The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1891-10-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Meeting of Superior Judges viii Be
Held in Seattle to Formulate
Uniform Rules.


Horse thieves are again at work in the
vicinity Of Spokane. Five animals we're
stolen during the past week.
The Tacoma smelling and refining
works shipped 1880 bars OF bullion, vail
ued at S65,O40, during September.
Tacoma's wheat receipts now average
100 cars daily, or about 81 900 bushels :
Seattle, 80 cars daily or about "a 900
bushels.
There is a 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 S4 900
has been paid in by the latter.
Silver Lake, one mile east of Medical
Lake, is becoming quite a fishing resort,
the German carp put therein few years
ago having increased so fast that thev
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 +. 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
postotlice mas been promoted to the third
class. The postmaster's report for the
quarter ended September 80 shows
$823.82 as the amount OF stamps can
eeled.
The projected ship canal to connect
Puget Sound with Lakes Union and
Washington at Seattle, if carried out,
will make Seattle one of the finest har-
bors in the world, having fresh water
dock large enough to accommodate the
commerce Of any port but. as the inn
.provement would cost So 600 900, it Is
scarcely probabie that It Will be under
taken for many years.
A zinc ledge is the latest mineral dis
coyery made in the vicinity of Spokane
Q. 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
40 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 loved
by Chief Justice Anders in the Sc
attic Valentine scrip case of Milton L.
Baer VS.. Moran Bros. Company. The
transcript 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 permit from the Health De-
partment' of Tacoma to exhume the
bones of a half-dozen Cinnamon who
were buried in the south part of the city
near Center street several years ago, be-
fore the Cinnamon were driven from the
city. Hoy Moya will work under the
protection OF United States Marshal
Brown, and the bones exhumed will be
sent to China.
|. ]. 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 81
Tor the purpose of formulating uniform
rules for the government OF the Superior
Courts. Although wide diversity Of
opinion is expressed concerning the OBJ
jects of the meeting, nineteen OF the
Judges give approval of having it. Each
Judge is expected to select member of
the bar from his county, and the attor-
neys so chosen will confer with the
Judges. 1t is expected that. there will
be good attendance, and it is probable
the guests will be entertained bv the
Bar Association OF King county.
A California company has leased for
term of years a coal mine near Kelso.
about half mile from the Cowlitz river
and three miles from the Columbia. in
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
one-half feet and the fifth seven and one
half feet. There is coal enough in the
upper stratum to last for generation or
so. Edward Kimball, 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 45 per cent. of fixed carbon, which is
a little better than the best Washington
coal.