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AN ISSUE WITH JAPAN
7
Right to Search American
Vessels During a War.
MTUA I ION AT O.NK TIMB SERIOUS
Japaneaa fling to the Ham Contention,
I rouilalug Serious Trouble In the
Event of Another War.
Washington, August 13. In the
evont ( a war between Russia and Ja
pan tho Unitud State may find itself
aii unwilling party, unless Japan ro
treat from a position whioh itaMautned
toward the United State during the
program of the war with China. It la
not generally known that just before
tho declaration of tho armistice, which
preceded tho treaty of poaoo, an issue
had grown up between tho United
State and Japan that threatened to
lead to autual hostilities between the
two countries, and that a hoatile oraah
wit perhaps only averted by the con
elusion of the Chinoae war.
Tbi issue arose through the asser
tion by tho Japanese authoritiei of the
riglit to search Amerioan veaaela. They
insisted Unit they hud the right to
board an American veaaol, and, if they
ohoso, to take from her any Chinese or
any enemies they might find, even
though they wore but passenger. Our
minister promptly denied the existence
of such right on the part of a combat
ant and a hot correspondence ensued.
The Japanese Insisted on their right,
and even when Mr. Dun reminded
thorn that the United States had goue
to war with Groat Britain on just thoso
issue and forced the abandonment of
any claim to such a right, they re
fused to abate their pretensions one
j tt, though the minlhtor intimated that
the first assertion of such a right would
bo regarded by the United States aa an
unfriendly act and therefore likely lead
to war.
The matter progressed to the porti
ons state that when Admiral Carpen
,i. aVuinr. to escort an American
morohaut ship out of a Japanese port
to prevent nor ooteuuou uy mo
ose, the latter, it Is sold, gave orders to
the shore batteries at the mouth of the
harbor to lire upon tho Amerioan naval
vessels if they attempted to do so.
This fact came out after the conclusion
of the armistice, which fortunately oc
curred at just this point in the negoti
atlous, thereby preventing an WMont
that would certainly have resulted in
war: but the significant poiut is that
ililv cluuir to the
same contention, promising serious
A.l..aa imm ltl
trouble In the event oi auomu
the East '
Mav Onnoaa the Mora Claim.
Madrid, August 12.--At a meeting
of Carlist and republican deputies to
day the members present plodged the
... urt.ina to onnoiie navment of the
Mora claims. In addition It was de
cided to send a pennon to ine queen
at the decision of the hov-
ernnieut to pay the claims, and If those
atnns wore not SUUuo""u. .u iioTouiiuu
ONCE MORE IN COURT.
t'rlnoaM Culunna Huliia; fur l'o.elon
of liar Hoy.
Rome, August 12. The Princess
Colonua, daughter of Mrs. John W.
Maokuy, is again having trouble with
her husband, Prince Colonua, about
her children. She is now at Castle a
Mare, awaiting the decision of the
Naples court.
Last April, when the court at Naples
decided that tha Princess Colonua
should have a legal separation and the
oustody of her children, the contract
also stated that Prince Colonua should
have the two boys foi six weeks dur
ing tho year. Priuoess Colonua re
muluod at Naples from November,
1HU4, until June, 1800, when Prince
Colonua asked' that the two boys might
have thulr six weeks' visit with him
then. As the princes was about leav
ing Naples for Germany she readily
agreed and left with her daughter,
Bluuca, intending to return to Naples
July 16 and claim the boys. Upon
her return to Naples tho boys went to
see her, and she sunt word to the prince
that, as she was to luavd in three days,
slio would like to have the children
ready. The prince then informed her
that he would not give the children
up. He took them to Sorrento, where
they are now.
The Priueexs Colonua has sent for
her daughter, who was with -Mrs.
Mackay, uear Hamburg, and has again
appealed to the Naples court to give her
tho oustody of her two boy. The
Princess Colonna has taken the Valla
Mauherita until the decision of the
court is glvon. Prinoe Colonua claims
that under the decree of separation it
was six mouths instead of six weeks
that bis children should remain with
him. .
REFUSED TO DEFEND HERSELF,
Kleptomanias t'onfaaaad Her Theft,
and H.krd to lie I'unl.had.
Oakland, Cal., August 13. Emma
DoLaooy, a member of the Fruitvale
Presbyterian churoh, was, seuteuoed by
Judge Friuk, yesterday to serve a term
of eighteen mouths at Ban Quoutiu.
The prisoner admitted the charges
against her, offering uo testimony in
extenuation, and at the same time ask
ing to bo seut to prison, refusing to al
low oouuatil to dufoud her. The
woman made a good appearance in
court Bho was woll-gowuod, quiet,
and spoke very intelligently. Not
long ago she outored Hyde's drug
store In Washington street, Intending
to buy a brush alio said. Att uuoon
trolable impulse to steal something
suddenly possessed her, and she hur
riedly secreted in her reticule two
boxes of a oompouud for the opium
habit, several boxes of snuff and other
articles. For all these things she had
no use. Nor did she make any effort
to sell them. Apparently rational on
other things, she explained that she is
afraid to go out alone for fear aha will
steal something. In Fruitvale she is
generally respected, although she has
served four terms In the house of cor
rection In Ban Francisco, Her fatal
mania is a great grief to her, she says,
and when arrested has always given an
alius. She is forty years of age.
Tha War In Knuadur.
Nw York. Amiust 12. A svecial
from Panama says: Guayaquil's ad
viiwa from thu armv confirm the reuorts
of tho battle which was fought August
6 at Sau Miguel, near Chiuibo, south
of Guaranda. General Sarasti's ad
vance guard of over 000 troops attack
ed the advance guard of tha partiot
army, oommanaoa Dy uenerai ver
m7.u. After thirtoon hours' hard
lighting Barastl's troops were routed
and fled demoralised, leaving 160 men
. Iw.tli iiiilna killnd and wounded.
General Alfaro has arrived at Gau-
mote, and is now facing Ooneral bar-
astl's army. It Is expected that the
doolBlve battle will ooour soon. Ecua
dor la having a national festival over
General Voranza's victory. Guyaquil,
whore the enthusiasm is increasing,
has organized a reserve army of 2,000
men. 1
Bottled Out of Court.
London. Auirust 13. A swell orowd
assembled today in the oourtroom of
the queen's bench division of the high
court of Instioa in expectation of inter
esting developments in the suit for
damages brought by Mrs. daooDy
against the Dowager Countess Cowley,
who the plaintiff charged with slander
in alleging that she had written anon
ymous obsoene lottors. The orowd
was disappointed, for it was annonoed
t.lm ruiae had been settled ririvatoly, and
both parties had agreed to the with
drawal of all allegations maae.
War on llloomera,
Norwich, N. Y., August 13. A
dozen youug men of Edmeston have
formed what they term an "autl
bloomer brigade," the prime object of
which is opposition to the new bloomer
nnutnmn now iu voizue with female bi
cyclists. Each ineuibor of the brigade
is required to subscribe to tne iouow
ing pledge: "I hereby agree to re
frain from associating with all young
women who adopt the bloomer oyoling
oostume, and pledge myself to use all
honorable means to render such cos
tume unpopular In the oommunlty
where I reside."
Ferdinand Mutt Abdicate.
London, August 12. The corre
spondent of the Standard at Sofia says:
The Bulgarian delegation at St Peters
burg was virtually told that Russia
would do nothing for Bulgaria unless
Prince Ferdinand abdloated.
American Sohools lu Taru Attacked.
Constantinople, August 12. Ad
vices from Tarsus, Asia Minor, say a
mob attaoked the Amerioan Bohool at
that place, maltreated several students
and threatened the missionaries.
COLLIDED IN MIDOCEAN
The Prince Oscar and an Un
known Vessel Sunk.
NO ONB FROM THE LATTER SAVED
Tha Hrlll.h Mtaamer Catterhun Was
Wrecked Oft" Cane Hawk, and
auty I'ersun. Drowned.
Philadelphia, August 10. The Brit
ish ship Prince Oscar, from Liverpool,
Captain Henderson, collided in mid-
ooean, July 18, with an unknown sail
ing vessel, Both ships sank iu less
than ten minutes, eix members of the
orew of the Prince Oscar and all on
board the unknown vessel were lost
Tho survivors, seventeen In number,
were rescued by the ship Dharwar,
after being in an open boat with
neither food nor water for throe days.
They were transferred to the steamer
Capao, from Pisaqua, and brought to
this port tonight. Tho names of the
lost are:
William Knight, cook; Oscar Nel
son, seaman; E. Peterson, seaman; Au
gust Carton, I. Relup, J. Anderson,
steward; the entire crew of the un
known vessel.
The disaster ooourred soon after
midnight, in latitude 9:30 south, lon
gitude 28:30 west
The Prinoe Oscar was bound from
Shields, whore she left May 9, for
Iqniqne, laden with coal, and was
going at a clipping gait, on the port
tack, before a brisk wind, and all can
vas was set It is estimated by the
crew that she was making about 6 1-2
knots an hour, when suddenly there
loomed up directly under her bow a
four-masted vessel. Tha mate asserts
that the stranger had no lights burn
ing, and after sha was sighted, it was
impossible to alter the course of the
Prinoe Oscar. The iron hull of the
latter struck the unknown ship full
amidships, knocking her almost on her
beamends, and crashing through the
woodwork until her prow was half
buried. The stranger wont over at
onoo on hur beamends as tho Prince
Oscar backed away horn the rebound.
Afterward the Prince Oscar stood
by. Through tho darkness, her offi
cers saw the stranger right herself, and
then she rapidly sank. They listened
in vain for soma sign of life, but not a
ory for help nor a word of oommand
came from the stricken vessel. In less
than four minutes from the time she
was struck, the stranger keeled over
and plunged stern first into the dupthB
below.
Captain Henderson, of the Prince
Oscar, who was below in his berth,
rushed on dock just In time to discover1
that his ship was also sinking. The
pumps were manned, but in . less time
than it takes to tell, it was discovered
that there was no hope from that
source. Lifeboats were ordered cut
adrift, and the men told to jump and
swim for their lives. They all went
overboard, and with the exception of
two unfortunates, reached the small
boat
Captain Henderson, who was the
last to leave the ship, went over in his
night garments and swam fully two
miles before being picked up.
Both boats cruised about the scone
until daylight in an effort to rescue the
two missing members of the Prince
Oscar's orew and any members of the
orew of the stranger, who might have
been fortunate enough to have kept
afloat. They found no one, however,
and nothing to indicate tho name,
home or destination of the strauge
ship. Finally they left tho scene and
headed they knew not exactly whore.
Four hours later a heavy sea Btruck
the boat oommanded by Mate Lynch
and capsized it The oocupants, eight
In number, were thrown into the sea,
aud the already overcrowded eraft,
whioh Captain Henderson oommanded,
put quickly to the rescue. They were
successful in taking four men on
board, the rest drowning.
There were now seventeen men in
the small lifeboat, with nothing to eat,
nothing to drink and barely room to
stretch their limbs. Toward evening
of the sooond day one of the crew dis
covered a small case of flshoil stowed
away in the lifeboat This was dealt
out to the survivors in small doses, and
they used it to moisten their parched
lips and tongues. Most of the men
were partially naked, having had no
time to secure clothes. .
For three days they floated, and just
as they were about to abandon hope
they sighted the ship Dharwar, from
London, bound to Melbourne. They
succeeded iu attracting the attention
of those on board, and were soon on
her deck. Four days later they were
put aboard the Capao for this port All
of the survivors still bear evidence of
the sufferings whioh they endured.
Sixty Were Drowned.
Sydney, N. S. W., August 10. A
boat's orew of Chinese who were land
ed at Forester report that the British
steamer Catterhun, from Hong Kong
May 27, for Australian ports, was
wrecked yesterday evening. The fate
of the remainder of the crew and pas
songurs is unknown. A tug whioh has
returned from the scene of the wreck
saved some of the passengers and
orew. There is but little doubt that
sixty persons were drowned, of whom
forty-six were Chinese. Second Offi
oer Langfar, who had the watch on
deck at the time of the disaster, states
that the night was very dark. Sudden
ly the steamer experienced a terrible
shook, and foundered a few minutes
afterward. The Chinese made a rush
for the boats, but only one boatload
readied the shore. The missing pas
sengers Include thirty women.
SEASON NEARLY OVER.
About an Many Case. Packed Thl. Year
. a Last.
Astoria, Or., August 10. The fish
ing season of 1895 will close with the
present week, and the total pack will
probably foot up butwoon 480,000 and
490,000 cases. M. J. Kinney's trade
circular, just issued, says:
"The season about to close baa been
a particularly bright one in the his
tory of the salmon-canning industry,
and, notwithstanding the great short
age at the Cascades and The Dalles,
it is safe to say that the increase in the
lower river catch will bring the total
pack fully up to last year's figures.
Fish have been unusually good in
quality throughout tho season, and or
ders have come in freely and steadily
since the first shipments were made.
The demand for export has been much
greater this year, and shipments to
England will reach 110,000 cases, as
against 85,000 cases last year. The
quantity of salmon left for the United
States markets will therefore be 76,000
less than for the season of 1894.
"A noteworthy feature of this year's
business has been the change in the
laws of Washington which has per
mitted Sunday fishing. In the inter
est of tho future of the canning indus
try, it is to be hoped a remedy kwlll
speedily be found.
"Canners are evidently more deter
mined than ever to further the plan for
the establishment and maintenance of
a hatchery on an adequate scale on
the Clackamas river, believing not
alone that such a step is necessary to
perpetuate the industry, but that it
can bo materially increased thereby at
a comparatively small expense.
"It is of course Impossible at this
time to give an absolutely correct
statement of the pack for the present
year."
5
DANGER OF MORE RIOTS.
Only Prompt Actlun Will Have Ameri
cans In Chiua
New York, August 10. The World
prints the following special dispatches
from Foo Chow, China:
A mob has just looted the American
mission chapel at Iughok, fifty miles
from here. Unless prompt and effect
ive action Is taken, there is danger of
great riots In other places. The Chi
nese soldiers sent to Ku Cheng to pro
tect foreign property plundered the
Stewart residence. No American gun
boat has come here. The situation is
critical.
An official on his way to this city
from Ku Cheng was killed yesterday.
There is no American protection. The
American govermeut's neglect is infa
mous. The evidence already obtained shows
that the massacre at Hwasang was
planned at least a week beforehand.
Tho foreign consuls have the names of
the leaders in it, and of some of the
participants.
An official from Foo Chow sent 210
soldiers into that section July 24 to
prevent the vegetarians from murder
ing Chinese. The vegetarians thought
the missionaries had caused the troops
to be sent, and decided to kill them.
They began immediately to gather at a
certain designated place. In passing
through the villages on their way to
the rendezvous, the vegetarians de
clared their intention to destroy the
churches and to kill the Christians.
The local officials knew of this, but
they did nothing to protect or even
warn the foreigners. The night be
fore the massaore a native pastor in Ku
Cheng heard the vegetarians were go
ing to kill the foreigners the next day.
He wrote a letter of warning to Mr.
Stewart at Hwasang, but delayed send
ing it until daylight The messenger
arrived half an hour too late. Dr.
Gregory was in the oity of Ku Cheng
at the time, but he was not notified.
The foreigners had no suspicion of the
intended slaughter.
No Hrltiah Troopa Sent.
Shanghai, August 10. Great anger
Is felt here at the omission to send
Rrltiah trnnna from Honir Konz to es-
oort the consul to Ku Cheng. The
ministers at Peking laiiea to realize
the gravity of the situation. It is
highly advisable that British troops go
to Fu Chu. The viceroy has not suf
ficient force, except on paper, to make
arrests.
No Germans Perished.
Tendon. Auirust 10. The Times'
Berlin correspondent says the Koelni-
sohe Zeitung publisnes a nispaton
whioh the foreign offloe received from
Vn chn that no Germans perished at
Ku Cheng, and that no fear is enter
tained for the lives oi the Germans.
Boundary. Dlaputa Settled.
New York, August 10. A World
special from Tegucigalpa says: An
agreement settling the boundaries be
wami HrmrinrHH and Salvador, publish
ed fifflolally, will take effect immedi
ately. The case which has been penn
ing regarding the boundaries and
Guatemala's claim for f 120,000 loaned
Honduras, plus interest, has not been
settled. .
Well-Fnrao Directors.
San Francisco, August 10. The di
rectors of Wells-Fargo Co. eleoted the
following direotors: Charles F.
Crocker, B. P. Cheney, Oliver Elridge,
Dudley Evans, George Gray, Henry E.
Huntington, Homer S. King, John J.
MoCook and John J. Valentine. All
the officers were re-elected.
looking for a Site.
Vannnnvar. B. C. AuBUSt 10. Colo
ni fttitt. imvernor of the Salvation
Army farm oolony in England, arrived
today. He is on a tour oi inspection
of Canada to select a site for the
army's proposed over-sea oolony.
POOR LOT OF JURORS
Judge Murphy's Troubles in
the Durrant Case.
BOTH COUNSELS DISSATISFIED
Brown and Nathan Found to Have Pe
culiar Opinions on the Subject of
Circumstantial Evidence.
San Francisco, August 9. This was
a day of surprise in the trial of Theo
dore Durrant, charged with the Eman
uel church murders. The purturba
tion of Superior Judge Murphy, and
the attorneys both for the prosecutijn
and defense, was evident when the hour
for opening court arrived. Counsel
for the state and for Durrant had held
a long conference before court opened.
The judge had no sooner taken his seat
than he announced a recess, and re
quested the opposing attorneys to ac
company him to his chambers. The
consultation lasted soma time.
When the court session was resumed
the distriot attorney asked for an ad
journment until tomorrow, a request
in which defendant s counsel joined.
The attorneys stated the adjourn
ment was necessary for consideration
of matters of importance which bad
arisen in the trial. The sensation was
caused by the prosecution's dissatisfac
tion with Juror Walter S. Brown, who
would not convict M. D. Howell, the
counterfeiter, upon circumstantial evi
dence. Another disturbing factor was the
discovery that another accepted juror,
Charles P. Nathan, had a record for
refusing to inflict the death penalty,
and for his discredit of circumstantial
evidence. In granting the motion for
an adjournment, the court said that a
delay now would save time later on.
The judge added that certain exigencies
had arisen which would be disposed of
at once.
While speculation was rife among
the juror matters, another sensation
was caused by the request from Juror
Brown, who bad precipitated all the
trouble, for permission to address the
court on a personal matter. The judge
intimated his willingness to hear
Brown at the proper time. It is said
Brown will invite the fullest investi
gation as to his conduct in the Howell
trial. He and Juror Nathan will both
be asked, it is said, to explain their
changed opinion regarding circumstan
tial evidence, and the infliction of the
death penalty. At the examination of
jurors, each gave satisfactory answers
to the district attorney on both points.
Another cause of trouble in connection
with jurors, was the cause of the
judge's unusually stern admonition to
the jurors not to discuss the case with
anyone. Reporters for morning papers
had interviewed Jurors Brown and
Nathan regardiung their qualifications
to serve, and their opinions on mooted
points. The interviews were published,
and prooedings for contempt of court
are said to be under consideration by
the court A report that an attempt to
bribe a juror had been discovered is
generally discredited.
District Attorney Barnes announced
that, for the purpose of avoiding de
lays that might arise in the sickness or
death of a juror, fourteen jurors will
be empaneled to try Durrant Attor
neys on both sides have agreed on the
aotion from the fact that the trial is
expected to last several months. The
two extra jurors will attend the ses
sions of the court the same as other
jurors, but will take no part in formu
lating a verdict unless called upon to
aot as alternates. The law authoriz
ing the swearing in of extra jurors was
passed two years ago by the California
legislature.
Man and Kellos Gone.
Chicago, August 9. James H. Love,
of San Francisco owner of one-eighth
in the Forty-nine mining camp, has
disappeared, and, by coincidence, a lot
of property and relics exceeding $10,-
000 in value are missing. Among tne
articles are the prized James W. Mar
shall relics, which include a bedstead,
washstand, rocking chair, saddle,
clothing and weapons now held in
trust by the circuit court. ' An effort
to locate Love will be made in the be
lief that with him will be found the
articles. On August 8, L. J. Witte was
appointed receiver of the Forty-nine
mining camp by Judge Horton. Witte
at once employed experts to audit the
accounts. Some things were found,
said Witte, that strengthened the opin
ion that money had been carelessly
handled. An inquiry at Love's board
ing house elicited the information that
he had gone to Atlanta. Along with
the relics have gone as well all the
Mexican music which had been ool
leoted by the stock company at much
trouble and expense.
Political Affairs in Salvador.
New York, August 9. A special
from Panama says:
Authentio advices from Salvador oon
tradict the exaggerated reports that are
circulated of the oondition of political
affairs there. They do not sustain the
announcement that is made of riots in
the republic, nor of adverse criticism of
the president A syndicate of London
has offered a guarantee of (6,000,000
to Salvador's agent to oarry out prao
tioally all the railways building and
projeoted in the republic.
Funeral of Mrs. Talmage.
Brooklyn, August 9. The funeral
of the late Susan Whittemore Tal
mage, the wife of Dr. T. DeWitt Tal
mage, took place this afternoon from
the Lafayette avenue Presbyterian
churoh. Rev. Dr. Gregg, the pastor
of the ohuroh spoke in glowing terms
of the life and character of the da'
ceased. Interment took plaoe at
Greenwood oemetery.
JAPANESE IN THIS COUNTRY,
Arrivals at San Francisco Outnumber
Those of All Other Countries.
San Francisco, August 9. Labor
Commissioner Fitzgerald has gathered
much data for his memorial to con
gress upon Japanese immigration.
Among other things he had learned
that the Orientals are going into ship
building and that they can construct
vessels at (6 per ton less than the rul
ing rate. Besides, they can handle
cargo at 97. 60 per ton cheaper than it
can be done by white labor.
He has also filed newspaper clippings
from New South Wales, where they
are holding meetings to take action
upon the same question that he is look
ing into. In Sydney a Japanese buyer
recently purchased 80,000 sides of
leather, which were to be shipped to
Japan to be made into hoes, to be
later returned to compete with the
home product
At Osaka, Japan, a cotton mill
started a few years ago with 850 spin
dles. Now there are mills enough
there to use 750,000 spindles.
Arms and Explosives, a weekly Lon
don paper, calls attention to the new
Japanese army rifle, and says that a
country which can turn out such a
splendid gun will soon be a dangerous
competitor in the field of cheap shot
guns and revolvers.
A man who signs himself "American
Citizen" calls attention to the sale of
safety matches in boxes at 6 cents per
dozen and asks how the American la
borer can compete at those prices.
From figures collected Mr. Fitzgerald
has also learned that the number of
Japanese arriving in San Francisco ex
ceeds the total number of immigrants
froiujall other parts of tha world.
These facts are being suitably prepar
ed, and Mr. Fitzgerald thinks he will
present an array of facts that congress
cannot fail to heed.
THE PORTER CENSUS.
Commissioner Wright's Report Upon
Its Operation.
Washington, August 9. Carrol D.
Wright, United States commissioner of
labor, has forwarded to the secretary
of the interior his report on the opera
tions of the eleventh census during the
fiscal year 1894-95. The report places
the total cost of the census up to date
$10,431,142. The appropriation now
available will be enough to finish all
the work, except the final printing and
binding. The chief cause of delay has
been the population schedule of the
population volume. Great care has
been exercised to eliminate errors. The
only other parts remaining uncomplet
ed are the vital statistics, a part of the
compendium and the second edition of
the abstract and the statistical atlas.
Mr. Wright hopes that the whole
work of the census may be completed
and given to the public before the end
of the present calendar year. Seven
volumes of the report, giving names of
veterans of the war. their rank, ser
vices and present address, have been
turned over to the pension offloe. These
returns will be of great value to sol
diers wishing to complete their claims.
Separated by Bloomers.
San Francisco, August 9. Bloomers
have caused the separation of Henry
Bach and his wife. If it were not for
these insidious garments their home
would still be happy. As it iB there is
little hope that they will ever liva to
gether again. Bach is a wholesale
liquor merchant Suspecting that his
wife was riding a wheel against his
wishes, he strolled out to a oyclery
near the park a few days ago to see if
his suspicions were correct He was
greatly shocked to see his wife not only
riding a wheel, but arrayed in bloom
ers of the latest pattern. A scene en
sued, in which Mrs. Bach's bloomers
are said to have received rough treat
ment, and since then the couple have
not lived together.
Excessive Grief Caused His Death.
Oakland, Cat, August 9. Grief
over the death of his daughter, Miss
Mary A. Doris, caused the death of
James Doris, a blacksmith of San La-
andro. Miss Doris died at Cloverdale
last Saturday, after a lingering illness.
Constant anxiety over his daughter's
oondition had preyed upon Doris'
health until his friends were afraid to
inform him of his daughter's death.
The news was broken to him gently,
however, and the body brought home
for burial. Doris insisted upon being
carried down stairs to view the re
mains, and in a few minutes afterward
expired. The doctors say his death
was the result of excessive grief and
the attendant nervous excitement
Bloodshed Likely to Follow.
Douglass, Wyo., August 9. The
foreman of a herd of sheep owned by
the Platte Valley Sheep Company re
ports that six masked men rode into
camp Sunday night, held up the herder,
saturated the wagon with coal oil and
burned it They shot a half dozen
sheep and rode off, after telling the
herder they would wipe out the entire
flock if he did not get out of the park
at once. Tha company sent out arms
and ammunition today and say they
will stand their ground. Bloodshed is
likely to follow, as the ranchers claim
the range is in dispute.
Struck Blch Vein.
Rawlins, Wyo., August 7. A big
strike was made by the Pennsylavnia
Mining Company at Seminole Satur
day. In a new shaft they were sink'
ins, an eighteen-inoh vein of free-mill
ing gold ore was struck that runs over
$500 per ton.
No Indians In Jackson's Hole.
Lander, Wyo., August 7. The sher
iff's posse whioh went to. Jackson's
Hole returned tonight They report
that no Indians were seen on the 400'
mile trip, exoept those on tha reaerva
tiou,
FOR THE FARMERS
Useful Information Concern
ing Farm Work.
HOW TO TELL THE AGE OF EGGS
The Kf g That Sinks So That the Major
Portion of It Is Below the Surface ,
May Be Accepted as Fresh.
It is said that the age of eggs, one
of those questions so important to the
thrifty housewife, may be determined
with a possible degree of accuracy by
means of a cheap and very simple test
If an ounce of good table salt be dis
solved in ten ounces of water roughly
speaking a tablespoonful of salt to a
drinking glass and a quarter of water
a new-laid egg or one not more than
two days old, placed in the solution
will sink to the bottom at once. An
egg three days old will sink more
slowly and will float without touching
the bottom of the vessel or perhaps
touch it and bound upward on the ves
sel being moved. An egg four or five
days old will float quite clear of the
bottom, and if pushed downward will
rise again and maintain a sort of a
"Mahomet's coffin" poise midway bet
ween bottom and surface. And the
older the egg the higher it will float,
until, of course, the equilibrium is es
tablished, when, if it were a year of
age, it could rise no higher. It will
suffice for ordinary household purposes
if a tablespoonful of salt be dissolved
in a full glass of water. The egg that
sinks so that the major portion of it is
below the surface may be accepted as
fairly fresh, while that which shows
a large portion upon the surface must
be regarded with suspicion.
Shall the Farmer Keep Thoroughbreds T
This question is asked in a con
temporary. What a question to ask in
this age of the world. Might as well
ask if he should keep improved cattle,
hogs or sheep, or if he should porcure
modern tools and implements. If his
stock is scrub and his implements are
primitive, he will not be in it; and if
it is acknowledged that it is worth his
while to keep poultry at all, there is
no other sensible conclusion to arrive
at than that ha should keep good poul
try. Poultry breeding to be a success,
must consist in breeding early matur
ing stock, birds that will produce not
only the most pounds, but the best
quality of meat, and that will produce
the most and largest eggs. While it
is true that when eggs are sold by the
dozen the small egg brings as much as
the Urge one, it does not sell so read
ily; and besides every farm house con
sumes a great many eggs, and hence
size costs. Now, these results cannot
be obtained, as a rule from dunghill
fowls. Of course, if any farmer is de
termined to neglect his poultry, he had
better , keep the cheapest kind. No
breed will do well under neglect No
breed can be kept up to its possible or
to a satisfactory standard of excellence,
if it is neglected. But suppose ing that
the farmer means to make his flock do
the best that it can, ha would indeed
be foolish to keep the dunhgill, which
compares with the thoroughbred as the
sickle does with our modern harvesting
machinery.
Dairy Dots.
The oows should have green corn
fodder or grain when the pastures are
short
The system of cold storage is no
doubt bound to effect the price of win
ter butter.
If the cow is a persistent milker do
not attempt to dry her off. There is
danger in doing so.
When rejected feed is left in the feed
boxes, cows will pretty soon loose their
appetites and shrink their milk
There is not as much said these days
about dehorning as there used to be,
but it is going on extensively just the
same.
When winter comes, if a good, well
ventilated stable and succulent food is
provided, the cow will more likely
keep is steady health. .
Many of the best dairymen have dis
carded stanchions. Mr. Gurler.. says
that stanchions do not aid us to get
past the 800-pound butter mark.
Will feed effect the flavor of butter?
we are asked. Feed onions and see.
Still, it is but fair to state that some
deny that feed has any effect.
Encourage the Boys.
Give the boy a chance. Let him be
usefully employed, and thus keep him
out of bad company. Don't make him
work for you and stifle his complaints
by telling him how much better off he
is than you were when a boy. He gets
tired of hearing this, just as you would
were you in his place. Let him work
for himself and see how much more
cheerfully it will be done and how few
the complaints though he may be work
ing harder. Start him in the poultry
business, even if on a very small scale.
Get him some good chickens, if but a
pair, and see bow proud of them he
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them and you pocket the proceeds, but
let him be sole proprietor and manager
of the business, aiding him, of course
by advioe when necessary. . Enlarge
the business as the proceeds will allow
and by the time he has reaohed tha
majority he will have a nioe "nest
egg" laid by. The amount of money
he will have been able to save is, how
ever, the smallest part of the benefit he
will have reoeived, for the moral ad
vantage attained by having been kept
from idleness cannot be counted in
gold, and a boy whose surplus ewy
is expended in a useful occupation that
interests him will shun evil companions
and bad habits. Western Garden.
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