Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-10-11

to check the destruction. A herce
southeasterly gale was blowing, and
had it not been for the deluging rain
that was falling there would undoubt-
edly have been much heavier loss.
Ell. Wallace's sawmill, at the head
OF the bay, near Seattle was destroyed
by fire between midnight and l o'clock
Tuesday Oct. 1st The fire was seen
in that city At ten minutes past IL,
fully ten minutes before any one in
the immediate vicinity discovered it,
and the mill was then wrapped in
flames. An alarm was turned in from
the Sherif's office to the fire headquar-
tiers. The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from Stacking lime.
Messrs. Gale d Leith, Tacoma print
ers, are making arrangements to es-
tablish paper at the new town OF
Allyn, at the head of North Bay, with
in two miles of Hoods canal. The
town-site of Allyn is owned by Judge
Frank Allyn and James Wickersham,
who have put in sawmill. There
are three stores, a hotel and other con-
veniences, and the planting of news
paper is an indication of flourish
ing town. Allyn is in Mason county,
near the Pierce county line.
On board the steamer Corona which
arrived at Tacoma on the Sd inst,
were fifty Chinese who landed their
baggagesand to all appearances seemed
preparing to distribute themselves
throughout the city. In this they
were disappointed. By some means
they were informed that the old COM
mittee of fifteen were still in existence
and an amusing sight presented itself
IN general scramble for the wharf
with bag and baggage. They left on
the train for Portland. Not China
man has remained in the city over
twelve hours since the exodus some
years ago.
Ivison, Brakeman & Co., at Tacoma,
the new book publishing house, who
have been for two months endeavoring
by legal process to introduce their
books into the Territory, withdrew
their suit against the Superintendent
Of Schools of King county, their books
having been adopted in July by the
Board of Education and their action
was subsequently rescinded in August.
1t is understood that compromise
has been effected in New York be-
tween this house and A. s. Barnes &
Co., who are really the parties in the
contest, by which Barnes & Co. are to
withdraw their opposition in the Ter
ritory despite the action Of the Board
of Education to The contrary. An
effort is to be made to introduce the
books in that city at once.
Another case of "blew out" the gas
occurred at the Willis House Saturday
morning early. A gentleman by the
name of William Smith with his wife
and daughter, retired early in the even
ling but blew out the gas instead of
turning it off. Happily for them Mr..
Willis heard groans issuing from the
room in the early morning, and fore
| ing the door discovered the three in
mates asphyxiated from the escaping
gas. With the aid of q doctor and
restoratives they were brought to q
conscious condition. Smith is o new
arrival from Kansas. He confessed
that he was not rs well acquainted
with the properties of gas as the tai
low candle. His experience yesterday
morning will prove valuable lesson.
All three have completely recovered
from the effects of their prostration,
except it be q slight nervous prostra-
ton consequent on their narrow es-
cape from death.-Seattle Journpl