Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-06-06

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living on Bush prairie, is the only one
remaining who recurs to the memor,
Of the writer.
Death Of Sylvester Pennoyer.
Probably no public man in Oregon
has left the impress Of higher O.
nob!er career, on the pages OF her his
tory than Sylvester Pennoyer, wh'
departed Earth-liie in Portland, Satur
day afternoon, probably from heart at
Fiction, for the summons came unex
pectedly and he was found by his wife
about ) o'clock, in his library, lying or
the floor with a pillow under his head
AS lie failed to respond to her greet
ing, she took hold OF his hand and was
Mortified to find that life was extinct.
Governor Pennoyer was born il
Tompkins county, New York, July 6
6, 1881, and was therefore in his lis
year. He graduated from Harvard
University in 1850 and the next yea
came to Oregon by way of the Isthmu.
of Panama. He taught school fol
some time and about the year 1862 h.
engaged in the lumber business, in
Portland, in which he continued until
his death. While he was somewha,
prominent III the State as political
writer, he never figured in polite:
prominently until his nomination fol-
Governor in 1856 by the Democrats
His nomination was brought abou,
chiefly by his bold stand against Chi
nese immigration. He was elected by
1900 majority, although the remain
der of the Republican ticket received
nearly 10000 majority. He was re-
elected in 1890 by an increased major
ity. In 1896 he was elected Mayor o.
Portland, and one OF his first acts en-
phasizing the sincerity of his advocacy
OF economic reform, was to cut the sci
airy of executive of the city in two
during his incumbency, returning one
half to the treasury.
He was brought prominently before
the country in 1891 on account of his
refusal to meet President Harrison al
the State line, when the latter was on
a visit to the Pacific coast, as had beer
arranged by committee, insisting tina,
it was the duty of the Nations Chic
Magistrate to meet the State Execu
tive at his official home, the State
capital.
He was again much talked about in
1893, when he told President Cleye
land to attend to his own business
when Secretary of State, Walter @
Gresham, by direction of President
Cleveland, telegraphed Gov. Pennoye,
to employ all lawful means for protec.
ton of the Chinese residents from ap.
pretended violence when the exclusion
law went into effect. His reply wa.
laconic and to the point, although
couched in anything but courtly Ian.
guage. 1t read:
" will attend to my business. Let
the President attend to his"
Along in the latter part of the SOS
Mr.. Pennoyer edited for a time the
Democratic Standard, a paper founded
by Alonzo Leland under an organiza
ton known as the National Democ
racy, as distinguished from the 10
Lane branch of the party which hat
previously dominated the organization
In the early Cos he edited the Herale
and afterwards for time the Bulletin
both dailles, the latter of which subse
quently passed under the control o
Ben Holiday for exploiting his rail
road schemes.
Mr.. PennOyer was true Democra
aud the cordial and consideration
friend OF the laboring man. He oper
ated his mills at loss, at times of de
preston, to afford the wage.rate TO
his employees, and once while Stat
Executive countermanded a large or
dor for lumber for the State, accepted
by the management OF his mills, OF
the ground that his high office rem
derei it unfair for him to compel
with other mills in furnishing publi
supplies.
1t was the writer's privilege to enjo,
the friendship Of the brusque bu
kind-hearted man our neighborin,
State is now called on to mourn. H
was, without exception, one OF tn
most conscientiously honorable mel
he ever met in public or private life
, He was OF that positive nature so com
mendable when backed by fairnes an,
justice, and so powerful in arrayin,
popular sentiment on the side of RICH
as leader OF men.
His honesty and sincerity were &C
} knowledged by all, and in that charac
teristic, if in no other, he was the pee
of that great exemplar of sterling man
hood, Abraham Lincoln. 1t is safe t,
say that no man in the State Of Ore
gon can, at this time, supply the los
of Sylvester Pennoyer.
A GIRL VOLUNTARILY BECOMES
TRAMP. - Miss Frances Shetterly,
pretty and accomplished daughter Q
wealthy hardware dealer of De
Moines, Iowa, was arrested last weel
, in the railroad yards at Madison, Wis
, consin, and held as tramp, pendin
action of her relatives. She left hom