Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-08-20
STATE NEWS.
"A Brief Reference to Matters OF Fact
Gathered Here, There and Every.

1nc Everett Smelter has increased
wages III per cent, as q result of
scarcity of laborers.
The launch Columbia was run into
and sunk, Sunday, at her wharf at
Whatcom, by the tug-boat Boyden.
About 600 head OF cattle were pur-
chased by a Nebraska buyer from
Waterville holders last week, for &c.
GOO. They will be shipped at once.
! w. r. Gay, of Seattle, has been
slated for U. S. Attorney and ex-State
| Senator Claypool of Tacoma for his
assistant. A. w. Frater of Snohomish,
is to be the Receiver of the Seattle
Land Office and E. P. Tremper Regis
ter.
Milton Whittier, of Seattle, has filed
an application for pension. He
formerly lived at Willapa City, and
was injured on the 4th of July, 1890,
by the explosion of an eight-pound can
of power he was carrying under his
arm.
Katie Montgomery has been lost in
the mountains of Ingalls creek, thirteen
miles from Leavenworth, since 4
o'clock Sunday afternoon. She is
only 6 years old and went from camp
alone TO pick blackberries. In few
minutes her mother went to look for
her, and though the search has been
continued generally ever since, no
trace of the missing child has been
found. Bears and cougars are numer-
GUS in that vicinity, and some theorists
claim she has been devoured by those
beasts. 1t is more probable, however,
that she has been drowned in the
creek or fallen over a precipico
The foundation for a case which
will no doubt lead to endless litigation
in the federal courts was laid Thursday
of last week at Whatcom, when
Constable Grant r. Wells arrested
William Lummi, John Pierson and
John Alexis, Indians, charging them
with violation of the State law, in fish
ing too near trap. The arrest was
made at Village point, on Lummi
island, where there are over 100 ST.
washes encamped, engaged in fishing.
The Indians claim that under the
treaty made by them with Territorial
Governor Stevens, full rights to fish at
any of their old fishing-grounds were
coded them forever.
Charles r. Shearer, Assistant Super
intendent of the Port TOWNSEND South
ern railroad. has been missing from
Port Townsend since last Saturday
morning. The secret of the matter
is that Shearer was forced to resign
owing to an alleged shortage of 5000
in his accounts, and it is supposed he
thought it best to get out of the way
before Receiver c. J. Smith, of the
Oregon improvement Company, which
controls the Port Townsend Southern,
had him arrested. Shearer has made
his home at Port Townsend, where he
was universally popular, and his friends
are 10th to believe that he is guilty
of misappropriating the company's
money. His shortage is about 5000.
The steamship Bristol will leave Sc.
attic August % for St. Michaers, hav-
ing in tow the Eugene. Arriving at
the mouth of the Yukon passengers
and freight will be transferred to the
Eugene, which will ut once hasten up
the river, and, being a fast boat, is ex-
pected to reach Dawson City by Sep
Is. She will remain there all winter
and will be utilized as hotel. The
Yukon does not begin to freeze until
October l, and then only at the mouth,
SO that there will be ample time for
the passengers to prepare for the
winter before the ice forms in the
upper waters. She ought to reach st.
Michaels September 3. She has been
thoroughly overhauled and is one of
the finest boats to leave Portland. The
entire trip will be under the direction
of Capt. Lewis, who is familiar with
the northern waters and Yukon river,
having been in the service for fifteen
years.
The west bound Great Northern
overland ran into q landslide Tuesday
morning, about four miles south of
Mukilteo. The engine left the track
and buried itself in the side of the
bluff. The heavy train threw the
tender partially on top of the engine,
the coal cutting and bruising the fire.
man, but not seriously. The mail
and baggage cars crushed into each
other and were badly demolished.
They were thrown on the side of the
track opposite the engine. 1t is
1 miraculous that no one in these cars
was hurt. The remaining cars of the
train did not leave the track, and none
of the passengers was injured. The
rails were twisted like coil of rope.
The overland was due to meet the
Coast line train going north at
Mukilteo, but that morning the Coast
line was late, and the overland was
ordered to make the run to Edmonds
before meeting the north-bound train.
The wreck was sufficiently cleared
away to admit the east bound overland
to pass in the evening.
The government steamer Hassler
was sold Monday at Port Orchard navy
yard by Lieut.. Helen, of San Francisco,
under instructions from the Treasury
Department for $15,7OO. The sue
cessful bidders were Mcclure Bros, Of
Portland, who, it is understood, pur-
chased her for outside capitalists.
The bids run from $3.50 to SIS, 200,
ten bids being made. 1t is considered
that the boat was sold for a song, as
she cost the government about $11O,-
600 to construct. The purchasers, no
doubt, will realize handsomely on
their investment, as cargo of 200
passengers to the Klondyke at $500 a
head will make a good investment.
She has steel hull, with fine engines
and boilers, and carrying capacity OF
about $50 to 200 passengers, and 4oo
tons of freight. 1t is surprise that,
when steamboats, are in demand, the
Hassler should have been sold for SO
low a price. The boat will be taken
to Wolf & Zwicker's yard, at Portland,
who are constructing the torpedo boats
for the government, for a general over
hauling for the spring trade between
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