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Newspaper Page TextPAPERS ARE SIGNED TITLE TO PANAMA CANAL NOW RESTS WITH UNITED STATES. Agreement Transfers Property Without Reservation Stockholders Will Mow Ratify the Act of President and Dl . rector of Company Title Is Perfect J. S. First to Hear News. Paris, April 25. The Associated Press is authorized to announce that the contract by which the Panama -canal passes to the United States is signed and sealed. The title to the anal is now vested in the United states. The document by which this transaction is consummated bears the signatures of President Bo and Director Richman, of the Panama canal com pany, mho signed for the company as its responsible officers. The transfer is -complete and without reservation, and the United States secures a perfect title. This result has been 'quietly accom plished, and unexpectedly, as the public fcas been given to understand that the -contract would not be executed until -after the meeting of the stockholders of , the Panama canal company tomorrow, At which the question of ratification would be presented. As a matter of fact, however, when the meeting takes place President Bo will announce that the sale has been completed, and, in stead of asking for authority to execute 31 contract, it will only remain to ratify the contract of sale which the officers -of the company have formally com- j pleted. Only a few of the highest offi-1 cers of the company are now aware of j the secret, which will not be known except by this announcement in the United States up to the time of the xneeting. It is confidently believed that the completion of the sale before this meet ing will increase the vote for ratifica tion. RUSSIA ISSUBS PAPER MONBY. 'Finance Minister Says It Is Not Forced, and No Loan Is Desired. St. Petersburg, April 25. Russia has xnade a new issue of $15,000 000 in paper currency against free gold in the State bank. At the ministry of finance it was explained that it was an ordin ary issue, and in no sense was forced. Under the law paper is issuable to dou ble the amount of gold up to $150,000, O00 gold, in excess of which paper is sued must be covered rouble for rouble. In the State bank there are, in round figures, $400,000,000 in gold, which would permit of an issue of $550,000, O00 in paper, but the paper issue at present only amounts to $350,000,000. All sorts of figures of the cost of the -war are printed abroad. The corres pondent of the Associated Press is au thoritatively informed that the daily expenses are averaging $750,000, and it is estimated that a yeai's expenditure or the war will total $250,000,000. To meet this theie existed a free bal ance of $50,000,000 by redactions in the ordinary budgets, leaving ostensibly 3135,000,000. But a portion of the latter is made up by the increased earn ings of the railroads owned by the gov ernment. It being in reality a ques tion of bookkeeping, how the balance is to be raised has not yet been determ ined. ALL RBTIRB AT SEVENTY YBARS. House Committee Deckles on Reform In the CivU Service. Washington, April 23. The house committee on reform in the civil service Authoriezd Chairman Gillett to intro duce a bill providing that on June 30, 1907, every office in the classified serv ice of the United States held by a per son who Is then over 70 years old, shall become vacant, and that thereafter such offices shall become vacant when the incumbent becomes 70 years old. The committee directed Mr. Gillett to report all pending bills granting pensions to civil employes of the gov ernment to the house, with the recom mendation that they lie on the table ; lso that the draft a bill reclassifying the clerical service of the government, with a view to providing for more fre quent promotions in the smaller sal aried positions. Alaskan Fishing Season Extended. Washington, April 25. The secre tary of commerce signed an order today rescinding the regulation which limits the duration of the salmon fishing sea son in Southeastern Alaska. Under the former regulation, cannerymen -wsre prohibited from taking salmon until July 1, but the order issued today removes this restriction entirely and no date is fixed. The repeal of the old - regulation was demanded by the can xierymen'a association, and was also recommended by the Jordan com mission. Will Be Under Martial Law. Niu Chwang, April 25. Viceroy Alexieff has issued an important order declaring the Yin Kow railroad station and the native village adjoining it to toe within the region under martial law. The station is the Niu Chwang, and it is a terminus of the Pekin-Shan Kai Kwan railroad and telegraph sye tem. The order also establishes a cen sorship over all telegrams, the scrutiny of papers and inspection of baggage. It will go into effect tomorrow. Protects Water Supply of Portland. Washington, April 25. Protection to the water eupply of the city of Port land was provided by the house today when it passed a bill prohibiting tres passing on the Boil Bun forest 'reserve. The maximum penalty for trespassing was reduced to $500. FIND EXCLUSION TOO .SEVERE. Senate Committee Objects to HItt BUI Regarding Chinese. Washington, April 23. The general deficiency bill reported by the senate committee on appropriations carries $11,342,146, an increase as it passed the house of $940,525. II contains as an amendment the Hitt Chinese exciu sion bill, which . was accepted by the house before the bill was passed. The Hitt bill was introduced in the senate by Penrose and referred to the commit tee on foreign relations. In this com mittee the discovery, it is said, has been made that the bill will affect the introduction of Chinese coolie labor in to the Panama canal zone, and : to i considerable extent affect the immigra tion to this country of Coreans and Fil ipinos and the deportation from the United States, Bawaii, Porto Rico and any teintorvy, "subject to the jurisdtc tion of the United States of any person held to come within, the definition of the words "Chinese persons," and ob jection has been made to the far reach ing effects of the bill. When the senate committee on . for eign relations began considertion today of the Chinese bill it was suggested that the bill might be of wider scope than was at first thought. Sections defining the words "Chinese person" were called to notice, and it was sug gested that these might be held to . re late to Filipinos, Coreans and others not intended to be included, and that the purpose of the bill might be in con flict with the existing treaties. It was late when the discovery was made, and finally the members of the committee concluded that no action should be taken on the Penro.se bill in- view of the fact that the Hitt amendment was reported in the deficiency bill, but that the matter might be discussed in open senate. It is understood an attempt will be made to amend the measure be fore the deficiency bill passes the senate. FLEB FROM JAPANESE. Russians are Rapidly Crossing the Yalu Many are Drowned. . Niu Chwang, April 23. A messen ger from the Yalu river reports that the Japanese outposts are near the Rus sian inttenchments with large bodies of troops five miles distant. He also states the Russians are fleeing north across the river in overcrowded boats, losing hundreds by drowning. The messenger himself met only a few of the Japanese, but they weie reported to have shown themselves in force, on various occasions, afterward quickly disappearing . The newspaper correspondents ac credited to the Russian forces have left for Mukden. They bind themselves not to divulge news respecting the re sults of engagements, or give any in formation which may awaken public uneasiness. The Russians have issued placards in Chinese explaining away the Jap anese victories, detailing Russian suc cesses, magnifying the Russian strength, and prophesying victory for Russia. The Chinese are not misled, but still believe the Japanese will con quer in Manchuria. RUSSIA HOLDS IT BACK. Extent of Disasters to Her Arms Can not Be Sent Out. Paris, April 22. The Yinkow corres pondent of the Paris Journal says he has tried lepeatedly to ascertain the ex tent of the recent disasters to the Rus sian arms, and he has failed to do so because of the perfectly-organized sec recy of the Russians. In his conclud ing statement, be says: "The people of France will be obliged to be satisfied with notices marked 'official' or semi-official state ments sent from Harbin or Mukden many miles removed from the actual scene of war. I am close to Port Arthur, and might give the true ver sion of many incidents, the news of which, as published, has been mere conjecture, but the Russians strictly forbid all communications of land- or sea events. At the moment of sending this message, grave happenings are pro ceeding on the peninsula; in fact, I am told that another battle is being fierce ly contested in the neighborhood of Port Arthur." Boltlsh Sympathy Much Appreciated. St. Petersburg, April 23. While ac cepting gratefully the world-wide ex pressions of sympathy which Russia has received at the death of Vice Ad miral Makaroff and the Petropavlovsk disaster, the papers seem. especially im pressed with the sympathy shown by the British press, several using the text to argue on the opportuneness of the decision in favor of a Russo-British treaty. The Novisky says: "A sin cere approachment with Great Britain would guaiantee our future develop ment" Skrydloff Qtven Full Power. Paris, April 23. The correspondent of the Echo de Paris at St. Petersburg says that in the course of the audience between the emperot and Vice Admiral Skrydloff, his majesty conferred upon the admiral full power to act at Port Arthur in accordance with the necessi ties of the moment. -The rumor that $10,000,000 in cash went down with the battleship Petropavlovsk, the corre spondent also says, is declared to be unfounded. Keoropatkin Walts for More Troops. Paris, "April 23. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Journal says friend of General Jvouropatkin has re ceived a letter from him in which the general says ho- intends to await the ar rival of another 100,000 men before risking a battle with- the Japanese. LOSS IS MILLIONS LARGE BUSINESS PORTION OF TO RONTO DESTROYED BY FIRE. Damage Placed at $12,000,000 With $8,360,000 lasurance-r-Clty Acta for 'Sufferers-All Public Buildings are . Placed at Their Disposal Erection of Temporary Structures Permitted. Toronto, Ont.. April 22. The total loss by the' fire which destroyed the wholesale district of Toronto last night will, according to the most conserva tive estimate, reach $12,000)00, the total insurance $8,360,000. The area swept by the fire embraces 14 acres, and 9,000 to 10 000 ' persons are thrown out of employment. The work of tearing down the dangerous walls was continued until this after noon. The city council this afternoon placed all public buildings and the exhibition grounds at the disposal of the fire sufferers, amended the 'fire regulations to allow the erection of temporary structures, and appointed a committee to wait on the legislature and secure an act ordering all wires under ground. The principal warehouses of the city were reduced to ashes and nearly 250 films were put . out of business. The area covered by the fire is three blocks in length and varies from half a block to two blocks in width. Every build ing on Bay street, from Melinda street southward to the waterfront, was wiped out and the fire spread on Wellington and Front streets, along the waterfront from this section and the Esplamade along the waterfront from this section with Bay street for a boundary for a few hundred feet to a whole block. From the time the fire started on the north side of Wellington street, a short distance east of Bay street, in the E. & S. Currie manufacturing plant, till it burned itself out at daybreak, there was not a moment when a shift of the wind to the northward would not have resulted in the destruction of the great er pait of the city. At a meeting of the Toronto legisla ture tonight, the premier and the leader of the opposition expressed sympathy with the fire sufferers, and it was decided to place a sum of money in the supplemental y estimates for the benefit of the firemen's fund. It is probable that the prorogation of the legislature, will be indefinitely de layed because of the fire. The burning of the Warwick brothers and Rutter building delays the government print ing for this year. The total number of buildings des troyed is 122; the number of films affected is 222. IRRIGATION WORKS FOR IDAHO. Government Decides to Take In the Pay ette Valley Project. Washington, April 22. The govern ment has finally decided to take up the Payette irrigation project, in Idaho, which contemplates the reclamation of 140,000 acres of land in Boise and Pay ette valleys, by diverting the waters of Boise river. Examinations 'of this pro ject have been under way for several years, and the department is now con vinced the project is feasable and can be carried out at a reasonable cost. During the coming summer, final surveys will be made for canals and other works, . and it is expected that contracts for the construction, can be prepared and let by the end of the season. The board of consulting engineers will consist of H. N. Savage, J. H. Quinton and W. H. Sanders which will soon examine the Umatilla and Mal heur irrigation projects in Eastern Ore gon to determine which of the two is the better adapted for government con struction. The report of this board is likely to lead to the formal adoption of one or the other of these projects. ' Blizzard Rages in St. Louis. St. Louis, April 22. A severe storm raged here today, at trmes assuming the proportions of a blizzard. The storm began with a sleet storm, fol lowed by a fall of 20 degrees of tem pera tuie. Following there was a snow fall of five inches. Street traffic was impeded and trains were late. The snow prevented the games between the St. Louis and Chicago national league teams, and St. Louis and Cleveland American league teams, scheduled for today. Five to seven inches of snow fell within radius of 150 miles of St. Louis. Flew the British Flag. Paris, April 22. A dispatch to the Temps from St Petersburg says the Rus sian fleet, while making a reconnais sance just previous to the last attempt to blockade the entrance to the harbor at Port Arthur, sighted four ships off the Maio Tao islands flying the British flag. After the warships and the forts had sunk the vessels used by the Japan ese, the Russians identified the sunken hulks as the same British ships previ ously seen off the islands. Trainrobbers Get $50,000. . Tiflis, April ' 22. A train cn the Trans-Caucasian railway was held up between Novosenakai and Abasha by four armed men, who entered the mail car and, after binding the officials, escaped with registered letters and val uables worth $50,000. ? " - ; ' HB WOULD QUIT Viceroy Alexieff - Asks the Czar to Re ueveHlm..- St Petersburg, April 21. Viceroy Alexieff. has applied by telegraph to the emperor to be relieved of his position of viceroy of the Far East. It is pec tea mat tne request will De imme diately granted. While no official an nouncement has yet been made, there is every reason to believe that the fore going statement is correct. Tne im mediate cause of the viceroy's applica tion is reported to be the appointment of Vice Admiral Skrydloff, one of Ad miral Alexieff 'a strongest enemies and sharpest critic, as successor to the late Vice Admiral Makaroff in command, of the Russian navy in the Far East. " The relieving from command of Vice roy Alexieff would Jiot surprise intelli gent observers of the Far Eastern situ ation, who are familiar with the gradu al change in the emperor's attitude to ward the viceroy and M. Bezobraoff, who represented the military advanc ing element, which was anxious that Russia should remain in Manchuria It was theeetwo men that the Anglo- Japanese entente first lost its friends They believed Great Britain would not go to war and that Japan could not do so. To the indignation of Japan, they succeeded in turning the policy of the empire Jfrom carrying out the treaty for the entire evacuation of Manchuria, pending further demands on China. BIG LOSS BY FIRE. Over $10,000,000 Worth of Property Destroyed at Toronto. Toronto, Ont., April 21. Fire swept through a section of Toronto's whole sale business district tonight, causing a loss which will probably reach $10, 000,000. The fire started in a factory in Wellington street about 9 o'clock. In less than an hour the flames had spread from building to building on both sides of the street until the whole block was a mass of flames, and the fire was utterly beyond the control of the local department. Appeals were sent to every surrounding city where fire apparatus could be obtained asking for assistance. Montreal, London, Hamilton and Buffalo at once respond ed, but it will be hours before they can be of assistance. It was believed at 11 o'clock that the fire was under control, but a sudden shift in the wind again fanned the flames into a roar and clouds of sparks and burning brands were carried down side streets until three entire blocks were doomed. The firemen were mak ing a gallant fight amid the falling buildings and a mass of tangled wires, but their efforts at midnight seemed to be fruitless. FOR RAILROAD TO ALASKA. Victoria Endorses Project Which Will Take Trade From Seattle. Victoria, B. C, April 20. John Cain, of Port Angeles, Wash., ad dressed a crowded meeting here last night on the proposed scheme to build a railroad from the south to the north end of Vancouver island, connecting with the Port Angeles line by ferry across the Straits of Fuca and with Alaska at the north end by swift ferry steamers. -He guaranteed to start building within 60 days after the sub sidy is settled and complete it within two years. The proposed line will cost $9,000,- 000. The subsidy asked for is '5,000 acres per mile and $10,000 per mile, 3 per cent inscribed stock of the pro vince, redeemable in 40 years. The meeting endorsed the project and de cided to appeal to the provincial gov ernment to take immediate action. The scheme is designed to capture the Alaska trade from the Puget sound cities and San Francisco. Favors Offensive Tactics. Paris, April 21. The Figaro today publishes an interview with Vice Ad miral Skrydloff, wno is now in St. Pet ersburg. The admiral is qouted as say ing: 'I believe in offensive tactics. It is necessary to push ahead and take the initiative instead of letting the en emy .keep us in a state of unrest. . It is essential to keep him in a state of un rest. It is necessary to invite a com bat, and take chances Any combatant who a waits his enemy is practically at his enemy's mercy. But agrgessive ness does not mean imprudence." Pacific Squadron Sails From Panama. Washington, April 21. The flagship New York and the cruisers Marblehead and Bennington, of the Pacific squad ron, commanded by Rear Admiral Glass, have started from Panama on their cruise to the Aleutian islands by the way of Honolulu. They first " will proceed up the coast to Acapulco, whence they will sail to the Hawaiian islands, a distance of about 3,300 miles. The next run will be from Honolulu to Dnalaska, in the Aleutian group, a distance of about 2,000 miles. Russia Only Protecting Herself. St. Petersburg, April 21. The for eign office explains that the notice served by Russia regarding newspaper correspondents employing wireless tele graphy is a natural measure of self pro- . A! A. , - tection against- possipie communica tion with the enemy. It would be pos sible from land or sea for. correspond ents using wireless telegraphy to com municate with the enemy. -If an ac tual case should arise, however, it will be judged on its merits. -Denies She Has a Submarine Boat. London. April 21 .Captain Kabachi the new Japanese attache, who has ar rived m London from Japanenjes positively that there are any sub marine vessels in the Japanese navy. Adjustable Wagon Seat. The Illustration shows a handy wagon seat which is comparatively easy, to construct: Take a two-inch boardNglx inches wide, round the ends and cut slots in each end as shown, so that It will go between the stakes of the wagon. Fasten a board a foot wide and three feet long in the center of the first board as shown In the cut.' Then take an old seat, from some old machine, of form one' if you are handy with tools and fasten it as shown. A good home-made seat could be formed of. Inch boards mounted to a hpiace of tough hickory and bolted to the boards, as shown, with a brace of Iron at the back. Such a seat would AX ADJUSTABLE WAGON SEAT. be very handy to use when doing rough hauling, while it might not be sufficiently attractive to use on the road. It is comfortable, which is the main point to be considered. Making; Draft Horses. There is one thing that the man who Is trying to ' raise big horses should not overlook and that is plenty of food for the colts A draft-bred colt that has not enough to' eat will not make a draft horse he will, be a chunk of some grade, not heavy enough for a draft horse. Some peo ple claim that draft colts will not re quire any more feed than colts of a lighter breed. That is an error. They do require more, but not so much in proportion to their size as does the light horse, because they are of a quiet disposition and put more of their feed into growth and less Into exer cise or nervous fretting than the light horse. But no big horse will be pro duced if the feed is lacking. Give the colts enough to keep them growing, and they will pay a good price for all they eat when the time comes to sell them. At a sale In Ohio last week draft geldings coming 4 years old sold to feeders at $200 to $285 a head. When feeders can afford to pay such prices for horses to fatten for market there is nothing wrong with the draft horse business. But there were no stunted colts in the bunch that sold for these figures. Three Horses to a Wagon, Here's a device for hitching three horses to a wagon. The method illus trated substitutes two wagon poles for one, the middle horse between the two THBEE-HOBSE DEVICE. poles or shafts. There are two neck yokes and a triple evener. The mid dle horse has one-third of each double tree, making two-thirds of both, while each outside horse has two-thirds of the evener be is hitched to. Sanitary Straw Hog House. The best hoghouse on earth is made by setting two rows of fence posts one foot in ground and four feet apart one way, and one post length apart, the other way, so posts may be used for stringers on top. Put cord wood cross wise on top of stringers and build straw pile over all, leaving hole in one end big enough for a hog to enter. They will all follow in and complete interior arrangement of house to suit their hoggish artistic taste. This house will always be dry and comfortable and will save many a heated argument with the hired man a rout cleaning out and bedding the hogs. Hogs can be fed out of doors, or a board feeding room may be built at one end of stack with door be tween. In summer, pull out posts and burn straw hoghouse, haul out refuse and build new each year. Then you will have healthy hogs, avoid mange and many other parasites. I winter SO hogs every year in this kind of a bouse. A. A. Andrews, North Dakota. trees of Canned. Egrss. The use of refrigerator eggs has be come so widespread as to cover a greater part of the habitable earth. There has been a great trade in can ned eggs, recently. Large quantities of canned eggs are bought by confec tioners, and they are also used in the manufacture of linen. Several coun tries supply eggs for such purposes, but the supply is not equal to the de mand. Large Importations of canned eggs come from Russia, Germany and Denmark. - These usually arrive fa large packages and are packed. In some unknown preservative and are hermet ically sealed. The air is excluded in some manner, as It will not do to heat them as In canning fruit, as that would destroy the value of the prod uct.' Science is still doing wonders, and we may be able to have full con trol of the egg- trade of the .whole world In the near future. Great strides have already been taken, but there is room for more Improvement. Feeding; Oats In tne Sheaf. flit, of ..!.. T Vi UIO 1UDI . 1 1 1 1 lr. X when a boy was that feeding sheaf oats to horses "was wasteful. However, I had to do it last fall and I now wish I had saved a portion of my thrash ing bill that way. Several years ago I read of a certain farmer condemning a cow because she leaked her milk, while he had other cows that did not pay their keep, although they did not leak their milk, while the first cowi paid well in spite of her leakage. Now, in the case of my horses, I have known them to pass oats with their manure In so perfect a state that they would grow, and no scheme of driv ing nails In the bottom of their feed boxes, putting in stones or having: their teeth flatted by a horse doctor had any effect on them. But, lo! when I fed them sheaf oats, not the first vestige of an oat could be seen in their manure. Now, what difference does it make. where or how the oats are wasted? And if a few pigs could have access to the stable when - the horses were out in the field, it seems to me that sheaf oats would have the best end of the argument. Farm. Stock and Home. Removing Warts from Horses. Take about four leaves of strong cured tobacco, place them in a vessel, pour about one-half gallon of water over them, place on the fire, letting it boil down to a strong juice, and apply to the wart. Always pick the wart so as to make it bleed before the appli- gous growth. A few applications will soon do the work; gradually the en largement will decrease and disappear as if by magic. As an evidence of its efficacy, some years ago a horse that we drove had a bleeding wart on his back that the lines kept continually bleeding. It was about the size of a walnut, with a neck about the size of one's index finger. I would occasion ally sprinkle a few crumbs of tobacco on it from my pocket, and the wart, went away. I have removed warts as large as a pint cup from horses' legs by taking the tobacco leaves, dipping them in hot water and binding them to the affected part. Try it and you will be rewarded for your trouble." Exchange. Geese on Lowlands. Geese are extremely hardy and long lived. They thrive on low-lying lands which would not be suitable for fowls. Old pasture is best suited to their re quirements, as they crop the grass very short, and would likely destroy the roots of newly sown grass. They must be afforded liberty and lots of grassy range. They are very coarse feeders and will eat nearly anything in the shape of green food. Although It is desirable to hatch early, it is not always advisable, as it depends upon the climate and location. Goslings need grass, and do not thrive unless green food is supplied when they can not get range. Importance of the Hene. It is estimated that the production of chickens in the United States last year reached 3,350,000,000, and of eggs thirteen billion. The total value was $290,000,000. The true importance of the poultry business will, however, be better appreciated by the following comparisons: Our annual wool clip is about $28,000,000; sheep. $65,000,000; swine, $180,000,000; cotton, $250,000, 000; wheat, $227,000,000; tobacco, $43, 000,000; potatoes, $80,000,000; barley, $30,000,000; oats, $200,000,000. Our Butter State. The manufacture and consumption of butter in the United States is con stantly growing. In 1870 we made 515,000,000 pounds, while thirty years later, in 1900, we made nearly three times as much 1,492,000,000 pounds. Of the great butter-producing States Iowa comes first. New York second, and the others in the following order: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, Illi nois, Minnesota, Michigan, Kansas, Indiana. Farm Notes. An Important item in stock feeding is regularity. Long feet are frequently the cause of lameness in horses. It is a waste of feed to give more than an animal can digest. With all stock, food may. be wasted by giving too much or too little. Sheep, when being fattened, should have protection from wet and cold. With all stock, there is no single feed that possesses only good quali ties. Early pampering snould be avoided if mature and healthy development la desired. The sheep raiser who is not progres sive cannot expect to attain perfection in his calling. Labor, even on the farm, Is most ef fective when -directed by intelligence and thought. To injudicious feeding may be cred ited a large amount of the fatality among hogs. The brood sow 6bould have plenty of nourishing food such as will cause a healthy growth without too much quite as much as variety of cropping is a source of wealth accumulation la the holding; .