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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12
1t'a5hington Standard
OLYMPIA. WASH.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE y, 1896.
A Just Veto.

Whatever may be sand oil the rrcsi-
dental veto OF the River and lIarbor
bill, there can be but one opinion OF
the objections made to the General
Deficiency bill, one OF the main items
OF which involved over 100000, re-
sultiug from spollation claims against
France which were incurred nearly
century ago. While France and Eng
land were at war, French cruisers
committed depredations on cur COM
merce, in violation OF international
law, which this government endeav-
ored to enforce, but in treaty subse-
puently made their claims were aban-
doncd in consideration Of France re-
linquishing certain claims against us.
Upon these conditions, efforts have
been made, from time to time the past
century, to obtain an allowance from
the treasury to cover alleged losses OF
long forgotten ancestry.
A bill recognizing liability of the
government was defeated in 1902, and
until 1916, says the President, g" these
claims were from time to time, pressed
upon the attention of Congress, with
varying fortune, but never with favor
able action" In that year bill ap-
propriating S., 100000 was passed but
promptly vetoed by President Polk.
In 1855, another bill passed, which
was vetoed by President Pierce.
Both executives took the ground that
the government was not liable, Gun
less it be assumed that it is the secur-
er and guarantor of American claims
of whatever nature its Individual citi-
zens may have against foreign ma
ton"
The present allowance is but the en-
tering wedge for presentation of claims
aggregating $25,OOO,OOO, from this
same source, already submitted to the
court of claims. Such claims never
grow less from lapse of time, and this
seems to have grown to stalwart pro-
portions under the stimulative influ-
ences so we'll understood by lobbyists
who make it q business to search out
grounds for basing a claim against the
government and to carefully foster it
ever afterwards until successful.
Another "claim" recognized in the
present Deficiency bill is the item OF
$l74,OOO to Charles P. Choteau, for ex-
tras in building the steam battery
Elijah. It seems that Choteau is as
signee of the builder who after receiv-
ing the contract price was paid lib
eral allowance, and bill he claimed, for
extras, and a receipt was given by him
in full of all demands two years ago.
This did not restrain Choteau from
presenting a claim, however, which
was disallowed, and now the little
joker is smuggled into bill when it
was likely to escape detection as COW
ering only emergency appropriations.
If President Cleveland's acts we're
all based upon as impregnable grounds
as this veto, they would receive the
cordial plaudits of honest people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12
New Incorporasions.

Articles for the following domestic
corporations have been filed in the
office of the Secretary of State:
The Clark Consolidated Gold min.
ing Co., of Spokane; capital, $1,000
OOO; incorporators, T. ID. Ferrow, w.
G. Taner and H. L. Rodgers.
Dewdney Gold mining Co., of Spo-
kane; capital. $4,000; incorporators,
w. J. C. Wakefield, Z. L. Tate and
others.
Gomez Fishing Company, of Grand
Dalles, Klickitat county; capital. S..
COO; incorporators, J. +. Gomez, j.
II. Garfield, 0. 0. Campbell.
The Presbyterian church of North.
port.
The Double-Standard Gold mining
Co.. of Northport; capital, $4,000;
incorporators, ]. Z. Almstrom, H. w.
Bodey, q. A. Almstrom.
Eastern Star Gold mining Co.. of
Spokane; capital, $4,000; incorpo-
rators. Alfred Adlund, A. G. Jansen.
and others.
Stanwood Boom Company, of Seat.
tie; capital, $250,0OO; incorporators,
H. G. Henry, A. F. Burleigh, W. C.
Butler.
Chewe!ah Mining Co., OF Spokane :;
capital, $l.OOO,OOO; incorporators, F.
L Kinney, w. E. Embrey and others.
, Black River Group Mining Co., of
Spokane; capital, $l,25O,OOO; incor-
porators, J. ID. Hinkle, F. o. Berg and
others.
The Talapoosa Gold Mining &
Leasing Co., Of Seattle; capital, ST.
$4,000; incorporators, A. B. Knowlton
K. X. Knowlton.
The Grand Prize Mining & Milling
Co., OF Spokane; capital, $1,000, 600 /;
incorporators, q. w. Belt, P. F. Quinn
and others.
Great Republic Gold Mining Co., OF
Northport; capital, 500. 600; incorpo-
ratoTs, c. c. Knutson, w. F. Case and
others.
Plata RIGA Mining Co., of Spokane 1;
capital, $4,000 incorporators, C. w.
Burdsal, G. F. Porter and others.
Fidelity Gold & Copper Mining Co.,
OF Northport; capital, 81 900 900; in
corporators, John Barry, Thomas
Joslyn.
Three Links Gold mining Co., of
Spokane; capital, $75O,OOO; incorpo-
rators, P. Gilbert, w. B. Cowgirl and
others.
Sunday Morning Mining Co., of
Spokane; capital, $4,000; incorpo-
rators, c. w. Burdsal, C. F. Lucas and
others.
Kettle River Mining Co., of Spo.
kane; capital, 100000; incorpora.
tors, r. B. Blake, J. G. Webb and
others.
Epworth Methodist Episcopal
church of Lisalceula, King county.
The Deep Greek Gold & Copper
Company, of Seattle; capital, 81, 00O,-
600; incorporators, Isabella M. kellogg
Carl Kleinschmidt, w. Finley Hall.
Kemp.Komar Copper Mining Com.
pany, of Spokane; capital, $1,000, COO;
incorporators, Wood Kemp, George
Komar, L. K. Armstrong.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12
Mars in Perhilion To-day.

Our ruddy neighbor, Mars, will be
nearer the earth to-day, June II, 1896,
than he will be again in life time.
After this date, both that planet and
our own globe will begin to swing off
into space, diverging from each other
till they have reached their maximum
distance apart, when they will again
come in conjunction.
Costly expeditions have been fitted
out by various princely endowed COL
leges and universities OF this country
and Europe for the purpose of prying
into the physical nature of Mars and
discovering, as far as possible, the
conditions for the support of animal
and vegetable life on its surface.
From the United States several ex-
petitions have gone into the tropical
regions of Mexico and South America.
The distance separating Earth from
Mars varies greatly at different per-
iods in their revolutions about the
sun. This distance at its maximum
10 about sixty millions of miles, while
at its minimum it is reduced to less
than thirty-five millions of miles.
Under exceedingly favorable circum.
stances, the highest achievements OF
the most powerful telescopes now in
use, is to show the planet Mars at an
apparent distance of about 5000 miles.
Even at this greatly reduced distance,
it will be readily seen that the best
that can be done in our present state
of knowledge and with the appliances
at hand, is to trace with more or less
accuracy the boundaries of the larger
divisions of land and water on that
planet. Everything relating to de-
tails must, of course, be purely con-
jectural, or little better than specula-
tive.
The u ninitiated are too prone to ex-
pect miracles from astronomers.
While results have been already
achieved which may be referred to the
border land Of the miraculous, much
more remains to be done. As New
ton declared, the great ocean of truth
remains still unexplored before US.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

A WOMAN STAR-GAzER.-Miss Dor
othea Klimke, an American girl and
member of the Paris Observatory, is
to be one of the members of the Brit.
ish expedition TO 20 to Norway next
month, to take observations of the
solar eclipse. The party, consisting of
five eminent astronomers, will be I'M
der the lead OF DR.. Common, Presi-
dent OF the Royal Astronomical So.
ciety. Miss K. is 81 years of age and
was born in San Francisco. She was
the first girl student ever admitted to
the Paris institution. When in 1882,
the great comet came into view she
was the successful competitor for a
prize of 5000 francs offered by the OBJ
servatory for the best treatise on the
cratic visitor, With some of the most
learned scientists as competitors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12
THE SILVERY LIGHT IS BREAKING
A Two.Thirds Majority Assured for
the White Metal.

the White Metal.
The Democratic silver men, under
date of Washington. June 7th, pre-
pared the following statement of the
probable strength of the contending
currency factions in the Chicago Con.
vention, based upon returns and esti-
mates. 1t will be seen that our own
State is accredited with divided dele
CATION, when it was promised at the
State Convention that the delegation
would vote as a unit and in accord
with the strong silver plank adopted
by three-to-one vote. One of these
so-called gold delegates, (Mr. Sharp
stein) has, over his signature, while
protesting Partially for the gold stand.
ard signified his intention OF voting in
accord with the platform adopted by
the State Convention.
Ii is understood that each OF the
Territories and the District OF Column
bis be accorded six delegates. If this
be done, the total membership will be
922, OF which 462 will be a majority
and GIG two-thirds vote.
Up to the 7th instant, the delega-
gates elected representing silver were
rs follows:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

DEATH OF A WELL-KNOwN ACTOR
Frank Mayo. the veteran actor, died
on the Union Pacific Railroad, en-
route for aha, Monday, about noon.
He had been suffering for some time,
at night, while in a recumbent posi-
ton. with pains in his chest, but his
physician had told him that they por-
tended no serious harm. He passed
away quietly in the smoking car, and
had been dead sometime when dis
covered
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12
OF those delegates yet to be chosen
the following will be for silver:
The gold delegates yet TO be chosen

These tables still leave Maryland
and Minnesota unaccounted for. The
Maryland convention which met
Wednesday, adds l6 votes to the gold
column. but this may be offset by the
silver delegation OF Is from Minnesota,
to be elected next Tuesday.
1t will be noticed in the above tables
that Ohio shows total of "a votes for
free silver, chosen and to be chosen.
This is a greater free silver strength
than has heretofore been credited to
the State. but it is known to be cor
rect. Nebraska, with q contesting del
egation, has been placed in the silver
column on the strength OF Governor
Mortcn's statement that the sound
money delegation does not stand q
ghost OF show OF being seated.
The free silver leaders claim, more
over, that there will be breaks in th @
ranks OF the Eastern souud-money
delegations for the free silver candi.
dates, just as in the Republican party
there will be breaks in the anti-Mc-
Kinley ranks in favor OF the Ohio
stateeman.
So there is a fair hope and expecta-
ton that the majority will reach the
two.thirds mark long before the day
OF the convention dawns, which will
avoid all necessity for repeal of the
time-honored but undemocratic rule,
that two thirds majority is required
in making national nominations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

1t is said that late shipment OF
apples brought by the Warrimoo are
on sale in Whatcom, and are affected
by the same strange pest for which
the British Columbia Fruit Inspectors
in Vancouver and Westminster sent
back q number of consignments.
Over the line they gathered up and
sent back the whole number OF apples
landed because they did not want the
insect to get start in British Colum.
bia. The pest is something new in
this country, but is very prevalent
and very virulent apple pest in Aus
tralia and some other localities near
there.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

OMINoUs.-At Oakville, Kansas, a
few days ago, . train of forty cars
laden with corn was made up to feed
St. Louis tornado sufferers and to
boom Mckinley. The forty cars rep
resented the bounty OF forty counties
of the corn State, and forty orators
were to have beat the tom-tom and
sounded the hew.gag for the tin god
of the Republican party. But Vulcan.
who forges the thunder.bolts, or Jupi.
ter who hurls them, or it may have
been Tillman. who is just now q Ley
den jar of energy, formed q ground"
and knocked three OF the cars into
kindling wood. Whether the orators
escaped demolition or not, the dispatch
does not state, but they probably are
with the Saved" for the devil gener.
ally takes care of his own, and their
mission on earth had not been COM
pleted until ballot is taken on the
10Th inst.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

The Memorial day edition OF the
Whatcom RereiNe was edited by the
women OF that city, and as usual, the
task was accomplished in a manner
which surprised those who believe
that women's duties should be limited
to the daily routine of household life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

If the st. Louis Convention could
be postponed another month it is pro-
bable that McKinley's support would
be among the scattering. The leaven
has spent its force and the loaf must
be baked quickly or it will sour and
fall.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

PENNoYER says he will cut down his
own salary one-half as Mayor of Port
land. He claims that the general de-
cline of prices and values warrants it.
No one should find fault with this.
Pennoyer's services are not worth over
so per cent. of what they were before he
went into politics and became a dema-
gogue.-P.I.
The Pr. evidently measures brains
as it would sawdust for circus ring,
and by that standard even Pennoyer
can command odds against the gang
who ran the Everett convention.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

The Olympian unhesitatingly states,
and challenges successful contradiction.
that the Capitol Commission has had at
least two opportunities to have success
fully contracted for the construction of
the capital building under the law as it
now stands. The Legislature or the del
egation from this county need not be
held responsible for the failure to build
the State house. The responsibility NAV
as well be placed first as last just where
it belongs and that is upon the commits
sion constituted and directed by law to
do this work.-Olympian.
1t now behooves the commission to
put up, or shut up" The P.-L., the
Governors organ, is respectfully in.
vited to step out and put on the gloves.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

Piles are being driven at Fort Candy
for the new life saving quarters. Great
difficulty was experienced in driving
them, on account of the rocky nature
OF the bottom. Some can only be
driven down IL inches. A government
inspector superintends the work.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

MIR. Ellis will probably pull through
but the Oregonian came very near to
electing the driver of the laundry wagon.
-Olympidn.
With the recollection of Cincinnatus,
who was taken from his pillow in sim.
liar emergency, plainly before us, the
sneer at the vocation of Quinn, the
"driver of the laundry wagon" falls
like the shaft OF Envy against the
impenetrabfe armor of Virtue.
Honor and shame from no condition rise,
Act well your part. there all the honor lies,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

The plaster fell from the ceiling OF
a bedroom in Mr.. Darr's residence in
Uniontown, the other day, leaving a
space of about 10 feet square of bare
laths, and covering the bed in which a
baby lay with coat about three
quarters OF an inch thick. The little
child was bruised up quite badly,
though not seriously.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

Mr.. Boies says he is not an out and
out candidate, but that he will accept
the nomination if it is rendered him.
There seem to be no out and out Demo-
cratic candidates this year.-P.-I.
No, it will be year OF the ins. The
Chicago Convention will nominate an
in-and-in candidate and the silver
men will see that he is placed in the
Office of President.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

WHILE Speaker Reed absolutely re-
fuses to pay second fiddle in the Nc
Kinley band, he will doubtless consent
to lend his valuable services as drum.
major in the outdoor parade.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12
A Soft-Glove Contest.

Gov. McGraw's suit against the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co., in the
U. 5. Court at Tacoma, to compel Re-
ceiver Burleigh to furnish to the State
Weigher of lumber and shingles facili.
ties for complying with the law OF
1898, which created the office, would
appear in better light, had the effort
to enforce the law begun a year OF
more ago. Here is evidently another
of those unexplained delays which
have been the cause OF SO much COM
plant Of the executive service. If, as
the Governor alleges in his complaint,
/" the Northern Pacific has at all times
refused to obey the law and to supply
the State Weigher with scales to weigh
cars loaded with lumber and shingles !;
that the company refused to transport
loaded cars to scales so that they may
be weighed, or to permit their being
weighed; that the defendant refuses
to pay the statutory fee for the same,
and that its action has in effect multi.
fled the law. depriving shippers of the
benefit of the statute, and that the
sovereignty of the State OF Washing
ton has been dishonored, and brought
into contempt by fragrant violation
OF the laws enacted by her for the bet
ter protection and security of the
rights of her citizens and inhabitants, :"
why has not the potent aid of the Ex-
ecutive "army and navy" been in
voked to secure these rights?
Does it require the stimulus OF a
party campaign to infuse life into the
Executive nerve? May acts of omis-
sion be excused or placated by an ap-
pearance Of activity as the ides of No
yember approach? 1t seems that this
may be the chestnut-burr which is
just now producing the apparent gu
bernatorial cavort in the face of a
power which "stood pat" with the Ex-
ecutive in manipulating the party ma.
chine at Everett. Gold and silver are
not the only elements which produce
straddle nowadays. The effort to
stand in with corporations and appar-
emily protect the rights OF the people,
requires even longer legs and suppler
joints than the financial contortions of
the professional politicians.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

SPEAKER Reed will find it extremely
difficult to count visible quorum at
st. Louis who favor his Presidential
aspirations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

EVEN if the Pops did not elect the
Congressman in Oregon, they gave the
6. o. p. a scare that turned its hair
white.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

The Post-Intelllgencer and the WASH
INGToN STANDARD will be sent one wear
for g cash, by paying subscriptions to
the STANDARD.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

SERVING Two MAsTERs.-One would
suppose that if preacher paid some
attention to party politics as side
issue, that he would do 80 conscien-
tiously, and be guided by sense OF
right under all circumstances. But in
that profession, too, we find humanity
to be decidedly of the earth, earthly"
An instance in point is given by Elder
T. B. Ford, who is just back from the
Cleveland Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference, and as was to be expected, the
first thing after getting home he hobs
up serenely in a newspaper interview.
He says he is for the gold standard,
but does not believe it wise for the St.
Louis Convention to declare for what
he believes to be right on that ques-
ton. He fears that il the Democrats
join issue with clear.cut silver plank,
they will give Mckinley a mighty
hard race" He believes that the St.
Louie convention will give recognition
to the silver men, merely as a matter
of policy, be it understood. which
shows that the elders eyes are of the
"straddle-bug" order and while one OF
them may possibly be fixed upon the
gates OF Zion, the other is undoubtedly
riveted upon the carnal things OF
earth,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

THERE are a good many men in this
State who some years hence will won
der how they became infatuated with
the free silver craze.-P.-I.
There are good many Republicans
in this State who are now wondering
how it has happened that their party
has became infatuated with the gold
craze, and are promising themselves
that they will make an effort to shake
off the spell that binds them the first
opportunity. That will probably &C.
cur in November, and the Pr. can
look for another "slump" from the
ranks when the ballots are cast.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

FOR SALE A Remington type
writer No. l. Will trade or sell for
cash cheap. Address D., this Office.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

The Oiympian is now engaged in
the arduous duty of reading the Ore
gonian out of the Republican party.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

The CLINT on the silvery clouds In
the East give promise of the dawn of
prosperity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

Laying car equipments of all kinds.
A speciality of conceived tram wheels.
Highest market price paid for old cast
iron scrap, brass and copper.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

The gold cure il not likely to save
the Republican party.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-06-12

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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-27

aristocrat. And all of them are as dust
beneath his feet. The thought of them
makes his naughty blood boil and his
honorable gorge rise up into his conse-
Grated throat. When he regards the
honest toiler and considers how that
noble being is about to be despoiled
by the dishonest farmer, the unrecon-
ciled Shareholder, and the incendiary
populist, he is moved to very passion
of protest. He speaks in tones husky
with emotion. He calls the stars of
heaven to bear witness to his vigils
and to the agony of his compassion for
the workingman. He is great.
But he is more than that-he is hap
py, 1t is not only that he weeps for
the toiling masses and spends long,
sleepless nights devising schemes for
their prosperity and education he
weeps in such aristocratic company.
He joins his sobs with those of Bel
mont, Morgan, Whitney, Vanderbilt,
Van Allen, and the rest of the elite. He
is one of them. And as he looks about
him in the swim and thinks of what
his tears, his raptures, and his elo-
quence have brought to him, well may
he close his eyes in ecstacy and whis-
per to himself: ooh! how we apples
float Washington Post, Indepen-
dent Gold Standard.