Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-05
STATE NEWS.

Heavy shipments of oil are being
made from Kalama.
Spangle's new church bell, weight
300 pounds, has arrived.
The Port Townsend Council has
extended the time when city taxes
shall become delinquent from January
l to March l.
PATRICK James, a Tacoma sailor,
died suddenly in the effects of de-
bauch. and it is claimed he was poi
soned while drunk.
James Fowler, an Aberdeen logger
has been arrested by the federal au-
thorities for cutting timber ON lieu
land along the Whiskah.
D. T. Ham, OF Latah, threw open
the spacious parlors OF his home to the
children. There were Christmas trees
and good crop of presents.
The settlers of the south fork of the
Skokomish have been shut in by deep
snow, many being without their winter
supplies and poorly provisioned.
The Wilbur farmers held mass
meeting and put boycott OH the
town Touring mill for lis attitude in
refusing the customary exch anges.
]. Laws, a young ferryman at Oak.
vile, was drowned the other day, his
boat becoming unmanageable in mid
stream. Three others aboard escaped.
High winds and water are doing
considerable damage on the shores of
Lake Cushman. The ice is broken,
however, and navigation has been re-
| sumed.
Scotty Miner, a Canadian Pacific
conductor, was robbed of his watch
and purse with its contents, some $40,
by crooks in Seattle saloon, while he
was drunk.
There is trouble at Snohomish be-
tween the Prosecuting Attorney and
the County Commissioners. He has
filed information against them, alleg-
ing malfeasance.
The United States grand jury at
Seattle has indicted James Ferris,
charged with burglarizing the Duwa-
mish postoffice last summer and steal.
ing number of letters.
Councilman Wright, of Tacoma, re.
ports that for 81 600 spent by the street
department of that city for manual
labor, 81, 100 were required to pay su.
erinte tendents and bosses.
Seattle's anti-gambling ordinances
have been declared void as being in
conflict with State law. Assault and
battery cases, also, must be prose.
cuted under the State code.
The S. w. Smith Company, of
Waitsburg, has gone into the hands of
receiver, G. NJ. Rice, with bonds at
$4,000. Its business will likely be
wound up. The assets are put at $780,
600.
Frank Norris, the Dayton rape fend,
whose attempt to commit suicide was
baffled by the Intervention of a deputy
sheriff. has been a jealous church
member and used to sing in the Bap.
tist choir.
Gus. Kraus, while suffering from de-
lirium tremens, attempted suicide at
Tacoma. He tied q bandana handker.
chief around his throat and to post,
which broke just as he was nearly
choked to death.
The Puget Sound Tugboat Com.
pany has purchased the tug Mogul
from syndicate of Port Townsend
and Tacoma men, for $40 900, and
now has complete monopol ly of the
towing business OF the Sound.
J. P. Millet. the Cherry-valley logger,
has an order for a stick of timber for
the California midwinter exposition
that, it is said, will eclipse anything
sent to the worlds fair. 1t will be of
fir, 130 feet long and SO inch es square.
The Postoffice at Sidney has been
chan ged to Port Orchard, and mas
much as the town OF Charleston at
the navy yard site was incorporated at
Port Orchard sometime ago, complica-
tions are liable to arise in addressing
mail matter.
Captain Howell, OF the Tacoma mil
itia, has negotiated the sale of $1,000
of military State warrants in the hands
of the brigade paymaster at par. This
will gladden. the hearts of the First
Regiment, as they can now receive
their pay for parades ON May 80 and
July 4.
William A. Wilcox, charged with
the horrible murder of Mrs. Charlotte
Fetting in South Seattle, on the night
of last Labor day, was arraigned before
Judge Humes Saturday, and pleaded
not guilty. His trial was not set,
although he is anxious for q speedy
hearing.
The Statesman claims that Edmis-
ton, the president of the Walla Walla
Savings bank, has left the town, and
that his bond, $1,000, is too small
considering the offense charged.
There appears to be considerable feel.
ing there adversed to the banks man.
agement.
A Port Blakely carpenter took his
pet dog, a collie shepherd, upon his
porch aud killed it with three shots
from Winchester rifle. His sanity
was questioned, and he was with diff
Guilty put in irons. His dementia is
attributed to loss of W ork and extreme
indigence.
Word has reached Port Townsend OF
the death at Los Angeles of julius S.
Potter. who built the Anacortas &