Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-11-05
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
A Brief Reference to Matters Of Fact
Gathered Here, There md Every.
| where.
Senator Wilson has recommended
Francis Larned for postmaster at Port
Townsend.
The LIE Roi company declared $50
600 dividend tonight, total to date
of $675,OOO.
Peter Sweeny, the street-car con-
ductor who was shot at Tacoma by
Mrs. Alwyn fortnight ago, died Mon
day night.
A mast and part of the deck of a
ship have washed ashore at the West
port bathhouse. They are supposed
to be parts of the Orion, the vessel
that was run down a few weeks ago.
Lumber shipments by water from
Gray's harbor during September were
Hoquiam, Z cargoes, 2,l9l, 900 feet;
from Aberdeen, 6 cargoes, 2,014, 900
feet; from Cosmopolis, 3 cargoes, $780,
600; total, 5,185,OOO feet.
October is one of the biggest that
the Puget sound customs district has
ever had, in the way of receipts from
custom duties and tonnage entries.
The total amount of receipts will, it is
believed, aggregate $500
Word was received in Tacoma Mon
day that Mrs. Leander Thebaut, wife
of well-known miner at Wilkeson,
was found lying in her bed at that
place, Sunday, her body enveloped in
! a mass of flames. 1t is thought that
the woman attempted suicide ON ac-
count of domestic troubles.
The Island Packing Company, at
Friday Harbor, packed 81 900 cases OF
sockeye salmon, all of which will 60
to England. 1t also packed 5000
cases of silver salmon, which where
sold in New York for the American
market. The last 5000 cases left the
cannery Friday morning.
1t is reported in New Whatcom that
B. A. Seaborg, of Astoria, who owns
five Columbia river salmon canneries,
has decided to establish large can
merry in Whatcom county, and is now
preparing to commence construction,
but has not determined whether to
locate ut Whatcom or Blaine.
Port Angeles has been in darkness
for the ten days, the armature of the
electric light dynamos having become
worn out. Manager Teachman is at
Seattle with the armature, where it is
being recoiled. This is the first serious
intermissiOn in the light service since
it was instituted about five years ago.
The steamer City of Seattle left Vic
toria at noon Monday with an outfit
for Humbert Yukon expedition, which
will attempt to make the trip to Daw-
son by the Dalton trail. Messrs. Irwin,
Noble and Heal also went north on
] the Seattle. They will try to get to
Dawson by the Stickeen route. They
are commissioned to buy claims for a
British syndicate.
The British bark Earl Dunraven
entered Port Townsend last week, pay.
ing $1,000 duty on 10000 barrels of
cement. This is said to be the largest
single importation OF Portland cement
ever brought into this district. The
cement is to be used by the contractors
on the government Notifications at
Admiralty head, and the bark will
probably be discharged at that point.
Frank Cramer, the Getchell single
weaver, whose head was crushed by
maui in the hands of Miles Crowley, a
saloon keeper of that town, last Sun
day afternoon, died the other evening at
B o'clock at the Maple house, in this
city. Crowley interfered in a saloon
fight. Cramer took the part of the
man whom Crowley opposed, and an
eyewitness says that Crowley struck
Cramer without any provocation at
the time.
There are many who will be sorry to
hear that ]. w. Reddington has retired
from the newspaper field. In last
weeks issue of the Puyallup Com
nserce, he says: az have sold the
Commerce to c. c. Chandler, journal
list of experience, and good printer,
and having no Chersey COWS or setter
dogs to expend time on, he will be able
to devote all his energies to publishing
as good paper as the rich Puyallup
valley deserves"
The unfinished top of the lighthouse
at Westport may be seen from Ho-
GUAM above the tree tops any clear
day, if one knows just where to look
for it. There remained, last week,
ten feet of brick-work to be added to
the top, and then will come the iron
work consisting of two stories. The
iron has all arrived, and been delivered
on the ground. The whole structure,
when completed, will be one hundred
and twenty-three feet from the foun-
dation.
The absence of street lights has in
vited the burglar fraternity to Everett.
AS a result, petty thieving and house
breaking are becoming common. The
homes of Mrs. Brownell and Mr..
Money have heen antarad twice each