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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-02-09

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the Filipino losses up to date At 1000 dead,
$500 wounded and 5000 taken prisoners.
Our Losses.
! Washington, Feb. THE latest reports
! from Manila put the American loss at 50
killed and 80 wounded.
Story of the Fight.
! Manila, Feb. 6-The long-expected rup-
| ture between the Americans and the Fill
| pinos has come at last. The former are
| now engaged in solving the Philippine
! problem with the utmost expedition pos
| sible. The clash came at $40 Saturday
| evening, when three daring Filipnos DART
| ed past the Nebraska regiment pickets at
! Santa Mesa, but retired when challenged.
| They repeated the experiment without
| drawing the sentries' fire. But the third
! time Corporal Greedy challenged the Fill
| pinos and then fired killing one of them
| and wounding another.
The first shot from the American sentry
was evidently accepted as prearranged
| signal, for 1t was followed almost imme-
| diateIy by a terrific fusillade along the en-
| tire Filipino line on the north side of the
| Pasig river.
Filipino Fire Checked.
| The American outposts returned the fire
| it'll such vigor that the Filipino fire was
| checked until the arrival of reinforce
| ments.
All the troops in the vicinity were hurried
| out, and the Filipinos ceased firing for half
| an hour while their own reenforcements
! came up
Firing Resumed.
! At ten o'clock the firing was resumed,
! the American firing line consisting of the
! Third artillery, the Kansas and Montana
| regiments. the Minnesota regiment, the
PennsylVanians, the Nebraskans, the Utah
battery, the Idahos. the Washingtons, the
| Californians, the Fourth cavalry, North
| Dakota volunteers, Sixth artillery and
| Fourteenth infantry, and the South Da-
| kota and Colorado regiments.
| Concentrated ut Three Points.
The Filipinos concentrated their forces
! at three points, Calcacan, Santa Mesa and
| Galingatan, and maintained an intermit-
| tent fusillade for some hours.
They brought artillery into action at
| Galingatan at 1890. but only one gun an
| noyed the Americans to any appreciable
| extent, howitzer on the road beyond San
| ia Mesa. The Third artillery siIenced the
| Galingatan battery by firing two guns
! simultaneously, which was followed imme-
! diately by volleys from the infantry.
At about midnight there was luH In the
| firing lasting until 3:45 a. m, when the
| whole Filipino line reopened fire. The
| Americans poured a terrific fire into the
| darkness for 20 minutes, and then there
was another lull until daylight. when the
| Americans generally advanced.
Good Work of Dewey's Boats.
! During the night, in response to Admiral
| Dewey's signals flashed across from Ca
| Yite, the United States cruiser Charleston
| and the gunboat Concord, stationed at NAL
| abon, poured deadly fire from their sec
| ondary batteries into the Filipino trenches
| at Caloocan.
| After daylight the United States double
1 turret sea-going monitor Monadnock
/ opened fire off Malate and kept Smelling the
1 Filipinos' left flank, while the other YES
sells shelled the right flank for several
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-02-09

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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02

London, Sept. 26.-The Transvaal
situation presents no new features.
Dispatches from johannesburg this
morning report complete dislocation
Of the Rand mining industry. The
exodus continues and all the mines
are closing
The Bloemfontain correspondent of
the Manchester Guardian, = pro- Boer
organ, says:
Both President Steyu and Mr.
Fischer, (of the Orange Free State ex-
ecutive) inform me tn. the volksraad
10 absolutely unanimous that the two
republics should stand or fall together.
President Steyn said;
Suppose we remained neutral and
tho Transvaal were conquered. 1t is
not likely we would long be per-
mitted to stand outside British con-
troll. Let . rich gold mine be discov-
cred, and what would become of u.s."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02

From Farmers Review: AS PLAN
diseases appear to reduce the income
from the farm, the farmers OF the
largely by them to devise aids and
means of assistance, are spurred to
greater endeayor to overcome them.
There are two general methods OF pro-
cedure. One, to find some remedy for
the disease itself, and the other to find
some type of the plant which will nat
urally resist the disease. The latter
the adoption OF a resistant species the
disease may entirely die out, while un-
der preventive or remedial treatment,
it Is liable at any time to spring up
again. Apropos of this general sub
ject, the Department of Agriculture is
preparing to publish some matter
which will interest farmers in all
states. 1t is on cereal rusts 1t is
remarkable fact that Notwithstanding
the immense and worldwide damage
done by rusts, no Investigations have
been made on the subject outside of
the United States and Australia. In
the important cereal regions OF Russia.
India and the Argentine, practically
nothing is known about rusts Here
is case where it appears much more
practicable to fight rust through the
varieties than through attempts at
treatment OF the disease. 1t would not
for instance, be convenient to spray a
wheat field. Rust ON cereals is a plant
life-a fungus which draws its susie
nance from and at the same time ruins
the host plant. Mr. Mark A. Carleton.
the rust specialist of the Department
OF Agriculture, states it as his opinion
that the average annual loss from rust
In the United States far exceeds that
due to any other enemy, insect or run-
sous, and often equals those from all /
others combined
The most common wheat rust Is
what is known as the orange leaf rust.
So far as the ordinary wheats are con-
'erned. Mr. Carleton states, the resis-
ant varieties are as rule somewhat
iwarfed, are close and compact and
tool but little. The leaves. compare
lively few in number, are stiff, narrow.
md erect, with more or less tough.
Try cuticle, often with a glaucous or
Faxy surface; heads compact and mar
ow; and grains hard. red. small, and
eavy. In other words, the charac-
sristacs Of these wheats are about the
anne AZ those Of the wheats of semi
rid regions. Fortunately such varie-
Ies produce the finest grain and most
utritious -four known, and are usual
7 hardy, drought-resisting sorts. How !
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02

The depth at which tile should be
laid must depend on a number of cir
cumstances, but the object should al
ways be to get the tile below the reach
of the frost. 1t is a well-known fact
that freezing frequently pulverizes tile
drains, which are nearly always made
of unglazed tile. 1t is probable that
the frost of the last winter, which went
deeper than for many years, did great
damage to the tile drains. However. 1t
is hardly feasible to lay the tile so deep
at which frost could reach in winter
such as the last. But it is hoped that
we will not get more than one or two
such winters in the course of a CEN
fury. Therefore in laying the tile for
the drain we need consider only the
ordinary winter when the ground over
much of this western country freezes
to depth of not more than two feet.
1t is quite common practice to put the
tile down thirty inches, it being be-
lieved that the frost will hardly be
able to get below that We have
heard recently of farmers in Illinois
laying drains not deeper than two feet,
but this is mistake. These shallow
drains might do on land that has not
been worked and is of clayey nature,
but they will not do on sandy land, nor
will they do on clayey land after the
land has been worked for a few years
and lightened up. 1t is said that when
the Scotch first found out that drains
were such good thing they went to
work and in a few years over 10000
miles of drains at depth of two
'eet had been laid. But this
iepth was found to be by all odds
90 shallow. Where sufficient fall can
De secured the drains should be put
Town thirty inches or three feet on
LAY land, and may go even four feet
N sandy land
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About Gull
uvstion of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures viticuIturo and
Horticulture.

arrangement of Trees Country Places
On plantations depends largely the
successful composition and coloring OF
country place. The first thing to con-
sider before you begin to plant is the
adjustment CT your views, vistas, or
outlookS Ordinarily except where you
require for some reason a special out
Look, the entire outside border OF the
place should be planted with a mass
OF trees and shrubs, making a hedge
OF irregular, waving lines Ordinarily,
TOO, there should be something like
seven shrubs to every tree, the shrubs
standing eight or ten feet apart and
the trees forty to fifty feet This rule
applies, OF course, to only large grow
Ing shrubs; the smaller ones can be
tucked in round about. 1t is an excel
lent plan to establish lofty tree, like
the elm, tulip, or poplar, at each
marked angle OF the place and at either
side OF the carriage entrance. 1t tends
TO give character to the entire lawn
II you have room enough, one OF the
ways OF emphasizing certain interest
ing parts OF your country place, and
especially the pleasant nome charac-
ter of the house, is to establish a grove
near that building. Set out the best
shadetrees-elms, naples, beeches,
tulip-trees, liquid ambars, and lindens
and let them stand forty or fifty feet
apart, SO that they may grow into
broad and lofty trees, dispensing
abundant shade. Such grove near the
house will give perpetual delight
throughout the year. Even in winter,
during snow and ice storms, you will
find unfailing pleasure in contemplate
ing the unexpected and magical eff
fects of snow and ice in your grove, |
and moreover find comfort in seeking |
its protecting shelter if you have
planted a few pines in the midst
Planting groves means to many people
simply the setting out of cluster OF
trees eight or ten feet apart and allow
ing them to slowly crowd each other
to death. Properly managed, the grove
may be the most delightful and ad-
nirable feature of all country places,
one great elm or beech tree may be
grove in itself.
In adjusting the vistas by means Of
'our planting, you should see that the
ongest lines Of view are secured Let
hem extend diagonally from corner to
orner Of your place, If you can
from Small Country Places" by
'amuel Parsons, Jr., Superintendent
4 Parks, New York, in Scribner.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02

ever, no matter what the other COM
ditions, every variety will rust, even
considerably, If it natures late. Early
maturity Is therefore another impor-
tant quality. For rust freedom and
for other purposes an early-maturing.
hard red, frost-resistant, and drouth-
resistant winter sort is the ideal one
for the great portion OF our wheat
region.
Judging from all the experiments
and observations of the Department OF
Agriculture, the following varieties, al
ready well known and GOOD standard
sorts in other directions, may be rec
commended as likely to prove ccnsid-
erably resistant to orange leaf rust in
every part of this country, provided
of course, that they are sown in time:
OF winter wheat: Turkey, Mennonite.
Pringle's No. 5, Rieti, Odessa, Pringle's
Defiance. OF spring wheat: Haynes
Blue Stem and Saskatchewan Fife.
Two early varieties which are quite
susceptible to rust, but which usually
ripen early enough to escape the worst
effects of it, are Early May and Zim-
GUY E. MITCHELL.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02
vcE-pREslDENT HOBART SICK
May Not be Able to Preside over senate
This s~ssion.

New York, Sept. a6.--The Press says:
1t il possible that Vice President Ho-
bart may be unable to preside at the
next session of the United states SEN
ate More than that, it is now recog-
nized ~ serious probability that no
win not DO in physical condition to
accept = nomination as a running mate
Of President Mckinley in the next
campaign.
The disease from which Mr. hobart
nffers Is kidney trouble. not acnce, but
of form requiring absolute rest for
long time. The fact has been known
to his friends. but this is the first an
nouncement that his illness IL so serious
~ to threaten an actual withdrawal
FROM tho duties Of his public position.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02
ENGLISH FRANTIC FOR Wan.
Peace Demonstration in LoadC- Broken Vi
by = Mob.

Peace Dsmonstra ttoR in LondC-- Broken u
by Mob.
London, Sept. 2e.--The attempts t.
hold pro-Boer, anti-war demonstra
ton in Trafalgar square, London, thi,
afternoon, resulted in drastic failure
Thousands Assem- bled but not "a sup
port the speakers. On the contrary
the crowd waved Union Jacks and san Q
the national anthem and Rule.
Britannia" like mighty invocations
The speakers. who were quite maud.
BILE, were received with grosns, de-
csyed apples and eggs, and other mis-
siies. There were cheers for Mr.. Cham
berlain, secretary of state for the
colonies, and Kisses for President
Kruger. Some soldiers who were pres
emit were carried shoulder high by the
crowd.
There were several ugly rushes for
the platforms, which were surrounded
by opponents of the demonstration
who yelled 6ercely. Finally tn,
mounted police were telephoned for to
clear the square. Batons were freely
used, several persons were trodden
upon by the horses, and thirty arrests
were made
The opponents OF the meeting finally
proposed resolutions in support of the
governments policy, which were car
ried amid wild enthusiasm.
The list Of speakers included none of
special influence, most of them being
labor leaders or socialists, the mem
bers Of the peace associations having
no opportunity to address the crowd.
They were ialuted with excavations as
soon ms thhy mounted the platform,
and were obliged to stand, smiling
complacenty during the singing of
the national airs and the wild cheering
for Mr.. Cha nberlain. Their attempts
to put thei, resolutions to vote were
the merest dumb show.
The shouldering Of soldier and a
marine, their hands clasped, in a pro-
cession around the square, provoked
frantic enthusiasm and was altogether
an impressive incident. the multitudes
bursting into the song, Soldiers OF
The Queen.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02
RESULT OF cARELEssNEss.
Six Killed and Five Injured In Collision In
Colorado.

BIZ Killed and Five In urcd In Collision In
Colorado.
Florence, Colo, Sept. 26.-Six per-
sons were killed and I've badly injured
as the result of collision near here
between west-bound Phi.lips-Judson
excursion train and an east bound
freight train. The excursion train con-
sisted OF one day coach and two Pull
! man slecpers, containing about forty
passengers, most OF them enroute from
Massachusetts to the Pacific coast. 1t
is understpod the freight train had
orders to take the sidetrack at Reno,
but failed to do so. All the trainmen
saved themselves by jumping. f. Sal
tar, manager OF the excursion. and five
children were killed. A special with
physicians was soon on the scene, and
the injured were taken to Pueblo.
George j. Judkins, who was travel
Ing to his home in Spokane, had the
misfortune to see all three OF his chill
dren killed, while he escaped with a
few bruises and scratches, TO add to
his sorrow, he was just returning to
his home after having buried his wife
in the east.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02

Sterilized milk or cream. properly
speaking. Is that in which all the
germs have been destroyed usually by
repeated heating to 212 degrees F.
boiling point. but in dairy practice
the term is applied to milk or cream
which has been heated once to a tenn
perature Of about 2l2 degrees F.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02
Opportunities for Spraying.

Just now the fall army worm is raw
aging many of the lawns in our large
cities and the owners are casting about
them anxiously for some means of pre-
venting It's destructive work. The only
remedy seems to be to spray the lawns.
Unfortunately the owners have not the
implements at hand with which to do
the work, and some of them would not
know how to do the work if they had
the implements and the materials
Most of them would gladly pay for
having their lawns sprayed and we
believe that at such times, if some OF
the students in the agricultural col
leges would take the matter up, they
might make good deal of money.
This would be boon to certain stu
dents that are trying to work their
way through college. In Chicago espe-
clally opportunities for such work
would certainly be found
few years ago the writer of this
was in Minneapolis, at a time when
the shade trees were being attacked
and stripped by insects The whole
city was alarmed, but no one seemed to
know what to do. The trouble was
that no one man felt that it would pay
TO invest in spraying pumps and ma
terials, and probably most of them
knew nothing about such things. So
they stood by and saw whole rows of
shade trees defoliated. We trust that
this thought will be taken up by some
OF our enterprising young men, and
that something material may come of
it.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-10-02

Sulphur and Salt.-It is still q dis
puted point as to whether sulphur
added to salt is of any benefit to cattle
or sheep, says Prof. Thomas Shaw. 1t
has been claimed that sulphur will help
to remove the ticks from sheep when
thus fed. Whether it has any decided
influence in this direction is uncertain.
but it will not wholly remove them.
That it helps to preserve the health OF
cattle or sheep is not an established
fact but there would seem to be no
harm at least from using it In modera-
ton. AS much as teaspoonful NAV be
added to very few pounds of salt, but
usually less quantity is fed when II
is used
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-17
STREET AND WATER PETITIONS
Board Asked to Improve Ninth and
Cottage Streets.

AT the meeting of the Street and Water
Board yesterday afternoon bids were re-
eeived for the contract for improving
Carlton avenue and Gator avenue, and
for furnishing sundry supplies. On the
improvement of Carlton avenue the At
lantic Alcatraz Company bid one 100 per
cent. of the standard price and the Bar
Der Asphalt Company bid SO per cent. On
the Improvement of Gator avenue Henry
Byrne bid SO per cent. of the standard
price, and Refill & Edwards bid 81 per
cent. The bidders for furnishing lumber
were ellison, Collins & Co., 40 per cent.
of the standard price and James F. Stew
art & Co., SO per cent.
Other bids were as follows
Lead-Jersey City Supply Company, 6s
cents per pound; w. w. Farrier Com
pany, 6 cents per pound.
Masons. materials, ete.-M. T. Connolly,
| Brothers, So per cent.
Hay, Feed, etc.. A. Dugan, SO per
| cent. of standard price. Vile & Sons bid
was declared informal in not meeting the
requirements of the specifications. Con-
tracts were subsequently awarded to the
lowest bidders.
Various communications and petitions
were received inclrding one from Dennis
Barry and others asking that the. block
| on Ninth street, between Grove and Erie
streets. be improved; one from a commit
| tee of property owners on Cottage street
asking that a big unsightly bill board at
the foot of that thoroughfare, be re-
moved; one from ian expert" in printing
| shade trees, ssetc.," offering his services
to the city; one from the Superintendent
of the Pipe Yard, complaining of the mis-
| cradle condition of the building at that
| place; one signed by John D. Evans n
| others. residents and business men along
| Pavonia avenue. asking that the ash bar
| rels be emptied in the morning, and one
| from his Honor the Mayor, suggesting
that a new ordinance be passed for the
Hudson Telephone Company in lieu OF
the one he voted; one from the Board of
Fire Commissioners asking that work
be FASTENED on the depression of the
streets under the bridges of the elevated
structure Of the Erie Railroad so thai the
Department will not be hampered in its
work Of reaching fires quickly with its
apparatus.
Petitions were also received for the m
proving of Walker and Bidwell avenues,
and for a sewer in Garrison avenue,
The Board received no objections to
the proposed Improvement of rving
street, Booraem avenue, Hoadley avenue;
pipe sewer in Jackson place. and sewer
in Stegman street.
It was decided to ask the Finance Board
for additional appropriations of 5000 on
account of street cleaning, made neces-
sary by the onslaught on the street clean
ing fund by the heavy falls of snow since
January 1, and for an additional $500 to
pay for putting sewers in proper condi-
ton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-17
STREET IN DARKNESS.
Summit Avenue Residents Dis
satIsfied--Mercer Streets
Atrocious Condition.

Cyclists are still bitterly complaining of
the murderous condition of Mercer street
just below the viaduct. One can scarcely
imagine. without seeing it, the atrocious
state of the roadway, which is scattered
with al kinds of cans, brick bats and
broken bottles.
A sewer is being constructed on that
~thoroughfare. The dirt has been piled
on the roadway. making 1t impossible for
two riders to pass at one time. This
nuisance has continued for several weeks
and still there apparently no relief in
sight.
Especially dangerous is the road at
night, because of the darkness. A dimly
lighted red lantern, stuck on a post is all
the warning cyclists get
Residents of Summit avenue, from Laid
law to Manhattan avenues, are complains
ing about the darkness of that thorough
fare at night. The only lights are the
i~ncandescent electric lights on the reservoir
wall and these are manifestly INSULT
cient especially on very dark nights or IN
summer time when the thick foliage on
a portion of theswestern side of the street
keep that sidewalk in almost total dark
ness.
The property owners there will petition
the Street and Water Board to place at
least four arc lights along this stretch
of avenue They claim that owing to the
darkness, the women of their families are
afraid to venture out at night, that they
pay taxes the same as other sections OF
the. city and that they are entitled to the
same consideration.