Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-11-13
Territorial Items.

lncfo was sliRht lall of snow nj
Cheney on the 9Th inst.
The First National Lank has been
organized at Moscow with q capital
OF $50 900
The Knights of Labor orgsnixa.
tion has attained q membership VI
1000 on tho Sound.
There has boon about I25, 900
bushels Of wheat shipped from Kliet.
itat county this Fall. aud there ID Q
surplus OF probably 10000 bushels
IN tho valley.
The tallcst corn on exhibition nj
the Mechanics Fair last month was
from klickitat county, aud tho long.
est head Of oats from Whitman
county. W. I.
l.. Mesker has shipped ten tons Of
beets raised in tho Sound country 10
California. where they will be manu-
factured into sugar for exhibition at
the New Orleans exposition.
There is not q Chinaman in the
C"ur dAlene mining district. Be-
tween the whites and mongolisns
exists a confidential understanding
that the latter will bo hung ~ last
as they enter the mines.
A party Of four Michigan people
arrived at Portland. on the Northern
Pacific. recently, aud. after obtain.
ing land-exploring tickets. len for
the Chehalis country. They repre-
scnt about thirty families.
Wslla walla Union; Al the pres.
ent time the city 10 infested with a.
precious a lot Of tascals 40 over
looked between prison bars. The
gang includes every species Of Grim.
'nals from a pick-pocket up.
The Puget Sound wooden ware
works recently received an order
from the far east for i0O. 900
shingles which they will ship over
the Northern Pacific railroad, and
will, In all probability. ship q much
larger order In 3 short time.
Chaplain S,ubbs. Of Portland, he's
jus, written TO Collector Beecher
that he proposed being In Port
Townsend on Sunday the 25.h inst,
to talk to the people on the subject
OF establishing a seamen's bethel for
Puget Sound at the port OF entry.
Charles Shanno, tho wealthy
brewer Of Yakima who was indicted
for manslaughter. for killing an en-.
ploye, obtained q change Of venue in
the district court on Tuesday 10
Goldendalc. Klickitat county. His
bail was reduced from $4,000 10
q, 900.
Frank, young son Of samuel Nc.
kown, Of Bayview. sgsd about ~
years. accidentally sho. and killsd
himself near II. Il. whi,nsys barn
on Thursday Last. The charge On.
tered the right side Of his head, pen.
etrating the brain and killing the
unfortunate lad instantly.
Another rich lind has bsen made
in the Colvillo district. Tho new
mine Is ON tho Columbia. three miles
above six.mile bar. Tho ledge coz.
tains masses Of galena and chlorides
resembling the Old Dominion ore.
The mine hes been bonded BY an
Arizona capitals. and miner.
There are 10000 tons Of wheat 40.
cumulatsd at Colfax and imusnse
accumula.ions at Moscow. Pullman
and other stations on the Northern
Pacific line. II ovsrruns the ware.
houses and is storsd under awnings
and sheds extsmporized for the oc-
casion. and yet full half the crop hes
not been brought In.
Tho Northern Pacific overland pes.
ssnger train. when passing over
Lake Pen d'Orsslls. Idaho. . lew
days ago. met with . singular 90
eurrsnos. A grouse. striking
against the window Of one Of the
carriages. while The train was In
full motion. came through. and q
piece Of the broken glass struck a
lady In the face near the eye. cut.
ting her. The grouse was killed by
the force Of the blow.
About one month ago The boring
oil the oil well at Elbi was diseon-
,inusd. ON seeoun, of the supply oi
pipe giving ost. aud the we'll cas-
closed mp until Il coald bs Oh.
tainsd. A few days ago the we'll
was opened 10 resume work, 200 feet
Of pipe baviag been received. When
II was found there see quite .
gathering Of oil In The we'll. About
i've gallons we're obtained and w.
j. Fife. Of Tacoma. secured one
quart Of u. He tested some Of the
crude oil In one of The smallest Of
hand lamps. when 4, gave . light ci
the strength Of i've candles. aud q
white card passed over The top Of
a a. A