Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-11-27

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nuohcr on Skaglt river, was loading
shells, preparatory for hunting eX-
petition. The primer on II loaded
she'll projected too much. In attempt
my to ST It more firmly the shell cx-
rlnl'l. the charge passing through his
hudy IT, lINcd hut few moments.
THIS o. the second accidental death in
the family within comparatively
short pcriud, another son having been
Killed hy the upsctting of II wagon on
the snmi-h river.
IA, wfy IN the case of Thomas
llu,hcV. charged with the murder of
George Martin. stood seven for acuuit-
tai and i've for conviction of murder
90 tine first degree. Verdict Of man
slaughter was agreed upon as COM
promise. lllnchcy was II bricklaycr
and Martin poll-tax collector. They
met iu saloon and the shooting was
cntlrrly "a provoked. IIinchey had
strange Authorizations and believed
cScn body lac met called him vile
names
II i- At last decided that the De Lion
drydnck will hc taken away from Port
Townsend Captain DE Lion will re-
fund all moneys paid him as bonus to
locate the drydock there. lie declines
Ia state where the drydock will he To-
Gated. aud SAWS that as the Port Town
s'ni people have not complied with
their par; 81 the contract both he and
the drN dock will leave. Some inter
r-tcl prtsuu- speak ofgctting ont re-
strainiug order to prevent the dock
from hcIng removed.
The ladies II George II. Thomas
Woman Relief Corps pf this city one
IT the moot efficient in the State, have
been intlcfatigahlc in their efforts To
raise money and materials To furnish
room at the soldier Home at Ort-
ing, aud are meeting with success
The room will probably he named
" The Olympia Room" The ncccs.
rary articles will hc sent TO Orting in
week or two. There are now five
cottages. beside the mnin building ut
orting and about twenty veterans, en-
ioying the inequalities Of the State.
Lightning struck tree near Cath
lamrt thc other dav. The tree. in
falling. struck the rear end Of wagon,
drmnlishing il. In the meantime. the
horses became frightened and ran
away. Wrackiug the harness and still
further damaging the wagon. The
tcamsicr barely escaped with his life.
A few days after small boy was run
ming from school with lunch bucket
Va hi. hand, when the lightning struck
limb. knocking the bucket out of
his hand aud miraculously missing the
hny Such escapes NJ these are not
numerous.
Tho State land commission is trying
to devise means Ia raisn money for fill
ing fees for granted lands. Five cruis-
ers are now IN the field, but their work
counts Tor nothing until filings are
made On such lands M the commission
srlrc'- from the reports of cruisers
The difficulty was supposed to have
been overcome when the State Auditor
aud Governor agreed TO secure IS 900
required for fees on personal notes.
he State Auditor now declines TO in
dnr.e the note unless mn extra session
h he'll. and the commission desire to
learn the Governors views on the mat.
ter
Liacoia Comfy Times: The State
supreme court severely rebukes Judge
Sachs Tor reading paper, eating can
dy and otherwise conducting himself
ia a very undiguificd and improper
manner while holding court in an i'm
purtant murder ease, in which his de-
cision- we're reversed. From all ac.
counts Judge Sachs il about rs fit to
hold the position Of Judge as the
most triiling third-rate politician, and
the quicker he il rclcgated TO private
life the better IL will he for the good
name of hi- constituency. II pure and
upright men are required anywhere in
public life Il il on the bench.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Putnam. Of Tacoma. denies that the
Law governing the sale Of oleomargar-
inc y not observed M closely in this |
state as IN oregon. This statement
was prompted by telegram sent out
from Portland, showing from statistics
taken from the office OF Internal Rev
cnuc Collector Weidlcr, of that city,
that the olcomargarine laws governing
the placarling Of the manufactured |
article wcr' not observed in this State. |
Deputy Putnam says these laws are
enforced more stringently than liquor
laws by ro'enue officers. !