The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-02
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NtTe suTIOuHueu anu IOTCeu W sulItu-
der to the Beers.
This loss to the British deprives
them of 1000 men and seven big guns.
The recuperatiye powers of the Beers
are regarded with wonder by the
British.
The South American republics will
try to patch up their difficulties by ar
bitration.
The Peruvian cocoa crop is IA failure.
The plants were damaged by insects
and the price has already doubled.
A professional baseball league for
1900, to include Seattle, Tacoma, Port
land and Vancouver, b. c., is now on
the tapis.
Admiral Schley will 90 to South
Africa in command of the South At.
lantic squadron to protect American
interests during the progress OF the war
Interesting experiments of Marconi's
system on warshlps resulted in wire
less telegraph messages being success.
fully transmitted over 30 miles OF
space.
Professor Arthur McGiffert, of Union
seminary. New York, refuses to quietly
resign from the Presbyterian ministry,
and another heresy trial seems inevt
liable.
The president, it is said, considers
that the Germans and British caused
the trouble at Samoa and that they
should pay the greater portion of the
damage.
At Kamloops, B. c., John Hayes is
to be tried for murder. He is accused
by the confession of his sister of hav.
ing killed her husband, she acting as
accomplice.
Dwight l.. Townsend, founder of the
Postal Telegraph Company, United
Lines Telegraph Company and the fam.
GUS Havemeyer sugar factory, is dead
at New York
In his message President Mckinley
will ask for an appropriation for a
commission to be appointed to investi
gate the commercial and industrial con-
dition of the Chinese empire.
Bell had hot brush with the insur.
gents at West Guagua, killing foui
rebel officers and wounding Is men.
One enlisted man was killed and cap.
tain and lieutenant wounded.
The Aberdeen Packing Company's
cannery at Fairhaven, Wash, was
burned. All machinery and stock, in.
Guiding 49, 600 cases of canned salmon,
went up in smoke; loss, $4,000.
Captain Leary, the naval governor OF
the island of Guam, in the Ladrones,
was forced to adopt heroic measures TO
enforce his administration. The friars
were hostile to his orders so he invited
them to leave.
The Boer loss at Glands Laagto was
36 killed and GA wounded.
John Barrett, ex-United States min
lister to Siam, is lecturing in the South.
Eight men were buried alive by a
cavern on the Isabella mine at Cripple
Creek, Colo.
President Mckinley and Secretary
Long attended the launching of the Shu.
brick at Richmond, Va.
Colonel Ray thinks the valdes trail
an all-American route to the Alaskan
gold fields, suitable for a railroad.
re Df Tho II
are in Chicago seeking to enlist Amer
leans for service in the ranks of the
Beers.
With impressive military honors the
body of General Guy V. Henry was
buried at Arlington cemetery, Wash
ington.
The move for the increase of the Ger
man navy was made by Emperor Will
liam in person, and as yet is wholly
Inc Fourth infantry, 1000 officers
and men, has left Fort Riley, Kansas,
for San Francisco, en- route to the
A circular issued by the Ohio repub.
lican state executive committee, solic-
lting contributions from federal en-
ployes has been declare by the civil
service board, contrary to law.
According TO the latest reports from
Cape Town General Jouhert has joined
hands with the Free State forces, and
there has been some outpost fighting.
President Kruger has arrived at Glen
coe.
Michael Hatal was killed while per-
forming feat of magic in catching
bullets in his teeth, at New York.
Leaden bullets had been substituted by
some one for the usual dummy" arti-
lie.