Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-23

\ WEATHEE CuMFARIsON.-At the
weather office in this city Wednesday
morning the following comparison Of
the weather was made: The official
thermometer registered IL degrees
above zero i'll Olympia, and the needle
showed that it had been down to II
during the night. This is 10 degrees
more than the next preceding cold
night this winter. At Spokane it was
zero, II at Seattle, Is at Portland and
u at San Francisco. Helena reported
ii degrees below zero, 80 degrees
colder than Olympia.
GAMBLING GAMES CLosED.-Monday
afternoon the various gambling games
of the city received notice from Chief
OF Police Snyder that they must close,
and remain closed. Two saloons, in
which numerous games had been con-
Quoted, Immediately complied with
the order, and Monday night the rattle
OF dice, the turning of the wheel and
shuiiling OF cards were conspicuous
by their absence. Proprietors of the
games closed offered as an explanation
OF the lull in their line, that the deal
ers arc taking much needed rest.
NEW THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS
The Grismer- Davies company has
been booked to appear at Olympia
Theater May 22L in the new and sue
cessful play, The New South" which
has had such a run in Eastern cities.
Both Joseph Grismer and PhWbe
Davies are too well known to the
theater-going public to need an intro.
duction, and as Grismer makes
speciality OF always carrying a good
support, the people of Olympia can
anticipate a magnificent production.
John Il. Kelly in "McFee of Dublin"
has asked for date early next month
and negotiations with this artist are
now pending.
A SENSATION SroMED.-Last week
much fuss was made over the demise
of Mrs. Branch, whose death it was
claimed was caused by criminal op-
Grafton. John III. Dyer, a brother of
the deceased, determined to ascertain
if there had been any such operation
performed, and asked County Attor-
ney Root to have the body disinterred
and have an autopsy made. Tuesday
night this was done, and a corps OF
physicians made the examination. 1t
was then ascertained that death was
due to peritonitis, and that there was
no foundation for the charges made,
nor was the woman in the condition
charged at the time of her death.
THE STRUGGLE FOR FISH COMMIs.
sIoNER.-The struggle for the Office Of
State Fish Commissioner has taken
on feature OF local interest. The
appointment will not be made until
about March LIST, but in the meantime
the various candidates are not letting
the grass grow under their feet. The
contest has narrowed down to three
candidates, viz, the incumbent, James
Crawford, of Vancouver, Joseph Gale,
of Oyster Bay, and A. +. Houchen, Of
Pacific county. Mr.. Gale was not a
candidate until quite recently. but his
Endorsements are of high order.
When filed yesterday with the Gov
erner, no less than so members of the
Legislature were found to have in
scribed their names thereon. How
ever, it is now understood that Mr..
Crawford will be reappointed to the
office.
MCREAvY CASE IN CoURT-The
Capitol Commission has at last got
into Court. Wednesday, before Judge
Gordon, John McReavy filed a COM
plant, alleging that Judge Burke was
not entitled to a seat on the Commits
sion and asked that he be ousted.
Judge Burke demurred to the COM
plant on the ground that there was not
sufficient cause of action. Judge Cor
don sustained the demurrer and
entered decree in favor of Judge
Burke. An appeal was Immediately
taken to tho Supreme Court and the
case will come up for final disposal on
March 9Th. The Supreme Court
offered to hear the case on Monday
next, but the attorneys could not be
prepared with arguments in that
limited time, so March 5th was finally
selected as the date of hearing. 1t
will be taken up as an emergency case
and decision is expected by the last
of next week.