The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-06
LATER NEWS.

Ito lilo has been almost wiped out as
the result Of the recent fighting.
The president has appointed vii.
liam b. Sampson postmaster at Skag
way. Alaska.
The Spider and fly company was
arrested at Tacoma for violating the
Sunday law.
At FL Paso. Walter Durham, an
American, shot and killed Jesus Nam.
pela, q Mexican.
Germany is eaid to be concentrating
a feet at Annoy. with the intention Of
seizing Futsien.
The Two Hundred and First New
York regiment has been mustered out
at Camp Wetherill.
Bob Brown was hanged at Glasgow,
Ky. His crime was murder of his
father in-law, Lewis McClelland.
At Minneapolis, John McGraw. a
miller. shot and killed his landlal y.
and then shot himself. Jealousy.
Miss Carrie Rogers was married to
William Blackman at Olympia. The
bride is daughter of Governor Rogers.
A report of the effects OF the gun fl e
OF Dewey's ships May last shows
that l67 Spaniards were killed and 2l4
wounded.
A cracker trust is to be formed on
the Pacific coast. Agents are now
visiting the principal cities, and it is
said all the leading factories will be
in it.
The Edward Hines Lumber Com
pany, of Chicago, has purchased 3d.
900, 900 feet in Wisconsin,, the second
largest deal made this year. and the
consideration is about $350.0O0.
The United States Philippine COM
mission has issued proclamation to
the natives. 1t is addressed to the peo.
pie of the Philippine islands. and
complete home rule is offered them.
In decision handed down by Justice
Peckham. the United States supreme
court holds the war tax law constitu-
tional as applied not only to stock ex-
changes but to livestock yards as we'll.
Five men working in a deep, narrow
ditch at Joplin, Mo-. lost their lives by
a cave-in that caught them from both
sides. -Four of the men were buried
under Is feet of earth and rock and the
bodies have not yet been recovered.
Tho unxl cha al
the Windsor hotel fire in New York
has been finished. The contractor
thinks there are no human remains
left in the ruins. The total of the
known dead now numbers As, and sew
eral persons are still missing.
1t is announced in Madrid that
Count de Villa Gonzalo. former Span.
ish ambassador to Russia. has been APP
pointed Spanish am bassador to Great
Britain.
Oscar Stfaus, the United States min.
lister at Constantinople, has had an au.
dience with the sultan. The interview,
which was prottacted. was of the most
cordial character.
The secretary of interior has ap.
proved patent of 3,l94 acres in the
Walla WaIla, Spokane and Olympia
land districts, Wash, to the Northern
Pacific Railway Company.
1t is announced that the Paris Fig.
arc. which is publishing daily the evi.
dence given before the criminal cham
Der of the court Of cessation in the
Dreyfus affair, will be prosecuted.
Miss Mary Wilson. prominent
young society woman Of Augusta,
Kan. committed suicide on learning
that Alva Dix. her lover. had been
killed on the battlefield OF Malolos.
The Third United States volunteers
(Ray's immunes) has arrived at Savan-
nah, Ga, from Sagua de Tanamo. on
the transport Sedgwick. The regiment
will go into detention camp at Sapello.
The body of Austin Bidwell. the
Bank of England swindler, was buried
at Chicago. The body of his brother
George was shipped to Hartford. Conn.
Both men died recently at Butte.
Mont.
While suffering from nervous trou-
BILE. Rear-Admiral Charles g. Carpen-
ter committed suicide at a sanitarium
in Boston. At one time he enforced
American demands on China by firing
upon Chinese vessel.
The Chinese authorities have mott
fed the British consul at Ten Tsin
that the whole foreshOre recently
opened at Port Ching Wan Tao is re.
served for Chinese mining company.
The British legation has enetered a
protest. pointing ont that this action
iendera the Oneninn of the Inrt nnpa-