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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
STORMS MAY
AFFECT GRAIN

SALEM. Ore. AUG 1s-Rain may
yet cause damage is the grain crop
~ Marion county, large amount Of
which has already been cut ready for
threshinR thrcHhlnE crews having
commenced work last week Yestcr-
days rain. as far az can be learned.
ala ~ particular damage n the
rain or cloudy weather continues a
few DAYS. however. grain may be-
come muHty Farmers are watching
the weather closely ThrrshiuR
crews Al work In different sections
Of tho county report that the Yield
this year IL extra good. estimating
that the grain crop Ia the county will
average In the ueighborhood 81 90
bushels per HCrs. Fields thrcahcd
~ far averaged from 20 to 25 outs
have averaged from 30 To g. bushels
per acre Hauling 10 warehouses in
this section has commenced. but az
yet comparatively little grain has
reached Salem r.. local quotation
Tor wheat ls Is cents
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
FORT CIBBON
RESERVATION

WASHINGTON. u. C., Aug. IL
formal order establishing the Fort
Gibhnn military reservation In Al
aRka has been issued by The War
dspartm eut The order defines the
boundaries Of the reservation a. fol-
lows:
beginning at post marked u s.
NJ r., situated on the north. or rigi,t
bank. Of the Yukon river opposite
the mouth Of Tanana river. thence
running due north frnm said post 10
miles. thence due west 10 milest
thence due south 20 a point at low
water mark on the north bank - the
Yukon river. thence easteriy along
the north bank Of said Yukon river
at low water mark 20 poins due
south " ~aid beginning post. thence
north 10 the place 81 beginning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
THE DENNY Is
SOON To OPEN
This Magnificent Structure
Is About Ready.

The indications are good that the
penny hotel viii be opened within a
very short time. The Eastern peo-
pc who are back % the scheme ask
the assurance that 100 regular board
srs can be secured. A special cheap
rate IL being made 70 these char
ter members, as they are called.
Some Of the most prominent local
people have already been secured az
regular Boarders. and l.. H. Griflths.
eho Is acting as broker for rrospcc-
tive lesaees is highly pleased with
the reception he Is meeting. The
effort Mt present la beiuR directed
toward securing guests from among
the leading business and profession
al men 81 the city as a nucleus 70
work on.
The Denny IL the only hotel In the
city buiit expressly for hotel pur-
poses, and wien furnished complete.
will accommodate about $50 guests.
The furniture and httinRa Will be IN
keeping with the magnificent Htfuc-
ture. The temporary option secured
By the promoters expires Saturday.
but this iH not considered as iron
clad n neKotlat lions have advanced
hufiieieut To seem 90 Justify u the
time will be extended
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
BAUSHER WILL
LOCATE HERE

y. Y. Rausher travelling passenger
agent - che Philadelphia a Read.
Ing railway. o. spending his vacation
Ia Seattle. tie has been connected
withe company for y wars When
neon At the butler hotel today De
said he WAS 80 pleased with Seattle
that he might settle here permHn-
entity. 1t iH one - the most prom
Using cities I have visited IN recent
years. he said should I be able
10 arrange my business satisfaction.
ilY ! viii remain in seattle. The
business transacted hsrc simply a..
tsnished me. I have looked over the
situation carefully and feel confident
that business man cannot du bet
ter than locate In Seattle. The city
apparently has everything it's own
way. and 10 bound 60 become a great
place"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
ROBBERY AND
STARVATION
Conditions Seen by Aibions
Officers In Alaska,

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. is.-Pas-
sengers on the steamer Albion. which
nave arrived here. Is days from ~.
Michael. report that loo people. men
and women. without food. were pick
Cd up on the Kotzcbue beach by tho
revenue cutter Bear and taken to 81.
Michael The Albion went north
nearly three months ago. to gather
up reindeer on the Siberian coast
and carry animals 10 ST Michael.
All sorts Of criminals. according 10
the Alblon's officers. abound In An
vi city. Cape Nome. and many rob
berries have taken place.
The Albion successfully landed 100
reindeer at Cape Prince ~ wales. Al
nska. II they can thrive there. they
Will be brought further down the
coast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
MUSIC FOR THE
VOLUNTEERS

when che washlnKiin boys reach
home Wagner band will greet them
with The strains 81 march - home
composition. the name - which ell
make tHs boys feel that their vaior
has not gpre uIthuut recognition
The new composition is called "Thc
Washington Volunteers" and t 10
aimust unnecessary fn add that the
composer ln sol Asher. oar - sc-
attlc's fnvnrite musicians. whose
Rowan march waa recently received
witha5Iush favor IA London Mr.
Aabcfis also the composer o. ''Csr4ur
AIerr. recently played Tor the first
time In thia city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
R0CKEFELlERS
Get IRON MINES

CHICAGO, Aug. ts.=Iron men In
Chicago received Information ycster-
day uf the contamination Of "A large
deal I'm Mcsuba range mining prop
erty by the Rockefeller interests. y.
NJ Hull ana his sister Mrs. Gaylor.
are Interested IN the transaction by
which the consolidated mines acquire
-" fee 70 s0 acres Of ground sltuat-
81 about four miles northeast of the
town OF ilihhng. This property IN
said to contain eight million tons
II ore, more than half OF which Is
Bcssemcr. In addition tn the fee ac-
quired the Rockefellera secure leases
of the Sellers and Hull and Townsite
Of lIlbbing mines for term Of 70
years,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16

SAN IpsE. cal. Aux. ID 1t IL re-.
ported brre that Alfred Holman. the
we'll know u Oregon journalist has
acquired large interest iu the Daily
Mercury newspaper It this city. and
that he VIII shortly take editorial
eharEr The Mercury rs tho eh3rf
journal q this city aud district. aud
On" 81 the lsading half-dascn lnufn-
as - California. u waa establish
81 IA issl. and e. me property
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
COL. TURNER
Is DIVORCED

srpKANE. Aus ia detrss vas
aled fHf rreHri yesterday afternoon
BY which cH ~ " h TURNER was
divorced fram he Wifr blanche Tur.
nHr. an thr sraands II abandonment
ani HrrHFflHu
The -amp aiut ugan Whie b the al.
Varea waa granted alleged that Mrs.
Turner, had hnee 1867. been living
at Mobile Ala and bad declared she
would nHt return % her husband
The plaintiff has given his wife
fi5a GO worth - personal property
Nfsch he vas willing shc should re.
tain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
a Big Gas Co mbine.

TRENTON. y J.. Aug "a 1t T.
here that Cot a ~ Ku.
scr. Col Lewis Prrrine. ~ Trenton.
and John e. Moore. - Philadelphia.
composing syndicate. are securing
options on an the small EaH plants
IN Central and Southern ScR Jef-
sey. They arc interested lu the
North Jersey Gas Conn bins. and have
already acquired the Holly gas plant
aud viii sooB add others % their list
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
COMING TO
WASHINGTON

ST PArt. Aus. ia party Of
wealthy emlEranfn ieft here last
night for Seattle expecting o. take
up permanent residence in Wash
tnKtou. In the party were about -
well-to-du farmers from the central
aud western states. ana party 81
about 100 Hoilanders VIII leave dur
ing che week Large numbers af
immigrants are expected "a go "a
Washington soon. looking fpr agrt-
cultural properties
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
For an IngersolI Monument

PEORIA. Ill. Aug. f6. The lneor-
poratiou papers Of the tugersolI
Memorial Association have been re-
aolvnl. Frank .. Cunningham has
boon elected secretary and Rudolph
Pfcinpr treasurer IN address VIII
be- issued soliciting subscriptions In
erect a monument To lngcrsolfs
memory IN his old home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
Short Pecan crop,

SAN ANTONIO. Tex Aug. 70 In
single week one half ~ the pecan
crop of Texas was killed by the web
worm Reports are that tn. worms
are invading new counties
In the san Antonio valley the trees
are 80 badly injured az 80 AFFECT prp-
du~tiou next year. Tho pecan crnp
81 Texas amounts usually to 500 900
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
Bostonians New contralto

SEw YoRK. Aug "a Henry CLAY
Barnabco. manager - the Bnrtnnian
Opera company states that MiHs
Marcia Van Dresser. lately - Daly's
stock company. viii succeed Jessie
Bartlett Davis as eontralto Of the
Bastouluua.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
a SOCIAL SESSION.

An enjoyable social session and
dance was given In Eikg' han last
evening by Seattle Camp No. 60
Woodmen OF the World a large
number Of friends Of the lodge were
present. This II the first social SEES
sion this season and VIII be followed
by others. a short. hut excellent,
musical program vas rendered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
Yakima to Issue Bonds.

NORTH YAKIMA. Aug is-The
county commissioner have ordered
tn issuance Of 81 600 Of county
bonds Tot the purpose - funding
road and bridge and general fund
warrants that aggregate So. 90. with
tga.ooo accrued interest. Last night
the house 81 Frank Garrett caught
IRE from an unknown cause and was
entirely consumed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
ALL SIGNS
INDICATE WAR

LONDON. Aug. is.-prcrarations
for war with the Tranavaai con-
tinuep IL ip stated today that the
War once has completed plans for
sending -. 90 men To South Africa
IN weeks time war correspond
enta cher are busy getting ready to
Ep e. South Africa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
MARINES WILL
BE SENT NORTH

HAVANA. AUG. ts.-owinK 10 the
fear % a severe epidemic % yellow
fever. all marines at Havana will be
sent north hy the nfnt hhip leaving
Pour new cases Of fever are reported
this morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
SEATTLE HOLDS
THE RECORD

The record for recruiting In Sc
attic " proportionately the best 81
any city IN the union, far SURPRISING
Portland on an even basis Of popuIa
ton. one hundred and eighty men
we been enlisted since March. and
physical average pf these men
reached the highest record OF
$50 accepted here. only two have
rejected by the hnai cxamin-
sGrd. while IN other recruiting
.l,sy have rpa from 70 ~ ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
AN EXHIBIT
OF MINERALS

An effort is being made by Score
taty Proach Of tho chamber Of com
msroe 10 secure a mineral exhibit 10
be- placed In the chamber. Circular
letters are being sent to different
mining men asking them to furnish
the specimens a. nearly as possibie
In cuhos three inches square.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
Creamery ut wsshougsi

wAsupuGAt. Wash. Aus ID a
building sits has been given hy the
people ~ WashauEal d e. l.. Elspars
ar Kansas. who viii .oos build
large creamery on the prumlnen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16

OLYMPIA. Aug 10 Gov Ragrrs
has appointed capt J \ Moore. uf
Company /. Fire. Washington, as
major L. succeed MAJ. WsiHcnbcrEcr,
promoted Ia lieutenant colonel of the
new cavalry regiment organized at
Manila
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
They Had Seen Better Days."

BID plenty panta other
Al u 4u sd be- tutnK e bought IA Ii showers al summer AFFAIR
w for la n o p pd ~ ony t.
o he -
\ i "a By Who look
q % O &c n pa chauct
q "a
q ar mphyd ippoan airing housha cw
y Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
Passed Out to Sea.

wAsHfNGTOS. u &. Aug ie
The weather bureau today rhYH
that the hurricane has evidently
passed uut Ia hel.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16

wAsHtNGToS. u e. Aug 10
The Navy department has received
no offieiHl Information as 10 Admiral
Dewey's reported illness. AMI regards
II an much exaggerated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
Leaves the Hospital.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aus 10 Priv
ate VIM NJ Wlndrrn Company T..
First Washington volunteers. was
discharged from the Preside Los.
pltaI yesterday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
Who Tried to Make His Life a Long
Drawn Out Agony.
WORDS or WITHERINC SARCASM
The Prisoner Curly Refuses Even 10 CUES
ton The Man Who So WiCkedIy Mis-.
used Him on Devils Island

RENNES itAt the courtmaial
the defendant
ator
tho unanimously refused 10
PortanL
Of
Of
psyfs island responsibility
be
enied apologies
Drytus concluded
ed 20 the nothing replied
barbarouA I
Ipung
VIII he Naan muht~e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
OTIS CABLES
CONF IRMATION

WAEHtSGTON. Aug i6 = Glen
Ots cablcd Information this morning
of the taking 81 Angeles by Am,l-
can troops
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16


quoted
rendng
Sife
cd there
with drawn face Lsen face study
order
tesind insisted
hazy
Be Of the fact
the the hydraulic
Roget concluded his
speak pryfus replied
such abomiuahe things l think
H. discouraged tAborf
yesterday.
PARIS taernr authorized
he
Drsyfus 4sgusted
RENNEs Aug issever English correspondents
proceed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16

PARIS Aus. is-i.aterue that IL is Author
Patty du Clam anxious 10 declare everything he
)reyfus lie Is completely disgusted hts treatm
isny associates.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05
PERSONAL MEN TION.

Isaac Rambold, Of Reading, was visitor to
town to-day.
Miss Lizzie Wooner has gone to sunbury
to visit friends.
Mrs, Sarah Waslsy is confined to her home
by an attack Of la grippe.
W, j. Scanlan has gone to the Quaker city
to continue his studies in medicine.
S. H. FADE left town yesterday for Cripple
Creek, Col. where he intends to locate.
Peter Costello, Of Philadelphia, was brief
visitor among his aequaintances here yester-
day.
Dan Malone lett for Philadelphia yesterday
to resume his studies at the University OF
Pennsylvania.
Harry aud Leou Wasley yesterday re-
turned 70 Philadelphia TO resume their
medical studies.
Edward Momberger, Of Morton, Del who
was the guest Of his cousin, Mrs. Daniel
Riedy, during the holidays, returned TO bis
home yesterday
II. A. Acker, Of Reading, general manager
Of the Grand Union Tea Company, spent TO-
day in town looking after the interest OF
the local branch store
Misses Marie Burrows and Eliza Connor
and the latters brother, Herbert, have re-
turned TO their home in Philadelphia after
spending the holidays here with Richard
Dabb and family
Mrs. John Jones, Mr.. and Mrs John Phil
lips Mr. aad Mrs. Samuel Shone aud Mrs
Charles Jones and son have returned 10 town
after attending the funeral Of John Z
Phillips. relative, who died at Jersey City
~
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05
Announcement. =.

Now that "The holiday rush" is
over, l will, in a few days, be able
to attend to your wants with my
usual promptness, and l villas in
the past-spare neither pains nor
expense in nv efforts to please all
who entrust their work to me. You
may be assured that it will be at
tended to properly and in a cOmpe-
tent manner.
1t is my ambition to add to the
reputation I have already establish
ed in the past years. Prices will
always be found the lowest, quality
and work considered, and the inter
est of my patrons will be kept con
stautly in view
In this space I will-each week
endeavor to tell you something OF
interest.
Again thanking you for the conf
dence so generously manifested by
you in the past, and soliciting youl
further commands as we'll as those
Of my new friends, remain
Yours respectfully,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05
rITHY POINTS.
happenings Throughout the Countr,
Chr"nicIad for Hasty PerusaI.

The Borough Council meets this evening.
Monday next will be observed as Jackson's
Day,
Only six prisoners are confined in Carbon
comfy prison.
The new 81 silver certificates are being put
in circulation.
A twevehour handicap will be held at
Tamaqua on Saturday.
The colored residents of Pottsvlle viii
organize a Baptist church.
The new p. & K. offices at Tamaqua will
be completed by the 10Th inst.
There is no good reason why pavements
should not be kept clear of snow.
Runaway cars at the Baltimore mine,
Luzerne county, killed John Leonard, a boy
Watson's Minstrels busted at Ashland, and
most of the company is unable to leave the
town.
Applications have been filed for 129 liquor
licenses in York county including AZ for
York City
So far the bodies of the three drowned
miners at Kaskawilliam colliery have not
been recovered.
Falling a distance of.13O feet in the Delta
slate quarry, York county, George Mitchell
was frightfully crushed.
The Susquehanna River at Wilkesbarre
will he dragged for the body of Isasc Levy
believed TO have been dgewned.
The post office department has renewed the
lease of the present post Office at Franklin
tor five years, at 500 per annum.
Moses Cohen, Of Pottsville, yesterday re-
ceived the first peddler's license issued in this
county to a soldier of the late war
Mrs. David Morgans, wife of Councilman
Morgans, of st. Clair is rapidly improving,
after undergoing a severe siege of sickness
DR.. Gwinner, of Centnla was compelled
to kill his valuatle trotting horse, because of
broken leg. He valued the animal at S4OO.
1t is predicted that the colieries will con-
tinue to operate during January and Febru-
airy as they have for the last four months
Journal.
Letters testamentary were granted to A. b.
Sherman on the estate Of Naomi Dornbach,
late Of Mahanoy Plane, Gilberton Borough,
deceased.
The estate of the late Stephen B. Miles,
president Of the Miles National Bank, at
Delta, York county, is appraised at about
s. OOO. .OOO
Marriage licenses have been issued TO the
following Joseph Stremitus and Maggie
Lenesaks both Of henandoah. Joseph
Krouser and Stella Peczak. both of shenan-
i doah.
President NJ. d. Ratehford, Of the United
Mine Workers, is said to favor the election OF
John Mitchell as his successor at the national
convention, to be held next week in Pitts.
burg.
II has just come out 10 the public the
wedding Of Ambross Boner and Alice
Hullihan, both of Gilberton. They were
married at Philadelphia while attending the
peace jubilee.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05

Deeds were recorded from jeremiah
Fenstermacher to J. b. Eckert, premises
in Washington Twp; Frank Brinich and
wife to Harry Snyder, premises in Pottsville;
Henry Haupt and wife to Sarah A. Haupt,
premises in Frackvile; same to G. II.
Kenzle, premises in Frackville; Sheriff OF
Sch Co. to Miles Rarick, premises in Wayne
Twp; Sch Nav. Co. to w. f. Sitter, prem
ises in E Brunswick Twp. M. w. Fehr to
d. D. Deibert, premises in Landingvillei
Joseph Deibert to same, premises in Landing
Vile; d. D. Deibert and wife to Antonio
Tozzi premises in Landingville; G. Tower,
Jr., executor, etc to Mountaineer Hose Co.
No. 2, premises in Tower City.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05
swlndllng "Baron'' ana baroness. -

swlndling "Baron' and baroness" i"
Jacksonville Fla. Jan. 5.-Baron and
Baroness Edgar De Bara, alias George
B. Henschel and Miss I1 Wilson, who
were arrested at st. Augustine on
Tuesday charged with using the mails
for fraudulent purposes, were given a
preliminary hearing before United
States Commissioner Goodell yester-
day. Decision was reserved. They
were positively identified by Registered
Letter Carrier Hogan, OF the Chicago
postofiice, as Henschel and Miss Will
SON. operating the Edison Phonograph
company. at 115 Dearborn street in that
city i'm November last.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05

Washington, Jan. 5.--The physicians
attending Representative Dingley an
nounce that he is resting comfortably,
but they are not yet able to say
whether there Is sufficient vitality left
in the patient to successfully resist the
inroads Of the disease. After a sink
ing spell of yesterday morning he rail-
lied somewhat. and appears stronger.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05

The first case report, d TO the Board Of
Health for the new year is that Of Marguerite
Lowry. a dye-year old child of $40 West
Lloyd street, sufiering from diphtheria May
Walters, is years old, 2O8 West Coal street.
was reported 10 the Board this morning as a
sufferer from scarlatiua.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05

Dr. Buirs Cough syrup is pleasant TO
take; il tastes good children like il; no
trouble to administer il and it always cures.
Buy the genuine Dr. John w Bulls Cough
Syrup.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-01-05

/
sooner 90 and do it again than be in the
army. eve only drill one and half hours a
day now, and that is on the big guns. We
are all getting as lazy as can be lying in our
tents"
| J. Howell Hughes, of the 2nd division hos
pital corps, u, S. A.. at Camp Wetherill
Greenville, S. c. Mr. Hughes was formerly
an assistant in Dustos barber shop. He
writes q letter speaking Of camp life in the
South, He says Greenville presents any
thing but an impressiouable appearance. The
railway station is in desolute portion of
the town aud all one can see from the train
is few ''nigger huts and an emergency drug
store" Mr.. Hughes injects this interesting
piece of news into the letter: We got to
camp about noon and then the work of putt
/ ing up tents began. After had my tent up
| thought had done enough work but one
of the otliciOus aCting-stewards ordered me to
put his tent up. l told him politely TO go
to -, whereupOn he undertook to
force me, when l picked up
tent pole and l came near killing him
with 1t. We were arrested and put in the
guard house, and at our hearing he was re-
dueed TO a private and got two weeks at hard
labor, as well as forfeiture of pay and allow
ances for the same length of time for fight
ing, as that was the charge brought against
u.s. Much to my surprise, l was set free
After Mr.. Man got out of the guard house he
came after me to do me up" but | was on
the lookout for him with club and when
he attacked me, used my club and he was
taken to the hospital. He is now in the
guard house, serving a sixty-day sentence,
and still swears to have revenge" The
writer continues This is queer country,
and don't know how the people live. They
don't seem to do any work. The only farm
ing done is cotton growing. Still
the white folks live in fine houses
and have nice lawns around them
The niggers' live in huts. soldier
who wears the blue uniform is not in it here
at all, except with the niggers,' and they
will do anything for us. They take their
hats off to us. aud almost bow to the ground
Every person has soldiers price and a
citizens price. The former is a double price
For hair cut and a shave we are taxed half
dollar. The town has no paved streets, or
pavemeuts. 1t is supplied with electric
lights that burn only when the moon doesn't
shine. The hospital is situated in a beaut-
ful spot, audiwe have all modern cOnvenences
and all the latest improved sanitary ap-
pliances The hospital itself is frame build
iug shaped like spiders web, with the ad-
miuistration building in the center
We have not got many sick at
present We expected more ON ac
count of the change of climate. 1t has
been very hot here the past two weeks
Christmas was Just like the Fourth of July
but AS to the weather aud the manner of
celebration. There was great display OF
fireworks. Coal is not used here at all, and
it is a wonder they have any fire at all, for
most of them are too lazy to cut wood. We
had our orders two weeks ago to pack up and
prepare to start for Cuba, but for some reason
they were countermanded. We are book ed
to go there on Jan. 9th, and l hope we will
90"