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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-09

More newspapers are printed in the
United States than in England
France ard Germany ~combited.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-09

The production of coal in the Trans
vaal in 1895 was 1907, sos tons, against
L,eo0,2l2 tons in 1897.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-09

Of 5000 children in Edinburgh
schools 10000 are connected with
Bands Of Hope.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-09

Hetty Green has about decided to
take a lengthy vacation and will leave
her vast business interests in the
hands of her son, Edward III. Il. Green,
president of the Texas Midland rail
road. The young man has had a bus
mess education extending over a per-
Tod of ten years and Mrs. Green thinks
he is now qualified to relieve her from
most Of her business cares.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-09

Samuel f. Langham has been cor
oner of the city of London for fifty
years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-09-09

j. Pierpont Morgan spent four years
at the Boston English school, where
be stood head of his class throughout
the entire course.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
THE SALT LAKE HERALD: MONDAY, MAY I, 1899

two thicknesses of iron or steel plates
about four and half feet high TIE
lower deck is armed in the bow with
two three-inch navy guns with recoil
cylinders, and aft with one Hotchkiss
gun on the upper deck. In front of the
smokestack is an imDroyised turret.
protected in the same way as the lower
deck Here the pilot stands. At each
of the four corners of this turret are
revolving gatling guns. Besides the
gunners there are about thirty soldiers
armed with rifles, who man the sides of
the lower deck. to pick off any in
surgents who have the temerity to ap-
proach the river bank while the gun
boat is in action.
At Guadalupe church, about half a
mile beyond our lines, the insurgents
had been seen towards sunset throw
ing up intrenchments on a ridge. as if
preparatory TO placing gun The ex-
pectation was that when the moon rose
the insurgents would begin work again
on these. earthworks- The 'tinclad'
was to move up river about q quarter
of a mile. Her big guns would throw
shrapDel over the men working on the
intrenchments, and the Cuttings would
sprinkle with bullets the woods where
the insurgent sharpshooters were To-
Gated.
When we arrived on board the La
guna de Bay all the men We're sleeping
about the deck; for SO severe is the
work now that our soldiers are glad to
get a little rest whenever they can
snatch il.
We sat on the upper deck. and.
smoking, watched eagerly for the
moon to rise. She came at last, like a
great disk of gold shining through the
slender bamboo trees, and starting the
waters of the river into a glittering
dance Now we could see the long,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
UTAH COUNTY TEACHERS.
Meets at Springville-
Man Fell Among Thieves.
Especial Correspondents. }

Springville, April 30.-The Utah Teach
ers' association held the concluding ses-
sion of its educational series here yester-
day, at the Central school house. The
forenoon session was taken up by a lee
ture on Historical Geology by Profess
academy of Provo. Professor W. M.
Woelf, also of the Brigham Young acad-
envy, occupied the time of the afternoon
session with u lecture on zoology. This
closes a series OF very instructive ses-
Sions held in different towns of the coun-
ty and running over period of several
months. A large number of teachers We're
present.
The public school faculty announces $50
certificates of promotion issued 10 the
pupils in this city.
Professor ]. ]. Mcclellan of the Brig
ham Young academy and Arthur McClel-
Ian of Payson Were in town today. ar
ranging fer a concert to be given here
next Saturday, for the benefit OF the
Jonah Phillips is having extensive i'm
provements made on his residence in the
Second ward. A two-room addition is also
being built on Mrs. S. A. Cooper's resi-
dence.
a business trip up Spanish Fork canyon.
While at Thistle. John fell among thieves
and was relieved of $50, for which the
county authorities could give him no re-
dress
George Mckenzie was down Spanish Fork
canyon this week. and reports that his
contract there on the Rio Grande Western
will require two weeks more time. Frank
Burt still has a months work at the
mouth of the canyon on the grade
changes.
The peach crop here this year will be
very light the severe weather having
killed the fruit buds Prospects for other
fruit crops are considered good.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01

and state who have followed the doings
of our boys in the bloody days about
Manila. The article is called a Night
on the Gunboat Laguna de Bay" and
is as follows:
At General Wheaton'S headquarters
at San Pedro Macati. we were informed
that the ''tinclad'' was not yet up river
in fact, was still at Santa Ana, but
would be along in about an hour. The
major proposed to pass the time by
having a look about the place. Now it
was pitch dark outside, and il was be-
yond me why the major wanted to
look about" just because the bullets
were flying promiscuously. when he
never could have been induced, under
ordina ~ safe conditions, to leave his
comic able chair and his glass Of toddy
to wander about the blind alleys OF a
tumble-doWn and ruined village like
San Pedro Nacati. For once in my life
] suspected the major of being one of
those fin de steele decadents who craved
the excitement Of seeing how near they
could come to a Mauser bullet and still
miss il. However much the knees of his
inner consciousness may shake, it
would never do for war correspondent
20 show the white feather. His bread
and butter depends on appearing to
love the hiss of bullets and the Shrek
of shrapnel. Consoling myself with the
InouEnl OF lilH MaTecNdl ue IuIenne,
who, in some battle. when his attention
was called to the fact that his knees
We're shaking. remarked, Yes, and they
would shake still more if they knew
where they were going to take me-" 1
reluctantly followed the major.
Luckily there was a lull in the shoot
ing as we crossed the square and
climbed hill to the old church of San
Pedro. Inside of il a company of the
Iowa regiment was quartered. 1t was as
if picture OF the Franco-Prussian war,
such as one sees in French galleries.
had come to life in the Philippines The
altar and the crucifix still stood intact
About the floor, in heaps of straw, our
soldiers lay, wrapped in their blankets
Rifles were stacked in one corner. over
this scene the uncertain glimmer of dim
lanterns threw a mystic light, and a
faint odor of incense still hung about
the PLACE.
After a few whispered words with
the officer i'll command. who brought US
back TO ordinary life by eagerly iu-
curing about the next mail from home.
we wandered on to the old churchyard
Once high walls surrounded it: now
they have been torn down to build en-
DrasureS about our batteries and low
redoubts, behind which groups OF Sleep
ing soldiers lay. So dark was the night
that one had to get close to see that the
men of the battery-as if even in sleep
they did not wish TO desert their iron
nistresS-were curled up under and
about the guns. The officers, knowing
that something was brewing walked
uaeasily up and down. We moved on
down the line. and at last came to the
beginning of the trenches, which run in
a continuous line for five miles from
San Pedro Macati, through Pasay. to
the sea Indistinctly one could see the
men in the trenches-some OF them
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01

street yesterday received an interesting
letter from his son, n. A. Mcdonnell.
who is in battery A at Manila The
letter was dated March 9. Young Nc
Donnel told of the hard. luck expert
enced by a company of the Nebraska
regiment on March 5. The volunteers
were camped on the Marquina road,
about ten miles from Manila. enjoying
their Christmas boxes, which had just
arrived.
Suddenly they were charged by a
large body of Filipinos, and forced to
retreat il disorder. The enemy. ac-
cording to Batteryman Mcdonnell,
didn't do thing to those Christmas
boxes. oh, no, Besides getting all of
the boys blankets, canteens. haver-
sacks and some ammunition" Nc
Donnel is in charge of a Hotchkiss gun,
and the next morning he was sent out
with one battalion of the Second Ore
gon to clear the read where the Fill
pinos had routed the Nebraskans.
I'VE started at 5 O'clock" Mcdonnell
writes. down the road, with Skin
mish line on each, side of us. All of
a sudden 'bing,' came a voliey out of
corn patch, and the volleys kept
coming.
yards, and don't see how they got so
few of US. Now, a Hotchkiss gun fires
100 shots minute, and 4 shell one and
one-half inches in diameter. In about
twenty-five seconds we had cleaned
out two corn patches, setting them on
fire. Some of the natives are still
there, and are liable TO stay there. The
Nebraska colonel thanked our gun
crew for its excellent work. The gun
was struck eleven times, but not one
of my crew fell.
Il have been on the firing line since
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
Story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
Payson Happenings.
(Specia, Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Payson, April. 29.-The funeral services
over the remains of William D. WINNER
were held at the First ward meeting house
this afternoon under the direction of
Bishop j. f. Hush. The choir rendered
some appropriate hymns. The speakers
were Elder Charles Beaverton. Bishop
J. 5. Page. jr. Hyrum Lennon and
Bishop John T. Hush.
William A. Miles was severely kicked
by a horse this morning. while attempt
ing 10 alight from a buggy. Three times
the fractions animal kicked him. in the
stomach. breast and arm. II is not known
whether serious results will come to him
or not.
a beautiful ten-pound daughter came to
the home of George 3. Montague this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Rockhill have
come to make Payson their home, and
exchanged with A. b. Rockhill.
Mrs. John II. CoombS is living at Pay
son.
Mrs MiIlie Stark and Otto Erlandson
went to Provo today, to attend the trus
tees county convention
w. r. johnson has been laid up two
weeks. having been run into by bicycle
rider at night.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
st. George News.
(Special COrresnOndence,

Especial correspondence
st. George, April 25.-Pine Valley has
been considerably shaken up over the
fighting of two of her sons Will Bracken
and Rube Gardner. Both claim TO be per-
fectly innocent.
A. r. Whitehead. jr., who recently re-
turned from Kentucky, where he had been
doing missionary labor. spoke in the tab
ernacle Sunday afternoon. giving an inter-
esting account of his work during his
two-yearS' stay.
The annual stake Sunday school confer
ence will be held here on the 9Th and eth
of May. Elders George Reynolds and Kari
S. MaeSer will be in attendance.
William A. Nelson and Miss Jennie
Bleak, daughter of Joseph G. Bleak, were
married today
Ralph Keate has gone to Panguitch TO
bring his fiancee Miss Crosby, daughter
of Jesse Crosby, to st. George, where they
are to be married.
Farmers are already cutting their hay
here and things are growing apace.
Last night a slight frost nipped some of
the grape vines and early stuff
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
cIRcLEvuLE SCHOOLS.
Interesting and Pleasing Closing Elk
ercises Held.
fspecial Correspondence.)

especial correspondence
Circleville April 22.-Yesterday wit
messed the closing exercises of our school
and it was a great day to US. The men,
bers OF the class were Rupert Whom
Franklin Daily. Leonidas Johnson, Mary
Smith. Rhoda Gillies, Della Morrill,, Ellen
Lambson and Blanche Parker. \ process
sion of the school marched up Main street
and back to Dalton's hall. headed by the
martial band. The girls of the class were
clad in uniform dresses of white and car
RED a lovely banner of rich SILK In plut
and white. inscribed with the words
Glass of So and with the motto Excel
sior." The class coiOrs were blue and
white, representative of purity and faith
fulness. In the procession the boy gradu-
ates carried the flag.
The following programme was rendered
at the hall:
Invocation by w E Packer
Formal presentation by the teacher OF
certificates of graduation.
Promotions of one degree of each of the
grades.
Exercises by junior classes.
The graduation class was then present
ed with beautiful tokens of love and honor
by two of the lower classes and by the
teachers. These consisted of badges OF
silk in blue and white. painted with the
class names and compliments and artifi-
clal vioiets. the adopted class Hover Each
gift was accompanied by an appropriate
speech.
The class then rendered a touching and
beautiful song: entitled stepping over
the Threshold"
Glass Historian Rupert Wixom gave a
synopsis of the history of the class Of 80.
Instrumental music was given by Class
Member Miss Della Morrill,.
Glass Poet Franklin Daley presented a
very good original poem.
Composition entitled Ticket, Please. -
by Class Member Miss Ellen Lambson
was a thoughtful production.
Class Prognosticator Miss Mary Smith
ELECTED roars of merriment and applause
by the incongruous mating of various
members and picturing their fate and
adopted modes OF life twenty-five years
hence
1.-The Hymn of the Conqueror" a reci-
tation rendered by Glass Member Miss
Blanche Parker, was very creditable.
Glass Valedictorian Leonidas Johnson
gave a touching farewell address that
brought tears to numerous eyes, and be-
fore the succeeding song was finished.
which was one of farewell rendered by
Class Member Miss Rhoda GillieS, il was
observed that the teachers had struggle
to preserve their dignity.
Remarks by ex-Superintendent William
Johnson and eX-RepreSentative John II.
Fullmer also of a tender farewell nature,
completed a beautiful programme.
A childrens party in the afternoon and
ball at night concluded the days cele-
bration.
r. T. Thurber of Richfeld has taught
the school for two years and will now bid
II farewell He has been earnest in his
labor and deserves the gratitude and
goodwill of the people. His assistant
Miss Lottie Busch, has also done good
work and will take up a kindergarten de-
partment next Monday.
Mr.. Thurber. with ex-Representative
Fullmer and his nephew. Osroe Fullmer.
left this morning to take the train at
Belknap for the Ute reservation, Just
opened, where they hope to secure homes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
SCENES AND VIEWS FROM FIGHTING GROUND AND


the trouble began, and have seen warm
service. l don't like it a little bit, al
. though l give them the best i've got,
and have never seen the Filipino who
can make me run. We are killing them
off by scores. and have burned every
thing we can get our hands on Last
week l helped fire at least a thousand
houses and ricestacks.
The regulars are arriving here
daily. The Twentieth was out on the
firing line when the order came to ad-
vance. The natives were shooting as
hard as possible The volunteers kept
right on un the hill and through the
brush, while the regulars laid down,
and when the top of the hill was
reached. they were $50 yards behind
Their own officers didn't like it bit.
and the next day the Twentieth was
sent back to town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
SUES THE BUTTE MINER.
Ex-senator Whiteside Wants Dam
ages For Libel.

Butte Mont, April SO.-F'red Whiteside,
ex-senator from Flathead county, has
brought suit for 100000 against the Butte
Miner. the trustees of the concern. w. A.
Clark. A. J. Johnston and \. II. Wethey,
and the editor of the paper. II. c. Sultzer,
for defamation of character
The suit grows out of the recent sena-
torial election. Whiteside. while senator
from Flathead, alleged that he received
from an agent of w. A. Clark, senator
elect, $1,000 to be used in procuring votes
for the senator-elect. The Miner asserted
that Whiteside had produced the money
for the purpose of defeating the election
of W. A. Clark. This is the basis of the
Srti
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01

In the current number of Harper's
Weekly is an interesting and graphic
account of a nights trip up the Pasig
river at Manila on board the gunboat
Laguna de Bay, which is commanded
by Captain Grant of battery B, Utah
light artillery. Mr. Bass, Harper's cor
respondent, draws vivid word picture
of the work which is daily and nightly
being done by Utahs soldier boys in the
Philippines, and it cannot fail to in
terest thousands of readers in this city
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
Funeral of John Gray.
Especial Correspondence.)

Park City. April 9O.-The remains of
John Gray, who died yesterday morning.
were taken to Blackfoot. Ida, for inter
ment this afternoon. Mr.. Gray was one
of the old-timers in Park City, though at
the time of his death was a resident of
Blackfoot. He leaves a wife and ten
children. four of whom reside here. TO
mourn his loss. He was a member of
Ontario lodge No. l. A. o. L. w. and his
funeral services were held under the
auspices of that order.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01

curled up in blankets. sleeping, others
smoking. The officers back of the line
were seated in little groups, chatting
We Joined the group of the battalion
commander, ana discussed the constel-
iations of the southern sky, politics at
home, Philippine tobacco-any thing but
the prospective fight
A Night Attack.
Beyond, out towards the enemy, ev
erything was blackness. We knew
that there We're two lines of our SEN
tries ahead, but could not see half way
20 the first pickets. Suddenly three
rifles crashed and flashed Just ahead.
The officers scattered to their COM
panies. The men in the trenches rustled
about. One could hear the click of their
locks as they made sure that their
rifles were in order.
Steady men," came the sharp order;
''the first line is coming in
Sure enough, from the distance we
heard the sound of running steps. and
a moment later blurred figures came
tumbling out of the darkness.
Where is company CO" shouted one
of the figures.
This way" called his comrades in
the trenches.
One of the outposts, in his eagerness
to get back, fell over mound in the
rice field. a suppressed laugh ran
along the line. The men were all i'm
patience, and leaning over the trenches.
fingered their rifles.
STEADY. Wait for the guard" came
the second caution
Our outer line of pickets had been
driven in, but the main guard still re-
manned out to make sure that the enc
my We're really at hand. a minute
passed in uncertainty; then a dozen
more shots rang out in the night, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
Little Girl Injured.
(snecial Correspondence.)

NSVtNIfiI NVII tSIJJIIuVIINOsJ
Logan, April 30.-A little daughter of
A. G. Barber fell off a doorstep today and
badly fractured her shoulder. The Shout
der was injured on Saturday by fall
from lounge. and the fall today badly
broke the limb. Prompt surgical attend
ance was rendered by DR.. o. S. Ormsby.
There is a big attendance at the con-
ference in Smithfield today. Apostle Lund
is among the visitors of note.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
Tell Your Sister

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
Sam Is Magnetic.
Correspondence.)

Especial Correspondence.I
Payson, April 30.-Samuel WOrsencroft
had a narrow escape from death last
night, being run into by two lady cyclists
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
NEBRAsKANS BAD LUCK.

Filipinos Capture Their Christmas
Boxes.
W. ]. Mcdonnell of 231 Second East
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
A NIGHT WITH GRANT
Thrilling Account of Voyage On
4Laguna de Bay"
HOW UTAH NAVY FIGHTS
SMELLING INsURGENT TRENCH
ES FROM PASIG RIVER.

John Fl. Bass Harper's Weekly Cor
respondent at Manila Describes
the Work of the Boys of Battery
B On Board Tinclad Gunboat-
Description of Craft
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
Description of Craft.

The tinclad Laguna de Bay is an old
nat-bOttomed steamer drawing two
and one-half feet of water, bought by
the United States and fitted I'D to
patrol the Pasig river. Her lower deck
is open, but has been protected with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01
NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE.

without warming He thinks the city
should pass a law to keep girls on wheels
off the narrow sidewalks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-01

our guard came running in. Bullets
began to sing above our heads, and We
lay close in the trenches.
This platoon, one volley at 500
yards ordered the captain. Load"
The rifles clicked. Aim" A moment
of suspense. "Firer And the volley
crashed down the line.
smith," said the watchful lieutenant
to one of his men, you are always be-
hind. Brace upr'
There was no necessity, however, for
another volley. Evidently the small
band OF insurgents who had come out
to reconnoitre had Withdrawn. There
was again quiet, and we went back to
headquarters. to find that the tin
clad" was tied to the opposite bank of
the Pasig, waiting for the moon to rise,
when she would move up river to clear
out the front of our lines, where bands
of insurgent sharpshooters had APP
preached too near and We're Worrying
our men. a boat was waiting to take
US across the river, where CAPTAIN
Grant of the Utah battery 3, in COM
mand Of the gunboat, received us
heartily