Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-29

StateO tDat 0iS real name was Casey,
and that he was a faro-dealer hailing
from San Diego, Cal.
/ An investigation of the charges OF
bribery against certain railroad offic;a' 8
concerning the Puyallup railroad COM
pany shows some very damaging dis
closures. Money, it appears, was used
right and left. Agent Eels is making
things very interesting.
An infant child Of Geo. Gaight Of
Seattle, wandered away from home
last Tuesday. The parents were al:
most frantic over its disappearance.
Away late at night the little one was
found fast asleep in a vacant lot some
distance from the house.
Robert G. Lee (colored) was admitted
to practice by Judge Burke at Seattle.
He recently came there from Spring
field, ILL.,, where he practised in the
supreme court, and can lay claim to
the honor of being the first one of his
race to be admitted to practice in the
courts Of Washington.
Allen Ames, superintendent OF the
Alma and Nellie Wood mine, in the
Ceur d'Alene district, has been held
in 81 500 bail to answer the charge of
Stealing bullion from the mill. He
was unable to give the bond at last ac-
counts from Wardner, Idaho, and will
probably be sent to the Murray jail.
The following have been elected di-
rectors of the new Washington Ma
tional Bank of Spokane Falls: Henry
L. Tilton, A. M. Cannon, Donald Ross,
H. N. Bell and J. NJ. Mclean. The
directors elected Henry L. Tilton presi-
dent, A, NJ. Cannon vice president,
and H. N. Bell second vice president.
The cashier. has not been chosen.
District Court 'conveness at Port
Townsend Monday, March Is, for the
first time since last March. This de-
lay was occasioned by the death of
Chief Justices Jones and Boyle.
Partly for this reason and because liti-
CATION is increasing in this district the
docket is unusually large. There are
20 criminal and about 73 civil cases
awaiting trial.
A council of the Congregational
church of Puget Sound viii be held at
Port Townsend week after next, to or
ganize and recognize tho local church
of that denomination which has been
formed there. The local church has
organized under the most favorable
auspices. It begins with . member
ship of IS. A site centrally situated
has been secured, and q $4,000 edifice
viii be erected.
The capacity of Washington Terri
tory for the production Of everything
that tends to build up . pros
porous community is apparently
boundlese. Day by day, resources are
developed that were once hardly
dreamed Of. Now comes Hax, which
has been tried and proved successful
beyond the widest and most sanguine
Expectations Of the experimenters-
Walla WaLa Statesnsan. A
Mrs. d. e. Tuck, the second white
woman who arrived and settled in
Whatcom county. died IN Whatcom
last week. She was about IS years
of age, and leaves . family and hook
| Of friends to noun her loss. Several
years ago the government took Mss.
Tuek's land upon which to locate Fort
Bellingham and drove her of by force
of arms. She nervily fought this ir-
regular proceeding, and gave onethird
toi her claim TO Mr.. Whitworth to se-
ure it back. for her, which he did.
Upon this place she lived and died,
respected by all her neighbors. Her
first settlement was made in 1864.
| The militia of Washington Terri
ritory will assemble and concentrate
their forces somewhere on the Sound
next June, for . two weeks man
Guvering and outing, during which
time they will become familiarised
| with the vsrious details Of field duty.
A large attend ,nce is assured, as every
member is compelled to attend, unless
sick. Some Of our young bio. ds, un.
accustonned to eating hard tack, b;ic. d
and beans from of . tinpplAte, will lind
this . hard role and will miss thor
quail on toas. and featherbede.- .-Es. s
What's tie matter Of Olympia as .
camping place. Inasmuch as almost
every other kind Of celebration will
take place here this summer, 0.ymp-
ians should endeavor, 70 secure the
annu.l encampment OF the N. g. W.,
in this city. -
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