Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-12-03
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.


Cation expect judicial appointments in
this Territory.
The Tacoma Le,lger says that the
steamers Mympian and alaskan are to
go on the Tacoma-Alaska route, via
Victoria and Port Moody.
J. ii. Parsley, farmer aged 45 years
was killed by being struck by locomo-
tive while walking on the N. P. track
between Cheney and Marshall.
Mr.. V. G. Bogue, hitherto promi-
ncnt engineer on the Northern Pacific
railroad, has been appointed Chief En-
gineer of the Union Pacific railroad.
Palouse Gasette: Delegates Du-
bOis and Voorhees, are not cousins,
but their families are remotely con-
nected. They have never me. each
other.
George Venerable Smith is deliver
ing lectures in Ohio on "Thc Climate
and Resources of Puget Sound" and
organizing branches OF the Puget
Sound Cooperative colony.
About two weeks ago small box of
ripe strawberries was sent from Seattle
to the editor of the New York Sun.
The latter acknowledges their receipt
but says they were frozen in transit.
During the recent one weeks races
at Walla Walla, the receipts of the
Walla Walla Valley Consolidated Agri-
cultural Association We're $7,335. So,
and the expenses $5,241.52, having a
balance of $2,O94O3.
Skagit county gave Bradshaw a ma
iority of 2S4 instead of 206 as is so
persistently represented by the ex-
changes The Mail claims Skagit
county is the Banner Republican
county of Washington Territory
Says the Goldendale Tribune: May
or Eshclman, Of Goldcndale, by pro-
proclamation, has forbidden public
gatherings and ordered the schools
closed, owing, to the prevalence of
scarlet fever. The churches will also
he closed.
Hardly precinct in Lincoln county
polled as large vote as was polled two
years ago, although the population is
much larger The only reason that
can be assigned for this is lack of in
terest in county affairs on the part of
the farmers.
Another important event, indicative
of the Importance of Gray's Harbor,
occurred last Saturday in the arrival
of the full rugged bark WiH Case. This
is the first deep water vessel that has
ever floated on those waters, but is only
fore-runner of more to follow. The
Case is double-decker, and capable OF
carrying large load.
Capt. DeLanty, timber agent for the
Port Discovery Mill Company, while
in Seattle this week, contracted with
Terrence O'Brien, the Stuck Junction
logger, for raft of 10000 feet OF
long, selected timber, to fill spe ,ial
order from China. 1t is stated that
the price agreed upon for this timber
was Sl5 per thousand.
1t is reported that Governor Squire
has twice awarded the contract for dig
ging an artesian well i'll Adams county,
as provided for by the last Legislature,
but in both cases the parties to whom
the contracts We're awarded failed to
file their bonds, and have done moth
ing to fulfill the contracts. The ma
jority of the bids in both instances
were thrown out because the bids con-
tanned provisions which invalidated
them.
There is another strike at Old Taco
ma, but not with the Mill company
The Longshoremen's Cooperative
Company complain that DeLion, the
Port Townsend stevedore, attempted to
work sailors with the Union men in
loading the ships Ddrtford and Oasis
with lumber, which was not in accord
ance with his agreement with the men
and which is not done at any other
port on the Sound. The longshore-
men quit work on these two vessels.
Yakima Republican: The second OF
the mammoth engines manufactured
at the Philadelphia works expressly
for the switchback service of the
Northern Pacific over the Cascade
range during the construction of the
tunnel, reached town in tow of anoth-
er engine on Sunday evening for its
destination. 1t is say to be the largest
of the kind in the country and is her
culean in size, dimensions and power.
1t was visited by many citizens during
its stay here.
Suit has been brought in the U. S.
District Court at Olympia by Prosecu-
ting Attorney White, against the Ho-
quiam Mill company, to recover over
100000, alleged value OF timber cut
on government lands. The timber
was cut ON what is known as railroad
indemnity land, and the stumpage
thereon was paid by contract to the