Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-02-27

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: something more stable than railroa
business to set thc ball again rolling.
John Post was arrested yestcrla.
for stealing chickens. 1t Stems thl
he has been doing Il rushing businc,
in that line and many hcn-roost;
have paid tribute TO his industry
Wednesday night he robbed Po,tma'
ter Milroy's rOoSt, and that gentleman
informed Mr.. Moore. OF the City Mar
kct, oI his loss. Soon afterwards, Po,
entered and negotiated for the sale o
some fine poultry. While he Wa:
! gone for it, an officer was summoned
and the thief walked into the trap
1t was found that Post is but one mem.
Der OF firm engaged in the business
and that Oyster Tom is TIE silent
member OF the company. Both were
bound over to answer to the charge OF
grand larceny.
Wednesday night between four and
five hundred people gathered at Olym.
pia Theater in response to Il call for a
mass meeting vi the tradesmcn and
workingmen generally Of Olympia.
The meeting was held under the
auspices OF the Building Trades Coun-
Gil of the Northwest, which is now
holding its annual convention in this
city. This body is representative
one, being composed of delegates from
all the building trades unions in
Washington and British Columbia.
The meeting at the theater was held
for the purpose Of organizing the
different tradesmen i'll :his city, as at
present there is but one union here,
the typographical union. The result
of the meeting was highly successful,
as the nucleus of five organizations
were formed, the carpenters, painters,
decorators, bricklayers and stone ma
sons enrolling themselves in their
respective branches. The meeting
was presided over by Mr.. Flemming
of Vancouver, b. c., and Mr.. George
Blankenship, of this city, delivered
the principal address.
The business community were con-
siderably surprised this week to hear
of the assignment made by Mr.. Samuel
Stork, the grocer, who has done bust
ness many years at 307 Main street
1t was thought that his conservative
methods of transacting business were
proof against financial loss, if not Il
bonanza in the way OF accommodating
wealth; but it seems that this is one
OF the reasons assigned by Mr.. Stork
for his failure. According to the
Tribune, he summarizes the causes as
follows: To "the rapid falling off of
trade, consequent upon the continued
bad condition of the streets OF this city
while undergoing repairs, the cstab-
lishment of other business houses
nearer to the residences of his custom
ers, increased competition, bad debts
and inability to collect them, and for
various other reasons" 1t was scarce
ly necessary to give more than the
last reason for any failure. Bad
debts, and inability to collect them"
is the rock which splits all hulls that
are driven upon it. Increased competi-
ton is not to be feared, if it does not
exceed the increase of consumers and
the merchant keeps up with the spirit
of the race to secure his share of pat
ronage. If it does, those who lag be-
hind will, OF course, fall by the way
side. The condition OF the streets
has, we think, had very little to do
with Mr.. Stork's failure. The "vari-
Gus other reasons" doubtless cut an
important figure, but what they are is
LETT TO conjecture. Mr.. Stork is an ex-
centric man, but good neighbor and
citizen, and has much sympathy in
his financial troubles, and the hope
is that they will be but temporary.
The most popular performance that
has been given in the new opera
house was probably that of Lolita,
Monday evening. This talented ac-
tress seems to have drank from the
fountain OF perpetual youth, for she
appeared in Musette, the same artless
and innocent child that she did in
similar parts mere than a quarter of a
century ago. She took the house by
storm. She placed herself i'll rhap-
port with the audience at the rising OF
the curtain and absorbed their atten-
ton to the close of the final act. Her
appearance on the stage was the signal
for attention that was almost painful
in its intensity. Still everything she
did was so piquant and funny that
each act was followed by a contagion
of laughter. There is feeling OF
pride among old-timers in the won
derful success of this actress. She is
Pacific Coast production. Early in
the "sixties" she made her first ap-
pearance in San Francisco, and seemed
at once to conquer all hearts. Her
success was phenomenal. She carried
to wider field the enthusiastic en-
dorsement Of a people known to be
critical in their exactions and charry
OF praise when not merited. She at
tanned at once a high place on the
ladder OF fame. Her life has been a
succession of triumphs. She soon be-
came a millionaire, and can now count
up several milliens as the reward OF
genius and indefatigible labor. She
remains in the profession simply from
love of the stage. She still plays the
parts that brought her SO prominently
before the public, and appears on the
stage to be just as much of girl as
she did when the smile of innocence
first enraptured her audience, and the