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THE NATIONAL HAILS OF CONGRESS ""erldaV. Jun0 22, r nn 22 The opoeltlon A'to t" committee amend '.nndry clvll bill appropri ate BnUry,v t payment fcoo?(;rCx on of t. w " L began by McLaurln, I,,ci' Che withdrawal of the 6Kint bj 8,B . pflMflg8 of the W$n$S&& Act,,CR,ly . appropriation, wh oh was jfbytbe houeoof repre. litet. . . no Pure food e!on ltutlonal features food bill were dobdte,l by 'f. Sra of tho house, the M ?tX wide on the one. h! M l took away from ,bet hel PoH power-. Vari ,W 1 .inl&le to localities and tort,iPS Swed earnestly, but KDK that the bJH will lHrf Pffllln tho form In SAAoiinor.tate and ;SSBJ2S at 3:80, S'blH wa. read and amend- fleri "nftckaKo" Boctlon was f ifbcinlevident that this crfnto much dificue ffttll wi taUaMaunU! to- Thursday, Juno 21. . jan8 21. Tho senate T'piuton In accord with Sent and the house o roprc- by declaring for a lock canal Sbtbmoe of Panama. Tho MNuhed alter a day's discus Vi almost devoid of Intoroflt Stent There Mas only one re- lfW ........ . motion to ay irf.cT" , : .nnstuni. biitieiDB - ,7 bKdierei mil. " - I to Kltlrcdge, and waa voted l!lto 36. Jane 21. Tho space .. .i ti. npaknr'a desk oi me todi; resembled a amall Bectloh diciteeatn store and a corner gro- rlth cereals, JamB, joilioa, tins oi tomatoes, corn, bottles oi wins- wine, imported sausages, cherries and other edibles and ,Mt imttdred orer tho tabled. BVIVf iupleU the picture there woro a W tales with weight, n grad Ui funnel. These woro used Etrate the contention ol the iy o( the committee on inter xt Imtlta commerce that a pure ill it neceseary for tbe protection people. ibotueipent tho entire day in tntim of tbe bill and Had not It it adiournmont. It will kg op again tomorrow. Wednesday, June 20. (hfojtoD, Jane 20. The meat tioo crorlilon of the agricultural fcilttioa bill was today made the ft of ducasslon in the senate. The untno op on motion by Proctor ; tbe conference requested by Tbe bill went over without nere two speeches on tho Fana- 1 one brMorean in stionorr of ileielplan and the other by Per il oppoeltlon. nuts held iti first nlcht ses- filch wu devoted to tho consld- cl the sundry civil appropria tion, June 20. Twenty bills 'icm general interest were Mi; by the houso under sua- n l iL. . i . . . me raies. Among tliem UarM innmnrlnttnr. ton nnn luiTeling expenses of tho presl with eidtod considerable do iog ior tho subdivision of fcl n.J.. .1 . uui urn reclamation act; ! the efflplpnpr nf tlm l,n.Li. . rj w. w uu.vcn 'lBilri Vic r,nfn.! t. PUbrijllllftr DHtIr.l ..nnn J regulating tho checking of "Nfflmjn rarrlore. m resolution increasing the tf P'entattves to four yeara w receive i. Tuesday. JUna 10. Won, Jans Lllh. k. yP 'or the Pan- Jwnamg that in point of wt nd Comml a J "(Jl QBl iWn. J linn 10 mi. i . i HI r"' '" "? meat in- AtlehnZ ' 1 "ant Roose- jMMfcommitteo on agri- C Si'l atoday at the Maenti.l V" 1,1,8 Btance PIou.Vl wropruuon of 13.. ttii''"" c." of inspection H"VM w me president. Mtornla, itto l.urPe frtlfift.ii;-"""" owe C P l0.V the United 10. Knox ad- feasibility and economy it la far super ior to trie aea level plan. He took di rect issue with Kittredgo aa to the safety of the Gatum dam. The agricultural appropriation bill, containing the meat inspection provis ion, was received from the house and the house substitute ordered printed. The senate ordered another cnnfnr. ence on the naval appropriation bill. Washington, Juno 10. With practi cal unanimity the house today adopted the substitute for the Boverldgo amend ment to the agricultural appropriation bill relating to meat inspection, tho ob jectionable features of the former amendments being eliminated and tho amendment perfected to meet the wishes of tho president. An effort was made to extend the time of debate, but Wadsworth, chairman of tho commit tee on agriculture, desiring to got the hill into conference aa soon as possiblo, objected. After tlie adoption of the amendment tho bill waB sent to confer ence, the conferees boing Wadsworth, Scott (Kan.) and Lamb (Va.) A large number of bills were passed under suspension of rules, Through tho efforts of Champ Clark, of Mis souri, and Willlajis, of Mississippi, the subsidiary silver coinago bill failed to eecuro enough votos to pasa it under the rule. Monday, Juno 18. Washington, June 18. Aftor another day devoted largoly to the Lake Erie & Ohio river canal bill, tho senate today passed that moasure with only 11 votos In tho nogatlve. In addition, several bills to which there was no objection received favorable action. Thore also was further discussion between Tillman and Hopkins ovor tho resolution of tho former for an investigation of the ques tion of national bank contributions to political campaigns, which involved a renewed releronco to tho failure of tho Chicago national bank. Tbe session adjourned upon tho offi cial announcement of tbe death of Les ter, of Georgia. Washington, Juno 18. A black draped desk in the hall of the houvo of representatives today told the story of the passing of Ittifua Lester, late n ropresontativo in congees from tho First Georgia, district. Previous to any announcement Wadsworth, of Now York, asked unanimous consent, which was granted, that tho agricultural bill, with senate amendments, be recom mitted to tho committee on agriculture.' Payne, of New York, by unanimous consent, then fixed Tuesday and Wed nesday as suspension days, instead of today, in view of the early adjourn ment of the house. Bartlett, of Georgia, announced the death of his late colleague, stating that he had been a member of the house for nearly 18 years. He offered tho usual resolutions, which were agreed to. As a further mark of respect, the houee then adjourned until tomorrow. Saturday, June 10. Washington, June 10. Tho senato spent the entire day debating tho bill to Incorporate a ship canal connecting lake Erie with the Ohio river, and again adjourned without action on It. The bill waa savagely attacked by Pat terson as in tho interest oi speculation, and waa as warmly defended by Knox and Nelson. LaFolletto offered a num ber of amendments, which wero laid on the tablo. During a lull in tho proceed inga the president pro torn announced his signa ture to the statehood bill. The senate adjourned at 4:30 p.m. for want of a quorum. Washington, Juno 10. After 40 minutes debate today tho house by tho vote of 120 to 82 adopted tho senate resolution providing for tho purchaeo of matorlal and equipment for use In the construction of tho Panama canal of domeetlo manufacturers and of the low est responsible bidder, unless the presi dent shall in any caio doom tho bids or tenders therefor to be extortionate or unreasonable. Tho adoption of tho resolution came after a long discussion of purchasing canal materiel in open markets, while the tundry civil bill was nnder consideration. The sundry civil bill also waa passed. It carries a total appropriation of 04, 678,040, nearly 126,000,000 of which is for the continuation of work on the canal. lorih" Jnemational WtMnZir0 .OItle HiHrt04 "PP'oval of ) A- nrn. the iflfta fh Ma- Lose Unused Rights. Washintrton. June 10. The sonate today passed the house bill providing that every right oi way grant to any railroad under the act of March 3, 1875. where auoh railroad haB not been constructed and shall not hereafter bo obstructed within flvo years after deli nite location, shall be forfeited to the United States, all land along tho un- constructed parts of the road to rovert to the government. Roads now nuuu ing to Portland and elsewhere in the Northwest are excepted, as are all that are being built In good lalth. Statu of Appropriations. Wantilnotnn. Jnnn 10. rif the 14 ap proprlatlon bills which ate required to run the government out iour nave uo eome raws, xnese are trie urgent ueu clenoy, the pension, the diplomatic and consular and the army bill. Tbe. In dian appropriation bill has been com pleted so far as congress Is concerned, and only awaits the approval of the president, Six others have been passed bv both hoMM and are new in eoafsr CRYING FOR HARVESTERS. Unemployed Men for Kansas Grain Fields Hard to Find. Topoka, Kan., Juno 10. Kansas Is sending out the strongcat appeal of hor history for men to work in the harvest fields. The difficulties of the last few years getting help to gather the wheat before it becomes dead rlpo and scatters In tho gathering will be Intensified this year if tho advance signs aro token of what is to come. At least 25,000 more men than are in sight now will bo needed, and desperate measures will be adopted to draft men Into the Borvlco behind tbe self-binders. Competition for labor is stronger this year than ever before. There seems to be no idle men anywhere. Appeals have been addressed to the employment agencies in Chicago, St. Louis and other large industrial cen ters. The answer has como back in al most overy instance that it is impossi ble to nil the orders. FactorioB are running at full capacity all over the country. Building opera tions are going on on a scale exceeding anything of the kind in past years. These activities, in addition to the many public improvements that are in progress, bavo absorbed tbe bulk of the labor of tho country, skilled and un skilled. Stato Freo Employment Agent Gerow holds that a number of railroads are largoly to blame for tho shortage of harvest hands. He says tho railroads need overy man they can get to com ploto their own work, and for this rea son havo rnfused to grant the 1 cent a mile passenger rate that is usually made for tho harvest bands. They fear, it is said, that the call from the wheat fields, with tho attractive wages, will draw away their laboreis, who get only 91.20 for working on tracks. Tho Bock Island and Union Pacific have given tbe harvesters' rate, but tbe other lines are obdurate. Thero will be no room for complaint on account of compensation. The farm ers, if need be, will pay as high as $3 a day for good men. Tbe ordinary wage will be $2 to $2.50. Board and lodging are also given. Farmora will co-operate with each other, and there will be less "stealing" of tbe handB of others than in past years. Tho flat haa gone out unofficially that thore must be no ablo bodied men in Kansas at harvest time. The loafer who can work will be obliged to toil or leavo tho stato. Local authorities in cities and towns hitherto have co-oper ated with tbe agriculturists in enlisting the whole available force for field work. They will do so again this year. Present indications are that Kansas will harvest 65,000,000 bushels of wheat. The usup migration from tbe Texas and Oklahoma fields will recur thia year, but this source of aid of itself will not be sufficient. LITTLE MAIL WAS LOST. Surprising Amount of Business Now in San Francisco PostorTico. Washington. June 19. Postmaster General Cortelyou has received final reports from tho postmaster at San Francisco, dealing with detailing tne nnfital conditions dnrlntr the creat die- fltnr thnrn Ann nolntinc out that the amount of mail loBt waa comparatively small. The postmaster reports mat May 2 tho records of the canceling ma chines at the San Francieco poatoffico showed the collection of mail within 00,000 letters of the heaviest collection on record in the office, whilo tho stamp Bales wero within 300 of normal. Th ft nostmastor eavs. however, that the mailB of second-class matter wero hnt a litttlo over 20 per cent of the nmount hoforo the earthquake. He adds that there has been no falling off in tho amount of registered mall re ceived. Tl ore were 20 employes of the post- oflico whoHe homes were burned out in tho firo, many of the men being left deatitute,but so far as known onlv one nmnlovn. a carrier, lost his life, while one other is missing. The postmaster general haa written the postmaster, specially commending tho action of certain employes and has called the at tention of the secretary of tho treasury to certain officials In tbe custodian service of that department. Fire Burns All Day. flt. Paul, June 10. The slx-story rtvan Annex bnildinc was completely gutted by a fire which was discovered soon alter a o oiock hub morniug uu which burned fiercely all day. The es timated loss to the buildings and storks of the occupants is between $450,000 and $600,000. The fire originated In the basement of tho Btore occupied by the Palaco Clothing company, suppos edly from a .defective electric wire. Soveral flromon wore cut by flying pieces of glass and 37 were overcome by heat and smoko. Jewish Appeal for Help. London, June 10. The Dally Tele graph this morning prints a telegram received m London from Heislngfors, Finland. It is dated Sunday after noon and is signed by M. Vlnaver. Tho tekgram says: "The outbreak at Blalystok clearly was the beginning of an organised massacre similar to the bloody October daya. Only energetic intervention can prevent a terrible catastrophe. Peril is imminent. Ap- 1 1 - .11 Inflnnnruul in Ilftln US." Smoke From Shasta. Redding, Oal., June 10. Reports are being received here that smoke is pour Ing from the cone of Mount Shasta and that deep rumblings are heard in the noantains. The reports are ot eredlted. NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form for Our Bnsy Readers. HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Resume of the Less Important but Not' Lets Interesting Events of the Past Week. King Haakon and Queen Maud have been formally crowned as rulers of Norway. Tho Russian douma blames tho gov ernment for tbe recent massacres and calls on tbe cabinet to resign. Expcrimentsare being condco'ed in Kansas to ascertain tbe result of meat preservatives. Dogs are tbe subjects. General Greely says at least 50,000 people in San Francisco aro .still do- pendent on tbe supply camps for food. Formal announcement has tten made by Attorney.. General Moody that be will prosecute the Standard Oil for ac cepting rebates. The Transrontinental Insuranca company is reported to have only aaeeta sufficient to pay 10 per cont of its San Frrncia o losses. A grand jury at Portland has indict ed 12 men for connection with frauds in tho recent state election. More in dictments will probably be made. Insurance companies have refused to pay a dollar of insurance at Santa Rosa, California, claiming the earthquake ruined the city. Tbe state insurance commissions has pledged his support. Tho peasant revolt ia growing in Southern Russia. English woman -euffrtglBta have been arreBted for rioting. Fresh mutiniea have occurred in sev eral big Russian garrisons. Bryan says bia kind of conservatism were he president would be to destroy the trusts utterly.. Tho passage of the lock canal bill by the senate is considered a personal vic tory for Roosevelt. Idaho' is asking, or information re garding tho insurance companies which refuse to pay their San Francisco losses in full. A bulletin just issued by the census bureau shows that there are 83 manu facturing concerns in Alaska with a capitalization of $10,000,000. Los Angeles physicians have just re moved the heart of. a man and after washing it replaced the organ. Tho patient's chances of recovery are good. In an accident the prong of a wooden rake pierced the man's breast, carrying In dirt which lodged on tbe heart. Tbe United States haa a lower death rate than any country in Europe except Norway and Sweden, according to a bulletin issued by the Census bureau. Consumption is far in the-lead as tbe cause of death, but this disease has shown a decrease of nearly 40 per cent in the rat six years. TLe Corean revolt is spreading. Japan plans to monopoluze the trade, of the Oriont. Firo at Los Angeles destroyed a block In the wholesale district. A number of Russian newspapers ha e been suppressed for printing news of the Bialystok massacre. The bouse haa passed a bill granting California 5 per cent of tho net pro ceeds of the sale of public lands. It is expected that the Italian gov ernment will soon issue an order for the complete exclusion of American canned meats. Count Witte expresses the opinion that tin Russian douma is becoming revolutionary in its character. TIo also says the Jews have brought their troubles on themselves. A submarine eruption recently threw up a email island near Boroslov, an is land in Alaskan waters. Boroalov was upheaved in the same way 100 yeara ago and another small ialand in 1882. Dr. W. T. Harric, commissioner of education, has tendered hiB resignation to the president and tho latter has an nounced the appointment of Dr. Elmer E. Brown, professor of education at the California university, as his suc cessor. Revolutionary feeling is spreading in Russia. Tobacco trust officials have been in dicted for conspiracy. Evidence ia being found that Dreyfus was convicted by forgery. California 1b pushing the fight on "six-bit" insurance companies. The president and house committee bavo agreed on a meat inspection bill. The Hermann land case trial at Port land is expected to tako place tho first f July. The Russian nobility will refuse to divide their estates with the peasants in order to prevent a revolution. AI, L. Craig, general passenger agent qf the O. R, & N., has resigned to take a belter position with the Great North ern. William MoMurray, of Portland, will likely be Mr. Craig's successor. The 131st anniversary of the battle of Bunker hill was celebrated at Boa ton, where the day ia alwaya regarded as a holiday. An ElKht-aliled XIarn. Here In n nlnn for a barn of tho clght- slded or octagon shnpe. This octagonal barn Is 25 feet on each side, providing Accoiijorndntion for about fifty head of cattle. There Is n considerable gain In floor space when the octagon form la used instead of the square form, the name amount of wall enclosing a great er number of square feet. The main objection to an eight-sided barn Is that t Ib dlfllcult to fill with a bay fork or sheaf carrier. This may be largely overcorno by erecting a gable on one of tho sides of the roof and running a track In rrom that height, which may bo extended to within 20 feet of tho op posite wall. The roof requires to be self-supporting and to secure this the plates should be bolted together at tho corners and held by a band of Iron 4 feet long, bent to flt and solidly bolted bo that the corners can never spread. In Traveling School of AKrlcHllnrc. Cornell University In New York will this summer mako an entirely new and somewhat unlquo departure In Its agri cultural work. Following a petition signed by seventeen students who wero desirous of becoming acquainted with agricultural conditions existing In dif ferent portions of tho United States, the collego will send out a special car, fitted with tho accommodations for tho housing and study equipment of tho stu dents during their trip. It has been styled a traveling school of agriculture. Those 'In charge plan to start on tho trip about tho 1st of July, tho Itinerary being planned with a view to covering about eight weeks, while the cost per student Is placed at about $400. The car will go from Ithaca to Buffalo and. through Ohio, Illinois, Iown, Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Louisiana, Mississip pi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and back home. In a way this experiment will bo along tho line of the seed corn and good road special trains which havo been In oper ation on many lines of road In tho up per Mississippi valley during tho past two years, proving both popular and greatly beneficial to the agricultural In terests of the localities visited. Tho course of agricultural instruction con templated In the above tour will glvo the students who take advantage of It a first hand and Intimate as well as ex tensive acquaintance with the condi tions and methods of agriculture cover ing the whole country and will give a breadth of view and a fund of practical Information that could hardly be got from study in one place or In ono school. the stable part the larger cattle should be assigned to the outer circle, the smaller ones to tho Inner row. One feedlug alley serves for the two rows, and a circular track can be arranged for carrying silage. In order to get sufficient light there requires to be an almost continuous window about three feet above the ground. Montreal Star. Profit in Forest Thinning-. A bulletin entitled "Improvement Thinning" has been issued by the State forester of Massachusetts. The author shows that the growth on considerable areas can be Improved and made more productive by the application of moder ate thinning while the stands are In the process of development. Thin as often as the material to be removed will pay for Its removal Is the rule laid down as to how often to thin. As to the de gree to which it Is safe to thin, the cover should never be broken to such an extent that It will not close again In two or three years and cast a dense shade. In answer to the objection that Is sometimes urged that such work Is Impracticable under existing conditions of the labor and wood market, the au thor refers to the fact that thinning has been dono and Is going on now In Massachusetts and neighboring States, and that It has not only paid for Itself, but has In some Instances yielded a net profit of from twenty-live cents to $2 on each cord of wood removed. Prepare the Wool Well. A wool grower sending wool to mar ket In a heavy, dirty condition, leav' lng anything In tho fleece to make more weight, and expecting to get more money Is greatly mistaken. Buyers es timate the value of the clip by the net yield of clean wool. When growers do their best they secure for themselves tho best results. Tho soundness of the fiber may bo tested by stretching a small staple between the fingers. Sta pie 2 Mi Inches In length up, Is classed combing below clothing. Labor ex ponded In preparing the clip for sale Is well bestowed and brings Its own re ward. Tho yolk In wool Is tho oily Bubstance which gives color and lends softness to tho fleece. It also promotes tho growth of the fleeco and prevents the wearing of tho fiber. Good feeding, shelter and care promotes this secre tion. Sheep and Had Weather. Sheep are tender, and but for their denso covering of wool, could not en dure eovcro wlntors. In tho wild stato the himbs aro not produced until Hnlhl weather. Domestication has changed the conditions somewhat, and Iambs come early, but they aro not well pro tected with wool covering and ueed warmth. This fact must not be over looked when the owes are due to Iamb, Rye for Pasture. The early rye always Bhowo itself soon after the weather begins to moder ate In tbe spring, and some farmers usually then begin to use It for pastur age. It Is a mistake to use the rye too early, aa It may cause scours. It is very laxative In Its effects, being watery, and a change from dry feed to young rye very early m the season may result la Iom of milk. Goats Will Eat Everything. Here are some things which tho brush goat will eat: Hazel, crab, blackberry, cedar, hemlock, holly, wil lows, haws, buck, squawberrles, hick ory, 6age brush, elder, greasewood, su mac, ash, grape, Jackoak, mahogany, pine, maple, fir, rosebush, cherry, alder, salal, apple, jwplar, all kinds of oak, plum, elm and many others. As to weeds, everything appears to be to their taste, even to the poison Ivy, which some breeders say they eat safely, pro vided they bavo a variety of other weeds to vary their diet Browsing gives the venison or game flavor to tho flesh, and for that reason is to be pre ferred; fed as sheep or cows, the flesh has the mutton flavor. FamleatlnST the Orchard. The insect tax upon this country's agricultural interests is something stupendous. Indeed, were It not for tho ravages of Insects, great and small, the life and profits of tho horticulturist would be so attractive as to completely change the present attitude toward their occupation. The government ex perts are doing an enormous amount of educative work In determining the ex act organisms that are responsible for each particular form of damage and the best method of combating same. Fu migation Is one of the modern farmer's magic science wands by which, In a trice, ho clears his crops of Insect Ufa that if not held eradicated would prob ably destroy his entlro crop. In Cali fornia Immense balloonllko arrange ments of canvas are used In fumigating fruit trees, and now a Texas Inventor proposes to modify the plan, with tho Idea of making it available for smaller crops, such as cotton and corn. The appliance consists of a supporting truck for movement over the ground, general ly by tho use of horses, a combustion chamber for tbe formation of the fumes, or gases employed as fumlgant, and a framework, adjustablo as to heights, and a hood covering the whole. At therear a deflector curtain Is pro vided, with a depending shield extend ing across tho combustion chamber to deflect tho fumes and force them Into contact with the plants. With an appa ratus of this general typo It Is possible, to effectively and rnpljjly treat large numbers of plants, tho deflector or hood extending over two full rows of plants, Sacramento Bee. How Are the Teeth t Many farmers mako the mistake of feeding stock food or other similar mix tures to horses when they seem to bavo difficulty In eating, when what the ani mal needs Is to havo his teeth cared for by a competent veterinarian. A horse whoso, teeth are out of order, bolts much of Its food because It cannot mat tlcato It, hence tho food taken doe lit tlo or no good and the animal Ioeea both flesh and energy. If the horse la trying to eat ami U not keeping nf ita vigor better look to Ita teeth, for la nine casea out of tea bare la wkera tk trouble ilea, 1 ' i '. ' W 1