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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
The Connecticut Game.
Seattle Telegraph.

Seattle Telegraph.
The Republicans have control of the
lower house of the Connecticut legis-
lature, and have adjourned it until the
llth of November. This, of course, is
in the nature of q revolutionary pro-
ceeding, 1t leaves the courts, the
schools and the executive off ces and
public institutions unprovided for dur
ing the period between the 3Oth of
June and 1lth of November. But it
leaves in power as de facto governor
the man Bulkeley, and robs of their
just rights the Office fairly chosen at
the last election. This is in accord
with the determination of the party
leaders to hold on to power on quib.
BILE. Bulkeley is no more the rightful
governor than is any man in Patago-
MIA, but Connecticut is one of the
States wherein the Republicans,
though in the minority, have managed
to retain the loaves and fishes, and
they are determined to do so now,
even by an unreasonable and unjusti-
fable stretch of legal Interpretation.
Their game evidently is to prolong the
contest till the next election. In any
other country, such proceedings would
lead to civil war, but our national tenn
perament happily permits the bearing
of many wrongs without an outbreak
OF violence. The Democratic party is
conspicuOusly patriotic in patiently
submitting to injustice rather than ap-
peal to force. The exclusion of Mr.
Tilden from the Presidency will always
remain shining example of this
quality OF patriotic forbearance. The
presence OF two bogus members from
Montana in the Senate chamber, the
capture of New Hampshire by open
fraud and the choice of bogus legis
lature, the present revolutionary pro
ceedings in Connecticut-all these ant
other instances manifest not the
cOwardice of the Democracy, who are
more numerous than their opponents
but their abiding faith that fraud and
theft in political life will not perma
nently thrive, that time will even vi
all these wrongs, and that the part!
which practices intrigue and dishonest!
to retain patronage and power will in
evitably go down.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
She Chooses Wisely.

An eastern paper offered prize for
the best description of the right sort
of man to marry and the winner
Miss Lillian Perry OF Covington, Tenn.
struck off her ideal thus: "If wished
to marry, which OF course do not,
would desire man too noble to COM
nit mean act, but generous enough
to forgive one. A man as gentle as a
woman, rs manly rs man; one who
does not talk scandal nor tell disagree
able truths. A man whose name /
would be proud to bear, to whom i
could carry my doubts and perplexities
and with whom would find sympathy
and joy" This is a pretty hard bill ia
fill, Lillian. Now if you can pass the
examination as we'll as your young
man, it will be strong pair 20 draw
to-Columbia Chronicle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
Peculiar Sales.

The methods pursued in The sale Of
lands on the Umatilla reservation are
peculiar If the reports of those who
have been present ut the sales count
for ANYTHING. Corroborating evidence
Of regularity is to lie found in the re-
port Of sales made in tlr&report of sales
made in the Friday issue of the East
Oreq0midn, where the names Of pur-
chascrs of lands run somewhat in this
fashion "Macaroni Taglaroni, "Ghcge
La Trayiettc," Aurora Borealis' and
"Vermifugia Garlicio," with an occa-
sional John Smith and Peter Roberts.
Il is noticeable that the peculiar name
carried with it n large price, while the
Smiths and Roberts bought land ut it,
appraised value. The claim is made
that pool has been formed i'll Pendle
ton. designed To control the purchase
of all the lands on the reservation ano
that this ring out bid in all cases where
an outsider wants To buy land, giving
a fictitious name and then never call
ing To pay for the land, which is again
put up, when the same procedure
pursued, il there Is any opposition t.
the ring purchasing the land at thei
own prices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
A MOST PEACEFUL CONQUEST.
An Area Equal to Rhode Island Ac-
quired Without a Battle.

A mistake which cost the British
government about as much territory
as there is in the State OF Rhode Island,
has Just come to light. The error con-
sists in the fact that the iron monu-
ments Mt Blaine and for many miles
east of there, which mark the bound
AIRY line, are 3GO yards north of the
forty-ninth parallel which should be
the real boundary line. Ensign Ed
ward Moale, jr., of the United States
Navy, who j. connected with the Coast
Geodctic Survey tells Of how the
error was discovered. Three years ago
Ensign Moale was on United States
surveying schooner which was operat-
ing in the vicinity OF Blaine. The au-
thorities at Washington sent out
charts containing the latitude and
longitude and which are filled in ithw
results of surveys. Attached to the
schooner was Assistant S. S. Gilbert.
who had charge of a party working on
the shore. He saw on the plats re-
suit OF his work which was filled in the
maps sent from Washington. 1t was
discovered when the result of Assistant
Gilbert's surveys were being filled in
that the monument was 800 yards
north of the forty-ninth parallel. In
other words, when the Gilbert charts
were sent in to be plated on the maps,
in course of plating the boundary
monuments at Blaine and east thereof
were found TO be too far to the north.
"At first we thought we were mistaken
in our deduction" said Ensign Moale'
"and the work was carefully gone over
number of times and fully verified.
How did the mistake occur? Well, ]
suppose when the boundary line SUR
vey was made under the direction OF a
joint American and English commits.
sion in 1852 a slight error was made
somewhere in northern Montana or i'm
the Rocky mountains. This was tri
fling at the start but kept widening I'M
til the Gulf of Georgia was reached when
it was 3GO yards in width. The terri
tory thus gained is equal to the state
of Rhode Island. Can the British de-
mand territory back9 No, they cam
not; because the boundary line is fixed
by treaty at line of iron posts which
are placed every mile frnna the Lake af
the Woods to the Gulf OF Georgia
From the Lake of the Woods east the
rivers and lakes mark the frontier.
These posts and not the 10th. parallel
are mentioned in the treaty and the
United States will retain this land"
Ensign Moalc stated that Lieut.. Jordan
is in charge OF the coast and geodetic
survey schooner which is now laid up
at Port Blakeley. Prof. Mendenhall,
chief of the coast and geodetic survey,
is expected to arrive here in q short
time and when he does the surveying
schooner will begin operations again.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
SWIFT ARROWS FRIENDS.
Astonishing Communications From
Spirit Land at Hydeville.
New York Herald.

BosroN, Mass, March 3l.-Tht
spiritualists celebrated to-day the forty
third anniversary of what they term
modern spiritualism-that is, the Fox
rappings at Hydeville. Their three
meetings in fremont Temple were
marked by a good deal OF enthusiasm
and there was much earnest talk.
Col. A. A. Wheelock Of New York
was one of the speakers. He held the
opinion that ii anything has ever
brought good cheer into the world 1t
was the rars that AZ years ago tonight
gave to man the first and only proof
Of Immortality beyond the grave.
But the most entertaining episode
of the day was when Joseph f. Styles
of Weymouth, venerable medium
took the platform and went INTO Il
trance. Mr.. Styles control was "Swlft
Arrow" an Indian, and by his aid no
less than I29 disembodied spirits were
recalled to within speaking distance OF
the breathless asscmblage. Of these,
all but 90 were "rccognized." First
came a group of dozen, who were
recognized" by people in the audience
whose homes are in and about Natlck.
When all OF them were recognized
Swift Arrow responded gleefully:
Nice, aint it?"
Deakon Parkhurst, whose garments
Swift Arrow said smelled OF sulphur,
was greeted by a dozen or more l
know yous" and "recognized.'
Blake Windell was not recognized
until Swift Arrow explained that he
used TO drink firewater" twice year
for six months each time. 81 know
him." came from weak voice in the
gallery.
George Wilton Gosse of Waltham re-
marked that he died at the hands OF a
stupid doctor, who made a mistake in
writing a prescription.
Plummer Chesley said this was the
first trip he had been permitted to
make back to mother earth, and that
all he had to say was that while Con-
gress might close the gates OF COM
merce it couldn't shut the doors to
heaven, and he guessed hell was in the
same fix.
DIR. Payne OF East Preston and Dea'
icon Abner Churehills said they fesnsef.
ly lived in Brunswick, Me. The latter
said he didn't know as deacons got
along any better in spirit land than
other people did.
Lewis Ben,is said he ard Lis wife
were happy in their spirit life. .
A former resident of Waltha n whose
name was announced as Henry Whit
ing said he hoped the audience woaldn't
take offense if he swOrc little, as in
spirit land people lived the same kind
of lives as they did in the world below
for, he said: "You know they say an
honest damn is better than hypocrite's
amen"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
A Few Figures.
Portland World.

Republican newspapers make light
of the popular protest against the ex-
travagancc oi the fifty-iirst Congress
in appropriating II billion dollars dur
ing the two years of its calamitous
existence.
What is little matter like that?
queries our contemporaries in various
forms. 1t is "o..ly two cents Il day"
for each head of population. In fact
it is rather more than that, but by
taking it at that what does it mean?
The average laboring man earns, say
~ a day, and has wife and three
children to support. His share OF this
burden will be 10 cents Il day, or
1860 Il year.
Is that a tritle to bc made light Of,
rs II thing of no consequence? Does
the workingmen so regard it? Is he
pleased to have $36. 30 taken out OF
his wages and large part OF it given
to pension sharks, contractors, sugar
planters and the like'
And that is not all by any means
The workingman not only pays this
S:IG. rs his share of the government
wasteful expenditure, hut must pay
another tax, not to the government
hut to the monopolists of the country
for their private enrichment. III,
must pay tribute 10 them upon almos
everything that he and his family buy
and the tribute is very heavy one
made heavier by the deliberate act O
the same tifty-iirst congress which an
propriated the billion of dollars in tw
years.
1t is no wonder that tax-rilde
people rebuked and repudiated IN
party responsible for the oppression
by an overwhelming defeat at tn
polls last November.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

The form of bills OF lading, as used
acentury ago, reads rather quantity now
as will be seen by the following:
shipped, by the grace of God, in
good order and we'll conditioned, by
Messrs. H. Vanderburg 81 Co, in &
upon the good Brig called Betsy and
Suky, whereof Giles Ho!lister is master,
under God, for the present voyage,
and now riding at anchor in the port
of Newpurn, and by Gods grace bound
for New York, Alt bbls. Tar, AZ bbls.
Turpentine, Al bbls. Pitch, & Venison
Hams, Deer Skins and l bbl. Fat, to
be delivered in good order to Mr.. Ham,
tramOck, or to his assigns, he or they
paying freight, with primage and
average accustomed. In witness where
of, &c, and SO God send the good ship
to Port in safety. AMEX. Dated at
Newburn, 1G Feb. 1855.
n
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
Events in Oregon History,


May IL, 1792-Capt. Gray entered
the Columbia river, giving it the name
of his ship.
1SO4-Lewis and Clark expedition.
1Sll-Fort Astoria established.
1S39-The first American emigra-
ton set toward Oregon.
February IL, IS4l-First formal
meeting for organization of a provi-
Sional government.
February 2, 1S43-Citizens' meeting
at the Oregon Institute, and a com
mittee appointed to call meeting fer
organization.
February II, 1S43-Meeting in pur.
suance Of committee appointed at the
previous meeting, at Joe Gervais
house.
May lG, lSl3-First meeting Of the
legislative committee. First legisla
tive body in Oregon.
June ), 1S43-Laws of the legisla.
tive committee adopted by the people
at meeting at Champoeg.
IS46-Northwest boundary settled.
August ii, lS4S-Organic act ap
proved and territorial organization ef
fected.
March 3, lSi9-Territorial govern
ment established by proclamation.
1S50-Congress granted three hun
dred and sixty acres to man and tn,
same amount to his wife, on condition
of residence on the land for four years
lS53-Washington Territory wa
organized north of the Columbia river
February II, lS59-Oregon admitte
as a State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
LIBERTY's FACE FADES.
A Philadelphia School Teachers Glory
on the Wane.
PHILADELPHIA Rccord.

The reign of Philadelphia belle.
which has endured for thirteen years
is totterirg ON the verge Of downfall.
Slse is Miss Annie l.. Williams, aud
her face is familiar TO every person
who has ever owned a dollar. Since
the spring OF 1878 every silver dollar
coined by the United States Mint has
borne the imprint OF her classic features,
but no longer will they be used as EN-.
blematic of Liberty"
"After July no more silver dollars
will be coined except at the discretion
OF the secretary Of the treasury" said
Colonel Bosbyshell yesterday. This
is under the act OF August II, 1890.
Until July the usual amount Of Ill.
yer, 100000 ounces per month, will
he coined into dollars. New designs
will be made for the half dollars, quar-.
ters and dimes, hut a. yct none have
been decided upon. Edward q. Leach.
director Of the mint, has the matter in
charge and several designs have been
submitted to him"
There is an interesting story con-
nected with the way in which Miss
Williams profile came to bc used on
the Bland dollar. In the winter oI
1S77-7S, George T. Morgan. tho design.
er, was working on sketches for the
imprint Of the then new silver dollar
Previous to this there had been no dol
lars coined for five years. Proicsso,
Thomas Eakins, then of H. Acadcm,
of the Fine Arts advised him T., ,isc 4
life study, and introduced him g. Mis-,
Annie l.. Williams. II school tcachc,
living at Thirteenth aud Spring Gar
den streets. Miss Williams. who pos
scssed strikingly classical features, con
sented to sit for the drawing. and he
profile was used TO complete the lie
sign. From an obscure " school marm'
she became parodoxically the mo.
widely known and ut the same tim,
unknown woman in America.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
WHOLE NUMBER 1858.
"CoULD NOT CARRY INDIANA"
Senator voorhees, Speaks Plainly
Against Cleveland's Candidacy.

Senator ID. W. Voorhees,, Of Indiana,
who is ut Hot Springs, Ark, for his
health, talked fully and freely to a re-
porter at that place, concerning the
political situation. Heexpressed great
satisfaction n, the strong ground which
= Senator Harris, of Tent essec, has taken
against the denomination of Cleveland.
/ "Such an expression from Senator
Harris" said Senator Aoorlrees.
"means a great deal. for hi+ long cx-
per.ence as II politician and his great
influence throngh"nt the South will
have much weight with tue Democrats.
The next Democratic convention will
certainly insert II fee coinage plank in
the platform and permit nf no doubt
Iul or uncertain declarations on that
subject. The Democratic party will
then nominate man who will stand
upon the platform. The party cannot
afford to warp its platform Of principles
to suit the personal qualifications Of
the nominee. No, sir; no man or
party can be elected who opposes free
coinage OF silver"
"Do you think Mr.. Cleveland will
change his views after hearing the
echoes from his .ecent ant-coinagc let
ter?"
"No, sir. Mr.. Cleveland is Us stub
born as a mule. No one can change
his opinion. The late Daniel Manning
once had me GO and see Mr. Cleveland
and talk to him about matter OF Vi
tai importance he (Manning) was
about to give up. | took quite n drive
and had a long talk with the president.
but accomplished nothing whatever.
l am satisfied that Mr. Cleveland could
not carry Indiana on his recent anti
silver letter, no matter what might he
put in the platform. As ] said in a re-
cent interview, have the greatest re.
spect for Mr.. Cleveland, but il would
be as difficult to carry Indiana on
platform opposed to free coinage Of
silver as it would bc to carry the State
of Ohio on the notification principles
of Calhoun. The soldiers arc against
him and will not vote for him. They
voted against him in 1883. Mr.. Clevc-
land made great mistake in his vetoes
OF pensions. and only saved the govern
ment about $47, ,0Oo."
tt---"WiliIndiana support Mr.. Cleveland
in the convention 2"
"I hope not. Indiana should stand
by Governor Gray. He Is exceptional.
ly strong in Indiana, and there is a
warm Democratic pulse for him
throughout the East and South. I
think the party made mistake in not
putting Governor Gray on the ticke,
in 1888. Indiana cannot, and / think
will not, ignore his national strength
and availability. lie would make an
excellent President, and we Of Indiana
want him.
How about Governor Hill, of New
York ? Isn't he in the race ~
Yes, Governor Hill is in the fight
and will go into the national conven,
ton with as solid delegation from
New York State for his nomination ~
ever old Shelby county went solid foI
the late Thomas A. Hendricks. lie !,
to New York what Hendricks was u
Indiana, the idol of the Democracy
He is man whose friends may go tc
sleep at night and feel that the coun
try and the rights of the people ar,
safe in his keeping, because he nevel
makes political mistake"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

In letter to one OF the leading in
surance agents at Port Townsend, In
surance Commissioner Allen Weir
says that the policies written by COM
panies that are not authorized to trans
act business in this state are worthless
and cannot be enforced in case OF loss
He says that information regarding
the transaction of business in this
State by unauthorized companies will
! lead to their prosecution.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

The young man who tempted ia
and was drowned in the Yakima river,
near Prosser, while escaping from the
officers of the law, proved to be William
Gordon, a desperate criminal, who had
previously gotten away from the sheriff
of Spokane by jumping from car win
dow while the train was in motion.
Gordon had been sentenced to a term
in the penitentiary, but swore by all
that was Sacred that he would never be
landed behind the bars, and he kept
his oath, but lost his life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24
WORK ACCOMPLISHED
And also Much Important Work
Left Uudone by Congress.

huang the hills which the Fifty
Fifty Cougic-~ enacted and are now
law ~ the following
The copy night Till.
The private Land court hill.
The postal subsidy hill
The ludisn repeal Till.
The ru>tuIns administrative till
The hlll {" relieve the supreme
Court 10y the establishment ui inter
mediate courts "i appeal.
The United States Judges salary
hill
The Worlds fmf iii.
Thc Wyoming and Idaho admission
hall
The anti lottery and anti trust hill
Tia" rcappnrtiunmrnt hill
The hll /" ratify agreements with
Various Indian tribes. and appropriate
ing Slo.0m To- tine friendly Sioux.
Tu reduce the fees of pension
agents
To pay the French spoliation claim
The meat inspection bill
III" hill to prevent importation Of
ndultcraicd food and drink.
The live cattle and hog inspection
hill
The It'll apprupriating $l!000000
for the impairment OF the Mississippi
rlNcr.
10 prevent sorghum sugar manu-
mcturcr~ from using alcohol without
III" payment Of tax.
For the transportation ui govern
mont troops and supplies.
For the relief ui settlers on the
Northern Pacific railroad indemnity
lands
To permit thc export al fcrmrntcd
liquors tu foreign countries without
the payment "i tax
To apply the proceeds of sales OF
public Lands AMI receipts from certain
land grant railroads To the support of
agricultural and industrial colleges.
Ia extend the time Of payment for
public lands IN eases of failure OF
crops.
To set aside the big tree track of
land in California as public park
For the inspection Of cattle steam
crs Ia secure n more humane treat
mcnt Of cattle.
The Blair educational bill. the bill
for the appointment oi an alcohol
liquor commission and the eight-hour
claims hill were defeated on test vu.es.
Among the bills which. after pass
ing one house, failed of action in the
other are
The bankruptcy bill.
The Congcr lard hill.
The army reorganization bill
The Paddock pure food bill
The Nicaragua canal bill.
The Pacific railroad funding bill.
The inter state commerce bill
The bill to limit pooling.
Following are some of the Senate
bills which failed to pass the house:
To provide for the free coinage of
silver.
Enlarging the rights of homestead
ers and pre-empti N on public Lands.
Rcviving the grade OF Lieutenant
General of the army.
For the exploration and survey of
the interior of Alaska.
The following House bills failed to
pass the senate:
To transfer the revenue marine ser
vice Ia the navy.
For the relief of telegraph operators
who served during the war
Among the measures on which
neither house acted Except in some
cases by committccs) were:
The sub treasury and farm mort
cages bill.
The service pension bill.
The Canadian reciprocity resolution
The Till to encourage the construc-
ton of finter-continental railway.
The postal savings bank and postal
telegraph bills.
The bill to aid negroes to emigrate
to Africa.
The woman's suffrage and prohihi
ton constitutional amendments.
Til, income tax bill and various
other radical financial and political
measures.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

A STEADY flow of gas has been de-
veloped from well in the Odd Fellows
cemetary, at Pleasanton, Cal. 1t is
said that the flow exceeds that of the
Stockton wells, and the society has
taken steps for incorporating a com
pany 10 utilize the gas.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

Tacoma Democrats honored the
birthday anniversary of Thomas JET
ferson, the founder OF the Democratic
party, by big banquet at The Tacoma
Monday evening OF last week. Speeches
were made and letters of regret read
from Democrats of national repute, in
cluding cx-President Cleveland, whose
name was eulogized as earnestly as
| that Of Jefferson.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

PRor. A. &. rotten, oi Yale III
spcaking Of the publication oi his re
cent mathematical calculation, lately
said. some papers have published
that | predict the end "i the w"rid
within this century. They mistake
This is their error, not mine. u"
not think the ond will c"inc ior l""'-
vO ycars. aud have not made any
,ro,h,cy about il at all. What did
.,v w.s that mathematical c"icuia,
uon founded on biblical truth showed
beyond prcadventurc that the N',''a.' !,
will come again before l9" ] don
mean hy this that ] believe 'he III,
l,n,nm will begin ia lS" '''"N
Tina, !. l,o year. away. SIMPLY s"n
that At this seq nd coming 'hf,s' w.' ,;''
make the world bctter than "e "''
st the frst."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

NEVER ask the devil 10 dinner unless
you are willing to take him for n rcgu.
lar boarder.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

IS Gcrmany more than l3O,oJO
married women work in shops and fac
torres.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

There are 100000 worth of sawlogs
now living in the Cowlitz river.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-04-24

GERMANY's population by the recent
census is 49, ,420, ,S42.