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COURT BUSPkNDN LAW
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
BlANDa UP >UH iHk NAVY
EBlABLtnH NkW RECORD.
Assistant Mscratary ot Slate Baya No Coast Defense Gunners Show a Re
tie tier Ona ■ alate.
markable bcors
Washington, Nov. 26.—Front time to
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Washington,
Dec. 3.— ____
Army
offirera
Ullin during the last few months there i ladieve a wot Id's iscord for target prac-
have ap|earr<l tn various p<ihll<*alloris tlce
»•*— with
— *•»- big guns was .....i.
made November
cntiimsnt« ooiicertiliig alleged defavte In HI al Fort Munn».
The oltkiial report
vtwaela ol the navy, partlouisrly lu bat of Ilia practice baa not liven res*eiv<xl
tleship« and arnKiaoii cruieets.
yet at the olllia of the chief of artillery
Toan«w«r tliese. Rear Admiral Capps, but It Is known that with Um 12 Imh
chief ot the buri'au ol ouiiatruoUon and rltiee the giintieta hit the tar et at tbe
repair, has .Miuimeiitml In hi« annual late of 1 74 bits per gun (ar minute.
report Io the s«« r<'lary of the navy. Ilcretofoie it has lieen thought vkmmm I-
Admiral Capps ovets r«i«pi risibility for Ir.gly g-Hxi work when thete waa only
the designs, >uch a« tliry ata, ami pays 40 seconds between ehota.
the high««! tribute to hi« prixhc-tawor«
Artillery officers are i’i<e««llngly h«[e
III ottlce
lie declare« nut b«ltl«ahip py over thia record, lie< ause It wu» at
lleet Is fully equal In all respects to Fort Monroe that thseh'x ting waa .lone
that uf any equal iirituber of ships in on which Lieutenant Commander Hima
any other navy, designed during the of the navy l«s.-*l Ills report to the
Mill« |M«rlod. Il*' further quotes one of president, crilli-ialiig army shooting.
the most distinguished foreign aulhori- Al that time lhe ah.xiting was under
tiiw. ax fellows:
the direction of olficara who had la*en
"Kztreotdinary
high flgurre for trai>»t<-rre*l from the Infantry ami it
Unltod Slate» «hi|a> afford lood for was held they did not have lhe axperl-
thought, fur Ixitli in ahl|is and high erne i.ecesssry to get the best lesults
power giina linpervhiua to vital Injury Tbe army now feels that the disgrace ol
at long rang«, the Unlltxl S'ntee licet la that record has been wiped out.
superior to any other in the world."
R«x»urtlng to lh«i crith isms o* the let-
Indorse Plan of Altchlson
tlrehiia, Admiral Capp« any*:
Washington, Nov. 29—The Oregon,
"The chief constructor hope* that he Wu«hmgton, hlaho and Montana senat
ha« detuoii«lrated fully and clearly that ors who are livre met today anil adopt
am It eetloua faults aa exist in any lat- ed a resolution favoring an auiet dmeiit
lle«hi|>« and cruiser« »ere not due t > to the interstate commrice law in sc
the arbitrary methods of the board ot eordanee with the terms of the resolu
construction or to the bureau of con tion Intrislurawl r y CominiMlontr Aitch-
struction and ri-;air, lint »ore almost Ison, i f Otrgon, at the recent state rail
wholly dua to development« in mater way commlasionera' convent on livre,
ial anil the ln«l«tenre of sea gm ng off)- providing tluil no increase shall be
rers that certain military
features made In any rate when ahipi>«ra object
should lie eintaxhixl in lhe original de until tbe rad ian show the rate is reas
sign or, »uli*»«|U«*ntly, that changes onable. Tulay's action was lakrn in
covering the «ante ahould be made un compliance with the wishes of the Pa-
der three la*I conditions
The change« ci« Il Northwest lumbermen, who are
obviously involved a very considerable now before the Interstate Commerce
cost.
commission here with sevrral ia*e« in-
Cellmates to» the neit tlacal year for volving proposed increase in ratoa on
constria'tion and repair on ships show« coast liuM.
an Incrvauve ot (85n,iaai <»vrr the appro-
pi ialicna fol the present year.
Naval Records of Civil War.
Washington, I tec. 3.—According to
Kasping it Mecret.
the annual report of Charles Stessit
Washington, Nov. 10.—There
superintendent of the library of naval
an* tliet land grant conference In I In* war records, the latter publication has
oilier of lhe attorney general to*lay, but now reached lhe most Inteiretlng point
nottdn* has been sia<le public a* yet. of th w r from a navel view. Columes
K<> far, it la known that three ixmler- 23 and YU inclusive, have lieen roughly
rliira have taren purely delllwiative, compil««d ami include the operations of
and no conclusbina lieve Ix-en reaclied. tie naval force* in th* Mississippi river
Even when It Is drcided what rxiurwe and It Ibutarira
Mr. Strwatt suggests
aliali ba purvuisl, rllher to compel the that the records of the American navy
rallr<«<la to Nimply with the terms of In colonial times, during the Revolu
their grant* or to forfeit thdi lami*, it tionary war, lhe act ions at sea against
I* pnilmble no announcement will I« the French navy, the wnr with Tripoli,
tn* Ie, at the <le|«rtment drenre it irli- the war of 1812, o|H.rati<>ns against pi
ptmlent Io «how Ila lutnd to the rail ratea in the West indi»*», the Mexican
road com|«n>«~ In advance ol the Insti war ami other United States naval
tution «it legal prs'eeilmg«
lllalearn- * p rations should be collected and ar
«»I that befóte a definite piliry I« agn-«*d ranged f<>r publication.
upon all nielli1»!' of the Oregon con
Make Thornless Cactus.
gressional delegation will lie <all«'d in
to conference, and will lie conault«xl as
Washington, Nov. 30 —The United
to the ¡ml icy to I« adopt«*1.
Htate* national museum lias placed on
exhibition a "v|iecimen leal" of a
thornlees cactiw develo|wxl by Luther
Roosevelt Agsmat H*s Bill
The perfect
Washington, Dee. 4 — Preeidviit Burlsink, of Calitomla
Rixse.ell i» op|x>erd to thè bill re- ing »1 a cactus without thorns mean*
etriciing Orientai immigratlon pre- the providing of a valuable forage plant
pared by Rrpreeentat ive llayes, of wblc.i will grow as well in arid »« in
t'allfi rena.
The proviamo« of thè tnoiat icgiona. The tlatUmed stem of
measiire sere Iliade kliown to thè pres. tin* novel growth, oftoti errooe >ualy
ident t<xlsv by Mr. Ilsy«« and Ilepre• call«**) a “leaf* ia in aunt of the l**st
eentative Kalin. Beyoml statuì* limi rptx-iinena nearly three fret long, a find
thè prrsidrnl indicateti hi* up|x«ltlun wide ami three inch«« thick, and itv
and ala<> statili* timi he shottld navar- surface is very similar to that of a
111 lene introduce thè bill and presa it watermelon.
t.> th-lx-«t al bis iibiiiiv, Mi Hayaa
decllned to dux'use tl e quvstiun at Ibis
lime.
Rome of Ute* Go To Work.
Waahlngton, Nov. 58.—The com
missioner of Indian affaire lias been
advised of the arrival ol 130 of the
disstfc-ted Ute Indiana at Rapid City,
H. D , whale they have srgrrel t«> ac
cept wotk on a rwtIrvid. Tire inform
ation comes from Hupeiinlendent of
Indian Employment IWgnett, who lias
prevailed upon the Indians to work bv
Informing them of th» attitude of the
government, which la oppotied to in
dulgence to them so long *« they re
main in idleness. There are 240 of the
malconlenta who have not yielded
Rtatemsnt ol Controller
Wasldngton. iMc. 4.—The monthly
circulation statement ieatted 1>V the
controller of the currency sho«s that at
the close of hualnees November 30,
1907, the total outstanding circulation
waa (8>5fi 2114,196. which ts an incr<*ese
for the year of (62,887,647, and an In
creaae for the month of (46,287,730.
The circulation l*-i*l on United Statist
bonds amotl'iteil to (610,156, which is
an increaae for the year of (63,174,561,
and (47,428,394 fur the month.
Japa to Prevent Trouble.
Washington,
Nov.
29.— Evident
ly desiring n more conservative course
on the Japanese question, Ja|Mn an-
nonncee the transfer of Consul Uyeno
from San Franciaco to Sydney, Austral
ia. Clioso Kollk, a distinguished dip
lomat ami consul general at New York,
goes to San Francisco, on December 2,
to Im consul general, the post being
raised from a consulate.
Heney Knows ths Facts.
Washington, l>ec. 4 —It Is stated at
the department of justice today that
the attorney general is corresponding
with Attorneys Bristol anil Heney rel
ative to an eaily riwumption of the
pr<w<i'ution of the land fraud eases.
Die «iepartment has every confidence in
Bristol's ability to prcaeciite, but as
Heney is in posseeslon of many re sen-
tial details through previous con tie
tion with the caser it is deemed advis
able to defer the hearings until he can
lie present to assist Dietrict Attorney
Bristol.
Let Bourne Get Mandats.
Washington, Nov. 28.—The Wash
ington I’oxt today recommends a plan
to Senator Bourne to compel President
Roosevelt to serve an« 1 her term. The
plan ia to bring a mandamus suit in
the Supreme rourt requiting Itoreevelt
I to obey the will of the people. The
I Pret aaya: •’Bourne yearns for R<xa>e-
velt aa a hart yearn* for the water brook.
Not only Ia he deaf to the dissuading
1 tongue, but there ia a menacing note in
> his overture« that Is nothing short of
bloixlcutdllng. If Riawevelt withstands
him there will lie tragedy."
American Trade With Cuba.
Washington, Nov. 28.—In the nine
months ending with September, 1907,
the latest period for which figures have
liven received by the bureau of statis
tica of the department of Commerce
and labor, the total value of the ex
ports from the United States to Cuba
is, in round terms, (40,000,000, against
a little li'wt than (311,000,DOO In the
same months of last year, and the total
imports from the island, (84,000,000,
against (75,000,000 last year.
Fi®
Railroads Again Attack Btata Right*
In Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 29.—Judge
Thomas Jones, of ths Unitwl Hiates
District court, 1st« t«*lsy grantcl a
lestraliiing ordsr which has I lie effect
of temporarily suspending all ol the
ralltoad legislation j at |awsed by the
leglalalure as appluxi to lhe Uiuisville
A Nashville, lhe Houlh A Noith Ala
bama, and Nashville, Chattanooga A
Ht. Louis and ths Central of Georgia
rail toads.
The oourt suspended the lass tern-
jxirsrily for an Inveatigation ol the al
legations tna<lk in lhe bills that they
ars oontlscalory ami uuusiatl. In the
case of the Central of Georgia, the
older ie made returnable December 16.
The Older In the <aae of the other rail
roads ia msde returnable Dweliilier 2.
Three orders »redirected tothesbenfls,
eollcltore, clerks of the i-cuntiee through
which lhe roa<ia paa, and all citlsene,
restraining them from »Itempting to
enfoice the laws until the court dia-
p< ot-s of the litigation.
8HIPPEHH MUHT MAKE GOOD
Interstate Commission Wants E vidanca
to bupport Complaints
Chicago, Nov. 29.— Interstate Com
merce
(JboimiMiintr E. E. Clark
•hatply rebuke<l the dilatory tactics of
shipper« making complaiot agamd the
railroad tialay during the bearing on
lieiglit ratre to lhe Houlh Miaaiaaippl
rivet point«,
"The lime will come when the com
mission will not tolerate aia-h indiffer
ence," aal<i Mr, Clark. "We are con
tinually confronted with |uat such a
situation. Huudreda ol caare liave been
filed whhh the commission has only
wasted Its time on, a« the complainants
have failawl to prreluce evidence. Only
a tew weeks ago we li*<! a case In whi h
there waa ap[*rently a lack of any
effort to pre|are for it. In thia present
snae some of the witnesses were not
ready to testify at Kansas City, arid it
la now the same here."
SHAW
PLACES
RESPONSIBILITY
Oeclarsa West Has Lost Corfidsncs
In the East.
New York, Nov. 29 —Ex-Secretary
of lhe Treasury l-eslie M. Khaw, presi
dent of the Carnegie Trust company,
returned to New York yesterday from
Chicago, where hsoenferre«! with many
tankers regarding the financial situa
tion. In discussing Condition« he said:
"The West has hat confidence in the
East. It will »at us here millions of
dollars Irefore we regain the prestige
and cordial relationship of the past.
The men of the West .ray that New
York la reaponsible for the financial
stringency; that when the squeeze
tame lhe banks of New York resorted
to clrarlng horiae rettificate* first and
fole* d the rest of the country to do the
sani'.
“I he lankers of Wre'ern cities have
no love now for the bankers of New
York. They had placed their money
on de|xait here, but when fhey asked
for it they were refused. They say
New York »ought to protect only itoelf
and tied up everything so that all tbe
rret of the country was forced to adopt
urgent measure» to save itself.’*
DRAW WHITES TO COAST.
Panama Canal Will Bring Desirable
Immigrants and Check Asiatics.
New York, Nov. 29—William R.
Wheeler, of Kan Francisco, on«» of the
sp«H-|al commissioners appirinted by
President Rix «veil to study abrmd the
problem of imm gratlon, said today:
"The completion of the Panama
canal and lhe consequent influx of Eu-
tepenn immigration through
ditret
sieamsliip rout«-«, which will Inevit
ably be established, will solve the
Asiatic problem in California and the
Pacific coast.
"Now thia must not be viewed with
alarm by the forces of labor on the
Pacific roast.
Tliea«' newly-atrived
aliens will lie of the d«»sitalile class,
and their presence will aid io the fu
ture upbuilding of California and the
Pacific coaat states rather than retard
It."
Soon Ready to Negotiate.
Tokio, Nov. 29.—R. Lemieux, Cana
dian postmaster general and commis
sioner of labor, who is on a mission
concerning immigration, had an audi-
ence today and lunched with the em
press at the psiace.
The emperor was
indisposed w ith a Cold and unable to
lie present. K Ishii, chief of the bu
reau of commerce of the Japanee«» for
eign office, is expected on November 30
and after his arrival negotiation con
cerning immigration of Japanese into
America and (Canada will proceed mors
rapidly.
Calling In Certificate«.
Chicago, Nov. i9.—The first step to-
waul« retiring the clearing house certi
fie it re issued in this city waa taken to-
dav when th«« executive committee of
the Chicago clearing house ordered de
stroyed (25,000 worth of certificates
that have l>een paid hack to the clear
ing house. David R. Forgan, president
of the National City bank, announced
tide action at the weekly dimer of the
Chicago Association of Commerce, and
Buy Oregon City Locks
Should Pay the West.
added that the prix'ednre will be con
Washington, Dec. 4. — Representa
Washington, Nov. 28.—Senator Kitt- tinued dally until the entire issue is
tive Hawley is preparing a bill author
ridge, of South Dakota, discussing the paid hack.
izing an appropriation of (300.900. to
financial situation tixlay, said:
"If
tie added to a like sum to be appropri
Turned Over to Uncle Bam.
the East pays the West what It nww
ated by the state of Oregon, toptirvhaae
there will lie no trauble.
The East
Victoria, B. C., Nov. 29. — The
the Oregon City locks and canal. When
| lias our crops and live stock and will strainer Toes Marti arrived tonight
the department estimate is received, he
not give ns a cent. What we really from Yokohama, and as waa done on
will introduce a hill making adequate
need Is a more elastic currency."
lhe arrival of the Kum^lc recently,
provision for Improving Coos lay.
local immigration officers furred «11
Naw Railway Mail Clerks.
Japanese tickote«! to this pert with
End of ths Old Saratoga.
Washington, Nov. 30. — L. C. Osler passports made out for United States
Washington. Nov. 29.—The old sloop and F. H. Twohey, of Portland; Charles points to proceed direct to Seattle. One
of war Saratoga famous in history for A. Crix-ker, Cornelius Roscoe. H. Sleets, hundred and eleven who Intended to
her performance under command of Ad Independence, and Guy N. Howell, delark here were forvtxl to continue,
miral Farrngut as well as under Com Salem, have been appointed railway the total for United States points being
modore Perry, is to go on the junk pile. mail clerks.
222.
Thomas Butter A Co., df Boaton, i who
bought the ship for (3,210, Intend I to
Warships In Straits. -•
Train Seized by Tramps.
demolish her for the sake of any Ohl
Washington, Nov. 29.—The cruiser*
Fresno, Cal., Nov. 29.—Sixty tramps
metal and scrap In the hull.
Tonnessi*e and Washington, the advance seized a Southern Pacific train at Men
a
x
guard of tbe Iwttleahip fleet, arrived of! dota, where the railway crossea the
Bills for New Buildings.
Punta Arenas, straits of Magellan, yes river, and compelled the train crew to
Waahlngton, Dec. 4.— Representa terday.
give them a ride to Fresno. At Fresno
tive Jones lisa introduced bills appro
they seised another height train, which
Now Governor of Guam
priating (250,000 for a public building
waa ontbound, and compelled the train
at North Yakima ami (350,000 for a
Washington, Nov. 29.—Captain E. men to take them along.
Word waa
building site at Walla Walla. Sena K. Dorn, now on the retired list of the telephoned ahead and at Viealla 20 offi
tor Ankeny will Introduce the latter navy, has been appointed governor of cers were awaiting the train, and suc
Guam, vice Commander T. M. Potto.
bill in the senate.
ceeded in arresting 48 of the tramps.
* «4
Federal Court Sets Aside Joint
Hete Order.
RULING IS BÏ JUDGE HANFORD BESIDES ORIGINAL
PURCHASE
Vats» .» Haas«.
Tbe principal source of nitrogen In
Finds That Washington Board is En Commission Believes Hired Irstead of the
soil la organic matter. We must
croaching on Power of Inter-
Contract Labor Bost for Con
have the nitrogen to produce tbe i-ropo.
It Is necessary to promote growth. It
stalo Commerce Law.
struction of Canal.
la an exiienalve food — probably the
most exjienalve of all the fixxi elements
needed by file plsnts.
It la estlinatfd
Heattie, Nov. 30.—Federal Judge C.
Washington, Nov. 2H.—Foil details
that If the nitrogen had to be pur
of
the
work
done
on
the
Panama
canal
H. Hanford yreterday enjoined the
during the fiscal year 1907, with a chased to produce a bushel of corn. It
Washington Htate Railway commission,
showing of what has been accomplished would cost about 24 rent* However,
represented by Harry Fairchild, John since lhe project lias been in American If the organic matter Is kept sufficient
C. I* w i ence and J ease J. Jones, from hands, are disclosed in the annual re In the soil. It can be supplied without
compelling the railroad* to obey the port of the Isthmian Canal commission. cost.
Generally speaking there la enough
joint rate order on wheat «hipped from It is the first report made of the opera
tions ori the isthmus since construction potash In the average American soft to
Eastern Washington pointe to Puget
work has been in charge cf army en produce com for thousands of years,
sound points.
but as a rule It la not available so that
gineers.
The decision is based on Jsdge Han-
Aside from the (50,000,000 paid to plants can use It as food. Many of the
jord’a opinion that it is the obvious in the French company and to Panama, ■insoluble mineral elements are made
tention of the commission to divert the an aggregate of (48 285,110 has been soluble and available for the plant's
wheat traffic ol that part of the a’ate ezpemleii by the government on the needs by dreay of tbe organic matter
east and south of Spokane from Port- project adopted by congress and which In soils. It requires humus In tbe soil
land to Puget sound. The action, the it waa estimated by the board of con to make these 'insoluble elements avail
court holila, is an attempt on the pert sulting engineers would ultimately cost able.
It la then plain that soils that have
of tbe cominiaeion to encnach upon (39,076,200. Thia estimate, however,
the power to regulate Interstate com did not include sanitation and ezpendi- plenty of hum ns sre not only rich In
merce vested in congree« by the consti tures of the zone government, water nitrogen, but In the decay of the hu-
works, sewers and paving in Panama mus tbe supply of avallable mineral
tution of the United Hates.
The particular portion of the com and Colon and the re-equipment of the elements is also
Increiaed. Holls
mission's order Io which the railrrada Panama railroad.
are ready to farm much earlier In
There
is
no
reference
in
the
report
to
took exception waa that prescribing
spring that are rich In humus thsn
that the freight charges paid by the the proposition which lias been brought those that are deficient In ft. This hu
shippers in gtosa was to be divided forward to extend the width of the locks mus Is what gives the soil Its dark col
lielween the several carriers partici to 110 feet, so as to accomm<slate with or. and It Is a fact that anything dark
pating in the service. The hands of out difficulty the extreme breadth in In color aboorhs heat more rapidly than
ths commission, however, are not abso tbe development of shipbuilding, and does a light color. Roti containing hu
lutely tier!, for Judge Hanford says no thia will be made the subject of a spec mus will dry out sooner and be ready
A
injury will be indicted by the making ial report from tbe commission.
to cultivate wxiner In tbe spring than
of the supplemental ord«r ap|>oitloning rtrnng position is taken favorable to soil that has no humus.
tbe
policy
of
doing
the
work
t
y
hired
the joint raise.
Moisture Is better retained In a soil
From Judge Hanford's opinion it instead of by contract labor, a step at
that has the proper amount of humus
would appear that the commission is one time seriously considered by tbe
than In one that la devoid of It. In
entitled to prescribe a joint rate in the administration, and many arguments
other words, soils that contain bumns
future provided that the objectionable are presented to justify the commission
are rl«-b in available plant food, are
features of the present order are obvi in its conclusion that tbe canal can be
built better, cheaper and more quickly ready to work early In the spring and
ated.
have moisture to keep the crops grow
"The injunction to be issued," says by the government.
The commission has fully decided ing and producing; while, on the other
the court, "will no* restrain the rail
way comm ise ion from making such an up< n the method of filling end empty- hand, soils that are without humus dry
order. This court will not set as <le a ing tbe kicks and the number and type out and are unfit for cultivation.
The gates are in duplicate
joint rate by Interlocutory decree or of gates
provisional injunction, nor at all, un and of the miter type, except that the
Post Pwller.
less upon final bearing it shall be rolling gate similar to that now in use
An easy anil practical method of pull
on
the
Ohio
river
will
be
substituted
proved to be insufficient and unreason
ing fence posts by which all digging
for the duplicate set at^lhe lower end and hand labor are eliminated la shown
able "
The jurisdiction of the United States of each summit-level lock.
In accompanying cut. from the Amerl
District court, which was questioned by
can Agriculturist. Take a plank four
WILL MEET AT ST. LOUIS.
tfie railroads, is maintained by Judge
feet long and one foot wide and make
Hanford.
a V aha ped notch In one end. nailing
Populist Party Set* Date for Next
on several criarapleres to prevent allp-
Convention
April
2.
ASHES COVER THE GROUND.
plng. Thia plank Is used to change
St. Louis, Nov. 28.—After protracted tbe horizontal draft to the vertical,
balloting and consideration of the mer
Pl are one end of chain aro ind the
Nome and Vicinity Buried in Volcanic
it« of all eitiee, the national committee post close to ground, Incline the plank
Eruptive Matter.
of the People’s party late last night se
against tbe poet so the lower end of
Beattie, Nov. 30.—A special to the lected St. Louis as tbe place for the na
the plank will be about one and a half
Morning Times from Nome rays Nome tional nominating convention and set
and probably the entire Seward penin April 2 as the date for the gathering. or two feet from tbe base of the poet
sula is shrouded in an ashy haze and Kaone City, Chicago. Cincinnati, In Place the chain In tbe notch of the
lhe grounj for miles is covered several di» napoli* and Oklahoma City were
inches de«-p with a fine gritty powder, diacesaed.
which is believed to be volcanic ash.
Bee idee dispoaing of the convention
The storm began several days ago. matter the committeemen piepared an
the dust blowing in from the ocean, address to thejvoters of the country,
but at tint little attention waa paid to which a-aa ieautsi and in which the
the freak of nature, as it was expected leading figures of the older parties are
that it would soon cease.
Instead, complimented for taking up "Populis
however, the fall continuixi, and after tic teachings."
a day became so dense as to seriously
READY TO PAY CASH AGAIN.
inter fere with outdoor pursuits. Min
ers coming Into town reported that for
milre the snow was so impregnated
with ttu- ash«« that sledding was al
most impossible.
Further, the air ir
so full of ax bee that breathing i« diffi
cult and th» fine powder has sifted into
houses and business p'acta to such an
extent th it it is thick on the floors and
on everything in the w*v of g.iods and
household furniture.
It is believed
that some of the numerous volcanic is
lands, either between this toast and Si
beria, or mote probably those islands
in the Alaska peninsula, or the Aleuti
an islands, is agr i i eruption, and that
the ashy downpour ia tbe result.
No
serious results are anticipated, but
much inconvenience is being caused by
the peculiar storm.
Western Banks Encourage Chicago to
Begin Movement.
Chicago. Nov. 28.—Direct reports
to the Chicago clearing house from
hundreds of Western cries encouraged
the local tankers yesterday to belitve
a tesumption of cash payments will be
possible within a fortnight.
When
the clearing house committee met the
members had before them more than
500 letters in reply to their circular
letter sent out last week asking for
•tatements of conditions throughout the
West.
Practically ail of the letters, it was
announced, expressed a willingness to
co-cperate with the Chicago bankers in
resuming a c»«h basis.
Penalty of Wrecking Czar's Yacht
St. Petersburg, Nov. 80.—The com
mission appointed to investigate the
stranding of the Imperial yacht Stand
ard, September 11. which ran on the
rocks off llorzo while the emperor and
the member» cf hfs family were on
board, has handed in its findings. Rear
Admiral NiloR and Csptain Tseliagin
are reprimanded. Lieutenant Colonel
Konnockow is dismissed from the serv
ice and Lieutenant Sultanoff is placed
under arrest for one week
General
Schemann, director of the pilotage sys
tem on the Finnish coast, is acquitted.
Seeress Locates Go'd.
San Francisco, Nov. 28.—Guided by
the advice of an aged woman whoclaims
to be a seerea.x, Leon Thomas and Tom
my Freiter. two small boys, yesterday
dug up (4,000 in a vacant lot in I lie
corner of Green and Powell stieets.
After the boys left the place a large
number of Italians continued the search
all night, disrovering considerable
melted gold and silver.
This morn n*
the two troys and 24 of
< * the Italiai s
were arrested for violatii iftn
________
of the __ co le,
which makes it a misdemeanor to dig
on the property of another person.
Fortify Pearl Harbor.
San Francisco, Nov. 30. — Prince
Jonah K. Kalanianole, delegate to con
gress from the Hawaiian islands, ar
rived here today with Ids wife on the
stoanier Korea. The prince waa decid
ed in his views regarding the immedi
ate policy which he intends to advocate
regarding the treatment of the islands
by the Unite«! States government.
He
said that the first thing which he in
tended, as Hawaiian delegate, to urge
upon congress, was the pressing neces
sity for strongly fortifying Pearl harbor
and strengthening it as a naval base.
Imitates Early Day Rush.
Helena. Nov. 28.—No little excite-
mnet exists in the vicinity of Roseman
over tbe discovery of considerable gold
in the placer diggings of the West Gal
latin basin. For nine miles on either
siite of the river claims have lieen stak
ed out and prospectors have panned out
quite a quantity of gold. Frank Bliss,
of Livingston, is reported to have pan
ned (9 in a half a doxen pans, and oth
ers have had equally gixxl luck. Many
prominent residents of Bozeman have
left for the diggings, which in the early
days were noted as gold producers.
Meat Growing Cheaper.
New York, Nov. 30.—Prices of near
ly all grades of meat were reported by
local dealers yesterday to be dropping
rapidly in this market, consequent up
on the dacreasa in the coat of cattle at
Western packing house centtrs.
Ex
cept for the very liest grades, beef is 3
to 5 cents a pound h's» than a month
ago. Mutton and lamb are from 2 to 4
cents lower.
Pork, corned beef and
similar pnxlucti« are 3 eeuta lower than
a short time ago.
Big Storm on Black Sea.
Constantinople, Nov. 28.—According
to re|>orts received here, the recent
storms on the Black sea have resulted in
terrible suffering and great loss of life.
Among the disasters to shipping is the
foundeting off F.regli, Asia Minor, of
the steamship Kaplan. The 110 per
sons on board perished.
Numerous
smaller craft have been overwhelmed
and these disasters, together with the
Avera*« Parato Cm».
loss of the Kaplan, bring the numbet
It Is estimated that tbe average po-
of lasualtles to more than 200.
fa to crop will be short 20.000,000 to
80,000.000 bushels, and the winter
Japan Makes Promise to Canada,
price will be 10 per cent higher than
Tokio, Nov. 28.—Rodolphe Lemieux, the highest figure reached In tbe retail
Canadian postmaster general and labor market last winter. The responsibil
commissioner, had a conference lasting ity of this short emp is laid at tbe
four hours yeetenlay with Minister of door of a late spring, the dry spell la
Foreign Affaire Hayashi, at which the summer, and the rerent heavy rains
emigration problem was discussed.
It A large New York dealer says that
ia unfleritood he received assurances about 8 per cent of this year's crop
that the Japanese government is now will bo used by the manufacturers of
engaged In planning tbe limiting of denatured alcohol and starch product*
emigration to Canada.
Court to Enforce Order.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 30.—The
only development of the day in the in
unction suits of the raliroad lines
against the state laws ie the conatinnal
swearing in cf deputies by the United
States marshal. It ia given out that
the contt ia determined that there shall
be most absolute observance of ita ord
ers. It is aniclpated here that the writ
will be diaobeyed, as a teat oaaa.
rost ri uH ix roerrto*.
plank and start the team, and the [Kist
will start upward with surprising
«I>eed and tn a few seconds will tie
clear of the ground.
In moving fem-es the chain should
be attached to tbe rear axle of the
wagon, so tbe jajsts may at once be
loath'd and hauled to the new location
of tbe fence.
I'tlllain* Sources of Prolt.
There is no period on a «ell-regu
lated farm during which
w.’iich idleness
should exist. Stock raising couibiuee
many occupation«. The dairyman who
has a large herd must rise early mid
The
work until darkness return*
many little details will keep blm busy.
and there Is always something to to*
done, yet therBare hundred* of farmers
who have but animals l«s-.iu*e they ob
ject to the work that necessarily fol
lows the keeping of tin- stock, hilt such
farmers lose much time during the
whole year, and also deprive tbeiu-
selves of that portion of the profits
which are made by utilizing the home
<rown products that are tad salable in
any form unless consumed by stock.
They overlook the fact that every
pound of material grown on the farm
that can be used for tbe production of
some higher-priced product increases
the profits by cheapening tbe cost, as
well as the saving of labor in hauling
and shipping bulky prixlucts to mar
ket.
One operation on the farm leads
to another in regular rotation, and Just
tbe same as spring seeding leads to
harvest, so does the storing of the prod
ucts on the farm lead to the employ
ment of the heat methods of disposing
of those products st a season of tbe year
when the farmer Is not called to the
field to give his entire attention to
work away from the barnyard. The
car» of the manure heap after the fall
is gone Is alone worth the time and
labor of the farmer, while the machin
ery and Implements may be overhauled.
Farm work has no ending, and the la
bur that can be bestowed after har-
vest »111 return a satisfactory product.
n«slr«rlss Thlartea.
weeds can thrive If kept down,
Home are annual* coming frota seed*
and every seed that germinates ends
that particular plant If tbe farmers will
but stir Hie soil when such weeds are
In tbelr first stages of growth. Even
the Canadian thistle, consider««! one ef
tbe most persistent |M*wts known to
farmers, though growing from twYh
seeds and roots, <*an hr destroyed If the
attempt to do so la made ivirh effort
and determination. Known as the Clan
ads thistle, tbe weed Is really a native
of Europe, being early Introduced Into
Canada anil spreading Into every por
tlon of the I'nlted Htate* Experiments
made at tbe lilnbo station show that It
Is not as difficult to get rid of It as has
been supposed, although laws passed
for Ita dretruction by sev««ral H ta tea
have hc-n of no avail. It spreads slowly
compared with ».me weeds, due priori
pally to lark of fertility tn the seeds,
most of the weals being light, only
the heavy ones germinating, and they
are not <-arrted far. But Its pn.gre«s<
by means of long, white root stock* Is
rapid, a large field tiring covered In
that manner In a few years, and It then
asoumea a strong tiold on tbe soil. It
is a perennial, with slender «tern* the
leaves led ng pr1 kly, tbe heads congre
gated on the top of the stem, while tbe
flowers sre ro»e purple.
It may be
carried from oue point to another In
hay. on tbe to[ s of freight ears or by
various other nuxle*
Cnreo Hor<e» of Klrkl«g.
Hurra--« and other animals [xxeeweed
of the bad habit of kicking can be eas
ily niref by the employment of an ap-
paratus
recently
patented
by
sn
Ohio man. Tbe ap
paratus was de
signed with the ob
ject of automati
cally chastising
tbe animal Imme
■llately roneequent
to the act of kick
ing The cbaatlae-
.nent Is administer
wiiip » tiiiku .1..« ium by mean, ot a
whip dropping and striking tbe animal
when he shows a tendency to exercise
his legs too freely. Tbe nereaaary
parts of tbe apparatus are a kicking
board, an adjustable holder and a
whip. Assuming that tbe parts are in
operative position, tbe horse kicks
against tbe kicking board and forces It
against the wall of tbe stall. Tbe whip
hohler Is thus forced against the wall,
the npp«T portl n causing the whip to
descend and strike tbe animal a abarp
blow. When the whip has reached its
limit of movement It returns to Its nor>
maj position.
Malehla, the Sall.
To mulch tbe soil Is to cover IL This
la done by using straw, leave* or any
other suitable material, according to
circumstances. In many eases stable ma
nure being employed
Mulching pre
vents rapid evaporation of moisture
and protects young plants against the
direct action ot tbe sun In dry seasons.
But. while benefits may accrue from
tbe use of a mulch, there are also some
disadvantages to be considered. Tbe
use of unferinerited manure, or matter
that la subject to decay, enrourages
mildew aud fu .go* growth, as well as
serving to protect insect» and parasite*
Yet there are some plants that thrive
I lest when afforded a covering, and such
protectlotKsbouId be given. One of tbe
methixls of mulching Is to rover tbe
entire plant, removing tbe covering
early In the spring. Tbe object of a
mulch In winter, however, la not to
keep out the cold from tbe plants, as
no amount of covering can effect such
object* What Is deal red Is to prevent
sudden frrezlng and thawing of the
soil, which upheaves tbe plants and
causes injury. A mulch Is considered
highly beneficial when applied around
the roots of the plant* allowing the
plants to receive all the air and light
possible, and can be use«l both winter
and summer, as required.
IV-rfla«
far
«look
Batter.
An experiment on the effect of wide
ind narrow rations for milk cows has
lien made at the Pennsylvania station.
Nine Guernsey or goule Guernsey cows
about sixty days from calving were
used. Com. stover and chopped wheat
were fed «Ith different amounts of
Buffalo gluten meal, cotton-seed meal
ami linseed meal, so as to give rations
with certain nutritive ratio*
Seven of the nine cows used In the
trial required less digestible food for a
pound of butter In the periods when
fhe rations richer In protein were fed.
There was a small apparent Increaae in
the efficiency of the food In the periods
when the narrower rations were fed
(I. e.. rations rich In protein). After
deducting the coat of tbe food there
was also a somewhat larger net profit
from feci I ox the rations richer In pro
tein. The percentage of fat was better
maintained and. tn fact. Increased
slightly In the periods when the richer
rations were fed.
Our markets are treated to entirely
too much poor butter. The conservative
feelers will not deal in butter greas».
anil they complain that reallv *lrat<laas
butter must of nc-eiwity remain high la
price, because so little good butter Is to
be found In the market*
The first meerschaum pipe Is now In
a museum at Pesth. It was made Io
1723.
1>e Pilgrim <'ongregat ionai church,
near Ixiodon, founded in 1616, Is the old
est of the denomination« in the empire,
and it was from it that th« London con
tingent of tbs men of the Mayttower was
recruited.
Ths eleventh International navigation
rongreee Is to be held M HL Pstsraburg
In May, 1906.
Sixty thousand union worker« made a
demonstration tn Budap«at and demand
ed ths universal ballot.
Football waa a crime la England dur»
Ing the time of Henry VIIL
,