The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-13
EVENTS OF THE DAY
An Interesting Collection of Items From
the Two Hsmispheres Presented
in . Condensed Form.


ondeI six feet OF water.
The animal convention Of Christian
Endeavoters opened in Detroit
San Franciscans are cEartering boats
to welcome the Second Oregon.
The business district of Oakland.
Or. was swept by fire: loss about
$500, 600.
Bishop John p. Newman, OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. died at
Saratoga, N. Y.
One woman was killed and much
property destroyed by a cyclone at
Ainsworth, Neb.
A late Klondike report says one
claim furnished all the gold dust IL
horses could carry.
/. Governor Sayres, of Texas. has APP
pealed to the secretary of war for help
for the Texas food sufferers.
A passenger train on the Central Pa
citic, near Elko, New, was wrecked
and seven people were injured.
The franchise proposals were &C.
cepted at the Pretoria conference, and
peace in South Africa is assured.
Senator Chandler, of New Hamp.
shire says we should ho'd the Philip.
pines. but do no more fighting, and
leave the rest to congress.
A Young San Franciscan, while
drunk, attempted to kill his mother 10y
throwing a lighted lamp at her. Three
people were injured in the melee.
Filipinos may soon release the Span.
iards. Otis reports that negotiations
with Aguinaldo indicate fair prospects
for success. The Yorktown captives
may be included.
Peak illumination by an artificial
earthquake. Five tons of dynamite
were fired on the east slope Of Bull hill
in blasts OF 200 pounds to each charge,
the last charge consisting of 800
pounds.
The flooded district in Texas has a
length of over 500 miles, breadth Of
probably so miles, and in all this space
damage incalculable has been done.
The loss of life will never be fully
known. Estimates Of lives lost, from
100 to 800; loss to farmers, including
crops rs we'll as livestock. from
$1,000, 600 to SIS, 600. 900; to railroads
and county bridges. $4,000, 900 to
$4,000 00
Dreyfus is confident the second court.
martial will acluit him.
Seventy four cases OF yellow fever
have been reported in Santiago.
Packing house employees in Chicago
will not strike until September.
The Democratic national committee
will meet in Chicago on July 20.
The peace treaty has at last been rat.
flied by the Spanish senate.
American exports of manufactured
goods now average $1,000, 600 day.
The North German LLOYD Steamship
Company has ordered three new pas
senger boats.
The government has taken hand in
the Illinois labor troubles. The strik-
ers at Cartervillo have been enjoined.
At Chicago one hundred frenzied wo.
men and 20 men rushed panic. stricken
from the three-story factory of the
Western Paper Stock Company to es.
cape being burned to death. Eight
women were injured in leaping from
the windows, and many more jump ped
in safety.
Late Oriental advices state that 20
ringleaders of the rioters who destroyed
and burned electric tramway ears at
Seoul last month were executed in pub
lie at Colea's capital four weeks ago.
They met their fate bravely. Their
heads were cut off and exhibited in
public places AS a warning to all evil
doors.
Reports have been received in Ma.
Mia Of an outbreak in the island of Ne
gtos, incident upon the departure OF
the California regiment for home.
Some hostile natives, seeing a company
of soldiers at one of the small posts
preparing to depart, thought the Amer
leans We're evacuating the island, and
party of $50 rebels, mostly bolo men,
attacked the troops, and killed one man
and wounded another belonging to
company f. The Filipinos were easily
driven off.
The news brought from Honolulu by
the Coptic of the death OF the Dowager
Queen kapiolani was not surprise to
Hawaiians, as her death had been ex-
pected for some time. She was So
years of age and was sufferer from
cancer, and recently had stroke of
paralysis. following several attacks Of