The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-07-15
News Of The State, Nation and the
World In Condensed Form.
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The business aud social WorId-tU
fact n Little of Every thing Put
in Readable Form for .sThe Her
AIDS, busy Readers

| last Wtth dllNi lHt cCdt VI huthl-
tat is once more connected with the out
side world.
1t is reported that 10000 head OF cay
uses have been bought betsee Una
tilla, Or, and Castle Rock, Wash, for
the Linnton cannery. The average price
paid was 81 per head.
London in 1900! That is to be the
rallying cry of the Christian Endeavorers
for the next three years. 1t is the smti-
ton of President Clark and his millions
OF followers to show the old world some
thing OF the strength OF their organiza-
ton. Nashville has been chosen as the
place OF meeting in 1898.
John Wiley, the well known Seattle
attorney, politician and free silver advo-
cate, died suddenly at his home on Tues
day noon, aged 80 years. lie was one OF
the first to sever his allegiance from the
republican party after the secession OF
Senator Henry M. Teller, and his work
in the last campaign was very effective
| tor the fusion forces
| The new mastodon mountain engines
of the Northern Pacific, of which 80 much
has been written of late, may prove Il
weight OF l25 tons One was wrecked on
the steep grade at the east end OF Mullen
tunnel, last week, owing to the spreading
of rails. 1t carried nine cars with ii
down an embankTent.
| W. II. knowlton, alias Rebel George,
the notorious gold brick manipulation rho
H few years ago took 10 an Aberdeen
banker for 5000 anu who has success
fully worked his scheme from one end Of
the country to the other. was arreste at
Spokane last week for trying to sell 70
pounds of nuggets for $4,000 to Col.
Pey president of the LeRoi company.
knowlton had 10 ounces of good nuggets
and the balance were fakes. 1t is said
that Col. Peyton was about to invest
when the police put him on.
Vice President w. w. Spaullng, of
the Pacific Meat company, estiu ates that
81 goo, 600 has been realized by Oregon
and Washington since last fall from the
sale OF cattle which were shipped to the
corn fields Of Nebraska and Kansas. As
a result of these shipments cattle have adj
vanced a cent pound on foot and beef
cattle have become so scarce that Mr..
| Spauding thinks that most of the beef
which will be required for local consump-
ton will have to be shipped in frola
other states.
Seattle has new circus ordinance
which provides for a $3.50 license when
the admission fee is not to exceed 30 cents
aud there is no extra charge for reserved
seats, and $500 when there is extra
charge. Walter Main tried to get around
this by selling minstrel tickets for 80
cents which entitled the holder to the
reserved section. The city officials didn't
propose to be "done" so at the close Of
the afternoon performance his license
was revoked, and he was permitted to
show in the evening only upon the pay
ment of an additional $3.50. One Of the
head men made affidavit that the seating
capacity of the tent did not exceed 25OO
The administration has ordered the
battleship Oregon to Honolulu to re-
lieve the cruiser Philadelphia and the
corvette Marion, which are said to he
in unservicesble condition owing to long
anchorage in semi tropical waters. The
real reason for the change is undoubtedly
the threatening attitude of Japan tow ards
the proposed annexation of the iIan aian
islands. The Oregon is more formidable
than the two boats she displaces and it is
| claimed she is more than match for anv
vessel in the japanese navy. The gov
eminent gives every indication of not
| allowing Japan q voice in the annexation
question and il there is any attempt at
interference will respond in no uncertain
tones.
The quarterly report of the state treas
urer shows that there is now in the gen
eral school fund $4,000 or 49,, 600 more
than on April LIST. There we're 500. 900
OF general fund warrants paid for the first
quarter Of the wear SIC, 600 for the quar-,
ter Just ended, and the treasurer has Just
made another call for $50 ,352 80 Of gen
eral warrants and 2000 of warrants on
the military fund. Although the ex-
penses for June 1895, were the smallest
for any month during McGraw's admin
istration, the expenses for June of this
year were nearly $1,000 less than any pre-.
ceeding year Notwithstanding that $751;
600 were expended for supplies for the
soldiers home, pententiary and insane
ssylums.
Senator lsham G. Harris, of Tennessee,
died at his Washington residence IN July
Sth, in his 18th year. He first became a
member Of congress in lS49 and has been
in public life almost constantly since
that time. He was for three terms gov
ernor OF Tennessee and was serving in
that capacity when the war broke out
He cast his fortunes with the southern
coniederacy and was on the staff Of Gen
erals Albert Sydney Johnston, Joseph
+ Johnston Beauregsrd and Bragg. Al
bert Sydney Johnston fell from bis horse
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