Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-11-06
Chin Fee Hce has been appointed
yice-cOnsel at Seattle.

vice-cOnsel at Seattle.
Ninety Chinese arrived in Seattle on
Tuesday night, and will take passage
ON the Victoria, which sails Friday
, for China. The steamers total pas
senger list will be about l20, one of the
largest of the year.
5. W. Maxcy last week dug G&i
bushels of potatoes from a patch on
ground in Mcnastash canyon 30x100
feet. Those who saw the ground say
that the tuherS had actually raised the
ground up and broken it, and when
dug they were found in immense nests,
says the Elensburg Capital.
Here is Spokane's criminal record
for October: Two hundred and thirty
four arrests were made for the offenses
following: DRINKS, II; Migrants, so;
sleepers, 20; larceny 10; suspected of
larceny, u; assault and battery, 10 ;
disorderly conduct, 10; drunk and dis
orderly, 6; prostitution, 4; burglary,
4; safe-keeping, 4 carrying concealed
weapons, 3; violating city ordinances,
3; smoking opium, 2; keeping opium
joint. =; and one each for insanity,
gambling, grand larceny, indecent ex-
posture, seduction and cruelty to ami
mails.
The Shelton Southwestern railway
will soon have five logging camps in
operation, which will test its capacity
to keep the landing clear, says the
Shelton Journal. Williamson has two
camps and four donkey engines at
work on good claim. Mark Draham
has a good sized crew, and is turning
out considerable logs. Bob Swan is
cleaning up bunch of timber with
one team and small crew, and Callow
and Barron are getting ready to open
their logging camp. Logs are not go.
ing OIL very fast, however, and there is
good supply in the booms.
The passenger train on the o. r. &
n. branch from Dayton to Bolles juno
ton was derailed within a quarter of
a mile from the latter place about 10
o'clock Wednesday night, as it was 60
ing down to meet the Spokane train.
The engine and one car did not leave
the rails, but the remainder of the
train did, running on the ties for some
distance and giving the passengers a
good shaking up. The derailed por-
ton OF the train then became I'M
coupled from the engine and first car
following. No one was injured and
no damage done beyond the delay to
traffic.
William Watson, Tacoma miller
and member of the firm of Watson,
Odds & Co., died in Tacoma Sunday of
bronchial pneumonia. He was born
6S years ago in England, and came to
America in the early sos. After
residing in Missouri for several years
he went to Tacoma in 1888. The
following year he built the Touring
mills now operated by Watson, Odds
4 Co. He was very successful in his
business, accommodating a comfortable
fortune, which will fall to his four
sons and two daughters, living in Ia
coma. Ex-City Treasurer F. T. Odds
and his son. F. A. Odds were his
partners.
The following business was transact
ed during the month of October in the
United States land office in this CITY,
the receipts being more than 500 in
excess of the maximum previously re-
ceived for the month OF October in
this office. Cash received for two
committed homesteads and 1855 acres
of land additional, $S1O.O6. Forty
acres OF coal land sold. $500. Three
pre-emp'ion filings 50. Eighteen home.
stead entries, fees $l55, commissions
on 2,267 acres, $l3I.35. Twenty-four
final homestead entries, 3,4O9 acres
S231.71. One timber entry, $40. Two
State selections, for normal school,
$64. Fees for reducing testimony to
writing, etc, 1903. Total cash re-
ceived, $2,251.45.
Mrs. Mary V. Marvin died at her
residence, 2,2l5 Bryant ave-, Spokane
"Wednesday, aged As years. Her death
was direct result of the news of
Bryan's defeat. Mrs. Marvin was
working in the kitchen when her
husband came home from town, and
she eagerly rushed into the front
room to ask him whether Bryan had
been elected or not. Dir. Marvin shook
his head negatively, in response to
his wife's inquiry, and she Immediate
ly started to fall, Mr.. Marvin catching
her. She was placed in chair and it
was believed she had tainted. A
physician was sent for, but death
occurred before he arrived. Mrs.
Marvin took a deep interest in the
campaign, and it is resumed that the
shock of defeat was too much for