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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17
The Greatest Trust Of All.

The greatest trust yet has just been
organized with its controlling element
in the Empire State-the coal trust.
Eight of the wealthiest railroad COM
panies in the country, aggregating a
capital of nearly a billion dollars are
in the deal, and it absolutely controls
the coal output of the Atlantic States.
J. Pierpent Morgan visited Europe to
secure the assent of the Reading Eng.
lish stockholders to the gigantic
scheme, and that he has been success
full is indicated by strengthening OF
coal stock. 1t is claimed that this ar.
rangement will not Immediately nor
materially lead to an increase of rates
for coal, as it will result in saving oil
operating expenses as we'll as the prof.
its OF middlemen.
The Virginia companies are not in
the pool because they are not wanted
and have no facilities for getting their
product into competition with the al
lied Eastern interests.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17
Ludicrous Egotism.

While it is laudable patriotism &c
believe that all things American are
invincible, still care should be taken
not to appear ludicrous in so doing
The P.-L of Seattle, under date of 9th
inst, perpetrates the following:
A FILIPINO EsTIMATE-A WOUNDED INsUR.
GENT HAS A GOOD OPINION OF AMERI.
CAN SOLDIERS.
The Manila american of February 9th,
with an account of the recent battle OF
Manila, was received by Deputy Post.
master Colkett to-day from F. w. Vaille.
The paper has the following brief men.
ton of the First Washington and First
California, the only participants spe-
cially mentioned:
"The First Washington and First
California Volunteers fought their way
from Paco to Santa Anna, foot by foot
taking many block houses on the way
and driving the insurgents completely
from the field. Every house from Pace
on was burned to the ground and many
insurgents were left dead on the road, in
the rice fields and shrubbery. Some
were even found in the evening burned
in the houses. One wounded insurgent
as soon as he saw the troops approach
ing cried out: Americana, aqua.
He was given water and then asked for
food. This was given him, after which
he looked up with smile on his face,
saying: Americana mucho bueno.
Filipino mucho malo combatte Ameri-
canO.'"
Evidently meaning that the insurgents
were not much in fight with the Amer
lean soldiers.
The literal translation OF the words
attributed to the wounded insurgent
is, Americans very good; PHILIPPINES
very bad to combat American" A
free translation is, The Americans are
very good and the PHILIPPINES are very
bad for fighting with them"
Hardly an acknowledgment by a
vanquished foe of the superiority of his
conquerors arms, as ye editor seems to
take it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17
The Fiftieth Anniversary.

The Department OF the Interior o.
the United States government wa:
created fifty years ago. March 3, 1899
being the half-century anniversary o.
this executive department. On thai
day in 1S49 Congress approved an act
creating % new executive depart
ment, to be called the Department OF
the Interior, the head of which de
partment shall be called the Secretary
of the Interior"
To this department, the sixth in
order Of creation, were transferred by
the same act from the Department oil
State, the patent Office and the max.
ing of the census; from the Treasury
Department, the general land Office
from the War Department, the office
OF Indian affairs; from the War and
Navy Departments, the pension Office
And upon the Secretary of the interior
were conferred the appointive, super.
visory and appellate powers which
were previously exercised by the heads
of the departments to which they had
belonged.
By act of July 20, 1868, the bureau
of education was placed under the ju.
risdiction of the Interior Department.
June 10, 1878, the Office of auditor OF
railroad accounts, later called commits.
sioner of railroads, was established as
a bureau of the Interior, and March g.
1879, the geological survey was like.
wise established. At various times
also the Secretary of the Interior has
been given the supervision of the Gov.
eminent Hospital for the Insane, the
Columbian Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb, the Freedmen's Hospital
and Howard University.
There have been twenty-five Secre.
taries of the Interior to date, including
Secretary Hitchcock.
In 1862 the Office of Assistant Sec.
rotary of the Interior was created,
There have been sixteen Assistant Sec
retaries, counting the present incum-
bent, Webster Davis, of Missouri.
In 1885 the Office of First Assistant
Secretary of the Interior was added.
Of these there have been four, the
present First Assistant Secretary being
Thomas Ryan, of Kansas.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

His accidency, while claiming that
the delinquency tax bill is vicious
and ought to be vetoed, has
determined to adopt the COW.
ardly dodge as he did with the
normal school bills, and allow it to be.
come a law without his signature
The corporation demand was toe
strong, evidently, for the man who has
suddenly discovered that he has an.
other gubernatorial bee buzzing in his
bonnet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

without danger OF explosion, and the
expense Of heavy ammunition and its
difficult transportation and storage
will be entirely eliminated from war
fare, if the enthusiastic expectations of
the discoverer OF liquid air and its
means OF production are halfway real
iyaJ
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

A PHILIPPINE dispatch, dated on the
18th inst, via London, says that Gen.
Wheaton's command had achieved a
great victory, completely routing the
Filipinos and occupying their strong
holds. The enemy's loss was heavy
and ours, as usual, light. The Wash.
ington regiment was strictly in it," as
q fighting and victorious command,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17
Everything Goes.

Reason is not always closely allie
to rhythm or metrical feet, and
would seem cruel to reject popula
sentiment simply because its form {
expression may have been hastil
measured either with a yardstick Q
ten-foot pole, or because its autho
may have attempted to make tea-be
chime with bag of nails:
We will say to Old Pu.yal-up.
Don't worry or dismay;
When he goes back TO your bosom,
He'll 60 back to stay,
His veto of our local bill
Was no surprise to us;
We always thought his Lordship
Was an ordinary cuss.
We had Just one before him
Who neglected to repent;
We sent him up the Yukon,
And he hasn't got back yet.
The thing that we regret Is
That people are such fools
To hunt for great big statesmen
In little country schools.
When his turn 1t has expired,
We will 60 to morning mass.
And thank the great Jehovah
For deliverance from an ass.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

SCHLEY OUTRANKs SAMPsoN.-One
of the last acts of the u. s. Senate was
to settle the precedence in rank of Ad.
mirals Schley and Sampson. A right
eous decision was at last attained
The list sent in placed the men in the
order they ought to be, and the first
nominations, in which Sampson was
given the preference, were dropped.
The Senate then took up the naval
nominations sent in and they were
confirmed without opposition. These
are the promotions resulting from the
naval personnel bill. It settles the
Schley.Sampson controversy by max
ing each Rear Admiral, with Schley
two numbers in advance Of Sampson.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

THE highest honors lave been &C.
corded the American Ambassador, Mr..
Choate, by Queen Victoria. That
gentleman and his wife not only dined
with the queen but slept in Windsor
Castle, the royal home, an honor sell
dom accorded even to families oil
kingly blood.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

The Alaska steamship company's
steamer Dirigo went ashore on Mid
way Island, IS miles south of Juneau,
during a snow storm, last Friday.
There were about 40 passengers on
board all Of whom were saved, and it
is said the ship may get off without
much damage.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

THE President sent in the name Of
Geo. Dewey to be Admiral of the U. S.
Navy, under the act approved on the
I'd inst. and the nomination was i'm
mediately approved by the Senate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

If Prof TAFT had allowed his investi.
cations of criminology to have culmi.
mated in the death Of his wife, he
would have scarcely committed a
greater outrage than he has in inflict.
ing his serial story "The Rule oil
Three, or Honor Among Thieves
upon patient and long-suffering pub.
lie. SUCH stupid and inane trash al
constitutes the first chapters of the
"story," condemns it in advance. and
very few will have patience to follow
it to the end. It is surprising that
the News, which has hitherto shown
good judgment in literary matters
should have consented to such a pros
titution of its columns.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

THE Seattle Argus intimates that
the Medical Lake investigation might,
with equal benefit, have been ex-
tended to the institution at Fort
Steilacoom, where rumors exist oil
equal barbarities resulting from parti.
san incompetence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

The Washington regiment cap
tured $50 Filipinos at Taguig, Luzon,
Wednesday. Private Ralph Van Bus
kirk, of Co. E, First Washington, was
killed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

NINE thousand applications for pen.
sions have already been filed by sol.
diers who fought Spain. It will stead
lily increase for at least half century.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

WONDER who got the "swag" for
smouching that school.fund invest
ment bill?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

Ex.SEcRETARY OF State Sherman is
very ill of pneumonia.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

WHO stole the school.fund invest.
ment bill 7
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

CoCoauuI HucT, anu eluUOTaCely decor
ated by hand. At the corner is an
excellent imitation of native habita-
ton called kosa, in another a pic.
ture of an otter, while in the other
two corners are a banana and palm
tree.
A COW that strayed from the farm
OF E. H. Perry, near Puyallup, was
found after 50 days in vacant dwell.
ing. 1t is supposed that the animal
sauntered into the building, and, in
attempting to get out, closed a door
and Gagged herself in. The COW died
shortly after being found. She had
been without food or water during the
IS days.
Hoquiam loggers are having un.
usually good times, as is evidenced by
the many logging engines purchased
recently. large camps using as many
as dozen engines, in addition to
short standard-gauge logging railroads
Many of the mills on Gray's harbol
are running IL hours, and prepare.
tions are being made to manufacture
for Eastern markets.
! w. H. Leo. who during the absence
of Lieut.. Gov. Daniels at Olympus
during the legislature, has been editor
and publisher of the Vancouver Regis
ter, died at his home at that place last
Saturday night of pneumonia, after al
illness of only five days. He left .
wife and a child one year old. De
ceased had been a journeyman printe
in Portland for fifteen years.
. Frank McNulty, of Chehalis, be
lieves that English walnuts can b.
grown at a good profit in Washington
As an experiment, he set out a few
trees on his Toledo farm several year
ago. The trees have borne quite well
and the nuts filled out we'll and full,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-28
Neighbour
hood Notes.
Texas.

Texas.
Hogg will return home about the
middle of August.
LYDIA Ryan died at Temple from an
overdose of morphine.
The old settlers of Pell county had q
basket picnic at Bolton.
DR.. J. w. Hooten, an old settler and
soldier, died at Lometa.
The oil we'll drilled four miles east
of Richland was failure.
Oscar n. Anderson was shot and
killed IL miles from Canton.
Census supervisors for six of the
Texas districts are agreed to.
The coal mine at Calvert is still
flooded from the recent high water.
Considering the season there is little
sickness and none of serious charac.
ter at Warrenton.
Sheriff Gobbs shot and killed J. F.
Gardner near Mason, who resisted ar.
rest.-Pecos News.
Congressman Hswley has given out
the statement that he will not be s.can.
didate for reelection to congress.
A recruiting station will be opened
at Paris, and Lieutenant White will
seek volunteers for ten days. Elk.
Carpenters are now at work on the
grounds of the Holiness people at
Waco, preparing for the big state
meeting, beginning August 8. Head
quarters are three miles east OF Waco.
There is talk of holding the convention
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-28
Summer Rates.

Commencing June 1st and continuing
until Sept. 30th 1899 the Queen &
Crescent route will place in effect
from all coupon stations regular sum-
mer resorts in east Tennessee. North
Carolina, Virginia and northern ere
sorts good until Oct. 31st. The Queen
and Crescent offers to the public excel
lent service. Train leaving New Or
leans daily 7:3O p. m. arrives Gin
cinnati next evening 7:30 thus giving
twenty-four hours schedule, carrying
Pullman Buffet sleeper. There is al
80 Through a Pullman sleeping car on
this.train to New York, running by way
Chattanooga, Bristol. Lynchburg.
Washington and Pa. r. r. thus pene-
trating the very heart of the summer
resorts. Train leaving Shreveport
daily at 9:IO a. m. carries through
Pullman sleeper to Chattanooga,
where change can be made into the
Cincinnati or New York sleepers with
out getting off train.
For detailed information as to rates,
routes. etc. apply to any ticket agent
or T. M. Hunt. T. P. Dallas, Tex, r.
J. A nderson, A. G. P. A, or Geo. 81.
Smith, G. P. A. New Orleans.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-28
HOW PLEASANT FOR MONKEY
The Lion-Opon Mouth And Shut Your Eyes. Hippo!

of all Holiness people in the south DUR
ing this meeting.-Ex.
Clyde r. Turner, who fell from his
bicycle at San Antonio in Decem Der
Last and broke his neck, died on Sun
day.
Wichita county today registered with
chita county court house funding bonds.
Eek.
A reunion of Confederate soldiers
and old settlers will be held at Gaines
vile on Aug. 10 and 11.-Abilene
Times.
A new charter has been obtained for
the Colorado Valley railway, and the
name has been changed to the Pan
handle and Gulf.
The union employees Of the Texas
Boot and Shoe factory at San Antonio
have quit work and their places have
been filed by non-union men.
Two skiffmen engaged in a duel In
midstream ON the Rio Grande, near
Laredo, with butcher knives, and one
of the parties was killed.-Ex.
Sickness from the bottoms overfown
by the Brazos river is causing deaths
near Calvert. Three negroes died on
one farm on STANDARDIZATION Her
aid.
The assessment rolls of Tom Green
county were received today by the
comptroller, showing total valuations
of So, $50, ITO, which is an increase of
S75, $50 over last year.-Ex.
The municipal election at .Jacksboro
passed off quietly today, resulting in
the lection of Mayor Sol Stark and
City Marshal A. D. Owes. Aldermen.
E. w. Nicholson, 8. w. Knox, Pat
O'Sullivan, 81. A. Wills and @. o. Hess.
Dallas News.
The department of insurance, statis-
tics and history filed its inventory with
the secretary of state today, showing
property values to the amount of $780,
600. The inventory of the state library
and the supreme court was also filed,
showing property values of some $780,
0O0.-Ex.
A special from Washington an
nounces the appointment by President
Mckinley of Mr.. Edward r. Mclean
of Austin as census supervisor for this,
the Tenth census district, which en-
braces Travis, William son, Bell Milan,
Hays, Burnet, Lee, BurlesOn and
Ca dwell counties. The only difference
between the census aud congressional
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-28
Cafe Dining Car Service ON Q. & {
Route.

Commencing Sunday, June 18th inst,
the train leaving New Orleans via the
Queen & Crescent Route at 7:30 p. 10.
daily for the summer resorts of Tennes-
see and Virginia, and for Washington
Baltimore, PhiladeIphia and New
York, will take On Cafe Dining Car at
Alfalfa, Ala, and carry it to Radford,
Va, serving meals Ia carte.
This car returning will be attached
at Radford and run to Alfalfa.
The hours are very favorable, and
the service will be first class in every
particular.
The route of the car via Chatta-
nooga and through the umberland
and Blude Ridge Mountain region en-
ables the traveller to view some of the
most beautiful scenery in the country
while enjoying his meals.
The q Ia carte plan OF dining car
enables the passenger to almost pro-
cure any sort of meal that suits his
fancy, from q cup of coffee and roll to
an elaborate spread, paying only for
what he orders.
This feature Of the Queen & Cres-
cent service will, no doubt, be fully ap-
preciated by the travelling public, and
that it will receive very liberal patron
age cannot be doubted.
The through trains of the V. S. & P.
and A. s. V. r. r. from Shreveport,
Monroe. Vicksburg, jackson, etc.
making connection at Meridian with
the train carrying this Dining Car, and
passengers from these places will be
equally benefited by this service.
Yours truly,
GEO. b. SMITH, G. p. A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-28

districts is that Washington county Ia
left in the former.-Fort Worth Regis
ter.
The Waco Gas company has asked
the city council to grant certain fran
chises, and the company then proposes
to bore for oil and natural gas. 1t is
believed the council will make all
reasonable concessions.-Ex.
Colorado City is preparing to put
50, 500 in q new building to be used as
an opera house. New school house,
opera house, securing mill, don't tell
US Colorado is not coming to the front.
The most successful summer normal
ever held in Collin county has just
closed at M'Kinney. Thirty-three
teachers took the final examination
and their papers have been forwarded
to the state superintendent at Austin.
Ben Bradley of Hillsboro WAS thrown
from y buggy in q runaway and receiv-
ed serious wounds and bruises. He is
thought to be internally hurt. The
| buggy was torn to pieces and scattered
along the streets for hundred yards.
Houston Post.
| A move Is on foot which promises to
materialize to build at Marshall q large
female institute. A plumber of our
wealthy citizens are interested. A
committee has been appointed to solicit
subscriptions and are meeting with
| success.-Dallas News.
Complaints have been fled in United
States Commissioner Murphy's oour
at Sherman, against parties who, al
sureties and principals on convict bonds
are alleged to have violated TIT
war tax law by not stamping the same
The result of the inquiry is looked for
ward to with interest.-Dallas News.
The Baptist State Sunday schoo
convention will meet in Houston OF
August "a. This is q very importan,
gathering, and the coming meeting
promises to be one of unusual interest
with q very large attendance assured
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-28

The publishers of the Ell Paso City
Directory request all persons who have
made Or who contemplate making
changes in business or residence to
notify them of such change. Names of
persons who may have been overlook
July 31st will be properly placed in the
directory. Mail all communications to
JOHN F. WORLEY & Co.,
Publishers, Ell Paso.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-28

pumpkins. We have fields full of such
Record.
A telephone line connecting Solomon
vile and Clifton a distance of 40 miles,
has just been completed. It required
thirty five days to build the ]tne.-
Orb.
Those who are fortunate enough to
have one or more fig trees in their yard
are just now enjoying the second crop
of the luscious fruit for the present
season in Salt River valley Tucson
Citizen.
The estimate made by School Supt.
Bladley to maintain the public schools
of Cochise county for the coming year
is $40, $50. An itemized statement Civ
ing amount for each district will be
published later.-Prospector.
A frog farm has been started near
Tucson. The proprietor was In the
city the other day disposing of the
product of the farm. It ia probable
that the industry may prove profit
With q snowfall at Bisbee on the I'd
and in Flagstaff on the first three days
of this month, followed by . number of
hail storms in the vicinity OF Jerome.
eastern papers still insist that Artzon
is ''hot place" Some people never
sabe.-Jerome Mining News.
east and 1t is said that he has been
sent for by President Mckinley to &C
cept the appointment of colonel of the
Thirty-fourth infantry regiment. This
regiment Is the only one which has
not been given q commander, and 1t lie
believed that Colonel Brodie has been
slated by the president.-Repub-
lican.
The Nogales school district has
sold bonds. the proceeds of which are
to be used to build new school build
ing. Recently plans for the new build.
ing were presented by architects from
Phoenix, Ell Paso and Tucson. The
plans made by Architect 81. @. frost OF
this city were considered the best and
accepted. The Nogales people made q
wise selection.-Star.
A man named Progue was bitten by
| q skunk last week near Jerome. The
vicious animal sunk eight of its teeth
through the mans nose and he choked
it to death, but its jaws had to be pried
open before its hold on his nose was re-
leased. A purse was raised in Jerome
and Progue left this morning for Chi
oaRo to take treatment at the Pasteur
Iinstitute.-Journal Miner.
County Treasurer Brady,s shortage
will amount to about $4,000, and not
81, 900, as stated by the territorial pa
pers. He has decided ell his real e.
tate to A. F. Baker, in trust for his
bondsmen, and it is said his relatives
will come to his relief and secure the
balance. The criminal charge against
the defsulting treasurer was called in
Justice Benson's court on Monday and
postponed till July %, at which time a
demand will be made upon him for the
money. If It is not forthcoming the
chances are very favorable for trip
in the direction of the seashore.-Tri.
bune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-07-28
Arizona


Jerome is to have candy factory
EX.
Blooded cattle are being shipped to
the ranches around Mesa.
Several new buildings are being
erected at Chloride.-Ex.
A miner who had just sold q mine
lost $4,000 at faro lately in Tucson
Elk.
Near Kingman young girl choked a
lynx to death which had attacked her.
Orb.
An Arizona sheepman says that nine
tenths of Arizona's wool goes to Boston
buyers.-Ex.
In Navajo county, which covers TO-
600 square miles, there are only nine
Saloons
Many of the rough riders from Ari-
IONA are enlistinR in the Thirty-fourth
U. s. infantry.-Prospect
A party of Philadelphia capitalists
are in Phoenix making investig atoms,
with a view to investing money there
Elk.
Tucson has pu blished q new city d.
rectory, which showssa remarkable in
crease in population the past year.
Blsbee Orb.
CIV. Williams. of Pima, has taken
the contract to burn the brick for the
new Solomonville school house.-Tuc-
son Citizen.
At Phoenix Jose Maria Castillo was
held in default of $500. for enticing q
young girl from her home for immoral
purposee.-Ex.
William Stapley caught a fish that
weighed Al pounds last Tuesday. 1t
SWAN out on the alfalfa field where he
neutrality-suspicious. Record.
Eden has one acre of land that is
quite good, as it raised in one year 49,
bushels of wheat, 70 bushels of corn,
on the ear, and IL wagon loads of