Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-01
Telegraphic News.
CHILDREN FAALLY BURNED.

leiciaRnlc News
CHILDREN IA FAILY BURNED.
HELENA, Mont 1 Feb. 25.-Particu IL
lars of the recent house burning acci
dent at Belmont resulting in tn,
death of two cdildren and the probabl,
death of 4 third, gshow that it was a
horrible affair. The mother had gone
to Marysville, abont one mile distant
to get some household supplies, leaving
the children there alone, which she
had often done before, feeling that they
were safe. The Oldest boy, before he
died, told story that cleared up the
mystery of the fire. After his mother
left, he said, he looked the door and
began to have fun With the kitty. As
Il part Of this .amusement he held the
animal close 70 the stove "and set it
afire." Tho scared animal ran under
the SOFA an ablaze and the fire ignited
the sofa, which soon spread to the
house and quickly destroyed it. The
children seemed to be paralyzed with
fear and did rot think about escaping
through the door. The girl crawled
under the bed, but almost perished by
suiiocation before being rescued. She
was badly burned, and is not expected
to recover.
FLoGGED THE MILLIoSAIEES.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 2J.-For
some time past two Mormon mission
aries have been plying their vocation
in this neighborhood, and several con-
vcrts have been made among some
Swedish and Swiss emigrants, who
lately arrived from Europe. Several
times have they been named to cease
operations, but they paid no heed to
the commands. Last night they
were found operating in the neighbor-
hood county, and Immediately posse
OF masked men started in pursuit of
them. They were discovered and
taken some distance into the country,
where they were stripped Of their
clothes, tied to a tree and well-nigh
tiogged into death. One OF the vic
tins is in precarious condition and
reports have it that the other will
surely die. Fifty lashes were admin
istered to each. There is no clue as to
whom it was that committed the deed,
and very little effort is being made to
discover them.
SAMUEL MEEK DEAD.
EUGENE CITY Or, Feb. 26.-Samuel
Meek, and old pioneer and respected
citizen of Lane county, died at his
home seven miles north of Eugene
City, Friday morning February %, at
, o'clock. He was injured in a run
away accident, near Irving the first of
last week, and on Saturday was taken
sick with hemorrhage Of the bowels and
partial paralysis OF the left side, re-
naming unconscious to the day of his
death. Mr.. Meek was born in Bel
mont county, and was 73 years of age
On July Is. 1858. he arrived in Lane
county, whore he resided until his
death. He owned the largest tract of
good land held by ono man in the
county, having nearly 1000 acres.
He Was also the the proprietor of about
5000 acres in Linn county. Mr. Meek
had the reputation Of never parting
with one acre Of ground, but WAS con-
tinually investing in more An aged
wife survives him, but he left no chill
dren.
ATED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 25.-G.n. and
Mrs. Harrison aoconpll led by Mr.
and Mrs. G r. McK,e and children
Mrs. Lord, sister oi Mrs. H,riis N,
Mrs. Eaton, sister Cf General ii rrison
Hon J. N. Huston, w. III II Mil r,
Private Secretary Haii,id, S pato,
and Mrs Saunders, of On ,ha, $ .n.-
grapher Tibbott and f,miiy, and Mis-
Sanger stonographer left this i y las;
evening en- route 10 Washington. Z e
the party departed the: w're the re-
cipienis Of hearty congra,u,a i9:.s. All
al ng the route the parry was salulej
by the populsce who ,urrd oul in
iarge numbers to do h nu! 10 the Chief
Magistrate of the nal
THE GOVERNOR CHARGES MARSHAL
HAMILTON WITH INcoMPETENCY.
SPOKANE FALLS, Feb. 26.-Iovernor
Semple has written Attorney General
Garland, charging Uni cd Staes Mar
shall Hamilton with incomp tency,
etc, and with unnece slrily swearing
in Deputy U. $. Marshals for the re-
cent riots at Roslyn. Ihe Marshal
has lelegraphed counter charges
against the Governor of in ompetency
saying he was afraid to sustain the
duties OF his Office, etc, and has sup
ported them Ly statements of private
individuals. The department of ju
tice, it is understood will investigate,
and either the Governor or Marshal,
if not both will robably be removed.
\ FREIGHT CONDUCTOR KILLED WHILE
COUPLING CARS.
SPOKANE FALLS, w. t., Feb. 90
Louis Funk, conductor of. an cast
bound train on the Northern Pacific,
WAS killed near the depot in this city
at l P. NJ. yesterday He was attempt
ing to couple n passenger coach to a
caboosc. The Miller coupling of the
the coach failed to work with the
drawhead and he was caught just
above the hips. picked up and Carried
the length of six cars. When released
he was still breathing but died few
minutes later. He was % years old
and unmarried. He has II brother at
and relatives ut Akron, Ohio.
A DEsPoNDENT LOVER FOLLOWS HIS
MISTRESS.
PORTLAND, Or, Feb. l5.-At IL
o'clock last night, Phillip Gogen, Il
young man about % years of age com
mitted suicide in Blanche Hamilton's
house, No lS9 third street, by send
ing IL pistol ball through his brain. Co
gen Was the supposed lover of Lottie
Clark, the woman who committed sui
eide in the same house on the night of
last tuesday. by taking an overdose
of morphine. The causes that led TO
the rash deed is not known, but since
the death Of his mistress he has been
acting strangely and his suicide is no
doubt the result of disordered brain.
Gener | Harrison, LIST Sunday, at
bis hem. in Indianapolis, was the re-
cipient oi some hearty God speeds at
service in the First Presbyterian
church, whiC h he attended for the Last
time, prior TO his departure for Wash