The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-09-14
THE NEWS Of THE WEEK
Com prehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Cuiled F-um the Telegraph Columns.

The Porto Rican relief committee
will appeal for aid to all the churche.
and banks IN this country.
The Tennessee Coal & Iron Company
is believed to have corner on til.
coal product OF Tennessee.
Walker Hill. Of st. Louis. la. beer
chosen as the next president of the
American Bankers Association.
Railway surveyors are at work In
Eastern Oregon and it is rumored that
they are in the employ of the Burling.
ton.
At the Empire City Trotting park,
New York city. Joe Patchen defeated
Star Pointer, john L. Gentry and
Searchlight.
Samuel b. Bishop and Henry Hawk
were blown to pieces by an accidental
explosion of giant powder in the May.
flower mine at Nevada, Cal.
An open switch on the Erie road
near Meadville. Pa, caused collision
between freight and passenger train.
Three were killed and three injured.
Texas, Chicago and New York CAPT.
talists have bought 5000. 900 acres of
timber and range land in Mexico. and
will build up an industrial and com.
mercial center.
A freight tain near Williamson, W
Va. broke in two and the two sections
came together in a tunnel, resulting in
the killing of three OF the train crew
and four tramps.
American apples are in such great
demand in Germany this year that
shipments have commenced one month
earlier than usual. Last year 90, Sal
barrels were sent abroad. This year
1t is expected the shipments will reach
100, 900 barrels.
As a reward for the Santiago cam
paign Major General Shafter will con
tinue in command of the department
Of the Pacific with his present volun-
teer rank after the time reached for his
retirement, which was to have taken
place the l4th of September.
Ten regiments will leave San Fran.
cisco fot Manila before the October
All unnecessary noises are to be
stopped by the health and police Off.
Gals Of Chicago.
The plague is reported to be spread
ing in India and famine is staring
them in the face.
The state department has been ill.,
formed that revolution has broken
out in Venezuela.
Mrs. Sarah A. Baker, who has just
died at Forest Home, Pa, was the old
est American actress.
A band of Macahee scouts number
ing 100 has been organized at Manila
from former Spanish volunteers.
An American interviewed at Allan.
Ia, Ga, knows much about the Drey-
fus case, and Says Eoterhazy is thu
guilty one.
The Thirtythird regiment OF volun.
teers has started from Houston, Tex.
for San Francisco, for em barkation to
the Philippines.
An American company will estab-
lish gigantic locomotive building
plant in Switzerland, employing
American methods.
The retail business of the county is
now being done largely on IA cash basis,
and hanks are seeking new mediums
for Investment.
President Schurman, of Cornell uni.
versity, will act AS Governor Roose.
velt's representative at the Chicago
trust conference.
At Johnson Springs, Va. mob as.
saulted Mormon Elder Jose Wufiin.
and then threatened lynching II he at.
tempted prosecution.
This years corn crop breaks the rec.
ord. The United States will produce
$500, 900, 900 bushels. with Kansas in
the lead and Nebraska second.
Chicago will have hotel for the
poor. FiIst.class rooms including q
bath can be hal for 20 to 80 cents a
night. The building Will he 10 storie.
high.
The American Bankers Association
at their annual convention in Cleve.
land, o.. took steps to have the com.
neroial paper laws the same the world
over.
English newspapers seem to regard
the outbreak Of hostilitles with the
Beers as a mere matter of time. The
officials, however. deny the situation
is so serious.
A Washington special says Great
Britain and the United States have