Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-19

/. s. Richards received yesterday
letter from his partner, j. l.. fastou,
who Is now IN Honolulu. Mr.. EastoH
says that everything Is quiet in the
Hawaiian Islands, aud that Claus
Spr5ckcls seems to be king, Queen Lii
being back number
The Reveile's telcgTaphic iHfoHHa-
ton from Honolulu, under date Of May
II, is 10 the effect that SpTeckels is
"fOrninsp' annexation. This IS the
very latest news from the Islands.
An examination Of the piles la the
Bc,lingham Bay Improvement com
pauy's dock reveals the fact that the
icredo il practically unknown Piles
which have been IN the water since
1884 show no ravagcs by the pest ~
plentiful elsewhere on this coast. w.
Riley, superintendent Of bridges for the
! Bcllingham Bay d British Columbia
railroad, has devoted considerable time
to the study Of the habits of the tcredp,
and he has found that while it will
completely riddle some piles, others IT
will not touch, but why this di-crimina.
ton he Is unable 10 tell. The only
thing that seems 10 affect piling IN
Bellingham bay. 10 any considerable
extent IN the sea fOuse, or, hs Mr.. Riley
calls it, the liminary, and il work IL
neither extensive nor dangerous.
Ex-County Commissioner T.. &. Por-
ter, Of Haynle, was in New WhatcDm
yesterday. Mr.. Porter has lived in
Haynie for the past ten years, and has
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He served two terms a. county com
missioner, aud Is an ardent advocate Of
good roads.
County Superintendent Hit has sent
out "A circular letter urging clerks of
school districts 10 send Ia their finance
book for comparison with the county
treasurcr's. This il important, a. ac-
cording 10 the new law the new school
year begins July lst.
A telegram received from State Road
Commissioner Oliver states that lac
has gone 10 Okanogan county 10 IN
duce the citizens 10 put up the 5000
appropriation for the Ruby creek trail.
Mr.. Oliver IL entirely sanguine Of
success, and a report Of his success may
be expected at an early day.
Manager Leedy, Of the baseball team
announces that the -nohomish Everett
team will play the Bellingham Bays
at Silver Beach on Saturday and sun.
day next. President Mantor, Of the
amateur league, takes aii the blame
upon himself for the failure Of the Ia.
cOniaz 10 put in AN appearance last
Saturday. President Mantor doesn't
want 10 make many such breaks" or
he will find Bellingham bay cold
place for baseball under his league.
w. l.. Miller says tat the shingie
business IL holding up all right. The
demand keeps good aud prices are
stiiiening. He proposes enlarginR his
mill ana going into the manufacture Of
cedar lumber extensively. His mill
will manufacture everything ia cedar
finishing board.
1t H. quite likely that large number
Of BelliDgham bay people will visit
Victoria on the queens birthday. The
Victorians are making elaborate pre-
parations to entertain visitors and have
prepared All extensive program Of
sports, including grand yacht race.
fine celebration will extend over the
23d and oath Of May
Peter Stanup, the great tyee Of the
Puyallups, has disappeared, temper
arily at least, aud the tribe II In MOURN
ing. Peter had been drinking the
white mans frewater with more thirst
than discretion, and II II not improb-
able that he will sOOn return 10 the
home Of his fathers with nothing more
than a largesized head.
A life insurance man Of Seattle, who
visited faifhaven yesterday, II the
authority for the statement that the
life Insurance company in which
Nellie Holgate had her life insured