The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15
LATER NEWS.

One man was killed and several
fatally wounded at school entertain
ment at Charleston, W. Va.
The purchase price is 1880, 900. paya-
BILE in cash in fully paid shares, leaving
ESQ, 600 for the working capital.
Henry J. Nelligan. cook. George W.
Beverly, both of company G., First
were killed in a camp quarrel.
Rossland's famous lie Rol mine is at
last before London investors. The
London Globe Corporation and the
British America Corporation have in
vited subscriptions to 200.0 shares
of So each in the LIE Roi Company, ltd.
A smooth gang Of counterfeiters is at
work in the Mississippi valley. The
counterfeit is of the standard silver
dollars. All of which have 80 far been
discovered bear the date Of 1890. II is
believed something like 200, 900 of
them have gained circulation.
Senator Davis, OF the Paris peace
commission, in an interview with
London Daily Mail correspondent, de-
clared in favor Of a triple alliance be-
tween the United States, England and
Japan. for the protection of all their
interests north of the equator.
Charles Tracy, aged IS. shot and
instantly killed Tim Connors, custodian
of Greenlawn cemetery, indianapolis.
Ind. Tracy with a number of other
| hDva hn
snowballs at pedestrians. Refusing
to desist he was killed by Connors.
The thirteenth annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor met
at Kansas City, Mo. About $50 dele
gates from all parts of the country were
present; also William Thorne and Will
liam Inskip, of London, representing
the British trades union congress.
The British Columbian government
has made crown reserve of all town.
sites and land outside of the mining
fields in the Lake Atlin district. This
was recently announced privately by
Mr.. c. Settlin, premier of British Co.
lumbia, to Gold Com missioner W. J.
Rant, who has just arrived in Seattle
from Atlin.
The United States government is not
aware that any arrangement has been
made for the transfer of the title of the
Samoan islands to Germany, and being
one Of the parties to the tripartite
agreement under which Samoa is now
governed, it is not conceivable that
any change in the status of the islands
can be made without the knowledge of
this government.
Three people were burned to death
in fire in Brooklyn fat.
President Mckinley will make
tour of Porto Rico and Cuba.
Only two men were killed in the
Wardner (Idaho) mine disaster.
Ten deaths as a result Of suicide,
and accident is the record OF one Sun.
day in Greater New York.
Germany is now said to be seeking
an ally and wants the friendship of
Uncle Sam. German Ambassador Won
Holleben has been commissioned to
settle whatever differences exist.
An area Of 30 blocks in the 2sth
ward in Brooklyn was inundated by
raging waters, which washed out the
fundations of houses, tore down trolley
and telegraph poles. imprisoned people
in their homes.
Charles W. Miller. of Chicago, last
years six-day champion. won the great
bicycle race at Madison-Square Garden
again this year, beating the worlds
record (his OWN by "a miles. He made
2,007 miles, and rested but "a hours
in the 142.
Unprecedented secrecy obtains as to
the conditions Of the construction of
the Shamrock, the challenger for the
Americas cup. Not merely are the
most strict precautions taken to pre-
vent leakage of the details of her con-
struction, but even the place where she
is being built is kept secret.
The foreign exhibitors have been seri-
ously affected by the decision of the
Paris appeal court in rejecting the suit
of Swiss EN- broiderer against French
manufacturer who copied his designs.
The effect of the decision is that de-
signs and patterns in the foreign OK.
hibits of 1900 may be copied with i'm
pnnity by French manufacturers, I'M
lessthe exhibitors possess manu-
factory in France.
The battle-ship Massachusetts struck
a reef or sunken obstruction near Dia-
mond reef, off Castle William, Cover
nor's island, N. Y, while on her way
from the navy-yard to the naval an