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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

A FAST passenger train ran into an
open switch at Litchfeld, Ill.,, Sunday
night. The engine struck O freight
car on the siding, and the first three
coaches were piled in a heap acros.
the track. It is known that Is pas.
sengers we're killed and probably forty
injured. The last car on the track, a
special from Wisconsin, was saved.
Nearly all the passengers on it were
for St. Louis and many of them dele.
gates to the Democratic Convention.
Joseph Barber, a delegate from North
Dakota, was on one of the wrecked
cars and killed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

JOSEPH Ryan. Democratic National
Committeeman and head of the dele.
CATION from his State to the National
Convention, died in st. Louis, last
Friday, OF pneumonia. 1t seems he
caught cold on the trip eastward and
the dread disease soon exhausted what
vitality was left from its ravages OF
long duration.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

ONE good thing Secretary Moody
did while in control of the Navy De.
partment, was to abolish the thirty.
day sick leave, each year, for clerks,
whether i'll or not. Nor will trivial
excuses, like headache" or "tooth.
ache" 60 any more. The sick leave
hereafter must be based upon absolute
protration, and unless it is made, ab.
sence will be deducted from the annual
vacation period OF one month.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

ANOTHER disaster-on the high sea
this time-appals the world with hor-
ror. The Danish steamer Norge
bound for New York from Denmark
struck on reef on the Isle of Rockall
Tuesday morning Of last week, zoe
miles of the coast of Scotland, en-
route for New York. She left Copen.
hagen on the 22d ult., with TIA pas
sengers, GIG of whom are reported &c
have been lost in the disaster. The
passengers were Danes, Swedes, Nor
wegians, Firms and Russians.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

MR.. SCOTT RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF
LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR.-At the an.
nuai meeting Monday of the stock.
holders OF the Lewis and Clark Expo.
sition' President Harvey w. Scot,
rendered his resignation, which was
accepted. Failing health was as.
signed as " reason for laying aside all
business cares. He had held the posi-.
ton since the death OF Henry w. Cor.
bett, two years ago. No successor has
yet been named.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

ASSOCIATE Justice Henry B. Brown,
OF the U. S. Supreme Court, was mar.
ried last week to Mrs. Josephine E.
Tyler, of Trenton, N. J. The wedding
was surprise to everybody who knew
them. Tho bride was the widow oil
Lieut.. Frederick H. Tyler, U. 8. N.
and q neice OF the late Rear Admiral
Earl English.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

WHILE the Republican national
platform is a complete epitome OF
President Roosevelt's forid policies,
Eastern papers pronounce it Evasive,
timid and straddling." II this be true,
it must be that the very nature OF the
man is changed by the exigenciss oil
the hour that party necessity with
himself as leader. has developed de.
mand for all these qualities, to palli.
ate, placate, temporize and unite pub.
lie sentiment into support of the wOb.
bling party in this campaign.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

APPROPRIATE use of language is one
thing that Americans can be proud Of,
and they have in the English vocabu.
larry wide medium OF expression to
begin with. The Hand.me-dowu
Convention" is the exceedingly unique
pseudonym bestowed upon the Roose.
welt gathering at Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

HEAVY rains Tuesday, in Yakima
county, did great damage to the irri.
eating canals. It is said TO have been
the heaviest rainfall ever known in
the valley. The storm amounted to
almost cloudburst. A house on the
reservation was struck by lightning
cutting it in two. A heavy loss to
crops from storm is also reported in
Whitman county.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

DREADFUL forest fires have been rag.
ing the past week in Arizona. Much
property has been destroyed. and the
reservoir in Miles canyon, which sup.
plies Tombstone with water, was men.
aced, adding new danger from flood
to the valley residents. A large mum.
Der OF men were Intellectually attempt.
ing to stop it's progress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

A GRAMAPHONE rendition of the
Gregorian Chant has been prescribed
by Pope Plus X, for male.choir re.
hearsal oil over Italy, so as to secure
the exact information and expression
handed down by Gregory the Great,
and make it as much an adjunct of
the Roman Catholic world as the wine
and wafer. The tones of the air are
easily enough indicated by the printed
scale, but the meditation is a matter
that cannot be directed by the musical
score. Aural tuition is absolutely
necessary, and an eminent musical
composer has been employed at the
vicarage of Rome to sing for record on
the gramaphone. Thus does modern
discovery add to go important mat
ter as even the proper worship of
Deity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

A DEGENTRATE "QUEEN."-A sem
sation has been created in Portland
from the late elopement of Maybelle
Douglass, who was queen of the Elks'
Carnival in that city. two years ago,
with colored waiter from the leading
hotel. Miss ID. was selected to fill the
place OF honor at the Elks' big demon.
stration, on account of her beauty and
consequent popularity. The couple
have made their home in Spokane,
and the distracted mother lately visited
her daughter and implored her to
break from the unhallowed alliance,
but the girl is obdurate and refused to
make any attempt to regain lost pres
tige from the unfortunate union.
There must be some Truth in the re-
port that the degenerate's blood is
tainted with an African strain, but
even that fails to account for such a
deplorable state of abnegation, for
most people of that faint make every
effort to conceal it and claim the high.
er grade of civilization.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

1T is reported that more than two
inches OF rain fell at Pendleton, Ogn.,
Sunday afternoon, within the space of
~ minutes, destroying property to the
value OF $4,000. The sewer system of
the city is completely ruined and great
damage was done to the wheat.fields
In that district. and to out-buildings
and residences. A farm house was
swept away and the inmates barely
escaped with their lives.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

The Populist National Convention
met at Springfield, ILL.,, on the 4th, but
abandoned its intention of deierring
action until after the Democratic Con.
vention at st. Louis, to ascertain il
nomination OF ticket would be neces.
sary. Seeing no hope from that quar-.
ter the next day, Thomas Watson oil
Georgia, and Thos. H. Tibbles, of Ne
brasks, were placed on a ticket for Pres.
ident and Vice President.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

AT the thirty-fourth annual meeting
Of the National Eclectic Medical Asso
citation at Alton, ILL.,, last week, was
presented a case of ichthyosis. a rare
disease. in which the patients body il
covered with growth resembling fish
scales. He had been afflicted over a
year, but the disease is not accom-.
panied with physical pain.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

THEY MUST KEEP THEIR PANTS On.
An order has been given that the
Wild Man from the Philippines must,
at the Worlds Fair. when he is on
exhibition, hearaiter wear enough
clothes to cover his person; complaints
having reached as distant a place as
Washington City, whence the order
originates, before the fair officers took
any notice of this "Pike" feature of
display. Directions emanate from
Col. Edwards, Chief of the Insular
Bureau Of the War Department. The
object of . worlds exhibit is, when
racial habits and customs are placed
before the public. to show them just
as they exist, and it seems to the av-
erage thinker that those who have no
idea of propriety or common decency
should not have been included in the
list Of guests for parade.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

THE latest electric novelty for pro.
noting comfort of the individual is a
fan which can be screwed into the
usual electric lamp connection. and
which will produce current OF air
which materially reduces the tempera-
ture of the indoor atmosphere there
hot DAYS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

A CONVICT At Walla Walla has re.
ceived, it is said, a sentence of twenty
years for robbing man of ten cents
and he will work it out at the rate oil
half cent q year, without the privi'
lege of a strike for better wages OF
shorter hours.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

The sudden death of Assistant Sec.
rotary J. H. Brigham, of the Agricul.
tural Department, on the 29th ult.,
leaves the Government Lewis and
CLARK Exposition Board without q
chairman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08
Sumptuary Regulation,

Sumptuary Regulation.
"whom the Gods would destroy they first
make mad
The Tenth Annual Prohibition Con-
vention, held at indianapolis last
week, developed the fact that the ia
natics of which it was composed, have
no right to leadership in national gov.
eminent, II 1t serves no other purpose.
1t really seems as if hopeless conten.
ton for principle involving so closely
q restriction of individual rights, has
turned the brain OF some Of these over.
Jealous reformers, who literally tear q
passion to tatters in expressing their
abhorance OF the parties that by mod.
Grafton are able to control the policies
of the nation.
Homer l.. Castle, temporary chair.
man, in fiery speech, alluded to the
Republicans, lately assembled, at Chi
cago, as a crowd of inane becollared
men," and to the Democrats who met
in st. Louis as "a crowd OF uncaged
hyenas, whose chief occupation seems
to be to dig in graveyards, uncovering
the bones of some bygone dead issue,
and failing to find subsistence in
these, they turn and rend each other,
apparently caring nothing for the
peace and dignity and preservation OF
the nation, in their desire to gnaw at
each others throats. Nor shall we
wait to see what they will do" and
this slap at Gen. Niles, the only candi-
date they have ever considered who
has dignified their movement with
anything like nationality of scope, was
received with tremendous outburst
of applause.
"There is one political party" the
speaker affirmed, "with absolute mon.
srchy existing to-day. 1t is the Repub.
lican party, and it is stepped with i'm
perialism, militarism, and CONNER
cialism, on the one hand, and Democ.
racy, with its absolute anarchy, and
want OF conservative thought on any
subject, on the other hand" If this,
indeed, be true, it seems strange that
this virile stalwart has not sense
enough to use the language of diplo-
macy instead Of senseless vituperation
and thus promote remote chance for
wrestling the country from such dire
influences.
There is an old and homely saying
that "Vinegar never catches flies"
which applies with peculiar force in
the present alignment OF parties.
Neither OF the great organizations
uses anything but fair words and
honeyed phrases, in dealing with
friend or foe, and they are dominated
by the wisest, most experienced and
skillful politicians of both parties. 1t
is worse than useless to place a re-
lance upon abuse in any campaign.
Men may be led, but not driven. The
small gathering at indianapolis, the
other day, about 1000 in number,
called together by abdominal zeal for
a fsnatical fad, are by no means a
representative showing of popular
sentiment of the great nation, with its
100000 voters, and unlike the pro.
test against slavery, they have no great
public exigency in view that is likely
to unhinge public feeling to the ex.
tent of diverting opinion from the al.
most universal concession OF absolute
freedom as to what each individual NAV
eat, wear or drink.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

DIR. Charles w. Littlefield, of Chi.
cago, makes the claim that he can
generate low form Of animal life
from chemicals. It hardly requires
the assurance of Prof. Jacques Loeb,
the worlds greatest Psychologist, that
1t cannot be done, when we consider
how many of the "Windy City"
scientists have made claims for dis.
coveries, OF late, that have not been
verified by results.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

THE Germans arc now trying to sci
the speed limit. by electric cars be
tween Berlin and Hamburg, $50 miles
and a contract has been made Tor a
guaranty OF passing that distance in
80 minutes. a speed that has hitherto
been regarded as simply impossible iol
passenger-carrying vehicles.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

The Olympiam of Tuesday publishes
. leading article ON "What the People
Like in Roosevelt" 1t takes quarter
OF q column to tell it. Now if that
paper will truthfully narrate what the
people don't like" in Mr.. R., it will
take page to hold it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

Isn't it . strange coincidence that
the National Democratic Convention
assembled on the anniversary of the
day on which the Republicans cele.
brated their semi-centennial birthday,
the 9th inst. Is this circumstance
ominous or assuring, and if so to the
which or t'other?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

A CONVENTION OF delegates from col.
ored womsn's clubs met in Salt Lake
Tuesday, and organized permanently
by electing Mrs. w. w. Taylor of that
city President, and Mrs. j. E. Emery
OF Colorado Springs, Corresponding
Secretary. Representation was pres
ent from Utah, Colorado, Mon tana
Wyoming, Kansas, Idaho and Oregon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

A COUPLE OF ladies' from Chicago are
spending the heated term amidst the
green trees and rural scenes surrounding
Oakville.-Odkcille Cruiser.
1t must be admitted they go a long
way from home for their outing. It
is hoped the gallant men of Oakyille
will see that they want for nothing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

THE San Francisco Examiner in
noting the great reduction of force in
the San Francisco mint, whereby about
seventy women were discharged, says
they were in great rage and unani-
mously characterized the action as
d" foolish"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

ABOUT thirty Socialists met at Col.
fax, Whitman county, last week, and
nominated full county and district
ticket, probably with the same obiec,
OF the temperance people at Indian.
apolis-to stand up and be counted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

THE affairs OF the United States
Marble Company, of Spokane, are in
the hands of receiver, which is not
an assuring circumstance for the
chief asset" OF our cereal food pro.
ject.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

Mr.. Ham. of Spokane, who has
been urged to become an independent
candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
silences all controversy on that behalf
by decisive no. That brand OF bacon
is not yet ready for the frying pan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

IT is said that Roosevelt has found
1t 81 easy to pack conventions that
ne is now engaged in putting up wires
for Secretary Shaw in 1908. If i'm.
perialism comes, in the meantime
Shaw is to be Prime Minister.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

DAB Emmett, composer of "Dixie,"
died at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, last week,
and was buried by the local lodge of
Elks. The band rendered his famous
melody. which has become q national
air, at his funeral.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

THE Japanese name for torpedo is
suirai, literally water lightning" A
torpedo boat they call suiraitei, or .' water
lightning ship" A Whitehead mine
they call gyokeisuirei, meaning "watel
lightning" in the form of fish.-Er.
That is what makes the poor Rus
slams think sometimes they have been
struck by lightning, when it is only a
torpedovich which steals upon the
innocen shipski.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

The number Of accidents resulting
In injury or death on the 4th, already
coming in from all over the country,
show that the lesson of past experience
has afforded very little restraint upon
the thoughtless throng.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

The Oregon and Idaho militia has
been ordered to American Lake, and
the special trains, carrying 1,5OO men
were provided for transportation this
week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

MOUNT WRANGEL, Alaska, was in
eruption on June 1lth, smoke and
flame prevailing II hours, and the
ground was covered with eshes 70,
miles around.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

DAVID Flaherty, q young farmer.
with a water trough for boat and
q piece of board for q paddle, saved
many lives, during the Kansas flood,
last month.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

MOST OF the delegates to the National
democratic Convention are uninstructed
ana all are uniformed as to what is
likely to happen there.-Olympian.
What a contrast it was to the ma.
chine methods at Chicagol
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08
The Septic Tank.

There has been discovered, by acct
dent, at the Mount Tabor Sanitarium.
near Portland, a means OF disposing of
the sewage OF that institution, cheap
ly and effectively. 1t was discovered
at the Indian school in Salem, when
two large metal tanks we're used as
repositories Of etfete matter for ulti-
mate use as n fertilizer, but when the
tanks were supposed to be filled with
solid matter and were opened, thu Y
were found to hold nothing but water,
although the sewage from the whole
school had been discharged into them.
1t seems that the bacteria forming on
the still water at the top OF the tank,
consumed every part OF eil'ete matter
entering the tanks and the water that
flowed out of them was clear and with
ont odor. and it was used for irrigation
with marked success.
The Oregonian, alluding editorially
to this discovery, says ait bids fair to
DO blessing to the country, and espe-
cially suburban communities, which,
from various causes, cannot have the
benefit of drainage by sewers" 1t
further says:
"While it is in sense revolving to
think OF the bacilli that live on and null
tiply in the filth Of the septic tank-slug-
gish. naerObic organisms that fatten
upon and consume even noisome odors
it is gratifying to note that they can be
and have been impressed into the SER
vice of sanitation and that they have
proved to be faithful, dependable SER
wants of man. Perhaps we are a little
"squeamish' as yet-the subject being
a new one. But the thought of eating
vegetables watered during their growth
by the outflow from the septic tank, col
orless and odorless though it is, is not
appetizing. Still, the purifying processes
of soil and air, sunshine and growth, no
doubt render this suspicious outflow in
nocuous, and perhaps in time we shall
get used to it in its limited sense as an
irrigant."
The expense of the septic tank does
not exceed that, we are assured, OF the
noisome, unsanitary earth-vault, that
breeds flies and suggests pestilence, in
the backyard of every farmhouse. and
it may be used as we'll, by a small cost
for plumbing, as depository for other
sewage that 10 not fit for the swill.
barrel. The same applies to suburban
districts where the expensive "sewer
system" has not yet been extended,
and a general introduction of sceptic
tanks may render unnecessary this
expensive improvement, if the results
verified at Mount Tabor, on a some
what extended scale-the sanitarium
having 100 patients-are of uniform
application, as it seems quite proper
to believe.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08
Much Better Than None.

Notwithstanding the success OF wire
less telegraphy has not been such as
to justify belief that it may ulti-
mately supplant any and all other
modes OF rapid news Transmission, and
the government is now connecting
distant Alaskan points by cable with
the world, via Seattle, it seems that
Uncle Sam has lately acquired five OF
the longest circuits in existence, main
ly, 1t is believed, to facilitate commun-
icatlon, between vessels at sea, where
the wireless has to be accepted al
though it has not shown to be perfect,
from want Of competition OF any sys.
TEN requiring palpable medium for
transmission. Admiral Nancy, chief
of the naval equipment bureau, has en-
tered into an agreement with the Amer
lean DeForrest Wireless Telegraph
Co., for the acquisition of the circuits
from Key West to Panama, Porto
Rico to Key West, South Cuban coast
to Panama, Pensacola to Key West
and South Cuba to Porto Rico, the
two first being each over 1000 miles
in length. The system will be avail
able for communication by our naval
vessels at sea, within thousand mile
radius, and the instruments may be
attuned to pitch that will harmonic
only with the system, preventing "tap-
ping" or interference from other forms
OF aerial telegraphy. The value that
wireless has been to Admiral Togo, in
his late exploit against Port Arthur,
probably fastened the negotiations of
Admiral Manney, in securing this sys.
tenn for the naval department as an
expediency measure of preparation for
the always possible evil day OF war.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

THE Northern Pacific Railway Co.
is about to erect Q four.story brick
and stone building in Seattle, to cost
about $25O,000.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08
WELL, WELLl-Tbat "The worm

WELL, WELLl-That 1.-THE worm
will turn when trampled upon" is illus
trated in the case of Cortelyou, as
Chairman OF the Republican National
Committee. He has stood in silence
the abuse from party leaders, and had
1t not been for the Submarines of his
chief, Roosevelt, he would have been
long since downed as a party figure
head. In assuming the position at
Chicago, at the close of the National
Convention, he told the members OF
the committee that while he would
welcome counsel and advice, he in.
tended to be chairman in fact, and
would accept dictation from none of
them. He told them he was friend
of the late chairman, Mr.. Hanna, and
that he wanted the same measure of
confidence and support that had been
accorded his predecessor. A resolu-
ton was passed authorizing the chair
man to appoint an Executive Com
mittee OF niue, with such other officers
as may be found necessary in manage
ment of the campaign, except that
Secretary Elmer Dover, Treasurer Cor.
nelius N. Bliss and Sergeant-at. Arms
William +. Stone will be, er.oficio,
members Of the Executive Committee.
Under the resolution, Mr.. Cortelyou is
as much the 1t of the committee as
Roosevelt is the 1t Of the whole party.
Even vacancy on the committee in
Louisiana was left for Cortelyou to fill.
His triumph over the malcontents is
complete.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-07-08

THAT was great combination yester-
day-four parts of potassium chloride
and five parts of sulphur-under the car.
wheels.-Recorder.
Yes, and it developed quite a loud
Middle.of.the.road Pop.