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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
Judge Lynch's Sway.

ment without Judge or jury, is as old
as crime itself, and so long as depraved
society produces criminals deserving
death, this kind of rctributive justice
will be practiced.
Lynch-law has the world for its
jurisdiction, and it has been resorted
to in about every State and Territory
in the CuiOn. Our own State has not
been exempt from its operations.
Double and triple hangings by mob
force have taken place in Seattle,
Steilacoom, Ellensburg and other
places, in broad daylight and despite
the desperate resistance of officers of
the law armed to keep the peace.
Widespread as this frenzied adj
ministration undoubtedly is in the
United States. it is quite safe to say
that nine-tent,Is of the lynchings in
this country take place in the South !;
nine-tenths of their victims are
negroes, and more horrible than all,
nine-tenths Of the crimes for which
these men suffer are assaults upon
white women and young girls. The
fact is significant one that such
crimes and lynchings as now prevail
among the negroes of the Gulf States
were almost wholly unknown in ante
bellum days, while slavery was one of
the political institutions Of the land.
While in bondage, every negro old
enough to do evil of any kind was
under the strict surveillance of task
masters; and he had neither the in
clination nor opportunity to commit
such appalling crimes against defence
less white women as are now SO COM
mon all along our Southern border.
The arm of constituted law is slow
and weak; nay, powerless to stop the
revolving scenes which are of almost
daily occurrence in the smaller towns
and hamlets of the stricken South. 1t
would seem that the liberated slaves
and their descendants were fast re-
lapsing into the barbarism in which
they reveled before being exported
from the dark continent.
Statistics show that a large ma
jority of the negro population of the
south constitutes but horde OF idlers;
vicious, degraded and shameless 70
the last extreme. After such lynch
ings as take place in the northern
States, especially where white men are
hanged, there generally follows
show of an attempt to punish the
perpetrators by searching them out
and bringing them before the courts.
But all such attempts are miserable
failures, as they ever will be. even
in the best regulated communities.
The highest magistrate in the land
solemnly dispenses statutory law in
gold spectacles, while some az.
gravated murder trial is dragging its
show length along, but judge Lynch
with his masked bailiffs will outgeneral
him every time.
The impetuous Absalom inaugur-
ated the first real lynching of which
we have any detailed account, when
he killed his half-brother for o crime
that outraged the peace of his fathers
kingdom. Just such lynchings have
followed similar crimes all along down
the ages and it seems that they will
continue to prevail to the end of time,
or until the human fiends that pro.
woke them cease to be found upon the
face of the earth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

WELCOME, LEWIS The Review in
abiding to the late return to Seattle
of Representative Lewis, prints these
pleasant comments on his statesman
ship:
Mr.. Lewis has faithfully worked for
our interests, and on every hand favor
able comment is heard of his course, and
they ALIVE say all advisedly, for Re-
pub!icans join with us-say that he is
the best representative Washington has
ever had in the halls of Congress. This
is not only the opinion locally, but ma
tionally. 1t is said no man ever made
such a brilliant reputation and able
record in so short a time. With our
readers We say, welcome home"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
Stump Signs.
"a GOOD BARGIN IS TALKED
ABOUT. IT'S OUR BEST AID
VERTISEMENT. THAT'S WHY
WE ARE TALKED Adult so
MUCH"

The above is a literal copy of one OF
the stump" board signs now to
by seen scattered along the various
approaches to the Capital city. The
name of the storekeeper is not, Of
course, copied, for the reason that it
might make him feel proud to see his
name in print.
This is only sample of many other
such signs that disgrace our city in
the eyes of all who delight in the pro-
prieties of the English language.
The sign tells whopper, however.
The good "bargin" is not the reason
why 1--WE" are talked "abut"; but fol-
the reason that, as little school girl
puts it, "That storekeeper don't know
how to SPELL"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
Going Gut 81 Buslness.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Having concluded to close out my
business at once am prepared to give
the people of Olympia unheard of
bargains in furniture, cook-stoves, air.
tight heaters, crockery, bedding, in
fact everything in my store will be
sold regardless of cost, also pony, har.
ness and cart, two bicycles, etc.
K. C.. BICKFoRD & Co.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

THIS is not a "corn" country, or
some interest might be felt in the
wcathcr-lore of the old stanza:
"Wct and warm
For Indian corn:
Cold aud dry
For wheat aud rye.
The steamship Portland has been
armed with Maxim gun which fires
automatically 800 one-pound shells II
minute, to protect her against pirates,
while CARRYING treasure from the
II orthcrn mines.
IF you want to buy II grubstakc out
fit lar below cost, 60 to Skaguay and
talk with Disguised miners.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
Forging Anarchism.

In his speech at the st. Louis con-
vention of the social anarchists, last
week, babbler Debs broke all former
records by giving expression to the
following language in his grand
peroration, "When the people are
ready, and that day is not far off, my
friends, there will be a spontaneous
uprising, the Supreme Court will be
abolished, Congress dispersed, and the
sacred rights of American citizens and
American freedom will be enthroned.
The time will come to incite the
populacc. I shrink from bloodshed,
but if this is necessary to preserve
liberty and our rights, in that event,
will shed the last drop that courses
through my veins. The people are
ripe for a great change. All they
lack is direction and leadership"
Now whether this is bold catering
to treason or anarchism, is only mat
ter of legal technicality, for in spirit,
they are one and the same.
Since the assassination of the Span
ish premier, the Anarchists ON this side
of the Atlantic have been holding
meetings in New York and Chicago,
to ratify the terrible event and rejoice
over another fiendish victory of the
bomb, the dagger and incendiary
torch, but their widest speeches were
not whit more inflammatqry than
have been the utterances of Debs and
his adherents at the st. Louis con-
vention. The next convention is to
be held in Chicago, on a day yet to
be designated some time during the
present month.
The gruesome memories of the
Haymarket bomb-throwing scene and
the assassination of Mayor Harrison
are fresh in the minds of Chicago PEG.
pie, and it remains to be seen whether
the authorities of that city will permit
incendiary speakers to incite a mob
ten thousand strong into a frenzy oil
anarchism pure and simple.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

Word has been received in this city
that squatters along the foothills of
the Olympics are bitterly complaining
OF the wanton destruction of elk by
inscriptions hunters who are Staying
those noble animals solely for their
hides and horns.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

WORD comes that the river boat Eu.
gene, which was to have been taken to
st. Michaels in tow of the steamer
Bristol, is now in danger of going to
pieces in Alert bay. 1t will be remem.
bered that she sailed from Portland
and reached point off the eastern
coast of Queen Charlotte's Island
when a storm came on and she had to
be cut loose from the Bristol. The
aim of her owners was to put her on
the Yukon river route to carry passen.
gers and freight from st. Michaels to
Dawson City.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

WHAT BETTER COULD You ExpEcT2
The Portland Welcome sizes up
Rogers about right when it says !:
d" Mr.. Rogers, the Populist Governor of
the State of Washington, insists that
there are no signs of returning pros.
perity, and that the country is getting
worse off all the time. The wish is
father to the wall. Such men as
Rogers thrive on the country's ADVERSE
ties. 1t is only during hard times
that they can get into Office. But the
farmers who are paying up their
debts, and business men who are do
ing more and better business than
for some years past, will pay little at
tention to such croakers as Rogers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

Rev. w. T. Ford was hardly free
from the Methodist conference before
he was arrested by the people for
criminal assault upon the young girl,
Jessie Morford. The reverend gentle
man claims the whole matter is a
piece of blackmail. Until his coming
trial he has been placed under 81 ZOO
bonds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
A DEPLoRABLE OUTcoME.-If reports

A DEPLORABLE OUTcoME.-If reports
can be relied upon blight is settling
down over the little town of Cheney.
The normal school property is going
into decay with no money from the
State to keep it in repair. The trus-
tees are doing what they can by priv
ate effort to save the school edifice
from vandalism. The windows have
been boarded up and the people are
trying to raise means by subscription
to do other necessary work about the
premises. While in session the school
was the soul, the light and hope OF
Cheney, but the curse of o crank's
veto power is doing its deadly work in
the town and its surroundings.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

FROM all accounts it appears that
the late rains have been quite general
over large portion of the northern
Pacific Coast.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

WE will soon receive a consignment
OF er0ekery from the factory at prices
that will surprise you.
Z. c. B[CKFORD & Co.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

REV. w. T. Ford, late pastor of one
of the Seattle Methodist churches, has
been declared guilty of certain i'm.
moralities and expelled from both
church and ministry. His trial has
caused profound sensation through
out the Puget Sound country, and as
in all similar cases he has his friends
and enemies.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

WORD comes that yellow.legged
chickens are roosting high in Everett,
since the converting of the Methodist
conference in that city.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

The State of Washington has just
escaped worse calamity than the
yellow fever in the failure of anarchist
J. R. Sovereign to address the people
OF Spokane on Labor Day, as invited
SO to do by editor Walker, of Freeman's
Journal. Olympia may especially re-
joice for that babbler would certainly
have visited the home of his brother,
his accidency.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10
y the Superior Court of the State of Washing
l. ton, in and for ThurstOn county.


Land Mortgage Bank of North |
western America, Limited,
Ia COrporation) and William
ID. Wood, Trustee, plaintiffs,
Edward T. Young, Josephine
Young, Thomas Burke,
Thomas N. Allen Trus
tee, Edison General Electric
Company. Henry NJ. Lam
berton and Margaret L. Lam
berton as copartncrs, doing No. -
business under the name Summons for
and style of Winona Deposit Publication.
Bank, A. H. Chambers and
X. Frost and G.. J. Lord as
Executors of Alexander Far
quar-, deceased, Ellen H.
Farquar, Mark a. Shannon,
Mary A. Shannon sole Ex
ecutrix OF Geo. ID. Shannon,
deceased, Robert Frost, Mary
L. Frost, A. II. Chambers,
Mary A. Chambers,
Mt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-09-10

Mark Hanna Causes a ssrHigh old
Timer In the Interior Depart.
ment by Trying to Control AP.
POintments-A Heavy Republican
Deficit - Per manent Property
Can Only Come Through the
Opening Of the MINIS 10 Free
Coinage OF silver Same rs Gold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22
BEATEN UP BY STRIKERS
TANNERS START A SMALL RIOT AT
MOONEY & SONS PLANT.
Business Mems Day at Winona, with
a Speech by Vice President Brooks,
of the Pennsylvania.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind, July 21.-The strike in
the tannery owned by w W. Mooney &,
Sons has reached a critical stage The strlk-
ers will not accept the new scale offered
by the company, which makes liberal con-
cessions. and will not allow any one else
TO take their places. Several, however, have
taken positions in the shops. Henry Hight,
who was at work, was assaulted this morn
ing by a crowd Of strikers and severely
beaten. He attempted to draw a revolver,
but it was knocked from his hand and his
face was the target for twenty fists. Other
men who had come into the city to work
were taken to the outgoing trains ard
their fares were paid out of the city. This
evening. when the men stopped work, they
were taken by a police guard to the street
cars and with a police escort were taken to
their homes. The strikers say that no one
will be at work in the morning.
An injunction was granted by the court
this morning restraining the men from VIC
lence. This the president of the strikers
organization terms a bluff" His name is
Albert Clymer. The injunction was granted
by Judge T. 7. Hord, of the Circuit Court
of Bartholomew county.
The Moneys this morning posted new
schedule. Under it no laborer could make
less than $1.25 per day. However, the strik-
ers have agreed to stay away until all the
men are returned at the former scale.
The strike began July II at the time the
reduction was posted
The strikers are being abetted by the
free-silver politicians. The Moneys we're
formerly Democrats, but last year came
out for sound money. This was displeasing
TO the followers of Bryan and now they
hope to make campaign capital out of the
matter to use in the present congressional
fight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22

underneath. the broad tires drew one-half
road, when soft and sticky on top and firm
terially lighter, the difference amounting to
an average of one-third When this same
road had been wet TO great depth by con-
tinued rains and the mud had become stiff
ana sticky, so that it would gather on the
wheels, the difference was again largely in
taVor OF the narrow tires.
These two are the only conditions of the
art road in which the narrow tires showed
10 advantage. On meadows and pastures
the results have been strikingly in favor
or the broad wheels. When the meadows
are soft, from 5000 to 1900 pounds may be
orafJ as that required to haul load of
1900 pounds on the narrow wheels. The
beneficial effect of the wide tire on dirt
roads was also strikingly shown in the
tests. a clay road badly cut into ruts
by the narrow tires was selected for the
test, as presenting conditions least favor
able to the broad tire A number of tests
of the draft of the narrow tire were made
in these open ruts, and Immediately fol-
lowed by the broad tires running in the
same ruts. The first run of the broad tire
over the narrow-tire ruts was accompanied
by an increased draft; the second by
draft materially less than the original mar
row tire: the third by a still greater de-
cline and in the fourth trip the rut was
practically obliterated and filled. thus dem
onstTating that If even half the wagons
had broad tires the results would be bene-
fetal to all in decreased draft and better
roads
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22
BUSINESS MEN AT wINONA.
Notable Address by j. II. Brooks, of
the PennsNINania Company.
Irdianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EAGLE LAKE, Ind. July 21.-The bust
ness men had this day at Winona, the oc-
CASTOR being one of a course of lectures to
be given on the relations of great business
to the people. The announcement that Hon.
J. r. Brooks second vice president of the
Pennsylvania Company, would be the
speaker drew a large audience, composed
chiefly of men of affairs. special train
was run from Fort Wayne to accommodate
business and railroad men. THE Relation
of Railroad Corporations and the Public"
was the subject of Mr.. Brooks's address,
which was characterized by spirit of fair
ness that at once engaged the attention and
respect of his audience After compli-
menting Winona in the highest terms Mr..
Brooks launched into his discourse. He de-
MED the oft-repeated statement that rail-
road managers as a class corrupt. He
asked his auditors to demand proof when
such allegations were made, but admitted
that there We're raScalS in the railroad BUSH
ness as in all others. Mr. Brooks gave sta
tistical information showing the tremen-
dous Importance OF railroad corporations
and, consequently, the SURPRISING need that
their relations to the people be properly
understood and adjusted. He declared that
the old method of railroad building, to sup
ply demand for transportation was the
honest plan, and that the method,
namely that of building railroads that
construction is dishonest. A large measure
of the depression of the past few years Mr.
Brooks attributes to the unproductive CAPT
tai invested in mushroom railroads and
to the increased competition in foreign
lands. In conclusion, Mr.. Brooks made a
strong plea for the railroad pooling bill.
He separated the word pool" from its evil
associations and showed how, under the
laws fixing maximum charges, it would be
impossible for railroad managers to work
injustice to the public by pooling their in
terests Using the line of argument that
one pirate among the competing roads may
throw into confusion the whole system of
transportation, Mr.. Brooks demonstrated
that it is impossible to have unrestricted
competition without distinctions. In his
opinion freight rates should be as postage
stamp rates, absolutely without distinction
of large buyers. but under competition this
is impossible. Under a pooling bill 1t would
be not only possible but probable that dis
tinctions could be abolished Mr.. Brooks
scored the corruption of public officials by
money and passes and did not spare the
action of some railroad officials in currying
favor with public officers by this means
He closed with the application of the golden
rule to all business, do as you would be
done by"
This evening a grand concert was given
by the talent now on the grounds. The So
loists were, Miss Grace Marshall, st. Louis
Soprano; Mrs. Isabel c. Moffat, Fort
Wayne, soprano; Mr.. Gwilym Miles, New
York baritone. Professor William Miles
directed chorus of seventy-five voices and
the WinOna orchestra.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22
The Wheel Devil.
Medical Raoor.

Another note of warning has been sound
ed in regard TO the possible evils of cycling.
Under the somewhat ambiguous title of
The Hidden Dangers OF Cycling an
alarmiSt article recently appeared in the
National Review. pointing out some of the
risks of injury to health 20 which bicyclists
are liable and darkly limiting at others like
ly to be incurred The hidden dangers OF
the exercise, in the opinion of DR.. Shadwells
threaten women, and more particularly
young women. and the prediction is made
that in the course of year or two quite a
different story will be heard concerning
the health-giving properties of cycling. A
few cases of serious breakdown that came
a girl who developed exophthalmic gotre
as the result of a long ride, and which be-
came chronic. Appendicitis and internal IN
Illumination are also laid to the charge of
the wheel But the complaints to which
the writer in the National Review chlehy
wishes to draw attention are the various
forms of ill-defined nervous effects result
ing from even a moderate use of the BIZ
cycle. The contention is made that the
harmfuneSs of the exercise does not consist
so much in excess as in the strain on the
nervous system. The proposition IS lald
down that OVereXertiOn is quite inadequate
to explain the effects from which many cy-
clsts suffer. The symptoms are essentially
nervous, and point to cerebral and not a
muscular origin. The theory brought for
ward as to the cause is not the saddle, the
vibration or mechanical defects of the ma
chine, but its instability and the constant
strain required to keep 1t in an upright po-
stion. DIR. Shadwel holds that tins inces-
SAINT tension is that which tells upon the
nerves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22

QUEENSTOWN. July. 2l.--Arrived: Teu-
tonic, from New York for Liverpool: Bel
genland, from Philadelphia for Liverpool
NEW YORK. July A-Sailed: New York.
for Southampton; Berlin, for Antwerp Ar
rived: Lain, from Bremen.
ROTTERDAM. July N.-Arrived: OLDHAM,
from New York. Sailed: Maasdam, for
New York.
LIVERPOOL, July 21.-Sailed: Majestic,
for New York; Pennland, for Philadelphia
HURST CASTLE, July 21.-Sailed: HaveI,
from Bremen, for New York
PLYMOUTH, July p. - Arrived: Saale.
from New York for Bremen.
PHILADELPHIA, July 21-Arrived Ne
derland, from Antwerp.
SOUTHAMPTON. July H--Arrived: St.
Louis, from New York.
COPENHAGEN, July 1.-Arrived ISL
and. from New York
LIVERPOOL, July 21-Arrived: Teuton-
ic, from New York
GLASGOW, July 21-Arrived: Anchoria.
from New York.
CHERBoURG, July A.-Arrived: Saale.
from New York.
BREMEN, July 21.-Arrived: H. H. Meier.
from New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22
District NJ. Il. Conference.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BROOKLYN, Ind, July 21-The district
conference of the West Indianapolis dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal Church
met here last night. The new Methodist
Church was well filed to hear the opening
sermon, delivered by Rev. T. H. Willis,
the presiding elder of the Bloomington dis
trict. The sermon was thoughtful, earnest
and able, and commanded the closest at
tention of the members of the conference
and others present. This morning Rev.
Elmer st. Clair. of Cory, preached a we'll
prepared and telling sermon. Nearly all
the remainder of the morning session was
occupied in receiving reports from the min
listers and other members of the confer
cree These reports We're minute in char
acter and show, on the whole, a very en-
couraging condition of the church in the
bounds of the conference Reports We're
also received in the afternoon from several
societies of the church which have organi-
cations in the district. Rev. w. T. Davis
read a carefully prepared paper on The
Relation of Lay Members to the Govern
ment of Our Church" The subject was
very fully discussed by Rev. J. L. Cooper,
Rev. E p. f. Wells and others. Tonight
President Goblin, of De Pauw University,
addressed the conference in the interests
of Christian education.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-22
Glendale Men WIN Omit.

WHEELING, w. Va. July A.-There is
little change III the local coal mining strike
to-day. Some of the miners who struck at
the Glendale works yesterday afternoon re-
turned to work this morning, rather un-
expectedly. They are engaged in mining
coal for the engines of the Baltimore IL
Ohio and Ohio river roads. But for this
partial resumption at Glendale the Ohio
venienced. There is no change in the situa-
ton at Dtllonvale to-day. There will be a
demonstration by the miners of this city
and vicinity tomorrow for the purpose Of
inducing the men at the Boggs Run mines
to join the strike. Employees of five COM
panies will form in line and march to the
Boggs Run mines with a brass band. The
Glendale men, who are working, will offer
to quit work entirely to,induce the Boggs
Run employees to join in the sympathetic
strike