Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-11-16
TERRITORIAL NEWS.

prevalent III Stattle anu 1iCOIild.
Okonogan county has recorded l 1884
quartz mining claims within its bor-
ders.
The high range OF mountains in the
Colville and Salmon river countries
are covered with snow.
The smallpox patients are recover
ing at Puyallup, and there is no fur
ther spread of the disease.
About dozen or more women were
allowed by the election board on Tues
day to vote at Gig Harbor.
In six days the Northern Pacific
railroad land agent at Davenport sold
200 acres OF land in that vicinity.
In Pierce county, Mr.. Allen received
2,476, Voorhees, 1850 Greene "a; Al
lens majority was 742; plurality S26.
1t is declared that there is not a
single case Of smallpox in Port Town
send, and has not been for nine
months.
The government snag boat has been
at work the past week clearing the
mouth Of the Nooksack river, where
the log jam formed.
A new station was opened this
week on the Northern Pacific railroad,
between Rainier and Tenino, which
will be called Mcintyre.
There is from ten to twelve inches
of snow on the mountains adjacent to
the Cascade tunnel. The snow plows
have all been renovated.
During the Republican procession
in Walla Walla Friday evening, the
residence of Mrs Sarah Martin was
burned. The loss exceeds $1,000.
The Walla Walla Journal says snow
appeared for the first time Wednesday
on the top of Mount Moscow, and
thinks this year we will have a mild
winter.
Forty-two deaths occurred in Seat
tie during the month of October.
Eleven resulted from typhoid fever,
the remainder being due to a score or
more of other diseases.
At Walla Walla Saturday the Grand
Jury refused to find q bill against
William Feustemacher, who killed
John Corliss last summer, believing
the homicide was accidental.
A temporary structure is being
erected to replace the bridge that was
recently swept away on the Snoho-
mish. 1t is being built in sections SO
that it can readily be removed when a
permanent bridge is put in place.
One of the peculiarities of Semiah-
moo spit is strong stream Of fresh
water flowing about five feet under
surface of the ground clear out to its
point. This stream is one of the Won
ders of that remarkable place. A
stream of fresh water flowing nearly
mile out into the ocean under spit
only quarter of mile wide.
Probate Judge Wickersham, of Ta-
coma, has sued the Ledger for $4,000
damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned last September by publication
of articles in which the plaintiff was
charged with the crime of seduction
and fraud against the Government.
Messrs. Judson, Sharpstein and Sulli-
van are counsel for the plaintiff.
Jerry Buckley, of Cowlitz prairie,
was drowned in the Newaukum river
recently. Mr.. Buckley, in company
with Mr.. Morrow and some other man,
was fording the river at Johnson's
ford on horseback when Buckley's sad
die turned and threw him into the wa
ter. Although the river was not very
high the current was swift and strong,
and the unfortunate man WAS quickly
washed into deep water and drowned.
Mr.. Buckley was one of the best
known and most energetic farmers on
the Cowlitz prairie, and his death was
the last expected. He leaves wife
and four children, who are pretty well
provided for.-Winlock Pilot.
The Seattle postoffice earnings for
quarter ending September 30, show an
average earning for the year Of $685.
567; for quarter ending October l, the
estimated earnings are s. 1000, or $48,- :
600 per annum at the same rate, and
for September the earnings were SILL
1O6. For the month OF October the
following business was transacted !:
Registered letters delivered, ZIG; the
letters delivered, 49,l75; postal cards
delivered, 1876; newspapers delivered,
36,213; local letters collected, 1882 ;
mail letters collected, 4S,447; postals
collected, 1924; newspapers collected,
l0,OO1. Six carriers are employed,
two deliveries being made daily, and
three collections.
The boiler OF a threshing machine
exploded few days ago the barn OF
Ross Bros, on San Juan Island, wreck
ing the barn and slightly injuring
several persons. The boiler rose from
the ground, turning over endwise, and
fell on the roof of shed filed with
unthreshed oats, breaking the timbers
eight inches square and running q
post into its side, making hole in the
iron through which a child could
crawl The conclusion cleared the
ground around, moving wood, wagons
and roller and blowing a large gate,
posts and all, about forty feet. Mr..
Douglas had only been in charge of
the engine a few days, and had
his hand on the throttle at the time
Of the explosion. According to the
statement of several who were near,
the boiler was nearly full of water and