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E OREGON MI VOL. 12. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1895. NO. 17. 1 S A A MANIA FOR MURDER San Francisco's Rival of Jack :..-. the Ripper. A RKUULAU CARNIVAL OF CKIMK Ml.alng lllmiclie Lament, Murdered Minnie William.' Krl.nd, Suffered a Like Vata in tU. Church. Him Francisco, April 18. The Eman uel Uaptixt churoh oil Dartlott street, between Twoiity-sooond and Twenty- thtnl, in thin city, him boon tlio scene of two of the tiio.t atrocious murder over committed iti thu Htato, Yoster day thu mutilated and murdorud Miu- uiu William wa fuutid In thu library of tho cdl (low. Today the dead body of Blanche Lament wiiii found lit the tower of thu same church. Tho name himil thu authorities bulluvu, slow both girls, and W. H. T. Durimt, the young man suspected of both oriuiuH, 1 now In oiwtody, Blanche Lamout and Mlnuio Will iam woro member of tho Kmnuuul Baptist church and member of the Hunduy nehool claw. Tho forniur whs pupil at tho uormul school ou Powell street lu tbla city; tho litttur wan a companion In a family lu Alomoda, across tho bay from the city. Both wore 21 year old, brunette, and pret ty, tnodtnt girls, Uoth had boon re- vlpiont of attention from a young medical ntuilon t namud Duraut, who In also librarian of tho church, and nooro tary of tho Young People' Society of tho church. April 8 Ml Imout diiapicarod. Diligent search fulled to reveal a trace of her whorealxmts, and bur aunt, Mm. Noble, with whom alio had boon living, WHt totally nnablo to throw any light ou tho affair. Ml Lamout came from Dillon, Mont, several mouths ago, having been wnt to Hail Frauolauo for her health, and at tho aamo timo to at tend tho normal auhool to porfoct her self a a teacher. Tho last person ui lu her oompiuiy waa Duraut, tho young iiiodtcal student, who, It appear, bad boon on friendly tonus with tho ml ing girL Haturday morning at It o'clock tho mutilated body of Minnie William waa found in the library of tho Knian uel Baptist church. Tho girl had been aawinltod and her remains had been out and hacked, tho girl ovidoutly having died from tho loss of blood. Ou fur ther examination It waa found that aho had boon gagged, the aatiaihuit tearing part of her underclothing and thruKtiug it down her throat with a aharp stick, badly lacerating tho tongue. Two wtt newo state that tlicy saw young man and young womau entering tlio church, tho former answering tlio doaerip tiou of Duraut, and the latter Umt of Minnie William. Following thi clewi tho polioe at once put tho real deuce of lluruut under surveillance. Chief Crowley, in speaking of the CiiMi tonight, after detailing tho cir cumstance of Minn William' disap pearance lust Friday night, aud tho fact that a ponton auHworing Durant'i description had boon aeon entering tho church with woman who answer Ml Williams' description, aald: "Durunt made hi appearance at Dr. Vogol's house at about :80 or 10 P. M., remaining there until about 11:80. Dr. Vogol state that at tlio time Duraut arrived at hia houae he uotiood that Durunt waa aoinowhat oxer clued, and that great bead of porsplra tlon eamo from hi forehead. HI hair wo dimthevclod, and ho asked Dr. Vog tl' punniiwiou to wash hia hand and comb bin hair before ho made hia ap ixwirauoo whore tlio young people wore, Muting to tho doctor that ho had Just returned from tho aigual corps, and consequently bia hand woro dirty. Ho afterward eamo down stair, and during tho evening read a letter pur porting to come from hia alitor, in Gor man, and afur reading tlio letter he maimed more composed. Tho llev. J. George Gibson, the pa, tor of the Emanuel church, him made a written statement to the prow denying rumor that he at any time sought to have the finding of the murdered body of Miunio William kept quite; or that ho wa In hiding, or that ho slept in the church. Do aim toll how ho cam to llnd tho body, in company with lady member of tho church. He say ho re fused to oe reporters because he wanted to aid thu police aud prepare a state ment ' NELLIE BLY WAS WEDDED. III. Man of Hit Choice Aged and a Multimillionaire. New York, April 10. "Nellie Bly," who 1 one of the beat known newspaper, women in the country, is no longer Mia Elisabeth Cochran. She is now Mr. Robert Bouman. Her hus baud 1 ouo of the director of tho Mor ohunt' Exchange bank and a niulti millionaire, . Ho 1 nearly 70 years old. In tliMUiulal and buMiuo circle ho 1 u well known a hi wifo to the do votoe of the Hunduy uewMpaper. The report of the marriage, which oume from Chicago, were quito oorreot. It occurred April 8 at tho rectory of the Churoh of tho Kphiphnny( on Ariilaud avenue of that city. The Rev. T. H. Morrison perfonnod tho oeromony. The ooutraoting parties had mot at a dinner In tho Auditorium hotel two week boforo, and formed an instant attachment Miss Cochran did hor first newspaper work on tho Pittsburg Dispatch, which was whou ahe was 15 year old. She has boon engaged in similar work in Now York for eight year and became famous for tho sensational character of her contributions to the papers. One of her first exploits was to feign insan ity and have herself incarcerated in tho Blaokwcll Island asylum for the pur pose of describing hor experiences. Her trip around tho world in seventy-two day in 1800 gave hor considerable notoriety, VICTORIES OF OUBANS. Pratt' For... Ainbuih.d by Vlo.ota Marela. Tampa, April 18, The Plant steam ship MaNootte, which arrived tonight, brought many passenger from whom the following was learned of affair in Cuba: At La Mocha, a village near Aguada, sixty miles from Havana, Viuoente Garcia, with 800 men, ambushed Gen eral Pratt' force, who three time rallied, but wore finally routed with heavy losse. Jiguani, a place of 10, 000 Inhabitants, was captured by the Cuban under Kubi about Muroh 25. March 80 tho Spaniard attempted to regain possession, but were repulsed after a spirited encounter. They woro under Haiitooildo and left forty-five dead for tho Cuban to bury. Tho customary Holy Week Catholio procession lu Havana, which would have been held tomorrow, was forbid den by the government. The Cuban taxes are to bo increased $5,000,000, to provido war expense. In.urg.nl. B.at.n Kvary Tim. New York, April 18. A sepoclal oable to tho Herald from Kingston, Ja maica, aays: New has boon received from Hautiago of three encounters be tween the government troop and tho insurgents led by General Maoeo. In every Instance the insurgenU woro de feated. Tho first battle was near Lo Uraso on Sunday, the next ou Tugs' day, near La Alcgria, and the third near Palonque yesterday. In a battle near Mayasi yesterday the insurgents were also defeated. NOT IN HIS JURISDICTION. Marahal Baldwin' Hfitura on th Wr nt tot Huntington'. Arra.t. San Francisco, April 13. United State Marshal Baldwin made return today in tlio district court on the bench warrant issued for tho arrest of C. P. Huntington, on an indictment for a violation of the interstate traffic law. The marshal certified that Huntington could not be found within hi juriwlio tlon in tho northern district of Call fornla. This will Involve service of the warrant in New York state, or wherever the accused can be located. The federal official excuse themselves for not hav ing seut the warrant East, stating that they desired to avoid tlio expense which would have been unnecessary had Hunt ington come West in the meantime. Il.aih of I'roroln.nt Palnl.r. Paris, April 15. Paul Cheuavard, the painter, died here today. Ho was born in Lyons in 1807, and studied In Pari and Italy. Most of hi subject woro taken from ancient history for Instance, "Tho Deluge," "Tho Death of Zoroaster." aud "Birth of Christ" He was an officer of tho Legion of Honor, and had been corresponding member of the academy of flue art since 1885. Thru Mnrdrn K.onp. Albuquerque, N. M., April 15. A telegram from Roswell, N. M., say the prisoner In the jail there over powered Jailer Taliaferro today and locked him up. They then armed themselves and escaped. Three are murderer. Nearly all tho oitiaen started In pursuit, and a short distance from town a pitched battle was fought One fugitive was dangerously wound ed, and tlio remainder surrendered. rmrtm Hundred Makn K.tnrni. Ban Fratujisco, April 18. Now that tho supreme court ha decided that part of the income tax law is constitutional, tho rush to file schedules of incomes and expense haa commenced. Four teen hundred fortunate ones, whoso in come are over f S.000 a year, invaded the office of tho collector of iuternal revenue today. There are about 1 0,000 persons lu this district who are affected by tho law. Want Fran Be.r Kfmrj Hour. Omaha, April 13. Bos brewer to day drew up a contract to be ignod by the union. Thia contract proved satis factory, exoept ono clause, which pro vided that workmen should bo furnish ed with beer at 1), 11, 13, 3, 4, and 6 o'clock. - Tho workmen refused to sign it, uulos the clause was changed to freo boor ovory hour. Workmen in every brewery are out Th Uoa.t Baainan' Btrlk.. San Francisco, April 13. The Coast Seamens' Union claim to have won it fight agalust tho owner. Information has been received that vessels at San Diego aud Eureka have been oompellod to nhip crew at tho union rate of $35 per month. The center of the fight ha been at San Diego, aud tho viotory there practically end the strike. Til lluodllii Ordinance. K.p.al.d. rl.lnnim Anril 13. The oitv oouiioil at it first session tonight passed ordi nance repealing tho Cosmopolitan Electric aud Ogdeu gas ordinance, u wna the nussinir of these two ordinances by tho lastoouucil that oreatod so much public indignation, oharges or "Dood ling" belug freely made against many aldermon. A Lady Hlcyoll.t Hurt. Stockton, Oal. .April 18. Mis Annie Londonderry, who is making a tour of the world on her bioyolo, while on hor way to Tracy, accompanied by Mark Johnson, of the Olympio Club, was driven from tho road by a runaway horse. She ran into a barbed wire fenoo, onttiug her face and sustaining iuternal injuries. Todd Hy. Ua Will Sua for Damag... Toooma, April 18. S. G. G. Todd, of Tttcoma, who was accused by Rov enuo Agent Thomas, of San Franoisoo, with buhig identified with a gang whioh dealt In bogus Chlnoso certificates, says ho has retained a lawyer, who will bring action in San Franoisoo against Thomai for duniges for slander. FOR FREEDOM OF CUBA Independence Probably De clared at Guantanamo. SHE WILL NOW ASK RECOGNITION Formal Announcement of the Maw Ite- publlo Would Ineraaa Aatlvltjr of It.vulutloiil.t. In United State.. Now York, April 13. A Rooordor special from Washington says: Ao oordiug to information received in this city a meeting was to be held yesterday at Guatunamo, lu the province of Puerto Principe, for the purpose of declaring tho independence of Cuba from Spain. One of the first steps of the new Cu ban republic will doubtless be to ask rwxiguition from the nations of the earth. Tho first nation to which its appeal will he made will doubtless be the United State. To such an appeal the administration cannot give a favor able response, uulos the revolution has progressed so far as to make it evident that tho new government is ablo to maintain itself, and that Spain is no longer ablo to maintain her control. Spain is lure to enter a protest against recognition. The formal announce' niont of the new government will have a tendency to increase the activity of the revolutionary party in the United State, and so bring about repeated clashing between the two governments on the subject of American interference in Cuban affairs. It is a question that tho administration i not looking for war to with any pleasure. Many Spaniard. Keported Killed. Tampa, Fla., April 13. Later re ports from Havana assert that the steamer Manulita has just arrived from Santiago with more than 800 wounded Spanish soldier. They were token to tho hospital steamer, because the hospl tal at Santiago are orowded. A letter from Santiago mentions a battle at Tro senes, near the Cantor river, in which the Spanish general, Salaoead, with one thousand men ergtged a band of revolutionists under RubL The Span ish loss wa said to be S83, while the Cuban loss was four killed and thirty nine wounded. The Spanish troop were mostly boys, and in the battle pity was taken on many who were caught aud their lives woro spared. Maoeo has organized a large force in Santiago province. Since hi arrhal 800 soldiers, who fought under him in thu former revolution, have joined him. They are principally from Majogu abo, Maoeo' old homo. At a meeting of the Cuban chiefs last night Jose Marti was elected delegate, or president, and Benjamin Gmrra treasurer. Thi i the third oonseoutive election. Tho elite of Cuban society gathered tonight in response to the call of a cel ebration of an event greater than any other in the history of former revolu tionsthe declaration of independence. It was the largest meeting ever hold in tho hall, and created fresh interest in tlio cause. Mr. Noill declared that tho reporters of tho Havana paper were sent twice daily to the governor-general's palace, where war news wa detailed to thorn after having been edited by the govern-or-goueraL In cose any news appeared that was not given out at the palace, tlio reporter wo put in jail aud the paper severely disciplined. CONFUSION IN PEKING. American Ladle. Anaulled on tho Street bjr Cklna.e Soldier.. Vauoouver, B. 0., April 13. The following mail advices have been re ceived by the steamer Empress of Ja pan, which has arrived at Vancouver: All is confusion in the city of Peking and threatens to culminate in a panic Scores of cowardly officer, fearing the approach of the Japanese army, are ap plying for leave to visit siok and aged parents. The government has refused them all. Two Amorioon ladios were walking on Legation street in Peking when they wore assaulted by soldiors, while tho native guard posted on tho street for polioe protection looked on and grinned. The ladios garments were badly torn, but they managed to free themselves, and run into tlio house of the Persian legation, close by. The soldiors who assaulted the ladies wore afterward caught and nearly beaten to death by the angry husbands of the women. Particular of an attack by pirates on the camp of two young Frenchmen, near Thaiuguyan, are given. Messrs. Hearle and Sabot were engaged in su perintending the construction of a tel egraph Hue between Chomoi and Thaiu guyan. Hearlo was on horseback, and Sabot in a 'rioksha. Thore were thirty in tho party. Suddenly the pirates ap peared, and, surrounding the party, demanded thoir surrender. Sabot re fused aud he and the guards fired. The fire was returned. Hearle was killed by a shot in tho neck and nearly all of the laborers fell mortally wounded. Sabot was seized alive and carried off. The Buddhist priests have been ex polled from Formosa by order of the emperor of Japan, owing' to numerous Chinese spies being captured, disguised as members of that fraternity. Other provinces are to follow Formosa's load. The Buddhist church threatens to inflict punishment in retaliation similiar to excommunication. Klotou. Striker. Sentenced. Brooklyn, April 13. Judge Moore in the court of sessions . sentenced twelve of tho orisouors who had been found guilty of rioting during the re cent strike on the trolley lines. ine sentences ranged from sixteen days to a year aud six months, the heaviest being for outtiug wirea All were seut to the penitentiary. AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Varlou. Item, of tho Affair, of tho Government. Washington, April 11. The presi dent has disposed of a case that haa been pending for many month in act ing upon the record of the court-martial held at Vancouver Barracks, Wash., which sentenced Major Joseph W. Wham, a paymaster in the army, to dimissal for failure to pay hi debts. The president mitigated the sentence to a suspension on half pay from rank duty ami-all privileges, until January, 1004, hi name to be placed Ht the foot of the list in the pay department The date mentioned is that upon which Ma jor Wham will retire, so that he can never again see active service, and he will drop from No. 9 to No. 35 in his rank, so there will be no possibility of his own promotion, nor can he retard the promotion of majors who may enter the grade hereafter. It may be disappointing to some of the people on Puget sound that no mil itary post is to be established thore, but Secretary Lamont is determined to make as economical an administration of hi department as possible. The building of a new post on the Sound would moan quite an outlay, to come in the appropriations to bo made next year. The secretary also find that his army officers are more or less impetu ous in the way of building forts and making improvements, and seem to care but little for the economy record of the Democratic administration. There is another reason for thi. It is believed that the secretary favors Ttt coma as the sight for a post, and it is well known that a board of army oftl cers could not be found to report in favor of Seattle. So it is the rivalry of these two points that will be likely to keep the Sound without a post for the next two years. Representative Hermann, with the prospect he has of being the next chair man of the rivers and harbor commit' tee, is in great demand. ' Beside the trip he will take with Senator Wilson, of Washington, looking over proposed improvements in Washington state, he will probably make a tour of the Great Lakes. Several congressmen have urged him to moke this trip, and before leav ing Washington, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota members obtained a promise from him that if he could af ford the time, ho would make the trip they requested. Instructions were today issued to a board appointed by the president yes terday to conduct the examination of the retirement of the officers of the rev enue cutter-service. The instructions prescribed in detail the duties of the board, and explain that the phrase, "incapacitated to efficiently perform tho duties of this office," as contained in the law, is interpreted to mean as an incapacity to perform the duties of a revenue-cutter officer. By the terms of the law, the "infirmities of age," without other infirmities, are held to be sufficient cause to incapacity. A general order was issued from the war department today, turning over to tho interior department abandoned mil itary reservation no longer required for military purposes. The tracts are part of the Fort Brady resrevation in Michigan, on tho St Mary's river, throe and one-half aores; the reserva tion of Depot McKimiey, on Powder river, Wyo., 640 acres; Fort Reno, O. T., timber reservation, known as Coun cil Grove, twenty miles southeast of Fort Reno, 740 acres; the reservation of Fort Stevenson, N. D. , on the Mis souri river, at its junction with Doug lass creek; the military reservation at Fort Lewis, Colo., on the west bank of the Rio de Platte, eight miles southeast of Parrott City. The general order specially defines the bounds of the mil itary prison reservation at Fort Leav enworth, Kan. For Violating Cattla Quarantine. Phoenix, Aril., April 10. Charles Baker was arrested at Yuma upon a warrant issued by United States At torney Elinwood, for violation of the United States quarantine law. Official quarantine has been declared against all California cattle on account of Texas fever, and Baker, after the re fusal of the California Pacific to carry his cattle into Arizona, swam 800 head over the Colorado. They now are checked and guarded on the bank of the stream. California quarantine of ficers are fully sustaining the federal authorities. The Orthodox Mormon Churoh. Salt Lake, April 10. The sixty-fifth aunual conference of the Mormon church came to a conclusion yesterday. It is estimated that 30,000 attended this afternoon's service. Delegates were present from all parts of the world. The presiding authorities of the church were all sustained, includ ing Wilford Woodroff as prophet, seer and revelator, and George Q. Cannon and Joseph F. Smith as his councilors. . Po.toffloe Kobber Pleaded Guilty. Washington, April 10. Chief In spector Wheller, of the postofllce de partment, has received information of the arrest of John W. Maddox, late postmaster at Conde Springs, who ab sconded and was oaptured near Mil ford, Kan.; also of the arrest of Hugh Griffith, for tho robbery of the post office at Brazil, bid. The latter plead ed guilty, and implicated three others. She Baffled tho Doctor.. Valparaiso, Ind., April 10. Mrs. Honry Burger, of Hebron, died on Thursday night She had been unable to take any nourishment and was con tmod to her bed for fifty -six days. Dur ing that time she only drank a oupfull of water. She was 65 year old. Her malady baffled the doctor. Bofore this sickness she weighed 180 pounds, but at death she weighed only 65 pounds. COT DOWN ONE-THIRD The Loss in Revenue From In come Tax Decision. ALDEICU PUTS IT AT $30,000,000 Attorney-General Olney Say tho Tax , Mut lie Paid Now Without Fur ther Judicial Action. Washington, April 11. The debates on the income tax while the bill for its imposition was under consideration in congress are almost barren of figures showing the comparitive importance of the incomes from rent and interest on county, municipal and state bonds in furnishing a revenue to the govern ment. It does not appear that thi matter was touched upon in the house discussion, and it was only casually re ferred to in the senate. Senator Aid- rich of Rhode Island prepared a state ment placing the revenue likely to be derived through the income tax at f 100,000,000, and crediting rents and public bonds with about 80 per cent of the amount Senator Peffer, who made the princpial speech in the senate in advocacy of an income tax, did not go into this branch of the question at all, but he said today that he was of the opinion that between 19,000,000 and $10,000,000 of revenue would have been derived from these two souroea if the supreme court had allowed them to stand, and he added he thought this amount would have been about two thirds of the revenue produced by the income tax "The census reports show," he said, "that 53 per cent of the people of the United States are renters, and it is to be inferred that about this proportion of the land is occupied by renters. The land of the entire country, with im provements added, is put down as worth $39,544,544,823. Of this amount $20, 000,000,000 worthy is rented. The rental on that amount out of the aver age rate of 5 per cent would be $1, 000,000,000. Just what proportion of that would come under the law is an other matter, and that could not be gotten at accurately, but let us assume one-quarter of it, or $350,000,000 worth, would be taxable income. That would give $5,000,000 of income tax, and that, I think, is a very low esti mate. The bonds, municipal, county and school district, which would be subject to the tax, would amount to $906,313,053. Take one-quarter of this amount as coming within the opera tion of the law and 3 per cent on this amount, we have $4,531,065, or a total in the two items of about $9,500,000." Late this afternoon Commissioner Miller decided to require all persons who have made returns to moke affi davit to the facts as to the amount of income from rents and bonds, and those who have not yet sent in their returns to make necessary correction thereon before doing so. It seems probable the final decision will be that yester day's opinion in effect exempts incomes received from bonds and rents, the lat ter to be strictly defined as the amount the landlord derives from his tenant In computing income it is believed it would be held that insurance, ordinary repairs and taxes on exempt property may bo properly deducted. In that case it is probable the courts will be called upon to explain just what yester day's decision intended to exempt from the tax. Private Secretary Thurber's attention being called to the statement contained in the Washington papers today that the president was being flooded with telegrams from all parts of the country appealing to him to call an extra ses sion of congress to repeal the income tax law, said not one single telegram or communication had been received on the subject Attorney-General Olney made the following statement today to a corre spondent: "So far as the lower oourte are oonoerned the division of the su preme court on the income tax law is as binding as if the whole court had been unanimous in its favor. I can not believe any judge would grant an injunction to prevent a collector from collecting the tax on incomes derived from other sources than rents or state and munioipal bonds in the face of the supreme court's action. The only way I can see by which persons who object to paying the tax can secure judicial action is by paying the tax under pro test and entering suit for its recovery." The Southern Paolflo Kmploye.. Son Franoisoo, April 10. Superin tendent J. A. Filmore, who has just re turned from a tour of. inspection over the Portland and Oregon lines, declares that there is absolutely no truth in the story that a strike is imminent The engineers, he says, patched up all their differences with the oompany by agree ing to the schedule of wages now in effect As for the trainmen, whose organiation includes conductors, brake men and switchmen, they have agreed with the oompany to work under the terms of the readjustment enacted at the beginning of the year until June 1, on which date the oompany will con sider any complaints against any fea ture of their wage schedule. Argument In tho Dana Oa.e. New York, April 10. The argument of the application for a warrant of re moval for Charles A. Dana, of the Sun, to Washington, where hehas been in dicted for criminal libel on complaint of Frank B. Noyes, of the Washington Star, was resumed before Judge Brown in the district oourt today. Briefs are to be filed before an opinion is ren dered. , SPOKEN OF THE CANAL. Tho Poller of England Toward the Nicaragua Waterway. London, April 11. Replying to a question in the house of commons, the parliamentary secretary to the foreign office, Sir Edward Grey, said the gov ernment was aware that the United State had appointed a committee to inquire into the feasibility of the plan for building a canal aci-oss Nicaragua to connect tho Atlantic with the Pacific, but Great Britain would not appoint a committee to co-operate with the Unit ed State committee, unless the govern' meut of the United States was desirous that Great Britain should do so. In reply to a question, Sir Edward Grey said in case the construction of the ca nal was proceeded with, the govern' ment would take steps to insure Brit ish trade being placed on the same basis with that of other nations. In answer to George Baden-Powell, Sir Edward Grey said that the govern ment had not received any proposition form the United States to summon a conference of the powers concerned to deal with the seal fisheries of the North Pacific. Sir George Baden-Powell also asked whether Great Britain could refuse to join in such a conference, as instructed on the lines suggested by the Paris tribunal of arbitration in 1893, but to the question no reply was made. Answering a question of Sir Baden-Powell, as to whether a petition had not been received from Canada suggesting that in case of the inability of the United States congress to ap propriate the sum agreed upon, under the Pans award, and in view of the serious financial difficulties to the seal fisheries which has arisen, would Great Britain guarantee that portion of the award pending settlement with the United States? Mr. Sidney Buxton, par liamentary secretary to the colonial office, said: "I am in no position to an swer that question." Grey, replying to a question, said the republic of Ha waii has been recognized by England. In the house today the government announced that one-half of the troops in British Honduras will be with drawn April '18, and the remainder at the end of July. THIS IS AN APOLOGY. Dr. Laming Regret. Saying Mr. Cleve land Waa Drunk. Boston, April 10. The Rev. Dr. Isaac J. Lansing, pastor of the Pearl street church in this city, in an address before the New England Methodist con ference at Salem last week accused President Cleveland of intemperance. Tonight he declared himself as follows on the subject: "My allusions made in a temperance address at Salem Thursday, April 4, as to the drinking habits of the president of the United States were based partly on common report and partly on testi mony of eye-witnesses, from various and independent sources which I be lieved to be wholly reliable; I had been informed that the president had been seen on different occasions, and in the presence of many persons, in an intoxi cated condition. From the circum stantial and detailed character of these statements I supposed there was no donbt as to the fact stated. I there fore made this allusion as a matter of common report, basing my statements of personal, and as I supposed credible witnesses. The names of these wit nesses I cannot with propriety reveal, since, sharing their knowledge in com mon with many others, they might justly shrink from being singled out and called to verify that which not only they but others, equally with them selves, had a clear proof of. I must therefore say that if my statement re producing such testimony is not in harmony with the facts, I regret hav ing made it I could have neither de sire nor motive for saying anything un kind or uncharitable of the president or of any person whatever. The case being one of oonflicst of testimony be tween witnesses of equal credibility, I cannot decide which is oorreot, and since I have no personal knowledge apart from the testimony, I withdraw the statement and tender apologetic and sincere regrets to the president of the United States and to the pubio." None of Them on tho Coa.t. San Franoisoo, April 1 1. The story telegraphed to the effect that bogus postage stamps were being circulated throughout the West is given little cre dence here by the government officials. Assistant Postmaster Doyle said this morning that it would be nearly im possible to sell counterfeit stamps here. If they were sold in large quantities the counterfeit would be exposed, he said, and the counterfeiters arrested. The only way they could be circulated here, another postoffioe official said, would be through the nickel-in-the-slot machines, which furnish two Btamps for a mckeL Postal Inspector Erwin and Secret Service Agent Harris say they know nothing of the counterfeit stamps, and they are of the opinion that none of the spurious articles are being circulated on the coast : It Waa tho Colonel'. Son. San Francisco, April . 10. Colonel Boone, the lion-tamer, who was such a familiar figure on the Midway during the fair, did not kill himself at New Orleans, as wa rumored in this city yesterday. According to the informa tion given out by a showman, who was at one time associated with the Colonel, there was a suicide in the Boone fam ily, the unfortunate one being Daniel Boone, jr., a son of the Colonel. Change of Kdltorlnl Management. Denver, April 10. Lansing Warren, late of Chicago, assumed editorial management of the Denver Times to day, succeeding H. H.Eddy. Mr. War ren owns a large interest in the paper, of which he was editor from October, 1891, to April, 15, 1893. The Times will continue Republican. FOR THE FARMERS Useful Information Concern Ing Farm Work. SEW IDEA3 IN AGRICULTURE How to Set Out and Grow Toniatoea A row Conden.ed Kule. on Operat ing Incubator. Note.. We reply to a request for hints on .tomato culture as follows: For very early fruit the seed should be sown in a hot-bed about the early part of March in drills five inches apart and half an inch deep. Sufficient plants for a small garden may be started by sowing a few seeds in a shallow box or flower pot and placing in a window in the house. When the plants are three or four inches high they should be set out apart, in another hot bed oroold frame, or removed into small pots, allowing , a single plant to a pot Expose to the air as much as possible to harden. Water freely at time of transplanting, and shelter from the sun a few days until the plants are established. Cul tivate thoroughly aa long as the vines will permit. Tomatoes will admit of training to stakes or trellises of various kinds, and the fruit is very much im proved, not only in appearance but in quality. This mode of cultivation is quite common among gardeners who grow for early market. The usual method is to set one strong plant to a stake, using stakes five to seven feet high, tying the plants up with wool or other strong, soft twine, pruning out quite freely as vines advance in growth. By adopting this method plants may be set much closer than in tho ordinary way. For fine, large spec imens of high color and attractive ap pearance generally, grow the clusters of fruit in paper sacks, as is commonly practiced by grape growers. The sack should be put on when the tomatoes are about three-fourths grown. , Operating Incubator.. The "Standard American Poultry Book" gives the following condensed rules for successfully operating incuba tors: 1. Keep the temperature aa near 103 degrees as possible. 3. Turn the eggs twice a day. 3. Cool them well once a day. 4. Place wet Bponges in the egg drawer, from which to impart moisture. 5. Avoid handling the eggs, using gloves if necessary. 6. Allow plenty of ventilation in the room where the machine is operated. 7. When the chicks are coming out do not open the drawer as cool air is injurious. 8. . Let the chicks dry well before remov ing them to the brooder. 9. Select eggs only from strong, healthy .stock, rejecting those that are very small, very large, misshapen or otherwise im perfect 10. Keep strangers away, es pecially if they wish to inspect the egg drawer. 11. Have regular hours for doing all the work. 13. Do not believe that a child can manage it Persons beginning with incubators will prob ably have little success in operating at first, but should not become discour aged. No one can take a new machine and run it successfully until he has learned to manage it : Regulating the heat and amount of- moisture can only be learned by experience. ' Kotos.' V Never overfeed the pullet No poul try should be overfed, but overfeed ing the pullet is disastrous. Unless there is some variety of food the appetites of the hens will not be maintained in the best vigor. When hogs are fed upon alfalfa, they can be finished up nicely on Egyptian corn, and in gome sections where alfalfa grows, this corn grows better than any other fat producing gram. Young animals Bhould be fed consid erable bulk in order to develop the stomaoh. Heifer calves especially should be fed considerable bulky food. When concentrated food alone is fed the stomach is contracted. A poultry -keeper has removed all the roosts and furnishes clean straw for a bed for his hens. ' This is taken out every day and the house swept He claims that this is a preventive of lice and a promoter of egg-laying. When eggs are high some one recom mends that they be marketed in neat baskets holding a dozen. It is claimed that the eggs will sell for enough to more than pay for the basket. Appear ances unquestionably have much to do in selling an article. It is said that pruning potatoes to two stalks in the hill has produced larger tubers and a greater yield. This is done on the theory that we prune vines and trees and pinch back melons and tomatoes. The theory is all right Too much energy can go into tops. To make grafting wax we recom mend the following which we find in print: Take resin four parts by weight; beeswax, two parts; tallow, one part. Melt together and pour into a pail of old water. Then grease the hands and pull the same as molasses candy is pull ed until it is nearly white, and make into balls. When ready to use put into warm water, pull out and wrap round the graft Not long ago, gays a writer, we watched a driver as he managed a nor- vous, high-strung, trotting-bred colt, which for the first time found itself in a busy street with steam cars puffing, electricity snapping and hissing, team rumbling, and everything in confusion. Evidently the two were firm friends, for while fear was manifest in every movement, the kind word of the mau in the carriage carried assurance and inspired courage. It wa as good an illustration of confldenoe as is seldom seen.