The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1900-03-22

since my last visit here is very gratifying.
The spring election is the absorbing
topic now in Tacoma. Judge Stallcup
has been very prominent in breaking up
the old ring and inaugurating better
condition of municipal affairs. S.allcup
is one OF the able st and best men in the
state.
+. Il. Leaming-I am glad to get back
to Yakima after an absence of two and
one-half years. find the weather here
friday an exact duplicate of San
Diego's, except that they have more wind
there. We shall stay quite while IN
the hope that Mrs. Leaming's health
will improve. Gleed is living in fine
style in San Diego in $4,000 mansion.
met p. Sanford Burke there while
ago. He is at the soldiers home at
Santa Monica. gret that some of my
old comrades in the G.. A. II. are not
here to greet me. Capt. Holton, ]. X.
Ward, Judge Stair and others are finally
mustered out. like Yakima as well as
do San Diego and that is grand place.
There are three or four q. A. r. posts
there and lots OF company for old SOL
diers. The Improvements in Yakima
are wonderful since I've been gone. My
son is still mining in Mexico.
U. S. Attorney Gay-I have travelled
over the state a good deal and l find
Yakima shows more life and improve
ment going on than any other town I've
seen.
Sam Cameron am in receipt OF
telegram from Congressman Jones to
this effect: Have seen secretary of in
terror and discussed the matter with
him, and no necessity exists for sending
a delegation" 1t was thought here that
delegation might have some influence
with Secretary Hitchcock in keeping
open the reserve for grazing purposes.
The tenor of the dispatch to my mind is
encouraging, as it looks as though the
secretary had changed his mind.
Arthur Coffin-One reason our Pacific
coast representatives have so little in.
fuence with the powers that be in Wash
ington is that they are new hands. If
we kept our representatives in for longer
terms, like they do in the east, they
would have more influence. The fact is
the frequency of elections is very de-
moralizing to business interests.
would like to see the president and con.
gress elected tor eight years. Then If
after fair trial they went wrong the
people conld turn them out.
G H. Howl do not know whether
the report that Prof Barge, my colleague
on the Indian commission, has resigned
is true or not. There is no appropria-
ton, as yet. 10 paw the commission and
we must await congressional action.
Ira NJ. Krutz-If the local managers OF
the BRYAN reception insist on housing
him In some private dwelling where peo-
pie cannot see him or talk with him, I'll
senG II TenIOnslrance 10 MIN at Walla
Wala, signed by three hundred popu-
lists, silver republicans and democrats.
A. +. Snelling-I think it would be
bad policy to take Mr.. Bryan to private
house during his stay here. He comes
out here to see the people and he should
be given a chance.
Henry Schott-We have paid out $50
for Is marten pelts this season. Some
are more valuable than others, ranging
from 81 to $4 and IS apiece.
A. Johnson-There will be the largest
crowd ON the 3lst to hear Bryan that
was ever got together in Yakima.
Tom Lund-I am determined, as treas
urer of the Bryan reception fund, that
every dollar subscribed shall be account
ed for and devoted solely to making the
occasion grand success.