The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
ant Happenings of the Past Week
CuiIed From the Telegraph Columns.


The town of Troy, Kansas, was wiped
out by fire.
Queen Victoria's visit to Bristol was
made the occasion for display OF pa.
triotism.
General Manager Frey, of the Santa
Fe, has resigned, his resignation to
take effect after January /.
William Durfee, who built the first
copper furnace that used gaseous fuel is
dead at Middletown n. Y.
United States Consul Petit died ct
Dusseldorf, Germany, as result of an
operation for acute appendicitis.
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa,
says he will introduce the Nicaragua
canal bill in congress the first day.
A new bank organized in New York
will fight the clearing house by collect
ing out-of-town checks free of charge.
A report is current in Wall street
that the American Sugar Refining Com
pany may soon absorb all competitors.
Representatives of the American
Bible Society report that in the inter-
ior of China their men are subjected to
extreme cruelty.
Andrew Carnegie has offered Tucson,
Ariz., building for a library, pro.
vided site and maintenance OF the in
stitution are guaranteed.
The Northern Pacific railroad is seek
ing borrowers for its surplus money,
Wall street brokers being the medium
chosen of reaching them.
The transportation subcommittee of
the United States industrial commits.
sion will hold 10 days session in
Chicago to hear grievances.
A cyclone wrought havoc in India.
Thousands of native dwellings were
razed. There were no fatalities, but
the loss of property was immense.
John II. Haswel is dead at Albany,
N. Y. He was an important factor in
developing the steel industry, and was
a long time in the government service.
Mrs. Stanford has disposed OF all her
Southern Pacific stock to the Hunting
ton-Speyer syndicate. Her holdings
amounted to 2S5, 900 shares at $40 per
share.
A London express train from Flush
ing collided with another train near
Capello during fog. Five persons
were killed outright and 80 injured,
Is fatally.
A story has reached Victoria from
the Orient of Chinese fiends who kid
mapped boy and demanded ransom of
the father. In default of payment
they sent the dead body of their victim
to the parent in jar of brine.
A court of inquiry will fix the re-
sponsibility for the accident to the
Charleston.
Major John A. Logan, son of the
gallant BLACK Jack" was killed by
rebels in Luzon.
The wreck of the Charleston was the
principal topic of discussion at the last
cabinet meeting.
The German emperor's forthcoming
visit to England is being looked for
ward to as of great moment.
The Beers threaten to execute six
British officers, whom they hold as
prisoners, if Nathan Marks is not re-
leased.
Health conditions in the navy are
said to be excellent. There are only
"a of the Asiatic squadron in the hos
pital.
The annual report of Major General
Nelson A. Miles, has been made public.
1t is extremely brief and formal in
character.
The navy is being supplied with
Krag-Jorgensens. Ammunition will
be interchangeable between the army
and navy.
Seven Americans were killed while
storming the town of Salinda. Sew
enty-seven dead Filipinos we're counted
in the trenches.
Two members of suicide club, at
Frankfort, Ind, carried out their COM
pact within 10 days. They were both
members of the l5Sth Indiana volun-
teers.
According to an agreement just
reached the bicycle trust will with
draw from the rubber tire field and
permit the tire trust to control all
patents.
The efforts of chaplains of the army
who have been ordered to the Philip
pines to have their orders revoked, is
occasioning considerable comment in
Washington.
According to statement just issued
the Southern PACIFIC shows a gross in.