Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-09-20

Anarchist sympathizers are havin,
a rough experience everywhere thes'
days. Reports are coming in from al
quarters describing summary treat
ment. No sooner does some red
mouthed babbler begin to express
his opinions than a well-aimed ifs
knocks him "bald headed"
Miss Wheeler announces that sh'
will have no more "opening days" fo
display of her novelties, which are al
ways received on time; but that sh'
Will submit the subject on her we'll
known reputation of always being il
the lead in artistic and correct de
mands of Fashion. Call and inspec
her new stock.
The big pump of the water com
pany is now running by steam power
On account of low water at Deschutte.
falls the electric motor could not at
ford the necessary power to run the
heavy machinery. So it seems tina
the expensive conduit recently finished
by the company fails to reach the
expectations of its promoters.
A shawl which draped the speakers
table at the memorial exercises yes
terday, served like use on three
similar occasions. 1t was used al
Lake Mills, Wisconsin. at the Lincoln
memorial services, at Mentorville
Minnesota, at the Garfield ceremonies
and in this city at the Grant services
1t is owned by Mrs. VIM. McMicken
and certainly possesses historic value
One OF our restaurants has, it is said
adopted a megaphone, for use of Tho
cook, to shout to customers that theil
order has been correctly reported. Sc
if you hear, in stentOrian notes q re
spouse to the walters order "a stiff
with two pall-bearers straight up" yor
may conclude that your neighbor al
the other table has only expressed 8
desire for q slice of ham with q couple
of eggs soft done.
In the case Of the Shelton Logginf
Co. vs. Gosser and wife, q contest ovel
a strip of land patented to Gosser il
1892 which Overlaps tide-lands pur.
chased by the company, the Supreme
court has decided that while Gosser
may not have title below the meander
line. yet the company had not acquired
title because the State had not We,
sold it. The State has not provided
for sale of such lands and contracts is.
sued by the State do not call for the
same, whether title is granted by the
United States or not.
Miss O'Neil is making preparation.
for publication, BY an Eastern firm, ol
" Icabod Noodles" q novel left in man
uscript by the late Francis Henry. II
will make q volume of 500 or GOO
pages, and abound in much grotesque
humor. The plot is laid mainly al
the national capital, but later on the
hero comes West, and the last chapters
embrace several points on Puget
Sound as objective points. Subscrip
ton papers are being circulated BY
Miss O'Neil. as q guaranty for the cost
which will be quite heavy for volume
of its size.
An application of Mr.. Cunningham
for liquor license again "bobbed ur
serenely" 1T the Council meeting,
Monday evening. It was thought BY
the general public, in the honesty and
simplicity Of their souls, that the
formal withdrawal of application, an
nounced some time ago, was made
in good faith. The ministers were nol
deceived, however. They were out il
force, to down the Perfidious De
stroyer," but just how it: is to be &C
complished with an acquiescent coun
Gil, is not apparent. That body seeml
anxious enough to grant the license
but to lamentable fail in knowing
just how to do it.
Hans Goldenberger, . stone.mason
got his just deserts, Saturday after
noon, in . saloon, for expression o
anarchial expressions. He was i'm
mediately knocked down by q by
stander. The matter was then taker
up by another who believed that hi,
punishment had not been severe
enough. and he was knocked dowl
twice by him. When Goldenberger re
covered his senses, he was treated likt
the copperheads during the civil war,
made TO recant his reasonable ut
terances, sworn to behave better and
dismissed with gentle kick ~ . re
minder of the solemnity of the obi
CATION he had just taken.
Somebody, or bodies, took very ex
pressive means Of condemning the law
less class who assassinate Presidents
by hanging . figure of q man, labslet
{" Anarchist" from the street lamp .
the intersection of Fourth and Mali
streets. 1t is probably excusable, dur
ing this high tension OF feeling, 4
give expression to the desire to xii
someone, but it is sad. sad indeed
when q free people finds it necessar,
to suggest mob-law to redress an,
wrong. Let it be understood tina
America shall no longer be the breed
ing-place of disorder and ruin, ant
provide laws and elect officers to exc
cute them. That's the alternative
for methods of violence which shouls
be left entirely to the seditious clas
who glory in deeds Of blood.
The annual conference Of the NJ. E
Church of . district comprising Ia
coma, Seattle, Chehalis and Whatcom
began in this city Tuesday, and ha
been in session ever since. It vii
close Sunday evening. Bishop Viii
lard +. Mallalieu, ono Of the oldcs
and most widely known Of the digni
taries of the Methodist Episcopa
church, presides. and he comes &C
credited with much ability and zeal
in promoting the cause Of righteous
ness. The Bishop was one Of th'
speakers at the citizens memoria
services yesterday afternoon. Th'
annual conferences are the business
sessions Of the church. and the labori
are apportioned to districts all over
the country. The General Conference
held every four years. is the higher
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