Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-07-18

hunting birds when he ran across the
bear. The animal at once advanced
and attacked him. Avey stood his
ground and fired four charges of buck
shot, but still the brute kept coming
toward him. The bear was finally
Killed alter a hard fight.
A wind storm blowing at the rate of
sixty miles an hour struck Dayton at
O'Clock Monday night, and created
great havoc. The Jumbo warehouse,
building 800 feet long, the property
OF the Portland FIGURING Mills Co.,
was blown down, the damage being
$4,000. Many trees were Frustrated
and houses unroofed.
Safe-crackers at Whatcom blew
open the safe Of the Northern Furni.
ture Co., Sunday night, and got $S3 20
Tor their pains, but failed to break
open safe of the Cornish & Mitchell
Paint Co., adjoining. The safe was
demolished, but the "combination"-
fortunately could not be worked
though exposed by the explosion.
Sadie T. Donovan was given indy
ment by default for $4,000 in her ac-
ton against DIR. Wilfred J. Lawrie for
breach OF promise OF marriage. The
case came up Tuesday before Judge
Bell in the Superior Court at Seattle
and as the defendant did not appear
the plaintiff obtained judgment upon
brief testimony by herself and one
other witness.
An attempt to fire the new st. Paul
church, partially constructed, at Walla
Walla, was made Monday night dur.
ing the high wind. A quantity of
greasy waste, like that used about
railway cars, was placed a short dis.
lance from the building and in the
track of the storm. Passers-by, by
hard work, managed to subdue the
incipient blaze.
Melvina J. Gale complains that in
more than two years OF married life
Lyman L. Gale gave her only so cents,
while lie coaxed from her more than
81 500, which she says he spent in
riotous living. Iu her suit for divorce
filed in the Superior Court, at Seattle,
she alleges that her husband squan.
dered her money in drinking, gam.
bling and upon women.
A. ]. Wells, formerly a well-known
business man Of Seattle, died recent
ly near Bogota, United States of
Colombia. He was familiarly known
in Seattle as "Jack" Wells, and was
engaged in general contracting there
for number of years, and took an &C.
tive interest in public affairs. In
1896 and 1897 he was Chairman of
the Board of Education OF the Seattle
district.
Peter Peterson doubtless near rela-
tive of Kettle Kettleson) was dragged
out of water-pipe at Seattle, the other
day, by policeman, in dazed condi-
ton. 1t is hardly necessary to say
that there was no water in the pipe, or
microbes would have got in their
deadly work. Peterson had the sum
OF 81 500 in his possession in the shape
OF certificates of deposit, which he
generously offered to exchange for
ticket home to his native land. The
rejection of the offer seems to have oc-
casioned a surmise as to whether the
policeman was in his right mind when
he rejected the tender. So it seems
that the use Of right mind by Sc
attic policeman arouses at once some
question as to his sanity.
The success OF desperate Tracy in
evading pursuit seems to invigorate
attempts at prison delivery. At Salem
an organized plan has been discovered,
at Walla Walla an effectual attempt
has been made, and now at Wbatcom,
Though the "squealing" of one OF the
plotters, the Sheriff has been enabled
to prevent most desperate jailbreak
which was to have been led by II. st.
John, ex.President of the Scandina-
vian.American bank of that city now
awaiting sentence for wrecking it, and
Bud Cox. a noted desperate and ex-
convict, awaiting trial for holding up
Fairhaven saloon and shooting a by.
stander and and q policeman who at.
tempted to arrest him. The plan was
to be executed with and from the out
side. 1t included the grabbidg by Cox
of Sheriff Brisbin and his murder, in
case he refused to open the Jail doors.
st. Johns correspondence was never
examined. aud through this channel
Cox got letters out to his pals who
we're to aid the scheme.