Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-09
CAPITOL COMMISSION.
THREE GOOD MEN HAVE BEEN
NAMED BY The GOVERNOR.

tu Dangerous illuminating OILS
Nan>ftcid's Gall Crop Prospects
our Worlds Fair HtcyrIi>t->tatc
Board of Health The Cigarette
Land Cominissisn Nu.i he Paid
Promises Ballot for Postmaster
The news al the appointment OF
Ii" api:"l commission, "Wednesday.
MAS received with every manifestation
81 JOY and heartfelt approval They
ir" believed TO be men who Will per
form their sworn duty, and that there
viii he no further delay IN iuliil.ment
oi the viii %. IT. people expire scd two
wears ago that the Capitol should hc
located at Olympia, or Of the will of
the Legislature that it, construction
should begin at once. In John Nc
Rcavy, Edmund Rice and james y.
Glover. with Governor McGraw and
Auditor Grimes, Commission j.
presented fully able to grasp the impor-
tart trust and advance it to 4 speedy
realization.
BRIDGE SIGXS.-Auditor Moore has
been directed 10y the Commissioners
to procure the necessary signs for the
protection OF the lower Nesqually and
Chehaiis river bridge at Rochester, as
provided 10y law, and L. forward the
same to the overseers of the proper
districts.
FALSE ALARM. burning rubbish III
the rear OF the blacksmith shop, cor
ner Of Third and Washington streets,
Tuesday night, caused an alarm Of
fire TO be turned in from No. 43, but
the services of the department, though
promptly on the ground, were not
required.
UNAUTHORIZED. - W. &. Cassell,
veterinary::surgeon, recently presented
a bill to the county for so for ex-
amining horses, near Rainier. 1t APP
pearing that the Commissioners had
not authorized such examination, the
bill was referred to Mr.. Cassell for ex.
PLANTATION.
REFLECTION OF RATES. - General
Manager Mullen, of the Northern Pa
citic Railroad Co., writes Gov. Nc
Graw that his company will conform
to the rates established by the Andcr-
son bill for freight on grain, mill-stuff,
and other commodities from Eastern
Washington to the Coast.
A BONE OF CONVENTIONAL raft OF
logs containing 10000 feet, is tied up
near the Westside and is carefully
guarded 10y employees of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. They were
cut on ground belonging to the COM
pany, but the act became known, and
now the soulless corporation" holds
the winning card.
A LANDSCAPE GARDENER. - The
County Commissioners recently en-
ployed Hans Nelson for n period of
six weeks to work on the court house
grounds to be paid at the rate of $25
per month. Later the board decided
that landscape gardener was n use
less luxury and the order employing
Mr.. Nelson was rescinded.
RATHER Slow. - DIR. Armstrong,
Secretary of the State Board OF
Health, says there has been consider
able slOwness on the part of the cities
and towns throughout the State to
comply with the law directing the
formation of local boards of health.
He has been obliged in every instance
to serve the second notice on them.
ORGANIZED.-The State Board OF
Education met Wednesday, in annual
session. 1t consists of J. G. Lawrence
of North Yakima, J. w. Roberts OF
Tacoma. J. NJ. Taylor of Seattle, and
r. G. Kerr of Walla Walla. State
Superintendent Bean is er-oficio
President of the board. and J. M.
Taylor of Seattle, was elected Secre-
tary.
SENTENcED-George Seekman was
sentenced to twelve, and George Will
liams to ten years, of hard labor in the
Penitentiary, by Judge Gordon, Mon
day, for the murder of Heo. They re-
ceived their sentence with great stoi-
cism, and one would suppose, from
their demeanor, that they cared very
little for the long periods of servitude
before them.
A LONG JoB-It will require about
ten steady weeks of might and day"
work for the dredger to complete the
contract of excavating Olympia chan
mel. 1t got down to steady work last
Tuesday, at the end of Long dock. A
few days delay was occasioned by the
want of u sufficient number of pom
toons and sections of pipe to convey
the mud the requisite distance.
STATE BANKs.-The Auditor of the
State has received the annual state.
ments of State banks showing the
condition of their affairs at the close
of business on May 81, as is required
by law. A compilation of the returns
is being made that will show some
interesting results, particularly how
their money is invested and the
amount of deposits each bank carries.
WORLDS FAIR MONEY.-Auditor
Grimes to-day, upon telegrsphic in
structions from the Washington
Worlds Fair Commission, sent SIS 900
to Samuel Collyer, Treasurer of the
Commission. This leaves 5000 of
the money in the hands of the State
Auditor for future use. At 5000 a
month the 5000 will not last very
long in the way Of salaries for the
members of the commission.
THE AGONY OVER. By the long
delayed appointment of the Capitol
Building Commission, Gov. McGraw
has disposed of the last thing upon
his desk pertaining to the work of the
Legislature. He can now go fishing
and do about as he pleases, without
fear of being watched at every turn by
people anxious to know "when he is
going to appoint that commission"
BANKS VS.. STATE.-An interesting
game of baseball will be played on the
recreation grounds tomorrow. The
contestants will be made up of en-
ployes of the banks and the State, re-
spectively, some of whom lave had
experience with the bat. The game