Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-17


supreme court yesterday morning {,
urge his petition for a writ to prohi
bit Judge Wallace from proceeding
in trying the charges Of perjury
and briDe-taking. Ex-Se enatoi
Campbell made an argument ON be
half Of Bruuer. Campbell declared
that Judge Wallace had overturned
the usual customs by his proceedings
in this case; that lie had transgressed
the law by appointing an elisor be-
fore It was shown that the sheriff
and coroner were disqualified. He
read from the codes To prove nis po-
sition.. Another point WAS that the
rules of the superior court require
the presiding judge To preside over
the drawing uf the grand jury.
These rules, unless suspended, have
all the effect of statute according to
decision of the supreme court. No
order for suspension of the rules
was made, therefore they were In
force and binding on Judge wallace.
The law distinctly directs that the
names of the grand jurors be drawn
from box according to a list pre-
pared by the judges of the superior
court. At least niue of San Fran
cisco's grand jury We're not SO
drawn, aud therefore fatal to its
legality,
HOLDING NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
TACOMA, Nov. l7.-F'rauklin X.
Lane, editor of the Tacoma News,
returned from the east, whittier he
had been to lay before the Demo.
cratic national committee an invita-
ton on behalf of the Democrats of
the Pacific Northwest to hold their
convention in Tacoma next year.
Mr.. Lane, in an interview today,
stated that it was impossible TO over
come all objections excepting one,
and that objection was by the news
papers of the east. They think ii
would be impossible to get adequate
telegraphic service from this coast.
aud tue difference in time between
here aud New York would make 1t
impossible to hold any evening ses.
sions.
TO TEST THE WORK.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Nov. 19.-
Governor Markham yesterday in
structed Attorney General Hart to
bring suit to the legality of the
formation of Green county. 1t is
directed that the suit ne brought in
any county that the attorney gen.
eral may designate, and tnat the
proceedings be of such character as
shall test the legal propositions in
yolyed, before going to the expense
of inquiring into the facts.
CLAIMS DAMAGES.
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.-Thomas Lam
bert, formerly employed in saw
mill in Snohomish county, has
brought suit against the owner
Calice Dubuque, to recover SO, ,25O.
Lambert claims that he was EN-
pioyed in July, 1890, in the mill, his
work being t. run the log carriage.
The leather band whicn was used in
running the carriage was out of
order, and whenever it became
greasy, would slip OIL the wheel
which II turned, 1t was necessary
for Lambert to wipe the grease off
the baud at intervals. He protested
against working with such machin
cry, and one day, while cleaning the
band, he was caught and drawn into
the machinery. His right arm was
crushed and cut so that 1t had to be
amputatel. For the loss of his arm
and the suffering of body and mind,
he places his damages at $4,000.
COAL SHOULD BE CHEAP.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Thames
Wardner Of Big Blue Canyon coal
mines, Bellingham Bay. Washing
ton, has arrived here, "There never
was such an outlook for cheap coal"
said Mr.. Wardner. There has been
much more mined this year than
last on the Pacific coast and vessels
coming here for wheat are bringing
a large amount of coal.
UuchIan,s ArnIca Saliva