Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-02

grathcatl0n that there are no veno
nous reptiles on this side of the Cas-
cade range Of mountains.
Phillip A. Sauter, German tailor,
at Port Angeles, committed suicide
Saturday night by shooting himself in
the mouth with revolver. He had
lately been sold out for debt, and this
it seems So discouraged him that he
committed the rash act in a fit of dis
pair.
The Spokane Times saws that
well-known cattle-huyer was rescued
by troop of United States cavalry,
at Fort Spokane Saturday afternoon,
just as a crowd of Indians was prepar-
ing to string him up to tree. The
Indians claimed the man had outraged
l2-year-old girl of the tribe.
A little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Felix Gravel, of Cowltz prairie, was
playing near fire in the yard of Mrs.
Van Wingerden, on the Ostrauder,
one day last week, her clothing
caught fire, and before the flames
could be put out, she was 50 badly
burned that death resulted few
hours later
On July 4, at Custer, the 4-year-old
daughter of John Atkins, while play
ing with tirecrackers, ignited her light
cotton dress, which was completely
burned off her before relief came from
her aunt, Mrs. James Brown, who WAS
badly burned herself, in saving the
child. Strange to say, the child was
almost uninjured.
The directors OF the peniteniiary de-
cided at a recent meeting to hold sacks
for farmers. providing 20 per cent of
the purchase money is paid down. By
this farmers Can now secure their sacks
by placing their acquisitions and pay
ing that amount and save themselves
from any worry concerning a shortage
when the sacks are needed.
The two creameries on Gray's Har-
hor have driven California dairy pro-
ducts entirely out of the markets of
that section. Representatives of
large San Francisco wholesale butter
establishment visited Gray's Harbor re-
Gently. and were unable to secure
single order, where immense amounts
of goods had been formerly sold.
Cheap wheat has driven the Palouse
farmers into hog-raising extensively.
II is estimated that in Whatcom coun-
ty alone there are 100, 600 hogs. Some
are afraid they will regret the step if
pork declines in price, as it threatens
to do. All hogs would be as bad as
all wheat. Diversified farming in
cludes both products in moderation.
Miss Ina S. Robertson, formerly
principal OF the Waitsburg academy,
has spent the past nine months in the
East, In the interests OF the academy,
and has secured pledges amounting to
$4,000, $4,000 of which is available
at once. All the preliminaries will be
arranged, and building will begin early
in the spring. A large brick academy
building will be erected, also dormi-
tory and clearinghouse, and other
needed buildings. All will be OF brick,
and will contain every modern appli-
ance and convenience.
John Dixon, who represents the
Dixon claimants for the Indian depre-
dations i'll the Malheur outbreak of
1878, was in Seattle last week for the
purpose of securing certain aflidavits
from Major w. V. Rinehart tending
to establish his claim at Washington
City. Congressman Binger Hermann
has the matter in charge, and has
worked on the case during his whole
Congressional career of nearly 10
years, but thus far has not been sue
cessful. Major Rinehart was Indian
agent at the Malheur reservation from
July l, 1876, to September l, 1882,
and during his term he passed upon
many claims, every one of which has
been paid. The Dixon claim he did
not pass upon, and as it amounts
to $4,000, it is quite difficult to Sc
cure. 1t has been divided into two
parts, of $4,000 and $4,000 respec-
lively.