Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
and the path of the avalanche and
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STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From ali
Parts Of the State.

A Brief Summary Of News Gathered From ali
Parts Of the State.
An attempt will soon be made to
raise the sunken ship Andelana in Ia
coma harbor.
William G. Randle, who was kicked
by horse, died at Ccntralia, last
Thursday. Randle was a teamstcr for
II. H. Martin & Sons. He was about
80 years old, was married, and left a
wife and two children.
The coal bunkers of the Anchor
Coal Company, located on the banks
OF the Cowlitz, just below Ostrander,
collapsed during the wind storm last
week. The bunkers contained at the
time about 200 tons OF coal, all of
which, together with the bunkers,
went into the Cowlitz river.
Dan Mcdonald, man GO years of
age, was found dead in his cabin at
Old Tacoma, recently. He had
been hard drinker and for the last
two weeks had been sick. He went to
sleep as usual with his partner, in q
bed in the same room. The next
IN orning the old man was found life
less.
At Oakesdale, Wednesday night,
Isaac Hickey became suddenly insane
and gave his wife, who had been SER
iously i'll for some time, dose of
strychnine. Her condition was dis
covered in time to prevent serious re-
suits. While the doctors and neigh.
bors were working over Mrs. Hickey,
the husband disappeared.
Charles Becker, who owned butch
er shop in the Walla Walla addition to
Seattle, committed suicide st his
ranch, near Maple Leaf, OH the Sc
attic & International railroad, last
Wednesday afternoon, by shooting
himself through the head with o 80
caliber rifle. His children say that
domestic trouble was the cause.
F. c. Brewer, cashier of the Tacoma
Gas Company, was held up a few
night ago, in the center of one of
the most fashionable streets in Ia
coma. Two men stopped him, and,
with revolver in his face, took his
money, watch, keys and papers. The
watch chain they returned on being
told it belonged to Brewers mother.
Safe-crackers blew open the safe in
Cooper's saloon, at Issaquah, Monday
night, and secured $3.50 in silver,
and overlooked about SIT in silver
change in two small drawers, also $16O
in $40 gold pieces, laid under the car
pet at the bottom OF the safe. They
also rifled the cash drawer and the
chance wheel, getting a few dollars
more.
Nat Sloane, q native of Finland,
and for the last seven years residing
in or near Carbonate, was brought to
Tacoma, the other day, suffering from
a wound that may cause his death. A
stone weighing so pounds rolled down
a mountain side, and striking him on
the left hip, broke number OF bones,
and caused a wound from which he
lost much blood.
Edna Smith. middle-aged woman,
took quadruple dose of laudanum at
her rooms At the Cleveland house at
Tacoma, the other night, and then
walked to the Salvation army bar.
racks to die. Salvation Army SOL
diers carried her back to her rooms
and physicians were summoned, and
prompt work saved her life. Her
husband has deserted her and left her
with two children. This is her third
attempt at suicide.
While returning to Montesano, last
Wednesday afternoon, from hunting
trip, Scott Stevens and Arthur John
son received the contents of shotgun
and will be laid up for a few weeks.
Robert Stevens carried the gun that
did the shooting. In jumping over a
log the hammer caught in his coat
and the gun was discharged, with un-
fortunate results. Arthur johnson
got most of the shot, big hole being
made in his right leg, and Scott
| Stevens stnnned several with his heel