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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

JUST imagine Oiys feelings when he
was informed by Mr.. Lewis that the
ground upon which he had based his
advocacy of retiring army officers in
times of peace to civil life and for
which that paper had so unqualifiedly
assailed him as demagogue, was TAX
en- from one of Gen. Grants letters on
military matters. When Grant said
that military officers should resume
their civic duties when not wanted for
war, it was. of course, all right, accord
ing to the Olympian's ideas of propri-
ETY.. Grant said it; Grant was the
party king; "the king can do nc
wrong. When, however, Mr.. Lewis
ventured to express the same senti-
ment, it was the suggestion OF a dema-
gogue and anarchist and was intensely
reasonable in its intent. The broad
smile that spread over the audience
when it " caught on" to the statement
might have been heard to Dolllmyer's
Point had the atmospheric conditions
been favorable.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

A New York Republican paper re-
marks concerning Hanna's prompt
defense of Alger: "There is grow.
ing popular disposition to require the
President to choose between his obi
cations to the nation and his personal
obligations, even to friends as old and
useful as Mr.. Hanna"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

SENATOR Hoar is to be ambassador
to the court of st. James, to succeed
John Hay, who is slated for Secretary
of State. The name of Secretary OF
the Navy Long has been suggested to
fill the Senatorial vacancy created by
Mr.. Hoar's mission to London.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

IT has been stated, on reliable au-
thority that Ed. McClarty, who is
quoted by the Oiympiam, was not in
Olympia Theater Wednesday night,
and he declares that he gave no state
ment for publication to Mr.. Scobey
or anybody else. The question OF
veracity is left where it properly be-
longs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

Oily is "mad" as a hornet at the
castigation he received from Repre-
sentative Lewis, Wednesday night.
He claims that he was not editor OF
the Oiympian when the libelous articles
on Mr.. Lewis appeared, which is q
virtual concession of their unjust
nature as we'll Us the malevolence dis.
played by them.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

"SPANIsH pride" prevented the
landing of relief supplies of the Red
Cross organization, under Clara Bar
ton, at Havana, for the starving poor
people. "A little more grape, Captain
Bragg" is what Spanish pride needs
more than anything else.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

THE great Exposition Building at
Portland will be blaze OF glory from
Sept. 90 to Oct. %, and there will be
the most beautiful display of electric
lights ever seen in the Northwest.
All the colors OF the rainbow will be
represented, and the most beautiful ef-
fects will result, and it will be one OF
the sights of lifetime.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

A BERLIN dispatch of the 18th states
that an attempt was made to take the
life OF Queen Wilhelmina, about three
weeks before that date, and an effort
had been made to keep the matter
from the public while efforts were be-
ing made to arrest the assassin. Three
shots were fired from the woods, while
the Queen, with three ladies, was driv.
ing near her residence at Soestdyk
Two shots went wild, but the third
struck the arm of one OF the ladies in
waiting. The assassin has been ar
rested and has confessed himself to be
an anarchist.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16
The President Responsible.

1t seems that the national admins
tration was peculiarly unfortunate in
selecting Russell \. Algcr for Scrrc-
tarv OF War. and that Il was made l.
,i"uhlv strange with til" military rec
ord. what there j. al it. uf that g"n-
tlrman prominently in yirw. 1t Wa,
certainly known To- Mr.. Mckinley
when wrishin. his fitness for tie i'm
portaut trust. il capah;lity has entered
M all into hi estimate !nr candidacy,
that Mr.. .Algrr. in l>GI, who was then
Colonel in command al the FIRST and
Sixth Michigan Cavalry, Wa dis
hpn"lahly Discharged from service. i"r
INSTRUMENTATION. The record shows
that during the Shenandoah campaign
while every officer and man was need
ed at the front, Col. Alser applied for
ten DAYS leave Of absence. Gen. Mer-
rift, division commander, refused to
grant it, because ni the urgency os the
campaign. Col. Ngcr, nevertheless,
left the front, and went to Washing
ton, and when this fact was reported
to the War Department by Gen. Sheri-
dan, with recommendation that he
be dishonorably discharged from ser
vice, the War Department acted
promptly, and on sept. Goth, 1864,
only few days after Gen. Ayers act
of INSTRUMENTATION, he was discharged
from the service OF the United States.
This ended his military career. But
it seems he then had "pull." as has
been shown he has with the present
administration and lie was, after the
war, brevcted Brigadier General.
1t may be general incompetence, or
it may be pure cussedness," that has
led to the fearful results, the suffering
and death of many brave men in the
volunteer forces of the late war, but in
either case he is equally rcprehensible
and should have been removed.
Gen. Miles seems to have been
singled out by Alger for special exhibit
of malcvulcncc. lie was sent to Cuba
but not to take command rs his posi-.
ton entitled him to do; he was wholly
ignored by the war Office in the trans
mission of instructions, and his orders
for removal of troops were disregarded
Moreover it is charged that the War
Department allowed plans OF the Porto
Rico campaign to be known, which
made their execution, devolving upon
Gen. Miles, very difficult.
1t really seems, with this showing
that the President has deferred to the
verge of folly the dismissal of an I'M
worthy public officer.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

Bro. Scobey, at the end OF TRADE of
unstinted abuse of Representative
Lewis, makes this fcrvent invocation
" May God spare another audience of
patriotic American citizens the inflic-
ton of this outrageous, indecent adj
dress" Well, well; it did evidently
strike in pretty deep, but the victim
should tumble to the fact that nobody
else in the audience can possibly form
an opinion from his standpoint. He
is somewhat in position of the hang
mans victim, as expressed in the coup
lot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

Oily, who should be authority on
prunes-for he is full enough of them
says that that fruit should not be
picked from the tree, but allowed to
fall and ripen" on the ground several
days. Such fruit. it is claimed, is
much sweeter and better when properly
dried. That puts us in mind OF an
old-time Olympia gourmand who used
to hang fowl-especially his Thanks
giving turkey-after decapitation, by
the tail feathers until the fowl had
"ripened" enough to fall to the ground,
when it was deemed ready for the oven.
He claimed that the flesh too was
"much sweeter and better" from this
exposure to the mellowing hand OF
Time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16
A Case Of Klonass.

Ahout the last thing before adjourn
ing on Friday, the Methodist Confer
cncc ut Tacoma, by formal vote, dis
missed the charges which for about Il
year have been held by both the
ecclesiastical and secular courts
against Rev. W. +. Ford, for immoral
conduct. This vote stood 80 for and
- against the dismissal of the charges,
while no less than fifteen ministers
did not vote ut all, but stolidly re-
manned in their seats, evidently dis
gustcd ut such farcial turn Of events.
The reverend gentleman, however,
does not go out INTO the world scot
free, although hc comes so near it.
lie is simply frcel from the charges
against him on condition that he
withdraws himself from the church
and steps down and out" of the high
calling OF the ministry. Now the
questions most interesting to the
people at large mi ght be stated some
what like these: Where does Mr.. Ford
stand i'll the eyes of community and
the civil law? Ii he is guilty man,
did the votes OF Il handful of brother
domincs wash away that guilt? If
eXonOratcd of the crime alleged to
have been committed. why for good
ness sake, is he expelled from the
church and degraded from his chosen
calling? Why, in = case involving
vital morality, was not All unanimous
vote required, if any ut all was to he
taken? Did the church people COM
promise with overt sin, or did the
devil compromise with the church
people?
All these and hundred other ques-
tionS should be answered aiiirmatively
or negatively by the Methodist church.
1t should be plain yes or no. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Ford was
adjudged guilty BY the unanimous
vote OF the jury in Il civil court, and,
on motion of his counsel, he was
granted Il new trial. Finally, after n
painful delay, by some kind of hocus-
pocus writ, the case was dismissed
But this did not satisfy the church,
and so the whole business, ecclesias-
tically considered, was solemnly re-
manded back to be disposed OF by the
September conference in Tacoma, and
the whimsical outcome is now before
people for endless comment. As the
case at present appears, DR.. Ford goes
| forth into the world with big cloud
hanging over his head. Although the
church authorities have ostensibly
pronounced the much-abused preacher
an innocent man, yet it says to him
Move on, we don't want you here!"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

OILY says that Mr.. Lewis made q
chill run down his spinal column.
Very probably, for doubtless all his
animal heat was drawn to the front by
the roast" he WAS receiving from the
talented speaker.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16
No rogue e'er felt the halter draw,
With good opinion Of the law"

THE case against Ford, charged with
seduction, that was remanded to the
Puget Sound NJ. +. Conference for re-
trial has been dismissed with the Irish
verdict "Not guilty, but he must not
do so again." The charge was dis
missed with a stipulation that he re-
tire from the ministry and sever his
connection with the church.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

Mr.. Scobey only damages his case
by manifestation of anger at what Mr..
Lewis said Of him in his own vindica-
ton. Better far had he turned a
smiling face than CALLED back to his
adversary. The one is apt to be
greeted with toss of sugar and the
other with a handful of salt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

ERNEST W. Harrison of Tacoma is in
the city and will play the piano at the
musical to be given this evening by Prof.
Gilmore Rice.-Olympian.
'Twere better far that he play the
piano than to" play" the landlord.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

Oily says that Lewis speech "sent a
chill down the political spinal column"
Well, nobody who heard it will deny
that he has had the best means OF
knowing its precise effect.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

THE contracts for the three new bat
I tleships to he built by the government
have been awarded. One goes to the
Cramps, OF Philadelphia, one to the
Newport News Shipbuilding Co., and
! the third to the Union Iron Works of
San Francisco. Each is to be of 12,-
500 tons displacement, with coaling
capacity of 1000 tons and a speed OF
Isl knots.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

LAFAYETTE Post of the G. A. r. Of
New York city have resolved to pre-
sent every one of the 54S schools on
the island OF Porto Rico with an Amer
lean flag.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16
a Mastery SpaeCh

-
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t..utt.. Do l."mp, th"m - Il" 50.
VI I.N.- w. WILL fortified with
f: d., '.' statements made 10y him
=. aft..-itn' ut ii the administrations
~. ''i:'! mainly - the Congress
.n E'."f i''r official proof, and to
-'t''M'nt- 81 leading administration
r "-i"r'r- t. >ub>tantiatc every
s..r-" h' made ii corruption or NAL
t1-ui'" n office. He made no war
'u-t President Mckinley, person.
ally. regarding him evidently as more
~uncd against than shining, bat he
handled without gloves such dishonest
tuckstcrs rs Mark Hanna, Elkins and
thcwholc cotcric dishonest politicians
a. thc national capital who have been
r.nndcunE the government to pay the
political debts incurred 10y the bought
Presidential result of 1896. lie allud-
ct To the ialslty OF the charge that the
opposition had refused to appropriate
the NlncwS OF war, and showed how
the m"neyed power had worked Con-
Grcs> and the President to provide for
four or five times the amount of money
that would have been required, on lib.
cral estimate, for prosecution of the
war year. He then showed how this
scheme for bond imitation began long
before the war assumed the form OF
probability; how after Congress had
been compelled by popular sentiment
to make the bonds popular loan, Sc
far as the law was able to do so, the
moneyed power had absorbed large
proportion of the issue by the most
claring frauds, subornation of perjury,
II purchased sacrifice of the dignity
OF manhood, and the most dastardly
devices by which men and women
were used as tools and bereft of self.
respect, rs n means of defeating the
intent of the law.
lie then told how Mark Hanna S
brother had unloaded his yacht upon
the government after she had under
gone many years of service, at more
than double her cost when new, and
how the Mcrrimac and many other
old hulks had been sold to the govern
ment after they had outlived their
days of usefulness, their last service
being in rolling up gigantic gains for
their owners by transporting proyi-
sions and supplies to "our friend, the
enemy" the Spanish cut-throats. He
showed how the pious Wanamaker
made q donation of $4,000 to the
Presidential corruption fund, and re-
ccived contracts aggregating four mil
lions of dollars as a reward for such
articles rs overcoats made from q fab
ric which the saint controlled, ax-han-
dies, which are, of course, kept in all
well.regulated drygoods stores, and
shoes with soles made of paper, which
fell to pieces the first time they en-.
countered moisture. These shoes cost
him 80 cents per pair, and were
.or,s NOR r.;r
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

Doesn't il look strange for the flu
sionists To be riding to their convention
ON a special train? Can it he possi-
BILE that the iusionists are not the enc
mics OF the corporations that they
would have the people believe?-Au-
burn argus.
Well, well; some of our Republican
contemporaries can hang an objection
upon n smaller nub than a pin.point.
The special" train was simply an ex-
cursion device to enable delegates to
attend the convention ut the smallest
possible expense-to enable everybody
to so without counting ties" as some
of the fusion delegates did two years
ago. 1t was made up OF Pullman
sleepers for those who could pay for
them; tourist cars for those of mOder-
ate means and day coaches for those
who could "make wages" by sitting
up all night.
The rate OF passage was S., less than
onc-half full fare for the round trip, a
concession that could only be obtained
by guaranty of 81 1900, which the
Times made. 1t secured a full attend
ance and the railroad company made
probably about rs much out of it as if
the arrangement had not been affect
ed; surely not more, and probably not
less. There was no special obligation
on either side. How will it be when
the Republican Convention meets and
half the delegation will travel on free
passes and probably with Pullman
accommodation thrown in?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

Gov. Lord, of Oregon, has issued a
proclamation converting the State
Legislature on Monday, the Goth inst,
to elect an U. S. Senator.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

CHAIRMAN "Deep Creek Jones pre-
diets that the majority for the State
fusion ticket this year will reach d.
0OO
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

NJANTED-Severa trustworthy persons in
w this State to manage our business in their
own and nearby counties. 1t IL mainly office
work conducted at home. Salary straight $500 q
year and expenses-dednitc. bonafde. no more,
no less salary. Monthly SIS. References. En-
close self addressed stamped envelope, Herbert K.
He's, Prest., Dept. NJ. Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

WHAT u bombshell Mr.. Lewis has
cast into the Republican camp! How
the wounded writhe and squirm!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

FISH Commissioner Little should
sue the Pr. for libel for publishing
such caricature OF him by way of
porfrait
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

THE Prohibitionists have called a
State Convention to meet in Seattle
on the Goth inst, to nominate two
candidates for Supreme Judge and
two candidates for Representative in
Congress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

The steamer Del Norte was lately
beached at Point Wilson, Puget Sound,
to free the steering-gear of fish-nets
which had become entangled with it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

If it he true, as oily says, that Rep
reSentative Lewis was indecent"
or disgistingly abusive in his re-
marks, it was quite evident that the
large audience make these character
istics their own by the most enthuS-
iastic manifestations of approval.
Nearly every point made was checrcd
to the echo from all parts Of the
house and all GLASSES of people. 1t
could not have been very indecent"
for the audience was largely composed
of ladies and our best people, and it
could not have disguised those very
much who sat with bated breath to
catch every syllable Of the splendid
oratorical periods.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16
An Epidemic Of Fires.

New Westminster, Il. c., was near
ly wiped from the face of the earth by
fire Sunday morning ut an early hour.
All the business part OF the city was
destroyed, and not a market, grocery,
or other ordinary dispenser of the
nece>>arcs of life was left. The popu-
lation of New Westminster was esti.
mated ut from 5000 to 10000 people,
and the loss to the community will
not fall short of $2,000,000 Business
houses, of course, carried some insur-
ance, but there are many hundreds Of
people whose loss is total.
1t is thought that the fire was of in.
ccndiary origin, and sensational
story is told regarding the movements
of two discharged prisoners to which
threats they had made, give a special
significance A short time befor the
fire two hard-looking men were seen
raising skull-and-cross-bones flag on
the school building. 1t is thought
that this was the signal to confeder-
ates for firing the city. During the
fire two men were observed padding
rapidly across the river. 1t is surmised
that they may have been the incen-
diaries, and parties are securing the
country for their apprehension.
Seattle has sent a carload of pro.
visions to our afflicted neighbors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

Davenport, Wash, suffered to the
extent of $4,000 from the lurid fiend,
last Friday night. The fire started ut
midnight in the DAILY house and ex-
tended to the business part of town, Il
large portion of which was destroyed.
An unknown man in the hotel suf.
fered fatal burns.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

The town of Jerome, near Prescott,
Arizona, was completely wiped out by
fire Sunday morning. The loss is
over million dollars.
"THERE is no issue more important
to this nation than the monetary is
sue," says the Chicago Dispatch.
"There is nothing that could more
conduce to the prosperity of the peo-
pie than the free coinage of silver and
gold at ratio of l6 to l. This is what
100000 citizens of the United States
voted for in 1896. This is what they
demanded al opportunity to vote for
in 1900. And these voters believe
that hundreds of thousands of men
who were coerced into voting for gold
at the last presidential election, and
hundreds of thousands of other men
voted bimetallism' Cooled by the
claims of Mckinley will, at the next
presidential election, vote for silver
and William J. Bryan"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-09-16

A fire at Walla Walla, Friday night,
consumed the agricultural machinery
works of Gilbert Hunt, the pattern
sheds and foundry, and several dwell
ings adjacent thereto, involving loss
of $4,000, with very little insurance,
the rates being so high as to very
generally preclude protection on that
class OF property. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.