The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-24
NORTHWEST NEWS.
Hopics Of General Interest In tho -Four
New States and Elsewhere.

New States and Elsewhere. :
A militia company has been started at {
HALEY, Idaho. (
The commissioners of Washington :
county Idaho.b have ordered the erection
Of a SICK O court house at Weiser.
contract has been signed for the COM
pletiop of the Idaho mining and irrigat.
inc canal by July 1, 1891. The ditch Will
irrieate $4,000 acres of land near Boise
City. IL
The Columbia river fishermen warn all
men of that business to steer clear OF the
Columbia river, MS there Is trouble DC
tween the cannery owners and the Fisher
mems Protective union.
Burglars have been busy in Pocateiio
lately, three stores being raided IN one
night last week. Several arrests have
been made and the officials are determ-
med to break up the gang.
Young Piute Indian committed sui
eide at winnemucca, Nevada, a few days
ago. He tied a cord to the trigger OF o
rifle, put the muzzle to his breast ana
pulled the cord with his foot.
George Stearns, a pipeman in the hre
department at Seattle, is q son Of Marcus
G.. Stearns, the wealthy Chicagoan VINO
committed suicide in a tit OF
and falls heir to 100000 by MS ia'hers
death. 49,.
The s,ockmen of the Milk river district
have organized a local stockgrowers
association. The district includes the
country surrounding the Bear Paw noun
tains. Roundup starts from Coal Banks
Nav 10 " it'll Thomas Conant captain.
The republicans of Oregon have nomi.
mated d., p. Thompson. a Portland
banker. for governor, and renominated
Binger Herman, the present representa-
tive i'm congress. A set OF RESOLUTIONS
were passed, one of which endorses the
Mckinley tariff bill.
At Port Townsend three Sailors, who
had shipped aboard the bark Guy L. Goss
for Boston, jumped overheard in prefe-
renee TO going to sea. Two were rescued
and one was not found 1t Is supposed
he was drowned. Another sailor deiioer-
ately cut a finger of his left hand SO ne
could get into the hospital and escape
GOING 10 sea. The vessel has gone to sea
with seamen brought up from San Fran
| cisco on the steamship Alki.
General Gibbons of Vancouver proposes
IN send a government exploring expedi-
ton into the Olympic mountains this sum
mer. The party will start from the source
of the Ouilcene river and endeavor to GO
around the mountains instead OF crossing
the divide as the exploring party did from
Port Angeles last January. He thinks that
Inv following up the Quilcene river, there
by penetrating the valleys OF the Olympic
mountains would be the best route. zap
tain r.. w. DeLion has already raised
$4,000 and proposes to send out four assist
ants from Seattle.
f.. Unl,.
j. J. Jacobs appeared before Judge
Sanders at Helena Tuesday OH the charges
OF selling lottery tickets and advertising
the same. A demurrer was entered on
technicality. hut il was overruled, tn
claim being that no public offense hat
been committed. The lottery laws seen
10 he very peculiar and Inconsistent, ant
on this ground Mr.. Jacobs proposes L
foht the cases now against him. He wa
given a license to sell tickets FOR lotterie
ont of the state, but no to one conduct
In the state. He waived examination an
was bound over to the district couI
under $3.50 bonds.
frankie Harland, who shot herself in
fiji of dependency, is reported IN q Ia
way TO recover from hertrash act. Ioun
4 Morey, i'm whose apartments tne zee
n happened. is in the employ OF Oscar Hal
son. and from the best informs
Il lion ODtalfthDlc lS ~ tAohS
than SHINING. Frank conceived a stranf
infatuation for the young man, n at Il
time Of the shooting was i'm his apar
~ ments against his will. His insisting tn
ne did not and could not r~eciprocate h
affection is what caused the girl to tai
the rash step OF an attempt at self-l
struction.
The Spokesman says: The coat OF
Il wildcat was brought to Spokane la
week by John Strobach, who lives In I
foothills northeast of the city. Mr.. Sta
bach has been attempting to secure
chicken and pig thief for the past wee
NIGHTLY raids were made on the chick
roost or pig pen, until the loss becaI
aperavating. Mr.. Strobach was OH wat
when a disturbance arose in the pig pa
When he investigated the wildcat "
making off with a young shoat. The
attempted to escape when II saw Mr.. -
bach. but the latter killed II after hri
Ave shots. The carcass of the amin
weighed Al pounds. The skin is of a q
color.
Prof. ID, C.. Eaton Of Yale college
scr;hes in the Botanical Gazette a n
rlant found i'm Montana by Mr.. Robert
Williams OF Great Falls. Professor Ea'
l. says that sMr. Williams found this pl
~ in the Belt mountains In 1852, Highw'
z mountains in 1883, and Lower Belt IN II
AS Mr.. Williams appears to have been
earliest collector of the plant, he kin
writes that he can see no possible OBJ
ton to the name here proposed. Mr.. '
IA I;ams resides at Great Falls. Monta
and has devoted much time to the st
of the fora of the neighboring region,
IL is with great pleasure that ! find an
portunity Of naming n Montana plan,