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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-03-04

The petition of property owners on
south First street for the grading of the
street beginning at the end of the maca-
dam and extending to the corporate
limits was referred to the street and
ditch committee to report upon at
that meeting Also petition of prop
erty owners for sidewalk on east
side of Second street beginning
at corner of Central schoolhouse
and extending south five blocks was
turned over to this committee. Petition
was granted for sidewalk on West Yaki-
ma Avenue beginning at corner of Cot
fin Brothers warehouse and running to
east line of Mckee avenue. Petition to
fill up old Schano ditch bed was referred
to street and ditch committee.
Resolutions for closing alley in block
33l, Capitol addition, was adopted and
the same set for hearing on April 9th.
At this time will be taken up the
petititioned change in the Frank b.
Black plat. The Yakima National bank
was given permission to erect two story
brick block on the corner of First street
and Yakima avenue.
The City Marshal reported for the
month of February convictions, sl5S
collected, % Migrants run out of town
and LOG meals amounting to $3.50
furnished the Jail birds.
The city engineer filed plans and
specifications and estimated cost for the
grading of both North and South Fourth
streets.
Mayor Shaw had taken up the mat
ter with Agent Meeks of the Northern
Pacific Railway relative to the placing
of gates at Yakima avenue and railroad
crossing. Mr.. Meeks correspondent with
Division Superintendent A. Beamer OF
Spokane VIII o in reply said, that if the
city OF North Yakima would employ a
man to take care of the gates during the
day he would take the matter up with
the st. Paul office and find out what
action they would agree to. Superin-
tendent Beamer further added that he
recently issued a bulletin reducing the
speed of all trains within the cor
porate limits of North Yakima to the
minimum OF S miles per hour.
+. NJ. Pentz petitioned the council to
nave the sage brush removed from
Eighth street between b street and Yak,
ina avenue, as it was his intention to
put up five or six houses on those blocks
this spring. His matter was referred
to the street and ditch committee with
power to act.
The health officers bill of $3.50 wa,
allowed.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-03-04

This is an elegant piece OF embroid-
cry. 1t is over 30 years old" "Beauti
ful Did YOU make it?"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-03-04

Seed Potatoes for Sale.-Ten tons fin
quality Early Rose in quantities to suit.
ii. +. Angel, east end A street, North
Yakima. S-tf
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

DUpLEY BUCK, the oldest member Of
- this musical eoterle Is Connecticut
product, dating from 1889, He studied
In Dresden and Paris, but made his great rep.
utatlon In the United States Was for several
years the popular organlst Of 5oston's Music
hall and later organist at Holy Trinity, Brook
Ign. He is famed composer Of church and
organ music, operas and ehoruses.
Reversing the usual custom, David Bis.
pham, a native Of Philadelphia, went abroad
for his aurels. He got them, too, as principal
Baritone OF the Royal opera, London with
which he has been connected since 1891. He
Is forty'six years old, and his baritone roles In
German, French and italian have made his
fortune. Now giving reeltals In America.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04
WASHINGTON TO HAVE FINEST RAILROAD STATION IN THE WORLD

waiting hail viii be the customary
rooms for the handling of baggage by
perfected appliances, and beneath the
lofty roof OF the Delaware avenue ex-
tension space for thirty-six tracks thus
providing for all contingencies,
Large as It u.s. the projected union
station is only in keeping with the new
order OF things in Washington since
the park commission was created two
years ago for consideration OF schemes
for the ctys betterment This com
mission composed OF eminent architects
and landscape gardeners appointed by
the District committee with the sane
ton Of congress has undertaken the
restoration OF Washington along lines
In harmony with the original plan Of
the city by L'Enfant more than a hun
dred years ago This comprehensive
scheme has stood the test OF more than
century, and the best the commission
could do. In its opinion, after visiting
the finest capitals Of Europe an1 cogi.
tatlng over the plan for months. was 10
recommend It's adoption and elabora-
ton. The chief feature Of the LEnfant
scheme was the uniting Of the two
great structures Of the capital-tho cap
itol on the hill ana the White House
near the Potomac by a parkllke con
nection called the Mail This stretch Of
verdant park and gardens is more than
a mile In length and was intended as an
emerald setting for great ediHces on
each side Of Il were 20 be erected the
great department buildings as they
should become necessary, and this ag-
gregation Of park and magnificent
structures was 10 be the fitting nucleus
Of the city
II IL all the more remarkable, in view
OF the Endorsement Of the plan by the
commissioners. that this comprehensive
scheme was projected when Washing
ton was virtually swampy forest, But
It was not adhered TO, unfortunately, for
In the stress Of subsequent times the
city fathers allowed themselves to be
diverted by the prospect of public emol-
ument, so that along Pennsylvania av-
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enue, between II and the Mall, rows Of
shanties, tenements and cheap hotels
rose mushroomlike to disgrace the ma
tIon's capital Aud the worst Of II all Is
that they are there yet, as any visitor
can testify who has to wend his way
for more than half the distance between
them In going from the capitol TO the
White House or treasury II is pro-
posed now TO restore the Mali to its
pristine glory as originally intended.
and these eyesores will be torn down to
make way for others more In harmony
with the general scheme OF adonment,
one Of the greatest stumbling blocks
in the way OF carrying out the new-old
plan of establishment was the station
Of the Pennsylvania railroad, which not
only stood upon the inner edge Of the
Mall close 10 Pennsylvania avenue, but
was, OF course connected by wide track.
age with It's main line north and south
Strange to say, the management held
titles TO the land granted II by some
shortsighted administration OF the old
regime, and all endeavors to Dust II
were futile until President Cassatt him
self proposed to Join with the commits
sloners In Identifying the capital
II was at FIRST proposed that the Penn
sylyana remove It's trackage and build
a new station TO the south Of the Mall
but fortunately through the acquisition
of control over the Baltimore and Ohio
system the two roads were united under
one management, and It was made pos
sibe to erect station that could be
used as a terminal for both The old
sites win be abandoned, all grade cross
lngs will be abolished and thus the
ground will be left clear for the carry
Ing out Of the great scheme Of embel-
lishment, which win include the ereo-
ton of monuments, a memorial bridge
hundreds Of small parks in and around
the city bouleyards and speedways, ar
tlncial islands IN the Potomac ETC., and
the erection Of public buildings on an
intelligent plan,
EGBERT j. WATROUS.
Washington.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

TTENRY LOUIS REGINALD DE KoVeN
ii is one Of the few musical Yankees"
living who has belted the world with
comic operas. Born In MiddletoWn, Conn,
1861, he studied music abroad, married one
Of ex-senator Farwsl's beautiful daughters
and rssdss in Washington where he com.
poses such delightful operas as 1.-THE Begun"
"Robin Hood" "Rob Roy" and "FoSy CUTLER"
After a musical education In Germany, Vic.
tor Herbert Dublin born, grandson Of Lover,
famous novelist came to this country In 1885,
He has been bandmaster OF she Twenty.see.
ond regiment Of New York since 1894 and
conductor Of the Pttsburg orchestra since
1898. As a composer he is we'll known by his
"Prince Ananlas," "ldors Eye" etc.
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RAILWAY FROM ALASKA TO THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

scheme was initiated and thirteen since
It was enthusiastically adopted by the
international conference at Washing
ton, The surveys were long ago com
pleted, and large map In relief drawn
TO scale was on exhibition at the
Worlds Columbian exposition at Chi
cago in 1893 Men have risked their
lives and health IN explorations, engi-
neers have fled their reports. and Il is
now known that the project is not only
feasible, but ultimately likely to be re-
allied Two great railway systems the
Mexican Central aud the National, cross
the border OF Mexico and extend far
down into that republic connecting at
the City Of Mexico with a Mexican road
for OaXaca, 3i3 miles, which Is soon to
be Joined to another line TO the Mexico
Guatemala boundary, Some OF the
most difficult work win be encountered
in Guatemala Salvador, Nicaragua and
Costa Rica. where the lines already ex-
lsting aggregate less than l 900 miles,
and II Is estimated that another thou
sand win be required TO complete the
syst 20 the isthmus Of Panama. The
rough 70 Of the work win be encounter
ed IN Colombia, 1879 miles; IN Ecuador.
3Gj miles; Peru, L67l; Bolivia, 77i, and
l.1i3 IN Argentina, But there Is already
a road southwark from Cuzco In Peru.
10 Ia Paz In Bolivia, toward which the
very complete system in Argentina.
soon 20 be connected with Chile IL run
ming rapidly northwatd; so that about
the only great gap exists north Of
Cuzco.
Even at this time, forty years after
the scheme was announced, II is lmpos-
slble to fix a date for It's completion, but
the most sanguine Of It's promoters pre-.
dict a through route from all the cities
Of the United states to and through
South America as far as Buenos Ayres
as early as the year 1910
RALPH ". LESTER.
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TTERR ARTHUR NiKlscH was born in
II Germany, but became an American
mureian after he had achieved Euro.
pean reputation. He Is forty.seven years old,
At eleven he entered the Royal Conserve, y
Of Music at Vienna and carried of 81 7
prizes. Coming to the United States, he
reached the climax Of his fame as conductor
Of the Boston Symphony orchestra,
Like Herr Nlkisch, Emil Psur attracted
such attention in his native country, Austria,
that, his fame extending 10 America, he also
was invited over to the land Of the free, Con.
Quoted the Boston symphony 1869 since
leader Of the Paur orchestra and ts09-t90o Of
the Metropolitan opera, New York. He Is
now New Yorker and a first class American,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

is sixty.three and one-half feet The
total weight OF this great statue r. $50
tons, 300 pounds OF which are pure gold.
The farmers Of Wallawalla county
Wash, are trying the experiment OF
laying their roads with straw TO I'M
prove them.
The average value OF horse In the
United States Is siso1, being lowest In
Arizona 0iS6D and highest in Rhode
Island dssl2).
A man turns ii2,oop spadefuls Of earth
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

York or New Orleans on the Atlantic
coast and from several points on the
Pacific for Californian ports. But as to
the ultimate benefit Of such a line to the
republics of Central and South America
there can be scarcely a doubt. Com
mercially considered, with an eye to d.
rect returns from traffic and freight, the
scheme is chimerical; but sentimental
ly viewed the conception is q noble one
aud worthy OF adoption. lncalculable
results will flow from the development
OF interior countries at present cut on
from the world, such as the coffee rub
Der. cabinet wood and mineral regions
Of the Andean slopes from the stlmu-
lus which II will give TO local and inter-
national trade, and from the welding
together Of scattered communities.
Revolutions win decrease as people are
brought together through the COMPETE
ton Of commerce, for they nearly al
ways start In the sparsely settled dis
trlcts Of Central and South America
and work their way TO the centers OF
population swelling as they 60
Above all. the influence exerted by
the United States, the largest OF these
sister republics, viii be immeasurably
enhanced, for the projection Of an all
rail route from the capital Of the United
states TO and through all the capitals
OF the southern republics will tend to-
ward a unihcation Of sentiment and
methods with the great northern re-
public always dominant That the Tit
tie sisters in the south are already
looking TO this nation for guidance has
been made manifest on several occa-
sions. the most recent being the pan
American alliance In support OF the
Monroe doctrine proposed by Argentina.
The headong dive taken by Argentina's
minister into the sea Of diplomacy dis
turbed the waters considerably when he
stated In the name OF his government
that 'the principle which we maintain
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

MT AHAN FRANko first saw light
IN In New Orleans, 1861, and made
his bow to the public In com.
pany with Patti al the age Of eight,
when he played violin solo In New
York. After studying at the Royal
academy, Berlin, 1909, he returned
to the United States and made good
the promise OF his youth.
Francisco FanoiuII was born In Italy
fifty years ago and educated In Flor.
enoe, where he afterward led grand
opera, Coming to this country In 1876,
he finally succeeded sousa as leader OF
the Marine Corps band, and five years
ago became bandmaster Of the Sew.
enty.flrst regiment Of New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

Is that a public debt cannot give rise 10
an armed intervention and much less to
the material occupation Of the soil Of
American nations by any European
power This was q step IN advance Of
the most extreme enunciation Of the
Monroe doctrine by our own govern
ment and trenched upon ground hith-
erto considered as unsafe, dlplomatical-
ly speaking, but IL shows the interest
taken by the southern republics In the
doctrine itself and Is straw lndl-
eating the trend Of the current.
As a quietus upon inciplent "revolu-
tons" then, and as a means making
for a desirable homogenelty Of the
American republics the projected rail-
road viii prove Of Infinite value to the
world at large and worth all II will
cost Estimating IT, total length at
rather more than 10000 miles. nearly
one-half the system regarded as a
whole Is already built for one may
travel by rail from any large city OF
the United States 10 the isthmus OF Te-
huantepec, distance OF about 800
miles and another thousand miles are
already In existence In various parts Of
South America. Roughly speaking,
there remain $500 miles to build, and
the estimated cost Of the system IS put
at s2lO0OOOO0; so II Mr.. Carnegie is
sim yearning for methods 10 squauder
his fortune 30 that he may die poor he
has here the opportunity OF a lifetime
II Is doubtful however. II he intends
to devote to the scheme more than
enough 10 finish the preliminary lnves-
legations in which case the subject re-
mains almost In statu quo, for during
the past thirteen years surveyors and
engineers have been over the entire
route. Congress has expended $4,000
for surveys and an elaborate report.
and the various republics are pledged
10 contribute whatever Is necessary.
Forty years have elapsed since the
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TIMELY SNAPSHOTS.

economical in every possible way for
years to pay the entire sum for which
his father had failed, and he had the
satisfaction Of doing 1t.
A caterpillar cannot see more than
tvo-ff,hs OF an inch ahead. The hairs
on the body are said TO be Of as much
use as It's eyes in letting It know what
is going on around.
The Bodlelan library at oxford Is Just
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

rss Kindred Newfoundland fisher
r,y, nave Joined the royal naval re-
ma. eieFsn states interested IN the
s,S, O'e' Industry go, 900 acres are
ne n,, s 'ne year 1902 the coinage at
n@ns. u the country aggregated
Ut Joseph Parker OF London
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ed ceiling But this vast apartment
takes up only about one.third the floor
dimensions Of the structure, and in case
OF an emergency requiring additional
room 1T can be increased to 500 feet In
length by throwing into It the space re-
served for lunch ooms, etc, outside the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04
B AsHINGToN Is with

-xT--TLD ARLINGTON Is with
]. ] |. !. ! I. !. !. !.
HI. 6e{5fI Tt out doubt the most
Wf I'M sought and ofteuest
VA WAIfy visited by tourists Of
lNMMf any city In the United
.if5 lINM States. and from now
Wk# ~ ON 70 the first or mid
INEs s,yfs die of May is the best
NS4NsE X Nj season to visit the ma
VtSsS--- tional capital Owing
ns numerous parks and gardens, its
VA shaded streets and avenues and
WAY surroundings 1t offers attrac-
VANS that can best be appreciated In the
u .SJng Beautiful as 1t Is, however
sp' ne 10 the lavish expenditure Of
W. NV II Is TO be immeasurably i'm
waved BY the outlay of millions in the
near future. Among the greatest
', nose improvements will be the new
v,ion station. plans for which have
s S recently submitted and approved
The subject is not new one, having
,.ae been agltated, the two old stations
saring become obsolete, and, In fact,
naysr having answered the require
Eats Of an ordinary town. The old b,
nnd o station Is an eyesore, an archl-
s,cural monstroslty, while that of the
baltimore and Potomac-both in con-
,,ol Of the Pennsylvania management
,Soueb fairly adequate INTELLECTUALLY,
snpSs right in the center Of the oity's
s,yks and is wholly out Of place, But
row that congress, the District commits
.lopers and .he Pennsylvania railroad
s,o acting in harmony there IL prom
,.s Of better things in store for Wash
lngton
structure will be longer than the capt.
nj ar $50 feet. 30 feet high and CORE
soopAlngly wide. 1t is to be built of
nnre white marble, It's location, at the
junction Of Massachusetts and Della
ware avenues, within four squares Of
me capitol gives 1t a central situation
advantageous in every respect and, to-
g,iber with the elimination Of grade
crossings in the district, will mark an
advance in Washngton's improvement
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04
THE PROPOSED UNION RAILROAD STATION IN WASHINGTON

front, which itself viii be made large
enough to accommodate thousands Of
troops in review and great throngs Of
visitors,
A $4,000 900 marble building Is mot to
be sneezed at" whether II comes up to
our exaggerated expectations or not.
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ToHN PHILIP sousA, the lnmitabIs Amer.

ToHN PHILIP soUsA, the nmitsbe Amer.
lean now sarnerng laurels abroad, was
- born In Washington, 1854, was musical
conductor at seventeen and won fame as lead
err Of the United States Marine Corps band,
1eso-92. Few men living have composed so
many marches, songs, waItzes and light
operas as he.
5andmaster John Duss who Is four years
the junior Of sousa, Is his keen rival for hen
ors, and surpasses him In eecentrcty, He
taught school In Kansas, farmed In Nebraska,
studied music In Germany and finally brought
up as "patrisreh" Of the Harmony society at
Economy, over which and its eommunStic
fund Of more than 100000 he rules with a
rod Of iron.
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but It Ia promised that II shall do so In
every respect As the building itself
viii he one Of the most imposing Of Its
class IN the world. It's great waiting
room win be commensurate with Its
vast size or 2i5 feet long and 1876 feet
wide. WITH lofty arched and deooral-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

three centuries old. IT is the largest
university library In the world.
The Chinese wear cotton garments all
the year round and never those made Of
wool The rich for warmth don silk.
A regiment Of 1000 men could readily
find shelter under a regular banyan
tree. In India there Is one OF these
trees which has 400 main trunks and
over 5000 smaller ones.
Augustus c. Carey OF Boston claims
TO have operated a system OF wireless
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-04

!. !. !. q. /. !. !. !.
Ill - II II be true that Mr..
IGI (M Andrew Carnegie has
I&lI El consented TO finance
II N the great railway
IN ~ scheme for uniting all
49, the republics In the
INV ~g " three Americas. 1t
ssss->- may be said OF this
- stupendous undertake
1s mat one person conceived Il and
suo.ner carried II out, for the man who
.,'s'ha'ed II is still living and hopes
witness its achievement. This man
@r Hinton Rowan Helper, who is
~" se'enty-three years OF age. but
. .Io gave out his conception Of a great
AWAY Tor connecting Boring strait
.'W 'he strait Of Magellan nearly for
years ago The Three Americas
AWAY project was received with
..o'n and scoffings when It was first
. .HIouhced, but after James G. Blaine
w, o.A II up and it was sanctioned by the
ywru,American conference which met in
on thirteen years ago last No
.suOer there followed congressional ap.
OPERATIONS for exploration. surveys
e az voIuminous report which has kept
.' subject before the world. SO today
view OF the vast development Of
n"''''a and the extension OF our rail-
20. 10y systems in all directions the
IN, .-yne no longer wears an aspect chi.
n, , or quixotjc.
a ~ I" whether such a system. project
S,., y unite the capital OF the United
, 'l,ss with that Of the Argentine Re-
=, L'uc not 10 say Alaska and Patago-
s ~, N'il be profitable undertaking de-
, s,-a' upon the Interpretation Of the
I'm I'm There is little doubt that its ex-
y ,,s,,e length Of more than 10000 miles
~. ~ break It's back" in many places
- tialic were diverted TO various
c, NV along the way. say. at Car,agena.
rl,s n, ana Tehuantepec. connecting
W ''nes Of steamers for Tampa, New
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notable above everything of the kind
that has taken place Although pretty
high the enormous length Of the sta
ton seems to dwarf its magnificent pro-
portions and consequently its height is
to be artificlally increased by a sunken
terrace In the middle of the plaza In
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PROPOSED AND

telegraphy on the Marconl plan as early
as 1856
A 5000 ton hydraulic forging press
which has been erected In the gun fac
tory at Woolwich England arsenal is
believed to be the largest In the world.
In one month 10000 punches OF ba-
nanss were shipped from Honduras 10
New orleans and Mobile.
A wonderful statue sdorns a public
square In Yokohama. II II q seated i'm
age OF the god Disbutsu, and It's height
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the bicycle the hustle. and now the mo-
tor car viii lop the feminine train
A negro who had for years been ex-
hibited as the wild man OF Borneo had
his horns removed at a Syracuse hos
pital They were attached to a silver
plate skillfully inserted under the scalp.
A woodworking machine at ST. Au-
gustine. Fla, Is driven by water flow
Ing from an artesian well. This Is the
only instance known OF power being de-
rived from a flowing well.
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In digging an acre Of ground, aud the
soil he has moved during his work
weighs $50 tons.
An uprising is reported In northern
China against the collection Of the tax
levied to pay for the Boxer indemnlties.
In some cases the Boxers are driving
the native Christians out Of the region.
London has more trees than any other
city In Europe
According 10 the Motor Car Illustrat.
ed, the omnibus dspoSsd the crlnoline,