The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-16

The state of Washington has 1859 miles
Of railroad track.
Farmers in the vicinity of Ahtanum are
losing calves by blackleg.
Medical lake is frozen over. and Is be-
ing frequented by skating partiea
The Northern Pacific Railway Company
has just completed new depot building
al Thcrp.
Work was begun last week on the ditch
for the -four mill to be erected in the early
spring at Cheian Falls.
Whitman county offers bounty OF 81
for each coyote killed Anidavits must
be furnished that they were killed in the
county.
The Chinaman Coon, or Sun Guen. who
was suspected of killing Miss May Wal
lace at Pendleton few days ago. has been
discharged.
operative colony two miles east of Mount
Vernon similar to the one now established
at Equality. near Edison.
Fairhayen's shipments by rail during the
past year have averaged 10 carloads
month. and entailed an expenditure for
transportation OF $4,000 month.
A number OF Yakima farmers are get
ting wide tire ideas. They believe in haul
ing loaos on the surface. and are ordering
wagons with tres from four to six inches
wide.
Thirty-fonr members of the III stree.
Methodist church, OF New Whatcom. have
united with the F. street Congregational
church, the latter retaining Its name and
organization.
Messrs Shinn & Overlook, OF Kent re-
Gently shipped 96S bales OF hops. Denny
Mullen shipped 1l3 bales. Both consign-
ments were for New York. and were val
ted at $36,000.
The Inflated potrimpus has been aban-
doned By the owners. and Capt. BranRon.
the present wreckmaster at Long Beach,
viii sell the old iron and rigging at auction
before his term expires.
The Merchants',6ock at Everett has been
closed down. Business does not warrant
the running OF two big docks. and for the
present steamers will land at the Everett
Land Companys wharf.
James c. Durzin. OF Nesaually, was ar
rested al the instance OF Game Warden
Albion Smith. of Thurston county, charged
with shooting a deer during the close sea-
son. He pleaded guilty and was fined $40
and costs.
the Northern Pacific surveyors are survey
ing line down the Touchet from Waits
burg TO Riverside II fs thought this will
be pert OF the Hunt system and North
ern Pacific from Lewiston to Pasco.
The report OF Commander Alien, of the
soldiers home at Orting, Wash, shows
that there were iis inmates during No
vember This is the largest number Of
was built. The highest previous record
was III.
The Sultan Journal registers a strong
protest against the inhuman treatment by
pack train drivers neer Index OF per-
uniting the working of sick horses on the
trails. Through abuse and neglect animals
are covered With great sores, and when
no longer useful. they are turned loose
by their cruel drivers without feed or care.
The man named Smith who was savet,
from the wreck Of the Mohegan on the
Cornish coast a few weeks ago was
thought 10 be l.. Is. g. Smith. OF Port
land but II turns out 20 be T.. A. l.. Smith,
OF Grant county. Oregon. He went to Eng
land with horses. and was returning home
when the wreck occurred, and is now in
hts home at Ashland.
The British Columbia Pioneer Society. a,
its recent meeting elected the following
officers: President. j. Robert son: vice
president. Fl. Dallas Helmcken Q C.:
physician. Hon. j. $. Hslmcken. secretary,
Allan Graham. treasurer. +. J. THAN; au-
ditor. J. II. Lowell: directors. J. w. Ca
rev. y. Shakespeare, T. Fiswin. A. Jack
Alderman Humphrey, Chief Sheppard. f.
Metcaif.
The annual meeting OF the walia walia
club was held recently at the club rooms
and the following officers were elected for
the coming year: President j. H. Stock
well: vice president, Al Goldman: treas
urer. W. r. Winans: secretary. W. f..
Russell: governing committee, f. c. Kerr,
Y &. Blalock. F. w. Rees. r. n. East
man. F. H Abbott. II. H. Turner Al
Goldman. r. s. Dement, and w. K. Rus
sell The Sscgtfarys report showed .ha
club TO &c in a sfourishfng condition.
An exciting incfden: occurred a few DAYS
ago tn Victoria. II. c.. police court Four
sailors were being tried for refusing duty
on board ship. The men complained OF
the poor quality OF the meat rendered them
al meal hours. The court remarked tina;
they should have mentioned The matter 10
the captain. wbeEeGp5n one Of ths sailors
who had piece os meat with him 10 sho "
TIE court It's tainted character. took Of
Tense az tbs apparen: siding Of the cour;
with the ships officers ard hurled the
meat full At the head % MAGISTRATE Hall
with the remark. There. take that: a
sassor can't get justice In this court. TIE
sailor Was al eaee r@primands1 asd SEN
tered TO two weeks Imprisonment.