The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-07-18
WASHINGTON BRIEFLETS

Mrs. T. C. Evans fatally injured by
c. M. & P. S. train at Bagley Junction.
Fire from an unknown origin de-
stroyed the $4,000 sawmill, planning
and single mill plant Of the Reliance
Lumber & Timber company at Taco
ma.
A. L. SCHNEIDER, assistant cashier OF
the Fidelity State bank at UniontoWn,
has disappeared and is alleged TO
have embezzled $500 of the institu-
tons funds.
A young man, 30 years old, suppos-
ed to be Ernest Gressel, was struck
and instantly killed at Ridgef1eld by
northbound Northern Pacific passen-
ger train No. 30S.
Spokane society women have taken
I'D the fad of roller skating on the
streets and every evening scores OF
them may be seen ON the pavement in
the fashionable residence districts.
Several hundred members Of In
land Empire commercial clubs, and
ranchers and business men attended
the meeting the the Federation OF
Commercial Clubs at Metaline Falls
Friday.
After having narrowly escaped be-
ing sent to the bottom by the ice
floes encountered in Boring Sea, the
United States army transport Sheri-
dan arrived in Tacoma with the Six
teenth United States Infantry Regi-
ment.
Exploding with a roar that could
be heard for miles around and scatter
ing flaming gasoline over the road.
a four cylinder roadster, driven by e.
Schneider, of North Yakima, was COM
pletely destroyed in the Umtanum
canyon, near Ellensburg.
In an official opinion to the prose
cutting attorney of Benton county At
torney General Tanner has ruled that
no matter how many voters there are
in a precinct the county commission
ers can not. cut the precinct up until
after the November elections.
Robert M. Hopkins, for % years
clerk of the United States district
court at Seattle, has pleaded guilty to
embezzlement of $19,286 and was SEN
fenced to four years Imprisonment
and to pay a fine of $1,000. 1t is said
Hopkins has repaid nearly all the
money taken.
An unknown man about Fl years
of age was found dragging under ex-
ira freight No. SOB by Conductor Pet
erson at Vale, six miles east of Elto-
pia. There was absolutely nothing
to identify him. One arm and one
hand were cut off as was also the top
of his head.
Baron Shibusawa, Nakana Buei, and
other Japanese, acting on the sugges-
ton of the Seattle chamber of COM
merce, have decided to establish silk
manufacturing plant at Seattle. The
capital of the concern is placed at
| $1,500,000. Raw silk will be imported
from Japan and will come in free Of
duty.
The various county boards of equali-
cation will begin their sessions, COM
mencing August 5, and on September
3 the state board will sit as a board
| of equalization to eQualize the various
county valuations County assessors
are now busily engaged in completing
| their figures on the valuations of their
respective counties.
A warrant was issued charging Fred
Redick, of Hillyard, a Great Northern
| fireman, with the murder of Ernest G.
Hansen, of Manistee, Mich He was
found with his skull fractured on the
blind baggage" of Great Northern
train at Quincy, July 10. He died lat
er. 1t Is charged that he was killed by
a piece of coal thrown by Reddick.
Orders from the war department
have been received by General Marion
| 44cIOo, NOnlAAdAOCI VI Tic depart
ment of the Columbia, to at once mo-
bilize the troops for summer maneu-
vers. Between 5000 and 5000 troops.
regular and guardsmen from Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, will take part
in the maneuvers, beginning July 20
and continuing until July 80.
The state penitentiary has already
enough grain bags on hand to fill con-
tracts received this spring, and will
take orders for 100000 additional bags
to be sold at 1o1a cents apiece, &C.
cording to announcement made by
Warden Reed. Already this season
the penitentiary mill has turned out
100000 bags and during this month
and August will manufacture a large
additional quantity.
The assertion is made that the DEM
ocratic party can not hold state pri-
maries, but must name state ticket