20 Feb 1892
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Newspaper
Olympia Tribune
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1892
Page
1
A Mesalero Apache row on their reservation 180 antles southeast of this place ends with four dead and ten to twelve wounded. Agents and troops restore peace as liquor manufacture called taescal flourishes despite strict bans.
In the senate today a resolution was adopted calling for a four member committee to probe the charge that two senators were arrested in a house of ill fame in the city last Saturday night.
Rumors circulate that if John Leary is elected he will marry Mins Line Ferry daughter of Governor EB P Ferry. The political scene centers on contests between John Colling and A 13 T Ronald as nominations wrap.
scattered items report a child’s death in New York aged nine, a warehouse fire loss and insurance figures, a court writ returnable March 4, and a county stenographer services dispute. other fragments mention famine reports, mortgage saleroom concerns, a divorce decree for Mrs Blaine, a boat capsize near Cal, and stock market notes from New York and Virginia.
In Valued Feb 23 dispatch, Democrats express unease over House business drifting like a ship at sea. The silver question looms largest as tariff and appropriation bills draw attention. Speaker Crisp rests. Catchings absence delays rules. Leaders hint a caucus will outline action to avoid using tariff to kill silver.
The wires relay several incidents including Senator Blair’s health from New Hampshire and Ed Coy alleged as a presidential candidate burned by a mob for crimes against Mrs. Jewell of Tex arkana. Riots at a Westfield convention injure John Danforth. President Harrison battles a cold. Three of Ahas DeLong’s children die in Ironwood Michigan fire. A wreck on the Elkhorn line near Smithwick leaves conductor Benson and Commissioner Humphreys dead at Chadron.
Four new typhus fever cases were discovered today among Russian immigrants in New York. They were removed to Roosevelt Hospital for treatment and isolation.
A plain statement urges that the Wisconsin Central Line be identified as the main route. The tone favors concise, clear talk over fancy words and discourages verbose jargon or obscene language.
A fragmentary verse exchange presents The Poet urging a rose to yield beauty while The Rose questions a concealed two dollars and a half. The dialogue showcases clipped, dramatic couplets and a playful tone.
Ex-Senator Fair left a new will in Honolulu after visiting his San Francisco attorney Mr. Goodfellow. The document sharply revises prior pledges, naming the Catholic, Protestant, and Hebrew orphan asylums with specified bequests. Postwar era details recount family anxieties and public scrutiny surrounding the Fair estate.
Representative Wilson testified before the foreign and interstate commerce committee urging a life saving station off Gray's or. He cited the chamber of commerce of Oquians resolutions detailing vessels and lives lost since IST1 and the need for a first class lighthouse per the lighthouse board. His proposed appropriation was ruled out as new legislation not permissible under the rules.
The Olympia paper notes advance seat sales for Mr Wilkesons Widows and attributes much to liberal notice in the Olympian and Tar Trreeter opposition. The Standard recalls a conversation not mentioned by Tas Tastee and Tar Taiscxe opposes high prices. A night train incident ends with passengers peering into darkness after a bell toppled the car.
Robert G. Ingersoll critiques Thomas Paine as an infidel who argued against a middle man in religion. J. P. Usher praises Lincoln’s truth, humanity, and justice, while Geo. Boutwell notes Washington’s glory across eras. General Butler recalls a dangerous, personal battlefield ride.
The excerpt notes the oration comparing Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, praising Ingersoll for his skill with appositive phrasing. It reflects on the paradox of two men born in different circumstances yet united by impact, highlighting Emancipation and scientific enlightenment.
From Mrs. Adam Hurd of Groton a letter recalls a grave lung illness that nearly defeated her. Doctors gave up yet she credits Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with eight bottles restoring her health and faith. The piece also notes a travel quip about England and American ignorance in a Egypt bound exchange.
Washington's birthday will be celebrated in Olympia with a street parade featuring civic and military bodies, theater exercises led by Governor Ferry, and an evening ball at the Olympia hotel. Banks close. merchants open till noon. parade forms 1:30 PM, procession to the opera house for program starting 2:36 PM, followed by a band, speeches, and readings.
Rev F E Drake of the First M E Church will preach on The Temperance Question The Church's Relation and Responsibility Thereto tomorrow. The discourse may present important conclusions and discuss the ram seller claim of being grand and noble. The duty of the church to preserve human lives and protect homes will be examined.
The winter has stalled trapping with open weather and little snow reducing catches. Otters are plentiful but below last year’s yield in quantity and quality. Prices run around $6 for fur, beavers pale in color at $2.50, while coon skins total just 87 versus 450 last year, with cow hides at 2 cents per pound and little chance of rise.
The passage asserts Britain has better constructed and managed railways and shorter roads, while the speaker claims American parlor, dining, and sleeping cars are more comfortable and luxurious, machinery is superior, and passenger facilities are unequaled, though speed lags behind Britain.
A police officer stops an organ grinder on the street and asks for a license to play. The vendor replies with a cheerful yes and inquires what to sing, turning the encounter into a cordial street scene reported in a Me Journal column.
Grand Army of the Republic members are asked to assemble at the Odd Fellows block room Monday at 1 p.m. sharp to join the Washington's Birthday parade. By order of B Craspaut and Adjutant A H Adams Commander.
A notice requests reporting any known city needs to the Ladies Relief committee. It lists Mrs. Louis Bettman Mrs. Geo A Barnes Mrs R O Dunbar and Mrs M Barton as contacts. Rev B C Sanderson will assist Rev J S McCallum at the Christian church tonight.
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