Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-31
STATE NEWS.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts Of the State.

n Orlei summary OF news Udtnereo from Al
Parts Of the State.
John Bulger, a teamster of Blaine
was run over by his wagon Monday
and had his leg broken and was cut
about the head and body.
Mrs. Mary A. Clarke, wife of a we'll
known resident of Sumas, was thrown
from a horse, Friday, and received
injuries which may prove fatal.
w. II. Parker, a prominent business
man of Ellensburg, and formerly a
resident of Tacoma, died Saturday from
injuries received by a fall from horse
A survey is being made OF the Aber.
deem tide lands, preparatory to plac
ing them on the market, a course that
was authorized by act of the late
legislature.
William Miller, pioneer res ident
OF Orcas, moving there some time in
the sixties, was accidentally killed last
Wednesday by the turning over of a
sled which held barrel of lime.
Fred Byers cleaned out a Japanese
resort at Whatcom, Wednesday, while
in a drunken frenzy and yesterday
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault
with a deadly weapon. He was fined
$3.50 and costs.
The 10-year.old girl OF Mr.. Warner
was killed at Hartford Monday. She
was in the Anderson sawmill and held
pitchfork against one OF the saws
The pitchfork flew back, hitting hei
over the heart and killing her in.
stantly.
Frank Charles, a bridge-builder on
the Great Northern's steel bridge
across the Spokane River, slipped from
a trestle and fell headlong 65 feet to
the ground. He was dead when hi:
companions reached him. The re.
mains will be shipped to Eau Claire
Wis.
Because the tickets held by his son
in rafle for a bicycle did not include
a winning one B. f. Lee went into q
saloon at Hartford and took shot al
Ernest Sabin, the conductor OF the
rattle, with gun. Sabin ducked his
head in time, however, and escaped
injury.
Ethel Morgan, the 6,year-old daugh'
ter of o. Morgan, died in terrible
agony at Leavenworth, Tuesday, from
burns received Monday. while playing
with q lighted candle. Her clothing
caught fire and although help came
to her quickly it was too late as she
had evidently breathed the flames.
Frank KEGS, Sheriff of Walla Walls
county, is the defendant in a damage
suit brought by Pearl and Alice
Durkee, minor children, for IS, 900 for
false Imprisonment. The girls were
detained in the county Jail for six
months in order that they might bt
ON hand at the trial of w. B. Taylor
charged with criminal assault.
The body of an unknown man wa,
found Saturday night on the porch oil
a vacant farmhouse near Kalama
The man had committed suicide BY
shooting himself in the head with q
revolver. He was we'll dressed and
was about 40 years old, bald-heade
with light complexion and Eight nous
tache, about 5 feet 3 inches tall, and
weighed about las pounds.
Two masked men entered the saloon
of William Mofiett at Ballard yester
day and ordered all the inmates tc
throw up their hands. While engaged
in ransacking the premises the bar
tender made slight move and one
of the robbers at once fired at him, but
fortunately the bullet went wide of the
mark. The robbers secured $54, but
missed $3.50 which was on the Graz
table.
David Lewis, painter, is under ar
rest ut Everett, for attempting tc
murder Deputy County Treasurer
Booth at Snohomish, Saturday night
by shooting him in the abdomen with
revolver concealed in his pocket
The bullet was turned by Booth.
clothing and simply raised welt on
fthe skin. Lewis had no provocation
and claims he was under the influence
Of liquor.
The recent trouble in the State
Agricultural College, which originated
in the attempt of several young men
OF Pullman to rush the cadet camp
while the latter were encamped al
Whelan, is assuming serious proper.
lions. The cadets repulsed the at.
tempt with bayonets and the horses oil
the invaders were badly cut. Several
OF them are threatened With arrest for
carrying concealed weapons.
The jury in the case of Chief Mere.
dith against H. R. Cayton, editor oil
the Seattle Republican, for publication
OF the charge that his department
were guilty of grating" after thir.
teen hours consideration of the mat.
ter, returned verdict of disagreement
and were discharged. The vote stood
for conviction and against. The
verdict is generally regarded as a
vindication OF Cayton. %
An accident occurred Monday after.
noon on the Great Northern railroad
near Skykomish which resulted in
serious injury to Engineer John Nc.
Grouty and considerable property lost.
A push.car loaded with 4S boxes of
dynamite was being run to a siding
when the west-bound freight train, No.
10, came along. Before the men in
charge of the push car could reach
the siding the freight struck the car.
A terrible explosion followed. The
engine was hurled some distance I'D
the mountain side. Three freight
cars were demolished and about 500
feet OF track was torn up. A steam
shovel standing near was reduced to
scrap iron. McGrouty was the only
one seriously hurt. A watchman's