The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-29
THE NEWS Of THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review OF tho Import
ant Happenings OF the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns

Senator Mcbride OF Oregon, has In
troduced bill making Astoria the ter
minus of the trans-PaciiC cable.
Congress has adjourned until Janu-
AIRY /. After the holiday recess the
rights of General Wheeler and others TO
hold their seats will be inquired into.
Among network of wires 20 feet
above the ground, Roderick Chisholm,
Chicago electrician, was slowly
burned to death in sight of several
hundred spectators.
Colonel f. 5. Barrett, national pres.
ident Of the Sons OF the American Rev.
olution, was killed by falling from a
window of his home at Concord, Mass.
He was go years Of age.
In Louisville, Ky, it is estimated by
the health department that there are
10000 cases of grip. The ravages Of
the disease have been SO widespread
that in some cases business has been
seriously impeded.
Hereafter brooms will cost cents
more apiece. Members of the Broom
Manufacturers Association Of the
United States met in Chicago and de.
cided to advance the price of brooms 25
cents dozen.
A rear-end collision occurred on the
Pennsylvania railroad three miles
from Railway, n. j., which resulted in
the loss of two lives and injury to many
y
DeWolf, railway clerk; and f. Knight,
u colored porter of the sleeping-car.
While examining state documents of
the 10th century in the Vatican library
recently, Able Cozzaluzzi, assistant
Librarian, found the original manu-
script OF treatise by Calico on the
tides. The manuscript is all in Cali
leo's handwriting, and ends with tho
words written at Rome in the Medici
Gardens on January s, 1910.
The president has nominated Ethan
A. Hitchcock, of Missouri, to he secre-
taiy of the interior. Mr.. Hitchcock Is
at present ambassador to Russia. He
was appointed minister more than a
year ago. and when the rank was raised
10 an embassy, he was re-appointed.
He is a wealthy lawyer and business
man Of st. Louis, and was foI some
time an extensive platc-glass manufac-
turer. He is a great grandson OF Ethan
Allen, OF Revolutionary fame.
The table OF proposed stations of
United States troops, submitted by
General Wade, shows a total of 90, 900
troops, distributed as follows: Province
Of Pinar del Rio, 5000; province OF
Havana, "a, 600; province of Matanzas,
10000; province Of Santa Clara. 10, 900;
province of Puerto Principe, 1000;
province of Santiago. 1000. The
recommendation of the commission, if
carried out, would require IS regiments
OF infantry and five of cavalry, with six
batteries of light artillery, four for
Havana and two for Matanzas.
Secretary Long will soon issue adj
refreshments calling for proposals for
raising the Maine and the Crstobal
Colon, in accordance with the decision
OF the board Of construction to which
the matter had been referred.
A financial statement Just issued by
the Southern Pacific Company shows
that for the month of October the gross
earnings OF the company reached
So, $50. 725. This is an increase Of
81, l25, 79l over the same month OF last
year.
Corliss, of Michigan, has introduced
a bill in the house to facilitate tho con-
struction and maintenance Of tele.
graph cables in the Pacific ocean be-
tween the United States and Hawaii,
the Philippine islands, Japan and other
countries.
The agricultural appropriation bill
passed by congress contains n retaila-
tory clause authorizing the secretary of
agriculture to inspect imported articles
dangerous to health, and also author
izing the secretary of the treasury TO ex-
clude such articles. The restriction is
designed to apply to large number of
articles imported from foreign coun-
tries.
London advices just received bring
promise that the West Indian colonies
will enter upon the new year with
brighter industrial prospects, owing to
the successful launching of the West
Indian COOPERATIVE Union, organized
on the lines of the California Fruit
Union, and the Irish Agricultural or
which achieved wonderfully
rapid success.
Great Britain has given another
striking example of friendship for the
United States and ut the same time