The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1898-12-15
Comprehensive Review OF the Import
ant Happenings of tho Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

The pottery trust has completed it's
organization under the laws of New
Jersey; capital, $40, 900, 900.
Steamer Roumania has sailed from
Savannah for Havana with the first
regiment, North Carolina, to help gar
rison the turbulent city.
The Paris court Of cessation has
granted stay of proceedings in the
Picquart trial. and thereby invoked the
fury of the anti-Dreyfus press.
A mining suit involving property
valued at $1,000, 900 has been entered
tana syndicate against prominent Cali
fOrnia capitalists. ...
In recent public address In Wash
ington Count Won Goetzen said that the
only good volunteers among the United
States troops during the late war we're
the Rough Riders.
1t is now understood that Major. Cen
eral James +. Wade, president OF the
will be appointed by President McKin.
ley military governor OF western Cuba.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
decided that the bondsmen Of ex-State
Treasurer BARLEY will have to make
good that officials shortages and steal
ings from the state, amounting in all
to about $7O0. 900.
d. II. Howard, New Mexico cattle
dealer, with two detectives. is on the
trail of Gilett, the Kansas plunger, Cd
whom Howard is $40. 900 short. How
ard will ask the governor of Kansas to
issue reouisitlon papers for his extradi-
ton to New Mexico.
The British Columbia mills are again
receiving lumber orders from Cape
Town. South Africa, after period Of
two years, during which little or no
lumber was shipped to that district.
Two vessels are at present under way
to Victoria to receive cargoes for Africa.
Sam Smith, trainrobber. has been
sentenced to be hanged at Eldorado,
Kan, for the murder of citizen Bel
ford, who was one Of posse that resist
ed Smith and his partner. Tom Wind.
Wind pleaded guilty TO second-degree
murder and was sentenced to 30 years.
The Spanish government has issued
the following semi official note relating
to the presidents reference to the loss
of the Maine in his message to CON-
gress. "Spain has been treated by the
conqueroT with unexampled cruelty and
is resigned to her fate; but she can not
tolerate President MoKinley's accusa-
ton. for she is conscious of her COM
p'ete innocence.
A bill will soon be drafted providing
for the taking of the l2th census.
The steamer Resale, which has Just
arrived from the towns on the Lynn
canal, reports that thousand men
from Dawson are making their way to
the coast.
Francisco de Franchi, who was shot
dead by Antonio Rosso after saloon
quarrel in San Francisco, is said to
have been an agent of the muiderous
La Malta Society.
One more request of the Spaniards
was negatived by the peace commits
sioners. Ships and products OF Spain
will not be granted the same rights in
Cuba and Porto Rico as those of the
United States.
From the war department comes the
announcement that il is proposed to
send regular regiments to relieve the
volunteers in Manila just as soon az
transportation can be arranged. The
volunteers will be returned to the
United States in the order in which
they left.
The finding Of the court of inquiry
concerning the abandonment of the
Infanta Maria Teresa during the storm
of October 20, has been made public.
The court finds the abandonment was
not due TO any fault or neglect on the
part of any officer of the navy, and
does not think any further proceedings
should be instituted.
While fighting fire in the dock Of
the Lehigh Coal q Coke Company at
West Superior, Wis, crew of men
was caught by bad cave-in. caused by
the weakening of the pile foundation.
Four were buried under thousands Of
tons of burning coal. One, John NAL
inowski. has been rescued alive, but is
in a precarious condition. The other
three have probably persisted.
OF the emergency national defense
fund of $4,000, 5000. the navy depart
ment got the largest amount. viz, $780,.
978,274. The war department expen.