Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-03-20
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PORTLAND, March 1a.-Judgs Deady,
In the United States Circuit Court,
granted provisional injur6sions in the
Gases of Wells, Fargo & Co. vs.. The Or
egon Railway i Navigation Company,
and the same vs.. The Oregon 4 Cali-
fornia Railroad Company. In his
opinion he held thst Wells, Fargo 4
Go. we're duly incorporated, and that its
name vas changed from the Holladay
Mail and Express to Wells, Fargo i
20. That the express business was y
recognized branch of the carrying trade
Of the country; that railway corpora
tons were bound to treat il according
y; that the railway corporation VAS
created by the State Of Oregon to serve
the public as q common carrier for
reasonable compensation, and must
adapt itself IN the discharge Of its du-
ties TO the public, and to the usages and
customs OF trade: that Section IS Of the
oregon Corporation Act, which declares
thas railway corporations shall be COM
mon carriers and have the authority to
tAke such tolls for the transportation OF
freight and passengers as they NAV pre-
scribe, only authorizes the taking Of
reasonable tolls, and is contract with
the State to that effect. but no more,
and what Is such reasonable toll or CON-
peneataon Is question for the courts to
determine In each cese. In allowing
the lnjunctions the court directed that
the plaintiff should pay to the defeu-
dants, pending the suit, the same CON-
pensatlon for express facilities "a it had
paid heretofore, the court assuming
snat such pay was reasonable.
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SAN Francisco, March l9.-The fol-
lowing circular has been issued from
the headquarters of the Triennial Con-
clAve COMMITTEES:
The Triennial Committee of Knights
Iemplar are DESTROYS of making such
arrangements for the accommodation
OF the press as may afford them perfect
facilities in giving publicity to the pro-
the Grand Encampment Of the United
States, to be held in this city in August
next. With that end in view, and feel
ing we'll assured that there viii be- a
large representation of the press present
on that occasion, and so that no impo-
6ltlOn may be practiced upon the Com
mittee in that regard, and in order 10
protect legitimate representatives of the
press, would esteem it favor if Won
would notify me who will bear your
credentials at the Conclave. Your early
attention is earnestly and respectfully
requested. Very respectfully, etc,
NJ. d. BoRUcK,
Journalist, Trienniai Conclsve.
killing ARRAY.
NIPPKR LAKE, CAL, March l9.-James
Moore was shot and instantly killed at
Lower Lake yesterday by Bob. Math-
ews. There had been an old feud ex-
listing between the parties for year or
two, and they met yesterday, when
Moore jumped on to Mathews and
bruised him mp considerably about the
head, when some bystanders separated
them. While they were holding
Mathews he drew his pistol and used it
with the above resni:. He is now in Jail
at Lakeport.
Good Crop Report.
PORTLAND, March l9.-The Oreooniaa
tonight has detailed crop reports from
every shipping point in the Willamette
valley. Summed up they are as fol-
lows: Ninety per cent. of fall-sown
wheat was killed or badly damaged.
Enough seed has been secured from
California and from valley warehouses
to resow all the injured fields, aud
about three-fourths has been reseeded.
The remaining fields will be reseeded
this week. The acreage will be about
fifteen per cent. greater than last year,
and with favorable weather the yield
will be about equal to former years. In
Umpqua valley only fifty per cent. of
the fields were frozen out.
Shipping Intelligence.
PoRr BLAKELY, March l9.@Sailed-
Brig Tanner.
PoRT MADISON, March 19.-Arrived-
Bark Coquimbo.
PoRr GAMBLE, March 19.-Arrived-
Bark James A. Cheston.
SailAd-Sa0amora