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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17
COMPLIED BY MISS ALICE scuDDER.


Tue year 1897 has been so alive with
important events that in the limited
space allotted, only few of the leading
subjects can be touched upon.
The most important political events
are: The Cuban war, arbitration treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain. the Nicaragua canal bill. In
dia's plague and famine, the dispute re
garding the boundary line between Great
Britain and Venezuela, the Cretan war,
Armenian troubles. Behring sea seal
question. the Inauguration of President
Mckinley, and the diamond jubilee of
Queen Victoria.
CUBAN WAR.
The hope that the Cuban war would
terminate in the year 1897 is not realized.
On January 2 of last year the United
States cruisers Dolphin and Vesuvius
were ordered to the Florida coast TO aid
in suppressing filibustering expeditions
to Cuba. Maceo, the Cuban leader. was
killed and was succeeded by Gomez.
The United States sent relief to the aid
of the suffering American citizens on the
island to the amount of $5O.0oO. On July
81 Captain General Weyler proclaimed
amnesty to 1900 Cuban exiles. He was
recalled to Spain and was succeeded by
Marshal Blanco, who reached Cuba on
October 30 and entered upon his duties
as governor general. The struggle for
liberty by the Cubans is we'll known
The civilized world hopes that the war
will be terminated at an early period.
ARBITRATION TREATY BETWEEN THE
U. $. AND GREAT BRITAIN.
On January IL a general arbitration
treaty between the United States. and
Great Britain was signed by Secretary
Olney and Sir Julian Pauncefote at
Washington City, and transmitted by
President Cleveland to the senate. The
publication of the treaty, completed aud
signed, was hailed with delight by many,
but the senate did not give it hearty APP
proval. The foreign relations committee
amended the treaty. All of the amend
ments intended to meet the objections
raised in the senate were I'M ,vailing,
and on May ., when the senate voted on
the subject, it failed to receive the neces-
sary two-thirds vote. Thus what had
promised to be one of the greatest po-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-02-17

IL IS telegraphing without wires. DR..
Jagadis Chunder Bose. a Hindoo, and
Guglielmo Marconi, young Italian, are
making the attempt, and recent accounts
indicate that they will be successful.
ALASKAN GOLD EXCITEMENT.
On July 10 the world was thrilled by
the arrival of miners in San Francisco
with large quantities of gold from Alas
ka, and since then excitement has been
intense. Thousands of people have
gone into that far northern country to
seek their fortunes. Many return i'm
mensely wealthy: others wreck ed 'physi-
cally and financially; and many will
never return. The hardships in that
country are indescribable In Deem
Der congress appropriated 500, 600 for the
relief of suffering in the Klondike. as
rumors had come from Dawson City to
the effect that the scarcity of food had
brought on famine. 1t is felt that the
rush of 1897 will be as nothing compared
to that of the year 1898.
CASUALTIES.
Among the casualties of the year
there are severe floods in the Mississippi
valley, in the south of. France and In
Oklahoma; in all of which many lives
were lost and a great number of people
were left homeless, On May 4 came the
terrible charity bazaar fire in Paris.
( Few disasters in recent times, apart from
war, have caused the sudden death of so
many persons highly connected and well
known as did this great fire. The most
death was the Duchess d'Alencon, sister
of the empress of Austria.
Among the deaths which have left a
I great void In the world is that of General
Walker, of Massachusetts, Institute of
Technology. His death Is a loss not only
to the institution, but to all educational
interests as well.
Others whose talent or labors have
made the world richer, are Henry
George. candidate for mayor of greater
New York; Professor Henry Drum
mond, the distinguished Scotch scientist
and popular religious leader and writer;
! Miss Jean Ingelow; Johannes Brahms.
who was generally regarded among mu-
sicians as the greatest of contemporary
composers.
GENERAL PROSPERITY AT HOME,
At the beginning of the year the finan-
cial world was just recovering from the
shock of tho silver agitation during the
presidential campaign. During the
year the restoration of confidence and
prosperity has fully justified the homes
and expectations of tho republican
party. Wheels of industry, so long idle
/ in the far east, have again begun TO re.
volve; thousands of laborers have foupd
remuuerative occupat ous; our exDorta
/ have reached the higheet valae ever re-
/ cordedi and signs indicate a continued
growth Of prosperity,
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ed by Prince George sailed from Athens
to the scene of action, and Greece an
nounced an intention to interfere by
force. Turkey appealed to the powers,
and declared that Greece would be at
tackled in The sssly if the powers did not
repress the Greeks in Crete. The Greek
army reserves were called out, artillery
and engineers embarked for the island.
Finally open war broke out between
Greece and Turkey, and diplomatic re-
lstions we're severed. Right through
the year the fierce struggle continued
until, in the middle of Decem Der, the
government at Athens reluctantly
signed the final draft of the treaty of
peace with Turkey. Greece loses very
little territory, but has to accept from
tier line revised in the military interests
of Turkey, and must also pay large in
demnity. If the great powers had been
willing to allow the Greeks to annex
and administer the island there would
have been no further trouble.
ARMENIAN TROUBLE.
We are all so familiar with the Arme-
MAN horrors that one feels only too glad
to avoid a repetition of them. Absolute
atrocities were perpetrated against the
Armenians, and great sympathy was
felt in this country for the poor suffer-
ers. The British ambassador at Con-
stantinople demonstrated with the Porte
regarding the massacre of Armenans at
Tokat in Asia Minor. The improved re-
lations between England and Russia,
dating from the visit of the car to Bal
moral, appeared to bear fruit in Turkey,
as at last the sultan was induced to open
the prison doors and release the Armeni-
ans from the dungeons into which they
had been thrown. During the year hor-
rors continued and do continue, much to
the sorrow of the Christian world.
BERING SEA SEAL QUESTION.
On April President Mckinley APP
pointed John w. Foster and ex- Assist
ant Secretary Hsmlin commissioners to
devise means for the protection OF the
Boring Sea seal herd, as the animals
were being slaughtered in such crowds
it was feared that they would be exter.
minated in from three to four years.
England was requested to cooperate in
an effort to prevent the indiscriminate
killing, and John w. Foster was sent to
negotiate with Great Britain concerning
the matter. He was also made special
ambassador to Russia on the seal ques-
ton, and his mission in that country was
announced successful. Soon a confer
ence of representatives, from the United
States, Russia and Japan was held at
Washington City. Later IL was an
nounced that the conference had agreed
to proposition for complete suspension
or material limitation of pelagic sealing,
and the treaty was signed. There was
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also conference of the experts of the
United States, Great Britain and Can
ada. When it ended the experts agreed
on the condition of the seals, the diplo-
mats accepting the Canadian proposition
ms basis for future negotiations. The
treaty signed by the representatives of
the United States, Russia aud Japan pro-
hibits the citizens of the United States
from taking the fur seals in the open
water.
1t is the opinion of our government
that it will be more probable that we
can persuade the Canadian and British
governments to stop pelagic sealing on
the part OF their citizens if we have al
ready made it an offence for Americans
INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.
On March William Mckinley entered
upon his duties as president of the Unit.
ed States. Appropriate ceremonies. in
which many noted people OBLIGATED.
were part of the program of the day.
Washington City was filled with vast
and enthusiastic crowd to witness the
Inauguration.
QUEEN vIcToRIA's DIAMOND JUBILEE.
On the Odd of June the celebration OF
Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee oc
Cured throughout the British empire.
There was the greatest excitement in
London. For months before the great
event arrangements were being made to
accommodate the vast crowds expected;
carpenters were busy erecting seats
along the route to be followed by the pa.
rade. On the great day an enormous
crowd gathered from all over the world.
The British empire conferences. the
scheme for relieving and endowing the
London hospitals; the various local pro-
jects throughout the United Kingdom
for celebrating the year with public i'm
provements and commemorative phil
anthropies-these and other like matters
taken in the aggregate are what make
the occasion notable and great.
PROGRESS IN SCIENCE.
Under scientific head much of inter-
est has taken pace during the year.
Especially important is Herr Andree's
balloon ascension. On July IL he started
on his voyage over the polar regions,
and on October 30 the Norwegian gov
eminent ordered an expedition to start
from Tromsoe for Spitzbergen for the re-
lief of his party.
January Ia Zurblggen, Swiss noun
tain guide, completed the ascent OF
Mount Aconcagua, in the Andes, over
1900 feet above the sea level, and the
[ highest mountain in the Western hon.
I isphere.
/ II is hard to astonish tho present gen
Grafton, but something at last has been
discovered which promises to do so. II
successful it will be indeed wonderful;
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the payment of
the sum Of ,a nine ne hundred thirtyseven and 1900
dollars 1S937 l9), which is claimed to be due
and is due at the date of this notice upon a
certain mortgage, duly executed and delivered
by William Duggan (widower) mortgagor, to
Daniel q. Rollins, mortgage, bearing date the
therein contained, duly recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds, in and for the county of
Mower, and state of Minnesota, on the 3Oth
Gay % OF une, ls at III O'clock a. m, in book 10
Which said mortgage, together with the debt
secured thereby, was duly assigned by said
to Janes 1Sa D. ts6sedy BY written
1895, and recorded in the office of said Register
OF Deeds, on the 10th day of January, 1898, at 2
O'Clock p. NJ, in book 26 of mortgages, on page
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given, that
by virtue Of the power of sale contained in said
Daniel u: Rollins, mortgage. and pursuant to
the said mortgage viii be foreclosed I by sale Of
the premises described in and conveyed by
G95s NJ ~ block
Austin, according to the recorded plat thereof,
IN Mower county, and state of Minnesota, with
the hergditaments and appurtenances; which
county, at the west front door of the Court
House, in the city of Austin in said county and
state, on
SATURDAY, THE 5TH DAY OF MARCH, 1893,
at 10 o'clock a. M, of that day, at public ven
due, to the highest bidder for cash. to pay said
lars, and interest and the taxes, if any, on said
premises, and twenty-five (25) dollars attorney S
fees as stipulated in and by said mortgage in
case of foreclosure, and the disbursements al
lowed by law; subject to redemption at any
time. within one year from the day of sale, as
provided by law.
Dated January Is, A. D. 1898.
JAMES D. SHEEDY,
Assignee Of Mortgagee.
French e. WRIGHT, Attorneys for Assignee
of Mortgage. 1852
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
HOG CHOLERA SERUM.

Result OF Expo riments by the Department
of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE chief of
the bureau Of animal industry, DR.. D.
+. Salmon, has submitted to Secretary
Wilson a report upon the experiments
made in the treatment of hogs for hos
cholera with anti-toxine serum. This
serum is made upon the same principle
as the anti-toxine of diphtheria. It
was first tested upon small animals in
the laboratory and being found effica.
cious was last fall tested in Page
county, Ia, on several herds of swine,
containing altogether 278 animals
Leaving out one herd, from which def
mite returns as to cause of death could
not be obtained, only 80 died out of 244
animals treated, of which 86 were
sick. Consequently, 82.S per cent of
the animals in these herds were saved.
OF untreated herds kept under observa.
ton during the period referred to about
90 per cent of the animals died. It is
the intention of the department. to fur.
nish 1900, 900 doses the present year.
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
Beware
OF the knife.

Mr.. Lincoln Nelson, of Marshfeld, Mo-,
writes: "For six years I have been a
sufferer from a scrofulous affection of
the glands of my neck, and all efforts
of physicians in Washington, D. c.,
Springfield, ILL.,, and St. Louis failed to
reduce the enlargement. After six
months constant treatment here, my
physician urged me to submit to re-
moval of the gland. Atthis critical mo-
ment a friend recommended S.S.S.,
and laying aside deep-rooted preju-
dice against all patent medicines, 1 be-
gan its use. Before I had used one bot
tie the enlargement began to disappear,
and now it is entirely gone, though I am
not through with my second bottle yet.
Had only used your SIS. long ago,
1 would have escaped years of misery
and saved over $15o."
This experience is like that of all who
suffer with deep-seated blood troubles.
The doctors can do no good, and even
their resorts to the knife prove either
fruitless or fatal. S.S.S. is the only
real blood remedy; it gets at the root OF
the disease and forces it out perma-
nent1y.
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
SHAW iNAuGURATED.

New Governor of Iowa Installed With
the Usual Ceremonies.
DEs MONIES, Jan. 13 Although the
inauguration of Governor Shaw did not
take place until 8 p M, immense
crowds stood waiting at the state
house as early as noon. Several
thousands were unable to gain admis-
sion to the big building. The corridors
we're jammed from the seats reserved
for the state officers to the. street en-.
trance, in four directions. The inaug.
uration procession started shortly be.
fore o'clock, headed by a platoon of
police and band. Companies A and
II of the Iowa National guard preceded
carriages in which were the joint com.
mittees of the general assembly, Gov.
Drake, Gov. Shaw, Private Secretary
Fleming, Adjutant General Wright,
the staff of the retiring and incoming
governors, ,chaplains, judges of the
supreme court, state officers, Governor
brakes family and friends, Governor
Shaw's family and friends and citizens
in carriages.
Arrived at the state house Governor
Shaw took the oath of Office, after
which he delivered his inaugural ad.
dress
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
NEW PARTY IS BORN,

Middle-of-the- Roaders Decide to Go 1t
Alone in the Future.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14.-At the confer.
ence Of the Populist leaders held here a
new political party was born. It was
christened the Peoples party. The
Peoples party proposes to go it alone
1t has severed all connections with the
national Populist committee and made
all arrangements for administering it's
own estate without the aid or advice of
any outside party.
With a few exceptions the delegates
declared themselves unequivocally in
favor of going it alone in the future.
The referendum system was most
highly complimented and recommended
for use among the middle.of-the.road.
ers in settling matters Of national i'm.
portance to the order, and there was a
practical agreement among the dele
gates that national presidential con.
vention should be held this year.
The entire afternoon and evening
was spent in lengthy discussions, and
it was not until late hour that the
mode of procedure for future action
was agreed upon.
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
Order for Hearing and Notice of
Application for Appointment
of Administrator.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special term, January 7th, 1885,
In the matter of the estate of Joseph Wilcox,
deceased:
On reading and filing the petition of DR..
Catherine Wilcox Sylvester, of Los Angeles,
California, representing, among other things,
that Joseph Wilcox, late of Mower county,
MINI on the twenty second day of January, A.
D., 1897, at Rochester, Minnesota, died intes-
tate and being resident of this county at the
time of his death, leaving goods, chattels and
estate within this county. and that the said
petitioner is sister of said deceased, and pray
ing that administration of said estate be to j.
L. Mitchell granted;
1t is ordered, that said petition be heard be.
fore this court, on
MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
A. D.. 1898, at three o'clock p. M, at the pro-
bate Office in Austin in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased, and to ali persons
interested by publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks prior to said
day OF hearing, in the MOWER COUNTY TRAN
SCRIPT, weekly newspaper printed and pub.
ished at the city of Austin in said county.
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the seventy day
of January, A. d., 1898.
BY the Court S. S. WASHBURN
(Seal( 45-N Judge of Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
FORT SMITH DEATH LIST.

Forty-three Lives Lost in the Recent Tor.
nsdo-Ipjdrsd Number Seventy.
FORT SMITH. Ark, Jan. l4.-The
latest official death list shows q total of
4S lives lost in the tornado which
swept through Fort Smith Tuesday
night. Not less than 70 others are in.
jured, large number of whom are seri-
ously hurt and several are expected
to die.
The work Of removing the debris and
excavation of the ruined buildings pro-
gressed during the day. Five new
names were added to the list of the
dead. Two bodies were dug from the
ruins of the Smith block, from which
II had previously been taken. The
full extent Of the storm may be com.
pretended from the fact that IS miles
northeast of the city quantity of tin
roofing from Garrison avenue build.
ing was found,
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
Order for Hearing on .Claims.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss
In Probate Court,
Special term, January II, 1885,
In the matter of the estate of Monroe Peck, de.
ceased.
Letters testamentary on the estate of said
deceased beiug this day granted unto William
Goodman of said county:
It is ordered, that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at
the Probate office, in the Court House in the
city of Austin, in said county, on
MONDAY THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF July, 1858,
at ten o'clock a. m.
It is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said Court, or not proven to its salts
faction, shall be forever barred, unless for
cause shown further time he allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publish.
ing this order once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks, in the MOWER COUNTY TRAN
SCRIPT, a weekly newspaper printed and pub
lished at the city of Austin in said county.
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the seventeenth
day of January, A. D.. 1893.
By the Court S. S. WASHBURN,
(Seal) 46-48 JudgeSof Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
Order for Hearing Proof of Will

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special term. January 7th, 1898.
In the matter of the estate of Bridget Riley.
deceased:
Whereas, an instrument in writing purport-
ing to be the last will and testament of Bridget
Riley, deceased, late of said county, has been
delivered to this court?
And whernas, Thomas Riley has fled there
with his petition representing among other
things that said Bridget Riley died in said
county on the fifth day of January, 1898, testate
and that said petitioner is the sole executor
named in said last will and testament, and
praying that the said instrument may be ad-
mitted to probate, and that letters testament
tary be to him issued thereon;
1t is ordered, that the proofs of said instru.
ment, and the said petition, be heard before this
court, at the probate Office in said county, on
MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
A: D., 1898, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, when
all persons interested may appear for, or con.
test the probate of said instrument;
And it is further ordered. that notice of the
time and place of said hearing be given to all
persons interested, by publishing this order
once IN each week, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in the MOWER
COUNTY TRANSCRIPT, weekly newspaper
printed and published at the city of Anstin in
said county.
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the seventh day
OF January, A. D., 1893.
By the Court S. S. WASHBURN.
loeal) 45-E Judge of Probate
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
Order for Hearing on Claims.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Comfy of MOWer-ss

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Comfy of Mower-ss.
In Probate Court.
Special term, January 10th, 1893.
In the matter of the estate of John Wilson,
deceased:
Letters testamentary on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto Emma
Wilson, of said county.
1t is ordered, that all claims and demands of
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance at the
probate office in the court house in the city of
Austin in said county, on
MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF July, 1898,
at ten o'clock a. m.
It is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the
expiration of which time all claims not pre-
sented to said court or not proven to its salts
faction shall be forever barred, unless for cause
shown further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall be given by publish
ing this order once in each week for three sue
cessive weeks, in the MOWER COUNTY TRAN
SCRIPT, weekly newspaper printed and pub
llshed at the city of Austin in said county
Dated at Austin, Minnesota, the tenth day of
January, 1898.
(SeaD 45-N Judge Of Probate.
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
NEW BEDFORD STRIKE,

Shutdown the Most Complete in the His
tory of the Cotton Industry.
New BEDFORD, Mass, Jan. l8.-A
shutdown, the most complete in the
history of the cotton mills of New Bed
ford, has begun here. Not a spindle
was turning nor loom in motion in
the factories of the cloth corporations,
an hour after the usual time Of begin
ming work. Between 40 and so opera.
tives went into Bristol mill, and rs or
80 into the Whitman, but aside from
these no mill made any show of run
ming, and these two soon shut down.
Nine corporations operating IL mills, in
which upwards of 5000 are employed,
are involved in the strike. The cut
down is uniform all over the city, 10
per cent. The total payroll of these
corporations is estimated at $4,000
weekly.
Mower County transcript., 1898-01-19
Observation-Disclosures by
Assignee.

STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower-ss.
District Court, Tenth Judicial District.
In the matter of the assignment of Carl P.
Wangsness, insolvent.
Notice is hereby given, that Carl P. Wangs.
ness, of the village of Dexter, in said county
and state IT, has by deed in writing, dated Janu,
ary 10, ls96, made general assignment to the
undersigned, OF all his property not exemp pit by
law from levy and sale on execution, for the
benefit of all his creditors, without preferences.
AL claims must be verified and presented to
the undersigned for allowance.
Dated January Is, 1898.
GEO. w. BLISS, Assignee,
Mower County, MINI.