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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-04-08

Col. W. II. Henderson has returned
to the city and will be glad to serve all
his old customers at the O. X. barber
shop.
A. {. Elliott has purchased property in
campbells addition in east Lewiston and
the family has moved from Fair View to
the new home
Seven hoboes who had been rounde d
up by the officers were given free passage
ON the steamer Spokane yesterday to the
railroad camps below Riparia.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-04-08

l.. A. Porter is going to build two
dwelling houses on his Main street
property.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25
FREIGHT CREW TO BLAME
FOR SATURDAYS WRECK

Pueblo, Colo, Sept. 24.-All injured
in the wreck on Saturday afternoon on
the Rio Grande railroad near Canon City
are doing well at the hospitals here.
Mrs. F. A. Wills of Los Angeles, both
OF whole legs were broken, and G. r.
Cook, of Millers, Ind, whose shoulder
was broken-thess two being the most
seriously injured--are getting along
quite we'll. though neither are out Of
danger.
Passengers who were slightly hurt
will be able to continue their journey in
a few days. The bodies of all the dead
were brought here.
Such Investigation of the wreck as
has been made thus far places the blame
on the crew of the freight train. The
coroners jury will not make its findings
known until tomorrow.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25
McIvor-Tyndall.

DR.. McIvor-Tyndall, the very celebrat-
ed English palmist. who created sush a
furore in the city of Denver, where he
had the pleasure of being interviewed
and conversely, interviewing through
their palmf, some OF the most
distinguished citizens Of the state me
tropolis, is a visitor to the city. DR..
McIvor- TyndaE has justly celebrated
reputation in the science of palmistry
and in the course Of his work in this
country has scanned the hands of those
whom the world knows as great. DR..
McIvor-Tyndall il to be in this city for
three days at the Grand hotel and his
parlors will doubtless be we'll patronized
during that time, for, II there is any
thing in palmistry at all, and many effect
to believe there 10, he is certainly king.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25
READY FOR DEWEY.

New York-All tho general arrange
ments for the reception of Admiral
Dewep are now completed and only a
ew minor details are left to be settled.
The majority OF these cannot be attend
ed to until the Admiral has arrived and
his wishes have been consulted.
All committees have about fin
ished their work and have presented
sented their reports to the general COM
mittee. If the committee stands for all
the expenditure it has authorized it will
have spent more than $4,000 in excess
Of the first appropriation made to it of
10000 and $4,000 more than it has in
sight, even if the municipal assembly
votes to give it an additional $25OOO,
that is to be asked for at Tuesdays
meeting Of the aldermen and council.
Work on the big Dewey triumphal arch
is rapidly being pushed and the arch will
be in proper condition in plenty of
time.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

In the event of his retirement there
will be number OF seekers for the hon.
or. Senator Platt is said to favor Elihu
Root, the pl esent secretary of war.
Vice President Hobart, it is said,
would wish the honor to again go to New
Jersey and would urge Attorney General
Griegs.
In Tennessee, Pension Commissioner
Evans boom for second place has al
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25
Silver Republican Convention

01lV0T 00puDl4C0u VOuV00C1OQ
The silver republican convention met,
pursuant to call last Saturday afternoon
at the county court house. There was
not very large convention, no ono an
ticipated that there would be, because
no particular effort had been made to
secure the attendance Of the delegates,
but the work they did was important
and will have considerable effect on the
vote this fall.
The meeting was called to order by
the chairman of the county central com
mittee, s. M. Logan. Upon motion
Walter 8. Sullivan was called to the
chair to preside aud Orson Adams Jr.
was made secretary. Tho business OF
the convention was expedited somewhat
by the consent Of the convention. All
delegates present we-e admitted upon
showing their credentials, without CO.
ing through the form of having COM
mittee of examination appointed. The
temporary organization was made per-
manent and then upon motion the con-
vention went into executive session to
discuss plans for the nomination of a
ticket.
1t was at first thought that the senti-
ment OF the convention was entirely ia
vorable to the nomination of straight
silver republican ticket, but after ma
ture deliberation it was decided that this
was not policy. The candidates of the
several tickets of the parties known as
silver parties, the democratic and popu-
list, were taken up and reviewed and af-
ter considerable discussion ii WAS de-
cided to nominate candidates from these
two parties, besides nominating several
straight silver republicans.
The result of the vote upon nomina-
tions was the following ticket.
For Assessor. M. o. Delaplain.
For Sheriff. s. N. Walling.
For Coroner, DR.. w. Capps.
For Clerk and Recorder, Henry Mich
oils.
For Treasurer, W. C. .MeCurdy.
H..
For Superintendent Of Schools, Mrs
Cora A. Miller.
For Surveyor,
The nomination for commissioner is
really not an endorsement OF the MeKin-
ley nomination. Mr. Smith was selected
for the nomination of commissioner by
the silver republicans, and when 1t be-
came known that he would be nomina.
ted by the silver republicans, he was at
once placed on the republican ticket
When it is considered that at the cleo
ton last fall there were approximately
1926 votes cast for Oliver for senator even
after il was officially announced that
there hao been fusion and the vote
WAS W kO W OdIucS w ouChlu, Will
be readily seen that there must be at
least four or five hundred silver republi-
can votes in the county.
No effort of any consequence was made
last year to get this vote out, but in the
coming election a great and determined
effort will be made to get out every vote
in the county.
Such was the sentiment that pervaded
the convention last Saturday and while
there was not large representation
present at the convention there was
sufficient number present to determine
the policy for the year
II all signs do not fail there will be the
largest vote cast the present year in
Mesa county for the silver republican
ticket that has ever been cast.
McIvor-Tyndall.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25


ly marked characteristics and tendencies.
DR. Alexander the worlds greatest authority the
b
p. m.
McTndal considerably reduced his reading
canbeh lad for
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25
SHOULD HOBART RETIRE.

Washington-There is growing i'm
preston that Vice President Hobart will
decline a denomination on account Of his
health.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

Bedwell sells hammocks at way down
prices. You'd better invest in one.
The daily sentinel., 1899-09-25

GEORGE ID. MEIKLEJCHN
ready been launched. and il Missouri
should instruct for Assistant Secretary
OF the Interior Davis, there are indica
tions that several western states would
fall in line for him. Assistant Secretary
Of War Meiklejohn of Nebraska is likely
to loom up strong probability.
The Redwood gazette., 1899-04-12
Shredded Corn Fodder.

At the Utah station corn fodder was
cut and put into shocks when the grain
was well glazed It was thoroughly
cured and in excellent condition when
shredded and stored in the barn The
shredder used made perfect corn hay of
the fodder. tearing the stalks into fine
shreds. breaAing the cobs into small
pieces and shelling and distributing the
corn very evenly through the whole
mass The propo1 tion of shelled corn in
the fodder was accurately determined
by weighing and separating samples
just as taken to feed The average of
these results gave "a per cent. showing
that in the usual daily ration of corn
fodder. 30 pounds the steer received
nearly seven pounds Of shelled corn
The fodder shredded was of different
varieties of flint corn. though dents of
the small. early maturing kinds sue
ceed equally well on the station grounds
This shows that in our dry atmosphere
corn fodder may be so thoroughly field
cured that there is no danger of heating
when shredded and stored where it is
protected from the weather Yields for
the past six years. taken from the sta
tion records. show that in the matter Of
the certainty of the CROP as well as the
quantity of food produced per acre,
corn may be safely reckoned as one of
the feeders resources in Utah.
The Redwood gazette., 1899-04-12

ENSlLAGE CORN.

Favorable Words For the Leaning
az to Yield and Quality.
The changed conditions brought abont
through the use of the silo. together
with an increasing use Of soiling crops.
have developed an interest in knowing
the relative value Of crops used for
these purposes Their real value must
be solved by the individual Conditions
and kinds Of soil. the domestic animals
kept, together with conveniences and
facilities for handling tho crop, go .
good way toward solving the problem
Recognizing these facts the New
Hampshire station has been testing
various forage plants for the last three
years. and its experience with ensilage
corn is reported as follows by Professor
F. William Rane
Many varieties Of ensilage corn have
been grown at the station for the past
few years. but the question resolves it.
self down to two varieties. which. we
believe. are the ones best adapted to
our conditions-namely. the Leaning
and the Sanford The former is prefer
able. we believe. for the southern part
of the state and the latter perhaps for
the northern Both mature sufficiently
for ensilage here at the station
The Sanford is too we'll known to
farmers generally to need any recon-
mendation Ever since 1888 this variety
The Redwood gazette., 1899-04-12
FOUR VARIETIES OF ENs1LAGE CORN.

FOUR VARIETIES OF ENSILAGE CORN.
has been the main crop here until three
years ago Last year we planted about
half the crop to each The present sea-
son fully three-fourths of the ensilage
crop was Of the Leaning
Unlike the Sanford. which is white
flint. the Leaning is a yellow dent
corn. and is one of the earliest grown.
The ears are large and handsome. with
deep grain and small cob The stalks
grow to a medium size. from one to
two feet taller than the Sanford 1t is
very leafy and usually produces two
good ears to the stalk It ada pts itself
to various kinds of soils equally as well
as the Sanford
The comparative yields of the two
varieties during the past seasons have
been from two to four tons per acre in
favor Of the Leaning Not only has
the yield been much better. but Pro-
fessor Morse. who has had charge of the
feeding experiments, tells me that the
ensilage is equally as good as that Of
the Sanford. and changing from the
cne to the other makes no perceptible
difference in the milk flow or its COM
position.
1t is hoped that all who are interest
ed in ensilage will give the Leaning
corn a small trial at least The cut il a
photograph Of four varieties Begin
ming at the left hand side. they are
Mosby's Prolific. Learning. Pisers and
Sanford.
The Redwood gazette., 1899-04-12
The Great Colorado Crop.

We have all along ccntended. says
The Field and Farm. that. taken all in
all alfalfa is our greatest single crop.
and from the nest reliable information
we find that it is worth SO. 600. 900
annually to the farmers of the state.
figured on the basis of S. ton. An
easterner who never heard of alfalfa can
scarcely believe the stories told Of this
wonderful legume It has been known
to actually yield nine tons in the four
cuttings secured in year. and its seed
is worth $3 bushel with an average
yield of IL bushels to the acre. with
many fields running as high as 5 BUSH
els Weare just beginning to learn how
to utilize this great crop to get the best
profit out Of it which is by feeding it
on the place where it is grown. It is in
this way that we no longer are trou-
bled with surplus Of carried over hay.
The Redwood gazette., 1899-04-12

about eight kaurs. An ordinary passen-
ger train is composed Of eight or ten
coaches, half Of which are third class,
and these are usually filed with natives
on short journeys The passenger rate
varies from to 3 cents in gold per
mile. There are at present no statistics
as to the original cost or present tinan-
cial standing of the road.
The line of the road traverses diago-
nally alcontinuous level or slightly roll
ing area and passes through the six
provinces of Luzon-namely, Manila,
Bulacan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Nueva
Ecija and Pangasinau. Imagine wide
level landscape with the view inter-
cepted at many points and often entire
ly shut off by groves Of bamboo, some
times so feet high. and in and around
the groves dense thickets of tangled
shrubbery; open spaces filled with i'm
mense green fields Of heavy rice or
sugar cane; villages and groups of
palm thatched bamboo huts on stills
and many marshy overfowing rivers
with great sheets of water extending
out into the fields. This with a few
variations will give good idea of the
view along the Manila and Dagupin
railroad at this season of the year, when
the rains are frequent and heavy.
For the first Is miles out of Manila
the land rises in irregular, long sloping
hills, never rising more than so feet
above the general level. The villages
are apparently small, and around the
first half dozen stations beyond Caloo-
con, four miles from Manila, there is
very little sign Of life until Dagupin is
approached. After leaving the hills be-
hind and passing through half dozen
miles of very swampy land, with great
ricefelds, we arrive at Malolos, the
eighth station, and situated some 30
miles from Manila. This place is the
headquarters Of Aguinaldo, and the
The Redwood gazette., 1899-04-12

But notwithstanding all these facts
the Spanish government granted the
Manila and Dagupin Railroad company
very liberal concessions, probably with
the hope that large revenue would be
reaped from direct tax on the road and
the advantage in transporting troops.
The real beginning of the idea of a
railway line in the Philippines dates
back to 1878 In that year an elaborate
scheme for the construction Of railroad
lines was formulated, it being thought
that under government ownership or
subsidized companies and by private
concessions granted by the governor
general a number of lines would be
constructed, but the only result was the
construction of the Manila and Dagupin
road, which was subsidized in 1885 at
81, $50 per miles and guaranteed an an
nual dividend of 8 per cent on capital
of $40. 643. This offer was accepted in
the fall of 1886 by London capitalists,
with the provision that the road should
be completed within four years from
July %, 1887. and that at the end of SO
years the road and rolling stock were
to revert to the government without
compensation.
The road as projected and as now
operated extends from Manila to Dagu-
pin and gives an outlet to the largest
area Of valley land in the Philippines.
The roadbed is fine and the line has
few curves. There is not single cut
Of any consequence on the line. There
are many bridges on the line, and the
floods are frequent and destructive.
The average elevation of the roadbed is
not more than three or four feet above
the general level The ties are made
from the hard woods found abundantly
all over the island of Luzon. The track
is feet inch gauge and laid with steel
rails weighing 45 pounds to the yard.
There are in all 80 bridges on the line.
The rolling stock is very light as COM
pared with the substantial character Of
the roadbed. The locomotives are built
on the ''pickaninny' plan, and look
something Ike our narrow gauge loco
motives. The carriages are of three
classes, all being divided alike into
three compartments, with an outside
gangway. Each compartment will seat
eight persons, and the first class car
riages have comfortable cane chairs,
while the second and third classes have
wooden benches.
All the buildings along the line are
Of first rate quality, and they are large
and roomy. The Manila depot is well
arranged two story wooden structure
with great train sheds in the rear. The
general Offices are located in the second
story of the building. There are 20 9TH
er depots on the road, and they are all
Of uniform type, although they differ
in size.
The machine shops of the road are at
Caloocon, four miles from Manila,
where General Manager Higgins has
his residence. With the exception Of
few English overseers, the road is oper-
ated by natives, who work for salary
of less than $40 per month.
The rates on all kinds of traffic are
considerably lower than ordinary rates
for corresponding distances in the Unit
ed States. Sugar and rice form the
great bulk Of the tonnage. At present
there are three freight and three pas
senger trains each way daily, and the
Dassenger trains cover the 130 miles in
The Redwood gazette., 1899-04-12
TRAVEL IN. PHILIPPINES.
But One Railroad In Operation
on the Islands.
sHE MANILA AND DAGUPIN LINE.
It Traverses the Largest Area of VAL
ley Land In the Archipelago-Wen
Constructed and Equfpped-Pictur-
esque Scenes Along the Line-Span-
lsh Neglect of Land Transportation.
Copyright, 1899, by the Author.l ]

lCopyr1gnt, lSS9, by the Author
VII.
A trip over the Manila and Dagupin
railroad, which occupies eight or ten
hours, and during which one is carried
1870 miles northward from Manila to the
seaport of Dagupin, located on the
western coast CT Luzon, enables one to
see about all that has ever been done
toward facilitating land transportation
here in our new oriental colony, for
this is the only railroad line on these
islands. Under Spanish dominion the
authorities took but very little interest
in such matters, and were seemingly
blind to the commercial and agricultur-
al advantages of the islands.
This neglect is apparent on every
hand. Roadmaking and street improve
ments were lost sight of by the corrupt
Spanish rulers years ago, and local
funds collected for such improvements
were misappropriated. If a bridge
CHANGED to break down anywhere in the
country districts, it was left unrepaired,
and unless raft was provided, the trav
elers had to fcrd the stream. Such are
the conditions of the roads here in these
islands of single railroad line
The Redwood gazette., 1899-04-12

capital of the so called Filipino repub
lie. From the station one can see little
Of the town. There are only an old mon
astery and few wooden buildings,
with more native shacks in the town. At
the station a score OF so Of the queer car
romatos are lined up, and there is quite
hustle among the native Travellers
beggars and loungers. Here some in
surgent soldiers go through the train to
look for Spaniards, and then we proceed,
leaving behind Malolos stretched among
the trees and ponds. It is at Malolos
that the so called Filipino congress
holds its sessions and where Aguinaldo
was declared president
Nine or ten miles farther on we reach
Calumpit, and in that interval we have
crossed nine streams, all Of considerable
size, and just beyond Calumpit is the
Rio Grande de la Pampanga, one of the
largest rivers on Luzon island. Here the
stream is probably 900 yards wide. A
few miles beyond Calumpit the road
leaves the stream and marshy lands be-
hind Drainage becomes much better
and the soil has the appearance of mex
haustible fertility. Here palms and
canefelds begin to succeed the ricefelds
and the bamboo jungles
San Fernando, ten miles beyond Ca
lumpit, is said to contain a population
Of so, 900. It is one of the finest places
on the line, and contains car and engine
houses. A pottery factory and sugar re-
finery are located here There are also
two converts Beyond San Fernando the
mountains to the west come into view
and here one sees some fair pasture
lands.
At Bomban the line has reached the
mountains, and here one can enjoy fine
hunting, for the woods abound with
deer and wild boar. A few miles farther
and in direction opposite the noun
tains there extends a strip of thin for
est. and the tree tops tower high above
the underbrush. From this section
much wood is shipped to Manila. By
this time we have entered the province
of Tarlac, and here we see great
stretches of uncultivated land, and
much of it is covered with tall, coarse
grass. Occasional cocoanut groves are
seen along this part of the line, and the
bamboo here almost disappears. The
town of Tarlac is an important insur-
gent seat. The remainder of the trip to
Dagupin, some 40 miles, is through
level stretch Of land containing cocoa
nut groves canefields and ricefelds,
and the only large town passed is Bay
ambang, on the Agno river The Eng
lish firm of Smith, Bell & Co. of Manila
have several rice mills at Bayambang
and Corona. At Calasiao, the next sta
tion to Dagupin. are made the finest of
the world famous Manila hats
This rapid sketch of what can be seen
by few hours travel along the line of
the Manila and Dagupin railroad can
not present any comprehensive idea of
the resources of the territory traversed.
In this natural garden spot phenome-
nal agricultural development is certain
to follow quickly upon the heels of a
stable government. Native labor is
cheap and quite efficient, in spite of all
the III effects Of Spanish rule, and new
ideas are destined to work here in this
and other parts of these islands won
ders undreamed of heretofore.
WILLIAM GILBERT IRWIN
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-22

The marriage of Miss Tasca
Jones to Norman Halstead took
place at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Monsarrat, Makikl, yesterday, the
Rev. NJ. Gardner, pastor of the
Christian church, officiating.
Only relatives and immediate
friends were present. Mr.. and
Mrs. Halstead left in the Claudiue
for honeymoon trip to be spent
on Maui.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-22
Fer Sale.

-Four most desirable and central
BUILDING LOTS, on Alakea St.,
Including corner of Beretania St.
Apply to J. 7. McGREW.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-22
Honolulu Iron Works'Co.

Improved and modern SUGAR MA.
CHINERN ~ every capacity aud DIES.
cription made TO order. Boiler work
and RIVErFD PIPES for irrigation
purposes a specially. Particular atten.
ton paid to JOB WORK, aud repairs OK.
ecuted ut shortest notice. 1885
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-02-22

At memorial service in honor
of the anniversary of the death Of
Frances Willard, held 10 Central
Union church parlors yesterday,
addresses were maze by Rev. VIM.
Kipcaid, Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney,
Mrs. S. b. Coan and others. Ka-
waiahao Seminary Girls furnished
music.