Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-02-07
STATE NEWS.

While the night school ut the Cen.
trail school building, in Seattle, was in
session Tuesday night, thieves entered
the cloak rooms and stole eight over.
coats and hats.
Mrs. Cordelia Frye. wife of Henry
Frye, Of Gig Harbor, swallowed dose
OF laudanum Monday afternoon, but
by the prompt arrival OF doctor her
life was saved.
Advices received at Seattle from
Nome state that two girls connected
with a dance hall committed suicide
by taking carbolic acid. Despond-
ency is ascribed as the cause. They
were the Carlisle sisters.
The remains of Lum You who was
hanged at South Bend, Friday, were
Monday buried in the woods a mile
from town. About a dozen people
followed the body To the grave, among
them only one Chinaman.
Burglars, employing y one-horse
wagon in which to carry away their
plumber, broke into Seattle store
Saturday night and carted away six
large cases of butter, three cases OF
eggs, case OF soap and numerous
other bulky articles of like nature.
A new fishing company hae been
established at Tacoma-Buschma
Thorp & Co. While their field OF OPP
erations will be mainly along the
Alaska coast, Tacoma will be the bust
ness headquarters and base of sup
plies. Two large steamers are being
constructed for the company.
The body OF an unknown woman
with mans handkerchief across the
eyes and face, and cash across the
right cheekbone, was found ON the
beach, at Seattle, Tuesday. 1t had ap-
parently been in the water month.
1t is believed that suicide is at the
bottom of the case, although she may
have been murdered.
An ancient Egyptian mummy and
mummy case have been presented to
the University Of Washington by
Manson F. Backus, President of the
Washington National Bank of Seattle,
who is now travelling abroad. The
relics were purchased by Mr.. Backus
at Gizch, Egypt, from the National
Museum Of Egyptian Antiquity.
A. Hanan, said to be the oldest man
in Eastern Washington, is dead At
Dayton at the age OF 81 years. He
was q Kentuckian, q veteran OF the
Black Hawk war and came to this
section in 1854. He was in the In
dian war of 1856. His father entered
Kentucky with Daniel Boone. He
was one of the wealthiest men in
Columbia county.
Recognition from a printed descrip.
ton, and the fact that he showed too
much wisdom when his name was pro-
nounced, landed Henry Sauers in Jail
at Seattle, Monday evening. He is
wanted at Walls Walls for running
away with 15-year.old girl. Sauers
left his wife and three children in des
titute circumstances and ran away
from Wallla Walls With the young
girl.
A second victim OF hypnotism, who
says his name is Alex. Scott, and his
residence in British Columbia, is
reported at Spokane, and that too
within the past ten days. Scott
asked to be taken to the police
headquarters, when he told the Judge
that he had been hypnotized by some.
body to rob him. If this thing goes
on at the inland metropolis. it will be
good city for susceptible subjects to
avoid.
Halt q dozen young newsboys, ar
rested for playing blackjack in the
basement of the Post Intelligencer
building, in Seattle, escaped from Jail
er Corbett when being taken to the
city Jail, Saturday night. After the
jailer had stepped from the patrol
wagon at headquarters and as he
stood waiting for them, they leaped
over the sides and ran like so many
rabbits down the Yesler avenue hill.
Mrs. Englehart, wife OF Hon. Ira P.
Englehart, who in 1898 represented
Yakima county in the Legislature,