Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-01-07

The Chamber Of Commerce has the
promise OF the Equity Court room in
which to hold its meetings. The
scope of the organization has been
extended so as to include the whole
county, and it is therefore held that
the county should furnish them a
home.
The beautiful comedy "Gloriana"
will be presented at Olympia Theatcr,
Monday night, by the Bacon Dramatic
Co. Mr.. b. is no stranger to our
people. He played 4 leading role i'll
Potter of Texas" which was per-
formed by his stock company in this
city last spring.
The organization of the City Coun-
Gil was effected so smoothly Monday
night-in such marked contrast with
the Judas" proceedings Of last year
that Il general feeling OF surprise WAS
expressed. The new MAYOR wl- con
graduated upon the harmony with
which his administration was inaug
uratcd.
The NJ. E. Quarterly Conference
have determined upon erecting an
IS, 900 or $4,000 church editice, pro-
vidcd the funds can be raised. An
incentive for subscription of we'll
wishcrs is afforded in the fact that II
building that would ordinarily cost
from third to half more may be
erected under present wage-rates and
cost of material.
The Mason County Journal says
that fund is being collected for the
defense of Jack Cronin, who murdered
the Italian in Olympia on Christmas
day, and that it is reaching consider
able proportions from the contribu-
lion of Cronin's acquaintance, es-
pccially among the loggers with whom
he had worked. 1t is apparent that
a hard fight will be made to save his
neck, and whatever the outcome,
ThurstOn county stands an excellent
prospect to be stuck for several thous-
and dollars.
w. &. White, who is at Dawson
writes to his wife in this city that it is
extremely difficult to locate claims,
everything being staked for sixty
miles up the river. He hopes to Sc
cure a location in the spring. While
there are many rich mines there are
more that are worth absolutely moth
ing. He reports Cal. McClelland
working with himself building and re-
pairing sleds. Some days they make
SIP or SIS each, and others nothing.
Wood is $35 per cord, and most every
article of food ST. per pound. The
temperature on the night of October
Goth was 33 below zero, and it had
been from 10 to 90 below all the time.
A team belonging to Geo. S. Allen
took fright at the electric car yes ter
day, and ran from the Bettman block
on Fourth street, down Franklin and
back to the mill, scattering knock
down apple-boxes all along its path of
rapid flight. The team was in charge
of Leonard Matthews, who grabbed
the animals by the bits when they
became fractions and was dragged a
considerable distance when he fell and
was trampled under foot by the horses.
He sustained many bruises about the
head and on his limbs. The wagon
ran against bicycle mounted by
Ruth Hubbard, which was wrecked,
but the girl fortunately escaped with
out injury.
One of our best lawyers remarked
to-day on reading the STANDARDS
extra announcing the hanging of Dur
rant, that their might be a job even in
this final act of the drama. 1t is
noted that only three minutes in
tervene between the falling of the
drop to the time he is pronounced
dead and is cut down. This, coupled
with Durrant's request that his body
be delivered to his parents and in no
case to physicians, supports an inn
preston that there may have been
collision between the those charged
with the execution and Durrant's
friends, with a view to resusciation
after undergoing the final ordeal.
The extraordinary expedents resorted
to by the defense makes this sugges-
ton appear probable, to say the least.
A later report says the murderer's
neck was broken. That should end
all question of his death.