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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20
Sheep on For est Reserve

According to a Tacoma dispatch
the forestry reserve officials of the
Pacific northwest have decided to
lease summer pasturage privileges
on the reservations to owners of
bands of sheep. Ranges will be let
at the rate of IS to every 1000 sheep
pa ,tured every season, unless there
is competition for the same tract
between rival sheepmen, when the
privilege will be awarded to tn
highest bidder.
The rental charge is moderate.
Indeed, it IS hardly more than NOM
inal; since the owner of band of
10000 sheep would pay but $50
year to the government. In the
past sheep owners have taken these
mountain ranges at their pleasure
and the government received
nothing from the free and easy use
of its domain. To aggravate the
evil, the herders have been careless
with their campfires, and have been
the means Of destroying timber of
greater value than the sheep they
were guarding. They are, of course,
mere interlopers on the public do
main, and the government could, it
it chose, shut them off the reserva-
tions. But as that course would
work a hardship on an important
industry which has been adjusted
to existing conditions, the govern
ment prefers to deal generously
with the sheepmen, and has devised
plan which will give them legal
status on the reservations. At the
same time, by fixing definitely the
boundaries of the different allotted
ranges, the owners ofthe bands can
be held to closer accountability for
the wanton destruction of timber.
In this way, if the cruisers are
watchful and energetic, and the
superintendents will impress the
leasers with the weight of their re-
sponsibility, the herders can be
made valuable aids to the limited
forces patrolling the reservations.
-Spokesman-Review.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20
before He Went to Boston.

A couple Of naive remarks may be
worth repeating:
A guest at one Of our big hotels while
going down in the elevator remarked to
the colored elevator man, II want to go
to the wharf where the tea was thrown
overheard" "Well." replied the man,
looking mystified. YOU'D better inquire
at the office. I reckon that was before
came here. I've only been in Boston
about a year!'
The other remark was made by an
Irishman in the Museum Of Fine Arts.
He was looking at the Morse collection
and said to his companion: "Mike, will
ye LUX at all them pots from Japan.
What oounthray that must be for mus
tard !"-Boston Transcript.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20

When Grip attacks you take DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine to drive it away.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20

Death and danger in LaGrippe. Health and
strength in Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-01-20

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
RELIEF WORK IN PORTO RICO.
Until February Demand For Aid Will
Increase.

Washington, Dec 25.-The War De
partment made public today a statement
showing the progress made in relief work
in the Island Of Porto Rico between Sep
TENDER 9th and November Both, 1899.
The population of the island is esti-
mated at 913,J26. The average daily
INDECENT was 221 .0S7 persons, average
weekly sick 17,372, and the average
weekly deaths ti32 persons. The annual
death rate was 81 per / 900 inhabitants,
while the normal rate of deaths was
% per .090 inhabitants. The increased
mortality was confined TO the mountain
districts, where in some localities the
death rate increased 300 per cent.
The amount Of cash received for the
relief of the suffering people of the is
land up to November Both, was SIS, %.
The amount Of money disbursed up to
the date mentioned was SALT. Up to
November Both, the total amount OF
food received TO relieve the sufferers
was 1I.162, 1888 pounds, of this amount
f6.34S.510 pounds had been issued up to
November Both The amount of unis-
sued food Oh hand at San Juan Novem.
Der Both was G14272 pounds.
1t is believed that until February
next the demand for assistance is likely
20 increase in the mountain districts,
Is the plantains and bananas will not
be ripe for two months to come The
greatest distress prevails in locality
where the greatest difficulty is found
N getting to the starving.
ii is estimated that not less than 2
900 additional tons Of food will be re-
CURED. Four-sevenths of this amount
should be Of rice; two-seyenths should be
Of beans, and the remainder Of the
amount required should be either cod
fish or bacon. With the food already
issued and now on hand with the two
thousand tons required in addition to
that already issued, the total issue will
be 20, 1G2, 1888 pounds.
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GROWTH OF THE LAWTON FUND
People Respond Generously. Amount
Now Over $4,000.

Washington, Dee. 25.--The total sub
scription to the Lawton fund M TO noon
of Christmas day was S14.329.55. The
committee have determined to continue
the work at least until the second of
January.
Tt is not at all improbable that the
fund will eventually reach the sum o,
$4,000. The original intention was to
raise only fund sufficient to pay off
the mortgage of about $4,000 on the
Lawton homestead at Redlands. Cali
fornia. but the generous response to the
appeal encourages the committee to be-
lieye that enough money will be sub
scribed beyond that sum to place Mrs
Iawton and her children above want
for the rest of their lives.
Among those who have promised sub
scriptions are:
William X. Vanderbilt, $1,000; j. Pier
pont Morgan, 81, 900; G. p. Huntington,
$1,000; Thomas +. Ryan. New York,
$1,000, and Miss Helen Gould, $500.
The committee expects to receive at
least ten subscriptions of $1,000 each
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FOUR MORE BODIES FOUND.
The Order to Dispense With Safety
Lamps.

BROWNSVILLE Pa. Dec 25-Search for
bodies of the dead i'll the Brasenell Mine
still goes on -Four more bodies have
been recovered but not identified.
The mine officials admit that two or
more bodies are still in the mine, but
representatives of the Slavonic Society
have made house to house canvass
and report that eight of their number
alone are in the wreck and how many
others they do not know.
That naked lights and unlocked safety
lamps were used in "A dangerous mine
was officially confirmed today by Pit
Boss Thomas Jones, who made "a state
ment which forms the most sensational
chapter of the management of the mine
which has yet developed. Mr.. Jones was
asked if it was true that on last Tuesday
morning he issued a general order that
the miners could dispense with safety
lamps. Yes. sir" was the reply.
why did you issue the order:"
Il considered that the mine was safe,
as the break through had been fixed
up"
Safety lamps were used before Tues
day."
"Yes.''
rs it true that some safety lamps in
use in the mine were not locked:'
Yes it is true that some were not
locked because l thought the men who
used them were competent to carry them
unlocked
WAS that not contrary to the regula-
tionsl'
''Oh. there may be a regulation, but
men sometimes carry unlocked lamps
where it is known that they are expert
enced miners
Mine Superintendent Boyer, when in
formed of the statement made by Pit
Boss Jones, said:
Il know nothing of the order issued on
Tuesday, but consider Jones Il capable
man, who knows his business, and l sup
pose he used his Judgment
A. S. Brasenell manager of the mine,
said:
II know nothing of such an order.
have no part in the direct management
of the mine, as our pit officials are the
responsible parties. The company has no
statement to make"
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is wrecked, but the roof and sides are
intact. There is no fire in the mine
Rough but reverent hands carried the
bodies of the victims. when they reached
the top of the shaft. to the temporary
morgue on tAe hillside, hundred feet
away.
OF one man, Peter Crozoy, but "A por-
ton of the trunk and the back of the
skull remained, and that was virtually
but a cinder. He was identified by Il
shred of his shirt that had been blown
into his flesh OF the II dead there was
but one that was not a hideous spec
tacle.
Among the men at the Brazenell mine
there were many who had been at other
explosions, but never had they seen such
mangled, burned and distorted bodies.
DIR. y. Fl. Taylor coroner of Fayette
county, arrived early in the morning from
Uniontown. He eInpanelled a jury who
viewed the bodies as they were brought
to the surface. The inquest will be held
at Uniontown as soon as all of the bodies
are recovered.
A pathetic story is told of little Albert
Meese who died after being rescued.
He lived only a few steps from the shaft.
He went to his window Saturday m0rn-
ing and looked out. saying to his father:
Papa. / guess there is no use of me go
ing to work this morning, as there is no
loading"
The father said he had better go and
help him feed the mules. They both
started out together and never returned
to their home alive.
Christmas day was a sad Cne to many
a family about Brasenell. In fact the
excitement caused by the terrible acct
dent drove all thought of holiday festiyi-
tics from the homes of those who live IN
the meighborhood, even those who had
no friends killed.
The revised list of the recovered dead.
number fifteen. and there are twelve
men missing and almost absolutely GER
tain of being in the ruins.
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Yutetide at Windsor.

London. Dec. 25.-f'or the first time
in thirteen years Queen Victoria and
the royal family passed Christmas Day
at Windsor The Duke and Duchess of
Connaught and the children of Princess
Henry of Battenberg were of the party
Not only was there baron Of beef ar
ranged. but there was also magnificent
Christmas tree, with many colored can
dies for the children. in which the Queen
ovinced the greatest interest.
1t was in fact her express desire that
the grandchildren who assembled about
her today should not have their Christ
mas married by the events which have
Saddened her own heart. and the festivi-
tics ut Windsor Castle. though tinged
with sadness. such as fills all English
hearts. carried no suggestion of sorrow
to the children who gladdened the
Queens presence with the solace she is
always able to find in the cOmpanionship
of her youngest descendants.
The keynote of the festivities at Wind
sor today was the Queens unaterable
devotion and faith in that empire which
she believes will ultimately achieve the
highest aims and ambition of her unset
fish reign.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
SALE OF LAND.
RALEIGH. ". q.

BY virtue Of the powers contained in
a deed of trust from j. X. Fleming and
wife to the Trustees of Rex Hospital.
which said deed is recorded in book 81
at page 81, Register of Deeds office for
Wake county, we will, on Saturday, the
9th day of January, 1900, expose to
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, ut the court house door
in Raleigh. \. c., the following de-
scribed tracts of land, to-wit:
First: That certain tract or parcel
of land lying and being in the county
of Wake, said State. adjoining the lands
Of j. NJ. Fleming, VIM. Mitchell, Jaspar
Fleming, ]. s. Still Sallie Williams
John Wall and others. bounded and de-
scribed as follows: First tract adjoins
the lands Of ]. NJ. Fleming on the north
William Mitchell on the east, Nathan
Dunn, col. on the south and the upper
Leigh on the west, and begins at a
stake and pointers in the Leigh line and
runs thence east II poles to the junction
of the William Still branch, thence up
the courses of the said Still branch to
an ash, thence $ IA f with William
Mitchell line T71a poles to a stake in
said Mitchell line, thence West 124
6A degrees +. with said Leigh line &C
poles to the beginning, containing .;
acres more or less. same being lot No
10 lands of James NJ. Fleming, deceased
as surveyed by w. b. Fowler on Octo-
Der %, 1856, and drawn by said j. Il
Fleming in division of said lands of j.
NJ Fleming, deceased.
Second Tract: Bounded on the north
by the lands of Jaspar Fleming ano
said ]. r. Fleming, on the east by lands
Of said Jaspar Fleming, on the south by
The Raleigh road and on the west by the
lands of J. l.. L. Still, containing Il
acres more or less, same being the home
place of said j. r. Fleming in the town
Of Rolesville, and being the place where
on said Fleming and wife now reside
Third Tract: Beginning at a stake OF
the Louisburg road, Sallie Williams cor
ner, thence S. II degrees T.. 9S poles t.
poplar in the branch, John Walls line
then s. 81 H-100 W. S5& poles to
cornerstone, thence w. 50 degrees w
l31 poles to Il cornerstone on the Louis
burg road, thence with said road nearl,
east to the beginning, containing g.
acres more or less, the same bein
known as part of the Charley Jordan
and, and conveyed to the parties of th
first part by Sid y. Terrell by deed re
corded in Register of Deeds office foI
Wake county and hereby referred to a
part of this deed for certainty of de
scription.
OF REX HOSPITAL.
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Philadelphia, Pa. Dec 25,--Captain
Flcetham and the crew OF the British
steamer Grossmont. which is now lying
at the Delaware Breakwater. after a
successful run from Java. witnessed a
splendid meteoric display on December
9th, when the vessel was in latitude
III and longitude 32.51. a brilliant
meteor was sighted in the heavens to-
ward the southwest. 1t assembled to an
altitude of 10 degrees. where it remained
IN instant and then shot away in Il
northerly direction. followed closely by
Il dozen other meteors of the brilliancy of
the flanet Venus. A peculiar part of the
displays was the non-appearance of the
fiery tails usually seen with mete0rs.
Instead of these there was a brilliant
show Of exploding electric balls.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
tDa1ly except Monday. tDaiy except Sunday

Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, Yadkin
Division Main Line-Train Leaves " ilmington
8 GO a m. arrives Fayetteville II - m, leaves
Fayetteville IL % NJ, arrives Sanford 43 p m.
Returning leaves Sanford 90 p IN, arrives Fay
etteville Al ms leaves Fayetteville 46 I'M, ar
rlves Wilmington $40 pm
Vile Branch-Train leaves BepnettsvllleS Is m,
Nation 20 m, Rod Springs 8 ~ a m, Hope
Mills 10 AZ m, arrives Fayettevllle 10 %. Re
turning leaves Fayetteville 4ep IN, Hope Mills
4 IS m, Red Springs 35 IN, Maxton Is p M
arrives Bennettsville u N.
Connections at Fayetteville with train No rs
at Maxtou with the Carolina Central Railroad,
at Red Springs with the Red Springs and Bow
more Railroad, at Sanford with the Seaboard
Air Line and Southern Railway, at Gulf with the
Durham and harlOtte Rail- o1rd,
Tram on the Scotland Neck Branch Road
leaves Weldon So p M, Halifax Is p m, ar
rives Scotland Neck O8 m, Greenville o.
IN, Kinston 55 p M, Returning leaves Kin
ston so m, Greenville So m, arriving at
Halifax II ID a m, Weldon II SO nj, daily exc
Trains on the Washington Branch leave
Washington 8 10 m and 30 p m, arrive Par
mele 8 10 a m aud 90 m, returning leave
Parmele IS a m and 80 m, arrive Washing
con II 90 and z go p III, daily except Sunday
Train leaves Tarboro, N @, daily, except Sum
day. 80 m, Sunday is p m, arrives Plymouth
20 p m, 6 10 p m Returning leaves Plymouth
daily except sunday, 90 oS M ana "a SUNDAY
Train on Midland, N @, Branch leaves Colds
boro, daily except Sunday, 05 M, ARRIVING
Smithfeld 8 10 m, returning leaves Smlthneid
9 90 a M arrives at Goldsbcro 10 rs m
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rocky
Mount at 80 m, 40 m; arrive Nashville
10 10 a m, 4 0S p m, Spring Hope 10 40 m, 70 p
IA returning leave Spring Hope IL 90 m,
455 D NJ Nashville II % m, Is p m, arrive
st Rocky Mount II As N, 6 90 P IN, daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw for
Clinton daily except Sunday, at II 40 q M ana
Is M returning leaves Clinton at O0 M
and so m
Train No 78 makes close connection st Well
don for all points North daily, al rail via Rich
n. NJ. EMMERSON Gen Pass Agent
J.R HENLEY, General Manager.
II NJ. EMMERSON, Traffic Manager.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
Theatrical Company in Trouble.

Savannah. Ga. Dec. 25.-The Mr..
Plaster of Paris Theatrical Company's
box receipts and effects were attached
here tonight on a writ sworn out by Gil
bert Greene. the advance agent of the
organization. He claims an arrearage OF
salary amounting to something less than
800. The manager of the company
says he will contest the claim. 1t is
understood. however. that the company
will not fill its remaining dates, but will
probably be disbanded here. Julia Nor
rison was formerly leading lady i'll this
company. Some weeks ago at Chatta-
nooga. she shot and killed the leading
man. Frank Leyden. behind the scenes.
She will be tried for his murder on Jan
uary 4th
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
Carlisle Wins at the Golden Gate.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 25.-Today
the east and the west lined up on the
gridiron, the opposing teams being Car
Isle, of Pennsylvania and the University
of California Six thousand people wit
messed the game. Everyone expected an
easy wlalkover for the Indians, but III
this their anticipations were not realized.
Berkeley put up a magnificent game and
held the Indians down i'll fine style, the
score at the end of the game being two
to nothing, in favor of the Indians. A
tumble by Berkeley. when the ball was
on her ten yard line, lost her the game.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
DAY OF GORE AT BIRMINGHAM
Four Men Killed. Police Docket Over
a Hundred Cases.

Birmingham. Ala, Dec. 25.-The Biz
mmgham police, after busy Christmas
day, docketed over one hundred cases.
Peter Jones, coOred. was shot and
fatally wounded by j. ID. Pattie con
ductor on an Ensley electric car. Jones
wanted to ride in the white peoples car.
In Il saloon fight Tony Smoker was
stabbed seven times in the abdomen and
will die.
Bill Gooden was shot in the heart and
instantly killed by Euntsy barnes in
Il Greek restaurant tonight. Both are
colorcd
Police OFFICER Fair shot and fatally
wounded Will Thomas. 4 negro whom he
was arresting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
YOUNG MILITARY GOVERNOR.
He Will Administer Affairs in North
western Luzon.

Manila. Dec. go A. M.-Tuesday.o
-Genera Young has been appointed
military governor of the provinces OF
Northwestern Luzon. with headquarters
Mt Nigan. His command includes the
Thirty third infantry under Colonel
Luther X. Hare. and the Third cavalry.
He will establish permanent stations
at San Fernando and Laoag, with out
POSTS wherever needed.
The Sixteenth infantry will proceed to
Apart, garrisoning such towns as may
be deemed necessary in the provinces or
Cagayan, Isabella and Nueyo Niscaya,
of which Colonel Hood has been an
pointed military governor.
General Wood and Colonel Hood are
establishing civil municipal governments,
and the ports in Northern Luzon will be
opened for trade about January LIST.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
A Man Shot in Petersburg.

Richmond, Va, Dee. 25.-1n Peters
burg this evening. John w. Parrish. n
popular young citizen. was shot and in
stantly killed. A friend had been beaten
by railroad men and the fight was re-
newed. Parrish was standing on porch,
when pistol was fired and he fell dead
shot through the body.
Burt Hunt, from Wisconsin, was ar
rested charged with the shooting. He
denies the charge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
The President of the Globe.

Los Angeles. CAL, Dee. 25.-'The at
torney for Charles II. Cole. formerly
President of the Globe National Bank or
Boston and now being detained here on
a charge Of embezzlemel. said today
that his Client will remain here and
that no move is contemplated until the
complaint now on the way from Boston
is received and the warrant issued and
served. The character of the complaint
he says. will determine the action he
will take, though it is probable habeas
corpus proceedings will be tried. Mr..
Gale is living quietly with his wife ana
son at the Van Mugs.
He refuses to be interviewed and re-
fcrs all who call to his attorney.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
Drunken Father Killed by His Son.

New York, Dee. 25.-While his family
was gathered around the Christmas
dinner in Brooklyn. Charles Haffner,
40 years of age, entered his home drunk
and caused family quarrel, which
ended in the murder of the father, by his
kon Harry Haffner came home from
h neighboring saloon and on his atten-
tion being called by Mrs. Haffner to Il
book and writing desk she had given to
Harry, Haffner tore the book smashed
the writing desk, threatened to kill his
son and wife and struck the former.
Harry grasped large knife and severed
his fathers jugular vein, and the older
Haffner died before the arrival Of the
ambulance. Young Haffner was arrest
cd
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THREE DEAD IN a WRECK.
Twenty-Five Were Injured. A Broken
Wheel the Cause.

Pomona, Cal. Dee PA broken
wheel on the engine of the local tram
from Los Angeles which was due to ar
rive in Pomona at GAS last night, caused
q bad wreck Three persons were killed
and tWenty-0ne We're injured. All OF
the people killed and injured reside i'll
this section.
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Express Employees Remembered.

Cleveland Ohio, Dec. 25.-Evcry en-
ploye of the American Express Company
throughout the country today received
Il check fer five dollars as Christmas
gift from the company. \ circular ac-
campaigning the checks states that the
gift is made for faithfulneSs i'll the
performance of duty.
As the company operates between
Maine and Oregon, there are several
thousand employees. 1t is estimated that
the aggregate sum of the gift will reach
100000 or $4,000.
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THREE BLOCKS BURNED.
Evidently the Work of all Incendiary.
Loss About 100000.

Hastings, Mimi. Dec 25.-Nearly
three blocks of buildings in the business
portion of the town were burned early
today with a loss Of about 100000 The
fire broke out in Il. G. Libby and Com
rany 'sasaw mill, evidently the work OF
an incendiary. and the entire plant, With
st0reh0uSeS. lumber, office, sheds. etc,
were consumed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
Famous Confederate Scout Dies.

Washington, Dec. 25.-Bushrod I'm
derwood, who achieved fame rs Il scout
in the Army Of Northern Virginia. died
here today, aged 30 years Many deeds
requiring great GOODNESS and courage
were credited to him by General Il. +.
Lee and Colonel John s. Mosby, of the
Fortythird Virginia cavalry to which
command he belonged.
The remains will be taken to Middle
burg, Va, for interment
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Gifts to Hanna's Employees.

Cleveland. Ohio, Dee. 25.-The Cleve-
land City Railway Company, known To-
cally as the Little Consolidated, of which
Senator Hanna, is President, has dis
tributed nearly $1,000 among the en-
ployes in Christmas gifts. Between 800
and 900 men employed on electric and
cable lines received So each.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-26
Mckinley Commutes His Sentence.

Baltimore. Nd. Dee. 23.-John s.
Hoshall, who was sentenced about eight
months ago, in the United States Dis
trict Court TO ten years imprisonmenr
II the city Jail for a violation of tine
pos.al laws has been released from jail.
lis sentence having been committed by
President Mckinley. Hoshall was n
medical student at one of the colleges
here at the time Of his arrest.