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About The Madras pioneer. (Madras, Crook County, Or.) 1904-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1907)
WITinW-IBA IT1III BBII.I.U ure h i iir mm mmu m m n -M mm " nil ui - i.1nnePfl 9 tUuu,,uu Basy Form lor Our nc two r.ONTINENTS LNIMI.l 111 n Not Ui oftho Loe Important but Interesting uv.m oftho Pt Week. brokon i ruii. lgtBtty onicol.nn wen out near To otnbllfllicd .. -. ii.nfriui. Hamilton Lewis is n candidate L.nnrol Illinois. iti.i.i mini uivi Ut"' . . l Iti in. ..laftC0 mo iw A. u i 'n nrnrnin . i kiniiiinvH nic A1 UUH"' . ... ,.l Hnnl lit WOll Oil 1110 i. ,qI ana nn m for Admiral QTP UllAiv' . " luiui- t nil II 1 1 i-ii iimin wiiii inn asm a V1HIL LIJUIli " If.. .. - nHve HcOtt, OI JWIlinnn, . I II.U tlltll I 1 HIT 111 1 UtMft Wl w III HUM""' , first twin ! imtiicd under Uo 1 , ... vw Vnrk through tho ton rivci t - ,...i,iaI . nrwi iiiniiu.. . , i-... in t-nannl nronertv on r -.1 iiiiiv .1.. .n.Bllll III 1 U u . . .n!i. H,i.nnrmi court linn do I llllllUin -- . i . i .i ...l tin. inttf inrliimi UllCOtUlUllll""" ,pecu!ation In theater uckcwj. a..,lli.lit Hank A Trust com . i if .i.i iwiu iimn .. f it. rttrrvrtrfl m . . i .i Minn iH'inLuii eveli may ifi'i ",c w'B""w" e (ormor. khMn lpcitrlc roud mnnniffrfl rny ,im,pm .1. . i cannot opoiuto nl n pioni lor icau 2 cento a nil to. Atlanta llnur nrrlvod Rt ow r- iluvt alio with only hovoii cla'! patBoncorH. fi. . I... Iiltml mnt lllplfl ftAVAM IfitT 1.IUIH17. IJlllllft ntllU jwt nultinU'U irom uio univvraiiy K York man linH had hla namo 1 fiom Ciooko to Croolic, bo . i.i. it. .... niilfl rr ninf. a ma iui'uliii in i l nuuiu ju w w w a namo. nnnrl nf Till rinlR llOlIIH the ft itu nariitto law oocH noi ibit Uie Halo of cluaruttca tnudo puie tobacco. than 100 till Btoul paronRor ROOME.VELT AS A SAINT. Russian Peasants Worship Plcturo of President Ban FrnnolBco. Doo. 17. Antorlciinn think a grout deal ot I'rcHldout Tlico- loro KooBCVult, hut it linn beau roHorv- d for tho KuhhIiui poimitntH Hottlod in ;iimtorn Ulbutia to rovoroneo tho well known picture, which Hhown tho irleam of tooth, nR thnt of u riilnt, Tlmt tboy do ho Ih ncHortcd to bo ii (not. by Alex ander G. Denblgli, who nrrlvod on Uio ntonmor olhorlu, nnil in now iitaying nl tho Ht, Franols liolol. " Tho poonlo thcro riro of tho lowest cluaa of IIuhhIuii penuintB, and know nothing about thu cutaldo world," euld Uonbluh, "In ovory Iioubc. no matter how poor it nitty bo, thero in Biiro to bo nn ikon of somo kind, and If It in poKMlulo for tho owuor of tho place, ho also has n plcturo of a Balnt. "Tho picture ot our president has gono Ovor tho world, and can be found in many qttoor places. I rornombor Oflklnn ono of my men from the Ural mountain district, who had novor hoard of Kooaovelt, what plcturo ho had in Ills tent. Ho at once told mo that it was ono of Ht. Peter without tho beard and with npeen on. Curious to see such a plcturo, I wont to the hut and found that it was a chrorno of tho president of tho United Htnlon. Tho man ussurod mo that he had the beat of good f oi tunc since ho had obtained tho plcturo of tho 'holy saint.' " MEXICO'S ANNUAL EXPENSE DOINGS OF THE SIXTIETH CONGRESS BARE SUMMER FALLOW. BIG FLEET IS OFF What It Costs to Conduct Affairs of 8outhorn Republic. Mexico City, Dec. 17. In congress yesterday the roport of tho minister of llnunco was read and tho liudgot for tlio coming year was made public. The es timated receipt-, (or the coming year total $103,386,000, whllo tho expendi tures will reach $103,203,842, leaving an estimated surplus of $181,168. Tho total Increase of this year's budget is $0,506,276, tho largest item in tho In ert aso being for $1,307,680 for main tenance of tho department of war. Tho rovenui-a for tho fiscal year just ended total $114,002,000, the expendi tures $100,208,132, leaving a surplus cf $14,077,080. Tho surplus of Uio previous yenr, $20,049,081, and tho fulling off of Uie past year, wai duo to largo suits spent In public works -117, -208,008. Minister Llmantour main tained tliat tho rvcent crisis in tho United Btotea would make lUelf felt in the coming enr in Mexico, In Umt in vestments would bo curtailed. Inter est rates aro higher, but this would on ly affect mining industries. Ho believ ed tlmt in Uio end It wculd work for good rather than evil. RELIEF FOR VICTIMS. will bo in iku on tho I'enriHylvnula d tietwcfii Pittsburg and uw shortly ultur January 1. ii iiiirr ift'i'uinu. Hiiiui unn uini. I I I. K? ...... 85,107 inont-y orders, worth $1,- iv7 vh uriiimi in tt rntnrii Miirii. 1 .a . ...I.tl- it... Iltj. o i im nil u-iiiiii --niiir r-t ill-. iUnnor" tit liclntf nliLviKi in iikmii . o i j - - arm in haiuio omv ui mo iiihi noio r rw-nt niwi i nn iinninn iiii tiiinii iiiiiii i in i tin ii aim iriiuu nn iir .4 . I .1 I 1 .1 I t 1 for the Republican presidential irclces moipniiea from Uio fleet ui... i. i.. .....i.i . i.. at it m uiuKiiii; uuchi progress ui Nmey koulli t Uomoba liavo doflod 'Uio Fetloral S WIlllTH mill ilnnnrtnil (iniiimlrin litme lineinon. ectrlc power has been cut off at lolil ami the mines liavo had to mi imtinipfi pi ii w...n. U ij t Hdnratltm of Itbor from bovcot- thu Illicit Klnvi. X. it e etato doiH net flocm to bo irmkinu . ... n prouress in tho Pott tonn Ir n . Wood will net normlt Colorado troubles to bo brought into tho n . ui nuiui, uini mo inter wmimorce comnilHalon his com- oull niako inonov nvim with tm HJ..1 111. . . ""v iihu uii runruaiiH. attempt was made to lmld nn n ppn IJ....1H1- .! . - .. . iiuu LHiiinu irain iu fct of Kpokiino, Ijtter ono man ' and othur nxnlnut n.,,vMi T 11 V Vi mnu Commltta raklntt Contributions to Bo Sent to Mononga. Fairmont, W. Va., Dec. 17. Tho permanent reliof committee, bended by Ciovcrnor Dawson, to provldo for the widows and orphans in distress through tlio recent explosion at tho jninos of tho Fairmont Coal company at Motion gait, today prepared nn appeal for funds that Is being Mnt to chain be is of corn mcrce and kindred organizations all over tho country. Contributions of clothing, toys for tho orphans at Christ ina tuno and similar donations aro to i bo sent to W. H. Mooro. mayor of Mo- "un'j Inongah, and chulrman of tho tonimlt- ICU, IOOKM1H nuer inu luinjjumij' mm of tho victliriH. Tlio appeal says tlmt fully 260 wid ows and 1,000 children aro loft without any means of support. As near us can bo determined. $60,000 from all sources Iihh been aubforibed. The committee feels that it total of $200,000 will bo re quired to tarry on tho relief work. All clucks should bo mudo payable to th Mononuah Minos Itoliof committee J. E. Bands, treauror, Fainnoiit,"W. Va. Ihuraday, December 10 Washington, Doc. 10. Tho spirit of rivalry that for flvo years has alter nately smoldered and blazed between John Sharp Williams, of Mls'lssppl, lender of the minority, and David A. Do Arinoud, of Missouri, culminated in a fist light today on tho floor of tho Iioiiho of representatives. Thn blows of Do Arinoud caused blocd to flow down tho face of Williams and only tho fore iblo intervention of friends cut the com bat short. Do Armond bjro away a sou fled nose. Bpeakor Cannon today announced the com ml I too assignments for tho Sixtieth congress. Many changes from tho last congrces aro mndo, but in tho main the mem hers who bad heretofore bold Im portant offices woro retained in thorn. In tho assignments Northwest mom bom liavo been placed as follows: Oregon Ellis, on naval affairs, irri gation und lunds; Hawloy on agrlcul turo and claims. Washington Jones, on rivers and harbors; Cushman, on interstate com- moico and private land claims: Humph- roy, on elections, education, merchant marine and fisheries. Idaho French, on immigration, pub lie lands and mines. During Its two hours and twenty minutes' session tho houso uot down to actual work and transacted considerable business. All that had remained to mako this possibly was the announce ment of tho committee appointmont which was made today by tho Bpeakor. The sovoral chairrnon became alert with regard to thoir rights, and forced the roferouco to committees of several prop osltlons on which immediate action was desired. This was not accomplished, howover, without more or loss do bate, which at times crew warm. Tho first monoy appropriated by tho present congress wbb awarded today Tho amount was $60,000. and it is to bo used in supply of tho seed doQclency caused bv tho destruction by flro of tho government seed warehouse In this city Tho hotteo will meet again on Bator duv. on which day adiournment for Christmas holidays will bo taken. Wednesday, December 18. Washington, Deo. 18. In tho senate today roeolutiona woro Introduced by Tillman, asking tho Interstate Com merce commission to roport whethor any corporation ongagod in interstate commerce is tlio owner of tho Btock of any other corporation carrying pasBen gors and freight, and calling on tho In torntute Commotco commission to do flno tho Fedoral law and tho laws of tin, Rtntes in respect to control of the liouor traffic under the interstate com merco law. These resolutions provoked consider abie debato and were finally refoired to committee, though ono of them was transformed into a bill. Culberson spoko on his calling on tlio committee on investigate and report upon of thn nresont financial stringency and to recommend moHurea for tho proven tion of u recurrence. Tho resolution was referred to the conimitteo on fi ruinco. The sonato. on motion of Allison agreed to adjourn until Saturday and after toutino business on Saturday adjourn until January 0. lar Hiirvey. Otherwise both aro un hanged. Ilcylnirn is urichangod. jso- rah Is chairman of the standards and weights committee Monday, December 10. Washington, Doc. 10. A speech by Senator Tillman, filled with donuncia- ,hreo feet wjdo and threo feet deep. ranger has boon ' iiuunL lOr II flnn- "eh troops hnvo ronulsod an at- iienrAinwia, Algeria. Japanese ambassador to Franco tlmf. ).!., ... i.. ... uuiiuirv IB aifpr nnnMui a loan. neglo Rich O I bin-vo Sonta Barbara, Oil,. Dec. 17 A tol ophouo mesi'ago from Bantu Maria, 60 miles north of hero, brought the Infor mation this afternoon that tho Union Oil company bad struck a wonderful gimlmr which throw a vast stream ol petroloum ovor tho derrick and contin ued to How at the rato of 7,00 Iwtrrels a day. At the present piieo of oil this means $3 600 a duy from this ono well. This Is tho second largest gusher ovor struck In California. The laruest was H 10,000-burrol well, but it has fllnco declined considerably. Htlll In Raco for Sonato St. Puul, Deo. 17. A special from Des Doince, Iowa, says that Governor Cummins, of Iown. rofotrlngto his sug gested candidacy for tho Itepublicun prcaldontiul nomination, Mtiil: "I havo no thought of surrendering my candi dacy for United States senator. Tho suggestion about tho presidency Is new here, although I havo heard about It In olher sUttos. I do not intend . to do anything that will tuko mo out of tho raco for senator." Flat Monoy Sivos Life Ban Rafaol, Cal., Dec. 17. Stowart Dunbar, a prominent IriBiiranoo broker of Honolulu, whllo on life way to moot n Ymrtv of friends last night, foil resolution finance to tho cause to tion of tho president, tho secretary of rho treasury, and tho department ot ustico, of financiers and "captains of Industry," was tho chief subject of in-1 torest in tho senate today. His re marks woro based on his resolutions lirccting an Investigation by tho com- mitteo on finance of the recent bond isBuen by tho Treasury department and of the iBsuanco of clearing house certifi cates throughout the country. Tho two senators from Oklahoma were Bworn into office today. Senator Money presented the credentials of Robert L. Owen and Senator Culberson those of Thomas P Gore, tho blind senator. The terms of the two senators then woro drawn by lot. Senator Owen Be- cured the alx-year term and Senator Goro the two-year term. Senator William P. Frye was today sworn in as president pro tem of the senate. Senator Culberson introduced a reso lution directing a congressional investi gation of the cause of the present finan cial stringency and calling on tho com mittee on finance to recommend meas ures for tho immediate relief of the country. Ho desired to have this reso lution considered at once, out in uio absenco of Senator Aldrich chairman of the committee on finance, it was al lowed to bo ovor. A number of other ' w bills were introduced. The senate ad' jotirned at 3:16 p. m. Washington, Dec. 16. Representa tlve John Sharp Williams, of Missis sinni. today introduced tho old Blaine bin to admit into all porta or tue unit ed States free of duty all products of the American hemisphere upon which no oxnort duties are imposed whatever and so long as such nation shall aomit to its port freo of all taxes certain United States products. Tho bouse session was limited to 25 minutes and llttlo business beyond the introduction of bills was transacted. Tho speaker announced tho appoint ment of tho committee on aproppria Hons. Both houses agreed to adjourn on Saturday for the Christmas boli- daya, the recoss to continue until Janu ary 0. The house then adourned unti Thursday. Bills for the Northwest. Waohington, Dec. 20. Congressman Humphrey, of Washington, has intro duced a bill providing that any passen ger vessel engaged in tri-weekly trade between the United States and foreign ports shall bo exempt from entrance and clearance fees and tennago taxes whilo such service is maintained. Ellis, of Oregon, introduced a bill authorlz ing payment to officers and enlisted men of tho Stcond regiment, Oregon Volunteer Infantry, for special service in tho Philippines the difference be tween travel pay allowed them on their discharge from Eervico and tho rato provided by law at the time of their muster into service. Lettors Will Reach Fleet. Washington, Dec. 10. The Navy de partment today sent a wlreleffl messago to Captain J. B. Murdock, of the bat tleship Rhodo Island, with the Atlan tic fleet en route to Trinidad, inform ing him that his wife, who has be6n seriously ill. is bettor. Fir the beno- Aericuliural College Makes Interest ing Experlm nts. JJjr A. l. Kritsely, Oregon Agricultural College ' In taking a walk over the farm at tho SIXlBBIl BalllBSllIpS SfaN Ollt for Oregon Agricultural college, looking for i Interesting and instructive object lea-; PaCllIC UCBail. Boris, t bore may be seen north of tho old barn and just to tho south of tho path leading to the orchard, an onclos- lire containing some very interesting REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT experiments. This enclosure contains an oblong box probably ten feet long, I in this box aro installed four galvanized iron tanka or pots, each holding aprox Imatoly 600 pounds of soil. Each pot is provided with a drainage spout bo that all wator leaching through the soil in thceo pots may bo collected and measured and analyzed. Many farmers practice bare Bummer fallow and the question often aris s as to the go d or bad effects arising from this practice. Should tho practice of bare summer follow bo discouraged? It was for tho purpote of answering this quoatlon that these experiments m the galvanized ron pots wer started. In 1000 all pots were filled with the same soil thoroughly mixed so that each pot w B identical with tne others. Since that time part ot the pots navo been bare summer fallowed, whilst oth ers have been growing crops, usually of grain. The leachinga from each pot during the rainy season havo been care 8lght Is Ono That Bringa Forth Ad mfratlon of Every Spectator, Many Being Foreigners. Old Toint Comfort, Va., Dec. 17. Sixteen hard hitting, Btcol bolted Amer ican battleships, guns bristling ami burly of girth, but sparkling white in their immaculate dressings of peace, started away yesterday under the daz zling sun of a cloudless winter Bky, on their famous twin sea expedition of 14,030 miles along foreign shores and in changing climes to Uio west coast of the United States. President Roose velt, on the bridge of his cruiser-yacht, the Mayflower, personally led the mag nificent four-mile line of fighting ves- anla flnrino first Hlfl.ee of the VOVflgO. fully saved and analyzed with the result prom the anchorage grounds In Hamp- tlmt invariably the leaching from the baro summer fallow pots carried from two to over six times as much nitrogen as did tho lcachings from the pots that had not been bare summer fallowed. ( The first few weeks of leachinga in the fall carry moat of Uie soluble nitrate nltrogon. The amount of nitrogen leached out of the soil in one monm in the fall was equivalent to approximate ly 0 pounds per acre in soil not summer fallowed and over 40 pounds per acre where tbo soil had been thoroughly summer fallowed. From the plant food point of view baro summer fallow cannot bo recommended. Summer fallow aerates the soil, con serves moisture and oxidizes the organ ic matter of the soil, converting much of tho organic nitrogen first into ammo nia compounds and then Into nitrate nitrogen; that is into a form which eas ily leaches from the soil and 1b lost to the farmer, whiht organic nitrogen does not readily loach out of the soil. At times bare summer fallow may be de si-ablo but usually it i8 to be con demned. BROOME GRASS. Director of Experiment Station Says It Has Been Overdone. By II. T. French, Director Experiment Station Moscow, Idaho. ton Roads to the Horeshoo bend ot Chesapeake bay his eagle-crested flag of blue pointed the way to the fleet's new home at the Golden Gate. Then, when the wide reaches of the sea were vialbla through the wide-swung capes of Vir ginia, he turned aeide and, coming to anchor again, reviewed the passing pageant. The blue of the sky, the Btretch of green sea miles, tho glistening of spot less hulls, the curl ol foam-crested bow waves, the cheering of ealors afloat and friends ashore, the breeze-blown strains of "Auld Lang Syne," floating across the waterB, the blare of trumpets, the mflle of druniB, the flash of signals and the boom of saluting cannon marked the departure of the fleet, presenting to the people who watched it a spectacle they will nevfr forget and to the world at large the reality of the trimmest, most homogeneous, most thoroughly equipped, most mobile and eelfreliant assemblage of firBt class battleships ever tmthered in one command. There will not be a ship in the lino old enough to have smelled powder or to have taken the shot of Manila or Santiago btoriea written scarcely 10 years ago in the history of nations. All were modern of design, examples of tho aggressive seagoing navy which tha preeident has declared to be so essen tial to the peace of the country. Attaches of foreign legations and em bassies at Washington and many cor respondents who have seen war eervico - a. 1 11.1 A. on foreign journals treeiy oeciarea mm Tuesday. December 17 Washington, Dec. 17. Aside from tho nppointmont of committees, which took piufco at tho beginning of today's pet-Hlon of tho senate, the need of im provement of tho Inland waterways was tho chief Biibjoct in thnt body today. Newlands, ol Nevada, npoko for two 'fit 0 friends and relatives of the Bailors hours on his bill providing an inland on the battleships, tho Navy depart wuieru-nv commission and for the de velopment of inland water wuys of tho country. Tho sonato adopted tho resolution of Dick, extending tho tliuo allowed to militia of tho sevtral statee, territories and tho Dlstiluctof Columbia to con form to tho provisions of tho act of .Tnnp m. 103. which was necessary in i . i . i . t tt. 1 1 menc wisnes tt maue kiiuwu uini muu imatter destined for the 15,000 men I afloat in tho big ships can be sent at ,tbo regular ratos for domestic post- ago. Moat Is the Only Food. Washington, Dec. 17. Tho peanut diet, tho man who upholds sauerkraut order that tho militia of eovontl ftalea 'n8 tno panacea of all stomachic ills, tho might tako nlvantugo or appropriation exponents of herbaceous living ol all that havo fen niado. 1 kinds, receivo a body blow in a bulletin In tho h&nato committee assignments jBt jeslu.(l by tho United States depart- Ftiltou gets his old ohalrmant-litp or ment of ucriculttire. Tho bulletin was In response to numerous inquiries regarding out experiences with Bromus inennia. I take occasion to present Uie following brief account of tho results yesterday's naval display was the moeti ... i . i ; - . i i rrlin thus lar attained on tne experiment em-. lmnresaive tney naa ever eeeu tion farm. Broome grass has been growing on tho farm in small plats, and in pasture fields, for six or seven years. Where it has been allowed to stand unmolested Tho facility with which the big vessels were handled, the manner In which they were maneuvered into single column formation, and the perfect alignment which was maintained to the southward. tho Wasf claims, Is transferred from military affaire to judiciary and goes off tlio ir rigation and public health committee. Bourno is chairman of tho fisheries comlnitteo and is a m'oitiborof tho coast dofoiiflOH, postofllces and post roads, public health railroads and oxpsndl twos cf tlio department of justice. Senator' Ankeny Is chairman of irri gation and Piles of tho coast and insu- Hawley Preienta Memorials. Washington, Deo. 10. Representa tive lluwley has presented to tho Iioubo tho following niomoriuls i f tho Oregon State Logisluturo: Jlonso Joint mo moria No. 54, favoring legislation for the relief of eettiorB on uueunoyod arids; sonato joint resolution favoring tho pensioning votentns of tho Ban nook war; Benato concurrent resolution No. 20, favoring tho promotion of Col onel Jamos JaukBon tothogrado of brig .wli..r iiniKinil on tho retired list, and marv Tali ,.. i ". ''" "avinoa rough naaa- wiu Aimntio ond his voisel lISV or twn !- I ork. ' flo railroad and caught ills foot so that ho would have boon crushed to death bonoath an approaching handcar hud ho not iunited a clearing house certlflntu and ttaod it for a dangor ulgnu), would I lonnv on im ..i.i .. ...,' .m .i .. u. ...,t .,. Intnl. r n( il ii 1 1 mi favoring an In ' kuiu ri-Hurvn niHmnii inrouuii n ruiuu uutirii uu mu iimum ovhhi i - wnment honda. unnuo tracks of tho Northwestern Pad- croaso in poifslonB ol inaian war voionmr, 1 told the Interstate Commerce tn T 16 n,ennfl loss of $80 w keep tho old lumber rate in prepared by Dr. H. S. Grindloy, profess or of general chemistry at tbo universi ty of II inois, ond shows that all kinda of meat aro moro easily digested and moro completely assimilated than any other olaBS of food. Will Retain Offico for Prosent. Wufhiugton, Deo. 17. Attorney Gonorl Bonaparte has persistently ro fueod to disousa tho Bristol ciibo Binco official notieo was given out from tlio White Houso tbat tho nomination would bo withdrawn. Henry O.Gauss, private secretary to Bonaparte and his mouthpleco in many public matters, said today that Mr. Bristol would con tinue as district attorney until his suc cessor should bo appointod and qualified. it haH nroduced a dorise sod, and com- turn from tho capo called out the warm naratively little growth after the second ; (., ndmiratiort. The thrill of the beau -.m 1!b1 vod I m i . . : Whoio it has been re-seeded, or the ground disturbed by harrowing, it has made a much better growth. Around the borderB of fields where tho land in cultivated the growth is rank and coarset My opinion of broome grass, is, tha. it Ins been somewhat overestimated for general use; but that it has a plpce as a grass to be used in out-of-the-wny places, whore it can not, on account of tho natuto of the soil, form a dense tod. Such a place would bo found on stony land, or rocky hill sides. It will produce one or two good crops on farm lands, then it should bo either plowed up and a crop of grain taken off, or els given a good discing to pre-1 vent its forming such a dense sod. 1 ThiB grass, like most of tho others, will do best on rich mo st land; but at the ea'no timo will withstand tavere ' drought, if the sod does not become too dense I All kinds of stook eeem to relish oith- or tho grass or hay made from it if it is cut early. I tlful marine picture was felt until last wllid blown spiral of Bmoko lost on the horizon. I The first part of the fleet's journey I will briLg it to Trinidad on CbristmaB eve, and there, amid tho heat of the j tropics, the Christmas celebrations will I be held. Hundreds of good-bye tele grams were flashed to the ships by , wireleES telegraph as they left the road stead and had turned down tho soutn ern coast. These veseels made up Uie fleet which Bailed yesterday under command of Rear Admiral Robley D Evans: Connecticut, 10,000 tons; Louisiana, 10,000 tone; Kansas, 10,000 tons; Ver mont, 10,000 tons; Georgia, 14,948 Forty Llvea Lost. London, Doc, 17. Tbo gale Vlong 11.. ri.lllali lUMut nn HVIilnv flllll hsf.lir. UOr tn Wliu AJtlfiDii uunnv wi. ....... -y ilRnnrlhoil 1)V CuPtMln unnrnni..ii i . - ... . . i.'m i .ii.. in. ' ,n', ,nwu,lB oy congress for Jameson, oi tho eieamsiup on. vo, p. nioy say two-thlrds of the as Uio worst In his experienoo, Btiusijt revenue iBlneBa, l derived from the ed yesterday, It waa reaponalbie the Iom of some 40 Uvea. ii Ambassador to Inveatlgato Washington, Doc. 10. Prompt steps . i l hn iriknn bv tbo Italian " ' " . . . i . 1 dor, Mayor des Planches, to ufcotihih tho enact fact- concerning the shooting and killing of thro Italians who had been Imported to wo k in thecomrB of tho Trom.int Lun b r company. Tho probabl ly is that the raso will reach tho State i o mrtment in tho ovont that tho lnvostinaUon to be conducted by tlio Italian officials bears out tho roport regarding the tragedy. Hears Packers' Objections. Washington, Deo. 17. The proposod now hoof inspection regulation of tho department of ngrictilturo was tho sub ject of a hearing given by Secretary Wilson t day to a conimitteo repro eontlng tho Amoriean Beof Paokera' association and other paekora through- ambas-a- out tho country. Tho packerB wore ro- quoatod to submit thoir objections in writing, with tho assuranco that they would bo carofully considered. Publications on Farming. Tho following publications of interest to farmeis and others havo been issued by tho Agricultural department of the Fedoral government and will be fur nished freo, bo long as they aro avail able, except where otherwise noted, upon application to tho Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Oflieo, Washington, D. C: Farmeis' Bulletin No. 40. Irriga tion in Humid Climates. By F. II. King, professor of agricultural physics, college of agriculture, University of Wisconsin, and physicist of tho Wis consin agricultural experiment station. Pp. 27, figs. 4. Treats of tho neces sity, advantages, and methods of sup plemental irrigation in humid regions. Ciroular No. 05. Irrigation From Upper Snake River, Idaho, By H. G. Raschbucher. Pp. 10, tigs. 1. Circular No. 07. InvfBtigationB of Irrigation Practice in Oregon. By A. P. Stover, Irrigation Engineer, irriga tion Investigations, office of experiment stations. Pp. 30, figs. 4. tons; Virginia, 14,948 tons; New Jer sey. 14,048 tonBf Rhodo Island, 14.048 tons; Minnesota, 10,000 tons; Ohio, 12,500 tons; Maine, 12,500 tons; Mis souri, 12,500 tons; Alabama, 11,525 tons; Illinois, 11,525 tone; Kearsarge, 11.525 tons; Kentucky, 11,525 tons; Culgoa, supply Bhip, 5,725 tons; Gla cior, supply ship, 7,000 tons; Panther, repair ship, 3,380 tons; Yankton, tender, 075 tons. New Northweat Postmasters Washington, Deo, 20. Poat masters appointed; Oregon Dale, Barnoy V. Smuts, vlco uraig mom, resigned. Washington Saikum, Mack , vice Klaaa Boxoraor, resigned. Crenmeil Oyntem. Cook together a tablespoouftil of but ter nnd ono of Hour, and when they bubble pour upon thorn a liir-e cup ot cream or very rich milk, to which a pinch of baking soda bus been added, nnd a gill of oyster liquid. Stir In a smooth saueo, lay in tho oysters, sea son with salt tttid white pepper, and cook unUl the edges Just begin to curl, then pour In gradually, stirring all the Hlday, time, two woll-beuten egga Cook for only halt a inluuto and servo. All Quet in Japan. Tokio, Dec. 17. The announcement; of the sailing of the Atlantic fleet of the United States navy has not been received by the newspapers of Tokio or by the government officials. All public men who have been interviewed by tlio Associated Ptesa representative accept tho Bailing of the fleet as a foregone concolsion and it is not likely that the actual start will cause the slightest rip ple of excitement. Everyone accepts the assurances of friendship offored by America concedes the right of that na tion to send its warships to the Pacific. Short of Ca&h in Alaska Beattle, Dec. 17. A special frcm Fairbanks, Alaska, says: Today the Washington-Alaska and First National hank of Fairbanks will go on a, clearing house basis. Only $50 a day with drawal will bo allowed eaoh depositor. A committee of depositors repretentintt tho Fairbanks Banking company, whloh recently closed its dcors, roported today that the assets exceeded the liuhlliites by $354,815 and the bank will probably open on a olearlng house bas.'s scon. Gold Movement SI05, 360,000. . New York, Deo. 17. The Guarantee Trust company today announced the engagement of $500,000 in gold for im port, Lazard Frerca have engaged an additional $1,000,000 in gold for Im port. This makes the total movement 1105,360,000. '