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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
Fooled the Wife.

"A Wcii-hIoWH tOWHSulaiI, WilO IL
fond of a good story, whether it is at
his own expense or someone else's,
tells this:
AZ got permission of my wife to 60
out to little party the other night.
Her parting admonition was to get in
not later than midnight, and, of
course, I said would.
"The gentleman who gave the party
was an old friend of mine, and the
party was given in celebration of his
forsaking the careless Bohemian ways
OF Dachelorhood. He had promised to
give us a warm time, and his word
proved as good as gold. He gave us a
good time, and the result was that
when.I managed to tear myself away
the clock had struck two. l finally
reached home, unlocked the door, and
tiptoed in in manner which / be-
lieved was very quiet. But it was not
quite enough for the ears OF my wife.
"Is that you, dear? she asked
sleepily.
"Yes, m'dear, it's me- replied.
Something in my voice must have
excited her suspicious, for her next
question was: What time is it,
dear?'
"It's just about twelve, my DEAR l
answered.
"Just then the cuckoo clock in the
dining-room began to strike, and the
cold perspiration began to bespangle
my brow. After the thing had struck
one, a happy thought struck me. The
clock finished the third cuckoo, and l
cuckooed the other nine. must
have been in fine voice, or my wife
must have gone to sleep, for the bluff
went, and I went to bed without an
angry word"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
NO FEAR OF THIRD TICKET.
Carter Harrison Says It viii Not Be Facto
in the West.

Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago,
is staying with his brother at the Man
hanset House, Shelter Island. When
seen there lately he said:
GAS far as the third-ticket is con-
cerned, / have no idea that it will hurt
the Democratic ticket. A man that
would vote the third ticket would vote
for Mckinley. There are no gold
Democrats in Chicago to-day. They
are either silver Democrats or Repub.
licans.
"Anti-imperialism is the question
on which the fight of 1900 will be
made. That plank. think, will carry
the country. Opposition to imperial
ism is very strong in the West, espe-
cially among citizens of foreign birth
and descent. The Democratic party
will secure the support of the Ger
mans in Illinois, Wisconsin and Indi-
ana, and with their aid will carry those
States and elect Bryan.
ave can give Mckinley all the East
ern States and yet elect the Demo
cratic ticket. We shall make the bat.
tle.ground in the Middle and Western
States. The prospects in Illinois are
especially good. The nomination OF
Mr.. Stevenson will be potent factor
in giving the Illinois electoral vote to
the Democratic ticket. He was oil
great assistance in carrying Illinois
for Cleveland in 1892"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
THE AMATEUR CAMERA.

Thanks TO the inventors who have
simplitied its form, reduced its size,
improved its films, condensed its
chemicals to tablets soluble at pleas
ure, and produced papers which may
be developed in ordinary light, the
camera now supplements the pen in n
delightful way. A young fellow leaves
his home in New York to become a
miner i'll Arizona. He writes to his
friends, describing his new surround
ings. and this he does graphically and
we'll. But he manages "to take them
to the place" as the Scotch say, by a
few snap shots which show his cabin,
the shaft in which he tolls, the neigh
boring cave with its array of stalactites
and stala.ymites; while the force of the
occasional rain-hoods from the noun
tains overhanging the mine are de-
picted in the utter wreckage of vii.
lage street. Or it may be that this
young fellow is sufficiently advanced
his fortunes to take trip to Mexico.
His notebook, as we'll as his letters,
ore enriched in the most telling way
by a camera no bigger than a cart
ridge-box. The sensitive plate, re.
peating what it sees, completes the de-
scription in words, and henceforLh the
young miners friends in the distant
East can imagine him just rs he is
in world to them almost as strange
as ii it were another planet. 1t is this
new power to make Others far away
both i'll time and place see all that
meets ones eye here and now, and
this with the very minimum of skill
or outlay, that gives photography a
universality denied to the work of the
pencil or the brush. To WELD these
acceptably, no matter what enthusi-
asts may say, requires both natural
aptitude and judicious training. In
the transference Of impressions the
kodak does thoroughly and at once
much that before photography de-
manded uncommon talent, and oppor-
tunities for the education of that tai
ent which were rarer still.
When an amateur takes up a con-
genial field of photography, and pa
tiently cultivates the portIaiture of
flowers, or birds, or aught else, he soon
finds himself well-informed student
without intending it, an authority,
perchance, and that in domain
which is certain to grow in its interest
as he tills it longer and better. And
he may do less than this and still be
rewarded. Poor indeed is the holiday
jaunt that cannot leave him reminders
in picturesque bits OF road, of wood
land, or OF brookside. From the brain
a scene begins to fade the moment the
eye ceases to rest upon it, but the
camera has memory that never
fOrgets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
Premature Cabinet.Making.

People who are talking prematurely
about the makeup of coming Ameri-
can cabinets and the conceded repre-
sentatives" of various States in the
same would avoid making spectacles
of themselves, in some measure at
least, if they would bear in mind one
fact.
The fact referred to is that it is no
longer the speaker OF the House and
the President pro tenn Of the Senate
who stand in line of succession to the
Presidency in case of the death or dis
ability of both President and Vice
President, but the members OF the
Cabinet, the Secretary of State first, OF
the Treasury second, and so ON.
A President cannot afford to ignore
that fact in making up his Cabinet
He must see that the incumbents OF
the first few places in the prescribed
order are eligible to the Presidency in
the contingency referred to, no matter
how improbable its occurrence may
seem to be.
Besides, there is an obvious proprl'
ETY. in having an American born citl'
zen always at the head OF the State
and Treasury departments at least
the one OF which has charge of oul
foreign relations and the other OF the
national funds.
The Cabinet-makers should take
these things into consideration before
attempting to scare people with thell
|"probable" Cabinets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
MAMMOTH WATCH FOR Sr.LoUlS
II Will Be Manufactured for the Louisiana Pur-
chase EXPOSITION


Already novel features and schemes
for attractions at the st. Louis fair OF
1903 are being planned. One of these
already announced will be a mammoth
watch. 1t will lie on its back, have q
polished metal case just like the ordi-
nary watch and will be so large and
roomy inside that people will be able
to walk around in it among the moving
wheels. 1t will be nearly seventy-five
feet i'll diameter and more than forty
feot high, with neat little stairways
running all about it, and all the wheels
properly protected, so that no one can
be hurt. The balance wheel will weigh
a ton and the chair spring" will be as
thick as a mans wrist. 1t will take
about two minutes for the balance
wheel to swing around and back again.
1t will be pivoted on two enormous
ag, ate blocks, substitutes for diamonds,
and will be made of brass.
One of the greatest difficulties will
being getting the balance spring OF the
size and strength and that can stand
the strain and keep its elasticity. The
main spring, of course, will be an enor.
nous affair, something over three hun
dred feet in length and made OF ten
spring steel bands two inches thick,
bound together, as it would be impos-
sible to roll so large piece, either in
thickness or length. The protector of
the enterprise claims, Of course, that
the scheme has an educational side.
Those who visit the watch will be
given instructions, with practical IL
lustrations on the care of watch.
Guides will point out and name every
part, with its uses and its proportion
ate movement. The watch will be
wound by steam regularly at certain
hours during the day, to impress upon
watch carriers the necessity of watch
having regular hours, whether its
owner has or not.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
bob" AT THE FRONT.
HE WRITES AN INTERESTING
LETTER FROM HADES.

The Many Friends Of Bob" will be Glad to
Receive Assurances Of His Distinguished Con.
sideration-He Seems to Have Met with Con-
genial Spirits-Patriarch Moses Admits Hav-
ing Made Those "Mistakes"-Bob Thinks
Sheol Presents Good Opening lor an Ice
Trust
Seattle Frnte rnal Eagle.
BANK OF STYX, SHEOL,
I,,ro o. 10nO
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
Washington and Mckinley.
Stark Co. (lnd.) Democrat.

If Washington Jefferson and the
other revolutionary patriots had been
built on the style of President McKin-
ley this country would have remained
British colony. There would have
been no tea thrown overheard in Bos'
ton harbor under Mckinley. He
would have been too timid to do any
thing that might offend his good
friend, King George.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10

1t has very nearly made hell on
Earth and will surely make the flames
surge higher here when those mag
mates who are now serving as Satan's
vicegerents enter the fiery blast.
p. S. No. 2.-If the trusts have q
soda fountain or two they can send
down here, they may be able to realize
handsomely on them. charge moth
ing for the "tip." B.I.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
MAsHINcToN STANDARD
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING BY
JOHN N MILLER M u URPHY.
Etiif,t ufI prnuriptnr

-NTFFI tINI'I9, I'ItII IT IHdTtS OF UPWdTU UV
the year, at liberal rates.
Legal notices will he charged to the
attorney or officer authorizing their inser-
ton.
Advertisements sent from a distance,
and transient notices must be accompan.
led bv the cash.
Announcements OF marriages, births
and deaths inserted free.
Obituary notices. resolutions of respect
and other articles which do not possess a
general interest will he inserted at one
balfthe rates for business advertisements
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-08-10
o. s. q. HENRY,
q S..DEPUTY SURVEYOR;

Residence, sixth Street, swans Add.
tiOn to Olympia, Wash.
- tended to. The re-establishing OF old
Government lines speciality. Towrsites
surveyed and plated. Railroads located
and levels run for drains. Lands exam
ned and character reported.
OLYMPIA. April le. 1899.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
THE PETROLEUM MARKET.

Both in the markets for crude and refined petro-
leum, hrmer tone prevailed last week There was
better demand for both products. and in conse-
quence prices advanced. Credit balances advanced
two cents to 81 q. Following the rise in crude
prices the refined advanced ten points Opera
tors in the fields continued active. and likely 10
ne Increased by the recent rise in prices Attention
has been directed TO the lower Southwest territory
by reason of the discovery of several large Dro-
ducers; This territory is being closely watched be-
cause II Is believed IL contains possibilities of fur
nlshng large sized producers. The Developments
however or the last week were not of great i'm
portance. only some small wells. with Il productive
capacity or from hve TO twenty barrels day hav-
ing Deen Drought to Light. Refined petroleum closed
at 800 cents per gallon in barrels so cents In
bulk at NeW-York. Philadelphia prices were on a
oasis OF nve points lower. Foreign quotations were
London, b1e pence per imperial gallon; Antwerp IS
kIios- E w
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
PEEKSKILL.

The strike Of moulders ordered by the Moulders'
Union at NayIor Brothers foundry last spring has
been declared off. Naylor Brothers never recog-
nized the strike. The men promptly replaced
and the foundry has been running full handed ever
since.
Francis Timony has purchased at partition sale
of the Waugh estate several small lots and dwell
ing houses at Verplanck's Point for S2.5s5 1t was
first bought in parcels by number of bidders, and
then when the property put up as a whole
Mr. Timony purchased it entire.
Several milk inspectors have been visiting the
Peekskill milkmen. The lacteal fluid found
good, q rule. Some slightly below standard
One inspector said that the quality of milk was a
little low this year owing 10 the poor fodder, due
to the drouth
Joseph W. Boyce has been reappointed by the
Board Of Water Commissioners inspector for one
year, dating from July %. a salary of S56 a
month. Mr. Boyce one of the employees of the
late Democratic Board.
At the Westchester County Fair at White Plains
and the American Institute Fair IN New-York this
fall Dean Ferris, Peekskill's well known horti-
culturist, will give United States Government
exhibit consisting of vegetables grown from seed
collected by agricultural explorers under direction
OF the Department Of Agriculture.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
TOPICS IN CHICAGO.
TROUBLE IN G. A R. REMOvED-PURI-
FYING BOARD OF TRADE.

Chicago. July % CSpeciaD.-Appearances now are
that the Invitation Committee of the National En-
campment of the Grand Army Of the Republic will
be able smooth and straighten out the
political tange in which it found itself the result
OF the insistence by Mayor Harrison that Mr..
Bryan be among those in attendance II is probable
that Mr.. Bryan himself the situation as 1t
exists. and therefore anxious to be as docile
and conciiatory possible Except for the tact Of
the committee and the docility OF Bryan there was
every probability Of a heated and altogether undg
nifed political squabble inside OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic. The organization would have been
put 10 the painful necessity of deciding whether
Bryan. who Is not member Of the organization
and therefore had no business there should be ap-
prised Of that fact. whether he should be toll
for politeness sake; thus, IN all probability,
giving rise a disagreeable discussion among the
members OF the organization In his zeal to make
political capital of the affair else because Of
his fear that somebody else would, the Mayor
stepped bounds of delicacy and went out of his
way TO bring UP a disagreeable matter in private
orEanization There was every reason why Presi-
dent Mckinley. veteran and member OF the or
ganization long antedatng any Of his political
rections should be invited TO encampment of his
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30

in the Eldr1dge-st. station for a murderous as
sault yesterday afternoon upon Morris Finkel,
thirty-nine years old, barber Of No. 167 For
syth-st, and William FIELDS, twenty nine years
old, driver. of No. 3S3 East Tenth-st The
italian shot FinkeI twice in the small Of the
back, and FIELDS received a bullet in the left
arm The injured men were taken to Gouver-
neur Hospital Flnkel's wounds are likely to
prove serious. The shooting was committed in
front Of No. 167 Forsyth-st
Dimicen was formerly in the employ of
Charles Tiger at No. 167 Forsyth-st and was
discharged two weeks ago. Yesterday he ap-
peared again at Tigers shop and was elected.
Patrolman c. ]. Lyons, of the Eldridge-st. sta
ton, was standing at Rivington and Forsyth
sts about p m. yesterday. when he was ac-
costed by DimiceH. The italian told the police
man that Tiger owed him 90 cents, and that he
was also withholding property belonging to him.
Lyons. seeing that he was much excited, told
him to go to the Essex Market Court and get a
warrant in the morning.
Lyons about half an hour later heard the
sound Of four shots fired in rapid succession
coming from the neighborhood Of Rivington-st
He to the spot and found two men with
blood pouring from their wounds and q third
man, evidently the shooter in the hands Of an
immense crowd Of people which had gathered
who were anxious to hang him. The wounded
time Patrolmen Cunningham, Kane and Borner
and Detective Jackson reached the scene The
prisoner was rescued with difficulty by the po-
Icemen, and was identified by both Of the in
jured men.
According to the story Of bystanders Dimiceli
made several Intellectual efforts to get into
Tigers shop, which was closed. Then. without
warning he drew revolver and began to fire
recklessly into the crowd of people who were
standing about. Two bullets struck Ffnkel and
one hit Fields, the fourth going wild. Joe"
LaWler. an ex-freman, caught Dimiceli as he
attempted to escape.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30
ANOTHER CATTLE DEALER DEFRArDs
EDWARD l. sWAzEY APPEARS TO HAVE RE-
PEATED FINANCIAL EXPLOITS OF GRANT
GILLETT-sAID TO HAVE SAILED
TO SOUTH AMERICA.
TO SOUTH AMERICA

Kansas City No. July pa warrant has been
ISSUED Ior the arrest Of Edward L. Swazey, charg-
ing him with intent to defraud, by selling to the
Third National Bank of Springfield Mass 2 mort
gage Of $7250 26l head Of cattle owned ~, II
Kenney, Of HemphiH County Tex It "a ALLEGED
that Swazey represented that the mortgage was
hrst Hen, whereas it was second lien. II true the
operation is identical with those pursued bv Grant
Glllett' the Kansas plunger, who re-mortgaqed
cattle to the amount Of over S0OOOO0 CuIett
crossed to Mexico, where he has since lived
According 10 a report from the office OF the
BANKERS and Cattemen's Protective Association
the Swazey irregularities approximate $1,000 Trnt
the time of its financial collapse three month -,
MT Swazey was member Of the local commission
firm Of Ladd Penny & Swazey. The firm did
general cattle commission business at the stock
yards The loss IS said be generally distributed
among banks. some Of them in the East so that II
IS not heavy on any one person or concern Sua
Zey IS well known in Kansas City and through the
cattle country west Of here, having been in the
business Tor many years. He is said be on board
the steamship Hermase, sailing for Buenos Avres
having gone board on July g. lust two bo,rs
ahead Of Detective Kirk who followed hin, FROM,
Kansas City to New-York. armed with warrant
which was issued by the authorities here
At the time Of the failure Of the cattle firm, n,
l%4da' Penny d. SWazey 1t was impossible IN dis
cover the amount involved especially as the cor,
pany did business over such a wide range Of conn
Try Three days afterward inquiries began to come
in, and simultaneous reports Of the mental as yre
:, E-'o"' 'oiIaI'Se u the junior member Of
the firm Thomas L. Ladd senior member Of the
firm, makes the following statement:
do not know the present wherea bouts or NJ
h"azey, but have been informed upon what seems
10 De good authority that he has started SoItb
America If II Is true, cannot account for his da
parture / do not believe Mr. Swazev has lona
anything criminal As far we know at present
his books are all straight. and have no reason
with the firm ' -'-4O44SSI
Mr.. Swazey was the financial man OF the firm
lie handled al the paper and had exclusive r"
OF mat department OF the firms business In the
I II q GtCoF III,
come overloaded with paper, and II was then ths ,
Mr.. Swazey Informed us of certain big loans m do
/ IN Oklahoma, which proved 10 be bad This W q
short time before his mind collapsed, which be
AeVed was caused from worrying over these hsd
loans. His failure 10 inform us of the threa taned
financial crisis probably due to his proud dis
position, rather than any intentional wrong 7
Soon after Mr.. Swazey suffered the collapse or his
mental faculties he was taken to Chicago | Later
heard that he had been placed IN an asylum in
Maryland -"
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30

couple OF policemen who figured that anybody fish
ing In the Chicago River must be insane. When
arragned in court the Judge rebuked the policemen
for being asleep long and forcibly reminded
them that its not what It used to be. but what
It is to-day that they should take heed Of when
dealing with the river By the time he finished
roasting the Rip Van Wrinkles of the force. the
country boy had become convinced that he could
catch string of speckled trout from the Cark-st
bridge any hour of the day. Tugmen. otherwise
known S the cowboys of the river" amuse them
selves by lassoing turtles and German carp in the
river. Lake herring now to be found In the
Illinois River far south Peoria.
One of the priceless treasures owned by Mrs.
Hetty Green is the old water balance elevator in
of her Dearborn-st office buildings. The ele-
vator is of the oldest known in the United
States and experts assert that there are only three
OF the kind left in this country. 1t sputters
and splashes. wheezes and moans and roars and
walls whenever it is called into action.
President John NJ. Roach of the Chicago Union
Traction Company is the father of an underground
loop system for the present surface streetcar lines
which. he says, will give Chicago the most eftec-
tive passenger traffic accommodations of any city
in the world. 1t would require the expenditure OF
sos coo 900 build the twelve miles of subway pro-
posed, providing that Mr.. Roach's estimates are
correct
New-York tribune., 1900-07-30

railway Company has been repairing the tracks
at Dead Mans Curve" for several weeks, and as
result, the Of people who go the Square to
rest and spend quiet hour are greeted with the
noise Of clanking hammers and the other pIeasant
sounds Of midsummer New-York. The street Is
torn up to make repairs to the cable compartments
and the exposed cables rattle along more noisily
than
But it IS not only the noise that the visitors in
Union Square have to complain about The Plaza
on the north side has been enclosed by a
board fence, and the ground inside the fence Is
used as a storing place for the machinery and
tools of the contractors who are to build part Of
the new tunnel for the rapid transit road The
board fence is disagreeable to the eye and will be
more so when it is covered with advertisements.
as 1t probably will be before long.
After work the tunnel IS really under head
way Union Square will resemble workshop rat Their
than quiet retreat AS matter Of fact the work
on Ihe tunnel will begin TO be serious thing in a
snort time, so far as Union Square is concerned
ana people who have come to regard the place as
q PARK are beginning to change their minds and to
wonder what the place Will look like when the en-
closed ground is busy from morning to night with
teams and drays and Gathering tools and machines
u ING men, BetWeen the Metro
i,oILL]-L ran way company aud the tunnel con-
tractors the Square has lost it's old appearance and
But, while its friends are solcitous the narl,
IleI an wa, tney say perhaps the best place for
me shop Ihey say they would rather have fhe
TOOLS all gathered there than to have then, Iviro
about the streets IN boxes Besides thev see : fha7
ttle tunnel will be great public IMPROVEMENT and
sacrifice q
pleasures for the sake of their future convenience
Union Square is one Of these pleasures and nersons
spoken 10 about II said rathen than have the
resign themselves 10 the parks temporary disfg3
urement s