The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-15
Swineford Helping Mcbride to
Get School Section l6.
EFFORT TO DEFRsuD The STATE.
Admission 20 Tacoma Fair 2S Cents
in the Evening and on Sunday.
President Holiness Of the Tacoma Cham
ber ef Commerce. In Favor Of n
MnIisa-Deliar Appropriation for she
Lake Washiagtan Canal

OrYxPaA. Sept. I4--fSpecial. lin the
contest OF the state vs.. John g. Mcbride
Tor state schooi section lG, vaguable land
inside Of the Tacoma city limits, which
was saIsed with gold dust and
fled upon By spectators as n
mineral claim. the register and
receiver OF the local land oftice have or
dered arguments on the testimony TO be-
gin toFnorrox. Jus, as Attorney General
Jones vas aboG. 10 leave Cor Spokane to-
day the following notice = as served upon
him:
Please take notice that in accordance
with the instructions of the honorable
secretary Of the inferior, upon the deter
mination OF the hearing. you will promptly
render your decision, give due notice
thereof 10 both parties. and a; the expira-
ton Of thirty days thereafter. forward the
record with any appeal which mar tie
fled. this Office gives notice that the
plaintiff and defendant will be given until
Saturday. September Is. 1884. at p. m. in
which 10 submit either IN writing or orally
their arguments in the above entitled case.
"JEssE r. MuKrHy, Register.
"EDwARD X. HAwKIss. Receiver
Attorney General Jones at once flied the
following affidavit and protest in the land
Office:
Nv. G.. Jones, being first duly sworn, de-
poses and says that he IL The attorney gem
eral Of the state Of Washington: that
on the 18th day of September. 1894.
in tse afternoon of said day, the
notice. copy OF which is hereto attached
and made part of this protest. marked
exhibit A. was served upon him by the
register and receiver Of the aboye-entitled
land office that the testimony
In said case IS not yet tran
seribed, and your affiant is informed
by the stenographer doing the work that
II cannot be transcribed for several days
after the 18th day Of September. specified
IN said notice; that until the transcription
otscch testimony and sn opportunity given
10 the attorneys of the state to examine the
same and make citations thereto, it is i'm
possible 10 fairly or reasonably argue the
same o. prepare or fiie brief therein; that
your affant considers said order 10 be
grossly unjust and unfair. and the
same Is designed TO obstruct Justice
and prevent fair presentation Of
said cause before said receiver and
register, neither OF whom have heard more
than small portion Of the testimony
therein. Wherefore your afiiant protests
against the said action of said register and
receiver as wholly unjustitiable. oppressive
and unfair. Nv. G. JOKES"
The local land officers are acting under
instructions from A. p. swineford. who.
as inspector of land Offices, Is their su-
perior officer. Swineford appears 20 be
also attorney for the iand-grabbsrs. When
the Olympia officials demurred TO
the haste as TO the arguments
Swineford said he would take the
responsibility of making the order. and
represented that he had asked Commits
sioner Lamoreux for instructions. who
ordered the case to proceed At once.
The land in dispute IS said to be worth
s., 000, 600.