The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-20
LATER NEWS.

Gray, Of the supreme court.
The Canadian Pacific railways
roundhouse at Fort William, Manitoba,
was destroyed by fire. Seven new Mo-
gul engines were ruined. Total lost
about $50, 900.
An order for $1,000 rifles OF light
power has been placed by the Mexican
government in New York. The order
is the largest one in this country by q
foreign power in the last 25 years.
Herr Polack, a well-known engineer
and electrician, has discovered, says
the Vienna correspondent Of the London
Chroni Gle, means Of telegraphinR
1000 words per hour over a single
wire.
While the Denver FIRE department
was working to extinguish a fire at the
Pintsch gas works, an explosion of gas
occurred inside of the building. injur-
/ ing eight men. all connected with the
| department.
The British house Of commons has
| passed to second reading the bill in.
tioduced by Cham berlain, empowering
local authorities to advance money to
Of small houses.
Mrs. Catherine Woods. aged "a
years, was burned to death at Sacra-
mento, and a 4-year old grandson was
SO badly burned that his recovery il
doubtful. The child dragged lighted
lamp from a table.
Walter Gray, aged GO, assistant
bookkeeper in the subtreasury at st.
Louis, was arrested for embezzling
800. He admitted having taken the
money. to get medical attention foI
his crippled child, and intended later
to repay it.
The Twenty-frst United States in
fantry, the famous Indian fighting regi
ment of early days. and later very &C.
tive participants in the Cuban cam.
paign. have departed from san Fran
cisco for the Philippines on the trans.
port Hancock.
During election riots at Blboa,
Spain, 26 persons were wounded. Pop
ular feeling runs high in Valencia and
surrounding districts. There was .
serious affair in the town of Portos.
province OF Tarragona. where the off.
cial candidate being beaten, the munic-
ipal officials fred guns at the crowd,
injuTing number of persons.
A Presbyterian Sunday school has
been established in Havana.
Sarmeinto, a Brazilian village, has
been destroyed by an earthquake.
Three persons persisted.
S. W. Ginstead. a Humboldt. New,
bank cashier, committed suicide. His
accounts were $40, 900 short
Mrs. Ida Ewing, charged with hav.
ing murdered her sisterin-law, Mrs.
Lizzie Ewing, was acquitted by a
Maryville. Mo. jury.
The schooner Mary Bidwell, that left
st. Michaels. Alaska. in August last.
for Alaska ports has been heard from
at Port Clarence. waiting to sail for
the south.
Arrangements have been completed
whereby President Mckinley will
push an electric button which will
start work on the San Pedro break
water.
Vice President Hobart, who is sick
at Washington. is holding the gain
shown last week lie is able to par.
take of more hearty food, and sits ur
about half an hour daily.
The American plan to trap Agu.
naldo by sending troops via the sea
route to the north of him. Then he
will be between two lines of Ameri-
cans, and it may besult in his capture.
A verdict of So, 900 damages against
7. J. Carson, Kentucky racehorse
breeder. in favor of W. +. Singleton,
photographer. who was shot by Car
sons, was returned at Lexington.
BY the explosion Ct sawmill boiler,
near Chippewa Falls, Wis, Lem Will
cox, John Brisnois and William Olson
were killed and Engineer p. A. Briggs
and four others were injured.
Naval orders posted at Washington
announce the promotion to the rank OF
rear admiral of Sampson, Schley and
Farquahar. the latter commandant of
the Norfolk navy.yard.
The Madrid official gazette con-
tains a royal decree appointing the
Duke de ARGOS to be Spanish envoy ex-
traordinarv and minister plenipoten-
tiary to the United States.
The United States consul-general at
Berlin, Frank Mason, has revised fig
uIes showing that in the last three
months there was an increase of