Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-08
WHOLE NUMBER 1926.

In view of the passage of the act o.
congress creating Tacoma q port ol
entry, Alex. Reed, grain mer chant
of this city, formerly of Walla Walla
is circulating petition to the presi
dent to be appointed collector OF Gus.
toms at this port.-NeVs.
In Tacoma, the members of the
Chamber of Commerce, propose to
place an opposition ticket in the
fed. The present ticket nominated
Is said to be all in the interest of the
railroad company, and they have de-
termined to throw off the yoke.
Great inducements are offered to a
sawmill man to locate at La Push, at
the mouth of the Quilleute. There is
a fine sight for a sawmill at the mouth
lof thN- saEsAnaen0-asaon1tof still
water sloughs where from ten to twen-
ty millions of logs could be safely
kept.
The body of an Indian child, about
8 years old, was found in a clump of
trees near the Duwamish river several
days since. The coroner to-day went
out and examined the remains, and
concluded that it had been there a
year. There is no clue to the identity
of the child.
The grocery firm OF Robinson &
Mitchell, at Seattle, sold out to L. A.
McLane on the 18th and then skipped,
leaving numerous creditors to mourn
their departure. 1t is suspicioned
that the sale was made for the purpose
of defrauding creditors, and the Board
OF Trade will investigate.
Clarence w. Coulter and his brother
AL. Coulter, left on the steamship An
con for Alaska, where they will man
age the new gold mine purchased by
s. Coulter & Sons. The mine is To-
Gated on the mainland, about two
miles from juneau, and is reported to
be composed of very high grade ore.
No wonder the Seattle papers op-
ptse Tacoma washing her dirty line n
down there. The Wickersham seduc-.
ton case it is estimated cost King
county $50, 600, and now Wickersham
is to be tried for subornation of periu-
ry, and Doctors Miller and Brown are
to enjoy a matinee. There is no tell.
ing where the extravagance will end.
Howell T. Jones, vice-president of
the miners union, has been indicted
for assault with intent to murder in
the late Newcastle riot. James Evans
is wanted for killing William Ruston
during the trouble, but he cannot be
found. Several other persons, includ-
ing the miners who came over from
Gilman and made an attack ON the
Newcastle miners, have also been in
dicted. - a
Fred s. Simpson to-day pleaded
guilty to a charge Of grand larceny in
the district court, and was sentenced
by Judge Allyn to two years in the
penitentiary. Simpson is q young
man who was employed by the North
ern Pacific Express Company as trans
fer agent, and who, while acting in that
capacity, stole money packages, en-
trusted to him to deliver to the express
agent on the train, containing $12,-
176 25. ..e
Pacific Coast G. A. r. No. 48, was
duly organized in Pert Angeles, re-
Gently, and the following officers were
elected for one year: Post commander,
L. d. Stewart; senior vice-eommander,
P. w. Gallup; junior vice-commander
w. Stewart; quartermaster, H. Culver;
chaplain, w. l. Church, Sr.; officer Of
the day,C. NJ. Armbrust; officer Of the
guard, C. s. Derickson; adjutant, d.
p. Quinn. The post starts with fifteen
charter members and is known as No.
48 in the department of Washington
and Alaska
Bury the c,oaker out in the woods
in a beautiful hole in the ground !;
where the woodpecker pecks and the
humble bee huns and the straddle bug
straddles around. He is no good to
this city of push; too impractical,
stingy and dead, but he wants the
whole earth and all Of its crust,and the
stars that shine overhead. Then hus-
tie him off to the bumble-bee's roost
and bury him deep in the ground !;
he's no use to us here, get him out Of
the way and make room for q man
that is sound.
1t is estimated, on reliable authority
that the influx of immigrants alone
into Washington at the pr sent time
is very nearly 500 per day. A study
of the passenger lists of the different
roads will show the daily division to
be about as follows: Northern Pacific,
lOO to $50; Oregon Short Line, 80 to
100; Oregon & California, 80 to 115;
Canadian 100; while steamers and
other routes make the estimate of 500
an approximately accurate one. The
daily average for 1888 was 800, and it
is quite certain that before 1889 10
over the arrivals will reach 1000 per
day. This is the estimate made by
railroad officials and by close observers
of the tide of immigration.
Mr.. Gwin Hicks, Of the Internal
Revenue Department, has rendered his
resignation, to take effect July LIST, or
sooner, if the incoming Administra-
ton should 60 desire. Mr.. Hicks gave
some statistics which show conclusive
ly the rapid development of the Puget
Sound Dirtrict. During his term Of
Office the collections have jumped from
$500 to 5000 and over per month.
Three years ago there were only three
cigar factories in the district; there
are now twenty, and one of these fac
tories alone cancelled more than all
Portland together. When Mr.. Hicks
took ;he Office there were no brewer
les; now there are five. There is also
one distil!er now in operation.
Andrew, a very bad Indian, who is
chief of small tribe at the Cascades,
has made threats on numerous occa-
sions that he would kill Hon. George
H. Stevenson, joint representative of
this district. A couple OF weeks ago
he waylaid Mr.. Stevenson on the road
between the Upper and lower Cas-
cades, abont 7:3O O'Clock, and with .
big knife he made for his victim.
George WAS on. with his revolver none
to soon, but l.c sent a bullet into the
red man, the ball passing through his
arm, through his b,Jy and lodging in
his back, where it was cut out by q
dusky brother. This h ID t e effect to
cool the red man down, who is re-
garded as desperate character. The
Indians themselves would be glad to
have him killed. Even the chiefs son
has been after his fathers scalp for
some time, and although he has been
slashed with knife, shot through the
body, and had an axe struck into his
neck the full width OF the blade, he still
lives. Andrew has been arrested on q
charge OF attempt to kill, and he ought