Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-07-03
Territorial Items.

Judge Kuhn, of Port Townsend.
returned last week, from protract-
ed visit in the East.
Capt. T. Burns has been appointed
Postmaster at DAYTON, in place OF
W. o. Metzger resigned.
IT is said that Walla Walla stands
good chance of receiving the Torn
torial PenltentIary location.
Snohomish county has n popula
ton OF 2,5ll. Of which I ,ieS are
males and l ,O43 of the gentler sox.
The Office of the Construction De.
partment Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad is now located at Tacoma.
Several horses from Portland
Victoria and Seattle have been en-
tered for the races at Tacoma on July
Sd and 4th.
The various logging camps on
Chehalis river and Gray's Harbor
are putting q largo number of logs
into the water.
Building material has been taken
to Neah bay for residence for Gov
ernment employees on the reservation.
to be erected immediately.
Ex-Gov. Newell, Of this place. In
dian Inspector. has been supplan,ed
by Gen. Armstrong. The lew In
spector comes from the South.
James kavanaueh, one OF the old
residents Of Whatcom county, died
last week. lie settled on Fidalgo
Island ill 1858. Ho leaves family.
The Ndgyf says: Winlock has
the best school house in Lewis
county and no church, and Chehalis
the poorest school-house and three
churches.
Mr.. March, OF Fldalgo Island
has lost this year about IL 900 cauli
flower plants from the agency OF a
destructive worm which has lately
made Its appearance.
From reliable reports from klicki
tat valley, the wheat acreage is 30
per cent. greater than for the year
1854, which gives as n result 10 our
farmers greater expectations for
their labor.
Agent Buckley was at LaConner
last week distributing patents to the
Swinomish reservation Indians, forty
nine in number. He has seventy.
nine, also, for the Lummi resorva.
ton, on the Nooksack.
\ large gray eagle Of the albino
order was shot on WILDLY Island
Wednesday evening last, by Mr.
-Austral Race. 1t measures ! foot
and =! inches across its wings when
extended. The bird appeared quite
white when III the trees
Thomas Gibbons, n brakeman on
the Colfax branch road, foil from tho
top OF Il freight cai on tho I'D, SIX
cars passing over his body, killing
him instantly. The deceased was n
young man - years of age. bore an
excellent character, and was mem.
bor OF the Brakeman's Brotherhood
and Knights of Pythias lie was "A
native of La Sale, III.
William Vaughn and Alexander
Melville, both under twenty ono
and sons of respectable IA rmers
have confessed to tho robbery of tho
Montesano, W. T.. stage. Vaughn
made a full confession. lIo saws il
was a conspiracy between themselves
and Albert Clay. the stage driver
Jasper Jones. Il farm hand, was
arrested as an accessory.
Louis Palmer, of Clarke county
a few days ago met with an accident
that will make him a cripple for life.
On Saturday last, whilo ho was
working in his fathers mill. about
fiftoen miles north Of Vancouver, his
hand was caught in the machinery
and terribly lacerated. DIR. J. Il
Smith was summoned aud amputatod
the hand just above the wrist Joint.
1t is reported that coal oil has
been discovered at Elbi, in Pierce
county. The character of tho same
is said to be first-class. W. n
kneeland, of Pennsylvania, we'll
posted in oil matters. having opcr.
ated largely in the OIL regions ia that
State, was called upon and pro.
nounced the oil good. A portion
was tested and gave good satis.ac
ton.
Montesano I',defie: Charles l.
koontz, son Of Michael Kooniz. was
drowned in the Chchahs uyer. lust
below the Slatsop. on Sunla, last
Charley. as he was famllntl, called
went III with n companion io swim,
and was seized with cramps while N
the water. Finding himself unable
to swim, he called for his companion
to brInI the boat. which was cIoso
at hand. but before assiStanr, could
be rendered he had sunk to rlso no
more.
"A most shocking and fatal accident
occurred few days since uear Trout
lake, IN klickitat county, " +. A
daughter of Peter Stohlct. whose
name Ia not known. was IN the woods
with her husband. who WAS Telling
q tree. Tho husband told tho wife
to remain by his side, but when the
tree began to fall tho woman. got.
ting scared, started To run. nnd the
tree fell upon her killing her ~
stantly.
The hotel bclonSIn,' g. Wm. Rag
less, at Tenlno. was DESTROYED hy
fire last Saturday mt nlng, about 3
O'Clock. The flame, spread will,
such rapidity that the inmates barely
escaped in their nigh clothes, The