Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-02-10
TERRITORIAL NEWS.


A board of immigration is to be
formed ut Centralia.
North Yakima's record, 20 degrees
below; Ellensburgh As below.
The Oregonian says that Spokane
Falls is paying Sc 600 more per month
into the Northern Pacific treasury
than Tacoma.
During the late freeze the Chehalis
river ut MontesanO frOze over, the first
time in twelve years. The thermom-
eter recorded six degrees above zero.
Skagit county has increased its tax
assessment of property since 1883 from
$3O9, 9l8 to 81 ,245,573 in 1887, and its
taxes have gone up from $6,S45.4 to
$55, 21S.24.
Women with babies in their arms,
is the latest dodge of the smugglers.
Two women arrested at Tacoma are
now in the prison at McNeips island.
They had lots of the drug in their
baggage.
Mrs. O. Caroline Meacham, widow
of Alfred d. Meacham, Of Modoc war
fame, died ut Walla Walla o few days
ago. For several years she has re-
ceived a pension of $50 month in ac-
acknowledgement of her husbands SER
vice in the Modoc war.
Congress has received so many me-
MORALS and circumstances against the
annexation Of northern Idaho to
Washington Territory that correspon-
dents express the opinion that the
measure has been abandoned.
A grizzly bear estimated to weigh over
LOCO pounds, was killed in Whatcom
county few Days ago by Lewis Darrow.
According to the Rerelle, barrow nut
seven sluRs from $50 Winchester into
the vitals of the grizzly before subduing
him. Just As the final shot went crash
ing through its brain. the grizzly, mad
dened with rage. was within q few feet of
barrow. The pelt of the animal Is over
eight feet long.
Governor Semple was born nearly 5000
| feet above the level OF the sea in the CITY
Of Bogota, South America, where his faith
| or, who was once AenAtOr from Illinois,
was at the time residing - United States
| O06n
quite an episode, as ARENAS Ward called
such an event in his own household, for
his father ordered the flag to be run up
on the consulate earlier than usual that
day, and the stars and stripes were flying
way up on the Andes when he came into
the world.
| The schooner Charles Hansen, from San
Francisco, sailed into Harbor Monday
night, and into q point opposite the
mouth Of the Wishka, says the Aberdeen
Der officers went ashore. remaining for
some time. In the meantime the schoon-
er caught fire from an exploded lamp
| and when they returned the flames were
playing merrily over the after cabin. Ar
ter considerable exertion. the fire was
extinguished before any serious damage
had been done to the vessel.
Wednesday, the 10Th ultimo, was the
thirty-second anniversary of the battle
of Seattle, which took place Jan. 26,
1856, between the confederate Indian
tribes from east Of the mountains, and
the local volunteers supported by the
United States sloop-of-war, Decatur.
Two citizens, Milton G. Helgaie and
Robert Wilson, we're killed. The In
dian loss was reported at twenty-four,
and several houses were burned. The
Indians returned through the Snoqaal-
mie pass and never again molestcd
the clam-diggers on Elliot bay.
A short time ago Capt. Chas. Will
loughby, of the Quinault Indian Rcser-
walton, captured ON the Quinault river
a strange and unknown fish of large
size, which he at once seat to the
Smithsonian Institute at Washington
for the big men who understand fish
to examine. They sent word to Capt.
Willoughby that it was not only a
fish of a" NEW Species" but also a
"new genus" and that it was christ
ened "Acrotus Willoughby." They
(the scientists) intended to give an ac-
count of this new fish in the world.
Capt. Willoughby thinks it is an odd
fish and that they have given it an
odd name, and it does appear that even
o fish doth sometimes inmortalize the
name.
The bridge at Kennewick, partially
destroyed by the ice, was built upon u
cheap scale, and from what is said, if
the company replace it in like manner
the structure is certain to have the
same fate as its predecessor the first
time there is running ice. The foun-
dation for the bridge are piles driven
closely together and extending above
the water. Upon these were placed
piers of timber and concrete. An
eye witness of the disaster to the