Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-03

"ASA Ai"oiiAtiSS dHiOuH vluR 10
$lIO,OOO, and only about half of that
amount to pay it.
About 800 bales of hops changed
ownership within the past few days at
Puyallup, the ruling price obtained
oeing from . to 81 cents pound.
Arrangements have been perfected
by which one of the heaviest bank
ing firms in Western Washington
Will start in business at Montesano in
January.
The families of C. C. Hodges and
Jarrett Poe, the two men supposed to
nave been drowned in the bay at Ia
coma, while duck hunting on Christ
mas day, have given up hopes of their
safe recovery.
A negro named Maxey McEvans
shot an old white man named James
Henderson at Ellensburgh on the 25th
ult., causing his death. This is the
seventh murder by negroes within a
year at Ellensburgh.
The people of Stanwood and Flor
ence, it is reported, are trying to Sc
cure division of Snohomish county.
Hon. A. III. Eddy, it is claimed, will
make a strong fight should the meas
ure be attempted in the Legislature.
Rev. Father Buchard, a we'll known
Jesuit priest, died in San Francisco,
ON the 9th ult. He has been q resi-
dent of this coast the past % years
and his services have extended over
California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana.
JOS. b. Lister, an attorney and ex-
editor, well known throughout eastern
Washington, more recently located at
Rockford, was sentenced to two years
in the Walla Walla prison for appro-
priating $3.50 entrusted to him by a
farmer to pay for some railroad land.
The tug Discovery lately found the
remains of the steamship Idaho float
lug down the straits, and after ex-
animation found that she was worth
less, and allowed the steamer to drift
to sea. The wreck will probably be
exceedingly dangerous to navigation.
The City of Kingston, which used
to ply up and down the Hudson
river, and which was sold some time
ago to the Northern Pacific for the
Sound trade. is proceeding safely hut
slowly to her new home by way of
Cape Horn. She has just been heard
of at Barbados.
At Conference Committee of the
Boards of Trade OF Montesano, Cos
mopolis, Aberdeen and Hoquiam, held
at Aberdeen last week, steps were taken
to memorabilia Congress for an ap-
preparation for the improvement Of
Gray's Harbor and adjacent rivers.
Five hundred thousand dollars are
wanted.
H. Wright & Co., of Portland, ap-
pear to be the losers OF $500 paid to
one Henderson by the authorities of
Port Townsend for chemical fire en-
gine. Henderson, as agent OF Wright
& Co., received the money and signed
the firms name sometime since. 1t
has since been learned that he has de-
camped.
Mrs. lone Skeels, Broncho Liz"
has been acquitted by jury at Spo-
kane Falls, of the murder of her hus-
band Chas. w. Skeels. on March 1st.
Skeels obtained a divorce from his first
wife in order to marry this woman,
and having tired of her, formed liza
son with frankie Howard, a variety
actress, for which he was shot by Mrs.
Skeels.
Maj. J. ]. H. VanBokkelen, one of
the pioneers the State, died Mt Port
Townsend, on the oath ult, at the age
of 73 years. He was native OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, and came to Cali
fornia in 1S4S. The mining excite
ment of 1851 carried him northward,
and he finally settled at Port Town
send, where he has ever since resided,
filling many public position. He
leaves son and two daughters.
Mr.. E. N. Fuller, historian of the
Washington Press Association, re-
quests the editors or publishers of
every newspaper or magazine publica-
ton in the State, daily, weekly, or
monthly, to send him personally one
copy OF their various New Year edi.
tions, which he desires to have bound
in volume for preservation by the
society. He also desires a copy of
each Fourth of July edition of every
paper published in the State for the
same purpose. Other papers please
copy.
Colfax Commoner: At the wheat
freight rate proposed by Turner's bill
in the House of Representatives, the
cost of transporting grain from the
Palouse country to the Coast would
be from 81 to $5 a ton. 1t is now
from Sc to IS per ton. The rate pro-
posed would make a saving to the
farmers of this country OF from 6 to 9
cents per bushel. The greatest dis.
tance from this country to tide water
is not over five hundred miles. At a
rate of one cent per ton per mile the
cost OF transporting grain would be
S..
In the Superior Court of King coun-
ty, I. r. Tobin has brought an action
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company for $6,43S.25 damages. His
wife, it is alleged, sailed from San
Francisco for Seattle to join him and
a friend telegraphed him as follows
Sally sailed Saturday morning" The
message, when delivered, read: Sallie
died Saturday morning, June 90"
This caused the plaintiff great an
guish, and he lost money on contracts
which he was obliged to throw up in
preparing for the funeral of his wife
which he thinks the amount asked for
will about cover.
Marcel Bernier died rather suddenly
at his home on Newaukum prairie
on the 10th ult., aged SO years. Mr
Bernier enjoyed the distinction of be
ing the first white child born in Wash
ingtOn, then Oregon Territory, hi: