Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-09-10

The Turner combination in the lie Roi
r,on a decided victory in the courts OF
pn;tish Columbia last week. Judge lry
mo of the supreme court of the prov
ince, discharged Receiver Carlyle, who
had been appointed by County Judge
S,;nlks ON petition of the British America
CORPORATION, and declined to appoint an
other receiver.
The following telegram, received from
Senator Turner, brought the first news OF
the decisions
Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 3l.-The court
discharged the receiver, on the ground
that the county court judge was without
power to appoint. Daily, solicitor for
the B. A. c., then filed new suit, with
The LIE Roi company and five trustees as
plaintiffs, and four trustees as defendants,
and asked for an injunction and receiver.
The court declined to appoint receiver,
saving that he had nothing to do with
the internal management OF the company,
but granted temporary injunction, UNI
Ill Wednesday, against making the out
put more than 100 tons daily. Plaintiff
is taxed with all the costs.
GEORGE TURNER.
This decision throws the legal battle
over the LIE Roi mine into the courts OF
the state of Washington. Two suits are
now pending in these courts. One is 20
restrain the b. A. c., w. B. Hepburn,
Mcintosh, Carlyle and Durant from Vot-
ing stock standing i'll their names, from
purchasing any more stock on account Ct
the B. A. c., from taking any part what
ever in the affairs of the LIE Roi company,
either as stockholders or otherwise, and
from completing the purchase OF the
stock contracted for by the b. a. Z. This
injunction has been granted until the
final hearing of the case. The petition
further prays for sequestratlon OF the
stock now alleged to be held and owned
by them, for its cancellation on the books
OF the lie Roi Company, and its retire
ment from circulation.
The other case is an action against the
B. \. c., Whitaker Wright, Mcintosh,
the two Peytons, w. j. c. Wakefield,
and d. W. Henley for $7SO,OOO damages
by reason Of an alleged conspiracy to re-
sluce the value of the stock.
Coal on Puget Sound.
The recent coal discoveries on Cornell
Creek, near Whateom, promise great ie'
velopments. The vein which has been
uncovered for a number OF feet shows 10
feet s inches minimum width. Already
negotiations for its sale to a syndicate
which will develop it are going on. The
site of the find is near where Glacier
creek empties into Nooksack and where
the flanagan trail begins to make its
way into the heart OF the Cascade noun
tains, and directly in the path OF he
gold seeker making his way into the
Mount Baker mining country. The vein
itself was first discovered while the rush
into the region was at its height last tail,
but it was gold not coal that was the
all-alluring prospect then and it was al
Lowed to stand until this summer, when
the original discoveries, Thomas Tyler
and c. c. Cornell, together with Henry
Virgins who had been taken into part
nership,. commenced to develop it, with
the results above stated. Now it Is said
that men are deserving the gold regions
30 come down and join i'll the search tor
coal veins.
PIacers Near Nelson.
Last week report gained currency
around Nelson to the effect that rich
strike of placer gold had been made on
Rover creek, which flows into the hoo