The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-29
LATER NEWS.
Admiral SIMPSONS daughter Is to
wed Californian.

DAD, tne Wtll-knOWn syndicate
writer is critically i'll at her home in
New York.
The o. r. Sc y. C.'s steamship Co
lumbia on her last trip made the run
from San Francisco 20 Portland in ii
hours and So minutes.
An express train and freight train
met on the same track near Vincenncs,
Ind, and three trainmen were serious
ly hurt and score or more passengers
bruised and scratched.
The American National bank, Of
Lima, o., was robbed of $lS, 1862. The
money was taken from the big vault.
The robbery was perpetrated in a skill
ful manner, no damage being done to
the vault.
Mrs. libel, her daughter, Mrs. Ossie
Malone. and Mrs. Malone's infant were
burned 10 death in their nome near
liillshOro. Tex. The women could be
seen in the house, but 1t was impossi.
bic to rescue them, though every eff.
fort was made. The fire started by
the use OF kerosene to kindle fire.
Captain Il. d. Evans name Is prom
inently mentioned as Rear.AduiraI
BuuCe's successor in the Brooklyn
navy'yard, now that it seems to be de.
cided that Rear-Admral Sampson will
remain commander.in-chief of the
North Atlantic station, and Rear.Ad-
miral Schley will be assigned to sea
duty in compliance with his request.
The conference based upon tho dis
armament proposal Of Emperor Nicho-
las has been fixed for st. Petersburg
about the beginning Of May next, prior
to which the Russian government will
submit officially to the powers def
mite plan of disarmament in order to
enable them to formulate notifications
or counter-suggestions.
a special from Dawson dated No.
vember 10 says: Reports from all
creeks in the vicinity of Dawson indi-
cate that the winters product OF gold
will exceed that of last year by more
than 100 per cent. Several persons are
reported TO have been frozen to death.
One of these was found in knceliag
posture beside his sled and dogs, be-
tween bunker and Dominion, at the
summit.
The navy department is going to be
prepared for any emergency that may
hereafter arise in the Atlantic and Pa
o!tic oceans by carrying on hand the
enormous stock OF nearly half million
tons OF the best steaming coal for war
ships chat can be procured. This sup
ply OF the most important of all sinews
OF modern war is to be systematically
distributed in American ports most
conveniently located for the coaling of
ships for any operations the navy may
concelvably be called upon to under
take.
Judge Day, president of the Paris
peace commission, has arrived home.
A loaded lumber schooner is ashore
at Cannon beach, near Elk creek. Or.
The recently Gp,t tinted register of
the Nulato land otti,o in Alaska is
missing.
In a trainwreck near Lexington. Ky,
nine tIainmen Were injured, two prob
ably fatally.
lmportations of manufactures from
Great Britain into the United States
seem likely to Glow an unusually small
total in the year 1898.
The United States troops have begun
a regular patrol of tie city of Havana,
in order to guard against possible dis
orders. General Lee is arranging for
the evacuation day parade.
Public men in office, especially those
in congress, newspaper correspondents
and everybody who is supposed to have
influence in shaping legislation or with
the administration are being flooded
with literature from foreign countries
i" relation to our changed condition of
tf~.rs as result of the American
Spanish war.
Fire destroyed the house occupied by
Senior Don Carlos Morla Nicuna, the
Chilean minister. Mt the corner of Con-
necticut avenue and n street, Wash.
ington. The roof and top story were
destroyed and the furniture of the
whole house was ruined by smoke and
water, entailing Il loss of $4,000. The
and his family barely es-
capped.
AT Broolline, Mass, by the sudden
breaking of the ice on Lovetott pond, in
the park system, 80 young girls and .
boys were thrown into eight feet OF WA
ter, and though numerous spectators
and the police worked had to rescue
the children. three were drowned before
help could reach them, They were J. /