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COLOMBIA TO FIGHT DESIDES TO SEND AN EXPEDITION . AGAINST PANAMA. General Reyes Largely Responsible Told His aovernment That Americans Will Only Keep Troops Out of Canal Zone Crowd of Indians Attempt to Sur prise American Qunboat. - Panama, Feb. 1. News has reached here from Bogota that, inasmuch as -Generals Reyes and Cavallero have as sured Colombia that the United States will only object to her landing forces in the canal zone, the Colombian govern ment intends to organize and send an -expedition against Panama. The only explanation of this news from Bogota is that the government of Colombia is compelled to take some steps to prevent its downfall. This is said to be imminent, as President Mat roquin has lost all the prestige he ever had. There is much speculation in Bo gota as to the outcome of this move, should it be put through. People arriving here from Colombia declare the situation in that country is growing worse every day. Try to Surprise Americans. Colon, Feb. 1. The United States gunboat Bancroft arrived here today from the Ban Bias coast. She reports the attitude of the Sac Bias Indians at 3aledonia bay to be not only unfriend ly, but decidedly aggressive. Last Tuesday men from one of the Bancroft's boats insisted upon purchasing a few -cocoanuts from the Indians and paid more than full value for them. To ward 11 o'clock that night, when it was dark, 20 canoes were seen ap proaching the Bancroft. The gunboat turned her searchlights on the canoes, and it was revealed that each boat car ried as many Indians as could crowd in, probably 200 in all. There is no doubt that their intentions were hos tile. They hoped to reach and sur prise the ship. The commander of the Bancroft ord--ered the gunboat cleared for action and her guns were loaded and trimmed ready for use. A quick firing Colt gun was placed near the gangway and ord ers were given to the gunners of this piece to keep up ceseless fire all round the canoes. As soon as the Indians heard this rain of bullets they immediately be gan to retreat toward the shore. . The gunners were given express orders not to fire at the Indians, so the bullets cut the air and churned the water all around them. . No shots were fired at the Bancroft, which at once sailed fur Colon to bring the report of the occur rence. CORBAN REVOLT IS SPREADING. increased Taxation Is the Signal for Lawlessness. New York, Feb. 1. Internal disturb ance in Corea is spreading, cables - the Herald's Seoul correspondent. It is the result of increased taxation. The governors of three provinces report that their officers have been captured by or ganized bands and government funds taken. Details have just been received here of the disturbances at Vladivostok dur ing the celebration of Russian Christ mas. It was created by intoxicated Russian marines and Japanese women. Numerous houses were destroyed, most ly Japanese, but including the Russian theater. The usual fighting occurred. As happens on such occasions, there was considerable brutality, but no fa talities. The marines weie not brought under control until much property had been destroyed. The notification of Corean neutrali ty, cabled from Che Foo to the powers, was unknown in the Corean foreign office until replies were received from the representatives abroad. The inti mation was that it was arranged by Yi Yong Ik and Hyen Sang Kun, the latter having just returned from Rus sia.. The Corean minister at Tokio has been instructed especially to urge Ja pan's immediate recognition of Corea's neutrality. Turkey Has Mot Sold Cruiser. Philadelphia, Feb. 1. Reiteration of the story of the sale of the Turkish cruiser Medjidia brought forth an em phatic denial today on behalf of the Cramps company. It was stated that at no time has there been any negotia tions for the sale of the cruiser to eith er Russia or Japan. An official of the company eays: "The sultan takes great interest in the building of a mod ern navy for Turkey, with vessels of the most advanced type, and therefore we feel sure that he would not consider any offer to sell the ship." Price on Heads of Officers. Constantinople, Feb. 1. The porte has notified the Austrian and Russian embassies that the Macedonian com mittees have arranged with the Albani ans for liberal rewards to have them kill every foreign officer sent in to the provinces in connection with the reor ganization of the gendarmie under the reform scheme of the powers. The porte, therefore, objects to the officers wearing foreign uniforms, as their lives are thereby endangered. Little Hope for New Bandings. Washington, Feb. 1. The policy of this congress in relation to appropria tions for federal buildings was consid ered today by the senate committee on public buildings and grounds, but no decision was reached . Readers of the house are said not to favor any extens ive appiopriatiens for mw buildings. GOVERNMENT FOR ALASKA. Senator Mitchell Fathers Bill Which He Will Strongly Urge. "Washington, Jan. 30. Senator Mitchell has introduced a bill making further provisions for a civil govern ment for Alaska, and will strongly urge its early passage. The bill is as fol lows: Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America in congress assembled, That action 2 of title 1, chapter 1, of an act entitld: "An act making further pro vision for a civil government for Alaska, and for other purposes," approved June 6, 1900, be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as follows: "Section 2. There shall be appoint ed for the district a governor, who shall reside therein during his term of office and be charged with the interests of the United States government within the district. To the end aforesaid he shall have authority to see that the laws are enforced and to require the faithful discharge of their duties by the officials appointed to administer the same. He may also grant reprieves for offenses committed against the laws of the district or of the United States until the decision of the president thereon shall be made known. He shall be ex-officio commander in chief of the militia of the district, and shall have power to call out the same when necessary to the due execution of the laws and to preserve the peace, and to cause alh able bodied citizens of the United States in the district to enroll and serve as such when the public ex igency demands ; and he shall perform generally in and over said district such acts as pertain to the office of governor of a territory, so far as the same may be made or become applicable thereto." ' MUST MAKE WAR. Russian Reply to Last Note Will Not Be Satisfactory. London, Jan. 80. It was made known officially today that Russia had completed her reply to Japan. The Daily Mail professes to be able to affirm that Russia's draft of her reply has not yet been officially pre sented to Japan, but that it has been communicated to M. Knrina, the Jap anese minister at St. Petersburg, who has transmitted the contents to Tokio, whence it will be conveyed to the friendly powers. The Russian reply'is courteous, the Daily Graphic continues, but it refuses, in uncompromising terms, to permit the reinsertion in the draft of the treaty of the two words, guaranteeing the integrity and independence of China upon which Japan insisted in her last note. The clause proposed by Japan was that Russia and Japan should mutually agree to respect the integrity and inde pendence of China and Corea. Russia has now stricken out twice the word "China" and it is understood this will close the negotiations. It is probable, the Daily Graphic goes on, that when this not has been pre sented Japan will notify Baron De Rosen, the Russian minister at Tokio, that she has no alternative but to take up arms in defense of her interests, and that M. Knrina will be instructed to demand his passports. In the mean time instructions have been sent to the two Japanese cruisers now at Colombo to proceed to Singapore. LARQB FIRE IN, YUCATAN. Blaze at Principal' Port of Progresso Causes $2,000,000 Loss. Mexico City, Jan. 80. Fire at Pro gresso, the chief port of Yucatan, des troyed an entire square of business houses and public buildings, including the market. The loss is $2,000,000. The railway offices were also consumed. The public buildings were not insured. and the loss on them is $300,000. Fifteen thousand bales of henequin were burned. The business quarter, in which the fire first broke out, is half a mile from the wharves, and fronts on the Ala meda, the most beautiful plaza in Pro greso. The origin of the fire is un known. The square, which was con sumed, consisted for the most part of one story buildings occupied by busi ness houses. The market house, a large single story building, which fur nished the only means of obtaining food supplies, was destroyed. Large Coal Mine to Work. Pueblo, Colo., Jan. 30. Circulars received in this city today from the general sales department of the Colo rado fuel and iron company are taken by business men to mean the early re sumption of all departments of the big plant, which closed down two months ago because of the coal strike. The circulars say in part: "We are now pleased to announce that affairs have so shaped themselves as to enable us to resume operations." This announce ment is sent out under the direction of the vice president and general manager. Improves the Mall Service. London, Jan. 30. It is announced here that the Canadian government has made a contract with the Allan line of steamers for an improved mail service between Canada and Great Britain, to commence next August with the tur bine steamer Victorian and to be sup plemented later with a sister ship, the Virginian. The British terminus of the service will be Moville, Ireland, the year round, while the Canadian terminus will be Quebec. Money to Remain Untouched. Panama, Jan. 30. The constitution al convention today appioved a meas ure providing that of the $10,000,000 to be paid to the republic of Panama by the United States for the right to use the canal zone $8,000,000 is to re main untouched for the future benefit of the new republic. RECOVERING DEAD REMAINS OF 71 PENNSYLVANIA MIN ERS BROUGHT OUT. Work Has Just Begun for One Hundred More Men are Sure to Have Perished Remains of Many are Burned to a Crisp and AO are Horribly Mangled -Bereaved are Stupefied With Oriel. Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 29. Three days have elapsed since the terrible catas trophe at the Harwick mine of the Al legheny Coal company and tonight at midnight 71 bodies have been recovered and brought to the surface. Only one of these has been identified. The day has been one of horror in the little vil lage on the hill above the pit mouth, but even while the blackened bodies were brought from the top of the shaft and then on sleds to the schoolhouse on the hill above, where the undertat era were ready to receive them, there seemed to prevail in the community as a clutch that repressed their natural feelings of passionate anxiety and sor row, the grim realization that there is still much work to be done before the lull extent of the catastrophe has been realized. The Allegheny Coal company tonight in an official statement positively ad mitted that all of the men who were in the mine when the explosion occurred are dead. There are 171 names on the list, which does not include Selwyn M Taylor, or the two men who were on the tipple above the mine shaft when the explosion came. Nor does the list include the name of Daniel Lysle, of Castle Shannon, whose body was found in the mine this morning. He was one of the men who went down in the mine to work last night but became separated from the rest and wandered off. His body was found sitting with his back to the wall of one of the rooms. , INCREASES PENSIONS OF MANY. House Bill Makes $8 Instead of $e Per Month the Minimum. Washington, Jan. 29. Representa tive Sulloway, of New Hampshire, chairman of the committee on invalid pensions, today introduced a distinctly service and age pension bill, which will give to each soldier who served 90 days and who reaches the age of 62 years, $8 per month; 66 years, $10 per month, and 70 years, $12 per month. In addition to the foregoing rates, his bill gives to the men who served two years or more an additional increase of $2 a month in each of the above lasses. The bill increases the minimum of pensions allowed to $8 per month, in stead of $6, which will increase the pensions of 12,394 soldiers who are now on the rolls at $6 per month'. The bill further provides that the pen sions of widows who married soldiers prior to January 1, 1870, and who are now on the rolls drawing $8, shall be increased to $12. Heretofore the law has been that they could not get $12 unless their husbands die of disease contracted in the service. GREATER NAVY IS FAVORED. Heuse Committee Discusses Recommen dations of Moody. Washington, Jan. 29. Secretary Moody concluded his recommendations today before the house committee on naval affairs. He presented two plans prepared by the general board of the navy as the building plan for next year. The first . was based on an ex penditure of $34,000,000, and included provision for one battleship, one arm ored cruiser, three protected cruisers, four scout cruisers, two squadron col liers and two submarine boats. The second plan provides for an expendi ture of $30,000,000, and is a duplicate of the first programme with elimina tion of two of the Bcout cruisers. The secretary recommended building naval stations at Guantanamo, Cuba, and Subig Bay, P. I. The station in Cuba, ultimately, is to cost $12,000, 000, and the one in the Philippines $9,000,000. One million dollars is asked this year for' the Guantanamo station, and a little less than that amount for the one in the Philippines. Japan Takes 20 Steamers. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 29. The steamer Kaga Maru, which arrived this morning, brought news that 20 steam ers had been commandered by the Jap anese government before she sailed, all for the naval department. The five liners of the Australian line of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, including the just completed Nikko Maru, had their fittings torn out and were hurried to Yokohama to be fitted as torpedo-carriers. Three steamers of the American route to San Francisco had been taken and will be made auxiliary cruisers. Kaiser May Slip In. Paris, Jan. 29. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald has telegraphed an extraordinary story'to the effect that Germany and Denmark have reached an understanding under the terms of which, in the event of Great Britain fighting with Japan against Russia, Germany would amicably occupy Copenhagen with a powerful force, clos ing the Baltic and preventing the Rus sian fleet from leaving. wm Be Russia's Last Word. Berlin, Jan. 29. The Paris corres pondent of the Berliner Tageblatt claims authority for the statement that the forthcoming Russian note to Japan will be Russia 8 last word in the mat ter . The correspondent says also that Russia is particularly opposed to the fortification of Mesampho. HEYBURN URGES LAND REFORM. Idaho Senator' Makes His Maiden Speech Stone Talks of Panama. Washington, Jan. 28. The time of the senate today was again divided be tween consideration of the Panama question and other subjects. There was only one speech on the canal, and it was made by Stone, of Missouri, who spoke to a resolution directing the sen ate committee on foreign relations to make an investigation into the Panama revolt. He contended the circum stances indicated complicity on the part of the United States in the secession of Panama, and urged that in the interest of the country's good name, all the facta should be known. Heyburn, of Idaho, made his first speech in the senate in support of a resolution introduced by himself pro hibiting railroad companies : from tak ing up land in a solid body in lieu of land in forest reservations. A number of bills were passed in cluding one for a memorial bridge across the Potomac river at Washing ton. : . - When the senate convened, Heyburn made an address on his resolution di recting a stay of proceedings on applica tions to patent even numbered sections of public lands in lieu of odd numbered sections, held by railroad companies in forest reserves. He complained that the present law permits railroads to surrender worthless lands, and take up other territory of mush greater value. The resolution was referred to the com mittee on public lands. TIRED OF GETTING LBTTERS. The Sultan of Morocco Finally Ofves $50,000 te the St. Louis Fair. St. Louis, Jan. 28. In the list of nations which are to be represented at the world's fair by national pavilions, Morocco probably will be missing. Secretary Stevens states that it is not now expected that Morocco will official ly participate by erecting a pavilion, but that some use, doubtless, will be made of the $50,000 appropriated. According to information received by the exposition officials from Commis sioner J. W. S. Langerman, who re cently returned from a mission to Mo rocco, being empowered as the sultan's commissioner on his return, the amount appropriated y that potentate was $50,000. Anent this appropria tion an interesting story is told by Mr. Danforth, assistant to Commissioner Langerman. The amount was not given with very good grace, according to Mr. Danforth, who quotes the sul tan as saying: "Here is $50,000. TakS it. I don't care whether you use it for the world's fair or put it in your own pocket. I don't know where St. Louis is, except that it is somewhere in the United States, and I don't care. And please tell President Francis, whoever he is, to stop writing me letters about his fair, as I am tired of getting them." JAPAN WANTS EARLY REPLY. Russian Minister Given to Understand Delay Is Too Great. Tokio, Jan. 28. The Japanese gov ernment has diplomatically intimated to Baron De Rosen, the Russian minis ter, that an early response is desired to Japan's recent note to Russia. It is calculated here that the Japanese note reached the Russian cabinet on the af ternoon of January 16, and it is felt that sufficient time has elapsed for its consideration and the preparation of a response. The Japanese government is conscious of the possible necessities of the military and naval situation, and is unwilling to permit evasions and de lays which are designed to gain time. The future course of the Japanese government is a carefully guarded se cret. The length of time that Japan is prepared to await the pleasure of Russia is unknown. It seems probable that it has been determined to act de cisively within a few days. The popu lar temper has long opposed further delay. While many objected to Japan taking the initiative, a majority would now welcome the i8f-"M".of a brief ulti matum and a.1 vt,.. tion of war if that should prove ineffective. Some outside opinion here inclines to the be lief that the activities of Japan will be limited to the seizure of Corea, .which enterprise, it is thought, Russia would not oppose. Adopts Oold Standard. Washington, Jan. 28. A belated re port has been received at the state de partment from United States Minister Beaupre, at Bogota, upon the monetary law of Colombia, which was passed by the Colombian congress at its last ses sion. The bill provides that the mone tary unit shall be the gold dollar of the United States; that future emission of paper money be piohibited; that in the departments and provinces where silver has hitherto been current coin age it shall keep to the gold unit and all paper money burned. Czar Moves Troops. Port Arthur, Jan. 28. It is reported that about 150 wagons loaded with army stores have left Lino Yang daily for the past four days for the Yalu riv er, where it is intended to concentrate 8,000 Port Arthur and Mukden troops. The authorities assert that the hostility of Japan compels mobilization on the Yalu, and on this river ' Russia has heretofore carefully avoided alarming Corea by an appearance of threatening Japan. Consuls to Reach Posts Soon. Washington, Jan. 28. -Under the provisions of the treaty with China, the state department intends to dis patch at once by the shortest route, Messrs. Cheshire and Davidson, the two consuls to Mukden and Antung. They will be able to reach their posts in five or six weeks. Sanitary Milklna; Apparatus. With the recent report of a . State health board official that an epidemic of fever In one of our largest cities could be traced directly to a "Case in the family of a milk dealer In that lo cality, the urgent necessity for sani tary Inspection of the milk supply is again made apparent to even those in dividuals who are rather inclined to scoff at such advanced and scientific theories. No doubt the time will come when all milk -will have to be steril ized before being offered for sale, but MILKING APPAHATUS. even should that desirable condition of affairs be reached it will still be obligatory upon the milkman to see that no opportunity is afforded for the contact of the lacteal fluid with con taminated atmosphere in the stable. Probably the best way in which this can be accomplished is by the aid of the pneumatic milking machine here illustrated. It is so arranged as to not only milk 'the cows automatically, but also incloses the milk in an airtight receptacle as long as it is in the prox imity of the animal. This is accom plished by a reservoir suspended over head and connected with the teat cups by a short section of hose. By means of a vacuum created in the pipe to which the reservoir is attached the milk is drawn from the teats and de posited in the ' receptacle, whence it can be removed to the creamery for further treatment before being placed on sale. Farm Conveniences. The first two figures show conveni ences originally sketched in the Farm Journal,-which says of them: This crate should be about three feet high and fitted with sldepieces ex tending below it that will just fit into the side irons of the wagon body. It can thus be set upon the wagon bed in an instant and will be found most useful in moving calves, sheep, pigs or other stock. It will fit on to a sled in the same way for winter use. It is also convenient when hauling loose material. If this is long the rear gate can be hinged to let down, as shown. It can also be hinged to open at the side. The slats should be of hard wood three-quarters of an Inch thick. When there is plowing to be done close to fences or trees have your smith put extension rods on the plow and a clevis to hitch the team to, like the cut. The sketch was sent us by one of our readers in Kansas, and he says It works well for him. If the beam of the plow is adjustable to draft it should, of course, be adjusted before the rods are bolted to the han dles. The lower figure shows two views of portable sheep fencing used at the Colorado experiment station. It is easy to move about and set up and very readily made. How to Dip Sheep. For dipping a number of sheep, from 1,000 head up, the vat should be at least forty feet in length and five feet deep. The bottom of the vat should be six inches wide, the sides sloping out ward and upward, till at the top the measurement across is at least two feet, but on no account should It be any wider, as then the sheep swim ming through could turn around, which is one of the things to be guarded against. The vat is made five feet deep to obviate the danger of the sheep striking the bottom of the vat when thrown in, and is made slop ing at the sides to save expense in dip. The Inside of the vat should be flush, so that no obstruction will Interfere with the passing through of the sheep. Sink the vat In the ground to the depth of four feet. The vat should be filled with water to see if It leaks. Keep water in It till the leakage stops, then bail It out and fill with the dip. Bonchage for Stock. While both horses and cattle are sometimes troubled with a throat dif ficulty that needs the attention of a veterinarian. In the majority of cases it will be found that that trouble Is dot almost wholly to the feeding of J) su p- HI CBATE, PLOW AND MOVABLE HURDLE. dusty hay. : Bones are mucn given to this acute throat trouble In connection with sneezing, which will stop almost immediately if the hay is well moisten ed before being fed. It Is a good plan. If hay Is fed in a manger instead of a rack, to sprinkle a little water in the bottom of the manger each time before feeding and then moisten the hay. Do the same when the hay is fed to cattle. It is a good plan to wet the corn stover also, for while there is less dust In it than in hay there is enough to trouble the cattle; besides, the wet fodder Is al ways more palatable. Hew Stored Grain Shrink. The advantage to the farmer of storing his grain and holding It till spring Is not always represented by the increased price he may get for it. The shrinkage during the winter stor age must be taken into consideration, and this shrinkage not infrequently more than offsets the increased price. In such cases it pays the farmer to sell his grain as soon as It is in shape to go to the market. A good many in vestigations have been made to dis cover the percentage of shrinkage' in various grains. The results have varied Immensely. In some of the humid States and with early gathered crops the shrinkage has been as high as 30 to 40 per cent, while grain raised in arid States and hauled to humid States and stored has gained in weight dur ing storage. The shrinkage of wheat has not generally been as great as tnat of some other grains. Wheat stored In Michigan elevators lost from 5 to 16 per cent during whi ter. A lot of corn very heavy and lit tle dry at the time of storing lost 30 per cent in weight by February. Tests made in other States have shown shrinkages of 10 to 16 per cent. One lot of corn that was gathered at the time of year when it was well glazed, but containing as large an amount' of water as possible and passed in a State fair competition, shrank about 40 per cent, Oats shrink little, but are recorded to have lost about 4 per cent in weight during a winter. St. Louis Republic. Dressing Ducks for Market Ducks need much the same treat ment in dressing for market as do fowls. They should be kept without food and water for twenty-four hours previous to killing, so that the crop and in testines will be well emptied. Confine them' in a small pen with clean straw, so that they will not be dirty. Bleed through the BEADY FOB MARKET mouth, and when dead, scald in water at a temperature of 185 degrees. After scalding, wrap them up in a flannel blanket for ten minutes, which will help wonderfully in picking. If scalding is properly done and birds are wrapped tap in this way, they can be picked easily and quicsly. It is customary with many to leave feathers, around the neck for about two inches, also the feathers on the first joints of the wings. Including the main flights. After picking clean, put . them into hot water for a few seconds and then throw into ice water, leaving them for several hours, or until tnor oughly cold, when they may be taken out, dried, and are then ready to pack for market E. J. Lawrence, in Farm and Home. The Walking: Gait. Walking is one of the gaits that Is nearly always neglected, and yet an active, quick, clear-footed walk Is a valuable gait to the horse intended for the farm, for use as a roadster oi for a saddler. A horse broke to har ness is generally trained for a while at the side of some steady old animal, and the youngster, if Inclined to walk fast, soon begins to learn that it is not the thing to do. For that reason it Is best to break a young horse In single harness or under the saddle, and train him to be a good walker as well as good at other gaits. A 3-year-old la generally a better walker than he will be at any other age if he is kept as a harness horse, unless specially trained with a view to brisk, active movement in that gait St Louis Globe-Democrat A Dairy Pointer. The Toronto Globe says a Canadian farmer who kept twenty-four cows and two hired men tested his cows with the Babcock test and found that eight were unprofitable. He disposed of them and let one hired man go, and at the end of the year found that he had made as much money from the sixteen as from the twenty-four. Now he has got down to twelve good cows, and expects as much from them as he made from twice that number. Now he can increase up to his original number as fast as he can find or grow good cows and increase his profits. Shreddinsc Fodder. The fodder shredder is doing good work In one respect, and that is in re-' ducing the number of shocks of corn that stand in the field all winter. As the shredder husks the corn and shreds it at the same time, farmers find that it is more comfortable to haul the fodder to the barn than to stand out in the fields to husk the corn and then waste the fodder. Look to tbe Tsols. How many of the tools are dull or implements rusty cannot be known without an examination. Repairs should be attended to now, before spring opens, and, as tools and imple ments that are in good order will fa cilitate work, it is important that this nutter receive attention.
