Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-12
STATE NEWS.

The first State Legislature of Idaho
convened last Monday.
John B. Allen, Jr., has accepted a
position in the Port Townsend custom
house.
Walla Walla has closed her public
schools on account of the prevalence
OF scarlet fever and diphtheria.
Thirty-two pounds of opium were
seized at Blaine, few days ago, which
was endeavoring to evade the McKin-
ley tax.
A vaudeville actress by the name
OF Edith Valentine, committed suicide,
at Seattle, last Monday, by pistol
shot in the head.
DIR. Thomas G. Vincent, a we'll
known doctor of Tacoma, died sud-
denly at the Fanny Paddock Hospital,
OF typhoid fever.
Mr.. G. w. Kirk, of Napavine, has an
orchard of 10000 trees. Some of his
trees yield 81 900 worth to the acre,
says the Chehalis Bee.
John Jack and Annie Firmin, the
old-time favorites, appeared at the
Hoquiam Theater Saturday night in
"Ingomar" and "Galatea."
]. w. Baton, living near Pine City,
got 1900 pounds of potatoes from
three-fourths Of an acre of ground
an average of $50 bushels to the acre.
The convicts in the Walla Walla
Penitentiary dined on turkey Thanks
giving day. Many a man not behind
the bars was unable to afford the lux
ury.
The residence of Hon. r. G. Newland,
near Dayton, was destroyed by fire last
week, together with several outbildings.
The loss is $1,000, with $1,000 insur-
ance.
Aberdeen cast 612 votes at her later
municipal election. Samuel Benin,
one of the pioneer settlers and owner
of the TOWNSHIP of Aberdeen, was elect
ed Mayor.
Smith & Fiddler's sawmill, at Kelso,
was destroyed by fire Tuesday morn
ing. The mill and lumber in the
yard are total loss. The cause OF the
fire is unknown.
The Superior Court at Spokane
Falls has declared the election of Mrs.
c. II. Pryor, School Superintendent il
legal, although she received large ma
7ority of the votes.
An italian, while at work in rail-
road camp few miles east of Monte
sano, last Wednesday, mutilated one
of his hands by the explosion of
giant-powder cap which he was hand
ling.
Seattle folks do not appear to take
great pride in their new charter. The
Telegraph had interviews with a num-
Der of prominent citizens, and nearly
all of them say that the charter is a
blunder.
A large deposit of magnificent onyx
has been uncovered on the eastern side
of the valley, on the Wenatchee river
A company with capital of $3.50 900
has been organized to push work on it
Immediately.
Following is the result of the Shell
ton City election: Mayor, David
Shelton, reelected: Treasurer, F. d.
Ellis; Councilmen, DIR. w. NJ. Beach,
Samuel Daldwell, Joseph Dayle, w. b.
Eaton and Will Sargison.
The lighthouse tender Wansanita ar
rived at Gray's Harbor last week, where
she will replace buoys in the harbor
and on the bar. Her visit causes con-
siderable talk of the lighthouse to be
built at the entrance to the harbor.
Owing to the dullness OF the log
market, which often occurs at this
time OF the year, perhaps most of the
camps on the Satsop and Mason
County Central Railroads will shortly
be closed down until after Christmas.
The condition of this industry is much
better than two years ago, when the
bays were full OF logs, and a little
extra work from the mills will make u
call for logs. The scarcity of vessels
seems to be at the bottom of the
stress.
Mrs. Chas. A. Moss, whose husband
keeps a store near Port Angeles, was
murdered in cold blood last Tuesday,
by some party unknown. 1t seems
that Mrs. Moss was in charge of the
store, her husband being out of the
State, and while alone an assault was
made upon her which resulted in her
death. The shot was heard by parties
near, who found the victim on the
doorstep and a man with a rifle max
ing for the woods. The community
are greatly excited and diligent search
is being made for the murderer. A
later report says that man named
James Wood, alias "Stubby" has con-
fessed having committed the crime.
Captain George d. Hill, who walked
overheard from the steamer Eastern
Oregon and was drowned, was well
known along Puget Sound. For years
he was one of the most prominent
politicians of King county, where he
had held the position of county treas
urer from the year 1874 to 1887, and
previous TO that time was Indian
agent at Tulalip. He was a retired
army officer, and during his service in
the rebellion lost his right arm at Ap-
pomattox, while serving on the staff
of General Phil H. Sheridan. He was
native of Leratin county, Ohio, and
was about so years of age. He was
married to Miss Ellen X. kellogg
about eighteen years ago, leaving four
children-two sons and two daugh-
ters-aged II, ID, 9 and years.
All the business of the third quarterly
convention of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, of Pierce county,
was concluded last Friday. A very in
teresting report was read by Mrs. Tur
rell in regard to the affairs and condi.
ton of the White Shield Home. That
institution is in prosperous condition,
which is due to the efforts of the mem
bers of the w. c. Il. U. Mrs. Schaffer.
the State President, made interesting