The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-01
EVENTS OF THE DAY
An Interesting Collection Of Items Frou.
the Two Hemisphcres Presented
In . Condensed Form.

Colonel Summers, of the Second Or
egon, has been promoted TO brevet
brigadier- general of volunteers. and
Captain Case to be major by brevet.
Queen Victoria's SOth birthday was
celebrated throughout the British en-
piie. Festivities were also held in the
leading capitals of America and Eu-
rope.
The coroner's jury investigating the
train wreck at Exeter, on the Reading
railroad, found that the accident was
lue to the negligence of employees of
the company.
The Duke of ARGOS, Spanish minister
to the United States, and the duchess.
were among the passengers on board
the Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse, sailing
from southampton.
The naavl orders posted at Washing
ton, assign Captain j. b. Coghlan to
duty as commandment of the Puget sound
naval station. June 30, by which time
the Raleigh will be out of commission.
AT Griffin, Ga, the flogging OF four
colored operatives of the Kincaid mills,
by whitecaps, has led to sensational
developments. The mayor has called
out the militia to protect the negroes.
At Copenhagen, while some men
were engaged in filling shells at mil
itary laboratory, some of them exploded,
killing several men aud severely injur-
ing noncomm ssioned officer and two
workmen. The laboratory was de-
stroyed.
Rain and hail has done much damage
to the crops and property in Central
Kansas. In Saline county, wheat and
other crops for miles were completely
destroyed, many buildings were dam
aged and thousands of window lights
were broken. Some cattle and many
chickens and birds were killed.
Joohn Burkholder, of Martindale.
and l.. W. Frank Howser, of Terre
Hill, Pa, have been arrested on the
charge of counterfeiting labels of the
CigarmakeIs International Union. 1t
is alleged they have been engaged ex-
tensively in this business for years, and
supplied large number of factories.
James NELL Gresham, a Young man
from La Grande, shot himself through
the heart while in his room at the
Hotel Perkins, Portland. He was
nephew of the late General Walter q.
Gresham, Cleveland's secretary Of
state, and nephew of Ex-Governor
Taylor, of Tennessee. The young man
;,, L. nf I
could not face disgrace.
Japan has occupied Marcus island
in the Pacific.
A Philadelphia company is building
a bridge for shipment to Japan.
The Missouri legislature has ad.
journed after session OF 1873 days.
In skirmish with the rebels near
MaIiauina, two Americans were killed.
Admiral Dewey was given tremen-
dous ovation by the Britishers on his
arrival at Hong Kong.
The Washington state law requiring
railroads to accept grain for shipment
over competing roads has been de-
clared invalid.
In the Sahara dessert Frenchmen
were attacked by Arabs. The tribes
men were repulsed, and lost 10 killed,
without any loss to the French.
Charles W. Whitney and Frank
Whitney, brothers, we've drowned at
Palouse rapids, about three miles below
Grange. Wash, by the capslzng OF their
canoe.
Miss Hilton, of Aurora, Or, was
dragged from her horse by a maniac.
Solomon Bachart, her assailant, at.
tempted to commit suicide by shooting
imself.
Rostario, a Filipino congressman,
wealthy resident OF Manila, and for
meIly Aguinaldo's comm ssary gem
eral, accompanied by an insurgent cap
tain has surrendered to General Otis.
The war department is not going to
spare any pains in making the return
voyage of the volunteers pleasant and
comfortable, and the trip across the
Pacific will be made in style.
Receipts of wool Of the 1899 clip at
Pendleton have been to date 100000
pounds. Some wool is selling. and the
prices range cents under the figures
of last year. The quality OF the crop
is below last Yeas standard.
A confession of Claude Branton,
recently hanged at Eugene, Or, has
been made public in which he admits
firing the shot that killed Linn. The
confession was left to a minister to be-
published ten days after the hanging.
The Oregon state grange. Patrons OF