The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-21
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Commemorative Review OF the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
CuIled From the Telegraph Columns.

charge of our possessions in Samoa.
Americans have destroyed Aguin.
aldo's body guard and the rebel chic
has fled in disguise.
Macarthur has captured Mabini, one
of the ablest of insurgents, and founder
of their government.
Prominent officials will go to Wash.
ington to lobby for the admission of
New Mexico to statehood.
Owing TO the British reverses in
South Africa it is said Russia and
France are getting restless.
The army and navy are each urging
different routes for the Pacific cable.
Private companies are also after it.
Alaska is after better government.
Her special envoy is in Washington to
present petition for favors desired.
Ladysmith relief forces advance
column has reached a position within
three miles OF Colenso without opposi-
ton.
General Methuen attacked $4,000
Beers on the Modder river, but found
their position too strong for him. He
reports great losses.
Major General Andrew G.. Wauchope
was killed in action at Modder river.
He was a veteran OF the Ashantee and
Egyptian campaigns.
A recent decision of the customs de-
partment in regard to the shipment OF
goods in bond works great injury to
Pacific coast interests.
Germany has inquired as to our in.
tentions regarding the Danish West
Indies. 1t is believed Germany would
like to have them, but this would not
suit Uncle Sam.
Two Americans were killed, appar.
emily without provocation, in san
Pedro, Spanish Honduras. The kill.
ing. as reported, was OF a particularly
aggravating type.
Major General Edward Ferrero i;
dead at New York. In 1851 he raised
the shepard Rifles" of which he was
made colonel. He took the first forth
fed redoubt captured in the war.
Another gigantic corporation is now
organizing to oppose the sugar trust in
the islands. A former member of the
sugar trust is believed to be one of the
leading spirits. The capital will be
500, 900 and may be known as the
Colonial Sugar Refining Company.
A Washington dispatch to the Cleve.
land Leader says that Mckinley and
Root will head the Republican ticket.
Leading Republicans favor their nomi-
nation by reclamation. Tuesday, June
IL, is suggested as the most likely date
for the convention.
An antiBritish meeting was held in
Omaha.
Gatacre does not blame the guides
for his disaster.
Otis has been instructed to open
ports in the Philippines.
A colony of 80 Michigan people will
settle near Fairhaven, Wash.
Five stores were burned ont on Sixth
street, near Alder, Portland, Or; loss,
$4,000.
1t is said that South Africa has al
ways been graveyard for the British
generals regulations.
The British bark Indian Empire,
laden with coal, was burned to the
waters edge near Lima, Peru.
Our iron ore supply is short. 1t will
take 200 vessels to handle the cargoes
OF iron engaged for importation.
Two prominent Portland physicians
have been sued by a lady who claims
negligence in diagnosing her case.
A report comes from Astoria, Or,
that the packers combine will operate
only three of its canneries next season.
Britishers acknowledge that they
lost over 700 men at Stormberg, and
Boer reports apparently agree with
those from British sources.
Nearly 1000, 900 bushels OF wheat
are stored in warehouses of Tacoma
and not ship is loading. the owners
of the wheat holding for better prices.
A company has been organized in
Eastern Oregon TO build railway
line from Hilgard to the John Day
country. The o. X, & n. is said to
be in the deal.
Jones of Washington has introduced
in the house bill for cable to the
Philippines, to cost not TO exceed $S,.
600, 900. and the creation of a cable
commission.
Otis reports that 1000 additional
Spanish prisoners have been secured in
Northern Luzon, making over 5000
released within month. Seven hun.
bred are now en- route from vigan. and
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