The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-28

them was our own Washington. In the
district Of Ohio there was but
Two per cent OF live buds left: In Iowa,
Maine and Tennessee there was q total
loss. The percentage Of live buds in
other states was IS follows: Connecticut
30; Delaware about Is; Georgia Illinois
|; Indiana 2; Maryland about %;
60; New York about ~; New
Jersey 76; Oregon 80; Pennsylvania about
IS and Mississippi 10. There will he but
lew peaches in commercial orchards lying
ssst Of the Rockies and south Of Pennsyl.
sania. and the early plums. pears and
cherries are badly damaged. Small fruits
also suffered considerably but there will
be q partial crop. North Of the southern
bour Diary line OF Pennsylvania less dam
age was done, an the outlook for peaches
% good 10 the larger portion Of Pennsyl-
Vsnia and New Jersey, northern Ohio,
western Michigan, and the Hudson River
district in New York. In western New
York and in Connecticut valley the per-
centage Of live peach buds ia small, but
with favorable weather partial crop may
be expected. Other fruits than the peach
are little damaged north Of the latitude
Of Philadelphia and there il a good pros
pect for fair crops.
The Northern Pacific Coal company
has been called upon to pay s3l5, OO0 to
the widows and orphans Of the miners
who were killed in the explosion which
occurred at Roslyn couple of years ago.
As the company was organized under the
laws OF Minnesota the cases will be heard
in the United States court, at Spokane,
where every just person will hope the
will get thorough justice.
II the company has been negligent and
wreckless in the care OF the lives OF their
employees, and in consequence said lives
have been lost and dependent families
made to suffer, it is only right that the
should be forced to give finan-
cial accounting, il those who are to blame
cannot be reached criminally.
About l O'Clock Sunday morning
George White, who claims Red Bank, N.
j., as his home, fell from the brake
beam Of Northern Pacific freight train,
where he was stealing ride, and was so
mangled by the wheels that he
died shortly afterwards. When the train
was in the neighborhood of Mabton,
wearied from riding and the loss Of
sleep, his grasp loosened and he fell
from the brakes, the merciless wheels
passing over both legs, near the ankle,
and over one arm. White was also in.
jured internally and he only lived an
hour and half after being brought to
this city, where everything possible for
his ease and comfort was done for him at
St. Elizabeth's hospital.
About twelve miles from Mount
Adams, over the line of Yakima county
in Klickitat, is Trout lake, one of the
most attractive camping spots in the
The lake abounds in fish
and in the vicinity is series of caves,
One Of the largest, which is known as the
Ice cave, is regular arctic palace. The
dome is OF stalactile-shsped icicles, which
there from season to season; the
floor is Of ice and the cave is partifioned
off into chambers with the same cold
building material. While on the out
side everything may be at tropical heat
the cave is too cold to remain in lon,
with comfort.
"pve never seen anything like it be
fore," enthusiastically exclaimed Capt
Robert Dunn on Saturday last, in speak
ing Of the fruit crop in Parker Bottom
''The trees are just barely able to hold uT
under their load OF fruit, and unless the
commissioners stir themselves
and get the bridges repaired there won'l
be teams enough to haul the frnit tc
town. Fred Thompson is ordering boxes
by the carload aad Purdy Flint, whose
peaches were reported killed by the
frost. will have all he can conveniently
handle. It's beautiful sight to look al
such wealth Of fruit"
There seems to be disposition among
the ladies to desert North Yakima foi
the summer, and from present indica.
tons this will become very much of a
"stag" town during the warm months,
One Of the largest delegations to leave
will start on Friday morning for various
parts of the east, and will consist of Mrs
II. c. Humphrey, Mrs. o. A. Fechter
Mrs. J. ii. Needham, Mrs. Geo. Graham
and Miss Cunning.
Capt. w. 4. Wilder and Lieut.. Alex
Plummer. Of the Second cavalry, with
Frazier, the contractor who ia
the horses, spent Saturday
and Sunday in the city picking up few
bays and grsys. About a dozen all told
were bought at prices averaging from
$50 to s75. The contractor for every
horse accepted receives sos from the
government.
Sheriff Simmons went to Kennewick
on Friday last and brought back with
him Joseph Bexum, who is suffering
from the Authorization of being under
the spell Of clairvoyants. Mr.. Simmons
is of the opinion that Bexum will recover
bis reason without sending him to the
asylum.
Lieut.. II. B. Moon, U. S. A., stationed
at Fort Assinaboine. Mont, arrived in
the city Sunday for visit Of couple of
weeks with bis sisters, Mrs. ]. NJ. Adams