Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-04-20

Celestian was convicted of murder in
the second degree for the shooting of
John Bruntz, in September last. He
was sentenced to twelve years in the
Pcnitentiary.
Complimentary resolutions on the
retirement of Hon. George Turner have
have been adopted by leading members
of the bar of the Fourth Judicial Dis
trict. The legal gentlemen comprising
the committee speak in highest terms
of his successor, Hon. l.. B. Nash
The Secretary of War reports the
applications for headstones for soldiers
graves in Washington Territory have
been received by the Quartermaster
General as follows: Chehalis l, Clarke
|, Columbia 5, Kittitas Lewis 2,
Snohomish 2, Whitman 9; total Is.
Hall brothers, of Port Blakely, are
completing and will launch in few
days schooner for the Shoalwater
Bay mill company, which will be
christened the James ". Colmdn and
will do a numbering business between
Shoalwater Bay and San Francisco.
The Palouse farmers present scenes
of activity that would surprise an
Eastern man. Plows are running on
a thousand hills. The weather was
never more favorable for seeding, and
bright prospects for huge harvest
makes us all feel good, remarks Col
fax paper.
The lessee of the Chuckanut stone
quarry, Whatcom county, is filling
the following orders: Boston block,
Seattle, 1000 feet stone; Yesler block,
Seattle, 800 feet; Presbyterian church,
Portland, 1000 feet; Tacoma build
ing, l 200 feet. This stone costs from
4Oc to Zoe per foot.
The MOntesano lodge OF Odd Fellows
has invited its sister lodges through
out the county to unite with it in a
grand anniversary celebration on the
10Th inst, says the Aberdeen Herald.
We understand that five lodges will
accept the invitation. First-class
speakers will be in attendance from
abroad.
King county commissioners are con-
sidering the matter of bonding the
county to pay existing Indebtedness.
1t is proposed to issue two series OF
bonds, one. for 100000 to run twenty
years and the other for $4,000 to
run thirty years. 1t is expected to sell
these bonds at Il premium, at a low
rate of interest
Whitman county commissioners ad-
vertise that they will lease the school
lands with the proviso that each lessee
must assume responsibility of coming
in conflict with the United States
laws that may interfere with use of
the land, and only empower him to
use the land as long as Congress
makes no objection.
The Dayton Chronicle is informed
by farmers and others who are sup
posed to know all about the crops,
that the spring seeding is further
along now than in any previous year
before the lst OF May. The same here,
says the Cheney Sentinel, and in fact
all over Eastern Washington. The
outlook for splendid harvest is most
excellent
P0st-Intetligencer: Mr.. Maidment, an
old and well known citizen of Seattle,
received terrible injury recently,
which is feared will injure him for life,
by being bitten by an infuriated mare
which had recently given birth to
colt. The flesh from one side of his
face was horribly mutilated, and he
will carry an ugly scar with him to his
his grave, at best.
Post-Inelligencer: Peter Martin, alias
Bricktop, is in trouble again. After
being fined for disorderly conduct, he
was lit upon by the United States
Marshal, who held warrant against
him for selling whisky to Indians.
Martin served one term at McNeils
Island for a similar offsnse and does
not enjoy the prospect of having to 60
through the same experience again.
Pomeroy Washingtonian: The larg-
est number OF cars ever moved by one
engine at one time on the o. r. & N,
WAS pulled out of Wailula last week
coming to this point. There were
ninety cars beside the mail car and
coach. Conductor Merritt had to give
orders through II telephone, as the
distance was too great between the
coach and engine to observe signal
with glass.
The Whatcom Democrat says that
the removal of Capt. Charles F. Pow
ell, United States engineer in charge
OF the government works in Oregon
and Washington Territory, and his
transfer to Memphis will work hard
ship to Nooksack settlers. Capt. Pow
ell had promised that our rivers should
have the snag boat and the first funds
appropriated for the rivers, and now
the chances are dubious.
During January last over forty mil
lion feet of lumber went from the
Sound, British Columbia and the Co.
lumbia river, to California. In Feb
ruary there was total shipment of
thirty-four million. In March, twen-
ty-nine million feet were shipped.
Here, then, in the first three months
of 'SS, is total shipment of consider
ably over one hundred million feet of
lumber to California, representing a
cash value of one and one-half million
dollars, or an average of $4,000 a
month.
The salmon of the season so far are
few in number and light in weight.
Some of the up river canneries are
putting up fish, says the Historian.
The April salmon on the Columbia
average a fish to fourteen cans. About
the 1st Of June the salmon average
greatest in weight, filling seventeen,
eighteen and even twenty cans. At
the close of the season the salmon
average about the same as in the be-
ginning, so that ON the Columbia the
salmon are largest in the run in the
| first week in June.
Several days ago the city election
took place at Montesano. The follow
ing persons were elected to fill the Of
fees named for the ensuing year