Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-01
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G. y. Curme, professor of Ian
guages in the Territorial University,
Seattle, Is about to leave for the
Fast. BY a series of casualties in
Cornell College, of Mount Vernon,
Iowa, vacaLcy was caused which
had to be filled Immediately. Pro-
lessor Curme received a dispatch a
short time ago urging him to accept
the position, which he has con-
cludtd to do. He says the position
is not permanent, and there is a pos
sibility of his returning to Seattle.
The Farmers Railway, Navigation
and Steamboat Portage Company
his been organic d at Walla Walla
by b. L. Sharpstein. F. W. Paine.
Max Baum-ister, j. f. Bingham, and
d. w. Small, to build a portage
around the Dalles obstruction and
build other railroads in the Territory.
They have m ade location from a
point opposite Cello to a point OPP
posits The Dalles. Tue o. r.. & n.
claims prior location, but it was not
recorded within the requisite twelve
months.
The transfer of the United States
Marshal's office by Jesse w. George
to his successor, 7. j. Hamilton, of
Walla Walla, was completed
Wednesday. at Seattle. Charles
Henry was appointed deputy and
placed in charge of the Office while
Mr.. Hamilton returned to Walla
Walla to make preparations to re-
move his family. Before, leaving he
appointed Samuel f. Coombs as
first guard and acting superinten
dent of the United States Peniten-
tiary on McNeil's Island. The ap-
pointment will take effect on Janu-
AIRY 1st.
Articles of incorporation Of the
Lake Washington Transportation
and Commercial Company have been
filed. The incorporators are d. L.
Denny, Guy G. Phinney, George
kinnear, E. NJ. Smithers, H. b.
Bagley and F. H. Osgood. It's OBJ
jects are to build and operate steam
boats on Lake Washington and
other waters; to construct aud main
tain wharves ard docks; to build
and operate saw mills and flour
mills on Lake Washington, to en-
gage i'll logging and the sale of logs,
etc. The capital stock is $120, 900
divided into 2, 400 shares of $50 each.
The principal place of business will
be Seattle.
Ayoung man named Wickersham
was drowned above the forks of
Gray's river, Wahkiakum county,
last Monday, in very singular
manner. He had been engaged in
hand logging, and on his return from
a visit to Astoria that day, went to
his place, about two miles above
Jessie Bakers, taking with him
another young man named Charles
Semner. They crossed the fork of
the liver in boat. BY Il backward
shove with his foot as he spian9 out
the recoil upset the boat, and
Wickersham falling out, was drowned
before the eyes of lis horror strick-
en- companion, who was powerlcss
to aid him. All efforts for recovering
tie body have thus far been unavail-
ing. Wickersham was Il single man,
well spoken OF by all his ac1ullnt-
ances on both sides of the river.
Sunday morning, says the Seattle
Post Inteihgencer, L man passing
along the railroad trestle noticed
u body floating on the surface Of tue
water back Of the Arcade block,
buoyed UP by lot of slabs and
boards, face downward aud dead.
The body was brought to shore and
at the coroner's inquest was identi-
fled rs that of Norwegian named
Anderson, aged about 40 years.
Anderson came to the Sound about
u year ago, and has been since en-
pioyed on farm in the White RIVER
valley. He came to town TO spend
Christmas, and the last seen of him
was on Friday evening about
o'clock, when he WAS under the in
Iluence of liquor. 1t is supposed
that he attempted to walk along the
trestle and fell overheard,
on raft of slabs and boards,
which parted and let him into the
water.
A horrible story was put in circu-
a:iOn ut Seattle last Tuesday. 1t
was to this effect: An Italian boat
man left Victoria one day last Sum
mer with seven Cinnamon for .he |
American side of the Strait of Fuca.
When almost across he saw the
United States cutter Olircr UolcoU |
towards him with the evil
lent intention oil examining his craft.
lie beanie alarmed, and to avoid the |
penalties attaching to the Otfense of
Chinese into the United |
States, resolved to make way with
he evidence of his guilt. He called
he Cinnamon out of the cabin, one
BY one, and as they came struck them
On the head with a club and pitched
hem overheard. In this way he
got ride of the whole number, and
when boarded from the cutter no
evidence whatever of eliminating
nature was found. An investigation
will bo made with view to ascer-
aiming the truth or falsity of the
story. A recently convicted SNUG
yler now in the United States Peni-
entiary tells this story.
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