Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-08-25

head. Brown jumped through
window and cut his hand, after which
he declared he had been shot 10y Mrs.
Sven.
W. J. Jones, deputy sheriff OF JET
fcrSon county, has brought mandamuS
proceedings against the county auditor
to compel that official to issue a salary
warrant TO him. The case will test the
new law, which provides that the
salaries OF county officers shall not
exceed the fees collected. Jones is
getting 800 per month, but the fees
for July were only $i4. There is said
to he bad feeling between Jones and
the hoard OF commissioners and the
case will be carried to the Supreme
Court.
o. =. Dennis, who prepared the
Pierce county courthouse plans,
received letter, bearing Seattle
postmark, indicating that it was
mailed at that city, in which an
attempt at blackmail is made. The
letter is signed L" Pri. bet. Agency"
and the writer claims to be conversant
with crookedness in connection with
the Pierce county courthouse
transactions. duplicating the architects
two OF the late county commissioners,
contractor and subcontractor for the
stone. Mr.. Dennis at once made the
letter public.
The butchers OF Spokane are having
no end of trouble over the location of
their slaughter-houses, considerable
complaint having been made that
these institutions we're offensive to the
general public, and several had been
ordered to stop operations. Last Fri
day delegation OF butchers, having
representatives from every firm in the
city, called upon the board of public
health, and an attempt will be made
to agree upon some point outside the
city limits, where all may join in one
extensive establishment, in which each
will take portion of stock, and the
operation OF the works be placed under
the supervision OF a manager.
The residence of James Brimm, OF
Ladu, about ten miles north OF Toledo,
Lewis county, was destroyed by fire
last week. Mr.. Brimm is postmaster
at that place, and in addition to the
total destruction of his residence and
grocery store, with their contents, the
postotfice equipments and all the
United States mail on hand were de-
stroyed. Not vestige remains of
several thousand dollars worth OF
property. The cause of the conflagra-
ton is not stated and is probably I'M
known. 1t appears that all hands
were away during the burning. I'M
til the Postoificc Inspector shall de
termine otherwise the Cowlitz post
Office will distribute mail to the
Laduites.
A dispatch from Walla Walla states
that the harvesting and threshing of
this years unprecedented crop has
now progressed far enough to give as
surance that the previous estimate of
an enormous yield will be realized
1t is the almost universal report
from the fields rs threshing proceeds
that the yield is better than was an
ticipated by the grower, and the
quality is almost without exception
tirst-class. One gratifying quality
indicated by the samples thus far
is the unusually heavy weight. No
samples fall under 60 pounds to the
bushel, and the majority overrun from
a half to a pound and half to the
bushel. Farmers are considerably dis.
couraged over the low price of wheat
and continue to hope that there will
be an advance by the time they are
ready to move their crops. The prob
lem of money for handling their pro-
duct is not expected to seriously inter
fere with the movement. The rail-
roads are amply prepared for taking
care OF this years crop. Traffic in
other lines throughout the west has
diminished to such an extent that
there is no danger of another car
famine.