The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-03-23
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Comprehensive Review Of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week
Culled From the Telegraph Columns.

al Of the trouble among the Indians at
Leach Lake, Mimi, are not credited at
the Indian bureau, at Washington.
A report is current involving the &C.
Enlistment in San Francisco 10y the
most widely known financial men of
the world of commercial bank, with
paid-up capital Of IS, 900, 900.
The snow bound train on the Chey-
enne 81 Northern at Wheatland has
been abandoned by the company Off
cials, who will take steps to rescue the
passengers by sleds.
Acting Postmaster General Heath
has issued an order directing that here
after fees for postal money orders issued
in the United States for payment in
Cuba shall be the same as those fixed
for domestic money orders.
Orders have been issued for the mus
ter out OF the First Texas at Galveston
and the Second Louisiana at Savannah.
Both regiments are now at Havana.
The Sixth company volunteer signal
corps, at Augusta. Ga. was also ordered
mustered out.
The drought which was threatening
the loss of millions Of dollars to Cali
fornia has been broken by a rain storm
continuing for several days. Reports
show that both grain and fruit crops
are in excellent condition through the
big Sacramento valley.
A special from Madrid says: Pre-
mer Silvela, in an interview just pub
lished, spoke in favor of the interven-
tion of France for the purpose of OBJ
tanning permission from the United
States for Spain to resume direct nego-
tations for the release of the Spanish
prisoners held by the Philippine rebels.
Six men have arrived at St. Michaels
from the North American Transpor ia
ton & Trading Company's steamer, p.
B. Weare, which is ice-bound in the
Yukon, near Holy Cross mission. The
men do not think they will he able to
save her in the spring. Seven men
left the steamer, but one got lost COM
ing down, and the others think he was
frozen to death.
A party OF some so members OF con-
gress, senators and representatives., will
accept the invitation extended by gem
tlemen representing Panama canal in
terests and will inspect the Nicaragua
and Panama canal works. The party
left New York, March g. This body
has nothing to do with the official in
vestigation which will be made BY the
commission to be appointed by Presi.
dent Mckinley.
General Otis is planning another
blow at the insurgents in the exeuction
OF his general scheme Of Fastening the
end OF the rebellion in Luzon before
the advent of the rainy season.
The appellate court. at Chicago. has
unanimously sustained decision
rendered by Judge Tuley last summer,
that express companies are obliged to
furnish war revenue stamps to all ship
pers.
The sovereign camp Woodmen of the
World. the fifth largest fraternal and
beneficiary order in the United States
are in biennial session at Memphis,
Tenn. The session will last ten days
or two weeks.
Mrs. Minnie Adams has been arrest
ed at her fathers home, in San Fran.
cisco, on suspicion Of having murdered
her two-year-old illegitimate child,
John Richard Gray, by administering a
dose of carbolic acid.
Senior Quesada, of the Cuban junta
w. 81 II
gram form Santiago which says: The
people OF Santiago disauthorize the as
sembly, sustain Gomez and are pre-
pairing a public manifestation.
At the annual meeting of the Asso-
c;ated Chambers of Commerce in Lon.
don. resolution was passed urging
the British government to maintain the
''open door" i'll China and prior Brit
ish rights in the Yang tse kiang valley.
A contract has been concluded be-
tween the German government and
Cecil Rhodes, the British South Afri-
can magnate. for the construction of
telegraph line in East Africa. A
contract for building railroad through
the same territory is upon the point
OF conclusion.
Rear-AdmiIal Hichborn. chief naval
constructor. in his statement of work
accomplished on the vessels now build
ing for the navy. shows that there are
now actually under construction. or al
ready contracted for. 8 vessels of vari-
Gus types, ranging from battleshlps to
torpedo-boats.
Three thousand insurgents moved
down to the towns Of Pasig and Pateros
on the shore of Laguna de Bay, 'front.'
ing Whaatnnis trnnna ON tha Pasiu riuar