Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-24
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary of News Gathered from All
Parts of the State.

Thomas Crestou, OF Hoquiam, has
been granted a patent for rotary
engine.
Gust Anderson, Norwegian, 10
years old, dropped dead at New What
com, Saturday night.
p. w. Johnson, saloon keeper,
committed suicds at Sprague the
other day, by cutting his throat.
Edward Ross, aged II years, was
drowned in lake, near Vancouver,
Tuesday, by the capslzing OF Il boat.
The residence OF Mrs. Gore, near
Christopher, was burned to the ground
Monday. Loss, $4,000; no insur-
ance.
Fred Kraft, aged 40, after a quarrel
with his wife at Seattle, swallowed
tincture of aconite and died soon after
wards.
| Over half million pounds OF wool
has changed hands in Yakima county
so far this season, commanding 81 to
| g. cents.
George, the 6.ycar-o Id son of Sewell
Marsh, at Sumas, has disappeared, and
it is feared the child was accidentally
drowned.
Patrick McDermott, who was struck
by an east-bound freight train Sunday,
near Dead Mans Cut, died at a Ia
coma hospital Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Christ died at Van.
couyer, this week, of pneumonia. She
crossed the plains with her father,
Valentine Proebstel, in 1852.
John Kainber, a 6-year-old boy, died
at Aberdeen, Tuesday, from the effects
of blow on the head by q falling
piece of lumber in mill there.
Edward Beatty, a switchman on q
Great Northern yard engine, slipped
beneath the wheels, at Everett, Satur-
day, and received fatal injuries.
James Nixon, farmer, is under ar
rest at Colfax, charged with horse
stealing. A neighbor, William A.
Colger, makes the charge. The arrest
has caused sensation.
Patrick Cannery was arrested at
Tacoma, yesterday, on the charge of
criminally assaulting Emma Hauden-
schild, the l4-year. daughter of
Samuel Haudenschild.
VIM. Shelton and Chas. Hook,
Tulalip reservation Indians, have
been bound over at Everett on a
charge of killing Chief Judge David
Te-Use in January, 1900.
Captain Allen, Of the steamer
Lindauer, launched few weeks ago
at Aberdeen, fell into the hold of the
vessel at that place. a few days ago,
and received severe injuries.
Ralph McRae and Mrs. Linville,
who eloped from Aberdeen few
weeks ago, were given a preliminary
hearing examination at that place this
week and held in bail to the Superior
Court for trial.
A big timber deal has been con-
summated, by which c. f. White oil
Cosmopolis transfers his land in the
vicinity of Elma for 100000. Con-
gresham J. w. Fordney Of Michigan,
is the purchaser.
Daniel Salzer, +. w. Thomas and ID.
K. Rhoads, all Centralia saloon men,
were arrested yesterday at the instance
of the Good Government league,
charged with keeping their saloons
open on Sunday.
At New Wnatcom, yesterday, after
being out 10 minutes, the jury in the
Hamilton murder trial, brought in a
verdict of murder in the first degree.
Hamilton killed ID. nj. Woodbury. at
Anacortes, Sept. 20, 1899.
i w. F. Knowles is charged with hav.
ing passed forged checks at Pullman
He has served two years in the Walla
Walla penitentiary for forgery com.
mitted while President OF Walla
Walla business college. He has a
wife and children.
John Whitaker and VIM. Cronnan
left Kalama last Sunday for hunting
expedition. They became lost in the
bills and late Monday night came
upon q settlers cabin, where they re
ceived food and shelter, reaching home
safely on Tuesday.
A falling scaffold on the new
Observation-Disclosures sash and dool
factory at Everett, the other day
J precipitated four men to the ground
g. w. Porter, aged 60, died soon after.
wards of his injuries. He leaves {
widow and five children.
AL. Struben, barber, committed
suicide at North Yakima, last Friday
by shooting himself through the head
: He had been in poor health ant
,, mentally deranged for several days
He had lived at that place for severa
years and was we'll known. He leaves
a family.
Frank Livingston and Edward Bur
dill, who claim Portland as thei
. home, are under arrest at Aberdeen
, on the charge of grand larceny. The,
, are two of quartet who have beer
. travelling together, two of whom wer,
r recently released from Jail. Burdil
: eoeapeu iToiii JAZZ Ouuudy.
DIR. Eugene ID. Andruss, promi
2 nent dentist of Seattle, was browne,
in Lake Washington, Sunday, by thu
3 overturning of rowboat. He was OF
fishing trip with his brother. Thu
body was recovered. Deceased was
Union veteran of the Eleventh low
Volunteers, and native of Ohio. HI
] was 50 years old, and left widow an,
six children, prominent socially.
! At the meeting of the Aberdeen
: Council Saturday night, Alderman
= Benin and Alderman Stewart, VIII
,, have been at swords points for som
4 time, came to blows. Benn weigh
!. 20 pounds and Stewart less than hal
this amount. Stewart was knocke