The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-09-07
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Com prehensivs Review Of the Import
ant Happenings Of the Past Week
CuiIed From the Telegraph Columns.

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ready for her trial within fortnight.
The famous petrified forests of Ari.
iona may be set aside for national
park.
The Union Pacific will increase its
capital stock and buy the connecting
line to the Pacific.
The Nebraska boys were given /
rousing reception at Omaha and
throughout the state.
The lawyers in session in Buffalo
favor the new bankrupt act, but be-
lieve creditors should have better pro.
lection.
The taking of the census in Cuba is
said TO be a preliminary step to the
establishment of republican form q
government.
Tie governor of Vermont wanted
heavy cannon for the Dewey salute and
has ordered them shipped from San
Francisco.
There is active recruiting everywhere
in Peru and the government continues
to send troops to the interior. Bush
ness is at standstill and mines are
shutting down.
An agent of the British government,
who is in Seattle on business says that
Kruger does not want war, but will
likely be forced to it by younger blood
which now practically controls his cab
met.
1t is reported in Manila that Agui.
naldo has ordered the rebel generals in
the province of Cavlte to close in on
and it is added the troops are concen-
trating around the town from the lake
country.
To combine the combination of
trusts is the object of an incorporation.
the papers for which have recently
been taken out in New Jersey. The
idea is to form one gigantic central
company, employing the entire produo-
tive capacity.
An elaborate plan is on foot for an
alliance of the Central American
states. Their fleets would combine
and work together and they would con-
troll an inter-oceanic canal. 1t is the
intention to have the agreement ex.
tend for 20 years.
Illinois white men killed two negroes
and the coored people have called up
on the authorities for prompt action.
The trouble originated in grading
camp at Rockford and 10 black men
who were driven from the camp are
now being fed by the police in Chicago.
Miners in Mexico are not being mo.
Tested by the warring Yaquis.
The Prussian diet has closed No
action was taken with the canal bill.
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst is the principal
stakeholder in new California oil
company.
A Japanese paper says Aguinaldo
was killed by General Pho del Pilas
last June.
The military commander of San Girls
tohal has been assassinated by the San
DOMINICAN rebels.
Julia Dent Grant. daughter of Fred.
erick Dent Grant, now serving in the
Philippines, will wed Russian prince.
Walter Wellman. the leader of the
polar expedition, has arrived in Eng
land. He is probably crippled for life
as result of his trip.
A company with a capitalization of
$50. 100000 is forming in san Fan
cisco for the purpose of establishing
big enterprises in China.
According to statement just issued
by the California state bank commits.
sioner, the increase in assets and liza
bilities is the largest ever shown.
The United States transport Grant
bearing the Idaho. North Dakota ant
Wyoming volunteers. has arrived IN
San Francisco. During the voyage
there were five deaths.
General Joe Wheeler IN an inter
view with a press correspondent says
he believes Otis will soon make rapid
progress. He says lie likes the Philip
pines and that the impression that the
country is unhealthy is wrong.
James Hamilton Lewis. of Washing.
ton. is about to leave for England to
press upon the attention of the British
government the claims of large mum.
Der of American miners, aggregating
nearly S25, 900, 900. and mostly in the
Atlin district
Two wrecks in one day were re-
ported on the Rock Island The east
boud flyer ran into freight train at
Keats, Kas The engineer and fireman
of the passenger train were severely
injured. The Keokuk express ran off