Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-07-28

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of smoke extending miles in either
direction, demonstrated the mighty
power of Natures forces when freed
from restraint. Five negro work men
are known to have persisted, and there
are hundreds of homeless families
waiting transportation to Houston for
shelter.
Mrs. Givens, who lives near Walla
Walla. was go severely burned Sunday
she died next morning. She over
turned lamp she had inst lighted
and attempted to carry it ont of doors
in order to prevent the house from
burning. The lamp exploded in her
hands and her clothes caught fire
She made a desperate effort to en-
tingnish the flames, and finally tried
to submerge her body in o tub of
water standing in the yard. The tub
was too small and contained insult
ficient water. Other members OF the
family. who heard her cries, went to
her rescue, but too late to save her
life.
A rush that amounts almost to a
stampede is being made to the Frazer
river gold district. The extreme low
water renews the belief that pros
pectors may be able to reach the
golden sands known to exist amid
the rocks of the river bottom. Frazer
was the Mecca of the gold seekers
over third of a century ago, aud
fully 10000 people we're encamped at
one time on the shores of o stream they
felt held fortune for each of them.
A trail 40 miles long was cut to afford
a passage way to the new colorado,
and that there are many who have not
abandoned hope is evident from the
patient wait OF many years for con.
ditions to favor . renewal Of the quest.
Spokane, in a spasm OF the Seattle
Spirit" had printed large edition OF
boom pamphlet with a portrait of
President Roosevelt on its title page.
Ten thousand of them had been dis
tributed at the Portland Fair, before
the President was served with a copy
from some friend or foe, whereupon
he Immediately addressed a request
to the Spokane Chamber OF Com.
MERGE that the pamphlet be at once
withdrawn from circulation. The let.
ter is dated at the White House on
the 10Th inst, and states in very posi-.
tive language, by direction of the
President, that he is very much op.
posed to the use OF his portrait in ed.
vertisements of any character and re.
quests that the pamphlet DO recalled.
Hurrah for Teddy!
In Seattle Business is business, !"
evidently. The latest development is
that the Young Women's Christian
Association has been evading the
license fee of 500 imposed by the
city for conducting an employment
agency. Their oflense consists OF
simply finding employment for indi.
gent girls, who pay fee of one dollar
for membership, and of supplying
help to people who pay an annual
membership fee of $3.50. The EN-.
ployment offices have retained a law
yer to bring suit. AS the object OF
the association is purely philanthropic,
and the revenue thus obtained is in
tended barely to cover expenses, and
it has been the means OF relieving
much distress. il does seem as If the
action should fail.
And now the worlds agog over a
meeting. last Sunday, at sea, in the
Gulf Of Finland. on board the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern, of the Gear of all
Chat is left of the Russias and the
German Emperor. The Gear is said
to have arrived at the tryst by invita-.
ton OF his royal comrade, on his yacht,
the Pole Star, and that both came
alone, officially speaking, to have a
heart-to-heart talk of affairs that may
ultimately change the topography OF
this old globe of ours. The dispatch
giving this much information, says
that a second conference, had been
arranged for Wednesday, on the Pole
Star, butsnot the slightest intimation
is given OF the object of the meeting
or whether it may have any possible
connection with the peace negotiations
now SO near consideration. This is
doubtless owing to the circumstance
that nobody knew what it was about.
France is quite excited over the
clandestine nature of the meeting, az
her bankers have held the sack for
Russia to quite an interesting, il moi
interested, extent.