, 1892-10-19
AROUND THE STATE.


Two thousand voters are registered il
Seattle.
Ex-COuncilman Charles Uhlman, VIII,
was divorced a few weeks since, is said t,
have married Miss Wells at Victoria.
John P. Zimmerman, aged q, a wood
chopper, for several years employed by w
II. White, of Tacoma, was jailed tonigh
for forging wood orders.
Captain James Healy, the Alaska pilot
of Victoria, B. c., was knocked down anC
robbed of a gold watch and chain at
O'Clock yesterday morning, on Commercial
street, between Washington and jackson
streets, in Seattle.
Mike Raschka, boy, was fatally injured
at the Commercial street crossing OF the
Northern Pacific railroad, at Seattle, yes
terday afternoon, being run over by switch
engine No. 9. He was taken to the hos
pital, where he died.
George Peachy, an engineer employed by
the Great Northern railroad, was badly In
jured at the Great Northern depot in Seat
tie yesterday afternoon by a portion of a
load of ties falling on him. He had a leg
dislOcated and an arm broken, and was
taken to Providence hospital.
The following notice has been issued by
the Northern Pactc officials, taking effect
at once and continuing until December 1:
All cars, regardless of length, may be load
ed 1000 pounds above their marked capac-
ity before penalty charge for excess loading
will be applied. Excess weight above
1000 pounds over marked capacity Of car
will be subject to usual excess penalty
charge.
The Sultan City Jonrnal of October 18th
says: The timbers and iron for the per
manent railroad bridge over the Sultan
river at this place are being laid down. p.
r. COnley, the superintendent Of construc-
ton, says that few days will suffice to
complete the bridge, as the timbers.are all
framed and ready to be put together
The grade of the Everett & Monte Cristo
railroad is practically completed as far as
Silverton, twelve miles from Monte CristO.
Earl q Donahue have got hole through
the S00-foot tunnel. and the others are
nearly finished. Neither of the ships
bringing rails have been heard from since
the Coburn was spoken in the Pacific
ocean.
dead man was found in his room in
Mrs. Jennie McClarty's residence at Day
ton. The dead man was found sitting up
in a chair in his underclothes, grasping an
eight-inch revolver in his right hand. He
shot himselfin the mouth, the ball coming
out of the right ear.
The steamer Willamette went to Quarter
master harbOr yesterday to be placed in the
he Lion dry dock Tor survey ana tempo
rary repairs. She kept on about 800 tons oi
coal, the balance having been discharged
on scows and portion onto the steamer
Umatilla.
The Great Northern tracklayers were ex
pected to arrive at Wenatchee yesterday,
and the occasion was to be celebrated by
the driving of Silver spike by one of the
old settlers. Track was three miles away
on Saturday. and was being laid at the rate
of a mile day, progress being slow because
material had to be transferred across the
Columbia river.
Tug Rip Van Wrinkle was burned al
Kingston at 3 O'Clock yesterday morning
and il was by mere chance that Chief En-
gineer Frank Mails and the cooks boy, who
were asleep on the boat, we're awakened in
time to avoid being burned. The boat was
wholly destroyed.
The steamer Bailey Gatzert, which start
ed around for the Columbia river about
month ago, returned to Seattle yesterday
having lain in Neah bay all the time wait
ing for an opportunity to start around
But the weather was too threatening, anC
Captain Gilmore brought her back.