Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-17
TERRITORIAL HAPPENJ NGS.

The Gurney cabs we're out on the
streets OF Tacoma, Thursday, for the
first time.
The Point Hudson Ice Company
has commenced operations at Port
Townsend.
Allen C. Mason, Of Tacoms, has pur.
chased the Switzer Opera House in
North Yakima.
| Su veys OF the navy ya,L .;te ~+
Port Orch .rd have beea ordered to be
commenced immedia' ely.
A rich body OF high grade ore was
struck last Monday in the Arling:on
mine, in Ruby mountain.
]. w. Crabb, a Walla Walla capital
ist, fell tn ough cell r door at Wal
lula and was fatally injured.
Buildings whose cost will aggregate
over 81 ,OOO, ,OOO are in progress, or will
soon be under construction, at Port
Townsend.
Harry A. Clark has taken charge of
the clerks Office of the District court
at Spokane Falls. relieving J. Ken
nedy Stout.
Gen. r. A. Alger, Ex-Governor of
Michigan, is interested in a company
that intend TO build large saw mill
near Tacoma.
The Port Townsend and Northwest
ern College is advancing in a most en-
couraglng manner, and The number #
pupils is incr .asing.
The family of Associ,te Justice
Calkins OF the Supreme Court have ar
rivt d at Spok me Falls, where they
W II here after reside.
The latest Seattle directory contains
ii $40 names, which multiplied by
two AID one-half will give the city a
population ol 28,2SO.
A pu lie debate, TO take place 10
Umatila, on religious topics, between
Rev. Clark Braden a d ex-Rev. c. B.
Reynol 8, is announced.
The schooner Mary Taylor has ar
rived in the straits, from the sealing
grounds, with 346 kins. The Minnie
has arrived with $50 .kins.
Robert s. Thompson, charged with
manslaughte for killing a Ch'naman
ut Kelso, w. T las March, was ;ried
and acquitted at X llama, the other
day.
DR.. A. E. Sawders was fou d dead
in bed at Vic ora, 7 h inst. An in
rest was held, and verdic rem O. d
of suicide from an overdose OF NOR
phine.
The Republican candid tee or d le-
gates to the constitut onal convent on
from the Port Towns nd district are
A. A. Plnmmer, G org H. Jones and
Allen Weir.
Goa opper a ID iron hav long been
known TO exist i the Puyallup vail y,
but ow gold has been discov r. i on
the south fork of the Pu, q lup river,
just above Orting.
TIL, tank Of Clapp & Feuerbsch, of
Port Townsend, exists no more as q
private institution. On the frst Of the
month the interest Of NJ. Feuerbsch
W Is purchased by Mr.. c. F. Clapp.
The Tacoma Ledger says If in iica-
t ons and figures count for anything.
o less ,han $500 buildings, including
reside ces, at res, mills an factories,
wi be built at Tacon during 1889.
Three gamblers, Arthur Walleck,
A. Packard and Fra.k Baker, are
swindling the Seattle ties by means of
the old, worn-out che,tnut, the walnut
-hells and ker. They are now in
Jail.
The Colfax courthouse Injunction
case has been set led by Judge Lang
ord forbidding the creation Of a debt
exceeding one per ceut. of the sessed
va'uat'o on, including the existing in
debtednsss.
A new saw mill is b ing erec' ed
mile aud half south of Newaukum
by Colwell & Strong. Tho mill has
capacity O 10000 feet per day. The
North, rn Pacific is building side
track 10 The mill.
A Fay or so ago it was reported that
a strike had occurred among the tug
boat engineers. at Port Townsend. 1t
8 now nenied. One engine refused
to work for the wages offe' ed, $3.50 per
month, hence the rumor.
Thomas Yore, a Tacoma man, has
appli. d for q patent on an electric
light that he claims VII be cheaper
and stronger than the Edison light,
and free from he q cker that cEarac-
te. ICES those now in use. q
The workmen of the str, ct railway
company at Tacom began setting the
poles for the electric road on tho line
| 10 the old town this week The poles
are about twenty feet high, and are
pointed ut the upper end.
The rem .ins OF Engineer Sypher,
who was killed in an accident on tie
Northern Pacific railroad at E gl'
Gorg-, about six mo tbs ayO, were
found in a pile of drift wood. They
were taken to Tacoma and int rrei.
The owners of mines in the several
district. of this Territory held 3 meet
| ing in spokane Falls, last week, and
adopted resolutions which will be
wired to Delega Allen, of WASH
ington, and Delegate Dubo 8, Of
Idaho.
Gardner Ke logg, of Sea tie. def n, d
J. M. Bell, of Tacoma, in hoOt for
tn championship medal last Thurs
day. The scor W l6 to 13, AID the
targets were live pigeo 3. Kei &
has won The medal five times c.
ce sion
The Thirteenth District Republican
Convention me at Cathl III t. Thu s.
day, and nomina ed o. A. Bowen, OF
Wahkiakum, and James A. Burk, Of
Cowlitz, as candidates 70 delegates to
the Constitutional Convention held at
Olympia, July 4.
The Democratic Conven ion at Che.
hall, Wvdne day, min ted 8. s.
Berr Of b halls, aud J. B. Leach, OF
San Juan, for delegates % the Co; sti-
tutional Convention. After adj lnrn-
ment, Berry gave q dinner to the dele
gates snd the press.
A Joint Getting Of the Board oi
Trade # Spokane Falls, AMI the mi G
owners of C@ur d'Al-n-, Okla ogan
> Colville, Kootenai and Wsnacut ke
regions, was held in that city, Wednes'
, day night, and resolutions were
adopted urging Secretary Window te
reverse the ruling of the Treasury
0 Department with reference TO the i'm
, portation of lead ores to the de rimen'
of American producers.