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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-06


ratification, and cause the same to take
immediate effect. Authorization for
such plenarv power shall be signed by
the highest officer of both the negotiat-
ing parties, and the same shall be ex-
changed by the respective com mission
ers. avail myself OF this opportunity
to convey to your excelIency assurances
OF my respect. NoGI.
TERMS OF SURRENDER.
Toxic, Jan. BY the terms of sur
render the rank and file of the Rus
sian garrison at Port Arthur will be
brought to Japan as prisoners of war.
Gen. Stoessel and the commissioned
officers will be paroled and allowed to
return to Russia, retaining their side
arms and personal property. The
parole prevents their taking part in
the war until exchanged.
The wounded in the hospitals will be
taken care of by the Japanese with
Russian surgeons and Red Cross
nurses.
The japanese today took possession
of several forts.
PORT ARTHUR SIEGE.
The siege of Port Arthur properly
dates from May p when after engage
ing the first army landed by the Jap
anese at Pitsewo Stosssel was forced
back from the neck of the Kwantung
peninsula
The japanese landing was begun on
May and the Russian commander
elected to give battle at bis northern.
most line Of defences.
The engagement was a severe one
and drove the Russians back to tn
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10
unsman Adams Has q Fearful Experience.

Saturday afternoon, about 4 80
o'clock, Lineman Rube Adams, in the
employ OF the telephone company, had
fearful experience in mid.air, while
placing wires OIL the pole corner OF
Fifth and Washington streets. Strung
to tho same pole were couple of high
ly charged light wires, and it was to
them that he owes a contact which
nearly cost him his life. 1t took quite
a perceptible elapse of time from the
alarm given by his outcries and before
telephone could be reached to com.
municate with the power house at
Tumwater and shut off the current, nd
all that time the electric current was
burning the flesh from bis wrists. II
he could have released his hold, the
fall OF GU feet to the ground would
have probably been instant death.
For fear OF this result a blanket was
procured and held by a number OF
strong men, while others took a rope
aloft to pass around the victims body.
Strange to relate, Adams retained
presence of mind enough to direct the
operations OF those engaged in relief,
and notwithstanding his iearfully
burned flesh had the nerve to come
down the pole by aid of his hands,
and seemed not to need support of the
rope. After surgeon had applied
the bandages to his wounds he an.
peared on the street, but it will be
some time before the wounds will be
healed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

THE END APPRoACHEs.-It is at
last confidently asserted, upon high
authority at St. Petersburg, that Rus
STA has concluded to sue for peace, as
it is evident that with the insurrec.
tionary feeling prevailing 50 gener-
ally throughout the nation, it stands
very little chance of ultimate success.
With this conflict on, reserves cannot
be sent to the front as rapidly as Japan
sends recruits for it's armies. The
Grand Dukes have, after prolonged
conference, decided that Russia had
better accept the inevitable and sue
for peace on any terms. An assembly
OF the Mobiles OF st. Petersburg have
addressed a note to the Emperor in
which they ask that o constitution be
given the people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

PRESIDENT Roosevelt has considered
the importance OF uniform divorce
law so great as to make it the subject
Of special message to Congress. His
recommendation is however, simply to
provide for collection and publishing
statistics upon marriage and divorce
in connection with the next census, in
order 10 promote cooperation of the
several States in securing uniformity
of procedure 80 that advantage may
not be taken OF the lax and Indifferent
administration in some OF the States
that results in diminished regard for
the sanctity Of the marriage relation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

Los ANGELES, Cal, is flooded with
oil from an unusual cause, the food.
ing Of the Los Angeles river. The
overflow has extended all along its
course. The damage to the streets OF
the city amount to $4,000. Large
quantities of oil were carried down
into the main part OF the city from the
surrounding highlands where the oil
district is located, covering the streets.
cutters and pavements with crude or
black petroleum.. The high water has
been of much damage to railroad
tracks, and a very general suspension
Of business has followed floods and
washouts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

Or all the disgraceful mud-hoes in
the State, Olympia is the greatest One
cannot 60 from the dock without wading
knee-deep in mud, when a few dollars
expended in lumber would make decent
walk. Small wonder people call our State
capital mud-hole and want to move the
capital to Tacoma! Olympia is too slow
to retain it and by all that is fair Tacoma
should get it.-Shelton Tribune.
What does the Tribune expect to
gain by such a deliberate falsehoodf
An editor should use his head instead
of his heela, in making comment, and
record the simple truth instead of re-
gistering an uncalled-for kick against
his neighbors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

DwYER, the athlete, who has been
giving Roosevelt and mis- son, Theo.
dore, private boxing lessons az the
White House, has been reprimanded
by the President for talki ne too much.
1t appears that the professional thug
was so proud of his job of humping
the President that he gave out n an
interview to the press all the details o
instruction in the "manly art" This,
strange to say, displeased the Presi-
dent, and he has placed q time lock on
the lips of his trainer, and locks it
with the assurance that any further
indiscretion will be followed by dis
missal from office"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

AND Now IT Is THE TELEPHONE
TRUsr.-It is reported that the tele.
phone systems of the whole country
are to pass into the control of gigan.
tic trust, styled the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. OF New York
and that the combination will be an.
nounced at a meeting to be held next
month. The combined capital OF
forty-three companies thus united
will be $25O,0OO,OOO, and include the
interests of Boston, New York, Pitts.
burg, Chicago, Philadelphia, Circin
natl, st. Louis, Denver, San Francisco
and other cities. The monopoly OF
the patent rights has passed, but a
greater one has been established by
the combine, and the public will have
to submit to extortionate rates indef.
nitely.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

Two NEW STATEs.-The joint i'd
mission bill by which the States of
Oklahoma and New Mexico came into
the Union passed the U. S. Senate
Tuesday night, after prolonged SEES.
sion of nine hours. The State of Ok.
lahoma includes Indian Territory, and
New Mexico under present boundaries,
with Arizona eliminated. The bill
having originated in the House, it
will go back for concurrence in Senate
amendments.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

IT will be noted that the million
aire Sweeny claims great credit for
having helped ga man with mort
gage on his home" to the U. S. Sena-
torship. In fact he would have Us
believe that it was the "barl" that
won the vicarious honors, and not Mr..
Piles popularity. Be it so. He is en-
titled to all the honor he can gain
from the effort to keep the prestige of
the American "House OF Lords" in
line
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

SUDDEN DEATH OF PROMINENT CITI.
zEN.-John Leary prominent citizen
of Seattle, died suddenly at Riverside,
CAL, where he had gone for benefit Of
his health during our Indictment win
ter season. He had been in the
warmer and dryer cline since Novem.
Der. He had been no worse until
within an hour Of his death, when a
sudden relapse, probably owing to
heart failure, ended his days. Burial
will be made in Seattle.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

HoCH, the man who is under trial
for being too much married, in Chi.
cago, starting out with the charge
that he had thirteen wives-an nm.
lucky number to begin with. be it
noted-is now accredited with the
even number of aquarter.hundred, or
twenty-five OF the fair sex who have
loitered along the rosy pathway with
this connoiseur in welded bliss. A
record of twenty-five wives is un-
usual, even for Chicago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

SAID the Governor of Oregon to the
Governor of Washington: Thanks
very much for the $75, 900 appropriated
for Washington building at the Lewis
and Clark fair.-Ledger.
II 10 safe to say that this joyous
handshake of the. western executives,
will never 60 down in history as did
the trivial greeting between the Cover.
nors of the Carolinas.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

PASSES THROUGH SUNSHINE AND
SHADow.-Senator Mitchell is having
his innings as we'll as his days when
the future seems dark and dreary.
The other day, the Oregon Senate
passed resolutions Of confidence and
endorsement, but the week before the
Oregon Federal Grand Jury had pre-
sented second indictment on the
same charge. with further evidence and
more definite specifications. And so
the strife goes on.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

A PETITION has been filed in the
U. S. Senate by c. w. Post, of Battle
Creek, Mich, against Senator Thos. C.
Plat, for his expulsion, on the grou nd
that as the executive officer of the u.
S. Express Co., he is party to q con-
spiracy for a combine of express com.
panies to maintain rates, and to op-
pose all legislation for breaking the
trust. He calls for an immediate in.
vestigation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

SENATOR Foster announces that it
will be war between himself and Sena.
tor Ankeny the remainder of his
term. He declares that George NJ.
Stewart shall be confirmed Postmaster
at Seattle, if he can force his nomina
ton. AS he has succeeded in having
Kingsbury appointed Surveyor.G Gen.
eral, to whom Ankeny is opposed, it
looks as il he had still some influence
with the administration. He like.
wise threatens to put spider into
Marshal Hopkins dumping.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

IT is proposed to exhibit at the
Lewis and Clark Fair specimens of
"Lordly Chinook" saloon, taken in
season and preserved in glass Jars
made for the purpose, in Tornado.
hyde. 1t is expected to obtain sam.
pies weighing from so to 80 pounds
and measuring from 81 to 6 feet in
length. The exhibit will be the lare.
est OF that variety of fish ever dis.
played at a Worlds Exposition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

The KAISER PLACES A CHIP ON His
SHoULDER.-It appears that Germany
is quite excited over speech made by
Arthur H. Lee, Civil Lord of the Eng
lish Admiralty. in which an implied
threat was uttered against the Kais.
ers Government, and in response a
number of gutteral explosives are now
hurled by Emperor William against
King Edward, which ends with a rum
BILE equivalent to "Knock it, if you
dare"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

Reward OF MERIT.-The Youths
Companion, of q late date affords q
significant compliment TO our horti.
culturists in noting the fact that
Washington and Oregon apples sell in
the Boston market for 60 and IS cents
dozen, higher price than is asked
for good oranges in the same market,
the reason being that they are care
fully selected and much judgment is
manifested in packing. Care in that
respect, this instance shows, meets
with a recognition that very soon
establishes reputation that is Of
much value to producers.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

A SEVERE storm prevailed 10 the
Straits OF Juan do Fuca, On Tuesday,
which exceeded in violence any that
have preceded it since January 9th, of
last year, when the steamer Clallam
met with disaster in those waters.
Considerable damage was done along
the water front at Everett, Bellingham,
Port Townsend and Vancouver, B. C.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

ORGANIZED labor is making it diff.
cult for the Fair Commission at Port
land to make much progress in work
on the fair grounds. Application has
been made to have the guards sworn as
deputies. These guards will, it is said,
be armed with Winchester rifles and
have authority TO make arrests. and
even resort to extreme measures if ne
cessary to keep the workmen isolated
Outside of an occasional alteration
the strikers are behaving reaceably.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10
TACOMA has n new theater bnildin

TACOMA has a new theater building
the Auditorium - which will be
formally opened by Blanche Bates in
"Thc Darling OF the Gods" tonight.
1t will seat 400, and is built with
special reference to safety from fire,
both in its origination and ease of
escape when conHsgration is started.
The building has frontage Of Is feet
and a depth OF 120 fee. and is six
stories in height. The interior is a
marvel OF beauty and is supplied with
nine exits. The angle OF rise in all
the stsirways is moderate so as to
guard against accidents should hasty
egress be necessary at any time.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

A PLOT for assassination of the
Gar has just been discovered by the
Emperor himself. He picked up a
letter which stated that twelve men
had sworn to kill him, in revenge for
the St. Petersburg massacre of the
22d ult. Steps we're, OF course, i'm
mediately taken to protect the Car.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

THE explosion OF 10000 pounds of
dynamite stored in an underground
magazine OF the Osceola Consolidated
mine, near Calumet, Mich, Wednes.
day. killed several operatives and
wounded others at distance OF miles
around.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

CONGRESS made official count OF the
Presidential vote Wednesday, in joint
session. The result showed 1856 votes
for Roosevelt and Fairbanks and 40
for Parker and Davis.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

A VIOLENT eruption OF Momotombo,
a volcano at Lake Nicaragua. on the
10th ultimo, endangered the city OF
Leon, Of $4,000 inhabitants, at the
base OF the mountain, and many of
the people led for safety. The last
previous eruption had happened fifteen
years ago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

THE clergymen OF San Francisco
are beginning crusade against vice
in every form, and especially the
reign of graft-called "graftitis" by
"Dr." Matthews, OF Seattle-in OF.
fetal life.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

SHoRNE OF HIS HoNoRs.-The de-
feat OF Foster for his own ste .ession
to the U. S. Senate has wrecked LIE.
Crone's aspirations for the position oil
Postmaster at Tacoma, and now i,
seems certain that Henry L. Votaw
Cushman's candidate, will receive the
Office,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

CARNEGIE has relaxed his iron clad
rule in the case OF Bellingham 60 far
as to contribute So 500 more towards
the free library in that city. The cor.
poration had, however, to increase the
maintenance guaranty from $3.50 to
81 600 per annum.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

Four members of the California
Senate are under trial for alleged
blackmail Of corporations. Illinois
has expelled Senator for corruption.
What are We coming TOT
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

IT is confidently asserted that the
professional lobbyist, Stevenson, is at
the bottom of the capital removal
scheme, and it is said that two-fold
motive prompts the hypnotic spell he
seems able to cast at will over the
average legislator. The first of these
is revenge against Thurston county
for resisting the Establishments of
Sweeny in his Senatorial aspirations,
and the other, that he has been given
a slice in land-deal pie for location
of the capitol on 2,O0O-acre tract
near Tacoma. lately purchased by a
syndicate for speculative purposes.
George seems to be in for anything that
promises to turn penny, be it Sena-
tor making or capitalmoving, but his
efforts have of late not been crowned
with anything like remarkable success.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

Blue G&A>S' SEXsAlIoN.-Thcy
have an amusing sensation in Ken
lucky, Just now; no less than talk
ing tree, to which the Mammoth Cave
is but hollow mOckery as a sensation.
1t is situate On the farm Of Will Al
bert, near Heath, and is visited by
thousands of people. After loud
crash, at intervals of varying length,
small, still voice is heard to
enunciate distinctly the words: "a
treasure lies buried at my roots" 1t
is said that the tree has died from the
continuous tramping OF the earth sur
rounding it, since its mysterious char
acter has been known. 1t seems
strange, however, that some one with
the Bourbon spirit peculiar to that
commonwealth, has not tackled the
proposition of investigating the matter
OF truth or falsity Of the mysterious
words. 1t has been pretty we'll estab-
lished that a couple of score of years
ago q man was murdered under the
tree, and the credulous believe, even
at this late day, it affords an explana-
ton of the matter. 1t is passing
strange, however, that in State of
such prestige for courage and resolu-
ton, the blue grass, has not yet been
turned up to unravel the mystery,
when the end of web is SO plainly
exposed by the mystic words.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

THE STRIKE IN POLAND.-The influx
of Russian refugees into Poland has
caused the most profound sensation,
and has precipitated much trouble over
economic questions. Four hundred
strikers are out, and bloody conflicts
are frequent between strikers and the
military. One occurred Saturday be-
tween the agita.ors, who were engaged
in burial Of fift.ca of their number,
and the soldiery, in which two we're
killed aud many wounded.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

The steamer Demara was wrecked
off the coast of Halifax, Tuesday night,
and many lives were lost. The first
officers boat with eighteen of the pas.
sengers succeeded in landing, but they
could give no information of the fate
of other boats which put out with a
gale blowing off-shore. The Demera
left Liverpool on the Goth ult., for Hal.
ifax, by way Of st. Johns, n. F.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

Does TACOMA WANT ANYTHING
MORE?-Tacoma besides her attempt
to permanently locate" the capital,
is now trying to annex Point Defiance,
and Congressman Cushman telegraphs
under date of the 9th that he has been
promised a favorable report for an
absolute title to the park being passed
to the city. viii CHI it now holds
only by sutferance. He expects that
the recommendation of the Depart
ment of War will be supplemented by
favorable action of the committee and
immediate action of Congress.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

CAN it be true, Is asserted by some
close observers of cause and effect, that
Tacoma snapped off Fosters claims
for re- election to promote her itching
desire for the capital, the Supreme
Court and the State Library, or any
thing else she can appropriate from
the grab-bag?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

THE rigid economy Of Gov. Nc.
Brides administration has already
been more than offset by the extrava.
yance OF the present Legislature.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

The loss ly fire in the United States
has. from var 10 year, maintained =
rcmaIkatl" uniformity, except at long
intervals, such as the wears in which
tie Chicago and Boston fires aug
mented the general loss largely beyond
the average. Take the aggregate of
1901, subtract the loss at Baltimore OF
SIo.000,O0O and we still have a $40.
100000 excess over the ordinary yearly
losses. a few years ago, the maximum
rarely if ever exceeded 100000, 900.
Now it approximates $4,000, 600, and
at the present ratio Ct increase it is
predicted that it will soon reach the
200, 1000 900 mark. Increased loss
makes the rates Of insurance higher,
ard this has the very natural effect Of
decreasing the amount carried and
greater loss on property consumed.
The only way OF meeting this alarming
condition is by improving appliances
for fighting fire, the use of greater
precautions in construction of build
ings and resolutely refusing to curtail
fire limits in the smaller cities or per.
NIT violation of provisions for the gen.
eral safety.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

JUDICIAL PLUMs ARE RIPENING.-
The bill dividing our State into two
Federal judicial districts will give
Ankeny quite number of plums to
distribute, as it provides that the
Judge and officials of the present
court shall be assigned to the newly
constructed western division, while the
new officers shall be assigned to the
eastern district. This being Ankepy's
bailiwick. it is expected His Gracious
Majesty Theodore will allow the Walla
Walla Senator to name the men who
have tact enough to direct party move
ments without being partisans. It
would, of course, be rather fresh" for
Senator Piles to have much TO say,
and the division of the State into
Eastern and Western districts allows
graceful declination OF interference
without giving offense.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

IT seems that the order OF Elks-the
best people on Earth-have adopted a
queer badge, or insignia, of member.
ship, and one that is not likely to be
copied or duplicated by any other Or
de-. 1t is the old time plug or " stove
pipe" hat. Every Elk is supposed to
don, for the time, this article of head
gear at the parade in Seattle on Wash
ington's birthday. The origin of the
custom is said to have been at a social
session in Philadelphia, held for their
annual poor children's Christmas tree,
some one furnished an old plug which
his ancestors in Ireland had left him,
and let the Philadelphia Elks take a
kick at it at $500 per kick. BY the
time the hat was in pieces fully hum
dred dollars had been added to the
fund. And it is the memory OF the
good it accomplished that makes it an
object Of respect OF the order all over
the several jurisdictions.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-02-10

TIE L. S. Senator "with the mort.
gage on his home" will 60 down to
posterity with the Barefoot School
boy" the "Man With the Hoe" and
other noted individuals who owe their
fame to some fortuitous popularity
that becomes the climax for fame or q
turuing-point of career. All thought
of philanthropy on the part OF Sweeny
is lost, when the main incentive is de-
veloped and it will be found to be
nothing more than selfish ambition,
and to make the best OF inevitable
defeat. 1t was to forestall other com.
binations that the Sweeny men unit.
ed with Seattle in the choice OF Piles,
and the support of Pierce county is
accounted for by their claim to the
capital and the Supreme Court, and
the complaisant way in which King
looks upon the matter.