The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-18

NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Capt Mcdonald. OF the City OF Cham
pasgn. will move his family from Seattle
70 Skagit county shortly.
II Is said that no other mining district
In the world produces the amount Of high
grade silver ore as does Kootenay.
The city council OF Nelson. B. c.. fixed
the salary Of CHEZ OF Police Robert Win
earIs at So. He said it was too small.
and resigned
Siemon's big shsngle mill near New
whatcom took fire one day last week and
came near being totally destroyed. Fire
menf saved II after much hard work
A company has been incorporated at
Walla waiia for the purpose Of operating
the large bialock fruit farm near Nalia
Walia- The incorporatcrS OF the COM
pany are waIl2 walla. Spokane and
Idaho citizens.
For the nrss time in many moons shinGie
weavers are hard 20 ind in Skagit county.
This is no doubt due to the fact that so
many have left for the mines. There is
scarcely day passes but what some shin
gle manufactures shows up IN Mount Yer
non hunting men TO work in mills.
Representatives Of Hume & Hart OF
San Francisco. and Sanders. Ward & Co.,
OF Philadelphia, last week bought over
$4,000 worth OF wool between Yakima and
Connell Junction. near Pasco. The wool
was haled at North Yakima. and it is
predicted that the purchase was but the
beginning Of big wool business for this
season
o. p Malson. who was convicted Of coun-
terfeiting at Walla waIla recently. might
have escaped but for Judge Hanford- II Is
said the jury stood nine to three for con-
viction The court gave them severe lee
ture, stating that the evidence was very
clear, and ordered them back to the jury
room. with the result that at noon q YER
dict OF guilty was arrived at.
The Northern Pacific Railway Company
Is contemplating some extensive improve
ments from Cheney west. Telegraph men
have removed the poles between that
place and Giilette's ranch and set them
back 30 as to allow q steam shovel room
to work The track will be leyeled and
Strengthened where practicable and new
seventy-two-pound steel rails laid west
from Cheney.
Capt. James B. Erwin will commence
the directed march Of troops D and H. OF
the Fourth cavalry. from Fort Walla
Walla to Fort Yellowstone on May 20,
proceeding by the Southern route. passing
through Baker City, Boise, HALEY and
camas and aiming to arrive at Fort Vel
iowstone on or about June a. Orders TO
that effect were received at Fort Walla
Walla recently.
Martin McRae, captain of the ship Sama-
ria. which was Lost short time ago. was
cousin of Mrs. Samuel Murchison. OF
Fairhaven. The family seem to be VIC
tins of violent deaths. A brother of Capt.
McRae was killed and eaten by cannibals
on the Sandwich islands, and another
brother was killed two years ago at Sc
attic by falling through q trestle on the
street railway.
Rossland is now full-fedged city with
all the civic machinery In operation. The
Bank OF British North America has agreed
with the corporation to advance 1t q sum
of money TO the extent OF $4,000 at a low
rate Of interest wherewith to carry out
such improvements as have to be under
taken at once. 1t Is probable that Mr.. Jor-
dan, for several years police magistrate
of Spokane. viii occupy the same Office in
Rossland.
While blowing on a farm near walla
Walla recently. ]. W. Dykes brought to
light relic Of other days in the shape Of
a rifle of a decidedly ancient manufact-
ure. The weapon is Of the pattern that
has the hammer under the breech, in
stead of on top, and 1t must have been
lost during battle that took place be-
tween a hand of hostile Indians and .
party of white men In that locality about
forty-five years ago.
For the past ten days Capt. Ftzstubbs.
of Nelson, Il. c., has been at Port Hill.
on the Kootenay river near the Internal
tionai boundary line arranging a settle
ment between the Kootenay Reclamation
United States government lands near the
northern border of idaho. The AFFAIR has
become a matter of considerable CORES
pondence between the American secretary
of foreign affairs and the governor gen.
eral Of Canada, Lord Aberdeen.
The synod OF British Columbia. in con-
nection with the Presbyterian church In
Canada. has just concluded its sixth ses-
sion in ST. Andrews church. New West
minister DIR. Campbell. of Victoria, was
unanimously chosen as moderator. and an
overture from Victoria presbytery TO the
general assembly in re the licensure and
ordination of Mr.. NJ. Swartcut. missionary
TO the Indians of the west coast Of VAN
couver island, was received, and on motion
ordered to be transmitted to the general
assembly.
Reports come from upper Eureka Flat,
which occurred one night last week. O.
N. Wheeler, a prominent farmer, told his
hired man TO go after q runaway horse.
The hired man objected. hot words fol-
lowed. and Wheeler, II ID said. stabbed the
hired man with butcher knife. fntiicting
severe wound on the face. The hired
man then grabbed the knife and struck
Wheeler on the breast Neither was fatal
~ injured and no arrests viii be made
A band Of blooded horses belonging to
Millionaire Stinson. OF Chicago. were sold
at sheriffs sale near Yakima recently on
a Judgment amounting TO "a Soe, which had
been assigned TO Frank Bartholet, OF the
Yakima National bank. Nr. Stinson,
through his agent. c. James. maintained
that the account was In excess OF the con-
tract and refused to pay the full amount Of
the claim. The horses attached were bid
in by George w. Fogg, Of Tacoma. for
s.. 800, or 1864 a head II Is whispered that
Mr.. Fogg represents Mr.. Stinson. and that
the horses are in fact Still the property OF
the eccentric Chicago millionaire
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