Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-05-18

The gunboat Mohican is making an
other test of Washington coal.
Jack e-Ripper of tires of bicycles
has made his appearance in WhRa
Walla.
Wahkiakum and Pacific counties in
Washington are much exercised over
the location of hatchery for salmon.
A special election will be held in
Tacoma in June to validate the over
issue of city warrants and to fund out
standing warrants
Polk county's hop crop promises big
things this season. The vines are grow
ing very rapidly, in many places al
ready reaching the tops of LONG poles
Judge Langley, of Seattle, Bwho de-
cided that contract to pay 5per cent
interest was illegal, because usurious,
has been overruled by the supreme
court.
Cape Foulweather is now being
mentioned as a desirable location for
harbor of refuge. 1t is estimated that
the necessary breakwater could be built
there for $60O,000
The amount of receipts in Lane
county Oregon, for the past year, for
school purposes, was $50, $40 3d. The
disbursements for the same purposes
amounted to $54, 665 "a. h
Sheriff Hogan, of SnOhOmish county,
Wash, has under arrest two Indians,
captured at Irondale, near Port Town
send. His prisoners are suspected of
killing another Indian near SnOhomisk
Sheriff Ford, of Washington county,
Or, has already paid into County
Treasurer Sappington, on the tax ac-
count, $40, 1873 86 out of total levy of
$81 ,493 45. Some warrants have been
turned in too Only about $12 has
been received on the delinquent tax ac-
count.
Fish Commissioner Crawford, of
Washington, has issued during this
season licenses for 37S pound nets at
$40 each, 131 set nets at 50. 80 each, and
36 fish wheels at $40 each, making
total of 81, 467. 3d. which is to be used
toward establishing and maintaining a
fish hatchery.
While exploring in the Cascade noun
tains during last summer, Professor
Lloyd, of Forest Grove, discovered a
new violet 1t is small plant with
delicate white flower with translucent
petals, and grows in wet messy PLACES.
He has named it Viola Macloskeyi Yin
honor of his preceptor in biology at
Princeton.
John Flaherty, while working on his >
mining claim last week i'll the Cascadi
mountains, was struck by a rockslide~,z
and his right leg broken in two places
He managed to drag himself to his
cabin, and was alone there five days.
until help CHANGED to come. His res
cuers brought him down the mountain
ON an improvised stretcher, and he is
now in a Seattle hospital.
The other morning County Treasurer
Clark mailed to the state treasurer q
draft for S., 1916 90. 1t was the final
payment of Tall state taxes due the
state from Benton county, Or, and for
the first time in more than two years
Benton county is out of debt on that
score There is still in County Treas
urer Clark's hands So, $3.50 set apart for
school and road purposes, and further
sum of 81, $40 "a,
City Attorney Wickersham, of Taco
ma, has filed second amended COM
plant to recover 81 ,000,00 damages
from the Tacoma Light & Water Com
pany for alleged fraud and misrepre-
sentation in the sale of the light and
water plant to the city. The complains
differs from the preceding two
emitting the charges of bribery OF
voters, which Judge Pritchard decided
not to be sufficient ground for action
The Indian agent at the Siletz has
received official notice from the lnd4@
department at Washington stating thai
the department had recognized the .ac-
ton of the county court i'll appointing
a Justice of the peace and creating road
districts at the Siletz, and authorizing
the agent to abolish the Indian courts
as these Indians are now citizens Inc
Indians have all been allotted their
lands. and there remain to be opened 10
settlers "a, 600 acres.
Fifteen prospectors left Seattle re-
Gently for Alaska, bound for Cook .,
They took along years supplies, anc
will thoroughly explore part of AasKa
The party is headed by James Greman'
sen, alias "Slim JIM" a pioneer eA'
nlorer of the Northwest Mr.. Greman'