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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09
MERE MENTION.
From the daily of Friday.


Val Milroy is now our local Nasty
The city is beset by an army OF
small thieves and shOp-lilters.
The gas company are steadily eX-
tending their service connection.
Mrs. George Hansard and her daugh-
ter Millie are visiting friends in this
city.
Where do the burglars go that they
are not seen during the day? That's
the question.
Some fine specimens of building
stone are to be seen at the site of the
new bank building.
Mr.. II. W. Bessac, late of the Olym-
pia EeUieW, will hereafter make his
home in Montesano.
4 large family, recently arrived
here, are encamped on the Eastside
beach road a short distance below the
city.
Another camping party left, yester-
day, for the green aud shady Businesses
that skirt the west side of the up
per bay.
Double-bar your doors and load
your shotgun, tonight The safety OF
your life and property depends solely
upon your own vigilance.
Mrs. Squires, wife OF J. N. Squires,
OF the California grocery, returned on
Wednesday, from quite an extended
visit to her eastern home.
Mr.. Ed. Sykes, former resident of
Olympia, but now doing business in
San Francisco, has been visiting
old friends during the present week.
Hon. J. H. Morgan is still in the
city, engaged in the prosecution OF
some unfinished business connected
with the Territorial Board of Educa-
ton.
There was decided change in the
weather this morning, a cool breeze
from seaward rendering the day most
delightful, in contrast with the late
sultry afternoons.
A good many amateur hunters went
out into the neighboring woods, yes
terday, to try their skill at grouse and
pheasant shooting and came home
well repaid for their days tramp.
There are always few men in every
town who have nothing particular"
to do. A number of such fellows can
be found watching the manipulation
of those big granite blocks at the new
bank foundation.
The suspension of operations at the
Tumwater sawmill has largely in
creased the demands made upon our
local mills, and they are put to their
utmost capacity to fill orders from
home and abroad.
Another big boom of logs is nearly
ready for shipment from near the
Eastside bridge. Newly arrived stran-
gers, in the meantime, are gazing with
wonderment on the huge sticks which
the boom contains.
July and August are "months OF
the Casars," and if the experiences of
the four weeks just past do not belle
the situation, the remaining summer
month will be one of increasing ac-
tivity and business prosperity.
An Olympia Chinaman who has an
eye to progress has thrown away his
bamboo spring-pole and now peddles
his vegetables in hand-cart. So here
is clean jump from custom 5000
years old to a modern device.
The census of Thuston county foots
up a total population Of 7 POI of which
number 3,23S reside in Olympia, $40
at Tumwater and $50 at Seatco. The
males number 4,277 and females 1924.
The Chinese population numbers go.
The increase of population duriug the
past two years has been 1872.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09
Walla 1yalla Is afflicted With !,

Walla Walla is afflicted with incen-
diaries. Within the past week three OF
more fires have been successfully start.
ed. Walla Walla also has citizens
vigilance committee, and it is safe to
say that if the incendiary is captured
Walla Walla will also have a alynching.
This citizens committee is clearing out
all the suspicious characters in the
town, and in this are employing the
best method to put stop to expert
ences similar to those OF the past week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09
From the daily OF Monday.

Mrs. 4. p. Yemen, of Seattle. has been
visiting friends in the city, this week.
The Pipe Factory made large
shipment of finished material to-day.
Capt Messegee has set force of men
at work repairing dilapidated sidewalks.
Mr.. A. d. Glover is as happy as a
dozen school boys in the middle of va
cation.
As yet, there seems to be little dimi-
mutton in the severity of forest fires in
this vicinity.
The hammer and saw are vieing with
each other to see which can make the
louder noise.
Several vexed school district ques-
tons have been brought before the
County Commissioners this session.
1t was generally thought that rain
was imminent, last evening, but show
er seems as far off, to-day, as it did a
week ago.
Every day affords evidence to even
the casual observer that Olympia is
filling up with strangers who are
comingto stay.
Mr.. L. L. Follansbee made a flying
trip to this city from Port Townsend
on Saturday, and left Immediately for
the Chautauqua grounds.
The steamer State of Washington
resumed her regular trips, between Ia
coma and this city to-day, arriving at
twelve NJ, and leaving at l. 80 p. NJ.
Mr.. Festus Campbell, residing near
the Capitol, has raised in his hot-house
this year, as fine specimens of grapes as
were ever imported from California.
A thirty mile ride in the country,
several days ago, reveals the fact that
there is an abundant yield in all kinds
OF crops, and farmers generally are
hopeful and happy.
Mr.. Ewing McReynolds, the we'll
known timber expert, left this morn
ing for Vancouver, where he goes on
professional business before the Land
Office in that city.
Workmen on the big sewer are now
at point near the junction of WASH
ington and Fifth streets. This great
work will be finished if possible be-
fore the rain sets in.
The Gas and Electric Light Com
pany have received ten new retorts
and when placed in position they will
add materially to the illuminating
capacity of the works.
The County Commissioners met
this morning with large amount of
business on hand. During the pres
ent session, they will sit as an equal
izing board. Let taxpayers make a
note of this.
Mr.. Larry Cormier, of the Gold Bar
Restaurant, has leased a suite of
rooms on the second floor of Mr.. John
Byrne's new building on Fourth street,
where he intends to fit up a pleasant
residence
Until comparatively late hour this
morning, the god of day could be gazed
at without Inconvenience by the weak
est eyes. Although the sky has been
cloudless, dense strata of smoke has
robbed old Sol of his dazzling propen-
sites.
Posters are out announcing camp
meeting to be held on the old grounds
about mile east of Montesano, under
the charge of Reverends w. /. Cooper,
A. III. Marsh and G. H. Stayton.
Olympians will go down by the steam
er and railway route.
The Olympia School board are in re-
ceipt OF n large quantity of school fur
niture and apparatus for the coming
year Everything is of the most
approved style, and our school officers
deserve the praise of pupils and pat
rons for their diligence in the interest
OF education.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09

/. A. Nadeau, manager of the Puget
Sound Shore railroad, who recently in.
spected the hop fields of the White
River valley, speaks in glowing terms
OF the hop outlook there. The season
ha,, been very favorable for hop growing
the vines are exceedingly thrifty and
the crop will be larger than was ever be
fore harvested. The entire crop along
the line of the Puget Sound Shore rail.
road last year was 1900 bales. This
year Mr.. Nadeau thinks it will amount
to $4,000 bales. The entire crop of the
Territory will foot up some 81, 900 bales
The hop farmers are feeling jubilant
over the big crop and the outlook foz
a fair price for hops il excellent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09
A DARING ROBBERY.
Ledger, Sd instant

William Longmeier, residing at Yelm
a station on the Pacific division OF the
Northern Pacific railroad short dis
tance out OF Tacoma was yesterday the
victim of daring robbery. Yester-
day morning, while sitting in his store
balancing his ledger, Longmeier was
approached by two well-dressed men,
who represented themselves as desirous
ofascending Mount Tacoma and stated
that they were in quest of q guide to
assist them in making the trip. Long
meier in answering the questions had
occasion to turn for moment to his
desk, when suddenly he was hit on the
side of the head with q blunt instru-
ment, which felled him to the floor,
rendering him unconscious. When he
recovered consciousness his visitors had
fed, and with them 81 500 in cash and
promissory notes amounting to So 500.
Mr.. Longmcier instantly gave the
alarm and the daring thieves were
tracked to Media, where it was found
they had purchased tickets to Port
land. A full description of the robbers
has been given to Sheriff Price, and
that officer has detailed several of his
deputies to scour the country. Mr..
Longmeier's injuries are not regarded
as very dangerous.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09

From all quarters of the Territory
come the reports of the increasing
population. The increase, of course,
will be greatly enhanced as soon as the
Constitution is adopted and real State.
hood begins its reign.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09

4 POINT has been scored in the Bis
marck Convention in favor OF the wo-
man sufIragists. The advocates of that
measure asked that the legislature be
given power to extend suffrage to
women, and it was upon this point the
debate hinged. Several delegates in
sisted on having the question settled
by vote of the people. The Conven
ton agreed to give the legislature
power to extend This seems to be a
reasonable solution OF the matter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09

Conanafssasners

We tie undersigned Banks and Bamkers sctl
pay all Prizes drascn in the Louisiana State
Lotteries toltich may be presented at Our coun-
ters.
q. u. WALM9LEY, Pres. Lousa Nat. 0k
P1ERRE LANAUxs Pres. State Uatl HI
4. BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Mas. m
CARL KOHN, Pres. Union NaA,l Bank.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09

amendment were both lost, and the
section was adopted.
Section 20. "The rolling stock and
other movable property belonging to
any railroad company or corporation in
| this State, shall he considered personal
property, and shall be liable to taxation
and to execution and sale in the same
manner as the personal property of
individuals, and such property shall
not be exempted from execution and
SALE" was adopted.
When section q was called the
friends and opponents rallied their
forces, and the long looked-for struggle
commenced. This section, as is gen
orally known, is the one establishing
Board of Railroad Commissioners,
consisting of three qualified electors,
to be elected at the general State cleo
tons, which also fixes their term of
Office, and prescribes some of their
duties. The railroad corporations and
their friends in the Convention and
the lobby are especially desirOus of
defeating this section, as are many
others The minority report, signed
by p. c. Sullivan, of Pierce, provides
that the legislature shall pass laws es-
tablishing reasonable maximum rates
of charges for the transportation OF
passengers and freight, and to correct
abuses, and also provides that it may
establish a railroad commission.
Mr.. Sullivan moved to adopt the
minority report, and Mr.. Kinnear
moved to substitute the majority re-
port.
Sullivan favored his minority prop
osition. 1t leaves the whole matter in
the hands of the legislature, and they
can, il they choose, establish Board
of Commissioners.
Kinnear followed in a Commute
speech in favor OF the majority report
He said that 81 States had Boards of
Railroad Commissioners, and cited
Iowa, Kansas and other States, show
ing the value of these Boards and
their decisions have been respected
and complied with as promptly as
those OF a court. They have enabled
complaints to be promptly and salts
factorily settled, and have been OF in
estimable advantage to farmers and
poor men. He cited many cases Of
abuses corrected by them.
Sharpstein said that there was two
classes, one class that believe in some
restrictions and regulations, and an
other class who believe that railroads
should be allowed to do, practically,
about as they pleased, but such persons
while they uniformly admit that rail
roads are guilty of many and great
abuses, yet contend that we must bear
with them, lest we prevent capital
from coming in and building railroads.
The fact is, hOwevea, more railroads
have been built in those States than
ever before, since they have had Rail-
road Commissioners with more power
than is granted in this section. He
said he was in favor OF railroads, but
he was also in favor of restricting
and regulating them and correcting
their abuses We can elect just as
good men for Railroad Commissioners
as for Supreme Court Judges.
At this stage, the Committee of the
Whole rose and the President took the
chair, and asked leave of absence for
tomorrow which was granted and he
selected L. M. Reed to act as President,
when the Convention adjourned to 8
\. NJ. tomorrow.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09

DALLEs, Oregon, sustained $4,000
loss by fire on the morning OF the 3lst
ult.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09
SATURDAY, Aug, 3, 1889.

SATURDAY, Aug, 3, 1889.
The Convention met with T. NJ
Reed in the chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Petitions and remonstrances:
The Chair gave notice that he had a
telegram addressed to President Hoyt,
which by order of the Convention,
was opened and found to be from the
Farmers Alliance, Trades Union and
Knights OF Labor at Spokane Falls,
protesting against striking out sections
nine and twenty.one from the article
on Corporations.
The President also presented petit
ton from AC. Houston, in favor OF
regulating railroads, especially in re-
gard to rates and fares.
2. c. Sullivan: From Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce against the
adoption of sections nine and twenty
one.
All of which Iere referred to Com
mittee of the Whole.
Sullivan: From Medical Practi-
TONERS of Tacoma for State Board OF
Health and Bureau of Vital Statistics,
referred to Committee on State Medi-
cine and Public Health.
Winsor, from old settlers, for an adj
ditional article on School, State and
Granted lands in regard in tide and
clam lands, as follows:
To the President and Members of the
Contention:
The undersigned, old settlers of Pu-
get Sound, respectfully ask that as
some recognition of their rights the
! following additional sections may be
incorporated into the article ON State
school and granted lands.
Sec. -. Whereas, grave doubts
now exist and have existed in the leg
islative and judicial mind since the
day when Moses was found in the bull
rushes, as to what constitutes tide
lands in law and in fact; therefore, in
order to settle that question forever, it
is hereby declared that the true defni-
ton of the term tide lands as estab-
lished by immemorial usage, on Puget
Sound. is "muck-a-muck illahe" or
clam lands, and that all lands and wa
ters producing CLAIMS shall be held and
treated as tide lands, as hereinafter
provided.
SEC. -. Whereas, Said lands have
been exclusively claimed and held by
the old settlers by right of discovery
and occupation as tenants in common
for fishery and pasturage for time to
which the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary, the title of said
claimants to said lands in fee simple
is hereby acknowledged.
SEC. -. Said tide, or clam lands
shall hereafter be held in severalty
and to carry this provision into effect
the Governor OF the Territory shall i'm.
mediately appoint a commission to
take census of the old settlers upon
Puget Sound.
SEC. -. The County Commission.
ers OF each county abutting upon the
Sound shall Immediately appoint a
Board OF Viewers, one OF whom shall
be surveyor, and the other two old
settlers, whose duty it shall be to view
out and estimate the number OF acres
of tide or clam lands in their respec-
tive counties, and to mark them off by
driving four piles, at least Is inches al
| the but, at each OF the four corners
which stakes or piles shall conform to
the stakes and mounds prescribed in
the regulations OF the Secretary OF the
Interior for the survey OF public lands
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-08-09

Address Registered Isltns esllainiag CuIsay :
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL nAux.
Sew 0g1eona, IA
!" REmelanen that shs psyes.s q Pr!sss
-FOUR NATIONAL hanks of New ORLEANS,
IN lnstitntton, vhees chartered nghts ass rec
ogntsed iA the highest Courts; fAsfefoee, ~
ware q any t1tteftoos or anonynoae sehanee.'
part or fraction Of Ticket t0DU8D NJ % q
any drawing. Anything b ON nane elered fer
less than Dollar q Z sWtndle.
May II. 1850.
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8nsiness Garas.
D. s, 3. HENRY,
U. s. DEPUTY SURVEYOR.

Residence, sixth Street, Swans Addi-
tion to Olympia, W. T.
SURVEYING of all kinds promptly at.
- tended to. The re-establishing OF old
Government lines a speciality. Townsites
surveyed and plated. Railroads located,
and levels run for drains. Lands exam
ined and character reported.
Olympia, June 3, 1887. If
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Address =. 4: A.. g
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Referred to Committee of the Whole.
Dickey, presented a report from the
Committee on Miscellaneous Subjects,
recommending separate submission OF
a Prohibition Article. Laid over one
day and ordered printed.
The Convention resolved Itself into
Committee of the Whole, Bowen in
the chair, and the great question OF a
Board of Railroad Commissioners was
at once taken up, and the majority re-
port of section 81, establishing such a
Board, was considered and discussed.
Griffits, opened, up discussion by the
remark that the only question is
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-07
PAST AND pHEGIcNT.

TO review an old file of newspa-
pers Is almost as good for us as to re-
view our own past life. How many
causes for serious reflection, for won.
der at our own stupidity, for resolu-
ton To mend our ways, arise rs we
turn page after pagc-causes appli-
cable to the individual reviewing
his own past; to the community re-
newing the old files. How many
hopes disappointed, aspirations with
cred.
Our eye was first caught 10y pic
ture in paper of 1860, illustrating
the life and ways of the English
sparrow, just then introduced in sew
eral parks OF New York City. A
beautiful house IL made for them
and thousands Of people are gath
cred Ia look at the "preity innocent
BIRDS How they shall be fed Is
carefully set forth; aud how protect.
ed from nest robbing boys. The ar
tlcle ends with suggestion: at is
not best to feed them so regularly In
summer. ~
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-07
Farm Life in China.

A farmer may be hired by the
year from IS to $l4, with food, cloth
ing, head shaving and tobacco.
Those who work by the day receive
eight to ten cents, with a noon day
meal. At the planting aud harvest
ing o. rice, wages are from ten to
twenty cents a day, with five meals,
or thirty cents "A day without food.
Few land owners hire hands, except
for II few days during the planting
and harvesting of rice. Those who
have more land than they and their
Sons can till, leases it TO their neigh
bors. Much land is held on leas -
given by ancient proprietors to
clansmen whose descendants now
till 1t, paying from 81 to $l4 worth of
rice annually for its use. Food aver
ages li,tle more than dollar a
month for each member of farm
ers family. Ore who buys, cooks
and eats h's meals alone, spends
from fifty cents to 81 II month upon
the raw material and fuel. Two
pounds of zee, costing 5! cents, with
relishcs o. salt fish, picked cabbage,
cheap vegetables and fruits, cosliug
/ cents, is the ordinary allowance
to eacn 'aOo,er for each day. Aber-
ncihy's advice to9 luxurious patient,
Live on .. pence day and earn
it," is followed 10y nearly every
Cnlnamdl. One or two dependent
relatives ,ieIueutiy share with him
;he siXpence.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-07
Sitting on the Safety Valve.

Many are they who have laughed
at the story Of the green steamboat
fireman who sat on the safety valve
to prevent it leaking. Yes thousands
are repeating his folly every day.
They are troubled with blotches,
pimples, eruptions, salt rheum, boils
carbuncles, ulcers and old sores, and
are conteuting themselves with sup
pressing the symptoms without re-
moving the cause. They sit on
these safety valves by which nature
is driving out blood impurities, in
stead of using DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, which cures by
removing the cause, which is in the
blood. 1t is a wonderful blood pu-
rifier and invigorating tonic.
DO you think the proprietors of
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remeuv would
offery as they have done for many
years, a standing reward of $500 for
case of catarrh which they cannot
cure, if they did not positively know
that the remedy will absolutely and
permanently cure catarrh. Sold by
druggists at only 80 cents.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-07
POWER OF CUSTOM.

That different manners and mo-
tlons prevail in different parts OF the
globe IL, of course, known 10 us all
In some parts of the world the lips
are brought together In token of
love or affection, In Others the tips
of the nose'', In some places 10 uu-
cover the head is "A mark of respect.
In Others to keep IL covered, Among
some nations black clothes are worn
rs u sign of mourning. aud Others
white. In some lands the dead are
buried horizontally, in others they
are buried upright. In western
countries sick people pay their ply
slclans rs long as they are sick, but
Ia China aud other Oriental o0un-
tries, physicians are paid by their
clients 50 longas the latter onjoys
good health, In Paris, domestic SER
wants are encouraged Ia marry, as
they are observed To be more settled
and more active In their duty than
when bachelors. la London such
marriages are discouraged, us pu,
derng servants moro attentive to-
their own families than 20 those oil
their masters.
Cheat is the power oflocIl custom,
and IL We take any OF the priucipal
events of life, such as death aud
marriage, We hnd the ceremonies
connected with them differing most
curiously la different huds; lut
greater slill is the power ot fashion,
aud the human lumlly h rapidly and /
cheeuully submitting 10 its tymn. /
meal swayithus wefiDd oriental peo- /
pie eagerly adopting western habits,
In dress aud manner, the chinese,
Japanese, hlndoCs aud Turks ane
surely getting Europeani1ed, and To-
day The Oriental youth, d,scar,iing
bic nssionsl ssro, looks uPop pat.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-08-07
The NEW DISCOVERY.

You have heard your friends aud
neighbors talking about it. You
may yourself be one of the many
who know from personal experience
just how good Il thing it is. If you
have ever tried it, you are one of its
staunch friends, because the Won
dertul thing about it is, that when
once given trial, DIR. Kings New
Discovery ever after holds place in
the house. Ii you have never used
it and should be afflicted with a
cough, cold or any Throat, Lung or
Chest trouble, secure "a bottle at
once and give IL Il trial. 1t is guaran-
teed every time, or money refunded.
Trial Bottles Free at DanielJ. Fry's
Drugstore.