Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-25

where.
Farm laborers are scarce around
Pullman, 81 day and board being
offered.
Reports from the eastern part of the
State indicate a splendid yield of all
kinds of fruit this year.
An explosion in the Cokedale coal
mine near Sedro, in Skagit county,
last Saturday, severely burned four
men.
The E. X. Wood Lumber Company
is said to have secured site for a
sawmill at Aberdeen, and contemplates
building first-class mill thereon.
Unless some unforeseen incident &C.
ours, the acreage that will be seeded
in wheat in Asotin county, this spring,
will be greater than in any previous
year. But little ground will be sum-
mer-fallowed. Fall sown grain is in
fine shape, and present prospects are
for big yield.
A Nebraska buyer has been buying
up cattle around Ellensburg. John P.
Clerb sold his band of 500 for $40 per
head, embracing everything from
yearlings to COWS, and enough more
were gathered from his neighbors to
make band of 100, which we're
shipped to Nebraska.
The launching of the mammoth
barge Skookum, took place at Tacoma
on the 10th. She is the largest naval
structure ever built on the Sound, be-
ing $50 feet long and so feet beam.
Her capacity is 5000 tons and she cost
$27 600. Miss Fay Fuller broke bot
tie of wine over her bows as the huge
craft glided into her "native ele.
ment."
A Seattle dispatch says that Rev.
Sheldon Jackson, acting on behalf of
the War Department, has sold 200
head of reindeer to private parties.
The deal was conducted by telegraph
between Washington and Seattle.
The terms of the sales have not yet
been made public, but it is understood
that the consideration is, approxi-
mately, 500 per animal. P. c..
Richardson, the well-known Alaska
mail carrier, has purchased 100 of the
reindeer. The other purchaser is w.
A. Brooman.
Gather up your property and get it
in sight; the assessor is out among
you and will jot it down. Remember,
there are no exemptions, and you pay
taxes on even the clothes upon your
back. Thus says the Puyallup Inde-
pendent. Yes, brother, just as long as
We have Republican Supreme Courts
to knock silly the laws made by the
people for the people, just SO long will
the citizens have to pay tribute. The
exemption law was fully as constitu-
tional as many Republican laws now
in force.-Er.
While we always opposed the de-
f1ciency judgment law and the kindred
measures, adopted by the last Legisla-
ture, yet we endorse the views of
Richard SAKE Jones on that subject.
We believe the Legislature is the
proper branch of government to enact
laws, while the court should construe
them; but of late the courts have
usurped power never intended for
them, and it has become the common
practice to frame laws that may or
may not become acceptable to the
people. The ingenious far-fetched
arguments used by the majority of the
court will not bear the close scrutiny
they should in order to render nuga-
tory a solemn act of the legislative
department.-White Rirer Journal.
David Mcfarland, Nez Perce
Indian boy, arrived in Lewiston last
week from Carlisle, Pa. He graduated
about n month ago from that institu-
ton. Mcfarland is the famous half
back of the Carlisle football team, and
played with that team last season.
He was frequently mentioned for a
position on the All-American team
after the season of 1896, and was
classed among the star players of 1897.
He states that he will probably return
to the school this fall and play full
back on this years team. He says
the most severe injury he has suffered
on the gridiron was sprained ankle,
received in the game against the
University of Pennsylvania last year.
An effort is being made by the Uni
versity of Idaho team to secure Nc
Farland as coach.
The British Columbia, Seattle &
Pacific Coast Railroad company has
made application to the City Council
for franchise 80 feet wide over Rail-
road avenue, Seattle. 1t was stated to
the Council that it was the purpose of
the company to construct a railroad
from Portland, Or, to Seattle, and
thence to the British Columbia
boundary. The company was willing
that a condition be imposed in the
franchise that the work of construc-
ton should begin in 30 days. and the
line be finished within Is months.
The two incorporators Of the COM
pany are Henry J. Brokaw and Aus
tin j. Fletcher, well-known finaf1ciers
of New York. The road will cost be.
tween S4,OOOO0O and IS, 100000. 1t is
intimated that the proposed line has
the backing of the Vanderbilt inter-
ests, and that it is in furtherance of
their purpose to have continuous
line from New York to the Pacific
Coast. 1t is also stated that connec.
ton will be made at the boundary line
with the Canadian Pacific. The