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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

IT seems that tho Administration
support is determined to count their
cacklers before incubation. and are ar
ranging for Roosevelt to be at Jackson
Mich, on July 9th, the 5Oth anniver.
sary of the birth Of the Republican
party, to receive the news of his nomi.
nation at Chicago. A hundred citi.
zens of Jackson made a pilgrimage to
the White House lately to urge &C.
ceptance Of the invitation. His SIREN
uosity was, of course, pleased at the
suggestion, as he always is at any.
thing which humors his pride.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

So-CALLED LEADERS VS.. THE Con-.
MON PEoPLE.-The effort of certain
party leaders in the East to relegate
bimetallism and other salient planks
of the last two national Democratic
platforms to the rear, without formal
action Of the party, simply to placate
those responsible for party defeat, lie
not good politics. 1t disgusts more
than it pleases. and is a complete &C.
knowledgment that expediency sur
passes principle. The rank and file OF
the party take no stock in such stulti.
fication. The monetary principles ad.
vsnced in 1896 and 1900 are Just o.
true and desirable now as they were
then, and large majority OF the
masses of the party still hold to them.
1t is said that
Truth crushed to earth will rise again.
The eternal years OF God are hers"
and go it will be shown when the pres.
ent chaotic state of political rspine has
had its day.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

IT seems that the crowd at the
official pie-counter have so far forgot.
ten that Hanna is boss that they
openly declare, the man who is not
for Theodore Roosevelt now is against
the Republican party. Does anybody
of common sense believe that Hanna
would refuse to stand for the highest
place in the gift of the people were he
sure of winning? Can they not see in
his reticence and unwillingness to
lead that he forecasts a result that
will sweep the party from power, for a
time ut least? Is it not more proba-
BILE that he is reserving his opportun-
ity for more favorable season? Han
ma is no fool, if he has lax ideas of
official integrity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

DOES IT PAY?-Six years ago the
cost OF our army was $23. 100000 per
annum; last year it wrs nearly $751;
100000. A corresponding increase in
maintenance OF the navy is observed
in expansion of the cost from $50, OOO,-
600 to $Sl. 900. 900. which will hereafter
probably be the yearly outlay. with
exorbitant appropriations for increas-
ing the number of warships, until
Teddy's Club shall equal, or excel, that
OF the most favored nation. As COM
pensation for the disastrous expert
ment OF expansion we have $4,000, 900
as an aggregate of our sales in the
Philippines.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

The appropriation for mileage Of
members of Congress who made such q
strenuous rush for the national capitol
to be present at rollcall OF the second
session Of the 58th Congress, was struck
from the urgent deficiency appropria.
ton bill, in the House last Saturday
Mr.. Parker OF New York insisted that
there was nothing to warrant the
drawing of mileage for travelling 10000
miles while the clock was striking
twelve. Thus do Cush's 1900 90
glimmering down the corridors of
Time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL Chaffee, as
Chief OF Staff has recommended that
the Secretary of War secure four tracts
of training-ground for the army, in
each OF the four quarters Of the United
States. These tracts must be about
eight miles long and from three to
four miles wide, perfectly level and
possessing natural adaptations for
camp life. He asks for an appropria.
ton by Congress of $2,OOO,OOO for pur.
chase OF approved lands in areas di.
vided by the 95th meridian and the
Goth parallel. He says that this sub
division indicates desirable location
in the Conewago valley, Pennsylvania,
West Point, Kentucky, and the section
known as the Henry ranch in Cali.
fornia. Had he cast his eyes over the
Northwest, he would probably have
found the fourth slice Of pie in the vi.
cinity OF beautiful American Lake, in
Pierce county, this State.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

THE Canadian railways have made
some radical changes in rebate for
passage or free transportation. All
clergymen OF the dominion must here
after pay full fare both ways when
they travel, the rebate OF one-half
hereafter applying only to American
clergymen. This action seems neces-
sary from provision of law imposing
. penalty for favored rights to any
person not expressly designated 10 the
act, and members OF parliament are
carried free by the same statute to re-
lieve the peoples representatives fro m
any sense OF obligation to the rail-
road.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

AN investigation of the requisites
(or prerequisites" as Elwood Evans
used to call personal emoluments OF
office) of Postmaster General Payne
shows that he has three carriage out
fits provided for himself and family by
the Government at cost of $4,000 for
maintenance. One would very ma.
turally suppose that single vehicle
would be sufficient to carry panel
for emblazonment of the coat.of-arms
OF the Postal Department-consisting
OF q mailbag rampant with patent
canceling devices and time. clocks cou.
chant.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

A PARALLEL of Colombia's audacity
in attempting TO curb the ambition of
Uncle Sam to acquire enough rights at
Panama to build an isthmian canal, is
that of the San Bias Indians at Gale
donia Bay, who attempted a few
nights ago to capture the U. 8. gun
boat Bancroft, by an attack in their
canoes. The vessels search-light re.
vealed about 20 canoes laden with
warriors in their war-paint, armed
with bows and arrows, and few guns
OF antique make, when quick.fire gun
began to throw shot all around them,
with directions to shoot near as posi-.
bic without hitting the presumptuous
foe. They made a hasty retreat for
shore, and were heard OF no more.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

The Olynapian says the hitherto in.
variable usage of its party in calling
two State conventions, for nomination
OF State and Congressional officers sep
arately is political poppycosk," which
gives rise to the query what 10 "poppy.
cock" anyway? Is it the kind of rule
which has led TO development OF the
boxer movement, or is it compare.
lively mild form of procedure1 At
the risk OF being considered captious
by Things Political, We venture the
query.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

SPECIALLY QUALIFIED TO AcT.-Quite
q sensation has been created at Kala.
mazoo, Michigan, by q preacher re.
nouncing his sacred calliog to engage
in the saloon business. He was Bap-
list, too; and probably OF that hard.
shell" kind which, old chroniclers used
to affirm, carried a flask in the clerical
coat-pocket instead of a bible. This
dispenser of tipples will probably have
quite as much of an advantage over
bis associates as q preacher-editor over
his brethren of the press, in being able
to quote choice texts to suit and JUS
tify almost any emergency that may
arise, and he will be an expert, of
course, in constituting language to fit
any position he may assume as closely
as the bark to a tree.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

PERSONAL injury suits to the amount
OF $3S, 100000 are pending against the
city of Chicago, resulting from the
late fire and other causes. The City
Attorney says that new charter is
the only alternative against bank
ruptcy Of the municipality. He de-
clares that there is monstrous COM
bination of claimants, with ambitious
young lawyers and doctors as instiga'
tors, to loot the city, and with the late
demands added to the combined suits
for sidewalk damages, the condition of
the city is indeed deplorable.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

WHITAKER Wright is not the only
foreigner who has been trying to keep
pace with the extravaganza on this side
the water. His failure for several mil.
lion dollars minus assets, for which he
was sentenced to long term of servi-
tude by an English court, and his
prompt suicide rather than to undergo
the humiliation of prison life, is late
news, and now comes later of the trial
of Princess Alexandria, of Isenburg,
who has failed with the immense sum
OF SIS, 900, 900 charged up against her,
and the claim that over half of it was
the result OF deliberate frauds perpe-
trated after she had complete knowl-
edge Of her insolvency.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

THE bids of two Tacoma mills were
precisely alike on the 100000 feet
of lumber for the Philippine
army buildings. Their figures, $22 900,
we're just a couple OF thousand dollars
less than the lowest of seven other bids
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

EXPOSITION RATES TO ST.. LOUIS
A round-trip rate by rail has bee n ar.
ranged for from the Pacific Coast
points to st. Louis of $67.50; to Chi.
$72.5O; to Chicago, via st. Louis, $40.
Tickets will be sold three days each
month, with ten-day limit going and
9O-day limit returning and stopover
A special meeting of the
Transcontinental Passenger Associa-
ton will be held in Chicago, to ratify
these rates and provide for ticket
regulations in detail.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

IT is reported that the once King OF
Finance, J. P. Morgan, who had his
fingers burnt by a combine against his
combine, proposes turning over his
still large monetary interests in this
country to his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr..
and spending most of his time hereaf.
ter at Alderman Abbey, England.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

The Holy Rollers have been run
out of Linn county, Oregon, by the
authorities. A charge was preferred
against them Of being highwaymen
and robbers, and that gave legal mo-
tive for action. The desperadoes were
found calmly perusing their bibles, but
they were incontinently fired over into
Marion county. Verify the way Of
the transgressor is hard.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

"JoJo," the dog-faced man, who
visited this city score Of years ago, as
q sideshow circus attraction, died at
Salonica, Turkey, of pneumonia, last
week. His real name was Theodore
Peterhoff.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

AS the next step in imperial policy,
it is proposed to raise the salary of the
President. 1t was thought when the
White House was made over into q
palace. that a gold knob would have
to be placed on the big front door.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

LIQUID sunshine" cocktails were
said to be 1.-THE 60" at q technology
dinner, in the East. The idea is by
no means new, however; Dean Swift
claimed to have extracted sunshine
from as cold an object as cucumber.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

SHOULD the Recorder now vanquish
the police, what will it do for amuse-
mentf 1t has wiped out the Scobey
ring, demolished the County Com
missioners. pulverized the City Coun-
Gil, deprived Rainier OF one of his
horns, held up a train, ruined the
Light & Power Company, removed the
brewery to Portland, and is now
strenuously engaged in Strengthening
out the police.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

IT is said that the people of Los
Angeles, Cal, have united in prayer
for rain. Is mortal never satisfied?
Such malcontents, if transferred to the
Golden Shore, would probably ques-
ton the quality OF the jasper. sapphire
and amethysts which garnish the walls
of the Eternal City.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

AN effort is to be made 10 raise the
wrecked steamer Clallam, which lies
in Is fathoms of water off Point Will.
son. Conservative marine men are
reported as regarding the attempt as
one OF utter impossibility.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

BRYAN's WELCOME SUGGESTED BY
THE ADMINISTRATIONS now it is
charged that the special consideration
shown to Mr.. Bryan while he was
abroad was the result OF suggestion
from the White House to our minis
ters abroad, rot from any admiration
OF the great commoner, but shrewd
political move to keep him before the
people as Presidential possibility, not
withdrawing his declination Of the
nomination and thus prevent the
party from concentrating support on
any one candidate. 1t is said to have
been divide and conquer alternative,
but the truth is that the commanding
address and eminent ability of the
man united with the prestige given by
the seven millions OF votes twice cast
for him as the popular choice for
President, are wholly responsible for
the ovations accorded him everywhere
he travelled. Was there ever a more
determined, persistent and united at
tempt made to belittle an eminent
man by his opponents?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

A CUT of ten per cent. in the single
weavers' wages at the Earle shingle
mill, at Fairhaven, has led 10 a strike,
and operation is now on a two-third
basis, with non-union men. This is
said to be the largest single factory
in the world, with a capacity OF Co.,
600 per day. Commissioner Black
man visited the mill to establish
harmony, if possible; but it is said
that the strike is the forerunner Of a
general resolve to resist a cut in wages
determined upon by the mill owners.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

AN immense cracker factory is to be
opened in Portland, to fight the trust.
Asite has been selected and the ma
chinery ordered for an establishment
that will convert into toothsome
-" sodas" about 200 barrels of flour q
day. The company WILL be known a.
the Western Baking Co., and it will
have q working capital of $4,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05
EAGLES. Attention

All Eagles are requested to attend
the meeting of Olympia Aerie No. 81.
F. o. E., on Sunday evening next,
Feb. 7, 1904, it being the time fixed by
the Grand Aerie, as Memorial Day."
By order of Worthy President. :.
p. ID. MOORE, Secretary.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

THE New York World thinks that
the term &. o. p. applied to bread. and
butter brigade has lost all significance
and that s. o. p. would be more ap-
propriate--meaning Subservient Old
Party; for it's owned by its candidates,
bossed by its servants, and pushed and
pulled at will by it's managers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

SENATOR Foraker has introduced a
bill to destroy the little antitrust
authority that exists in the Sherman
law. Congressman Kluttz, OF North
Carolina, characterizes il as "The
most undisguised concession yet made
by Republicans to cooperative piracy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

AND now Ankeny intends to use his
personal popularity to induce the
War Department to rescind the order
for removing the army post from
Walla Walla, but 1t is thought that
he has ran up against one obstacle
that cannot be overcome by "bar'l"
influence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

WHEAT climbed TO one dollar in the
New York market Wednesday, and
the dispatch says, "the fondest hope
OF the Western farmer was reached"
This is the highest price since the
Letter speculation in 1898, when he
succeeded in bulling the rate to $l.9S
per bushel, but his speculative spirit,
like pride, had fall that was exceed
ingly humiliating and disastrous to
him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

THE snowfall in some of the South
ern States, last week, reached thirteen
inches, which was the heaviest depth
for a quarter of q century.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

LEADING Russian journals say that
the war if it comes will be melted by
policy of the United States, which is to
monopolize the trade of the Far East.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

DEATH FROM ETHER DURING AN Or
ERATIoN.-William c. Whitney, Sec
rotary of the Navy under Cleveland,
died in New York, under the opera
tors knife for relief from appendicitis,
Tuesday evening. The immediate
cause of death was ether ad ministered
to relieve the fearful pain attending
the operation, and is called by the
doctors Septicaemis. Mr.. Whitney
was Ga years of age.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

MRS. Florence Maybrick, an Ameri-
can who has been serving life-sen-
tence for murder OF her husband, in
Aylesbury prison, London, has been
removed to another prison of less rig
orous discipline, preparatory it is
thought, to a full release by pardon.
1t will be remembered that her case
has been made the subject of diplo.
matte correspondence from the State
Department at Washington.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

THE largest spruce tree in the world,
is in Gods valley in the south fork of
the Nehalem valley, Oregon. 1t is 81
feet in diameter and of corresponding
height.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

IsADoR RAYNOR has been declared
the nominee for U. S. Senator by the
clucus OF Democratic members of the
Maryland Legislature, which gives
him majority on Joint ballot.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

SENATOR Mark Hanna has been quite
i'll the past few days, At his home in
Washington. At one time his temper
ature reached 102.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

In New York the Democratic State
Convention to elect delegates to the
National Convention will be held in
April, either in Albany or Syracuse.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

In Seattle during the year 1853 eggs
sold at one dollar per dozen. History
seems to be in fair way OF repeating
itself.-Sedttle Republican.
Yes, and at that time butter sold
for o dollar a pound, but it seems the
COWS are not now 80 much on a strike
as the hens are.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05
Lumber and Single Outputs.

The Pr lately published a tabular
statement of the shipment by rail Of
lumber and shingles the past ten years
by months, in carloads, feet and num-
Der. The total of carloads for 1892
were Of lumber $3.50 and shingles g..
81; the feet OF lumber aggregated
1O1, 100000, and the number Of shin
giles 1,Ol4 100000: in 1903, the begin
ming of another centennial, the rail
shipments had grown to 1901 cars of
lumber, aggrepating GAG, $4,000 feet,
and 35,76l carloads of shingles,
amounting to 5,722,2i0,000 The in
crease has been steady and gradual,
except for 1893, when the decline was
nearly 20 per cent. of the aggregates
OF the previous year. The cargo ship
ments of lumber for 1903 aggregate
770,O57 SIG, an increase of more than
200,O00,000 over last year. These fig
ures compiled by the Pacific Lumber
Trade Journal show gain ia the
cargo trade Of 37.7 per cent for 1903
while the gain in the rail trade was
1872 and the rail-shingle business in
creased 81 per cent. The California
cargo trade shows an increase of g.
600, 900 feet and the total gain in lum-
Der cargo trade Ia 100000 feet. The
total of California trade aggregated
456.544 1888 feet during the past year.
Nearly one.half went to San Francisco.
while San Pedo took 1S2 ,245,941 feet,
the remainder being handled through
thirteen other ports. While the Ha-
waiian Island and Alaskan trade de-
creased the past year, the Philippine
trade jumped from 1892 600 feet in
1902 to 1862, 100 last year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

IT is the bob.sled and not the auto.
mobile that now leads in Eastern dis.
astere.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

Hors sold at Eugene, Oregon, a few
days ago, at &c cents q pound.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05
PARTY LINES DRAWN.
ARRAY OF KNIGHTS OF THE OP-
POSING PARTIES.

The Democratic Party Planning to Repudate
BmetaIlism-Gen. Miles. Looms Up as a Pos
sble Candidate for the Presidency - He Is
Acceptable to the South-Our Postal Rates
on Merchandise Compared With Those of
Other Countries Panama Perplexities.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

A Suggestive Parallel.
May 1t Not Possibly be Repetition of Pages of History
which Sometimes Mstify Mankind?

There very few but OF superstition
and all these the following parallel will have peculiar
and doubles portentious will
special import When of the ndng.n
sterling James of
beaten convention and again the polls, is
that the who nominated for the Vice Presidency the
expressed purpose eliminating him
successful? The enthusiasm Of the in 1876 for the Pumed
excelled
by rival politicians nahy PANTY Rutherford
Will parallel be still
attempt steal the Presidency the
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

Our New SERIAL.-In our issue of
the 10Th inst. we will begin publica.
ton of new, and. we think our best,
serial, entitled "My Lady Peggy Goes
to Town." 1t is an old.time English
love story with startling and ludicious
climaxes resulting from the heroine
having adopted male attire through
love of her sweetheart. Lady Peggy
is the daughter Of bankrupt Earl of
Esham of Kennaston Castle. Her
maid "Chockey" accompanies her on
her masquerade in London to win
back Sir Percy, which under q eombi-
nation of untoward circumstances, is
no easy task. Those who wish to read
the story complete should subscribe
now, or they will regret it as succeed.
ing chapters arouse their interest.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-02-05

made steal the Presidency the Democrats
ARTHUR ROOSEVELT
Ohio Ohio man name,
A.. Garfield who had William Mckinley
the in
by
Republicans Tor PRESIDENT Republicans President.
New York man. Chester a. Arthur New York Theodore Roose
nominated Tor wee
dent. ident.
President orer
Vice President the Vice President Roosevelt becam
PRESIDENT President.
President had
with the postal corruption
vice.
Dscord
cans OF New Y DIRK State of New York
President Arthur
the that he desired the
nation OF 1854. nomination 1904
President support
the New York leaders. of the New York leaders :
The convention bee
Chicago in June. called Chicago
The situation in York
to
leaders. leaders.
The Democrats New York The looking
State for their Presidential and Presidents
date. candidate.
President Arthur Roosevelt delicate
the Republican nomination for the Republican nomination?