Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-02
tai principles OF the discovery are
sound.
NEWS OF THE STATE.
A Brief Summary Of News Gathered from All
Parts of the Compass.


Mrs. Hall was taken suddenly i'll at
her home at Garfield, recently, and
lived but ID minutes.
Major Sidney d. Waters, a promi-
nent citizen of Spokane and acting
Mayor in 1889, died there last week.
John Brennan, a miner at Gle
Elum, was run down by a train and
ground to pieces under the wheels
near that place on Christmas day.
w. w. Harshbergar, a Great North.
ern brakeman, was instantly killed at
Wenatchee, few daye ago, by having
his head crushed by projecting tim
Der while coupling cars.
James Storms, one OF the best
known citizens of South Bend, is dead.
He served in the British Army in
India during the Sepoy rebellion, and
was awarded two medals for gallant
service on the field of battle.
kellogg & Ford, liquor dealers Of
North Yakima, have brought suit
against S. ]. Lowe for $4,000 dam
ages because Lowe, who was the owner
OF the building in which they were
conducting saloon, signed a petition
refusing them renewal of their
license.
Allen Smith committed suicide at
Republic, on Christmas day, by shoot
ing himself. He had been drinking
and gambling freely. The suicide
occurred at the brothers residence,
Albert, the elder, standing by when
Allen, sitting on their bed, fired three
shots, two of which missed, the third
taking effect.
There is good authority for the
statement that Peter Swanson, an old
resident of Northport, who was ar.
rested Saturday at Rossland, B. c.,
while trying to dispose of ST 900 worth
of matter, which had been stolen from
the Northport Smelling & Refining
Co., has made a confession which
duplicates 40 other Northport people.
A resolution was presented to the
Teachers Institute, at North Yakima
at the closing hour Friday evening
favoring the organization of the teach
ers of the county and State into a
union. The committe on resolutions
unanimously voted down the PROPOSE.
tion, mainly on the grounds that to
become members of labor union
would be to lower the tone OF their
profession.
A murderous cutting affray took
place at Keller, on the Colville reser-
vation, Friday night, resulting in the
death of Ed. Congdon, who was one ol
the half-breeds under suspicion of be-
ing implicated in the Lewis murder,
He got into an alteration with an
Indian named Shell, and was attempt.
ing to pull him from his horse, when
Shell drew his knife and cut Congdon
severely on both arms. Congdon
died, it is presumed, from loss ol
blood, as no medical assistance was at
hand. Shell is under arrest.
A new case of buncoing has just
come to light at Ritzville, and mum.
Der OF school districts are trying to
stop payment on warrants given q
Mr.. Brown, who managed to cover the
rural districts thoroughly. He claimed
to be travelling for the Thomas B.
Seary Supply House OF Chicago, and
went about taking orders to be filled
before the fall term of school COM
menced. At the time OF taking orders
he also took cash in the form of war.
rants which by rich promises he
managed to get properly signed by the
directors and clerks OF the districts he
worked. Inquiries made to the Seary
company of Chicago resulted in a re-
ply that they employed no such man.
The amount he secured is $519.
The schooner A. NJ. Baxter sailed
from Whatcom this week with n
Lawrence as her master, Capt. Holm
quist, the regular master, having
mysteriously disappeared. Saturday
he telegraphed for tug TO tow the
Baxter to sea. He drew $500 from
the bank to pay the ships bills, and
on Saturday noon went to Seattle. As
he ordered the tug for Sunday night
it is evident that he expected to re-
turn from the city. A cook and two
sailors reported for duty Sunday, who
said they had been employed by the
missing captain, and they went to sea
with the vessel. but the captain failed
to return, and under instruction.
from San Francisco the ship sailed
without Capt. Holmquist. 1t is be-
lieved that he was murdered for hi.
money.
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