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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

GRAND RAPIDS SUsTAINs A DELUGE.
Another OF those horrors which en-
peril life and involve lamentable de-
struction of property, befell the out
skirts of Grand Rapids, Michigan,
Monday. The city reservoir burst,
and precipitated deluge of more than
1OO,OOO.OOO gallons of water upon q
thickly populated district on the hill
side Immediately beneath it. The
damage is estimated in hundreds of
thousands of dollars. Houses, fences
and out buildings were washed away
or badly damaged. Many houses
were filled with sand and debris.
Mrs. William Cooper was swept away
by the flood, and, with her husband,
badly injured. Her injuries may prove
fatal. A number of others sustained
minor injuries. The district swept by
the flood was occupied by tenements
of workingmen, and their losses are,
therefore, the more seriously felt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
TIL Curse Of Accident In Birth.

The trustees of Wesleyan University
lowered their record last
week by series of resolutions which
recall more of the days OF bigotry than
exalt the educational spirit OF the
Twentieth century. The board SOL
emily decreed that henceforth the
women students of that college should
never, at any one time, be so numer-
Gus as to exceed twenty per cent. OF
the whole number of students in at
tendance; that is to say, the males
should ever constitute fOur-fifths of
the student membership of the insti.
tuition. Moreover, they are debarred
from call privileges that may inter-
fere with their educational interests
and Development" which means that
they are environed by iron-clad regu-
lations which prohibit them from
dancing, card-playing, or theater-go-
ing. They are debarred from receiv-
ing their degrees during commence
ment week, jointly and on equal terms
with male graduates. The right is
not denied them, however, of retiring
into some cosy corner and there quiet
ly receiving their well-earned diplomas,
all by themselves. They are likewise
debarred from engaging in class exer-
cises (rccitations) in conjunction with
male students. They must have es-
pecially appointed class-rooms of their
own, and never contaminate, by their
lower-caste presence, the class.rooms
of the higher-bOrn young men.
Finally, they are dcbarred from hav-
ing their names appear in the pub
lished catalogues of the university,
along with the names of the male
members. That is, in plain terms,
there must be no wicked punching to-
gether of the male and female names |;
but, by a merciful provision, the
young ladies may have their names
listed together in a separate part" Of
such published catalogues.
And only reflect! All these hide
bound, bigoted, pharasaical regula-
tions have been imposed by II board Of
educated trustees of a Twentieth GEN.
fury institution of learning! Is does
seem utterly out OF joint with the pro.
gress of the times.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
THE CHINA WAR is ON.
Reported Massacre of All Foreigners The
EdIct Goes Forth to Exterminate
all Christians.

Dispatches from China, dated on the
LIST inst, have set the civilized world
aflame with amazement and indigna-
ton. 1t is reported that all foreigners
in Pekin have been murdered, and the
order has gone forth to exterminate all
Christians in the empire.
Correspondents at Shanghai gather
details from Chinese sources, which,
pieced together, relate that when the
foreigners ammunition was exhausted
the Boxers and imperial troops rushed
to the British legation and poured into
the courtyard with fanatical fury.
The foreign troops were so hope
lessly outnumbered that their fate was
certain.
The moment the mob broke in the
courtyard was converted into sham
bles. Others Of the invaders reached
the interior of the building. One cor
respondent adds: "It is only left to
hope that in the final rush of the MUIR
derous horde the men of the legations
had time to slay with their own hands
their womenkind and children"
The Chinese are whispering the ter
rible news under their breaths. Their
attitude toward foreigners in the
streets has undergone strange
change.
The demeanor of the better class OF
Chinese is one OF pity rather than of
triumph. Even the rabble in the ma
tive quarters are silent. Something
of this eliminating tragedy is ghastly.
The history of recent events in Pc
kin seems to pervade the very atmos.
phere here and to compel belief
against all our hopes. The consuls
fear that the report is too true and
Chinese officials do not attempt 10
seek reasons for denial.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
Mckinley Prosperity.

Oh, yes! There are many and in
dubitable evidences of it. The latest
of these is a home-thrust. "For the
first time in the history of the logging
industry on Puget Sound" admits Oly.
persistent herald of prosperity, the
Timbermen's Association have ordered
all camps closed down for whole
month. The order was made on the
23d ult., and without exception was
obeyed. There was disposition on
the part of some of the members to
continue the shutdown still longer,
but the larger millmen thought that
probably total suspension of bust
ness for thirty days would restore the
equilibrium between demand and sup.
ply. Now can it be claimed that this
shows even ordinary conditions of
prosperity? If one months trade in
twelve must be eliminated from one
of our chief industries to maintain
living prices, at time when the cost
OF almost every other commodity is on
an upgrade, without any sacrifice, can
it be said that the loggers are in en-
joyment of that sunburst OF prosperity
the cuckoos SO persistently twitter
about?
Everywhere can be read the same
signs OF lasting disturbance of the
conditions which insure general pros
perity, and no faith.cure clamor can
obscure or remove the cause as long
as the policy of the party now in power
prevails. An advance in the cost of
everything that Labor eats and wears,
under trust dictation, without CORE
spending increase in wage rates, will
delay the prosperous era for him till
an equable adjustment is made between
the amount of labor and of crude ma
terial that enters into the worlds pro-
ducts. There is prosperity at the present
time for the trusts and organized CAPT.
tai, but none for the bone and the sinew
which makes their holdings valuable.
Some statistician places the proper
tions of increase for 1S9S-99 on prod
ucts, at from % to 80 per cent. and on
labor at from 10 to Is per cent. While
this may not apply to all districts,
and all resources and products, it is
near enough to show just where the
shoe pinches and the cause OF the
pressure.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

every APPROPRIATE" Like the
Englishman's idea of propriety regard
ing the picture of Washington, we
see in the ado made over the papier
mache elephant paraded amid the
closing scenes of the Philadelphia con-
vention a complete and ready accept.
ance of all the characteristics for
which that ungainly figure stands. 1t
is probable that the complete adspta-
ton of the smile has led to the &C.
ceptance and adoption of an emblem
that was designed purely in derision,
and by the opponents OF the party
which now makes it as their heraldic
device. The points of distinct SINH
larity will be noted in the impervious-
ness of the mammoth animal to all
outward influences. The elephant is
about as low in intellectually as he is
ponderous in averdupois; as devoid Of
the higher promptings of brute in
stinct as he is ungainly in his move
ments, and as oblivious OF the ordi-
nary suggestions OF whip or spur, as
his habby hide is tough and thick.
He has a cavernous throat which can
swallow even an army scandal and a
trunk which reaches for everything in
sight. And still the delegates from
every part of q great country fell down
and worshiped this monstrous animal
as the lost tribes knelt to the golden
calf, while trying to find pathway
that led out Of the wilderness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

RATHER PREsUMrTUoUs.-Su B.
Anthony lately cent letter to the
Brewers Association, which met at
Atlantic City, N. j., asking the privi-
lege of sending one of her orators to
expound the cause of temperance be.
fore the meeting. To the credit OF
the association, be it said, they re-
turned courteous and dignifed an
swer to the impertinent request. They
directed their Secretary to reply po-
litely that their organization was not
a political convention, but a gathering
OF business men too deeply engaged
with business matters to pay attention
to abstract affairs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
How Lincoln Would View It.

If Abraham Lincoln was simon
pure Republican, his utterances should
have some weight with his followers a
third OF century ago, as we'll as their
descendants. Take what he said in
the course of one of his speeches in
reply to Stephen A. Douglas, and see
how effectually it disposes of the
promises of the Philadelphia plat
form to the people of the Philippines,
couched in the words, The largest
measure of self-gorernment consistent
mith their peyare and our duties"
The great commoner said: "These
arguments that are made, that the in.
ferior race are to be treated with as
much allowance as they are capable of
enjoying; that as much is to be done
for them as their condition will allow
what are these arguments? They
are the arguments that kings have
made for enslaving the people in all
ages of the world. You will find that
all the arguments in favor of king
craft were of this class; that they al.
ways bestrode the necks OF the people,
not that they wanted to do it, but be.
cause the people were better off for be-
ing ridden. Turn it whatever way
you will, whether it come from the
mouth of king, an excuse for enslav-
ing the people of the country, or from
the mouth OF men of one race for en-
shaving the men of another, it is all
the same old serpent"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

One OF THE Big FIRES OF THE AGE.
A dock fire, resulting in the loss of
ten millions OF dollars worth of prop
erty, including three ocean steam
ships, and involving the loss of prob
ably hundred human lives, occurred,
Saturday afternoon, at Hoboken, N. J.
The fire originated from bale of cot,
ton, which ignited from some un.
known cause, and in less than fifteen
minutes the flames covered an are a
quarter Of mile in length and ex-
tending thousand feet from shore to
the bulkheads OF the piers. The spec
tacle was, it is said, indescribabIy
grand to the many thousands OF spec
tators, who were helpless in affording
relief for life or property, and its SUBJ
Unity would have impressed it indel-
libby on the memory with gala-day
scenes of splendor, could it for a mo-
ment be eliminated from the attend
ant horrors of destruction of life and
property.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

The Boss MADE A VIRTUE OF Ne.
CEssITY. - While it is undoubtedly
true that Hanna went to the Phila-
delphia Convention opposed to the
candidacy of Roosevelt for the Second
place on the ticket, it is quite as true,
that, while the convention overwhelm.
ingly favored the Rough Rider, he
could not be nominated by it until
Hanna gave his consent, and, in fact,
had personally invited the New Yorker
to accept the nomination. The nomi.
nation was then, be it said, accepted
with alacrity. That shows, in all its
entirety, the completeness of "Boss"
rule. Roosevelt's apparent aversion
to accepting the second place was
only the result of a chill to ambition
from the Hanna iceberg, and when it
was removed, Immediately sprang into
active life as plant of rare promise.
The facts are, however, these: Hanna
was defeated in his effort to keep
Roosevelt off the ticket, but he was
successful in the endeavor to show
that he could rot have got on without
a concession made by himself. There
was time, however, during the fer.
ment, when the rule of the "Boss'
was almost broken, and if the tension
had been but little stronger, or lon.
ger continued, there is a probability
that it would have resulted in utter
decentralization o! the administration
party and the nomination of Roose'
welt for President.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

One of the most amusing cartoons
of the Philadelphia convention, ap-
pears in The Verdict, and represents a
section of the convention hall with
several hundred upturned faces every
one of which presents the mobile fea-
lures of Mark Hanna-not single
Mckinley face among them, although
he is the nominee for the first office in
the land. This shows how completely
he is, in the artists mind, the "whole
cheese" in Republican affairs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

How much "Teddy" may strength
en- the National Republican ticket, in
New York, let figures.show. In 1896.
McKinley's majority in the State was,
in round numbers, 26S,OOO. In 1899,
Mr.. Roosevelt's majority was in the
same commonwealth little over IT,
OOO, and that too when the Rough
Rider" was at the zenith of his glory
from his achievements at San Juan
Hill. The Republicans are welcome
to all the confidence such a record in
spires.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

The Boston advertiser, (Republicau)
has this to say about Mr.. McKinley's
platform: Considered as an adroit
avoidance, go far as possible, of incon-
venient topics. the platform will com.
mend itself to the enthusiastic approv-
al of those who like that sort of thing {"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

THE Boer ENJOYS, who have been in
this country the past two months, have
issued an address to the people OF the
United States, in which they say
eve now feel convinced that the
boastful allegation of the Colonial Sec.
rotary and the British statesmen that
the people of this country sympathized
with the British empire in its attempt
to crush the liberty and independence
OF our two small States, is absolutely
devoid of truth" Had it not been for
the friendly attitude of the Mckinley
administration towards the British
government in this conflict, there
never would have been any doubt OF
the feelings of our people towards the
struggling republics in South Africa.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

The ever varying chances of battle
seem to still even up in South Africa.
We read that Lord Roberts, a few days
ago, lost $50 Highlanders ard con.
voy OF 90 wagons, the troops surrender
ing under a flag of truce. The account
OF capture was suppressed for a time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

PETROLEUM should be one OF the
free products of nature. 1t was sold
in Russia last month, refined at II
cents per gallon. The difference be-
tween that and the price paid by con-
sumers, is the profits of the trusts, en-.
aiding individuals to amass fortunes
which make them kings among their
fellow men, and leaves only to the ac-
cident of good intent restraint of their
capacity for harm to the people and
menace to the government. A union
of men of infinite resources, is what
constitutes the trust, and its objects
are of course only held in check by
such environments as selfishness i'm.
pose.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

In a press interview in New York
the veteran proprietor Of the Stats.
Zeitung, the leading German paper in
this country, asserts that there is a
widespread German-American revolt
against Mckinley and his trust ad-
ministration. The carpetbag scandals
in Porto Rico, the imperialistic sys-
tenn inaugurated in our new posses.
sions, and the Kaiserphobic utterances
OF Republican leaders have all com.
bined to ALLEVIATE the Teutonic ele-
ment from the party owned by the
monopolies and operated by Hanna
for their benefit.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

The probable loss OF the u. S. battle
ship Oregon on Pinnacle Rock, coast
of China, SO miles west of Chefoo, re-
calls to memory the query which arose
in many minds when the news reached
this country of the blowing up of the
Maine, in the harbor OF Havana, by a
Spanish mine, "What was she there
for" If it was to protect American
interests" it might be we'll to inquire
what those interests were and how
they came to be in jeopardy. The fact
is, there has been haphazard policy
pursued, sure to invite disaster, and
now we have second war on our
hands, with all the momentous conse-
quences to encounter, not the least of
which will be the adoption of an
"entangling alliance" against which
the founders of our government were
explicit and emphatic in warning us.
The vessel may possibly be saved if the
weather remains calm, but unfortu.
nately this is the season of storms in
China waters and the prospect is a
total loss of the noble historic vessel.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

Now or never" seemed to" agitate"
the Scobey boom in the late County
Convention. They had everything
cut and dried, charge in, rammed
and primed and everything ready to
" touch Ter Off" But they had not
counted On the recoil which a we'll
rammed charge sometimes imparts,
and they are how wondering whether
it would not have been better, after
all, to have reserved fire for a time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

THE Oregonian says that the Phila-
delphia platform is "a fiat. yapid, plat.
itudinous and slovenly stump speech"
That is plain enough, and it equally
true that the big newspaper occupies a
field and position which entities its
opinions to respect from the Republi-
can party.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06
The Republicans as Floppers.

"The Republican party is in favor OF
the use of both gold and silver as money,
and condemns the policy of the Demo.
cratic administration in its efforts to de-
monetiye silver. Republican National
Platform Of 1885
Twelve years afterwards;
We renew our allegiance to the prin-
ciple of the gold standard, and declare
our confidence in the wisdom of the leg.
islation of the Fifth-sixth Congress by
which the parity of all of our money and
the stability OF our currency on gold
basis has been secured. "-Republican
National Platform of 1900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

CITIZENS of Fairhaven are excited
over the arrival OF over 200 Japanese
to work in the Puget Sound Packing
Co.'s cannery. Public sentiment is so
thoroughly aroused that the canneries
will not dare employ more Japs with
out mourning danger of serious trouble.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

The Philadelphia Ledger, a strong
Republican paper, in a column article
summing up the political situation,
concludes by saying that the election
of Mr.. Bryan is not an impossibility.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

THE Treasurer of Kentucky had to
send to the State Penitentiary the
other day to get a professional safe.
blower to open the doors of the State
Treasury vaults. The combination of
the inside doors to the cash and bond
boxes in the vault cell was lost when
the new State Treasurer took charge
of the Office. Machinists worked on
the doors for three days and made no
progress. Then a message was sent to
the penitentiary for the loan of con.
vict who could blow open a safe.
Frank Simmons who was sent up for
safe-blowing. was selected by the
prison authorities as the best man to
do the job, and he justified their con-
fidence by opening the doors in thirty
minutes.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

THE French astronomer Mareux is
ported to have discovered a new sun
spot in a state of solar eruption which
justifes belief that the present
month. August and September, will be
excessively hot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

ADMIRAL Dewey expresses the firm
conviction that Bryan will be elected
President of the United States, basing
his prediction upon the particularly
great strength he will command in the
West.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

The Sultan might have had the
friendliness to warn the Boxers that if
they destroyed American property
they would certainly have to pay for it.
By the way, what has become of that
ultimatume
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

The name of Mckinley was Missed
at a farewell reception to the Boer en-
voys, held in Cooper Union, on the
evening OF the Goth ult.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-07-06

ACCORDING to Bradstreet wages
have advanced IL to Is per cent and
the cost of living have advanced 25 to
,33 per cent.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-02
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