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

Farmers in the PaloUse country an
ticipate considerable damage to crops
by rain. Harvesting machinery and
laborers have been very scarce, and
much OF the grain yet remains in the
field, some of which has already been
ruined. The greatest amount of dam
age will be done from about ten miles
the other side of Snake river to Spo-
kane Falls.
The Northern Pacific, Union Pa
cific and the Oregon and Washington
Railroad Companies have issued a
joint notice to their agents, instruct
ing them to give free transportation
to all exhibits, paintings exhibited,
for the Northwestern Industrial ex-
position from points on their lines in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and
half rates on exhibits shipped from
points further east.
The United States Land office in
Seattle has received dispatch from
Washington, ID. c., stating that no
more entries would be allowed in the
Olympia district until October l, at
which time the land Office at Olympia
will open. The Olympia district in
cludes all lands from township II to
70 north, and ranges eastward inclu-
sive, and also from township II to
township "a, ranges west inclusive.
The elevator in the Fidelity Trust
building in Tacoma, fell Monday
John Rohr had both bones of his in
step broken, and was seriously, if not
fatally, injured. He was carried home
unconscious. Later he revived, and is
still alive. Jacob Jansen suffered a
badly sprained ankle. Paul Gross and
NJ. Bear miraculously escaped serious
injury. The men misunderstood the
elevator signals.
One hundred and seven bushels OF
oats per acre is not an unusual yield
for this country, but how will the
statement be received in the Eastern
States? An Iowa paper of recent date
boosted of field of oats which yielded
thirty bushels per acre and asked,
"Who can beat this?" Oats that only
yield thirty bushels per acre would be
cut for hay in this country.-Rosalia
Rustler.
Senator Allen, from the Committee
on Public Lands, has reported an
amendment in the nature of a substi-
tute for the bill granting Clallam
county, Washington, the proceeds of
the unsurveyed portion of Port An
geles townsite for the erection and
maintenance of suitable building for
the use of the county, provided that
the cost of the survey, appraisement
and sale has been deducted from said
proceeds.
Walla Walla is at present infested
with petty thieves and professional
burglars Last week several thefts
were reported and one or two houses
broken into and valuables stolen. On
Sunday evening the residence OF James
Messenger was entered while the occu-
pants were asleep, but something
frightened the burglar away. When
the family arose in the morning, they
found both the front and back doors
unlocked
Asst result of the session of the State
board of equalization Of taxes State
Auditor 4. M. Reed has issued an ex-
haustive tabular report, showing the
values of real and personal property in
various counties. The total property
in the state, as filed by county boards,
was: 1873 ,36S, 074 of personal property
and $141 ,O45,0SS of real property. To
these amounts the state board has
added $2,703420, making the total
values $201 AS, 136.
A. E. Bailey, of the Washington
Mill Company of Hadlock, has made
a contract with Lurber & Eagon, the
Union Pacific contractors. of Seattle,
to furnish them four million feet of
bridge timber to be used in the con-
struction of the Union Pacific over the
tide flats OF Elliott bay. This is the
second largest bill of lumber ever sold
in that city. The contract price is
$4,000. The lumber is to be delivered
at Seattle in RATS.
A singular and almost fatal accident
occurred at Snohomish the other day.
Arthur G. Knight, and Giles Hoyle
went to the slaughter-house to butcher
a steer. Hoyle raised his rifle and fired
at the animal. The ball glanced from
the skull, and striking knot in the
beam above, again glanced, going
through the rim of knights hat over
the left eye and ripping up two inches
OF his scalp. Had he stood an inch
farther forward it would have killed
him.
John Delman, wife and child of
Steilacoom, were thrown from a wagon
by runaway team. The wife and
child escaped unhurt, but Dolman was
thrown headlong to the ground, and
when picked up it was found that the
sharp point of stump had penetrated
the face between the lower lip and chin.
Teeth were knocked out, the upper lip
torn away, the face unacceptable and
the man insensible to his suffering.
The lower jaw was badly shattered and
blood poisoning may result. If it does
not, however, he will recover.
All gambling houses in Seattle have
been closed by order of Chief OF Police
Monroe. 1t is understood by the
gamblers that this order is to remain
in force only until after election, but
Chief Monroe says: "There will be
no more gambling in this city while
l am CHEZ of Police" The Journal
declares it has been done for political
reasons, and also charges that money
collected by the police from fallen
women is being used for campaign
purposes. which it stigmatizes as "a
burning disgrace to Seattle; an insult
to her better class of people,"
The only pig-iron mandatory in
the State of Washington is at Iron
dale, near Port Townsend. The COM
pany was organized in 1883 and their
furnace has been in blast since that
time about thirty-two months, and
produced about $4,000 tons of pig-iron.
The principal market for the product
is San Francisco, CAL, although the
foundries OF Port Townsend, Seattle,
Tacoma and Olympia use some of the
iron. In the latter part of 1889 the
furnance ended fifteen months blast,
by which was made 1900 tons of pig
iron.
William Hart, who had been en-
ployed as deck-hand on the State of
Washington for about three days,
jumped overheard when off Point Low