Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-17

matured, Mr.. McNulty says this
State will produce the walnuts as
perfectly and abundantly as any other
country in the world.
Captain Panton, of the liner Vic
toria, which arrived at Tacoma Sun
day from China and Japan, brought
word that during the late battle near
Manila, Miss Sadie Bennett and Miss
Wallace, of Tacoma, were in the city
of Manila, and as a matter of safety
Tor the women they were placed
aboard one of the American trans
ports, which steamed out of range of
the vessels of the belligerents.
Fireman o. Branch, of Walla Walla,
had a fortunate escape from death last
week and is out gold watch in conse-
quence, but he is pleased that by the
loss his life is saved. He and his
brother were out at pistol practice at
Wallula, when his brother asked for
some more cartridges, and as he was
handing them over his brothers pistol
went off, the bullet striking the lower
vest pocket where the watch was, in
denting the case half an inch deep.
Labor circles in the Northwest are
much agtated over reports, which are
received with general credence, that
hundreds OF japanese contract laborers
are being brought into Northwest sea-
ports. Every month from 500 TO L.
600 japanese laborers are landed at
Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. Prac-
tically all pass inspection, the require
ments OF which are sound body and
$50 in cash. 1t is said hundreds of
these men are finding employment on
various railroad lines.
The Gray's Harbor passenger train
Monday afternoon, while running at
a high rate of speed, struck COW at
the road crossing just west of Roches-
ter station, derailing the engine, but
fortunately doing no further damage
to the train, and injuring none of the
passengers. Word was Immediately
sent to Gate City, and an extra engine
was started out from Centralia to as
sist in clearing the track. After de-
lay of three and q half hours, the en-
CINE was gotten on the rails and the
train proceeded to its destination.
Charles C. Rapp, the Spokane boy
who fought through the war with his
regiment, the Sixteenth U. S. infantry,
has decided to remain at home for a
time. He has served two enlistmen is,
one with the Fourth infantry and one
with the Sixteenth. He was recently
honorably discharged at Fort Crook,
Neb., and has come home. Rapp was
member of the Sixteenth's band
when the war began. During the
Santiago campaign he put away his
drum and shouldered a Krag-Jorgen.
sen, which he used through the bat
tie.
Deputy Sheriff Cole and Policeman
Herndon arrived at Spokane Saturday
with William Abb, the Italian who
killed James HALEY. in a gambling
den at that place few weeks ago, an
account of which was published in
the STANDARD at the time. Abb was
captured in an Italian cabin, near
Priest River, Idaho. He resisted ar
rest with Winchester rifle, but was
finally persuaded by his countrymen
to yield. After committing the crime,
Abb ran from the crowded hall to the
street, dashed across the Monroe street
bridge, and walked to an Italian set
Element east of the city. There he
was found by the deputy Sheriff, but
he got the drop on the officer, and es-
capped to the hills. He has since been
leading the officers a lively chase.
Young HALEY, his victim, was the son
of a prominent family of Toronto,
Canada.
Two unknown men entered the
house of j. B. w. johnson, in the
heart Of the residence portion OF Ia
come, in broad daylight, the other
afternoon, while the family was away,
and attacked Myrtle Fulmer, a Is
year-old adopted daughter. They
said they wanted to get the money
they understood to be in the house,
and commanded the girl to produce it.
She refused, and they approached her.
She struck one in the eye with q
stick OF wood and knocked "a false
mustache from the lip of another.
The. rufiians then put q revolver to
her head and made her go about the
house with them while they collected
the iewelry which had been left in the
drawers. The girl was SO frightened
she gave them 50 OF her own money.
This they put in purse, and then
turned their attention to wreaking
vengeance upon the young girl. They
attempted to make her drink a cup of
carbolic acid, but she knocked it from
their hands. They then chlorformed
her, tied fowl about her mouth and
fled. The girl did not come to until
two hours afterward.
Two highwaymen started in to raise
80 in a remote part of Seattle Sunday
night. They held up three men, and
kept them bound for two hours. When
the fourth victim came along they
were frightened away. T. p. Sanders,
one of the victims, thus tells the story
" l had got off the car about q block
from my home. l suddenly found
myself confronted by big man with
mask or, who said Hold up your
hands, and be - quick about it, as
he showed pistol in my face. I said,
Is this joker No, it is not he re-
piled. Another man came up and
searched me. lie found only $1.4O.
The big man said, we will be COM
PEELED to keep you here until We hold
up enough people to get S., and Pm
going to have it if I have to keep you
here all night They unbuttoned my
clothes and removed my suspenders,
with which they tied my legs. They
tied my wrists together with q hand
herchief. If you open your head
said the spokesman, 1 will blow your
brains out Another man came along
in q moment. He was treated in a