Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-09-21

( w. II. Brown, county clerk and au-
! ditor of Franklin county, died in the
hospital at Walla Walla, Sunday, Of
cancer of the. stomach.
The county property at Snohomish
is valued at $4,000. This would re-
vert to E. C. Ferguson should the
county seat be removed to Everett.
J. r. McCurdy, for many years d
resident of Walla Walla, died in that
city Saturday. He was Sc years Of
age, and leaves wife and two daugh.
tiers.
The yachts Oracle, Felix, Nora
Rainier and Kelpie will race over the
Seattle Yacht Club course Saturday
The time limited is . hours and IL
minutes.
DR.. D. X. Pearson, Of Chicago, has
offered to denote $4,000 to Whitman
college, on condition that $4,000 adj
ditional be raised. The trustees will
undertake the task.
Thirty.nine homestead entries in
the Yakima district, ranging in num-
Der between 227 and 6Sl, have been
Cancelled for want of proof, and the
land thrown open to new entry.
The Skookum Manufacturing Com
pany of Seattle, in the hand, of re-
ceiver since the disappearance Of its
president John H. Hall, has been re
organized as the Skookum Box Com
pany.
John Taylor, gambler, is under ar
rest at Spokane for attempting to shoot
Frank Simons. proprietor of the
Richelieu saloon and gambling.house.
He wounded Simons in the arm and
demolished mirror.
Gillard Pierce is credited with break
ing" the Northern Pacific coast record"
at saving shingles on hand machine.
He is credited with $4,000 in nine
hours and forty minutes at J. X.
Parker's mill, at Lawrence.
E. G. Burlingame has secured a
mortgage in Tacoma for $4,000 on
the property of the Tacoma and Yak
ina Canal Company, in Yakima
valley. Within two weeks 300 men
will be set to work on the canal.
The Democratic convention of San
Juan county adjourned without plac-
ing ticket in the field. The Demo-
cratic managers decided to join with
the Populists on September % and
nominate a fusion legislative and
county ticket.
The first ore, outside of samples,
shipped from Monte Cristo, has been
received at Everett. The shipment
was to the Puget Sound Reduction
Company, and amounted to 10000
pounds. The ore on the way bill is
valued at 800 per ton. The ore is
concentrating, being of pure metal.
1t is from the Golden Cord mine.
Captain E. r. Brody, OF company
D, Seattle, has been investigated" by
a committee of his company and ex-
onerated from charges made against
him by the press of ENLIGHTENMENT OF
company funds. The captain then
rendered his resignation and it was &C.
cepted. The militia of Washington is
certainly queer and unique institu-
ton.
The Crown Jewell Home for orphan
children has thrown opel its doors TO
Winlock. The building is 5Ox50 feet,
three stories high, and will accom-.
modate 140 children. Rev. w. H,
Wilson is the superintendent. He an.
nounces that the home will receive
children from any place, and ask for
contributions of furniture, clothing,
food, etc.
C. Z. Labott came near losing his
life last week, near Garfield by having
his clothing caught in the revolving
shaft of q threshing machine. As it
was, he only lost his clothing, all Of
which was torn off except his boots,
and his breath, which was thumped
out of his body on the ground. To
compensate him, he gained few
bruises and sore head.
AT Seattle, Saturday, Rose Whitney
formerly Clara Hempel, shot herself
in the breast, at the grave OF her sister
in Lakeview cemetery. She now lies
at the hospital. Her reason for the
deed was that the one she wanted to
love her would not do it. She is &c
years of age. She joined the "Spidel
and Fly" company last fall and left il
at Portland, subsequently joining the
Carleton opera company.
The court of inquiry appointed by
Gov. McGraw to investigate the mill
tia troubles last summer, has reported
1t recommends that Company G o
Spokane be disbanded for mutinous
conduct and that Capt. Stearns oil
Tekoa, and Evans, Sully and Kennedy
of Sprague be discharged from the ser.
vice. Gen. Curry is censured for re-
leasing the company that Col. Nc
earthly arrested for refusing to 60 on
q train run by non-union men.
Colonel H. H. Nelson, of st. Paul
head of q syndicate of Eastern.capital
lists that invested heavily in Seattle
property three years ago. has com
menced an action against r. s. Elliott
and John Mather on promissory note,
aggregating nearly $6O. which may
result i'll his acquiring their stock in
the Seattle Gas & Electric Company
The Puget Sound National bank oil
Everett, is also made party because
OF an alleged interest, which Nelson
says is inferior to his.
Hon. Frank P. Hogan, of Spokane
Hon. William X. Forrest, of Seattle
and Receiver William Dumphy, of the
Walla Walla Land Office, constituting
the board OF commissioners appointed
to select q site for q United States
Penitentiary at or near Walla Walla
met at the Walla Walla Land Office
on Monday, and after examining all
bids which had been received, pro.
ceeded to visit the'vsrious sites offered
Their recommendations will be for.
warded to the Secretary of the interior
after which that officials decision will
be made public.