The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-08
Brief Tacoma News.

TACOMA, July Especial. The West
ern Union and Northern Pacific telegraph
officials, who are making tour of inspec-
ton of the Northern Pacific and branch
lines, will go to Seattle tomorrow for q
day.
Forty prisoners were arraigned on Mon
day in the mum clpal court. Nearly all of
them were arrested for drunkenness on
July or Sunday.
Allen C. Mason, owner of the Lone Star
and other Okanogan mines, will make an
almost complete exhibit of the minerals of
Okanogan county at the Western Wash
ington exposition in this city in Septem-
Der.
The Patriotic Order OF Sons of America
have taken charge of the search for the
body of Frank c. Wilder, who was
drowned on Saturday in Spanaway lake.
Miss Edith Wilder, sister of the deceased,
has telegraphed from Aspen, Colo, that
the body, if found, will probably be shipped
to Maine.
Forty-two volunteer firemen who re-
sponded to calls during the gu arter end
ing June 6, were yesterday paid So for
each call responded to. Some of the vol
unteers responded to fourteen calls.
Eddie Morgan last evening shot BERTHE
Van Scoy in the thigh with 22-caliber re-
volver. The boys were playing and the
weapon was accidentally discharged.
A local lodge of the Stone Mason's In
ternational Union has been organized
here, with forty charter members.
p. P. Cunningham, who went to Cali
fornia for his health about year ago, died
yesterday at st. Helena, CAL, aged 60
years.
Bids for constructing the turnpike bridge
across White river, between Pierce and
King counties, were opened today. On
Thursday the King county commissioners
will come here to act with the Pierce
county commissioners in letting the bid.
The July term of the United States cir
cult court convened here today. No bust
ness of Importance was transacted.
Articles of incorporation of the Tacoma
Insurance Company were filed here today
with the county auditor. The company
proposes to do general insurance BUSH
ness. The trustees are: Ben Barlow, L..
l.. Smith, J.. B. Nation, A. L. Horner and
A. Reith. The capital stock is 500, 900.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY at Red Blur.
RED BLUFF, CAL, July 7.-Great excite
ment was caused by shooting ARRAY in
Justice Talley's court this afternoon. P.
IL. Coffman and c. H. Braynard were
recently employed by Mrs. Belle Luns-
ford in suit where some of her prop
erty was attached. They won the
suit, but she failed and refused to pay
them for their services, and employed
William and Charles G. Maggie to defend
the suit which followed. Today during
the progress of the trial frequent wordy
conflicts occurred, and personal encoun-
ter seemed imminent. Charles Nagle re-
marked that they, meaning Braynard
Coffman, might win their case il
they were not trying to swindle a poor
woman out of hundred dollars. s'Do
you mean that?" asked Coffman. Nagle
replied that he did. when Coffman picked
up chair and struck at Nagle. William
Nagle started to his brothers. as.
sistance, when Braynard pulled his
pistol and began firing, four
shots entering his victim. Charles Nagle
rushed upon Braynard, but escaped with.
out serious injury. They were parted
when Braynard left the courtroom. but
afterwards gave himself up and is now in
Jail. Nagle was taken to his home. and tn.
night physicians say he cannot possibly
recover. There was an old feud between
the Braynards and Nagles, owing to family
troubles