Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-04-30
Territorial Matters.

Territorial Matters.
Seattle is now lighted by electric
ity.
Counterfeit dollars are floating
about Spokane Falls.
g. L. Jackson is in Lewis county
looking for a location for cranberry
ranch.
There arc over 275 different vari-
ties of birds found in Washington
Territory.
The residence OF C. Z. King at
Tacoma was burned last Friday.
Loss, 81 900; insured.
The X. of L. Assembly at Mt.
Vernon is composed of an equal
number ladies and gentleman.
Four logging camps employing
about GO men are running on the
SkaSit and turning out about 20O,-
600 feet of logs daily.
In 1884 there were over 600 Chi
nese in Pierce county to day there
Is not one. No other county in the
Territory can say that.
The Canadian Pacific will COM
mence to operate their road next
month and it is said will run steam
ers from Tacoma to their terminus.
The Tacoma News declines longer
to print the s:ereotyped church
notices, presuming the public knows
that services will be held in the vari.
Gus Sunday. Sensible.
II is rumored that the Black Dia-
mond coal mine is almost exhausted
already. The vein of coal, while of
superior steaming quality, is not
US thick as at first reported.
A Miss Miller, living near Gen
esee, Whitman county, was found
dead in her bed last Saturday morn
ing. She was ut q dance the night
before, but had retired presumably
in good health.
A fine site has been chosen for
the new Territorial Hospital build
ing. 1t is on a slight elevation
about quarter of mile nearer the
town of Steilacoom than the present
Hospital buildings.
Suit has been instituted by w. II.
White, U. S. Attorney, against the
Hoquium Mill Co. for damages in
transpassing on Government land.
The case will be heard at the June
term of court in Olympia.
George Poell, of Cheney, while
chopping wood was struck in the
neck by a piece of q wedge, the
piece penetrating the jugular.
Prompt medical attendance saved
him from bleeding to death.
The railroad and steamboat men
say that travel is increasing rapidly,
and that by the middle of May things
will be we'll under way. People are
now leaving the East in large num-
bers. and heading for this Territory.
After investigating the cause OF the
striking miners at Black Diamond,
Mr.. Cornwall found their demands
to bs Just and ordered fair conces-
sions made to them. Thus it will be
seen that strikers sometimes have
just cause for complaint.
In Washington Territory there
are twenty. six posts of the Grand
Army of the Republic, with an
aggregate membership of ITO. The
membership is fifty-two less than it
was year ago, owing chiefly to sus-
pension for non.payment Of dues.
Davenport, Lincoln county. has
three general merchandise stores.
two saloons, three livery and feed
stables. two blacksmith shops, two
L,nd Offices, two printing and news.
paper Office, two hotels, n good
school aud church and a minister.
Blanchard & Son. recently from
Pennsylvania, are putting $50, 900
in the construction of logging road
from McE,roy slough. near Samish.
two miles in the timber. The road
will be four miles i'll length. These
parties contemplate doing extensive
logging this season.
The mail contract for carrying the
mails from Port Townsend to Sltka
via Loring, Wrargsl, Juneau and
Klllisnoo for your years, from and
aftel Jnly LIST, 1856, has been let to
the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany at $4,000 per annum. The
department declines 10 order a semi
monthly service.
Lewis Hanson, Dane, IS years
of age, was killed in the sawmill at
Port Madison last Monday. He was
taking lumber from the gang, when
silver was throwu from saw with
great force. 1t flew thirty feet, and
struck him in the groin, entering six
inches, severing the arteries, and
causing him to bleed to death in ten
minutes. He leaves no known fam.
lily.
In 1885 there were ISL, 1888 acres
of land assessed in Pierce county.
The value Of real estate was So, O96,-
678. The value of improvements on
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