The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-01-11
A GLANCE AT 9HE State
Entertaining Items From Divers and
Sundry Sources.
WHAT MANY EXCHANGES TELL Us.
A Hurried survey OF Active Fields
tn This Great Common wen lsh.
Movements and Methods OF Busu-
ness People Generally.

A herd Of 500 sheep are being landed
on speiden Island.
There are 43l patients In the insane
asylum at Steilacoom.
Chinese are being registered in Seattle
at the rate Of over 800 day.
Bank Examiner Eugene Wilson, OF
Ellensburgh, opposes an extra session OF
tie legislature.
A stick OF fir timber 100 feet long and
80 inches square will be sent TO the mid
winter fair from Western Washington.
A hunter on one OF the mountain mead.
ows near Csmas prairie killed five cou-
gars In one day. The largest was nine
feet long.
Miss Lizzie Bartlette, of Sumas, is only
about IA years old, but one man has been
shot and another is to be hung on her
account.
A carload of gold sulphurets from the
Monte Cristo mining district, which
assays $3.50 per ton, lie on its way to the
smelter at Tacoma.
Lake Colville is frozen from one end to
the other and the skating is fine. The
ice is perfectly safe, being from four to
six inches thick.
p. PEBBLES, OF New Westminster, B. c..
has invented an ingenious life-preserver
for skaters. 1t weighs less than two
pounds and contains so feet OF strong
cord.
The Genesee News speaks Of forced
furniture sale where s47 was realized,
although there rested upon those goods a
mortgage of 5000. The s47 did not pay
the expenses of the sale.
The Asotin Sentinel reports that the
Joseph Indians have now in progress their
annual winter amusement, the medicine
dance. which will probably he kept up as
long as the winter season lasts.
At Nooksack last week wooden bee"
was held TO provide wood for the Presby-
terrain church. About Is reported for
duty and nearly 20 ricks OF wood were
the result of the afternoons work.
Coulee City people are agitating the
question Of putting up -four mill at that
place, and have held public meeting to
discuss the matter tits claimed that the
presence Of the necessary waterpower
renders the scheme quite feasible.
A subscription OF $25 per month has
been raised by the citizens Of New Dem
yer for the purpose of paying the Kaslo
Transportation company {, bring mails
from kaslo to New Denver tri.weekly.
The mail service by way Of Nakusp has
been discontinued.
At Walla Walla the county commits
sloners compromised with the Union
Pacific, accepting a tender of taxes on
valuation Of $500 a mile, though the
county board had left the assessment at
$4,000 mile. This will also affect the
Northern Pacific road and makes saving
to both. of $4,000.
While crossing the railroad track, about
a mile from Sprague. with load OF hay,
the team and wagon OF W. P. Early was
stalled. A freight coming along at that
time played havoc with the wagon and its
load, scattering both in all directions.
The horses were frightened and ran away,
and were cut up some, but not seriously.
A new mining district has been formed
north OF the Wenatchse river which in
eludes the ground embraced between the
summit OF the Entiat divide aud the
Wenatchee river. The summit OF the
Cascade mountains forms the western
boundary and the Columbia river the
east. 1t is to be known as the Leaven-
worth district.
News Of the suicide Of Rev. J. w. Nc
Farland at Juneau, Alaska, on December
o, was brought down on the City of To-
peka. Mr. Mcfarland has been mis-
sionary in Alaska for the past 10 years,
and had charge Of the Hoonah Indian
mission. He strangisd himself with a
strap taken from his satchel, forming
moose through the buckle and fastening
the other end to the bedstead.
Large quantities OF hay are being ship
ped to British Columbia from Valley,
Stevens county. The farmers are COM
PEELED to let their hay go at prices rang
ing from so to $40, loaded on board the
cars, in order to relieve the pressure Of
present needs. The early autumn storms
destroyed great deal Of hay in the fields |
and stacks. and springtime willfind a
majority Of the farmers short on feed.
Sbingle certificates operate asa circu-
lating medium in Blaine. A certificate
for SIC recently circulated until 1t had
paid nearly $500 in local debts before
finally reaching the place from whence it
started. The basis OF the certificate was
shingles, and although gold redemption
was neither remote nor possible, yet the
certificate would purchase -four, meat,
coffee. blankets. fuei. clothing for the
wife and babies, and performed all the
functions Of gold basis certificate.
A delegation OF Snake Indians visited
the red men on the Umatilla reservation
during the holidays. When they started
home Young Chief delivered the follow
ing eloquent farewell address to his wish
tors: ave part tonight. Not as before.
For once hate was between us. Now
there ia love. Once war: now peace. |
Once we swung the tomahawk, and aim
ed the deadly rifle at each others hearts.
Now the pipe OF peace %e smoke to show
that the past is pass and buried. In
other ways ii is different. There was
time when some OF us lay in ambush |
AGAINST the whites. But we have all put
aside the implements Of war aud culti- |