Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-09-26

Sheriff McGraw, who arrived at Ia
coma last evening, conducted the ne
gotiations. Judge Calkins has engag-
ed three rooms, which will be used as
his headquarters during the convcn-
ton. They arc on the first floor.
A destructive fire visited Puyallup
last week, destroying six buildings, at
loss OF $4,000. Although the fire
originated in little shack used as a
paint shop it communicated first to
one building after another, at one
time threatening the whole business
portion OF the town. There were no
appliances at hand to prevent the
spread of the flames and the people
had to stand by and see their property
go up in smoke. Had the town been
supplied with a fire engine the flames
could have been confined to the shanty
in which they originated. The Puyal-
lup City Council had ordered fire
engine but it had not yet been re-
ceived from the east.
The Grafton at the opening OF the
Spokane Falls exposition on October
1st, will be made by Ben Butterworth,
the Congressman of Ohio and Secre-
tary of the Worlds Fair, one of the
most eloquent and able speakers. On
Grand Army day there will be a grand
parade of the veterans and camp fire
in the evening. T. V. Powderly has
been invited to be present on Labor
day, when all the labor organizations
of this section of the country are ex-
pected to march in line with floats
and allegorical tableau. An athletic day
has been set apart when the different
athletic clubs OF Spokane Falls will
give an interesting exhibition, while a
part of the day will be occupied by
fancy riding.
O'Reilly Hull, a wealthy delegate
from the Walla Walla County Farmers
alliance, left for Portland Sunday eve
ming with the object Of interviewing
the principal railroad officers. He
wishes to have abatement charges for
loading grain lowered. Farmers claim
that the charge of fifty cents per ton
for loading grain is extortionate, as
the cost to the railroad company does
not exceed twenty cents. The work
OF the alliance is to get the Union Pa
citic to make a much lower charge for
loading, and thereby force the Northern
Pacific to lower rates. Farmers are
open in their intention not to ship
grain via the Union Pacific. The
Union Pacific will probably make extra
good offers to farmers, and will store
and insure grain in their warehouses
to January l without charge, and will
give farmers the privilege to sell to any
one, and will deliver grain anywhere
the purchaser wants it.
Al late Tacoma telegram says: Ithas
leaked out that meeting of wealthy
and prominent Republicans was held
in the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce i'll answer to an invitation sent
out and signed by Secretary Snowden,
at which resolutions were passed in
dorsing w. H. Calkins for United
States Senator. An agreement was
also consummated to raise 500 900 to
be used in forwarding the interests of
Pierce county man for the Senate.
Nelson Bennett, Robert Wingate, Paul
Schultze of the Northern Pacific rail-
road company, and like personages to
the number of liz were present. The
utmost secresy prevailed throughout,
curtains were drawn to prevent the
light from reaching the street, and
every means taken to keep the pro-
ceedings from becoming known to re-
porters. The money is to be spent like
water to defeat Squire for the nomina-
ton. The fight promises to be the
warmest ever known in the Pacific
Northwest.
Mrs. John Govan, wife of John Co
van OF Dungeness, committed suicide
Saturday morning by jumping into the
well. The woman had made several
attempts to kill herself before but was
prevented. Last Monday, a week ago,
she jumped into q cistern and was
nearly drowned, but WAS rescued and
has been closely watched ever since.
The cistern was locked up and it was
thought that the woman was getting
better. On Saturday morning, after
breakfast, when her husband and sons
had gone to their work, she took an
axe and broke the door open which led
to the cistern. In doing so she made
considerable noise, which aroused her
sister who had been taking care of the
sick woman, but before her sister could
get to her she opened the door and
jumped into the cistern. There was
no one near but the sister, who did all
she could to rescue the crazed woman
who sank to the bottom and was
drowned. She leaves q husband, five
grown-up sons, an infant daughter and
two sisters, all of whom reside at Dun
geness. Temporary insanity is attrib-
uted as the cause Of the rash act.