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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06
NATIVES STRONGLY ENrRENcH
Americans Find Big Krupp Guns anC
Silver Dollars.

Manila, April $3.50 a. m.-The insur-
gents are massing strong forces north
of Calumpit about five and a half miles
northwest of Malolos, and, according TO
the observations of the reconnolterng
parties, they have fine entertainments
there.
1t is expected that hard fighting will
be necessary to dslodge them at that
point and at San Fernando, where
Aguinaldo is supposed to be. Large
rivers strengthen both positions.
The Montana regiment had one man
killed and three wounded yesterday.
Twenty-Five men were Frustrated by the
heat and brought TO the hospital
Two new big Krupp guns, one o-lneh
and the other S-inch, which were found
buried at Malolos, though secured late,
viii be mounted.
The Americans have also found 27o07
silver dollars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06
THE NEBRASKA ELECTIONS.

Lincoln. Neb, April Al. J. WinEet,
Republican, was elected mayor Of lin
coin to-day by majority of nearly 500
over A. H. Weir, Fusion. The Repub-
Leans elect their city ticket except one
excise man, and elect six of the seven
councilmen.
At Beatrice the entire Republican
ticket was elected.
Nebraska City is solidly Democratic,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06
RESULTS IN WISCONSIN.
VICTORY FOR WHITE METAL.

st. Louis, April 4.-Six members OF
the city council upper House,, twenty
eight members of the house of dele
gates and four school directors were
elected here to-day. The Republican
council ticket was elected by about TO-
600 majority, and that body viii still
continue to be solidly Republican
In the House of Delegates nine Demo
Gratis were elected, making a Democratic
gain of five members. Two Democratic
and two Republican school directors
were elected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06

Dabney, n. c.. April ESPECIALLY D.
We are having winter weather again.
Snow commenced falling some time dur
ing last night. and at 10 O'clock a. m,
o clock a. m, it was 212 or 3 inches deep.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06
ARKANSAS ELECTIONS.

Little Rock. Ark, April f. Municipal
elections were held in Arkansas to-day,
but outside of Hot Springs where there
were four candidates for mayor, there
were no contests worth mentioning. At
Little Rock there was but one candidate
in the field. Mayor Woodson was re-
elected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06

Give me liver regulator and | can
regulate the world said "A genius. The
druggist handed him bottle of Deuitt's
Little Early Risers, the famous little
pills. For sale by j. Hal. Bobbitt and
Henry Il. Hicks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06
DEMOCRATs SUCCESSFUL

Houston. Texas. April 4.-Munieipal
elections were held throughout the State
to-day. There We're no general tissues
and only local questions were involved.
Democrats were generally successful.
At Laredo, A. NJ Vidaurri, a progress
sive Mexican, was elected mayor Mayor
Christian headed the other ticket in 'he
field. The issue was thai the present
city administration had not shown suf-
ficient vigor in the treatment of the
smallpox epidemic which led up to the
recent riots and the existing quarantine
against the city and county.
RESULTS IN WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, Wis, April 4-Municipal
elections were held in nearly all the
towns and cities in Wisconsin outside
of Milwaukee to-day. The Republicans
lead i'll the number of victories, while
in several towns the mayor and council
are of different complexion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06

nourishment, and his life is said to hang
by slender thread
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06
VOTE IN WISCONSIN.

Superior, Wis, April 4.-Harvey w.
Dietenrich, Republican, was elected
mayor over Charles Starkweather by
about 900 majority. The Republicans
elect the rest of the city ticket, seven
out of nine aldermen, and II out of II
county commissioners. The vote was
heavy
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06
MINNESOTA QUIET.

st. Paul, April 4.-Elections were neld
to-day in some Minnesota towns, but
there was little party politics in them
and in some places scarcely any CON
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-06
QUINCY DEMOCRATIC.

Quincy, Ills, April 4.-The Democrats
elected their city ticket by pluralities
ranging from 100 to 1000. The Republi-
cans had nominated for Mayor Chas III.
Williamson, chairman of the State Cen
trail Committee of the Gold Standard
Democrats. He was beaten by 1000,
after the warmest campaign the city has
l~,,A
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
TRAGEDY AT A REHEARSAL
Eleven School Children Burned Ia
Death at Quincy, Ill.

Quincy, ILL.,, Dec. 25.-While the
school children of st. Francis paro-
chial school, Seventeenth and Vine
streets, were Iehearsing this afternoon
for an entertainment to be given Tues
day evening, the dresses of one caught
on fire from gas jet and 10 minutes
after four of themw ere burned,to death,
two died an hour later, and five others
died before midnight. Half dozen
others were burned more or less Sc
verely.
The dead are: Iren. Frieberg, May
Wavering, Mary Althouff,s Bernardino
Freund, Colletta Middendorf, Mary
Hickey, Wilhelmina Gottendorf, Olivia
Timpe, Addie Futterer, Josephine
Bohne, Margaret Warner.
All of these are between 0 and IL
years old. Helen Zebbing and several
other teachers, Father Nicholas and
Professor Mushold, We're painfully
burned trying to rescue the children.
The school hall was filled with chill
dren, and many, would have been killed
in the panic which followed had it not
been for the prompt efforts of the
teachers and Sisters who were in
charge OF the entertainment and were
present. The children rushed for the
doors, but prompt efforts quieted them,
and no one was hurt in the rush.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
Crater Lake Park,

Washington, Dec. 25.-Among the
familiar bills Of the last congress to re-
appear this year are two that were in
troduced by Representative Tongue, OF
Oregon. One is his bill for creating
public park, including Crater Lake,
and much of the surrounding country,
and the other is his bill providing for
the examination and classification Of
the lands in the Roseburg and Oregon
City land districts within the grant
made to the Oregon & California Rail-
road Company. Both bills are prac-
tically the same as were presented in
the last congress.
The Crater lake bill proposes to set
aside tract of 249 square miles, with
out drawing it from settlement or sale
and making it a public park or pleas
ure ground, to be known as the Crater
Lake National Park. This park, if es-
talbished, is to be under the control of
the secretary of the interior, who will
preserve the lands in their natural con-
dition and prevent all residence, min
ing, numbering or other business opera
tons within its limits. The old pro-
vision for restaurants and waiting
rooms is again inserted. as are the pro-
visions for governing and protecting
the park. 1t is proposed that the costs
and expenses OF creating the park shall
be borne by the general government.
1t was this last provision that aroused
Speaker Reed against the bill last con-
gress, for he contended that any ex-
pense attached should be borne by the
state. Now that Reed is out of con-
gress, the bill may have better chance
of becoming law.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
PROTECTED HER HOME.
Soung Woman Shot aud Killed an In.
truder.

Natick, Mass, Dec. 25.-Lewis
Perry, aged 33, Spanish war veteran,
was shot and killed today by Miss
Lizzie Morse, at her home in West
Natick. Four shots were fired, two of
them taking effect, one in the heart.
Miss Morse, who was placed under ar
rest, says that the circumstances justi-
fled her in shooting Perry. The Morse
family is one of the wealthiest and
the members of her family claim that
Perry and Arnold Slappen, on bicycles,
rode up to the Morse house, demanded
admittance without stating their bust
ness, and, upon being refused, smashed
several windows. Miss Morse went to
the bureau drawer and loaded 22cal-
iber revolver. She claims that the
house, where Perry finished smashing
the glass in one of the windows, and
climbed in, in spite of her remon-
strances. After gaining an entrance,
he grabbed Miss Elreta Morse and
wrenched from her croquet mallet,
with which she tried to protect herself.
Lizzie rushed to her sisters assist
ance and informed Perry that she
would shoot him if he did not leave
the house. He gave her a terrific blow
with the mallet and felled her to the
floor. She managed to get up again,
and told Perry to get out of the house.
when he dared her to shoot. She then
fired four shots at Perry, who managed
to climb through the window and then
fell dead.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
Wages Advanced.

Pittsburg, Dec. 25.-The Carnegie
Steel Company posted today, at its va.
rious works il this city, notices reading
substantially as follows:
"rsking effect January l, 1900. COM
mon labor at these works will be in
creased to $3.50 per day, and all other
day turn and tonnage labor with GER
tain exceptionsl, will be increased in
proportion"
The exceptions are the tonnage men
working under sliding scales, where
the rates of wages increase and decrease
in proportion to the proceeds of the
products. This adjustment is TAI per
cent advance on the wages now being
paid, making total of 25 per cent of
increase made by the company volun-
tarily since the last general scale.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
WANTED HIS PICTURE IN PRINT.
New York Man Shot His Wife and
Killed Himself.

Binghampton, N. Y, Dec. 25.-John
Edgar Gardiner, in order to get his
picture into print shot his young wife
and then killed himself today. Gardi-
ner was so years of age, his wife 30.
They had been married but short
time, and were living apart on account
Of his bad habits. On several occasions
he had asked how che would like to
see their pictures in a local paper. His
wife took fright at this, and forbade
him to speak to her on the subject. He
called at the house today and asked
her to come out, as he was going West.
She declined, and he forced his way in
to her apartments, saying, "See what
/ have brought you," drew a revolver
and shot her twice, one bullet passing
through her arm, the other entering
her side. The woman was able to rush
from the house to neighbours
When the police officers arrived Gardi-
ner walked to the center of room in
full view of the officers, and, placing
the weapon to his head, killed him
self.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
Mining Under Butte.

Minneapolis. Mimi, Dec. 25.-A
special to the Times from Butte, Mont.
says: Alexander Tarbet, Salt Lake
mining man. today closed deal with
the owners Of the mineral rights to the
Destroying Angel and Copper Bottom
Lodge claims, by which he secured
control of the interest for $500, 900.
The veins run through the business
portion of the city, and the Destroying
Angel was uncovered recently by per-
sons who were excavating for the foun-
dation of hotel. 1t has developed
into the richest copper vein in this dis
trict, and the new owners intend to
tunnel under the city. As soon as the
deal was closed this afternoon, they
started to sink shaft, which will be
put down 1000 feet at the corner of
Broadway and Arizona streets, within
a half block of the two principal hotels
and the city hal
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
MANY LIVES WERE LOST
Horrible Disaster in a Small
Italian Village.
WE'RE HURLED INTO THE SEA
An Enormous Rock Loosened and Fell.
Carrying with 1t Hotels, villas and
a Famous Monastery.

Rome, Dec. ga terrible disaster
took place this afternoon at Amalfi, the
popular tourist resort on the Gulf of
Salerno. About 2 O'Clock an enor-
nous rock, upon which stood the Cap
puccini hotel, slid bodily into the sea
with deafenine roar and without a
moments warning, carrying with it
the hotel, the old Capuchlan monastery
below; the hotel Sante Calerina and
several villas. Many people were bur-
led in the debris, which crushed four
vessels to the bottom of the sea, des-
troying their crews. The mass OF earth
which slipped was about 50,000 cubic
yards.
The population is in state of terror,
fearing fresh calamities. Troops have
arrived upon the scene and have begun
rescue work. 1t is believed that the
loss of life is heavy, including a num-
Der of monks and the occupants of the
hotel. As yet is is impossible to as
certain the exact number.
Amalfi r. a small, but lively town OF
1000 inhabitants, situated at the en-
france of a deep ravine, surrounded by
imposing mountains, and rocks of the
most picturesque forms. The Capuch-
ian monastery was founded in 1912 by
Cardinal Pietro Capuano, for the Cis-
terians, but came into possession of the
Capuchians in 1888. The building
which stood in the hollow of rock
that rose abruptly from the sea to a
height of 230 feet, contained fine clois-
tiers
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
BROOkE'S FAREWELL.
Banquet rendered the Retiring Gov
ernOr of Cuba.


Havana, Dec. 25.-Sixty-five persons
were present at the farewell banquet
rendered to General Brooke today at
the Paris restaurant. General Mario
Menocal presided, and Ernest Lee Co.
nant acted as POSTMASTER. Major Cen
atwood, in response to words of well
come, said:
THE United States is in Cuba in
the person of representatives, who in
tend to carry out great work and to
fulfill strictly the promises of the
United States congress. As for myself,
l can only do what the president has
sent me to do, but hope to enjoy the
esteem and confidence of the Cuban
people as General Brooke has enjoyed
them"
General Brooke said:
81 shall always remember the long
hours of toll in Cuba, but | shall also
ever recall the kindness shown me by
all Cubans, especially by those who
realize that the Americans are their
best friends.'
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
Northwest Notes.

Postmaster Winter, of Colville, has
resigned.
Spokane saloons are compelled to
close at midnight now.
The enrolment of pupils in La
Grande's public schools is GAL, With 10
teachers.
Dogs killed 26 head of sheep for q
Kentuck slough rancher in Coos county
last week. He has killed one of the
dogs.
The money orders issued from the
Tillamook postoffice last month num-
bered $50, amounting to 1899, while
the money orders paid out numbered
100. amounting to $l,465.
II. II. Lazard has been appointed
county clerk of Coos county, to sue.
coed W. +. Rackleff, who violated the
office-holders' rule that few die and
none resign, by vacating the place last
week.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
THE WORST AND THE BEST.
Wall Street Suffered. but General Busi.
ness Was Good

ness Was Good
r. G.. Dun & Co. s weekly review OF
trade saws: The worst day in Wall
street in many years was in part the
legitimate result of the best year in
business ever known. Because the
country had prospered so greatly and
81 expanded its business that it could
no longer afford to have many millions
locked up in carrying stocks represent
ing imaginary values, the question
was not one of monetary supply. When
the country found ample use for its
capital in regular trade and productive
industry, a contraction of loans became
necessary, which would have been
more painful if the volume OF stocks
had been larger.
The business of the country close to
the holidays is necessarily smaller than
it has been, and yet larger than at the
same date in any other year. Ex-
changes through principal clearing
houses for the week have been 1871
larger than last year, and 50.4 per cent
larger than in 1892, including 80. pei
cent gain in payments outside New
York. There was not even suspicion
OF unsoundness in any considerable
branch of industry OF trade, the ex-
traordinary expansion in some being as
we'll warranted as the material gain
in others.
Cotton suffered in speculation for q
day with stocks, but the great decrease
in receipts from farms since September
over 100000 bales-gives strong
support to prices, as does the increase
of 200, 900 bales in takings by spinners.
Wheat has fallen both in foreign de-
mand and in prices, in spite of still
larger loss in Western receipts. for the
week only 3,306, 2S6 bushels, against
7,840, ITO bushels last year.
Failures for the week have been 900
in the United States, against 25S last
year, and 26 in Canada, against 81 last
wear.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
INVESTIGATION OF IRRIGATION
The Division Of Agriculture to Tabu-
la.e Important Data.

iate Daths
A special effort will be made hv the
division of agriculture of the twelfth
census of the United States to collect
and tabulate important data relating
to irrigation in the arid and semi-hu.
mid regions OF the United States. A
preliminary schedule has been pre-
pared and will soon be sent ont to OBJ
tain the names of corporations and in
dividuals owning canals or bitches.
This is one of the essential steps for Sc
curing desired information regarding
the extent and value of the canals and
bitches for irrigation, and their sources
of water supply.
In the preliminary schedule request
is made for the names of the principal
canals or bitches in their order down
stream, the bitches to the right (look-
ing down stream) being arranged on
the first page of the list and thos,
heading to the left on the last page.
Request is also made for the name and
postoffice address OF some person who
can give detailed information concern
ing each ditch.
of presentation will be mailed to the
addresses thus obtained calling for
further data. which will be supple
mented by detailed statistics gathered
by the census olumerators.
1t should be noted by all interested
in the subject that these various il.
quiries OF the census office in no way
conflict with, or duplicate the work,
with reference to irrigation which .
being conducted by any other depart
ment of state. The most nearly relat, d
inquiry is that of the geological sur
vey, which, like that of the census, is
under the moe immediate direction of
Mr.. F. II. Newell, the special agent
for irrigation in the eleventh census,
and photographer of the geological sur
vey. The fact that Mr.. Newell has
supervision of this work in the twelfth
census guarantees its efficiency and its
value to the arid and semi-humid re-
gions.
1t will be readily apparent that the
volume and value of these statistics
will depend largely upon the attention
and interest shown threin by those en-
gagged in irrigation and it is earnestly
hoped that all to whom the schedules
are addressed will APP eciate the i'm
portance of the request and make
prompt and careful reply. In this
way only will it be possible to make
the information concerning irrigation
full and complete
In order to obtain full understand
ing and an intelligent appreciation of
the possible development of the arid
and semi-humid regions of the West,
general knowledge of the progress
actually made is of vital importance.
An accurate census of irrigation will
impart such general knowledge, and
will be of great benefit to all those con-
cerned in redeeming arid lands. The
future development of this vast portion
of our domain will be greatly advanced
by comprehensive compilation of facts
relating to it's irrigation, such as con-
templated by the twelfth census.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
Portland Market.

Wheat Walla Walla, 5I@52c;
Valley, 52c; Bluestem, 54c per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, 81. 0O graham,
Sc. 80; supertine, SO. 10 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, "a @35c; choice
gray, SAC per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $l6@i6.50;
brewing, $lS.O0@lS.50 per ton
Millstuffs-Bran, $l7 per ton; mid
dlings, $22; shorts, $ls; chop, $40 per
ton.
Hay-Timothy, $9@l0.5O; clover,
$7@8; Oregon wild hay, $G@7 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 500 55c;
seconds, AZ . a 45c; dairy, 81 y a 40c;
store, 25 3bc.
Eggs-ls@l 9c per dozen.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 13c;
Young America, l4c; new cheese 100
Der pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $4,000
$50 per dozen; hens, 81 90; springs.
50. 50@3.50; geese, 81 00@9.00 for old;
$4.50@6.50 for young; ducks, 49,. 90
per dozen; turkeys, live, l21a @I3c
per pound.
Potatoes-55@ zoe per sack; sweets.
2@2hc per pound.
Vegetables-Beets, 81; turnips, 90c:
per sack; garlic, &c per pound; cauli-
flower, 75c per dozen; parsnips, 81:
beans, 5@6c per pound; celery, 700
75c per dozen; cucumbers. soc per
box; peas, 3@4c per pound; tomatoes.
75c per box; green corn, l2a 9
l5c per dozen.
Hops-8@llc 1893 crop, 5@6c.
Wool-Valley, 12@13c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, SO l4c; mohair, ia
SOC per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, nc; dressed mutton, Big %
&c per pound; lambs, 7 lac per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice ,VAvy, T5 90;
light and feeders, $3.50; dressed,
So. 80 a 800 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross, top steer, ~. BOO 40;
cows, $3@3.50; dressed beef, 8 y "a
714c per pound.
veal--Large, Ga @7l9c; small. so
6 40 per pound.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
waverIy Sugar Factory.

The new sugar factory at Waverly,
Spokane county, Washington, began
operations December 6. This is the
this state, and the second in the Pacific
Northwest. The farmers in the vicinity
of the factory raised about 400 acres of
beets this year, the yield being to ~
tons per acre. d. G. Corbin, of Spo-
kane, owner of the factory is paying
81 per ton for beets containing IL to ii
per cent of sugar and 33 l-3 cents per
ton additional for each per cent of
sugar avove a. The average price for
the entire crop is about $3.50 per ton.
Taking the average yield as eight
tons, half way between the extremes,
this would give a gross return of $3.50
per acre. The cost per acre of the
beets delivered at the factory is in the
neighborhood of $25 to $50. This
leaves some profit to the average beet
grower, and considerable to those
whose beets give yields of 10 or ~
tons per acre. Another year, when
the farmers know more OF beet culture,
and are in position to give their crops
the attention they need, better results
may fairly be expected. This is the
beginning of an industry which will,
if successful, become an important feat
ure of Eastern Washington agriculture.
1t will give the farmers of the Palouse
country profitable crop to grow in
rotation with wheat. When the farm
ers have learned the value of sugar
beet pulp as stock feed, it will also
doubtless result in an increase of live
stock on the wheat ranches in the vi
cinity of the factory.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-28
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle NJ ark cts.


Onions, new, $l.00@1.25 per sack.
Potatoes, new, $1,000.
Beets, per sack. 75@S5c.
Turnips, per sack, 60c.
Carrots, per sack, soc.
Parsnips, per sack, IS 9S5c.
Cauliflower, 76c@$l per dozen.
Cabbage, native and California, Is
q 90c per 100 pounds.
Peaches, IS "a SOC.
Apples, $l.25 g / so per box.
Pears, $l.0O@l.25 per box.
Prunes, coo per box.
Watermelons, $3.50.
Nutmegs, 50@75c.
Butter-Creamery, sec per pound;
dairy, l7@22c; ranch. ace per pound.
Eggs-Firm, S0@3lc.
Cheese-Native, leo.
Poultry-9@ l0c; dressed, IL 90 13c.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy, $1,000;
choice Eastern Washington timothy,
SIT .00@18.00
Corn-Whole, S23 90; cracked, 1923;
feed meal, 1913.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$2l; whole, $22.
Flour-Patent. per barrel, 1895;
blended straights, $3.l California,
1926; buckwheat flour, $500; gra-
ham, per barrel, $3.50; whole wheat
-four, So. 10; rye -four, $3. 80@4.00.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $1,000;
shorts, per ton, Sl7.00.
Feed--Chopped feed, 5000 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $22; oil cake meal.
per ton, $1,000.