The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-25
LATER NEWS.

The grain shovelers' strike at Buff
aio, N. Y. has been settled, and the
men will return to work.
The supreme court did not decide
the Oregon overlap" case in Shich so
much interest has been exhibited, and
it goes over until the October tenn.
The section men of the Grand Trunk
railway system recently asked for an
increase in wages, which was refused,
and about 500 men have struck. The
strike affects the road from Sarnia,
Ont, to Portland. Me.
A portion of the Ilwaco Railway &
Navigation Company's trestle at H.
waco collapsed, while the beach train
was passing over il, and the locomotive
was dumped overheard into the bay,
but fortunately no one was injured.
While digging for relics at the site
OF old Fort Mackinac. in Michigan,
six complete skeletons were un.
earthed. This is possibly the burying
place of some of the victims of the
massacre which took place 1870 years
ago.
Three Chicago men, employees of the
Aetna Powder Company, at Aetna,
were blown to atoms in the explosion
of tank of nitro gycerline. A pipe
leading from the engine burst, igniting
some saw dust and leaves near a flue
leading into the room containing the
nitro-glycerine tank.
General del Pillar, one Of Aguinaldo's
peace envoys, says: THE insurgents
are anxious to surrender, but want the
assurance first that there will be nc
putting to death of the leaders in the
rebellion. and some proof that Ameri-
cans will carry out the general state
ments in their Proclamation.
Uncle Sam will inform Brazil that
size must be more careful in future.
Her discourtesy to the Wilmington is
to receive attention. A proper repre-.
sentation of the facts will he made,
and it is expected that the Brazilian
government will promptly investigate
and make amends. No trouble is ex.
pected.
Private letters from Riga, province
Of Livonia, Prussia, report that Lettisl
and Lithuanian workmen there quar-.
relied because the latter worked for
lower wages, and street fighting fol
lowed, whereupon the military inter.
fered. Several workmen were killed,
many injured. and a mum Der of houses
were destroyed.
A fund of $l60. 900, drawn from
dividend on 406, 03S shares of worlds
fair sock, is being set aside for needy
and suffering members of the various
Illinois volunteer regiments of Cook
county who served in Cuba. Funds
are reported now on hand to pay
per cent dividend on the stock, and a
relief committee will be appointed
from the society of the army of San.
tiago to act with committee of colo
nels of the regiment to secure the divi-
dend.
Agoncillo is said to be in Hong
Kong under an assumed name.
Nearly 400 persons lost their lives
in the big Australian hurricane.
Arbitration. it is said, will have
first place in the peace conference.
England will press a number of large
damage claims against Nicaragua.
Ex-United States Senator Charles
Buckalew. of Pennsylvania, is dead.
The wife OF Georgia planter killed
a negro who tried to enter her room.
Vice-President Hobart is slowly re.
covering from his illness, and is now
able to sit up.
The Buffalo strikers have taker
Bishop Quigley's advice and are re.
turning to work.
The Yukon river is open from Lake
LebaIge to Dawson, but the ice on the
lakes is still solid.
The Rena Mercedes. one of Ger.
vera's feet sunk off Santiago last July,
has arrived at Hampton Roads.
-Four men wera killed in the Wa,
Eagle mine at Rossland, by the hoist
getting away from the engineer.
A Chicago court has held that bank
directors are not liable for the mis-
management of funds by specializing
president.
The Atlantic liner Paris ran ashore
on the English coast. She lost hei
course in heavy fog. The officers
and crew kept cool and the passengers
were taken off without fatality.
The cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey on board. has lef. Manila for
this country. The first stop will be at
Hong Kong. An enthusiastic farewell
was given by the vessels and forts in