E OREGON MI
VOL. 12.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1895.
NO. 17.
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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.