Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-17
WHOLE NUMBER 1905.

A. r. Sanders, Connected with the
pile-driving firm of Dunham & Coll MS
of Seattle, was kicked in the head by 8
horss Tuesday night and dangerously
injured. He was adjusting the har
ness, when one of tie horses playfully
kicked It the other, striking Saunders
on the head and badly crushing his
skull.
Colfax will be an active candidate
for the location of the State Norma
School, provided for in the bill ad
mitting the Territory. The many ad
vantages and elaine which the city
and country possess for this State
tSs Ast stats t0H1sansy TesstSe sa nsl ii
confident hopes OF success.
Valuable galena and silver ledges
have been found on the line Of the Sc
attic, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad
q short distance from Seattle. There
ara ten or twelve lodges, of from quar-.
ter Of mile to mile in length and
six feet in width. Ore has been smelted
in this city and goes $40 per ton in
silver and 40 per cent. lead.
Friday last, Gus Voight, q young
man from Portland, fell from a piling,
driven to protect the draw of the Ri
paria railroad bridge at Walla Walla,
and was drowned. The body did not
appear above the surface after it struck
the water. 1t was recovered Is min
utes later but life was extinct. Voight
is said to own considerable property in
Portland.
Billy Lynn and Jack Dempsey met
at the Belle Union at Spokane Falls
Saturday night for u glove.fnish fight.
Lynn was evidently over-matched, a.
Dempsey handled him easily. In the
third, Lyno was knocked down three
times. In the fourth, Dempsey started
in 70 knock Lynn out, and did it by q
series of rushes, and finally landed a
terrific finishing blow on Lynn's neck.
The County Commissioners of King
county to- 'ay made arrangements with
ex-Prosecuting Attorney Ronald for
the pro ecution of the cases against
George D. Hill, former Treasurer of
King county, against whom many
criminal and civil cases are pending.
District Attorney Newlin desi ed that
Mr.. Roland be retained in ths cas-. q.
they will be pushed at the next term
OF court.
The Democratic Convention as
sembled a. Walla Walla, Thursday,
nominating B. L. Sharpstein and DR..
N. g. Blaloch ss candidates for the
Constitutional Convention by accla-
ma ion. A platform was adopted de-
clarin opposition to the insertion o
woman suffrage and prohibition sr,i-
lies i. the constitution, and fav ring
the p rpetual reservation of school and
tide lands for the support Of the public
scho Is q
Colfax is to have o new court house
Notwithstanding the injunction, Satur-
day LIST. The contract was awar.ed
to Jones, o. Walla Walla, representing
the Pauly jail Company. When com
plete, the c urt house will cost $685.
600 and will be one Of the handsomess
structures in the Northwest, covering
12Ox8O feet of ground. The plans
adopted were furnished by George w.
Babcock, f Walla Wa'la, who will
supervise the construction OF the
bnilding.
No man should be elected dele
gate to the Constitutional Convention
who favors granting special privileges
OF purchase to jumpers and squatters
who have rossessien Of school lands or
tide-flats. TIE special privilege idea
is vicious and wrong in principle. The
school lands aud tide-fsts When sold
or leased should 60 to the highest bid
der. 1t be',ooves the common peopl
who have no private axes or persona
favors to ask to 60 to the POLLS and
vote for TIE right kind Of men for del
egates to the Constitutional Conven-
tion.-Rereiile.