The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-05
walla walla News.

wALLA WALLA, April Especial This
morning, in the United states court, E. l. Bur-
ris, working in the Journal Office, filed suit
against A. L McCaulcys D. McCatiley, q A. Des-
ssssure, Joseph +. Hall, B. Frank oConnor and
D. B. Kimball, prominent citizens Of Dayton, for
$500 damages. The complaint alleges
that on the evening of December so,
1880, the above named defendants as
saulted and forcibIy seized the plaintiff,
threw him down on the sidewalk In Dayton,
gagged and handcufEed him, forcibly carried
him away in . wagon to place near the city,
put rope around his neck, strung him up to .
tree, partially and almost strangliug the
plaintiff, revived, then removed the gag, and de-
manded full confession of completely in
number of burglaries that had been committed
in that place. He refused to confess, and they
let him go, warning him to leave the city.
The county commissioners in session this
afternoon decided the matter of fees in probate
court cases, in accordance with the report OF
the county attorney, that under the new law
every salaried officer must collect the bills
formerly collected for his own use, and turn the
same over to the county, which shall go to the
salary fund. The officer whose duty it is
to collect cannot waive or vary fees,
and the county ID entitled to fees
for all Official acts done BY salaried oficers The
county commissioners can authorize the ap-
pointmenf of q court commissioner, who shall
have power to transact probate business, and col
lect fees for the said acts and the compensation
for the performance OF such duties. The mat
ter came up through the fact that the state con-
stitution abolished the Office of probate judge
while the law continued to read that the pro-
bate judge should collect such fees.
tits learned from responsible authority that the
Union Pacific has had the intention for some
time OF changing the terminus OF the Washing
ton branch from Tekoa to some other point, but
have finally concluded to move the hesdquar-
tiers of the division to walla walls about the
middle OF April. This will cause the Office OF
W. II. Holcomb, superintendent Of the Washing
ton division, to be moved here. All other officers
connected Herewith are intended to makelyalla
Walla the terminal division of freight Rains
on the same branch. This will necessitate the
erection OF round-house building addition
to the depot for the Office rooms for the
superintendent, train dispatchers and other
officials. General Manager Mcneil is expected
to arrive at walla Walla Monday, and will then
make the necessary arrangements for transfer
headquarters.
The walla waI!a county alliance has elected
David Miller organizer and instructor of secret
alliance work In this county.
To Expropriate Vancouver Wharves.
VANCOUVER, April 4-(Special.EA sensation
was created in this city tonight by the publica-
ton of full details Of and comments on a scheme
to appropriate the docks and wharves of the
Union Steamship Company, which Alderman
Templeton will try to get through the coun-
Gil on Monday night. The matter dates back
to July, 1889, when company of which Mayor
Oppenheimer was member undertook to build
a steamship dock which would on compilations
be sold to the city, If II wished to purchase,
at the cost of construction. About the time
the wharf was completed it was sold by the
sheriff, the purchaser being Mayor Open
heimer. He paid $5,O0o for 1t, aud when in
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