Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-20

ARBoR DAY.-Gov. McGraw has
by proclamation designated Friday,
April 9th, as Arbor Day, and recon-.
mends that trees, flowers and shrubs
be planted " at our homes, schools and
public places that the beauty thereof
may be enhanced, and in schools such
exercises be instituted az may be
most appropriate to the occasion"
A BOLD RoPosITIoN.-The Emer-
gency Board, it is announced. will
meet on the 25th inst, to open the
purse-strings for further public ex-
penditures. It seems an inopportune
time for the use of this handy ap-
pendage for increasing the spoils of
Office, and the board, when it meets,
had better glance vt the handwriting
on the wall before proceeding to BUSH
ness.
LAND OFFICE BUsINEss.-Two cases
were decided ty the local land office
this week. One was Matthew Muir
ply vs.. John Redmond. The contest
was based on the declaration that
Redmond had offered his claim for
sale. The Office finds for Redmond.
The case of U. S. vs. Dunphe, for fraud
ulent proof on Q timber claim was not
sustained, the Government failing to
make out a case.
NIcARAGUAN INTERESTS. - VIM.
Newell, who has served four years as
u. S. Consul at Managua, Nicaragua,
will deliver q lecture in the M. E.
church next Monday evening.
Subject: Nicaragua and the Great
Canal" This is = matter of consider
able public interest, and doubtless
much interesting information will be
given by Mr.. n, who 10 qualified by
residence to speak from personal
knowledge on many points.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WASHING
TON PRESS AssocIATIoN.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Washington
State Press Association met in this
city Monday, and decided upon call
ing the State Convention for June
18th, to meet in this city, the place
selected by the last convention. The
sessions will begin Monday evening
and end Thursday morning, and .
programme will be prepared for the
expeditions consideration of business
and the entertainment OF the many
visitors who will be present from all
parts of the State on that occasion.
The committee adjourned to meet
May 22d for the completion OF details.
THE CATHOLIC CoLLEaK.-The sit
uation of the project for erection of
college buildings on the school section
near Woodland is just this: Thirteen
hundred and seventy dollars must be
paid to reimburse those having the
project in charge for site purchased
in Cowlitz county, on payment OF
which the subscribers will become
owners of the land. About 81 600 has
been subscribed. Three hundred and
seventy dollars remains to be sub
scribed, and the whole amount must
be made up by tomorrow noon, as the
school land will he sold at. that hour
and the opportunity to purchase will
pass. 1t seems that the small balance
ought to be raised without much diff.
Guilty, despite the scarcity of money.
SHIP BUILDING IN OLYMPIA.-Four
Olympia boys-Messrs. Doffiemire,
Van Epps, Huntsburger and Nc
Clelland-are engaged in building a
schooner AZ fleet in length over all, ID
feet width and feet depth of hold,
designed for service in the northern
sea. She will be built of native ma
terial throughout, the timbers being OF
oak, and her planking of fir. Every
part of the work, so far, has been
done by the boys" themselves and
they expect to prepare her for SEA
without any other aid, and when
ready for q voyage they will constitute
her officers and crew. She will be
ready for launching early in June, and
soon afterwards the young navigators
will start on q voyage of adventure for
the northern coast, and their destina-
ton will probably be Sitka.
CHICAGO LADY's QUARTETTE.-
Olympia Theater has contracted for
the appearance Of the Chicago Lady
Quartette on the night of May 18th
This is one OF the most unique 1t.
fractions of the season. The enter
tainment consists of quartette singing
by Mary B. Weaver. first suprsno and
whistler, Edith Bushee, contralto,
Elizabeth Ludwig, mezzo-soprano and
solo pianiste. and Alice Merrill Ray
mond, alto-soloist, and impersonations
and 1ecitations by Cornelia Neltnor
queen OF impersonators. No comblna'
ton has enjoyed greater success nor
more hearty welcome from the people