Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-04-14
STATE NEWS.


Sherman French, was killed n few
days ago by heavy gate falling upon
him, on Ford's prairie, near Centralia.
A burglar entered the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Burken, at South Bend, Fri
day night, and in the tussel with him,
John Burken was stabbed. The bur-
glar escaped.
The 22-months-old daughter of
Adolph Silva, accidentally fell into a
tub of boiling water, at Seattle, Tues
day morning, and was SO severely
scaled that the little one died soon
afterward.
While three young men, Cal and
Jesse ROsenberger and Robert Sheane,
were sailing and fishing on Lake Isa-
bella, in Mason county, Sunday, the
boat capsized and Jesse Rosenberger
was drowned.
A new order, called Eagles, will
congregate at Seattle next month.
Delegates will be present from all
over the coast, probably IS or 80 in
number, and probably 1000 visitors
will be attracted by their presence.
VIM. Cole, an aged shoemaker,
dropped dead Tuesday afternoon in
his shop at Tacoma. He was "a yeass
old and had been in i'll health for some
time. His family had long desired
him to stop working, but he refused.
l.. Dichter, logging contractor of
Winlock, was instantly killed by a
cable of the donkey engine flying
up from under a log and striking
him under the chin, breaking his neck
He leaves wife and five small child
rem in destitute circumstances.
The long and short man held up
two men the other evening in South
Tacoma. They got So, returning to
the victims their watches and check
for $40. The descriptions of the men
tally with those of the robbers who
have been working the city the past
three months.
Roderick Murray, one of Chehalis
county's most prominent loggers, died
at Aberdeen Friday night. He was
hit on the leg by donkey line, break.
ing the limb so severely that amputa-
ton was necessary, and he was I'M
able to stand the shock. He leaves a
widow and one child.
Marshal ]. +. Blackwell returned to
Centralia the other night from Gate
City, ThurstOn county, having in Gus
tody Leo d. Deboan. of Astoris, Or.
Deboan is charged with stealing 81 900
worth of net Irvine last September, and
has been eluding the officers since
that time. There was $50 reward for
the mans arrest.
Chief of Police Reed, of Tacoma, says
he is going to ask the City Council to
pass an ordinance closing up the side
doors and wincrooms of all saloons.
He says that such places are RESPONSE
bic for large percentage of crime and
the downfall of many young girls. He
says he will enforce the ordinance if
the council will pass it.
Alexander Mcdonald, aged A, a ma
tive OF Canada, died at Seattle, Tues
day afternoon, under unusual circum-
stances. He was taken with an cpl
leptic fit at the Big Bonanza saloon.
The patrol wagon was summoned and
Mcdonald was taken to the police
station. Arrived at headquarters it
was found that the man had died.
A section of Seattle's rotten wharf
age fell Wednesday, by which six men
took an involuntary bath. Forty feet
between the north bunkers and the
fire-boat fell without warming, fortu-
nately at a time when few people were
on that part of the death-trap, and
those who went down with the falling
climbers were rescued without much
difficulty because help was at hand.
o. A. Hoag OF Chelan, H. c. Rich
ardsOn of Clover and J. c. Keller OF
Ferry county, have been selected by
Commissioner Little, to superlntend
construction of the State road from
the mouth of the San Poll river to
Republic. The road will be "a miles
long, and cost $1,000, but it will d.