Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-11

Edward d. Gallagher, who was to
be executed at Vancouver to-day, for
the murder of Louis Mari last Novem-
Der, is believed to be insane by the
people of that city, and efforts are
being made to save him. Governor
Ferry has been asked to grant
twenty days reprieve for the purpose
OF getting expert testimony as to his
sanity, but the Governor says he will
not interfere. At the time of the
murder Gallagher was accompanied
by a man who was implicated in the
crime. The accomplice has never
been found and Gallagher studiously
refuses to give his name. He says the
man was stranger to him.
New postoiiices have been estab-
lished i'll Washington at Agate, Lewis
county, William Hasteller, postmas-
ter; at Deer Park, Spokane county,
with Wilfred J. Demerchant, post
master. Money order and postal note
offices are established as follows:
Money order, Davenport, Lincoln
county; Ruby, Okanogan county;
Sutton, Snohomish county; Redmon,
King county; Ballard. King county;
Blaine, Whatcom county; Bucoda,
Thurston county; Coupeville, Island
county; Elberto, Whitman county;
Houghton, King county; Oysterville,
Pacific county; Roslyn, Kittitas
county; postal notes, Dixie, Walla
Walla.
The entire business portion of Pull
man, a thriving town on the Spokane
and Palouse road, on the Sd instant.
was destroyed by fire. The fire started
in n saloon about noon, and Is sup
posed to have been of incendiary
origin. The flames instantly spread
along to the main street. The town
had no fire department and the only
means of fighting the conflagration
being by buckets, and several persons
were overcome by the heat. The losses
will aggregate over 100000. The
authorities are on the track of the
man suspected" OF the deed. The
owners of buildings announce their in
tention of Immediately rebuilding.
Several brick blocks were destroyed.
The Oregon Improvement Com
pany has purchased the twin screw
propeller Eastern Oregon, which has
been laid up for some time at San
Francisco, and the steamer is now at
Seattle. The Eastern Oregon will be-
gin next Monday making regular
daily round-trips between Seattle and
Port Townsend, Anacortes and Bel
lingham bay points, carrying passen-
gers and freight. Her headquarters
will be at Seattle She is of 500 tons
burden, and was built by John Roach,
of Philadelphia She will equal the
finest steamer on Puget Sound and
make as good time as any, possibly ex-
cepting the Oympian, and is also con-
sidered an excellent sea boat. Cap
tain Anderson, now on the steamer
Idaho, will be purser on the Eastern
oregon.
A st. Paul dispatch OF the 10th, an
nounces the arrival in that city of the
Puget Sound party to attend the Ma
tional Educational Convention. 1t
composed the following: Mrs. A. H.
W. Raynor, Miss Clara J. Heilig, Ia
coma; Misses Jennie Carr, Sadie
Young, L. J. Coughey, Ellen Reid,
Nellie Hamlin, Matte Foster, Grace
Abbey, Catherine Beman, Alice Miller,
Nellie Clayton, Maria Hegardt, Kate
Bigham, J. ID. Atkinson, Seattle; Mrs.
Caroline Beman, Mrs. w. ID. Field,
Mrs. Marie England. Dix and Beth
Dearborn. Superintendent Gault, of
the Tacoma schools, had mishap on
his way there. In attempting to cross
the Illecilleweat on the snowslide, in
order to reach the glacier, the ice
broke and the gentleman was treated
to a free plunge in the icy water. The
mountain torrent was mad one, but
he effected his escape from the icy
waters, sustaining some bruises from
being hurled against the rocks by the
raging stream.
The report of State Treasurer Linds-
lay, for the quarter ending June 80,
shows balance OH hand of $19, 1886. O6
at the opening of the past quarter; on
April 1, there were $45, 466.SO an hand
in the general fund. The collections
amounted to $429, 1872 so, and the dis
bursements to 1924 ,956.67. In the
military fund there were $29S.61 ON
hand. Collections, S5,23O.4S. Dis
bursements. $5,525OS. There were
1898 SOC collected for the license fund,
which was transferred to the general
fund. In the gross earnings fund
there is balance of $179.O42 on hand.
The receipts for the school fund were
$50. In the State library fund there
was a balance of $5OO6.35. The total
collections amounted to 5000. 80, and
the disbursements were $355.35. End
ing June 80, the balances in the vari-
GUS funds were as follows: General
fund, So 432.33; military fund, S4.Ol;
gross earnings fund, $1,790.42; school
fund, $40; State library fund, $,769l 800
Total, $19,S39.O6.