The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-02-22
WASHINGTON RRIEFLETS

Seattle's street railway system car
ried more than 100000 people the
last 12 months. The fares collected
amounted to $3,425,88O.
Joseph Albert Brown, son OF ex-On-
tied States Senator Albert Gallat1n
Brown, of Mississippi, died at his
home in Seattle aged So years.
The body of Joe Carter, the sixth to
be recovered of the seven who were
drowned in the Lewis River near
Woodland three months ago, has been
found.
The University of Washington won
the debating championship Of the
state by defeating Washington State
College at Seattle and Whitman Col
lege at Walla Walla.
Seattle policemen have a right to
enter private buildings In Chinatown
when searching for suspected tong
warriors, according to a decision OF
Judge King Dykeman in the superior
court.
Four men, three Of them members
of the Metropolitan Park Board, OF
Tacoma, were injured when the auto
mobile in which they were inspecting
the King County roads, went through
a bridge near Renton.
Following his arrest at Aberdeen,
James Mcnamara, cousin of John
J. and James Mcnamara, the dynami-
tiers, set fire to his mattress in the
Jail cell and later attempted to drown
himself in the Jail bathtub.
The second annual convention of
the third and fourth class postmasters
of Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cow
litz and Clark counties was held in
Chehalis on February 20. About 120
postmasters were present.
The Western Retail Lumber Deal
ers' Association at Seattle went on
record as opposed to the parcels post
and urged it's members to use their
influence with congressman and sena-
tors against the parcels law.
The Central Labor Council of Sc
attic has begun a campaign to arouse
interest in the proposed construction
of a government railroad in Alaska.
Labor organizations throughout the
country are asked to take the matter
up.
According to the Polk Directory
has gained 10000 population over the
government census since 1910. In
Guiding Hillyard, the population of
Spokane is now 138,500 and of Spo-
kane alone 116,408
Governor Hay has sent word to Sen
ator F. L. Stewart that he will be in
Cowlitz county on April IL to help
build roads. A rousing good roads
campaign will be started on that date
and work on the roads will continue
throughout the summer.
Writing 6212 words per minute for
~ N4lOO 1LuLA N111C, at OpO"
kane, broke amateur typewriting re-
cords for six months among students,
and will compete in the worlds cham
pion contest at the National CONNER
cial Teachers convention ID July.
A resolution protesting to congress
against any reduction in the duty on
lead and zinc was adopted by the
Northwest Miners convention at Spo-
kane. The protest was Immediately
telegraphed to the senate committee
now considering the metal schedules.
A $6,000,000 corporation has quietly
been formed in Seattle for the pur-
pose of taking over and placing under
development on a gigantic scale the
00,000-acre concession of Peru
Wan gold fields, which was ceded to
"Swiftwater Bill' Gates, of early Klon-
dixie fame.
Camas is to have the distinction of
having the largest paper manufacture
ing machine in the world at the paper
mills there. This machine is to be in
stalled as soon as the building Is
ready. Preliminary work Is now being
done for the installation of new 1000
horsepower engine
According to Warden Reed, of the
Washington state penitentiary, he has
Is college and university graduates
serving time in the institution, and
from this number he will choose edu-
Gators to take charge of the new
night school, which is now under con-
sideration by the state board of con-
troll.
While Tacoma is having trouble
with its leper, Spokane's leper, An
tonic volcano, aged So, is quietly
passing his rapidly declining days in
his home there. He is too feeble to
leave his house. AS the disease IL
nas considered contagious, volcano