The Oregon mist., May 10, 1895, Image 1

. THE OREGON MIST. :
VOlIn. - . . . ST HEliNsToKEGON, FRIDAY. MAY 10, 1895. NO. 20. ,
PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
Condensed Telegraphic Re
ports of Late Events.
BRIEF SPARKS FROM THE WIRES
Happenings of Interest In the Towns and
Cltle Of Oregon, W In toil
mid Idaho,
Spokane expect Generals Bohofiold
iiiid Alger ut tho Grand Army encamp
ment. The mill at tho Robblus-Elkhorn
mine, Baker oouuty, Or., is about to
Htrt op again.
In lHlia Taoomu's expense were
$340,705.03; in 18U8, $304,384.84, and
iu 181)4 ouly 1187,743.78.
Homo 00,000 pound of now -clip wool
has come from Hoppuer, Or. Ouo lot
of 18,000 pouudu brought 6 cents.
Seattle hits 300 mon at work on iu
vacant lot gardening on the Detroit
plan of curing for tho nuomployod.
Among tho subscription to the Seat
tlo canal Hubsldy was one from the Sis
tow of Charity at Providence hospital
for 1100.
Hosoburg, Or., in making lively
preparation to enturtuiu the state W.
O. T. U., whioh meet there May 15,
18, and 17.
Rosoburg' (Or.) marshal haa been
put out of oHloo by tho olty oouoil for
turning in bill for killing dogs he had
truded and sold.
A Hurrisburg, Or., teacher wan
hangod iu efllgy a few day ago, aa an
evidence of dissatisfaction with his
severe piiuiHiiiiiunt of a boy.
Tho distillery at Grants, Or. , expects
soon to increase it working force. The
ONtabliithmout now pay tribute to the
government to tho extent of $700 daily.
A new ahaft haa been atarted at the
Gem mino. It will be a doublo-oom-purtmunt
ahaft, 100 deep, and i de
signed to dralu tho mine, aa a prelim
inary to development work.
An inspection of the propoaed route
for an electiro road from Ooldendalo,
Wash., to Lylo result in au estimate
that 120,0(10 will build tlie roadbed and
bridges. Tho grudo are very easy.
A lot of free-milling ore from H.
Mattoru'a mine, the Ophir, i being
run through the Ashland quartz mill
this week, aa a text. ' Mr. Mattern haa
a tumid iu aome 170 feet on tliia prop
erty now.
Work on the new oigar-ahaped raft
at Stella, Wash., ia progressing alowly
owing to tho impoaaibility of aeouriug
suitable loga aa faat aa wanted. The
raft ia now about one-half completed,
and Mr. Kolmrtann hopea to be able to
leave tho Columbia river the latter part
of June, when he expoota fine weather
and a safe passage to Han Francisco.
Arruugementa are aaid to be making
for the extabliahmout of an extensive
paper mill plant at Green Baain, Or.,
on tlie eastern division of the Oregon
Pacific. Some experienced paper mill
men, who havo boon oonuootod with
tho Oregon City milla, propose putting
in a f 150,00 plant to make tlie wood
pulp from hemlouk timber, which is
abuudant there, ... " ,
The Tliurston oouuty, Waah., valua
tion is $(1,753,000, against $7,000,845
in 1HU3; $7,001,031 iu 1803, and $11,.
487,151 in 18U1. Its total indebted
ness ia $331,000, about $300,000 of
which was incurred in building a
courthouse. One hundred thousand
dollars of this was the original bond
issue. Fifty thousand more waa loaned
on bends to finish the building.
The Blaine, Wash., Journal an
nounces thut 638 lota and 484 acres of
laud, together with $3,770.07 in notes,
havo thus far boon subscribed to the
subsidy for building tho Blaiuo, Lyn
don & Nooksack railway. The people
along tho lino and at the three towns
mentioned are pushing forward the pro
ject, and ooustruotlon work is expected
soon to commence.
Q. K. Friars, of Everett, Wash., has
orders from the Great Northern rail
road to furnish, during the next two
months, 1,850,000 feet of bridge tim
bers, sway braces, stringers, eta, to be
shipped to Montana and Minnesota.
James Boll, of Everett, also has a con
tract with that company to furnish,
during the next ninety days, 4,000,000
foot of ties and 000,000 feet of lumber
at onoe.
During last mouth thorewere sixteen
homestead entries at the Spokane land
office, ooveriug 3,873.71 aoros. There
wore twenty-three final homestead
proofs, ooveriug 8,670.71 aoros. Three
final timber culture proofs answor for
470. 1 1 acres more. A desert land proof
for 77.08 acres and a oash entry for
7.70 acres make up the list. The total
reoeipts of the office during the month
wore $1,103.47.
Tlie Indian agent at the Bilets has
received official notice from the Indian
department at Washington stating that
the department had recognized the ac
tion of the oouuty court in appointing
justice of the poaoe and creating road
districts at the Silotz, and authorizing
tho ageut to abolish the Indian courts
as theso Iudlans are now citizens. The
Indians havo all been allotted their
lauds, and there remain to be opened
to settlers 84,000 acres.
Charles Cunningham expresses the
opinion that Umatilla oouuty will bo
ovorsnppliod with stock sheep this fall.
While buyers are taking all the fat
muttons they oan pick up, they are
not asking for yearling ewes and
wethers. Usually a total of 150,000
are bought In Umatilla and Morrow
counties and sent East, but Mr. Cun
ningham thinks that not more than
half that amount will be purchased
. this season. The drive east will be
comparatively small. '
THE TRADE REVIVAL.
Many Lines of Munitions Manifest au
Improvement.
Now York, May 0. R. G. Dun &
Co. 'a review of trade tomorrow will
say! .
Business begins in May in better con
dition than at any other time since the
breakdown iu May, 1808. Smaller in
volume than then, it is not shrinking
but enlarging. The chief obstacle to a
mora complete recovery is the anxiety
of many to pluck tho fruit before it is
ripe. Holders of some staples have
lifted them so far as to prevent their
marketing; consumption of materials
in some brunches is checked by ad
vances which cauuot be realized for
finished products; workers in some in
dustries are demanding wages that can
not be paid out of any busiuess. In
spite of labor troubles the outlook
brighteu. Tho money markets con
tinue healthy, and with heavy sales of
railway bonds abroad, tho deficiency iu
publio revenue, $8,743,840 iu April
causes no apprehension. , Demands for
full restoration of wages to the level of
1803 havo closed many woolen mills
and threaten to close others. The strike
which clotted tho iron furnaces at New
castle, Pa., ha just ended without -success,
but other strikes have stopped
numerous works about Pittsburg. The
Pocahontas coke-workers are on strike,
and one is threatned by Alabama coal
minors. Tho speculative fever grows more
serious, as is natnral when business
starts op with prices at extremely low
points, but by lifting wheat from 63 to
00 cents, Atlantic exports havo been
oheckod and, Hour included, have beeu
ouly 1,073,107 bushels, against 8,017,
045 last year. Tho cloae was at 08 1-3
cents. Western receipts are now larger
than a year ago, and except in parts of
some states, the promise for the next
yield ia excellent A salo of 300,000
tons by the Fair estate at Sun Fran
cisco, loading thirty ships for Europe,
will lessen other demands on Atlantic
supplies. - Enormous transactions iu
cotton havo been followed by a decline
from 7 to 0.81 cents, though peace in
China was represented as insuring a
greatly increased demand.
The strike of the Newcastle, Pa.,
furnaces, uow ovur, stiffened Bessemer
pig so that $10.75 was quoted at Pitts
burg, and the closing of the Wheeling
mill stiffened billets, while Southern
makers have nominally advanced their
price so they havo been made here
under $10 for No. 2. Additional con
tracts for structural work here and at
Chicago sales of 7,000 rails at least
a better deamud for wire and its prod
ucts, and for plates and sheets, are en
couraging features this week. Wiro
nails are a shade higher at 85 cents,
and cut nails at 70 cents, by tho car
load, are less demoralized. Consump
tion does uot yet equal the capacity of
tlie works, or the output of pig, but
improves. Late in tlie week the import
ant strikes in the iron works about
Pittsburg threatened serious disturb
ance. Another heavy decrease of 11,
(1(17 tons iu tho output of ooke makes
tlie shrinkage nearly 30 per cent for
two weeks, and furnaces offered at
$1.10. Anthracite agents agree to mine
only three days of the week, but prices
are unchanged. . Window glass makers
have adopted a new scalo for the two
low brackets at 60 cents higher than be
fore. The rise in tho prices of cotton goods
continues. The woolen year ends with
the lowest prices yet known; 101 quo
tations by Coatos Brotv, average 18.47
cents against 10.83 butt year, and 83.70
two years ago. Large sales at such
prices are natural, and in April 11,
000,000 pounds domestic, and 11,886,
700 foreign, were sold at the three chief
markets, agaiust 14,008,650 domestio
and 7,776,400 foreign lust year. The
demand for woolen goods does not im
prove, and many cancellations are re
ceived, although sales of wool indicate
largo consumption.
The week's failures are 331 in the
United States against 333 last year,
and 84 in Canada agaiust 35 last year.
More lltch Leadvllle Ore.
Loadville, Cola, May 6. The Mod
ern Gold Mining Company has caught
a line body of gold ore in its Deer shaft
It shows 31-2 feet of ore, and assays
as high as 10 ounces to tlie ton. It
also runs from 10 to 38 per oent lead to
tlie ton. The strike is doubly impor
tant from tho fact that this is the first
strike of mineral of any importance
east of the celebrated Little Johnny
gold mine on Breoue hill and proves
that the entire plane east of the Johnuy
is mineralized. The Modern Company
is composed of Eastern : and Colorado
capitalists.
The KbIiijt Lake Cold Dlsooverles.
Quebec, May 6. A gold fever unpre
cedented in Canadian history is report
ed in what is known as the Rainy Lake
region of Ontario, in the wild and al
most inaccessible territory that is best
reached either from Port Arthur or
from the mining lands on tho Minne
sota side of the lake. There are uow
probably 8,500 men in a small district
whore, with the exception of Indians,
not a man was to be found a year ago.
The miners are rushing in rapidly,
coming from all parts of the world.
Bohufleld's New Military Secretary.
: Washington, May 6. The resigna
tion of Lieutennut-Colonel M. Wherry,
Second infantry, as military secretary
on tho staff of Lioutonant-Gonoral
Suhofield, has been accepted, ... Major
Josoph P. Sanger, inspector-general,
has been appointed to succeed him with
the rauk of lientenaut-oolouol.
Admiral Meade's Squadron.
St Joseph, Ma, May 6. A local
paper announces on authority of a let
ter from Washington that the United
States Atlantic squadron, under the
command of Admiral Meade, will visit
Newfoundland waters this summer,
whore it is likely it will meet the Brit
ish fleet, under Admiral Erkskine.
ACUTE PHASE PASStD
England Accepts the Guaran
tee Made by Salvador.
TO BE PAID WITHIN TWO WEEKS
When the Guarantee I Confirmed by
Nicaragua the Troops at Corinto
Will Be Withdrawn.
Washington, May 4. The depart
ment of state received this afternoon a
cablegram from Ambassador Bayard
stating thut Great Britain had accepted
the guarantee made by Salvador for the
payment of the indemnity by Nicara
gua in London within a fortnight, and
that as soon as Nicaragua confirms the
guarantee and so informs tho British
admiral, tho admiral is instructed to
leave Coriuta
This official statement, given out at
the state department after 4 o'clock
this afternoon, may be regarded as
chronicling the passage of the acute
phase of the difficulty between Groat
Birtain and Nicaragua, which at one
time perhaps threatened to involve the
United States. It cannot be doubted
that Nicaragua will promptly confirm
the arrangement, and that the British
fleet will leave Corinto as soon as notice
of the action of the British foreign
office can be communicated to Admiral
Stephenson, which, by tho way, might
be sooner had uot the Nicaraguans pur
posely interrupted , the communication
by cable directly between the foreign
office and the admiral.'
The guarantee by Salvador of Nica
ragua's indebtedness, it is said, is sim
ply a repayment of a favor extended to
Salvador by Nicaragua at the time of
the Ezeta incident, when Dr. Guzman,
the Nicaraguan minister at Washing
ton, took up the caso of Salvador
by instructions of his own government
and worked so hard to secure the extra
dition of the refugee to Salvador. In
addition to this .cosidcration, bused on
gutitnde, the Salvadoreans are supposed
to be influenced in espousing the Nica
ruguan cause by a feeling of apprehen
sion at the presence of British troops
on Central American soil. It is quite
certain that all the countries of Central
America have been deeply impressed
with such fear. , It is felt here that the
Nicaraguan incident may perhaps be
the direct means of bringing about again
the long-expected revival of the union
of Central American republics, the
small republics now existing having
beeu brought to a realization of their
inability of protecting themselves in a
conflict with any cousidoralbe power.
Although it may be safely assumed
that the acute phase of the Nicaraguan
incident has" passed, supposing that
there should bo no hostile collision bo
fore the former orders have reached the
commanders on each side, there are yet
some matters to bo adjusted before the
incident can be regarded as entirely
closed. After the statement, of the
"smart money" claim on account of the
treatment of Hatch, a commission must
be selected, and proceed to adjudicate
the claims of other British subjects,
not officials, who were expelled from
Blueflulds at the time of the outbreak
last summer, and if this commission
assesses damages against Nicaragua on
this score, there may be some grumb
ling before the account is settled. This
is not likely to lead to serious trouble,
but the Nicaraguans, smarting under
the sense of oppression in this case (for
they declare that Hatch had never been
an exequateur, and so was never recog
nized by them as a British official),
may be counted on to do everything
they can without good canse for an
open rupture, to give their patronage
in the future to any other nation than
Great Britain.
Hareourt Created Excitement.
Loudon, May 4. The Times says
that great exoiteraent was caused iu the
lobby of the house of commons at yes
terday's Bitting by Sir William Vernon
Hareourt'a announcement in presenting
the budget, that it might be, and prob
ably would be, the last time in whioh,
from reponsible positiou, he would be
albe to address the house on finance.
Tho Times says this language is cap
able of but one meaning. Whether
dissolution comes in the next few
weeks or later, it is obvious that the
present parliament has run nearly its
oourse.
Customs Tariff Amendment 11111.
Berlin, May 4. The Reichstag today
passed a customs tariff amendment bill.
The measure includes a paragraph
giving the government full power to
impose additional duties as reprisals
for hostile duties of foreign states, but
providing that discriminating duties on
goods on the free list shall not exceed
80 per oent ad valorem. The measuro
raises the duties on perfumes contain
ing aloohol from 200 to 800 marks,
and imposes a protective duty on que
bracho wood, used for tanning purposes.
The new tariff measure goes into effect
July 1.
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Canes at Oakland Dropped.
San Franoisoo, ' May 4. The local
federal officials have received word
from Attorney-General Oluey to drop
all legal proceedings against the Oak
land strikers. When the jury disagreed
in the protracted Cassidy caso, Mr. 01
noy was said to havo ordered a new
trial. District Attorney Foote, how
ever, was averse to another such siege,
and upon his advice the mutter will
now be dropped. The American Rail
way Union men are much pleased at
this decision.
Italy's Demand of Brasll.
Bio de Jauiero, May 4. The Italian
charge d'affairs has demanded that
Brazil reply should within seven days to
the claims made by Italy for losses sus
tained by Italian subjects during the
lute revolution.
THE OREGON'S ARMOR.
It Successfully Withstood the Mont
Severe Teat.
Washington, May 4. At the Indian
Head proving ground there was a con
test yesterday between the biggest guns
of the navy and an eighteen-inch Har
veyized steel plate, made by the Car
negie works, with unprecedented re
sults. After firing twice at the great
piece of steel with a twelve-inch rifle
without making any practical impres
sion on it, the great "Peacemaker," as
the thirteen-inch gun is called, dis
charged its half-ton projectile, and
though driven bodily back into the
sandbank supporting it, the plate sur
vived. The plate was finished to size, and
cost abont $30,000. It weighed 79,
800 pounds, was 16 feet 0 1-3 inches
long, 7 feet 6 13-14 inches wide, and
was of a tapering thickness, being eigh
teen inches at the top and extending
four feet down, where the taper to eight
iuches in thickness at the bottom bo
gan. It represented a second lot of
plate for the side armor of the battle
ship Oregon, nearly completed at San
Francisco. It was attached to a back
ing of 36 inches of solid oak by 86
three-inch bolts, the entire structure
being firmly - anchored la s hillside
about 100 yards from the muzzle of the
gun battery.
After two tests with the twelve-inch
gun, tlie plate was accepted by the gov
ernment, and then it was decieded by
the chief of ordinance to attack it with
the greatest of naval weapons, the big
thirteen-inch gun. A thirteen-inch
Carpenter shell, weighing 1,100 pounds
driven by 480 pounds of powder, spec
ially adapted to this gnu, was dis
charged with a velocity of 1,810 feet
per second. It had the unprecedented
striking energy of 25,000 foot tons, and
its impact was only thirty-two inches
to the left of the first shot The result
was remarkable. A crack three inches
wide extended some distance and the
shell after penetrating ten inches was,
as one of the officers declared, almost
pulverized. The solid oak bracing,
however, demonstrated the terrific
energy of the projectile, for it was split
into kindling wood.
The plate is said to indicate that the
endless fight between gun and armor
which has recently been one-sided in
the gun's favor, is now about a tie, and
that with the reforging process the ar
mor may soon be made invulnerable to
any weapon.
THAT STANFORD SUIT.
Nothing Can Be Done I'ntil the Answer
to the Complaint Is Filed.
San Francisco, May 4. L. D. Mo
Kissick, Bpecial counsel of the United
States to prosecute the suit against the
Stanford estate for the recovery of about
$15,000,000, received instructions today
to hurry np the hearing of the case.
He lost no time in calling upon United
States District Attorney Foote, but
under the circumstances nothing can be
done in the matter, for Mrs. Stanford's
attorneys have not filed an answer to
the complaint
Mrs. Leland Stanford was in Wash
ington last Wednesday, and she called
upon the attorney-general. She was
anxious to have the suit against her
husband's estate expedited as rapidly
as possible. Mr. Foote, referring to
her visit, said:
"Mrs. Stanford is trying to put the
blame on the United States, but it will
not da The cause of delay is due en
tirely to her or her attorneys. The
subpena was served ou Mrs. Stanford
and the executors of the estate about
March 16 last They have had ample
time to file their pleadings, but have
failed to do sa In consequence, the
government could take no action until
the first rule day in this month. Mo
Kissiek received his instructions from
Attorney-General Olney, but under the
oircumstanoes he can do nothing until
rnle day. The onus of the delay rests
upon Mrs. Stanford and her counsel,
and we await their pleasure. As usual,
rule day will be in chambers, and if no
pleadings have been field the special
counsel will ask to have the case go by
default Mr. McKissick is ready and
willing to press the suit, but, as you
see, he oan do nothing toward hurry
ing matters until Mrs. Stanford has
filed her pleadings."
ALL IN THE FAMILY.
The Suit of Young Sprockets Against
His Father for Slander.
San Francisco, May 4. The deposi
tions are being token in the $100,000
damage suit of C. A. Spreckels against
his father, Claus Spreckels, the sugar
king, for alleged slander. C. A.
Spreckels devoted several hours yester
day to telling why he sued his father
for slander. Claus Spreckels will tell
today why he made the statements to
which his son takes exoeption. The
statements of each will be used in the
coming trial. While the young man
could not mention any particular oc
casion where he had suffered finacially,
he said his general reputation had been
injured. All of the Spreckels' millions,
he said, would not recompense him
for the damage done his standing in the
oommunity. The suit for slander is
based on an article published several
weeks ago in which Claus Spreckels
was quoted as saying that C. A. Sprec
kels and his younger brother had at
tempted to defraud him of a large sum
of mouoy, and that C. A. Spreckels
was a poor busiuess man and would
soon be bankrupt
Exemption Talked at Salt Lake.
Salt Luke, May 4. The constitution
makers talked exemption in its various
forms today. The article on that ques
tion waa verbatim copy of what Judge
Cooley drew up for the state of Miohi
gun, and which is said to have given
great satisfaction to the citizens of that
state. It was in the main adopted,
but in some particulars was modified
to meet the views of some of the legal
i lights of the convention.
MINERS' STRIKE IS ON
Not a Mine in Operation in
West Virginia.
UNION MINERS 15 OHIO SUSPEND
They Will Mot Bciume Work Until the
' Scale Being Made at Columbus
Convention Is Signed.
Bluefleld, W. Va., May 8. The
strike is on in the West Virginia coal
fields, along the Norfolk & Western
railroad. Not a single mill is in oper
ation. A meeting of 15,000 miners
was held at Keystone today to organize
and perfect measures to induce or en
force the Pocahontas men in Virginia
to join the strike. No dissatisfaction
exists among the Virginia miners, as
they have not been cut In the event
of their refusal to join the strike, force
doubtless will be attempted. The West
Virginia miners are swarming into
Virginia on every train, and the situa
tion is alarming. The cut of 30 per
cent was never contemplated by the
Virginia companies, and there are only
a few union men among them. In the
event of trouble at Pocahontas, the
Virginia miners only number 900,
against 15,000 West Virignia miners.
Wheeling, W. Va., May 8. There
are conflicting reports from points in
the southern parts of this state regard
ing miners' strikes in the West Vir
ginia coal fields along the Norfolk &
Western railroad. The dispatches to
the effect that 15,000 men are out and
holdng meetings, there being fears of
trouble, etc, are greatly exaggerated.
Waiting for the Scale to Be Signed.
Massillon, O., May 8. In accord
ance with the annual custom of May 1,
work in all the union mines of Ohio
was supended last night, and will not
be resumed until the scale now being
made at the Columbus convention is
signed. The suspension is not only in
the Massillon district, but embraces the
entire state. If the unorganized min
ers fail to respect the order of suspen
sion, it will be ignored elsewhere.
Thirty thousand miners are directly
affected. .
Want the Matter Settled.
Nelsonville, O., May 8. The coal
miners throughout Hocking valley are
all out, having performed their last
work until the scale is settled. It is
believed the suspension will not con
tinue over a week.
Pomeroy, O., May 8. Through the
state boad of arbitration mining trou
bles were adjusted at Miners ville today.
Concessions were made on all sides.
Struck for Last Year's Pay.
London, O., May 8. The 600 coal
miners employed by the companies
comprising the Laurel Coal Association
went on strike this morning, and will
probably remain out all summer. They
strike for the pay of last year, 70 cents
per ton. The operators offer only 55
cents.
Nearly Two Thousand Out.
Steubenville, O.i May 8. The min
ers in the Yorkville and the Wheeling
& Lake Erie mines, numbering nearly
3,000, went on strike today pending
the signing of the scale, which should
have been adjusted a month ago.
WILDE WAS NOT CONVICTED.
Jury Announced a Disagreement After
Being Out Only a Little While.
London, May 8. In Old Bailey
court Justice Charles summoned up the
case against Oscar Wilde and Alfred
Taylor. The justice in so doing said
oounsel for the proseoution acted wisely
in withdrawing the charge of conspir
acy brought against Wilde, as . he
would have ordered the jury to bring
in a verdiot of not guilty on that speci
fication. He admitted there was a cor
roboration of witnesses, bnt the jury,
he added, would have to weigh the
characters of men like Parker, Wood
and Atkins, whom Sir Edward Clarke,
in the justice's opinion, properly de
scribed as blackmailers. The justice
also urged the jury not to be influenced
by Wilde's writings, saying many great
men had written indecently. The jury
must exercise its own judgment as to
whether Wilde's letters to Lord Alfred
Douglass breathed of unnatural passion
and he also said the relations between
Shelley and Wilde would be an inter
esting matter for the jury's judgment
The jury retired at 1:30 P. M.
After being out a short time the jury
reported that it could not agree. When
the news of the disagreement reaohed
outside of the court there was great ex
citement, and extra editions of the
evening papers were bought np quickly.
When Sir Edward Clarke, counsel
for Wilde asked for bail, Justice
Charles said the application must be
made in chambers. Wilde will be tried
again at the next session of the central
criminal court Throughout the pro
ceedings today he was very pale. As
Sir Edward Clarke, oounsel for the
prisoner, left the court he was heard to
remark: "Truth is mighty, and will
prevail."
There was a big crowd outside Old
Bailey during the last stages of the fa
mous trial today, but there was no
demonstration for or against the pris
oner upon the part of the populace. In
spite of this Wilde was kept in the
prisoners' room of the court for an hour
after adjournment, or until the crowd
had disappeared, before he was taken
to Holloway jail.
Investing In Beat Kstate.
San Franoisoo.April 30. In the past
eighteen months Claus Spreekels has
purchased $3,500,000 worth of San
Franoisoo real estate, most of it Market
street property. In addition he has in
vested $500,000 in the San Joaquin
Valley road.
ORDERED TO QUIT.
Action by Idaho Miner Against the
American Protective Association.
Wardner, Idaho, May 3. The Min
ers' Union of Wardner recently de
nounced the A. P. A., and since then
has been expelling members of the
union for joining the order. A few
days ago Joe MoConnell, one of the
lessees of the Stemwinder mine, was
ordered to quit work, the reason given
being that he belonged to the A. P. A.,
and McConnell obeyed the command.
A man named Hails took a lease of the
Sierra Nevada mine and employed ten
men, all being A. P. A.'s. Saturday
night a committee of the Miners' Union
waited on him and notified Hails to in
stantly discharge the A. P. A. mem
bers workmen, or the union would go
into the mine and take them out
Hails refused, and is backed by local
A. P. A. members, who declare that if
an attempt is made to take the miners
out trouble will follow. As Wardner
is the center of an organization which
terrorized nonunion men two years ago,
and which has since run men out at
pleasure for various reasons, the situa
tion is anything bnt peaceful. ,
HARRIS FEELS AGGRIEVED.
Thinks Judge Bellinger Baa Pat Him
la Bad Light.
San Francisco, May 3. Agent Har
ris feels that Judge Bellinger, of Port
hind, has put him in a bad light by re
fusing to sentence "Doc" Davenport,
the notorious counterfeiter who told
the court he was tricked into making
the money by the representations of
Charles French, employed by Harris.
In passing on the case the Portland
judge said:
"Detectives of the government have
no right to aid in the commission of a
crime and to come into court and ask
that the criminal be punished."
Speaking of the matter today, Mr.
Harris said:
"The whole thing is wrong. I hired
one Ch.-.rles French to help secure coun
terfeit money from the notorious Dav
enport, but he took no part in inducing
Davenport to commit the crimes. Dav
enport has served a term for making
bad coins and he is a notorious counter
feiter. There are scores of young men
whose downfall is due to him. "
IS BRITAIN SINCERE?
Doea She Want tho Money or the Oc
cupation of Corlntof
Managua, Nicaragua, May 3. The
Nicaraguan government has formally
decided to accede to the compromise
proposition for a settlement of the
pending troubles. The decision has
been communicated to the authorities
at Washington and London.
Nicaragua agrees to pay 15,000
pounds sterling in London in fifteen
days from the time the British ships
leave Corinto. This preliminary is
strongly insisted on upon account of
the condition of feeling in the oountry,
which otherwise might render com
pliance with the ultimatum even in its
modified form impossible. It now re
mains for Great Britain to agree to
this condition. Nicaragua's oourse is
regarded as shifting on Great Britain
further responsibility for the trouble.
The most positive assuranoes of the
payment of the money have been given.
. New Northern Paelfle Steamers.
Taooma, May 2. Three new steel
steamships have been secured by the
Northern Pacific Steamship Company
to run on the Taooma,, Yokohama and
Hong Kong route. The steamship
Sikh, now running, is to be taken off,
leaving the Victoria and Taooma still
on. These, with the new vessels Evan
dale, Strathnevis and Hankow, make a
fleet of five. The Evandale and Strath
nevis were both built this year in Great
Britain. The Hankow is a handsome
vessel, only a few years old. Each of
these vessels haa a carrying capacity of
about double that of the Victoria.
While the Victoria can carry about
8,000 tons, and the Taooma 2,600 tons,
the new vessels can each carry about
5,500 tons. The first of the vessels to
arrive will be tho Strathnevis, which
will take the run of the Sikh. She
will arrive here June 30. For three
months after the arrival of the Strath
nevis a steamship will arrive and de
part every twenty-one days, and after
that every Bixteen days. The Sikh,
which sailed last week, carried but 20
per cent of the flour cargo offered. ' In
addition the steamship company has
chartered two sailing vessels to bring
cargoes of tea. The Victoria, due May
10, will bring the first new orop of tea
to arrive.j
No Change In England'! Attitude.
London, May 2. It is learned that
there has been no change in the atti
tude of Great Britain toward Nicara
gua, the British government having no
alternative but to insist upon a settle
ment of its demands, and not to listen
to any offers of compromise. The
United States, it was added, is not in
tervening in the matter. The report
that the British warships Wild Swan
and Satellite have been ordered to Paso
de Cabellos and San Juan del Sur, and
that Rear Admiral Stephenson has
Cabled to Loudon saying Corinto is a
useless possession, are nnfounded.
Regarding the report circulated by a
news agency that it is the intention of
Great Britain to seize ports in Hon
duras, in order to secure payment of ar
rears of interest on a large outstanding
loan, it is said it is contrary to the
policy of the British government to
take such action or to interfere direct
ly to oolloot interest on loans.
' Klcheat Strike In Two Years,
Lander, Wya, April 80. The rich
est gold strike that has been made dur
ing the past two years occurred today
ou the Anderson property, near Lewis
ton. The vein is twenty feet wide,
part of whioh will run nearly $10,000
per ton. ..
FOR THE FARMERS
Useful Information Concern
tag Farm Work.
SEW IDEAS IN AGRICULTURE
Blood From Slaughterhouse Makes a
Splendid Food for Hens Plant
ing Potatoes-Notes.
Among the many substances that are
the best for inducing egg production
may be mentioned blood from the
slaughterhouses. In the Winter sea
son it can be kept for quite awhile, and
may be fed by mixing it with equal
parts of oornmeal and bran to a stiff
mess. The reports that have come from
those who have nsed it are largely in its
favor. In the meantime, a supply of
cut bone should not be overlooked, and
the hens should have a ration of such at
least every other day. If those who
keep poultry would feed less grain and
take time to procure such material as
could be had at a small cost from the
slaughterhouses, the expense of main
taining the hens would be much less
than when large rations of grain are
used, and the supply of eggs would be
more than doubled. It is the sameness
of diet the one kind of food from day
to day that throws the hens out of
condition for laying, and entails a loss
where one could just as easily secure a
profit by going to a little extra trouble
to provide a variety of food in order to
afford the hens an opportunity to do
their best
Green food should not be omitted
from the list at any time, says Farm
and Fireside. In Winter the best sub
stitute is finely-chopped clover hay,
scalded; and a pound of such food
makes a large and bulky meaL Cooked
turnips are also excellent, and a cab
bage will be eaten clean to the stalk.
Refuse from the breweries and glu
cose factories makes excellent food for
poultry, and the blades of cornfodder
cut up and scalded are also relished.
It is the variety, the change of food,
which keeps the hens in good working
order.
Fowls will eat almost anything, and
without injury. There is no rule by
which to feed them. Give them any
thing that they will eat, but change the
food often. Do not simply change from -one
kind of grain to another, but make
a complete change, and then return to
grain again. If kept on one kind of
food for a time the fowls show their
disgust by refusing it They will not
lay until they get something else, as it
is required by them, and those who feed
a variety of food will make no mistake.
' Planting Potatoes.
Simply cutting and plastering pota
toes in advance of planting will not
secure satisfactory results. Since a
large quantity of seed and labor are re
quired to produce a crop of potatoes,
much pains should be taken to prepare
the ground and cultivate it before and
after the potatoes have grown, in the
best manner possible. The potato is
a deeprooted plant and therefore the
ground should be prepared deeply. The
tubers are formed above the seed.
These two points should always be kept
prominently in mind. It also loves a
moist, oool soil. This indicates that
conservation of moisture and shade
should be secured , by culture. . The
ground should be not only thoroughly
and deeply plowed, but made fine. A
most satisfactory way, where the ground
is open, is to furrow deeply with a
double moldboard. Cover the pota
toes by reversing the furrows. After
the potatoes have started, a scantling
or light pieoe of timber may be chained
crosswise near the front of the harrow
and two rows may be planed down. In
a few days the potatoes will be up and
will be entirely free from weeds. This
double plowing and fining and deposit
ing of the clods and stones in the mid
dle of the rows results not only in put
ting the ground in superior condition,
but in saving a very large amount of
after culture.
Kotos.
Turnips are an excellent thing for the
hens.
Boiled turnips are good for chicks
after they get a little age.
Let it always be remembered that it
is dangerous to use milk from a sick
cow. . . .
The best butter that was ever made
will not sell well in a badly looking
package.
If eggs are turned in the nest or in
cubator with the naked hand they may
be ruined.
Never give poultry brine. In giving
salt mix a teaspoonf ul to a quart of dry
meal and then wet it :
When packing butter see that is it
packed solidly. This can be done by
putting in a small quantity at a time.
If the creamery or the dairy has
about it a man who is not neat and or
derly, he is a good man to get rid of.
From four to five feet of space should
be allowed in the poultry house for each
hen. Fifty is enough to keep in one
house.
The best thing the sheep breeder can
do is to recognize that conditions effect
ing sheep have changed, and prepare to
conform to them.
A poultry breeder hangs mangles
two feet from the door of the house in
winter, and the hens get exercise by
tring to get at them.
If an old hen's eyes are bright and
her comb is tremulous and her move
ments quick, she ia not past her useful
ness, says an authority.
The cheapest food for hogs that we
can raise is clover or grass, and in corn
we have perhaps the best food for fat
tening that oan be found,