Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-30
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Mexican Department OF the
Interior has ordered special commits.
sion of the meteorological Institute to
promote the cultivation of the chrys.
anthemum plant, the flowers of which
produce powder which is to be used
as preventive of typhus. The Gov
eminent is importing . large guam
tity of seed from Europe, of the wild
chrysanthemum of the Caucasus.
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For more than fortnight two white
girls we're held captives in a small
house at the rear of Chinese laundry
on Clay street, San Francisco. Not
within that time we're they permitted
to hold conversation with any person
except their Chinese keepers. A raid
on the place was made, and one OF the
girls, Julia Wilson, aged 10. was res
cued. The other could not be found.
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Premier Moret, Monday, officially
communicated to the Spanish cabinet
news of King Alfonso's betrothal to
Princess Ena Of Battenberg, who here
after will be officially known as Vic
toria Eugene. Later the two houses
of Parliament were notified. The
Minister OF Finance will present bill
appropriating the sum of $4,000 an
nually for the future Queen. The date
OF the marriage has been definitely
fixed for June I'd.
The Louisiana Supreme Court has
declared draw-poker q gambling game
in these words: cit is a matter OF
common knowledge that it is . gamb-
ling game, pure and simple, probably
more widely recognized as such than
any other game known to the Ameri.
can people" The case came up
through appeal of a man charged with
being vagrant under Shreveport
City ordinance, which defines gam
blers among the classes of Migrants.
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Major General Wood, who has ar.
rived at Manila, announces that he
assumes full responsibility for the
fight against the Moros at Dsjo Hill,
near Jolo. He said that there was no
wanton destruction of women and
children in the fight, though many OF
them were killed by force of necessity
because the Moros used them as
shields in the hand -to.hand fighting.
Major General Wood declared that
many OF the women wore male attire,
and their sex could not be distin-
guished.
Because he was besieged in his
home all night, and because of damage
to his property by strenuous serenad
ers upon the occasion of tho wedding
OF his son, H. J. Mossbury, of Parry
opolis, Pa, has sworn out warrants for
the arrest of forty of the towns promi-
nent young men. Mr.. Mossbury says
that the serenaders made him q target
for sticks and stones, riddled his house
with shot and caused other damage
with dynamite. In addition to the
criminal prosecution, Mr.. Mossbury
announces that he will bring civil
suits.
Although Secretary OF War Taft
has had long conference with his
brothers in New York, and shorter
one with tho President Thursday, he
declines to say whether or not he is
prepared to leave the Cabinet to 20 on
the bench OF the Supreme Court. The
statement given out at the White
House that there was no immediate
necessity Of filling the vacancy caused
by tho retirement Of Associate Justice
Brown, 10 generally regarded as mean.
ing that Secretary Taft has told the
President he was not prepared at pres.
ent to say whether he would leave the
Cabinet for the Supreme Court.
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William Godfrey, q University stu.
dent at Seattle, from Port Town send,
impelled by class-rivalry, performed
about the nerviest feat yet recorded by
any Western institution by climbing a
flag-pole lis feet high, last week, with
nothing to support him but a rope
while resting. 1t took him about two
hours to ascend, but he came down in
ten minutes. He purposely waited
until after dark before attempting the
difficult task, 80 that he would not be
affected by dizziness. The pole is only
about foot and one.half in diameter
at the base, and less than four inches
at the top. 1t swayed dangerously
under his $50 pounds of avoirdupois.
When he reached the ground his hands
were oil skinned and he was 60 sick be
could hardly stand.
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The beautiful Apostle Islands, which
were at one time the home of the
Chippewa Indians, and where the
first trading posts in Wisconsin were
established, are fast undergoing
great change. Where the forests once
stood big clearings are appearing and
farming is going on quite extensively.
A company has recently been formed
and has purchased 1,400 acres OF land
on Otter Island, one OF the Apostle
group. The clearing of the land will
be commenced as soon as the snow
leaves the ground in the Spring, and
the entire 400 acres will be devoted
to the raising of fruits. The reason
that the island was chosen as the site
for the farm is on account of the
water around, which will have q ten
dency to draw the frost, thus protect.
ing the fruit trees. It is the inten.
ton likewise to establish large Sum-
mer resort on the island, as the seem
cry is beautiful along the shore, and
fishing around the island is of the
best.
THE President has appointed Mr..