The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-08-22


previous years owing to the displacement
Of horse power by electricity and bicycles.
Frank Pixley, the veteran editor Of the
Argonau, died at his home in San Fran
cisco last. week and his body was ere
mated on the 14th inst. Pixley was one
of the strongest newspaper writer's this
country has ever known, but his force
was mainly in opposition. His common
datory articles were either cold or syco-
phantic.
E. ID. PARROT, the inventor, whose fly
ing machine was to have scared from
Goldendale on July 4th and revolutionize
things terrestrial, has postponed aerial
navigation and embarked in the ship
ment Of hogs from Klickitat county to
the Sound. He finds transportation by
rail more certain than by balloon, and
that bacon grease smoothes the way to
things more substantial than wind pud-
ding.
The property Of the Oregon Railway &
Navigation company has been ordered
sold on foreclosure suit of the Farmers
Loan 4 Trust company, unless the amount
due, over fourteen millions, is paid with
In twenty days. II shouldn't be difficult
to raise such trifling amount now, that
all the big dailies are in concert singing
the story of the continued and rapid inn
provement of the financial conditions Of
the country.
Miss Mary Ralston has obtained de-
cision from Secretary Hoke Smith which
gives her about one-half the townsite Of
Leavensworth formerly Icicle) in Okla
hogan county. The other claimant is A.
w. LaChappelle, who was resident Of
Yakima several years ago, and who has
many friends here who will regret his
loss. The property is quite valuable and
1t is asserted that the legal fight will not
end with the decision of the secretary.
Considerable Of the land has been plated,
sold, and houses built on the lots.
DR.. H. r. Holmes and DIR. A. A. Aus
poland, Portland physicians, had duel
with pistols on Friday last over the criti-
cism Of the former regarding the profess
sional abilities of the latter. Auspeland
received four bullet wounds and is in
dangerous condition. while Holmes, al
though perforated twice, is not seriously
injured. The ARRAY, as near as can be
learned, is anything but creditable to
either OF the participants, both Of whom
devoted their attention mainly to COM
plants peculiar to women. A woman
physician also figures in the case as the
object of some alleged scandalous talk.
Many years ago the old Hudson's Bay
trail connecting eastern Kootenai with
the rest Of British Columbia crossed the
Columbia river 20 north of the interna-
tional boundary and going westward led
MP to the divide by means OF an easy
canyon. The stream at it's bottom be-
came known a. Trail creek. The old
trappers and hunters who frequented this
route could not hear in the murmur Of
the brook the word gold, and for years
their moccasins patiently trod ground
that is almost unpurchasable to-day.
About seven miles up the creek is Red
mountain. and here five or six years ago
the first claims were staked.
Fred T. Merrill, the we'll known bicycle
dealer and crack rider, Of Portland, was
arrested at Spokane on Thursday last
along with Miss Mary Cassidy Cor Ham.
ilton), with whom he is enamored, on
the charge Of adultery. The charge was
made by Mrs. Merrill, who followed the
pair from Portland and caught them oc-
cupving practically the same sleeping
apartments in a lodging house in the
Falls city. Merrill claims his wife is in
ordinstely jealous, but the indications
are that Mrs. Merrill will have no trouble
in securing the divorce for which she has
applied. As Judge Buck has decided
that there is no law In the state to pun
ish adultery the criminal charge will
probably not hold.
The Durrant case drags its weary way
along at San Francisco, and but eight
jurors have been accepted out Of over
Thousand citizens summoned. There is
some doubt felt that the panel will be
filed, in which event Judge Murphy will
grant a change of venue, for which the
defense is working. A new and import
ant witness has been developed in g
woman who lives across from and be.
longes to the Emanuel church, and who
claims to have seen and recognized Dur
rant and Miss Lamont as they entered
the church on the day OF the latter's dis
appearance. The prosecution claims that
the witness is Of unimpeachable veracity.
while the defense is evidently trying to
blacken her character. This is the fifth
week since the case was called.
The Northern Pacific receivers have
brought suit against James Mcknight,
for years the general counsel for the road,
to compel him to deed to the Northern
Pacific and Msnstoba company valuable
lands in Winnipeg. The suit has been