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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23
Hardships OF the Campaign.

Among the scraps of news obtainable
are stories of the hardships with which
the American army Is meeting. 1t is
reported for instance, that Lawton mar
rowly escaped drowning while fording
a river recently, when Lieutenant Luna
and two privates were lost.
Captain Leonhauser, with battalion
of the Twenty-tifth infantry, is on his
way from Bambam to O'Donnell to
take the insurgent cartridge-fili
works there. A Filipino captain who
surrendered with four men to Colonel
Burt, of the Twenty fifth infantry, de-
scribed the factory and volunteered to
guide the expedition.
The governor of Neuva Vizcaya has
determined, like many other Filipinos,
in these days, that the administration
OF his province cannot change too
quickly, and is coming to Manila to
tell General Otis of his loyalty and in
cidentally to request that he be re-
tanned in Office under the new regime.
Admiral Watson has received an adj
ditional credible report that Lieutenant
Gilmore and five of the captured sail
ors of the gunboat Yorktown were at
Tarlac, November 10. Gilmore was
living in Filipino generals house.
The cruiser Baltimore starts for Lin
gayen today, and Admiral Watson pur-
poses sending another ship to Natiguen
if the gunboat Helena, which is over
due, has not arrived at Lingayen.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23
METEORS NOT DUE.
An Error Has Been Made and the Leo.
nids viii BE Here Next Year.

nids Will BE Here Next Year.
Washington, Nov. 20.-"The shower
of Leonids will not occur this season.
The brilliant spectacle has been an.
nounced one year too SOON" This an.
nouncement has just been made by DR..
l.. j. See, one of the most advanced az.
tronomers in the government service.
Astronomical calculations have not
erred as to the periodicity of the
Leonids," said DR.. See, "but the gen.
orally accepted conclusion as to the
time it takes the Leonids to pass the
earth's orbit has been wrong. After
the most careful observations made
with the best instruments in the SER
vice of the government, and after the
most unerring calculations in strict
conformity to astronomical laws, am
thoroughly convinced that the period OF
passage is two years, instead OF one, as
heretofore believed.
THE Leonids have been within the
earth's orbit for year now, and will
remain with us for another IL months.
The meteoric shower has not been as
ItdNN tIlls IlIIlt hS WAC kop'i
scientific reason for believing it would
be. That is because we have not yet
struck the thick part of the trail. BY
my calculations, this collision will &C.
cur in the middle of November, 1900.
Then the resultant display of burning
meteors will be as brilliant as the one
observed by Humboldt in Venezuela in
1899.
"The present visitation is counter
part of that in 1868. At that time
there were displays in two years, that
of 1862 being about as feeble as the
present has been, and that of the sue.
ceeding year being nearly as striking
as that recorded by Humboldt"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23
LONG WILL NOT RESIGN.
Sailing Orders Issued to Rear-Admiral
Schley.


Washington, Nov. 22.-Secretarv
Longs attention was called to reports
that he intended to resign from the
cabinet. Without hesitating, the secre.
tary said he had no such intention.
One of the first matters of business
that was laid before the secretary by
Assistant Secretary Allen, was the sail
ing orders to be given to Rear-Admiral
Schley. 1t was decided to issue the
orders at once, and they are in course
of preparation. The navy department
gives out the following official state
ment of the orders sent to Rear Admiral
Schley:
THE order has been sent today for
the Chicago to proceed to South Allan.
tic waters, touching Tor coal at Rio de
Janiero and other such ports as are
necessary to reach Buenos Ayres as
soon as practicable and inspect vessels
and give special attention to repairs
now under way on the Wilmington"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23

Washington, Nov. 2l.-The report
of the engineers in favor of an improve
ment at the mouth of the Columbia
river to secure 40 feet of water over the
bar, will be sent to congress with the
approval of the chief of engineers. The
opinion of the engineers is that the pro.
posed improvement is one of the most
important to be presented to congress.
1t is expected that favorable action by
congress looking to the 40-foot channel
will be followed Immediately with
another proposition for channel of 80
feet from the mouth of the Columbia
to Portland. Those who are familiar
with the commerce of the river and
conditions now existing say both these
Improvements should be made with the
least possible delay.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23

San Francisco, Nov. 20.-The
schooner Rather is now 3S days out
from Kodiak, Alaska, and it lis feared
that she has gone down in one of the
many storms that have recently swept
the coast. The vessel left the Alaskan
port on October 10 and has not been
heard from since. Four days later the
schooner Herman sailed from the same
port and arrived here nearly three
weeks ago, after very rough passage.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23
Election Conspirators Arrested.

Philadelphia, Nov. 20.-Samuel SAL
ton, deputy coroner of this city; Joseph
G. Rodgers, lieutenant of the capitol
police, Washington, and Clarence Mes
ser, employed in the copying division
of the congressional library, have been
held in 800 bail for trial on the
charge of conspiring 10 make fraudu-
lent election returns in this city. The
arrest of the three men was the out
come OF testimony adduced at the hear
ing last week of several residents of
Washington, who had been arrested
here ON similar charge.
On that occasion, it was testified
that party of alleged reporters, num-
bering about ii, had been brought to
this city from Washington by Lieuten.
ant Rodgers. Two of these, George
Kirkland and w. II. Cook, imperson-
sted election officers in the thirteenth
division of the second ward and assisted
in the alleged classifying of the returns
and the stutfing of the ballots, while
the others, it was testified, were EN-.
ployed as reporters.
Kirkland testified against his com.
panions, saying that he came here at
the instigation of a newspaper to par
ticipate in and expose the fraud.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23

The Burlington will build from AL.
lance, Neb., to Ogden.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-23
Huntington in Full Control.

San Francisco, Nov. 20.-The Exam.
liner says: Coils p. Huntington is to.
day in full control of three-fourths of
the property of the Southern Pacific
Company and its allied corporation,
the Pacific Improvement Company.
With the help OF banking syndicate
headed by the Speyers, of New York
and London, he has bought out the
Croker and Stanford interests, each
amounting to about one-fourth OF the
stock. With his own fourth, that
gives him three-fourths of the whole
The remaining one-fourth interest be.
longs to the HopkinsSearles estate.
The Speyers hold in their possession
the Croker and Stanford securities for
the present, Huntington having an iron
clad option for their final transfer te
him.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06

WASHINGTON, D. c., April War
department officials were pleased by
the cheering dispatch from General
Otis received today. 1t contains a
great deal Of encouragement to them,
and those who know General Otis we'll
say he is not man to take a rc=eate
view of the situation unless there is
reason for it.
1t is ARGUED at the department that
the Filipinos have never been used to
the kind of warfare that the Ameri-
cans have given them, and for that
reason they are now aware that it will
be impossible for them to accomplish
anything by fighting.
While there is fighting, because OF
the movement to capture large force
of the Filipinos was not successful, it
is believed the pressing of the insur-
gents steadily toward the north, cap
turing their capital and driving them
from place to place has had a very dis
couraging effect upon the natives who
have been following Aguinaldo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
Prof, Curtis to Go Abroad.

Frof. C. F. Curtiss. of the Iowa State
Agricultural college, is making Dlaus
iCl an extensive trip abroad. He will
leave in a short time and will spend
some time on the way visiting other
colleges and experiment stations and
several days in Washington, d. G .
and will sail from Boston April 3,
in vessel of the Leland line, the YES
sci being a cattle ship. Prof. Curt 5
goes in charge of a shipment of cattle
for Swift & Company, of Chicago, as
a nominal owner. and will 5e with
them to their destination. He will so
first to visit the continent, his timer
airy embracing France, Germany, Bel
GUM Holland, Denmark and possibly
other countries, the weather being
more favorable for travel in those
countries at that time, and later be
will return to visit England and Scot
land as the season advances. His trip
will have special reference to agricul-
ture and stock raising and exhibitions
along those lines. He will be absent
until some time in July.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
Alleged Murderer Arrested.

After hunt of over five years. says
Sioux City dispatch, it is thought al
last that the murderer of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Shultz has been captured in
the person of Oscar Nellis.
The man was arrested at Lodi, S. D.,
and was brought to Sioux City. He
will be taken at once to Cherokee TO
answer to the crime committed with
in sixteen miles of that town August
16 1898.
Martin Shultz and his wife were
aged respectively 60 and As years, and
they resided on a farm in Cherokee
county. 1t was generally understood
that they kept considerable money
about the house. and that most of the
time they lived alone.
The night of August 16, 1893, after
the old couple had retired for the
night the house was entered by two
masked men. The old man was found
next day lying on the bed with mis-
skulled crushed in. Mrs. ShultZ lay
Just outside the door, and her head
was smashed to a pulp. Six Of her
teeth were picked up on the ground.
The robbers had taken between 5000
and $500 from the house after ran
sacking everything, but still 1915 re-
manned untouched.
1t was this murder case which gen.
Grated the story of the face of the
murderer upon the tombstone of the
victims 1t was stated the features Of
man can be plainly seen on the stone,
and many persons really believe that
it was the face of the man who COM
mitted the deed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06

A good deal of apprehension appears
to exist in towns along the Missouri
river this year, says a Sioux City lis
patch, regarding the breakup of the
ice. 1t is feared that there will be Q
flood when the rush of ice really be-
gins to come down the river. Visions
of the terrible disaster of 1880 still
linger in the memories of the residents
along the river and some are keep
ing pretty close watch on the treacn-
erOus stream.
The cause of anxiety seems to be
in regard to the ice in the upper river
country. Up in Montana and Dakota
and even along the James river coun-
try, there has not been very severe
winter, although good deal of snow
has fallen. The ice is said to be only
about eight inches thick at the other
end of the stream, while in Sioux City
and vicinity it ranges from eighteea
TO twenty-five inches in thickness. It
has been very cold in this part of the
country during the winter months. All
Pierre. S. d., in the last week the
river is said to have risen two feet
owing to snow melting in the noun.
talns and in South Dakota.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
Care af Invalid Soldfera

A peculiar situation has arisen be-
tween the counties of Webster and
Humboldt over the question as to
whose should be the duty of paying for
the expenses of two Humboldt county
soldiers who were brought from Chick
amauga and cared for in Fort Dodge
at the expense of Webster county.
Among the sick soldiers OF company
G who returned from Chickamauga
last June were two privates, John
Mage and Severt Nelson, who were
residents of Humboldt county. These
soldiers, like the Fort Dodge Joys,
were taken to the Deering hospital
where they received the best OF care
and medical attendance. When the
question came up as to who would pay
the expenses of this care the board
of supervisors assumed the obligation
for the county and appropriated 81 ,z4o
for this purpose. While the people of
Webster county were glad to assume
this patriotic obligation. they feel that
the people of HUMBOLDT county are no
less patriotic and believe that rney
should pay their share of the expenses
for caring for the Humboldt men. The
pro rata expense for caring for these
men amounts to about $500, and a
claim for this amount will be presented
to the board of supervisors Of Hum
boldt county at their meeting on April
10. The people of Webster county
do not propose to permit the matter
to become one of dispute and should
the Humboldt county people refuse to
pay the sum they will do ii them
selves rather than permit these men
to become the subjects of controversy
in any attempt to place them in the
light Of dependents.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
Counterfeiters Caught in the Act.

A young man was arrested in Onawa
after passing four counterfeit dollars
On local merchants. He was appre-
hended just as he was getting the
change from a scent purchase from
A. w. Mann, a druggist, for bad
coin. He was taken to the county
Jail, but on the way threw away a
handful of money. Five quarters
bearing the date of 1876 were recov-
cred.
His satchel was found at the Cot
tage restaurant and in it were found
five silver dollars and eighteen quar-
ters, all a clever counterfeit. The
grip also contained a full set of burg
lar tools and a number of skeleton
keys.
The prisoner said he was Fred f.
Burt of Elgin, ILL.,. and that he had
been in st. Jospeh. Mo-, and Lincoln,
Neb.. since December. Deputy Unit
ed States Marshal Tracy of Sioux City
took him to that town for arraisn-
ment before Commissioner Hende"-
son,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
The state in Brief.

Railroad material for the new Boy
er Valley railway from Wall Lake and
Denison is being hauled out along the
line rapidly now, and many grauers'
outfits are ready to begin throwing
dirt as soon as the weather settles.
Barron Bros large livery barn at
Rock Rapids was entirely destroyed by
fire. Twelve horses persisted in the
flames and large amount of grain and
hay were burned. The adjoining build
ings were saved only by the heroic
efforts of the volunteer fire department,
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $500 on the
building.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Powers of Chart
ton celebrated their golden wedding
last week. About forty guests were
present Many beautiful presents were
left, including about $40 in gold.
1t is almost an assured fact that
Clear Lake is to have a beet sugar
| factory. The incorporators have
| nearly all signed the articles of in
corporation and they will be sent to
the state auditor to be recorded. The
factory is to cost at least $350,0O0 and
will be built largely by home capital
| The factory will be located half way
between Clear Lake al. Mason City.
The farmers are becoming greatly in
terested in the enterprise and promise
their fullest support.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
Iowa Central Earnings.

Marshalltown dispatch: The approx
innate earnings of the Iowa Central
railway for the second week in March
were as follows: Freight, $32 Bolts,
an increase of $500. so over the same
week last year; passenger, $6,0292S,
increase of $3.50; miscellaneous, ST.
$780, same as last year: total, $40, 131 OF,
increase of s8.3S349. For the first
half of the month the earnings were:
Freight, 6,631.60, increase Of s14,-
017.55; passenger, $12, 45019. decrease
of $531.22; miscellaneous, $500, same
as in 1898; total, sS2,6S7.79, increase,
$1S,504.33. The decrease in the pas
senger earnings as compared with the
same weeks last year, is owing to the
enormous passenger traffic in the early
part of March, 1898, caused by the ex-
odus OF gold seekers to the Klondike.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
MATTERS IN THE STATE
superIntendents to Meet.

| State Superintendent Barrett has is
sued the Official call for the spring
! conventions of the Iowa county SUI
| perintendents of the state. There will
be five conventions as follows:
Iowa City, April 6, and s; st. James
Hotel.
Council Bluffs, April 10 ana IA;
county superintendent Office.
Cedar Falls, April 20 and 81; State
Normal School.
Des Moines, April % and 26; state
capitol. g.
Algona, May 4, 5, and 6; county SUI
perinLenden. office.
Superintendent Barrett is of the
opinion that the law makes il the dut.
OF the superintendent to attend the
convention thus called officially. The
section of the code which applies is
No. 1922, and it provides that the state
superintendent may meet the county
superintendent in conventions at
suitable places, lat which proper steps
may be taken looking toward secur-
ing more uniform and efficient adj
ninistration OF school laws" The
county superintendent receive 81 a
day and expenses while attending these
conventions, according to the same
statute. In his official announcement
the superintendent says that 1t is ex-
pected that every superintendent shall
attend one meeting at least. The fol-
lowing subjects of discussion have
heen suggested by Mr. Barrett:
How may school property be i'm
proved?
What steps should be taken to Sc
cure a more perfect school system?
The desirabllity of township graded
schools.
The advantages of free text books.
What is most needed to advance the
interest of the rural school?
The library movement. What are
the best means of establishing libra
ries?
Agriculture and horticulture in ru-
raj schools.
Annual reports of secretaries. treas
urers and county superintendent
What changes. if any. should be made
in form? What other information
should be gathered?
A discussion of the resolutions
adopted by the last i. S. r. A.
How may the efficiency of the nor
NAL institute be increased?
ERECTION OF teachers. by whom?
For what length of time?
What changes are most needed in
the school laws?
Parents meetings. Manner of con-
Quoting; success attained.
The examination and certifcation
of teachers. Are present laws and
plans satisfactory?
Individual reports from county SUI
perintendents concerning county
work
Should the county superintendent
be relieved of the duty of hearing ap-
peals?
How may the county superintendent
cy be strengthened?
The Iowa teachers reading circle.
The benefits of a uniform system OF
blanks for Iowa schools
Shall we have additional normal
schools?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06

WASHINGTON, D. c., April Act
ing Secretary Meiklejohn today made a
statement of the receipts in the Philip
pine islands since the Americans have
been in charge. These figures have been
eabled by General Otis, but since the
active hostilities have been going on
no detailed reports have been received.
The Americans took possession on Au-
gust 8, 1898. The receipts to January
/ were $1,S19,S15.
The receipts for January, February
and March. so far as reported, were
81, 1886, of which amount $4,000 is
from Iloilo and $4,000 from Cebu.
II is believed that the total showing
OF $2,9SS, 4S0 would have been much
larger had all the ports of the islands
been in possession of the United
States. Many Of the ports have been in
possession of the insurgents, and COM
merce has been necessarily restricted.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
THE NATIONS DEAD.
An Executive Oder Regarding Burial OF
Soldiers.

An Executive O der Regarding Burial Of
Soldiers.
WASHINGTON, April 4--The presi-
dent has issued the following order:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, April g.
1t is fitting that, in behalf of the ma
ton, tributes of honor be paid to the
memories &C the noble men who lost
their lives In their country's service
during the late war with Spain. 1t is
the more fitting, inasmuch as in con-
sonance with the spirit of our free in
situations and in obedience to the most
exalted promptings of patriotism, those
who were sent to other shores to do
battle for their country's honor under
their country's flag, went freely from
every quarter of our beloved land. Each
soldier, each sailor, parting from home
ties and putting behind him private
interests in the presence of the stern
emergency of unsought war with an
alien foe, was an individual type Of
that devotion Of the citizen to the state
which makes our nation strong in unity
and in action.
Those who died in another land left
in many homes the undying memories
that attend the heroic dead of all ages.
1t was fitting that with the advent Of
peace, won by their sacrifice, their
bodies should be gathered with tender
care and restored to home and kindred
This has been done with the dead Of
Cuba and Porto Rico. Those of the
Philippines still rest where they fell.
watched over by their surviving COM
rades. and crowned with the love Of a
grateful nation.
The remains Of many brought to our
shores have been delivered to their
families for private burial. But for
others of the brave officers and men
who persisted there has been reserved
interment in ground sacred to the SOL
diers and sailors amid the tributes of
military honor and national mourning
they have so we'll deserved.
l therefore order: That upon the
arrival of the cortege at the National
cemetery at Arlington, all proper mill
tary and naval honors be paid to the
dead heroes; that the customary salute
of mourning be fired at the cemetery
and that on the same day at o'clock
p. m, Thursday, April 6, the national
flag be displayed at half mast on all
public buildings. camps and public
vessels of the United States, and that
at II O'Clock. noon, of said day all
the departments of the government at
Washington shall be closed.
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
In the same connection Acting Sec
rotary of War Meiklejohn issued this
order:
The remains Of officers and soldiers
who lost their lives in the war with
Spain during the operations in Cuba
and Porto Rico will be inferred with
due and fitting ceremonies in the Ma
tional cemetery at Arlington, Va, On
Thursday, April 6, at 2 p m. By direc-
ton of the president, all of the United
States troops serving in the vicinity Of
Washington, together with the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Column
bia, will be assembled at Arlington
on the date in question to participate
in the funeral ceremonies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06

WASHINGTON, April t4--The fol-
lowing cablegram was received at the
war department:
MANILA, April 3.-Adjutant Gen
eral, Washington: Present indications
denote insurgent government in per-
ilous condition, its army defeated, dis
couraged and scattered. Insurgents
returning to their homes in cities and
villages between nere and points north
of Malolos, which our accommodating
parties have reached, and desire pro-
lection of Americans News from
Vizayan island more encouraging every
day. OTIS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-04-06
Otis Coming Home.

MANILA, April 4.-Brigadier Len-
eral Harrison Gray Otis sails for home
on board the United States transport
Sherman today. He says he believes
the instruction has received its death
blow. The Sherman will also have on
board the sons of Colonel John Hay,
secretary of state, and Senator Hale of
Maine, who have witnessed much of
the fighting with the enemy, and the
bodies of Colonel Harry c. Egbert OF
the Twenty-second infantry, killed on
March 26, and other officers who have
recently fallen in battle.