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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

THE matchless brilliancy of Dewey
achievement in Manila bay, on that
beautiful May-day morning, two years
ago, and the no less glorious and signal
victory of Schley at Santiago, on the
threshold of our natal day succeeding,
are iearfully strained to panoply the
acts of the administration since the
infamous treaty of peace was signed
and the mercenary horde were let loose
to prey upon our helpless colonial de.
tendencies, which, while under the
flag from sentimental and partisan
point of view are outside the constitu.
ton when it comes to the considera.
ton of revenue. Where is the glory
of two of the most wonderful deeds oil
modern naval warfare when the party
scramble for pelf discloses the hand oil
Avarice in every act of the weak man
who sits in the chair of State? What
are professions of patriotism worth
when accompanied by such palpable
evidences of greed? Are the people
blind that they cannot see in the
trend of public affairs a total aban.
donment of every principle we have
been taught to revere?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

IT seems that the genius of James
Hamilton Lewis finds its most cordial
recognition from those whose own tai.
ents have exalted them above their
fellows. It is, after all, but an exer.
else of capacity for appreciation held
by the few whose brains are large
enough and natures are noble enough
to accord merit its just due. While
the Observation-Disclosures politicians OF
the State loose no opportunity for
casting slurs at our brilliant ex-Con-
gresham, who is honored as never
man has been from the Pacific coast,
his late colleagues are sounding his
praise, and perpetuating his memory
by frequent expressions by word and
act. The latest of these is the naming
of fine ship after him. A bill has
been introduced in Congress granting
American registry to vessel now
known as the Amur, but in the event
OF its being granted she will be rechris-
tened "Colonel Lewis" The dimen.
sions of the vessel are: Length, ZIG
feet; depth, % feet, and beam % feet !;
gross burthen, 862 tons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

FLYING Fox" an English racer
was sold at public auction, on the 9Th
inst, in London, for $196,S75. This il
the highest price ever paid for horse.
Monsieur E. Blanc, millionaire
Frenchman, and son of the founder OF
Monte Carlo, was the successful bid.
der. Flying Fox" was the winner oil
the 1899 Derby, the 1000 guineas, the
Eclipse stakes and the Doncaster st.
Ledger. He is four years old. His
grandsire, "Ormonde," was sold six
years ago to Mr.. McDonough, OF San
Francisco, for $4,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

LETTERS that come from Centralia
and Chehalis, with the corners of the
envelopes clipped, have not been tam.
pered with by some English censor, as
might be supposed on first thought, but
the Sits are made simply for thorough
ventilation, as it were, to inject some
powerful disinfectant for DESTROYING
the germs of smallpox which appear
to permeate the air of the twin towns
Even after this precaution on the part
OF our thoughtful .neighbors. they
would scarcely feel complimented if
they could have seen how "ginperlv"
their missives are ha ndled by MANY
recipients. s
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

MACRUM WILL BE GIVEN A HEARING.
Despite the efforts of the admins
tration to ignore Macrum's charges
against Great Britain's insult to the
United States. the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs has, says dispatch
of the 21st inst, decided to investi-
gate the allegations made by him,
while Consul to Pretoria, relative to
the opening of his official mail by the
British authorities. Macrum has
been wired to come to Washington as
soon rs possible to appear before the
committee.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

A BILL has been introduced in Con-
gress, for the easy and inexpensive
transmission of money by mail. It
provides for replacing all U. 8. and
national bank notes and silver certifi-
Gates by the 81, - and IS and some
larger denominations by notes to be
known as "U. s. post.check notes"
and fractional post-check notes to
be issued, in denominations from
five to fifty cents. They are made
payable to the payee named thereon.
in place OF on demand, and q blank
space will be left for insertion of the
name OF payee, and for receipt and
stamp. The remitter has only to in
sert the name of payee and affix a
stamp, when it will be redeemed on
presentation by payee at the Office
named. The check.note is then can
celed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

ALMOST PURsUADED.-A Washing.
ton dispatch of the 10th inst. makes
the startling announcement that Mrs.
Admiral Dewey has confided to a few
intimate friends an intimation that
she has succeeded in removing the
great commanders objection to becom-
ing a candidate for President, and
that she and the Admiral intend to
start out on a pilgrimage soon over
the country, to feel the popular pulse,
and that its beat will largely deter.
mine tho matter. Mrs. Dewey does
not deny an ambition to be the first
lady," and ingenuously admits that
the change in her husbands inclina.
tions is largely due to her influence
over him. That being the case, it
seems reasonably safe that the Ad-
miral will fill the bill for the Demo-
cratic nomination, for while he may be
inclined from place of birth and early
associations to act with the Republi-
cans, it is reasonable to infer that his
wife will be power in determining
his policy and in controlling his off,
cial acts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23
A Nosing Where There's No Odor.

THE erudite editor OF the STANDARD,
who is such high authority and stick
Ter for literary propriety, and who fire.
quently poses as critic of others, gave
us a specimen in his editorial columns
last week. He had bantling" killing
a fatted calf. Talk about the age of
miracles. If Homer sometimes mods, as
Bro. Murphy occasionally tells us, it be-
gins to look as though he sometimes
goes off into sound sleep.
The above paragraph, taken from
Oily OF Tuesday, is signed observer"
and is written by Quid Nunc who is
as persistent in efforts for attracting
attention as an exclamation-point.
Occasionally We fatter him enough to
give nod OF recognition, and that
sets him going for an indefinite period.
"Observer" is the same individual who
appeared at the funeral obsequies Sum
day disguised by close shave of his
upper lip, and decorated with so many
dinkuses dangling from his breast,
arms and neck, that he resembled a
curb-stone statute on parade-day.
To show to what straits this self
constituted censor resorts in criticism
we have Only to state that the con-
text of our paragraph shows that the
bantling' had had many, many
years to grow to stalwart proportions
before he performed the Skillmanian
miracle of killing the fatted calf; but
what's the use-we may be able to ex-
press ideas in reasonably plain lam
guage for ordinary comprehension,
but to furnish eyes to see or brains to
comprehend. is beyond the power of
mortal man.
a. In every work regard the writer's end,
Since none can compass more than they intend
And if the means be just, the conduct true,
Applause, in spite of trivial faults, is DUE"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

THE AUTHOR OF BEN HUR OPPOSES
IMPERIALIsM.-Gen. Lew Wallace, in
an open letter, dated in the 2lst
charges that the administration is at.
tempting to make colonies of Puerto
Rico and the Philippines, to be gov.
erned by the President as colonial
empire. General Wallace proposes a
constitutional amendment forbidding
legislation or sovereignty over any
island, territory or country now for.
eign, except with the consent of the
people Of the United States.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

As LONG as judges are mortal, there
will be much injustice in administers
ton of the law, and this condition is
enhanced by uncertain tenure Of Office.
A judge who is compelled to exercise
continually watchful care in keep
ing his fences up is apt sometimes to
leave the bars down, unless indeed his
form is cast in more than mortal
mould. Life tenure, with an "imper-
alive mandate" string attached to it,
seems to be about the only alternative
promising relief, and even that, it
must be acknowledged, may be per-
verted from its legitimate function.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

HENRY LOOMS NELSON, former edi.
tor of Harper's Weekly, after a call al
the White House and o long talk
with President Mckinley, gives this
as the latest position Of Mckinley in
regard to our islands: The Executive
is firm in the belief that the Constitu-
ton does not apply to any of our new
possessions; that they must not be
permitted to do injury to any of our
protected industries in this country
that the "open door" policy is not Ia
be applied to the Philippines, and that
Congress has plenary power over all
our colonial possessions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

THE introduction by Congressman
Levy, of New York, Of bill cutting
off sec, OO0, 600 from the even hundred
million dollars of war tax, imposed
two years ago, as an emergency
measure" has developed the opposi.
ton that was expected from the inn
perialistic party. Senator Aldrich,
the financial leader of the a" American
House of Lords" announces that war
taxes will not be reduced, although
the surplus cannot be expended except
by extraordinary expenditures. The
spirit of Imperialism seems to perme.
ate the administration party every
where.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

ALL the important national con.
ventions have now been arranged for
May 9, the Populist at Sioux Falls,
s. D., and ON the same date the Mid.
dle.of-the-Road Populists at Cincin-
natl. June 10, the Republican at
Philadelphia. June q, the Prohibi-
tionists at Chicago. July 4, the Dem.
ocratic at Kansas City, Mo-, aud on
the same day the American Political
League in Boston.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23
Some Lively Prophecies.

And now comes DIR. Max Muehlen-
brnch, high rank astrologer of Ala
media, Cal, who has just completed
another laborious forecast OF human
events from late horoscope of the
heavens A brief summary of his
most startling conclusions issued
somewhat after the manner of an
election bulletin recites AS follows:
w. ]. Bryan will he the next Presi-
dent of the United States.
Admiral Dewey will die before 1902.
Mark Hanna will collapse from apo
pleXy within two years.
Mckinley will run again and be de-
feated.
Ireland will be free.
The Prince of Wales will die in 1905.
Speaking more particularly as to de-
tails, the learned doctor solemnly re-
marks:
Senator Mark Hanna should avoid all
excitement, as there are signs of apo
plexy in his system. The planetary
signs under which he is born show us
that there is much sickness ahead Of
him and quick transition. He cannot
avoid this condition, as we see much
worriment ahead for him.
And then it will be of some interest
to Mrs. Dewey to read what is feelingly
observed concerning her dear hubby /;
thus, for instance,
Admiral George Dewey, the hero of
from 1900 to 1902, and as he comes under
very unhealthy planetary influence in
that period we see his transition to the
Beyond.
Concerning the United States as
nation, he says: -" .
America will experience three wars
before 1910 has closed. One of these
wars will come through the interference
of another nation. Much upheaval and
bloOdshed will occur in the United
States through different causes. How
ever, better conditions will begin from
September 18, 1908, and from 1910 to
Financial conditions will improve and
Will OC dAUuS oil
classes Of people.
Looking across the Atlantic he de-
clares,
After the present war in Africa, Eng
land will be at peace up to 1908. where
after we see much upheaval and dissat-
istaction all over Great Britain.
The Prince of Wales will not keep the
4 I'LL l.. A.. l.
life beyond mortal sight. The throne
will pass to the next in line, two Of
which will hold short terms.
The planetary conditions show us that
there will be many unexpected and
strange transitions for that country up
to 1910, whereafter peace and tranquil
conditions will reign supreme.
England is at present the greatest ma
val power, but America will eventually
lead all nations. This prophecy will not
come to pass until many changes are
made, but at the close of 1926 the Stars
and Stripes will float over many coun-
tries.
Radical as it may seem, Ireland will
eventually cut loose from England and
be power by herself"
And finally,
Mexico will be annexed to the United
States before 1910, and before 1925 has
passed the South American republics
will be annexed to America. However,
there will be much bloodshed in connec-
ton with these undertakings.
Great Cesar! No wonder the poet
was led to exclaim "The undevout as
tronomer is madl"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

SENATOR Foster did not forget to
telegraph, Tuesday, that his concur.
rent resolution for the survey of O
route for the Puget Sound and Gray's
Harbor Canal had passed the Senate
that day. The resolution will now 20
to the House, where Cushman and
Jones will doubtless use it as a rail for
strengthening their political fence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

THE N. Y. World says it was " sas-
siety" marriages that Prof. Sumner
was thinking about when he declared
that only ten per cent. of them turn
out happily. If he had been a little
more explicit in his statement, there
would probably have been no conten.
ton over the matter.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

IT is claimed on authority of a
Washington dispatch OF the 2lst that
Grover Cleveland may write letter
declaring in favor of Bryan on the
anti-exransion issue. Gold Demo.
Gratis are bitterly opposed to the ad-
ministration on many points and
they see no way out of the dilemma
than by accepting what seems to them
q choice of evils.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

PHILADELPHIA is still passing the
hat for that 100000 contribution to
the Republican corruption fund, SUBJ
subscribed in the heat of enthusiasm
over the location of the National Rati-
fication Convention in that city. 1t
is quite evident from this state of af-
fairs that those who are willing to
"cast bread upon the waters" are ex-
ceedingly few.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

The hospital ship Missouri lately
brought over from Manila 269 sick
soldiers and Is corpses from the ranks
OF those who are so CALAMITY bearing
the white mans burden" in the
land where plague and guerilla war
fare Cut down the flower of manhood
in the prime of life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23
WEDpING. PRESENTS GALORE. -

Philadelphia bride, lately received as
wedding presents four grand and three
upright pianos, forty-nine cut.glass
fruit bowls, sixty-three pickle-dishes,
nineteen silver table services, three
suits Of drawing room furniture. 123
oil paintings, seventeen plate-gliss
mirrors, l22 salt and pepper boxes,
ninety-eight clocks, nine music boxes,
seventeen pie-knives, thirteen china
dinner-sets, twenty-eight toilet sets,
twenty-seven flower vases, 326 pieces
OF bric-a-brac and 456 other presents.
This may be an exceptional case, but
a much less and more varied stock OF
wedding gifts is likely to cause serious
embarrassment, and that is the last
intent of the thoughtless but warm
hearted donors. The bride can
neither sell, give away nor store such
presents, without giving offense, and
to place them all in use seems to be
fraught with equally serious obstacles.
Even were her establishment large
enough for endless duplication, there
would always exist a quandary as to
whose gifts should have precedence on
state occasions. Good taste affords a
solution of the dilemma: Let soci-
ety's edict restrict wedding presents to
those of kin, and the difficulty van.
ishes. There would then be very lit.
tie chance of duplication, and when
such thing might happen, substi-
tuition could be arranged without con-
fusion or heart.burnings.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

T. the Superior Court Of Washington for Thurs.
l. ton county.
In re estate Of Mary Mix. deceased.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice Is hereby given that ] have been sp-
pointed executrix, without bond, of the estate Of
Mary Mix, deceased.
All persons having claims against said do.
ceased are required to present the same, with the
necessary vouchers within one year after the
date Of the first publication Of this notice TO the
undersigned at her place of residence No. 2O6
Sherman avenue, Olympia, Washington, or the
same will be forever barred,
LCRA Z. LYBARGER,
Executrix Of the estate of Mary Mix deceased
Date OF fret publication, March 9, 1900
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

A WRITER by the name of Johann
Sommer, in the Oregonian, pronounces
Christian Science "a misnomer and
its creed Satanic Deceit" That set.
ties it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

ADMIRAL Dewey was taken quite ill,
at Savannah, Ga, Tuesday, and part
OF the celebration in his honor had to
be abandoned. He appeared, how.
ever, in the afternoon, to review the
military.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

SOME of the ward politicians have
been brought to q realization of the
truth OF the adage that "Part of loaf
is better than no bread"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

IT has now been shown that the
hospital ship Missouri, lately en-
ployed to bring several hundred sick
soldiers from the Philippines to San
Francisco, was wholly unseaworthy,
and Capt. Dillon, her commander, con-
siders that he was exceedingly fortu-
nate in making her port of destina-
ton without mishap. The Missouri
was originally cattle-ship, owned in
Baltimore. The government paid
$3.50, 600 for her, and expended $780,
600 in repairs which did not make her
seaworthy. Capt. Dillon says that
the board OF survey ordered to make
an inspection at his request, before
she left New York, performed that
duty in q superficial manner, and
that she is, and was when purchased
by the government, unseaworthy, and
that the lives of hundreds of sick sol.
diers have been placed in jeopardy by
her use,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

IT is scarcely probable that Bro.
Scobey will be able to "jam" himself
on to the Republican ticket for Gov.
ernor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

THE government minis are now en-
gagged in coming $2O,OOO,0OO in silver
halves, quarters and dimes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23
English Sentiment Controls.
" The king can do no wrong"

ASA6AAoA 6CAtiAAChI SOASIOtS.
g. The king can do no wrong"
If any doubt existed of the ever
controlling sympathy of the present
administration for anything English,
ye know" it is the action of the War
Department on the Sulzer resolution,
which simply authorized inquiry into
the extent and object OF the superb
Notifications that are being erected
by Great Britain at the mouth OF Pu-
get Sound, an estuary wholly within
the boundary OF the United States.
When the resolution was intro
duced, the information it conveye ed
created profound sensation in and
out of Congress, and permanent men,
bers of the dominant party, fastened
to promise immediate and thorough
investigation. But it seems that the
power of the throne is greater than
the strength of the people, and the
resolution when referred to the De-
partment by the Committee, an I'M
usual proceeding to begin with, came
back with the endorsement of the all
powerful Adjutant General Corbin,
that Information the Department
possesses on this and like cases, has
always been regarded as confidential"
He then volunteered the statement that
$50 far as the Department is informed
Great Britain is in no instance erect
ing Notifications tresspassing on our
rights"
1t will be noted that after rebuking
the House for inquisitiveness, this I'M
derstrapper admits that, $50 far as the
Department is informed" there is no
cause for apprehension. 1t was to in
form just such purblind partisans as
Corbin that the resolution of inquiry
was introduced by Representative Sui
ger. The War Department is notori-
Gus for closing its eyes whenever any
thing offensive passes under its nose
1t will be remembered that it could
not detect the noisome odor of EN-.
balmed beef or canned horse that
were fed to our poor soldiers in the
Philippines until Public Sentiment
took Alger and Corbin by the scruff of
the neck and held their noses over the
feed.trough until their stomacks per-
formed the contortion act.
The House, in compliance with a
wink from the administration, by a
party vote, as promptly laid Mr.. Sui
zer's resolution on the table, as the
State Department., under orders,
snubbed Consul Macrum for daring
to come home for the express purpose
of placing before his government the
fact that the British censor at Cape
Town had been tampering with U. S.
mail and violating the sanctity of Off
cial us we'll as private correspondence,
a statement that said censorship pre-
vented him from making known either
by post or cable.
The fact is that England, having die
tated our financial policy, seems to be
foisting upon us her colonial system,
successive steps on the road to imperi-
alism. Where will it end, with a once
honored party even now so corrupted
by the subtle and insidious teaching of
selfish demagogues, that they can be
made by the party lash to endorse acts
which call so loudly for immediate and
vigorous protest?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23
ASTORIA,
Bear. ii. HIhs Kind You Have Mxsr B~gtt
'': : ZM22SS:z;;;x,|

The publication of Japanese
weekly paper has been commenced at
Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-03-23

PREACHER SANFORD AND HIS New
RELIGION.-A new religious cult has
developed in Boston. tits "The Holy
Ghost and Us Society,"" to which
Eastern secular papers declare, con
verts are rushing by the hundred. II
is said that the rich bring their be-
longings to the new evangelist and
walk forth penniless. F. w. Sanford
is leader of the movement, and he an
Dounces his intention of going forth
to preach without money, or a knowl
edge of where food or clothes or shel.
ter are to come from. This is Ger.
tainly Christ-like method of putting
forth the new dispensation, but the
query at once arises, what is he going
to do with the worldly wealth and be.
longings cast at his feet? He claims
to have daily communication with the
Supreme Being, and that all his acts
are directed and controlled by the Di.
vine Spirit. His ultimate destination
he announces is Jerusalem, and null.
titude are ready to accompany him to
the land of Our Saviour. Many wo
men have joined his forces, and the
strangest part of the matter is that
the majority OF his followers are of the
educated and refined classes. The
probability is that Sanford is insane
and that his wonderful control OF 9th.
ers is owing to the possession in pro.
nounced degree of that hypnotic power
which subordinates reason. Here is q
chance for Mr.. Sheldon, with his Tope
ka Capital, to break lance with the
Quixotic knight OF the Bean City,"