Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-07-08

Vi II. .. cleveland, oil Centralia, was
kicked by a horse June IS, and badly
injured. He and another boy were
playing around the horse and struck
him with switch, when the animal
kicked at them, striking Grover Cleve.
land on the check and cutting a cash
seven inches long and breaking several
of the bones.
The 10-year~old son of Steward
Slaughter, of the steamer Evangel,
died in great agony at Port Townsend.
1t was thought that his death was
caused by being lit IN the stomach by
stone while out playing, but upon
post mortem examination the fact
that was developed that death occurred
from inflammation of the intestines
caused by swallowing a pin.
Dick Curry, a drunken logger, bru-
tally attacked a Chinese cook at a
hotel in Cathlamet on June l9. The
cook thereupon seized butcher-knife
and slashed Curry. The first blow
cut cash from the edge of the hair
down to the nose, disfguring the fel-
low for life, and the second severed the
large artery of the back of the hand.
The hand is forever useless, and will
never hit another Chlnaman.
Chehalis is rapidly recovering from
the effects of the fire of May %. The
contract has been let for two-story
brick by the improvement Company,
to cost about $1,000. C. w. Maynard
will put up brick store building this
summer, to cost about half that
amount. Brunswig & Co. have pur-
chased a site for a twO-story brick,
and arrangements are being made for
several buildings in the burnt portion.
Before sailing to Behring Sea, the
last time, the United States steamer
Albatross coaled at Seattle, but the
coal was found too soft, and came very
near causing a serious accident, says
the Port Townsend Leader. SCOT
formed gradually increasing coating
in the fiues OF boilers. which resulted
in an explosion, and but for the untir-
ing efforts of the crew the Albatross
would have burned to the waters
edge.
A grand squirrel hunt in the vicinity
OF Tekos was held last week. Eleven
persons took part in the sport and
nearly 800 tails were brought in.
Those who showed up over 100 tails
were Mike Rudolp, 124; Grant Allen.
lis; ]. G. Conger, 116. Mr.. Dudolph
received the first prize, $l2, and Mr..
Allen second, $S. 1t is thought that
over 1,2OO squirrels were killed. The
boys are not satisfied with the result
and propose to try it over at an early
date.
John w. Mayo, the miner of New
castle who was convicted several days
ago OF criminally assaulting little g.
year-old Maggie Doyle, was sentenced
Saturday, by Judge Humes to II years
at hard labor in the penitentiary.
When Mayo was asked by the court if
there was any reason why judgment
should not be passed upon him he
asked for mercy, saying that be had a
wife and two children in the East to
provide for.
Quinn Greer, 80 years Of age, lately
from Nebraska, was squeezed to death
in sewer trench at Whatcom. He
was standing up when wedge of vol.
canic rock 20 feet in diameter slid out
OF the wall and caught him in the
stomach. He screamed, gasped and
died before his comrades eyes. II
took an hour to cut the stone away.
He was daily expecting his wife and
three children from the East. 1t il
generally conceded that the city will
be liable for damages.
James Bolton, aged about 70 years
while hunting deer at Fisherman's
Bay, Lopez Island, was mistaken for q
deer by Arthur Davis from the oppo'
site side of fern patch, who shot him
through the left shoulder, the bsll
passing through the lung. Three
years ago this month the victim
figured in similar occurrence, he
having mistaken Misses Martha and
Eta Blake for deer and shot them, in.
fiicting painful but not serious wounds
from which they soon recovered.
Susan B. Smith has filed q suit for q
divorce against T. ]. Smith, the we'll.
known hardware man, of Whatcom
on the grounds Of habitual drunken.
ness. They were married in Nevada in
1882, and are the parents of four
children. The complaint alleges that
the community property aggregates
over 1000, encountered by mortgage
to the amount of 5000. She prays
for an equitable division of the prop.
erty and $25 per month alimony and
for the custody of their minor son
Jerome.
Considerable excitement was oc-
casioned at Pullman one evening last
week by an anti-Chinese demonstra.
ton. A committee waited upon the
heathens and gave them a few hours
to quit the town. They have not yet
departed, and probably will not, as the
agitation seems to have died out, not
having the sanction and support Of
the representative citizens. The
trouble was caused by Chinaman
firing a pistol into a crowd of boys
from II to Is years of age, who were
stoning the Chinese houses.
The protection of stock by breaking
up gangs of thieves is getting Ia
be contagious throughout Whitman
county. Local protective associations