Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-01-20
STATE NEWS.

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OF an approaching break.
STATE NEWS.
Work will loon begin on the quar-
antine hospita. at Discovery bay, seven
miles from Port Townsend, for which
an appropriation of $4,000 has been
made.
The wrecks O nine vessels lie along
the coast north OF Gray's harbor. The
last ship to be added to the number
Was the Ferntale, which was cast
away about a year ago.
Another fine apple, an excellent
winter keeper, las been originated on
Camas prairie. The Palouse and Pot
latch countries promise to become as
famous for their fine apples as we'll as
for their large yields OF grain.
Senator McCroskey, President of
the Farmers Terminal Warehouse e.
Elevator Company, has been shown
two sites at Tacoma, either of which
will be decided to the company if the
proposed elevator Is located there.
A mongrel dog ehewed the hand of
NJ. c. COpp, a wealthy Lewis county
hop rancher. Erysipelas set in and
the arm quickly became gangrenous,
the flesh sloughing off. The arm
was amputated at the shoulder joint
and saved his life.
The people of Cheney will ask for an
appropriation OF $75, 900 at the coming
session of the Legislature to build
State normal school building at that
place, OF which they are in much need,
the academy in which the school first
opened up having burned down some
time ago.
The Waterville Hndex says indica.
tions point to judicial district COM
posed of Douglas and Okanogan coun-
ties with ex-Lieutenant Governor
IaughtOn as Judge. The scheme, if
pushed through the Legislature, will
leave Judge Mount to care for Lincoln
and Adams.
Ellensburg, in order to secure the
trade OF Dumping river and Gold Hill
mining districts, will construct q wa
gon road into that section. 1t is esti-
mated that this can be done at cost
not to exceed $4,000 The camp is
good ono, and its trade is worth the
effort to secure it.
Dan Christopher, a sailor who be-
came mutinous during the voyage OF
the British ship East Lothian from
Antwerp to Port Townsend, was
brought ashore and lodged in Jail by
order of British Vice-Csnsul Klocker.
He will be kept in custody until the
vessel again departs for Europe.
Frelinghuysen Stilson, prominent
farmer of Pleasant valley, was com.
mitted TO the Medical Lake Insane
Asylum Monday. Worry over bust.
ness matters drove Stilson out OF his
mind. His farm is mortgaged, and it
was difficult to raise the money to
meet the payments. He is single,
aged 81.
A severe wind storm Saturday night
did considerable damage near Maple
valley, on Cedar river. Nearly 100
trees were blown across the tracks OF
the Oregon improvement company,
and trains were delayed several hours
until they could be removed. The tel
egraph wires along the valley were
broken in . score of places by falling
trees.
A Chinese doctor is pr acticing medi
cine among the Colville Indians, much
to the detriment of the agency physi-
clan, who is making strenuous efforts
to have the follower of COnfucius and
compounder OF lizards removed from
within his territory, but the celestial
practitioner continues in the even
tenor of his way and pockets the
shekels.
Spokane's city jailor was consider.
ably surprised on searching drunken
Indian to find that he was the pos
SCISSOR of certificate OF deposit in his
own name for 5000. Nevertheless
the rich red man was locked up with
the poor white hobos. and the latter
made complaint long and loud be-
cause, they said, he smelled like
limburger cheese"
A boy 8 years old was sentenced to
the Reform School at Chehalis from
Sprague the other day, his father
testifying that he could do nothing
with him. As this 'is the second son
sent from the same home to the refor-
matory, it is safe to say that the fault
lies not entirely with the younger
members of the family.
Spokane has many negroes among
her population. and during the holi.
day season opossum was to be found
among the regular market quotations
at $l.5O and 50 each. One firm i'm
ported whole carload of these deli
cacies from the sunny South. As
consequence there was also a boom in
the sweet potato market.
Hartford & Son, OF Pomeroy, have
on exhibition in their store the ONYX
stone which was taken from the Dead
man mines by Mr.. Plumber, and which
will form one of the chief attractions
in the Washington Worlds Fair min.
eral exhibit. 1t weighs 1913 pounds,
and shows about 90 different colors,
ranging from clear white to dark ma
hOgany.
Three townships in Clallam county
have been selected by the State and
set aside for the purpose OF erecting
and constructing public buildings at
Olympia. This land comprises TO-
66O45 acres in the Quillayute valley
and is described as township % north,
ronges ID, IA and Is west. The desire
OF the State is to sell these lands and
apply the proceeds to the erection OF
capitol buildings at Olympus. Much
CT the land is fine timber land and was
surveyed in 1882. 1t lies in the south.
west corner of Clallam county, and
has q frontage of six miles on the
ocean. The Quillayute river runs
through two townships, and numerous
other streams cut through the land,