Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-22

imprisonment caused relief among
Damphoffer's relatives and friends at
Vancouver.
If Councilman J. L. Reilly, of Sc
attle, is right in placing confidence in
letter which he says he received from
San Antonio, Texas, last Saturday,
he has fallen heir to fortune of $780,
GOO left him by rich farmer, whose
life he saved some four years ago. Mr..
Reilly has gone to put in his claim for
the property.
Seven buildings, included in the
first contract for the construction OF
an army post at Magnolia bluff, Sc
attic, have been completed by the
contractors. The structures are built
OF fir and stone, and are furnished with
every modern convenience, including
steam heat and light. The contract
was for $4,000.
The War Department has ordered
the transports Sheridan and Grant to
Seattle to load supplies for the Philip
pines. Assistant Qnartermaster Rob.
inson has already contracted for 1000
tons of hay and 100000 feet of lum-
Der and quantity of corrugated iron.
One transport will probably load
cargo at Tacoma.
j. E. Lever, of Union, Or, was in
North Yakima last week, working up
a woolen mill project. He has had
excellent encouragement, and the
prospects are good for the deal to go
through. The proposed mill will
consume about 100000 pounds of wool
annually and give regular employ
ment to 40 or so hands.
The United States fish hatchery, at
Little White Salmon, in Skamania
county, has been closed for the year.
In the season 1O,3S5,OOO eggs were
taken. There are $4,000 eggs on
hand yet, and when they shall be
planted the number of fry turned out
will be a little over SO per cent. of the
whole number of eggs taken.
Richard Strait, Surveyor of Wahkia-
KUN county, came near drowning in
the Columbia few days ago. His
boat swamped and he climbed the
mast till it disappeared. Then he
struck out for shore, but the current
swept him past point he tried to
make. His shouts for help we're heard,
however, and he was rescued.
Geerge W. Lowe died at his home in
Cowlitz county, recently, at the age of
n years. Mr.. L. was born in Chautau-
qua county, N. Y. He crossed the
plains by OK train, and settled in Van
couver, then in Oregon, in 1852. He
leaves an estate valued at about $15,-
600. He was married three times.
He left q widow and six children.
A novel enterprise was established
at Outlook, Yakima county, the past
fall. A Mr.. Mcintyre, who worked as
cook upon ranch, during his leisure
time, collected 80 dozen turtles from
sloughs along the river and planted
them in pond. He fed them on
fish caught in trap, and shipped
them in burlap sacks in the fall to
Seattle, where he obtained $3.50 per
dozen.
Thirty members of the Filipino
theatrical troupe, brought to this
country last July, are stranded in Sc
attle after six months unsuccessful,
tour of the principal coast cities.
Local charity organizations of that
city are caring for the troupe, and an
effort will be made to compel the
management Of the Mechanics Pa
villion, OF San Francisco. which i'm.
ported the Fillpinos, to bear the ex-
pense OF their passage back to San
Francisco.
The Administrative of the consider
able estate OF Dan Callean, who was
murdered in Whitman county two
years ago, paid the bill OF $25 for a
California priest for performing the
customary rites of the church for the
repose of the soul Of the deceased.
This bill appeared in the final account
of the administrator, and Judge Nc
Donald refused to allow it, and ac-
companied his refusal with remarks
more forcible than complimentary
about charges for such services.
The P..L. claims that the freight
shipped from Seattle to the Alaskan
mines during the five months ending
with the 1st inst. amounted in value
to 81, 100000, and in cargo space to
10000 tons. The number of ships en-
ployed has been $50 of net measure
ment of 10000 tons. The arrival at
Seattle were 270 vessels of $1,000
tons, which brought 1900 tons of
freight valued at $1,3OO,OOO. This
makes total traffic both ways of
$50 vessels of 343,OOO tons, which car
ried $500 tons OF merchandise, val
ued at $S,9O0,O0O. Fourteen thou
sand passengers went northward dur
ing the first eleven months of the