Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-04-19

and A man named White entered the
tunrel in the afternoon TO repair the
electric wire there, when another explo-
sion occurred, causing cave and bnry-
ing all four men. Orme was soon taken
oug fatally injured, hut the Others were
not reached till 10 80 at nj. hit, and tn
were all dead.
At San Francisco the steamer Queen
Il undergoing extensive alterations at
the Union iron works. Her cabin state
room accommodations will be increased
bv thirty-eight new rooms, making
ninetv-six in all. To provide place Tor
the new rooms another story ls Delng
built on her deck houses. She will run
between the Sound and Alaska on the
excursion route, the same as the Corona
did last wear and the Clympian The year
nrevious. She will he ready to start on
her first trip June /. Captain Carroll
will command the steamer during the
season.
The Governor of California has granted
pardon TO Arthur D January, who was
sent to State prison for ten years Tor
stealing nearly 10000 from the State
treasury while employed as deputy under
his father January is victim OF con-
SUMPTION. The last Legislator voted to
replace the money stolen by January
It consisted mainly of deplsifs in the
State treasury by the several County
Treasurers. Young January squandered
the money in card -playing. Stree bis
incarceration his wife has died OF a
broken heart, caused by her husband >
disgr ce. His father left the office ot
State Treasurer broken in health and
poor in purse, and now ekes out hls eX-
istence by setting type in a San Jose
printing office.
General Superintendent Fillmore of the
Southern Pacific Company, havi"g spent
several davs in a general Inspection OF
the condition of the roads throughout
California saws that all damage to the
railroad by the heavy rains of the past
winter has been repaired and the last
vestige of the storms obliterated. The
country never looked better or more
prosperous. He said that nOtwitstand-
ing the general belief that crops in many
sect 'ons had been drowned out, grain is
showing up beautifully through the San
Joaquin valley In fact, it may be re-
dicted with degree OF accuracy that this
season will surpass many previous ones
that were considered good. The fruit
crop bids fair to be excellent. The same
condition Of affairs holds good allthrough
the Sacramento valley and IS far north
as Marvsvlle There is but a cOmDara-
t,vely small area of land that has b2en
wholly drowned out.
A circular has inst been issued by the
California Stat Bar As ociation, which
contains an address by ex-J udga Thomas
P. Stoney, president. President Stoney
states that well-founded dissatisfaction
with the condition of the law and with
the mode of IFS administration in this
STATE prevails widely. He says there is
deplorable unct rtainty as to what the
law is. owing to want of harmony i'll the
opinion Of Justices composing the Su-
preme Court, and added to this condition
of affairs there is intoerable delay in OBJ.
tanning iue tice in the ordinary course OF
judicial proceedings. He declares that
if the evi complained OF are as serious
as they are claimed 10 be the Onlg ade-
qdate remedy W i'll be in thorough org M
ization of the system by amendment Of
the Constitution. The president an
nouuced that the Executive Committee
GEMS it advisable to have a tho ough
discussion of the su'ject Of judicial Ie-
form at The annual meeting Of the asso-
citation May next, and invites the at
tention of all the members to the subject.