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

STATE NEWS.
The Indians OF the Tulalip reserva
ton have 5000 worth of wheat read
for market.
: Twenty Cinnamon who were irwin,
to sneak into the country in violation
of the exclusion act were bagced a
Port Hadlock, last Wednesday.
The crater of Mount Baker is re
ported by the ranchers of Baker rive
as spewing out volumes of smoke an,
fine lava at intervals this summer.
The Seattle Citizen, paper tina
pantcred to low and vicious tastes
has been suppressed by the Chief 0
Police upon orders from the Mayor.
Delmonico Cecilia, who killed JOSEPH
Deletes, has been indicted for murde
by the Grand Jury at Port Townsend
and will be placed on trial this week
At meeting of the consolidation
committees OF Whatcom, Sehome ant
Fairhaven, it was decided to consoli
date those towns under the name O
Bellingham.
A large whale was seen in the har
Dor Wednesday, opposite Gray's Har
Dor City. Several shots were taken al
it from the wharf, but without any
visible effect.
A china clay bank has been dis
covered near Olympia, on the Mes
qually river, 300 feet wide and very ac
cessible. 1t is the first discovered in
the United States.
Postoffices have been established in
Washington at Pilchuck, Snulomisl
county, Lucien Barber, postmaster, al
Sandy Point, Island county, Ncls An
derson, postmaster.
The Tacoma Globe shows that Sena
tor Squire has been absent from 1S7
roll-calls in the senate, and present 121
roll-calls. Senator Allen has bech alb
sent 40, and present at $50.
A swarm of bees have recently taken
possession Of a chimney in the house
of Mr.. John r. Eaton, in Vancouver
and have gone industriously to work
putting up their winter stock of honey
An old miner has discovered wash
ings of almost pure gold in the south
eastern part of Centralia. He believes
there is an abundance of gold in the
Hannaford valley, just above Cen
tralia.
Marshal Robinson, of Walla Walla
has ordered tramps, hobos and petty
thieves to depart from the city. This
refers particularly to four ex convicts
who have been "spotted" for severa
days past.
The citizens of Montesano are of
the point OF following the action o
Aberdeen in excluding the Chinese
from the city. A petition has beer
circulated which will be acted upor
at a meeting this week.
| The First Presbyterian church a
Tacoma has extended a unanimou.
call to Rev. J. NJ. Patterson, of Mime
apolis, to the pastorate of that church
at a salary of $4,000 per year. 1t i.
thought he will accept.
Mr.. Holcomb, of the Union Pacific
railroad, says the Union Scout, thi.
week offered Fred Nodine fifty dollars
an acre for five thousand acres of lane
in Grande Rounde valley. He wanted
it for German colony.
Hop-growers are disposing of thei
Indian help, says the Seattle Journal
and employing white men, as som,
of the vines are so lonsy that they ART
unfit to use. The Indians cannot b,
trusted to skip such vines.
Judge c. B. Graves, of Ellensburg
has been holding superior court il
Olympia to accommodate Judge Irwin
. He will probably 60 to Montesano t,
J, h old tho equity term, while Judge Ir
win remains east of the mountains.
i A Puyallup minister recently preach
ed: GAS long as the professed Chris
tan people pray to God for the down
fall of the liquor traffic, and raise, picl
and sell hops, God will not hear thei
prayers" 1t cost him his situation.
The Puyallup prisoners who wer,
let out of Jail during the fire last week
were locked in a box car until som,
more secure place could be secured
Some one opened the car and allowed
the men to escape during the excite
; ment.
A young man from Cleveland, Ohio
was granted license to we'd youn,
lady residing at Blaine, in this State
at Seattle, a few days ago. There is
strange coincidence in the names o
the places from which the parties
came.
In the Seattle exhibit at the Spo
kane Falls exposition, will he pictures
Of every school house in Seattle
There will also be pamphlets for dis
tribution giving the number OF pupils
in the schools and the names of tn,
teachers.
| Joseph Newcomc, a carpenter, work
ing on a building between Ninth ant
Tenth on street, Tacoma, fell from {
scaffold forty feet high, striking tn,
pavement head-foremost. His hea(
was terribly bruised, though no bone,
were broken.
The Penitentiary Commissioner
have decided to order 25-loom plan
for making jute bags, in accordanc,
with the action of the last legislature
which made large appropriation fol
that purpose. The jute plant ordered
will employ 100 convicts.
Vancouver has raised subsidy fol
establishment of. a packing house il
that city. Work has begun on &
building 42xlOO, designed for thai
purpose, and it is proposed to slaugh
ter $50 hogs per day. The enterprise
will give employment to 20 men.
The upper Puyallup valley is fairly
alive with hop pickers, and the grow
ers are rapidly perfecting plans fol
the harvest. The yield is unusually
good, and those who assume to know
say that the quality, unless injured in
the harvest or the curing, will be very
good.
Local Customs Inspector John Rob
ertson, of the Canadian railway
dropped dead Thursday evening. He
was so years old, and came to Ia
coma from Duluth early last spring
His family reside at Maddox, Canada
Robertson's death was due to heart
disease.