Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-05-17
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STATE NEWS.

Fifteen japanese immigrants are
said to have been been landed illegally
in Seattle Wednesday.
w. S. Armstrong fell IS feet through
a manhole at the coal-bunkers in New
Whatcom, Wednesday, without break
ing any bones.
The Bellingham Bay Impro, ement
Company is working on a contract to
furnish $4,000 ties for the Great
Northern Railroad.
A sweeping reduction has been
made in wool bags at the State pen
itentiary. Those selling formerly at
80 cents have been reduced to % cents
each.
William Lund, a Skamokawa logger,
met with an accident Friday which
will likely prove fatal. He was struck
by the limbs of tree he was hauling
with oxen.
The little steamer Cricket has been
sold TO E. NJ. Darlington, of Seattle,
for S. 500. She will be repaired and
placed on the Seattle, Edmunds and
Everett route.
The SpokesmanReriew publishes
affidavits charging pOpulists with
bargaining to sell their votes in the
city election for as low as 25 cents and
as high as so cents.
A street encounter took place at
Dayton the other day between deaf
and dumb woman and Chinaman.
The woman struck the first blow, but
the Chinaman was fined $3.50.
The sum of $142 has been realized
from minstrel entertainment at
Walla- Walla. The money will be
used in entertaining the visiting fire.
men at the tournament in June.
The LIE Roi Mining Company has
ordered, for immediate shipment,
through Spokane hardware company,
. new hosting plant, complete. 1t
will have u capacity OF 100 tons, and
the boilers will be 100-horsepower.
E. w. Bennett and J. b. Myers, con-
fined in the city Jail at Wenatchee,
made their way out last week, by
means of . monkey wrench, punch
and crowbar, which were evidently fur
nished by friends outside. They made
good their escape.
Three hundred pounds OF nickle
and cobaltOre have been packed down
from the Niger creek mines at the
instance of w. J. Riley and shipped to
Webb & Co., Seattle. who will inn
mediately forward the ore to Friegh-
burgh, Germany, to have it tested.
1t ia said of the principal claim in
the Trail creek county, the War Eagle,
that the next dividend will be declared
in a few days, and that it will he $42,.
600. The company is capitalized at
$5OO,0OO in 5OO,OOO shares. Patsy
Clark its manager, holds So 900 shares.
A travelling salesman tells the Walla
Walla Union that between Nampa and
COlville is what is called Jap orchard,
containing 40 acres set out with yonng
fruit trees. One morning the man
woke up and his orchard was gone.
Nothing was left but the holes in the
ground.
John Flaherty, while working on
his mining claim last week in the Cas-
cade mountains, was struck by rock.
slide and his right leg broken in two
places. He managed to drag himself
to his cabin, and Was alone there five
days. until help CHANGED to come.
His rescuers brought him down the
mountain on an improvised stretcher,
and he is now in Seattle hospital.
The Willapa burglars were tried last
week. Robinson, who turned States
evidence, was fined 500, and SEN
fenced to 80 days in Jail; Elmer Lau-
derback was sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary, and Archie Lauder
back, for the two burglaries, was sem
fenced to four years in the peniten-
tiary. William Lamley was found
guilty, but has not yet been sentenced.
City Attorney Wickersham, of Ia
coma. has filed q second amended
complaint to recover 81 600, 900 dam
ages from the Tacoma Light & Water
Company, for alleged fraud and mis-
representation in the sale of the light
and water plant to the city. The
complaint differs from the preceding
two in emitting the charges Of bribery
of voters, which Judge Pritchard de.
cided not to be sufficient ground for
action.
The commander-in-chiefo of the Ma
tional Guard has announced the fol-
lowing appointments: J. Rodman,
North Yakima, first lieutenant and
adjutant; DR.. A. H. Deekeus, Tacoma,
captain and assistant surgeon; Ser
geant H. B. Lefevre, Vancouver,
first lieutenant and qusrtermaster
Frank Boyd, of Spokane, first lieuten-
ant and inspector OF small-arms prac-
tice; Rev. w. H. Martin, Vancouver,
captain and chaplain.
Fifteen prospectors left Seattle last
week, for Alaska, bound for Cooks.
They took along a years supplies, and
will thoroughly explore part of Alaska.
The party is headed by James Gre
mansen, alias Slim Jim," pioneer
explorer of the Northwest. Mr.. Ger
mansen was one Of the few men to
cross the continent through the Arc.
tic timber belt, leaving st. Paul, Mimi,
in 1866, striking the Pacific coast in
Northern British Columbia some four
years later. Il
The highest price placed upon run
ming shore line by the tide-land ap.
praisers of Gray's harbor was So per
foot, and the lowest 2 cents. The
highest average value was 500 per
acre, the lowest $l.25. Aberdeen, COM
plete, except the Wishkah river and
Renie's island, was appraised at about
$1,000; Hoquiam, complete, except
shore land on Hoquiam river above
township line of townships II and Is, !