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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
TEARING DOWN ST. LAFAYETTE
Giving Place to q Factory for Tor
pedo Guns.

New York, Dec. 2.-Old Fort Lafay-
ette, situated on an artificial island at
the entrance to the Narrows, is being
torn down. This is one of the New
York's most interesting relics. Its
construction was begun in 1912, but it
was not completed until 1S4O. 1t was
then mounted with sixty-five ten-inch,
1CO-pound Parrott guns. During the
war of the rebellion it was selected as
the chief military prison. At the
same time it was used as the principal
powder magazine to supply the
frigates and men-of-war. Here Gener-
al Fitz Lee, General Roger A. Pryor,
General Gardiner, the notorious de-
serter, who was a captain in the regu.
lar army and deserted and joined the
Confederate ranks Ex-Governor Moore
head, of Kentucky. the Mayor of
Washington, the entire Legislature of
Maryland, Captain Bell, the spy who
was hanged at Governors island for
treason, and in fact all the noted pris.
oners were imprisoned. The motor
ious Captain Kennedy, who entered
into conspiracy to burn New York,
was hanged there. Since the war the
fort has been used as a magazine.
The government will use the old site
for large structure in which to man.
ufacture torpedo guns, steel-plated
and turrets. 1t will also be
used as an experiment station. 1t is
in charge of the Ordnance Depart
Ment and Congress has made a large
for the erection of a
suitable building.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

the Office of Lieutenant Governor
would affect Laughton. A few of his
enthusiastic opponents think that
when the Office is abolished he will
have to step down and out, but in this
case the wish is father to the thought.
The consensus of opinion is that
Laughton cannot be legislated out OF
office.
The anti-Laughton men say they
have majority in the Senate, and
that they are making rapid headway
in the house. 1t is all being done on
the quiet-one of Samuel J. Tilden's
still fights is being made. A bill to
abolish the office is expected to make
its appearance any day.
BITTER FIGHT AGAINST LAUGHToN.
The fight against Laughton is very
bitter, if it is still one. His enemies
would like to fix it so that the aboli-
ton of his office would land him in
the soup bowl. They exclaim in holy
horror: Suppose Governor Ferry
should die, what disgrace it would
be to the State for a man like Laugh
ton to succeed him. Governor Ferry
is hale and hearty and as clipper as a
cricket, and so far as his constitution
is concerned, is good for many years
yet; but he is well advanced in years
and is susceptible to the dangers
which hover over old age. During his
recent illness there was much concern
among his friends, and all tidings
from the sick room were received with
interest.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
Milk Reduced to Powder.

Here is q new industry we know
very little about in this country. The
idea of reducing cows milk to powder
and shipping it in this condition all
over the world seems to have first
originated with DR.. Kruger, a Swiss
savant, and under his management a
company was organized to make milk
powder in Switzerland.
1t is claimed that milk in this form
is much better than canned or con-
densed milk for one reason, it has no
sugar in it. 1t is well known that con-
densed milk cannot be used in many
departments of cooking on account OF
this sugar, and this also makes it OBJ
jectionable for use with very young
children, not that sugar itself is inju-
rious to babies, for it is always put in
their milk We believe, but it is better
that this sugar be out in fresh at the
time of preparing milk for the child.
How far this powdered milk will an
swer these objections remains to be
seen. One thing is certain, the pow
der would be much better for trans
portation and more handy to have in
the house than either plain or con-
densed milk, provided it is success,
says the American Dairymdn. II
looks somewhat dubious as complete
substitute for plain milk, not only on
account of its necessary extra expense,
but we do not find any kind OF food
capable of being thoroughly dried and
afterward made over with water so as
to closely resemble the original article,
and we never expect to see it done
with cows milk. Nature has way
OF mingling these things that thus far
man has not been able to closely imi.
tate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

and by virtue of the enabling act OF
Congress. The bill constitutes the
Governor, Secretary of State and At
torney General a commission to locate
sites for all scientific and State normal
schools, and charitable, penal and re-
formatory institutions. They are to
meet Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, and select
sites, award to each great division of
the State its equal proportions of these
institutions, according to population,
climate, etc. The commissioners
shall receive, in addition to their reeu.
lar salaries, all actual expenses. Read
twice, ordered printed, and referred to
the Committee on Education.
House bill introduced by Rotch, of
Thurston, changing the name of Seat
co to Bucoda, passed.
Speaker Feighan announced that he
was about to sign house bill No. 4. an
propriating $4,000 for the expenses
OF the first Legislature of Washington,
and that it would thereupon go to the
Governor.
Hughes, of King, asked if the bill
had been reported back by the Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills. 1t was ascer-
tanned that the bill had not been so
reported, and the speaker deferred
signing.
Clark, of Spokane, offered resolu-
ton providing that all bills, before
being placed on final passage, be print
ed, unless otherwise ordered by the
house.
One days notice being necessary on
matters involving a change in the
rules, no action was taken on the reso-
luton.
Rotch, OF Thurston, gave notice of
an amendment to rule 55, so as to
provide for one session of the House
only each day, from 80 to Bpm.
Adjourned until 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
A BRAND NEW PUZZLE,
The "Spider and the Flies" the Latest
Craze in tho East.

A new puzzle has just struck Wash
ington, and it will not be many days
before half the people in town are try
ing to solve the mystery of the "Spi-
der and the Flies" Since the "pigs
in clover" made such weird success
there have been all sorts of mOdifica-
tions of the idea and attempted inn
provements upon it; but this is quite
a new departure, and is sufficiently
difficult to be exceedingly interesting.
Before long it is probably destined to
hit the Sound hard, so look out for it.
The thing is nothing but flat wood
en- box, four inches square, with a
glass top. The bottom of the box is
covered with pasteboard, on which is
drawn a cobweb with big spider in
the center, and in the middle of the
insect is a round hole, cut out of the
pasteboard. Also, loose in the box,
are four little disks of felt--two blue
and two red-about the size of lead
pencils butt end. And, painted on
four corners of the cobweb, near the
corners of the box, are four spots
two red and two blue-not SO big as
the disks. Last and most important
is drop of mercury as big as one of
the felt disks. All these things are
enclosed beneath the glass, SO that
they cannot get out possibly. The
puzzle is, according to the rules pasted
on the bottom of the box, to hold the
box in the hand, and by fitting it
cause the spider (quicksilver) to push
or carry the flies Qelt disks) on to the
colored spots-the red ones on the red
and the blue ones ON the blue. When
this is done retire the spider to the
hole in the center, without disturb
ing the disks, and the object is accom-
plished. The flies must not be shak-
en-, Jared or logged to their positions,
but must be moved by the spider
alone.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
WHOLE NUMBER 1862.
STATE NEWS,

The Bulletin says that the new $7O,-
600 court house at Whatcom, will
soon be commenced.
Port Townsend has new corpora
ton for the establishment of a sash,
blind and door factory.
The snow is fifteen inches deep on
Upper Mill creek, on the hills above
the Walla Walla valley.
The first annual meeting of the
Washington Poultry and Stock Asso-
citation will meet at Walla Walla on
the 18th inst.
Grace Hospital, at Seattle, has been.
reopened under new management, the
Washington Hospital Association now
having charge.
The new fire-boat for Seattle will
be built at once, at cost of about
$4,000. 1t will be expected to drown
any fire within reach.
A. ]. Hall, of Walla Walla. caught
the hammer of his revolver while
jumping from his express wagon, and
was dangerously shet.
The midday train from Seattle to
Tacoma will make the distance in one
hour and twenty-five minutes, being
twenty minutes less than heretofore.
A million of white fish minnows was
placed in Lake Washington a year
ago, and the waters in certain portions
of the lake are now said to be teeming
with rapidly-maturing white fish.
The last assessment roll of the Ter
ritOry of Washington foots up $685.
543, ,756. The first assessment of the
State of Washington will be, upon q
fair estimate, about $180OOO, 5000.
Walla Walla is to have q new $780,
OO0 hotel, to be built by stock COM
pany Of home capitalists, of whom ex-
Governor Moore, DR.. Blalock, w. A.
Egbert, Charles Henry and others are
members.
The first apple tree ever lanted in
Washington Territory can yet be seen
alive and vigorous on the home place
of VIM. Huggins at Nesqually. 1t
was planted by his brother-in-law, DR..
w. S. Tolmie, in 1850. The doctor at
that time was agent for the Hudson
Bay Company. who occupied this por-
ton of Washington under the belief
that the line of the British Possessions
went nearly as far south as the Co
lumbia river.
The Aberdeen Herald, on the SUBJ
ject of lees, saws: g. B. Maris of the
Satsop, has been making an expert
ment in bee-culture the past season.
He gave no special attention to the
matter, leaving the bees free to man.
age their own industry. He has gath
cred from his apiaries during the past
season 6,O00 pounds of excellent hon
ey. Next year he proposes to see
what can be done by deyoting little
time and attention to the business.
On the 9th inst, William McGrouty,
an employe of the Port Blakeley saw
mills, accidently shot himself in the
right foot with rifle while hunting in
the woods near Blakely. The ball en-
tered the ankle. and ranging down.
ward shattered the bones and tore the
flesh in q horrible manner. McGrouty,
after shooting himself, managed in
some way to get back to Blakely,
whence his friends Immediately took
him to Providence hospital Seattle.
On arrival there Doctors Smith and
Goodspeed amputated the foot about
four inches above the ankle. McGrouty
is about twenty years old, and the &C
cident will prove q serious one to him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

THE Ellensburgh Capital claims
that the largest crop of strawberries
ever raised on the Pacific coast was
raised this year in Kittitas valley near
Ellensburgh by ]. l.. Dowell, County
Superintendent of the public schools.
From less than an acre he picked S35
gallons, which he sold for 80 cents a
gallon in Ellensburgh. The crop was
raised on sagebrush land and was ir-
rigated regularly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

LIEUTENANT-Governor Laughton has
made clean breast of it and the peo-
pie now know that the Senate COM
mittee on corporations was appointed
by him solely in the interests of the
corporations. This admission, if not
commendable. is honest, to say the
least of it, and only goes to show that
the contention of the Democrats dur
ing the late election, that the Repub-
lican managers were working in the
interests of corporations rs against the
people was perfectly true. This is
only the beginning of developments
vet ttO.cOme.=SeattLe Journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

ACCORDING to the census of 1880 we
have over sixty million people in the
United States and $5l, ,760, 100000 in
property-more than enough to count
81 700 to every individual, or IS 900 to
family. The number of working
people in American manufactures in
1850 was 2,730,OO0, and they averaged
$346 each, less than a dollar day.
In the same year we had 100000 OF
farmers and farm hands they received
for their labor the average of $3.50
Taken collectively, the great mass of
American producers receive each
about 50 cents per day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

1T is queer coincidence of nature
and climatic changes that the more
timber is cut from the soil of Oregon
the less the rain falls. Old settlers
state that when they first came there
long in the forties and fifties it rained
almost the whole year round, while in
late years the water fall has been per-
ceptably less-so much SO, that Ore
gon may now be termed dry State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
THE Legislature is preparing the

THE Legislature is preparing the
way for the expenditure of a good deal
of money, but where the money is to
come from remains undecided. With
the debts OF the territory laid on the
State and with the heavy expense in
cidental to the first year of statehood
the people will have to make up their
minds to grin and bear il. The con-
stitution makers were too moderate
altogether in their limitation of the
borrowing powers of the State. All
this points out the necessity for ex-
treme caution on the part of the Leg
islature in voting appropriations
Seattle Journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

HALF the crowned heads in Europe
are offering empty palaces to Dom Pc
dro. The old gentleman is happy in
having misfortune overtake him at a
time when kings feel that it is neces.
sary to stand together.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

IT is intimated that Canada is al
most ready to adopt republican
form OF government. Truly the end
OF monarchial rule ON the Western
hemisphere is near at hand. Even the
rulers of European monarchies have
begun to tremble and tie their crowns
on their heads with stout cords.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

The Puyallup Valley Railroad right
Of-way issue again came up for consid-
Grafton Monday, and was systemati
cally administered black eye. 1t
met the same fate as at the previous
election, the vote being 80 for, and
IS against the proposition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

IT has been but a few months since
the people all over the country were
contributing money for he relief oil
the sufferers of the Seattle fire. The
Polk County Observer remarks: at
is noticeable now that those same
people are showing their gratitude by
offering $25, 900 for the Sullivan-Jack.
son fight to come to that city"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

1T is stated for a wooden fact that
Washington fir is one-third stronger
than Eastern oak, and one-half strong
er than Eastern pine. That shows
what we are here fir.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

The Paris Exposition company that
raised the money to prepare for the
show, got it all back and cleared S..
100000. The sale of tickets was 49,.
100000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

CLEOPATRA Needle is wasting
away in New York 1t now looks like
a big, rotten cucumber, standing on
end with difficulty.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

REnEQgEa. r; e: !: rs; !;
-FOUR 8AI10nAL Banks Of New OrIeans
and the Yickcts are signed by ne Preaidcut 81
ogntsed In the highest Courts; tkefgfbFr Ne
ware o. any limitations oI anonyUous Dehcness
ON6 DOLLAR = IL pejGs e. ths smiiIe.t
pass Or Traction of Ticket tseunD ~ % n
less thar Dollaf Il . sWindls. q =
May IL. 1857. =,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
D. 8. q. HENRY,
q. s. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.

geesidences kixth Street, Swans Add.
tien to Olympia, Wash.
SURVEYING Of all kinds promptly at
- tended to. The re-estabiishinR OF old
Government lines speciality. Townsitcs
surveyed and plated. Railroads located,
and levels run for drains. Lands exam
ined and character reported.
Olympia, June 8. 1887. Il
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
BEAUTY AND THE SCALPEL.

Fair Hands and Faces at the Dis
secting Table-Scenes and Incl
dents in a Women's Medical Col
lege-Pompadour Hair and Opal
Rings Around the Subject-Like
the Boys, the Girls Have Fun.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
DAsT ALL PRECEDENT,
] 0Ver Two Millions Distributed
[9SU
Louisiana State Lottery Company

Incorporated by the Legislature for Edrs
franchise made part of the present State Con.
ssttution, In 1879, by an overwhelming popular
Its Grand Extraordinary Drawings
place Semt-Annually (Juns and OecerS.
ber,t and its GRAND SINGLE NUN.
BEH DRAWINGS take place In each
OF tss other ten months Of the year.
and are all drawn I'm public, at tLe
Academy OF Music, New Orleans, La.
We do hereby certify that zoe supervise the
arrangements for al the Monthly and Semi
annual Dra,cings of the Louisiana State Lot
terry Company and in person manage andco,a-
are conducted toith honesty, fairness and in GOOD
faith to,oards all parties, and ICE authorize he
company to use this certificate, ,ciM fac
siaailes Of oar signatures attached, in its adrer-
tisen.ents."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
Col,a,,,issioners

We the undersigned Banks and BankeYs sc,u
pay GA Frizes dratcn in the Louisiana State
Lotteries ,o'ich may be presented at our coun.
teys. - )
R. y. WALMSLEY, Pres. Lou,a Nat. 1k
FIEnNE 1ANAUX, Pres. State Naesi m
a. BA LDWIM, Pres. New Orleans Nat Bk
CAAA AOaNs Pres Umion Naa'l Bank.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13
THE cIGARErTE MEASURE.

House bill No. 13, prohibiting the
sale or gift of tobacco, cigars and cigar.
cites to any person under IL years OF
age, under penalty of from $40 to *oo
fine for the first offense and for subse-
quent offenses the same fine, with inn
prisonment added, or both in the dis
cretion OF the court, was taken up.
On motion of Forsythe, the bill was
then postponed until such time as it
CAL be properly printed and distributed
to the Senate.
The House bill to pay officers and
employees of the Legislature was taken
up and read third time.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-10
General News.

ee"er" news.
The Lee Line packets LETT last evening on
time.
THE Chckasaw backed out last evening fol
White River.
The Memphis & Cincinnati Packet Com.
pany will send out the steamer DeSoto 10
Cincinnati at o'clock pm.
T,tF Rosa Lee came In from Osceola ves.
terday morning with 20 boles ~ cotton II
bags Of seed cotton and l. lSs saeIls of cotton.
seed.
r., - a A.. -. Oh. f.
RI VI wy s.oa'.S' , So"iiyih", ,lol,'
,aa -, o,i,1 vVnS ,s VI zoo p1l.s oi COZ
Iii, ~. o'vNs y, seou anu iot VI iuis-
''n,"noo"S ire'sh@
lHs memphis ana Clnclnnati packets are
carrying the mail between Memphis and
Salro Tor the Anchor Line while the latter
boat are lald up.
TmE magnificent passenger steamer City Of
Cairo, of the Anchor Line, will arrive to-
morrow night aud leave again Saturday at b
p m Tor Nleksburg and Natchez. Capt Ad.
storm Is her agent.
EPRvArE information from Cincinnati TO-
day announces that the Thos. Sherlock has
laid up TO put In new boilers, the old ones
having been condemned by the inspectors.
She will be laid up two months.
. TuE large and commodious steamer James
Lee, running under the auspices of the
Memphis q Vicksburg Packet Company, dc.
parts this afternoon for Helena. Friars Point
Concordia Terrene and Arkansas CITY. Can't
William Hodges commands. with Mr.. William
Banker in charge of the office.
Tun No,onol Marine Assoc;a,io, NJ p,,ts.
burg on Now Years dav savo ono 81 ,ho
finest recentions ever held in that citv Tho
press mud Inc river NOR fron, ca,,oi,, 90
deck.sween ~ Tho steamers were rovpiiY ," on w
teriaincd from noon nn,il rij,icIt The
association receiveJ scvarai dnna'inrs Can'
W Nv oNsiI ono q, lie cnaI lin. ~
srnted them with n finc model and y NINA.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-10
cairo.
Special pI.pateh to The Arrcnl.

FFlIIHI UIsPlIIn 70 7 nc ATIFaL
CARo. Ill, Jan. 0.-Thc Future City
brought four bargcs, three OF which were
taken to Lyons by the Sidney Dillon this
morning. The DcSoto down at am, has
fair trip Tho New Mary Houston added
go tons here, and leaves before o'clock
pm. 10 add 1900 sacks corn In Bends. The
Golden Rule put oil 800 empty barrels here
and has big trip, including LOO bales cot
ton aud 10000 feet lumber for Cincinnati.
The Dronillarl, from Cumberland River Is
putting Of 5000 feet walnut lumber aud
will 90 10 Wolf Island after 1900 sacks corn
for Nashville. The J. II. Williams aud the
Boaz. each with twenty-five boats coal and
four fuel boats, will be out Of tho Ohio to-
morrow. Snow fell this morning. River
$50 feet, rise Of fourteen inches in twenty
four hours
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-10
40 Evansville. ind.

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
Evansville. Ind. Jan. 0.-Tho Ohio
passed up at noon, blocked OFF, but not FULLY
loaded. She took forty.two bales rags and a
few lots Of sundrios. Her chief clerk. Rob't
W. Mccoy, Esq, stopped of 10 take the
evening train for home, 20 attend the mar.
riagc ceremony 81 Miss Jennie Parker. the
accomplished and youngest daughter Of
Capt. James ID. Parker, which takes place
tomorrow afternoon at Home City. The
Golden Rule, loaded deep, wires up tomor-
row afternoon. High winds all day. bank.
ing all the short line locals aud delaying
everything on the river. business fair.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-10

c. =. Winklcr, Professor Of Music.
Il. A. Harvey, 2Si FrontStrcct.
J. ". Taylor Hill, Fontainc e Co.
+. W. Thomas, 81 Madison Street.
c. T.. Heth, 81 Madison street
S. n, Castle, Taxing District Office.
J. H. Erskine, Memphis Grocery Co.
Geo. Dashiell, @. w. Jones 3 Co.
ii. w. Beck, scimitar ONCE.
Il. W. Dale Avalanche Office.
c, NJ. Peete, Lennon & Gale Co.
b. NJ. Draper, Tennessee Paper Co.
T. H. Patterson, 3h3 Front street.
NJ. Halle, Mcnkcn & Co.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-10
Atsipcioanfl,

Special Dispatch 10 The Appeal
CNciVNAri o.. Jan. 0.--Riyer rising. with
81 feet Of water In the channel at q o'clock
pm A terrific wind storm prevailed here
throughout the day, but without serious
damage 90 river craft. Colder tonight. The
Buckeye State had good start for Memphis.
The Guiding Star will not leave for New OR.
leans until tomorrow.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-10

l.. Halle, Mcnkcn & Co.
Il. NJ. Thompson, Appeal onlce.
II, r. Miller 3S7 Main Street
Geo. II. Williams, S. C. Toof & Co.
, J. H. Shcats, 3Gl Main Street.
T. Wilson, 1877 Hill Street
W. J, Stommler, 21l Main Street
c. W. Becker, 3G5 Main Street.
John Hastings, ]. s. Mcnkcn Co.
Chas. A. Harris, $40 Front Street
Chas. G. Atkinson, H. l.. Cochran & Co.
John Strong, 36l Front Street.
r. NJ. Brown, McDayitL James & Co.
Joe. l.. Faz1i, J.. Il. ~ NJ. H. Il,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-10

VIM. A. Nelson, Pas Main Street.
DIR. c. Swain, 2i5 Second Street.
VIM. Baker, 25i Second Street.
u, II. Graham, 25i Second Street.
W. 4, Sloan, Johnston & Vance.
Ben +. kocrpcr Naccaro S Co.
w. A. Cain, Lennon & Gale Co.
T. W. Shorron, J. NJ. Hill & Co.
louis Frisch, |. Goldsmith & bro.
J. H. Scruggs, VNnVlcct & Co.
=. Il, Robertson, NanVlcct & Co.
Thos. q. Mcclellan, S. A., NJ. &C.R.R
@. A. scyforth, Is Madison Street