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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

No well.informed person has ever
believed for moment that q DISPOSE.
ton has existed for removing the seat
of State government from its "pcrma-
nenr location at Olympia. The
trainers of our constitution purposely
made it difficult to do so, to curb the
disposition of politicians of a specula.
tive turn of mind from making it the
means for working other schemes
Still there are a few, who, like the
present incumbent of the executive
chair, think that by keeping back con.
struction of State building, the un.
expected may sometimes happen and
a removal be effected. 1t matters little
to them how much the business of the
State government may he impaired by
delay, if they can keep alive the vague
hope OF ultimate success to their
scheming. 1t must have been some.
what discouraging to that class OF PEG
pie, Monday. to have their pet meas.
ure, bill for submission of the matter
to another vote OF the people, defeated
in the House by an almost unanimous
vote. This but emphasizes the many
expressions in both branches of the
Legislature for the capitol to remain
here and for construction as we'll, the
only difference being as to the details
of cost of the building.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
Goodbye, Mount Tacoma!

MIsMANAGEMENT AT MEDICAL LAKE.
Late developments at the Medical
Lake Insane Hospital demonstrate
the fact that the institution has been
managed in . very poor manner by
incompetent political favorites of his
accidency and his Board of Control.
The report of the Legislative commit
tee is explicit and in detail, and closes
with the recommendation that the
board which sanctions such q service
b abolished. 1t is unfortunate, how.
ever that the report came in so late
that the Legislature was unable to act
upon this pertinent suggestion. The
committee had conclusive documen.
tary evidence that the hospital had
been run a. q political machine and
with very little regard for the care or
comfort of the unfortunate class of
people the service is intended to bene-
fit
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

MUCH has been said in the San Fran.
cisco papers about two young ladies
who are supposed to have forsaken the
gaieties of society life to adopt the
more tickle one-the stage. Their adj
vent into the latter was made through
the medium of the spectacular extrav-
aganza of the "Spider and Fly" which
is soon to appear at Olympia Theater.
One Jump from the polite circle of long
dresses and carriages to that of tights
and railway coaches. was made with
success, it is said, but with much in
convenience to the usual comforts of
the dainty young ladies. to which, how
ever, they have had to adapt their
course to crafty their ambition for
footlight triumphs and applause of the
public. This has added zest to and
prolonged the life of comic opera and
extravaganza choruses, which consti-
tute the chief attraction for gay youth
and the Bohemian bachelor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

The result on the capitol commits
sion veto exemplifies the fact that the
veto power, in the hands of an unscru.
pulous executive is most dangerous
and deplorable. Had the trainers OF
the constitution of our State supposed
for moment that the executive chair
would be filled by such q miserably
vindictive and contemptibly malicious
hobo as Rogers, they would have never
have vested the veto power in the ex-
ecutive. Nearly all the appropriation
bills Of the late legislature were trans.
mitted to the Governor after the close
of the session. His veto exercised on
any item is absolute. No wonder that
members hesitated about antagonizing
the beast, especially when so many Of
them had reason to know that their
local measures had been singled out
for executive retaliation by the potent
veto.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

GOODBYE, LAWMAKERS, Coop BYEl
May We never look upon the /" likes
OF ye" again. But then, probably,
you we're excusable, from the small
social and political horizon which
bounds your lives when at home. It
is hardly expected that the average
man. can be patriotic enough to sacri.
gee even the petty local measures di.
rectly affecting his constituents, to
promote the best interests of the whole
State. When confronted by a bandi,
it is oftentimes the part of wisdom as
we'll as discretion to surrender. I,
was when his accidency had his pistol
at the heads of the L. gislature that he
vauningly exclaimed: "I'm master Of
the situation!"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

Col. FIFE's TRIAL.-The City OF Pc.
kin, which arrived on the 23d ult.
at San Francisco. from the Philippines
brought news to Jan. 30th. The find.
ings and sentence of the cOurt-martial
that tried Col. Fife, of the First Wash.
ington regiment involved neglect Of
duty and conduct prejudicial to good
order and military discipline" in viola.
ton of the Sixty-second article OF war.
The sentence is one months suspen.
sion from rank, in addition to the con-
finement inflicted during his five week e
OF arrest and the loss Of one months
pay-$250. The accusation against
him was debauchery ON the govern.
ment transport Velencia, in Manila
harbor, on Thanksgiving evening.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

THIS morning as "His Jags," the
Governors most plant tool, was in
active practice" at Frank Dickinson's
bar the carrier brought in the Morning
Olympian, and this incident afforded
His Jags an opportunity for an exhibi-
ton Of his paralyzing sarcasm. "Do
you know" said h. j. meditatively,
turning to a boon and booze compan-
ion, "this is the first ever knew that
Olympia had daily paper" Several
persons present, who remembered how
he writhed under that journals com.
ments upon his infamous personal rec.
ord, four years ago, while a gubernato-
rial candidate, could but marvel at the
audacity of the executives reckless flu.
gleman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

THE National Editorial Association
will meet in Portland, Oregon, this
year, and already preparations are be-
ing made for their entertainment in
July. A meeting was held in the
Chamber of Commerce building, Port
land, to. day, to take the initiative
steps for an entertainment that will
outrank any welcome yet accorded a
civic organization. Letters from sew
eral State organizations of "quill-
drivers" as they were once called,
give assurance Of active cooperation
for representative gathering of the
National Association this year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

IT is said that o movement is on
foot for building Q railroad from Port
Angeles to this city to afford another
transcontinental outlet for our British
colonial neighbors to the north of us,
than the Canadian Pacific, which they
affirm, has been grasping and arrogant
in its treatment of patrons. The peo-
pie OF Seattle and Victoria have al
ready expressed a deep interest in the
project and will accord it warm sup.
port. 1t is proposed to connect the
gap between Port Angeles and Victoria
with transfer boat capable of carry.
ing cars without breaking bulk. This
is one of the highly probable business
aids which may soon add its force To
set the wheels Of progress in motion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
Some Eastern Weather.

The cold weather, Tuesday, checked
the flood in the Ohio, and the hourly
rise was greatly reduced.
From Hatteras to Norfolk, Tuesday,
4 terrible storm ragged the wind
blowing at fierce gale with SNOW.
Its estimated that the loss of logs
from broken booms caused by the
raging waters will reach n million dol
lars in Kentucky alone.
At Newport, KY, opposite Cincin-
natl, fifty families have been flooded
from their homes and have taken
refuge in the public buildings.
The monitor Amphitrate, anchored
in Norfolk hsrbor, tugged at her
cables with so steady strain that it
was feared they would part, but the
danger passed.
A passenger train of the Cheyenne
and Northern was showed in" at
Iron Mountain, at last accounts, where
it has been since Thursday of last
week. Relief trains have been unable
to cut a way through to it.
Flooding of the Ohio river has driven
many thousand people from their
homes. The river at Cincinnati was
SIS feet above its normal stage. In
Kentucky number of several people
have been drowned. Several factories
were flooded at Portsmouth.
The cold wave has been spreading
the past few days all over the Atlantic
coast. Snow fell Tuesday in New
York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, At
lanta, and at many other points. In
Washington City a blizzard prevailed,
and several inches of snow fell, caus.
ing much delay OF traffic.
A tornado devastated a portion OF
east Tennessee, Saturday night, cut
ting a swath 20 miles long and OF
varying width. 1t is happened that
no residences were in its course, ex-
cept four small buildings at Ninaburg.
Many barns we're destroyed, however,
and at least fifty horses, mules and cat
tie were killed. Several persons were
injured.
The people of the low lands in
West Virginia have suffered severely
by flood. The inhabitants of several
OF the smaller cities have been fnr-
nished provisions by a relief steamer.
Many residents of Charleston, W. ",
have been compelled to use boats to
seek provisions and fuel. The Gov
ernor was compelled to use q boat to
so from the executive mansion to the
Statehouse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

His JAGs," after completing his
masters dirty work, followed the ex-
ample OF Chispa, and "Injun got
drunk" to celebrate the event. This
morning, as he lay over forty barrels
in a prominent saloon, the public were
taken in one by one to view the dis.
gushing spectacle. 1t was just nuts
for Deputy Hill, who loves old Patent
Leather, to steer people to the show.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
THE LEGISLATURE.

As the n. =. train was an hour late,
Monday morning, there was no quorum
in the Senate at the hour to which
adjournment had been made and re-
cess was taken.
The afternoon was mainly devoted
to consideration OF the revenue bill.
At 1 o'clock it passed with the emer-
gercy clause.
The following also passed:
H. B. 245, appropriating $500 de-
ficiency in salary of Fish Commission.
er Little.
S. B. 225, relating to leasing harbor
areas.
And H. B. 24s, for abatement Of
penalty and interest on taxes that
have become delinquent previous to
and including 1897. The emergency
clause failed to pass.
H. b. 241, to repeal an act providing
for uniform system of blanks.
In the House several additional en-
crossing clerks were elected.
The railroad commission bill was
taken up and it engaged larger
part of the morning session. 1t was
also the first matter coming up at the
afternoon session. The Commission
was made elective, after a wrangle
The vote on final passage stood:
Yeas - Barlow, Beals, Bedford
Boyce, Brown, Calvert, Colwell, Dan
iels, Dorsey, Dickson, Englehart
Falknor, Frye, Gerry, Gleason, Gose
Gunderson, Harrison, Heilg, Johnston
Lambert, Mccoy, Mcdonald, Miller
Minard, Moore, Mount, Mutty, Pal
mer, Parker, Parrish, Sexton, Shelter
Sims, Sinclair, Smith, Somerindyke
Stewart, Stocking, Thacker, Wicker.
sham, Witter, Mr.. Speaker-43.
Nays-Allen, Hiram; Allen, Will
ford; Baldwin, Bellows, Bishop, Bis
son, Carpenter, Chrisman, Copeland
Field, Prick, Kingsbury, La Toilette
Langfitt, Olson. Rosenhaupt, Scott
Sharp, Totten, Welty, White, Wilson
-23.
A large number of bills were indefi'
nitely postponed, including the Bison
bill to provide a commission to recon-
mend a new location for the State
capitol.
The following House bills passed:
Relating to sale of allotted lands tc
Indians.
Relating to county surveyors.
Relating to amending articles of in
corporations.
Relating to the location of mining
claims and fixing the time in which
adverse claims shall be contested.
Relating to County Commissioners
Relating to the States school, tide
oyster and other lands, and creating 9
board of harbor line commissioners.
Relating to the REIMBURSEMENT o
tide lands in front of certain cities.
Amending an act relating to prose
cutting attorneys.
Relating to cities of the fourth class
Relating to justices of the peace and
constables in certain cities.
Relating to certain estates, home
steads, etc.
To authorize cities and towns to
construct drains and sewers and to levy
and collect special assessments there
| for.
To punish persons for stealing ride.
on railway trains.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

A MORE palpable, fragrant and I'M
disguised trading of official favor was
never perpetrated than in the last
hours of the legislative session. The
executive, through his henchmen,
openly declared the terms upon which
local measures might be allowed to
pass. The free and untrammeled vote,
taken half a dozen times on various
propositions affecting the capitol, in
Dictated an overwhelming sentiment in
favor of permanency of location and
speedy construction. But when the
final votes were taken the executive
had the noses of the honorable mem
bers at the bull-ring, and they had to
sacrifice that birthright OF American
citizenship, freedom of conscience. to
the Machiavelian upstart in the exec
utiye chair.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

The Senate spent an hour Monday
in discussion of bill fixing the max
imum rate of railroad transportation
at four cents a mile, figure perfectly
satisfactory to the corporations and
which has been the ruling maximum
rate for years past. And the fun of il
is most of the members did not know
that it was q measure to authorize an
increase rather than a reduction oil
rates.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

ADVANCED WAGES. - The Bethle.
ham Iron Co., of Pennsylvania, the
Baker Chain Co. of Pittsburg, the
Kimberly Rolling Mills of Greenville,
the Ohio Iron Co. of GAINESVILLE, and
the cotton mills of Boston, have all
announced an advance of the wage
rate amounting to about ten per cent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

THE temperature throughout Cali.
forpia, Monday, stood at from so to 90
degrees, and there is q serious appre.
hension that next seasons crops
which have been promising from the
excess Of rain, will be seriously affect.
ed threby.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

EVEN such o determined and con-
slant friend of Olympia as John Nc
Reavy was held up by the executive
gun and was compelled to vote for sus-
tanning Rogers veto to get his $4,000
appropriation for the Skokomish
fishery through.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

MCCLURE for the current month con.
tains the first of series of articles and
pictures by Charles Dana Gibson, de-
picting Egypt as he saw it last year in
journey undertaken expressly for
that sterling magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

ANYWAY, we have the capitol foun.
dation left. Fortunately the veto pow
or could not reach that, although ii
reached out for it by the courthouse
proposition. If that had been accept.
ed, the contemplate crank, strutting
like turkey gobbler in his little briei
authority, garnished by his patent.
leather boots and ox-blood gloves,
would have wreaked his vengeance upon
the poor inanimate brick, stones and
mOrter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

ROGERS may gloat over the fact that
he has prevented progress being made
towards q suitable State house during
his term. But there is some satisfac-
ton in the thought that his term, like
the extremity of skunk, may have
an end.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

THE "West Point" resignation OF
Secretary Alger has met with hitch.
He refuses to resign, If Gen. McCook,
who is prominently named as his pos
sible successor, is the final choice, be-
cause the General at one time referred
to Alger as "Sissy."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

ILLUSTRATORS" sententiously re-
marked his accidency, while sitting in
a BARRIERS chair, admiring the graceful
curves OF his chief bunion as it round
ed out his priced patent leather, "leg-
islators are like the little girls doll !;
largely saw-dust." It is no wonder he
has poor opinion OF his wooden tools.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

kIPLINo, the noted author, is re.
covering from an illness which car.
ried him to the verge of the grave. All
knowledge Of the death of his six.
year'old daughter, Josephine, Of
pneumonia. Monday, has been kep,
from him for prudential reasons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

SENATOR Turner has been appointed
member of the Commerce commit
tee OF the U. s. Senate, succeeding
Senator White of California.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

GEORGE NJ. STEWART has received
the appointment of Postmaster at Sc.
attic. He is an active partisan and
was a henchman of Senator Wilson.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

THE United States now has Al 900
officers and men of the combined
army aud navy at Manila, and en-
route for the Philippines.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

CHARLES E. Bradon, a fireman was
thrown from a hose.car at Seattle,
Sunday afternoon and killed, while
answering fire alarm.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

ARTICLES of incorporation have been
filed for q company to construct an
electric railway between Seattle and
Tacoma.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
One Of Gear Reeds Snubs.

A Washington dispatch of Saturday
relates this episode in the concluding
hours of Congress, which is character
istic of the brutality OF the man who
has so long bulldozed the lower branch
of Congress and whose dictatorial acts
have elected such profound contempt
outside his coterie of case-hardened
political associates who tolerate and
excuse anything done for party. Gen.
Wheeler, who had carefully abstained
from exercising his privilege as men,
Der of the House pending the settle
ment of the question as to his right to
a seat in that body, arose in his old
place down near the front OF the DEM
ocratic side and loudly asked for recog-
milton. "Mr. Speaker" he called.
The autocrat in the chair looked
straight ahead, with flushed face, as if
he had not heard. al ask unanimous
consent to speak for five minutes"
shouted the General, but the Speaker
disregarded him. Every eye was now
directed towards the diminutive figure
of the grizzied old veteran OF two wars.
The situation was intensely dramatic,
but Payne, the floor leader OF the ma
jority, hurried to the rescue. He
moved a recess for ten minutes.
Pending that 1 ask unanimous con-
sent to speak for three minutes" de-
manded Wheeler. The Speaker then
turned towards him for the first time,
and looking straight into the gray eyes
Of the General, ignored his request
completely, put the motion of Payne
and declared it carried.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

AN Army and Navy Club has been
organized by the u. S. officers at Ma.
Mia, with Admiral Dewey as Presi.
dent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
2 TRADE WINNERS
LARGEST ASSORTMENT
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white goods linens domestc ribbons aces emoieres and all
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OF everybody doing business looking
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us in every family in this city and for 20 miles around
The best sign picture You have in your sitting with
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

In the Senate, Tuesday, the follow.
ing bills passed:
H. b. to enlarge and define the
powers of cities existing by special
charter under Territorial law.
S. B. relating to leasing of harbor
areas.
S. B. fixing maximum passenger
rates.
H. B. providing for manner of To-
eating and holding lode and placer
claims, etc.
H. B. to regulate the leasing OF
municipal lands.
s. b. to prevent the spread oil
tuberculosis.
The afternoon session was mainly
devoted to consideration of the two re.
ports made on the general appropria.
ton bill, one favoring the multiplicity
of officers and high salaries, and the
others, being the "outs" in the case
favoring retrenchment and economy.
The result was that the majority
managed to increase the appropria.
tions a quarter of a million over the
House estimate, and the action was
adopted by tie vote with President
Daniels casting the deciding vote.
Carper's bill providing for more ef-
ficient assessment and collection of
taxes on railroad property passed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10

HE did spit over their heads, after
all
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10


In the House, Tuesday, the pc
diem-grab mania became SO intens,
that Mr.. Daniels introduced q resolu.
ton to peremptorily discharge any
clerk or emplOye of the Legislature
found circulating a petition for in
crease of salary, which was adopted.
Even the children seem to hav,
caught the craze. and DR.. White pre-
sented a resolution increasing thu
compensation of Pages from $3.50 t.
~ per day. This proposition was in
continently sat down upon.
H. B. admitting soldiers of the
Spanish war to the Soldiers Home
was passed.
Heilig's bill appropriating $20, OOC
Tor insurance OF State buildings was
indefinitely postponed.
Also H. B. repeating the law oil
1897 requiring insurance companies to
publish their annual financial state.
ments.
House bill appropriating 1925 to
Mrs. Stahl Of Walla Walla, $500 to the
Vancouver Auditorium Association,
and $l63.5O to Capt. Kuntz, for arm.
ory rent, etc, passed. Also one ap.
propriating $259.21 to Bickerton &
Bell, Seattle auctioneers, for services
in selling school lands in King
county.
Senate amendments to the revenue
bill were cOncurred in.
The following House bills passed:
Relating to garnishments in justices
courts.
Relating to the assessment and col.
lection of taxes.
Prohibiting the employment oil
Chinese on public works.
Appropriating $3.50 for relief of the
Olympia Light & Power Company.
Relating to INDECENT Union and
Mexican war soldiers, sailors and
mariners.
Admitting veterans of the Spanish.
American war to the soldiers home.
For the relief of certain parties fol
supplies and services for the first regi
ment of Washington volunteers in
1898.
Relating to contiguous counties.
Relating to injuries causing death.
Relating to findings Of fact ani
conclusions of law in superior courts.
Relating to classifying the counties
etc.
Relating to nickle-in-the-slot ma
chimes.
Relating to fees of witnesses in Ger
tain cases.
Appropriating $500 for the relief o
Joseph N. Warren.
Relating to sleeping car rates.
Making an appropriation of $45(
for fislI-way in the SkokOmish river.
For the relief of w. II. Burden anG
the estate of VIM. Munks.
Concluded on Third Page.