Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-01

parties who agreed to support him for
the rest of his life. Their failure to
do so caused him to become despond-
ent and finally to take his own life.
A burglar going about his business
on a bicycle is one of the newest
things in criminal life at Seattle. He
entered a house late Saturday night,
but made so much noise that he
awoke the people. He was in such
hurry to get away that he forgot his
wheel.
Patrick Clark, the millionaire mine
owner, closed deal at Spokane the
other day, whereby he becomes the
owner OF fraction less than con
trolling interest in the Traders Ma
tional bank, the oldest banking insti-
tuition in Spokane. No figures are
given.
Lee Won, a Chinaman, was MUIR
dered in Chinatown, at Walla Walla,
last Sunday. According to Chinese
testimony, white man wearing an
old brown coat, blue overalls, and a
light soft hat, entered Chinese house
in the alley and made a disturbance.
A woman made an cutlery. Her man
came, and tried to eject the white
man, who drew a knife and stabbed
the Chinaman in the neck, making q
large irregular hole. The Chinamau
ran across the alley, 20 feet, and fell
dead. The man ran down the alley
and disappeared.
Mrs. Beste, keeper of q Palouse
boarding house, publicly horsewhipped
man who goes by the name OF
Scotty." The whipping was the re-
suit OF quarrel over a board bill
which "Scotty" refused to pay. Mrs.
Beste is powerful woman and agitated
the whip vigorously, and "Scotty"
was forced to beat hasty retreat. As
he was doing so Marshal Woodward
arrested him for disorderly conduct.
He was convicted and fined $40 and
costs, which he refused to pay, and
now languishes in the city Jail.
Several prune buyers have been in
the Yakima valley for the last few
days, and have been offering growers
from Sl2 to $3.50 a ton for their ship
ping varieties on the trees, and 80 cents
to 80 cents box packed for shipment.
A number of the largest growers are
urging Others to hold out for higher
prices. They say that prunes should
bring l cent a pound this year on the
trees, or 80 cents a crate packed.
There is very large crop in Yakima
valley, and the fruit is OF unusually
excellent quality. The crop will be
ready to pick next week.
The Puget Sound Oyster Company
has bought about 1900 acres of oyster
bed land near Union City, and is
planting it to native and Eastern oys-
tiers. The land is at Tahooya, in An.
mas bay. at Hoodsport, Carman's spit,
and near the Narrows. The company
has bought all the land suitable for
this purpose, which has not been re-
served by the State, and has already
planted five tons OF oysters at Ia
hooya. J. w. Alexander has charge
OF the business there, and the Scot
fish American Investment Company
is behind it.
Frank Dupea and William Coates
met with a hair-raising experience
late Saturday night as they were re-
turning to Gig Harbor from a hunting
trip in the woods back OF Olalla. Just
as they turned a particularly dark
corner of the road big black bear
doomed up in front of them, holding
out his long paws as if to invite them
to q collar and-elbow bout. Both
boys fired their guns point-blank at
the beasts splendid front, and ran. In
about an hour they cautiously recon-
noitered the road, but except for gore
and tracks leading off into the dark
ness there was no sign.