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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
Nature a an lnkmaker.

In Algeria there is a river OF ink.
1t is formed by the union OF two
streams, one coming from region OF
iron ore, the other draining q peat
swamp. The water of the former is
impregnated with iron, that of the lat
ter with gallic acid. When the two
minele, the acid with the iron form a
true ink.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
Counting the Cost.

Mr.. BalfOur closed debate in the
British House of Lords with the re-
mark that "you cannot keep up a
splendid empire for nothing" The
remark was called out by debate on
the army estimates, and made in de-
Tense ef the increase in the army ex.
penditure of $25,OOO,OOO. This wa.
not an alarming increase in itself, but
it came on top of numerous increases
which had exhausted the ordinary
sources of taxation. The resource
which in the past has been the most
productive is the income tax. A PEN
ny addition to a tax does not seem q
large item, but when applied to Brit.
ish incomes it produces somewhat
more than $1O,OOO,OOO. Another ex-
pedient which ministers sometimes re-
sort to when funds are getting low is
to suspend contributions to the sink
ing fund. 1t is these annual contri-
buttons to the sinking fund for the
payment of the public debt that en-
tice Englishmen into the belief that
by some automatic action the debt
will pay itself. The three conditions
that must be observed to give sub
stance 70 that belief are, regular con-
tributions TO the sinking fund, prompt
payment of interest and absolute eb-
stention from incurring new debts.
If these conditions are maintained
time will do the rest.
There was something like conster.
nation expressed in England one
morning by a suggestion by the Lon.
don Times that the money needed to
maintain q splendid empire could be
secured by a small tax on the imports
of wheat and sugar. The consterna-
ton was only partly turned into mer.
riment by a cartoonist who dubbed it
the "bread and molasses" tax. The
cartoon showed a ragged little urchin
munching bread and molasses, to
whom a well-fed John Bull directed
the attention of the treasury minister
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
LINKED WITH FOLLY.

This is story that belongs to the olden
time. A certain lord, pleased with the
sallies of his jester presented him with
t d tSas HaH9se to
bestow it on" One day the nobleman lay
a-dying, and with his household went
Archie to look his last upon his masters
face and hear his voice once more.
The jester stopped above his lord and
said Master, why do you say good-by7"
81 am going journey Archie" was the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
WOULD ADOPT A GROWN MAN.
Brooklyn Widow with Fortune of $500, 900
Wants to Adopt Young Man Of rs. Who is
Also Wealthy.

brooklyn WIDOW with Fortune OF S5O0, 900
Wants to Adopt Young Man of 26, Who is
Also Wealthy.
Mrs. Mary Augustus Mott, Brook
lyn widow, with q fortune OF $50O,O0O,
has petitioned the Supreme Court of
New York to legally sanction her
adoption of Charles II. Crane. Mr.:
Crane is 26 years old, wealthy. and
member OF family prominent in the
social affairs of Brooklyn. While the
adoption Of minors is common legal
proceeding, there is no provision in
the statutes for the adoption of an
adult, and Mrs. Mott is not altogether
confident that her petition will be
granted. In the event of the Supreme
Courts refusal to sanction the adop-
ton an effort will be made to have the
Legislature pass a special enabling
measure.
Mrs. Mott, who is so years old, lives
in handsome house at 1877 Balm.
bridge street. She has no living
children and no near kindred.
A romance lies behind the legal pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Crane was engaged to
marry Mrs. Motifs only daughter.
Three years ago, just before the time
set for the wedding, the young girl
died. The loss OF her daughter affect
ed Mrs. Mott deeply.
1t had been arranged that after the
wedding Mr.. Crane and his bride were
to live with her mother. Mrs. Mott
became much attached to the young
man, who has never ceased grieving
over the loss of his affianced. Mutual
grief was the basis of the attachment
existing between the mother and the
young man.
After her daughters death Mrs.
Mott urged Mr.. Crane to make her
home his home, and he has lived at
her house.
Tho wording of the petition for
adoption filed with the Brooklyn Su-
preme Court by Mrs. Motifs attorney
is peculiar in view OF the fact that Mr..
Crane is a grown man, banker at 80
Broad street, where he is associated
with his fathers firm, Crane & David.
son.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09

The smell OF pure prussic acid is al
ways fatal. the discoverer OF the poison
himself having been instantly killed
by one Whit of it. 1t kills the in
slant it enters the lungs as gas. Pure
prussic acid is never sold nor handled.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
Recent Inventions.
Chicago News.

A folding hat has been patented by
a scotch woman, single sheet of stiff
paper or other material being folded
into transverse plaits, which allows
one portion to bend out and form the
brim after the sheet is bent into a
tube.
In new German device for clean
ing large panes of glass frame is at
tached to the window to support two
endless chains, the latter carrying a
horizontal bar, fitted with a cleaning
strip to come in contact with the pane
as the bar is raised or lowered.
A Texan has designed a handy
twine-holder for use in stores, having
pair of horizontal spindles on which
conical packages of twine are placed,
with a vertical rod on which weight
slides, the cord being drawn through
two eyelets and the weight, the latter
taking up the slack as it falls.
In Virginia company has been
formed for the manufacture of an arti-
fetal marble, which closely resembles
the genuine and can readily be carved.
the ingredients being milk of lime,
glycerine, silicate of soda, soap. salt
and marshmallow root, together with
. cement which thickens and COM
bines the components.
An improved folding tobacco pipe
has the bowl fiattened at the sides to
fit in the pocket, with hole drilled
through one side in which the stem is
inserted, the latter being bent at an
angle and provided with a spring
which allows it to be lowered and fold
ed on the side of the bowl when not
in use.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
SECRET AN OCEAN TRAGEDY
One Of the Mysteries Of the Past Cleared by
Recent Flotsam.
Philadelphia Press.


A peculiarly strange mystery OF the
sea has just been solved and the fate
of the two wellknown schooncrs
Howard II. Hascomb and James b.
Pace, which sailed from Philadelphia
in November, 1898, for New England
ports and were never afterward heard
from has been learned. Divers lately
located both vessels sunk on the
southern coast of Massachusetts, ap-
parently in collision. In both skele-
tons of men were found lashed to the
rigging or to the rail, and while there
was nothing left OF the flesh it is
thought they can be recognized by the
clothing.
The grewsome discovery was
brought about in a peculiar way.
Several days ago heavily laden
steamship, while running along the
southern coast of Massachusetts,,
struck sunken obstruction at point
where no obstruction should exist, ex-
ist, according to charts. The captain
of the steamship reported the occur
renee and wrecking party, with
divers, started off to make an investi-
CATION. Upon reaching the exact To-
cality where the menace was plotted
on the chart by the steamship captain
two divers were sent down and within
a short time came to the surface and
revealed the story OF their discovery.
The news was telegraphed the owners
of the missing craft and by them was
transmitted to the families of the sail
ors. 1t is the opinion of practical sea-
faring men that the vessels fouled
each other while scudding before the
mighty force of the great November
storm of last year. The men, as dis
covered by the divers, were lashed to
their posts and had not the slightest
chance to escape death.
At the Office Of the agents at this
port of the Howard H. Hanscom it
was learned that she sailed from Phil
adelphia Nov. %, 1898, for Providence,
with LOO tons OF bituminous coal.
She was commanded by Captain 10.
seph Holmes, Jr., of New Haven,
Conn.
At the Office OF the Philadelphia
agent of the schooner James B. Pace
it was stated that she left this port
Nov. 25 for Boston with 1,O25 tons of
bitupinous coal and was never heard
from after passing out Of the Delaware
capes. She was commanded by Cap
tain Garfield, resident of West Den
mis-, Mass, from which place che
hailed. The two captains we're bosom
friends.
1t is considered not unlikely that
after years slumbering at the bot
tom of the sea the two schooners may
be brought to the surface, repaired
and put into service again. The di-
vers who made the preliminary visit
have returned to the scene of the ca
tastrophe with instructions to secure
for proper interment the bodies OF
those lashcd ON board the sunken ves-
sells. At the same time they will
make an investigation OF the vessel
and If conditions warrant immediate
steps to raise them will be taken.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
CA9ToEIA.
R..,,th. sIhs Kind You Have Always Bogg1l
''':;:'" Z ''' &Mz2ZSzW

ABERDEEN has declared war on
hobos, and given them the alternative
OF going to work, going on the road or
going to Jail.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
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Editor and Proprietor

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-09
PAINTS, = VARNISHES,
Oils and Brushes.

Your patronage is solicited and will
always be appreciated. No matter how
small your purchases, it will be our con-
slant aim to sell you the best, and at
reasonable prices.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
In n Personal Vein.

Mrs. Gait was elected president of
the National Woman Suffrage associa-
ton.
Mary Keith Shaw. wife of A. D.
Shaw. commander-in-chief of the G. A.
L.. died at Watertown, N. Y.
G. Il. Patterson postmaster at Key
West. has been nominated for congress
from the First congressional district
OF Florida by the Republicans.
Carver B. Cline. well knows
theatrical manager, formerly manager
for Joseph Jefferson, died in New
York from shock following amputatiou
Of 4 leg.
II. II. Wells, military governor of
Virginia in the reconstruction period
died at the Zone of his daughter. Mrs
James T. Walker, in Palmyra. n. v.
after n long illness. He was bern in
Rochester in 1923.
Mrs. L. H. Delahay, aged seventy,
widow of Judge Mark Delahay. of thu
United States district court, died ut
Leavenworth, Kan. She was the moth.
or Of the late Lieut.. Edward Delahay,
U. S. n, and her daughter was the
wife of ex-Gov. Thomas NJ. Osborn of
Kansas.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
Lawton's famous feat, in pursuing

Lawton's famous feat, in pursuing
and capturing Geronimo and his band
on foot after the horses of the SOL
diers had died of exhaustion. had its
counterpart in the rescue of Lieut.. Gill
more and his men of the Yorktown,
who were ambushed and captured By
the Filipinos at Baler, on the eastern
coast of Luzon, in April last. 1t was
learned that they had been taken
across the mountains, and their subse-
auent fate had been a matter OF much
concern. When the campaign began
IN northern Luzon, Col. Hare Of the
Esd and Lieut.-Col. Howe of the 34th
regiments, with a detachment of SOL
diers, began a determined effort to
discover and rescue them. Getting
track of the party, despite narrowing
privations and difficulties almost in
surmountable, they followed the trail
With logged. relentless persistency till
the Filipinos were absolutely walked
OF their feet" corralled and captured.
and Lieut.. Gilmore and men were res
cued. "A remarkable achievement"
says Gen. Otis, and no one will dispute
him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
Foreign Gossip.

The division Of the Samoan islands
causes trouble among the natives.
Tolstoi says that 1bsen's "When the
Dead Awaken" is fantastic nonsense"
There is strong belief In st. Peters
burg that Russia will soon take Herat.
Six Misunderstanding establishments
In Hanan have closed on account of the
war.
Anarchists made a demonstration Mt
the funeral of a nihilist in Paris re-
Gently.
The governor-general OF Finland says
that Russian control of Sweden is not
far distant.
1t is reported that England and Port
ugal have formed an offensive and de-
fensive alliance.
Revolutionary circulars have been
distributed in Poland, and many ar
rests have been made.
Czechs are ready to renew obstruct.
I've tactics on the reassembling Of the
Austrian reichsrath.
A bill authorizing the sale of the
Danish West Indies for 100000 kro-
nan has been offered in the diet.
AO oSA AAAA AOlClSA OlllCc Will HOC
interfere in the Nicaraguan canal, re-
garding it as an American enterprise.
Berlin regards the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty as ''astonishingly favorable" to
the powers in yielding the right of for
ffcatfOns.
Special appliances have been made
for the observance Of eclipses mt Green
witch.
The construction of the Transfer.
sian railway has been absolutely de-.
termined upon. The line will be 1900
miles long and will cost 10000, GOO
roubles.
A tremendous reception was given
Prince Henry on his return to Berlin
from the Asiatic station. The kaiser
made speech, in which he declared
that it showed Germany's naval am
billions.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
PRESENT FROM CLARK.
Witness Admits Having Received;
H. the Sum Of $4,000.

ts the Sum Of $4,000.
Washington, Feb. 22.-Senator Clark
yesterday continued and completed his
testimony before the senate committee
on elections, but his testimony did not
attract as much attention as that of
other witnesses who were heard dur.
ing the day. The other witnesses were
Frank Corbett of Butte. recalled; e. G..
Day, who was the Clark leader on the
no0r of the Montana house Of repre-
sentatives, and John q. Welcome, who
was a general manager for Mr.. Clark.
Mr.. Welcome did not take the stand
until late, and his examination was not
completed when tho committee nd
journed for the day. He made q gen.
eral and specific denial of all the alle-
cations made by Whiteside and 9TH
ers. Denials were made in response to
questions by Mr.. Faulkner, and the
witness uniformly answered, II did
not" mo-" or nothing like that oc.
Cured"
Mr.. Day admitted having accepted a
present Of $1,000 from Mr.. Clark, and
said he understood that it was given
as testimonial and as compensation
for his services. The oath of Office as
member of the house was read and
seemed to produce quite an impression
upon some of the committee.
Mr.. Corbett and Judge Piggott were
confronted for brief period early in
the day and in rather dramatic man.
ner. The both testified concerning
mortgage held by Mr.. Corbett and
there was direct clash in statements.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02

Should it be rule of life to get all
you can, or to give all You can? That
question is Just now under discussion.
Well, how much can one give unless
he first gets? The men who are laying
thousands or millions on the affairs OF
education, humanity or religion have
generally been successful as captains
of industry, princes Of commerce, or
leaders of large business enterprises
Possibly also their chief benefaction
has consisted in creating profitable en-
ployment-which is kind of giving
especially, if they have been just and
considerate in their dealings. and have
paid fair wages. To get honestly is
quite as legitimate as to give generous
~, and ought to take equal rank.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
In General.

HI ueneTals
The price of olive oil has been adj
vanccd 10 per cent.
Tom Sharkey whipped Joe Goddard
IN four rounds at Philadelphia.
Industries throughout the country
continue to dispose Of their full out
put.
Sixteen wounded soldiers died on the
hospital ship Missouri on their way
home.
Georgia and Florida Republican con-
gressional conventions instructed for
Mckinley.
The new American Association Of
base ball cluOs has been formally or.
ganized.
Nearly all the soldiers who were stu
toned at frankfort, Ky, have been
removed.
The Wisconsin Republican state con-
vention will be held in Milwaukee on
April Is.
Judge Taft decided that he had no
Jurisdiction in the Kentucky election
contests.
The Ohio house Of representatives
passed q bill ab0lishing convict labor
In prisons.
Banking commissioners report $40.
353,311 on deposit in Michigan, by 3s1,.
67S depositos.
1t has been decided ny the New York
presbytery not to try DR.. McGiffert on
charges Of heresy.
Board Of trade delegates from thirI
teen cities have formed compact to
suppress bucketshops.
Kentucky Democrats have asked for
an Injunction to prevent Taylor from
actin. as governor.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
RESuME # be NEWS
Casualitiee.

CasualitieO.
Building No. Z Of the construction
department Of tie navy yard at Brook.
lyn was buried. Loss 100000.
DR.. Bromand Of Auburn, Ind, was
seriously burned by mistaking gasoline
for oil aud trying to kindle a fire with
it.
Frank D. Allen Of williamsburg,
Ran, died from an overdose of NOR.
phtne taken to produce sleep. NJ.
Allen was well known newspaper
man, having been connected with
papers at Chicago, Omaha and Audo-
bon, Iowa. His father is one of the
we<hicst stockme', in Iowa.
Martin Jordan, an engineer, his wife
Mary and their 1ive-months-old hoy
wcr: asphyxiated by gas in their homo
at Chicago. The bodies Of the thee
were found the next day. A leak in q
gas pipe in the basement deluged the
house with gas, and when found they
had been dead for several hours. The
leak was so large that Wien workI1. EN-
from the gas company attempted to
close it one Of them was overcome by
the strong fumes aud was revived With
difficulty.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02

There is one sphere OF woman's ac-
tivity which is not the subject of the
familiar criticism that the work had
better be left to the men. The New
York Sun publishes record, which
does not purport to be complete, of
notable gifts and requests Of women
during the year just ended. The mil
lions bestowed on various philanthropy
ic objects, using the term in its broad
est sense, bear witness alike to the
generous spirit of the givers. and to
the general store of unselfshness
which saves US from the condenana-
ton of being, as a nation, in bondage
to greed and extravag ance.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
Crimes and Criminals.

K. w. Bowers of Brooklyn, n. Y.
theatrical advance agent, committed
suicide at Oskaloosa, Iowa.
James X. Brown, colored, was
hanged in the Hudson county Jail in
Jersey City for the murder Of Police
man Charles Gebhardt in Hoboken.
Robbers held UP the cashier at r. c.
Bowman's bank at Las Cruces, N. NJ,
and took $4,000. The famous sheriff,
Pat Garrett, and q posse are in pur-
suit OF the thieves.
William II. Stiles, who was arrested
in South Bend, Ind. and taken to New
York, was arraigned in the court Of
appeals. He was committed to the
Tombs in default of bonds of $500.
\ jury 1T Kansas City gave a negro
footnad a fortyyear sentence in the
pcnitcItiary for snatching q white
woman's pocketbook. Two of the
jurors wanted to give him a life sen
tencc.
Cecil Leslie, "press agent and en-
plcye of the Miller 500 per cent swim
die, has made a confession at New
York, in which he says Miller mus,
have gathered in $1,OOO,OOO out of the
scheme.
Serious charges of cruelty which are
alleged to have been committed aboard
the United States army transport Nc
Clellan were brought to the notice of
United States Commissioner Shields ut
New York by a. S. Barwcll, one of the
crew of the vessel.
". l.. Culberson Of Carroll. iowa
wrote Gov. Shaw declining the offer
OF position Oh the state board of con-
troll rendered him by the governor.
Coy. Shaw declines to accept the an
sWcr and has set influences to work to
induce Mr.. Culberson to reconsider the
determination.
-Four masked men entered the home
Of Mrs. Maria S. S:xton, an aunt of
Mrs. Mckinley, ut Canton, Ohio. Dan
lei Siankcr, Il brother of Mrs. Saxton,
WAS awakened, but was prevented
giving an alarm by q revolver thrust
III his face. The robbers escaped with
small AN cunt of booty.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
Murder and Suicide

Bellefontaine, Ohio, Feb. % At Bell
Center last night James Porger, a
stove dealer, shot and fatally wounded
Robert Young, whisky dealer. He
escaped and later came here and sur
rendered. In his cell he SHOT himself
in the body and will die. His wife
tainted and is still unconscious. The
men had been adversarieg in the tenn
perance agitntion which has long ex-
cited Bell Center. Young is worth
100000.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NAY VOTE.

Those Who Renowned Citi.cnshin
During the Spanish Regime May
Now Resume 1t.
Havana, Feb. 24.-Gov. Gen. Wood;
has decided to issue an order permit
ting Cubans by birth who renounced
their nationality during the Spanish
regime in order to become Amcricani
citizens, but who are ready to fulfil
the required conditions to vote Mt the
coming elections. He points out these
men became American citizens only
for the purpose Of self-protecton, and
they now desire to resume their ma
tionality as soon as they can legally do
so. The order will affect 10000. and
it will result in complete change in
Cuban politics, although 1t is cIaimed
the Cuban-American will be fairly
scattered among existing parties. s
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
Proposed Lumber Combine.

New York, Feb. 22.--.An association
of banking houses in New York and
London is said to be Interested in q
new combination designed to control
the entire lumber business of North
Carolina. 1t is proposed to unite seven
different companies which own vast
quantities of lumber and control 600
miles of railway. Their sawmill ca
pacity is about 100000 feet day.
and they have large planning mills and
box factories. Altogether they sell
about 50 per cent of the North Carolina
pine distributed, the output being Co.,
100000 feet per year.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-03-02
Boycott Is Legal.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. %. - Judge
Slower, in the circuit court, yesterday
declared the labor unions had a legal
right to put in force n peaceful boycott
against employers of non-union labor
and had legal right to try by peace
full and fair persuasive means to in
duce customers of q boycotted person
or firm to quit that person or firm and
patronize employers Of union workers.