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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27

San Francisco. July 20. -sThe Exam
liner Prints detailed story of the al
legged evils of the contract labor system
in the Hawaiian islands as practiced
by the coffee and sugar plantation own
ers, and quotes as its authority Rabbi
NJ. S. Levy, of this city, who has just
returned from tour OF the islands. 1t
says:
'Thirty-six Galicians, subjects of
the Austrian empire, are now confined
in Oahu prison, Honolulu, because
they refused to comply longer with the
onarous coalitions imposed on them by
their owners. They were convicted Of
deserving contract service and were
sentenced to indefinite imprisonment.
They gain release only by buying their
way out of prison or going back to the
cane folds -
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27

Toronto, Ont, July GA special
to the Telegram from Ottawa. says:
A violent criticism OF the American
position concerning the Alaska bound
airy question by Sir Charles Topper, at
this mornings sitting Of the house.
brought forth a statement from Sir
Wilfrid LaurieI.
at is clear" he said, that there
are only two ways by which the diff l.
Guilty may now be settled bitration
OF war. have no hope at this moment
that we can settle the matter by COM
promise. No one wants war. We
must exhaust every means OF removing
the difficulty by peaceful methods. l
have not given up hope that it is posi-
bic to agree to arbitration. Negotia-
tions are still going on. We must find
some means Of bringing about peace
full settlement
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27

Washington, July %, The war de.
partment received today from General
Otis another dispatch. giving addition
al particulars of the fight between Cap
tain Byrne, with 20 men Of the Sixth
infantry, and robber bands in the
island OF Negros. 1t shows that the
victory of the soldiers will he greater
than that reported in General Otis dis
patch of July 81, and that the loss suf.
iered by the robbers was considerably
larger than before stated. Much salts
faction is felt by General Otis over the
result of this preliminary effort in deal
ing with this disturbing element in the
islands, and he reports it as already
having salutary effect on other bands
iniesting the locality.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
RAILROADS IN KlONDIKE.
Canadians WIN Build Several Lines In
That Country.

That Country.
New York, July ga special to
the Tribune from Ottawa says: The
is the result of an amalgamation of the
Winnipeg Great Northern Railway and
the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal
Company. The authorized capital is
$4,000. 900. divided into 1907
shares of 800 each. The head Office
is to be at Toronto and the directors
are friedrich Nichols, James Gum.
John NJ. Smith, Archibald J. Sinclair
and Harcourt Vernon, all of the city
Of Toronto.
The railway company is empowered
to issue bond not to exceed $50. 900 a
mile. but it is prohibited from amalga-
mating with the Canadian Pacific Rail.
way or any of its branches, or with any
branch lines leased by the Canadian
Pacific railway or under its control.
The company is to have five years to
complete its lines south of the Sas-
katchewan river. and seven years to
complete the line north of the Sas-
katchewan, and it is proposed TO con-
struCt branches to Pt. Albert, Edmon-
ton to Peace river and from Red Deck
to Lake Winnipegosls.
The Hudson Bay-Yukon Railway q
Navigation Company is authorized to
change it's name to Hudson Bay 81
Northwest Railway Company. The
Klondike Mines Railway Company. has
for its incoprorators Thomas O'Brien,
Of Dawson City: James Arthur Sea-
bold, of Ottawa: William Ross. of
Glasgow, N. s., and Llewellyn II. Bate
and Harold B. Govern, of Ottawa.
The capital of the company is to be
81, 000,0 900 and the head Office of the
company at Ottawa. The company is
empowered to construct a single or
double line Of railway or tramway in
klondike City, from Klondike City
along the Klondike river to Bonanza
creek; from Bonanza creek to the Di-
vide; from the Divide to Dominion
creek; from Dominion creek to Indian
river; from Indian river to the Yukon
river: from Yukon river to Dawson
City. and may construct branch lines
on klondike river, Hunker creek. Beau
creek, Quartz creek, Sulphur creek,
Eldorado creek and other creeks. 1t
may maintain and operate telegraph,
telephone lines. etc, and may enter
into contract with any other company
and may connect it5 lines with any
telegraph or telephone company's lines
in the United States. The company
900 mile of its railways and tram.
ways.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27

New York, July &c. A bout 200 mes-
senger boys, employed by the Postal
Telegraph Company, struck today.
The offices OF the company most affect
ed are in the financial district. The
strikers demand that they be paid fiat
rate OF 2 q cents message. and that
returned messages which they are un.
able to deliver shall be paid for the
SAME as delivered messages; that the
levying OF so cents a week on each boy
for clothing shall cease and that the
boys be permitted to purchase their
Uwn clothing.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
GEARS PEACE CONFERENCE
The Final Summing Up Ct
What Has Been Done.
IT'S WORK is NEARLY ENDED
Three Conventions Have Been Drawn
Up For the Approval Of the Powers
Declaration on Armament.

The Hague, July 26.-The final act
embodying the results OF the interna'
tional peace conference, after enumerat-
ing the names and qualifications of all
the delegates. says;
"ln a series of meetings, in which
the above delegates participated, in
spired throughout by the desire to real
ize in the highest possible measure the
generous views of its august initiator,
the conference has drawn up for APP
prevail of the respective governments
the series of conventions and declara-
tions appended:
Convention for the pacific settle.
ment of international disputes.
Convention concerning the laws
and customs of war on land.
Convention for the adoption of laws
against the use of asphyxiating or dele
terious gases from balloon projectiles
and for the prohibition of the use OF
bullets that easily expand the human
body"
The final act contains expressions of
opinion as follows:
1.-The Inference considers that limi-
tations of the military charges which
at present Cypress the world are greatly
to be desired for the increase Of the
marterial and moral welfare OF man.
kind.
THE conference expresses the opin-
ion that the question of the rights and
duties of neutrals should be inscribed
on the programme of conference to
be held at an early date.
THE conference expresses the opin-
ion that questions relative to the type
and caliber of rifles and naval artillery
as examined by It should be the sub
ject Of study by the different govern.
ments with a view to arriving at uni.
form solution by future conference.
The conference expresses the wish
that an early convention he called to
revise the Geneva convention.
THE conference has resolved that
questions relating to the inviolability
of private porpeity in war on land and
the mbardment of towns or villages
in naval war be reserved fol future con-
ferences.'
The convention was signed by all the
plenary delegates.
The delegates met this afternoon and
re-examined the text of the final act in
order to decide how reservations are
to be made. 1t was decided that not
only the three conventions. but the
three declarations must be separately
signed, the formula accompanying
which will be decided upon tomorrow.
The American delegates met today
and asked that the word duty" in ar
ticle ~ he fully defined. 80 that the
word may in no case imply any obliga-
tion on the part Of the United States to
interfere in European affairs and vice
versa. The discussion among the
French delegates, who framed the att
Gle, and the Americans, lasted several
hous. Efforts are now being made to
find suitable word to substitute for
duty" which will meet the wishes of
the American delegates without weak
ening the purpolt of the article.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
RIOT AND BlOOOSHEO.
Crowded Street Car Blown Up in Cleve-
land. Injuring Several

Cleveland, July 25.-A Euclid ave-
nue. car, loaded with passengers, was
wrecked by an explosion Of nitro
glycerin or guncotton shortly before
IL O'Clock tonight. The injured Were
as follows:
Mrs. +. G. Martin, 20 Alabon street;
compound fracture OF the skull, right
arm broken and internal injuries. which
may prove fatal.
+. 9. Martin. right arm badly cut,
and bruised about the legs and body.
Mrs. Catherine Harris. 25 Cornell
street, suffering from nervous prostra.
ton
f. A. Smith, 50 Vienna street. in.
jured about legs and body.
Albert f. Fasset, l2 Wallace place,
legs injured.
Dora Schessler, II Oakdale street,
bruised about the body.
Late tonight it was learned that
Mrs. Martin. one of the injured, would
probably die. She suffered COM
pound fracture of the skull. had one
arm broken and was otherwise injured.
She was with her husband, WHO was
also badly hurt.
The force of the explosion was 80
great that it shook all the houses in the
neighborhood. and it was heard for a
distance OF two or three miles.
There is not the slightest clue to the
identity of the person who placed the
explosive on the track.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
Did Campbell XIII himself.

Seattle, July ga letter addressed
ITO Whom it May Concern" found on
the water front last night. leads to the
belief that J. t. Campbell, of Berke-
ley, Cal, ended his life by drowning
himself. The letter. after stating
that Campbell did not know how or
when he came to this city, concluded
as follows:
Il shall end my life on this earth by
dropping my body in the bay with the
hope that it will never he recovered. -
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
Every Command Represented

San Francisco, July 26.-There were
three deaths from dysentery during the
trip among the 476 invalids on the
Morgan City. Every command and al
most every Regiment is represented
among the neutrality-suspicious.. Captain
Andrew Johnson, First Montana, was
one OF the returning officers.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
Second Oregon Appointments.

Washington, July 26.-The presi-
dent has appointed the following from
the Second Oregon regiment to be cap
tains in the volunteer army; A. +.
Preston. formerly captain; A. J. Bra
zee, formerly first lieutenant; E. p.
CIOwne, formerly adjutant of the regi-
ment.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27

Washington, July 26.-The war de-
partment has ordered troops A, G. d,
j., f. X, L and NJ. Third cavalry, to
proceed to Seattle to be embarked for
the Philippines. Each of the troops
for the Philippines is to be recruited
to 1870 men by the transfer of recruits
from San Francisco.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
THE SECRETARYSH|P Of WAR
Elihu Root, a New York Law
yer Has Accepted.
ONGRATUtATED BY ALGER
Conference at the white House with
senator Plat.

Washington, July 25.--Elihu Root,
of New York. has accepted the wal
portfolio in President McKinley's cab.
net. The telegram of acceptance was
received shortly after noon, while sec
rotary Long was with the president
Secretary Alger had just left.
The tender of the war portfolio was
made to Mr.. Root last night after the
conference at the White House. As
the president will leave for the Aliron-
dacks Wednesday or Thursday, i. il
probable that Mr.. Root will come to
Washington to confer with him before
that time. 1t is regarded rs more like
" that Mr.. Root will meet the presi.
dent at Lake Champlain in the latter
part of the week.
(Elihu Root was born at Clinton, n.
Y, February Is, 1915, and graduated
at Hamilton college and the New York
university law school. He was admit
ted to the bar in 1867, since which
time he has been in active practice in
New York city. lie was one OF the
most prominent members of the New
York state constitutional convention.
where he served as chairman Of the
judiciary Committee.)
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
Rape Fiend Lynched.

st. Louis. July 25.- Post Dispatch
special from Mexico. Mo, says: Frank
Embree. negro, charged with ASSAULT
ing l4-year-old Miss Daugherty near
Benton few weeks ago, was taken
from the officers by a mob at Steinmits
and hanged to a tree.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27

Washington, July 25. - Secretary
Aleei this afternoon addressed the fol-
lowing telegram to Mr.. Root, at South
ampton, on hearing of his acceptance
of the war portfolio:
Accept my best congratulations and
thanks.n
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
THREE ON ONE TREE.
A Texan and His Two Sons Lynched
by l3 Masked Men.

Houston, Tex, May 26.-Three white
men, James Humphrey and his two
sons, were lynched Wednesday night
near the village of Alley, in Henderson
county, a remote neighborhood devoid
of telegraph, telephone or railway con-
nections and about rs miles southwest
Of Dallas. The Humphreys were farm
ers. Several months ago Constable
Melton Of the Alley precinct, was mur-
dered by man who had committed q
crime and whom he was attempting to
arrest. The people searched the coun-
try thoroughly, but failed TO appre-
hend the murderer. The Humphreys
were on friendly terms with Melton
and were thought to have murdered
him and escaped.
Wednesday night a mob Of 10 masked
men appeared at the Humphreys home
and called the three victims out. The
men were permitted to see the women
of the family, whom they informed
that the men were to be taken to Mala-
koff, few miles distant, before jus
tice of the peace and perhaps to the
county Jail at Athens. When morning
arrived the women sent 10 Malakoff to
learn what had been done. The mes
sengers were told that the Humphreys
had not been brought there. The
women then gave the alarm and a
searching party was organized. About
noon a party of searchers came upon
the bodies of the three men hanging
froSn a limb Of large oak tree. about
three miles from the Humphreys
farm
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

The followers of Isaalt Walton on,
board man-Of-war are won't to ply the
gentle art with a line alone) from over
the ships side during the evening. A.
sublieutenant, who was not particular
ly liked by his junior messmates, was,
one day so engaged, when a midship-
man, seeing the lime depending from,
the chains" above, reached out OF one.
Of the main deck ports and gave it q.
couple of violent tugs, in initiation OF a,
fish biting. Up the line was hauled
with Olacrity, but, of course, with no,
result. Once again the Sub" essayedI
to catch this big fish that had given,
him so heavy a bite. This time the
middy's plan was more elaborate, for.
getting companion to keep the neces-
sary strain upon the upper portion, he.
hauled up the lower part OF the fishing.
line and attached to the hooks an old
shoe, an empty bottle, holy stone,
and sardine tin. Having carefully
lowered these to the fun extent of the.
line, he gave 1t more powerful pull
than ever, and the eNpectant fisherman,
above hauled in as fast as he could.
hand over hand. But his language.
when he discovered THE nature of the
"catch," us too much to ask even an,
unfortunate compositor to set up in,
cold type.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31

The secretary of war has ordered
1000 recruits now at San Fran
cisco for regular regiments in the Phil.
ippines TO sail on the transport Sheri-
dan, June Z, for Manila.
Charles johnson, second sergeant,
Company NJ, Ninth immuncs, acciden-
tally shot and killed himself with his
revolver in the Pennsylvania railroad
station at Harrisburg, Pa, on the
goth.
One man was instantly killed and
another so badly injured that he died
soon after, by the explosion of Il steam
drying cylinder in the dycing and fin
ishing mill of James Martin & Co., at
Philadelphia, on the Goth. Three 9TH
ers were injured, one probably fatally.
The loss on building and machinery
was about $4,000.
President Mckinley has pardoned ].
A. Church, Dave Wilsap and Harvey
Bruce, serving sentences in the Fort
Leavenworth (Kan.) penitentiary.
These three men and Homer Skidmore
lihlSNhlChl W lHt slutC
courts of Arkansas for killing deputy
marshal.
Brig. Gen. Shafter is taking
steps to prepare model camp Mt
the Presidio, San Francisco, for the
accommodation of 1000 men. 1t will
he occupied by volunteers returning
from the Philippines until they can be
mustered out.
August Reeder's feather renovatins
factory in Newark, n j., was almost
totally destroyed by fire on the 26th.
The building was four stories higl.
and was valued al $4,000.
Over one-third of the business por-
tion of Staples, Mimi, was burned on
the night of the 25th, over 25 buildings
being destroyed. The fire started
from an overturned lamp in a tailor
shop. The total loss is estimated at
$50. 600.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

Capt. James Selover, who was pilot
OF the Monitor during her fight with
the Merrimac in Hampton Roads, is
dead at Boston, aged SO years.
The president has given orders to
carry out the recommendation of Gems
Otis and Lawton by making Col. Sum-
mers, of the Second Oregon, brevet
brigadier general of volunteers.
The naval orders posted on the cath
assign Capt. j. B. Coghlan to duty as
commandant of the Puget Sound naval
station on June 30, by which time the
Raleigh will be out of commission. The
remaining officers of the Raleigh are
also detached and placed on waiting
orders or leave.
Harrison Reed, governor of Florida
from 1868 TO 1872. during the stormy
period of reconstruction times. died at
South Jacksonville, Fla, on the 25th.
He was Sc years old. 1'.
S. H. j. Taylor, one of the most
prominent negroes Of the United
States, died suddenly at Atlanta, Ca,
on the 25th. He was leading negro
democrat and held important positions
under President Clevelands admin
istration.
Rosa Bonheur, the famous painter
of animals, died at Fontainebleau,
France, on the Goth.
Capt. Julian Myers, who commanded
the Confederate ship Huntsville dur
ing the engagements with Farragut
below Mobile, died at Mortclair, n. j.,
on the goth, aged "A.
Admiral Dewey telegraphs the navy
department that he will stop at vari-
GUS places on his way to the United
States and will reach New York about
October L
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
THE PRESBYTsRIANS.
They Demand the Passage OF an Anti.
Polygamy Amendment TO the United
States Constitution.

Minneapolis, May Eft took the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church longer yesterday to decide
when the nineteenth century ends
than it took to pass the resolutions
against the Mormon congressman
Roberts, and in favor of an anti-polyg-
amy amendment to the national con-
Stitution. These resolutions, which
represent the matured thought of the
Presbyterians of the United States,
after many months of consideration,
so exactly expressed the sentiment of
every commissioner that they were
adopted without even single support
ing speech.
The commissioners generally feel
that in cabling for the expulsion OF
Roberts, and for the adoption of an
amendment to the national constitu-
tion defining legal marrigae to be mo-
noeamic they have started a move
ment which will be taken up all over
the country and will reach eventual
success.
As for the end of the nineteenth cell
fury. one of the reports spoke of next
year as the opeNng of the new CEN
tury. Upon objection and after
little debate the clerk held that next
year is the last of this century.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
LATER NEWS.

After snow blockade lasting for
four months, the South Park railroad
has been opened and a train has
reached Leadville. Col, from Denver.
News comes Of the drowning of
seven men in the Yukon river. The
party left Dawson April 81 with bag
OF gold. At White river, eight miles
from Dawson, they broke through the
ice.
The immigration from Ireland is un-
usually heavy this season. There were
landed one day recently at New York
City over $50 Irish boys and girls.
A wonderful oil we'll has been struck
near Fullerton, Cal. The well is now
spouting 400 barrels of oil a day.
burglars entered the house of Jesse
Wakcman, wealthy farmer living
three miles from Walton, y. Y, and
stole over $1,000 in cash and $4,000 in
securities.
Seven men were injured in a powder
explosion at Mine No. 9 of the Yougb-
iogheny River Coal Co. at Scott Ha-
ven. Pa, on the eth ult. The men
were badly burned, but all will recover
except William Baird.
The directors of the American To-
bacco Co. have decided 10 build fac
tories in Japan Mt once and TO vigor-
ously expand the company's business
in that country.
The surplus reserve of the New York
Clearing house banks is now higher
than reported for IL months. the gain
of $500, 200 for the week ending Nav
27 having swelled the total to SI3.gS3.-
725. l,H.
The Norristown and Pottstown Pa.)
Juries which have been jointly investi-
eating the cause of the fatal wreck OIL
the Reading railway at Exeter. have
rendered verdict holding the Read
ing Railway Co. primarily responsible
Tor the accident, which resulted in the
loss of 30 lives and injuries to over so
persons.
Plans have been practically com
pleted for combination of the lead |
ing perfumery concerns in the co,in-
try. As a preliminary step all the
firms asserting 10 the plan will be
into stock companies and |
these companies will then be taken
,ver by the American Perfume Co.,
corporation TO be organized under the
avs of New Jersey and to be capital
zed at $20,OO0,O0O.
The propeller Zealand. which disap-
'eared after leaving Port Dalhousie,
int, in storm 1S years ago, has just
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
PATIENCE md Practice.

A clever young physician here, who, like
had weary time trying to build up prac-
tice, nevertheless meets his hard fortune
with smiling gayety. Like Warren Hast.
ings, his motto is "Nitor in Adversitum."
In company with friend, he had occa--
sion the other day to go into the Hiber--
mia bank, where, owing to the throng Of
customers, he could not get his business
transacted at once. After considerable de-
lay, his companion, nervous little man,
complained irritably Of the inconvenience
to which they were subjected.
Doesn't this put you out Of patience,
Doc!" he asked.
my dear sir" returned the medco, gay
ly,. ito be out Of patients is my chronic CON.
dition. | haven't had one for a week. -
San Francisco News Letter.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-05-31
Dons Leave Zamboanga.

Madrid, May 27.-The minister of
war has received a dispatch ANNOUNCE
ing the evacuation of Zamboanga,
island of Mindanao, by the Spanish
garrison. The dispatch further said
that as the Spaniards had declined to
assent to the Filipinos' demands that
the arms and munitions of war should
be surrendered with the city, fighting
ensued, the Spaniards suffering some
loss. The dispatch adds that the ma
tives are bitterly opposed to the idea
Of American annexation and that the
conquest of Mindanao will prove to be
a tough task.