, 1889-12-05
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
GOVERNOR FERRy's ILLNESS.
Able to Sit Up. but Not to Receive
Eisitors,

Governor Ferry was not so well to-day
and did not come to his office as he ex-
pected to. 1t was damp day and he
had pain in his chest which has not
troubled him before. He is able to be
up.
j. w. Robinson, who carried the Off
cial copy of the constitution to Wash
ington, called at the governors house
this afternoon to make arrangements for
presenting. him the gold pen with which
PRESIDENT Harrison signed the proclama-
ton admitting Washington. He was
| told the governor had requested to be ex-
cused from receiving visitors, and left.
OLYMPIA Wash, Dec. 2.-Now that
the senators and congressman are in
Washington, the federal appointments
are expected soon, 1t was stated to-day
that the United States circuit Judge
would be appointed first and that Judge
Calkins OF Spokane Falls would be the
man. This is based on the fact that
Calkins is an Indiana man, and SO is
Congressman Wilson, and likewise
President Harrison. An Eastern Wash
ington senator says Harrison and Calkins
have not been on good terms because of
political differences.
Wilson is in peculiar position. He
is believed to be Calkins man at heart,
but he owes s. Z. Hyde of Spokane
Falls a debt for his political
ascendency and he can not very
well give the ex-senatorial aspirant
a cold shoulder. He stated
before going TO Washington that both
Hyde and Calkins were his friends and
he would not interfere between them,
lnax xyip thn Inf % l. Al ,
he would let Squire and Allen settle
who should have the iudgeship. 1t will
not be long, however, before Mr.. Wilson
will have to show his hand. Senator
Squire is believed to be pledged for
Hyde. The day he left Olympia he de-
MED this and said he was pledged to no
one. Hyde took up the cue and reter-
ated Squire's statement, He declared
positively that Squire was not pledged
4, to him, and SO far as he knew, to no one.
Hyde, while here, made hot fight for
the place and used the wires literally in
his behalf. He telegraphed East
that he had been promised
Squire's support, This came out just
before the senatorial election, and raised
quite stir. Hyde denied it, but it was
true all the same. Squire got seven
Spokane votes, and the presumption is
that they were not given for nothing.
Judge Turner, the Spokane candidate
for senator, got but three King county
votes.
Senator Allen has said that he would
support whomever Squire and Wilson
agreed on. 1t is asserted positively that
he promised to support Judge Hanford
of Seattle.
1t was thought for while that Judge
Struve of Seattle was Squirrels candidate.
Many think q Seattle man will not get
the place, as King county has already
received a good share Of the offices,
and that the contest is between
Hyde and Calkins, with chances in
favor of the former. Struve seems
to have dropped out of sight. But little
is heard of his candidacy. Since he has
entered the field his enemies have
brought to light printed copies of an
open letter he wrote TO Beriah Brown.
September Is, 1878. There is absolutely
nothing in it that reflects upon Struve.
He has been charged with having de.
serted from the army, with non-citizen-
ship, and with making, while secretary
Of the territory, corrupt
bargain with the public printer
by permitting the use OF
inferior paper, and furnishing smalltr r
quantity of it than was allowed by law.
In the letter Judge Struve admitted the
charge of desertion, but defended him
self by saying that he enlisted when less
than 16 years of age, and as he was not
Of legal age the enlistment was void
alb initio. Hs enlisted with the hope OF
seeing active service, but being assigned
to hospital service, the delusion was dis
PEELED and he became disgusted and
took French leave. Upon investigation
the president cancelled the enlistment
and Struve was vindicated Of the other
charges and set Alright before the world.