Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-31

to be erected on the southwest corner
of Madison street and Third avenue,
are to be prepared Immediately by r.
J. Ferguson, proprietor OF the Forgu-
son apartment house, on Third avenue,
Seattle. 1t is proposed to have the
house ready for business by July 4, the
date set for the formal opening. The
building will have a seating capacity
of ], 200, and, completed, will cost $685.
600. Associated with Mr.. Ferguson in
the venture will be well.known local
theatrical man.
Peter Wapato, one of the best known
Indians of Chelan county and fruit
grower of Lake Che!sn, has produced
a new kind of apple, one which, it is
thought, will become we'll known.
The new apple is very much like the
Pearmain. and ia said to be the only
one OF its kind in the world. 1t is q
Seeding, and is a desirable variety.
Its fruit will average four tiers, and in
color is a beauty. 1t has been called
the Chelan Golden. The new apple
will be exhibited in the Chelan county
booth at the Portland fair.
Poison mysteriously administered in
a mess Of pork and beans nearly
caused the death OF Lou Matthews, an
eccentric rancher living among the
bills on the Snake River, forty miles
north of Walla Walla, last Friday. A
deputy sheriff returned to Walla
Walla, convinced that desperate at.
tempt had been made to murder Mat
thews by persons interested in secur-
ing the old mans property. Six hun
bred dollars hidden in the house is
missing. After eating the pork and
beans, Matthews was taken violently
ill. He was found unconscious by the
neighbors and revived with difficulty.
Two men. giving the names of Wal.
ter Campbell and Fred Wilson, claim
ing Chicago as their home, are repre-.
senting the Dowieites in the attempt
to get a foothold as far as possible
from the adobe of John Alexander
somewhere in this State. They have
been in the vicinity of Tacoma a num-
Der of times, and have made inquiries
that lead to the belief that tho colony
will be located not far from there.
According to reports, there has been q
split in the City of Zionites, and a
number OF them have decided to leave.
They still believe that the doctrine Of
Dowie is correct in the main, but do
not agree with the prophet on finan.
cial matters.
Burglaries are committed in day.
light at Seattle, and with occupants at
home and awake. The residence OF G..
A. Miller, on East Tenth Avenue, was
entered Saturday, about 3 o'clock, by
burglars, and when they found the
owner DOING in chair they we're so
startled they slammed the door and
ran from the house. They carried
away. however, gold watch and some
other smaller articles Of jewelry. The
police were notified OF the burglary
soon after it happened, but no trace Of
the burglars has been found. But
then this is nothing to carrying q safe
from the crack hotel and blowing il
open within q stones throw of the
hosiery, in broad daylight, as hap.
pened few months ago in that enter.
prising city.
To raise water from the Columbia OF
Umatilla rivers by huge pumps, convey
it in pipe lines and bitches over 1OO,.
600 acres Of arid land in the Echo
, country is the latest private irrigation
scheme. A large pumping plant will
be established on the Umatilla river
near Echo, or on the Columbia nea,
Umatilla junction. 1t is proposed to
secure power for the pumping plant
from the Northwestern Gas & Electric
company. Chief Engineer Storrow
and = number of surveyors are now
looking over the field. The land lies
in the Butter creek country. The
government abandoned the reclama.
ton work there because of the inabil.
ity Of the engineers to find . suitable
reservoir site. Recently they made
another investigation and will make a
more favorable report.
The Washington State building at
the Worlds Fair grounds, St. Louis,
suddenly collapsed Saturday, with a
deafening crash which could be heard
all over the grounds. Three workmen
were injured. The work of demolition
of the building has been in progress
since the 1st of the month. The struc-
ture was very high, pyramid.shaped
and supported principally by logs ITO