iSHOED BE GIVEN flTTtNTlON
Beet Sugar Raising a Profit
1 able Industry.
: HOW TO GROW THE BEETS
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W. Shaw, Chemist, Furnishes
Practical Information for the Guid
ance of Fanners In the Northwest.
The subject of cultivating sugar beets,
and the manufacture of sugar from
them, lias been before the people at i
different times. When it was seen
that the industry was a success in Cali
fornia, the prospect of its introduction
seemed favorable. Persons agitated
the matter with varying success, and
ut times individuals made experiments
in producing the beets, some of which I
were submitted to analysis. Some of ,
these experiments did not yield results
as satisfactorily as was hoped, and gave
many the idea that beets containing
sufficient saccharine matter would not
grow here. Other individuals also en
gaged in producing a few sample beets,
levoting more intelligent care to them,
and were rewarded with much higher
percentage of sugar. Seed have been
brought from foreign countries to be
distributed among farmers in order
that different soils might be tested. Of
ouch efforts as these were those of Mr.
I. 0. Smith, of Portland, Or. About
the year 1888, Mr. Smith imported
some of the beet seed procurable from
Cologne, Germany, and had some sent
from Alvarado, Cal., where a factory is
in successful operation. Both these
quantities, were distributed, with in
structions in planting and cultivating
accompanying. From some persons re
ceiving the seed no replies were ever
obtained, and those who did take the
pains to plant at all, stated, in their re
port, that but little attention had been
given them. Some simply sowed them,
leaving the plants to struggle with
weeds, etc., while others gave but the
slightest cultivating. Of course, the
roots yielded little sugar. Nothing else
is to lie expected, as the cultivating of
sugar beets has reached a stage of scien
tific exactness that anything like best
results cannot be obtained without cer
tain care. This is a fair sample of other
individual efforts, some of which have
bad the effect of conveying the belief
that the industry is not profitable in
the Northwest.
In 1890, the federal government
passed a bounty law, offering 2 cents a
pound for domestic sugar testing 00 de
grees, and 1)4 cents for all testing be
tween 80 and 00, which should be pro
duced until July 1, 1905. In further
aid, the agricultural department aided
the several states in making experi
ments. Seed was furnished farmers
who would agree to plant and care for
them, and return samples for analysis,
and with reports of other conditions.
The experiment station at Corvallis,
Or., delivered seed to farms indifferent
localities of the state in 1891, in accord
ance with this plan. In regard to this
effort, Mr. G. W. Shaw, chemist, re
ports in bulletin No. S3, the following:
"Each year arrangements were made
with farmers in different portions of
the station to cultivate a small plat of
beets, the seed being furnished them
by the station. Although there was a
heavy and ready response by those who
would agree to forward samples for an
alysis, accompanied by a report blanks
for which were furnished there were
many who never responded to a single
inquiry alter the seed had been fur
nished, notwithstanding that they had.
vxpressly agreed to report results. "
According to Mr. Shaw's report, care
ful instructions were given in regard to
cultivation. The kind of soil wa
specified and the degree of moisture best
for the beets was also named.
The results of these efforts were con
vincing that beets could be grown with
profit.
The succeeding year preparations
were made to repeat with greater care
the attempts of 1891-1892. Unavoid
able delay in receiving the seed so that
it could not be planted in April was the
first discouragement. The rainfall dur
ing the season was below normal, and
all reports showed "very dry," "extra
ordinary dry," and "weather unfavor
able." Mr. Shaw has made some interest
ing comparisons between the tempera
ture and precipitation of Oregon and
Germany and France. The era covered
by the figures is from May 1 to October
1, the time between planting of seed
and harvesting the beets. In France,
the temperature May 1 was 57 degrees
Farenheit, reaching 71 in June, and
falling to 68 in September; in Ger
many, May starts with 60 degrees,
which rises to 67 in June and falls to
49 in September, and the Willamotte
valley starts with 54 in May, reaching
66 in June and falling off to 65 in Sep
tember. In Eastern Oregon the temperature
is abqnt five degrees higher than in the
W lllamette valley in the middle of the
summer, but is not much different at
the beginning and the end of the sea
son. It will be seen that the mean
temperature of Oregon is much less than
that of either France or Germany, and
if mildness of climate is favorable, this
section possesses an advantage over both
of those countries.
THE SENATE AROUSED.
Spanish Inhumanities Can No Longer
Go Unnoticed.
Washington, Feb. 26. Attention
was recalled to the Cuban question in
the senate today by the presentation of
three resolutions on that subject. One
of these came by unanimous vote of the
committee on foreign relations, and
called for the immediate and uncondi
tional release of Julio Sanguilly, held
in Havana.
Another resolution by Allen calls on
the president to protect effectively
American citizens in Cuba, and for that
purpose to send battle-ships to Cuban
waters.
A third resolution, by Hill, wae
agreed to, requesting the secretary of
state for all correspondence, with Con-sul-General
Lee relative to Americans
imprisoned in Cuba.
A sensational episode ocourred late
in the day, during the consideration of
the Indian bills. Several of the New
England senators had criticised various
items, which aroused Senator Pettiurew
to caustic recitals of barbarities directed
against Indians in Massachusetts in
early days.
Hoar defended his state, and, amid
impressive silence, arraigned Petti
grew, a New Englander by birth, for
"befouling the nest in which he was
born."
Little progress was made on the In
dian bill, and Allison warned the sen
ate that the status of appropriation
bills was most dangerous.
Beginning tomorrow, the senate will
sit until 12 o'clock at night.
In the House.
AVashington, Feb. 26. The feature
of the session of the house was the ap
pearance of William J. Bryan, late
Democratic candidate for president, on
the floor. He has come to the city to
attend a dinner given in his honor by
John K. McLean, of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, and, as an ex-member, was
entitled to the privilege of the floor.
He came in with McMHlin, Maguire,
Snlzer and ex-Congressman George F.
Williams. He was immediately escort
ed to the cloakroom, where he divested
himself of his overcoat, his entrance
not having been generally observed.
His presence soon became noised about
however. The Democratic members
deserted their seats and hurried to greet
him. After a few minutes he walked
calmly down the aisle to his old seat.
The Democrats gave him a round of
hearty applause, the people in the gal
leries craned their necks and took up
the demonstration. There were several
wild shouts. Many of the Republicans
joined in the welcome to their old col
league. The first was Judge Strode, of
Nebraska, "his successor in congress.
Among the others were Hitt, Stone,
Dalzell and Dolliver. The confusion
became so great that Speaker Reed was
forced to call the house to order. After
a few minutes Mr. Bryan made his way
back of the rail which divides the seats
from tliQ lobby, around to the speaker's
rostrum, where he -shook hands with
the speaker. The galleries again joined
in tho demonstration, which occurred
at this juncture. Mr. Bryan soon after
left the house.
Most of the day was devoted to Dis
trict of Columbia business. The con
ference report on the bill to protect
the rights of purchasers of the Atlantic
& Pacific railroad under the foreclosure
sale was adopted 100 to 24.
A NEST OF THIEVES.
A .rests Made by the Seattle Police Led
to a Find.
Seattle, Feb. 26. The arrests last
night of Mack McAlpin, William
Laurie and Charles Hussey, tho latter
a 16-year-old boy, led the police into a
nest of counterfeiters, as well as thieves.
It is not thought that any Bpurious coin
has been passed, and the specimens
obtained by the police show such work
manship that it Beems hardly possible
that much of it could be worked off.
The evidence obtained was found in a
cabin occupied by the three men. The
tools were not discovered, but it is be
lieved they are secreted somewhere
about the cabin.
In addition to this, the police have
indisputable evidence that the men now
in custody were doing a wholesale burg
lary business. Their cabin was well
supplied with all kinds of household
goods, cigars, tobacco, etc., a great deal
of which has been identified as belong
ing to other persons.
Early this morning the safe in a
grocery store in a residence part of the
city was blown open by cracksmen and
26 taken. The men were not much
afraid of detection, for the safe, which
is a small one, was taken out of the
store into the street, and there blown
open with powder. It is supposed
the work was done by the same men
who recently broke into a safe in the
office of the Oregon Improvement Com
pany. Robbery at Rossland,
Rossland, B. C, Feb. 26. Tonight
between 6 and 7 o'clock, while the
clerks were at dinner, burglars entered
Challoner, Mitchell & Spring's Jewelry
store, on Columbia avenue, taking all
the money, diamonds, watches and
other jewelry in the windows and
showcases, and even opening the safe
and taking the contents. It is esti
mated that the robbers got about $8,000
in all. The police have no clue as yet.
This bouse is a branch of the firm of
the same name in Victoria. x
ADJOURNED WITHOUT DAY.
The Benson House and Joint Conven
tion Have Given Up.
A portion of the Oreirnn legislature
has decided to quit. The Benson house !
and joint convention adjourned sine die
Wendnesday. This leaves both the
house and senate without a quorum to do
business, but active measures to accom
plish reorganization are well under way.
The break-up of tho joint assembly
caucus was the first event of this very
important day. The assembly met at 9
o'clock and discussed in a desultory
way the question of the legality of the
proposed adjournment. The matter of
taking a ballot for senator, whatever
number was present, was not even
brought up. The outlook seemed dis
couraging and tho members soon quit j
attempting to agree on any policy.
The original house met at 9:30
o'clock, and, as usual, adjourned till
next day at the same hour.
The Benson house, senate and joint
assembly all convened at 10 o'clock.
The first held intermittent sessions un
til the hour fixed for adjournment with
out day.
In the senate at noon President
Simon declared carried a simple motion
to adjourn, but the Mitchell men held
that, under the resolution adopted the
day before, it was tho close of the ses
sion, and many of them left tho city.
The Benson house, after fixing the
per diem and mileage of the members
and the pay of clerks, dissolved at 1
P. M.
An afternoon session of the senate
was held, but fourteen members answer
ing roll call. This was six short of a
quorum.
The attempts at reorganization will
be confined largely to the house.
When it is ready for business, it is an
ticipated that there will be very little
trouble in gotting back enough senators
to make up a quorum of twenty.
Itenewed Activity In the Davis House.
Senator Mitchell has apparently given
up the contest, as he returned to Port
land Thursday.
The Davis house had a morning and
afternoon session, and twenty-seven
members responded to roll call. Three
absentees, Kruse, Lee and Riddle, were
accounted for. Immediately after the
morning session a conference was held
and the situation was thoroughly can
vassed. It was agreed that reorganiza
tion was not only possible, but prob
able, and much enthusiasm prevailed.
Individual members of the late Benson
house have given positive assurance
that they would return if the opposi
tion went at matters in earnest and in
evident good faith. These promises
have been bo numerous that members
of the house express themselves as en
tirely confident of success. It iB the
purpose merely to invite absentees to
join in the endeavor to secure remedial
legislation. The senatorial question
being out of the way, tho house has a
very fair chance ol organ izjng.
There were many new faces in the ori
ginal house Thursday. For forty-five
days tho majority of tho opposition bus
taken fugitive journeys to their desks
to see if there was any mail, to answer
letters, to read the papers, and to do
all other things which might safely be
done during a recess. Thursday it was
different. They showed up with
pleased Biniles on their faces, and were
early in their seats.
At 9:80 Temporary Speaker Davis,
who has performed the same duty for
forty-six consecutive days, mounted the
rostrum and called the house to order.
Clerk Moody called the roll and tho
following responded to their names:
Barkley, Bayer, Bilyou, Buckman,
Craig, Davis of Umatilla, Emery, Gill,
Hill, llouser, Jones, Maxwell, Mc
Alister, Misener, Munkers, Ogle,
Schmidtlein, Smith of Linn, Svendseth,
U'Ken, Whitaker 21.
These were absent: Bourne, Davis
of Multnomah, Dustin, Guild, Kruse,
Lee, Povey, Riddle, Yoakum 9.
Also these of the Benson house: Ben
son, Bridges, Brown, Chapman, Conn,
Crawford, David, Gratke, Gurdane,
llogue, Hope, Hudson, Huntington,
Jennings, Lake, Langell, Marsh, Mer
rill, Mitchell, Nosier, Palm, Rigby,
Smith, of Marion, Somers, Stanley,
Thomas, Thompson, Vaughan, Veness,
Wagner 30. .
The nine absentees belonging to the
opposition were detained for various
reasons. Kruse Jias been sick for two
weeks with typhoid fever, and thero is
no prospect that lie can be present dur
ing the session. Povey and Davis of
Multnomah were at home, but are ex-;
pected up. Lee was called to Junction'
City by the illness of his aged mother.
Bourne, Dustin, Guild and Yoakum
came in just too Into. Riddle is in
Southern Oregon, but will return when
needed, it is said. The present mem
bership of the original house is thirty,
or precisely the same as the Benson or
ganization. Kruse being in the hos
pital, this number is reduced to twenty
nine. It is, therefore, necessary to get
eleven members of the rival organiza
tion to join before a constitutional quo
rum can be secured.
Members of tfie Benson house of the
legislature have been presenting claims
for serving the state to Secretary Kin
caid, but the secretary lias refused to
issue warrants or certificates in recogni
tion of any of the claims. The disap
pointed members say that if the secre
tary neglects or refuses to do his duty,
he can be compelled by mandate of the
court.
THE UOINT ASSEMBLY.
Both a Day and Night Session Held
With the Usual Kesult.
The total number present at Mon
day's joint convention in Salem was
thirty-six twenty-six from the house
and ten from the senate.
The usual formality of dispensing
witli the reading of the. journal having
been adopted, the joint assembly took a
recess till 9 o'clock at night.
When the joint assembly met at
night, thirty-three were found to be
present. Tho absentees were Senator
Hughes and Taylor and Representatives
Hudson, Thomas, Vaughan and Wag
ner. When his name was called, Sena
tor Gowun made a speech and reviewed
at length tho situation from the stand
point of a Mitchell supporter. He laid
the responsibilty for the hold-up on the
opposition, and said:
"We demand only what is right. We
will never surrender to what is wrong.
They charge that Senator Mitohell
alone is responsible for this hold-up.
We denv it: as a bodv of men nnd ng
individuals, wo denv it on document-
ary evidence. I desire to read u letter
which will forever set that statement
at rest."
Gowan then read the following let
ter: 'Salem, Or., Feb. 22, 1897. Hon.
Samuel Hughes, Chairman of the Re
publican Conference, Salem, Or. My
Dear Sir: I' understand there is a
strong disposition upon the part of a
majority of the Republicans to adjourn
the legislature Bine die, without fur
ther effort to secure the election of a
senator. This would leave tho state
only partly represented in tho senate
of the United States, tho effect of
which, in all probability, would bo to
place the control of the senate in tho
hands of those opposed to the Republi
can party, in which event the defeat of
tariff legislation at the coming extra
ordinary session of congress would be
assured. It seems to me, therefore,
there is o paramount duty resting upon
you, to make one more determined
effort, before final adjournment, to se
cure the election of a senator. There
are many prominent Republicans locat
ed in different sections of the state,
eminently qualified for the position
men who would do credit to the party,
the state and the nation. I will co
operate with you and all other Repub
licans in the legislature in endeavoring
to bring about tho election of such a
Republican us the Republican confer
ence, to whom this letter is addressed,
will agree upon. Yours very sincerely,
"John II. Mitchell."
Gowan then went on to dicsuss tho
letter, and said:
"A caucus of thirty-nine Repub
licans is behind John II. Mitchell, and
we do not propose to change base at
this time."
In conclusion, he said: "I give it as
my opinion that we must adjourn with
out securing legislation, and without
the election of a United States senator. "
Brown stated that the letter which
Gowan had read had been presented to
the conference Repuhlieuns.and that tho
conference by a standing vote, had de
cided to stay by ita candidate, "who
ever he is," until they got a chance to
vote for him. '
Senator Reed, of Douglass, made a
speech, and introduced a letter, which
he said had been presented to the Re
publican conference.
The paper was substantially an agree
ment to be signed by all sides, in which
tho members were pledged to organize
and secure remedial legislation, and to
vote for no candidate for United States
senator in such manner as to elect him,
and to so distribute their votes as to
prevent an election. The full text of
the letter was withheld from publica
tion. After several other speeches of minor
importance tho convention adjourned
without taking a ballot.
The Senate.
The senate held a brief session Mon
day. The following motion was
made by Michell of Wasco:
"In honor of the occasion, this being
the 165th nmmgvary of the birth of
George Washin,-.!, who was 'First in
peace, first in war, and first in the
hearts of his countrymen,' I move that
the senate now adjourn. "
Iieed of Douglas sprang quickly to
his feet, saying:
"I have an amendment to offer. I
move that the senate now adjourn sine
die."
"The motion is not susceptible of an
amendment of that kind," replied the
president. "Besides, it is itself out of
order."
Michell's motion carried, 15 to 14.
The Benson bouse met, ami very Boon
thereafter adjourned.
The Davis house met in the morning
with eleven membres present. It im
mediately adjourned.
"The "age of Kmmrx" Dead.
Beverly, Mass., Feb. 25. John Ba
ker, "the Bage of Essex," an abolition
ist, ami one of the founders of the Re
publican party, is dead, aged 85. He
suffered a broken hip in a fall three
months ugo, and paralysis resulted and
caused his death. He was born in
Beverly, August 18, 1812; and has al
ways liverl there.
Mulhull, tho noted statistician,
spent over forty years in accumulating
the material for this one volume of
statistics.
THE LAST MONEY BILL.
House Passed Appropriations for Naval
Establishment.
Washington, Feb. 25. Tho house
sent the naval bill, the last of the ap
propriation bills, to the senate today,
linutelle, chairman of the naval com
mittee, was in charge of the measure,
ind displayed such skill in its handling
that ita provisions aroused little oppo
sition, and it was passed practically
without amendment.. Barrett made an
effort to secure an authorization for a
irydock at Boston to cost $1, 000,000,
hut, after a some' that acrimonious de
bate, the amendment was ruled out of
order. He then tried to secure the ap
pointment of a committee to pass on the
relative merits of Boston and Ports
mouth as a location for a drydock, and
was equally unsuccessful.
The Day In the Senate.
Washington, Feb. 25. The senate
made slow progress today on the Indian
appropriation bill, disposing of only one
item of the bill, that directing the
opening of the Uncompahgre Indian
reservation in Utah. It involved a con
flict with the executive branch, which
luiB steadily resisted opening these
lands on the ground that they contained
valuable mineral deposits. Vilas en
deavored to have a royalty reserved for
the government, but was defeated in
this, and the clause was agreed to after
an all-day debate.
During the day a resolution by Mills
was adopted, asking the president for
information as to the death of Dr. Ruiz
at Guanabacoa, Cuba.
In the course of the debate.Wilson of
Washington, alluded to the president's
order of yesterday, withdrawing from
the public domain 21.000,000 acres of
land and constituting various forest re
serves. Cannon declared that there was not
the slightest knowledge of tho subject
displayed on the part of the order mak
ing the designation, and that land in
Utah had been designated as forest
land when in fact there was no timber
on it larger than a jackrabbit bush.
BUFFETED BY WINDS.
the Atlantlo Liners Encounter Heavy
Weather.
New York, Feb. 25. During the
past twenty-four hours storm-tossed
Reamers arrived in port bringing start
ling tales of narrow escapes from death.
The 400 souls on the Adriatic, just ar
rived from Liverpool after the most
tempestuous voyage in its career, are
thanking Providence the vessel did not
turn turtle in midooean during 'the trip
icross. j
This vessel had a narrow escape from
foundering in a gale on Wednesday last,
when her cargo shifted and tho engines
became deranged. It was the climax
of a six-days' struggle with the ele
ments. The crew worked with despera
tion. All available men were set to
work trimming cargo. When it was
nearly finished the machinery became
unmanageable.
The destiny of the vessel was shifted
from the crew to the men in tho chief
engineer's department, and for six
hours, during which the Adriatio wua
hove to, her fate hung in the balance. .
On Wednesday, while the seas wore yet
making a millraco of tho decks, tho ma
chinery was repaired and tho vessel
again shaped a course for this port.
The Adriatic had forty-five cabin and
ninety-five steerage passengers and a
orew, making a total of nearly 400 peo
ple. She left Queenstown February
11. Captain Snowdensaid the trip was
the worst ho had ever seen in his
twenty-five years' experience.
The St. Paul also experienced a most
tempestuous voyage. Tho vessel was
delayed by heavy seas propelled by
fierce western gales, from tho time she
left Southampton. To add to the dis
comfort of the passengers rain fell al
most continuously, making it impos
sible for them to go on deck.
"In all my experience," said Captain
Jamicson, "I do not remember of a
rougher February."
TO BOMBARD HAVANA.
Fiery Resolution Introduced by a
Tennessee Representative.
Washington, Feb. 25. Representa
tive Gibson, of Tennessee, has intro
duced a joint resolution directing that
the president demand of tho Spanish
authorities in Cuba the immediate res
toration to liberty of every American
citizen, native-born or naturalized, now
imprisoned by them in the island of
Cuba, and that in support of the de
mand tho president is authorized and
directed to accompany it by the pres
ence of a sufficient number of United
States ships of war to mak the demand
good, and, if it is not granted within
twenty-four hours, that tho city of Ha
vana, and, if need be, other ports of
Cuba, be bombarded until it is fully
complied with and all American citi
lens delivered to the commandors of
our" warships.
Gary Gets a Portfolio.
Canton, O., Feb. 25. At 1:30 thii
afternoon James A. Gary, who had been
in consultation with the president-elect
for several hours, gave tho following
statement to the press:
"Governor McKinley has tendered me
s portfolio in his cubinet, and, while it
is not definitely settled which one, I
un assured it is one that I can accept."