Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-06-04
WHOLE NUMBER 1929

tunnel. lne nfst large ono ~ WiSp"
IN half a mile of it's destination. but
ca mot bs taken further until the
road is improved for ito passage and
site cut for the boiler at the east
portal. 1t will be month before
appliances can bs mounted TO work
the Burleigh drills.
Port Townsend argus: We are
deeply grieved to chronicle the crime
Of = Port Tewnssnd youth Lon
Butler. In the employ Of Waterman
& Katz. appropriated some ten
pounds Of prepared opium belong
ing to that firm. and disposed Of the
same for his own profit. His theft
was discovered. and yesterday whe
he returned from Victoria, whore hs
had been on the Queens birthday
excursion, he was taxed with il. He
denied at first, but when confronted.
with the evidence confessed his goilt
and promised to make restitution.
Not wishing TO be hard on the lad, 4
tho firm offered to let him 60 free on
this condition. He went out, avow-'
eddy for the purpose Of getting the
money, after which no ran away.
Officers Of the law arc looking for
him, and il no is caught now he will
probably be prosecuted vigorously.
Under the heading Of Badly
Mixed" the Walla Walla Statesman
says: All the city and county ofnosn
are demoralizsc. owing 10 the action
OF the late legislature ir monksying
with the laws and not knowing what
was to DO done in order TO make
them effective. The commissioners
of the several counties are also
mixed. since Judge Langford has
decided that tho amendments to the
code are nugatory. Copies Of the
laws were not received any ywhcre un.
Ill day or 30 before tho commits
sioners met, and then Il was found
that certain things ought TO have
beon dono at least five weeks before.
Tho general opinion 10 that the old
laws remain in force Notwithstanding
the so.called amendment" It il
also said that the woman suffrage
bill comes under Judge Langford's
decision, rs that also was introduced
without the explanatory head the
organic act requires. Altogether
things are in such shape that old
Nick is to pay. and what the result
will be no one appears TO know.
An exchange has tho following in
regard to the supplies that 60 10 o
paper mill to manufacture that arti.
cles with which all are 10 familiar:
Two hundred tons Of jute butts. di-
rect from Calcutta. for tie Columbia
river paper company's mill, will ~.
rive here on the next steamer. This
is the 6rst iustsllmsnt Of ssvsral
hundred tons OF this article pur.
chased in Calcutta by this company,
to bs used in the manufacture Of
MANILA paper at the mills at La
Camas. It takes o large amount Of
paper stock" Of various kinds to
keep mill like this running. Beside
the jute large amount Of old ropes,
seinss, ,..etc., III used in making MANILA
paper, while for Newspaper several
cords Of cottonwood arc ground up
daily, and largo amount Of Tsgs.
The amount Of straw used for vrsp-
ping paper for groesn. butchsrs.
ETC., is immense. At lsast 2.OOO
tons Of straw will be secured for this
purpose during the coming harvest.
The conpsLy received singls order
from Sacramento . day OF two since
for twenty-five tons Of paper for
wrapping fruit. with the privilege
Of 100 tons, II desired. et
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