The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-21
ENACTMENT Is OFF.
sv;fFs Notice Removed From
Washington Fair Building.
q ock HASN'T SQUARED UP.
- lave to BE sued-Calhoun says
rsssy Rochester. Having Closed
His saloon. IL In Charge.

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Il - e.rd was taken down of Washing
se,s lne Worii's fair home today. An
s1eer. With man from Inc National bank
! .Scb;esgo, came and asked 20 have the
- dismissed from court, plaintiffs to
= a costs Of every kind. II is said the
$50 thing was a blunder. as the Mer-
x.ntss NATIONAL bank of Tacoma should
80 been he'd. and, an il now seems. they
- sesdy 70 settle the claim here. The
~ts;s thing has been laughed al here by
- representatives of the different states
~ nations who heard of the Chicago
Il kesk,s idea OF settling the claim against
- failed bank by attaching the state
s,coersy. The osr-IxTELIrsKscER special
Endoubtedly hurried matters up, a. 1t was
- TO-DAY that the bank officials here
nt<iyed some kilograms which threw
] trh. on the case and they FASTENED to get
! e case out OF court.
An effort will be made tomorrow 10 have
! As park commission decide definitely
! sbesher they will permit the Washington
dnts building 20 rem an as the home of
/ a forestry section of the great Columbian
ruseum.
Though cars for the return OF the WASH
Ehrson exhibits were ordered five days ago.
,ece have arrived rs yet at the state build
h. Other states are getting cars, but
Reir SCENTS aliege that they have had to
- & mild form OF bribery among the
uitchmen In Jackson park. who are said
b control the situation. The clerks. ETC..
rs very obliging and the papers all
susseht, but the cars do not come, and
ne delay Is most exasperating to WASH
hssonians, who are anxious to get home.
TacoxA, Nov. 20.--fSpecial. l-Executiv
Commissioner Calhoun. of the state
Worlds fair commission, has returned
from Chicago. He left Percy Rochester
b charge at Chicago, and came on for the
purpose of removing the attachment on
tie state building secured by the Union
National bank of Chicago for upwards of
1850. Treasurer Coilyer explains the
nattsr:
! I'm the transaction of the states Worlds
hir business al Chicago Mr.. Calhoun was
mthorised by me to draw upon the treas
" for 8. 900. He did so, and the draft
81 the amount. together with other checks
QTregating 81. 800 or o little more, we're
mt on here for credit. The accounts
we're laid on my desk two days before the
Merchants National bank closed, but in
he meantime failed, owing TO other du-
hes, TO enter the credits. After the bank
dosed Receiver Wingate refused TO enter
BE credits. We finally agreed that I
should write Comptroller Eckeis explain
/ Ing the matter. He then authorized the
receiver TO enter the credits. which act
nmoved the matter from the hands of tho
[therih. who had seized upon the state
bailding."
Before the old year ends, IL IL expected
h the executive commissioner. the state
Submission will meet, either upon the call
ds majority of its members or the call OF
be president, and settle and close up all of
h accounts. AS for tho disputed owner
nip Of the state building. he says IL will
b turned over to the State Lumbermen's
Association, according to the agreement
made by il with the commission, the same
Published In the Posr-fsrELIrsEscEaa
couple of months ago. and In which the
claims OF the lumbermen were for the first
tine fully asserted.
NJ. Calhoun says the largest bid made
br the building was something like 1878.
He supposes the lumber men can realize
mitch more. The iumbermen. by the way,
yAH<Ct 70 yet auout fo,VpH Vut Oh y. OnG
BALTIMORE firm offered Mr.. Calhoun $500
each Tor four large logs in the building
when they were delivered at baltimore.
tu, Mr.. Calhoun would have TO tear
tae building down to get them.
% he abandoned all thought
Of sale in that direction.
duplicate order valued at 1880 Was
krwarded to the commissioners bv the
lamhermen. This lumber, Mr.. Calhoun
nys. has been entirely disposed OF.
Heretofore the lumbermeu asserted their
night to make demand for payment for
this. However. emitting that item, the
sssets aud liabilities of tho commission
ars roughly estimated as follows