Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-24

vi, were united III marriage by Kew. "A.
&. Sawin, Sunday evening. They left
Monday for Tacoma, which will be
their future abiding-place.
Albert NJ. Darling and Miss Emma
Sternberg were united in marriage, by
Rev. DIR. Hayes, Monday morning at
10 o'clock, the happy parties leaving
by the III 30 train for trip through
fairylan along the Sound.
An effort is to be made to reorganize
the local Tribe of Improved Order of
Redmen, which became rovers many
moons ago. Chief Hill, of Walla
Walla, is expected to be present alki
sun, to nlumook close tum-tuna cOnawdy
tiHicum.
1t is the generally expressed opin-
ion that the board OF equalization are
doing the proper thing in reducing
the high-strung assessed valuation
that has been placed upon property
to wiring out certain amount of
revenue.
The next steamship leaving the
Sound for San Francisco, will be the
Walla Walla, Monday. Mrs. Goddard
will be a passenger by her for Los An
geles from this place. The next
steamer for Alaskan ports will be the
Cottage City, Tuesday.
The steam-tug Juneau arrived yes
terday with the intention OF making
her headquarters here and engaging in
a general jobbing business. She is n
propeller about 80 feet long, and was
built for service at Cape Nome. She
is owned by Dyer & Jones.
The Silver Republicans met in mass
convention at the courthouse last Sat.
urday and elected the following dele.
gates to attend the State convention
at Seattle on Monday night, viz !:
Ambrose Barnard, p. d. Moore, P.
Ouilette, Robt. Aver and J. J. Wilson.
Three " sticks" of timber brought in
by the Mason County Logging Com
pany, this week, are beauties. They
average 12O feet in length, and are
30 inches in diameter at the top and
81 at the but. Such timbers would
excite the wonder and admiration of
the most famous timber districts of
the East.
The City Council have about com.
pleted negot iaiions with the Old
Colony Trust Co., of Boston, for con.
version OF certain six per cent. bonds
into others bearing 81 per cent. 1t is
part of the agreement that interest up
to April, 1898, shall be paid at the old
rate. The reduction is made under
the promise Of prompt payment of
interest as it becomes due.
There should be no vacant seats at
the Opera House next Monday night,
when "Quo Vadis" will he the attrac-
ton. The moral lesson taught by
"Quo Vadis" is an excellent one.
The downfall of paganism and the
substitution of the cross far Pagan an.
tiquity is hypothesis once seen never
to be forgotten. The company pre-.
sent the play in q magnificent man.
ner.
A little maiden created . sensation
the other day, by stepping up to a
portly gentleman with the inquiry
Say, mister; have you cents enough
to change nickel?" There was
nothing wrong or unuspal in the re-
quest, you know, but the naivette of
the expression, the CONSERVATION OF
the gentleman, and the litter of by.
ISLANDERS, presented tableau of sur
passing dramatic power.
A single instance is at last presented
of Republican resigning = Federal Of
fee. George w. Hopp. has hoped
ont of the Cape York postoffice
which is located somewhere in the
frozen regions q hundred miles north
of Cape Nome. Mr.. Hopp had no com
plant to make of the responsibility oil
the government to pay salary for the
service, but to live alone beyond the
limits of civilization is a little more
than is nominated in the bond. In Other
words, Mr.. Hopp became home-sick'
and deliberately sacrificed the honorl
and emoluments OF Office for compan
ionship.
A carnival OF song will be the con
GLIDING feature Of the Teachers Insti
tute, to be held in this city next week
1t will be held in Olympia Theater, OF
the night Of the 3lst inst. Prof. H
H. johnson will preside. and TIN
children and local musicians will b,
drilled so Is to enable them to give ar
enchanting treat of melody. Tn,
proceeds OF the entertainment will b.
applied to furnishing supplies for tn
school in the newly organized distric
at Black Lake. Prof. johnson, VIII,
halls from Ohio, has given this enter
tainment in a number of the cities o
the State, and it has invariably give,
great satisfaction.
| A brace of grafters found "eas,
game" in this city few nights ago, b,
ringing in "cold decks" on the l0ca
sports, in the fashionable games OF tn
fraternity, by which they fleeced sew
eral games down to the bare hide
One dealer OF Black Jack is said T.
have been robbed Of $125 and anothe
of $25 before he caught on" to tn
clay" One of the twain, when thei
game was discovered, remarked tina
it was all right, that Olympia had bee,
tho easiest place worked" on thei
entire pilgrimage, an opinion tina
fake advertisers and amusement pre-
motors will readily endorse whe
comparing experiences.
Mike OConnor and Cr. Redpath re
turned yesterday from their outing q
Paradise valley, and both appear reju
venated by their brief release from th
busy cares of life. Sunday. with
party OF several others and guide
these gentlemen made an ascent OF M
, Rainier. the doctor going to the sun
nit, and Mike cOntenting himse
with an ascent only part way, to Cam
Muir, 1O,5O0 feet above sea level an
about 1900 feet from the top of tn
big mound. Those who went to tn
, summit stayed only about 40 minutel