Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-05-04

PARTIALLY SUCCEssFUL-It seems
that the protest of our citizens has
been successful in retaining our
weather station in name, if not in sub
stance. Orders have been received to
reduce it to about q tifth.rate station,
where only one observation is taken
daily, at 5 p. NJ. Mr.. Wilson has re.
ceived orders to prepare many of the
instruments for shipment, and he an
ticipates that he will be assigned to
other duty, leaving the service here in
charge of some inexperienced substi.
tute.
REOPENED.-The jefferson hotel has
been reopened under the management
of the former proprietor, Mr.. Springer,
and will, it is predicted, speedily re-
trieve its former reputation as favor
ite resort for all who appreciate care
full attention and homelike fare. The
Jefferson is necessity to our city, at.
fording ample accommodations, good
fare, clean beds, and all the require
ments for comfort at q reasonable rate.
1t will doubtless receive fair share OF
patronage, for it is a matter OF CON-
mon assent that it lie deserving of it.
AN OLD ORDER REvIvED.-A divis.
ion of that old.time temperance or.
ganization. Sons of Temperance, has
been instituted in this citv. by
Messrs. Bushell and Seymour, in.
Sailing officers for the order. 1t
will be known as Capital Division No.
56, and it starts off with the following
officers: r. G. Cameron, Worthy
Patriarch; Mrs. George ScoAeld,
Worthy Associate; Ernest Kester,
Recording Scribe; Amos Buker, Finan.
cial Scribe; Mrs. C. A. Turner, Treas
urer; J. 7. Otis, Conductor; F. e.
Graves, Inside Sentinel; 4. A. Mead
ows, Outside Sentinel: J. w. Buker,
Past Worthy Patriarch: w. P. Frazier,
Deputy Grand Patriarch. The night
of meeting will be Tuesdays, and place
OF assemblage Tacoma hall.
A YANKEE COMEDY Irish COM
edies and Dutch comedies have come
and gone the season round, but a gen.
uine Yankee play has not been seen
in this city since Isl Plunkard" liter.
ally filled the house in 1891. The
mere announcement of the appearance
of the Burton Coleman Isl Perkins"
Company will cause our people to lock
forward with genuine pleasure to the
performance Monday night. 1t is
conceded to be one of the funniest
comedies, having q complication of
situations and amusing incidents that
holds the audience in q continual
round Of merriment. Many special
ties are introduced incidental to the
play. The company is composed of a
number of clever specialists, including
Miss Lille Coleman, who has been
Endorsed by the press and public as
the premier of Spanish dancers; Baby
Lovel, who has created considerable
comment by his clever work, while
the specislties OF Maize Molyneaux,
Sam J. Burton and q. G.. Vance are
sure to prove entertaining, and those
who want to enjoy . hearty laugh
should go to the Olympia Theater,
Monday evening. Watch for the Hay
seed street parade. the funniest on the
road. 1t is better than q circus par
adc. Concert at 7 O'Clock in front of
the theater by the famous Pughtown
band.
Our WEATHER STATIoN.-The muta-
bility Of human affairs was illustrated
Saturday, when a telegram came 10
Observer Wilson, Weather Obse rver, TO
pack up his instruments at the end Of
the month and close the Office. 1t is
needless to say that this action met with
immediate and determined opposition
OF our people. The records of this Of
flee, having been kept continuously for
IL years, are invaluable, and become
more so every year. 1t was the first
Office established In the State, and for
several years its records antedate all
others. The people have begun to
regard il IS q valuable accessory TO
future development and to feel pride
in the record il has made. The Board
Of Trade and number oil our citizens
Immediately telegraphed Representa-
tives Doolittle and Wilson, and subse.
quently Gov. Ferry sent . message TO
senator Squire, protesting against q
discontinuance OF this station. Replies
have been received which justify q
hope that il will be retained. The
reason assigned for the action is that
an order for rigorous retrenchment
has been given to oil the departments
and the close proximity OF our station
to that of Seattle. very naturally sug-
gested it as = proper branch for the
pruning shears. A station at each oil
the State capitals seems 10 be very
reasonable demand. and this will very
probably be the view OF the department
an reconsideration of the matter,