Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-23

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If the same State. The suit was brou- hit
IN contract made in Massachusetts,
md the Judge held that no facts were
pleaded to constitute a lien, and there
lore the court of admiralty had no juris-
iiction.
Governor Ferry as Commander-in-
chief of the National Guard has decided
that Colonel Haines must be court
martialed on the charges preferred by
Major G. Ill. Aver, for the assault made
by the Colonel upon Acknowledgement
OBrien. The Governor finds, upon ex
of the charges and specifica-
tions, that military offense has been
alleged, which necessitates trial of the
accused. The court-martial will con-
vene in Olympia November 2.
Edward Curren, aged "a years, an en-
gineer at the Tacoma electric-light works,
was instantly killed the other morning
by becoming entangled in one of the
main belts. The ten-foot fly wheel, over
which the belt passes, makes 250 revo-
lutions minute, and while trying to
adjust the belt Currents right leg was
caught under it. His body was hurled
away like feather, and after being car
ried about the fly wheel twice was sent
spinning eighteen feet to the top of the
engine room, it being liberated by the
right leg parting at the knee joint.
Christian S 'heuerman, a wealthy citi-
zen of Seattle, has brought suit in the
Superior Court against his eight children
and the two illegitimate children of his
dead wife, to quiet the title to valuable
property in and about Seattle. Scheuer-
man claims that in 1870 he purchased
property cut of his sole and separate
funds. In 1884 his wife Rebecca, who
was an Indian woman, died, leaving as
her heirs-at-law the ten children men
toned. The plaintiff prays that they
be declared to have no estate or interest
and that his title be declared valid. The
suit is the outgrowth of family quarrel
in which the children are all arraved
against the father. The property in dis
pute is estimated at $350,000.
1t has just come to light that Pro-
lessor Frank Wells, late instructor at
the st. Luke Athletic Club, Tacoma,
left defaulter to the amount of about
81, 000. OF this nearly $500 was secured
by issuing bogus checks for amounts
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on the Traders Bank of Tacoma. Wells
collected $3.50 to pay for baseball suits
for his club and $50 contributed for
prize medals at the tournament. 1t
being learned that he was spending
large sums on a woman at a variety
theater, a meeting was called to investi-
gate him. He was ordered to appear,
but when the meeting was held he was
absent and inquiry developed the above
facts. The club tried to keep the mat
ter quiet, and members will not talk
1t is believed that he has gone to Pitts
burg, Pa. The banks will not lose, as
the forgeries were discovered in time.
The State Board of Equalization has
the subject of railroad clas-
sitication and decided to divide the
roads into the following classes: First
-Transcontinental trunk lines, passing
through the State, and their standard
gauge branch and subsidiary lines, to-
gether with all standard gauge branches
and subsidiary lines OF transc ontinental
systems, the main trunk lines of which
are outside the limits of the State.
Second-All standard gauge lines and
their branches, not part of any trans
system, but connecting with
a transcontinental system. Third-All
other standard gauge lines. Fourth
All narrow gauge lines and their
branches, connecting with a transcon.
tinental system. Fifth-All other mar
row gauge lines. This classification is
subject to amendment should further
information lead the board to consider
a change desirable.
A controversy between Spokane coun-
ty officials as to the uses to which moneys
arising from fines are to be applied has
brought to light conflict between the
school law published by the Secretary of
State and the same act as published by
the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, both by authority. The statute
published in the session laws provides
that all funds arising from fines for
breach OF any penal law of the State
shall be set apart for the support of the
common schools, unless otherwise pro-
vided by law, but the words 'unless
otherwise provided by law" are not
found in the Superintendent pubica-
ton. The enrolled bill on file contains
the words, but reference to the journals
OF both houses of the Legislature shows
that the words were inserted in the bill
in the Senate, but were stricken out in
the House, and that the Senate con.
Cured in the action of the House in
striking them out.
Attorney-GeneralJ Jones has had under
consideration the question raised by
Auditor Reed as to the advisability O
the appropriation made by the Terrific
rial Legislature in 1883 of $50, 900 for &
grain-bag mandatory at the Wallf
Walla penitentiary. 1t is understood
that General Jones has re ched the con
clusion that the Territorial law is still ir
force, and that the laws of 1890 and 1891
which made bungling attempt to re-
vive the subject, were unnecessary. TIE
old law was continued in force by the
constitution, and it is held that, as il
contained no mention as to the time O
the constitutional provision, moneys
could not be paid out after the expira
ton of two years from May l next. The
passage of the act appropriating then
only served to limit the life of the ap
preparation in question from the date o
the admission of the State, and there
fore the act will stand as if it were q
statute of the first State Legislature witt
its appropriation available until May l,
! 1892.
At Olympia Judge Robinson of the
Superior Court held in condemnation
proceeding that the Northern Pacific
Railway Company has no power to con
denim private property for a spur Of
branch line. The question is new one
and will be carried to the Supreme Courr
unless an agreement is reached for the
purchase of the property involved. The
proceeding was instituted by the com
pany for the purpose of acquiring righ
OF way over the property of Van Tine
and Fenton at Tenino, SO as to enable il
to extend branch line to the Ions
stone quarry, eighty feet distant iron
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