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Newspaper
Yakima Herald
Location
Yakima, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1900
Page
3
E. M. Reed assumes the reportorial duties of Tue Herarn following J. G. Boyle's resignation. Reed's journalistic skill is well known to Tuk Her ALD readers, requiring no further introduction.
A conservative publishing house Harpers Bros failed with liabilities in the several million range and shortly after D Ap pleton Co collapsed under debts largely over a million. The note hints at troubled prosperity and peculiar business cycles.
Placards declaring eggs at ten cents a dozen trigger jokes about workers profits. Some say rising prices could force a factory shutdown and a wage protest, while others dismiss it as comic exaggeration about labor value.
Queen Victoria cabled Lord Roberts to express sympathy to General Joubert’s widow. The note calls him a gallant soldier and honorable foe, illustrating the British monarch’s kindly heart. The passage reflects belief that her influence might have averted the war with the Boers.
Greely urges Congress to fund and control the Pacific cable to ensure privacy and official protection and cheaper public service. He warns that a private subsidy demand backed by a strong lobbying effort could sway lawmakers against government ownership.
The Interior Department ordered the Ranier forestry reserve closes to stock was challenged by Yakima wool growers and western congressmen led by speakers from this state. After persistent effort the land was opened to grazing under strict limits. The outcome is praised as invaluable for the region.
Citizens of Yakima resent biased reports from Paul C. Hedrick on Bryan day and speeches. The dispatches describe the young man as gallant yet defiant, noting he left a hotel bill unpaid and took a reserved seat in Seattle, forcing Alden Brethen of the Seattle Times to the sidewalk.
C E Lum Jr visits from Kennewick to see parents while L T Erwin heads to Seattle for Dawson trip gear. Eva Clark travels to Seattle for a visit with friends. Mrs Dennison of Seattle attends funeral of Eliza Shaw. G C Wallace returns from a Sound and Grays Harbor trip. Mesars Dooly and Thompsons spend about 20000 on Seattle market horses. Yakima county sheep statistics sought by agricultural department from Samuel Cameron.
Lund posted a 415 dollar certified check for a Bryan excursion from Roslyn to the Wenatchee region. Rail announcements were deficient, reducing expected turnout, and Lund offers to absorb the loss if the company claims a deficit.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy and assistance during bereavement of a wife and mother. Gro. Krys and Family sign the notice. For sale items include Thoroughbred Poland-China boars and sons and a Holstein bull. North Yakima repair ad invites Try Keene for bike repairs. Kleis and Bond offer flour or feed at very low prices on Yakima avenue.
City lotes and farm lands listed with horses and sheep for sale. Coffin Bros. 2-tf Kleis & Bond offer all kinds of feed hay flour and bran at low prices. Also provide cash prices for hides furs and pelts. See Columbia Meat Market and Yakima Hardware Co for tools and equipment.
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