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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-21
HOME CURE
FOR BIOODPO|S0N.

There is not the slightest doubt that the
doctors do more harm than good in treating
Contagious Blood Poison; many victims OF
this loathsome disease would be much better
OF to-day II they had never allowed them
selves to be dosed on mercury and potash, the
only remedies which the doctors ever give for
blood poison.
The doctors are wholly unable to get rid OF
npt to heal up the outward appearance Of the
9. This they do by driving the poison into the
{ shut in with their constant doses Of potash
throat and other delicate parts then break out
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-21
SICK HEADACHES,

The curse OF overworked womapkind,
are quickly and surely cured by karl's
Clover Root Tea, the great blood purifier
and tissue builder. Money refunded if
not satisfactory. Price 25c and SOC. L..
q. Janeck's drug store. 4
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-21

Jones' Chain Gear Mowers and Rakes
Fish Bros Hacks, Wagons and Buggies,
Sold very cheap at Coffin Bros. 26ti
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-21

Little Elmer-.Pa, what is brute force?
Pa-It's something Boston poets call
to their aid when they make banner
rhyme with hosanna.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-12-21
s. s. S. FOR THE BLOOD
II had spent a

entirely different
and
while remedies
undermining
within Of all
Write 10 Specific Go.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Thirty. Two Coal Miners Lose Their Lives
In Washington.

Carbonado, Wash, Dec. o.-Shortly
before u ~ o'clock yesterday forenoon
this coal mining village was stunned
with the first report OF n terrific subter-
ranean explosion In the mine OF the
Carbon lin Coal Company. the tunnels
OF which run miles under the town.
There was an omlnous rumbling.
smothered sound for n few moments
and then II ceased abruptly. The peo-
pie knew at once what this meant and
stood around with blanched faces.
Apprehcnsions OF some fearful dis.
astcr were confirmed In little while
with Information that the morning
shift In tunnel No. I had been caught
In mn explosion OF lire damp. Between
seventy and eighty men Were Mt work
In the mine nt the time and the belief
was that all must have been killed. as
there was no chance OF escape. Those
who We're not killed outright would bc
hemmcd In by the falling walls and
timbcrs and suffocaicd by the gasses
and smoke before amy opportunity OF
relief could come.
Details OF the disaster are mea gre,
MS Superintendent Davis and Foreman
Jonah Davis OF the day shift are now
down In the mine engaged In the res.
cue. The number of men employed In
the first dny shift was seventy-two.
Their hours ARE from o'clock n. IN.
to , y. IN. The explosion occurred be.
tween 10 and II o'clock, ms near as
can bc asccrinined. Jonah Davis, the
foreman, escaped unhurt and besides
him about twenty Fins Most OF the
men ARE Welsh and several of these
also escaped, but the turned and wen,
back Into the mine In the hope Of he
Ing able To rescue those s,lll supposed
10 ho alive.
The total number Of men In the un.
fortunate shaft wns scycnty-slx, OF
whom forty-four are alive. all Of them
having escaped or been rescued.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
REPORT OF THE MINT,
Largest Coinage of Gold In the History
of the Country

of the Country
Washington, Dee. 11.-Mr. Roberts.
the director of the mint. In his annual
report. says:
The mints and assay offices operated
upon more bullion in the aggregate
and greater coinage was executed
during the last fiscal year than IN any
previous year. Original deposits Of
gold Were slightly less than during the
previous year, amounting In vale 10
Sli3, ,i9I, 1870. against SllI. I.603. 1871 in
the fiscal year ended June 20, 1888
Domestic deposits We're the largest In
our history, amounting TO SIG,252. .is7, +,
against SCI .SSi, ,i2O In the preceding
year. but there was a falling off In for
eign coin and bars.
The coinage OF gold was the greatest
In our history, amounting TO Sius, H.
$50, against SGi .G3i .S65 In the preccd-
Ing year. and might have been CON
siderably larger II the capacity OF the
mints In been greater. The stock of
gold bullion In hand increased frOln
S6,GSs5S2 July l, 1898, to Sll9 SS!,
7I2 July /, ls9o.
The coinage Of silver dollars from
bullion purchased under the act OF
July Il, 1890. was S1s,2Ji, 200. against
S10.O02, $50 In the preceding year. and
the coinage Of subsidiary silver S9,IGG,-
sTT.65, nginst 81. .is2 .soi.
The mlnts have been hard pressed
throughout the year TO meet the de-
mands upon them.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
Track Tanks for Freight Engines.

The use OF track tanks by which To-
comotives OF high speed passenger
trains may take water without stop
ping is almost universal on the larger
Eastern roads, where fast expresses are
the rule. The b. g. o. X. II. has
number between Washington and Phil
adelphia and intends to equip the en-
tire Main Line in the future. This de-
c.jon was recently arrived at through
the use OF passenger locomotives.
equipped with water scoops. on fast
freight trains. 1t was found that much
time was saved, danger from stopping.
being reduced to a minimum and cost
OF running lessened. The extra stops
for water take much time and the wear
and tear on equipment is no small
matter. II the experiment on this part
OF the road proves successful, track
tanks will be Installed on every divi-
sion between Baltimore and Chicago
As n starter. the so new Vauclain COM
pound engines recently ordered will bs
fitted with water scoops.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
APPEAL FOR AID.
Many Dependent. Left By the Mine Dis
nster In Washington.

nater In Washington.
Cnrbonadn. Wash, Dec. ia re-
lief committee was organized here to-
day and the following appeal issued:
.'To the public-Wc. tho relief com
mittee OF Carbonado, issue the follow
Ing appeal to the generous hearts and
willing hands OF the state OF Washing
ton:
This little mining village has been
suddenly smltten by the heavy hand
OF pltiless calamity. Death has over
taken many breadwinners In their
toll, and has left Its wake OF tears and
deprivation In many homes. Thirty
one miners killed is the extent OF the
fatality OF the disaster OF Saturday,
December 9TH. In addition 10 the thlr-
ty-one dead. there are seven injured.
four OF whom nrc badly burned. One
is with several ribs fractured. another
Is severely bruised and one Is suffer-
ing ms n consequence OF having been
In the explosion and subsequently en-
tombed In the mine all night, poisoned
with the smoke and damp.
"These thlrty-one miners have left n
score or more of bercaycd families and
snddened homes. The coming Christ
mas Will he n sorrowful one for Car
bonado. The result OF the swift cn,ns.
trophc of Saturday II, that sixteen wild.
ows. forty.iivc children. six aged pa.
rents and dependents, making sixty.
seven dependent altogether deprived OF
source OF supply"
The state herald., 1899-12-15
Monr, srnrcr In New yor..

New York. bee. ll.-Thcre was great
demand for money to-day. II per cent.
ruling for some early transactions. A
large bank. which has made heavy
loans, marked MP those outstanding to
10 per cent. and scrutinlzed closely the
collateral offered FOR new transactions
Mt higher rates. one Wall Street bank
required from ~ TO - per cent. mnr.
gin. beside 10 To II points TO spare ON
the stock. for Sioo.Upo loans.
Fifteen or - per cent. OF good indus.
trials were accepted on this basis
where the borrowers name wns sntls.
factory. In all from So. 900 600 TO $40.
OO0OpD was called and paid OF, then
two or three millions loaned nj q 10 7
per cent. large supplies loaned down TO
3 per cent Sterling exchange nd
yanccd one. fourth Of per cent. for de.
mnnd bills.
while bankers were puzzled over the
money situation here md abroad the
prediction was made TINT demand bills
would rule higher throughout III.
week, with No prospects, however. OF
touching the exporting point. one or
she largest foreign exchange houses re-.
ported ,a.,lay'- rntc m fully two cents
below the nRurc NJ which gold under
present conditions would br pronmbly
sent abroad
The state herald., 1899-12-15
THE VOTING MACHINE,
1t Has Proved to lie Or at Success
in BrOoklyn.


One of the incidents Of the recent
elections that deserves notice is the
employment of voting machines IN
Brooklyn. The New York Evening
Post chronicles the statement that they
proved Il complete and satisfying sue
cess.
Brooklyn's vote was very full and 1t
was recorded without friction or de-
lay, enabling the full totals for the en-
tire city TO be accurately known with
in an hour after the closing Of the
polls.
Machines broke down in two or three
cases, owing to malicious injuries in
tlieted, It is charged, by enemies of the
system, but within few minutes they
were replaced by others, and nobody
lost his vote in consequence.
The result is said to have proved
entirely satisfactory to all honest
Brooklynites and is calculated to
greatly strengthen the faith of all sin
cere seekers after ballot reform In ma
chine voting.
Voting machines have been tried be-
fore in limited way. That they can
secure an absolutely accurate count
which nobody can tamper with has
been demonstrated. but never so COM
pletely as in the Brooklyn election.
The state herald., 1899-12-15

Time was when the word plague"
filled every heart with horror. Amer
lea has never been devastated by the
fell disease and now when vessel
from Brazil has arrived at New York
with several cases on board there Is
nothing to fear, for they have been
promptly quarantined. The black
DEATH" as the plague has been appro-
priately named. is always present in
Asia, where native ignorance and dis
regard of cleanliness have rendered
1t epidemic. Europe. which was peri
odically decimated by this fatal putrid
fever, has got rid of 1t by proper at
tention to sanitation. The United
States with its good drainage. good
living and the accompanying increased
vitality has nothing to fear from the
presence OF n few isolated cases at the
New York quarantine.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
IN FAVOR OF TAYLOR.
Dcmocrntic Election board of Kentucky
so Decides.

so Decides.
Frankfort, KY, Dec. S.---All pretense
Of n fight for the certificate of election
as governor has been given up by the
Goebel people, and whether n contest
Will be made in the Legislature is real
ly yet to be determined. 1t will de-
pend very largely upon the wording Of
the opinion which Commissioners FL
lis and Pryor will hand down at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. 1t implies
that the cJmmi siOners believe fraud was
committed which might invalidate the
election, did they as canvassing
board have the legal right to go behind
the certified returns, 1t Is almost GER
tain that a contest will be made. 9th
erwise 1t Is uncertain.
The other Democratic candidates for
the minor offices on the state ticket,
acting on the belief that the commits
sioners' opinion will contain implica-
tions of fraud, have already decided to
light before the state contesting board
for the positions to which they believe
themselves entitled. They held several
conferences during the day, but 1t was
not definitely determined until 3 o'clock
In the afternoon to make the contest.
Commissioners Ellis and Pryor were
busy all day writing their opinion, and
1t was dark before Mr.. Ellis, who did
most Of the writing, had finished his
task. Neither he nor Judge Pryor made
any denial of the fact that they would
decide that Taylor is entitled to the
certificate. They would not discuss
the matter, but tacitly admitted 1t was
true.
Commissioners Ellis and Pryor sign
ed the majority report, In which they
held, as a board of canvassers, they
have no right to go behind the returns
Of the county boards, that their duties
are purely ministerial as canvassers,
and that the face of the returns as re-
ceived by them from the counties show
the election Of the Republican state
ticket.
Accordingly, the report says. certi-
fcates of election were ordered issued
to each candidate thereon. Commits
sioner Poyntz presents minority re-
port. which he closes by saying:
Il am unwilling to certify fraud and
to turn Kentucky over to the control of
the bayonet, Gatling gun and fraudu-
ent tissue ballots"
The state herald., 1899-12-15
STILL CHASING AGUINALDO.
Believed That He VIII BE Unable to Es
cape.

Believed That He VIII BE Unable to Es
cape.
Manila. Dec. 9.-There was consid-
cradle relief In Manila when the news
WAS received to-day that General
ioung's small force had arrived safely
ut Nigan, province of South Ilocos,
December 9Th. Anxiety has been felt
for General Young and the garrison at
Nigan since It was known that Gen
eral Tino had large aggressive body
OF insurgents operating in the vicinity.
General Tino made Il stand in the
mountain pass between Narvacan and
San Qulnto. The natural strength OF
the position was augmented by trench
es and pitfalls. The fight lasted FIVE
hours. General Young had three COM
panics of the Thirty-fourth rfan ry
under Lieutenant Colonel Robert
Howe. and two troops OF the Third
cavalry. Captain Swicart command.
ing, and troops under Captain Chase.
He was reinforced during the fight by
Colonel Luther Il. Hare. with n bat
TALON OF the Thirty-,hlrd en- route 10
Nigan.
The town Of Bontoc. towards which
Agulnaldo. with his body guard. +;
said 10 be retrcating. lies In the moun-
tain Businesses about iifty-iivc or sixty
miles southeast of Nigan. If this last
report as 10 Agulnaldo's whereabouts
Is true. II indicates that he has been
headed on TO the northward for the
first time. and Is being compelled TO
retrace his steps towards the south. II
he is striving TO regain his old strong
hold In Cavlte province, his chances OF
success are very slight. Directly In
his line OF march is considerable
American force at Bayonbong. u tho
westward Of that point is Wheaton's
force. and to the east of Bayonbong is
an almost impossible mountain range.
SO with Young behind him; with Colo
mel Hare close In his rear. and his
front obstructcL. the War Department
officials feel that Aguinaldo mrs little
chance OF escaping to the southward
Major Bachelor is said 10 be making
rapidly for Aparri, about the only port
on the extreme north end OF 'he island.
30 as 10 reduce the outlet In tha' direc-
tion. The best chance remaining TO
Aguinnldo IL believed TO be TO abandon
the escort OF 800 now travelling win
him, In which case he could easily n.
sure his personal escape In disguise.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
,,n,hoo Mn ,,nna. 10, Mor. r.,.

Fail River, Mass, Dee. I0.=rhr new
wnge schedule. giving 1000 cotton
min employees IN this nnd other New
England cities n ~ per cent incrcnso
IN wages. viii 10 into effect i0mor.
row. ON December 18Th M additional
gO.Opo mill employees VIII begin 10 In.
rrcnsc Ike ndynncc IN wages. and b..
fore the first ~ the year 1880 others
will have received the Increase.
Thus 10y January ist fully 1850
New England mill employees viii be rr.
rplvlng mn average rate NJ pny equal
10 the previous high rntc of 1902. when
they were paid the highest rate OF
wnrea since the inception OF the cotton
Industry.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
A Mormon n,.nop aol,,, Of Aao,,r,.

sprlngvlllr. ttnh, Dec. p,-To-dny
IN the Fourth district court ~ Provo,
Loren II, llnfmrr, n Mormon bishop of
this city nlcndrd guilty Ia the charge
~ ndnllery, with mn unmarried woman
Miss Ellen Anderson.
lie VIII he sentenced next ThurHdny.
This N porullnr cnsr. mud Inns attract.
I'd grrni ienl NJ Interest. since tho
"iiohofiH" niinif chmp M. II Ii freely
charged nni to n certain extent hcllrv.
ci ibn, blahOp ilnrmcr married Miss
Anderson since tile fnmnus manifesto
of isi,i. nnd that his plea " guilty iu
the clnrHc NJ ninlirry wna made To
shield the Mormon church from Odnm
IN the struggle now going on.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
RICE SEED FROM JAPAN.
Found to he Much Superior to the Nativ
Variety,


Last year Secretary Wilson sent to
Japan for ten tons of rice seed of the
best quality grown in that country,
which is supposed to be the finest in
the world. This seed was distributed
among the rice growers of the southern
states free of charge, particularly
Louisiana, South Carolina and Georgia.
The first crop In Louisiana has been
harvested and the berry from the
Japanese seed is superior to any that
has ever been produced there. Samples
We're received at the Agricultural De-
partment yesterday for comparison
with that grown from the ordinary
American seed. The yield is not only
much larger. but in thrashing 1t Is
found that the Japanese rice turns out
much better and the waste by cracking
was only II per cent. in Louisiana.
Secretary Wilson is much gratified at
the result of the experiment, and ex-
poets that the ordinary American rice
will be entirely supplanted by the
japanese variety. The planters in
Louisiana are so well satisfied that one
of them has already sent 10 Japan for
ten tons of seed on his own account
The state herald., 1899-12-15

The year 1900 will offer n consider
able range OF choice to persons inter-
esteA in anniversaries pertaining to
literary men whose claim to remem-
brance Is indisputable. Scholars will
have the Ave hundredth anniversary
OF the death OF Chaucer In mind. and
will repair with fresh delight to that
"well OF English undefyled." Richard
Hooker. the English divine. will have
been dead three centuries. His dis
tinctlon had the added felicity OF win.
ming izak walton's pen to record Its
fullness The centenary OF Cowpers
death is to be numbered with the
notable days In the new year. Many
TO whom his works may not otherwise
appeal will be grateful for tho
spiritual rcfrcshmont which they owe
TO his devotional writing. on the other
hand. the centenary OF Maeaulay's
birth will be commemoratcd. at least by
special recollection. by the large COM
pnny who are his debtors because whom
he wrote history. the poets imagina-
tion kept duilneHn at n distance. There
will be other days and names for end.
of-thc-ccntury mention which good
readers and good listeners will not
forget.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
Th- MilI Mt Airodonr..

Don Felipe Garcia at the village OF
AlgodOnes has gr1stmill In operation
that probably has no fellow In the
world. An immense circular platform
sloplng downward. through whicl
passes n huge. slightly inclined tree
trunk set on n swivel, constitutes o
unique but very ciiicaclous trcadmill.
Five burros walk lnzlly ;.phlll all da,
long. A huge home-igEdc rope OF COW
hide connects the trcadmlll with o
small gristmlll. Both corn and whea
are ground. by means OF n small boil
the product from the wheat is divided
into three grades. The best quality
OF flour Is surprisingly fine and white
Albuquerque Journal.Dcmocrnt.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
poERs SURROUND MErHUEN.
Cut III. Communication and Harras. His
FLANK.


London. Dec. 2.-General Forester
Walker has sent the following dis
patch. dated Mt q o'clock last ,friday)
evening, to the war office from Cape
Town:
Telegraph and railway eommunI.
cation TO Moddcr river has been re-
opened. A battery OF field artillery and
battalion OF Infantry We're dis.
patched from Moddcr river against
Commnniant Prlnz Loos' force OF L.
600 Beers, with one gun. who had de
stroyed the railway. our losses wero
fourteen In wounded.
Belmont hns been strengthened by
infantry and two guns, aud n cavalry
regiment aud troops from Naaupoori
occupied Arundel Thursday.
Some interesting light Ii thrown or
the position OF affairs along the west
crn frontier by dispatch issued by n
Bocr agency last evening In Berlin
The dispatch snys:
"Commnndnnt .prinz Loos' force IL
near lncobsdnl. between Modder riv.
or and ltlct river. General Cronje IN
still ON north bank OF Modd.r river.
bis rear being protected by fortified
positions NJ Spyfontcln. The hills h..
tween Moddcr river and spyfoninln
and those between Jacohsinl aud Rict
river ARE occupied by Beers. Com.
mandnnt Dclnrcy'r force IL stationed
between Gras Fan aud Honey Nest
Kloof."
II this Berlin dispatch bc correct
and II II especially significant when
judged IN connection with General
Forester, Walkers ndvlecs TO the war
office thcr" must be- some ih,oo0 Beers
around Lord Mcihucn, who il believed
10 have ii."po men. Kimberley. how.
ever. possessing nm nrmored train. cnn
materially nsslst Mcthucn by hnrrnss.
Ing the Beers from the rear.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
oArAcRE's REVERSE.
Lessons Drawn From It-Over six Hun
dred Captured.


London, Dec. 12.-The reverses suf-
fered by General Gatacre at Storm
borg yesterday are regarded us another
case of under-estimatlOn Of the enemy's
forces and ability which has already
cost the British SO much. The many
long forced marches by which Gatacre
reached Stormborg are characteristic
or this commander, whom his men call
"Backacher."
This sort of marching against Indian
ana Egyptian troops was usually
crowned with sharp and brilliant sue
cesses, but in the case Of Boer fighting
1t Is different. Gatncre's troops were
not only surprised, but were evidently
too fntigued to withstand the terrific
fire which was poured over them.
The military expert of the Morning
Post, who has followed the Boer war
critically and dispassionately, warns
England of the danger of losing part
OF the empire through the parsimony
which Is displayed In the inefficient
forces with which she attacks the
Beers. This warning is the first hint
IN any British paper of even the proba-
billty Of final defeat for England In
South Africa.
There Is much comment to-day over
Gatacre's casualties, his losses In miss
Ing, which are not quite equal to those
Mt Nicholson Mex. being remarkably
disproporuonate to those In killed and
wounded.
General Walker wires that the cas-
ualty list is not complete. and In view
OF the Beers. heavy fire the completed
list will doubtless place the fatalities
nt much higher figure.
The known casualties are ms follows:
Royal Irish Rifles: Six officers
wounded.
Suffolk regiment: Wounded. one Of
ficer and twelve men; missing, three Of
ficers, 300 men.
Seventy-fourth field battery: Wound
ed. one officer and five men.
Seventy-iifth field battery: One otli-
Ger killed, one man wounded.
Northumberland Fusileers: Six of
ficers and 3oG men missing.
Royal Berkshircs: One man killed.
Paris, Dec. 1.-THE papers are wild
with glee over the British disaster at
Stormborg yesterday The offices of
the yellow journals are decorated with
Boer flags.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
A srn.n,inn IA Italy.

Rome. bee. "a great sensation hns
been caused thronghon, linly by the
trial ~ two railroad men on the charge
of numbering nni robblns, IN railroad
cnr near Palermo. slRnof Noinrbnfiolo,
former director Of The Hank of Sicily.
nnd onn of the most notable citizens of
Palermo,
The trial was attended with num.
b,T ~ dramatic incidents, the murder.
I'd mans son accusing SlRnor rnliKsclo.
n member NJ the chamber NJ deputies
from Palermo, ~ giving The order for
the murder uf Signor Notnfhnrinlu.
A u result of this accusation III.
chamber ~ deputies met to-day In srr,
cinl Hos.lnn nnd authorized the prosecu.
tlon ~ Slrnor rnllEzelo. who was sr
rested Ia Palermo this evening.
The state herald., 1899-12-15
M.erum Come. Hem. rmpor,an, Mission.

Chicago, Dec. 10-A special TO the
chronlcl" from East Liverpool. Ohio.
says: Friends In this city of Charles u.
Macrum. until recently United States
consul nj Pretoria say he Is returning
10 this country with Important inforinn.
tlon for the State Department, which
he IL unwilling 10 risk cabling His let.
tiers conclusiycly prove that not only
wnn Mncrum not persona non grnin Ia
the Trnnsynnl government. hut that he
was on the best possible terms win
President Kruger, Cabling could only
L. done over n line controlled In pnrt
by England. II II believed the infor.
nation hrough by Mncrum II from
President Kruger, and the purpose IL
TO initlnio measures 10 bring the wnr
10 u close on honorable terms to the
Dutch republic.