, 1890-10-23
WANTS THE CAPITAL
Ellensburgh Reiterates That
She Is a Candidate.
NEWSPAPER SQUIB DENOUNCED
Bigamy Results in Conviction at
the Hands of an Ellens-
burgh Jury.

EtLHSsBuRGH, WASH, Oct. lS.-At
meeting of representative citizens to-day
the following was ad opted rs the sense
of the people of this place: "Ellensburgh
wishes to say word in answer to the
following which appeared in the Oym-
pia Capital. we have the authority OF
Chairman Wilson for saying that Ellens.
Durgh Is not a candidate for the capital.
Ellensburgh wants a smelter. In an
swer to the above, we simply say to the
honest voters of the state of Washington
that EllensburGh Is a candidate for the
capital. Her location being within few
miles of the geographical center, and
Ellensburgh being one of the best towns
in Central Washington, why should
she not be in the field? If all the votes
are cast without money, price or pref
udice. Ellcnsburgh will have nothing
to fear. AS far as a smelter is con-
cerned, Ellengsburgh stands on its
merits; smclters are not located by votes
of the people. Misfortune after mis-.
fortune in the last eighteen months
has rendered us unable to
make a moneyed fight for the capital.
Therefore We are compelled sim ply to
merits. We are proud to acknowledge
the marvellous growth and unlimited
wealth and resources of the Sound coun-
try, yet we feel that Eastern Wash ington
should be recognized as portion of
this wonderful state. We should look
to the future in making the permanent
location, and provide for the best in
terests of the masses of the people. A
true republican or democrat can not
help but recognize our claim as Just.
Ellensburgh is a candidate for the state
capital, and we do not believe Mr.. Wilson
ever made the statement published by
the Olympia Capital"
"Guilty of bigamy," was tho verdict
to-day, after nearly weeks trial by
jury, In the case of a too-much married
rancher named Willard Slawson, living
at Wenatchee, formerly of Glendiye,
Mont, where he married his first wife. a
Miss Mary Van Blaricon, under compul-
! sion, for seduction, in 1885, and to whom
a little girl, now about 4years, was born.
In 1887 he left her and came out here
and settled down with mis- parents near
Wenatchee, where he married Miss
Lulle DOuHell III 1903, shortly alteT tue
second marriage rumors of the former
one In Montana began to reach the ears
of his last wife, and an investigation
proved them TO be only too true, result
ing in the bringing to arrest of Slawson
last spring on the charge of bigamy. The
trial came up at this term Of the superior
court with the above finding. Both
wives were on hand to give testimony,
stopped in the same room at the hotel
aud seem 10 be great friends. Sentence
will probably be passed next week.
The stage arriving this evening from
Wateryille brings news of distressing
accident at l o'clock this afternoon on
Wenatchee mountain, about twenty
miles northeast of here, by which the
l2-year-o old daughter OF Thomas Hughes,
of Wenatchee, was instantly killed, Ii
seems that the girl was sitting on the
side of her fathers loaded freight wagon
AS 1t was going down the other side OF
the mountain, when the wheels went
into q chuck hole, throwing the child oil.
Tho hind wheel passed over her, death
resulting instantly. The remains were
taken to Wenatchee.