The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-02-14

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. all the
judges in Minnesota have agreed to
return their annual passes to the
railroads.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 9.-The official
figures of the standing of the gradu-
ates of the naval academy during the
whole course were issued today and
place Allan J. Chantry, Jr., of NAL
evrn, Iowa, at the head with multi
pie average of SLIPS. An even 100
will receive their diplomas from
Secretary Bonaparte on Monday.
Among the graduates were Fred
M. Perkins of Salem; Randolph P.
Scudder of North Yakima; Raleigh
E. Hughes of Portland, and Carroll
S. Graves of Spokane.
PROSSER, Feb. 9.-The debate
between the high schools of Sunny
side and Prosser, held here tonight,
resulted in a victory for the home
team. The question debated was:
Resolved, That United States sena-
tors should be elected by popular
vote of the people. Prosser had the
affirmative side of the question.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10.-Ten yards
to be gained in three downs is the
principal football reform tentatively
agreed upon at meeting of the ma
tional intercollegiate football rules
committee today This rule, If
adopted, football experts believe,
will do more than anything else
toward opening up the game.
OMAHA, Feb. S.-A jury was Sc
cured today in the trial of Pat
Grove, charged with robbing E. A.
Cudahy of $4,000 in connection
with the kidnapping of the latter's
son.
The introduction of testimony be-
young Cudahy being the first wit
ness. He recounted his experience
while prisoner, but was not able to
identify Grove, who, it is said, has
changed very much in the last five
years.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Al-
though the house of representatives
will not take official cognizance of
the wedding of Miss Roosevelt and
Representative Longworth on Feb.
II, an adjournment will be taken on
Friday, Feb. 16, until the following
Monday without avowing the pur.
pose. In this manner the house will
avoid establishing a precedent.
HINTON, w. Va, Feb. 9.-Four-
teen miners are still imprisoned in
the Parrall mine. Eleven have been
rescued alive and six bodies taken
out.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1o.-Thc
delegates from forty-three states,
forming a divorce congress, will con-
vene in this city on Feb. 10 to per-
feet a permanent organization.
TACOMA, Feb. 1O.-A dispatch
to the News from New York states
that the Union Pacific railroad has
purchased the site of the St. Paul
& Tacoma Lumber company in Ia
coma for terminals.
The board of prison inspectors
has refused to award the Waters
Pierce Oil company the contract for
supplying the state penitentiary for
the ensuing year. This company
bid 14h cents per gallon, but the
contract was awarded to George P.
Jones & Co. and the Mound City
Oil company, who bid Is cents, the
board considering the bids of the
independent companies preferable,
even If they do charge half a cent
more per gallon.
BOSTON. Feb. 10.-The speed of
the Irish-American and Yale runners
was the principal feature of the Bos-
ton Athletic Association meet held
Yale teams won. from Harvard var
sity by Is yards and from the fresh
men by close margin. Dartmouth
ran away from Pennsylvania ana
Cornell had an easy victory over
Princeton. The Irish American
team from New York was we'll aigh