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Newspaper Page TextN MI VOL. 12. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1895. NO. 33. ME GO OREGON MIST. INMUKU KVICHV IIUDAV WOHHIJKI -HY- BEEULE A DAVIS. OFFICIAL COUNTY PAFliK. aubevrluiloH Ualee. Que nopjf oil year In advance.. On, no(iy nU tiMintlm ..... Hingis copy , ....fl Ml 76 , ft Ailvrttln rittan mint, known upon application COUJMHIA COUNTY DIUKCTOIIV. County Oilleara, Jiul, ..,...l"in liliiiii'liiiril, nlnlr tjlark ,, Juilwm Weed, Verncmlii Hhvrllf i (lliun. K. liuitii, KiilnliT Trmaiiror K. M. Wharton CuhiniMa City Aniuawir ! Martin Whlli', Mulnny Hurvuyor W, N. Mrv, IpoIimih ,. i .i ....... t. I'. A. Krekee, Nihi.hh CoiumlM nn J,,,,h, u Hrhounover, Vurminla I'ltOKKHKIONAL. T. )i Cl.IKTIlH, ILAUM. ( ALLKJT fc CLE ETON. Attorneys and Counselors at Law ST. IIKI.BNH, OKKUON. Notarlea Public, Conveyancing and Collection. I) R. A. I'. Mcl.AKKN, rilYSICIAN AND SURGEON. lUlnlur, Oregon, D n, ii. r. curr. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. HI. Helena, Oregon, JK. J. K HAM rilYKIf'IAN AND SURGEON. Clataknnle, Columbia county. Or. H. MtWEUVB, Surveyor and Civil Engineer DK.I.KNA, OKKUON. Comity Surveyor. IjiikI Siirvi-yltiK.Towu Platting and Kiuflut-erliiR work promptly vxi'CiitvU, AGAIN THE BLOOMERS. Nan rranclaeo's Second Bifurcated Hop Complete " Ban Francisco, August 5. The bloomer-ball oritM him caught Hun Francisco, aud Junction of the kind are scheduled to toko plaoo nearly every night for a wwk to ouuie. The first of thu bifurcated hops, which wan glveu TuMidy evening, was frowned on, bat a large crowd attended a ball given lant night by the South Bide Cycling Club, They had to knot the partition out of the cyolnry on Howard street to make room for the bloomere. Judge Campbell was there, and after being u interested spectator for a few ininute he left hi uffleial dignity in the cloakroom and rushed madly Into the maze of the modem dauoo. With an export by hi aide the learned jurist acanued the glittering throug nutil he found a bloomer girl that suited hia fancy. Then hia houor danced the houra away. She had a aaucy eye and bult hair, and was regard ed aa the belle of the ball. The Judge waa not in uniform, though the regula tion called ior bicycle clothe. Euough of the other member oUaorvod the tiny to pair off with the bloomer ladiea, and thua lend proper eelat to the affair. It wa just like a regular function, except for the wheel, which prevailed everywhere. Half tho young men rode their bioyclo to the dance and noorched over tho ballroom floor while waiting for the band to play. Now and then a new woman essayed to how her i tor just how tho thing i done, but nnally ended by bumping Into a post or running down the rRttlod spectators. What with pout, bioyolo. populace and bloomer, the cyclery wa ome what orowded, but the undoubted Me cca of the first social made up for luck of room. ' ' , Another rederal Inveetlgntlon. Ban Franotsoo, Anguat 6. The Chroniole publlahe an article in regard ..ii.i fronH. in the railway .or- vioe on the Paolflo ooaat which it aay promise to lend to one of the moat iar reaching foderal inveatigation ever It 1 alleged by Railway Poatal Clerk V. S Plover, and other, that the Ttnitiul Htutxa mail were fraudently atuffod, with tho advice and oonsent of Buperintendent Samuel Flint, 01 tne eighth division 01 we railway eurviuo, hn month of June. 1894. in or der that the weight carried during that month, which formed the basis for estimating the compensation to be paid the railroad lor tne next uur ml ir lit. nnntinl unduly largo. Railway might appear nnfluiy inrgo. ---, postal fZto are great opportunitie for -tuning tne u - ...... tn rob the BOV1 oars tu smui b -j - - -- t ...tuinns each year. The .... . i...f liU Umiil snaunal opens up a wide field for congressional investigation Northern Faoldo Montana Bomls. The North Pttniflo 8c Montana bondholders mit..o amionnncs that out of a total of $5,031,000 bonds listed, 14,043,000 In amount have ueen aopuniwu - the Knickerbocker irust v,ompau, but the company has d.icidod to extend the time for deposit until August 10, after which date a penalty of 10 per bond will be Imposed. A MIDSUMMER HALT. Til Kpaitl ataoksiiliia lip of II ml , n. Unporteil. Knw YnrV Aniri.-t K TJ tl Hnn Jb. Oo.' Woekly Review of Trade ays There i a perceptible halt which may deceive, if attributed to wrong ohuhc. Trade, two mouth late in tho Mprlng, puahed forward into July a laruo share of bnainoa buloneintf to April or May. Beolug a rush of orders out of time, many imagined it would continue, aud hurried to give other or der. The jnm of two months' busi ness into one lifted prices. Then other order came to anticipate a further rise. Hut the midsummer halt wa in evitable, aud it 4 yet somewhat uncer tain how much improvement will ap pear after it The crop of corn prom ise to be thu lurgoHt ever growu, and it it almost out of hunn's way. The crop of wheat apicurs from later ac count perhaps 80,000,000 less than wa expected a mouth ago, Imil hud the best hopes realized it would have been more than 100,000,000 bushel short of a full crop. ' The general advance in many prod ucts euuses ruluetunoe to purchase, and the distribution of the past half year hum tuuui in nnrfe tji mulin nn fur stock and individual vupplie depleted tiuruig wit) two years oi economy, on the other bund, there ha been an enor mous increase in tho working force and a nonsidtirable lnoroae in wage paid, which enable people to buy more freely. Btrikca of aome iuinortance aunear. but do not yet threaten to last long, though a itrike of coal miner may for a time affect business somewhat exten sively. For the flrst time since tho rise m price of iron product began, there ha uum Hcinin (MiiwuoiMlim fai ratuln hnsi- neaa, and the effort of new work to get orders tend to check the advanoe. In spite of this, the general average of prices Is a shade higher, bar having risen relatively more than mill iron ha dooliued. The market for pig is miiitt. and nn tho whole romarkablv Mtroug, with the prospect of aa increas ing output, f inished product are gouerully strong, with more demand than can at present be met lor plates aud for bar. Tho structural demand continues large, but the demand for rail is yet delayed. Great specula tion In copper stock ha brought out some extravagant statements of de maud protlw, but 11 8-4 cents has been mi id in some eases for lake, and the de- maud is actually heavy. Tin has re mained strong in spite or largo ar rivals, and the visible stock of 6,000 ton 1 turner than usual. Lead is stronger in tone. UusineN in cotton goods baa been tint lurmtut. in Julv for several vears. reckoning good delivered, but not a large as to now orders. A further ad vance of 1 1-4 cent per yard has oc curred, with a moderate demand for some bleached aud brown goods, and prices are 11 nu for sheet and drills, while colored cottons are nuiot. with occasional advances. Bale of wool have becu only 0,073,- 4 AO pounds for the week, against e,a:io,4oo in ihi3. Wheat sudduulv rtwe 3 cent on bad mnnrta of condition, but hit drODDed all tho gain as the Boautiuostt of export is felt, shipments in July having been only 8,405,004 bushels, flour included, from Atlantlo porta, against o.HOB.oua Uut vnar. Wimtiirn suooiota OOUtinue very small and farmers appear to be holding lor higher price, uorn i a ahudo stronger, although the reports are decidedly favorable. Cotton has risen 1-8 cent in urice. wholly on bad condition reports, but at the low esti mate the yeur's yield with stock car ried over will exceed the world' de mand. Huavv sale of coal are reported at t Lin Ht 70 cunts below the cir cular, and the market is much detnor- aliaed with the fear of auction sales. Vailnma for the week have been 801 in the United States against 880 last year, and 88 in uuiaoa against iui year. ' . ; Country Killtor. Qurr31, Rt .tiioniih. Ma. AnuruBt 8. T. Williams, editor of the Btauborry Her ald, and V. A. Weimar, editor of the Stanborry Sentinel, have been indulg ing in a newspaper quarrel, win inms tatod in hi paper yesterday that ho had accumulated all hia property himself, aud while his taxes were not as much as those of the editor or tne Sentinel, none of his wealth had oome in the way of a hymonial contract, made at the altar. Mrs. weimar eon sidered that the paragraph reflected on her. She i the daughter of J. W. Hampton, a Denver millionaire, who lived for many year at aiouuti riva t.. cm thu linv of her marriage Mil) ' " - - J " to Weimar her fathor presented her with a check for fio.oou, ana n w to thia present that reference wasanade by Williams, in tne aiioruouu Weimar, aooompanied by her husband, .ni tr. the Herald oflloe and horse- whinnad William, while Weimar hia rival over the head with a nil un - - ' revolver. . V Chunse. rUMlHoatluii. rhinim Amnmt. K The five dnya' .ui.n of the Western road olassifloa- -. - in W radical change, in rat., weighU JluB()inoatiou, of abOTlt 100 com- mnditie. The classification committee, hlch includes all the roads between thfl Pnniflo OOHHt. Bffrood u n, o mlnlmnm carload weights of about 100 article., but a was resolv ed to advance the rates on neany every oommodity that is to take a lower oar load weight. J - in..,.. Mil,., mn Hour the Limit. nt..l,mM. Anmist 6. The law V 1UV1UIIIV- o ooinuiittoe of the board of legislation lust night decided, to report, y j: .o n..,in,,r the sneed of bi- cyclists to eight miles an hour within the city limit, and attache, a penalty of 25 for violation. GREAT LOSS OF LIFE Fifty Houses Destroyed in a New Mexico Town. GREATEST FLOOD IN ITS HISTORY llodica of HI Maxlnaus H Already Mean Heeoirsrail, and It Is Uelleved AIHuy More Ware Ilrowned. Socorro, N. M., August 8. A tre mendous rouring started the people of Socorro yesterday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Boon after huge wave of water enme rushing down an arroyo, which drains the eustern slope of the Magdaleua, and almost encircles tho town. At first it was hoped the flood would be oouiined to the lower por tions of tho city, but soon the water came above the town, aud three feet of water began rushing through the prin cipal streets. The shrieks of women aud children minglod with the dying wail of those swept into eternity. The water oame in waves, each succeeding oue being apparently higher than the others. Portions of bouses, household furniture, baby carriages, stove and fanning implement mingled with huge boulders, railroad ties and bridge timbers, all being borne through the streets by the madly rushing waters. For two hour the work of destruction continued, the horror being increased by vivid lightning, crushing thunder aud a blinding rain. Gradually the water, subsided suf ficiently to allow a partial inspection of the destruction. Only two bodies were taken from the water before dark, a mother and hor ohild. An at tempt was made to reach the people living in the river bottom, but dark ness and the absence of boats prevented. All night homeless people were brought in and cared for. This morning a scene of desolation wa presented. A majority ol the business houses have met heavy damage or destruction. Hundreds of poor peo ple have lost everything aud are home less, penniless and almost naked. More than fifty houses are known to have been destroyed, while almost every res idence in the oity is duuiaged. Since the water has receded, many adobe bouse have fallen, and many others must be abandoned. The two bodies rocovered were iden tified as members of the Duran family, seven of whom are missing. Five more bodies were taken out this morning. Four were recognized aa members of the Duran family, making six recover ed. Tho fifth was an infant son of U Baa. Other bodies are reported as being seen, but owiug to the treacher ous nature of the ground, tlioy cannot lie readied. The water, spread over the entire city, and carried death everywhere. Many are reported miss ing. Reports coming from towns north and south of here tell of heavy losses. For twelve miles south the destruc tion of property was terrible, furm houses and crops being entirely swept out The Atchison, Topcka & Santa Fe track whs taken out between here and San Antonio in several plaoc. The branoh road from this oity to Magda len, is practically destroyed for ten miles, and many bridge, are gone. The dead are: Leandro Duran, (Jena Duran, Thomas Duran, J. B. Duron, and two other, of the same family whose first name, are not known. But two members of the Duran family are alive. No estimate of tho loss can yet be made, but it is more than fl,000, 000. Prosperity In Mloo. ntt nf Mnxinn. An stmt 3. Not- the fact that the larsest cotton and print mills in the country are ruuuiug overtime to supply tne ao mestio demand, imports of ootton tex tile from England the half of the year 7 nnn.000 onbio yards. lUVvsouu v , v. ! - The increaaaed prosperity of the coun try and the prospects of a large orop this year are causing great augmenta tion in the demand in this line. Mexi can bonds in Europe continue to rise, partly owing to the certainty that this government can meet its interest auu the improved financial oondition of the treasurv. The government reoeipts from internal taxes and onstoins are likely to exceed the anticipated report, of Finance Minister Umautour, who ha. taken a conservative view of the probable receipts. , Kleetrlo HedllliU. a.... nwnniwuv Ausust 3. Eleotrio light will soon succeed oil lamp, as headlights on all the passenger loco motive, of the eoutnern jrauiuo com pany. The oompany ha. been experi menting with eleotrio headlights for some time, and has at last perfeoted a light that can be made by a dynamo on the locomotive wniou wit. iuuuimi. . , o nnn font. Oil lamps liaht 141U wnu. . , v v . only 800 feet ahead of the looomotive, and when running at ng ayrou, -frtvinentlv unable to stop ----J - - after observing an obstruction in time to prevent an aooldent. Aue oouuieru p-nifln will be the first railroad in the United States to equip all passenger train locomotive, witn ciecino ueu- lights. . ' . An Attorney Sued for Kegleet. San Franoisoo, August 8. Attorney c Tii u-aiitriii has been sued by Joseph M. MaoDonough, Agnes M. Agar and William O B. Maououougn, onuareu of Millionaire Joseph MaoUonougn, lately deoeased, to recover $35,000. Preston is said to have caused his client, a loss of $36,000 ' through neglect of business interests whioh they u tn him. The purpose of unit vvm ; , - - . , the suit is to oompel Preston to make good the loss. CUBAN BRAVADO. A Threat to Hteal the Cruiser Vesuvine and Hun Her to Havana Philadelphia, August 8. The Even ing Bulletin today ha. the following: "At a recent meeting of the Cuban sympathizers in this oity last night, at which a number of the most promi nent leaders were present, a daring project was revealed. It was nothing less than to steal the dynamite orulBer Vesuvius from the League island navy yard, man ber with a picked orew and send her to Havana to lay Mora castle in ruins and seal tho fate of Spanish domain in the Uem of the Antilles. The scheme caused a great deal of ex citement The more conservative Cu ban -Americans denounced it and its projectors, and warned those present not to allow themselves to countenance the idea, as it would only tend to wean the sympathizers with them from the insurgent oause. An enthusiastic ad vocate of Cuban independence said to day: " 'If the naval officer, don't look out, the vessel will be miBsing some morning from her moorings, at League island. Within a week, a man who has strode the deck of many a vessel, who oares much for gold and who has risked his life to obtain it dozens of times, made the following proposition to certain people: "Give me $200,000, aud I will steal the Vesuvius, run into Havana harbor and in ten minutes lay Mora castle in a heap of ruins." "If the Vesuvius ever got clear of the wharf and had steam np, there is nothing in the American navy that oould catch her, and official, here have nothing to send in pursuit but the rev enue outter Hamilton. The Vesuvius would run away from her like greased lightning." CURRANTS OR CRAPES. The Government Will Determine the Nature ot the Zante Product. San Francisco, August 8. The dis patches from Washington indicating that the appeal of Collector Wise in the Zante currant case will be dismiss ed at the request of the secretary of the treasury are not believed by local fod eral oftloials. The seoretary fully un derstands the case, and evidently ap proves of it because he has instructed the collectors of ports to collect the duty on all importations of currants subject to the decision that will be rendered by the United States circuit court The government officials are making elaborate arrangements for the case. Zante currants bushes with ripe fruit on them will be brought into court and a number of college profes sor, and expert grower, of grapes will be called upon to decide whether or not the Zante currant are a speoies of the grape. The Thompson seedless grapes will also be shown with the purpose of oouviuciug the court that they are like the Zante production. If the Zante currants are declared by the court to be grapes it will add at least a million dollar, to the government', revenue. At the present time, in accordance with a decision of the board of general appraisers, the fruit is admitted free of duty. CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT. An Attempt to Prove That the Law Is Valid. Chicago, August 8. The validity of the Chinese exclusion act has been called in question in the ease of four Chinamen at Detroit, charged with at tempting to evade the law. They were sentenced to ten day. each in the De troit workhouse and ordered deported at tlie expiration of their terms of im prisonment Attorney Springer, of Detroit, intercepted a deputy United State, marshal who had the four men in custody, and a writ returnable today wa. issued compelling the marshal to show oause why the prisoner, should not be released, on the ground that the charges made in the warrant were too vague. By the advice of the circuit judge before whom the case was tried, matter, were taken before Judge Gross cup, of the United State, court The latter continued tne case until Septem ber 1, giving the Chinamen their free dom until then in bonds of $5,000 for the four.. When the case oomes to trial the law will be attacked, the Chinamen' attorney, claiming it i. invalid, a. it includes only laborers, and i. otherwise full of weak points. Ban Franoi.oo Highbinder Trouble. Run Frnnniaoo. Auemst 8. The situ ation in Chinatown oontinues to grow more serious eaoh day. The fued be tween the Sam xup ana tne mug Yung men, due to the arrest of the lat ter for the murder of Chung Wai, a member of the Sam Yup family, ha. developed into a boycott or tne bam Vnn mnmhunta. The intimidation be ing used to enforoe the boycott is ex- pec ted to lead to a murderous oonniot Clashes between the representatives of tho rival anaieties are of freauent oo- ourrenoe, and several riots have been narrowly averted. The consul-general and the Six Companies have given up trying to make peace, and say that matter, must now take their oourse. Every conference whioh has been held has ended in disorder, and ; no more meetings will be called. The Bun of Fnuer River Salmon. Vannnnver. B. C Aunust 8. The run of salmon on the Fraser river has hoen verv linht so far. and although more lirmnses have been issued this vear than ever before and a less num ber . of oanneries operated, tne nan caught scarcely kept the canneries go tntt Tha average number of fish ob tained per boat is thirty-five, though as manv as 100 and 200 have been obtain ed bv a few luoky fishermen. Sir Muo- ironata TtmvAll. Ttrflmier of Canada, and Mr. Daly, minister of the interior, are expeoted here Saturday. MORE MINING FIGURES A Year ot Exceptionally Low Prices for Lead. FOREIGN SOURCES DRAWN UPON Knowledge of the Domeetlo Production Hard to Obtain Beennae of the Heavy Importations. Washington, August 1. In discus sing the lead-mining industry for 18U4, the geological survey say. that the year wa. one of exceptionally low prices. Mining declined, and it was necessary to draw on foreign sources to supply the deficiency. The production of refined lead in the United States has grown from 1,500 short tons in 1835 to 219,000 in 1894. The product of 1898 was the largest on record, amounting to 239,000 short tons. The lead mar kets of the United State, are supplied from four sources. The first is from domestio mining, divided between the soft lead ore. of the Mississippi valley and the silver lead ore. of the Rocky Mountains. The second source is Mex ico and British Columbia. The third is the base bullion sent from Mexico for delivering and refining in bond in this country, and the fourth is refined foreign lead. The interlocking sources have greatly complicated the compila tion of lead statistics, and made knowl edge of the domestio production diffi cult to obtain. The following figures show by states in ton. the domestio product smelted: Colorado, 60,600; Idaho, 83,300; Utah, 23,200; Montana, 9,600. The other producing states are: Ne vada, New Mexico, Arizona, Califor nia, Missouri, Kansas, Wisconsin and Tennessee. The total domestio production is put at 132,700 tons. The consump tion of lead is placed at 102,371 tons. Prices during the year ranged from $0,307 to $0,302 1-2 per pound. GOLD IN THE SILETZ. Formation of the Country Said to In dicate Mineral Depoeita. Tillamook, Or., August 1. Sheriff J. H. Jackson has just returned from Siletz, where he and a party of four others were prospecting the beach for gold-bearing black sand. They found some very rich diggings, Captain Jack son thinks. He is an old mining ex pert, having followed the business the last thirty year, from Mexico to Alas ka, and he has had experience with beach mining. The party staked off several claims on the beach a few mile, below the mouth of Salmon river, and several pans of black sand washed out showed 6 to 10 cents in bright gold, not the thin, greasy-appearing scale gold so common in beach aands, and so hard to save. Captain Jackson say. the forma tion of the country indicates mineral deposits, and he believe, that mining will be one of the chief industries of that section. He thinks that a rocker will show muoh better results than the pan did, and is of the opinion sluicing will pay well, as water is convenient Two men of the same party were prospecting on the beach some time ago, but were ordered away by the In dians. The prospectors' went away without parley, telling the Indians that "they were ready to quit,anyway, a. the sand was no good," but the miners waited until the reservation was open, and then lost no time in getting to the black-sand deposits, and took a surveyor along to measure off the claims. The Indiana had taken no mineral claims on the beaches, confin ing themselves to the beautiful prairies and bottom lands of the interior. There wa. no rush on the north, or Tillamook side, aa has been reported, and Captain Jackson and his party saw no one else making for the reservation. The day the reservation was opened a steamer came into the Suets with a cannery outfit, and it is said salmon are plentiful there. Both, the Salmon and Siletz river, are fair harbors for schooner., and from all report the Si lets oountry would be a productive community if the land were in the hands of enterprising settlers. A Cave Filled With Skeleton. Yuma, Aria., August 1. On White river, near Camp Apaone, naa rjeen found a remarkable cave. For 500 feet the . explorers were obliged to crawl on their hand, and knees, using candles and bull's-eye . lanterns for light They found between 800 and 400 human skeletons, indicating the remain, of persons who had be smothered to death by smoke long year. ago. Some of them were in crev ice, just large enough, to admit a hu man body. The skeletons are of vari ous sizes, some being very small. The skulls are of brown color with the ex ception of a few, whioh are white. The White Mountain Apaohee are very superstitious about the cave, and say that within it there is a large lake of water. The visitors found no water, but intend to explore further. There are but two ways of entering it JLzcltement in Kio. , . Buenos Ayres, August 1. A oorre spondent in Bio Janeiro telegraph, that indignation meeting, in protest against the seizure of Trinidade by England oontinue. They are not confined to Rio Janeiro, but are held in all part, of the country. The police last night found it difficult to disperse the crowd whioh gathered in Rio Janeiro. It is reported that among the late General Peixoto . papers have been found doc uments offering Trinidade to the United States. The late ex-president, a. these documents are seen to show, also offered Amalpa to France and var ious land, on the Amazon to countries whioh would grant no reoognitionn to the rebel, in the last revolution. JAPAN AND LAIO TUNC Europe Wants the Immediate With drawal of Army of Oeeupstlon New York, August 3. A Herald dispatch from St Petersburg says: Strenuous effort are being made by the Japanese foreign office to have the execution of the treaty of Bhimonoseki and the evacuation of the Liao Tung peninsula regarded as dependent on other questions, evidently with the in tention of retarding so far as possible the withdrawal of. Japanese foroes from the peninsula. The three intervening governments, on the contrary, are determined that no fusion of these qnestions shall be allowed, it being quite clear that they are and always have been entirely dis tinct - Japan bound herself to the three powers to evacuate Liao Tung. She did not enter into the undertaking toward China alone. The three power, are therefore entitled to call for the ex ecution of thi. promise quite independ ently of any subject in dispute between Japan and the Celestial government They will take active measure, for hastening the definite settlement of the question by urging the immediate with drawal of the army of occupation. Altitude of Adaina. Seattle, Wash., August 2. Mount Adam, in this state i. 12,402 feet high, according to figures based on calcula tion, made by Professor Edgar Mo Clure, of the university of Oregon, who carried a mercurial barometer to the summit July 10, with the heliograph party. He ha. deduced the altitude from figure, taken at thi. place, Port land and Eugene, Or., and finds the above result a. a mean. Heretofore the mountain has been thought to be only a little more than 11,000 feet high, buthe new figure make it 197 reel nigner tnan Mount nooc, ana es tablishes the fact that Washington has the highest and next highest peak in the Cascade range from the British Co lumbia line to California. , ' Colored Women of America. Boston, August 2. Today's session of the Colored Women of America was largely attended. Mrs. Joseph St Piere Buffin presided. Rev. Alexander Crummell, of Washington, asserted that color prejudice in this oountry has been displayed by caste prejudioe. Mrs. H. R. Butler spoke on the need, of better manhood and womanhood among the colored people, and Charles Norris, of Georgia, told of the ill- treatment of colored women convicts in Georgia. The convention then de nounced the Georgia oonviot system. Auibauador Bayard's Opinion. London, August 1. United States Ambassador Bayard, referring to the report of the seizure of the island of Trinidade by Great Britain, and the agitation of Brazil on the subject, said to a reporter of the Associated Press to day that the incident was a trifling one. The island is very' small, occu pied by only a few goats, and the Brit ish ships merely stopped there to lay a cable. Great Britain, he oontinued, did not claim the island, in fact, it is not worth claiming. Like most South American governments, Bayard said, Brazil wa. easily excited over nothing. The Case of Waller. Topeka, Kan., August 1. Governor Morrill today received a reply to hi. communication to the president urging action by thi. government to secure the release of J. L. Waller. Aoting Sec retary of State Adee aay. the depart ment ha. been unremitting in its efforts in behalf of Waller, but ha. not yet been able to obtain a oopy of the evidence in the case. Mr. Eustioe has been instructed to make renewed ap plication to the French government for an official oopy of the evidence, and also for permission to see the prisoner, who is understood to be in poor health. Brutally Beaten by a Crowd. Watertown, O., August 1. Mrs. Hattie Covey, wife of Burt Covey, a resident of Jayville, eloped June 23, with John Kierch, superintendent of the sawmill, leaving one child. Kierch. j left a wife and four children. The elopera went to Michigan, but beoom ing dissatisfied; Mrs. Covey returned home. An armed crowd stripped her of ber clothing and bruised her: terri bly. She may diet Jayville is a small backwoods village. Several Million. In Blfht. Victor, 'Xtolo.,' August 1. W. a Strattoh, the millionaire, has struck what is probably the nob est lode ever found in any mining country, if not in the world. In the Independence the miners, in following a lead, ran screes a vein that will run $140,000 to the ton. It wa. at a point where both vein, come together, and the width warrant, the statement that there is no less than several millions ot ore in sight The Water Supply Waa Inadequate, San Franoisoo, August 1. A local paper say. that a suit for half a mill ion dollar, is to be brought against the oity and the Spring Valley Water Company by owner, of the property destroyed during the great fire south of Market street four weeks ago. The ground, of the suit will be based on the inadequacy of the water supply, inconvenient location of hydrant, and amallness of mains. A Paving; Patent Suit. Chicago, August 1. Harry M. Stow today began suit against the city of Chioago for $8,000,000. Stow claims that he was allowed a patent in 1874 on a method for paving streets with oedar blocks, and that the oity of Chi' oago has used hi. method since with' out paying him any royalty. He fig ures that $8,000,000 i due him. FOR THE FARMERS Useful Information Concern- ' lag Farm Work. A COMPOST HEAP VERY USEFUL Effect of Good Peed on Poultry It la Hardly Poeslble to Plow Too Soon - for Wheat Notes. On every farm there shoud be a com post help and if this is kept a large amount of valuable fertilizer will be gathered together each year. This heap should be in some out of the way plaoe on the farm. Brush and odd piece, that cannot be made into wood or used in some other way should be burned near it and the ashes from the fire, piled with it Old boots and shoes, weeds, grass out from odd cor ners of the plot, about the house and outbuildings, wash water, and in fact all sorts of trash which accumulates may be turned to good purpose by com posting and allowing to rot and moulder into a composite mass, will in the oourse of the year make a deposit of valuable fertilizer of the garden at a very small oost, and at the same time put out of the way a lot of material that would otherwise be a nuisance. The compost pile should be turned over quite frequently that it may be thor oughly mixed and fined and ready to become available to the plant, aa soon as applied. Frequently there are bone, about the plaoe that will not dissolve in a Com post heap and these can be put to good use by burying them in the holes dug for fruit trees or grape vines and old boots and shoe, may be put to the same use. a. they contain an appreci able amount of fertilizing materiaL Any farmer who desire, to keep his farm in the highest state of fertility will not waste any of the things that are so often piled in corner, to feed weeds or thrown into the road to be under foot and in the way for an in definite time. Every dollar paid for commercial fertilizer, that oould have been raved by looking after the home made article that is just as good aa absolutely thrown away. Farm News. Effect of Good Food. Eggs from hens that are fed largely on slops and refuse are not as good for cooking purposes aa those which are laid by hens having a liberal ration of com or wheat, and of the two corn makes the richest egg, as it adds to the fat content and gives the contents of the shell a consistency that makes it specially valuable for baking and kin -dred uses. A meat ration also adds to the value of the eggs, and it is because ducks are such ravenous hunters of frogs, and the many insects on land and water that their eggs are preferred to other, by baker, and confectioners. Guniea eggs are specially rich in this quality and are better for baking and making icing than those of almost any other fowL The production of good eggs is a comparatively new idea and it ha. not ben discussed half aa much a. is merits deserve that it should be. Early Plowing: for Wheat. It is hardly possible to plow too early for wheat, and the sooner this is done after the field to be sown is ready for the plow the better for the crop if proper attention is given to it Plow a. soon as possible and harrow as fast as plowed, no matter how hard and dry the soil is. Uusually early plowed land can be harrowed effectively better than that whioh lays to the sun until August or the first of September. After , a field is plowed it should be har rowed at intervals as the weeds start, and this will make a seed bed that is just what wheat needs. We once knew an old gentleman whose rule in har rowing was to harrow twice as much as necessary and then all the time that oould be given to it afterward, and he hardly ever failed of a orop of wheat or oats. Farm News. Notes. Give the horses the best feed that you can get They work hard and should be well treated. If a calf is half fed when young it will never be the most profitable ani mal to keep. : Do not let beet, grow too thickly in the bed. Two to a foot is enough for the ordinary garden sorts. Try to improve your stock every year, and thus add to your profits and akilL ' .n:,: - .: Stock, that is kept thrifty is worth more and will sell for more than it will if not in good condition. Half work very frequently brings half results. Think of this Several times a day. Do you ever get the horses a drink in the morning before feeding them grain? If not try yonr own breakfast that way once. It requires just a much care and more feed to make the same weight with scrub stock that it doe. with pure breeds, and the price i. never a. high for the flrst as the last - Don't let the weeds grow, up and go to seed, where early crops have been removed and in the paths. If you do it will be adding to your work next year. '. - .. n Crimson clover wa. indorsed at the late meeting of the Western New York horticultural society as marking an epoch in the horticultural state, after three years' tests with it" -k ' ' It is a good thing to grade up stock and a better one to weed out every in ferior animal. Better to sell an infer ior animal than breed it, even if yon mut U at a sacrifice.