The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-03-07

The sheriff election contest between
Meade and Brown, Of Kittitas county, has
been abandoned, and Brown took possess
sion Of the Office this week, succeeding
Sam Packwood.
The state Of Oregon now contains thir-
tyrone counties. There were only twenty
nine before the last Legislature met. The
new ones are Harvey county. of Of Grant,
and Sherman county, of Of Wasco.
Rev. George H.. Atkinson, aged nearly
20 years, died at Portland February "a.
Or. Atkinson was the head Of the Con-
gregational churches Of the Northwest,
and an indefatigable worker y the canse
Of religion and education.
The employees Of the o. r. L N. steam
ers on the Sound have struck, consequent
to a reduction Of 10 per cent. on wages.
wagee' The olymphn. Hayward Potter,
North Pacific, Hassalo and Geo. Z, Starr
are all tied up at their respective docks.
The Wickersham seduction case It is
estimated cost King county $4,000, and
now Wickersham Is to be tried for F1bor-
nation Of perjury, and Doctors Miller and
Brown are to enjoy . matinee. There
is no telling where the extravaganza will
end.
J. NJ. Buckley, late general manager Of
the Northern Pacific, has removed from
Tacoma to Spokane Falls and has asso-
ciated himself with Mr.. Corbitt in the
building Of the Spokane 4 Northern rail-
road, the contract for which has been let
to Burns 4 Chapman.
The Northern Pacific railroad between
Tacoma and Portland Is to be double
tracked, and the work is to commence i'm
mediately. President Cakes says that ar
rangements have been made to allow the
Southern and Union Pacifcs to reach the
Sound by that route, and that Tacoma is
to be the terminus.
The Oregon legislature this last session
was very expensive luxury, and gen.
eral howl Is the result all over the state
The expenses for the session were IS, $50,
Of which tl5, 900 was for the hire Of lady
clerks; but then those clerks were the
most beautiful and attractive that could
be procured throughout Webioot, and Of
course they came high.
The jury in the case ef Oregon vs.. Jno.
D. Wilcox, for attempting to extort money
from Mrs. Dr.. Murray while he was pub
fishing the Portland Ners, rendered q
verdict Of mot guilty." The defense was
substantially that Mrs. Murray made
overtures to Wilcox with view to the
suppression Of an article on her malprac-
tice. Mr.. Isaacs Is also free from legal
tolls, he having appeared as q witness for
the state.
We had thought that in case Washing
ton territory should be admitted without
the panhandle Of Idaho, II would settle
the annexation question, until receipt
Of letter from Judge Buck stating that
Senators Dolph, Edmunds and others
were Of the opinion that annexation
should be made Q separate issue after
Washington territory became . state.
Judge Buck writes that be is laying the
foundation for such o scheme. Pdlouse
City Boomerang.
Mike Murphy, one Of the wealthy men
Of Tacoma, was arrested and lodged in
Jail the other day for being so drunk that
he couldn't distinguish when he was on |
his feet and when on his head. This con-
dition has become almost second nature
to him, and is one Of the evil results Of
the rapid rise In property valuations.
When arrested Murphy had tl140 on his |
person. A few years ago he was the
owner Of some land in the neighborhoOd
Of Tacoma, which he vainly tried to sell
for t600. Now his wealth Is estimated at
t76O,OOO. Apetition has been presented
to the court 10 have him declared an
habitual drunkard and his property
placed in the hands Of guardian.
Charles Skeels was fatally shot by his
wife at Spokane Falls, March I. Skeels
was the owner Of the Pantheon saloon,
and he had been paying such marked at
tention to q couple Of variety actresses rs
10 arouse the jealousy Of his wife. At the
time Of the shooting he was visiting the
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