Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-12-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

the fuel famine.
The North Coast railway has filed
amended articles, showing details
of its proposed routes. The main line
is to run from Seattle to Spokane, $50
miles, passing through the counties
of King, Pierce, Lewis, Yakima, Ben
ton, Franklin, Adams, Whitman and
Spokane. Branches are to be built
from point in Benton or Franklin
counties to Walla Walla, rs miles;
from q point on the main line in Spo-
kane county to Pennington; from a
point in Adams county to Eureka juno
ton; from point in Adams county to
Davenport; from a point in Adams
county to Wilsoncreek. The incorpora-
tors are: Robert e. Strahorn, e. S.
Blount and R. ]. Danson.
Because Of the alleged increase in
cost of living, practically every de-
partment of the city government of
Seattle has received demands from
their employees for a corresponding
raise in wages.
Organization of a company with a
capital stock of $2,4O0,O00 and the
erection of the largest and most mod
ern tcment plant in the northwest is
| the plan of ]. H. Spear, manager of
| the Washington Brick, Lime and Manu-
| featuring company, and associates. The
immense factory will be located eth
er at Celville, Wash, or on Pend
d'Oreille lake, Idaho, extensive cement
beds having been secured at both To-
cations.
With the election of d. S. Troy as
| president, Ira P. Whitney secretary
and treasurer, and David Brown, j. T.
Durdle, A. M. Stevens and L. S. Tho
mic directors, the 18th annual conven-
ton at Spokane of the Washington
State Dairymen's association has ad-
journed.
Ben Snipes, 20 years ago known as
the cattle king of the northwest,
whose large herds ranged in Yakima
valley, died in Seattle recently.
There is a famine in building ma
terial in Tacoma.
In mass meeting at Seattle, the
single manufacturers of Washington
agreed on a close down for a period
of So days.
Students Of the graduating class of
the high school ca not be compelled
20 wear caps am gowns at the gradu-
ating exercises.
James Murray Coleman, Seattle's
wealthiest citizen and pioneer of 1872,
is dead. His wealth is estimated at
S3,O0O,0OO.
After a trial of two days a jury
found Eugenio Batinioella, alias Mar
faudille, guilty Of murder in the second
degree for causing the death of Mrs
Emma Daley, his landlady, who was
shot by the discharge of a revolver
concealed in his trunk. The jury
recommended the prisoner to the
mercy of the court.
There will be no consolidation of
the Farmers and The Pacific States
Telephone and Telegraph company s
lines in Pullman.
Four children of Lawrence Talbert
burned to death, as the result of a
fire that destroyed a farmhouse re
Gently in Cowiche valley, IA miles from
North Yakima.
Another new steamer is to be built
at Hover to replace the Mata G. Hover
which has bzeen leased to Wren &
Greenough, contractors, building the
North Bank line through Hover.
George Vivian, sentenced from Whit
man county for assault with intent tc
rob, has been released from the peni
Tertiary on parole.
Owing to the short crop last season
residents of Garfield county have ex
perienced difficulty in getting fruit fol-
winter use.
The immediate construction of ar
mories at Seattle, Tacoma and Spo
kane, to cost respectively $125,000
100000 and $4,000, and to be paid fol
from the state military fund, is recon
mended in the biennial report of the
adjutant general.
1t is reported that eastern Washing
ton members-elect of the state legis
lature may interpose vigorous opposi
ton to the appropriation asked for by
Seattle for the proposed Alaska Yu
kon-Pacific exposition if the jobbers
of Seattle continue to oppose eastern
Washington in the effort now being
made to secure a more equitable ad
justment of transcontinental freigh
rates.
Exhonorating Captain p. H. Mason
master Of the steamer Jeanne, which
sank the Dix, and revoking the license
of Captain Percy A. Lermond master
Of the latter vessel, was the finding O.
the United States inspectors who in
vestigated the recent disaster.
While the newspapers are not unani