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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-01
A Resurrected Bible.

\ curious story of the preservation
of will in a tomb has been developed
in connection with the discovery of the
inheritance OF n fortune. Mrs. Sydney
Hendricks Of Chicago has been notified
that she has fallen heir to 81 600, 600
from the estate OF an uncle, Isaac Phil
lips, who WAS born May >, l,766, at
Easton. Mass. Phillips went south in
1913, engaged in the slave trade and
accumulated an enormous fortune.
The cash OF this he deposited in the
Manhattan bank of New York. The
sum now in the bank aggregates S. ,O0O.-
600. He died in 1884, his wife and
only child having previously died. In
1871 the heirs began to search for facts
To prove their rights to the property.
In an application to the court to
compel the Manhattan bank to disclose
all Of the facts relative to the deposits
with that institution, the court held
that heirs must first furnish exact in
formation as to the time and place OF
Isaac Phillips death. This they were
unable 10 do. The next was to get an
authentic record of his birth. 1t was
finally discovered that the family bible
of Deacon Phillips, Isaac's father, has
descended to 1saac's brother Jacob, and
that il had been buried in the coffin OF
Jacobs daughter Susanna, in June
1856, in the Washington street GENE
terry at Easton. Permission was oh
tained from the selectmen few days
ago to open the grave. Tie family
bible was found somewhat decayed but
with the record perfectly legible and
furnished the missing link. The for
tune is estimated at $6,OO0,O00, oI
which Mrs. Hendricks is heir to one.
third, the other heirs being her two
brothers, VIM. f. Carroll, II manufac.
turer of patent articles at Worcester
Mass, and Daniel +. Carroll, a ma.
chinist of Canton, Ohio.
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rich families with an average wealth
Of s25, 1903, and 1924 400 middle fami-
lies with an average wealth of 1,005,
and 1928, 100 working families with an
average wealth of esq. Thus it will
be seen that in seventeen years under
free trade, 1912 300 families of the
middle class of England advanced to
the rich class, and the average wealth
of the poor families increased from e44
to ESQ. Since 1877 wages have ad-
vanced in England, and manufacturing
and commerce h ave both greatly null
tiplied. In the United States in 1860,
under low tariff, wages were adj
vancing, and manufacturing and farm
ing fiourished. The old monarchical
high tariff, thieving policy has become
the settled policy of the Republican
party; and during the last twenty
seven years of high and higher tariffs,
wages have been crowded down and
agriculture has been pressed to the
very brink OF ruin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-01

x urra, effect OF storm and destruction.
La hily nobody was hurt, but two sec
ond- after the explosion every man in
the class was scramhling for the door
over chairs. scttccs and whatever else
was IN the way.
At the door a few of the students
paused and then they heard Professor
Cox calling. i'll the calmcSt possible
tones, for them to return.
Looking back they dimly saw the
professor. a Cray0n in each hand, stand
ing amid the ruins before the big black
board, which he was fast covering with
the figures of elaborate calculations.
\ moment later he began to lecture
as quietly as ever, describing fully why
the explosion occurred, the amount of
work done 10y it and the different ways
in which this work had been expended.
In conclusion he said
"Gcntlcmen, never he SO excited by
any event that you cannot observe it
closely and draw from it some practical
lesson "
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Another Day Coming.

Chauncey NJ. Depew says that
"iifty men in the United States have
il in their power, 10y reason of the
wealth they control, to come together
within twenty-four hours and arrive
at an understanding by which every
new wheel of trade and commerce may
be stopped from revolving, every
avenue of trade blocked, and every
electric key struck dumb" Mr..
Depew knows the power of wealth.
lie knows how to enrich railroad
earners, and pay large salaries to
officers, including his own of $50, 900 a
year, by high freight and passenger
rates. lie knows tnat milliOnaires
and many time millionaires may be
counted, not by fifties only, but by
thousands. He knows that the
wealth Of the country has come from
labor and the earth. He knows the
power Of money in the purchase of
votes. He has labored hard and long
in aiding the Republican party in
sustaining high tariffs to impoverish
the masses and to make millionaires.
But he may not know how long pres
ent conditions may continue.
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HEAVY. EXPENDITURES.
By the Northern Pacific in Improving
the Western Division.

Reviewing the construction and i'm
provement work now being done by
the Northern Pacific, Principal Assist
ant Engineer Burke says in Tacoma
interview:
The Western division, which includes
everything from Hope, Idaho, west, is
now receiving some $l0,00O,0OO worth
of improvements and extensions. The
work is scattered over all parts of the
division, and includes the Ceur i 'Alene
district, the Spokane yards and depot,
the Central Washington extension to
Coulee City, the Stampede tunnel,
which is being arched with brick, sup
ported by concrete wall, the Seattle
improvements, the Lake Washington
belt-line work and the Green river and
Northern extension, the Gray's Harbor
and Willapa Harbor work and the car
shops at Edison, south of this city.
Just at present work at Seattle is tied
up, owing to litigation, but much re-
mains to be done in that city. The
Stampede tunnel work progresses slow
ly, as the movement OF trains inter
feres. The cost of building the con-
crete walls and arching the tunnel
with brick is about $75 per foot. OF
the two miles OF tunnel there are only
600 feet of good tunnel rock-that is,
rock that does not have to be arched
to support it. The timber must be re-
moved, as its life is exhausted, and
rather than put in another timber arch
support, the company goes to the
greater expense of putting in concrete
and brick, which will prove a perma
nent improvement.
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LYNCHING AT WALLA WALLA.
Gambler Hunt, Slayer Of Private Mil
ler, Killed by Soldiers.

H. J. Hunt, the gambler who shot
Private f. Miller OF troop d, Fourth
cavalry, Wednesday night, April 22d,
was taken from the county Jail Friday
night by crowd of soldiers and shot
to death in the Jail yard.
The failure OF the attempt to break
into the Jail Thursday night made the
soldiers only more determined, and
rumors were current all day Friday
that another effort would be made last
night. Sheriff Mcfarland was
alarmed, and notified Col. Compton at
the fort OF the rumOrs, and asked him
to keep the soldiers at the fort. The
colonel said he could not do this, but
he would have the check-roll called
after | o'clock. The sheriff summoned
five deputies to guard the Jail for the
night, and from the assurances he had
received from the officers at the fort
his fears were somewhat allayed.
About half past 8 o'clock the Jail was
suddenly surrounded by about so sol
diers. They made dead line and all
citizens who came along were ordered
back. The. men wore masks and over
coats, and were armed with revolvers
and carbines. About % went to the
Jail, while the others stood guard. The
sheriff held them Off for some time, till
they began to batter down the doors.
He then gave up the keys, and Hunt
was taken out of his cell.
A soldier on each side of Hunt and
one at his back pushed him out along
the walk, while the other soldiers stood
guard over the sheriff and his deputies
and threatened to shoot if they gave
any alarm. One shot was fired, and
Hunt fell with groan. 1t was a sig
nal for the soldiers to assemble, and
they all ran up and emptied their guns
into the body of the PROSTATE man.
There were 16 bullet holes in his body,
any one of which would have proven
fatal. His skull was also crushed in.
The soldiers had taken the precaution
to cut the two telephone lines to the
garrison before they left. All chance
to notify the post of what was going
on was cut of, though the shots could
be distinctly heard that distance. The
soldiers also made the merchants on
the opposite side of the street put out
their lamps, threatening to shoot if
they did not. Quite a number of the
citizens who had heard of the trouble
at the Jail, and endeavored to break
through the guard line, were held UP
at the muzzle of guns, and it is won
der some one was not killed
Coroner Blalock summoned jury
and held an inquest over the body of
Hunt. They found that the deceased
came to his death at the hands of SOL
diers. They also found that the sheriff
had performed his duty, and had done
all in his power TO prevent the tragedy.
1t was learned from The evidence that
the soldiers had dynamite to blow up
the Jail in case they were refused adj
mittance. Great Indignation prevails
among the people here. They feel
that great outrage has been perpe-
trated.
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LIFE IN THE STARS.
Allen Of Texas Conclusively Proves
They Are Inhabited.
Chicago Post.


You may talk about your discove-
ries," said bustling little old gentle
man with bald head and bushy gray
whiskers in the Auditorium hotel this
morning, "but one which ! made
down on my ranch in Texas, two weeks
ago, lays them all out and will rank
as the most important made in centu-
rieS.
"Allen is my name, John Allen, of
San Antonio, Texas. / have lived
there for the past ten years and am
proud OF it. In my leisure hours I
study astronomy. Great study, as
tronomy. Many a night have l spent
lying on my back looking at the stars
and wondering if they, like our earth,
were peopled by human beings such
as we. Since the first recorded time
the question has been asked and in all
the books that have read upon the
subject nothing nearer the truth than
speculation is to be found. Many
claim that the stars are peopled and
seek to support their claims by cogent
reasonings. Others, however, by argu
ments equally as powerful, take the
negative side of the theory.
81 am proud to say, sir, that have
always believed the stars to be in
habited, and more than proud to say
that / am able to prove it. Don't
smile till you hear the story of my
discovery, which, let me say, has never
yet been told.
"You know that last month was a
notable one, astromically speaking,
because OF the unusual number of me-
teors that pierced the sky. Had it
been November or August it would
have excited no comment. For in
those months the earth usually passes
through meteoric belt. Meteors fell
in many places, my ranch being one
of them.
The one that fell on my place was
about two feet in diameter. The out
side was crusted by the fire, but mi
croscopic examination of the interior
showed it to be composed of laya and
coral. Upon learning this l was about
to lay the relic aside when curiosity
prompted me to break it again. did
so, and 10! in it l found a petrified
fish of the perch tribe, which proves
that the planet where the meteor
came from was habitable-"
"But not necessary that it was in
habited," broke in bystander.
pardon me-" said Mr.. Allen, " one
moment. When l had recovered from
my astonishment l looked at the fish
closely and found sticking in its mouth
a fish hook"
With which observation Mr.. Allen
looked at the gentleman who had in
terrupted him, and adding that when
he next returned to Chicago he should
bring his discovery with him to be ex-
hibited at the worlds fair, doffed his
slouch hat and withdrew.
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Goodness in Emergencies.
Youths companion

Professor Cox-lct us call him-was
thoroughly in earnest as scientific
worker. Every event that he observed
was made Ia add something TO his
knowledge or Ia illustrate some truth
already learned.
Ills readiness to make passing events
teach practical lessons was well shown
by an incident that occurred one day
In the lecture room.
Placed before the class was machine
by which some gas was being liqueied
In a heavy cast steel cylinder by cold
aud enormous pressure. suddenly
there was a terrible crash rs pieces oi
the cylinder were hurled VIOLENTLY IN
every direction t'lass was shattered
plastcring knocked down, filling the
room with dust. and general havoc
fcigned
The condensed gas, suddenly freed
from pressure. rushed out like stream
Of snow ilakcr, adding decidedly to the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-01

CURIOUS NATURAL FUNNELs.-The
mountain canyons play curious pranks
with the weather of towns sit lated at
their entrances. In Boulder one day
the sky was bright, the sun was shin
ing serenely and the air was absolute
ly without motion. 1t was Il perfect
morning. About ten o'clock a strange
roar could be heard afar off in the
mountains. For half an hour it grew
louder and louder, but not a breath of
air stirred the dust on the streets of
the town. Then there came a rush OF
wind that almost took men off their
feet.
For an hour dust, sticks and scraps
of paper were hurled with binding
force. Locomotion was nearly i'm.
possible. Then the wind lessened, the
atmosphere cleared and in few mo-
ments the day was as placid as though
the great mountains had given nc
manifestation of their mysterious
forces.
The canyons act as tunnels. They
gather the wind in the big end, as il
were, and shoot it out through the
little end with its power multiplied 8
dozen times. It's striking freak un
til you are used to it.-Denper NeWs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-01

THE Farmers Alliance OF Kansas
has no hesitancy in announcing their
intention to form third party in the
political pool. Levi Dumbauld, chair
man of the Farmers Alliance State
Central Committee, in an address to
the people, denies the assertion of
President McGarth that unless the
farmers Of the south deserted the
Democratic party the farmers of the
north would return to the Repnbli-
can party. 1.-The peoples party OF
Kansas" says Dumbuuld, is in the
field to stay, and has no intention
under any circumstances, of abandon
ing the third party and returning to
the old party ranks. Its delegates
will go to the Cincinnati convention fol
the purpose of assisting to organize g
third party for the national campaign
Of 1892"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-01

ANTIQUITY OF LA GRIPPE.-"It is
curious to read an account Of the grippe
dating back 3S1 years." said DIR. Nsgle.
"It has not changed its symptoms
greatly, although the treatment has
been radically altered. The disease
called cocculuche, or coccolucio (be-
cause the sick wore cap or covering
close over all their heads), came from
the Island Nellie, in Africa, into Sici-
ly; so into Spain and Italy, from that
over the Alps into Portugal, Hungary
and great part of Germany, even to
the Baltic sea. Every month shifting
its position from east to west, so into
France and Britain. 1t attacked at
once and ragged all over Europe, scarce
ly missing person. A grievous pain
of the head, heaviness, difficulty Of
breathing, hoarseness, loss Of strength
and appetite and restlessness were the
attendants. Presently succeeded
chilliness and violent cough, so that
many were in danger of suffocation.
Bleeding and purging did harm.
Where blood was let the disease proved
malignant and pestilential, being at
tended with violent, cruel and un-
heard of malignity, and made bad
wOrk."-N. Y. Tele0ram.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-01
Wanna Addresses the Young Men.

At the Wigwam, in San Francisco,
last Sunday, the Postmaster General
delivered an address under the auspices
Of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
ton. Among other things he said /:
am glad to be counted ON the side of
the Christian association, of the Sum
day school, of the cause Of temperance
and OF anything that will help a man
and fits him to the highest type of
American citizenship. l am wild for
anything that is for young men.
There is something in my shoes that
stops me when 1 get alongside of a
good-looking boy or young man.
These railroad fellows we have with us.
they have n church grip, and that is
the right kind of trip to have on to
brakes and levers. like to take of
my hat to them and the postoffice
clerks, Of whom / am one. My heart
goes out to every one as personal
friend. want to speak Of the Christ
ian association as one OF the God.
given things to help us to keep oul
feet when the stiff winds of tempta
ton blow upon us in the struggle VIC
are making to climb up to the place
we have been dreaming about.
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A CHANGE OF POSITION.
Mr.. Cleveland Modifies his Views on
the Silver Question.

The N. Y. Telegram Of the 25th ult.
says that State Treasurer Stevens, of
Missouri, had called on ex President
Cleveland, with letters from Governor
Francis and other leading Missouri
Democrats, in order to secure from
Cleveland more thorough expression
of his views on the silver question than
those given in the letter recently wide
ly circulated. Replying to his quos-
tons Cleveland said, according to
Stephens, that the question should be
thoroughly discussed before 1892 that
there may be no danger of divided
party. Stephens reminded him that
the western Democrats wanted to know
if Cleveland was elected in 1892 and
the free coinage bill was passed, would
he veto it, no matter if he knew IL ma
jority of his party favored it.
Cleveland replied: "If should be
elected president in 1892 the bill would
not reach me until 1894, as Congress
would not meet until Dec, 1898. So
that is bridge We had better not cross
till we conc to it. What would be
bad for the country TO-DAY might be a
necessity in 1894. AS the volume of
business increases it is necessary to in
crease the currency. When the silver
bill was passed l thought the measure
too radical and that it might have the
effect of driving gold out of the coun-
try, but in this / was mistaken, and
both those opposed to as well as those
in favor of free coinage OF silver, believe
the present law wise one, so far that
the country has benefited with it.
With the rapid strides the country is
making it is impossible to say what fl
nancial measure we may be ready for
in 1894. In forming my opinion upon
the subject / did not alone consider
the interests of any one section of the
country. l had been unable to see
how free coinage could fail OF being an
injury to every section OF the country.
Believing it would drive gold out OF
circulation, as we are in great
measure dependent upon the European
markets for our products, we are
obliged to take them into considera-
tion."
A representative of the Associated
Press called ut Cleveland's Office to as
certain if the interview was accurate.
Cleveland said he had not talked with
any one on the silver question for pub
lication. He had not read the article
and could not, therefore, say whether
the statements credited to him were
an accurate expression of his views or
not.
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PRESIDENT and Mis-. Harrison wi

PRESIDENT and Mis-. Harrison will
bear away with them from San Fran
cisco something in addition to their
recollections OF the city and their re-
ception by her people. Mrs. Harrison
will he presented with a handsome
card tray Of solid silver, Is by II
inches, the plate is a beautiful speci-
men of silver ware and the design
neat and tasteful. 1t cannot fail to
afford pleasure and qualification to
the recipient. The gift made the
President was the gold card, granting
the freedom of the city, and presented
by the mayor on the boat.
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How They PLAYED It.

An exchange exposes a little game
by Hank Vaughn and his confederates
at the reservation land sale, and
among other things brings out the fol-
lowing: Friday, April 10th, the first
piece of railroad land was auctioned
of. 1t had been appraised at s24O
although it was generally admitted to
be worth over $1,000. Under the
rules of the sale, the property went to
the highest bidder, providing the bid
equaled $24O. Vaughn and his con-
federate, Horton, were on hand with
all their plans laid. There was third
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-01
sPoKANEs POPULATION.
How People are Continually Misled by
Census Bulletins.
Chronicle.

Chronicle.
The latest bulletin issued by the GEN.
sus bureau gives those cities of the
United States containing 5000 or more
people.
The population of Spokane is given
as 1892, when as u matter of fact, it
exceeds these figures by several thou
sands.
The older residents of the city know,
of course, that the reason of this dis.
crepancy lies in the fact that the vii
lagos of Ross Park and Denver were
not within the municipal limits at the
time OF the taking of the census, but
were admitted short time thereafter
People not acquainted with this i'm
portant fact are apt to poke fun at
Spokane's pretention.
There is one remarkable circum-
stance, however, that will not escape
the eye of the observant reader of Por-
ter's manifestos, and that is that the
population of Spokane increased just
1852 in ten years, percentage of IS.
80, a record that no other city in list
OF AS can show.
The nearest approach to Spokane's
marvellous growth is Tacoma, with
3,l79.23 per cent? Ell Paso, Texas,
comes next with 1,304.62 per cent.
Then comes Seattle, 1,11248 per cent.
Kansas City, in Kansas (not Kansas
City, Missouri) is we'll along with 1907.
SO per cent, and these five cities are
the most remarkable in the country.
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A RACE took place, Sunday, between
the steamers Gatzert and Greyhound,
the course being from Seattle to Ia
coma and return. In the first half of
the course from Tacoma to Seattle the
Gatser won by fully two lengths. but
both steamers touched the dock at the
same moment. Time, one hour and
thirty-nine minutes. On the return
to Tacoma the Greyhound won by one
minute and half. Time one hour
and thirty minutes.
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WuIIr Conoreoat;opal;sts ara

WHILE COngregationalists are plan
ming for great international council
in London with 300 delegates, Metho-
dists are looking forward to u similar
gathering of 500 representatives of
their denomination in Washington
next October. This is to DO the
second Methodist Ecumcnical Confer
ence, the first one having been held
in London ten years ago. The east.
ern hemisphere is to send 200 dele.
gates, and the other 800 are to repre-.
sent North and South America
The conference is to continue 12 days
-COngregationaiist.
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Wholesale Market Report.

Corrected weekly by Hiestand, Warner & Co.
OF Olympia 5ss-530 Main street, Stuart corner
telephone 66
Since our last report We note the following
changes: sugar, all grades, have declined.
Flour, bran and shorts lower and now quote:
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AREAL estate firm has been formed
in South Bend, the members of which
bear not unfamiliar names OF Smith,
Jones & Brown.
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prices.
We shall endeavor to make our hosse the Iced.
ing one In our line In Olympia ana eompes< In
tail department will Be found 6 complc4e stock
Of domestic. fancy and imported groesries, tta-
ware, crockery,. glassware, wood and Willow
found as represented can Be returned q ouf en-.
pense. -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-01

GEN. Won Molkte, the eminent Ger
man commander is dead. He was
ninety-one years of age.