Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-09
STATE NEWS.

"A late enumeration gives to Seattle
a population Of 1886.
The Sisters of Charity arc erecting
a large hospital at Port Townsend.
A Mr.. Gray is about to erect mill at
Winlock, having a daily capacity of
10000 feet.
Tom Conner, a Seattle laborer, lost
his life by rolling log ON the line of
the Lake City Railroad, few days
ago.
The high water in the Spokane
river caught up the city's principal
water main last week and wrenched it
apart. The piping was then carried
over the falls. .
The Fairhaven Herald thinks the
tide of population will so increase this
spring as to insure Washington three
representatives in the lower House of
the next Congress.
The Annual Encampment of the
G. A. X. of Washington next year
will be held at Puyallup. Olymp Il,
and Centralia were the contestants for
the honor, the vote standing: For
Puyallup SO, Olympia "a and Gen.
tralia 6.
Red Ochre has been discovered with.
in mile of Centralia, and local paint
ers have pronounced it to be a good
article, and it is now being subjected
to an examination by experts. Should
these experts report in favor of its
commercial value, company will be
formed to develop the mine.
The base ball season opened at Ia
coma Saturday, in match between
Seattle and Tacoma teams. Seattle
was the winner in q score Oft to 6.
The same day game was played at
Spokane Falls between q local nine
and one from Portland, and the
latter won the day by score of s to
II.
A rapid rise in the Columbia river,
owing to the melting of snow in the
mountains, has caused large boom
oi logs at Washougal belonging to
Price & Co., Of Vancouver, to break
loose from their moorings and float
down the river. The logs are valued
at 5000, and efforts are being made
to save them.
A postoflice has been established
at Boise, King county, WASH, with
John P. Jones as Postmaster. The
following Postmasters for the State of
Washington have been appointed: B.
Marrins, at Alderton, Pierce county;
F. r. Flint, at Rankin, Lewis county,
Eleanor B. Kelly, at Vancouver Bar
racks, Clarke county.
Lake Chelan, in Eastern Washing
ton, never freezes, although in lati-
tude 48 degrees north. The reason
given is that it is 80 deep, and the
warm water always rises from the
bottom to supplant the cold, which
goes down to warm itself. The In
dians fish in the lake at all seasons
and use salmon eggs for bait.
Kenneth Peel, years old. fell down
Tuesday at Centralia and stuck a
rough stick through the roof of his
mouth into the naval cavity, making
hole nearly half an inch in diameter.
The little fellow resolutely took hold
of the stick with both hands, and man.
fully pulled it out, though it was
sticking at least two inches through
the bony part of the roof of the
mouth.
The Bernard street bridge, at Spo-
kane Falls, costing SAC, 900, was lately
ordered destroyed by the City Council,
to save the bridge below it from des-
tructiOn by the high water. In obe-
dience to this order, 100 pounds of
giant powder were dropped under it
and exploded. The bridge was broken
from its mOorings and foated under
guidance Of the anchor ropes until it
rested securely in an eddy, safe from