The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-12-20
PACIFIC COAST.
The Gig Leaf is the name of social
club in the Yakima country.

club in the Yakima country
]. P. Judson, of Olympia, charged with
pension frauds, has been discharged. No
Gaze.
The Northern Pacific company has bought
wharves and docks in Victoria, British Co.
lumbia.
During the past two weeks three men have
died at Ainsworth of what physicians called
diphtheria.
The o. r. & N. and n. P. companies are
building over four miles of side tracks at
Wallula Junction.
Judge Greene in issuing his venire at Ia
coma indicated that women would be compe-
tent to act as Jurors
Several mills on the Sound are running on
short time In consequence OF the reported
weak condition of the lumber market.
The people of Ellensburg have raised over
$4,000 to be applied in keeping the Snoqual-
mic wagon road open during the winter.
Whatcom city election was held Dec. 10,
and out of III votes cast 43 were cast by
women, and the ladies' choice was elected
Mayor.
Charlie Besserer, of the Walla Walla
WdtchmdR, has commenced suit against Bar
property sold them.
There are a great many passengers passing
over the Northern Pacific road between Ka-
lama and the Sound. The trains are we'll
loaded daily each way.
Edwin o. Hall, the first printer on the
Pacific coast, who printed hymns at Lapwai
in 1889 in the Chinook language, lately died
in Falmouth, Maine, aged "A years.
Straub and Blanchard, parties charged
with smuggling Chinese into the United
States from British Columbia, have been
convicted by a jury at Port Townsend.
Goldendale has for many months placed
her saloon license so high that none have
been taken out. She has recently reduced
the sum to $500 and now has licensed sa.
loon.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher predicts that
this Territory will sooner or later be one of
the greatest States in the Union, and ad.
vises the immigrant to ''go west" If he wants
to succeed.
The Seattle Chronicle says: Under the eff
ticent discipline of Mr.. Fred. Sparkling, the
university cadets are making rapid progress
in military tactics. The company is about
fifty in number.
George W. Anderson sunk dirk four
inches into the body of Charles Olsen, under
the arm, in an Astoria saloon, Friday night
Dec. IA, during a spree 1t is question
whether Olsen will live or not.
The Waterville Times says: English ad.
vices speak of the favor which is shown Pa
cifc coast hops this year. and place value
on them equal to those in New York state.
OF the Pacific coast hops, Washington Ter
ritory are said to be the best aud richest.
The Walla Walla Union says: at has
been proposed to put woman suffrage to the
test by petitioning the President to appoint
Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway governor of
Washington Territory. She has the capacity,
vim aud nerve to make irst-class gov
ernor"
The regular passenger train to Grants
pass Tuesday night, Dec. ii, about ii
O'Clock, ran over fine buck deer near the
Cow creek tunnel. The deer was dazzled
by the brilliant headlight on the engine, and
stood dumb with amazement till the engine
struck him, cutting off his legs.
There is but single step from the SUBJ
lime to ridiculous, as was evinced the other
day in the case of James Turk, who started
out in the morning as a candidate for mayor
OF Astoria, and brought up at evening in
the jail OF that town, charged with being
drunk and dsorderly. Jim felt more at
home in the jail than he would in the may
ors office.
The hill that passed the Washington leg
islature making mania or dimentia cause
for divorce did not become law, Governor
Newell refusing to sign it. Fl. B. "a and %
also failed of his approval II. b. "a, abol-
lshing punishment for adultery, % making
prosecution for adultery impossible unless
made by the party aggrieved within three
months after the commission of the crime.
at steamer last Monday from Portland ar
rived at Corvallis with $50 Cinnamon con-
tracted for by the railroad company to go to
work immediately on the line of the railroad.
These men were expected last week by the
company, but some Unforeseen matter caused
the delay. Tuesday morning the dusky
heathens, with no little amount of baggage
and camping equipments, were loaded upon
wagons and started toward Yaquina bay.
The steamer also had on board quantity of
both common and giant powder Tor railroad
work.