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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
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gram, much to the disgust OF many in
attendance, on account Of the finicky OBJ
jections of few over-nice people, whose
efforts to find something wrong overbal-
ances their artistic sense.
Mr.. Arthur Coffin returned on Friday
last from San Francisco. When asked
regarding report that he expected to
purchase plantation and engage in coffee
growing, he replied that he had made nc
definite arrangements but would proba
bly, not branch out in that direction, al
least for the present, although he had
been figuring on plantation in the Uni
ted States Of British Columbia, where
the government was offering inducements
in the way of suitable lands for the grow.
ing OF coffee to those who would improve
and cultivate the same.
County Superintendent Brown, F. M.
Spain and Mrs. A. A. McDermid con-
Quoted the examination of the % appli-
cants for teachers certificates last week,
which resulted In second grade certificates
being granted to T. j. Redmon, May
Crosno and Jennie Sherwood; and third
grade to Edith Lawrence and Helen
Druse. The Misses Grace Shannon, Ollie
Crosno, Fannie Druse, Florence Cameron,
Emma b. Livesley and Anna Wiley also
successfully passed the examination but
were disbarred from certificates on ac-
count of age.
1.-THE Ethical Element in Education
is the subject of lecture to be given on
Wednesday evening next at the M. f.
church, by Prof p. A. Getz, OF the state
normal school, Ellensburg. This is the
third lecture Of the series being given I'M
der the auspices of the Epworth League,
and promises to be as interesting as those
preceding.
There was a meeting OF the Farmers
Institute at the Court house on Saturday
afternoon when a constitution was adopt
ed and the following officers elected for
tAC Chodihk sCnt Ia IL W ihNhC5lOAj
president; Robert Dunn, vice president /;
w. L. Wright. treasurer, and S. j. Cam
eron, secretary.
The firemen's dance Tuesday evening
was not a success financially but proved
a most pleasant occasion socially. There
were less than thirty couples present.
The peach trees at Prosser are we'll
budded out and considerable fear is felt
that the frost which NAV be expected will
do great damage to the fruit.
County Commissioner Rich and Joseph
Allen and family of Prosser, were North
Yakima visitors during the fore part of
the week. ~
The w. G. t. U. will hold meeting at
the home of Mrs. Greenwalt, on Tuesday
Feb. 25ih, at 80 p. m.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20

AT the regular meeting of the CONNER
cial club governing board, on Saturday
evening, f. M. Reed was unanimously
elected secretary OF the club.
M. Koch was bound over by Justice
Rodman charged with trespassing and
cutting trees on land belonging to II. b.
Scudder. His case will come up for trial
at the April term of the superior court.
Two young men were recently arrested
at Murray, Idaho, for holding up" a
crap game. 1t is said that one of the
prisoners is resident of Yakima al
though he was arrested under the alias
of Stratton.
Col. L. S. Hewlett returned from Olym-
pia on Tuesday, where it was decided af-
ter consultation with Gov. McGraw, that
be should make trip to Washington
and endeavor to forward the bill intro
duced by Congressman Hermann, of
Oregon, giving outright to the various
states the arid lands contained therein,
with the sole provision that the proceeds
from the sale OF said lands shall be APP
piled to the reclamation OF arid lands.
Col. Hewlett expects to start east on
Monday or Tuesday next and will proba-
bly, be accompanied by Mrs. Hewlett.
The divorce suit of Alfred Press against
Sarah Press was heard by Judge Graves
on Wednesday. Cruelty were the grounds
set forth and the plaintiff testified that
his wife frequently applied most op-
probrious epithet to him and on one &C.
casion attached it to the honored name
OF Grover Cleveland. This was more
than Press could stand, and also more
than the attendant attorneys could stand,
for they broke into pronounced laugh.
As the plaintiff had homestead in
Klickitat county and it was matter OF
jurisdiction the court took the case under
consideration.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
ssSecond Cripple Creek.v

The Mt. st. Helens gold fields appear
to be better known abroad than they are
at home, judging from an account in a
recent issue OF the Milwaukee Sentinel,
which speaks of the district as second
Cripple Creek, and tells of four mill ion
dollar syndicate which has been organiz-
ed in Wisconsin to operate in this dis
trict. The Mt. st, Helen's gold fields are
about 80 miles distant from this city and
little to the south of west. The district
is reached by following up the Ahtanum
to its head waters, and j. J. Tyler and
others of this city have already done
much prospecting there and made a num-
Der of locations. The claims which the
Wisconsin syndicate propose to develop,
and for which stamp mills and complete
camp outfit are said to have been ordered
and will be on the grounds by April 18th,
are in Skamania county, just over the
summit of the Cascades. The Wiscon-
sin people have had experts in this field
for the past two years and have located
numerous claims. The assays OF the ore,
OF which many have been made, run up
as high as $3.50 in gold and silver-princi-
pally gold--to the ton, and the rock is
spoken of as free milling, while the vein
is 32 feet in thickness and has been COW
cred with locations for distance of 49,
000 fapt Tho V;ooopein caxp0rat;ox 10
known as the st. Helen's Gold Mining
Company. The claims are said to be in
the same belt as the Current group OF
mines.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
A M usical success.

The Engl ish Ballad concert given al
the opera house Saturday evening, under
the direction of Mrs. A. L. Slemmons,
was an unquestioned musical success.
The program was carried out as arranged
with the exception that the audience was
deprived OF the pleasure Of Mrs. Gilbert's
solo, on account of illness. A new voice
in this community was that OF Mr.. Bard.
the Lutheran minister, who sang bass
solo, entitled "Athore," in a manner
that brought down the enthusiastic plau-
dts of all present. Mr.. Bard has q
strong and true voice which, it is to be
hoped, will be frequently heard by the
citizens of Yakima. Mrs. Semmons is
to be congratulated upon bringing 90
much talent together and in the artistic
ability displayed in the arrangement Of
the stage.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
Cripple Greek As It Is.

A short time ago Mr.. VIM. Ker wrote to
an old friend and one of the leading law
yers of Omaha, enquiring about Cripple
Creek, and as there are number of citi-
zens of Yakima who are figuring on CO.
ing to that camp in the spring, The HER
AID gives publicity to the following per-
tinent portion of the reply-letter received
by Mr.. Ker:
81 note what you say about Cripple
Greek. II is the last place to go without
money. There are almost fifteen thous-
and prospectors and miners in territory
of 81 square miles, and within the week
it has been question considered by the
Colorado authorities whether it would be
cheaper to feed the thousands OF destitute
men, or transport them out of the state. "
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
SCHOTT
BROS.

The meeting Of the taxpayers Of the
Cowychee & Wide Hollow Irrige,ion dis
drict, at the Court house, or Saturday
last. was largely attended and much in
terest and spirit was shown. J. M. Gill
bert was made chairman and o. A.
Fechter secretary. II. ID. Winchester,
chairman OF the board OF directors Of the
district, made a statement showing q
total indebtedness of $500, which had
been incurred for surveys and other ex-
penses. As the district covers much land
which is already irrigated and as such
lands are subject to the same taxa
ton as the arid lands, the meeting decid-
ed to test the validity Of the law, and the
motion OF A. B. Wyckoff to levy an as
sessment Of ten per cent. of the district
taxes, to cover the expenses of a legal
fight, was carried. Committees were APP
pointed to secure the cooperation OF tax
payers and to engage attorneys to conduct
the case.
Editor F. w. Roach was up from Pros
ser yesterday, and reports that the
creamery project will assuredly be carried
to successful issue. Several PROPOSE
tons have been submitted by creamery
men but the one which will probably be
accepted, at the meeting to be held on
Tuesday next, is that of Spokane man,
who owns plant and offers to locate it
at Prosser and take stock in the company
for his pay. he to be made superintend-
ent at very reasonable salary. The
plant has capacity for the handling Of
1000 pounds of milk per diem. 1t ia
proposed to put in sepsrators {! Mabton
and Kiona, so that only the butter fat
need be transported. The milk of over
100 cows has already been assured, and
the farmers are preparing to giant many
additional acres to alfalfa 80 as to pro.
vide the necessary feed for increasing this
number OF cows.
The presentation OF the Bicycle Girl. at
the opera house, Monday evening, was a
pleasing diversion from the round Of am
ateur performances which have been our
fate since the passage of the high license
ordinance. There was good sized audi.
ence present, the receipts OF the house be-
ing 1902. OF course nearly all theatrical
companies visiting Yakima are handi-
capped by the limited stage room but for
all that the entertainment gave exec llent
satisfaction to those present. The SER
pentine dance, one OF the leading attrac-
tons Of the troupe, was cut from the pro-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20

well known citizen who was prominent
in Grand Army circles, and ~ho was
commander Of the department Of Wash
ington and Alaska during 1884. He
had been resident Of Yakims county
since 1879, but the low state Of bis health,
from pulmonary troubles, induced him
to make the trip TO California in Decem-
Der last, much against the wishes Of his
relatives, who feared the result Of the
change. The deceased leaves two broth
ers, Hugh and Thomas Sinclair, and four
orphan children. Instructions have been
given to embalm and ship the body to
this city and it is expected that IL will
arrive here on Fridays train. The fun
ersl will be conducted under the auspices
of the G. A. r.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
CLEMMENS THE CARVER
He BurieS His Knife Blade Into Truck
man MCKelVey'S Body.
4 VERY CLOSE CALL FOR HIS LIFE
McKeivey viii He ON his Feet In a
Week, and CIemmens Is Out ON
Two Thousand Dollars Hail for
His Appearance ON Feb. 2ist.

| Vigorous competition among truckmen
over the handling of the baggage of the
Bicycle Girl troupe, Monday morning,
brought ON a war Of words between Thos.
Clemmens, wfib drives the truck for
Chapel & Cox, and Ii. l.. McKelvey,
who performs similar office for Mr.. ii.
L. Tucker. Finally term, which is
usually understood to mean fight, was ex-
changed, when McKelvey struck Glenn
mems, and the latter, who was cleaning
his pipe with pocket knife, made a
thrust at his assailant with the weapon,
the four inch blade OF which entered the
lett side Of McKelvey at the arm pit,
making jagged wound nearly three
inches long.
| The seriousness OF the cut was at once
realized and the wounded man taken to
his room at fuckers stable, and later to
the hospital. The blade penetrated the
lung and the quantity Of blood lost was
so great that DIR. Hill who was sum-
moned, feared that his patient could not
rally. McKelvey, however, is big able
bodied man and as soon as the hemor-
rhage was stopped he began to pick up
and his physician thinks that If there are
no back.sets be will be up and around in
week. There is no conflict in state
ments regarding any Of the facts except
as to the one first using the opprobrious
epithet, Mckelvey claiming that it was
Clemmens, but witnesses say that it was
the other way. Clemmens was arrested
but subsequently released on $1,000 bonds
furnished by Messrs. Chapel and Cox.
The examination has. been set for hearing
on Friday, Feb. 81, but will probably be
postponed on account OF the inability of
McKelvey to be present.
Dnnan,, To,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
sSzSM MssEt-

In order to raise money we will sell Shoes
at reduced prices until that date. Mr.. Leonard
Schott retires from the firm and we must
have money to pay him.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
a Milky Way.

Wslla Walla Gdzette: There is danger
that Yakima and Ellensburg may be
cream-mated. A large dairy business is
building up between them.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20
Death of Joseph Sinclair.

A telegram was received in this city on
Sunday last announcing the death. at
San Bernardino, Cal, of Joseph F. Sim
clair, Of Yakima. The deceased was a
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-02-20

f. F. Benson is home from Seattle.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-23
THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Red Cross Tells just What 1t Will
Try to Do.

Washington, January 22.-The follow
ing is the official an nounoement of the
Red Cross on the departure of Miss Clara
Barton and party of staff today for Eu-
rope:
'In accordance with it's understa din q
with the National Armenian Relief oom-
mittee of New York and Armenian Re-
lief committees Of Boston and Worcester.
the American National Red Cross, starts
today for Turkey TO investigate on the
spot, and determine whether it will be
able to distribute relief among sufferers
from famine, want and sickness in differ
ent sections of Turkey.
As we never solicit funds for our work,
the above named Armenian relief com
mittee Cat whose solicitation the Red
Gross responded) havs undertaken the
raising of funds and supplies, which will
be utilized by US.
In case it is found iInpraotfcable or i'm
possible for us to adequately distribute re-
lief. we will SO advise the several COM
mittess and other existing agencies will
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-23
THE JUBILEE YEAR.
Prep arations for the American Missionary
secioty's Campaign.

Boston, January GA meeting Of
the committee Of arrangements for the
jub lice of the American Missionary asso-
citation in Boston, next October, was held
this afternoon in the Congregational
house. The chairman is Rev. W. E. Bar
ton D. D., pastor Of the Shawmut Con-
sregational church. The Rev. G. j. Ry-
der, D. D., of New York, was present to
re pre- sent the secretaries and executive
comm ittee A brief history Of the asso-
citation was drafted for immediate use.
Rev. George H. Gutterson, New Eng
land secretary of the association, submit
ted a financial statement with special
reference to his district. His state ment
showed $500, 900 to be raised for this ju hi
lee wear. 1t asks for the doubling OF
constitutions from each Congregations al
church, Sabbath school, Christian I'm
deavor sociaty, Woman's Missionary So
oiety and individuals, and liberal offerings
from churches, societies and individuals
that made NJ contributions last year.
The Gproportion to be collected from the
eastern district on the basis of last year
is $145, 600, and to be collected from nom
contributing churches, Sabbath schools,
etc., $SS, 600; total s173,000. The show
ing for Maine If collections OF the prevl-
Gus year are doubled will bs $l2. 600.
1t was decided to secure the Park street
church for the meetings and probably
fremont Temple for special evening
meetings.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-23
ARTHUR c. WEBSTER.


men out OF the "a. Judge Savage decided
to do this. Following was the jury Sc
lected:
N. S. Shurtleff, of North Yarmouth.
Timothy r. Brown. Of Baldwin.
David E. Allen, Of Topsham.
Herman E. Brewer, of Freeport.
John ]. Flanders, of Portland.
Fred B. Larrabee, of Wsstbrook.
Nath. 81. Leig hton, OF Falmouth.
A. s. Noyes, OF Falmouth.
John A. Woodside, of Brunswick.
L. r. Cook, of Yarmouth.
Rufus B. Morrison, of Cum mberland.
Fred Stevens, of Westbrook.
I. M. Backnam Jr., of Yarmouth and
George E. Ellingwood, of Harrison were
The respondent, Morrow, has grown a
luxuriant goatee, since his appearance In
the Municipal court last September. A
large quantity of goods, rugs, curtains,
toabooo, etc., were piled up beside the
prisoners dock.
Clerk of Court Libby read the lndict-
ment giving the long list of goods alleged
to be stolen by the respondent.
In his opening County Attorney True
said that there were six charges in the in
di ctment. One of them charges the re-
spondent with being accessory before the
fact in the breaking and entering Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-23
THE WEATHER.

becoming brisk or high Thursday night
Washington, January 23.-Foreoast fol
Thursday for Maine: Inore asing oloudi.
ness. followed by snow; winds becoming
easterly.
WEATHER CONDITIONS AND GEN
ERAL FORECAST:
The northwestern area of high pressure
with its accompanying cold wave, con-
tinuss to develop In the Saskatchewan
valley, the pressure has risen to 80. "a in
ches and the temperature an fallen near
ly forty degrees; below zero. The storm In
the Southwest has advanced from East
ern Texas to the mouth of the Ohio and
has developed much energy. Rain has
fallen from the southern edge Of the
Lake region soutward to the Gulf and
South Atlantic coasts and extends west
ward to Missouri and Southern Iowa.
The rain fall has been heavy at many
points, exceeding two inches in soms in
stances during the past twenty -four
hours The storm area will probably
advance to the Lake regions Thursday,
causing continued rain or snow in the
Ohio valley and the lower Lake region,
with rain or snow in New England and
rain in tho Middle and South Atlantic
States. Continued cold weather with
cold wave in indicated for the upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys, and fair
and colder weather generally throughout
the West. Signals are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Nantucket to Hat
teras.
Local Weather Report.
Portland, January 22.-The local
weather bureau office records as to the
wsatt er are the following:
sa m.-Barometer. 80 249: thermometer,
$40. dow point, 81; humidity, 81;
wind. N; velocity, 4; weather, cloudy.
8 p. m.-Barometer, 30 365; thermome-
ter, %. s; dew point. %: humidity, So. o;
wind, NV; velocity, 2; weather, clear.
Mean daily thermometer, $50; maxi
mum thermometer, 1913; minimum ther-
mometer, 20. 0; maximum velocity wind
"; s; total precipitation. .O2.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-23
At WASHINGTON.
What The Statesmen Accomplished
Yesterday.
PRESIDENT COMMUNICATES WITH
CONGRESS ON SEVERAL MATTERS.

The Case Of the Bangor Schooner Fired
Upon by the Dominicans-The Case ol
Sugar Bounties-Walcott Criticises
Cleveland - Capitol Gossip - Another
Texas District Declares For Reed.
Washington, January 22.-In the Sen
ate today after the routine morning busi'
ness the presentation of petitions and the
| introduction and reference of bills, Mr..
Calls resolution directing the Secretary
OF State to send to the Senate the de.
spatches Of United States oonsuls relat.
ing to the war now carried on IL Cuba,
was reported back adversely from the
committee on foreign relations by Sher-
man, Its chairman, and was at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Call placed on the calendar
Mr. Pugh's resolution for the payment
OF government obligations in standard
silver dollars having been laid before the
Senate. Mr.. Hill suggested that, as it
would lead to considerable debate. il
should go to the calendar where it could
be brought up any time by a majority
vote. Would not that, he asked, be agree
able to the Senator from Alabama.
No, sir" said Mr pugh, II object to
Its going on the calendar, and insist
upon Its Immediate consideration. /
would have vote upon it without de-
bate, 1t could obtain it. -
AT the request of Mr.. Hill, Mr.. Pugh
after wards consented to have his resolu-
tion 60 over.
Mr.. Woloott then addressed the Senate
in contamination of the recent action of
the executive and of Congress in oounec-
tion with the Monroe doctrine.
A Dill was introduced in the Senate to-
day by Mr.. Hill. Democrat of New York.
authorizing the construction of an cleo
trical cruiser, equipped with system Of
elsotrloal motors and propellers, invent
ed BY Richard B. Painton or the equip
ment OF one Of the present ships of the
navy with that ssytem. No definite ap-
preparation is named in the bill. The in
ventor claims that speed {. of IS knots an
hour can be maintained by cruisers thus
equipped.
Mr.. Pugh's resolution being still before
the Senate. Mr.. Hill, Democrat of New
York, offered an amendment providing
not be at parity with gold coin. bonds
now payable in ooin shall be paid in
standard gold coin whenever demanded.
Ho said that the resolution could not
be passed without full discussion.
The morning hour having expired the
House bond bill with the free coinage
substitute came up as unfinished busi-
Aosss Anu MF. 1oliof, nopuDllcan OF Col-
orado, addressed the Senate in favor of
the substitute. He oommsnted upon the
fact that no system Of finance had been
offered By the four "gold standard SEN
atnrS on the finance committee. The re-
port was adopted.
From the committee on resolutions
came partial report recommending a
judicious system of subsidies for the de-
valopment Of the American merchant
marine; favorina the construction and
opera tion OF the Nicaragua canal by tn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-23
sWETT GETS THE PLUM.
President Cleveland Has at Last Selected
Postmaster for Portland.

George L. SWEET was yesterday appoint
ed postmaster at Portland, to succeed
John G. Small, whose official time had
expired.
Mr.. Swett was born in Portland So
years ago. His father, the late John
SWEET, was one of the well-known Demo
Gratis of Portland, and filed many official
positions. George L. SWEET was educated
at the public schools OF this city and
graduated from the Portland High Schoo
at the age OF 16, and was Immediately
appointed by Mr.. Bird, the then clerk of
the courts for Cumberland county, his
assistant He filled the position until
the close Of Mr. Birds official term in
1857, when he was Gppoin ED By his faith
er, then chief clerk at the post office. to
clerkship IN the Office. He remained
retired and was the last Democrat in the
office. For about 90 years he filled an
important and confidential position
with Charles J. Walker & Co., and SOW
cred his connection with that firm whe n
he was selected by the late Hon. J. S.
Palmer to aot rs assistant postmaster.
which office be filed during Mr.. Palmer's q
official term.
He had for many years been known as
an active and leading member Of the
Democratic party, and was twioa the
Democratic candidate for sheriff, max
ing In each instance strong fight. He
was appointed city marshal of Portland
by Hon. u. H. Ingraham, and held the
office until he WAS succeeded by Marshal
Triokey. Soon after the election Of
President Cleveland. it was announced
that Mr.. Swett would bs a candidate
for postmaster, and his appointment
was especially urged on the ground of
his thorough acquaintance with the du-
ties of the off cs. Gen. John j. Lynch
and N r. Hicks were also candidates,
and the fight was prolonged and the re-
suit for some time In doubt, but within
few days it had been generally admitted
that Mr.. SWEET would receive the ap-
pointment. He will make and forward
his official bond at once and will enter
upon the duties OF his office at as early
day as possible after his appointment
has been confirmed and his official bond
executed. Mr.. SWEET Is = brother of the
well-known lecturer Edward 9. SWEET.
He is au present in the insurance busi-
ness,