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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27
MANILA MATTERS.
Interesting Letter From Sergeant Leach to
the Folks at Home.
MANILA. March II, '99.

MANILA. March II, '99.
My DEAR SISTER: AS had to make
flying trip to town today, | will take a
moment t" write to you. am well, but
1t is wonder, for have been wet to the
skin for the last week. The rainy season
has just commenced here and it is the
worst that | ever experienced. 1t has
been just d week since we started on the
great round up after the insurgents and
it has been a continual rain ever since
we started and the whole country is
afloat.
We Washington boys--ihat is, FIVE
companies of us-droye the insurgents
out OF Pasg city just as | told you we
would We kiiled great many of
them, but the rest got away by swim
ming the river. They crossed the Pasig
river to an island, but after we took
charge of the city we also crossed the
river and nad lively little fight. and
Just to give you an IDEA how lively il
was there were less than 400 of us and
over 1900 of the insurgents, but before
we got through with them we had
plenty of dead insurgents and 321 real
live prisoners, which we marched in as
prisoners of war. We had few men
wounded, and those that were were only
slight wounds. One was killed aud of
course that was out of our own unluCky
Company f of Yakima.
Poor Ralph VanBuskirk, In the first
of the fight at Pasig city he was shot
through the heart and killed instantly,
never speaking word He makes the
fifth man that our company has lost
since the war commenced, and two that
are so badly wounded that they will
never be able to do anything. But it
isn't because our officers don't know
how to handle us, but it is simply be
cause we had the hardes. of the fight
from the very beginning.
Our company has lost more men than
any other company in the regiment and
our regiment has the credit of being the
best fighters and capturing more prison.
ers and guns than any other regiment i'll
the eighth army corps.
Well, Minnie. | will have TO bring this
letter to a close and start back to camp,
which is twelve miles from here, over a
terrible rough county.
AS soon as we capture the rest OF the
island that our boys are on at the present
time VIC will move into Pasig city for
few days of much needed rest, and then
| will write again.
Give my love to eyerybody-that is,
an American. Make this family letter.
You don't know how terribly anxious |
am to see YOU all, but | suppose l must
be patient, and you folks must not worry
over me as long as am well. With lots
OF love, am, H. w. LEACH.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27
THE LOCAL ROUNDUP.

Fresh vegetables and fruits at Kinsey
X Co.'S.
&c. Peck came in from Tacoma on
TUESDAYS flyer.
DR.. Wieus, of Fort Simcoe was in
town on Wednesday.
+. NJ. Douglass of Zillah registered at
the Hotel Barthoet on Wednesday.
&c. Lornegan was in the city on Wed
nesday from his stock range in the lower
end of the county.
Fred Cline of the First National bank
has accepted the agency for the Smith
Premier typewriter.
II. J. Keuchler returns today to his
Stockton home, after most enjoyable
visit among his friends and neighbors in
North Yakima.
Studebsker vehicles do not become rat
tle-traps in two or three months nor even
in that many years. Sold at Schorn g,
First street. loft
NJ. Lever, wife and children have come
to North Yakima from San Diego, to re-
side. They have rented the Dan Sim
mons residence across the track.
General MacArthur's division of 5000
troops annihilsted the Filipino insurgents
al Calumpit yesterday. Eight Americans
none from Washington-were killed.
Aguinaldo fled to the mountains.
A bootlegger senten ed to all i'm
prisonment in this city having been al
lowed to 90 at large, Deputy Marshal
Dilley has caused his incarceration, ac-
cording to the sentence of Jud ge Haniord
DR.. Gorden having performed re.
markabe operation on an old soldier,
Norton by name, he has been discharged
az cured, from the hospital and on We'd
nesday went to the Soldiers Home at
Orting.
A hobo attempted to take deck pas.
S"Eo oi VIC west oouhu llSeii Iuesuay =
1t took several train men to dislodge and
keep him off the hurricane roof of the
dining car, but he was at last uncere-
moniously bounced.
On Saturday, May 18th. between the
hours of 10 a. IN. and 8 O'Clock p. M,
the registered citizens of both sexes will
meet at the Central school house to vote
for or against new school house to cost
$4,000. The ballots will be printed -
"For school Indebtedness, Yes; For
school Indebtedness, No." Registration
closes on Tuesday, the End day of May.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27

Schorn's vehicles make HIM friend
everv time he sells one. loft
Mrs. H. Pressy has gone to Spokane,
it is reported, to visit friends.
A fine musical program will be rem
dered at the "old maids convention"
next Wednesday night at Mason's.
City Marshal Grant is now working
four hoboes on the streets. This plan
will soon rid the town OF an undesirable
class of new corners.
One of Yakima's infant industries is
tbs cigar making factory of Prof. Nagler,
The cigars turned out there are as smoke
able as any in the country.
George Gardiner, who left here some
weeks ago with surveying party for the
Big Bend country, returned to North
Yakima on Monday. This information
is not exclusive.
H. B. Scudder is in receipt of letter
from his son, Capt. Scudder of Co. E..
First Washington, on the firing line, in
the middle of last month. All were well.
They were expecting big battle that
did not materialize. The letter was
ranked in cartridge box.
In order to introduce our new line OF
spring clothing and show the elegant
STYLES and fine workmanship OF the kup-
penheim Tailoring Co., we are authorized
to give to each purchaser of $40 to $40
suit of clothes, fine $3.50 dress hat free
of charge. 10 COFFIN Bros.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27
A Rare Rabbit.

Pat Gallagher, on the place he bought
last year from Pulley q higgins on
South First street, has a rare rabbit. He
is beautiful little white bunny with
pink eyes and gentle and playful as a
kitten. The main business of the pet
seems to be to keep watch over flock
of Plymouth hens and see that they
don't wander away to the neigh5ors'
gardens. He will round them up like a
shepherd dog would sheep and the hens
quietly submit to his directions. In the
slight shower Tuesday afternoon bunny
softly edged up to an old hen sqnatted
under the caves of the wood shed and
poking his nose under her wing got in
out OF the wei, the old hen gathering
HIM in rs if he was one of her own
brood.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27
Nicholas Mccoy, Of North Yakima, q
p;opeer cattle raiser, is at the Diller hotel .

Nicholas Mccoy, of North Yakima, q
pioneer cattle raiser, is at the Diler hotel .
Since coming to the city several DAYS
ago Mr. Mccoy has sold band OF Gait
netting him $4,000. The stock was sold
to Seattle dealers. and is said by Mr.. Me-
Gov to be in fine condition. The climate
of Washington ia 80 adapted to stock
raising that bands can be sold at almost
any season Of the year in fine condition.
The ranges in the central and eastern
portions Of the state are each year be-
coming more largely stocked and before
long another great industry will be added
to the states already long list.-Post-ln-
telligencer.
The weekly crop bulletin of the WASH
ington section OF the L, s. Department
Of Agriculture says, in relation to this
county: "Msbton-Owing to high wind
everything sand.smitten and backward.
Frost of 18th blighted most tree fruits,
except apples. Parker-Peaches and
cherries mostly destroyed; other fruits
all right. Hop yards in good shape.
Old alfalfa not looking well, but later
sowed doing fine.'
The trade between |. II. Dills and Dan
Libby, heretofore mentioned in The HER
AID as in course OF settlement, was per-
fected on Tuesday. Mr. Libby paid ST.
600 for the house and lots on the avenue
occupied by Lombard & Horsley, as
furniture emporium. This firm will con-
tinue there under five year lease. Mr..
Libby designs putting in front OF plate
glass windows and extending the build
ing to the alley.
ID. G. Corbin, who is constructing the
new beet sugar factory at Waverly, Is re-
ported to have given assurance to North
Yakima people that il the recent expert
ments in sugar beet culture in Yakima
county are found under practical test, to
be representative of what may be gener-
sllv produced, he will establish a factory
at North Yakima Coast Trade.
X. C. tombstone, head clerk for j. j.
MacDonald, met with painful accident
the first of the week while riding an
Indian pony, which fell throwing him to
the ground with sufficient force to sprain
his right arm. He is, however, at his
post of duty.
The local lodge Knights OF Pythias
will have work in the second rank on
Wednesday evening next and wish every
member of the order to be present on
that date, Visiting brothers will be
welcomed.
Judge Morford while here the other
day, presented his lifelong friend, Judge
Rudkin, with Klondike nugget about
the size of birds egg. The Hugret will
be mounted and worn as cravat pin.
J. j. Macdonald. the First street dry
goods merchant, has been made happy
by the arrival OF little daughter. The
event occurred in Portland on the 18th
and all concerned are doing finely.
o. II. Applegate, formerly OF North
Yakima, has written here to his agent to
build nne-room house for rental on his
lots near the Henton residence.
Lawn Sprinklers and best hose manu-
featured at the Wallace Coburn Hard
ware Co.'S.
Mrs. J. j. Bigger, of Prosser, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Wheeler.
f. W. Taylor came from Prosser on
Wednesdays flyer.
Alex Miller went to the Sound on
Wednesday.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27

Schorn's vehicles stand the test more
wears than some others do months. loft
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-04-27

Your Consignments Solicited
..........BY .........
The Campbell Commission Co.,
9O7 West St., SEATTLE. WASH
.prrppxcps wv. Young, No. Yakima.
John Sawbridge, :"
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
Walker, . Fighting General, Sent to
 South Africa.

London, Aug. 16.-Major General Sir William Francis Butler, who, it was an- nounced Monday in a dispatch from Cape Town, would be relieved as commander of the British troops in South Africa as result of his alleged Boer sympathies, has been recalled, and Sir Frederick Walker has been appointed to replace him.
 The Daily Chronicle, which regards General Buffers virtual dismissal as ''an indication that the country is being hur- ried into war;" says: His offense was that he spoke rough words of truth about that precious organization, the South African league. We are convinced that he acted for the honor and clear interests of the empire"
 dispatch from Pretoria says:
 "The reply of the government of the South African Republic to the proposal of the British secretary of state for the colonies, Mir. Joseph Chamberlain. to re- fer to a joint commission of inquiry the effect of the franchise reforms upon the status of the uitlanders has not yet been sent to Sir Alfred Miner, British high commissioner in South Africa.
 "The various alarming rumors in circu- lation are, however, without foundation.
 President Kruger has issued a bro chure supporting his proposal regarding the removal of religious disabilities. It is characterized by free use of scrip tural text. He argues that the exclusion of the Jews from citizenship intensifies their hatred for Christianity, and he urges that the full franchise should be given to ''all who believe in the revela- ton of God through his word in the Bible" ...
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
A Fountain of Ants.

The house I was then occupying was a bungalow, and, as Is the case with many bungalows. the inner walls were constructed of merely sun dried bricks, and in the recesses of one wall col ony of white ants had established a nest. It was evening. I heard behind me a buzzing sound. l turned, and from a hole near the bottom of the wall I beheld a fountain of young white ants ascending. They reached the cell ing, and then the descent commenced They alighted by thousands on the ta- ble and there shook of their wings. In a few minutes the cloth, the plates, the glasses, even the lamp shades, were covered with the little white feeble crawling creatures. The fountain of ants continued to play for at least ten minutes. When, next morning. the floor was swept, the wings that the ants had shaken off filled large bas- ket. What became of the ants them selves I cannot say.-"Haunts and Hobbies of an Indian Official"
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
THE. CHARM OF LIFE
Is Lost When the Burden is Too
 Heavy

Life is hardly worth the living with the never-ceasing aches and pains of bad back. If you would remove the burden of backache, reach the cause.-the kid neys. Doan's Kidney Pills will cure sick kidneys, and the cure is lasting. Here Is proof 1t.
 MT. Israel A. Morse, of 10 Tyng street, Newburyport, member of the Board of Aldermen for two years, and Common Council for three years, says: My ex- perience with and opinions of Doan's Kidney Pills which expressed through our newspapers in 1896. after taking a course of the treatment, have not altered. l value that preparation more highly to- day than did when first published my statement, and that is over three years ago. To my personal experience can add that of many others in this city who one and all coincide with me in saying that Dosn's Kidney Pills act ss repre- seuted.'
 Doan's Kidney Pills for sale by all dealers; price so cents a box. Mailed on receipt of price by Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the U. 8. Remember the name, Deans, and take 10 substituts.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
FAMOUS CHURCH BURNED.
Seat of pr. Clendennin, Briggs Chief
 Opponent.

New York, Aug. 16.-St. Peters church, near the village of West Chester, caught fire early this morning, and at ? o'clock there seemed little chance of saving the building.
 qrhe church is fine old structure. built about POO years ago. It occupies almost the same relation to the upper part of New York as Trinity does to the down town section.
 The communion service was given to the church by Queen Anne.
 Services commemorating the church's two hundredth anniversary were held in 1893. At this service the chancel win dows in memory of Lady Charlotte di Zerega Franglano were unveiled.
 The Rev. Dr. Clendennin is the rector. He married Horace Greeley's daughter. It was Dr. Clendennin who recently op- posed so determinedly the ordination of Dr. Briggs.
 The church books and the records of marriages and deaths were saved.
 The famous communion service is in q safe and may be saved.
 All the fire engines from the upper districts were called out on a third alarm.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17

snoemaKer; us Andrew Johnson, the tailor; as Abraham Lincoln, the boat man. The living illustrations easily occur to you. This will go on until you will have representatives at all the headquarters, and you will have full justice.
 I congratulate you also on your op- portunities of information. Plato paid $500 for two books. Jerome ruined himself financially by buying one vol ume of Origen. What vast opportunl- ties for intelligence for you and your children. A working man goes along by the show window of some great publishing house, and he sees book that costs S5. He says:"1 wish l could have that information. I wish l could raise $5 for that costly and beautiful book" A few months pass on, and he gets the value of that book for 25 cents in a pamphlet There never was such a day for the workingmen of America as this day and the day that Is coming.
 I also congratulate you because your work Is only predatory and introducto- ". You want the grace of Jesus Christ. the carpenter of Nazareth. He toiled himself, and be knows how to sympathize with all who toll. Get his grace in your heart, and you can sing on the scaffolding amid the storm, 'n the shop showing the plane, in the mine plunging the crowbar, on shipboard climbing the ratlines. He will make the drops of sweat on your brow gilt tering pearls for the eternal coronet. Are you tired, he will rest you. Are you sick. he will give you help. Ar, you cold, he will wrap you in the man. tie of his love. Who are they before the throne? "Ah," you say. their hands were never calloused with toll" Yes, they were. You say, Their feet were never blistered with the long Journey" Yes, they were, but Christ raised them to that high eminence. Who are these? These are they that came out of great tribulation and had their robes washed and made white in the blood of the Lamb" That for every Christian workingman and for every Christian workingwoman will bs the beginning of eternal holiday.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17

Trains stop only on signal or when condno-
 hddiiisnal trains leave New Pa'z fur High land and poughEeepsie daily, oept saturday and sunday: q a, Q 70, tn:O0, titA a m To n0 100 1O0 hn0 0nL ss31 D m. saturday nnd Sul- day only: eu LOO i00a it4h n m i01 70 9iS, sos, 9ho, as, hih. 6.1a, 65o ? m satur- day only co D m,
 Trains leave pouehkeepsi fo' Highland and New PaltE daily except Saturdny aud sunday, ss3, s3n, 2 10, i0ib, il:pA. i2 70 noon ila Eh, siS 4:is b,0S. 6iia, 7.AN p m saturday and sunday unlyt z sh, . 10, dih 12 n1 noon 1 IA goo. 2 a5 s3l Sib 5 O1, , 70, c 70 10 D. m. sat- urday only sIS ?. m.
 Trains saturday oEly vi I run Co NOrf1k from June a to sept a 1899 incluHive 1rain C will run from Norfdlk Monday only, from June 70 Co Sept 2a, isin inclusive.
 Trains leave hhinecnn goo a m. 2 g D m., arrive at SilvernRls 10 aaa m, 3Ri D m
 Trains leave silvernals II taa m sea m. arrive at Rhlnecline i2 5t pm, sSp m
 Trains leave pouKhkeepsie Tor hopcwch ( 80 and 9s A m, 0s and . 0a D m,
 Trains leave Hopewell for PoughkccnSie b0 and 10 Ss a m, ao and So ?. m.
 Trains and 10 carry thrgugh coach hstween winsted and Grand central station, New York
 western Express, train I, makes direct c0n- nection st Campbell Hall with fast express via Ontario Western 1ty for the West due chiea 70 following day p3o D m. special auonti0n given to western travel Rates Of fare q Co sa lower than any other line Wriie for rates and particulars before puohssing tickets ovef sny w |. Martin. Gen rass Agent
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
Tried to HoII GnsoIIne.

Mount Gretna, Pa, Aug. 16.-The ex- plosion of gasoline in a cottage on the United Brethren camp meeting ground here last evening caused the death of Mrs William Miller of Harrisburg and the destruction of 14 cottages. Mrs. Mil ler's daughter, Gertrude, was slightly burned. It is believed that Mrs. Miller placed on the stove bucket of gasoline, mistaking the fluid for water. An ex- plosion followed, setting fire to her cloth ing and the cottage. The woman was rescued from the building, but died short ly afterward
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
Designing Man.

"Did you ever notice," he asked, "that 1t is always the homely woman who wants a pug dog? The pug Is so hide ous that it makes her seem good look ing by comparison. Still, the ruse is so well known now that the possession of q pug is sufficient ...a.. ..-..
 Who's going to buy a pugf' she ask ed. "Who ever thought of getting outg'
 "Why, no one, of course, my dear" he answered, for he was too wise a man to admit that he had heard her telling a neighbor that she thought she'd get one.-Chicago Post.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
Major Rockefeller Found.

Washington, Aug. 16.-General Otis cables: From southern Luzon a report comes that an American officer is held there prisoner. The description given indicates that he is Major Rockefeller" :" General Otis dispatch was in reply to a war department message asking if Major Rockefeller should be dropped from the rolls as dead, as nothing had been heard from him in several months. He was with his regiment, the Ninth. near Ga loocan. and while making the rounds of the pickets one night suddenly disappear ed, his hat and pocketbook being found next morning. That led to the belief that he had been killed.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
Labrador Coast Ice Bound.

St. Johns, N. F., Aug. 16.-The mail steamer Labrador, from Labrador, re ports that the entire coast is blockaded
 with ice foes from the northern extremi- ty south to the straits of Belle Isle. She reached this port five days behind her usual time. Such a condition is unprece- dented in the history of the northern wa ters. It will not only seriously injure the cod fishing industry, but greatly in creases the difficulties for ocean steamers making the passage by way of the
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
TFdoeLerS' Guide.
Berkshire Division
N. r., N. II. S H. RAILROAD.

Commencing Sunday, June II. 1899,
 oorNo SOUTH Leave North Adams 20 am, plttsneld 2 10 Janaan < 2n Arrive New Haven 10 b6, Bridgeport II So New York II 20. Leave Albany 2 10 a.m., State Line 70, Pitts- field 8 10, Cannnn 40. Arrive Bridgeport 12 05 p. m., NewHaven l2,Ab New York t.be. Leave Albany 10 % .. m., State Line II 20, North Adams l2 10 D. m.. Pitthneld SOi Canaan 242. Arrive Bridgeport 6 ob, New Haven c 35, New York 6.l0. .= Leave Albany 10 % n. m., State Line II 20, Piusheld l2 a2 ?. m., Canaan W Arrive Bridgeport 10. New Haven 7 80. New York Q co.
 Leave Albany 22o p. m., State Line sts. Pittsneld 3 20, Canaan { S7 Arrive Bridge. port 10. New Haven 90. New York 100 Leave North Adams 8 % p. m, Pittsneld 100 Canaan 5 0l. Arrive Bridgeport . 10, New Haven 80. New York co. Sundays only) Leave Pittsheld 90 D. m., Canaan 8 l6. Arrive Bridgeport 10, New Haven 6 20, New York 8 Sb. Sundays onlyl Leave Plttsield l5 ?, m, Canaan 20. Arrive New York ioA5.
 oorNo NORTH Leave New York 70 a. m. Bridgeport Ob, New Haven 10, Canaan 70, Arrive Pitts- field II 0b, State Line 10 4l. Albany i2 II D. m. Saratoga lb. North Adams II bs. Leave New York 02 a. m. Bridgeport 9 bs |, New Haven ' D, Canaan tz lu p, m. ArfiNe Pittsneld 20, North Adams 2 3s. Albany 243, Saratoga ( %.
 Leave New York 02 a. m., Bridgeport 2 bb New Haven Sb, Canaan IA Ss p. m. Arrive Pittsneld 2 05 p. m., State Line 27. Al- bany 49 Saratoga ( 20.
 Lsave New York a0ia. m, Bridgeport II co, Now Haven 10 30. Canaan 600 p. m, Arrive pittsfeld iU00 p, m.
 Leave New York 30 p. m. Bridgeport 2o New Haven 57, Canaan 2l. Arrive Pitts : field 2 90, North Adams Q 0S, State Line 800, Albany 9 70.
 Leave Now York 8 90 D. m., Bridgeport 20 New Haven 3 57, Cannan 5a. Arrive Pitts field 90. State Line So. Albany 2 co. leaturdays only) Leave New Yorkl2 % p. m.. New Haven 2 el Bridgeport 33 Canaaa A5i Arrive Pittsheld c %. Sundays onlyl Leave New Haven bo a m. Bridgeport 05, Canaan Q 70. Arrive Pitts
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
ROBSON HEARDTRoM.
Reports In Regard to Repairs on
 Captured ships.


 Washington, Aug. 16.-Naval Con- structor Richmond Hobson has been heard from by the navy department for the first time at any length since he was assigned to duty in charge of the Span ish ships raised from Manila harbor and now undergoing repairs at Hongkong.
 His report is unusually interesting, dealing in general questions, such as the need of a large backyard in the orient, the increasing shipping at Manila and the prospect that Manila will succeed Hongkong as the emporium of the east, the value of Chinese labor in all branch es of industry, etc. He also says the three Spanish ships which are completed will be worth to the government about s610,00O, and he contemplates trying to raise three more Spanish vessels now at the bottom of Manila bay. The letter Is addressed to Rear Admiral Hichborn, chief of the bureau of construction, and Is dated at Hongkong, July 17.
Connecticut western news., 1899-08-17
6sNe - Common seuae Rare

Of bright, witty, learned and cute people We can find whole battalions In every community, but when you go in search of people possessed of good, hard common sense they are not so easy to find.-Punxsutawne Spirit.