Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-31

! the ship lies in, and on the strength Of
his ability to raise the ship he got
credit and succeeded in borrowing
considerable money, and it is esti-
mated he has left debts aggregating
$1,000.
A case of unusual and extreme
cruelty to child developed in the Sc
attic police court last week in the ex-
animation of Bartlett Jordan, who was
arrested on charge of beating his
little niece, Mamie Jordan. The man
made the little girl stand naked while
he whipped her black and blue. He
was fined $50 and the child has been
taken by the police.
Two carloads of Eastern oysters are
on their way to Willapa harbor for an
artificial propagation experiment OF
oystermen. Two more cars will be
ordered before the season closes. The
State Fish Commissioner is to begin
experiments along the same line with
in few weeks, the Legislature having
made an appropriation of $500 for
the purpose. Extensive efforts are to
be made to cultivate Eastern oysters
and Holsters on Puget Sound and
Willapa harbor.
Indian Agent Anderson reports
that Moses, head chief OF the 1900 In
dams on the Colville reservation, is
dying of Bright's disease, at his place
near the Nespelin sub-agency. He is
so years old, and comes Of fighting
stock. His father was killed in an In
dian war in Montana, and in the
same war Moses was wounded. He
remained at peace during the Nez
Perces war, though tempted by JOS
eph to take to the warpath. He is
wealthy in land and stock, and for
several years has been drawing an
annuity OF 81 900 from the govern
ment.
The present is about the last oppor-
tunity to spray fruit trees before the
buds are too far along. Give them a
dose of lime, sulphur and salt mixture,
including lye; or just I've and enough
lime to whiten the spray would be
good, especially on old and NOISY
trees, using judgment as to the
strength which will do no harm to
fruit buds. The Bordeaux mixture
(four pounds fresh lime, 4 pounds
copper sulphate, and from 40 to so
gallons of water) is safe mixture for
use at any time. Spraying for Goblin
moth add one.fourth pound of Paris
green to the mixture. This can be re-
peated at intervals of two or three
weeks until apples get well advanced,
and there will be little wormy fruit.
James O'Connell, better known to
the mining world as Pinnacle Jim"
was shot and killed at Loomis, in the
eastern part Of the State, at 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening. He had been in
Spokane all winter, and returned to
LOOMS short time ago with an ex-
pert who went to examine his mine
for Patrick Clark. He had been
drunk and had some trouble with
John O'Herrin, well-known and re-
spected resident. 1t is said O'Connell
threatened O'Herrin's life. He asked
OHerrin to step outside a saloon. A
few minutes later three shots were
fired in quick succession and later a
fourth. Nobody saw the shooting but
when the door was opened O'Connell
was dead with his head against the
door. O'Herrin, who had also been
drinking, claims that O'Connell sprang
at him with knife and he fired in
self-defense. The men have always
been warm friends.
A Seattle paper in abiding to the
new railroad enterprise now under
way, says: 1.-THE Port Angeles and
Eastern railroad is booming and pros
poets for pushing the road through
seem to be very bright. General
Manager Atkinson. now at Port Ange-
les, has contracted with Walter Myers
and j. H. Young for 100000 ties, to
be delivered along the line of the
road. The company is closing a con.