The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-13
THE STATE PRESS.

Spokane Spokesman: aMayor Fotheringham de-
serves commendation for his manly stand on
the commissionership question. He submitted
the name of reputable citizen to the council,
and, without any explanation. that body re-
fused to confirm. The mayor promptly re-
turned the name, with q request that an expla-
ton be given showing some reason for the re-
fusal to confirm. The council again refused to
accept the nomination and ignored the mayors
request for information on the subject This is
tri1ing with the city's executive oficer, and
shows Q disrespect that was not to be expected
from so representative q body Of men as that
composing the present city council"
Stillaguamish Times: at is said that Jay
Gould il worth 1000 900 faint idea Of how
much that is can be had when one considers that
1t Adam had begun in the year to lay by $25,-
600 q no inconsiderabie fortunel . year, and was
still alive and had kept up the practice, he
would not be worth near 80 much a Jay. In
fact, he would have to keep on for over 1900
years more in order to equal the little wizard in
wealth. Yet thirty years ago Jay Gould was .
poor man, working for $3.50 day"
Tacoma Daily Ners: 1.-THE sale of the bonds
yesterday increases this Indebtedness to $751;
66s.ss. OF the money received from the bonds
$4,000 is on account OF the general fund, and
will be used to retire outstanding warrants,
thus reducing the Indebtedness to $sS6 ,666.66.
The assessed value OF the city is $S ,6le. and
the linit OF indebtedness Is therefore $1624,-
5s095. With 100000 margin the city is not
likely to approach the limit during the year.
Gray's Harbor Times: .Pubiie sentiment has
been sufficiently aroused on the road question
to leave no doubt of the passage Of the road
bonds. The legal forms being complied with,
no one but q mossback can assign good reason
for voting against the bonds. The mossback
will vote against the bonds because he is q moss
back. which is reason enough"
The Wilbur Register: .sAnother valuable nnd
has been made in the State of Washington. This
time it is just common clay. 1t is not common
clay either 1t is Of q superior quality and is
said tn contain properties which enable it 10 be
worked into Chinaware ~ translucent as the
Oriental ware itself"
Tacoma LEDGER: "while events of this kind
1.-THE lynching at Oysterville1 always to be de-
plored, they are nevertheless not more deplor-
able than the fact that courts, in excess OF
course OF justice to be interrupted or defeated"
Olympia Standard: "a stick Of lumber scaling
10000 feet board measure was hauled to tide
water at Shelton this week. It was 1o4 feet
long, forty-six inches in diameter at the smaller
end, and perfectly straight and smooth, not
knot, crack or scar visible its whole length"
New whascom Erponeat; "we have not asked
foreigners to come here as q favor to us: we
allow them to come as favor TO themselves, and
when they are here We demand that they shall
not turn against the country that shelters them
Ia Camas Neses: at may be necessary for
some steamboat to be blown into atoms and her
passengers sunk in Puget sound before the
dangerous habit OF racing viii be permanently
checked on those waters"
Medical Lake Ledger: "Reports indicate that
Governor Ferry has regained his health. Let
the press demand his return With him ct the
helm, We say, have an extra session; otherwise
let it be . thousand times no"
The Port Townsend Ccli has changed hands,
and IL published by q company with Mr.. II.
VariAn as editor.
The sultan City Journal is urging the construc-
ton of q road TO silver Greek.