Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-10-20

AZ s"0 SOuuty Jhlls anu Was
himself obliged to look through iror
bars for 90 minutes as a result. He
has sued for $500 damages for the
indignity.
Merchandise exports by water from
Tacoma during September, reached
the snug figure of 100000, the larg.
est amount since March. Our i'm.
ports, including teas, for the month
fall little short OF 100000. If com.
merce is king, Tacoma's pre-eminence
as a commercial point is established.
There is trouble at Mount Vernon
about fire matters. The department
which is volunteer, has disbanded.
There is, therefore, an engine but no
company, and the ownership OF the
bell is in dispute. The "boys" pro.
pose to take il down and sell it 10 the
Edison school district for a school
bell.
The Tacoma Commercial Club has
adopted a resolution recommending
that cities of the first-class, instead OF
patching up their present characters
unite in going before the next legisla-
ture and asking that a general mum.
cipal-incorporation bill to provide uni
form charters throughout the State be
passed.
The Auditor of Spokane county
estimates that the sum required fol
the various funds, including the State
tax, will be $470,4SS.15, of which
$11O,6SS.O5 is for State purposes. This
sum is based on an equalized valua
ton in the city of Spokane of $27,
37O,SS3, and in the county outside the
city of $11, 1925
Martha Jane Wood, who committed
suicide at Colfax recently, has been 6
very handsome girl, and even dis
sipation had not yet despoiled her o.
beauty. She was "a years old last
May. Her maiden name was Jordan
and she was married to George Woo
at Eugene, Or, October %, 1886, wher
II years of age. Her mother still
lives in Salem Or.
A female tramp, 25 years old ant
good looking, is beating her way aloni
the Union Pacific toward Portland
having in view California, where sh,
claims to have friends. Size says sh,
started from Peoria, ILL.,, with enough
money to pay her way to Los Angelo,
at 3 cents mile, but that her none,
gave out at Bozeman, and now sh,
hides herself wherever she can abou
freight trains.
At Spokane, Judge Moore has ap
pointed H. E. Houghton and ]. w
Binkley executors of the estate of tn,
late Mrs. Jennie F. Cannon. No bone
was required and the executors, undeI
the will, also act as trustees. Judg,
Houghton filed a statement of th,
value OF the estate. Community rea
estate is put at 100000, and com
nlunity personal property is given q
$6OO,OOO. Mrs. Cannon's separat,
estate is given at $4,000, of which
$4,000 is real estate and $4,000 per
sonal property.
At Harriston, says the Ritzvill,
Times, rancher named Young hat
started box-car on a sidetrack witt
the "pinch bar" and then mountin,
it, sat coolly down on the brakewhee
to watch the freight go by, forgetting
that his car was moving. The result
was that the rancher and car wer,
thrown off the track, and the caboose
and several cars damaged. the train
coming to Ritzville without caboose
The last the trainmen saw of the farm
er he was disappearing over the hill
toward Crab creek.
The Tacoma smelter turned ou
1856 bars OF bullion, weighing 34S ,33,
pounds and valued at $76,445. so, dur
ing September. There were 1,7S7,7l!
ounces of gold worth $36,94O. SO
l21.71 ounces of silver worth $26, ,657. 8.
and 345,729 pounds of lead worth
$l2,S47.29. To employees $6,547.6'
were disbursed. The mines of Wash
ington, British Columbia, Alaska
Mexico and South America furnished
ores more than sufficient for operatin,
the plant at its present capacity, an,
the second ore stack has been put il
operation in consequence.
James D. Murray, of Ilwaco, VIII,
was first officer of the ill-fated shi1
Strathblane, which was wrecked OF
the weather beach near Ilwaco thre
years ago, has erected a monumen
over the grave of brave CAPTAIN
Cuthell and the men who perishe,
with him. Mr.. Murray made a trip t.
England last fall and carried tn
captains last message to his youn,
wife over the sea. a duty made doubl,
sad through the fact that the bereave,
lady had refused to believe that he
husband would never come back, bu
still anxiously awaited his return.
Sheriff Pugh, of Spokane, ha
received telegram from Arlene, Mont.
stating that Louie Stemsto, tn,
murderer of Mah-So-Lah at Spokane
August 16, was under arrest there. 1
was signed by Joseph T. Carter
Louie Stemsto, or Louie, as he il
known, is Spokane Indian. On tn,
night of August 16, near the oil.
Twickenham power-house, Louie, Con
Con-Spokane and another Indian
while under the influence of liquor
killed Mah-So-Lah, a young Indiar
from the Flathead reservation, who
was in Spokane on visit. Louie i.
said to have knocked him down, wher
Con-Con took the piece of iron pip,
and crushed in his skull. The In
dians all escaped and these facts were