, 1886-11-11
With Our Exchanges.

OF Yakima county.
Republicans gain four congressman il
Virginia-having now SIX out OF ten i!
thai state.
Customs Inspector W. G.. Ronald la
been granted 80 days leave of absence t.
go east and get married.
The latest returns received indicate
that the legislature will be democratic
though the coutestis close.
Judge Dawson, of Alaska, who was
passenger by the Idaho will visit tht
east before returning to Sitka.
The total vote of Lewis county fol
delegate was 1919. Voorhees, plurality
90. Newell received 1O6 votes.
Snagboat Skagit is still blasting ou
the giant snags in the Nooksack rivel
between Ferndale and Lynden.
The Columbia River paper mill at La
camas was burned Saturday night, Loss
about $4,000. Insured for $4,000.
Thirteen Illegal voters were arrested
at Port Blakely on the I'd inst. and are
being proecuted by U. S. Attorney Nun
day.
Ex-Governor Newell, having ended
his congressional aspirations, is making
preparations to move to Olympia to re-
side
G. J. Mulkey is the new deputy collec.
tor of customs at Tacoma. He has al
ready seized 100 pounds of unstamped
opium.
On Saturday the council of Tacoma
lowered the liquor license from $500 to
$500. Many business men remon-
strated.
In idaho John Haley (dem.) is defeat
ed for delegate by Dubois (rep) The
victorious candidate is against annexa-
ton.
The president has appointed Geo. w.
Baxter, OF Cheyenne, to be governor of
Wyoming Territory, vice Frances L.
Warren, suspended.
Chas. W. Banks, a native ot England,
45 years of age, cashier for Wells, Far
go & Go. in San Francisco, has "defal-
Gated" something like $4,000.
John Linkens and John Kilcub took
10000 hop plants to Nooksack crossing
last week, says the Whatcom RerejlEe,
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Cecil G. Beebe, the Portland embezzler
recently brought back from New Mexico,
has been found gully and sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary.
In the last house of congress there
were 1S3 democrats and 140 republicans.
The next house will show up something
like this: Republicans, 154; democrats,
159
Two Cinnamon who have been en-
ployed picking oysters at Bay Center,
Shoalwater bay, have been murdered.
Their murder was not discovered for ten
days afterwards.
ST. PAUL, Nov. s.-The Pioneer Press
has official returns by wire from all
counties in the state, making the major
ity for McGill, republican candidate for
governor 2314.
This is year OF surprises. II Thurs
ton county Hon. Francis Henry, an old
democratic war horse supposed to be in
yincible, has been badly beaten for pro-
bate Judge by NJ. A. Root.
The Portland World is hurrahiGg in
fine style because the large democratic
majority in the lower house Of congress
has not been entirely wiped out. Well,
it is something to be proud of.
The extreme onti-chineso sentiment
having been successful in King county,
it is expected that after Gew officials take
their seats the Chinese will be driven
out of the county by force.
In Thurston county the republicans
discarded VIM. Billings after keeping
him in Office Is years. He ran independ-
ent and was elected over both the regular
nominees. 1t don't do to fool with old
and tried officials.
Two Tacoma publishing houses acted
foolishiy in refusing to print Mr.. Full
ler's Commerce for him, and he had to
go to Seattle to get his press work DONE
His paper is in no sense in opposition to
either of the other two.
In Skagit county the following officers
wers elected: Auditor, Downs; sheriff,
Andrews; probate judge, Clothier; osses-
sor, Mckenna; school superintendent,
Welts, surveyor, Wells; commissioners,
Halloran, Rudene and Young; treasurer,
Hurley.
Judge Turner has decided in Yakima
case that the local option law OF the last
Legislature is valid. His decision is
strong document and is supported by a
formidable array of judicial decisions.
The turning point in the decision is, that
the local option law of this territory is
not delegation of legislative power, but
merely the delegation of the power to
determine upon what contingency the
law shall be operative.
King county gave Voorhees, q plurality
OF 1875. Newell's vote was 33I. It gave
Ronald (dem.} 1897 majority over Newlin
(rep.) For councilman Joe Foster re-
ceiyed 1186 majority over aumes. Fer
joint councilman J. Fl. Lewis received
957 majority over j. FL. McGlinn. T. B.
Elder, J. Keane and P. Fl. Halloran were
elected representatives. For probate
Judge Junius Rochester was elected over
W. ID. Wood by 500 majority. William
Cochran was elected sheriff over McGraw
by Al majority. Lyman Wood received
626 plurality for auditor. All those
elected were either democrats OF peoples
party candidates.
According to a decision OF the super