Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-02
State News in Brief.

ing the cltY's Indebtedness.
A practical man in Seattle is consid
ering the advisability of establishing
sampling works here, and will look the
field over soon.-Ellensburgh Capital.
The state land commission yesterday
completed the purchase of Mason county
bonds for the investment of common
school funds to the amount of $4,000
The report comes that the best iron
properties yet discovered in the Skagit
valley, have just been uncovered at the
base of the Cascades below the Boston
galena mines.-Sedro Press.
The assessor of Pierce county made a
mistake of $13, 100000 in footing up the
assessment rolls. This explains in part
the $89,000,000 assessment of Pierce
He made it s13,OOO,0OO too much.
The United States coast survey steam
or Hassler is now engaged IN taking
soundings and survey along the coast
from Cape Flattery southwark for the
purpose of securing data for new gov
eminent chart
The Olympia hotel will be sold next
month by W. G. CASTOR, the mortgagee,
who has obtained Judgment for over
1000. 1t is believed that the princi-
pal stockholders of the hotel company
will Did in the property.
Mrs. NJ R. Davis, of Nookoach City,
was arrested in Seattle on a charge of
grand larceny. The complaint is made
by M. j. Heney, hotel keeper. Mrs
Davis defense Is that she left goods of
her own as equivalent for those taken.
A woman's equal suffrage club was or
gained at Goldendale September IL.
Dr. Mary A. Thompson, of Portland,
lectured in the evening to large audi
ence on the subject of Equitable Justice
Between Man and Man and Man and
Woman"
Thomas Mason and Baker Tooston
were drowned last Sunday in Chehalis.
near Melbourne. The boat and a hat
were found, but no trace Of the bodies
has been discovered Fishermen are
requested to be on the lookout for the
bodies.
A call has been issued for a meeting
at Olympia, for the purpose of organic
ing republican club. The call invites
all republicans, without regard to past
differences, to attend and join in har-
monious effort for the promotion of
party interests.
After staying out until o'clock Sat
urday morning the Tacoma jury in the
case against the proprietor Of the New
York kitchen for not permitting John
Gonna, a colored man, to eat there
agreed upon a verdict and found the
man not guilty.
Louis Nelson, Port Hadlock mill
hand, was convicted at Port Townsend
of grand larceny. He stole 500 in gold
from Henry Berriguist, another mill
hand, while carousing in his cabin last
August. The superior court cleaned up
the criminal docket Friday.
The Olympia postoffice yielded a gross
revenue to the department of over $11,-
600 during the last fiscal year. Discre-
tionary power is vested in the postmast-
er-general to establish a free delivery
service at offices whose receipts amount
to $4,000 year, and the capital will
soon have free delivery.
Lyman d. Petit, of Walla Walla. has
brought suit against Il. P. Isaacs to pre-
vent him from diverting the waters of
Mill Creek from the lands owned and
occupied by the plaintiff. This suit
raises the question to the superior right
of the use Of the water of Mill Greek for
milling or irrigation purposes, and is
one of considerable Importance to many
people besides the parties in interest.
Bruce Hennessy, of Aberdeen, went
down to the Humptulips last week after
Capsize Otook, the Indian who was i'm
plicated in the escape of George Rose
Hennessy found his man in boat and
the Indian jumped overheard. As he
did so Hennessy ordered him to come
back or he would shoot. Mr. Otook
swan away, however, and Hennessy fired
at him, but could not tell whether he hit
him or not. Word was sent to Aberdeen
by the Indians, that Otook was shot and
afterwards died, but the story is not be-
lieved.
The officers of the national guard are
now making decided move to secure
the removal from office of Adjutant
General O'Brien. A petition to Govern
or Ferry has been prepared by some OF
the officers in this city setting forth the
various grounds of complaint against
O'Brien and requesting the governor to
request that officer to resign in the IN
tarest of the state militia. This petition
is being quietly circulated among the
of,;oors in Seattle and Tacoma, and is