Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-15


; to resuscitate the unfortunate man,
but were unsuccessful. The dead
{ Indian leaves valuable property in
, Port Angeles and Clallam county, and
) his death is universally mourned
, among the tribe.
A man and woman tramping
through the country stopped at the
house OF Roger Sullivan, near Colville,
and while the good lady of the house
: was preparing lunch for the way
| farers, they stole watch from a small
, box on the mantel. The watch was
valued at $40. A warrant was sworn
: out for the arrest of the couple, but
= for some reason no trace has been
| obtained OF their whereabouts.
The financial condition of Vancouver
is not as fattering as could be desired
1t has, according to the Columbian,
now outstanding warrants to the
amount of $4,000 besides a bonded
Indebtedness OF $500. The assessed
valuation OF real estate as equalized by
the board Of county commissioners is
81 ,Ol3,99O, improy ements 1864 ,O4O
and personal property 1863 40, making
n total valuation of all taxable property
in the city OF 81 GIL 800.
The bond election for the construc-
ton OF a $4,000 schoolhouse at We
natchee carried for bonds almost
unanimously, there being only four
votes against it. 1t is expected there
will be no difficulty in selling the
bonds, as responsible parties have
guaranteed the sale. 1t is the inten-
ton to complete the structure before
winter. 1t is to be made of brick with
four commodious rooms, furnished
with all modern conveniences.
The immense whale washed ashore
near South Bend last week is said by
the Herald to be one of the largest
ever seen on the Pacific Coast. BY
actual measurement it is ia feet,
eight inches long, with waist measure
of l6l! feet. Its estimated weight is
lO4,2oO pounds, and age $50 years
The oil and bone sold at current
market prices will bring $1O,975. His
whaleship had mouth a feet long,
and spouted water so feet high through
lSinch blow holes.
The coroner's jury at Port Town
send decided that Mrs. Nicholas
Schlitch committed suicide by hang
ing. Examination of the corpse
revealed the imprint Of teeth on the
back and right shoulder, numerous
bruises on other parts OF the body, and
one eye was blackened, for all of
which there is no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION. Friends of the dead woman
aver that note, supposed to have
been written before she suicided, is not
in her handwriting. The police are
making a further examination.
W. J. MCGEE, we'll known at Seattle,
Anacortes, Tacoma and other Sound
cities, has just died in hospital at
Victoria. He had just returned from
a business trip to the Cariboo mines,
where he had arranged to put in
machinery for sinking shaft to bed.
rock for the Slough Greek Mining
Company. He was troubled with
diphtherial sore throat. His wife and
children are at Campton, Ontario,
where they spent the winter. Notice
of Mr.. McGee's death has been wired
them.
The Port Townsend Leader saws
that the government has ordered an
improvement made OIL the telegraph
line along the straits, so that the line
may be kept up this winter. A portion
OF the wire will be taken out of the
woods and put on the beach. Cor slider
able OF the line between Clallam bay
and Neah bay will also be put on the
beach. During the winter two extra
men will be stationed along the line
between Crescent and Pysht, and two
between Clallam bay and Neah bay.
The government has appropriated
5000 for the work Of repair.
James Sampson was arrested at Mt.
Vernon, Wednesday, by Sheriff o.
Laughlin, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon Oh Frank Willett.
Sampson works for C. r. Donnell on
fruit ranch, two miles north of town.
Donnell has been greatly annoyed by
thieves, and he set watch. About
midnight Donnell and Sampson
caught man in a plum tree. The
thief ran, and Sampson shot bringing
Willett to the ground. His back and
neck are riddled with No. 6 shot, and
many penetrated into his lungs and
intestines. His recovery is doubtful.
He is married and has four children.
Sampson gave bonds for his appear.
ance at the hearing, and will probably
be bound over.
After II years OF litigation in the
federal courts, A. l. Smith, of Port
Townsend, has won q suit emitting
him to deed for piece of property
near Chehalis valued at $4,000. The
property consists of 800 sores oil
valuable coal lands partly developed.
In 1876 man named Cavendish
formed syndicate and borrowed $751;
GOO from Smith with which to develop
the property. A prospecting tunnel
was sunk, tapping a large vein of coal,
when the syndicate failed. Smith
brough suit to recover the amount of
the loan or to acquire title to the
land which his money was used to
develop. The United States circuit
court in San Francisco has just given
verdict in Smiths favor, awarding
him title to the property.
The Commissioners of the General
Land Office has decided the case
commonly known as the Pennsylvania
syndicate lands, involving $4,000
acres of timber, of an estimated value |
OF $l50,O0O. The case was brought |
by the government, and the latter
sought to prove that the company
had hired VIM. Jameson and others |
to enter the lands, the company pay
ing entry fees and other expenses. |
There were q entries and the hearing
lasted 4 months. The cases have
been pending since 1890, and cost
many thousands of dollars. A stem
ographer was paid nearly $1,000 for
taking and transcribing testimony.
The local Office decided in favor of the
entrymen and the Commissioner of
the General Land Office sustained the
decision, holding that the govern
ment's case was defective for the
reason there was no positive proof of
fraud and the evidence was only
hearsay.
One OF the most cold-blooded MUIR
ders that has occurred in this State
for some time was committed at Chico,
a small town in kitsap county, several
days ago. A rancher by the name of