The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-06-06
WASHINGTON BRlEFLETS

tlon Dill provides $50,000 for a new
building at the Cushman Indian school
near Tacoma.
The war department has approved
the application for retirement of Lieu
tenant-Colonel Henry C. Cabell of Van
couver Barracks.
Mayor Cotterill of Seattle must fight
for his victory, demurrer entered by
his attorneys to the suit of Hiram C.
Gill to force a recount 81 the ballots
| being overruled and the case set for
trial June 10.
In an official opinion rendered to
State Oil Inspector Tozer, Attorney
General Tanner held that oils shipped
into this state from outside points.
but intended for use outside the state,
are not subject to inspection.
Matt Alanen, bucker, employed in
the Olson logging camp on Deep river,
was instantly killed while at work
| there. He had just cut log on
steep sidehill when the log slid down
on top of him, crushing him almost
to pulp.
The senate has increased the regu-
lar appropriation for irrigation allot-
ted to Yakima lands from $4,000 to
$4,000, and appropriates $780, 900 to
construct system to irrigate 10000
acres OF land on the Yakima Indian
reservation.
The Oregon-Washingto Railroad &
Navigation company has awarded a
contract for constructing 103 miles of
track from Aver, on the Snake river
to Spokane. The new line will reduce
the mileage between Spokane and
Portland about so miles
Hoquiam held its first recall cleo
ton Monday when an effort was made
to GUST from office Rev. Harry Fergu-
son, first commission mayor Of Ho-
GUAM. HoQuiam was the first city Of
Washington to adopt the commission
government as provided by the Allen
charter law.
The house military committee has
amended the Jones bill, which passed
the senate, giving right of way to the
Washington-Oregon Corporation for
an electric line across the Vancouver
military reservation, so that a revoca-
BILE license, instead of a right of way,
shall be granted.
More than 1000 carloads of lumber
were shipped from Grays Harbor dur
ing the month of May The shipments
were better than any previous month
this year. The mills find it hard to
get sufficient vessels to carry lumber
and the raise in freight rates is due
to the scarcity of sailing vessels.
Charles Kee, an Americanized Chi
nese employed as an interpreter by
the Northern Pacific railway, was shot
in the back as he was leaving the
building in Chinatown occupied by
Coon Dip, Chinese Vice-Consul In Sc
attic. The police believe the shoot
ing is the beginning of tong war;
Mrs. Effie Lassen. Is years old, was
beaten to death with a carpenters
hammer; George FELTON,, 26 years old,
was shot to death, and Joseph Miller,
80 years old, is in Jail charged with
murder as the result of fight be-
tween Miller and FELTON, at Seattle
over Felton's attentions to Mrs. Las
sen. Miller committed suicide by
hanging in Jail Sunday.
To complete one of the easiest and
fastest road race courses in the coun-
try, there has been assembled during
the last week just outside the city Of
Tacoma the most experienced road
builders in Washington who will man.
euver as a grand finale to the prepar-
alton of the course by a small army
of workmen and teams, steam rollers,
oilers and sprinklers.
state a railroad company has entered
into competition with an express COM
pany, permission having been granted
by the public service commission to
the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget
Sound railroad to meet the rates OF
the Great Northern Express company
on milk and cream from competitive
points in the Cherry Valley district
Spokane will hold the fifth national
apple show, it was decided at meet
ing of chamber of commerce trustees
and representatives of large CONNER
cial interests. 1t was determined that
in order to carry on the work which
has helped build up Spokane and the
Inland Empire during the last few
years at least 100000 would be raised
Immediately for the greater Spokane
fund.
Lawrence Harmon as president OF
the general Development company.
filed notice in the office OF the coun-
ty auditor at Vancouver which sets