Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-17
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts of the State

Sultan tuesday and he was instantly
killed.
The students and teachers Of the
Spokane High School have formed Il
science club for the purpose of study
ing nature.
The ninth annual session of the
Grand Court of Washington, Fores-
tiers of America, came to II close in Sc
attic Wednesday.
Walter Hurd, a son OF Clan Hurd,
of Sara, was drowned in Lake river
last week, while boat-riding with bis
brother and the boat capsized
The badly mangled remains of an
unknown man were found on the
Great Northern tracks near Everett,
Tuesday. The body has not been
identified.
1t appears to be as difficult to draw
a flawless indictment in Utah against
n polygamlst as it is to draw one in
Seattle against a slot machine oper-
ator.-P.-I
The cut.worm, which did so much
damage in Washington and Oregon
last season, is beginning to appear in
limited numbers in various parts OF
Lewis county.
John Strong, the old Indian con-
vict at the Walla Walla penitentiary,
died Saturday Of erysipelas. He had
long been ill. He was sentenced from
Mason county, July, 1898, for five
years for incest.
The body of an unknown man WAS
found on the tracks near Ballard,
Wednesday. The body was badly
mangled and there was nothing on it
by which it could be identified. The
pockets contained 60 cents.
After lying unconscious for 20
hours from the effect of blow re-
ceived in an alteration with Charles
Anderson, John c. Elms, proprietor
of the Chicago saloon, at Seattle, died
Tuesday night at IL o'clock. Ander-
son is under arrest, and will be tried
for murder.
From information in the possession
Of the authorities it is believed that
Felix johnson, who committed sui
eide by morphine poisoning in Seattle
Sunday, is brother of Ex-Governor
johnson, OF Alabama. Deceased is
also said to have brother who is n
ranking Major in the regular Army.
The body of James Langan, an old
man, who lived alone, near Lancaster,
Clark county, was found hanging by a
cord attached to a rafter in his cabin,
Sunday morning. 1t was case of de-
liberate suicide. Langan had lived
in that community for the past 20
years. He was So years old and ma
tive of Ireland.
At Spokane, Monday, Sister OF
Charity was killed by runaway team
and another seriously injured. Sister
Simeon was instantly killed and Sis
ter Gregory suffers from injuries
which may terminate in death. They
were out driving with a patient from
the hospital when the team ran away,
the women jumping from the carriage.
J. II. Fraser, a well.known Yakima
Valley sheep man, tells of freak of
nature in the shape of well.developed
lamb in his flock with six legs. The
legs are not so arranged as to be con-
venient, Tor four of them are in front
while the other two are in their re-
spective places on the rear part Of the
lambs body, otherwise the lamb is all
right, and is healthy and full of life.
Sheriff Brisbin returned to What
com from Seattle, Tuesday, where he
received Miss Beth Milo from the
Sheriff of Jefferson county, who had
arrested her near Port Townsend. She
is charged with being an accessory of
the men who assaulted Rachel Dorr at
Blaine last January. She corroborates
the statement of Mrs. Bywatter, the
other woman charged with being an
accessory to the commission of that
crime.
Charles w. Fisk, an old and re-
spected citizen of Shelton, was found
dead in bed at his home early Sunday
morning. On being called to Join
members OF the family in an early
morning drive it was discovered that
his life was extinct. he having died by
the side of his wife OF heart failure
some time during the night. Mr..
Fisk has been resident of Shelton
the past IL years. He was 6S years
old and leaves u wife and five sons.
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found floating in the river near Stew
enson. Wednesday. Acting Coroner
Ginder was summoned and held an
inquest, which disclosed that the man
had been burned in fire. Both legs
and arms are gone, and the skull was
crushed. The body was wholly de-
void of clothing. Indications of foul
play was the result of the inquest, but
nothing was discovered by which the
man could be identified.
The body OF an unknown suicide
was found in the woods just out OF the
city limits of Fairhaven on the Sd
inst. He had accomplished his death
by placing stick of dynamite on his
chest and exploding it. A great hole
was torn through the upper portion
OF the diaphragm. He left not the
least trace of his identity. He was
about 30 years of age. A woman's
picture, enclosed in well-worn
pocket-book, was the only thing upon
the body.
A new sensation is promised in the
Observation-Disclosures bank scandal
at Whatcom. Certain creditors of the
bank have started an investigation,
from which it appears. it is alleged,
that three.fourths of the valuable col
lateral OF the bank at the time of its
failure was disposed OF by the officers
to other banking institutions on the
Sound, which were thereby made pre-
ferred creditors. That an effort will
be made to cancel these transactions is
entirely probable.
DIR. 8. B. Nelson, State Veterinary
Surgeon, has a new treatment for