Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-10-12


feet, bat it has feet like chicken.
Within the past ten days there has
been a great rush for Land in franklin
COUNTY, and several Waiia Waila poo
pie have purchased rom the Northern
Pacific between 700 and 5000 acres
at a nominal figure This land lies
>outh Of C"nnell and Lake, two sta
tons on the Northern Pacific road,
and is considered excellent for wheat
raising.
f. Edwards was fined $2J, and Chas.
Chapman $40 in the Superior Court
ut Colfax, Monday, for conducting
gambling game. The men were ar
rested by Sheriff Canutt on complaint
of +. f. Chapman, son Of Rev. Chap
man, a minister OF the sect known as
" Saints o! the Living God" The
young man had lost SAG in the game,
which is known as klondikc bill
lizards" All gambling has ceased at
Coliax.
Sheriff Tucker, OH the 9th inst.
after J0mile chase from North Yak
ina, captured Carey Harlow, who adj
mits he helped rob parties on the
freight the night w. W. Scott, Of
Klona, was murdered. He saw Scott
killed and has given a description OF
the murderer, who, he says, is one OF
the most daring and reckless desper-
ADDE'S on the road. The officers be.
lievc the information by Harlow will
lead to his capture.
Metaker & Klimgard, proprietors Of
the Hillsdale stock farm, shipped
from Pullman, Tuesday, ii thorough
bred Poland China hogs. One went to
Portland and the others to various
points in Whitman county, Wash,
and Latah county, Idaho. Mr.. Kim
gard said these sales were the result
of the Whitman county fair. He
predicts that the breeding of pure
blooded stock is destined to become
leading industry of the Palouse
country in the near future.
DR.. Eavid Lingsey, who was arrest
ed at North Yakima for practicing
medicine without q license, has been
discharged. He showed that he is a
graduate OF one of the best medical
colleges in the country, and that he
has been a practicing physician in the
State of Washington for about IA
years. 1t is reported he will sue Drs
Frank, Gordon and Fletcher, regular
practitioners, who, he claims, are re-
sponsible for his arrest, for $25, QUO.
He alleges that he was arrested and
thrown in Jail, and wrongfully de-
tanned there for several hours, to his
great loss and damage.
The Pacific Coast Association oil
Fire Chiefs met at Spokane last week
and elected the following officers:
President, Jesse c. Poyns, of Tacoma
Treasurer, Thomas Deasy, of Victoria
Secretary, Harry w. Bringhurst, OF
Seattle; Vice Presidents, A. H. Myers,
of Spokane; James Smart, of Calgaro
J. H. Carlisle, of Vancouver, B. c.;
J. E. Buchanan, of Winnipeg, Man.
Frank Lowe, of Skagway, Alaska; w.
J. Brew, of Pocatello, Idaho; f. w.
Wallin, of Missoula, Mont; David
CAMPBELL. of Portland, Or, d. T. Sui
Ivan, of San Francisco, Cal, and
James Devine, of Salt Lake, Utah.
Charles Worthington, convicted Of
robbery in Spokane, September 2
1896, and sentenced to five years in
in the State Penitentiary, has been
ordered released after four years in
generation on habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. The court ordered tho
State to be taxed with the costs OF the
action, which amounted to SIS. The
complaint upon which the habea,
corpus proceedings were based stated
that the prisoner had served his full
sentence as laid down by law, the
only matter devolving upon the ap
plicant to prove was whether on &C.
count Of good conduct he was entitled
to reduction OF sentence.
An interesting case has arisen be
fore the United States immigration
Inspector of Tacoma, involving the
rights of Japanese who claim to have
been naturalized 10 travel freely be
tween this country and British Colum
bia. The case in question was that o.
H. G. Kumamote, of Tacoma, and T
Mitouo, of Seattle, both of whom art
citizens of the United States, engaged
in business in the two cities. They
went from Seattle to Victoria about
three weeks ago on the steamer Vic
torian. After a weeks stay there
they desired to return, and applied to
the purser of the Victorian for pas.
sage. The purser refused to book the
two men as passengers or allow them
passage in any way unless their names
were entered on the boats manifest
This they refused to do, declaring
that as citizens OF this country they
were not included in the law which
requires the names of all immigrants
to appear on the manifest.
Bryan Is Honest.
Everybody who has any respect fol
himself admits that Mr.. Bryan is an
honest mon Xot - .oo..:,,oJ f..