The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-09
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

A lone highwaSman held up six PEG.
pie at one time near Pendleton, Or.
1t was reported in London that one
of the troopships which sailed for the
Cape last week had been lost at sea.
The Russian minister of finance as
serts that his country is better in con-
dition than either France or England.
The disaster to the British at Lady.
smith was caused by mules running
away with all the reserve ammunition
The receipts for the Jeffries- Sharkey
prizefght in New York were the largest
for any sporting or dramatic event in
history.
The transport Hancock since her
remodeling at San Francisco can lay
claim to being the finest troopshlp in
the world.
One of the greatest financial comb
nations of the century is now forming.
1t will control all the telephones and
telegraph lines.
Inspector General Breckinridge of
the United States army, is in SAB
Francisco, where he will remain some
time on official business.
Announcement is made at San Fran
cisco that the Pacific Coast Biscuit.
Company is 90. 1t is otherwise
known as the cracker trust
Germany cannot trade for England's
interests in Samoa without the ap-
proval and consent of Uncle Sam.
Negotiations to that end are now on.
Wireless telegraphy is to be used in
the Samoas. 1t costs much less and
will be more practicable than the cable
system, in view of the coral growth in
the sea.
Senator Allison says President Nc.
Kinley has no authority to order with
drawal of the army and navy from the
Philippines. 1t would require a spe-
cial act of congress to do this.
President Schurman, of the Philip
pine commission, says that we did no;
acquire entire control of the sultan OF
Sulu's domain in the war with Spain
and we have only an external protec-
torate.
The international commercial con.
gress in their resolutions adopted at
Philadelphia favor lasting peace among
nations, assimilation of trademark
laws, parcel post system, international
bureau of statistics and inter-oceanic
canal.
General Funston, OF the Twentieth
Kansas, was charged in the San Fran
cisco Monitor, Catholic paper, with
taking two magnificent chalices from
Philippine churches. He has brought
suit against that paper and against
Archbishop Ireland for criminal libel.
Captain Geary, who was killed at
Malabon, October l6, was a native of
Oregon.
Boer losses at Ladysmith are esti.
mated at between 900 and 200 killed
and wounded.
Oregon salmon eggs are being sent t.
Australian waters where they are ex,
pected to thrive.
England has called out more reserves
and within 10 days men to replace the
captured forces will sail for South
Africa.
The state will pay the Iowans' fares
home. Three special sleeping car
trains and subsistence will be fur
nished them.
The Pullman-Wagner Company has
so pulled its strings that even indepen-
dent railway lines will turn their sleep.
ing cars over TO the combine.
Cable advices to the war department.
indicate that General Young's column
is pressing on toward San Jose, though
progress is difficult on account of wet
weather.
The Washington regiment has beer
mustered out. About 300 men, includ-
ing the Seattle companies, left by
steamer for home. The others go
north by rail.
Although all regiments have their
full quota, recruiting will be continued
for the Philippines. Men will be
needed each month to fill vacancies b.
casualties and discharges.
Colonel Wholley, of the Washington
volunteer infantry, has been appointed
major of the Forty-frst volunteer in.
fantry and has been ordered to join
that regiment for service in the Philip.
pines.
A Lima, Peru, dispatch says Du-
rand's revolutionary forces are being
closely pursued by the government
troops, and according to official dis
patches, the situation Of the leader OF
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