The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-16

from Olympia on Saturday last, and tina
afternoon they were met in the reception
room OF the Yakima club 10y a number o
leading citizens and explained the situa
ton and prospects for the bill locating
the state fair at Yakima. 1t seems tina,
King, Spokane and Thurston counties arc
not satisfied with the public institutions
that have been located with each, bu,
greedily want the state fair as well, and
are prepared to offer sites in order TO Sc
cure it. Mr.. Weed was Of the opinion
that Yakima would have to do as much,
and ten or a dozen citizens signed an
agreement pledging to the state ample
grounds in case this point was selected
as permanent location for the state fair.
A subscription was also raised for defray-
ing the expenses of Mr.. Vinson while on
a trip to Olympia for the purpose of as
sisting in forwarding the efforts of Messrs.
Eshelman and Weed
THEATRICAL ATTRAcrroNs.-A.F +. Swift
ger informs THE HERALD that it is his in
tention this coming spring to carry out
his original plans and erect an addition
to the east end Of his opera house build
ing for a stage. The stage with the wings
will occupy the entire width Of the build
ing. and will be high enough to admit OF
hosting the scenery and curtains instead
Of tha npciapt pro.oao IF roli;ou har, 49,,
Underneath the stage will be the dress
ing rooms, and an elevator for baggage
Adjoining the stage on either side will be
boxes, and the seats will have q gradual
elevation from the stage to the rear of the
hall so that the view of the performance
will be good from all parts OF the house.
Mr.. Switzer recognizes the demand for
better accommodations for travelling
troupes and believes that If suitable pro-
vision is made that we will be able to Sc
cure many OF the best theatrical compan-
les which now pass us by on account OF
the impossibility of presenting any per-
Torrance where any considerable stage
room or scenery is required.
ATTEMPTED MURDER. an Aus
TRAN, named Charles Bendel, made his
appearance at Pasco covered with blood
and asked for the services OF doctor. He
was frightfully cut about the head and
body and told story of being assaulted
by companion in box car, near Relief,
Yakima county. The two men had been
travelling together from Seattle and were
bound for Spokane where they were COM
PEELED to go to get their Great Northern
time checks cashed. At Relief Bendel
was awaken out of q long sleep by his
companion grabbing him by the throat
aud slasheding him with knife. When
Bendel was almost senseless his assail-
ant rifled his pockets and then opening
the door OF the car pushed him out, nat
urally supposing that he would fall under
the wheels and be killed. This was not
to be, however, for in some way Bendel
struck the drawheads with one OF his
feet and cleared the track. For several
hours he remained unconscious and then
managed to make his way to Pasco, 10
miles distant. There his wounds were
dressed and the telegraph called into
requisition to track the assailant who
who was described as Frank Kay, big
club-footed Prussian. Kay was captured
at Sprague with the discriminating time
checks in his possession together with
notes and money belonging to Bendel,
which amounted in all to about 5000. As
the crime was committed in this county
the trial will have to be here and 80 Dep
uty Sheriff Dilley was despatched down
the road and returned on Tuesday with
both Kay and Bendel
THE COOKING MAN.-On Saturday last
delegation OF sports arrived here from
the Sound, bringing with them several
coops OF game cocks, with which they
proposed to clean out the Yakima fan.
ciers. A pit had been arranged in Switz-
er's hall, and there Saturday night gath
cred goodly number OF men, some at
tracted by curiosity having no knowledge
OF cock fights az governed by rules, and
others fully tosted in the details and de-
sirous Of seeing the game battles that so
frequently ended in the death or crippling
of the birds. While there is no statute
against cock fighting, the managers were
DESTROYS OF keeping the matter as quiet as
possible, out of consideration Of the feel
ings of those who are opposed to such
pastimes, therefore the admission tickets
were placed ut two dollars a head, in
order to keep out boys and other undesir-
able persons, and entrance into the hall
was made through the back way. There
were 10 be eleven fights, half OF which, rs
near as could be arranged, between stays
or birds under year of age, and the bal
ance between old cocks. The battles
commenced about hslf-past nine and con-
tinued well into the morning, with hall
hour intermissions. The local birds were
mainly the property OF j. A. Stone, while
those from abroad were the property Of
Sheriff Woolery, of Seattle, and couple
OF Tacoma fanciers. The winner of six
OF the eleven battles WAS to receive the
purse of $500, and 800 side was bet on
every fight, and in some instances this
amount was swelled three and four times
The main was finally won by the visitors
through an unfortunate circumstance.
The last and deciding fight was practi'
cally won by the home bird, and his op'
ponent had weakened and shown tail.