The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-11-28
WASHINGTON BRlEFLETS

shot and killed his wife, Mary, and
then killed himself.
Word comes from st. Paul that the
Great Northern railroad will build
direct road across the Cascades from
Pateros to the coast, affording direct
route through the Lake Chelan coun-
try.
Hazel Moore, the woman who caus-
ed the downfall of Ortis Hamilton
while adjutant general of the state OF
Washington, is under arrest at Seattle
charged with violating the white slave
law.
Winlock wants good roads. To this
end the business men Of that city
have already subscribed $500, to De
spent on the graveling OF the Z. H.
Leonard road leading north from
there
The mayor of Washougal, about
whom there is a controversy concern
ing the expiration of his office, solved
the trouble by consenting to resign
and permit the council to elect may
or to serve year.
The body of John MAXI, coal min
er, was found lying along the North
ern Pacific right-of-way few miles
north of Centralia, with his throat
slashed from ear to ear. Over $3.50
was found in the mans pockets.
The news comes from Spokane that
Holland capitalists who are interest,
ed in flour mills in that city, plan to
spend $1,OOO,O00 in the erection OF
similar plants next spring at Tacoma.
Seattle, Portland and Vancouver.
Edward E. East, a Seattle police
man who was dropped from the force
a month ago for drinking, shot and
killed himself by placing a gun In
his mouth and discharging the wea'
pom. This was East's fourth attempt
at suicide.
Because he made the ground under
his house instead of bank deposi'
tory for his money, Fred Achvi, Rus
sian, living in Tacoma, is $500 poorer
Some one dug the money from its
hiding place, but overlooked a jar
containing $1,000.
AS a result of the annual meeting
of the board of overseers, strenuous
efforts are to be made to complete
the $1,OOO,OOO endowment of Whitman
college at Walla Walla. About $4,000
900 is needed to give the college the
endowment-sustainin basis.
That prune driers can be used in
drying apples on the same principle
and save fruitgrowers of Washington
hundreds of thousands of dollars an
nually is the belief of Professor wv s.
Thornber, formerly with the state az
| ricultural college at Pullman.
Theodore Roosevelt's plurality over
Woodrow Wilson in Washington was
| 24,3O3, according to official figures
Roosevelt's plurality over Taft was
4O,725 The vote for the five candi
dates for president was: Roosevelt
111,977, Wilson SITS, Taft 71,252
Debs 1856, Chain 7467.
Lying face downward in the brush
about 200 yards from the home Of his
adopted parents near Tacoma, George
Sandstrom, aged 16, missing since
November 5, was found dead. There
was bullet hole straight through
his forehead. His small repeating
rifle lay across his back.
Charles E. Houston and John H
Bullock, convicted at Tacoma Of de-
frauding the government on coal con.
tracts for Alaskan army posts, have
been sentenced each to serve one year
in the King county Jail, and to pay g
fine of $4,000. Both men are out or
bonds, pending an appeal
AS a result of the checking Of the
petitions which showed them 5000
short of the required number, J. L
Kahaley, president of the recall asso
citation, has notified the city comp
troller that the association intends tt
abandon it's effort to compel the re
tirement of Mayor Cotterill of Seattle
AS a result of the decision of thu
King county superior court being at
firmed, Mrs. Emma Wheeler, wife O
l.. A Wheeler, will recover no dam
ages from the Hotel Stevens com
pany, of Seattle, for injuries she sus
tanned when she fell down an elevato
shaft. Mrs Wheeler brought suit TO
$4,000 damages, but verdict was re
turned against her in the lower court
which is sustained by the suprem
court.
After examining three dozen wit
nesses at a session which consume,
practically the entire day, the jury a
Centralia called to inquire into tn
fatal shooting of Charles Newell, tn
Centralia postoffice clerk, returned
verdict that Newell met his death a
the hands of some person unknown
l.