Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-01-18
COAST NEWS,


the Captain Of the Areata Deserts His
Vessel and Thirty Passengers.
San Francisco, Jan. IA report
has reached here that the steamer
.4rcafa, which sailed from this city
on the 5th, IN ballast for Coos Bay,
to load coal, Was disabled. When
twelve miles off Empire City her
propeller shaft snapped and the YES
sci became unmanageable. There
were thirty passengers on board
and as the wind was blowing "a gale
at the time great excitement existed.
After beating about for two days,
unable to get assistance from shore
the steamer Wdlta Waha hove in
sight, but for some reason unknown
to the passengers sue sailed away
without taking the disabled steamer
in tow. 1t is supposed that the cap
tain of the IEaiia IVdila asked too
high an amount for salvage. The
passengers manifested the greatest
indignation, and the captain of the
-ircata thea provisioned a life boat
and, accompanied by two sailors,
started for the shore. The desertiou
of the captain from the vessel pro-
duced the most depressing effect
upon the passen GERS, WHO firmly be-
lleved they had been left to their
fate. First Officer Marshall, in
whose charge the vessel had been
left, decided to head the steamer
under canvass for San Francisco,
and when about twenty miles of
the Heads we was picked up by the
tug S. 4. King and safely brought
into port. Nothing has been heard
# the captain since the day he de-
serted the steamer.
Elfus Hanged.
WALLA WALLA, Jan. 15.-For the
murder of Dan Haggerty at Pres
colt, Elfus was hanged al 1920 this
afternoon. Before entering The gal
lows, which was in private encIos-
ure, he took a look ut the crowd on
the outside OF the grounds, and said,
"Good-Lye, boys" He was very
cecil aud indifferent. Reaching the
scafiord, which was surrounded oniy
by few reporters and witnesses, he
said: Il have not much TO say.
am guilty, and will be hanged; but
did it to save my elf. l did not
intend to do it in cold-blooded
manner. l ion't know how I did it.
When l first tried to shoot l laid the
gun down, and did not think it right.
thought the gun was not loaded,
but something seemed to say to me
If you do the deed you will &c
down there, pointing to the groundl.
81 had no incentive except that this
man owed me four bits. and Hagger.
~ projected hun. Tbs wa. no,
right. have nothing more to sa,
l am ready. AMI may God have
mercy on me-" As the sheriff was
arranging the black cap, he said
"That's emo gu, don't bother mt
any more. l hope you will forgive
me for trying to get away, but did
it to save my life" The trap wa.
then sprung. Death was instanta
neous. . nd his neck was broken, Ii
twelve minutes his pulse ceased tt
beat. Tue body was cut down
! coffined and buried. The execution
was private.
Topographic Notes,
Ohio has 1,O6S,OOQ school chill
dren.
! Carlisle's committees justify Car
isles election.
All in all, Speaker Carlisle is emit
tied to the thanks Of patriots.
Some of the Indiana Democrat,
are now talking OF Senator Voorhee!
for Governor.
The Utah legislature organized OF
Monday, the members taking tn
anti-polygamy oath.
In England s, 142 landlords collec
SITS, 5000 rent annually on Al,
500, 900 acres of land.
The hon. John Sherman is no
cropping out as a Republican cand,
date to any great extent.
Factories of various kinds hay
shut down in Buffalo, throwing GU
OF employment about 4, 900 men.
! Mrs. Tennyson writes the poet
letters for him, and the cook fire
queni'y takes crack at the poetry.
Henry E. Payne, Democrat, ha
been elected Senator from Ohio. tn
Republican members voting blank.
Samuel NJ. Courtwrisht, of Aller
town, Pa, gave away 1000 TOYS t
the poor children OF that place o
Christmas.
Frank Hatton thinks that the on
cent rate for local postage recon
mended in the Presidents messap
Will be adopted by the present Coz
gress.
On the 9Th, at Elgin, Idaho.
newly married couple named Parker
who two hours before had been prt
nounced one, were sitting together i
the house Of the brides parent,
when ten-year old brother of IN
bride came up with a pistol, whic
he had taken from a trunk, an
thought to scare his sister by poin
ing The weapon toward her. but III
gun WAS discharged, sending IL
: contents into his brother.in-lav
the ball entering the forehead an
producing instant death.