Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1919-04-11
WHAT OUR FATHERS READ ABOUT
N THIS PAPER FIFTY YEARS AGO
From The Washington Standard for
Saturday morning. April 10, 1869.
VOl.IX. No. u.

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| Saturday morning, April 10, 1860.
Vol. TX. No. %.
4 The Maine legislature has defeated
a bill for the abolition of capital pun
ishment.
A bill to admit the territory of
Utah as a state will shortly be SUBJ
mitted.
The new suspension bridge across
the Hudson will have clear span of
1000 feet, the longest, yet built upon
the continent.
The telegraph brings the unwel-
come intelligence of the removal of
Gov. F.. M. Moore and the appoint
ment of Alvan Flanders to fill the po-
sition of executive of the territory.
The news was unexpected to most of
our citizens and we have found none
in our community but who have ex-
pressed regret that one SO we'll quail
/ flied for that position should be sac
rificed for entertaining opinions which
clash with the progressive" policy
lof the powers that be-" The appoint
ment Of Mr.. Flanders took the people
still more by surprise, as 1t is we'll
known that he had been supporter
of Anderson Cox, Esq. Of Walla Wal
la county, for that position, up to a
very recent date.
A telegram of the same date which
announces the removal of Governor
Moore chronicles the confirmation by
the senate OF the rebel, General Long
! street, as collector of the port of New
Orleans. one of the most important,
II not the most lucrative. positions
within the gift of the administration.
IL The Herald says an effort will be
made before the next legislature to
relocate the insane asylum OF the ter.
rit0ry. at Vancouver, under the charge
of the Sisters of Charity. We think
1t more likely that the insane asylum
II win be located at Steilacoom, IL the
bill passes congress donating the for.
mer barracks to the territory for that
purpose.
H The following gentlemen were
elected town trustees for the ensuing
|lyear, at the election held last Mon
day: G. A. Barnes, Francis Henry, s
h w. Percival. Robert Frost and John
M. Murphy.
d TheS telegraph brings us news OF
many changes in official positions
Those in which our own people feel
/ an interest are: the removal of Gov
ernor Moore and the appointment Of
Alvan Flanders in his place; the re
moyals of Secretary Smith and Reg
lister Marsh. both Offices to be filled
by "importations" the removal Of
Judge Hewitt and the appointment o.
b. F. Dennison chief justice: the ap
pointment of Elwood Evans associat,
justice in this territory, and PHILLIP
Ritz U. S. marshal Mr.. Dennison ap
pears previously to have been nomi
mated for governor of Montana.
The editor of The Dalles Noun
taineer has been shown piece of sill
yer ore, said to have been found il
the Cascade mountains about tw'
days ride north of The Dalles, II
| Washington territory.
The British naval station at Victo
ria has been removed to some port Il
South America.
Washington. April 5.-The bill au
thorizing the Northern Pacific raj
road to extend branch line from
point near Portland to Puget Sound
but not to be entitled to any subsid
in bonds or lands except such land in
cluded in the right-of-way, was passe
after the adoption of an amendmen
requiring at least Is miles of the e,
tension to be completed by July Isl
1871. and 40 miles yearly thereafter
New York, April "A Washingto
dispatch says a correspondence ha
been in progress some time betwee
prominent men in the. British pro-
inces and leading men here relativ
u to the prospective annexation. Man