Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-22

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went up to Alaska seven years ago and
was for long time proprietor of the
Juneau Mining Record. This is his
first trip down from there for five
years.
The Castle Rock Manufacturing
Company expects to start up its new
10-block shingle mill next Monday
morning. 1t is furnished throughout
with the latest improved machinery,
has a capacity of 100000 shingles per
day and will furnish employment to
upward of 80 men.
In the State of Washington there is
no end of fishing. The waters of the
State, both fresh and salt, are alive
with fnny tribes. There are no less
than 235 varieties OF fish in the waters
of Washington, and that number is
now shown in the Worlds Fair ex-
hibit Of the State.
Miss Hattie Hastings, the young
lady of Port Angeles who was recently
arrested while smuggling nine cans OF
opium over from Victoria, is at work
in the hop fields near Puyallup. trying
to earn enough money to pay her fine
in the event of conviction in the
federal court at Seattle.
Henry Roberts, owning a l0-acre
hOp-yard at Tampico, went to North
Yakima to swear out warrants for 90
or 80 men who with Winchesters,
clubs and force, drove crew Of 16
Chinese pickers out OF his yard. He
is unable to secure other pickers and
fears that he Will lose his crop.
The New Whatcom Repede reports
that between Chuckanut and Eliza
island right whale was sighted which
must have been 60 feet in length. He
was headed for Bellingham bay, and
spouting water Is feet in the air.
Black fish are not uncommon, but the
sperm whale is seldom seen in these
waters.
Tracklaying has been again resumed
on the Spokane Falls & Northern.
The contractors expect to complete
the road to Nelson in six weeks. 1t
is said there isn't an idle man in that
part OF the country who wants work
but can get it. They need men on
the Spokane Falls & Northern in
every camp.
Samuel Jacobs, one of the oldest
pioneers of Washington and also a
forty-niner Of California, died lately on
his farm 10 miles northwest of Colfax,
aged 70 years. He lived at Olympia
many years; served in the Nez Perez
Indian war; was a member OF the
Territorial Legislature two terms and
a candidate for delegate to Congress.
A freight train from Gray's Harbor
collided with large fir tree which had
been blown across the track three
miles from Gate City. The locomotive
was considerably damaged, and one
car loaded with hay was thrown from
the track and tipped over. No one
was injured, and the track was cleared
inside of six hours by wreck train
sent from Tacoma.
Salmon have been running up the
rivers and streams in the vicinity OF
Port Angeles in enormous numbers
during the last few weeks. In one
haul of his net on the Elwha, S. Good
win caught 5000 large salmon. 1t
took team OF horses and eight men
to drag them out of the water, and it
took nine trips of large farm wagon
to carry them away.
Whatcom has brought the water
works system OF the Bellingham Bay
Company, the deed being placed in
escrow with the county treasurer
until bonds to the amount of $500
are negotiated by the company and
the proceeds paid 10 the city for ex-
tension OF the system. The company
gets bonds for $3.50, 900 in lieu of cash
as the purchase price Of the plant.
The United States Grand Jury at
Spokane has returned an indictment
against J. T. Snyder for wantonly de-
stroying timber on the public lands of
the government. Postmaster G. F.
Baker, of Camden, believes the arrest
OF Snyder is piece Of spite work, and
says Snyder was clearing the land he
had taken up for home, and is not
guilty of wantonly destroying timber.
C. Robinson, of Chelan, and Captain
Jacobson, of Lakeside, who have the
contract for building wharfboat for
the Wenatchee & Okanogan Trans
portation Company, have it ready to
launch. Tire boat is 80 feet long and
2O-foot beam, and is TO be used at
Orondo, where it is expected over $780,
600 bushels of wheat will be shipped
by farmers of the Big Bend this
season.
Judge Sullivan, who is holding court
at ColfaX, has declared that the city
vagrant ordinance of that place is un.
constitutional in the habeas corpus
case of George Loupe, who was con-
victed OF vagrancy and sentenced to a
term in the city prison. The court
held that cities, other than the first
class, had no power TO pass such ordi-
nances. Actions for vagrancy must
be brought under the State law in
such places.
Fifty five citizens OF Pullman have
organized themselves into vigilance
committee for protection against burg
lars and robbers. Marauding vaga-
bonds have given 80 much trouble
lately in all the towns OF the Palouse
valley that every community will
probably be obliged to follow Pull
mans example before they are driven
out. Pretty severe punishment will
be inflicted upon every rObber caught
by the vigilantes.
Tobacco is destined to become an
important factor in the Snohomish
valley. 1t is to be found in small,
experimental patches in nearly every
garden in the vicinity. Mr.. Martin
George has two acres of magnificent
plants and is this year yielded the
palm by other growers. Experts from
Virginia and other tobacco States
have passed opinion on his tobacco as
being the equal OF any grown in the
east and south.
A laborer, supposed to be John
Woutila, of Oregon, was struck by an
incoming Portland freight train at
Tacoma, Tuesday, on the outskirts of
the city and instantly killed. He was
walking beside the track and when
danger signal was blown stepped on,
instead of off the rails. His body was
cut in two and horribly mangled.
From time check in his possession,
it is thought he worked on the Bull
Run pipe line in July.