Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-19

land in 4S hours shorter time than
from Seattle. 1t claims that it is de-
liberate discrimination in favor Of the
Oregon city.
At Steilacoom, Sunday, DR.. John A.
Hamilton, of Tacoma, and Miss Ade-
lalde Rurntrager, formerly Of this city,
but now Of Portland, were united in
marriage. They will reside in Ia.
coma, where the groom enjoys an ex-
tensive practice.
The steam schooner Santa Barbara is
the next vessel to load lumber from this
port, and she will take in a cargo for
San Pedro, Cal. She has passenger
accommodations, and when she sails,
it is said that Mr.. Sawyer of the firm
of Sawyer & Filley, druggists, will 60
on an outing to our sister State.
The outgoing passengers this week
over the O. r. & N. and U. p, we're:
j. H. Scott, Omaha, Neb., E. r. Crouch,
Kansas City, Mo. NJ. V. Garrison, and
Mrs. Matte Forester, Walnut, Kas.
Henry Mallory, Mrs. Elizabeth NAL
Tory and Ernest Mallory, Colborn,
Ont; Mrs. Henry Mallory, St. Johns,
New Brunswick; Samuel Dobrin, San
Francisco, Cal.
A prominent Oysterman informed q
STANDARD representative this week
that there is tendency on the part
of some to cut below the price fixed
by the Puget Sound Oystermen's As
sociation, and it is probable at the
next meeting OF that body action will
be taken to require its members to
furnish bond to comply with the
rates fixed by the association.
Albert J. johnson, who operates a
farm on Waddle creek, is q heavy loser
on account of the forest fire near his
place last week. Except his dwelling.
house nothing remains. His barns,
stock and crops were all destroyed.
His entire farm is burned over so COM
pletely that there is not q bit of brush
or small timber left on it. The loss
is estimated at 800. Mr.. Johnson
Immediately began sowing the ground
to grass seed.
A quick service between Tacoma
and this city is contemplated by the
construction of the Felt electric rail-
way to Steilacoom, to connect with a
swift boat to this city. The trip to
Steilacoom by car will be made in
thirty minutes, and it is thought that
this will reduce the time now con-
sumed between Tacoma and Olympia
fully two hours, and enable people
from the lower Sound to come to the
capital and return the same day if
they do not desire to avail themselves
of the noted somnollent powers of this
city.
| The main contentious in both cases
taken on appeal to the Supreme Court
by John Miller Murphy, in the settle.
ment OF his deceased wife's estate,
have been decided in his favor and
remanded for revision to the Superior
Court. The allowances claimed for
support of minor children and physic-
ian's charges and funeral expenses in.
CURED in illness and death of said
children have been allowed by the
higher court. Mr.. Israel was his at
torney, and the matter has been
pending several years to reach this
decision.
| One would hardly recognize Reder
& Phipps' grocery store from the
changes made in it. The shelf-goods
and counters have been removed to
the eastern salesroom, which has been
wideued by addition of the quarters
occupied by Bottoms fruit and con.
fectionery stand. giving ample width
for the large business now done by the
firm. The former salesroom is now
used for storage Of the surplus stock
held for jobbing and wholesale orders.
The location is a good one, having al
ways been denominated lucky" and
the firm have earned . right to its
continuance by promptitude and fair
dealing.
The Supreme Court, Wednesday,
affirmed the decision of the Superior
Court in the case Of Mrs. Dora Roberts
VI. the Port Blakely Mill Co., in which
plaintiff was awarded damages for the
death of her husband in . railroad
wreck on defendants logging road, in
Mason county. It was shown on trial
that the accident was due to defective
rolling stock. The mill company op.
pealed on alleged insufficiency of evil
dence and that Roberts, being con.
ductor and in charge of the train was
responsible for the wreck. The Su.
preme Court sustained the verdict Civ.
ing Mrs. Roberts $4,000 damages.
Troy & Falknor were plaintiffs at
torneys and the mill company was
represented by two Seattle legal firms.
A Jail delivery was attempted by tho
prisoners in the county Jail. last night,
and had it not been for the watchful
ear of Dave Morrell, tho jailer, who
slept in the building it would proba.
bly, have been successful. Nearly mid
night, he was awakened by the raep-
ling sound Of saw, and in proceeding
to the lower floor with Sheriff Mills,
whom he had hastily summoned, VIM.
Shaughnessy was found standing near
the grated window, with an improvised
hacksaw in hand with which he had
been sawing his way to freedom. The
other three Smen were shamming
sleep. The saw was fashioned out OF
. knife that disappeared from the
prisoners food.tray couple of days
ago. They said it had been lost in the
sewer-drain, but mans word under
such circumstances amounts to but
little. especially when facts seem to
prove 90 conclusively the results. A
file had. however, been passed in to
them, by which they cut the teeth in
the saw. The four men, outeide the
tank, who would have escaped were
Steve Rogers, held for robbery Of .
saloon at Gate City, Fred E-hom his
accomplice, VIM. Shaughnessy held
for forgery at Hutchinson, Kas., and
s. Buford for forgery.
Relief Of Fire Sufferers.
Gov. Mcbride has appointed relief
commission to secure and distribute