Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-05-05

served four years in the civil war, and |
was four times elected to the Arkansas !
legislature. He came to Hoquiam in .
1880, where he leaves his widow with /
eight children.
In support OF the claim that Ia
cOma's salary list can be cut down !
over S20,0U0 year, Councilman Proc !
tor claims that the police force can I
be cut over Sll ,0GO a year and still /
have a larger force than Seattle has.
There is some agitation in favor OF an
ordinance reducing the salaries OF city
officers.
The public schools in Vancouver
were closed last week on account OF
sickness among the pupils, and teach
ers also. The school building needs
renovating, says the Register. and the
lack OF proper sewerage facilities Is a
problem the directors will be called
upon to solve before health among the
pupils is assured.
The Supreme Court calendar for the
May term, beginning May 8. shows the
number of cases assigned to be G2, OF
which IL are from King county, to be
heard from June | to June II; III
from Pierce, to be heard from May %
to June |, and 10 from Spokane, set
for hearing from May to June lG.
The term will last until June -.
No word has been received from the
missing George Sears, of Vancouver.
His goods and chattels are now stored
i'll the sheritfs custody. Sears was not
a man whom anyone suspected to be
crooked, and his friends firmly believe
that he is either sick somewhere and
believe his business all right, or is
suffering from mental arrangement.
Articles OF incorporation OF the War
Eagle Mining Company have been
filed at Spokane. The capital stock OF
the concern is $4,000, divided into
shares of 81 each. The trustees are
E ]. Roberts, A. Corbin George X. Reed,
and William H. Samson, all of Spok-
ane, and A. Pugh, OF st. Paul, Mimi.
The principal place of business is Spo-
kane.
r. G. Desautels and Margaret L
Johnson, arrested in San Francisco on
charge of having struggled in opium
on March 81, at Port Townsend, have
been turned over by the United States
authorities in California to those in
Washington. The warrant for their
removal has been filed in Seattle.
Bail bonds to the amount Of $500 in
each case we're given.
A telegram from Stevens Point,
Wis, stated that William Kirkland of
Walla Walla died suddenly on the
train while coming west. He was an
old and much-loved citizen, very
wealthy, and was recently appointed
Penitentiary Commissioner and was
returning home to qualify. For the
past year he has been in Great Britain
with his family, and only returned n
month ago.
Pacific county is now ready to cash
all its outstanding general fund war
rants. The new law requiring all
taxes OH property to be paid before
deed OF transfer or mortgage upon it
can be recorded, has materially assist
ed in bringing about this prosperous
state of affairs. The county has no
other outstanding Indebtedness except
its bonded debt OF $4,000 bearing 6
per cent interest.
A scheme which will greatly bene-
fit that part of Yakima county known
as the "horse heaven" country is being
considered. 1t is proposed to take
water from the head-waters of the
Klickitat and cover the lands on the
south side OF the Yakima, emptying
into the Columbia, q distance OF over
80 miles. Surveys have been made
and the scheme pronounced entirely
feasible. The cost will be about $780,
600.
The Eastern oyster spat expected by
A. f. Houchen, Deputy Fish Commits
sioner, will be planted at temporary
experimental station at the mouth OF
the Nasel river, Willapa harbor. They
will be kept for about two weeks in
boxes of filtered water, as it is be.
lieved that the sediment of the bay
kills the embryo oyster. It's thought,
however, that when the spat has ar
rived at the mature age of three weeks
it will be able TO survive the ordeal.
Over $500 worth of furs were ship
ped to the east from Sultan last week.
They consisted for the most part Of
beaver, martin or fisher, though one or
two wolverine skins were included.
1t has often been said that the fur
bearing animals of the Cascades were
about exterminated, but results show
that hunters and trappers may yet do
fairly well. Charlie Howard and
Frank Summers were the fortunate
trappers and the animals were cap
tured along the north fork Of the
Skykomish.