The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-06
EVENTS OF THE DAY
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hemispheres Presented
in = Condensed Form.

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Admiral Sampson has been granted
months leave of absence.
The Dewey home fund contributions
have reached nearly Sl2, 900.
A German company will build a
smelter in Shasta county, Cal.
Spain has sold the gunboat Velas-
quez to Venezuela for $50, 900 francs.
A steam flue collapsed on a Missis.
sippi river steamer scaldng five men,
two fatally.
After an absence of six years a Min.
neapolis man returned to stand trial
for grand larceny.
Captain Coghlan will 90 to Puget
sound after all, as commandant of the
naval station at Bremerton.
The navy department has received
information that Admiral Dewey sailed
from Colombo for Port Said.
Governor Jones. Of Arkansas, has
issued a proclamation in which he
Gays the importation of miners must
cease.
Two japanese sailors jumped from
the plague ship anchored at San Fran
cisco, hoping to reach shore, but were
drowned.
The campaign will cease in the Phil
ippines until the bad weather is ended.
Meanwhile Otis force will be increased
TO 10000 men.
The secretary Of war has sent re-
quest to General II. &. Otis, at Los
Angeles, to come to Washington for
conference in regard to affairs in tho
Philippines.
The coroner's investigation OF the
two negroes killed in the Alabama race
riot, found that they were shot down
in cold blood, but failed to bring to
light the guilty parties.
Railroad ticket agents in the entire
territory west of Chicago will have
their incomes materially increased
after July /. After this date agents
will receive liberal commissions for
selling tickets over foreign or connect
ing lines. These commissions will run
from 20 cents to 81 per ticket, the av-
erage being about 81.
a st. Louis police officer found con-
cealed in a dirty trunk and valise a
sum of money exceeding So, 1000 IN
government bonds, gold and bills of
large denominations. The police
think that this small fortune is the
property of Mrs. Walbonger Wackerle,
an aged German woman who is now a
patient at the city insane asylum.
At Wallace, Idaho, deputy sherffs
have posted notices forbidding the
public observance of July II. This is
the anniversary of the riot at Gem,
seven years ago. 1t has ever since been
observed as Miners Union day, the ex-
ercises in the forenoon being similar to
those Of Memorial day, while in the
afternoon Fourth of July spots are
held.
New Orleans will furnish the first
two OF the Spanish court stenographers
Otis asked for.
A new sugar company organized in
San Francisco has So, 900. 0GO to use in
Hawaiian isles.
One of the Prince Luigi party PANIED
out 800 in four days time at Cape
Nome, Alaska,
After 26 ballots Were taken, the Ken
tucky Democrats nominated William
Goebel for governor.
A japanese vessel has arrived in
San Francisco and is said to have bu-
bOnic plague on board.
Rioting has broken out afIesh in
Cleveland. Severa, street cars we've
demolished by the mob.
The government will use she'll of
terrific explosive power in the fall cam
raign IN the Philippines.
The freight steamer Pawnee burned
near Cape Henry. coast of Florida.
Her crew of "a was picked up.
The ship SeIkirk went down on Ape
reef, in the Philippines, with $780,
600 cargo. All hands were saved.
The Chicago stockyards strikers have
been successful and have returned to
work at an increase of 20 cents a day.
The peace conference will lay aside
disarmament proposals. The Russian
proposals We're declared unacceptable.
The varsity boat race was won by
Pennsylvania, with Wisconsin second.
Twenty-seven thousand people were in
attendance.
Vanderbilt has bought another road
in the East, and the rumor is being re-
yived that he intends establishing q
new transcontinental line.