Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-05-30

Seattle will have a three days cele-
bration this year, beginning on July
Sd and ending on the 9th.
The price of oats was advanced 50 a
ton Monday, resulting largely, it is
said, from an invasion of British buy
ers.
The strawberry fields of the White,
Salmon and Hood River districts are
busy places now. The crop is unus.
ually heavy.
The body of an unknown man was
found on the beach at Thorndike bay
last Thursday. Thorndike bay is on
Hoods Canal.
Tim Ringer, son OF Hon. L. NJ.
Ringer, respected citizen of Whit
man county, was arrested Tuesday, on
q charge of horse-stealing.
]. c. Wright, an engineer on the
Great Northern logging train, per-
formed heroic act by snatching a
child from the track. near Everett,
Tuesday, just as a swift train was about
to pass over the spot.
The steamer Camana sank in the
Columbia river, near Wenatchee, last
Tuesday. l.. b. Dovel, one of the of.
ficers of the boat, was drowned and a
number of persons were injured. The
boat cannot be raised.
w. J. Allen was knocked off a North
ern Pacific train into the Columbia
river at kalama as the train was leav-
ing the ferry. He fell Is feet upon a
log raft, and sues for ST. ,999 damages
to compensate him for his injuries.
The body OF the young man which
was found in the brush in the Sixth
addition, near Tacoma, with bullet
through his brain and revolver in
his hand, has been identified as that
Of Arthur Sandquist. No reason is
known for the suicide. 1t was an at
fecting scene when the father ap-
peared at the morgue Tuesday and
identified the body OF his son.
Tacoma Spectator: The date OF the
Republican convention was fixed
without any difficulty, and thereby
lies a story. Walter Christian of Ia
coma had secured expressions Of opin-
ion from Foster, Cushman and Jones.
Foster wanted late convention,
Cushman thought some time in Aug
ust would do, while Jones urged a
meeting in July and long campaign.
The committee thought short fight
was sufficient and settled upon Sep
TENDER 10Th.
At Failhaven, about III o'clock
Monday night. two men held up a
saloon known as Butchs Place"
In accomplishing this and effect ting
their escape from the police three
men were shot, one probably fatally.
They are Policeman Andrew s. Peter
son, shot in left side just below the
heart, will likely die; Night Watch.
man S. A. Grandeur, shot in right
side, will recover, and Thomas Berger.
bystander, shot through the right
shoulder, not seriously wounded.
Four people we're drowned Wednes-
day night by the capsizing Of row.
boat, near Kalama. The drowned
are Herbert Martin. aged "a; Ivy
Martin, aged l6; Lille Durkee. aged
81 and Nellie Durkee, aged Is. Be-
sides those drowned there were in the
boat Mrs. Jones, Mrs. +. c. Martin
and Ella Martin. The party had been
visiting friends and on the return
home heavy wind sprang up. The
boat, being heavily loaded, began to
take water, and finally capsized. Her
bert Martin succeeded in saving his
mother, one sister and Mrs. Jones. A.
ter taking them to shore, he swan
back to save the remainder OF the
party, but became exhausted and was
drowned with the three others.
Elizabeth Carmack has brought an
action in.the Superior Court at Walla
Walla against Rebecca Brown, widow
OF the dead bank president at Van.
couver and executrix of his estate, to
recover 81, 403.35 and costs alleged to
be due plaintiff. Mrs. Carmack claims
to have deposited with Mr.. Brown Ger.
tain money for investment. 1t appears
that he loaned out a portion of it, re-
tanning the balance and paying inter-
est on the same. Three years ago he
rendered Mrs. Carmack a statement,
paying her at that time some 1887,
leaving a balance, with interest and
costs at this time amounting to ST.
403, for which she now sues to recover.
This is one Of the several cases of this
character which have been left in a
tangled condition and which may re-
quire the medium of the court to
settle.
A big free-fowing we'll of high grade
petroleum has been discovered in a re.
mote section OF the Clearwater River
country, a short distance above the
Quinault Indian reservation, and only
about half mile back from the Pa
cific Coast. News of this remarkable
find was brought to Aberdeen by A. H.
Baldwin and /. B. Glidden, who left
Aberdeen couple of weeks ago on a
timber cruise up in the Hob River
region, and who accidentally stumbled
across the we'll, which is regular
geyser of oil, in formation and action,
while prospecting heavy belt of tim.
Der on the edge of the mountain to
the north of the Clearwater. The two
men s,aked out a location around the
we'll and will return to the spot in a
few days with all the necessary tools
and appliances to test the quality OF
the oil and the extent of their dis
covery. The excitement in conse.
quence of this find is intense. several
parties having begun to make arrange.
mepts to get into the surrounding
country "a quickly as possible.