The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-03-27
-FOUR NORTHWESTERN STATES
LATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection of Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week -
Every Section show. General
arowth-haDy Accidents and Per-
sonui happenings.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

James Hating OF Republic was killed
In a runaway last week.
Four cases OF yarioloid have deyel.
open at the Washington state penitea-
tiary.
The difficulties at Seattle between
the 'ourneymen plumbers and their
employers has been settled.
The state board OF control has ap-
pointed Charles Mcdowell as steward
and accountant at the Medical Lake
asylum, vice w. A. Cox.
Robert Bruce. an aeef and respect
ed resident near colvilie. has been ad,
JUDGED fnsanee and ordered committed
20 the Medical ] AXE hospital.
r. II. Thompson. one OF the most
widely known young physicians In the
United States service. died at the
Seattle general hospital last week.
Piats OF three townships in Asotin
county which were thrown omen 20
homestead entry were recently died at
the waIia waila laad once. These
townships are and 7. in range i3.
ard 3. In range ~.
The dste for the completion % the
Kettle Valley Tres into Republic has
nj last been definitely set and the last
snike that viii riyes the famous gold
district with the grea; smelfers is TO
be formally driven on April IL.
judge Hartford has grated tenl-
po-ary Injunction 10 preYent Kettle
Valley inc from Grading IFS risht %
way across the entrance ~ ths tunnel
on the rgo~erfy % the Hillside Con +
soilasied nirlng company. In Perry /.
county
c. = whistler has refuraei from
iowa wsih two carloads o. hioofet cat .
lie. Ore carload was nrioaded AZ
t1akesaale. tbs other NJ Garfield. This /
cattle are nearly all hish grade Short
harrs. and a number are thoroughbred
Registered stock.
coro-eY Hone Of Seattle Is OF the
orlriou that the man whose remains
re~sa,iY found near Sumner and have
been positively Identified as those Of
psrweii Hawkins. was undoubtedly
murdered as evidenced hy the fact
shst the body had been buried.
Senator Foster has offered an
. amendment 20 the river and harhor
hill. increasing the approximation for
announcement Of Tacoma harhor from
,Tg mo 20 $3.50 oeo and authorizing
nearly the same amount additional I'M
der eorfirrinr contract. II also an-
,horirea additional SURVEYS loopins to
Of the payailuD river at
Tacoma.
The supreme eonr, IN decision NJ
"A re~entiy declares unconstitutional
ss~sson 4 Of tho law Of 1875 relating
In tho collecting OF assessments In
ditch or DRAINAGE iFnnsovrmcnt DIS ,
Irfrta, Tho meriion declared unco7-i
r,i,u,io-ai provides tina, tho county ,
.hati nav tho assessment annoriionef
.vainmt school lands ont % It's general
'nna and have lien ~ the proceets
~ the saie az such isnda from which
4 f. 90 10 reimbursed.
snokans officers Of the First Wash
nv,on volunteers commanded more
nan their share Of honora from the !,
president. who has hrerrtei at sa'
RANGED rank those officers who rem
tered distinguished services DURING !,
no snaniah war. lieutenant Colonel !,
William l.. f.uhn Of Snokanc Ia brev. !,
ssod colonel for services as major In
he Thirfy.~ixth Infantry and bror- ,
sted cap,sin for services az hrst lieu' !.
arans IN the washinvfon volunteers. !,
.ar'ain Albert II. Otis Of snokane - ),
rnrestcd major. and lieutenant MILO
!. Corey and Ccorvc NJ. Drcher OF
Inotane are both hrevet'ei captains !.
'olorai John II. wholler Of the First :,
IA hrcvestei hrivadier !
enerai. Major John J. weisenburver =
|, brovetted lieutenant colonel. Can =
an George ". Forfson II hrovetted
,a,or and Lieutenant, Southern is =
rcvested captain. nj