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, 1892-04-01
The OkanOgan Mines.

J. F. Jordan Of Vancouver, who has re-
Gently returned from the Okanogan mines
reports lively times at the mines and pre-
diets a prosperous season. He says that
many Of the miners who had claims and
left the mines owing to the lack of trans
portation facilities are returning, and that
considerable machinery is going in this
spring. The railroad is completed to
Coolie City, and the wagon road from there
Black Bear, War Eagle, Triune, Jerrey,
Silent Friend, Spokane, MayAower, Alvi-
ma, Georgia, Adalia, and many other claims
are looking up this spring, and their
owners are Confident Of large returns as
soon as the mines can be properly worked.
There are about 100 claims in this district,
and considerable development work is un-
der WAY
, 1892-04-01
THE BARNABY GEMS
What Became Of the Ladys Costly
Diamonds.
valued at twenty Thousand Doll
lars = They Disappeared at the
Time of Her Death--Vain search

Valued at Twenty Thousand DoE-
lars = They Disappeared at the
Time Of Her Death--Vafl search
by awyers--Probabiy stolen.
PROVIDENCE, R. T., April / The lawyers
engaged in the contest over the murdered
Mrs. Barnaby's will are trying to find $780,
600 worth of diamonds and 81 900 worth Of
dresses of which it is supposed she was
possessed at the time Of hermurder When
Dir T. Thatcher Graves arrived home few
hours in advance of Mrs. Barnaby's body
he said that one Of the motives which
prompted him to leave for the West when
he5heard that his benefactress was i'll and
later that she was dead was that she had
in her possession when she left Monterey,
CAL, for Denver, about $4,000 worth Of dia-
monds, which he deemed it his duty as her
agent to look after
This statement was published, but on
the trial the doctor, when the prosecution.
she had many yaluables with her in Dem
yer, declared that he had no knowledge of
them, but had presumed she might have
diamonds. Since then various stories have
been ahoat as to the whereabouts Of the
jewels the doctor spoke of.
Last week Mrs. Hickey, an old house
keeper, was called upon by the law
yers mentioned and a request was made of
her that she deliver up the keys of her own
trunks, and that the party be allowed to
search her premises for the missing dia-
monds, as well as for Mrs. Barnaby' Is watch.
Mrs. Hickey declined to have her house
searched, and she AYERS that she never had
the property in her possession and does
notknow where it is, if it ever existed.
, 1892-04-01
New Cornorations.

U. S. Clothing company Of Everett; cap
ital, $4,000.
The East Wenatchee Land and Invest
ment company or East Wenatchee, Doug
las county; capital, 100000.
Dissolution and surrender of corporate
powers OF the Queen City Cracker company
Of Seattle.
Ebey Lodge No. 104 ]. o. g. T. Of Marys-
vile, Snohomish county.
The Ellensburgh Ice company of Ellens-
burgh; capital, $4,000.
The First Presbyterian church Of Ever
ett.
Browns Land and Engineering company
Of Everett; capital $11,000
The Everett Supply company Of Everett;
capital, $4,000.
Monte Cristo Development company of
Everett; capital, $50 900.
Everett Central Land Investment COM
pany Of Everett; capital, $4,000.
The Peninsula Land company of Ever
ett; capital, 100000.
The Wanniceet Lake Milling and Min
ing company Of Spokane; capital, 100000
The Mount Vernon Shingle company of
Mount Vernon, Skagit county; capital,
$4,000.
Arnold Novelty company of Tacoma;
capital S2500
, 1892-04-01

FRESH STATE NEWS.

Timber land swindlers are reported
numerous in Seattle.
A fire destroyed the building and entire
newspaper outfit Of the Chronicle, at Ed
monds, yesterday.
The Pierce county republican convention
will be held in Tacoma April 18th, and the
primaries April 9th.
Some Indians found the skeleton Of a
white man on the beach at Peterson's
Point on Monday But little flesh re-
NAMED on the bones and no clothing.
Another body was also founds on North
Beach, not far from the wreck of the ship
Ferndale supposed to be that Of a sailor.
The following persons in Washington
have been granted pensions; Original
Henry w. Barr, Robert Zee, George #
Hall, Charles II. Arnold, Eleazer B. Ma.
son, William Huston. AdditionaI-John.
Bromley, Robert H. Longstaff, Oren Bel
knap, Almon WoodWorth, George A.
Thompson. Restoration and Increase
Charles S. Sunbar. Increase-George b.
Nail.
The United States government coast sur
Yey steamer Macarthur was raised vester-
day and towed out to the buoy in
the harbor, where she will be cleaned and
reftted. There was considerable delay in
finding diver to 60 down, and when one
was found he could do nothing under the
water, and Lieutenant Ray, in his anxiety
to get the ship on top Of the water again.
went down himself. He closed the port
holes and air ports through which the
water had come. The city fire boat was
then run alongside, and on last evenings
high tide pumped the Macarthur out in
thirty minutes. The steamer rose and
righted herself, Everything on board was
IN terrible state, however, being soaked
with water and grimed with coal dust.
The Corwin and Albatross are not going
to Bering sea after all. Both are to follow
the seal herd to Cook inlet, making scien-
tifc observations all the way. After COM
pleting their observations in Cook inlet
they will return to Port Townsend, and
can be expected here about May l. Theil
present cruise is to do what the United
islands failed to do last summer, and that
was to study the habits of the fur seals of
the rookeries.
, 1892-04-01
Yictoria and Tobacco SmoIe.

Queen Victoria, Notwithstanding all that
has been said to the contrary, has very
strong dislike to tobacco smoke, and smok-
ing lie strictly forbidden IN all those parts
she frequents. Only the other day one of
her cabinet ministers received a letter from
her private secretary, General Sir Henry
Ponsonby, saying that her majesty begged
that in future ne would not send his dis
patches saturated with tobacco smoke. The
official in question turned the royal snub
onto a score Of his colleagues, for he wrote
to each in turn; saying that he had received
a letter from the queen commanding that
they should not smoke while writing their
disnatches.
, 1892-04-01
IA Tacoma MagazinA.

Spikes Illustrated Monthly Magazine Of
Tacoma is an institution Of the City Of
Destiny. It is doing good work for the
town in advertising it in much better
way than usual. Its illustrations are fine
and its article readable and possess literary
merit. The February number contains
portraits Of the late Col. Haines and other
officers of the national guard of Washing
ton and very interesting illustrated ar
ticle on ''The Nicaragua canal. It's feasi-
bility and importance by O. W. Hobart
, 1892-04-01
The Public Square Band Stand.

The city council did wise thing last
night in making an appropriation for the
erection of band stand on the public
square, and otherwise improving the
square. AS Olympia has now one of the
best bands on the Sound, tits no more than
proper that some place should be provided
by the city where the Saturday evening
concerts, which the band has been giving
could be held
, 1892-04-01
THE EDITORS "TRIP.
How the Newspaper BEem Will be
Entertained i'm San Eraneisco.
Special to the Tribune.

How the Newspaper ENem Will be
Entertained in San Francisco,
Special to the Tribune.
SAN Francisco, April 1.-The California
Press association and the Southern Cali
fornia editorial association have been meet
ing and discussing plans for entertaining
the delegates to the national editorial asso-
citation convention which is to meet in
May. No effort or expense is to be spared
TO make the visit of the editors from all
parts Of the country pleasant and instruct
i've. Among other interesting events the
visitors will be taken to Dutch Flat, where
a novelty will be prepared for them. A
creek will be salted with gold, and III the
presence of the editors, party Of old-time
miners, dressed i'll the garb of 40, Will,
with the primitive utensils used in those
days, wash the gold from the sand and put
1t through all the processes until it be-
comes a nugget Of refined gold, when it
Will be presented to the president of the as
sociation. The visiting editors will also be
treated to.a miners meal pf aaans, coffee,
bacon, slapjacks and brown bread. The
miners association will present each dele
gate with button Of gold with silver
bar. Every public body in the state will
give them printed matter descriptive of the
of the state Committees from
nearly every public society will meet the
three trains carrying the delegates at or be
yond the state line and escort. them to this
city,
, 1892-04-01
A HUMAN OSTRICH.
A Man Who Swallows Tacks and
Broken Glass.

Death of a Museum Freak That
Astonished she Curious, bus had
q Queer Appetite--Fhe Post-nao orr
tenn Examination.
sT. LOUIS, April Joseph Kennedy, the
{ Human Ostrich, " who died at the City
hospital a few evenings age. was one of the
most eccentric characters in this city.
Kennedy swallowed tacks, nails, screws
and other small hardwardware for the edi-
fication Of admiring audiences, and he
swallowed few pounds too much. A post
mortem examination was held and the re-
suits were remarkable.
HAD $4,000 OFFERED FOR HIS BODY.
Shortly before his death Kennedy stated
that the Bellevue Medical college of New
York had offered him $4,000 for his body.
believing that the post-mortem examine
tion would reveal some astonishing ab-
normal state of the stomach.
REMARKABLE CASE.
On the contrary the stomach, its walls
and lining we're found entirely normal, but
literally filled with the nails, screws, tacks
and broken glass which tI1a man had swaI-
lowed.
"A remarkable feature of their presence
was the fact that none of them were en-
eysted, and that there was n3t one instance
ol Perforatlon OF any part of the stomach
OF throat by the sharp points or edges of
these substances.
l5t1t beginning f4o1a the Sase OF the
tongue back to the aeoscphagus, and from
mere entirely down into the stomach, the
n tC rrI loco Icn
, 1892-04-01
TEEEGRAPHTC TALES.

The French man, of-war Champlaine ar
rived this morning in San Diego harbor.
In Washington, Charles D. Drake, late
claims, was found dead IN lis bed Ills L
morning
The steamer Keweenaw. Captain Jenk-
ms, which was towed into San Francisco
harbor Wednesday night with the loss Of
her rudder, will have heavy salvage claim
to meet. The amount is said to be not less
than $4,000.
The cabinet again considered the Bering
sea question and it is understood negotia-
tIons for the renewal of the modus yiYendi
is progressing fayorably.
, 1892-04-01
Notice to Olympia Ladies'.

Mrs. Alice Houghton and Mrs. S.
Slaughter will meet the ladies of Olympia
tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the parlors Of the
Olympia hotel to formulate plans for the
progress of the womans exhibit at the
worlds fair Columbian exposition
, 1892-04-01
New voTlr StocE vTar14ot

NEW YORK, April l. Noon-Fours cou-
pom, I; Pacific IS, 9; Atchison, 361S;
Central Pacific, 3oz; Burlington, 8794; Den
yer & Rio Grande, 1715 Northern Pacific,
%; preferred, 6195; Northwestern, 1917
New York Central, IA; Oregon NaYiggsa,
ton, 81; North American, 1414; Pacific
Mail, So; Rock Island, 85H ST. Paul &
Omaha, 46; Union Pacific 4414; Wells
Fargo Expess, AZ; Western Union, 871I.
, 1892-04-01
DEMON OF THE AIR.
A Fearful Cyclone in Kansas and
Nebraska.
Houses Blewn BEFORE the Hurri-
cane Like Feathers -The Town
of Nelson, In Nebraska, Badly
Wrecked-Two Mem Killed.

came Like FeatheFs-The Town
of Nelson, I'm Nebraska, BADLY
Wrecked-Two Mem Killed.
OMAHA, April LA special to the Bee
from Nelson says "A terrible cyclone
struck Nelson last evening. It came from
the southwest, and could be seen at least
ten minutes before it struck the town.
It was preceded by a terrific hail storm,
lasting several minutes, after which came
a storm which proved the worst and most
destructive that ever visited this section of
Nebraska. The storm struck the town
with terrible force at 8:15. Many rushed
to cellars and stores for safety. The dam
age has been estimated at 100000. The
First National bank was unroofed, the
opera house block unroofed and badly
damaged; the Union block unroofed and
the southwest end tore out; the Arlington
house unroofed, and new school house
costing $4,000 almost destroyed. The
Presbyterian church was badly wrecked
and a large number of residences com
pletely wrecked, nothing being left ex-
cept the cellars and foundations. Half of
A. IL
carried along in the track of the
storm nearly an eighth Of mile,
with the contents and Mrs. Pope and
two children. Fortunately, however, the
family escaped uninjured Mrs. Mary
Brayman, assistant principal of the Nelson
High school, was seriously hurt, having a
leg and several ribs broken. Mrs. John
Eaton was also seriously Injured. Most of
the buildings were insured only against
fire and the loss is almost total Nothing
has yet been learned as to the damage done
in the surrounding country.
LINCOLN, Neb., April I1.-Unconfrmed re-
ports have reached this city that a cyclone
struck the town of Nelson, wrecking it
badly. Edgar, in Clay county, is also said
to be damaged. The depot was blown
down and two men killed. The wires are
from that section. The storm evidently
travelled in a northerly direction
Specials from Wahoo and Norfolk tell Of
unusual storm severity there, a number Of
houses being blown down, but no serious
damage resulting. In this locality the
wind has blown a gale all the afternoon
and evening, followed by heavy rain.
KANSAS Cry, April IA severe wind
storm passed over portion Of Kansas
last evening and considerable damage was
done, although news is meager Tele-
graphic facilities are greatly impeded, and
this city was isolated from the East after
10 O'Clock. The prostration Of the wires
makes it impossible to obtain details Of the
cyclone.
KANSAS C1TY, April t-Only the most
meager information has been received re-
garding last nights cyclone in Kansas and
Nebraska, The telegraph wires are down
all over the stornl-sWept territory. No tele-
graphic news are obtaiAa5le from many
points.
, 1892-04-01
Lives Lost ON Burning steamer

CINCINNATI, April 1.-so far the only
person positively known to have lost her
life through the burning Of the steamer
Golden Rule last night is Nellie MaIoney.
The following persons are believed to be
dead: Frank I. Riley, second mate Mrs.
O,Leary, cook; Buck Warner and Billy
Madison, stevedores. From six to fifteen
roustabouts are supposed to have perished
capped says there were nine there when he
left. The probabilities are that the total
number who perished were seven or eight.
, 1892-04-01
E1ratries on Eire.

McCooK, Neb., April Ia heavy gale
unroofed many small buildings yesterday.
A prairie fire south Of here burned several
thousand acres, but stopped on reaching
Republican river. 1t is rumored that sew
eral farm houses and some stock were de-
stroyedi but nothing authentic has been
received
JUIEsBURG, Colo, April IA prairie fire
started here last evening from the sparks
Of Union Pacific engine, which will pro
baby prove disasterous to farmers. The
wind was blowing fercely, and the fire is
running east.
, 1892-04-01
nenfea tlne Report.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The telegram to
the department. Of state from the minister
of Venezuela contradicts the report of the
battle fought between the revolutionary
and government forces near Caracas, or
anywhere else in Venezuela. Both parties,
however, are preparing for hostilities.
, 1892-04-01
A DOmble Murder.

MONROE, La, April IA double murder
occurred this morning at Moorehouse
parish, when man by the name Of Nor
worthy accnsed James Baker, colored, of
stealing geese. A quarrel ensued, both
opening fire at once. Both dropped dead.
Attorney General of Georgia Dead.
ATLANTA, Ca, April George M. Les
ter, attorney general of Georgia, is dead.
He was a member Of the Confederate con-
gresS.
, 1892-04-01
AZ Their own RISK.

OTTAWA, April 1.-The text Of the dis
patch sent by the British government to
warn the seal fishers Of the pending negoti-
alton has been made public. It notifies
them that if they proceed to the sealing
grounds they do so at their own risk, as al
ready Indicated
, 1892-04-01
Absent. Minded.

The soleil du Dimache, Paris, has dis
covered tor imagined9 the champion alb
sent-minded man. He dropped in at the
morgue one night with something more
than heavy jag on, and said to the officer
in charge: ''TYe not been home for the
last three days, and I've come to see if j
happened to be here
, 1892-04-01
A Fine Onera Comnanx.

The New York Opera company will be at
the Olympia theater about the 7th or 9th Of
May It is one Of the finest companies on
the road and will doubtless be appreciated
by the music loving people Of Olympia.
Wherever the company has appeared it has
met with crowded houses.
, 1892-04-01
chicago Produce Market.

UHICAao, APFlII I.-UI0se-W Wheat--Firm
cash, 1870; May, 795Sc.
Corn-Firm; cash, 1910; May, 4o26c.
Oats-Firm; cash, 28Ac; May, 28I5c.
Pork Firm; cash, $10.371z; May, 5000.
Short ribs-Firm; cash, S5,671%; May
S5.721a.
Barley-56c.
, 1892-04-01
Death of Jmstfce Dral,e.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-Justice Drake,
eighty-one years old, died today. His
death was wholly unexpected as he seemed
in unusual good health He had an at
tack Of grippe,
, 1892-04-01
Water in Kentucky.

Life: "Watah is a good thing, . remarked
Colonel BIudd, of Kentucky. eWall, may
be SO, replied conservative Major Bowie.
1t is truly, sab" continued the colonel,
Grain makes Gavin, sab, an Gavin makes
Whiskyn II
, 1892-04-01
I, @. O. r.,

A special meeting for the purpose Of con
fsrring degrees will be held this (Friday)
evening, beginning at o'clock pm. All
Odd Fellows in good standing are cor
daily invited to attend.
WI FOSTER, N. Ct.
1t G. N. MOORE, Secy.
, 1892-04-01
a &c Hamged.

FAlRBuRN, Ga, April 1--Walter Cook, a
negro, was hanged in the presence Of 10, 900
people this morning for the murder of
Kiazer, we'll known planter,
, 1892-04-01

The bill Of the Gamewell Fire Alarm and
Telegraph company for the balance due by
the city for the fire alarm system, S1663.O7,
being the opinion of the council that The
city could not hold portion Of the amount
at the instance Of the Olympia Light &
Power company, unless the latter should
begin suit for its claim and garnishee the
, 1892-04-01
CONFUSION WHIST.

Mrs. g. D. Garfield gave confusion
whist party at her home on Fifteenth
street, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Vocal
and instrumental music and refreshments
time, Those present were Mrs. A i'll.
Adams, Mrs. A. e. Laberee, Mrs. M. A.
Root, Mrs. Q. J.. Lord, Mrs. j. r. Mitchell,
Mrs. NJ. J. Gordon and Mrs. @. D. Garfield.
, 1892-04-01

SAN Francisco, April 1.-W Wheat, buyer,
season, $l.5324; barley, 9739c.
, 1892-04-01
THE CITY COUNCIL.
An Understanding About Sayages
Railway Franchise.

An Ordinance for the Protection of
NEerchants--A New Plum street
Brtdge..NumerOus BilIs Ordered
Paid--Other Business.
In order to bring the negotiations be-
tween the two railway companies to q final
termination, the city council last night
passed the following resolution
Resolved, that the city of Olympia here
by valves all CLAIMS to forfeit the rights
and privileges conferred by ordinance No.
302, approved March 28, 1888, on account Of
any failure to comply with the provisions
o. said ordinance on the part of the grant
ees Of said ordinance prior to the passage
of this resolution, on all streets east of
Chestnut and north of Fourth street"
Merchants have entered vigorous COM
plants lately against house to house ped
dlers, whom, it is claimed, are making
damaging inroads on the merchants trade.
This applies more particularly to the celes-
tials, who peddle vegetables, thereby affect
ing the business provision dealers. In view
of this, the committee on licenses asked
that an ordinance be passed requiring all
persons soliciting orders from house to
house for merchandise to procure license,
and recommending that such an ordinance
be passed, so drafted as to protect the busi-
ness men of the city in every conceivable
way, and City Attorney Linn was directed
to prepare such an ordinance.
The city clerk was directed to advertise
for bids for the construction of new
bridge on Plum street, the work to be COM
pleted within thirty days after the execu-
ton of the contract
Ordinances were passed establishing the
grade of Decatur avenue from West Fourth
street to Madison avenue.
Warrants for the following claims were
, 1892-04-01
APRIL FOOL MHIsr

Mrs. a r. Laberee gave a progressive
April fool whist at her residence on Water
street, at O'Clock this afternoon. Besides
the usual enjoyment of the noted game,
the guests INDUCED in the pleasing diver
sion OF playing, April fool games on each
other. Suitable prizes were received.
Those present were Mrs. NJ. A. Root,
Mrs. a. ii. Adams, Mrs. j. R. Mitchell,
Mrs M. J. Gordon, Mrs. O. d. Garfield ana
Mrs. A. T. Laberee.
, 1892-04-01
EDNA HAwLEy's SURPRISE.

The schoolmates and friends of Miss
Edna Hawley gave her farewell surprise
last evening, at which a most delightful
evening was spent. Those who participated
in the event consisted of Misses Mile
West, Rosa Brown, Anna Mitchell, Eleanor
Claudia Springer and Masters Guy Robert
son, Jesse Barton, Bryan Allen, Bert Bige-
low, James Mitchell and John Rea. Miss
HaWley will leave for Portland on Sunday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-05

IL the senate. On Ilr 18th. Mr.. AID
rich'S key note" speech on The rcpub-
lican side Of the tariff question was am
swer.-d BY rc~ounding key note on
the other side from Mr.. Carlisle. SEN
ator~ Proctor. sherman and Allison
afterwards took part in the debate.
which lasted during the entire session.
In the house the usual monoto-
nous proceedings were cnlivenei by a
personal explanation hy Mr.. Wheeler.
who charged that Mr.. Watson sdcrn-.
Ga had mi~statcd facts regarding him
tWheelerl. and had also published
IN recent third party campaign
book. which he tWatsoni had ISSUED.
matters rejecting upon the dignity ~
the house and the conduct IF II, mem
hers. Mr.. Watson reto-ted that all
that Ne had publishcd was true and
that he courted an investigation a
committee for that purpose was ap-
pointed
Dr. cccrEE- ~ Arlesburr. Mass. has
made an analysis ~ water taken from
the well Al the Cable house. Salisbury
bach H. found that the water CON
saincd Lar ~ percentage ~ chloride of
ammonia. ri.rateS and other organic
natter This seems - explain the
cause " the wholesale poisoning at the
Cable house.
TiIK business failures occurring
throughout the country during the
seven days ended on the Goth number.
for the United states. III and for Can
adj. -. NJ total ~ lss. as com pared
with IL. for the previous week and afs
for the corresponding week Of last
year.
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER VAIN
WRIGHT. ~ the Grand Trunk railway.
says 10 thinks that the rrtaliatsry pol
lev proposed by the United States. IL
carried into operation. will injurc the
western and New England states more
than il will Canada
/ Ex-t;ov. cHARfK~ n. HARDIN. Of Mis-
~pnri. died az his home IN Mexico. Au-
driar county. On the nth shortly be-
fore he died hr took the hand ~ his
wife and clasped X ID last goDl-by.
being unable 70 articuatc.
TAirvS HALL. the noted desperate
who's >entencr ~ death was post
poncd hy appeal - the supreme court.
Twas again sentenced. ON the ..yth. Il
hang September =. az Wise countr
courthouse. va.
AsHAnsK IF theft preferred al Balti-
more. Md. against DR. ALBERT George.
an attache ~ the Swiss legation AZ
Washington. may lead 10 international
complications.
NEARLY ss.oco.ooc ~ gold was shipped
70 Europe on the 3oth