The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-06-14

neapolis and Tacoma, was burned last
week. The farmers lose heavily in stored
wheat.
Spokane Rerier: There are 800 species
Of bees and Colonel Patrick Henry Win
ston has all Of them buzzing in his Psna-
ma spiary.
Tacoma Neus; And now word comes
from Portland and Vancouver that the
loss by the floods has been greatly ex-
aggerated. There is not a newspaper in
the land which will not be pleased to de-
clare that the whole food story was a
fake ii il will "help out"
A mammoth fir tree was recently felled
at the camp Of Captain II. T.. Myers in
Birch bay near Whatcom. Three cuts
from the tree scaled as follows: The butt
log, "a feet, scaled $3.50 feet second cut,
"a feet, scaled 6,s60 feet the third cut,
% feet long, scaled 5,232 feet, making a
total Of q, 222 feet in "a feet Of the tree.
Senator Squirrels bill setting apart the
Pacific forests reserve as a national park
will undoubtedly become a law. This
reserve consists OF track 80 by 40 miles
in size, including the famed Mount Ia
coma and some OF the finest scenery OF
the Cascade range. The territory is a
trife larger than the state OF Rhode Is
land, but there is nothing mean about
Washington. We don't haggle over
few odd counties. Register.
Spokane Repiep. 1t is estimated that
railroads and cities OF the northwest will
have to expend 100000 to repair the
damage done by the floods. This will
give employment at good wages to an
army Of workingmsn, and this employ
ment will 60 to that worthy element
which waited in hope and good citizen
ship while the Coxeyites were drumming
up and down the land. The upshot will
be more employment here within week
than Coxey's army will find at Washing
ton in year.
The state farmers alliance held a SEES
sion in Seattle, last week. Its delibera-
tons were largely devoted to matters Of
political moment from the farmers stand.
point, and the usual unkind things were
said about all middle men, while coop
Grafton in buying and selling was urged.
They decry the practice of paying out
large sums for salaries by the state gov
eminent and demand the creation Of new
state officers. including a public grain
grader, a public log-scaler and public
inspector of fruit products.
The populist convention lately held in
Whitman county seems to have dealt the
party deadly blow. 1t developed the
fact that nearly all the delegates and a
portion of their constituents were candi-
dates for Office and as there were not Of
fees enough to 20 around, defections from
the party Immediately began and are
still continuing. The nominees are still
standing by and Initiative" but it looks
as though they would have trouble with
the referendum, unless the imperative
mandate" or some similar process can
provide somebody to referendum" with.
Senator Squire has introdu ced a bill for
the free coinage of silver. 1t provides
that the owner Of silver bullion may de-
post 1t at the minis, receiving in pay
nent standard silver dollars equal to the
value OF the bullion on the day Of deposit,
the difference to be retained by the gov.
eminent as seigniorage in reserve fund
and used by the secretary of the treas
ury in maintaining the parity of silver
dollars. The coinage of silver dollars
shall not exceed $4,000 900 each month.
When the aggregate amount of money in
the country reaches $40 per capita further
silver coinage shall be discontinued, and
shall be resumed when il falls below that
figure,
Strong efforts are being made by some
Of the King county politicians to induce
Stiles and Dunbar to retire from the con-
test for reelection to the supreme bench
and leave the patronage to them. Judge
Dunbar is the happy possessor Of bee,
and may be easily persuaded. 1t is then
that Senator Aliens friends will be seen
working with might and main. Mr..
Allen boards in King county, but his
family still lives in Walla Walla. lie
speaks OF the beautiful valley as "my
home" and loves to tell about the dear
Walla Wallans who are "my neighbors. +"
From east to west is but a step. Allen
may eat business lunch in Seattle; but
his luncheons are still taken at the old
homestead in the pretty little vale made
verdant by politicians tears. Allen and
Ankeny for Senator, Tom Humes can
didste, Judge Dunbar a candidate, and
John L. Wilson after the job, makes a
merry prospect for the ambitious members
OF the next Legislature.