Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-04-26
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary of News Gathered from A
Parts Of the State.


A Brief Summary of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.
Smallpox is reported to be epidemic
IN Snohomish county.
DR.. W. G. Blalock, of Walla Walla,
VIII send 100 boxes of choice apples
to the Pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo.
James Connolly, an ex.soldier, was
found dead in bed at VOLTS hotel in
Vancouver, Tuesday morning. Death
was due to apoplexy.
Ed. Honson, the last member of the
gang of counterfeiters recently cap
tured at Spokane, was sentenced to 10
years at hard labor on McNeil's Island
by Judge Hanford, Monday.
A. S. Kerry last week contracted
with the Roslyn Coal Co. for 100
tons OF sacked coal for the military
posts in Alaska. This is the largest
purchase of sacked coal ever made ON
the Coast. The contract amounts to
1871, 600.
Another railroad employee, a section
hand, lost his life in the new Great
Northern tunnel through the Cas-
cades, Saturday, and eleven others
would probably have persisted had
their condition not have been been
discovered by track-walker who
by aid of Others rescued them.
Harvey Stonecipher uncovered part
of the skeleton of mastodon while
on the road about mile and half
from Waitsburg. The bones were
probably six feet below the surface of
the ground. This makes parts of sew
eral skeletons of the mastOdon which
have been unearthed in that vicinity
of late years.
In fit of insanity, Arthur Brooks
aged 70, student of the Seattle High
School, ran mile through the city
from crowd Of pursuing friends and
relatives Tuesday morning and then
tried to take his life by jumping in
the bay. The youth was to graduate
in June and was one of the best-known
young men in the city. Over study is
said to be the cause OF the giving-way
OF the mind.
The Governor has disposed of $780,
OOO OF the State capitol warrants 10
Banker G. ]. Lord at par. The sale
was private. Nobody but Lord was
asked what the warrants were worth,
or whether they could be sold for
more than face value. Other warrant
buyers say that the warrants are
worth a premium OF about per cent.
year, and as they will run from 5 to
10 years it is apparent that the Great
l Am has either ignorantly or de-
siguedly jobbed the State out of good
many thousand dollars. Mr.. Lord,
the beneficiary of the little transact
ton, is operating with about half
million dollars of the States money,
and so is constantly prepared to pick
up the snaps that come his way
Yakima Record.
Vancouver Independent: At the
pigeon shoot Sunday 16O or more
birds were slaughtered, and the re.
mainder of the 200 were wounded and
left in agony for hours till death ended
their fortunes. Thus 200 separate acts
OF cruelty were perpetrated. We are
accustomed to despise Spain because
OF her cock fights and bull fights, but
here is sport even lower in the scale
that is still permitted in some States.
Gun clubs in a number OF States are
to use clay pigeons in their
contests, but Washington among some
other States still permits this barbar-
lty. Here is a chance for some legis-
lator to introduce an act that will pro-
tect the poor birds and put Washing
ton IN the list Of States that have
reached an advanced civilization.
Two masked robbers successfully
held up the saloon of Harry Collins, at
Newcastle, Monday night, and es.
capped with cash booty of $3.50.
Collins was alone in the saloon about
10 o'clock, when suddenly he saw the
muzzle OF four revolvers pointed at
him and heard the command "Hands
up" The robbers forced him to
open the safe, which contained about
$2,5OO in gold and silver currency.
The money drawer was also emptied,
as were also Collins pockets. A wal
let was taken from the saloon-keeper's
person which contained about $3.50.
After searching the room and finding
nothing more of value, the robbers
forced Collins to sit down in a chair
while they backed out of the place and
disappeared in the darkness. There is
no clew to the hig hwaymen.