Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-20
STATE NEWS.

Several Italians have been arrested
at Tacoma for illegal fishing under the
new law. 1t is proposed by interested
parties to push this law to its full ex-
tent against the Itslian fishermen OF
Puget Sound, who have heretofore
wantonly de stroyed fish in these
waters.
The Clarke County Commissioners
expect to obtaining $4,000 of State
school funds for use i'll the erection of
a county courthouse. In case of the
impossibility Of securing this school
money, other parties in Seattle are
making IA proposition to furnish
money, buying the bonds at par at 6
per cent. provided they be permitted
to build the courthouse themselves.
The trustee of the Washington
school for Defective Youth, located at
Vancouver, are about to invite propos-
ais for the competitor of the hui lding,
for which purpose the State legislature
appropriated $l4, 800. Proposals will
also be invited for plans and speciica-
tons for Il separate buildings to &C.
commodate the feeble-minded, for
which the legislature melted out $780,
600 and which is expected to be COM
plcted by January, 1892. For the
deaf mute building the State has ex.
pended about $4,000 altogether. A
magnificent building can be shown
for the outlay, designed to accommo-
date at least 100 pupils, heated by
steam throughout and supplied with
an electric light plant of 800 lights of
l6 candle-power. The institution has
working force of superintendent
professor Watson), three teachers, an
electrician, night Waterman and
four house servants. For running ex-
penses the Legislature has appropriate
ed 500 600 for two years, and an addi-
tional 81 600 for the feeble minded, to
be used after January, 1892, the build
ing for which will have capacity for
fifty inmates.
A Shelton dispatch says that last
Sunday Julius G. Paulsen, n well
known and highly-esteemed gentleman
holding claim about seven miles from
Union City, was discovered dead on
the floor of his cabin The inquest re-
vealed these facts:
Mr.. Paulsen, intending to prove up
on his claim at Shelton on Monday
morning, had started from his cabin
about noon of Sunday in company
with the two men who were to act in
his behalf as witnesses on the follow
ing day. When a short distance down
the trail ne remarked that he had for
gotten some papers and must return.
They proceeded to the beach and for
some time awaited his coming. After
the lapse of an hour or more they re-
turned TO his cabin in search of him
only to find him lying upon his face
on the floor of his cabin, apparently
dead, and his Winchester lying beside
him. A large hole was found in the
breast, completely destroying the right
nipple, and signs OF the powder having
burned the skin about the wound.
The body was taken to Union City in
charge of Justice Haines, who after
wards sent it to Seattle for embalming
preparatory to its being taken to San
Francisco. julius c. Paulsen was a
member of the firm of Huffman &
Paulsen of Seattle, general contractors,
who for some time operated a stone
quarry on the east shore of Lake Wash
ington. He went to Seattle from San
Francisco, where for number of years
he was the confidential man Of whole
sale firm, and later on was engaged in
the wholesale liquor business on his
own account. He was we'll thought Of
by all who had met him in this locality,
being accounted well-educated, jovial,
affable person, and is said to be well
connected in San Francisco. Sudden
dependency over money matters is
thought to be the cause of the suicide.
Circumstances pointed at first toward
brutal murder, but the testimony
was conclusive to prove self-murder.