Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-08-22

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Blaine was begun in New \ ork last week.
The Reading Railroad Car Wheel Fac
orv at Elizabeth. y. j.. burned Il few days
lgO.
Mrs. {. Schclcr died at Plainfcld, y. J.,
asst week, from fright caused 10y ali earth
quake.
Ken, y Co. dealers in timers supplies.
Philadelphia. have failed. Liabilities.
Sli@Wr.
Southern coal producers are in session al
I chattanooga. Tenn, and will form an as
~oclatiun.
The For, Wayne dnd. uGo-'H,'s printers
have struck bcCausc non union men were
given cases.
Brush got the S9JWD electric light con-
tract at Detroit, but his competitor, got
an injunction.
The Cine, innaii health board says the
Hood did the city goOO in destroying the
disease germs.
Funeral services over IL" Greedy dead
were held AT New York and Annapolis,
Md. last week.
Zach GRAY was fatally wounded in a
duel with i,ill Dougherty, near Terrell.
Texas recently.
The Bell Telephone Company is build
ing thirty copper " mes between New York
and Philadelphia.
There are many complaints from the
great wheat valleys of California over the
scarcity of money.
Franklin !. Alerson, veteran journal
i~t of New York, ~ lying critically ill at
Bellevue Hospital.
The steamer Martha Stephens struck on
n snag near st. Louis rececently, and five
men were drowned.
In Green county, Ind, last week, George
Rankin accidentally shot his brother and
then killed himself.
\ serious break occurred in the Illinois
and Mich gan canal. 4 mile west of Mar
settles, ILL.,, recently.
The Bankers and Merchants Telegraph
Company planted its last pole i'll Milwau-
kcc. Wis, last week.
Farmers about Nandalia. ILL.,, say that
unless II rains within n few days, the corn
viii be n total failure.
Coal Valley, Pa, had match-fight be-
tween two bulldogs and wildcat re-
Gently. The cat won.
Mrs. John Horton. of Logansport. Ind,
has clopcd twice within Il week. Her hus-
band il a rich jcweler.
The New York I.aber Union have sold
WU0 tickets far their big picnic, which rs
To come oil in September.
In san Francisco harbor recently the
Fanny Kimball collided with the Fanny
Hyde and sank Immediately.
The body of W. ID. Hatch, the missing
New York photographer, was found in the
water oil Sandy Hook last week.
The throwing out of thrashy novels has
caused the circulation of the San Francisco
free library to decrease one fourth.
Wright Leroy. murderer, plead his
own cause for new trial before the SUI
prcmc Court at San FrancIs co recently.
The managers of the St. Louis exposi-
ton. which is to open September Sd, have
arranged an elaborate programme for that
event.
Jealousy made Emma Welsh drown her.
self In the Okow river at MattOOn, Ill.
Her engaged lover took another girl to
church.
New York had IA supposed yellow fever
ease, n sailor from Panama having died
there. Investigation shows it was not vel
low fever.
SAYS Washington dispatch: The con
sular commercial reports will not be pub
lished heretofore for the want of an ap-
preparation.
unknown and very handsome woman
died in the Chambers-street New York;
hospital last week. just as she said My
husband is"
In New York recently twelve steerage
passengers of the City of Rome, in DIES
ti,ute condition. were not permitted tC
leave the steamer.
The salt inspection in Michigan for July
amounted TO :ss,i. 766 barrels. the largest
record of any month in the history of salt
manufactured in the state.
Patrick. of the Dayton tOhio) Soldiers
Home. says his fault is considering the
place garrison, not Il home.
Samuel Duff. Of Stcubensville, Ohio
proposes Ia have the amalgamated assOci
alton form "A syndicate, build u mill and
run II on the cooperative plan.
Cincinnati county autho. tiles have de
cidsd Ia cease suing individuals for un
paid T.. xes under the Scott law until the
test cases are determined by the Supreme
Court.
At Battle Creek, Mich, recently, Charles
Smith, Matt Lynch and William Cancer
were seriously injured by the caving in
Their recovery Is do doubtful. ""'" "
T. NJ. Hurst, a Central City. Neb., farm
er. has killed seven head of cattle and
H.. Ia. 81 l..
mad dog two weeks ago. The entire
neighborhood is alarmed.
The grand jury Of San Francisco have
found indictments against T.. j. Kennedy
president, and Charles SweZy, director OF
the Peoples Railroad Company, on a
charge sf conspiracy 10 defraud.
Sarah Il. Harrison, of New York, has
sued Mrs. Frederick W. Waring, the late
widow OF William T.. Warning, an archi
tect. laying damages AT SJ0,WO for alien.
ating the affections of her husband.
4 New Orleans dispatch SAYS: The ma
tlonal cotton exchange reports for July
are more favorable for the cotton crop
which has improved about 10 points, bring
ing II mp To -, against - for June, and s.!
for May.
hank statement: Loan increase. SJ76..
tI specie increase, Sl.u52. leo: deposits
increase. sl.1i- Ia. reserve increase,
Isl. dI. Banks hold 81. l56.,aU in excess
IT legal requirements.
Members of the special Senate commit
tee on the ship building interests of the
country. viii begin Immediately the work
of INSPECTING the ship Yards of the coun.
try. together with the steel producing in.
terc~i- n they Affect ship building The
committee III meet at New York for the
purpose of organizing.
The work Of cleaning mp the city of San
Francisco II being prosecuted with vigor.
\ squad ot police specially detailed are
going from house 10 house, and where
necessary ARE compe ling all nuiSances TO
he ahatcd. DR. McarcS. health officer, saws
that Ia month the city will he in as good
sanitary condition a. is possible, consid-
cring It's defective plan Of sewerage.