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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
THE SAME HERE.

The condition of things in Chehalis
county are similar to our own. The
Elma Economist says:
II the condition of things in Che
halls county does not speedily inn
prove people will not want to own
property there.
The entire levy of taxes in Che
halls county for 1898 was $233, 1873.
In the same year the county was
credited with q population of 5000.
Thus the tax for that year amounted
to about SIG each, for every man,
woman and child in the county. 1t is
understood that the tax for this year
will amount to more than that sum
per capita, owing to decrease in the
population. Did the sturdy English
yeoman who exacted the Magma
Charta from King John ever sweat
under burden like that?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
An Apparent Activity.

Bids for the construction OF the
Capitol huilding were opened Monday,
as per advertisement, although one OF
the Commissioners (Mr. Allen) was
absent, and there was no delay in
making the award.
The fact is that local party neces-
sity, just now overrides all other con-
siderations. The Governor wants his
man Friday elected to the Legislature,
and he knows very well that there
exists in the minds of our people a
grave suspicion that he has used this
important trust to bolster up n Ger.
tain ambition he has to scale the po-
litical ladder and attain a place in the
L. S. Senate, by policy of delay,
which has at last produced organized
opposition in some parts of the State
against the location OF the capital
made by an overwhelming vote of the
people OF the entire State. 1t was to
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
COn>en.u. Of Public Opinion as IL
appears on the Printed Page.

1T EI1C MONEY PLACED WIIElE IT WILL
DO THE MOST GOOD.
The lItst C"nst Trude touches up
on Il matter of some importance in
the following paragraph:
According TO the report OF the state
Treasurer, there is nearly $lo0,00O in
the permanent school fund, awaiting
investment. Why this money is al
lowed to remain uninvestcd it is not
possible To understand, unless it Is de-
posted in banks in which the State
officials are interested. During the
past year at least 81 100000 OF bonds
have been issued in this State, the
interest ranging from > to 10 per
cent. Had this money been invested
in bonds, the income to the State
would probably be $4,000, which
would have increased the semi-annual
apportlonment by that amount and
have reduced taxes to the same
amount. The public would like to
know what interest. if any, the favored
banks are paying. The next legisla-
ture ought to make searching in
vestigation OF his matter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19

HERE is one of the latest utterances
of the late Professor David Swing from
the pulpit. 1t is one OF those sweet,
con,oling and encouraging messages
that come to the struggling and the
weary and discouraged from men OF
great minds and kindly hearts: The
defects and littleness of humanity pass
away when we measure Jesus Christ
and count the upward steps of the hu.
man feet. Man need not fear death,
for he who planned such world as
this, and such a human mind for such
world, must be fully trusted in man {
last hour. If man is the only crea'
ture that ascends he must be the child
and favorite of his Maker, and in death
will still climb up. Why should he
climb so grandly unless at the head oI
the massive stairway he is to reach
the open arms OF his Father?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19

attain favor with some of the Eastern
counties which have never favored To-
cation west of the mountains that n
policy of delay. how Not.to-Do-It, was
inaueuratcd, and it has worked adj
mirably till now, and the Governor
finds himself confronted by the start
ling proposition OF asking favor from
4 community that he has cruelty, con-
tinually and persistently knitted.
1t will be seen that the construc-
ton of the foundation involves an ex-
penditure of only about one-twentieth
part of the cost OF the building con-
templated by law, and one-tenth of
the appropriation made two years ago.
more than one-half OF which lapsed the
first year by the Governors inaction.
At the very best it seems that only
about $50, 900, and the small expenses
previously incurred can now be made
available from the half-million ap-
preparation made by the last Legisla-
ture, and which by an overwhelming
will of the people was formulated into
detail by decisive vote of their rep
resentatives as a positive guide for the
Executive in the discharge of his duty.
No other appropriation for public
buildings was ever subjected to this
vexatious and annoying delay. No
other Governor ever assumed to step
in and nullify the law and trample
upon the expressed will of the people
in so important matter. And no
other man than John II. McGraw
would have the cheek to try to foist
upon the people tool to serve his
selfish purposes and ask the people to
endorse him.
The bids as presented cover the
figures quoted as follows:
Wilmot & Davies, Seattle, $54 ,495
for Dogfsh or Pittsburg stone; Chuck
anut stone, $52,295; Tenino stone,
$l9,2l0; granite, $5l, l,S95.
c. J. Erickson, Seattle, Tenino stone,
$500; Chuckanut, $53, 800; Dogfish,
$4,000; granite, sos, 300.
Theo. Peterson, Chicago, $9J,935 /;
with granite, $l05,740.
Charles King, Tacoma, eight-inch,
Olympia sandstone, $JS,4l0; Tenino,
$5S,96O; Chuckanut, $59, $50; sixteen
inch, Olympia, SCI ,6Sl; Tenino, $52,-
ISL; Chuckanut, $G3,22l.
Donald McRae, Seattle, eight-inch,
Tenino stone, $39,S26, or any local
stone, $46,470. Sixteen inch, $i2 ,426,
or any other stone, $4,000. Wall of
solid Tenino sandstone, 44-inches wide,
$35,6G7.
Lillis Il Tucker, Tacoma, Tenino
stone, $39. .9Gs; Bellingham Bay, $45,-
96S; Pittsburg, $47 ,46S.
Flynn & Rockmark, Seattle, $i9.-
$50, Tenino stone or some equally as
good, eight or sixteen inch walls.
James Spur, Seattle, $4,000 for
any quality stone or brick in State,
to be selected by commission.
Nicholas & Crothers, Tacoma, six
teen inch wall, Pittsburg, $62,775;
Chuckanut, $5S,S5O; Olympia sand
stone, $4,000; Tenino sandstone,
$55, $50; eight-inch wall, Pittsburg,
$55, ITO; Chuckanut, $54, ,l30; Sand
stone, $53,435; Tenino sandstone,
$51,70
A. E. Barrett, Puyallup, eight-inch,
Tenino or other stone, $54 600; Pitts
burg, 100000. Sixteen.inch wall, Te.
nino stone, $4,000; Pittsburg stone,
$1,000.
H. S. Huson and E. w. Gilmore,
Tacoma, any stone, $49,9S7, complete.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19

Mint Director Preston has furnished
ii CURES to the New York Ereniag Post
which show a surprising expansion in
the worlds gold production in the cal
endar year 1894. In his latest annual
report the Director estimated that the
output of this metal in the world as
whole, would amount to little less
than $l69,OO0,OOO in 1894, which was
allowing for about $13,OOO,OOO of an
increase over 1893. From data which
he has recently received from the diff
ferent producing regions, he sees an
output of s174OOO,OOO for the year in
sight and the prospect is that it may
90 to still higher figure. Every inn
portant locality of production-the
United States, Australia, South Al
rica and the rest of the great gold
fields report a large increase in pro-
duction in the past seven months.
The steady and rapid expansion in
the gold output in recent years makes
a decidedly interesting and significant
exhibit. The production amounted to
$llS,S49,0O0 in 1890, to $l30,650, 900
in 1891, to $l46,29S 600 in 1892, and
to $l55 ,522 600 in 1898. According to
the Mint Directors recent estimate,
the output in 1894 will be at least
$l74 100000. The United States, as he
figures, will produce $42OOO,OOO or
$43,OOO,0OO, against $36,OOO,OOO last
year, and South Africa's output will
grow from $29,OOO,OOO last year to
SAC, 100000 this year, while Australia's
will advance from a 100000 prod
uct to one of $3S, 100000. The United
States, if this reckoning is approx
mately accurate. will hang on to first
place among the gold-producing local
tiles, but the chances are that South
Africa will step to the front before
many more years pass.
1t is a very cheerful and encour-
aging story that these figures tell,
The increase in the worlds production
in the five years beginning with 1890
and ending with 1894 will be fully 40
per cent, which is many times greater
than the increase in population or busi-
ness. Moreover, the aggregate in
crease is growing greater and greater
as time passes. An immense stimu-
lus has been given to gold production
by the anti-silver policy of India and
the United States in 1898. The min
ers, finding silver production unprofit-
able, are turning their attention to
gold. The alleged danger of gold
scarcity which the free.silverites have
been preaching is a hallucination
which has lost its power to frighten
sensible men. The gold production is
much more than meeting the worlds
needs in the exchanges, and there is
an exceedingly strong probability that
it will do this for scores of years tc
come, if not for all time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19

materially reduce taxation: First, by
aboli.hing useless commissions and
State offices, and reducing the salaries
ul the remainder; second, 10y the SIM
r!iiication Of the judiciary laws 50 as
to give speedy trial and justice at min
imum expense, and providing for the
enlargement of the powers OF the JUS
tice courts, and the limitation Of the
power OF appeal, so that unscrupulous
clients may not exhaust the resources
Of the poor who are compelled to liti-
gate, by succession Of appeals on
technical grounds; third, by the en-
actmcnt OF a revenue law that will
give simple and economical county
government, by reducing salaries OF
county officials; providing for the
assessment of real estate but once in
two years; and for similar method
Of bookkeeping in listing property and
collecting taxes.
! And inasmuch as u large number of
our citizens OF Chehalis county have
suffered great hardship i'll the loss OF
| time and money as settlers upon what
is known as the indemnity lands of
I the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and the rights of the company
and the settlers have been pending for
the last Ii or 90 years, and the ques-
ton of the company's right to any
land grant in their branch line be-
tween Tacoma, Washington, and Port
land, Oregon, is unsettled, we demand
that it should be speedily settled for
all time to come; and inasmuch as the
survey OF townships has thrown a
large number of our citizens who
settled upon unsurveyed land within
the original grant OF the Northern Pa
citic Railroad Company, and who, at
the time of their settlement were una
BILE to tell whether their claims were
in an odd or even section, and there
is no law by which these unfortunate
citizens are protected in their rights,
and we pledge our nominees for the
legislature that they will not cast their
vote, or support any person for the
United States Senate who will not
pledge himself to use every honorable
means to have laws enacted for the
speedy adjustment and settlement of
this question.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19

world is one that was male hy the
Louis NV OF France. 1t il now
owned by member of the Rothschlld
family, who bought it for e33 800.
The amount OF railway stock paying
no dividends during the year was q
S50,33l ,512. Of this amount $l2S,-
SGS, 800 is owned by the few controllers
of the Central and Union Pacific rail-
rnn.l.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
THE IRON FAN.
Ii Was Used as "a Shield by Oriep.
tai Warriors.
Popular Science Monthly.

taA hVuEItOESs
Popular Science Monthly.
The study of Japanese fans is re-
garded, in Mrs. Charlotte NJ. Salwav's
book on the subject, as substantially
the study of history, religion, etiquette,
daily manners and customs, peace md
war, trade. games and literature, in
fact, OF the whole civilization and art
of the country. From the sixth CEN
tury downward, fans were a part of
the national costume. Every fan be-
longing to every rank had its mean
ing, and was used in its own particu-
lar way, according to a strict code OF
etiquette. The flat fan, or uchiwa,
was introduced into Japan by the
Chinese, and has been made in diff
ferent shapes and used in many diff
ferent ways. The cheapest and most
usual forms are common objects in the
West. One Of its most curious varie-
ties is the iron war fan, invented in
the eleventh century for the use of
military commanders, either for direc.
ton and signaling, or as shield for
defense. 1t is made of leather and
iron. The water fans are made OF
bamboo and thinly lacquered, so that
they may be dipped in water to secure
extra GOODNESS while tanning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
A NEGLECTFUL GOVERNOR.

The policy OF delay is supplemented
by the habit of neglect in the office of
the Executive of the State. The duty
of the Governor is plainly set forth
in the statutes Of the State, to issue n
proclamation "at least sixty days be-
fore any general election" That he
has not done so, is one additional
indication of the incompetent and
shiftless manner in which public mat
ters are managed at the fountain
head. Is it surprising that subordi-
mates fail to respect the law when
such an example is set by their chief?
The following from the Tacoma News
is in print
1t appears that Governor McGraw
has neglected his duty in part in not
issuing his proclamation Of the COM
ing election earlier than he did. The
proclamation was sent to the different
County Auditors about 40 days only
before the date OF election.
Section 353 of Hills statutes and
codes of Washington, volume l, page
III, makes it the duty of the Cover
nor to issue proclamation cat least
GO days before any general election,
designating the offices to be filled by
the State at large at such election and
to transmit copy thereof to the
County Auditor OF each county"
1t is hardly possible that the failure
to issue the proclamation sat least
sixty days, ETC., will invalidate the
coming election, because section 351
of the same law declares "the cleo
ton of legislative, district, county and
precinct officers, in this State, shall be
held on the Tuesday following the first
Monday in November and
all elective State, legislative, county
and precinct officers shall hereafter be
elected at the times herein specified"
There is also a similar provision in
the constitution of the State of wash
ington. So the neglect OF the Cover
nor cannot work disastrously, no mat
ter how derelict the Governor may
have been in carrying out the strict
letter Of the law.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19

may be strongly asserted that he is
true to his instincts of friendship
that his friends know where to find
him, and so do his enemies. Born
in st. Louis, Mo-, January 6, 1882, he
at l6 years Of age entered the mer-
camille business as salesman and
book keeper, i'll 1913. A year later he
crossed the plains to California, and in
1850 he reached Oregon, where he re-
sided in Marion county, and taught
school for years, prosecuting the study
Of law at the same time. In 1856 he
became and remained for four years
postmaster at Salem, the capital of Or
egon, at the end of which time the peo-
pie elected him county clerk. While
serving in this last capacity, he was
admitted to practice before the Su-
preme court OF that State, at its De-
cember term of 1861. In 1856, he
went to Idaho, Qeaving his family in
OregoD and for year edited the
Owyhee Bulletin, of Silver City, Idaho.
While in Idaho the Democrats placed
his name upon their ticket for County
Judge, and he withdrew it, refusing to
run. Later he was elected to the
Legislature from Idaho, but being in.
eligible did not serve. In September,
1867, he moved his family to
Walla Walla, practicing his pIofes-
sion and continuing his residence in
that city. In 1869 he was elected
from Walla Walla county to the Ter
ritorial Legislature of Washington,
was reelected in 1873 and became
Speaker OF the House. One term he
served as District Attorney, and was
the Democratic candidate in 1878 for
Territorial delegate to Congress from
Washington Territory, being defeated
by his Republican opponent 4. H.
Brents. While absent in San Fran
cisco, he was elected member OF the
City Council of Walla Walla city,"
Judge Cation was a member of the
Territorial Legislature that in 1888
created the county of Lincoln, and he
personally drafted the bill which set
this county aside from Spokane county
In 1887 he was appointed by the
County Commissioners Prosecuting
Attorney of Lincoln county, and was
elected to succeed himself for the po-
sition, serving four years as Prosecut-
ing Attorney of Lincoln county.
Judge Cation has been a lifelong
Democrat, and has been prominen tly
identified with the Democratic party
of Washington for 81 years. At the
State Convention at North Yakima he
was made permanent chairman. The
convention nominated him for Su--
preme Judge, which nomination he
refused to accept. He was then nom
mated for Congress, and refused that
nomination also. A second time the
honor was rendered him and he ac-
cepted it, and will make the best fight
possible for the position, and when
elected will fill the office with honor
to himself and satisfaction to the
State. His business is such that he
cannot devote his time to campaign
ing, but will speak in the principle
cities of the State, only. He will poll
the full Democratic vote of Washing
ton, and will have no trouble to draw
votes from his large circle OF acquaint-
ances living in the Republican and
Populist faiths.
IT is estimated that it would cost
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
A =" SOUND AND STABLE BASIS"

The attitude of the Mt. Vernon
Post on the tariff question is unmis-
taxable. 1t presents its views in these
vigorous words:
Mr.. Mckinley. the high priest of
protection and father OF the Mckinley
bill, in his speech recently delivered
at Bangor, Me-, took this position
He denied to the Democratic tariff
law any virtues whatever. In the
course OF his speech he asked in what
respect it was better than the Repub-
lican legislation. "Whose factories
will it set to work." he asked. Then
he asserted: 9" 1t will not increase the
demand for labor at home; it will not
start a single factory at home."
Yet Mr.. McKinley's prophesy has
proved untrue and already factories
are starting up in great numbers. A
New York daily at hand gives list
several columns long of factories
which have been enabled to resume
operations AS a result of the new
tariff law.
The charge has been made that at
the hands of the Democratic Congress
the textile industries, especially the
manufacture of woolens, were harshly
treated, and that in effect, death
blow to them had been struck. That
this is not fact is clearly proven by
the increased activity in the manu-.
featuring trades and the substantial
and business-like basis upon which
they are resuming. Every woolen
factory, big or little, now has chance
to enter into hearty competition for
trade and certain price for their
wares is assured for some time to
come. Unhealthy bonuses to large
manufacturers have been done away
with by the new law, and the specula-
| tive feature of the manufacturing
business has given place to sound
and stable basis from which manufac-
turers can compute returns will
certainty. Now that manufacturing
is put upon strictly business footing,
capitalists, so long suspicious of loan
ing money to manufacturers, will
loosen their purse strings and there
will be such an impetus as was never
seen before among the factories.
But the new law does not go far
enough, and so long as there is a
single industry in the country existing
under the unwholesome tariff laws,
just so long will capitalists look with
suspicion upon those industries. If
an industry cannot support itself in
this great country, full of the most
extensive resources, then it ought to
fail, and the sooner the better.
Moneyed men see this plainly and
they always figure on the possibility
Of the government Withdrawing the
unequal and unjust tariff lays before
they tie up with any industry. If an
industry is a paying one, why the
necessity OF the tariff; if it isn't pay
ing why invest in it at all? That is the
way they look at it, and the reason is
found there for their recent habit OF
forming trusts to control legislation
The tariff must go and the manufac-
turcrs must get down to honest bust,
ness before there will ever be continued
and stable prosperity in this country.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
NATHAN T. CATION,
Candidate On the
Democratic Ticket of Washing-
ION.

Speaking of n. I. Cation, Esq, of
Spraguc, Democratic candidate for
Congress from the State of Washing
ton, Gilbert's History of Washington
Territory and Oregon says: "N. 7.
Cation, who gained his prominence at
the bar through persistent exercise
of talents peculiarly adapting him to
that profession, is counted among the
most successful and prominent attor-
neys OF Washington. He is a man Of
nervous temperament, positive ideas
and an active mind, but though pos
sessed of strong feelings, and by some
may be considered capable of preju-
dice, yet the writer has seen him so
far control such feelings as to do his
enemies the justice to write and speak
in complimentary terms OF them. 1t
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
A SOUND PLATFORM.

The Aberdeen Herald gives a sum-
mary of the platform of the Chehaiis
county Democrats, from which we
make the following extract:
We pledge our legislative nominees
to the enactment OF such laws as will
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19

Badness is either hereditary or
caused by sickness, mental exhaustion,
wearing tight-fitting hats, and over
work and trouble. Halls Renewer
will prevent it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-10-19
Tranquility OF Mind.

1t is necessary above all other things
to culivative tranquility of mind, to
exercise our wills in regard to this, for
the will counts for something. In
proportion as We are not contented
with our sphere, or satisfied with our
selves, well disciplined mind will
reach out longingly for better sphere
and worthier coourse of life.
Finding how short-lived is every
thing terrestrial, we must learn to
make the most of every hour. We
should acquire the habit OF adapting
ourselves to the fiuctuating conditions
in which we are placed, and instead OF
being sad and desponding, we should
compel even untoward circumstances
to minister to our employment.
VOiceless sorrow, grief that is deep
er and more lasting than any that
death ever brings. broken hopes,
blighted lives, and perpetual sadness,
are covered by the smiling mask of
habit and education. One idol after
another is shattered, but the we'll dis
ciplined mind RECEIVERS its balance,
the carefully trained hands remember
their cunning, and, with no outward
sign of inward desolation, the spirit
gathers up the remnant Of life and
goes on as before.
a strong will to secure tranquility
accepts things as they are and does
not worry about the past, which has
gone, nor tomorrow. which has not
come, but take the present day and
makes the best of it. If we persist
in peering into the future and sigh
ing over the past, this blessed to-day,
which is all we can be sure of, We
never have. Much OF the happiness
Of life is lost by sacrificing the sub.
stance for the shadow
A. B. WEED, has made careful es-
Inmates from all available sources and
figures that Yakima has 1900 bales
OF "a hops, of which 1900 bales have
been sold, contracted or consigned,
leaving 5000 bales awaiting raising
market. Many hops were left un
picked, but they were of character
that would not bring the grade up to
the highest standard, and the main
efforts of the growers were directed to
this end. The Yakima hops are
generally Of an attractive character
and three lots have been sold lately at
q cents.
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