Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-04-05
WHOLE NUMBER 1,3OO.

the Oakesdale Breeze.
A man supposed to be the one who
burglarized Doris hardware store, in
Pennington, has been captured.
The Roslyn mines are again turning
out coal, after the enforced idleness OF
the winter, which has lost TO Kittitas
county not less than $15OO0O.
Chsirman Hanford has called .
meeting OF the Territorial Republican
Central Committee at Seattle, April
20th, to elect a new chairman and take
the necessary steps for holding district
conventions to name candidates for
delegates to the constitutional conYen-
ton.
The Japanese cook and steward of
the steamer Glide, of Seattle, had a
tight one evening, in the vps',cc~ni OF
the vessel. The cook drew knife
and stabbed the steward several
times. As none of the wounds are Sc
rious, the steward will recover. The
cook was arrested.
Fred Ward, once cashier Of the Port
land National Bank and now having
the same position in the Merchants
National Bank, of Seattle, is an appli-
cant for the position of Comptroller of
of the Currency. He is said to be en-
dorsed by the banking interest of San
Francisco and Seattle.
A very large immigration is now
coming into the Skykomish country,
and farms are being rapidly taken up.
This, together with the fact that Union
City has been selected as the division
terminus of the Port Townsend South
ern railway, has started quite boom
there. ..
James Eastwood, q iaborer of Ia
coma, was before Justice Best this
week charged with beating his wife.
The Justice had DIR. Dewey examine
Mrs. Eastwood's person, and he found
marks of violence corroborated her evi-
dence. He was fined 500 and costs,
which he failed to pay, and was COM
rled.
Shale, which is used to great ex-
tent in gas factories, has been discov.
cred on the Washington Territory side
Of the Columbia not far from the Cas-
cades. 1t is the intention Of A. P.
Sharpstein, the discoverer, to prospect
the vicinity thoroughly to find out if
the shale exists in large quantities.
The local land officials of Walla
Walla, are in daily receipt of from 10
to 20 letters from persons in the East
ern States ssking information in re-
lation to that country. They are
making arrangements TO immigrat to
Washington, and desire to ascert. in
sufficient facts to enable them to make
| up their minds as to what section to
make an objective point.
March 10th, died at the home of her
son, Isaac Eaton, on Lewis river, Mrs.
Charlotte Eaton, aged IS years. The
oath anniversary Of her wedding day.
Her husband, Joseph Eaton, is in fair
health, but we'll along in years. They
came across the plains with an OK
team in 1859, settled on the Lewis
river in 1853 and have lived in Clarke
county ever eince.
The Republicans of Spokane Falls
have made the following nominations
For mayor, Cyrus r. Burns; attorney,
]. w. Feighn; treasurer, J. 8. Watson :
chief Of police w. w. Witherspoon
assessor, Harl ]. Cook. The nominees
for councilmen are: First ward, A. l..
Davis; Second ward, John /. Booge
Third ward, G. D. Ham; Fourth ward,
C. NJ. Patterson. M
The cas-, of smallpox, mentioned
last week as having developed at Pull
! msn, was not at that town, but at
| Whealen, a small station on The Spo-
kane & Palouse road, between Palouse
city and Pullman, six or seven miles
from the latter place. The victims
name was Patrick Roach, and it is
said he contracted the disease during
a visit to Spokane Falls.
| In the case of A. n. Simpson vs..
John Wood, of Monteeaao, growing
out OF partnership difficulsies in their
South Bend mill business, ]. r. Goul-
ter has teen appointed receiver with
authority to saw up what logs are now
on hand. If no further authority
should be given Mr.. Coulter, or the
trouble between the partners, not be
settled before that time arrives, times
viii be very dun IN the north part o!
Pacific county.
On Monday night, Mt Moscow, two
men climbed up a ladder in the rear
of Dernham & Kaufman's general
merch ,ndise store and saturated that
part Of the builiing with kerosene oil,
They then sat fire to an old barrel oi
rubbish and placed it against the
house. The light of the. fire was OBJ.
served by the night watch, who
rushed to the scene and eaw two men
hurriedly leaving the ground. The
vould-be incendaries escaped.
Tuesday last, between and 2 A. NJ.
at Palouse City, ]. P. Cox, of Lewiston
while entering o variety heater, was
assaulted by one Howard, who, catch.
ing Cox under the arms behind threw
him violently ON the floor. A scuffle
ensued, in which the friends of both
parties mingled. Howard, however
retained his hold. While in that posi-
ton Cox reached around with = pisto
and shot Howard twice, in the bacl
and also in the right side, both BALI
ranging upward and killing him.
A formal letter accepting the propo
sition the citizens of Monte
sano madeito Port Blakeley Mill Co., in
case they should make Monteseno The
terminus of their road was received
last Saturday night, and a meeting
of the citizens was held in the courI
room, at which speeches of . con.
gratulatory nature were made by sew.
eral OF those present. The people
Justly elated over the certainty this
gives for the future prosperity Of the
city. The company will soon have
a large force of men at work this week
! The body of John w. Thomas, re.
Gently killed in Clallam county arrived
at Seattle Wednesday. 1t appear,
that Thomas, with three others, lef,
Seattle on March l8 for Clallam coun.
ty, to locate some land. On the 10th
when four miles outside Of Pyscht, il
began to rain, and Thomas was left
behind to fix up the lunch. The resi-
of the party went ON, and Thomas
failed to follow them. Supposing he
had lost his way temporarily, they
thought little Of it. But Friday, q,
Beaver Lake, the mail carrier arrived
and told them he had found body in
the trail. Going back, Thomas was
found dead. A limb of tree had fall.
en- and struck and killed him. The
parties recently came here from Leba.
lnon, Mo.