The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-11-11
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DECISION AGAINST THEODORE DURGHT
Prison Guard Kills q Convict.
Tried 60 Burn Their ship Relief
For Ice Hound Whalers-The stu.
alton In Ohio.
FRIDAY.

Wohituy NulChRO WiuOW uesiIoo W
adopt Evangeline Cisneros, the Cuban
refugee. An alarm OF fire during
church time causes panic in Q Russian
church, through which "a we're killed
and leo injured. 80. Mark Hanna says
1.-THE weather was against u.s.. Ia
coma advices state that a railroad from
that city to The Dslles 10 an assured fact.
III is reported that English officials
at Calcutta received an American cargo
Of famine supplies without enthusiasm
and said cargo Of guns to kill of the
natives would.have been more acceptable.
49,. Smallpox breaks out among the
Ute Indians in New Mexico. .....A cat
lemsn's convention 10 announced to meet
in Denver. Colo, next January.
SATURDAY.
An attempt is made to sue the Prince
of Wales for 100000. ... Preliminary
steps are taken to prosecute q coal trust in
California. ....A million dollar shortage
is discovered in the Spanish treasury at
Havana and suspicion attaches to Wey-
Ter 80. Seattle adopts the free text book
system by vote..of two to one. .. Ex-
Auditor Troy. Of Clallsm county, arrives
from Skaguay with the sheriff and pleads
not guilty to the charge Of embezzlement
and is bound over with bonds at $1,000.
$3.50. Tacoma votes down the free text
book proposition.
SUNDAY.
A cargo Of fir timbers from Washington
tor ships spars is consigned to New York
......A Weyler meeting in Spain held to
arrange reception for that worthy 10
dissolved. -. Four men hold-up train
in New Mexico. :. America, Russia
and Japan signed sealing treaty yester-
day. The Spanish government de-
cides to try Weyler by court martial
when he arrives in Spain. The steamer
on which he sailed becomes disabled and
he may have to return ito Havana. $50.
A very enthusiastic Cuban mass meeting
was held in New York last night. 80.
An attempt was made TO ssssssinate the
president Of Brazil. He is shielded by
his brother who receives wound that
will probably prove fatal. .....A guard
shoots prisoner while trying to escape
from the Oregon penitentisry and kills
him. He is exonerated by the supern-
tendent of the prison. .Cayuses are
being bought in Oregon for the Linnton
cannery at $3.50 per head. 80. .Unsstis.
factory returns are being received by
Vancouver shippers Of green prunes. -.
Mayor Gray Of Ellensburg orders all
gambling houses in the city closed.
MONDAY.
England and France are almost on the
brink OF war over African complications.
-. The president and his cabinet take
up the subject Of relief for Klondikers.
800. Steamer Idaho founders in q gale
on Lake Erie and nineteen persons are
drowned. Arrangement are being
made to use 800 skilled coolies to break
the coal strike in the Northern Illinois
district. They will all bear arms, live in
q stocksde equipped with gattling guns
and be guarded by 100 former Chicago
policemen. go. Beggars are becoming
numerous in Sound cities. They are not
hobos but men who have expended their
little oil TO get 10 the Klondike and have
failed.
TUESDAY.
Word is received in San Francisco that
sore months ago the crew OF the bark
winthrop" when they frat heard the
Klondike news attempted TO burn thu ship
and thus escape to Alaskan shore to hunt
for gold Ia Christian Science healer
is arrested for failing to notify the health
authorities Of case OF diphtheris which
she is treating. II convicted she will
take the matter to the court of highest
resort 49,. The Everett Land Company
commences an action in the Superior
court to restrain the county treasurer from
selling real property in Everett for delin-
quent taxes $50. Geo. Augsvine's hop
kiln near Auburn 10 burned-probably
fred by tramps The United States
Supreme court affirmes the decision Of
the circuit court Of California, refusing Q
writ Of habeas corpus to William Henry
Theodore Durrant, under sentence of
death for the murder OF Miss Blanche La
mont in San Francisco, April, 1895. The
case has attracted attention throughout
the whole United States and today's de-