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Newspaper
Olympia Tribune
Location
Olympia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1892
Page
1
Thurston County and other counties will undergo a state census this year to guide legislative classification by population. The work, overseen by the state auditor, should finish by early June and may raise county officer salaries as classifications advance from the 16th class in 1890 to 13th or 14th class.
Mrs Geo F Stone, president of Women Workers of the Unitarian church, sent letters to Unitarian groups nationwide requesting ten cent gifts for Olympia church expenses. More than 130 replies and over 360 dollars have been received. Readings from the letters will be shared next Tuesday evening in the assembly rooms, with minister remarks on Fellowship.
General James R Slayton recalls a St Louis Chronicle tale about Grover Cleveland as a poker player and clerk. He says Cleveland once got drunk after a poker night and tossed silver coins to friends saying he had no time to play. Cleveland reportedly never returned to the game.
Thackeray refused vanity and mocked it in others. His portrait by Law rence faced a clubroom quip about full length portraits. A guards officer joked about seeing the spurs while Thackeray noted the “principal thing” is the other end of the man.
In New York City Upper Broadway cafes, ex Senator Thomas E. Creamer is noted as a man about town. Twenty years past in Congress he was admired for looks and eloquence. He once worked in A. T. Stewart’s store where a boss urged him to leave reading for work.
Mrs Corbett wife of California boxer James Corbett arrived at the Coleman house yesterday. She is educated and attractive and saves every dollar Corbett earns as he plans to quit boxing. They received about $4 000 from Madison Square Garden manager for the late exhibition and next week Corbett will perform in Brady's After Dark in Philadelphia earning around $150 weekly with four speeches.
Haroun T. Burntrager of Room 10 in the Chilberg block advertises loans against farm and city properties with amounts ranging from 250 to 2500 dollars and promises no delay in processing.
Voter registration in Tacoma totals 6150 as laborers work on the electric road between Snohomish and Everett. A Steilacoom funeral for Father Weston, a Puget Sound pioneer, is set for tomorrow. The Washington Bridge Co. wins a 10500 dollar Snohomish river bridge contract from Swalwell's landing in Everett. Head Chopper Johnson, 27, killed by a falling tree at Wilken son camp, leaves a long service record. Great Northern road labor demand rises to potentially 4000 workers as right of way and subcontracting proceed. Steamship Alki arrives in Tacoma from Alaska to load coal at Nanaimo for San Francisco. Mexico will take over the northern run next. Coast wrecks since 1871 hover over 30 miles north of Gray's harbor, with the Ferndale incident recalling a string of losses. the tug Traveller rescue of Airburth last month narrowly averted another fatality.
The Washington Post praises Robert T Lincoln as a unifying figure with a solid record. It argues his calm, dignified leadership and service as war secretary and ambassador to England make him a strong, unifying candidate favored by many within the party.
A Philadelphia woman balked at a $5 bill for nuisance eradication work and accused authorities of targeting her for being a woman. Major Veale warned that only a writ would help her, and she, frightened by his Latin phrase, eventually paid the amount.
Hoffmans Catholic directory estimates 8 637 221 Catholics in the United States, 2 260 045 more than the 1890 census. It cites under nine baptized children as missing from the census and notes 9 062 priests 8 042 churches 3 406 parochial schools with 700 753 pupils 54 seminaries 138 colleges 655 academies 1 683 chapels 223 orphan asylums with 25 518 inmates and 3 552 stations to show church strength.
Northern Pacific officials reportedly asserted the railroad would reach Port Townsend before the Port Townsend Southern line is finished. Recent cross section work by NP engineers on the Gig Harbor to Port Townsend survey suggests they plan to pursue that plan.
The Seattle Telegraph notes Martin J. Maloney formerly of Ellensburg was sent from the Democratic camp to seek a political foothold in eastern Washington. After days of wandering he returns without a solid base and another dove may be released to seek an olive branch for discordant democracy.
The Florida Times Union notes a great freshwater spring in the Atlantic near St Augustine. The feature covers about two miles from shore and ten miles offshore. The spring is defined by silver white caps forcing themselves over the boiling waters.
A harsh attack targets a local figure in Fremont Nebraska calling him weak and craven. The piece notes the individual would rather face the Flail than be supported, and says the paper punished his meanness with a twist.
In Bangor a humorous exchange centers on a fisherman’s appearance as a child asks if the man has frogs legs. The mother replies she cannot see clearly and notes the man wore pants. The brief banter captures a local newspaper style joke.
Judge Robinson finds a lien can only attach to the building and the lessee’s possessory interest, not the land. The material lien against the barn and lot rests on the leasehold, with the owners Ellis and Drewery & Sons bound only to their respective interests under the May 1891 agreement.
Francis Murphy plans Roslyn meetings next Tuesday evening. Yorktown moved from Callao to San Francisco. Melbourne reports five inch rainfall at Sonora Mexico. James G Blaine Jr arrives in New York City refuses interview. Gould party travels Alexandria La to Dallas Texas. Newark superintendent Hammond arrested for mail robbery. John Williams fatally shoots wife then kills himself in Rockport Indiana, motive jealousy. London shoemakers strike settled three thousand back to work. Berlin grand duke of Hesse stroke leaves right side paralyzed, critical. London fears for Trewayas voyage to Jamaica St Lucia St Thomas unsighted since Jan 16. Halifax sealing boats disaster minor: twelve killed, eleven missing. Liverpool six story cotton warehouses burn, heavy loss. Mercantile Bank of Australia suspends after run. assets exceed liabilities. Jim Corbett denies match with Choynsk i. open to Fitzsimmons or Jackson winner. Secretary Blaine gravely ill. grippe bulletin issued. Santa Fe court of private land claims issues first decision Rio Arriba Colorado grant demurrer sustained two points overruled eight. petition amendable. Six law grant cases filed. about one hundred fifty in prep.
Major Henry Oliver of the National Prison Association, president of the Columbia National Bank in Tacoma, visits Olympia Lodge. He praises Walla Walla Prison’s cleanliness and humane firm management and plans a formal report after further visits to Chehalis and other facilities.
A boy asked a gentleman for a copper to help his cancer-stricken father. The man gave a sixpence, later meeting the boy with a beer can entering a tavern, who explains the father’s cancer was a beer-can, not monetary need.
A publisher who “picked up the trade” mixed a marriage and grocer notice into a strange read about John Smith and Ida Quay joined in holy bonds of sauer kraut to be sold by the quarter barrel. California Grain Market notes wheat prices at $1,684 per something.
Reports from Slade Hanover recount a botched execution where the guillotine failed to sever the condemned man’s head. The executioner later tore away the head with a knife after repeated attempts, leaving the neck severely mutilated.
The Bradstreet mercantile agency lists twelve three failures across the Pacific coast states and territories for the week ending yesterday, compared with seventeen the prior week and thirteen in the same week of 1891.
In Washington on March 5 a report notes a $590,000 need for the World’s Columbian Exposition exhibit prep and a resolution to adjust congressional terms and session dates. Other items include urgent deficiency bills and a $150,000 bureau of animal industry appropriation with $10,000 for sugar experiments. In sports, a boxing offer surfaces for Mitchell or Slavin with a $25,000 purse. Crop and market reports from California and Chicago round out the dispatch.
Shortly after noon tomorrow Rebecca Henry daughter of Judge and Mrs Francis Henry will wed Albert Waddell a known real estate dealer with interests in the state capital at the bride’s parents East Fourth Street home. Rev H H Buck of St Johns Episcopal church will perform the ceremony and many friends extend best wishes.
The Philadelphia Times argues Governor McKinley of Ohio is the most capable Republican candidate to face Harrison. It says he could unite field forces against Harrison and become the party nominee with the tariff as the national issue.
The piece argues President Harrison's strength in convention stems from public confidence in his integrity and administration. It emphasizes esteem for his tenure over any active political push for a candidacy, noting the natural basis of support is respect and trust in his leadership.
Landlord McConville opened a first class hotel at Maxfield and hosted a celebratory ball Monday evening. People from the surrounding countryside joined in the festivities with fine music dancing and ample refreshments.
A buyer questions a rug as modern while a salesman insists it is antique. The purchaser’s wife volunteers to test the piece by placing it in the nursery for a week to let the children play on it, hoping it appears aged.
The Washington delegation agreed on the medical examining board’s recommendation for three appointees Dr Armstrong Dr Riley and Dr Adams. They will examine applicants for pensions in Olympia.
A notice requests informing the Soee committee of the Ladies Relief Society of any known city needs. Names listed include Mrs. Louis Bettman, Mrs. P. C. Hale, Mrs. R. O. Dunbar, and Mrs. Sylvester, with Mrs. C. M. Barron as secretary.
Mail subscribers will need to call for their papers at the post office as postal law does not allow distribution by carriers unless stamped.
The Temple Baptist Church on Ninth Street between Main and Washington will be formally dedicated to worship tomorrow. Three services are planned with a morning sermon by Rev D D Proper of Seattle and a 3 pm young peoples meeting featuring city pastors and YMCA leaders. Evening service includes baptism and a gospel meeting with special choir music.
David J. Williams, 102, still sharp and talkative, writes legibly, reads without glasses, and handles chores for his family. A veteran of the War of 1812, he recalls drinking cider brandy in youth, votes a General Jackson ticket, and hopes to outlive his 113 year old father. He once stood 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds, now about 6 feet and 140.
State Senator Thom as Murphy once collector of customs of New York City sits at Chamberlain's and recalls his eight years away from Washington. He films the capital as a graveyard of old friends and recounts Seward's Higher Law speech and a sharp exchange with Senator Foote at Seward's table.
At the Vendome hotel Mrs. Fremont widow of John O. Fremont and daughter of Thomas H. Benton is praised for vitality and intellect by Rodman M. Price former New Jersey governor now about eighty. Price recalls a journey uptown to Fourteenth Street and notes his recent $75,000 congressional claim payment and a navy purser role.
A campaign, led by George A. Barnes and General Mc Kenny, seeks a local crematory for disposing of the dead. The project is in early stages but gains interest as it mirrors rapid urban adoption. a Tumwater hill site is favored for a furnace that incinerates remains and stores ashes in urns.
An 1891 1892 Barton's Handbook advertises the guide to state constitution resources and officers at this office with a price of one dollar.
The Herald reports Professor Elliott warning that reinstating the modus vivendi is crucial as English demands could permit mass killings of seals this season. He argues a repeal to allow native and government protection is needed if poachers are not barred within thirty miles of Pribilof, with tax funds proposed for natives.
A list of worship times across multiple churches. St Joan's Episocrat holds services at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. First Christian Church 11 a.m. with Sunday School at 10 a.m. Others include TemPty Baptist at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Y M C A Bible class at 9 a.m., Gospel service for men at 3:30 p.m., St Richard’s Low Masses at 7 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and Unitarian and Congregational services throughout the day.
Travel rates to St Paul Milwaukee Kansas City Chicago and all points East and South offered by J Percival Union Pacific agent. Contact R. By n2atf for details.
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