The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-09-29
ER NEWS.

merit.
The American evacuation commits
sion at Havana has been officially noti-
fed that Manzanillo will be evacuated
October 2.
The Italian government has sent to
Russia automatically worded accept
ance of the cars invitation to take
part in the peace conference.
Damage to the amount of about $780,
! 600 was caused by fire in the Hotel
Vendome, San Jose, Cal, which is one
of the finest hotels on the coast.
The New York transport Yucatan
has arrived from Ponce, having on
board 1875 men belonging to the various
regiments sent home for muster out.
The president has appointed Harvey
Humphrey, of Washington, special
agent to allot lands in severalty to the
Washington.
The Farmers bank in Flora. Ind.
was looted, the robbers securing about
$l2, 200. Cashier William Lennon,
who was aroused by the noise, was shot
, and probably fatally injured Blood
hounds were put on the tail of the
bandits.
General Nunez OF the Cuban army,
refutes all statements to the effect that
Cubans were in league with Spaniards.
Cubans, he says, could not SO far forget
themselves as to form an alliance with
the Spaniards. who have SO cruelty op-
pressed them, against the Americans.
The commission to investigate the
conduct OF the war department held
secret meeting Monday. Nothing can
be learned as to what transpired. The
commission decided to hold two ses-
sons daily. one from 10 A. NJ. to 1890
p. NJ, and the other from 2 to P. NJ.
The first word that has come to
Washington from the American MEM
bers of the peace commission since their
departure was received at the navy de-
partment Monday, being cablegram
requesting that Captain Bradford, chief
OF the equipment bureau, be sent at
once to Paris to assist the commission.
A new and highly important inven.
tion has been tested at the German
naval maneuvers at Berlin. 1t was in
the shape OF a Greek Phoenician fire,
invented by a Berlin engineer. 1t ig-
mites on contact with the air or water,
and cannot be quenched by either
water or earth. 1t burns with q bril-.
liant flame, exceeding big searchlights,
and it can be sunk under water or I'M
der ground, and, when brought to the
surface, instantly bursts into flame at
any desired point. 1t was tested dur
ing the night evolutions off the island
of Heligoland, and of Kiel, and proved
most efficient in detecting the presence
OF the enemy.
The work of raising the Cristobal
Colon has now been taken up by the
navy department.
The steamer Rosaie has arrived at
Seattle with ITO passengers from Klon-
dixie, and $40, 900 in gold dust.
A recapituation OF the reports of the
board of health shows total of 1874
cases in the state of Mississippi.
TIE war department will not enter.
tain applications for discharge ex-
cepting they reach it through military
channels
News has been received from Ju-
neau, Alaska, of the drowning of w.
Nutling, of Michigan, and W. II. Lock-
wood. of California.
The Louisiana board of health makes
the official announcement that Frank
lin has had l0l cases to date. Five
persons have died there.
An official dispatch from S.. Louis,
Senegal, in West French Africa, says a
force of Soudanese sharpshooters in
the French service defeated an army Of
Sofas under one OF Samody's chiefs,
capturing 5000 men.
The most beautiful of the souvenirs
OF the great naval battle OF July 3. off
Santiago, has reached the navy depart
INIT from Guantanamo. 1t is a bronze
bust of Christopher Columbus, taken
from the flagship Cristobal Colon,
which lies below the surface of the
ocean, 30 miles from Santiago.
Advices firm San Francisco say Gen.
eral ShafteI will soon return to resume
his station as commander of the depart
ment OF California, relieving General
Merriam, who will probably be as.
signed TO his former duties as COM
mander of the department of the Colum.
bia.
The steamship Topeka has arrived at
Seattle with $50 Klondikers, 90 per
cent of whom have little or no dust
The passengers renort that Ii. Fraser