Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-25
STATE NEWS.


Mrs. John Leary, of Seattle, lately
died in San Francisco.
A Democratic newspaper is to
be started at Shelton, Mason county.
A postofiicc has been established at
Shuwah, Clallam county, Jacob Faset,
postmaster.
\ fire at Ballard, Wednesday, de-
stroyed three saloons, Il hotel ana a
boarding house.
\ postofiice has been established at
Echo, Stevens county, with Charles
W. Campbell postmaster, and at
Lamar, Lincoln county, with Lafayette
Cain postmaster.
The sale of the Ycsler's wharf prop
erty is definitely announced. The Sc
attic, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad
has secured most of the coveted prize
at cost Of $175 900.
At Ballard, Samuel Peterson acct
dentally shot himself with 3S-calibre
pistol. He was tossing up revolver
and catching it as it came down. OF
course it wasn't loaded.
Judge b. L. Sharpstein, of Walla
Walla, has been chosen Chairman of
the Tide Land Commission, and Col.
Prosser, Of North Yakima, Chairman
of the Harbor Line Commission.
Charles S. Fee, of st. Paul, General
Passenger Agent OF the Northern Pa
citic is lately reported as saying that
! the Northern Pacific would bring over
$4,000 settlers into Washington, Ore
| gon and Montana this current year.
A gentleman exhibited some very
fine specimens of free gold quartz to
several citizens OF Hoquiam. He
stated that the mineral was from the
Olympic range and there was more
where this came from. A rich strike
in these mountains may be looked fol
in the near future.
Representative Wilson has secured
mail route by steamer from Tacoma
and Seattle to Fairhaven, Whatcon
and Anacortes. This service will cosi
the government $4,000 a year, but
the agent of the department recon-
mended it as necessary for the people
in the upper Sound country.
Yesterday afternoon fire broke out
in the wooden building of the Portland
and Vancouver ferry, causing loss o
5000. In spite of the high wine
blowing, the fire was confined by the
energetic action of the citizens to tire.
wooden buildings at the ferry landing
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Robert Williams, an employee of thu
Seattle Coal and Iron Company, wa.
painfully injured Wednesday mornin,
by the premature discharge of abou
half a stick of giant powder, which he
was holding in his hand after having
ignited the fuse attached to the same
His right hand was blown to pieces
and the mangled member was after
ward amputated by the mine surgeon
DIR. w. Z. Gibson.
Edward Duffy, cook employed a
Moore's logging camp, says the Seattle
Press, attempted to start fire to pre-
pare supper. The wood being damp
and refusing to burn readily, he com
menced pouring oil from can. Tho
oil ignited and exploded the can, the
flames instantly enveloping Duffy
He shielded his face and eyes with hi:
arms, but his legs to the knees and q
portion of his body were almost
roasted, and the skin was burned from
his chest, arms and hands. The cabin
was destroyed, together with the stores
for the kitchen. Duffy is new,
conner, arriving from Wisconsin about
two weeks ago.
Yesterday morning the dead body Of
a man was found by County Commits
sioners Johns of Pierce, near the gold
mine in that county the title to which
is now being argued before the Seattle
land Office. Mr.. Johns went at once
to Tacoma to notify Coroner Mccoy
but he was absent and Justice Best was
summoned to hold the inquest. The
body was much discomposed, and was
buried where found. A gold ring and
a few other articles were found on the
body, which may possibly lead to its
identification. On the ground near
the body were found two boxes marked
Morphine-Poison," and on the bot
tom of one OF them the words. Good
by, Old World, Goodby," were written
in pencil. 1t is thought possible that
the body may be that of l. NJ. West, OF
Sehome, who left Tacoma about June
20 for Hoods canal, and has not since
been heard from.