Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-27

An annular eclipse of the SUI will
come on tomorrow evening, at 6 30,
which will be visible to people 10
Olympia, weather permitting" 1t
Will not be total, however, as the hori.
ION will intervene before the obscnr-
ration Is complete, and the shadow
will appear in crescent-llke form
on the northern limb of the great
luminary.
A fire in the roof of the annex to
the kirkendall residence, next build
ing north of the postoffice, called out
the department Saturday night, but it
was extinguished without difficulty
and very little damage, mainly by q
bucket brigade which got on the first
water, in consequence of the nearest
hydrant being quite distant, on the
corner Of Fifth and Main.
The application for extradition pa
pers for the Ksnney boys charged with
perjury in swearing that the 15-year-
old daughter of Rev. John Akers was
of age, when she eloped few weeks ago
with David Kenney, has been with
drawn. 1t is probable that the dis
tressed dominic has come to the con.
clusion that Patience is a virtue, and
it teaches that what can't be cured
must be endured.
John Macleod, of Belmore, met with
an accident the other day, while load
ing malt at the brewery at Tumwater.
He had his team and wagon standing
on the street-car spur that leads to the
brewery, when car loaded with beer
kegs went speedily down the hill and
bumped into Mr.. Macleod's wagon,
which with the horses and owner were
thrown over a steep embankment west
of the track. Aside from q badly de-
molished wagon and bruised horses
the injury was small.
Chas. Hart, OF White & Williamson
camp, suffered quite painful injury
from riding on log which was being
hauled out, last Saturday. 1t seems
that the log turned suddenly, throw
ing him by its side. 1t was by good
luck that the log did not pass over
him which would have resulted in
instant death. As it was, his back
was severely scraped and with an ap.
parent vigor, which would have found
little resistance in tissue and flesh had
the weighty mass have swerved the
least from the course it providentially
took.
The Washington Gun Club was or.
ganized Tuesday night, At the Office
of the Olympia Light & Power Co.,
with the following officers: Presi.
dent, w. I. Agnew; Secretary, Z. A.
Bacon; Treasurer, George A. Avery.
The object of the club IL stated to be
enforcement Of laws for protection OF
game, and practice Of the cart OF
shooting" John Berkshire, L. B.
Faulkner and c. H. BrifFet aud the
officers elect were appointed o com.
mittee to lease grounds, purchase
traps and make preparations for in.
stallation OF the club.
Leo DeHart and E. D. Arnold, OF
South Bay, charged with an attempt
to obtain money under false pretenses,
having been bound over in Justice Giles
court some time ago, were arraigned in
the Superior Court, Monday. DeHart
pleaded not guilty and Arnold asked for
the statutory ten days time in which
to plead 1t is alleged that DeHart took
out policy with the Columbia Acct
dent Co. of Seattle, which was fraudu-
lently dated back prior to the accident
and attempted to collect on the policy.
Arnold is accused of collision with
DeHart in filling out the application
blanks and dating them back.
The deposition of Benson, the muir.
derer OF Jailer Morrell, in civil su it
for damages in the case of L. w.
Mann vs.. the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Co., for wood destroyed by fire
from a locomotive, was taken at the
Jail Tuesday. What force the testi-
mony OF man who has wilfully lied
about inessential details of his own
attempted escape, can have in a court
Of jnstice, is beyond the ken of mortal
man, and why it is done unless to
force the loathsome personality OF a
man guilty of the highest crime upon
the public, it will be difficult to dis.
cover q motive. The methods of
lawyers are at times beyond compre.
pension.
Paul Dethlefsen had the end of a
finger neatly amputated, last Sunday,
by one of those rotary machines which
are in motion while they seem to be
in perfect repose. The disposition to
feel the edge Of a sharp instrument or
the cogs of q revolving pinion, seems
to be, likewise, a condition ever present
when these machines are encountered.
Dethlefsen felt. of the cog-wheel, in
this instance, and it speedily chewed
an end off his finger. Then Claude
Hartford came along and began show.
ing people how the accident occur red,
and became so realistic in his illustra-
ton that he too is minus q part of bis
index finger. He confirmed the be.
lief, however, that the machine was in
motion.
| An attempt is being made by the
widow of Horatio Hartley, deceased,
and r. H. Carpenter, q legatee, to
break the will of decedent. The
widow alleges that her husband was OF
unsound mind, doubtless basing her
belief largely on the fact that Mr.. H.
left the residue OF his estate after the
usual requests, to Olympia school dis.
trict, and made condition that il the
widow remarries, that her share $1,000
and $500 per year shall revert and be
added to the school bequest. The
estate is valued at from 10000 to
$4,000. ]. G. Lord is named rs
executor, and has applied for author
ity to administer the estate. Israel &
Mackay will represent the school dis.
trict, and the widow has retained
Troy & Falknor and F. c. Owings.