Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-08
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.

Parts OF the State.
The saloon license at Hoquiam has
been raised from $500 to 81 1000 per
year.
The Centralia city ordinance raising
the saloon license to 81 900 will in all
probability be amended placing the
license at 5000.
1t is reported that cave five miles
long has been discovered in Lewis
county. 1t contains q subterranean
lake, and on its pebbly beach boats of
ancient and strange make were found,
as also the remains of man and wo-
man of extraordinary stature.
The City Council of Walla Walla
Tuesday passed resolution that
saloon licenses be raised from $3.50 to
81 900, thus affecting some 80 places
of business. All slot machines are
ordered out after April l, and the
gambling law is to be enforced.
News reached Centralia Wednesday
OF serious mill accident near Adna.
Lewis county. A portion of a mill
which was being built fell, killing two
men and seriously injuring several
others. The full details and the ex.
tent of the damage done has not yet
been learned by the STANDARD.
Four persons were seriously burned
and eleven others narrowly escaped
serious injury, by the explosion OF a
large gasoline lamp, at Colfax, Tues
day, in the dining-room of the Hotel
Colfax, while dinner was being served.
Donald Ririe, Mrs. Ririe, Mrs. J. NJ.
Grady and w. c. Fudge, who were sit.
ting at table directly under the
lamp, were terribly burned. A panic
ensued, VIM. Burch leaped through a
window and hurt his back. He was
followed by Mrs. Ririe, who was en-.
veloped in flames. She fell down a
stairway leading to the basement. The
dining-room was mass of flames in a
few seconds, but it was extinguished by
the fire department.
On Saturday, near Lake Park, Pierce
county, most remarkable accident
took place. Mrs. Sarah Terry, about
to be confined, was caught on a shaft
in a sawmill, drawn repeatedly through
a space that measured not more than
II inches. and terribly bruised. Both
arms we're fractured, her right thigh
was broken and she was otherwise in
jured. She did not lose consciousness
during the frightful experience. After
arrival at the Fannie Paddock hospital
at Tacoma her babe was born
dead. Mrs. Terry was saved from al
most instant death, probably, by the
fact that her hair was hanging down,
and when she was caught on the shaft
her hair was also caught and wound
about the shaft with her clothing.
This held her head close to the shaft
and prevented it striking any object.
One Of the saloons of Whatcom has
raised great hubbnb by the enter
prise OF its manager. He imported q
fine orchestrion, which furnishes all
the latest and the best music by night
and day. The music was so good
that he advertised a ladies' day at his
saloon, on which he turned out OF
doors the usual throng of men. put
the corks in all his bottles, and al
lowed only ladies and their escorts in
side the saloon. The innovation
proved drawing card, and the saloon
was filled to overlooking with ladies of
all ranks in society, who listened with
evident pleasure to the strains of the
orchestrion. Last Sunday nine of the
churches OF the city passed resolutions
denouncing this new feature in social
life known as ladies' day at the saloon,
and the other religious societies of the
bay have done the same thing.