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IIILLSBORO, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1895.
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DIPLOMATIC WAR
COMMENTS FROM ALL SOURCES
ON MONROEISM.
The London tllobe Rays Knglnnd Will
liomitlti Firm, He the Consequences
What They May -The Attitude of
Veuesuela One of Belf-1'roiectlon.
New York, Deo. 24. A dispatch to
the Herald from Valpariso says: Chilo,
which in thoroughly conservative iu its
polioy as a republic, is greatly inclined
to hold the views of Ureat Britain on
the Venezuelan question. It is thought
that the Brtiish government has noth
ing to foar an to the outcome of the
dispute. Leading won in all circloH
here sharply oritioiso the interpreta
tion put upon the Mouore doctrine by
the United States.
Dial Dentines to He Interviewed.
Mexico, Deo. 24. President Diaz,
in an interview today on President
Cleveland's message said:
"While I a in, of course, a partisan
of the Monroe doctrine, properly under
stood, I do not think 1 should give the
press an opinion on its application to
the question pending between Ureat
liritain and Venezuela."
Venetiiela Krjoloe.
New York, Deo. 24. A dispatoh
from Caraoas says: In an interview on
President Cleveland's message, Presi
dent Crespo said he was preparing a
personal letter of thanks to President
Cleveland. He added:
"The attitude of Venezuela and of
her executive head upon the boundary
question iu Guiana will always be one
of self-protection. The republic will
uphold rights that properly may be re
garded as hers at all hazard h. Presi
dent Cleveland and myself were both
as one in losing and in regaining
power, and certainly it seems as if we
were one in destiny and action.
France Friendly to Knglnnd.
Paris, Deo. 24. All the newspapers
which comment today on President
Cleveland's message and the subse
quent action of the United States con
gress support the Btand taken by Ureat
Britain aud protest that Monroeism is
not and cannot be a prinoiple of inter
national law. Figaro asks: "Why
should the United States refuse other
powers the right of defending their in
terests in Ameirca when they them
selves intervened in Turkey without
any one thinking of opposing them?"
The Argentine Kepubllo.
Ntw York, Deo. 24 A dispatch to
the Hi raid from Buenos Ay res says:
The general topio of discussion here in
official and business circles is the ener
getio message of President Cleveland
on the Venezuelan boundary question.
Outside of the English colony, who re
gard the message as a mere threat, the
reception of its interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine is enthusiastic. Gen
eral Mitre says that lie has always been
in hearty accord with the principles
enunoiated iu the doctrino and that he
can say that the same view is held by
the acting president of Argcntiuia
General Roca.
The Naoion says that the support of
all South American republics should be
given to the United States.
La Prensau says that the United
States having formally and firmly de
clared her intention in regard to Eu
ropean intervention on the Amerioan
oontinent, South Amorica should ex
press its full sympathy with the groat
republic
English I'reH Comment.
London, Deo. 24. Commenting upon
the Venezuelan question the newspa
pers generally agree that the situation
is more serious than they thought it
yesterday. In the publio mind, also,
there is a general feeling of disappoint
ment at the action of congress.
The stock exohange here and ex
changes throughout the oountry con
tinue under the influence of the diffi
culty. At the same time, there is no
excitement.
Pall Mall Gazette's money artiole
ays: "Of oourse, whatever happens,
America will ' lose oredit over the
affair. It is particularly inopportune,
when many of her railways need
money."
The Globe, a newspaper supposed to
be on terms of intimacy with the gov
ernment, gives warning that Great
Britain will remain firm, saying:
'President Clevleand may appoint a
dozen commissioners, but Enlgand will
remain firm in her refusal to reoognize
them, and jurisdiction of this sort.
This is our unalterable position, be the
oonsequences what they may. We will
never submit to such unparalleled dic
tation." The Globe is also irate at the recent
ntteranoes of Dr. Chauncey M. Depew,
especially his references to the easy
manner in which the United States
could oonquor Canada, remarking:
"The overwhelming naval strength of
England, would enable her to pour
troops into Canada at any sight of dan
ger. Small warships oould be sent to
the Lakes, and Chicago, Detroit and
Buffalo would be utterly at their
meroy." "
Only a Wordy War.
Terra Haute, Deo. 24. Ex-Secretary
of the Navy R. W. Thompson, in com
menting on the president's meassge to
congress, said that he does not think
there is a remote chance of war with
England. There is no probability of
I
r .'K the two English speaking pejjaa-of
vi n r a 1 l . i . . l l - 1 : ... T
wo worm going w war nuuuu a nvue
strip of territory alongside of Vene
suela.
"It will be a war of diplomaoy,"
he said. "Both countries will de
mand an exhibition of power and pur
pose, but the controversy will be set-
tlted by peaceful methods. Neither
t nation is prepared to go. to war, and
neither wants a war as a result of this
quarrel over a boundary line. It is
not ueoessary for either to fight to
show that it is not cowardly. Each
knows the other will fight, but each is
too far advanced in ciivlization to be
the aggressor in bringing on a war on
suoh provocation."
MORE BONOS TO ISSUE.
The President end HI. Advisers Bald
Have Bo Decided.
New York, Deo. 24. A special
to
the Herald from Washington says:
At a conference of the cabinet officers
with President Cleveland it was de
cided to issue bonds at once to replen
ish the gold reserve. Members of the
cabinet who are in the city were sum
moned to the White House, and the
president went over the situation with
them. It was decided that Secretary
Carlisle should at once prepare for an
other bond issue. The administration
was in consultation with some of the
members of the late Belmont-Morgan
syndicate, but it could not be learned
last night whether the new bonds are
to be taken by the syndicate or whether
the proposals are to be asked for by the
secretary of the treasury. The amount
of the issue, it is said, will be enough
to raise the gold reserve above f 100,
000,000, although it is not intended to
sell any more bonds than seems abso
lutely necessary, beoause it is believed
the present flurry will soon pass over,
in view of the belief in the peaceful
settlement of the Venezuelan question.
Washington, Deo. 24. The fact that
several members of the cabinet were
observed coming from the White
House today led to a very general sur
mise that there had been a speoial
cabinet meeting to consider some phase
of the Venezuelan question, or the con
dition of the finances. Diligent in
quiry, however, failed to esatblish the
fact that a oabinet meeting actually
took place, but there is do doubt a con
ference, the nature of which cannot be
ascertained, had been in progress dur
ing the day between the preident and
some of his advisers. Those who were
at the White House included Secre
taries Olnoy, Carlisle and Lamont
NOTHING OF STRATHNEVIS.
It
It at Now Been Thirty-Four
Days
Since She Was Last Spoken.
Port Townsend, Deo. 24. The fate
of the Oriental Btaemship Strathnevis
and the 190 people aboard still remains
a mystery. It has been thirty-four
days since she was last spoken. She
was then about 800 miles west of Cape
Flattery, under Jrwo small leg-of-mutton
sails, slowly making her way east
ward. Since then two of the wildest
aud severest storms of the season have
been experienced in the North Pacific
The British flagship Royal Arthur,
with powerful search lights, steaming
twenty-two knots an hour, andjeover-
ing a distance of fifteen miles on each
side, put in a week cruising along
the northern coast without discovering
any signs of the lost steamer. The
only other steamer prosecuting the
search is the Danube, of Victoria.
The general opinion among mariners
is that the Strathnevis has gone ashore
on the southeast ooast of Alaska. In
that event the sufferings and fatalties
of the orew of the sealing schooner
George R. White, which went ashore
at Wood island last April, when eleven
of the orew froze to death in the snow,
will doubtless be repeated. The con
tinued absence of the Danube is the
only hope held out for the safety of the
passengers and the orew of the Strath
nevis. It is argued if the vessel has
gone ashoer on the Alaska coast, some
word would have been received before
now. It is thought the fuel aboard
the Danube must be nearly exhausted.
ZEITOUN CAPTURED.
Victory for the Turkish Troops, and
General Massacre of Armenian!.
New York, Deo. 24. A dispatch to
the Herald from London says a dispatch
from Vienna states that Mursah Pasha,
commanding a Turkish force, has cap
tured the town of Zeitoun, which was
some time ago taken by the insurgent
Armenians, and that he had massacred
all the Armenians in the place, who
did not make their escape to the moun
tains. Washington, Deo. 24 The Turiksh
legation received from the sublime
porte the following telegram under to
day's date:
"The insurgents of Zeitoun attaoked
the Mussulmans' village of Mehlia,
killed and burned two men, five women
and three children, and oaried away
the oat tie and the things belonging to
the inhabitants. The survivors fled
to Eenkona. With the exoepiton of
Zeitoun, perfect order reigns in the
whole empire."
The Revenue Cutter Bear.
SanFranoisoo.Deo. 20 More trouble
is in progress on the revenue cutter
Bear. When Captain Healv was sus
pended, pending charges of unoffloer-
like oonduot made aginst him, tne oom
mand of the Bear was given to Lieu
tenant Bushner, who was considered a
popular and capable offioer. The sub
ordinate officers of the Bear today" ad
mitted that several days ago they had
forwarded to Washington charges
against Lieutenant Bushner, but no
offioer would state the nature of these
charges. Lieutenants Daniels and
Dorry, of the Bear, who filed the
charges against Captain Healy, have
themselves, been charged by the orew
L2i petty ofneers witn sleeping on
watch and negleot of duty.
Another Kallroad for Sale,
Application has been -made to the
United States court at Denver for the
sale of the Denver, Leadville & Gun
niaon railroad, better known as the
South Park line, which has been in the
hands of Reoeiver Frank Trumbull for
the paBt two years.
GROWING RAPIDLY.
DOVELOPMENT OF NORTHWEST
INDUSTRIES.
Discovery of Coal In Orant County The
Uold Yield of Josephine County le
Larger Than for Many Yeare-Eaet
Kootenai Oil Excitement Oregon.
Long Creek has been having great re
ligious revivals. Over 100 conversions
are reported.
' Mutton sheep are being purchased in
Southern Oregon for Portland markets
for from $1.25 to $1. GO per head.
The discovery of coal in great
abundance in Grant county is reported.
It is lignite in character. If true, the
extension of the railroad to -the mine
in the near future is probable.
The southern part of Josephine coun
ty will yield more gold this season
than for many years past. Old mines
are being operated that have lain idle
for a long time, and everything points
toward a revival of the mining indus
try. Some years ago Frank Dekum, of
Portland, prcoured from Europe a
large number of nightingale songsters,
which were turned loose through the
state. They are said to be thriving
and are now in districts where they
are seen for the first time.
Railroad rumors are rife on the
Lower Klamath. A party of seven or
eight men were discovered last week
from Eureka with transits, levels and
all the apparatus neceassry for making
a preliminary survey. After a few
days they returned to Eureka.
The following is given as Oregon's
gold yield by counties for 1894: Baker,
$447,995.72; Benton, $2,045; Coos,
$108,853.77; Crook, $1,050; Curry,
$8,800; Douglas, $070,879.88; Grant,
$128,853.09; Harney, $1,500; Jackson,
$167,646; Josephine, $143, 676.61; Lane,
$32,500; Linn, $2,000; Malheur, $13,
600; Marion, $982.88; Union, $1,
059,070; total, $3,213,856.42.
A Umatilla county stockman says
that it looks worse for stockmen in
that section than any time for a great
many years. There is no grass on the
range, owing to the dry summer, and
there was no bay to speak of grown on
the uplands. There is no bunch grass
at present and they cannot sell any
cattle or sheep as they are too poor for
beef or mutton. He believes that a
large number of cattle, horses and
sheep will starve this winter. It is re
ported in the sheep district that the
soab is spreading.
The census roll of Wallowa county
oame to hand in the secretary of state's
office, and a cursory inspection of its
oontents reveals the following facts to
the credit of that distant "pocket
borough:" With a total population of
8,980, she has 1,175 legal voters; wood,
835,190 pounds; sheep, 53,902; hogs,
4,215; horses, 7,650; mules, 30; cat
tle, 15,095; acres of land in cultiva
tion, 25,187; wheat raised, 115,685
bushels; oats, 78,880; barley and rye,
70,223; corn, 674; hay, 20,639 tons;
butter and cheese, 71,005 pounds; po
tatoes, 31,992; bushels apples, 2,960
busheis; prunes and plums, 1,149
bushels; poultry, 1,980 dozen; bacon,
85,800; pounds; gold, 40 ounces, and
926,000 feet of lumber.
Washington.
The flouring mill at Asotin has been
destroyed by fire with a loss of $0,000,
Hillyard has at last been declared in
corpora ted by the commissioners of
Spokane county.
A brick building has been begun in
Walla Walla. It will be used for
bottling works.
North Yakima is bidding for
Boouring mill and cloth faotory. One
of her oitizens has gone East to inter
est capital
An organized effort is being made
among the shingle manufacturers in
Eastern Washington to close the mills
down for two months so as to strengthen
prioeB in Eastern markets. Various
county asooiations are being organized
and it is believed the movement will
suooeed.
The fate of the state oapitol building
is to be in the hands of the supreme
oourt. Preparations for legal formali
ties are now in progress, on aooont of
the passage of the following resolu
tions by the state oapitol oommision
WheraB, It appears to the state oapitol
commission that the said commission
oan dispose of the warrants on the
"Btate capitol building fund" for the
full amunt of the unexpended appropri
ation for the said state capitol
par in cash issued on the letting of the
contraot for the superstructure of the
oapitol building for which bids are
will be invited, and that by so doing
the completion of the said building
wholly and solely from said "state
oapitol fuud" and wthout resort to any
other fund of the state is insured, and
the oontraot price for the said letting
oan be reduoed several thousand dol
lars and the said sum saved to the state,
and without so doing said oontraot can
not be let! therefore be it resolved,
That on the letting of the oontraot the
commission, with the consent of the
contractors, issue to the auditor its cer
tificate or certificates, directing the au
ditor to issue warrants on the state
capitol building fund payable to the
order of the oontraotor, to be indorsed
by the oontraotor, and to be delivered
as so indorsed by the auditor in ex
ohange for oash at not less than par,
Baid certificate or certificates and war
rants to be for a sum or sums not ex
oeedung the amount of the appropria
tion still unexxpended; said moneys
realized by the commission from the
said warrants to be held by the state
treasurer solely to be disbursed upon
certificates isued by the board upon and
with vouchers duly presented, passed
upon, examined aud allowed in the
method proivded in section 14 of chap
ter 138, laws of 1893, certifying that
the services have been rendered and
material furnished, and that the per
son therein named is entitled to be
paid the amount therein named, and
said certificates to be audited and al
lowed by the tate auditor. The su
preme oourt will be asked to pass upon
the legality of the action which the
above resolution calls for, and it is un
derstood that an effort will be made to
have this matter made a special fea
ture and acted upon at once. In the
opinion of Assistant Attoreny-General
James A. Haight, the immediate sale
of the warrants for cash can be legally
made. The state land commission has
invested $160,000 of the permanent
school fund in state wararnts. This
amount, together with the sum already
invested in county bonds and the
amount drawing interest on contracts to
purchase school lands, will make the
whole sum of the permanent fund now
drawng interest about $2,000,000.
Montana.
The Castner Coal & Coke Company
are going to put in a $22,000 electrical
plant at Great Falls for lighting pur
poses. The season just closed has been a
fairly profitable one to the cattlemen
of Montana. Over 147,000 head were
shipped over the Ureat Northern road
and the average price was $35 per head.
Congressman Hartman wants an In
dian industrial school opened at Keogh
reservation at Miles iCty and wants
$75,000 for that purpose, $40,000 of
which is to be used for buildings..
One hundred and fifty men are at
work at Clancy preparing the grounds
and foundations for the buildings to be
erected there for the use of the Great
Northern railroad. A steam plow is in
operation there andthe workh is pro
gressing rapidly.
It is calculated by the most con
servative business men of Butte that
the present payroll for labor alone in
that camp exceeds the enormous Bum of
$800,000 per month. That sum of
money is sufficient to maintain and
keep booming a city four times the
present size of Butte.
The capitol building commissioners
expect soon to establish the validity of
the warrants issued by the board, and
will then make an effort to dispose of
them to the bankers of the state. Sev
eral prominent bankers have already
shown a disposition to accept the war
rants at par, provided they are valid,
the commissioners say.
Idaho.
The railroad mileage of the state is
nearly 1,000 miles.
Idaho has 718,339 sheep, which are
assesed at $1 per head.
The contractors of the Mink creek
canal have accepted .one piece of the
work, and have just let another con
tract.
J. F. Gaffuey, the receiver of the
bank of Genessee, has taken charge of
the defunct institution. The assets
and liabilities of the bank have been
invoiced by the sheriff.
An electric light plant is to be
erected at Canyon creek for the purpose
of supplying lights at Burke and Gem,
and intermediate points. Water
power will be used from Canyon creek
Tts new city of Nez Perce is making
rapid progress. At present there are
eight or ten buildings in the course of
erection. Contracts have been made by
persons who have leased the saw mill
to deliver 1,000,000 feet ot lumber to
the town site by January 1. About
twenty buildings have been erected so
far, but further progress has been re
tarded owing to the oold weather.
Brlthh Columbia.
A new sawmill has been built at
Wellington.
A smelter company has been organ
ized to commence operations early in
the year at Grand Forks. The plant
will be similar to that now being erect
ed at Trail.
The most prosperous and phenomenal
salmon run in the history of the Sound
is the reoord of this season, and the
end is not vet in sight The amount
of salmon taken from the waters even
at this time surprises the oldest in
habitants. The surface indications in the oil
fields in East Kootenai are considered
good. Two different qualities of oil
Iiave been obtained. On Kishneena
oreek. a short distanoe north of the in
ternational boundary line, black oil
similar to the Pennsylvania and Ohio
oils, is found. But on Sage croek
some eight miles north, there is found
an oil that is nearly pure, of a light
vellow color, whioh will burn in a
lamp as it oomes from the ground,
Close by there is natural gas escaping
from bedrock which burns freely on
ianition. Some of the oil sent to the
ureoloffioftl museum at Ottawa, oaused
considerable excitement and comment,
and was pronounced a fraud on ao
count of its purity.
Alaska.
The new hospital to be ereoted on
Douglas island will be begun the first
of the vear. The oontraot lor tne gov
ernment Bohool house has been let and
work will oommence about March 1,
The grand ' jury recently indicted
fortv-four saloonmen in Juneau, Doug
las City and Sitka for having violated
the orsanio act whioh prohibits the
sale of Honor in Alaska. This is the
first time any grand jury in the ter
ritory has indicted persons for selling
Honor. The jury petitioned tne na
tional aovernment to repeal the issu'
anoe of Honor licenses, or else permit
recularlv licensed dealers to transact
business without fear of prosecution,
At present the dealers are licensed by
the government and then indicted and
prosecutod for soiling intoxicants.
DOINGS OF CONGRESS
ROUTINE WORK OF THE FIFTY-
FOURTH SESSION.
Substance of the Bills and Resolutions
Introduced In the Senate and House
Make-up of the Various Commit
teesSenate. Washington, Dec 19. The presi
dent's message on the Venezuelan ques
tion occupied the attention of the sen
ate during the brief session
Many memorials concerning the
Cuban rebellion and the Turkish ques
tion were presented. Call offered a
resolution to investigate alleged elec
tion irregularities in Florida.
Washington, Deo. 20. Though less
than a dozen senators were present
when the session opened today, the
Venezuela issue at once came into
prominence but not as directly as in the
house, the senate's business taking the
form of measures for national defense.
Chandler immediately followed with
bill "to strengthen the military
armament," the reading of . tl e title
occasioning much whispered comment
It was referred to the committee on
military affairs. On motion of Davis
the senate agreed to a resolution calling
on the president for information and
all correspondence as to the establish
ment by Great Britain of postoffioes
and post roads in the United States ter
ritory of Alaska; also, as to any British
occupation, military or civil, of that
territory; also respecting any attempt
by Great Britain or Canada to assert
any claim to territory of the United
States in Alaska.
Another significant resolution . was
offered by Gallinger, authorizing the
seoretary of war to contract for the
purchase of an improved counterpoise
battery. The resolution went to the
oommittee on military affairs.
In presenting a bill for the repeal of
the law imposing disabilities on those
who served in the war of the rebellion,
Hill spoke briefly. The main purpose,
he said, was to wipe out the feature of
the statute which prevented ex-Confederates
from serving in the United
States navy and army.
Washington, Deo 21. When .the
senate journal had been read and ap
proved the clerk of the house an
nounced the passage by the house
of a bill appropriating $100,000 for
the expenses of the commission to in
vestigate the boundary between Brit
ish Guiana and Venezuela, recom
mended by the president. The vice
president immediately laid it before
the senate. Objection was made to
the second reading or reference of the
bill until tomorrow. Morgan said
there was a resolution relating to this
general subject before the oommittee
of foreign relations and he intended to
call a meeting of the committee to
mtnorow to oonsider not only this bill,
but also the resolution. As the mat
ter now stands no aotion can be taken
on the bill until tomorrow.
House.
Washington) Dec 19. The house
devoted itself to-day to discussing
the propositon to have two election
committees instead of one, the Vene
zuelan message meanwhie lying un
opened. .
Washington, Deo. 20. Mr. Hitt re
ported in the house this morning as
soon as it had been called to order, and
called for unanimous consent, for the
consideration of a bill to empower the
president to appoint a commission to
oonsider the Venezuelan boundary
question, and an appropriation of
$100,000 for the epxense thereof. The
text of the bill follows:
'Be it enaoted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress assem
bled, that the sum of $100,000 or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated for
the expenses ofa commission to be ap
pointed by the president to investigate
and report upon the true divisional line
between the republic of Venezuela and
British Guiana."
The bill passed the house.
Washington, Dec 24. The house
today responded to the president s
message by pigeonholing the resolution
for a holiday reoess, and preparing to
go to work to provide some means for
the relief of the treasury. The speaker
announooed the ommittees. The chair
men of the more important ones are:
Foreign Affairs Hitt of Illinois,
Republican.
Ways and Means Dingley of Maine,
Republican.
Rules Speaker Keed, Kepublican.
Appropirations Cannon of Illinois,
Republican.
Banking and Currenoy Walker or
Massachusetts, Republican.
Coin, Weights and Measures C.
W. Stone of Pennsylvania, Republican.
Rivers and Harbors Hooker of New
York, Republican. .
Railways and Canals Chiokenng of
New York, Republican.
Immigration and Naturalization
Bartholdt of Missouri, Republican.
Indian Affairs Sherman of New
York, Republican.
Paoiflo Railroads Powers of Ver
mont, Republican.
Naval Affairs Boutelle of Maine,
Republican.
Interstate and Foreign Commeroe
Hepburn of Iowa, Republican.
Judioiary Henderson of Iowa, Re
rjublioan.
Publio Lands Laoey of Iowa, Re
publican.
Labor Phillipps of Pennsylvania,
Remiblican.
Airrioulture Wadsworth of New
York, Republican.
Mines and Mining Aitken of Miohi
gan, Republican. -
Irrigation and Arid Lands Herr
man of Oregon, Republican.
Pensions Loudenslaeer of New
Jersey, Republican.
SUGAR BOUNTY LAWFUL.
IU Constitutionality Sustained by Judge
Pardee, of Loulsana.
New Orleans, Dec 20. Two sugar
bounty cases were decided today by
Judge Pardee, in the United States cir
cuit court They were tests of the con
stitutionality of the sugar-bounty act
and were filed by the Realty Company
and Andrew H. Gay. Judge Pardee's
opinion was forcible against the posi
tion assumed by Controller Bowler.
The decision is against the United
States. He holds the sugar-bounty act
is constitutional. In addition to that,
congress had power to appropriate
money for any purpose it saw fit In
his opinion, no court or office had the
power to nullify such an appropriation.
Congress is the exclusive judge of the
purposes to which money shall be ap
propriated, and after congress passes
such an appropriation no oourt or office
has power to revise its action.
The case will be immediately taken
to the supreme court of the United
States. It is understood the judges
have agreed to give the sugar-planters'
case an immediate bearing, and it is
probable that final judgment will be
reached in the next two months.
GREAT STREET CAR STRIKE-
About 5,000 Men Involved Public Sen
timent Bald to Be With Strikers.
Philadelphia, Deo. 19. The great
strike of motormen and conductors of
the Union Traction line began early
this morning. The sentiment of the
publio is clearly with the strikers.
The company employes about 5,000
men. Two-thirds of them are mem
bers of the employes' association. The
demand of the men is for a working
day of ten hours with $2 a day, a rea
sonable time for meals, protection from
the weather and recognition of their
organization.
At 12 o'clock the street railway traf
fic all over the city, with the excep
tion of a few lines, is at a standstill.
The entire police force is busy suppres
sing the minor outbreaks of violence
and men are locked up at every station.
Despite the efforts of the strike leaders
to reserve order, there has been much
violence, although none of a serios na
ture. At Cumberland and Amber
streets about 100 women plugged the
switches. The conductors tried to re
open the switches but were driven away
by the women. Scores of men have
been arrested for outting the trolley
wire.
Education in Alaska.
San Francisco, Deo. 19. The United
States commissioner of education has
issued a report on education in Alaska,
from whioh it appears that during the
past year there have been maintained
there sixteen day schools with twenty
four teachers. There have been also
maintained seven oontract schools with
forty-nine teachers and employes. The
commissioner recommends the appro
priation of $50,000 for the ensuing
year for education in Alaska. One of
the oddest recommendations of the re
port is that the government increase its
appropriation for the introduction of
domestic reindeer as a food supply for
the people. Nearly 400 were intro
dnoed last year.
Proposed Hawaiian Cable.
' New York, Deo. 19. The govern
ment of Hawaii has granted to Col
onel Spaulding, a well known planter
of the Hawaiian islands, a concession
for a cable to the United States, with a
subsidy of $40,000 a year. Colonel
Spaulding's idea is to apply to the gov-
ernment of the United States for a
sufficient subsidy to warant the laying
of the oable and for its maintenance.
The object is to secure to the United
States the advantage of a oable com
munication from the Hawiaiian
islands, in the hope that the cable at
some future time may be extenaea to
Australia and China, with which coun
tries we have large and growing com
meroal relations. "
Sudden Death of Charles H. Shattuck.
San Francisco, Dec 19. News has
reached this oity of the sudden death
of Charles H. Shattuck at his home,
1729 Central avenue, Almeda. Mr.
Shattuck was the pioneer ink manufac
turer of the ooast, although but 38
years of age. He supplied most of the
daily papers of the city with their
printing inks, and also manufactured a
great variety of colored inks for the
printing of posters and display adver
tisements. He was a native of Massa
chusetts. The cause of his death was
rheumatism, whioh spread to his brain.
He had only been ill for a week, and
the sudden and fatal termination was
quite unbooked for both by his family
and his physioian. The deceased
leaves a young wife, also a native of
Massachusetts,
and a little girl 6
years old.
Past Bicycle Bide.
Denver, Dec 19. A speoial to the
Republioan from Cheyenne says: The
fastest mile ever ridden on a bioyole
was made here yesterday on a thirty
eight pound, ninety-six inoh gear tan
dem by Charles Erswell and John
Green, who rode one mile, flying start,
nnpaced, on a straight-away oourse in
1:17 1-5. The ride was made before a
wind blowing thirty miles an hour.
Another Defaulter for Mexloo.
Terre Haute, Deo. 19. The abscond
ing Adams express agent, George W
MoCammon, has been traced to Jack'
son, Miss. , and the police have reoeived
a telegram that he has left there for
Natchez. He is probably trying to
reach New Orleans, so as to get to
Mexico. It is said his stealings will
amount to fully $5,000. The safe oould
not be opened here and was shipped to
the manufactory, at Cincinnati. Until
it is opened the exaot amount cannot
be given.
THE FRUIT PESTS
SECRETARY TONNESON GIVES
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
A Very Destructive Pear-Boot Peet DIs
. covered In California-Official Bulle
tins and Warnings to Horticulturist
General Farm Information.
Professor C. V. Piper, of the Pull
man, Wash., expeirmental station, has
just issued Bulletin No. 17, treating of
insect pests of the garden, farm and or
chard. This is a vital subject and de
servers extreme watchfulness on the
part of horticulturists. The Bulletin
says: That nearly all our common de
structive insects have been introduced
from other states, and that inch of
them as are native are for the most
part the same or closely related species
to those that have long been studied
and combated in other states.
The term injurious as applied to in
sects is a relative one. Those insects
are commonlycalled injurious that dam
age plants, animals or stored products
useful to man. On the other hand,
those insects that tend to destroy weeds
or noxious animals are indirectly bene
fical. Among the most useful of in
sects are thej ladybugs. Both in the
adult and larval stages, ladybugs de
stroy a great number of plant lice,
young scale insects and otner son-
bodied forms. Scacrely less efflcaoious
is the golden-eye, or laoe-wing fly, a
beautiful pale green insect, that de
stroys plant lice. Several diseases
caused by low fungus plants also de
stroy Tmany insects, especially in wet
seasons. While beneficial insects and
diseases do much to keep down the num
ber of the pests, yet they are not equal
to the task set before them. Hence the
necessity and value of insecticides.
The bulletin is fully illustrated and
the life and histores of the injnirous
insects are given, as well as the most
approved method of fighting them'
Necessity of Spraying.
At the recent meeting in Walla
Walla of the Northestern Fruit Grow- -
era Association, U. A. lonneson, seo
retary of the State Board of Horticul
ture of Washington, read an import
ant paper in whioh he said:
"To be a successful fruitgrower,
spraying and other means of prevent
ing the attacks of fruit pests must be
employed from the stage of first plant- '
ing the trees. More than this, the
work must be begun in the nursery.
With the great possibility before the
fruit growers of the Pacific Northwest,
we cannot be too particular about
guarding against the introduction of
infected plants, trees, fruit and any ma
terial in connection therewith from all .
outside seotions.
"In each of the states of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho and the prov
ince of British Columbia, both infected
nursery trees and fruit have been con
demned and destroyed under the direc
tion of the boards of horticulture.
During this dormant season many
negligent orohardists have been served
by official notioe to spray or disenfect
infested trees within a certain limit
of time. In Jjone county of the state
of Washington 130 notices have been
served, requiring orchards to be
sprayed before January 1, 1896.
"Clean and thrifty trees oan be pur
chased at as low rates as those infested
with any fruit pests. The cost of labor
and material necessary to keep a clean
ly started orchard free from the attack
of these serious enemies is a very nom
inal part of the expense of fruit rais
ing. As fruit growers, we must make
it a part of our duty to buy only those
plants and trees which bear sufficient
guarantee by ofnoial inspectors 2 after
being fumigated that, they are free
from serious pests or plant diseases.
We must make the work of spraying
a regular part of orchard cultivation
and obey rules and regulations of our
boards of horticulture refusing to let
any fruit boxes or paokages once used
for fruit to come on our premises un
less the same has been thoroughly dis
infected, and we must make it our
duty to notify any fruit pest inspector
or his deputy of any violations of the
law or of established rules and regu
lations whioh may oome withinj our
notioe.
"An orohardist in the western'part
of Washington has reported to the
board of horticulture that on a single
Northern Spy apple tree was produced
twenty-five bushels of apples that sold
readily at $1 per box as a result of
using the Bordeaux mixture as di
rected for the scab.
Summarized, the difference in the "
value of spraying andj not spraying is
about as follows: Average cost of
combating insect pests, including
scale, aphis, oondlin moth or scab, at -
120 per tree, or eighty trees per acre,
$9.60. Increased valuu of avni-age
fruit orop protected from condlin raoth.1,
scale or scab, $1 per tree or $80 per
acre, a net inorease of 88 per cent
We can't afford not to spray, but wo
must be at work now, applying the
lime, sulphur and salt solution as
thoroughly compounded, as hot and
rapidly as opportunities will permit
and while purchasing our pumps we
shall be prepared for oodlin moth
and soab in the spring when the work
must continue. We are watohing
with great interest the work accom
plished by our ladybirds. They are
destroiyng many of our injurious in
sects, but as yet are not multiplying
rapiydly enough for dependence upon
them. The black Australian bugs are
reported to have cleaned many or
chards from the blaok scale, but they
do not work sufficiently on the San
Jose scale to exterminate it Investiga
tions are being made to discover some
natural enemy whioh shall prove ade
quate for the destruction of this scale,
but until found, it is advisable for us
to oontinue with our best known rem
edies, applying them vigorously.
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