Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-17
CURRENT ITEMS OF INTEREST

are booked to leave this month for the
United States.
Thirty five years ago the buffalo ex-
listed on the prairics of the United
States by the million.
Secretary of War ordered 1000 gov
ernment tents sent to the sufferers
from the great Jacksonville fire.
Mrs. Mckinley was chosen to cut
the rope which will launch the great
battleship Ohio at San Francisco.
Ordinarily the buzzard appears to
be slow of flight, but it is said to be
capable OF flying 80 miles an hour.
The State Labor Department OF
Minnesota says that IA per cent. of
the States wage.earners are women.
The level OF the Dead Sea has risen
to a marked degree. Low places for
merly above the sea level are now in
undated.
France places tax of 10 per cent.
on all theater tickets sold. The aeve-
nue. is devoted to the care of the indi-
gent poor.
More fruit is raised in the United
States than in any other country.
This nation excels in the raising OF
strawberries and grapes.
The sale of seat is recorded on the
New York stock exchange for $40, 900,
compared with the previous highest
authentic record of $4,000.
The Lombardy poplar is growing in
favor again, and arborculturists are
planting it frequently. The first one
in America was planted in l7Sj.
The Buffalo Pan-American Exposi-
ton opened with a brilliant electric
display. The first ticket was pur-
chased by VIM. Hamlin for S., 900.
A few months ago buffalo census"
was taken and revealed that only L.
O24 now exist. OF this number 6S4
are in captivity and $40 in wild
State.
Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger for
the America cup, "Shamrock H."
was launched last week. 1t is said to
be the best racing yacht ever built
in Great Britain.
At Pittsburg, Pa, the intense heat
practically closed several of the bar
mills and badly crippled others. Sew
eral workmen were completely ex-
hausted and Others almost prostrated.
Thornton F. Marshall, who died in
Kentucky a few weeks, was member
of the Kentucky Legislature that
voted on the ordinance OF secession.
Marshall's vote was cast in the mega
tive and was the deciding vote that
kept Kentucky in the Union.
Tha great steel trust is now be-
ginning to get in its deadly work.
Many large plants are TO be closed
down and abandoned, among the
number the big works at Everett,
Wash. Thousands OF men will be let
out out OF employment. But they
will have their dinner pals as souve-
Mrs of the last campaign.
One hundred and fifty men were
discharged at the steel rail department
of the National Steel company's plant
at Youngstown, Ohio. 1t is stated
that the steel rail mill will discontinue
and remove to Chicago, to be added to
the steel rail department Of the Illinois
Steel company. The plant is now un-
der the control of the United States
Steel corporation.
As the result of national confer
ence of window glass interests at In
dianapolis it was decided to close down
nearly all factories in the United
States on May IL and give all EN-.
ployes an advance in wages OF Is per
cent. The result OF the conference af-
fects $3.50 glass blowers and $4,000
other employees, all of whose wages
will be increased 15 per cent.
In New Zealand telegram contain
ing twelve words is sent anywhere in
that country upon payment of twelve
cents. In this country SO many peo-
pie who can afford to pay for their tel
egrams carry telegraph franks that
New Zealand prices are impossible.
The telegraph companies take good
care to distribute the franks where
they will do the most good-to the
telegraph companies.