The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-09

short Tales of ahe Times.
One oil the warmest city elections in
the history OF the state was held at Ia
coma on Tuesday, resulting in the cleo
ton Of A. v. Fawcett for mayor over the
present incumbent by majority of 2 in a
vote OF 1852.
The marriage of Ex-president Benjamin
Harrison and Mrs. Mary Lord Dimmick,
was solemnized at St. Thomas church,
New York, on Monday. The ceremony
took place in the presence of relative and
select friends Of the bride and groom.
The decision Of the general land Office
in the case Of Lucy B. Thomas VS.. Peter
d. Brooke, whose desert land application
offering 25 cents an acre as initial pay
ment In the North Yakima district, WAS
rejected because the land was double
minimum, is affirmed.
The Cuban resolutions recognizing the
insurgents as belIigersnts, and outlining a
policy Of neutrality for the United States
and the friendly offices OF the president
which should be offered to the Spanish
government for the recognition Of the in
dependence Of Cuba, passed the lower
house Of congress on Monday.
Carrie Bradley, notorious woman OF
Portland and San Francisco, who with
Pete Sullivan, her lover, was convicted in
1881 OF the murder OF James Brown in
her resort in Portland, aud WAS after
wards pardoned by Gov. Moody, COM
mitted suicide a few days ago at Sissons,
California, by shooting herself through
the right temple.
Binger Hermann was downed in the
Oregon convention and Thomas III.
Tongue, of Washington county, was
nominated to succeed him in congress.
No regrets win be felt in this state for the
defeat OF Hermann. as he was most &C
tive in congress TO cut down or kill all
appropriations for Washington.
A suspension bridge connecting Oak
land and San Francisco is being planned.
The structure will be divided into two
1000 foot spans. ten 100-foot spans and
a large number OF 150-fcot spans. It is
announced that the bridge will be so
strong that It can safely be used for the
passage OF railroad trains, the time Occur
pied In crossing the bay to be ten min
utes.
An Olympia dispatch says: The Ma
tional Guard of Washington are soon to
be brought face to face with the fact that
they are not playing at soldiery. The
military board has had the matter under
consideration and it has been decided TO
vigorously enforce the law passed by the
last legislature regarding those guards
men who are prone to be dilatory in the
matter OF attendance at drills. A gener-
al order to that effect has been issued.
DIR. Blalock, the big fruit grower Of
Walla Walla county, says that early
peaches and pears were badly damaged
but that late varieties are but little hurt.
Cherries, prunes, apples and Bartlett
pears are uninjured. The doctor received
letter from Mr.. Simmons, the Snake
river fruit grower stating that the mer-
curry fell to six degrees below zero at that
point and IS consequence all OF his
peaches and pears are thought to be killed
and his cherries and apples injured to
some extent.
The river and barbor bill reported in
congress on Friday last contained many
surprises and disappointments, and
Washington had its usual quota of these.
In place Of the 81 $780, 900 asked for there
is given only s155 900, divided as follows
Olympia harbor, $4,000; Vancouver,
$4,000; Puget Sound and tributaries,
$27, 900; Swinomish slough, $25, 600; Ev-
erett harbor, $4,000; Gray's harboi, sl0,-
600; Upper Columbia and Snake. 5000
Cowlitz aud Chehalis rivers, each 5000,
As usual Oregon gets twice as much as
Washington.
The April Forum is an exceedingly in
teresting number and contains note.
worthy paper by Senator Sherman
entitled Deficiency OF Revenue the Cause
Of Our Financial Ills" OF course this
means criticism OF the Wilson bill and
the contention that the president and
secretary of the treasury are wrong in at
tributing the present financial condition
to the demand for gold in exchange for
United States notes. Other papers are
"The Present Outlook Of Socialism IN
England" by William Morris; "The
Cathode Ray-Its effect and Character !"
the 1.-TWO South African Constitutions
by Ri. Hon. James Bryce, NJ. p, and
Teaching Trade or Profession" By
President Schurman OF Cornell uniyer.
eity.