Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-04-13
A HIDDEN BONANZA.
ANDREW j. LAWS THINKS HE CAN
FIND 1T.

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tate"-A War i'm Meat Inevitable
Burglars Acknowledging and
Other Topics.
In SEARCH FOR A Rich DEPOSIT OF
GoLD.-A. j. Laws, an old resident OF
this county, who has for the past 20
years been engaged in stock raising on
the Columbia, is on visit to his early
home, and with mission which he
believes will bear the most important
results. About a third of a century
ago he was one of party OF prospec-
tors who made somewhat extended
prospecting trip into the mountains
for gold. They were inexperienced in
that business, and he now firmly be-
lieves that they did not "know a good
thing when they saw it," and this is
true, il his assertion that they "washed
out particles of gold the size of pin
heads, but could not get more than a
teaspoonful in day to the man." has
not grown somewhat from the lapse of
time. He feels quite sure that he can
go to the place which yielded this phe-
nonenal return, and his object in
coming has been to make another test
OF this extraordinary deposit. Ii he
succeeds, il will arouse whirlwind of
excitement, for it is only about ten
miles from this city, and everybody
will doubtless feel disposed to accept i.
as the most available relief from hard
times.
Observation-Disclosures store, on the
corner of Columbia and Washington
streets, was entered some time
Wednesday morning, and there were
distracted therefrom three watches,
two shot guns, two revolvers, a
couple dozen pocket knives and q
quantity OF ammunition. The burglars
found the money drawer empty, with
the exception of five coppers, which
they placed in a row on the top of the
desk, indicating Enthusiastically that
they were not after such small change.
1t was probably after this that they
visited the grocery store of o. George,
near the draw. Here they emptied a
sack OF its contents-wheat-to obtai n
a receptacle for their plumber. They
filled it with canned corned beef, con
densed milk, tea, coffee, candy, and
other provisions. They found no
money to purloin. An entrance was
affected at both places, evidently, by
forcing open window and a door
with an old file, which was found in
the grocery store.
ANOTHER POsTPONEMENT, - The
Oympian, the Governors private Or
gan, announces that the Capitol Com
mission did not meet, because Judge
Burke could not be present, and the
Judge could not come because his
law partner was absent in San Fran
cisco, and the business of the firm
might suffer by an absence OF q day or
two. Neither did Mr.. Allen appear,
and it looks as if an indefinite post
ponement" had been agreed upon,
just as was Mr.. Glover's resignation.
The court organ ingenuously an
nounces that no definite date for a
meeting OF the Commission can be
stated sowing to the uncertainty of
Judge Burke's business affairs."
GETTING AN EARLY MOVE On
At the meeting of the Peoples Party
Club, Monday evening, a resolution
was adopted iavoring conventio at
Tacoma, the first week in September,
to nominate two Supreme Court
Judges and two candidates for Con-
gress. The final vote on another
resolution which was discussed, was
postponed to Monday evening. 1t
was to select nominees by the primary
election system, vote of the people
all over the State. By this plan each
county will select candidates and
place them for nomination before the
State convention, and from them it is
expected that they will form q State
ticket.
A WAR ON MEAT.-It is quite prob.
able that low prices will prevail for
choice cuts OF beef and mutton, before
many days, if Messrs. I. Colvin and
Bruce Dodge, two wealthy farmers,
carry out their resolution of entering
the arena against the Pacific Meat Co.
It is said to be their purpose to start
an opposition Wholesale and retail
market. They claim that this will be
local aid by affording farmers the
opportunity of disposing of their stock,
which will be impractical if the trade
is relinquished to a company which
purchases almost exclusively from east
of the mountains.
UNITED IN MARRIAGE.-W. A. Van
Epps, Tor Arlie," as he is Familiarity
known) took an unfair advantage of
his many acquaintance, last Sunday,
by going to Tacoma to have the knot
tied which united him in wedlock to
Miss Tresa Kratz. Why it couldn't
have been just as we'll done here, is a
question which the high contracting
parties" alone can answer. After the
ceremony they took a trip down
Sound. A cordial welcome awaited
them ON their return Tuesday, and in
the evening they were serenaded by
the band.
A NOTABLE WEDDING. - In St.
Johns Episcopal church, next Wednes-
day, at noon, Ormsby Mcknight
Mitchell, of New York city, will be
united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth,
second daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Phillips. After q reception at the
family mansion, the happy couple will
depart by the afternoon train, for their
home in the East-Montclair, N. J.
The blessings of the whole community
will accompany them, for the family
of the bride is one of the oldest and
most respected in the State.
WILL REPEAT.-The Elks will, by
almost unanimous request, repeat
their performance at Olympia Theater,
this friday evening, with just
enough change of programme to rem
der it palatable to those who first saw
it, while it will be delightful treat to
those who were prevented by any
cause from being present ON that
occasion. At the close of the per-
Torrance, a photograph will be taken
OF the ballet, in one Of its most en-
trancing poses.