Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-01-18


by the police at Tacoma the other
night. The watch and 5000 were
found OH the men.
l.. c. Lowell, jailor for Yakima
county, was arrrsted Saturday on a
bench warrant from the United States
court at Seattle, charging him with
having aided prisoner to escape. He
is held under bonds OF $1,000.
The Northern Lumber Company's
sawmill at Everett, which was burned
few months ago, is to be rebuilt.
New machinery is on the way from
the East, and plans for the building
are ready for the contractors.
q. f. Fulton contemplates building
a shipyard at Fairhaven. He asks
that $4,000 be raised in aid of the in.
dustry. one-half to be paid back at the
completion OF the first boat and the
other half at the completion OF the
second boat.
The Roman Catholic Church at
Cowlitz was burned early on the morn
ing OF the 10th inst, caused by fire in
the apartments OF the pastor, Father
Van HoldenbeCke, who was badly
burned about the legs and arms before
being rescued.
The Northern Pacific has purchased
lO.l acres OF land on the Puyallup In
dian reservation, adjoining Tacoma,
for $1,000 per acre. The sales of
lands in December amounted to 1923
acres, for which a total OF $14,267.45
was paid.
David Jerthley, who has returned to
Everett from Dawson, brought no me
the petrified jaw of prehistoric mas
todon. From point to point the jaw
measures 81 inches, and it still con-
tains two teeth nine inches long. 1t
is thoroughly petrified, weighing 60
pounds.
Alice Jerman, an old and helpless
Indian woman, was chilled to death at
Blanchard few days ago. Her son
was away and the tide reached depth
of eight inches in the cabin. In her
helpless condition she was compelled
to remain in the water for several
hours, and was so chilled that she died
soon after.
Whitman county boasts of the
youngest court bailiff in the United
States in the person of Willie. the H.
year-old son of Judge Mcdonald, of
the Superior Court. Willie has been
acting as bailiff for several days.
Judge McDonald's term of office ex-
pired Monday, when he was succeeded
by S. J. Chadwick.
News was received by the steamer
Empress which arrived at Victoris on
the 10th inst, that on December 6,
Mrs. William Hoist, OF Port Blakely,
Wash, was found in Manila, P. l.,
hotel, murdered. Her husband was
arrested. Both were among the crew
OF the bark Topgallant, which sailed
from Hong Kong, November 8, for
Port Blakely, WASH, and was almost
wrecked by typhoon. The boat was
driven to Manila. where the crew re-
fused to 60 to Aea in her.
The Carpenters and Joiner's Union,
of Tacoma, have made demand for a
general raise in wages from $3.50 to
$3 per day. Contractors are disposed
to refuse the demand, and a strike is
threatened. The contractors made a
concession last year, making days
labor eight hours instead of ten, and
they declare SO is too much for eight
hours work. The bricklayers' Union
will unite with the Tacoma Building
Trades Council, and the carpenters say
if contractors are refractory all build
ing will be stopped.
The China warehouse at Tacoma is
filled with flour awaiting shipment to
Chinese ports. 1t is estimated that
there are more than 240, 900 sacks held
there for outbound Oriental steamers,
and the supply is being increased
daily by receipts from local mills and
outside shippers. The rush of other
freight shows proportionate volume
of business. The Oriental liners Ta-
coma and Braemar are now in port
loading, and the Glenogle, Victoria
and Duke of Fife will be there before
the end of the month.
William Curry, discharged soldier,
who made his home at Vancouver for
the past year, suddenly disappeared
about two weeks ago, and has not
been seen nor heard of since. 1t is
known that he had considerable money
about him when last seen, and his
friends fear he has fallen victim of
foul play. Curry was formerly a
member of Campany D, Fourteenth
infantry. He was wounded in the
Philippines, for which he received q
discharge from the Army. He re-
turned to Vancouver q year ago.
The mechanical and electrical en-
gineering department of the Agricul-
tural College has received two dona-
tions-from the J. |. Case Machine
Company a 20-horse-power compound
traction engine, and from the Russell
Engine Company q 25-horse-power
compound engine. The mechanical
building now has eight engines Of
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