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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

4 SHAMEFUL CRIME.-U. s. District
Attorney Hall of Portland, Oregon, has
requested the Federal authorities to
place under arrest the entire crew of
the coasting steamer Alliance, on
arrival at San Francisco, which sailed
from Portland Monday for that city.
The order is made to secure one or
more OF the number who are charged
with criminal assault upon Mrs. F. E.
Ames, of Marshfield, Ogn., who was a
passenger on the trip to Portland.
She says that while she was confined
to her staterOom by illness, she asked
for glass of water, and when it was
furnished to her she drank it. The
water had been drugged and it pro-
duced a stupor, during which she
alleges she was assaulted repeatedly.
On regaining volition, she called the
steward and asked to see the captain,
and he either refused to come or her
message was not delivered TO him.
Soon as her husband heard these par.
ticulars, he wrote to the District At
torney of Portland, but the Alliance
had sailed when the letter reached its
destination, so the arrest took place
in San Francisco. The penalty for
crime of assault on the high seas is
punishable by death.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

ABERDEEN AGAIN A NICTIM-That
the old expression Lightning never
strikes twice in the same place." used
to confirm the mutability of human
affairs, does not apply to Aberdeen, is
apparent from the fact that a second
fire, Wednesday morning, just fort.
night after the coniiagration which
nearly wiped that city from the face OF
the Earth, has destroyed about all
that was left of the business portion of
town. The fire broke out about
o'clock, in Commercial Block, large
frame and galvanized iron structure,
located in the heart of what remained
OF the business portion of the city. 1t
was tenanted by the Boston Store,
Schmidt's drug store, grocery store,
a boot and shoe store, drygoods es-
Enlistment, and other trades people.
The flames spread to the Glasgow
Block, the Postoffice, the Becker Block
and the Y. M. G.. A. building, all OF
which were destroyed. The fire de-
partment was utterly powerless to re-
strain the flames, which were famed
into action and speedy progress by
high breeze that prevailed. The Com
mercial Block contained ten stores,
besides those temporarily opened after
the recent fire and the Glasgow Block
was tenanted by eight stores.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

The French are original in nearly
everything they do - especially in
methods of committing suicide. A
A nun in one OF the hospitals attempt.
ed the other day to "shuffle off this
mortal coil' by swallowing tube OF
typhoid bacillus that had been pre-.
pared for investigation by a professor
OF the lniirmary. 1t is said that she
had the usual symptoms of typhoid,
headache, but no fever, rose spots ap-
pearing on the eighth day. The
short period of incubation was due to
the large number OF bacelli introduced
at once, which produced severe case
OF typhoid without the usual fatility,
the disease passing the crisis before
the system had been weakened by the
slower operation of the bacterial poi
son,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

Poison IN CABBAGEs.-A new horror
is reported from northeast Georgia, in
the counties Of White, Union, Dawson
and Forsyth, whereby score of deaths
have resulted. 1t is in the shape OF
worm, which appears in cabbage
growth. After q score or more mys-
ferrous deaths, which invariably oc.
CURED soon after eating that vegeta.
BILE, . farmer investigated tho matter
and made the discovery that poisoning
had resulted from saturation OF the
leaves with q deadly poison deposited
by a worm slim az . needle but about
two inches long. which when disturbed
darted out tongue like reptile. He
sent it to the State chemist, who re.
ported that it contained enough poison
to kill fifteen persons. The worm is
so small that it is difficult to find it in
preparing cabbages for cooking, and to
remove it would not prove safeguard
against poison that may have been
elected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30
THE MYSTERIES SOMETIMES BuRIEr

THE MYSTERIES SOMETIMES BURIED
IN WoRDs.-Baker City, Ogn., has an.
other discovery announced in big type
by State exchanges, in phonolite. A
search of Webster failed 10 reveal what
it was, and q reference to tho Standard
Dictionary served but little better pur.
pose, when the definition reads "a
grayish green compact volcanic rock,
composed essentially of sanidine, neph-
cline and augite." The STANDARDS
definition, however, from the deriva-
tives, is that it is simply clink-stone,
found frequently in lava beds, and is
OF no earthly use except to point q
paragraph like this.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

WHITE GIRL ELoPEs WITH AN IN
DIAN.-The people of Homer, Neb.,
are In ferment over the elopement of
Miss May Dollie Hertz, belle of that
community, with Alexander Payer, a
full-blood Winnebago Indian. Miss
Hertz is beautiful eighteen year-old
white girl, talented and accomplished,
and why she should have become in
fatuated with the copper-colored sutton
is a mystery to all. The runaways
were caught before the marriage cere-
mony could be performed and the girl
returned to her home, but she declares
that she will marry the Indian on the
first opportunity, in spite of her fam
lily opposition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

THE rate by rail on lumber from
the northern Pacific mills to California
ports will be increased to $3.50 per
ton next week, . prohibitory rate, to
compel shipments by water and re.
lease cars for other freight. Three
months ago the rate was advanced to
IS for that object, but it seems to have
been unproductive Of the desired re-
suit. This rise will not affect interior
mills whose rate is and will continue
to be So. 10 per ton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

SOME COLLEGE ANTIcs.-It is diff
cult to determine what college stu
dents may not attempt, to shave a
little fun" as the plea of justification
runs. Last week, at Butler College,
Ind, these graceless scamps rubbed
liquid glue over the cane chair bot
toms, in the chapel, and the grave and
dignified faculty became literally root
ed to the spot, but not with admira.
ton be it noted. Some were indig.
nant and others looked upon the hui
morous side OF the situation, but it
was not till the pianist struck the
opening bars of an anthem, when a
clash resembling the notes of wheezy
gramaphone grated on the ear and
loosened the risibilities of the grave
communicates. The keys had been
stuck together in punches with the
same gelatinous substance. The ser.
vice was short, and the faculty liter.
ally tore itself away from the chapel.
The professors are now diligently
searching for the culprits.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

The Mormons seem to be making
efforts to establish q colony at La
Grande, Oregon. They have brought
block of land and are about to con.
tract for $50, 900 tabernacle in that
city and Mormon people are buying
up land in Grande Ronde valley, pay.
iufi from $50 to SOS for uncultivated
lands, and a. high as $500 for land
under cultivation. Many Of them al.
ready have fine homes in different
parts of the valley, and there have
been meeting.houses established in all
small communities.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

A CHICAGO dispatch of the Goth
inst. states that the old firm OF Rand,
McNally & Co. have announced their
determination to move to some other
city, in consequence OF the excessive
wages demanded by pressmen and
other employees, in their immense
business as publishers. They declare
that it is impossible for them to COM
pete with other houses and pay the
arbitrary scale submitted to them.
They had under contemplation the
erection OF 100000 building,
which project was abandoned some
time ago for the same cause.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

MRS. Samuel Boswell, of Columbus,
lately wrote Senator Hanna q letter
demanding the payment of $500 hush
money, or she would expose certain
facts to his detriment. She was
promptly arrested, the Senator doubt.
less believing that if precedent was
set that he would soon be bankrupted
by the demands OF people who could
"tell things" if they wished that would
make him feel streaked."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

OREGON A MILLION, WASHINGTON A
HUNDRED THoUsAND.-The appropria-
tons recommended for Oregon and
Washington, by the Chief OF the En-
gineers' Corps, Gen. Gillespie, aggre-
gate over a million dollars for Oregon,
and half million accredited to Ore
gon and Washington jointly in i'm
provement of the mouth Of the Co.
lumbia, and q beggarly $142, 800 for
Washington. The latter appropria-
tons recommended are $4,000 for
Gray's Harbor and Chehalis river, $780,.
600 for Puget Sound and tributary
waters $4,000 for New Whatcom,
$1,000 for Tacoma harbor, $40 900 for
Everett harbor, 81 500 for Pen d 'Oreille
and Okanogan rivers, and nothing for
Olympia hsrbor. This can only be
accounted for upon the ground that
the Oregon delegation in Congress
possesses q marked mental superiority
over the personal and business freaks
sent to represent this State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

AN INFALLIBLE Sign OF CLOSURE OF
MINEs.-In Montana they have meth
dds for foretelling events equal to the
weather-signs of the aborigines, such
AS the fight of birds or the habits of
burrowing animals, to indicate the ma
ture OF the next Indictment season. At
Butte, lately, tho striking miners were
nearly paralyzed with horror to see
the mules taken from the under depths
of the Amalgamated Copper Co.,
which had not seen the light of day
for years. From this, the miners pre-.
sage that the fight of the mine owners
is to be long and determined one. It
never has happened that the long.
cared animals are exhumed and placed
upon the range but that a long sus-
pension OF operations follows.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

HOMEOPATHIC TREATMENT FOR PESTS.
1T seems that the plan Of setting q
thief to catch thief" is coming into
very general use in horticultural rem.
edies for tree pests. An insect is to
be obtained from Southern Europe
that will destroy that scourge, the cod
ling moth. California is to make the
effort to introduce the remedy to this
country. Then this government has
sent to Cuba . colony of insects to de.
stroy the parasite that is praying upon
the pine apple, and to Tahiti to save
various trees of profitable use from
the cottony cushion scale.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

REAR ADMIRAL BROADFORD, in re-
port made as Chief OF the Board Of
Equipment in the naval service, con.
tends that the larger guns of our bat.
tleships are useless in q heavy sea.
His conclusion is corroberated by the
results of the Summer cruise, that
part Of the armament OF the flagship
Kearsarge Of the Northern Pacific
squadron being useless sixty.one days
OF the experimental service.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

SECRETARY Loeb announces that
the President will make no more pub
lie addresses. A wise conclusion. ST.
lence is golden when candidate is be-
stride his hobby. It is true he spoke
Sunday at the open-air missionary
meeting at Mount st. Albins, on In
telligent Service to God and the State"
which probably came about as near
uniting church and state a. it is posi-.
BILE for crafty politician to adopt for
" casting anchors to the windward."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

The Spokane Chief of Police has
given orders that all gambling devices
or machinery in that city shall be
shipped away or stored in charge Of
the police. BY the 3Oth day of this
month, under penalty Of confiscation.
The shipment out OF the city reminds
one Of the way the girl disposed of her
finery when she joined church, by Civ
ing it to her sister. But then the
ways OF mankind are not expected to
coincide with reason or consistency.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

CARTER HARRISON IN THE FIELD
Mayor Harrison, dispatches state, has
resolved to become . candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President
next year. He thinks prominence
then will pave the way for POSSIBLE
ity OF being the nominee in 1908, when
the prospect for success will be much
larger then next year. It is his belief
that the Democrats will make . show
ing next year that will make the::cam.
paigu An easy one succeeding it. the
year Democrats look for q landslide as
in 1884.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

THE State Board of Health lately
made an investigation at North Yak.
ina, and report that typhoid is alarm.
ingly prevalent in that district. 1t is
thought that germs of the disease
have been released by excavation for
the irrigation canals.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

THE Recorder seems to think that
the Taxpayers League is q result Of its
factional warfare, when it was in re-
atty the result OF extravaganza and
Encouragement Of years ago, necessi.
tating confiscation of property to pay
the tax levy. It will find some diff.
Guilty in making that idea Perculate
the popular mind.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

THE modern Elijah is having much
trouble for q man of holiness. His
coach and team were attached, the
other day. in New York, for a claim OF
81 900 alleged to be due an attorney
named Farley for defense Of one Of the
Zionists who was convicted Of allow.
ing his child to die without medical
aid when sick.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

The old brig Tanner was lately
wrecked at the straits, near Port An
geles. She was en- route from San
Pedro, where she had been carrying
lumber, for another cargo. She was
built in 1855, and was 129 feet in
length, 20 feet beam and 29l gross
tonnage. She was owned by Capt.
Newhall, Of Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

THE messenger boys in Boston, the
other day, attacked q girl employed in
the same service and would doubtless
have seriously injured her had it not
been been for bystanders and the po-
lice. Has it come to point that the
rising generation in q city which
boasts of its superior culture and re-
finement thus removes the mask to
such pretensionsi This is the first in.
stance of assault of the fair sex for
maintenance of an equal right to bat
tie for the necessities Of life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

A PITTsBURG bank closed its doors
this week and there was Q heavy run
on the st. Louis banks, showing the
disturbed state OF the popular mind ON
the stability OF our banking and cur
rency systems?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

The Recorder says the STANDARD
made mountain out of . mole-hill
when it called attention to the fact
that that paper had alluded to the
foundation for an adequate State CAPT.
toll, on the Incompatible sight owned
by the public. as . monument OF
folly" Well, If the mountain may
not be very large one, it harbored q
very fat sleek mouse, which seems to
be very much perturbed upon being
shaken from his hiding.place.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

PRESIDENT Diaz, the Mexican Presi.
dent, was fred upon five times At
Guanjuoto, by . man of the lower
class named Elias Toscano, while rid.
ing in a street Car. A member of the
Presidents staff rushed from the car
and captured the assassin. He is q
man of infamous record,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

A DITCH thirty.fve miles long was
lately excavated from the head waters
OF Nome to Anvil creek, and in forty
eight hours after the water was turned
on $4,000 in gold was taken out, and
in another run Of equal length $32 600
worth OF ore was secured. At Willow
creek q strike was reported about the
first of this month in which from $40
to SIS per shovel was extracted, on a
streak of pay-dirt rs feet wide,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

THE Doubokers, those zealots whose
mania has hitherto been Of . harm.
less nature, bordering upon the OK.
treme limits of kindness and mercy to
man and beast, going 90 far as TO per-
form themselves work in the field
usually falling to the brute creation,
have somewhat changed in nature
when they assault a Methodist mis-.
sionary who visited their colony at
Swan Lake, Manatobs, and three per.
sons were killed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

CAN'T Oily be little more choice in
the use of language? He, in Sundays
paper, announces contest in bowling
between married men and single sports,
for "blood and oysters" The mar
ried men paid for the oysters in
score of $50 to $50, but as to who
shed the "blood" and who spprop.
rated it, and for what purpose. our
nondescript neighbor is utterly silent.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

WHEN . man named Williams was
sentenced to two years aud three
months in the penitentiary for pass
ing bogus-money, at Whatcom, the
other day, he became ferocious and
threatened to do up" Judge Nuterer
and Prosecuting Attorney Ellis. He
looked wildly around for something
with which to assault them but found
nothing movable that would serve the
purpose. He il bad man and will
be watched by the prison authorities.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

OREGON is having rather q tough
experience in bank robberies. At
o'clock Monday morning, the bank at
Sheridan, of Scroggins & Workman,
was entered, the safe blown open and
81, 600 taken from it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

GEORGE H. HAINEs, q director Of
FIVE banks, while in Omaha, on his
way TO the military maneuvres at
Fort Riley, Kas., the other day, said
that Wall street is by no means salts
fled with Roosevelt az candidate for
President, and that it will make its
influence felt at the proper time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

MRS. Booth-Tucker, the noted SAL
walton Army leader, died yesterday
morning, as the train was entering
Marceline, Mo-, from injuries sustained
in wreck at Santa Fe, wherein the
train ran into large steel water-tank
throwing five cars from the track.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

The Manila liner Lyra, lately ar
irving at Tacoma from the Philippines
brought 2,l42.OOO pounds of hemp,
valued at $4,000. The remainder of
her cargo consisted Of mating, rice,
and pepper.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

WILLIAM ]. Bryan has postponed
departure on bis European trip until
Judge Cleveland, of New Haven, rem
ders his decision on the Bennett will
contest. He was left $4,000, in trust
for certain objects, which provision
the heirs are endeavoring to have set
aside.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

FRANCE leads. A walking contest
OF 900 women was lately made from
the Tuilleries. Paris, to Nanterre, q
town q score or more miles away, by
the dress-makers and milliners. The
winner was q milliner, but the dress.
makers carried off most OF the re.
naming prizes. The winners were
greeted with uproarious applause by
the thousands who had assembled ia
witness the result.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

WHAT is the matter with our Re-
publican neighbors, especially the Of
flee holders? Asa B. Thompson, the
La Grande Receiver of the Land Office
has been suspended, pending investiga.
ton OF charge of soliciting brides. :.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

LIVELY Music UNDER BAN FROM Pore.
1T seems that from letter sent to
the Gregorian Review by Plus X, that
he agrees with Prof. Penny, of Wash.
burn College, in his opposition to
sprightly movement of church music,
noted in our issue of the 10th inst.
All "operatic and proiane compost
tons are to be barred from the
churches during religious services,
especially in Italy, where merry mum.
bers have become so prevalent" Prof.
Penny, it will be remembered, based
his opposition to the two-step and
waltz movements, and even the grave
and dignified march, he thought, could
not be wholly redeemed by sanctitied
words. Are these stiff.necked critics
bound to fulfill Josh Billings appre-
tension that "Ef some preachers had
their way they'd allow the Devil to alb.
sorb all tho good music?"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

CHESTER MURRAY, Q boy IA years
of age was killed, Sunday afternoon, at
Roy, by being struck with bat in q
baseball game, Another Sabbath day
trapedv
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

A CHICAGO dispatch of the oath
inst, says that for two months past
an American girl has been q real EN-.
press. Her name was Miss Emily
Brown, a daughter of DR.. Peter Brown,
of Philadelphia. She is now Empress
of Korea, her husband being Emperor
vi Hi Koang of Korea, who reigns
over II, 600 600 subjects.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

REAR Admiral Francis Bowles, chief
of construction and repair of the
Navy Department, has resigned his
Office to accept the presidency OF q
private ship-building company in
massachusetts,.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

A COMPROMISE between the labor
unions and capital organizations at
Spokane is under way, by which an
effort will be made to increase the
products of that city and county by
promotion of home industries, by .
cooperative organization, under the
joint control Of business mems com.
mittee and . home industry delega.
ton, to be call ed the Industrial League.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

PERRY S. HEATH, Secretary of the
Republican National Committee, has
announced that there will be q meet.
ing of the committee in Washington,
Dec. 9th or 10th, to select time and
place Of meeting for the national
nominating convention of 1904. Pitts.
burg, st. Louis and Detroit are in the
field for place, with Chicago q pros.
pective contestant.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

THE success Of Thomas Dixon, Jr.'s
book "The One Woman" is assured
since it has been placed under ban by
the directors of the Omaha Public
Library. Within six weeks it was
more read than any other new book
in the library. Librarian Edith La
bill says it is gross, coarse and i'm.
moral.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

JANIT0R Chas. Scott of the Lindelle
block, Spokane, fell from fifth story
window he was washing to the side.
walk, Monday, killing him instantly.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-10-30

New YORK LEADs.-It was q mat.
ter of considerable conjecture as to
just how New York people would re-.
ceive Dowie, but it was almost an uni.
versal belief that they would be equal
to the emergency and rebuke the i'm
pudent scoffer in q manner that would
be effective. And 90 it was. It was
simply to ignore his power by the sim.
plest of devices, walking out Of his
meetings when at the climax Of his
vituperative harangues. It was effec.
tive. 1t made the prophet mad-yes,
actually mad with anger-and he
frothed at the mouth in his impotent
RAGE.