Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-05-27

DO. -u'ntitc 81 tn company eX-
II f..l twenty. seven excellent >pcCI-
m,n-n. pottery. china and stonewarc
m'.. rom clay found III and around
E.n'"n The company considers Rem
h.u tine location for the works on
,,..uu' oi the abundance Of fine clay
ui coal near there, and because it
IN. tr-tclass shipping facilities.
Counting on the expiration OF the
SCOTT law. a party of eighteen China
w,u lc't Victoria in a small boat on
Np1l -. bound for Astoria. An acci-
d,ut happening to the boat oil the
.'l-t two Of the Cinnamon became so
mu.h frightened that they gave
h-h,rmtu SlON To- land them, which
%. dl putting them ashore at the
u.uth ui Qurcts river Their landing
va reported to Deputy Collector Boil
,um los the Indian agent at the luin-
hl,t reservation, and the two MOngo-
Ian rhca'ants were trapped and
hr.Ieht To Aberdeen. They were sent
to Tacoma, where they will be fur
u.-hod with free transportation back
g. thar country.
l-aac Burns, aged about 80 wears, IL
carpenter and laborcr 10y occupation,
committed suicide at 6 80 o'clock this
morning at ChimaCum, a small settle
u,ut uiur miles south Of Port Town
.,ul Deceased exploded three sticks
OBJ. raut powder under his pillow while
900 hrd The explosion mutilated
nurn- head and body in Il frightful
manner, throwing the remains a dis
uucr ol fifteen feet across the room.
lh" hcd was torn into splinters and
sf,tcds A large hole, about four feet
square, was made in the floor, and the
rput disappeared. Large clots of blood
and brains were spattered over the
wreck Burns had been resident OF
Jefferson county for fifteen years, and
Was IN destitute circumstances.
Captain A.. l.. Chittiden, formerly
of II X VI. navy, but now employed
hy the British museum for the purpose
Of studying the character, habits, etc
81 the North American Indian, is al
seattle en- route for Alaska by the
steamer which sails June II. Captain
Chitudcn has been for many years
studying the geological formation OF
the glaciers of Alaska, and during III.
sol,ur IN that country has been the
hero ui many exciting adventures
Mr. Chlttldcn il a standard authority
uu matters pertaining to natural his
tory. and his works on the formation
and characteristics OF glacial forma
ilon will hc found in the libraries Of
students both in this country ant
Europe. The captain will spend the
coming summer in and about tho
Queen Charlotte islands, returning tC
England in December.
There's white horse that bother,
all Of rs, sir" said n Northern Paciti,
engineer to J. +. Parker, superinten
drut ol the foundcries. 1--WE are
apt to see him anywhere on thi:
division and he looks so life-like that
the first impression one receives i,
that the pilot will shortly pillow
through his remains. He manages
, however, to keep a respectful distance
ahead Of the engine. He just keeps
night on when the engine passes sta
tons. hut ii seems one must be on the
engine to see him. | do not know
that he does any harm, but he cause,
us Ia feel very uncomfortable and the
supcrstitious frankly avow that the
, equine apparition is the precursor o
an accident. Nearly every engineer
un the road has seen him and can
testify that he is rapid traveller, a:
many efforts have been made to run
him down"
Tom Roberts, who was appointed
land cruiser by Governor Ferry last
September, has been removed, and n
u Rumble, Of Spokane, appointed III
his stead. Mr.. Roberts was appointed
a. select lands granted the State under
the enabling act, and since he COM
mcnced the discharge of his duties ha,
selected about 10000 acres. The
reason assigned for his removal is that
he affixed an excessive value on the
, lands selected. Land Commissions
Forrest. while he says the value fixet
NAV not Ice fraudulent, has invited
Mr. Roberts to show that it is not ex
cr-sive. Mr.. Rumble has not received
his commission from the Governor a.
yet hut has been informed of his ap.
pnintment The position is very
Tat one. rs the agents appointed by
the Land Commission receive 10 cent:
per acre for all timber lands and 9,
cents per acre for viewing and apprais
ing prairie lands.
, Captain J. II. Swift, an old settle
on WILDLY island, died at his residence
at Coupcville, on Monday, the ODD
, inst. Captain Swift was very sue
, cossiul whaling captain and mad,
some OF the most profitable voyages il
j the Arctic ocean on record in the shiI
1 Bfutus, 81 Warren, X. ! in 1850, ant
/ IN the bark Anadir, Of New Bedford
/ IN 1853 Captain Swift retired from
, ocean life about 1858, and shortl,
altcrward came TO Puget Sound, wher
4 he located on his fine farm on Penn
Cove Captain Swift was one of tn
. first pilot commissioners for Puge
Sound from 1861 to 1881, at whicl
A time the old law was repealed. CAP
4 tain swift has for several years beef
#, suffering from paralysis, and ut las
. has -uccumbed to the disease. HI
I. was when in his prime, the beau idea
ui the oldtime navigator and explorer
man Of fine presence, fearless an,
undaunted In the cause Of right.
The body OF an unknown man wa
found in the ColumbiaJiver. seven O
= eight miles below Kettle Falls, May
II was that Of stranger who cam
from the north in n small rowboa
- destined for Portland via the Columbi
y river in his frail craft. He wante
Joseph NJ Campbell to help him owe
/. the Kettle falls with his boat, but re
u alising the dangerous Grand rapid
that the man had to pass over, NJ
Campbell refused to assist and ir
I, formed him that il was sure deatl
and tried to discourage the decease
from attempting the hazardous jou
+, ney. hut apparently to no avail. ii
got over the falls some way and me
u his death. He is described rs being {
! medium build, weighing about Is
Il pounds and % or 30 years old; sand
Il complexion, with no beard; badl
ireckled. When found he had on
y. black irock coat. a heavy black yes
I. two pairs OF pants exactly alike (dar
with hlue strinpsl shoes and n hin