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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
Butler Communicates with white

London, Dec. IA war Office dis
patch from Butler confirms the state
ment that photographic communication
has been fully established with Lady.
smith, and that Butler and White
have been comforting as to their futuro
movements. The latest advices from
Frere camp show that the lombard
ment of Ladysmith was continued
Thursday, December 7. A pneumatic
dynamite gun on Umbulwana hill has
special dispatch from Pretoria, Cen
eral Joubert recently proposed an ex.
change of prisoners, and especially
mentioned the exchange of Lady Sarah
Wilson for Boer lady taken prisoner
at Mafeking.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14

The governor refers to the fisheries at
length and after describing the exten.
sive salmon canncries says:
"The cod wiz always be our standby
eve probably have the grandest
banks in the world 1t is a safe calcu
lation that we have not less than 1876.
600 square miles of cod fishing in con-
nection within the Alaska coast. Here
is an immense wealth simply waiting
for development"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
Cape Nome VIII Rival Monte Carlo.

Seattle, Dec. 11.-Arangements ha SO
been completed for big gambling and
theatrical enterprise, to be established
at Cape Nome in the spring. The
plans involve an expenditure of $780,
600. A special steamer will take
North 40 variety Performs, the para
phernalia for the biggest gambling
house in Alaska and a building 5Oxl4O
feet. three stories high.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
ONE WEEK OF DEBATE.
House Arranges for Consideration of
Currency Bill.

HOUSE, ArrHhReB TOT NOHsIuerHtIOH OI
Currency Bill.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The house
adopted special order for the consid.
Grafton of the currency bill. beginning
Monday. The general debate will con-
tinue until Friday, and Saturday
amendments may be offered under the
five.minute rule, and the following
Monday the vote will be taken. The
Democrats, Populists and Silverites
presented solid front against the
adoption of the resolution, and every
Republican voted for it.
Roberts, the Mormon representative
elect from Utah, was not in the house
when It convened today.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
British LOSSES at Ladysmith.

Ladysmith, Thursday (via Weenai).
The total British casualties here
since November are officers and 20
men killed, and 10 officers and 1870
men wounded, with missing. The
Boer force is still around us in large
numbers, but all within the town are
we'll and cheerful
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
MARCHING ON LADYSM|TH
Buffers Army Begins the
Forward Movement.
NO OPPOSITION MET WITH
Frere Bridge Rebuilt-Casua1tiesA Among
Whites Forces in Observation-Disclosures
Aiming the Natives.

Pretoria, Dec. 1.-The following
dispatch has been received from the
head lager near Ladysmith:
THE British are advancing on CO.
lenso, but last night passed without an
attack. There was desultory can
nonade this morning, the naval guns
in Ladysmith replying vigorously to
our fire.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
Great Battles Impending.

New York, Dec. IA dispatch to
the Tribune from London, dated Friday
says: Two great battles are impend-
ing before Ladysmith and Kimberley,
and the hotspurs are impatient to have
them come.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
British Aiming Natives.

Cape Town, Wednesday.-It is an
nounced that Major Elliott, command
ing in the native territory of Griqua-
land East, is arming the natives by i'm.
perial authority, with view of assist
ing the defensive forces.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
Index and Adjacent Camps


The Summit mine, seven miles from
Index, has just completed seven-mile
horse tram and 1,400-foot wire tram,
and are now making regular shipments.
They have about $50 feet for Stopping
ground above the present tunnel.
Slope shows about 10 feet of ore. They
are also sinking Wine on ore body,
in which they are getting some high
grade bornite ore. The Golden Tunnel
Company, whose property is near Bar
ing, are just completing their mill.
which is centrifugal machine called
the Montgomery pulverizer. 1t is sup
posed to handle 80 tons of ore per day.
In addition to this they are putting in
Hungarian rifles and Whitley concen-
traitor. The Vulcan Iron Works of
Seattle have the contract and are put
ting in a l, 700-foot wire tramway from
the mine to the mill. The Golden
Tunnel property is something entirely
different from anything else in the
country. 1t has never had any devel-
opment work done on it to speak of and
still they have several thousand tons
of ore in sight, most of which lies loose
in large cave, the main chamber of
which is rs feet high and rs feet wide,
extending something like rs feet into
the pounatin. The ore looks like
pile of white sand or cement finely pull
verified. 1t is said this ore has more
metals in it than anything in the coun-
try, containing gold, silver, copper,
lead, zinc, iron, aluminium, tellurium
and number OF others. At Skyko-
mish the Cleopatra people are putting
in a wire tramway and are preparing
to ship some of their high-grade ore.
In their lower tunnel, at depth of 800
feet, they are taking out a Is inch
streak of gray copper and antimonial
silver ore, which runs very high. A
crew OF 30 men is at work ON the Mona,
a property on Miller river, about four
miles from Skykomish.
Closet g. Dever's Costly Fire.
Monday night, December 4, Closet
q Devers, the oldest and largest coffee
and spice house in the Northwest, were
completely burned ont at Portland.
The loss was about 500, 900 and insur-
ance $44, 800. They have already a new
gas rooster in operation, as they had
an extra machine in reserve. Roast
coffee orders can be filled now. For
other goods they will he in shape in
about a week. Their loss was heavy,
but they have energy and determination
and have been much touched by the
numerous offers of sympathy and en-
couragement from all their friends in
every quarter.
Chicago Policemen's Benevolent As.
ISOLATION realized 1874, 900 by the recent
a nj he
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
Canned Beef For British Soldiers.

Chicago, Dec. Libby, Mcneil 8
Libby have shipped $50, 900 pounds OF
canned beef to the British army in
South Africa. Twenty-four cars were
required to carry it. This is the
largest shipment of canned beef ever
mads from this city.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14
Free Bridge Completed.

Frere Camp, Dec. 1.-THE trestle
bridge is finished, and the trains are
now traversing it..
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-14

Chicago Policemen's Benevolent AS
ISOLATION realized 1874, 900 by the recent
annual benefit at the Auditorium.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
U GUNDERSEN.

in his "The Vikings on Helgeland."
the Lady Inger in Lady Inger Of Os-
traat," the Ellida Wangel in The Lady
from the Sea-" and the Rebecca in
"Rosmersholm." One OF her last roles
was Mrs. Borkman in John Gabriel
Borkman." Mrs. Gundersen possessed
a wonderfully clear and melodious
voice, which she preserved to the last.
Her voice Is now silent, but her name
will ever remain as the greatest in the
annals of Norwegian dramatic art IN
the present century. In 1864 Mrs. Gun
dersen, then Miss ~Svendsen, married
Mr.. Sigvard Gundersen, the Norwegian
actor, who has won his greatest laurels
by the side Of his gifted wife as
Othello, Macbeth, Faust and in other
leading parts in the classic and modern
to retire from the stage.
About ten years ago Mrs. Gundersen
visited London for the first and only
time in her life. She became a great
admirer Of Miss Ellen Terry, who at
the time was playing Lady Macbeth.
Mrs. Gundersen was invited one even
ing to the Lyceum, and it was arranged
that she should pay Sir (then Mr.
Henry Irving and Miss Terry a short
visit behind the scenes In an en-
tr'acte. In order to avoid the long way
round to the stage door she was con-
Quoted through a private door leading
from the stalls. The whole stage,
which just then vas being arranged for
a battlefield, was covered with fallen
warriors, and 1t seemed impossible for
a lady to find her way among them.
But Mrs. Gundersen did not hesitate;
she lifted her skirts. stepped carefully
over the outstretched bodies, which ap-
parently had been arranged with an
eye to effect, and safely reached the
wings on the opposite side just as Sir
Henry, in the pictures tue dress of the
Scottish chieftain. arrived to receive
his visitor. She had scarcely been in
troduced to him before Miss Terry APP
peared, ready dressed for the sleep
walking seem In the most solemn
manner, Mrs. Gundersen's friend, who
accompanied her, introduced the two
great artists to each otheer: "The
Norwegian Lady M~acbeth-the English
Lady Macbeth"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
Fertile Lands of Colorado.

The traveller who visits Colorado for the
first time Is surprised and impressed with
the opportunities the state affords in agri-
cultural pursuits. The mineral wealth Of
the state, with its many famous mines,
seems to nave become fixed in the minds of
strangers, crowding out all knowledge of
her wonderfully fertile soil. Little thought
is ever given to the - zoe miles Of irriga-
CATION canals that have been constructed,
and the 2, ZOO, 900 acres Of land which have
thus far been made productive. Yet, out
out OF 81 exhibits from Colorado at the
worlds fair. eighty-one special premiums
were awarded, covering all kinds Of fruit
and produce. The wheat exhibit attracted
wide attention, and twenty-five awards
were given 1t alone, the largest number
received by any one state in the Union.
The fruit industry has reached "a, 000, 600 a
year and is yet in its infancy. Sugar beet
culture Is a profitable industry. The min
eral wealth Of the state, which leads all
other states in the Union in the output OF
gold and silver, does not compare with her
agricultural wealth. A handsome and pro-
iusely illustrated pamphlet, entitled THE
Fertile Lands of Colorado" has just been
issued by the passenger department Of the
Denver & Rio Grande railway, and gives
detailed information of the lands and their
location, and may be had upon application
to S. X. Hooper, general passenger agent,
Denver, or H. M. Gushing, travelling pas
senger agent, 5s West Second South street,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
CAREERS FAILED.

Your cab is waiting, Mr.. Blakes-
lee."
Then I must go, 1 suppose"
Eyes, l suppose so. That was your
Intention, / believe"
81 believe 1t was. There doesn't
seem to be any particular reason why
| should stay around here any lon
ger"
Here he glanced at her a trife ex-
pectantly. NO." she replied. absently.
smoothing a tiny wrinkle in the cover
ing Of the hard little hospital bed.
"Oh, you don't think there is?" he
demanded, iercely. stopping in his
task of buckling the straps of his army
blanket.
We'll, the doctors say there isn't"
she said, and then commenced
Strengthening the bottles on the little
stand with rather nervous fingers.
"Confound the doctors!" He gave a
vicious and final tug to the straps, and
then added: They're a precious set
the DOCTORS"
why, one would think you hadn't
been well treated here" she said, with
rather an unsteady laugh.
"Oh," exclaimed the young officer,
you've treated me we'll enough-just
as we'll as you would anybody else, ]
suppose"
A shadow of a smile crossed her lips,
but there were tears in her eyes he did
not see.
II don't complain" he went on bit
terly, watching the graceful lines OF
the little figure in the blue and white
striped dress, as it moved to and fro.
Tomorrow they'll bring some other
poor fellow in here and you'll take
just as good care Of him as you did me.
and let him go with just as much
ch%eerfulness, too. Poor devil" And
the young lieutenant went to the win
dow and drummed on the glass with
impatient fingers as he stared gloomily
at the little patch Of gray January sky
visible above the high roof of the
church next door.
Through many weeks of pain and
weakness and WEAKNESS indescribable
he had watched that little scrap Oh
gray as he lay helpless in the grasp OF
that terrible fever-the insidious
treacherous, deadly fever of the trop-
les that had crept into his veins from
the trenches Of Santiago.
At first it had meant nothing to
him but so much blank space, thai
patch of sky.
Then 1t began to take on a new
meaning, as he noticed that it was
often the background for a picture-a
charming silhouette of a girlish face
with a little tip-tilted nose and tender
curves Of cheek and chin and waving
masses of hair surmounted by a tiny
stiff cap Of diaphanous white.
He came to watch for this dainty
vision, and sometimes in his fevered
dreams he would see it when it was
not there, always bending toward him
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
PROFIT IN LOSS OF ITS NOTES.

Source of Steady and Enormous Income
to the Bank of England.
1t is a fact that, to many minds no
doubt, must be very curious, that the
Bank of England has always had a
pretty steady source of profit in the
loss and destruction of it's bank notes,
says London News. What 1t has gain
ed of late years in this way we are un-
able to say, but during a period of
fifty years preceding 1882, the bank had
made a clear profit Of $4,000 from
outstanding paper never likely to be
presented for payment. When the
destruction or the recoverable loss OF
a note can be proved, as In the event
of a fire or wreck 1t can, the bank, OF
course, will always pay the money 1t
represents, and even when there Is
doubt about it, the cash is paid on Sc
curity being given for indemnifying the
bank should the note ever be present.
ed. The ESQ, 900 worth of paper-or f2O,-
900, as it appears to have been reduced
to-taken from the PARIS bank, will
therefore not represent a loss unless
the crisp little billets have some day
to be honored at the Bank of England
counter. In that case the cash
paid in exchange for them will
have to come out Of the Golfers OF the
~plundered bank. Many years ago a
bank director lost a note for G30,0 00.
But being a man of credit and as there
was no doubt about the loss of the
bill, he gave the usual indemnity end
got the money. Many years after, wheA
the man had been dead, the paper was
presented. 1t was payable on de-
mand and had come from abroad in
the ordinary way of business and the
sum it represented had to be handed
over, and as the indemnity that had
been given was repudiated by the
heirs of the man who had given 1t
and for some reason could not be en-
forced the bank on that occasion had
to put ESQ, 900 On the debit side of the
account. For once in a way they paid
the double honor to a bit Of their own
paper. There is another story of a
sum of EXC, 900, which the bank in its
early days for a short time refused to
hand over in exchange for its own
notes. They were presented by a Jew,
whose assertion that he had bought
them was not disputed, and whose per-
sonal integrity was above suspicion.
They had, however, undoubtedly been
stolen and on that ground the bank
refused to pay the money. The Jew
went out into the city and began to
spread 1t about that the bank
was shaky and couldn't cash his notes
and, as he backed the assertion by dis
playing his i~ndisputable paper, the as
SEXTON would in all probability soon
have caused a run on the bank and in
a few minutes a messenger came to
say that the notes would be cashed If
he would present them again.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22

Fly relates the following incident
as having taken place on the Kansas
firing line: Gen. Otis came along,
and once when the boys had ceased
firing for a minute he said: Well,
boys, how are you comingY Only a
few Of the boys knew him. and one
Of them said: All right. pard, how's
yourself" Another Of the boys that
knew Gen. Otis told him to shut up,
that the man was Gen. Otis. The gen.
eral overheard him and said: That's
all right; "pard" is as good as gem
eral' tonight. kansas City Jour
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
After all. they were so young.

AAbcl hlAs tHSy were So young,
And you expect me to go away after
all these weeks with you and pretend
not to carer"
You have no right to care" she
cried, drawing herself up proudly.
"Ah, give me the right" he said. 81
cannot go away without you. and leave
you here to do this sort OF work. This
hospital life is unfit for you-it is
wearing you out"
MI. Blakeslee, you do not know
what you are asking. I've taken up this
work against the advice and wishes OF
my family and friends. To give it up
now would be to acknowledge my fail
ure. 1t would be too humiliating. You
must not ask me to. And then-your
own career. You have made a glorious
record SO far-you must not think Of
anything else for years to come. And
your country needs you"
mo one else does, evidently" he
said. bitterly. We'll goodby. little girl.
and God bless you" And without an
other word he left the room.
The young officer strobe along the
echoing corridors with hasty steps. His
heart was hot within him and he was
ashamed to find tears In his eyes.
But when he reached the great
doorway he hesitated.
Once outside and he had left her be-
hind him forerer. He could not leave
her this way. Without a word OF
thanks for the tender nursing she had
given him. She must not think him
ungrateful.
Swiftly he turned and retraced his
steps.
The door Of the little room where he
had lain so long was partly closed
when he reached 1t. What II she had
gone.
With a beating heart he pushed the
door open softly and went in.
And there she was-the stout-hearted
young woman who had so bravely sent
him forth to his duty and SO sturdily
kept to hers, with her head on the pill
low-his pillow-crying her heart out,
just like n other unhappy girl.
A moment he stood transfixed.
Then in one bound he crossed the
narrow room and took her In his
arms, and as their lips met two ca
reers that might have been melted into
thin air and disappeared forever.-Ed-
gar Temple Field.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22

Gen. A. s. Kimball, Depot Quarter
master of the U. s. Army, In New
York city, has sent to Lyman Nc
Carly, Assistant General Passenger
Agent Of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road in New York, g letter Of thanks
for the prompt movement OF troops
that were ticketed yer the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad during the past year.
He says that many Of these movements
were made on short notice and his de-
partment had too frequently to rely
upon insufficient and sometimes mac
curate data. He realized that under
such circumstances the company was
placed In an embarrassing position and
the extraordinary efforts made by the
line to give satisfaction in every re-
spect merited and received his fullest
appreciation.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22

A few weeks ago Mr.. Joshua L. Baily,
The president Of the National Temper
ance society. ordered a library OF one
hundred books . be sent to the SOL
diers' barracks at st. Augustine, ria,
to be put in the large room that had
formerly been used as a canteen, but
when congress passed the law, "a
closed. and had been fitted up for a
library and reading room. Now Mr..
Baily has received word from st. Au-
gustine that Mr.. Alger has ordered the
canteen to be opened, the books must
60 out, to make room for the bottles!
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
NORWAY'S SIDDONS.
ACTRESS LAURA OUNDERSEN
is NO MORE.
The Greatest Tragedienne That That
Country Has Yet Produced-Paid Ono
Visit to London Leaves an Actor
Husband and a Nation to Mourn.

The Norwegians are mourning the
loss Of their greatest actress-Mrs.
Laura Gundersen-the creator OF the
principal female characters in Ibsen's
and Bjornson's dramas. She was born
in Bergen, on the western coast OF
Norway, in 1888, and was thus &C years
old when she died. She went on the
stage at the early age of 16, but did not
make her debut in any important part
till she was 10, when she played Juliet
in Romeo and Juliet" and Gretchen
in Faust" In 1870 she Joined the Ma
tional theater in Christiania, which has
just been opened under the auspices Of
Bjornstjerne Bjornson. About this
time she appeared as Mary, queen OF
Scots, in his drama of that name, and
at once established her reputation rs
an actress Of the highest rank. She
next appeared as Hermione, Desde-
mona and Lady Macbeth, which are
considered her greatest roles in her
classical repertoire. 1t Is no secret
that Ibsen wrote several Of his dramas
with Mrs. Gundersen in his minds
eye as the ideal representative Of his
heroines. She was the original Hjordis
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
Once More Machinery Wins.

Two marines of H. M. s. Vulcan. at
anchor at Malta. recently raced over
two miles Of road, one mounted on an
Arabian horse and the other on a BIZ
cycle. The horse took a good lead at
the start and maintained 1t to the
mile point. Then the cyclist began to
creep up and gradually overlook the
horseman. passing him at one and
one-half miles. The horseman urged
his mount to extra effort, and the ex-
hausted animal fell to the ground,
leaving the cyclist to win as he
pleased.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
EXCURSIONS
Via Rio Grande Western Railway.

Via hiO Grande w estern Railway.
Omaha and return-s32. 90, June 9th, Tth
Kansas City and return-$32.0O 90, June
9Th, 7th.
St. Louis and return-$39. so, June 9th,
18th.
Chicago and return-s44.5 80, June 9th, 7th.
Buffalo and return-S56. so, June 9th 10th.
st. Louis aud return-s39. so, June 10th,
18th.
Detroit and return-s5l. 90, July LIST, I'd,
Sd.
Richmond and ~return-$59.77 July 9Th,
9th, 10th.
indianapolis and return -46. 90, July 10Th.
18th, 18th.
The Rio Grande Western railway and its
connections offers two fast through trains
daily. Through Pullman palace and or
binary sleeping cars. Perfect dining car
service. Free reclining chair cars. Cool
and comfortable ride. Magnificent scenery.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
Pooling a Father by Phone.

A good story is told Of a young man,
who, besides being of the spendthrift
order, is a splendid mimic. and can
initiate his fathers voice to a nicely.
Not long ago the young nan wanted
without delay some money to pay q
bill, and he knew hat his father
would treat a request for the same
with cold contempt. Waiting till he
knew that his father would be away,
went to the telephone call room and
rang up the office, calling for the
cashier. The cashier was forthcoming
and when he was at the other end the
young man initiated his siTe's voice.
II say, Blank, II that scapegrace Of a
son Of mine ome round and asks for
eco don't give it to him. Only give him
f10." The cashier promised that he
would fulfill the commands. Not long
after the son called at the office and
demanded EGO. He was refused by the
conscientious cashier, and, apparently
in anger. the young man contented
himself with the f10. When the old
man reached the office there was a
scene.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-07-22
CHEAP PASSENGER RATES
Via Atchison. Topeka & sa nta Fee Rauwa,

Via Atchison. Topeka g. sa nta Fee Railway
June 10 and list. Louis and return,
$780, 30.
July /. Q and 3-Detroit and return, ISL.
July 8, o and 10-Richmond and return,
$50. rs.
July 10, II and 1s-~Indianapolis, Ind. and
return, s46.10.
Two daily trains via r. G.. w. railway.
Dining cars. Standard and tourist Pull,
mans. Electric lighted chair cars. Rock
ballasted roadbed. Grade crossings. In
fact, all the Injuries and safety appliances
of modern times. For maps, etc. call on
or address c.. F. Warren, general agent,
A., T. as F.. All Dooly block, Salt Lake
City, Utah.