The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-08

Tacoma. Aug. 7-rSpecial r. J. John
son. coiored. vn committed 20 the county
Jail - serve los days in default Of pay
ment Of . $50 ins. On Feb. : he assAnlted
. man named Martin In the New York
Ciirpsr ealoon, pounding him over the
head with . revolver and was fined
$50 therefor. He procured bail on the
pretenDo Of procuring . new trial, ous
skipped md vent % Everett. where he has
been working sinca He came down on
Sunday for = visit and Was seen and ar.
rested today.
In the case of Henry c. Balch ct ii. VI
O. c. Palmer. the Steiiacoom land case.
the jury found for the defendant.
The case Of H. c. Bostwick " r 7.
GomperD and Thomas X. Brown Vas b.
gun. one witness testimony being taken.
IL involves the ownership Of the stock OF
drugs Of the Crystal pharmacy at the
time Il was attached last winter.
.Jakey" Andrsws, thres-ball loan ne
gotsator. vs. mulctsd Is fine and 80 costs
BY Justice MeMurray today for provoking
IN assault upon himself By c. K. Ms-
kries. . street vendor Of toothsome
ta1y. Makries Was made the butt
Of some horse-play BY the festive
Shylock and nune his hammer at the
iatter's rstreating form. Both men en-
tered suits and the dispenser Of sweetness
came out best. "Jaksy" was almost over
como with the verdict.
The board Of public works has decided
that rates for the city water service must
b paid monthly and in advance for the
future.
G. w. Thompson. the president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, returned today
from the Worlds fsiY. He Was sent there
to look after Tacoma's interests. He says
that Washington il better represented
than any Of the states, that
the advertising ID being we'll done, and
that In spite Of the present depression.
which 10 not local. the result Of the work
ct the fair will b that the population viii
b doubled in two years.
l. +. Cooks friends IN the city are re-
joiein1 over the fact that his new electric
elevated railway system has been deemed
OF eufncient merit for Q working model TO
b admitted 70 the Transportation building
q this late date. A stock company has
been formed in Chicago With . capital Of
$50. 900, and short line IL 20 be built
shortly.
Col. Cook and Mrs. Cook, Of Fort sher-
sA'"lss - NOae hoUtuSOO, Oh xOrt 6p0e
kane. and Capt. ]. J.. O'Brien, Of
the same station, together With Gen.
CARING, Of Vancouver, compose .
military party 1t present in the city on
their way 70 British Columbia on . pleas
ure trip. The others have been the guests
Of Gen. Carlin ct Vancouver for some
days.
The Tacoma 4 Puyallup Street Railway
Company began running regular cars b.
tween ths two cities oncs more today.
The rolling stock once used on the line
Vas ssised - security for wages
due the employes from the old
company. and the new ofganiza-
tion purchased new rolling stock
enough from the Tacoma Railway 4
Motor Company to equip the road. There
have bsen quite number Of changes in
the track. ETC.. the most important Of
which IL . transfer Of the Edison. Puyallup
junction about . mile nearer the former
city.
Henry BUGGY an Gsorss p. Eaton are
working hard to put the exposition COM
pany on it, feet again. The debts aggregate
So. 324 for the building. ETC., together with
So 900 for the land. A mortgage loan of
1000 Was once offered on the property,
20 that hopea are entertained that mat
tiers may be arranged satisfactorily 70 oil
shortly.