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

80. AL taxable properly assessed,
s., 342 $50; pens,en'iary fund tax
levy. 81 1876. 81; Territorial tax levy,
$13 1853 Is; county tax levy. s32,-
O51 .76; school tax levy, S32 057 .76.
which is a third greater than any
county in the Territory; poll and
road tax levy. $7.S74; road and
bridge tax, 5.345 55; making a
grand total of $92, 029 3S.
Articles of incorporation were
filed last week 10 the offire OF the
Territorial Secretary of the Puget
Sound and Glay's Harbor Railroad
and Transportation Company. which
empowered the said company to
build and operate a railroad from
Skookum Bay to Gray's Harhor;
also to operate and maintain hne
to telegraph along said line; also to
operate line of steamboats, from
Gray's Harbor to Portland, and all
other points ON the North Pacific
Coast. The incorporators are Will
liam Benton, J. A. and j. Campbell
and T. Bowel. The is what is
known as the Little Skookum road.
Geo. F. Smith arrived from
Seattle last week says the Kittitas
LOcalizer. He informs US that be
has some 10 men at work on the
Snoqualmie wagon road. They
have reached within IL or IL miles
of the summit; and that the road az
far as they have worked is finished
up in good shape. He says further
that he he intends to complete the
read the entire distance from Seattls
to Ellensburg. Wherever bridges
are missing or out OF repair it is the
intention to replace or repair them
When he gets through he says he
will have first class road, one that
q buggy can be driven over at rapid
pace. 1t will be a good thing if he
carries out the programme as he out.
lined it.
Says the Port Townsend argus:
Charley Hing, Chinalnan. proprie-
tor of restaurant in the rear of the
Gerrish building next to the Bank,
was found about noon to day, hor.
ribly and brutally murdered, the
head having been all but severed
from the trunk with an AK. The
murdered man had his sleepipo
room in a dark chamber, and the
safe near the foot of the bed. II
has been entered by the assassin
from the alley on the side, but the
safe key was still under the pillow
and the inner door of the safe was
still locked. About two hundred
dollars was found in the safe
Whether the murder was committed
with view of robbery, or by one Of
his countrymen to crafty revenge,
is not known. The coroner's Jury
found verdict in accordance with
the facts, to the effect that the muir
dersd man came to his death at the
hands of some person or persons un.
known.
The circustmances which resulted
in the wreck of the schooner 1rusie,
at Gray's Harbor, few days ago,
are thus stated by the Historian: i
seems that the rug Hunter, was tow.
ing the brig Tanner the Trustee fol
lowing in tow. That while going
down the narrows aud approaching
the bar, the Trustee began sailing
up on the Tanner, and therefore Capt
Stream had the the Trustee cast loos.
expecting her to drop her anchor
while he towed out the Tanner, after
which he would return and pick VI
the Trustee and take her out. Ba,
while going out with the Tanner hs
saw that the Trustee was trying tc
sail out and was drifting out of her
course into danger. So he directed
the Tanner to sail back, having fai,
breeze, while he made all haste tc
rescue tho Trustee from her perilous
position; but he was to late, for she
got beyond reach of the tug, and
wreck was the result. Had the Trus
tee come to anchor instead OF trying
to sail out, all would have been we'll