The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-18
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
comprehensive Review OF the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
CuIIed From the Telegraph Columns.

The Firms are fleeing to this coun-
try at the rate of 500 weekly to escape
Russian military service.
At test at Sandy Hook proving
ground it was found that wet guncot-
ton could be safely used in shell fired
by powder
Dumaras, a Frenchman. who had
entered the rebel lines to negotiate for
the release of Spanish prisoners, Is said
to have just been assassinated by in
surgent soldiers.
Every postoffice in the island of
PORTO Rico. about so in number. soon
will be flying United States flag.
Flags will be bought by the postof,ice
department and forwarded to Director
OF Posts Elliott.
Captain Barker, the senior officer of
Dewey's fleet and the commander of
the battle-ship Oregon, will be the next
commanding officer to come home.
His place will he filled by Captain
Wilde, of Boston.
La Patria. one of the best ed tied pa
editorial strongly indorsing the Ameri.
can administration. Its utterances are
regarded as representing the best think.
ing element of the community.
Capt. J. Mason, of Philadelphia,
the well-known commander of the
Munson line steamship Vimera, fel,
from his vessel into the water while
al hn R,h sci, lie
and was swallowed by shark.
The war department is preparing to
send four regiments of regulars to Ma.
Mia, via New York and the Suez canal,
in the transports Thomas, Meade and
Logan, which are to be permanently
transferred from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific fleet.
If the inhabitants of the San Fer.
nando region are to he believed, there
is little sympathy with the Insured.
ton in that quarter. Before evacuat.
ing the city, the rebels burned the
church and the public buildings, and
looted the Chinese quarters. They
drove many rich Filipinos, with their
families, out of the city before them,
as well as hundreds of Chinese, to pre-.
vent them helping the Americans.
They cut the throats of many. Many
Chinese hid on roof-tops or in cellars.
and some escaped by cutting off their
queues. There are so fresh graves ir
the churchyard.
Vice-President Hobart is slowly i'm.
proving.
All hope of reconvening the joint
Americana Canadian commission in
August has been abandoned.
The Chinese legation at Washington
protests against the restriction OF
Chinese immigrants to Cuba.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has de-
cided that the Chinese exclusion act
does not apply to our new possessions.
Newest trusts: Window glass, $780,
600, 900. will control 80 per cent of the
product; pillow manufacturers, sos, 000,-
600.
In spite of precautionary measures
virulent smallpox is spreading in Ger
many. The disease was imported into
the country by Russian laborers,
The Algerites regard the beef report
as complete vindicaton, and are
happy; General Miles Iefuses to talk;
congress may make another inves.iga-
ton next fall.
Ex-President Harrison is on his way
to France as counsel for Venezuela in
its boundary dispute. Ex-Secretary OF
the Navy b. +. Tracy is associate coun-
sci, and may accompany him.
Governor Thomas. of Colorado. has
wired Adjutant-G General Corbin as fol-
lows: "The reported interview of
mine in the Denver News concerning
the Colorado volunteers is false and
malicious"
Rioters attempted to blow up West
Duluth street car with dynamite.
There were 10 passengers in til car and
they all received slight bruises. The
car was thrown violently on its side,
and its trucks were blown to pieces.
The beef-packers are bringing tre-
mendous pressure to bear on the presl-
dent to remove General Miles from
command of the army in spite of the
closing recommendation of the Wade
beef court that no further action be
taken.
AT Jamestown, o.. Postmaster
George A. Mclaughlin, with some boy
friends, was putting "tick-tack" on a
window at the home of his friend, f.
L. CHM. Mr.. CHM fired shot
through the window, killing McLsugh-
lin instantly.
An Adelaide. South Australia, dis