The Yakima herald. [volume], December 12, 1889, Image 2

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THE YADEA HERALD.
Picul Paper of YaMia Comity.
REED I COE. Proprietors.
MOTI BTMf Tilllim.
SI.OO PKR ANNUM. IN ADVANCE,
itartiaif lain If* AfftatiM-
B.M. Eon. Editor and Boaineas Manager.
THE PRESENT CONGRESS.
The fifty-first congress, which convened
on Monday Dec. 2, is the first congress in
sixteen yean in which tbs republican
party has bad a majority in both branches.
In tbs Forty-third congress, elected in
1872, and convened in December, 1873,
the republicans controlled both the sen
ate and tbs boose. But in the Forty
fourth congress the bouse was lost, and
although tbs republicans held the senate
in that and In tbs succeeding congresses,
they lortitssa result of the elections of
1878. They regained the house in 1880,
but lost it in 1882, and since 1883 the sen
ate has bean republican and the house
democratic. In the Fifty-first congress,
if every member were in his seat, there
would be in the senate—not reckoning the
senators to be chosen in Montana, whose
titles arequestiooed-forty-flve republicans
end thirty-seven democrats. The bonce
numbers 330 members, of whom 109 are
republicans and 161 democrats. It re
quires 168 votes for a quorum in the bouse,
so that the republicans, when all are pres
ent, will have three more than a quorum,
end a majority of eight over their political
opponent* The return of the republican
party to full control of the legislative and
executive departments of the government
after this long period is an event of no
ordinary interest For the first time since
the term of the Forty-third congress,which
expired in March, 1875, there is an oppor
tunity for the republican party to impress
its policy as regards matters in which it
can command the unbroken support of
its representatives in congress upon the
legislation of the country. Opportunity
carries with it responsibility, and with
the margin of control os small as it it, in
the boose especially, harmony and fidel
ity ore pressing dutias to which republi
can representatives can not afford to be
Dcnmo tba lata capital fight Olympia
emissaries labored among farming com
munities with the argument that the re
moral of tba capital would result in aa
srrmsivi tax on the people, and that the
prieial lagielalira buildings ware ample
and good enough for ten or fifteen years
la acme. Now Nick Owens, of Olympia,
comas to tba front with a bill to relieve
T. M. Bead and others for (2560 unauthor
ised expenditure in enlarging tba capitol
building to accommodate the constitu
tional convention; another bill has been
introduced providing 13000 per year lor
renting a building lor legislative commit
tees, sad still another bill appropriating
S large sum to enlarge and improve the
peasant old shack where the legislators
mast. Olympia worked the Capital fight
well. Bba had one argument for onacom
maaity and its opposite lor another. Her
paUMdans are named on intrigue, and
they mow how to handle people. Onaol
the arguments advanced in the eastern
past of the state waa tbs advantages
gained by change of climate, and it was
surprising the number of pin-heads and
terriers who expoctad-to get a sniff of the
fool air from Olympia’s mod fiats whan
they become legislators or other officials
of the stale.
Anelectrical paper recently published
a carefully compiled list of the electric
railways in operation in the United States.
Ibe table shows a grand total of 180
reads, 1280 miles of track and 11,884
ears, some 112 being actually at work.
Considering that at the snd of 1886 there
wee only one electric railway in operation
the growth cl electric traction has been
mnAhing phenomenal, even lor aoeb a
godhead country as America. An Eng-
M*h electrical paper, commenting on this
unprecedented boom, says: “Not con
tent with thio brilliant record, our enter
prising couains are turning their atten
tion to this country. If they succeed in
telhsiag the English tramway companies
with «om of their own innovating en
•«J, there will not, we venture to say. be
a dose scrutiny as to who brought about
the desired result,” Tbs cost of running
tenet railways with boras power and
with electricity has been carefully esti
mated, and for the purpose of comparison
a line running fifty can is taken. Such
• a line, operated with horses, easts $200.75
pm day, and with electricity $80.60. The
dtfhrenee in favor of electricty is $231.25,
or $4.88 pm day saved on each ear.
rannnawT Haamauw ha nominated
David J. Brewer, of Kanau, aaaociate
justice of the Culled Stela eopretne court.
Jnatice Brewer la fifty yean of age, and
ww hen |u Smyrna, A ala Minor, hla
father baring bean a miaaionary to that
country. Helen grndnate of Yale col
lage and a nephew of Jnatice Stephen J.
Plaid. _______
Ton nrwepapen of Dougin county are
heenmfug gwße spirited. The Big Bend
Jhapfre, pnbllahed at Watarvl lie, calls the
Oroodo fifrwe “the dying journalistic
fcatm eeaduetad by the pitiable crank at
tha river landing.” The Ariacnn Kick*
wttl have to look on for ite laorala if tbU
thing up at Ma preamt rapid pan.
■i . . —non
Tha Puyallup Ceasasrrer ia aaking for
tha werld*e Mr. Yakima doea not want
R. We have a anigwa project of onr own
«a aal attalUm to the advaotaga of this
loenSty, and aagaaat tha building of a
watarmekm palace neit fall. Ellenaburgh
weald die with tha cram pa contemplat
ing »- mm^BSBSS
T. P. Organ, awpariataodenl of the
Northern Faclde railroad, ha rurally
been in Wanlllagtno, accompaniad by
Manager Hannaford, to disc dm with the
western members of the senate and the
boose the plan to be laid before congress
at this session for the irrigation of the
arid lands of the west. Oakes proponed
that congress give each of the western
states the arid land within its borders.
The Northern Pacific will lend ita aid to
irrigation companies to be formed under
the authority of the individual states for
the improvement of these lands. The
proposition to take the irrigation problem
out of the hands of the general government
is based on the claim that this proposi
tion to appropriate the millions necessary
to carry out the scheme of irrigation will
meet with strong opposition in the east,
and also on the claim that rnngrsss will
take fifteen years to accomplish what the
state legislatures might do in five.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
A bill has been introduced in the senate
compelling railroads to fence their tracks
when in the judgment of the county com
missioners the public safety demands It.
Kiunear’s bill, aimed at trusts and
making combinations for the purpose of
regulating prices and the production un
lawful, has passed the senate.
Senator Kinnear has Introduced a bill
providing a registration law, specifying
bow election districts are to be formed,
the appointment of registry agents and
their powers and duties.
Tbs legislature has a bill under consid
eration providing for a complete biennial
report to the legislature of the progress of
the stats, showing the condition of the
various industries, the amount of capital
and how invested; the number, age, sex,
and nativity of persons employed as wage
workers; the number, sex age and con
dition of those unmarried; the coat of
rent, food, water, etc., in the several sec
tions of the state, sanitary conditions,
births and deaths, and much other val
uable information.
Hupervisora and supreme judges of this
state are now invested with the powers of
performing the marriage ceremony. A
bill to this end was railroaded through
the legislature last Saturday for a senator
from the lower Sound who wanted Judge
Hoyt to officiate at bis wedding.
Among the many bills introduced is one
to compel employers of females to furnish
aeata to such employes, and another to
knock out sparring coo tests and prise
fights.
It is claimed that the opponents of Lieu
tenant Governor Laughton are drafting a
bill to have the office abolished, and that
a majority of the senators favor the move
ment, which is backed by a strong faction
in the house.
Representative daman has introduced
a memorial asking Washington senators
and representatives in congress to confer
and advise with the president and secre
tary of the interior as to the allotment ol
lands of the Yakima reservation in sev
eralty to the Indians, with a view to the
sale or settlement joi those lands not so
allotted. The memorial recites that the
reservation contains 800,000 acres of land
suitable lor agriculture and gracing and
only 800 Indiana.
Representative Cleman has introduced
a bill to locate the normal school at North
Yakima, and another one to locate the
agricultural college In the center ol the
state, which, of course, means in Yakima
county. The norms! school bill author
ises the appointment ol a commission,
one ol whom shall be president ol the
school, at a salary ol 12800. The interest
accruing from the 100,000 acres ol land
donated by the government shall be de
voted to the support ol the school. The
commissioners shall select a site at North
Yakima, provided the residents shall do
nate twenty acres lor grounds, and build
ings to the value ol 110.000 are erected.
The agricultural college bill authorises
the governor, lieutenant governor and sec
retary ol stats to select a location in the
center of the state, in a place where the
soil is of the moot diversified character for
agricultural purposes. Tba rveldants oI
tba locality shall donate 100 acne ol till
able land. The bill appropriates 110,000
and authorises the levy ol aonedanthol
a mill tax lor the support of the school.
A board of trustees shall be appointed by
the governor with the consent of the sen
ate. The sums to be paid (or tuition shall
not exceed 16000 the first year. The
board Is to be paid |0 hr each day actn
ally employed.
Klickitat's repeusentativa has intro
duced a bill to locate the state reform
school in Klickitat county. Lewie county
Is also contesting lor this institution.
Representative Cleman has introduced
a bill providing lor tba sinking of low
artesian walla in the Horse Heaven sec
tion of Yakima county. It appropriates
12,000 lor this work, providing the county
commissioners make an equal appropria
tion. In case the appropriation runs out
before a flowing wall is reached, the
county is authorised to appropriate money
to continue the work.
The Mime ha puad Kinnear’s bill
1 making it unlawful for any public officer
, to UM public money! for any puipoaa
other than tboa provided by law. The
I meaaura la tor the purpoa of correcting
l the aboae commonly practiced by coato
; diana of public funda of loaning money
. to individuate or corporatiooa and pocket
, Ing the Internet.
Railway Cnaaou.-Tbe Union Pacific
, In July laat leaned the Oregon Railway
I ft Navigation Co.’a Una and two weeka
I ego pure baaed them outright Now
, coma an order from the company lorm
l ally doing away with the variooa tillea
r under which the company conducted Ila
i branchea and all of the company’a Una
, from the Miaaourl river to Portland will
hereafter be known a the Colon Pacific,
r Thia order iocludea the Oregon Short
t Line, the Oregon Railway A Navigation
i and all of the company'# ateamer’a on
i the ocean and the eouod. The aervice
i between the Iflaeoori river and Portland
I baa bean doubled, there being now two
■ dally mine inataad of one.
—H. Kuachler, the Jeweler, baa a vary
l large mock of beautiful holiday preaenta
f on hand, which are offered at the vary
' loweat pricea, to auit the tirna, and every
I thing warranted firet-doa. St
NSVI NOTES.
Ex-Treasurer Parker.of Seattle, is found
to be abort in his accounts in the sum of
$10,220.15.
Washington has been given good places
on the committees in tbs senate. Tbs
special committee decided the places for
Squire and Allen. Squire was given coast
defenses, public grounds and buildings,
and immigration. Allan gets public lands,
woman suffrage and Indian depredations
claims.
One of our lawmakers has introduced
a bill making it a felony to sell cigarettes
to a boy of sixteen or under, and also s
felony for the lad to amoke them. If this
bill waa passed and enforced the major
ity of oar boys would spend meet of their
time in durance vile. Another stats sol on
has introduced a bill prohibiting the
manufacture or sale of cigarettes within
the limits of Washington.
The Walls Walla Journal charges that
tbs employes of the Steilaooom insane
asylnm take undue liberties with lbs
female patients, and that one of the female
patients, after returning from a year’s
confinement there, was token with child
at Welle Walla, for which she sold on
asylum employe was responsible. Dr.
Wanghop, the head of the asylum, places
no credence in the truth of the charges
and courts an investigation.
SUoott, the cashier of the sergeant-at
arms of the boose of representatives, is a
fugitive and defaulter in the sum of $71,-
850. This sum does not comprise all that
Silcott illegally carried off, as he also took
a large amount of individual deposits be
longing to congressmen who were accus
tomed to leave money for safety in the
big safe of which Rilcott alone hod tbs
combination. Congressman Hermann,
of Oregon, is one of the mourners.
Han Atoms ArsaMH Capers.
Members of s traveling troupe who
were aboard tbs train on which James
McKee Arnold tried the autocratic star
relate many now laughable, but then se
rious, incidents which occurred on the
trip from Portland.
in bin trips through the can, the pltr
fnl nuuiiec would arouse some deeper
from hie bonk end talk la him earnestly
on e wide variety of subjects, at the as me
time holding hie ponderous weapon at
hie listener’s breast and com pel Unit bis
abject submission. He stood three boys
up in a row, making them Jump op and
down like eu many puppets on a string.
He conversed eloquently tor ball an hour
with a member of the theatrical troupe
named Harris, lor whom he professed a
friendly regard, at the tame time bolding
the morale of his pistol within an inch cl
that gentleman’s breast. Ur. Harris
talked as cordially as ha could, hot,
somehow, the sight of that miniature
cannon, which might at any time blow
him into eternity, threw a damper OSI
the conversation. On nearing Pendle
ton, aa ha waa marching Braksman
Wentley to the platform, the insane man
said impressively to this gentleman,
’’Now, Ur. Harris, watch me,” and it is
believed that it waa bis intention to kill
Wensley, which waa thwarted by hia
timely arrest.
He dtechvged hie weapon several
times, on one occasion narrowly missing
another member of the troupe, and made
things very uncomfortable (or the pas
sengers. He scared the porter so bad
that that functionary took passage on the
engine, and if a darkey could have
turned pale, he certainly wonld have per
formed the feat He would allow no one
to pass him in the aisle, and suspiciously
watched every movement of the passen
gers, so that it was impossible to arrest
him. He marched Wensley, almost on
a trot, from one car to another, and ex
plored every portion of the train, com
pelling the porter to open the lockers of
the sleepers and allow him to rummage
through them. In short, his freaks were
as numerous as they ware peculiar and
dangerous, and it is considered almost
miraculous that he killed no one during
the trip.
While in Jail at Pendleton Arnold said:
"I defended myself and money at tbs
point of a pistol on tbs trip from Portland
and fired five shots. The result is that I
have arrived here in safety. • • •
People overwork themselves and their
employee in the mad race for wealth, and
the train men were overworked. They
slept at their poets and I had to awaken
them constantly and keep them moving/*
Arnold haa been taken to San Francises
to be confined in a private asylum. White
being taken from Pendleton to Portland
be tried to terangte his keeper, the sheriff
of Umatilla county. It te feared that he
is hopelessly insane.
■Mel Vnklaon Burner snap.
Robert Bennett bae fitted and farntehed
the Hotel Yakima barber shop and thrown
open its doors to the public. Mr. Bennett,
or “Bob,” as his friends all call him, has
a high reputation as a tonaorial artist,
and the announcement that he bee em
barked In business on his own book will
be enOetent to attract to his tastefully
fitted-up shop a bote of patrons. In the
trimming of hair or the wteldh* of a
rasor Mr. Bennett has no superior, and
this fate te generally understood. The
bath rooms in the roar of the shop are
the bate in tbs city and will doubtless be
well patronised. •
—Everybody ie welcome a H. Kuecb
ler’e jewelry elore, and everybody ia
treated alike. One price only and in
plain figure. dl2-3t
—The largpet stock Beat of the Parade
mountains in diamoode, watchra, jew
elry, clocks, silverware, stc.. you will find
hare at home a H. Koechler'a. St
—New goods arriving daily at Henry
Ditter's, direct from the seat, (treat
preparations have been made lor the hol
idays. Call and an the latest la the line
of dry goods and clothing. •
—What could be more daairabla lor a
Christmas present for wife, daughter or
mother than a bandaome drum pattern?
A lull line of the latest malaria la and
shades have bean received by Usury
Dltter. a
J3L HZBXJOHZILEIH.,
I The Leading Jeweler.
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. Diamonds, Watches, Silverware,
; Jewelry, Clocks, Optlcals,
, Bronzes.
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: tub - tops! • SlflCE - Mi - tti - Lowest - Mens.
FAWCETT BROS,
DEALERS IK
Farm Machinery & Vehicles,
Sole Agents (or the Celebrated
MORRISON AND HEADLIGHT WALKING, SULKY AND GANG PLOWS,
DICKS FAMOUS FEED-CUTTERS, BADGER STATE FANNING MILLS,
VICTOR HAY PRESS (Victor can press from 10 to It tons per day),
VICTOR HAY, STOCK AND WAREHOUSE SCALES.
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AN* THE CILBMUTBB
Moline and Weber Wagons.
:o:
They have just received a car load of the famous and popular
WEBER W^CXOISTS,
Aad would respectfully request all parties intending to purchase wagons to call at their plaee of
business and examine them before purchasing elsewhere. They call especial
attention to their large and fine stock of
Bum Carnap, Half-Platform aid lonntain Sprint fawn.
They are the only dealers in Yakima County who handle goods direct (rooa the Factory.
J'.VIMIV Corner of Front A A Street,
Stoves at Cost!
AT
VINING BROTHERS.
We believe in taking advantage of the doll season of the year which is upon ns ami
offer a
Complete and Entirely New
Line of Heating Stoves
just mm! m tosn
These Goods came in a little late, bat we mean to make it profitable to yon and to
ns too by not carrying them over.
We Offer these Goods at Cost
DON’T MISS OUR BARGAINS IN COAL HODS.
EVERYTHING MARKED DOWN TO BEDROCK.
Biy M Hardware HIMUrn low.
ViixirLg Eros,
00* TELEPHONE 31. VINING BLOCK.
SAWYER & PENNINGTON
(SUCCESSORS TO A. B. WEED.)
Hardware, Stoves,
Farm Machinery, Wagons.
Superior BnrM Wire. Wheeling Steel Nolle. The Urgent Aaeortmcnt o( BuiHere'
Mnteriel in Central Weehlngton, end Price. Lower then the Loweet.
We lib i Sittiall? if nttlic ii Hal Air Fonans.
SAWYER ft PENNINGTON,
Southeast Corner First Street and Yakima Avenue, North Yakima, Washington.
Lombard <fe Horsley,
(SUCCESSORS TO A. H. REYNOLDS.)
Dealers in
FURNITURE!
CARPETS, WINDOW-SHADES,
PORT!BBS, CURTAINS, oa CLOTHS.
Tb« Urgwt ul beat Mnrtcd Mark Id Central Washington, at
Prices that Can’t be Duplicated.
FECHTER & LAW,
REAL ESTATE,
FIRST KOBE LOME.
From this date we will give special attention to the making of
First Mortgage Loans upon improved farm property and in special
cases upon improved city property. We are prepared to make
Loans at Seasonable Bates of Interest
And a low commission. When in need of money it will be to
your advantage to call upon us.
Ouf : Insurance : Business
Is continually increasing. We say without fear of contradiction
that we represent the best line of companies in the City.
$50,000 In Round Numbers
Is the amount of our real estate sates during the months of Aug
ust and September, 1889. The
Mast M In Deal Estate )Ut
Is always experienced during the winter months. We predict that
the coming winter will usher in greater activity than we have ever
experienced before. You most draw your own conclusions. We
are prepared for it; are yon?
•via ruiu national wank,
Yakima Avenue, North Yakima, Washington.
HOWABOUTTAKIMA?
Listen to the Story as it is Told by Careful
Observers from Abroad.
TU mv But* Capital will prJhatybT atNorth'T(Um.
(Spokane Falls Review.)
Tho beat and moat extenaive africoltaral teflon In the Yakima Land DMrict,
ud in tho Territory, liaa about tba City of Noth Yakima and to known at the
Yakima Valley.
(Seattle foet-letiUiffncer.)
wham four yaaia ana waaa uncnltiTated prairies, the home of gnat barda
of unrestrained wild cattle and vicious bauda of cayuaa poniea who knew no hahar,
now atanda the City of North Yakima, tba Queen of Eastern Washington.
(NerfAuwrr Jfafaiiaa.)
The knot of yalloya which moat at tho now town of North Yakima aaama a bit
of Southern Callfcrnia ban in the north. Public opinion in all parts of Wtahlon
lon has Battled upon this place an the Capital of tha new Hats.
Therein no tart mason why this city and county, when they ahall bare ranched
Iheb maximum in population, should not ham in the city hoar IMHO to a,COO,
and the county tO/nSb lo 60,000. Nefthar le there any food reason why they ahoaki
Dot be arenULaDr a moot the aery woaHhlart tswna and cotmtiaß In Washington
tha conn* tonaly*S* 'mlli* r^hkh'taoKSHl*ttaltoto!
Crtltorato. II there laamxbrt count, in a
taxation the pnbUo would like to know it.
(Taeema Ledger.)
The raßey ln whWJ tho city of North Yakima laaitnatad in the center of a
h " mUre * <l • ppro * c bea North Yakima cannot bntfifttra
(Sttoh iim Fall* IMm.)
l«wth«« apartlhe difference to eUMUhtwTiMm
in Yakima county and Ellaubanifa in Kittitaa county la almost aa mat aa that
855:5.% SSff- b0 -’ -
InUrvitw walk Joift /. JL Jewre on Mr ramm Asm eaten dlny l»« Mtcknmitt fair in
Cmli/O rata, PnkUtkrd in Ike .Seattle PtM-InuOifencer.
It waa a mat axhibitlon ol the wealth ol California, hot I found no batter
specimens cl yegetablaa and mane eariatiee d fruit than Washington Territory an
(taceaTl can no orer Into the Yakima coontryand in two daye collect Hoar
docta in those tinea than I aaw in California, foe Yakima neachea are olhrtler
quality and flaror than any rained in California. the aspire are aoperior and the
prnnea are away ahead cl anythin! I erer aaw. Then, 100, they raiae doer melons,
sjinaahee and all klndaoi vefetablea in tha Yakima conntryt&an any prodttcedin
California.
Mac Lean, Bead & Co
Bill Esmt. Inn Ms,
Hava liated with them deaiiahle land cl all klnda including farm a, cardan tracts,
orchard landa, reakience and bodoeaa lota. While the oppcatnnlty la presented—
while the lamp atill holds ant to bom-tke wise will taka advantageol the low
prices which atilt prerall and inyeat in Yakima property.
Helm, tel i Ci. Jim TiUn, VtdiuliL