Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-02
Territorial. Matters.

Mr.. Robert Calhoun and Miss Ella
Smith, of Puyallup valley were mar
ried Saturday.
Chehalls county boasts that within
the past two years the bee culture
has grown from 80 stands to over
800.
Sunday Miss Maggie Kenevan,
daughter of Thomas kenevan, who
lives near Wapato lake, died of scar
let fever.
A. l. Mills has this season picked
OIL OF one acre Of land on his ranch
IN Pierce county $500 pounds of
Strawberries.
Whatcom will have two orators at
her Fourth of July celebration, J.
Is. Metealfe of Seattle, ..nd DIR. Kal
loch of Whatcom.
The steamer Kauai, recently built
at Port Blakely by the Hall Bros.
for Sandwich Island parties, COM
pleted her cargo of lumber and
sailed for San Francisco Saturday,
where she will receive her machinery
and proceed to the Islands. She is
Ilgged into a schooner and makes
the trip to San Francisco under
sail.
The Ndette is informed that the
inspector for the new lighthouse is
now at Damon's point, making a
new survey of the proposed location.
The appropriation of 500, 200 asked
for by the authorities has been
granted, and, instead of q fourth
class light, Gray's Harbur is to re.
ceive first-class one. This, indeed,
Is good news and shows the imonr.
lance in which the harbor is he'll! hy
competent judges.
The Annual Convoca.ion of the
Episcopal Chulch has been in session
at Chehalis, this week. Among
those present were Rt. Rev. j. A.
Paddock. u. D., Bishop tor the Ter
ritory, Revs. S. II. Watson, A. NJ,
Seattle; l.. Ii. Wells, Tacoma; A. $.
Nicholson, Vancouver; n. ID. Nevius
d. d., Olympia; A. 5. Davis,
Sprasue: John w. Sellwoo,., Els:
Portland, and others. he Church
at Chehais. was duly consecruted
on Tuesday morning, being free
from debt. 1t was an impressive
service. DIR. Nevius dc ivercd the
conservation sermon.
On HE LIST Of July the contact of
E'iAnS~ Il Co for caring fer The
prisoners confined IN the Territorial
Pcnl;cntiaiy expiied, and call Tor
new bids will b. in order. As the
contract will only be for the term
from J1l Y 1st until the completion
OF the new Ponitentiary at Walla
Walla, it is quite likely Gov. Squire
VIII make some arrangements with
Messrs. Billings IL Co. to continue
the work until The new Penitentiary
is completed. The gentlemen now
IN charge were awarded the contract
Blk years ago by Ex-Governor Newell
at ~ cents per prisoner.
The recent trial of Otto Wysong,
charged with the killing of John
Green, at Green river, last year, the
circumstances were given at the
time, has ended in the District
Court at Seattle, in disagreement
OF the jury, after being out forty
hours. Wysons was first tried upon
a charge of murder, the case being
an aggravating one, but the jury
called it manslaughter. The YER
dict being returned on Sunday the
prisoner succeeded in securing
new trial upon that technically,
with the result stated. The third
trial will now be necessary with the
chances of conviction still less prob.
able.
Hon. Ezra Meeker is endcavoring
to obtain the assistance of the people
of this Territory in placing the dis
play of unperishable articles, which
formed part of the exhibit at New
Orleans, at permanent exposition
to be established at Minneapolis.
That city has already bought six
acres of land conveniently situated,
upon which suitable buildings will
be erected for that purpose. Mr..
Meeker believes that Washington
Territory would derive more benefit
from a proper representation of her
products there than ut the London
far, which opens in May next year.
Mr.. Aleeker will visit Seattle soon
in the interest of this matter.-.Seat-
tie Times.
CHEHALIS ia to have nm opera housa