Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-06-19

The days will soon attain their ex-
treme length-that is, the period OF
daylight will be at its longest dura-
ton in the Earth's revolution. The
Summer sol>tice occurs on or about
the Dist inst. next Sunday, when the
sun is supposed to "stand still" for a
brief period.
The Supreme Court, Monday, at
firmed the judgment OF the Snohom-
ish county Superior Court which
found Emmett Mitchell guilty Of rob-
berry and imposed a sentence OF twenty
years therefor. 1t was appealed on
errors which the Supreme Court de-
clares do not exist.
The electrical display here Sunday
and Monday nights excelled anything
of that nature ever witnessed in this
State. The rapidly recurring sheets OF
lightning illuminated the horizon with
the brightness of daylight and the
peals OF thunder blanched many sin
ner's face with terror.
Word has been received in Olympia
of the death of Jean, son OF Joseph
Cheim, which occurred in Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheim are well known
here where Mr.. C. for many years
conducted large merchandise store,
prior to removing to Tacoma, where
he is yet in the same business.
The graduates of the Peoples Uni
versity, at the Commencement exer-
cises held Wednesday night, at the
Baptist Church, were Albert B. Lord
from the Collegiate Department., and
Belle Allebone, Mrs. Emma Anderson,
Ruby Bilger, Agnes Giles, Halle
Pierce and Edgar ]. Bordeaux, from
the Commercial Department.
John Mahoney adds another victim
to the manned by falling tree while
engaged in the hazardous occupation
of logging. He was brought to the
hospital Sunday evening, with a leg
broken and the other badly bruised
while working on q steep hillside, and
when warned by his companions of
the falling tree, in his confusion ran
into the line of divergency created by
its striking another tree. The acct.
deut happened at Potlatch, Saturday.
In the Supreme Court, Wednesday,
the case on appeal of Rose Gallamore
vs.. the City of Olympia was argued.
1t will be remembered that the plain
tiff obtained judgment for $4,000
against the city in contest almost
identical with the Wilson case, tried
few years before, in which the city
successfully maintained its contention
of contributory negligence and ex-
cessive claim of damages. The last
verdict was surprise to the people,
and scarcely anybody believed it was
just.
About $50 army tents brought fair
prices at the auction sale of National
Guard supplies, at the State arsenal
Monday. This is an unusual thing
for sale OF Uncle Sans condemned
property. The clothing, blankets and
other stores went into the hands OF
spectators at nominal prices. The
Z by and 8 by 10 tents sold at from
$3 to $3.50 each and other sizes in
proportion, up to $l2.25 for the larg-
est 20 by "a feet. These were all wall
tents. The A tents, were of course,
small, and sold for a trife less than
the smaller wall tents.
Two men, giving the name of Harry
Melburn and w. H. Crawford, were
arrested here Wednesday in an opium
joint, on suspicion OF being crooks"
and on search were found to be loaded
down with jewelry OF all sorts. As
jewelry store at Hoquiam had been
robbed Sunday night, and about $3.50
worth of its wares carried of. it is
highly probable that they are the
burglars implicated in that TRANSACT
ton. They have been committed by
Justice Giles to await the appearance
OF Sheriff Graham, of Chebalis county,
to take them to Hoquiam for trial.
Joshua Thsyer, an old. timer of this
county, dropped dead, last Saturday,
at the residence of E. w. Mcmillan,
on Eastside. Death is thought to
have been caused by dropsy, which
finally affected the heart. Deceased
was Sc years of age and had been for
years employed as cook in logging
camps, but later engaged in mining.
He was not married, and his estate,
consisting of mining property in
Ferry county, will go to sister back
East and brother in California. He
was member of the Baptist church,
and Rev. A. G. Sawin preached the
funeral sermon, Sunday.
The will of the late Eliza A. Wiman
was filed for probate Monday, John
A. Wiman, youngest son of deceased,
being named as sole executor without
boads. The estate is. valued at be.
tween 5000 and $4,000. The home.
stead on East Second street is left to
her youngest son, and the remainder
OF the property is divided equally be-
tween Capt. Chauncey Wiman, OF
Vashon Island, son; Mrs. Harry B.
Hubbard, OF Vancouver, B. c., dsugh.
ter; Frank A. Wiman, of Olympia, a
son, and Charlotte Newcomb, of Ever.
EFT. granddaughter. John Wiman
h"S 10 CXcCuLOT.
The case of DR.. LaCrone, of Michi-
gan, against DR.. Mitchell, OF this city,
on . charge of embezzlement of funds
in purchase and transfer of certain
timber lands has been before the Su-
perior Court nearly the whole week,
and will be submitted to the Jury to.
day. Last night Lawyer Israel con-
sumed about an hour in behalf of the
prosecution and John r. Mitchell
about the same time in defense. Frank
Ow;ngs will close for the State this
morning after which the charge to the
jury will probably consume consider
able time. As the evidence submitted
is in direct conflict, a divided Jury is
predicted.
IT affords the STANDARD more than
ordinary pleasure to bestow q bene-
diction upon the nuptials of a young
man whose advent to this world was
announced in these columns over a
quarter of . century ago. Lachlap
Maclpav son of Mys Tboc,os M,ol..