Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-10-25

1t is the intention of the men having
the matter in hand to purchase two
automobiles, one for passenger traffic
and the other for freight. The large
amount OF business now being trans
acted between the two cities, is the
incentive to the formation of the
transportation company.
The salmon pack exceeds the most
sanguine predictions, or will when the
truth is all told. Advices at hand
now bring the grand total to 100000
cases, divided as follows: Puget
Sound, $780, 600 cases; British Column
bia, 100000 cases; Alaska, l,75O,OOO
cases; Columbia river, $4,000 cases,
and the balance of the Coast, 10000
cases. The product of the Coast can
neries IS worth at present prices over
$lS,OOO,OOO.
A bold robbery at Huntington,
the other day, caps the climax of
audacity that seems to prevail amid
the light-fingered gentry. This burg
lar entered the home of Mrs. A. Me
Ray. in broad daylight and began
ransacking the house for valuables in
her presence. She summoned the
presence of neighbors. but before they
arrived the robber had completed his
search, collected hundred dollars
worth Of valuables, and departed.
A young woman named Olive
Bloomfield was arrested at Chehalis,
Wednesday morning, charged with
stealing skirt from Murphy &
Stuchell's store. The property WAS
found in her possession. Chehalis
merchants have for some time been
the victims of petty shopliiting and
this party has been suspected for
some time. She has made her home
in Chehalis, Centralia and Olympia,
off and on, during the past two years
or more.
The steamship Portland arrived at
Port Townsend yesterday morning,
bringing 500 passengers and three
tons Of gold, most of which came
down the Yukon to St. Michael. The
passengers arriving report that winter
has practically set in, and that ice
has begun to form along the shore at
St. Michael. AT Nome, the scenes
around the transportation company's
Offices are most exciting. Hundreds
of people congregate, all seeking trans
portation, and accommodations on
steamers due to sail is not near sui.
ficent for the demand.
Frederick r. Briggs, Northern Pa
cific agent at Spangle, blew out his
brains by placing the muzzle of A.
calibre revolver in his mouth and
pulling the trigger, last week. The
ball passed through the head. making
its exit 1T the top of the skull. Death
was instantaneous. The deed was
committed near the house in which
Briggs had lived. The suicide is sup.
posed to be due to temporary insanity
caused by suffering from ciatica rheu-
maticism. The suicide was Al yerrs
old and leaves a widow, two sons and
two daughters, the eldest daughter be-
ing 16 years old and the youngest be-
ing a girl of 4 years. His domestic
relations were happy.
At North Yakima, this week, three
days OF the Superior Court have been
occupied in hearing the petition OF
Julia c. Hays for divorce from Isaac
Hays, and the petition has been de-
MED. The case is probably one OF the
most sensational and racy in language
of any ever heard in the Superior
Court of Yakima County. Hays is an
old soldier and has young wife.
Last year he tired of her and sued for
divorce, alleging that she firted with
the hired man. The court refused to
grant a divorce. The parties then re.
turned home on the Wenas and were
apparently living peaceably together
when she sued for a divorce, alleging
cruelty and inhuman treatment. He
entered counter suit, accusing her of
adultery. The case was heard from
both points and dismissed. Now, it is
said she will have him arrested on
some other charge and he intends Sc
curing a writ of haJeas corpus to take
the children from her.
Twenty years ago old Dan Hurley,
now white-haired, white-bearded
man of 70, came over the Mullen trail
from Billings, Mont, and by way of
Olympia, Tacoma and Seattle, took
his journey to the bay. A native OF
Queenstown, Mr.. Hurley knew good
cove when he saw it, and it was not
long before he bought the land at the
head Of Oyster bay. There was but
one other white man in the vicinity
at that time, SO Mr.. Hurley had little
difficulty in securing large and valu-
able oyster beds, the greatest part OF
which he holds at present. The oys-
ter business has been profitable, and
wholesale house was to have been es.
tablished about two years ago, but the
death of a partner prevented the con-
of the project. Mr.. Hur-
ley has had several offers from various
capitalists who wished either to buy
or to lease the oyster beds, but he has
refused to entertain their propositions.
81 don't want the big bugs round"
says the old man, with a wise shake of
his white head. you know" he adds,
after a pause, "big bugs eat little
bugs"