The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-08
wAIIA wALLA NEws.
a Peculiar Land Case Hyant Steilacoos
Asylum Investigated.

a Peculiar Land Case gant Steilacoom
Asylum Investigated.
&kLlS WAELA, Dee 7.--Tne contest case az
Jesse Lsgsden rs. fhe Heirs OF William Cassidy.
involving = valuable forty -acFe tract near Alto.
Cosanlhia county. reeeEfly decided BY the ieasl
land Office hsTe. is destined % hec0sas very in
teEeSliny. several prominent sAEsneTs IN the
vicinity CT Walishtirg X appeaES, through gges-
fs1Sayfts, executed BY ore Of tie parties,
"a the effect that there we're no heirs ol the es-
ate enabled LoEsllon 20 enter The lzEd. One of
the heirs, Charles cassidy. Soon appeared on the
seene. Hearing "a the existence Of the affidavit
he Immediately saoFr n complains vs- Logssi0n.
claiming fraud Oh tha part Of Logsaon in that
the aEidxyit was an attempt 10 coEamit per}aEy,
aad was drawn hy an attorney for the estate,
who well knew, throHsEh correspondents with
Cassidy, that theTe were heiTs living in oreeOn.
he department. remanded the case foE hearing.
aud the faetS we're deFeioped that the astarrev
elAilasd the affidavit was srawa in such man
neg Ms not 70 come Within the definition Of
perjury. The lecal o1ceFx were compelled 10
deliae she case against the heirs on the ground
OF the non-e&issenee OF their fathers eia.lnS
and thar they failed 70 take advantage Of thesr
rights within reasonable time. having allowed
eight months "a intervene after the aGsl decis-
ion in favor % their father b. the department.
Cassidy has given notilse Of appeal to the COM
missioner general Of the land o.iee. ana win en-.
de4yor 20 show the true status os the ease
4 new hotel company Is eudeavoring to secure
plot Of ground belonging 70 the Baker estate,
near the bead Of Msin street. Tor site for the
proposed xIso,eae hofel.
directors meeting tonight was held in the
interest OF the Reorganization Ct the hoard Of
trade, and fof more aggressive work in the In
tsrest OF the city. A directors meeting viii be
held Monday ntgAt Nessrs Block, Snan and
keflsiau were appointed coEnmitte With fnh
power
Hopkins b as sold his various telephone lines
throughout Eastern Washington, 70 saa Fran
cisco parties. who. Il ~ said. viii extend the
service 10 al other towns and sections, inelud-
ing PeadieGon.
teamsser named Nixon Is here for the par
pose OF leasing the cTcsmsgy again and pusing
il in operation. The company are sifering il
for very low FeEL II Nixon can obtain Sufficient
guarantee. wiki relation 20 the supply Of cream,
he viii begin operations Al an early date.
cAnaata Our Great Messiah Is ia prepar-
alton at the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
for Christmas.
WI Newsi, editor Of the Port Townsend
Areas Is here.
+. j. Carlisle and wife, OF the ne,nonieo
hotel, leave in few days 20 visit the old home
stead
Charges Of missreatmeut es patients in the
steIlscem asylum are Grating much comment
A writer in this eveeiag's JoHraai charges M
due liberties with female inmates. One female
charges man there with criminal assault The
woman il yet ia that igstsut %. People here
ask that the legislature investigate the charges.
MALTA wAIL&. FAac. THE sSoek 81 the eIee-
tric light com pauy has been traasterre: 10 nss
ceIsFany and the cspiEai Increased 20 si00os1.
The new plant VII h4s piaeed directly, and the
ineandeseent principle introduced. Wslla y alls
Is looking up and 4 sangnine feeling prevails
TIE meeting oa Friday night Of vide easake
citizens, 70 encourage the enterprises, was well
attended
supesor Judge Upton win render a decision
next Tuesday on the melton ior = stay of sent
ence. of tsso Cinnamon convicted 81 murder in
toe sec0nc degree.
II is probable the eouueii Of Wagia WellA viii
purchase FDaS maeAsre % imprave tie sfreets.
The school aireetegs viii meef Monday iiext ard
elect six teachers for the new scaeol house.
ahsus completed. This buliaing Is fas hETi-
soueSt and msst complete schooi building In khe
stsse
Il Is aated shas g y. Hopkins has sold his
telepho1ss system ia We ls waliG s3d other
towns "a alsa bis lafge l.ne 80 SPOKANE Pals, 70
svnaEease q capitalists fr9Ta san Francisco.
The electric llghE plant 81 the seniseafiagy,
sfnured sar isek el fands for its maintenance
Eor several naonfhx has heen again sfaried.
The neH wsila wsIla sill b. bsslit Of Stone
s-a hfark, aaa on taIe --latest and sa0st approved
plans
Twenty mfses a tie Hunt rad . CnisEi, win
- completed by Augrst Of uAKt rear. aaa 70
EnlOu bef0-e garnaFy ], isei