Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-01-24

Anderson's financial interests are
represented by property in Mason
county and Rice is interested in the
Washington and Oregon Railway,
which will probably ensure payment of
the value.
1t is said that ]. B. Jeffers, an EN-.
ploye in the door company's factory
came very near repeating Robt Has
ties experience in coming in contact
with live electric wire, the other day.
While at work his hand accidentally
touched the conductor to an arc.
light, and he was instantly thrown
violently to the floor. Either the
wire was not charged with its full
voltage or the contact was only par
tial, or the result might have been
more serious.
Thomas Phinney asks the city to re-
imburse him for loss OF COW, which
was confiscated by the city as nuis-
ance, under the tramp ordinance, and
sold, whereby her ownership seems to
have separated from Phinney. The
matter, in spirit of fairness, was re-
ferred to the proper committee by the
City Council, but probably the gentle.
man who spells with phi will learn
in the course of time that it is not
customary for municipality to pay
for the privilege of enforcing its own
police regulations.
Mother Joseph, founder of the first
Catholic school in the Northwest, died
at Vancouver on the 1lth inst. She
came to the Coast in 1856, and began
a school at that place which has de-
veloped into a leading institute of
learning. She has since superintend
ed the the planting Of nearly all the
academies, hospitals and orphanages
of the order extending through Ore
gon, Idaho, Montana, British Colum-
bia and this State. The Sisters Su-
perior Of Providence Academy and St.
Peters Hospital of this city, attended
the funeral rites at Vancouver.
The gold.studded piano player in one
of the downtown resorts, tolerated
under the "wide open" policy, de.
camped this week, with watch, chain,
gold.ring and purse containing Sc in
money, about all the worldly posses
sions of one OF the hours of the
"Green Tree" resort. Carl Daley, the
name of the missing piano player. is
said to have respectable parents in Sc.
attic, who have done everything to
reclaim the prodigal. 1t is said he
took the articles from Matte Eagan,
the victim, as mere jest, but that he
afterwards verified the adage which
relates to pocketing the joke"
John Mullen. "a stranger in a
strange land" was took in" by an
outside barbarian" the other night
to the extent of loss of watch and wal.
let, il not OF reputation. 1t seems
that he aud friend whose name even
he was unable to give, took in the
town (Which was wide open to be took
in) and in the early hours OF morn re-
tired to rest together in a room at
Woodruff block. In the morning
when he awoke his companion had
gone and taken with him about all OF
Mullen's earthly possessions. 1t 10
thought that he left on the morning
boat for sink-hole of iniquity sup
posed to exist farther down the Sound.
Frank Convey arrived in this city
last night, after four years absence
in Japan and Korea. 1t will be re.
membered that Frank accompanied
his father when he went over to assume
the Office of u. s. Consul at Yokohama.
After his fathers death, Frank entered
the employ of the Oriental Consolidat-
ed Mining Co., which lie engaged in
development Of rich quartz mines in
Northern Korea, in which service
about 80 white men are employed,
mostly English and few Americans
from California. Mr.. G. has been
several months en- route on his return
home, having come via European
points and New York. He has not
definitely arranged his future course,
and has not determined whether he
will remain on this coast or return TO
the Far East.