The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-25
xoarmwEsrrax xrws NOTES.

While Congressman Cashman was al
Enunnciaw the ether day. he assisted
physically and with speech at a nag
raising.
the Columbia en- Sunday last. Ssse win
take the place ~ the old EI.ensburg On
the run from wenafchee-
Herman l.. CHASE SIX years ago re-
spected banker 81 Spokane. has been sen
fenced 90 years Imprisonment in the
Now Hampshire pen:tenf.ary for shop
liffin4.
William Powell. the cook on the steamer
6eiksrk At W*natfhee. auarreled with Fred
Fonda. his assistant. stabbed him tn the
him nj: over the boat. Fonda II not seri-
ousiy hurt and Powell decAmpsd,
Ellis Wilson has been IN jail at Yakima
for some time. charged with having en-
ticed is-yesr-olf Blanche Jones from home
for immerai purposes. Her f7-year-oia
sister Mary. however, datiy confradscfs
bianches STORY. and insisted that she was
the object ut Wilson's Illicit affections.
marrying Mary and becoming the brother
in-lAw Of the fair complainant.
In attempting to board the outgoing ..
Il. -. train 10 capture man who had
robbed him Saturday night. William New
shan missed his footing and fell under the
cars. and his left leg was severed mid
way between the foot and the knee He
WAS picked UP few minutes after the
accident and taken TO the Good Samaritan
hospital. where the physicians say he had
suffered greatly from loss Of blood. but
would recover.
a. a. Todd. respected and prosperous
young farmer OF Centerviiie. was lodged
In the kisckitat jail at Goidendale. He
-Wae recently arrested in Portland for
Forging John III. Smiths name 10 a SOD
note. that was recently negotiated 20 Ma
than Ihmatta. Peter Ahola. merchant OK
Centervtlis, discovered the forgery.
IL I'd b. t.s fDEt
time Of some ons else. who forged Smiths
name ard drew the larger share Of the
spells. Todd Is non-eommittal.
The citizens Of ceIviile have had sur
felt Of hobos within the last month. They
were becoming so bold that when told TO
ting fire TO the town. FRIDAY the town
officials gathered u posse and headed
about = dozen OF them on their way north.
Seine OF the more toughened ones OBJ
teeted. bat when they saw the overwhelin-
Ing numbers of citizens gathered To the
assistance OF the officials they thought
discretion the better part OF vaior. and
moved.
Kate painfully wounded as the result OF
the careless handling of q revolver by
young man named Ericsson. son OF Lee
Ericsson. q merchant. at Foster Or.
Thursday. Young Ericsson nourtshed the
revolver and two men attempted to dis
arm him. In the struggle that followed
the weapon was discharged ard the bullet
struck Miss Kate Sterling n the leg Mrs.
Sterling was at Holly when she heard of
the accident. She started at once on
horseback for Foster. on the way she
fell from the horse and died in a few
hours.
j. II. Rothroek fell beneath the wheels
OF q switch engine at Pendteton, Or, on
sunday. and was horribly muitaFea He
was crossing the tracka from Furnish's
wool warehouse and caught his foot In a
frog. failing across the rails the en-
gine came backing down the main line
track To get out of the way of the ever
land passenger Both his legs ~ere cut
on at the knee. ard besides the hruises
no Sustained internal injuries Attending
physicians say Rothroek cannot live, and
Ii now dying from the shock and loss Of
blood. Rothrock was pedder Of fruit
and vegetables. and had wife and several
children who are left with small means OF
Support.