The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-09
YAKIHl AND THE STATE.
Miscellaneous and Interesting News
Notes From Every Section.
only she Most Readable and Reii-
able Reports selected ana
Then stripped Of All
verbtage.

Two feet is the depth OF the snow re-
ported to have fallen in two hours, at
Cle-Elum, one day last week.
Troop G Of the National Guard Of
Washington is soon to be mustered in Mt
Spokane. The dude company" is the
name given to this new cavalry organiza-
ton.
Land Commissioner w. +. Forrest has
recently filed for record at the Waterville
land Office another list embracing $500
acres Of land selected for state institu-
tions.
Senator Helm, of Kittitas, has intro
duced bill for an appropriation for
normal school building at Ellensburgh.
1t has the support OF the Yakima delega-
tioS.
A son of Charley Lauyhton has been
appointed u messenger Of the state SEN
ate. Laughton still seems to have some
political pull notwithstanding Gov. Fer
~ said he was dead"
One hundred and twenty men are at
work on the new passenger and freight
whaleback steamer Everett, at Everett
The company proposes to build several
more OF them this coming season for
Pacific waters.
Ii the legislature iais to elect success
sor to Mr.. Allen the seat will remain va
cant for the next two years. Mr. Aliens
time expires March, 4, 1893. The govern
or has no power to appoint except in case
of death or resignation.
Washington is not to be outdone in
any particular by Idaho, and now it is
claimed that genuine diamonds have
been found at Tenino. If they are Of no
more value than the Idaho "sparks' il
would be no harm to keep the discovery
q secret.
The Knights Of Pythias are arranging
to have big celebration at Seattle on
Feb. II. Delegations from all over the
country are expected to be in attendance.
A matinee at Cordray's will be rendered,
the proceeds to be devoted to the Pythian
bureau OF relief.
While all hands were at lunch on the
N. p. transfer boat at Kalama, few
days ago, by some means the engine be-
came uncoupled from.the cars and ran off
the boat into the river. As nobody saw
the accident, 1t is not known at what
point the engine lies.
The efforts OF Moscow landlord to cut
down expenses by writing his own bill of
fare are thus chronicled by the Mirror:
at announces coffey, sope, rose befe,
hamm, boyled bakt pertaters, fride could
puddin, minis pyes, mutting chops, veele |
culverts, hasch and crucified chickens. I"
The election returns show Washington |
was the only state in the union that cast |
more votes for governor than for presi- |
dent, and that in the face OF the fact that |
In November we had the privilege Of vot- |
ing for president for the first time. What |
is more surprising the gubernatorial was
greater that the presidential vote by :, zoos. |
This is certainly passing strange.
proposition is before the legislature to
build a state house that will not cost to
exceed s2,000,000. 1t is not proposed to
ask for an appropriation for the full
amount at once, but it is proposed that
an appropriation be made OF $50o. 900
from this legislature to start the work,
and that each subsequent legislature give
like sum, until the whole amount shall
be given and in this way complete the
building in about eight years
Spokane has living whist club and
the first game was played at the Auditor.
lam Friday evening. Fifty-two cards
were charmingly represented by ladies
and gentlemen in appropriate costumes.
-Four gentlemen were the players. The
cards were shuffied by complicated evo-
lutions; cut while in columns OF four and
dealt to music. Then as each trick was
played the four cards executed q dance.
The game was ended with a grand
march, after which four young men exc
cuted skirt dance which would have
done credit to any burlesque company.
Seattle, the city OF sensations, has
brought forward another in the arrest Of
two men for attempting to bribe the jury
in the Great Northern condemnation suit
The Northern Pacific and the Oregon
Improvement companies are the practical
respondents. The charge was made by
Judge Burke, counsel for the Great North
ern, and several jurors admitted that
they had been approached. Attorney
Burleigh. for the respondents, stated that
any attempt at embracery had been made
without his knowledge and concurred
with the court in his view to have the
matter thoroughly investigated. The
judge dismissed the jury and ordered a
new panel
Phe WATSON railroad bill has been
passed by both house and senate over the
veto OF Laughton and will become law
90 days after the adjournment OF the leg
islature. The bill provides that mo in
dividual, company or corporation, own
ing, operating, managing or leasing any
railroad, or part OF a railroad, in this