Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-24

shippers will make fight against the
condemnation proceedings. The Mis-.
souri, Inspectors passed the trees. 1t
is believed, however, that an appeal
will be taken to State Horticultural
Won Holderbeke.
Miss Edith Hudson, daughter Of the
camp foreman at the Doud Bros.
Lumber Co.'s camp at Pittsburg,
miraculously escaped death, Monday
afternoon, while riding in the cab Of
the logging locomotive. The engine
left the rails and rolled upside down.
Both the engineer and fireman jumped
but the frightened girl remained in
the cab. Somehow she escaped in.
jury. The locomotive was on a down.
grade, drawing a seven-foot log. The
log slipped out over the rails and
dragged the engine from the track,
upsetting it. AS result OF the acct
dent it is reported that the plant will
be closed down for several days. The
engine was being used to haul logs
from the woods to the mill.
An old woman, past 60 years of age,
is held captive on board the steamer
City of Puebla as result OF the rigid
enforcement Of the immigration laws,
and is not permitted to land either on
American or British soil. She board
ed the steamer about a month ago at
Victoria, bound for San Francisco.
The immigration officers refused to
allow her to land, claiming that she
was not eligible under the laws of the
United States respecting the landing
of paupers. At Victoria she was not
permitted to land. The dilemma finds
her the forced guest of the captain.
Under the late laws passed by Congress
the old woman lie now and must re-
main in the custody of the captain Of
the vessel until decision is rendered
either by the United States govern
ment as to her right to land in this
country or the British officers do like
wise.
A woman arrived at North Yakima
from Topenish, last week, who claims
to have been one Of the victims of DR..
]. Edward Hughes, now in the county
Jail awaiting trial on the charge OF
criminal assault preferred by T. Hatch,
father of Nellie Hatch, Of Almirs, this
State. She says she knew Hughes in
Florence, Col, and that the doctor
hypnotized her and she became subject
to his will. Her case corresponds with
the Hatch case. There was Q l4-year-
old daughter whom she claimed the
doctor wronged, and things had shaped
themselves in such q way that the
wife was to 60 away and then be
declared insane. Instead, the woman
made q confession to her husband. DR..
Hughes left town Immediately. This
woman says the doctor told her he
had . vile in Chicago and that he was
connected with q bank and train
robbery in Nevada. She went to the
county Jail to face DR.. Hughes. She
recognized him at once. The recogni.
ton was returned.
Ills not generally known that the
Puget Sound country contains . frog
that is peculiar TO it, but such is the
case, and for that reason Eastern frog
specialists want some of them. Tech
nically the species is known az Rama
aurora. Professor Turner, in charge
of the biology department at the High
school at Everett, has received . re.
quest from Miss Mary q. Dickson,
head of the department OF biology in
the Rhode Island Normal School,
Providence. r. l., for half.dozen live
specimens OF the frog. She is making
q special study OF frogs and their kin.
dred, and has so far been unable to &C..
cure any specimens OF tho Rama
aurora. Finding they are common
in this country, she wrote here for
assistance. Professor Turner expects
to ship some lively specimens Of the
animal to the Atlantic Coast. They
will 90 across the continent in lard
pals with holes punched through the
tops and sides and are expected to
reach the effete East with az much
kick 10 them as when they started.