Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-09-08

the man under arrest, the %1,7OO in
his possession and is waiting for an
officer from Chicago to claim them.
A wind and dust storm prevailed
at Spokane, one day last week, whicT
did much damage to stan ding grain,
apples, pears, peaches, shade-trees
and outbuildings. Damage to grain
was greatest in the foothill district
and to fruit on low lands between
Walla Walla and Milton. During the
first half-hour of the storm it was
dark as night, dense clouds of black
dust tossing and rolling. Electric
light service was put out Of business
during the height of the storm and
telephone service was paralyzed, fully
half of the phones in town being dead
during the day owing to prostration
or ENHANCEMENT OF wires.
Sensational graft disclosures are an.
ticipated as the result OF three months
investigation OF affairs of the Bremen
ton navy yard by the governments
special agent, B. E. Pickerell. Affids-
Wits have been forwarded to Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Darling and a
wholesale cleaning out of employees, is
likely. Charges of graft have been
made against practically every depart
ment in the yard. Also charges OF
smuggling government supplies out Of
the yard and selling them to private
parties, forcing the men to live in cer-
tain lodging houses, holding them up
at exorbitant prices, and employing
alien labor. It is also charged that
immortal practices exist at the yard.
While Mrs. A. Draker was walking
along Madison street nea. Seventh
avenue, in Seattle, one night last
week, she was suddenly seized from
behind by large man and, after be-
ing choked almost into insensibility,
was robbed of So. The brutal assail.
ant left deep impressions in the wo-
mans throat and forced her to her
knees. After getting the money he
warned her to make no outcry, and
ran down Madison street. AS soon as
the woman could recover herself she
screamed, which brought pedestrians
to her assistance. She was escorted
home and the police notified. She
was only able to furnish o meager
description of the hold.up.
United States Attorney Frye has
received from Bellingham . report
concerning the operations OF an un.
known individual in Northwestern
Washington, who is said to have
fieeced large number OF unsophisti.
Gated native born Americans out of
money by a scheme in which he repre-.
sents that for the payment of 81 the
government will make them parties
in timber land sales which will return
them many hundred fold on their in.
vestment. The operator claims to
have express authority from the De-
partment OF the Interior to collect the
names of native born citizens of the
United States for the purpose of 10.
eating them on timber lands in this
State and in Oregon. He represents
that these lands are to be sold by the
government about October l next, aud
portion of the proceeds is to be
divided among those who hold GER
tificates. or receipts from him. He
charges 81 each for the certificates,
and issues a receipt distinguished
chiefly by its bad English and poor
penmanship. Various names are at
tached to the receipt, the man seldom
signing the same name to the docu.
ments. Attorney Frye states that
three years ago . similar, though
more plausible, game was successfully
worked in the same territory, through
which q snug sum OF money was
extracted from the pockets of the
more gullible residents of Whstcom
county.