Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-03-18
STATE NEWS
A Brief Reference to Matters Of Fact
Gathered Here, There ind Every.

A Brief Reference to Matters Of Fact
Gathered Here, There nnd Every.
where.
The 0. r. & N. surveyors are run
ming line from Grange City to Wal
lula, presumably to hold the right of
way, as the line has been surveyed be-
fore.
James j. COrbett, who was in Spo-
kane Sunday, when interviewed as to
"Kid" McCOy's claim to the champion
ship, said: FitzsimmOns is champion
of the world and will be until he is
whipped"
The body of Charles Peterson, mate
of the schooner North, who has been
missing two months, was found float
ing IN the Sound, near Tacoma, Sun
day. Peterson had a daughter living
in San Francisco.
The Norwegian ship Drammem
cleared from Tacoma Monday, for St.
Navarro, France, with about 1000, 900
feet of lumber, valued at $4,000
Schooner Golden Shore cleared for
Adelaide, Australia, with nearly 7OO,-
600 feet of lumber, valued at $500.
Otto Foulman, the section foreman
at Rock Island, was killed by pas.
senger train on the Great Northern
last Monday night. He and friend
had been to Wenatchee trading, and
were returning home in the night,
when they were Overtaken by the
train, when they jumped, but Mr..
Foulman did not clear his handcar
and his neck and back were both
broken.
a burglar was caught red-handed.
ut the residence of Eben Pierce, at
Tacoma, early Sunday morning. His
captors bound him up in about 100
feet of rope, in which manner he was
taken to the police station. The
prisoner gave the name Of John San.
born. When captured he had DR..
dublc's, one Of his captors, pocket
book and watch. The police think
the man is connected with a gang
that has been working the city for
some time.
A 10-year-old youngster, who had
read too many dime novels, was caught
in Walla Walla, under warehouse,
where he and his companions, who es-
capped, had built fire to warm them
selves. The man who caught him
found that the fire was spreading, and
would soon have had good start.
The boy, n few day sage. ran away from
home, and with some others dug cave
near town. This they were making
rendezvous when not on excursions
around town.
The final payment in the judgment
of Mrs. Annie Sears against the Seattle
Consolidated Railway Company was
made in Seattle Monday. This damage
suit, for personal injuries received in
car collision in 1891, has run through
the Superior Court, State Supreme
Court, United States Court, presided
! over by Judge Hanfor, and twice
through the Court of Appeals. Every
decision rendered was favorable to
Mrs. Sears, and she has come through
six years of litigation with $11 900 in
cash for the injury which will prob.
ably deprive her permanently of the
use of her lower limbs.
] James McMillen, miner from Ruby
creek, in the eastern end of Whatcom
county, met with a heavy loss short
time ago through an insane companion.
Mcmillan has been in the Ruby creek
placer mining claims for Is years, and
lately made up his mind to 60 to the
Klondike. Instead of putting the
money he washed out into develop
ment work he saved it up, and, as he
got an opportunity, secured bank
notes. He had nearly 81 500 saved up
in his cabin, when one day he left for
the outside world, leaving a companion
who has been with him for years, Tom
Perry, at the cabin. When he came
back he found Tom had gone daft and
taken his pile of bank notes and
burned them, leaving Mcmillan with
out dollar of his cherished grubstake.
The British ship Conway, Capt.
Humes, seventy-three days from Ma
nilla, PHILIPPINE islands, arrived at Port
Townsend, Monday, after rough and
tempestuous voyage. For several days
after leaving Manila Capt Humes re-
ports contrary winds, against which
but little progress could be made. On
February & the Conway passed close to
Suwa island, on which volcano, sup
posed to have been long extinct, was
very active, emitting fire and smoke
and at night lighting up the sea for
many miles. On February ID the Con-
way passed large ship, which was
dismasted, with only the bowsprit and
foremost standing. Capt. Humes
could not make out her ensign, which
was flying from the broken mast. The
dismasted ship passed in latitude
&c AT north, longitude Al west.