The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-16
LATER NEWS.

Aguinaldo's private secretary.
The American Municipal League will
meet at Columbus, o., this week.
The Bank OF Athens. Athens, Ga,
has gone into the hands OF receiver.
Speaker Reeds rules in congress
will not be disturbed to any great ex-
tent
The Beers are raising more men, and
all neutrals must now fight or get out
OF the country.
James j. Corbett has challenged
James J. Jeffries, and has posted a
50, 900 forfeit.
The McGiffert case will probably
again be referred to the Presbyterian
general assembly.
Europe is in need of more money,
and England, it is said, may see a 8
per cent rate before long.
Young Republicans from all parts
of the United States will banquet at
st. Louis in January or February.
The English government declares it
is not holding back the news, but is
giving out all that comes from South
Africa.
The university of Chicago will send
an expedition to Southern cities to
watch the total eclipse of the sun next
May.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, has
offered to arbitrate the piano. workers.
strike now ON in Chicago.
The supreme court of Oregon has
affirmed the decision of the lower court
and Mayors will have to hang for the
murder of Sink, unless the governor
intervenes.
The Beers suffered severe defeat at
Ladysmith Thursday morning. The
Boer guns were silenced after four
hours fighting, during which theS
losses were heavy.
On behalf of Admiral Dewey and
his officers and men, Washington at
torneys have asked the court of claims
to find that the amount of bounty
money due them is 1882, 800, OF which
the admiral is to get Sl9,994
Governor Roosevelt favors Wood for
the governorship of Cuba. He has in
duced President Mckinley to agree
with him on all points, but the ques-
tion of immediate appointment. This
the president desires to leave to con-
gress.
Corporate franchises will be taxed
in Texas.
Nice-President Hobart is recovering.
and is almost past the danger point.
Montreal was visited by a fire, de-
stroying IS, 000,0 worth of property.
Russia wants loan. The effort to
get it in Germany resulted in failure.
The London fog is said to be so thick
that it obscures the actors in theaters.
Money is going back East to relieve
the stringency there due to a natural
movement.
Admiral Schley says the completion
of the Nicaragua canal would make the
American navy inyincible.
Within the last week there has been
much fighting at Ladysmith, but no de-
cisive results are attained.
Banban and Tarlac have been taken
by the Americans, but Aguinaldo's
whereabouts is as much a mystery as
before.
Official returns are very slow in Ken
lucky. Both the Democrats and Re-
publicans claim victory, and con-
test is sure.
The Mexicans had two fights with
the Yaquis in which the Indians were
repulsed, but not without considerable
loss to the Mexicans.
Orders were issued in London for
an additional five thousand troops to
sail for South Africa between Novem-
Der 10 and November IS.
The Union Iron Works, OF San Fran
cisco, is said to have been absorbed by
the Seligman syndicate, the gigantic
shipbuilding trust recently formed.
The Cherokee Indians will sell out
and leave this country. They disap-
prove of the allotment plan. Mexico
has given them grant OF S,0O0,000
acres.
An unknown man had one of his legs
torn from his body while attem pting to
board moving train near Kansas City.
He lived but 10 minutes, dying in
horrible agony.
During shopping tour in New York,
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were COM
PEELED to seek refuge in store to avoid
the crowd of curious people who We're
pressing them.