Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-15

The body OF the late +. Il Slater will
arrive from Denver tins evening, and
the funeral services will be held sun
day at the residence os J. &. Perciyal,
on Thirteenth street. Mr.. S. was
resident OF this county several years
ago, and was the owner and manager
of shingle mill at Summit.
Why is it that the average reporter
cannot announce the capture of a
malefactor. without ascribing to the
officer making the arrest, "clever
piece of detective work" in picking
him out from the crowd, although his
identity may have been SO marked as
to need only "a bunch" for a men
tor?
Guy a. Price, who died in the L. S
military service in the Philippines,
was buried with military honors, in
Masonic cemetery, last Tuesday. A
company OF the Washington National
Guard from Tacoma performed the
duty of escort, and the funeral rites,
in st. Johns church, we're witnessed
by large concourse OF citizens.
Loran Pearson, was arrested by
Sheriff Mills, Tuesday night, by re-
quest OF Sheriff Strong, of Tecumseh,
Nebraska, where he is wanted to stand
trial for a criminal assault upon
Blanche Heist. A certified copy oil
the information on which Pearson il
wanted is the authority upon which
he will be held until an officer arrives
to take him back for trial.
w. L. Thompson, of Lewiston,
Idaho, and Miss Aletta Wilhelmina
Baumeister, were united in marriage
at noon yesterday, and departed on
their wedding tour, embracing Vic.
toria and San Francisco, before taking
up their residence in Lewiston, where
the groom is cashier in the First Ma.
tional Bank. The bride is daughter
OF Senator Baumeister, of Asotin.
An informal meeting of the local
and visiting members of the Order oil
Elks, was held in Eagles Hall,
Wednesday night, at which many
members Of the defunct local lodge and
visiting members of the order par.
ticipated. A very pleasant inter.
change of fraternal greetings resulted
and all who were present profess to
have had delightful experience, I'm.
der the good and welfare feature of the
order.
The Chamber of Commerce author
lied the entertaining committee to
supply refreshments to the Legislature
during the last night OF the session.
As no limit was established, the query
very naturally arose as to whether
these refreshments should be liquid or
solid, spiritual or substantial, served
in baskets, bottles or barrels. As the
Dispensary bill had failed to pass, it is
fair to assume the limit" went up to
the ceiling when festivities began.
Judge Millette has been rotated
from the position of Deputy Librarian
by the incoming successor to Herbert
Bashford, but the tuneful ex-Librarian
has been retained by Mr.. Callison, the
new book-keeper, to do the work q,
such times as the muses. may release
him from ideal life in cloud-land
Poor prosaic Millette has to give way
to the creator of those sun-glints Of
imagination which please adolescent
fancy more than the mature judgment
of manhood.
The repertoire Of the Jessie Shirley
Company next week, embraces. "a
Woman's Power" for Monday night
"Nell Gwinn" Tuesday; "The Ugly
Duckling," Wednesday; 1.-THE Coun
try Girl" Thursday; 1.-THE White
Lion" Friday; and "Sheaf of Arrows
Saturday night. Little Lord Faun'
tleroy" will be played for the matinee
piece Saturday afternoon, This is thu
play with which Olympia Theater wal
opened, Dec. Goth. 1890, with Georgis
Cooper in the title role.
A" snap" is afforded somebody BY
the appropriation of $4,000 by tn.
Legislature to extend the index of thu
State Library, duty that has beer
neglected by the sinecnres drawing sal
airy the past eight years. 1t seeml
strange that the State should pay fol
Librarian and . Deputy, and hav.
to pay for making list of the new
books added from time to time, by &c
bounteous an appropriation as hal
been made. 1t goes to show that 8
public Office is private snap, more
than any other object-lesson that hal
been afforded.
Representative yesterday became
so enraged when his bill to repeal the
libel law was defeated in the Senate
by indefinite postponement, that HI
made vicious assault upon Senator
Ruth, Immediately after the vote hat
been taken, by word and act. Mr.. r
was, however. q match for his antagon
list, and got in . couple OF blows or
the yesterday knowledge.box before
bystanders could interfere. Easter
day afterwards patched up matters by
an apology to the Senate, q privilege
he was not willing to accord the pool
newspaper man, if he ran up agains,
libel suit, TO square himself with the
injured party.
Oily says that the encounter between
Representative yesterday AMI Senator
Ruth, in the Senate, the last day o.
the session, is unprecedented in the