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

STATE NEWS
]. S. Howell for IL years a resident
OF Tacoma, died in that city Monday.
A Touring mill OF capacity of 100
barrels will soon be erected at Marshall
Junction.
Capt. Bridgeman of the U. S. war
steamer Baltimore, died at Tacoma,
Saturday.
Work on the foundation of the new
school building at Kalama has been
commenced.
Forty-three head of Polled Angus
cattle have been shipped from Ellens-
burg to Honolulu.
Ballard has voted to issue $43,675
bonds for water works, and 5000 for
an electric light plant.
John Francis, pioneer resident of
Snohomish, died in that city on
Thursday OF paralysis.
The Washington State Pharmaceu-
teal Association met in Tacoma Mon.
day. 1t has 800 members.
Last week a steel spike maliciously
buried in log, wrecked the saw at L..
T. Deitdrick's mill, near Vancouver.
The combined weight Of two hogs
sold at Colfax Saturday was 1925
pounds. The price paid WAS 81 cents.
First Lieutenant Cecil Stewart has
been appointed adjutant OF the Fourth
cavalry, with headquarters at Fort
Walla Walls.
The residence of F. S. Grandin, at
Whatcom. was visited by burglars Sum-
day night, and property to the value
of $3.50 was taken.
The sea serpent has been seen in
Puget Sound. 1t is only % feet long,
and not At all fierce. On the contrary,
it is as sportive rs u porpoise.
The Everett city council has passed
an ordinance directing the sale of the
$50, 900 city bonds voted by the city in
in July for municipal purposes.
Cyrus E. Human, driver for the
White Star laundry at Seattle, has
been missing since Friday, with no ap-
parent reason for his disappearance.
The Tacoma Land Company has be-
gun suit again the city Of. Tacoma to
void street assessments and tax sales
against the company to the amount OF
$17 ,873.9S.
Charles A. Barnes, indicted at Ia
coma for threatening to do damage to
property during the recent strike, has
been surrendered by his bondsmen and
is now in Jail.
James Mobley, wharf foreman for
the Port Blakeley Mill company, COM
mitted suicide Monday by tying bar
OF iron to his neck and throwing him.
self into the bay.
Work will soon be commenced on
the Wide Hollow canal, by the North
Yakima Canal Company. 1t will be
16 miles in length and approach with.
in one mile Of North Yakima.
By Q vote of l26 to 81 in q district
having 800 voters, North Yakima
school district has decided to issue
$40. 900 of bonds for paying indebted
ness and increasing school facilities.
A branch of the Sisters of St.
Dominic have leased the old school
house at Hoquiam and will form q
"non-sectarian" school, which is ex-
pected to grow to large proportions.
The three-story tenement building
OF Carl Huesbsche, at Tacoma, was set
on fire by some person Sunday night.
A rope of rags saturated with oil was
laid along the halls and stairways.
The building was insured for $4,000,
though valued only at 5000. The
owner was supposed to be out OF town
Bud Pettijohn, one of the cattle
rustlers who was so badly wounded in
fight with officers, is in the hospital
at Walla Walla, recovering from his
wounds. As d result of his wounds,
one of his legs is shorter than it really
ought to be; but the other lie all right,
and he will be able to stand trial.
The number enrolled in the deal
and dumb institute and the school for
feeble-minded At Vancouver is some.
thing over 100, and is daily increasing.
Superintendent Watson thinks that
the prospects are good for larger at
tendance than last year, although the
hard times are conspiring to keep
some away.
The postoffice and store ut Bangor,
kitsap county, was burglarized ON the
21st ult. Four men from an open
boat, which was subsequently seen
near Port Gamble, committed the rob.
berry, taking . large amount of groce.
ries and dry goods. J. H. Stevens, the
postmaster, has sent descriptions oil
the property to all the county sheriffs
on Puget Sound.
Private William F. Lindsay, troop
H, Fourth cavalry, having been tried
by general court.martial, convened
at Fort Walla Walla, and found guilty
OF sleeping on his post, has been SEN
fenced to forfeit to the United States
$40 . month of his pay for six months
and to be confined at hard labor under
charge OF the guard at the post where
his troop may be serving for six
months
UNITED States army posts have been
abandoned at the following places
Fort Marcy, N. NJ; Fort Mckinney
Wyo.; Fort Scslly. s. d. /; Fort Supply
o. T.; Fort Machine. Mich. and New.
port barracks, KY. The posts were
much too numerous in! the western
states, causing the expenditure, with
great regularity, OF large sums Of