Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-16
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Meeting of Superior Judges Will Be
Held in Seattle to Formulate
Uniform Rules.

OF Spokane. Five animals were
stolen during the past week.
The Tacoma smelling and refining
works shipped 4, 250 bars of bullion, val
ued at 500, 040, during September.
Tacoma's wheat receipts now average
100 cars daily, or about 81 900 bushels;
Seattle, 80 cars daily, or about 24,O00
bushels.
There is movement on foot to take
the eastern portion of Clallam and JEFF
terson counties, separated from the
Sound by the Olympics, and form new
county of them.
An adjustment of the loss of the Che
ney Normal School, which was burned
recently, has been made by the State
Auditor and the companies, and 81 900
has been paid in by the latter.
Silver Lake, one mile east of Medical
Lake, is becoming quite fishing resort,
the German carp put therein few years
ago having increased so fast that they
now furnish excellent sport for fisher
men.
Articles of Incorporation Of the Puget
Sound Vinegar and Pickle Company have
been filed by John Braun, George Trick
and f. w. Bergen as trustees. The cap
ital is $4,000. The company proposes
to manufacture yeast also.
Postmaster w. A. Rounds has received
official notification that the South Bend
postoffice has been promoted to the third
class. The postmaster's report for the
quarter ended September 80 shows
1928 81 as the amount of stamps can
celed.
The Northern Pacific land department
is doing big business in the Clarke
county tract. The fears that the com
pany will lose the land have about sub
sided, and much land is being sold.
Those who settled on their land prior to
1882 get it for $3.50 an acre.
The lumbermen who met at Tacoma
the other day to prepare plans for secur-
ing Washington lumber for the State ex-
hibit building at the Columbian Worlds
Fair have decided to meet at Seattle
within thirty days for the purpose of
perfecting an organization of the State
Lumbermen's Association.
The projected ship canal to connect
Puget Sound with Lakes Union and
at Seattle, if carried out,
will make Seattle one of the finest har-
bors in the world, having a fresh water
dock large enough to accommodate the
commerce of any port; but, as the i'm
would cost 50 900, 900, it is
scarcely probable that it will be under
aiken tor many years.
A zinc ledge is the latest mineral dis
;overy made in the vicinity of Spokane.
.. p. Carlin reports that he has discov-
cred fourteen-foot ledge of that min
eral, and recently took samples of the
ore to Charles Fassett for ASSAY. Mr..
Fassett has made a number of ASSAYS.
and finds that the ore carries from SO to
10 per cent. of the metal. The location
Of the ledge is withheld.
A writ Of error to the Supreme Court
Of the United States has been allowed
by Chief Justice Anders in the Sc
attlet Valentine scrip case of Milton L.
Baer' VS.. Moran Bros. Company. The
must be filed at Washington
within sixty days. An attempt will be
made to advance the case on the ground
Of its great public Importance, so that it
may be heard next February.
Hoy Moya, a Seattle Chinaman. has
secured a permit from the Health De-
partment OF Tacoma to exhume the
bones of half dozen Cinnamon who
were buried in the south part of the city
near Center street several wears AFRO. be-
fore the Cinnamon we've driven from the
city. Hoy Nova will work under the
protection OF United States Marshal
Brown, and the bones exhumed will be
sent to China.
At Port Townsend James G. Baird has
been dismissed from service as Custom
Collector by order of the Treasury De-
partment. The order came, and Baird
was removed from the office several DAYS
ago, but the matter was kept secret. As
sistant Secretary Spaulding and Special
Agent Mulkey have been recommended.
Balrd's removal is on account of the
shooting at Wolley. Taylor HIolden's
dismissal has been approved
|. j. Lichtenberg Of the Superior Court
Of King county has issued a call to all
Superior Judges OF the State to meet at
the Courthouse in Seattle November q
Tor the purpose Of formulating uniform
rules tor the government of the Superior
Courts. Although wide diversity of
opinion Is expressed concerning the Oh
jects OF the meeting, nineteen of the
Judges give approval of having it. Each
Judge is expected to select a member of
the bar from his county, and the attor-
neys so chosen will confer with the
J judges. 1t is expected that there will
be good attendance, and it is probable
the guests will be entertained by the
Bar Association OF King county.
A California company has leased for a
term OF years a coal mine near Kelso,
about half mile from the Cowlitz river
and three miles from the Columbia. ia
Cowlitz county, and is preparing to de-
velop it. A tunnel has been run in 200
feet on the upper vein, and from this
point shaft has been sunk eighty feet,
passing through five strata of coal. The
first is seven feet in thickness, the sec
ond two and one-half feet, the third four
and one-half feet, the fourth five and
ne-half feet and the fifth seven and one
half feet. There is coal enough i'll the
upper stratum to last for generation or
so. Edward Kim ball, an agent of the
company, has had a working test of the
coal made at the power-hOuse of the ca
ble-road company at Portland, which
proved very satisfactory. 1t is a good
quality of Ignite, hard and clean, carry
ing As per cent. of fixed carbon, which is
a little better than the best Washington
coal.
State Auditor Reed adheres to his re-
fusal to audit the University building
accounts. He has fully decided not to
issue any warrants for construction ex-
penses unless ordered to do so by the
Supreme Court. He suggests that man
damus proceedings be instituted to de-
termine whether the warrants may be
legally issued in the absence of specific
appropriations out of which to pay them.
Mr.. Reed feels that there is at least a