Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-11
Accident to u steamer.
Territorial Items.

Chehalis county has seven pri son.
ers in the Thurston county Jail.
Highway robbers are plying their
vocation on the streets of Portland.
Nine cases of theft, robbery and
assault are reported in single day
in Portland.
The Lewis county fair will be held
at Chehalis on September Doth, Both,
and October LIST and I'd.
Fitch has secured the necessary
encouragement. and Spokane Falls
is to be illuminated 10y electric light
by the LIST of October.
1t is reported that placer mines
have been discovered on the upper
Fall creek about sixty miles from
Eugene City, Oregon, and that men
are making 81 to IS day.
Rev. DIR. Graves, tho evangelist,
has just completed protracled re-
vival effort at Victoria, and will soon
commence his efforts in the wicked
city upon Elliot bay i'll the neishbor-
hood of Washelli.
1t is said by reliable parties that
surface Indications of coal oil are
found up on White river, which are
more promising than those at Elhi.
A gallon of crude oil was gathered
there with but little effort.
The water in streams and wells is
said TO be lower this season than for
years. In the Kit,itas valley some
IF the wells which are impregnated
with minerals are SO low aud the
mineral solution Is so strong as to
produce sickness.
Joseph Linden. q rancher living
near GoldeDdale, shot Lincoln
Smith and u ron of ex Sheriff Shus-
Ter Friday night, for stealing water
melons. Smith was wounded in the
abdomen, supposed fatally. Shusler
was wounded in the shoulder slight
iy. Linden is under arrest.
Mr.. Meeker states that be has
made arrangements for two ten-feet
saws which he will have spliced to-
gether, making q saw 20 feet long
for the purpose of cutting the sec
tions from the Chehalis trees to be
sent to New Orleans. The trees
measure liz and ID feet in diameter,
respectively.
The dining-car service which has
been in vogue on the Kslama branch
OF the Northern Pacific railroad
since that road was put in operation,
has been discontinued ON account
OF no profit being in the business.
Passengers will hereafter get their
meals on the transfer boat between
Hunters and Kalama.
On Saturday last, September 5th,
there died at Steilacoom, in Pierce
county, Mr.. John Locke. The de-
ceased had been brewer. and he
left considerable property. John
Locke was a native of Germany,
aged G3 years; bachelor, and it is
thought that he has relatives some
where in Germany, who will fall
heirs to the estate. Having left no
will, it will be necessary to hunt up
his heirs, if there be any.
A sensational story comes from
Seattle. 1t appears that comely
young woman, who calls herself Mel.
lie McNiel, registered at the Occi-
dental hotel little over a week ago,
claiming to have come from Port.
land, Oregon. On Friday last she
disappeared, and Oh the evening oil
that day q note was found on the
beach, signed by the young woman,
in which she stated that she had
been betrayed by young man whom
she named as Morgan O'Brien, and
that she had committed suicide.
There was a great sensation in Seat.
tie until it was discovered by the
officers that the young woman was
occupying room on Mill street
whittier the had gone in company
with q negro, who had engaged the
room. The young woman refused
to talk ON the subject of her strange
action. She is evidently demented.