The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-02-23
NEWS OF THE WIDE WORLD.
Miscellaneous and Interesting News
Notes From Every Section.
Only the Most Readable and Reli.
able Reports Selected ana
Then stripped of All
verbiagc.

Judge William Lindsey will succeed
John G. Carlisle in the U. s. senate, from
Kentucky.
A banker, Of Youngstown, Ohio, failed
last week, completely involving the for
tune of Governor William Mckinley.
The president has sent a message to
the senate recommending the annexation
OF the Hawaiian Islands to the United
States.
DIR. Norvin Green. president OF the
Western Union Telegraph company, died
at Louisville, KY, Sunday, Feb. u, aged
"a years.
On top OF Peter Jackson's challenge to
hsht Corbett comes the announcement
tna' tne ."iored pugilist is to star in
Uncle Toms Cap..
The joint session of i.s syvom;.g ,su.
islature, on Saturday last, aajou1 49,. ...,ae
die, without electing United States
senator This was due to an alliance OF
republican and populist members.
Rev. Gushing Eells, one of the pioneer
missionaries to Washington and COLA
borer OF DR.. Marcus Whitman, died at
the home of his son in Skokomish, Feb.
l6, aged s3 years.
Mitchell and Corbett have finally
agreed to conditions and will fight in De-
cember for SIC, 900 side and the largest
purse offered by any OF the athletic clubs.
The winaer is to take all of the money.
Judge Howell Edmund Jackson, the
Tennessee democrat who was nominated
| by President Harrison to succeed Justice
Lamar on the supreme bench, was con-
firmed by the senate Feb. IS, without a
dissenting voice.
Cannon will be fred in Oregon on the
4th of March, Inauguration day, Dotwith-
standing the opposition OF Governor PEN
meyer. Senator Mitchell has secured
from the secretary of war an order for the
loan to the Thurman Legion, of Portland,
of two cannon from Vancouver barracks.
| Ferdinand DeLesseps who carried the
building of the Suez canal TO successful
completion and who made such disas-
trous failure Of the Panama canal project,
has been sentenced TO five years impris-
onment and to pay fine. His two sons
received similar sentences and Eiffel, OF
the wonderful tower fame, receives two
years. The elder DeLesseps is SS years
OF age.
Cleveland has announced that Walter
q. Gresham, of Illinois will have a place
in his cabinet as secretary OF state; John
q. Carlisle, of Kentucky, as secretary OF
the treasury; Daniel s. Lamont, of New
York, as secretary OF war, J. Sterling
Morton, of Nebraska, secretary OF ag-
riculture, and Wilson S. Bissel, of
Buffalo, as postmaster general. Hoke
Smith, proprietor of the Atlanta Con-
stitution, is said to be booked as secre-
tary Of the interior
The formal announcement OF the cleo
ton of Mr.. Cleveland to the presidency
was made by the president of the senate
in the presence OF both houses of con-
gress on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The re-
turns as spread upon the minutes were as
follows: Alabama, Cleveland II; Ark
ansas, Cleveland s.; California, Cleve-
land 8, Harrison l /; Colorado, Weaver a;
Connecticut, Cleveland 6; Delaware,
Cleveland 81 Florida, Cleveland 4 Geor-
gia, Cleveland IS; Idaho, Weaver 3; iiii-
nois, Cleveland "a; Indiana, Cleveland
Is; Iowa, Harrison 10; Kansas, Weaver
10; Kentucky, Cleveland 10; Louisiana,
Cleveland 8; Maine, Harrison 6; Mary
land, Cleveland s; Massachusetts, Har-
rison Is; Michigan, Cleveland 5, Harri-
son 8; Minnesota, Harrison 9; Mississippi,
Cleveland 8; Missouri, Cleveland II;
Montana, Harrison 3; Nebraska, Harri-
son 8; Nevada, Weaver 8; New Hamp-
shire, Harrison 4; New Jersey, Cleve-
land 10; New York, Cleveland So; North
Carolina, Cleveland IL; North Dakota,
Cleveland l, Harrison 1, Weaver |;
Ohio, Cleveland l, Harrison %; Ore
gon, Harrison 8, Weaver 1 Pennsyl-
vania, Harrison 80; Rhode Island, Har-
rison A; South Carolina, Cleveland O.;
South Dakota, Harrison 4; Tennessee,
Cleveland II; Texas, Cleveland 10; Yer
mont, Harrison 4; Virginia, Cleveland ~:
Washington, Harrison 4; West Virginia,
Cleveland 6; Wisconsin, Cleveland Il;
Wyoming, Harrison 3. Totals-Cleve-
land PIT, Harrison 145, Weaver %.