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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

cants for certificates be tested rs to
their knowledge Of making the re-
quired statistical reports.
2. That the School District Clerk
when making his annual report to the
County Superintendent, be required to
make only such financial statement as
may be compiled from the records OF
his own Office.
/ 3. That the date of eighth year ex-
EXAMINATIONS be made uniform through.
out the State.
+ 4. That the next Legislature be
asked to provide for tho appointment
and compensation of an eighth year
examining board in each county.
COUNTY SCHOOLS - GENERAL sTATITICs.
Number census children in county
June l, 1S99-Males 1,546; female,
], 529; total, 3,O75.
! Number pupils enrolled in schools
during year-Males, 1924; females,
l ,239; total 2,4S3.
Average daily attendance-Males
Sll; females S48; total. 1859.
Enrolment in District No. /, Olym-
pia-Total, S38.
- Average number months school was
maintained, 6.
Total number days actual attend.
spce, 238,O98.
Forty-four districts had less than
1900 days attendance.
Basis for this years (99-'19OO) up.
portionment, 277, 561 days.
Number children over 6 years of age
not attending school during year
Male, 2OS; female 221; total 429.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

DREYFUs HAS BEEN PARDoxED.-
The French Council of Ministers de.
cided, Tuesday, to pardon Dreyfus,
and the official decree was signed by
President Loubet the same day. This
course was expected and created very
little excitement. The anti-Dreyfus
paper, Loir, endeavored by sensational
headlines to arouse adverse senti-
ment, but the public seem to have had
a surfeit of excitement on the subject
and have failed to respond to its stric-
lures. Dreyfus, as a condition OF the
pardon. has relinquished his appeal for
a reversal OF judgment, and it is said
has agreed to an order for expatria-
ton. The Journal des Debats states
that Nine. Dreyfus has taken villa
at Folkestone, near Dover, England.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22
Wonderful Magnanimitv.

How intimately connected the
nl"neycd power has become with the
goTcrnnlcnt. under Republican rule, is
shown hv the tact that the Treasury
Department, "Wednesday, anticipated
the payment of October interest by
iutllI: checks To the amount Of five
millions oi dollars to New York bank
crS. fnr the purpose, as stated, of re-
lleNing temporary demand for
money, which is called run" when
the smaller banks undergo the ordeal,
and become shaky when the depo.itors
withdraw their money. The dispatch
making this astounding announce
ment. naively adds: at is believed
that the New York bankers can get
out Of the present difficulty without
further government assistance"
What further assistance" could be
rendered, without literally opening the
vault doors and letting the banks help
themselves, can only be surmiscd
This imperative demand for money
comes somewhat as surprise to the
people, who have been assured that
the financial situation was so emf
nently satisfactory under the gold
standard and that the banks were at
loss how to invest their surplusage.
Has it come to pass, however, that
the gold league is privileged class,
who can claim and ask payment of
their demands before due, and interest
upon interest by prepayment of their
gilt-edged securities? Would the gov
eminent treat any other bueiness in
terest with like consideration? Would
the powers that be advance money to
the farmer to help him tide over bust
ness depression? Has the laborer ever
been helped out of tight place by
any such act of extreme solicitude for
his welfare? Has the government
ever helped to pay off a mortgage to
relieve struggling industry or keep
women and children from starving?
The magnanimity of the govern
ment in extending helping hand to
the rapacious cormorants who have so
often held the people by the throat
and dictated terms for use of their
gold, is a remarkable illustration OF
the Christian injunction to return good
for evil, but the people cannot divest
themselves of the impression that it is
prompted by quite different feeling
from that which animated the divine
injunction; nothing less than a We
nal disposition to lay up treasures
where they will do the most towards
influencing the ballot and perverting
the will of the people in the coming
struggle for party ascendency.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22
Mr.. Whites Opinion.

National Democratic Committee
man for this State, William H. White.
of Seattle, received on the 10Th inst.
the following telegram from the editor
OF the N. Y. Journal:
Hon. WILLIAM H. WHITE,
Seattle, Wash:
Chairman Jones states that the
next national Democratic platform should
be anti-Republican, free silver, anti
trust and the reduction OF the tariff
Please give your opinion briefly"
To which Mr.. White, same date,
made this reply:
To THE New York JOURNAL:
Reaffirm the Chicago platform; de-
clare for national control of trusts en-
gagged in interstate commerce; declare
for local government for the Philippines
under supervision and control OF the
United States no surrender to Atkin-
son and Aguinaldo; declare for Territor.
ial government for Porto Rico and
Hawaii-and a free government to
Cubans, as pledged by Congress when
war was declared against Spain. Let
the tariff alone.
Nominate William Jennings Bryan
for President and George Fred Williams
for Vice President-and we will win.
WILLIAM H. WHITE,
Democratic National Committeeman
for Washington"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22
Seattle's Quandary,

Quite an excitement has resulted in
Seattle from the visit of President
Hill, OF the Great Northern, and the
request he has made to restrict the
concessions made to the Northern Pa.
cific, backing up his demand with the
threat that he will remove his termi-
nails thirty miles away. Mr.. Hills
plan for Gripping his adversary is for
the city to refuse vacation of streets
necessary to make the Northern Pa
cific's location suitable for the cree
ton OF suburban depot. Mr.. Null.
len, President of the Northern Pacific,
insists that Great Northern plans are
not affected, even in a remote degree,
by the concession asked for, unless BY
the fact that the terminals of his COM
pany will be exceptionally desirable.
He states, however, that his plans will
be ready for submission about the
middle OF next month, when it will be
time to criticise and modify them il
necessary. 1t is as evident. however,
that he is as firmly impressed with the
belief that they are not susceptible OF
modification as Mr.. Hill insists that
they are, and it is plain the city will
he ca1lod ,,non ff, sattla J;Ho,n~,<, l..
tween the contending powers, and
that is what is accelerating the heart
beats of the citizens of the Queen City
just now.
1t is verification of the stanza:
How happy could be with either,
Were t'other dear charmer away.
But, while ye tease me together.
10 neither q word will say
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22
Partisan Meanness.

The assignment of Rear Admiral
w. S. Schley to the command OF the
South Atlantic Squadron, consisting
of three ships at the least important
station, is about as fragrant an instance
OF partisan feeling towards q branch of
service that should be above the bick-
erings over place and the swag which
goes with it, rs was Secretary STAN
tons humiliation of Gen. Mcclellan
during the so.called peninsular cam
paign of the civil war. There is no
doubt but that the war could have
been closed year or more before it
was, had it not been for the PARTISAN
ship of the Secretary of War, and the
same spirit seems 10 crop out now
with regard to according the honors OF
war in recognition OF meritorious
achievement. A Washington dispatch
of the 10Th states that this has been
regarded as so impolitic that Governor
Lowndes. Senator Wellington, Mayor
Master OF Baltimore and General
Felix Angus called on the President
on that date and formally protested
against the assignment of Admiral
Schlcy to command of the South Allan.
tic station on the ground that it was
not commensurate with the dignity
and service he had rendered during
the Spanish.American war. The pro-
test was made voluntarily and without
Schley's knowledge. The President
listened attentively to what the Mary
land Republicans and leaders had to
say. but gave no indication of what he
would do.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22
Odd Fellows Exclude Saloon Men.

The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows, lately in session at Detroit,
Michigan, sustained the decision of
the Grand Lodge of Washington,
unfolding Spokane Lodge No. IL,
III excluding saloon keepers from
membership i'll the order. The fight
has been under way the past two
years. The history of the case is, in
brief, as follows: An effort was made
to expel members who had engaged in
the saloon business, contrary to the
rules OF the order. A powerful faction
in the lodge resisted this attempt.
Then the Grand Master Of the State
interposed, and took away the charter
OF the lodge for disobedience of the
rules. A few weeks later the charter
was restored to n selected band of
members, the saloon men and their
more aggressive friends being rigidly
excluded. At this the fight began
afresh the excluded members pro-
tested that the charter could not be
restored to part of the membership,
but must be given to the whole lodge.
They endeavored to gain admission to
the hall, but did not succeed, and the
case went up to the Grand Lodge of
the State. The Grand Lodge, after
hearing the arguments. promptly sus-
tanned the action of the Grand Master,
and refused to interfere to reinstate
the men who had been shut out.
This decision was quickly followed by
the consolidation of Spokane Lodge
No. IL with Samaritan No. 50. The
saloon men then appealed to the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge with the above
result.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

The plant OF the Lakeview rolling
mills is working night and day, says
the Tacoma Ledger. 1t is behind in
its orders, and is compelled to refuse
others. From 20 TO 100 men and boys
are carried on the payroll, which
amounts to more than $4,000 per
month. Common laborers are practi.
cally the only ones receiving wages by
the day, the regular ironworkers work.
ing by contract and getting paid by
tonnage, or so much for every ton Of
iron handled. The heaters receive the
highest pay, some running as high as
$lO or $12 per day. They are not
steady workers, Their work is hard,
and they are fond of holidays. Four.
teen heats are run off during the "a
hours work.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

The legacy tax on the Vanderbilt
millions is estimated at 100000.
One per cent. of the $15OOOOOOO goes
to the State of New York, amounting
to $l,5OO,OOO, and $3,7OO,OOO to the
government for war revenue. It is
stated, however, that Mr.. Vanderbilt
may have made deeds OF gift to men,
bers OF his family, so as to avoid the
payment of go large sum in taxes on
his estate, but no information regard
ing such disposition is yet a matter of
record.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

WHEN the cruiser Olympia com.
rletes her home voyage, Admiral
Dewey, New York special says, will
be Immediately granted an indefinite
leave of absence, and only assigned to
duty on his own application. He will
be 81 years of age, Dec. 26th, which
will be the date of his retirement.
There will be no change in his pay
however
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

1T is thought, from the fact that
Walter w. Lott, who killed Edward H.
Haskell on Hartstein Island, last week,
was accorded his liberty on bond of
81 900, by Justice Wiley, at Shelton,
Tuesday, to appear for trial, that the
crime must have been attended by
mitigating circumstances.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

BOTH liquor and cigarette smoking
shows a decline, despite the many
signs of "apparent prosperity" The
former showed consumption oil
twelve million less during the past
year and the latter thirty millions
less, while the sale of smoking tobacco
remained about the same.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

REAR Admiral Schley will take part
personally in the welcome to Admiral
Dewey, although he has received no
orders from the Navy Department to
do so officially, nor an invitation from
the New York committee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

SECRETARY Root, Wednesday, re.
ceived cablcgram from Gen. Otis
stating that the Filipinos are again
seeking q conference, and prefer a re.
lease OF American prisoners. 1t was
thought, however, in the cabinet con.
ference on the matter at Washington.
that this Is but another ruse to gain
time at critical moment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

Miss Eliza McFadden, aged 80
years, sister of Judge o. B. McFad-
den, the long since deceased pioneer,
died at Corvallis, Oregon, Tuesday.
Miss McFadden was native OF Penn
sylvania. She had been resident of
Corvallis for many years, and at times
in days OF yOre visited her relatives in
this city, where she is held in kindly
remembrance by many of the older
residents.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22
Amount apportioued to districts. State

Amount apportioned to districts. State
Fund 49,. -: .:....... ...... 1890 II
Amount apportiOned to districts,
County Fund. ............ .... 1886 30
Amount receceived from special taxes. 1921 "a
Amount received from sale of bonds 100 %
Amount received from all other sources II ~
Amount ON hand July l, lSIS .......... l20l6 O6
Amount paid for teachers wages 1855 ~
etc 49,. 1872. :. .....'....' .... 5000 rs
Amount paid for sites, buildings, fur
niture, apparatus and library ...... 39S So
Amount paid for interest on bonds 666l 81
Amount paid for interest on warrants. l.764 SO
Amount paid for redemption of bonds 800 o.
Bal. cash on hand June 30 .... $50. i07Oi 56
Assessed valuation of districts, $4,-
473, 1880.
Forty out of 81 districts levied spe-
cial taxes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

"SUNsET CUsH" has been invited nv
Chairman Dick, of the Ohio Republi.
can State Executive Committee. To
take part in the speaking campaign OF
that State, between Sept. 23d and
Nov. 7th.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

HoQUIAM was chosen for the next
place for the annual meeting of the
Puget Sound NJ. E. Conference. Rev.
X. q. Glass was appointed to the
Olympia charge, and o. w. Mintzer
goes to Pullman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

ONE battalion of the Thirty.ffth
Infantry will embark for the Philip.
pines from Portland, in a few days, by
the transport George w. Elder. No
orders have yet been received regarding
embarkation of the remainder of the
Thirty-fifth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

THE wreck of the American transport
Morgan City in the inland sea OF Japan
the morning of the 9Th inst, comes by
the way of Victoria, B. G. She struck
a reef at 3 o'clock in the morning. Al
daylight, the men were rushed from
side to side of the vessel, whereby she
was rolled off the rocks into deep
water and then beached on the island
of Inoshima. All the men were safely
landed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

TACOMA has $4,000 yet to raise by
subscription before she gets the Ar
mour college. The News says that
when the $4,000 already subscribed is
increased to $l4 900, an Eastern CAPT.
talist will add the 5000 necessary to
complete the subsidy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

ACCORDING to the new edition of the
American Jewish Year Book the Jew
ish population of the United States
reaches 1,043,s00. Ninety years ago
there we're but 5000 Jews all told in
the nation. Now there are 100000 in
New York alone.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

The Hotel Yakima building, nj
North Yakima, was sold Tuesday To
N. s. Johnson, of Tacoma. The con.
sideration was $4,000. The sale did
not include the fixtures, which belong
to Hadley & Griffith. 1t is said Mr..
johnson will buy them out, and the
hotel will be conducted by Mrs. John
son, now of the Rochester at Tacoma.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

SIR Thomas Upton, the owner OF
the cup-challenger Shamrock, is lib
eral man if he is Hinglish you know"
He has lately offered a quarter of a
million dollars for the lakes of Killar.
ney, Ireland, with the intention of
presenting them to the Irish people. |
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

MAJOR General Skater finds de-
fender from the charge that he was
not under fire at Santiago. in the
naughty Rev. G. D. Brown, who some
time ago transferred his field of duty
from San Francisco to Chicago under
charge OF immortality.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

1T comes with an ill grace to crit
CHE frances methods in the Dreyfu.
trial, after the finding of our own gov.
eminent in the embalmed beef investi
CATION.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

THERE are two well-developed cases
OF smallpox, and fourteen suspected
cases, in the quarantine hospital, at
fresldio, CAL, all from the Thirty-first
regiment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

Oily says that the contest for the
Surveyor Generalship has narrowed
down to Allen Wier, N. H. Owings
and John A. Rea, but it may be that
our contemporary, although he lives
on hilltop, may not be able to see
all the aspirants who bob up so
serenely" whenever place at the pie
counter becomes vacant. There are
other places than the State capital to
be considered in the distribution of
the loaves and fishes, and it may be
that a dark horse will canter up to the
line neck or two ahead OF those ever
ready candidates now reported to be
on the home stretch.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

PORTLAND is expecting visit from
Abner Mckinley, a brother of the
President, accompanied by his wife
and daughter Mabel.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

Average salary paid male teachers,
$44.O5 per month.
Average salary paid female teachers,
$38.37 per month.
Plumber teachers required to fill all
departments, So.
No. defective youth reported by dis
trict clerks, Z.
Two frame school houses built dur.
ing year.
Olympia, having 1O5,S66 days at
tendance to her credit, will receive 80
per cent. OF all State funds apportioned
t" the county during the next IL
months.
Value of all school libraries, 1896.
COUNTY SCHOOL FINANCES.
Year beginning July l, 1898, end
ing June 80, 1899:
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

raised from 60 cents TO IS cents per
acre.
The Improvements OH lands in
Asotin and Klickitat counties were
raised from - to So per acre. Adams,
Columbia. Douglas, Garfield, Lincoln,
Spokane, Walla Walla and Whitman
were raised from $3.50 to 81 per acre,
other counties remaining the same as
last year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

Iii is said that the reception of the
"Girl from Chill" was rather chilly
down the Sound.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

GOVERNOR Rogers of Washington has
received letter from lady in Clallam
county, informing him of the first birth
OF triplets in that county, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Seeley being the parents. The
children are two girls and boy, and the
Governor is asked to name the boy.-Er.
1t is hoped that his accidcncy will
not initiate the disappointing recogni-
ton President Cleveland made OF two
expectant parents who named their son
Grover, in anticipation OF some sub.
stantial benefit. He sent them copy
OF his latest campaign photograph.
The portraits of neither the ex-Presi-
dent nor the State executive would
be exactly appropriate" for parlor
adornment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-22

AGENTS wANTED-FOR 1.-THE LIFE AMI
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greatesi naval hero. By Murat Halstead, the life
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13

OIL cITY-Credlt balances q GO; eer-
tiacatea, NO bids; shipments, g, 2Qb bar
reIs; average, ee.6s0 barrels; runs, 81
SIS barrels; average, ss.sss barreia
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-13
FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Features Of the Money and Stock
Mnrkata

The Features Of the Money and Stock
Markets.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-Money on cal
steady at 4@S per cent; last loan per
cent: ruling rate per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 51A@s per cent. sterl-
Ing exchange firm, with actual business
in bankers bills at 81 ss5s@4 81 for de-
mand and at 81 Si@4 siM for sixty
days; posted rates 81 s284 s2M and
"a s7lA. Commercial bills 81 SO64 S0h
silver certificates 505s@6oc, Bar sllve;
5oMc. Mexican dollars Axe.
Government bonds strong.
State bonds Inactive.
Railroad bonds Btendy.
The stock market displayed fever
ian tone "a a consequence OF the violent
shake down Of yesterday. Although
thore was some belRted liquidation
prices were not without support ut any
dime and where breaches were mad N
values the character Of the buying al
the decline made It look as though the
manipulation for fall was for the pur-
nose OF taking on stocks. There was 9
notable volume OF commission mouse
buying which Indicated that outsiders
had been attracted by the lower leyeI
al prIcoS. There were points "a the IN
dustrlal list which displayed notable re-
sigtnnce all day and during the latteI
pnrt OF the trading some positive
strength. Some of the sharp declines tu
the railroad list. notably In the grang.
ers were attributed to shifting Of
hoIdIngs from thnt group into some, %
the industrinls. The grlngers Touched
iower prices than In the demorallza'
don OF yesterday and they were prac'
ticatiy the only stocks IN the list 10 DC
Al. THAT there IL stlll a largo and as
EressIve bear party In the market wal
Svident. Their tactics were moderately
S,,cregsful IN the morning, especially tn
1Ss CASES OF Tennessee Coal and Metro
nolltan street Railway which Were
f0reed down 5h and 6& respectively
Money NJ no time ruled over per cent
5nd In the afternoon was offered dowr
10 4 per cent. Tho impression wa
Sbrond that some OF the very lhrg9 IN
Sividual operators had become possess
al Of a liberal supply OF funds were
taking on stocks. Traders Renerally
turned 10 the bull side and marked uf
stocks 10 the noighborhood OF lAs'
nighi'g level and in some INSTANCES ma
teFInlly above II. Prominent gpecleliei
showed recovaFlea from the low poln'
ranging from 2 10 over points sugar
Brooklyn Transit ana TOBACCO MSEu ~