POWDER CAUSED EXPLOSION jl 1. ÏN Government Troops Take Ad­ vantage of Rebels’ Delay. Federal Train Derailed But Forcée Proceed and Heath City After Hard Fighting. KI Paso, Feb. ft. At 11:15 p. tn. U m exact result» of today*» develop­ ment» in the situation al>out Juarez are bcclouoinl the situation may bo summarized ss follows: Colonel Rsbago, with 300 men marched into Juarez at 9:25 tonight, unmolested by the insurrectoa, and amid tlie Joyful acclaims of citizens and soldiers. Rabago's command repulsed the at­ tack of Oroaoco's force at Bauch today, with only two dead and six wounded, inflicting on the insurgent» a loss of 140 killed and wounded. Insurrectoa reported badly scattered as a result of the clash. General Navarro's command, of a strength unknown, re|>orted marching to the relief of Juarvz and expected to arrive tonight or tomorrow. From the insurrectoa' viewpoint, the situation stands as follows: Rabago's command reached Juarvz tonight, after defeat nt Bauche, in which they arc reported to have lost more than 100 men ¡and a »ubstantial part of their arms and equipment. Alanis* rebel force of 000 men in a fight with 100 Fedcrals 25 miles east of Juarez.. Alanis expected to join Ornzoco some time tonight for an assault u|a>n Jua­ rez. which is scheduled for about day­ light tomorrow. General Navarro in command of 700 Fedcrals, consisting of infantry and cavalry, left Gallego Friday for Jua­ rvz. The fatal policy of delay having en­ abled reinforcement» to reach Juarez, the probabilities of taking that city are now considered much more remote than before. Other reinforcements, in the sha|»e of General Navarro's column* are en­ route from ('hihuahua and will reach Juarez tonight or tomorrow, and it is believer! here that the Federal» will be able to hold the city, and that know­ ing this, the Insurrectoa will retire. There is a rumor that the insurrectoa are near Juarez, but this cannot be verifier!. The net result of the battle at Bauche tor1 ay between Orozoco and Rabago we» two kill«! and five wound­ ed among the insurrectoa. The Federal loss cannot be learned, as they carried their wounded with them. CAPITOL BUILDING BURNS. Convicts Make Heroic Fight for Mis­ souri's State House. Gotham Horror Was Result of Ac­ cident to 10,000 Pounds. New York Ten thousand pounds of blnck powder on board the lighter Katherine W, "contrary to the com­ pany's policy or orders,” probably caused the explosion of dynamite at Cummunipaw, N. J., on Wednesday, states Dr. H. W. Hudson, Inspector of the E. I. l)u|M>nt de Nemours Powder company. Thia powder, he said, was part of a Dupont shipment for .South America, as was the dynamite, but it should have been deliver«! to a steamship, he maintained, before the dynamite was taken aboard. "Contrary to general belief,” said Dr. Hudson, "black |>owder la far more dangerous than dynamite. We believe the powder bccamu ignit«! and In ex­ ploding detonated some of the dyna­ mite not much of it. Dynamite freezea at alxiut 45 degrees Fahren­ heit. and It is nearly im|>osaible to ex­ plode it when frosen. The« tempera­ ture on the day of the explosion was below 45 degrees. Hudson Maxim, the Inventor, an authority on explosives, is inclined to the same belief. Hu agreed that the after effects of the explosion suggested gunfmwder rather than dynamite. "The eight arrests are only a la-gin­ ning,” said Prosecutor Garvin, of Hud­ son county. "It is not our intention to pick out little men in the employe of the corporations. We are after the men really responsible.” LOUISIANA TO EXHIBIT. Southerners Will Show at Panama- Pacific Exposition. New Orleans If the plana of the IxMiisiana development league are car­ ried out, the slate of Louisiana will have one of the most attractive and tameflcial exhibits at the Panama- Pacific ex|>oeition at San Franciaco. Plana are now under way, according to C. H. Willard, one of the directors of the organization, to this end. Mr. Willard said: "Louisiana cannot afford not to have an exhibit at San Francisco. We have been put to the test, and we must do our l>cst in order that thia state have an adequate representation of its pro­ ducts and resources. We want to make the Louisiana exhibit the moat attractive in the big show. . “It will be a center of observation on account of the magnificent efforts made by our |>«>ple to win the prize. We have come out of the contest with honor and with clean hands. We have won the respect and admiration of the world for pluck and energy, and every­ one who attenda will want to see what Louisiana has done. "1 believe the commercial orgnniza- tiona and the p«>ple generally will come forward and assure a handsome state building and other displays. ” BLUESTEM DOOMED TO GO. Jefferson City, Mo.— The Missouri Walla Walla Farmers Say New Hy- Capitol building was totally destroyed . brld Variety Better. by fire. The total loss, including the Walla Walla, Wash. — That blue­ building and many records and state paper», is estimated at (1,000,000, stem wheat, for many years the lead­ with no insurance. ing grain grown in the Walla Walla Lightning which struck the dome shortly after 7 o’clock spread flames valley, will be displaced within two to the roof and in less than half an or three years by a hybrid variety, is hour it was apparent that the building the opinion of leading farmers of the was doomed. Walla Walla valley in attendance at Because of the inadequate water the Farmers* convention he**e. pressure, the fire could not be reached, Bluestem, they |>oint out, has always and no aid could I m * rendered for some had faults of being easy to burn, easy time by the hwal fire company. Governor Hadley personally direct«! to frees» out, and a light yielder. Hy- the tight against the flames, which, i brids originated at the Washington pcause of the building'» great nge, state college, they claim, do away with rapidly gain«! great headway. The all these faults, and add many virtues |>enitentiary fire department wa call«! that the old variety never had. Be­ to the »cene and the convict» worked sides yielding better, they are hardier, heroically, scaling walls and taking and do not burn as easy as does blue­ stem. And the milling quality of at dangerous chances. The local military company wa» least two of the hybrids is just ns good called out and formed a cordon around ns is that of Bluestem, which has been the building, driving »pectator» from rain«! simply because it brings two to dangerous position» and removing rec­ six cents better to the bushel. Many of the farmers will plant ex­ ords. tensively with the hybrids this spring. Smugglers See Opportunity. Oregon is Sure to Gain. Tuacon, Ariz.—The revolution in Washington.—No matter what bill Mexico has created a nituation on the liorder which in straining the energies may be passed by congress providing of every officer in the offices of the for congressional reapportionment, Unit«! States marshal and of the im- mgration service. The marshal is Oregon will gain a third member of »wearing in deputies to hold in check the house and Washington will gain the throngs of Mexicans who are two. Idaho, however, will lose out if crowding to the border, waiting oppor­ the caucus bill ¡is substitut«! for the tunities to cross and join the revolu­ Crumpacker measure, for under the tionists, while the immigration inspec­ caucus bill Idaho gets but one member, tors arc kepbtbusy nrresting contra­ ns at present, whereas the Crumpacker band Chinese who are utilizing the op­ bill gave Idaho two representatives. Chances favor the passage of the portunity to scurry across Into the U. S. caucus bill. River Wrecks Property. San Jose, Cal.—The San Benito riv­ er, which is swollen by the heavy rains, is doing a great deal of damage at San Benito. It has changed its course and is sweeping everything be­ fore it. At Taylor’s ranch five acres of land and a barn full of hay were wash«) away by the powerful current. The property loss as a result of the storm will run into the thousands of dollars. |The river is subsiding slight^ ly at last reports. San Joaquin Valley is Flooded. Stockton, Cal.— Rising waters in the San Joaquin river and flooded is­ land tracts have caus)*d the serious in­ undation of French rsmp, south of this city, and rescue parties have been dis­ patched in launches from the sheriff’s office. Many homes are surrounded by high water and much livestock has Iteen drowned, many farmers losing all their possessions. It was necessary to remove sevral patients from the build­ ings in the county hospital grounds. Sea Wipes Out Village. Helsingfors, Norway — An entire fishing village of 253 men which had been establish«! on the ice outside Bkorko Sound, was carsied out to sea in a gale on Friday nighL The disasj ter was not discoverred until morning, when the village was already out of sight. Boats have been Bent to the rescue, but have not yet returned. Blizzard Sweeps Nome. Nome.—The worst blizzard of the season is raging here and there is much suffering on the trail. Thomas White died of heart disease following expos­ ure to the extreme cold. Ed Johnson was brought In with both feet frozen and must submit to amputation to save hie life. BRIEF REPORT OF THE DAILY CURTAIN-FRONT HOUSES WORK OF NATION’S LAWMAKERS EXCELLENT FOR POULTRY Washington, Feb. 7. — President I ton prior to 5 o’clock next Thursday Taft mad» no effort today to conceal afternoon. This date was fixed to per­ his displeasure over the rejection by mit Pacific Coast lumbermen to reach Bulldins Shown tn Illustration and Used nt Mnlns Expert) menl Station, Affords Satisfactory Means the senate of the nomination of Was .ington and make statements. Elmer E. Colwell ax United Htates of Ventilation. marshal for Oregon, but, on the Washington, Feb. 3.— Senator Root other hand, was decidedly outspoken of New York today came out flatly in discussing thia matter with Bev* j againat Senator Lorimer of Illinois. eral of hi» callers. In a speech on the floor of the senate Tb» president, acting upon recom­ Root declared for the expulsion of the mendations mad» by Heliator Jones, Illinois senator, saying that to any toilay sent to the senate the nomlna reasonable man there could be no doubt tlons of Joseph It. II. Jacoby of Heattie to be United States marshal that Lorimer had been elected and at for western Washington am! W. A present holds his seat as a result of Hulfi-man. of Hpokane, as marshal bribery. A bitter attack on former President for i-imti-rn Washington. The bouse of representatives yes Roosevelt and on the steel trust was terday passed a bill which has here made in the house yesterday by Con­ tofore pusHi-il the senate, permitting gressman Staley of Kentucky, during the secretary of the interior In his the debate on the agricultural appro­ discretion to graduate payments re­ priation bill. Staley argued that the quired of settlers now on government trust restrains trade. irrigation projects, exacting of them ”1 insist that the lawless, deflant small nrinuul payments during their and pernicious monopoly be investi­ The Open-Front Hen House. first years of residence, but Increas gated immediately and the guilty, no Ing them until at th)* end of 10 years matter how powerful or how high, be The accompanying Illustration shows , two curtains tn front of the roost are they will have paid back to th» gov­ brought to justice,” he shouted. •>ne of the curtain front house» In use each 15 feet long and 30 Inches wide. ernment full charge assessed against They are hinged at the top and open their land for water, maintenance I Referring to the trust’s obtaining .t the Maine experiment staiion. Fresh out into the room and fasten up when Roosevelt's preaidentisl sanction for dr has been a tig consideration in the i ami o|H*ratlon. Th)* house of representatives Mon its absorption of the Tennessee Coal & oulldlr.g of this bouse, which baa a not In use. At one end of each pen are placed day passed the bill heretofore passed Iron company on the pretense of pre­ urtaiued tront to the house proper 12 trap nests, and eight at the other by the senate granting leave of ab venting a panic, he said: nd a curtain-front rixisting room. Pro- : “Never since the Prince of Darkness e: I. Se eral small boxes are placed sence to homesteaders up to May 15, lull. This bill also extends un­ appeared to the Nazarene, was there essor Dowell, expert in charge of against the wail 1*>4 f»»t above the til that date the time In which home­ such a vista of evil and far reaching toultry raixing at this station, has floor for shell, grit, bone, etc. The steaders shall be required to estab- dominion unveiled to the vision of God ound this method of ventilation very d«>ors between the pens are wooden llxb residence. or man. The savior said, ‘Get thee satisfactory. frames covered with ten-ounce duck The house of representatives to-1 behind me, satan,’ but the hero of San The building is 120 ftet long and 16 and are hung with double-action spring day passed a bill already puased by Juan said, *1*11 get in front of you. 'eet wide. The front wall is 6 2-3 feet binges, so as to open in either direc­ tin* senate, providing that, where Omnipresent devil. I’ll stand between wd the rear wall 5% feet high from tion. Tight board partitions are used entries on government Irrigation you and this collossal and law-defying rhe floor to the top of the plate. The projects mail» prior to June 25, act of plunder.’ I’ll paralyze the arm oot is of unequal span, the ridge be­ between the pens to avoid drafts. 1910, have been relinquished in who)» or In part, the land so relin­ of clamor while you sandbag your com­ ing four feet in from the front wall, quished shall be subject to settle­ petitor» and loot a dominion in the •aid the height of the ridge above the ment and entry under the home­ south as rich and vast as an empire." floor 1» nine feet The sills are 4x6 inches and rest on a rough stone wall. I stead law. Washington, Feb. 2. — With the The floor, consisting of two thick­ Washington, Feb. 6.—A defense of adoption of the rivers and harbors bill nesses of hemlock boards, rests on [ Cullom of Illinois formed the most thia year, carrying more than $2,000,- 2x8-inch timbers, which are placed two I of Soil Fertility striking part of an address made in the oou for Oregon, and a total of $26,- feet apart. The rest of the frame of Conservation by Rotations Together With 000,0 it is believed an era of better senate today by Theodore Burton, of the building consists of 2x4-inch ma- : Applications of Fertil­ Ohio, in opposition to the report of the system and annual appropriations will terlal. The building is boarded, pa­ izers Overlooked. committee on privileges and elections have begun. pered and sbinglaii on both roof and For the first time in the history of walls, and in inltlon the rear wall by which Lorimer, of Illinois, was ex­ Few farmers realize the difference onerated from the charge of obtaining the government, the vice-present of and four feet of the lower part of the the United States today exercised his rear roof are celled on the inside of j in income that may be produced on his seat by means of bribery. The reference to Cullom, who is constitutional prerogative of casting a the studding and the space packed their farms by the systematic intro­ Lorimer’s colleague, was called out by vote to break ties in connection with with dry sawdust. Outside of the duction and rotation of clover or a statement made by Bailey, of Texas, three successive rollcalls in the senate. building a three-foot platform extends other leguminous crops over the en­ By the first he saved from impend­ across the ends and along the front in the senate during the excitement in­ tire area of their tillable land. The cident to the close of Root’s arraign­ ing defeat the ship subsidy bill and The bouse is divided into four 30x16- planning of rotations to meet certain ment of Lorimer last Friday. Speak­ by the thirJ he forced an adjournment foot pens. In the front side of each feed requirements and to gr w crops having di-! pen are two twelve-light windows and ! which shall be the greatest income ing of the existence for years of a of the senate in a vote "jack pot” fund in connection with rect bearing on the resolution looking a door 214 feet wide. The space be- | producers under given conditions is the sessions of the Illinois legislature, to the election of senators by direct tween the window and door comes a problem that is not easily solved Bailey, who supports Lorimer, said vote. close up to the eaves, leaving an un­ I by all the tillers of the soil. The con- The vote on the subsidy bill, both in : broken front three feet high below the | serration of soil fertility by appro that the means used to elect Ixirimer were the same as had been employed committee of the whole and in the sen­ eaves. The opening is 3x14 feet and is priate rotations together with appli­ ate proper, stood 39 ayes and 39 noes, covered by a wooden frame, covered cations of manures and fertilizers in in the election of Cullom. Burton did not dwell long on the and on adjournment 37 ayes and 37 with ten-ounce duck. This curtain is such manner as will maintain a per­ Texas senator's inferences. At the noes: On all three occasions the vice- hinged at the top and is swung tn manent system of agriculture has been joint request of Bourne and Chamber- president voted in the affirmative. when opened, and tt is always kept largely overlooked by farm owners in An amendment was offered by Sen­ open, except on stormy days and win­ the past. Farmers' Bulletin 37C s- lain, the senate today rejected the nomination of Elmer B. Colwell as ator Stone of Missouri, .to admit for­ ter nights. Each pen Is of suitable slsts the farmer in solving these dif­ United States marshal for Oregon, eign-built »hips under American regis­ size to accommodate 100 fowls, thus al­ ficulties, and a copy may be had free thereby rendering it necessary for try, if operated between America and lotting 4.8 square feet of floor space on application to a member of con­ President Taft to pick a new man for a foreign land or between America and to each bird. gress or to the secretary of agricul­ this office. Who that man will be, the American possessions. Senator New­ A roost platform four feet ten Inches ture. Washington. D. C. The bulletin president has not yet intimated, but he land of Nevada proposed the creation wide and three feet above the floor ex­ discusses a run-down farm in Illinois, has stated that he would ,not act upon of a government commission to build tends along the rear side for the entire and plans six different types of farm­ 30 ships. the recommendation of Bourne. ing that may be substituted for the Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, today 30 feeL Three perches of 2x3-lnch ma­ usual one of corn and oats now prac­ "If the necessary appropriations terial are placed on edge ten Inches were available, I would establish served notice on the senate that he abovo the platform. The rear peren is tised, so as to raise the Income all postal savings banks tomorrow in 500 would not permit a vote upon the bill 11 Inches out from the wall, and the the way from two to five times as additional cities and towns of the Uni- which passed the house at the laBt ses­ space between the perches Is 16 Inches, much as that commonly received, and sion, authorizing the Western states to tad States.” which leaves 15 Inches between the at the same time increase the fertil­ This statement was made by Post­ relinquish to the government school tront perch and the duck curtain. The ity of the soil. master General Hitchcock in view of sections 16 and 36 embraced in theI reports of the first month’s operation forest reserves and to take in exchange ! compact bodies of forest reserve lands of the postal bank system. Favorable action of the house on the of like area and value. Canadian reciprocity agreement was Wasington, Feb. 1. — President: assured tonight, when the caucus of Democratic representatives formally Taft’s nomination of Archibald, Hunt, | pl«!ged the party to vote for the Garland and Mack to be judges of the commerce court were ¡confirmed by the Good Job on Winter's Dny Is Co Timothy Has Lead, Especially agreement. senate yesterday afternoon. Among City Feeders, Because Muke This Useful Imple­ Ii Is Not Only Nutritious 1 Washington, Feb. 4.—The first read­ ment to be Used oh u President this afternoon cancelled but Palatable, Furrowing Plow. ing of the agricultural bill in the house all engagements for his proposed _____ -i today precipitated a bitter controversy southern trip in March with the ex­ between Macon and Stanley and later ception of a single day at Atlanta. The rules of the National Hay ass^. A good job on a winter’s day Is to this afternoon w as followed by a de­ No reason was assigned, but the action make this row marker to be used on elation recognize 23 grades of hay, nunciation of a Washington newspaper is believed to indicate the probability a furrowing plow. It is very easily which seems to fall into five classes— man by Macon, which nearly ended in of an extra session of congress. made by anyone handy with tools. A timothy, clover, mixed timothy and an exchange of blows between the two. "Decide the Lorimer case, popular is a piece of old wagon tire six inches clover, wild grasses and alfalfa. Choice Nearby representatives, newspapermen election of senators, the tariff com-; long with each end turned up and a timothy hay must be sound, properly and 'the sergeant-at-arms prevented mission bill and the Suiloway bill, pro­ hole tn each end for receiving the pin, cured, of bright natural color not actual hostilities. posing a leveling of veterans’ pens­ b. Tbe piece, a, is securely fastened mixed with more than one-twentieth With the first reading of the bill ions, or prepare for an extra session of > to the plow beam with two screws. C of other grasses, and well baled. Low­ Macon began to make points of order ! congress.” is a piece of a wagon tire colled at er grades of ttmothy are Nos. 1, 2 and on proposed increases in »alary to This is the way Senator Brown, of 3 and “no grade.” Clover hay has chief clerks and other employes. Nebraska, today laid down the law to one end so that pin b. can be inserted. two grades. No. 1 and No. 2. No. 1 C is bolt«l to d. which is the arm of Several members objected to this his fellows in the senate. the marker and may be mads of a clover must be medium clover, sound, method'of "persona! legislation” and "It must be understood now,” 1 by 4 inch piece of wood six feet properly cured, not mixed with more appealed to Macon to desist. He de­ Brown declared, "that if any of these than one-twentieth of other grasses long, says the Farm and Home. clined. questions is put over to another ses­ At the extreme end are several and well baled. Choice alfalfa hay Macon charged that nearly every sion, some of the appropriation bills holes bored in this arm six Inches must be reasonably fine, leafy alfalfa member of a committee had some will go over also. This is not a of bright green color, properly cured, “pet” whom he was anxious to pro­ threat. It is an ultimatum. I am 'part. By means of the pin which fits sound, sweet and well baled. Other mote and to this end he said the mem­ stating a simple fact, and it is well, grades of alfalfa are Nos. 1, 2 and 3 ber« were willing that other “pets” with four working weeks ahead, that and “no grade.” These rules are used should also go up in the salary scale. you should understand it. If congress by most cities that have official In­ That the Canadian reciprocity agree­ adjourns without action on these meas­ spection. ment must stand or fall as a whole in ures it tyill adjourn without action on A large percentage of the timothy the house committee on 'ways and some appropriation bills. This will on the market is graded below No. 1. means was made clear today by Chair­ make an extra session necessary.” The reasons are that many meadows man Payne at hearings that occupied Brown’s assertion that Lorimer had are cut for years until they become the entire day. full knowledge of the bribery was a weedy and mixed with other grasses, A proposal of Fordney for an amend­ step in advance of any that had been and that the hay is often cut too late, ment of the lumlier schedule and an­ taken on the subject of the election of so that it loses the bright natural col­ other in reference to a possible amend­ the Illinois senator, and if accepted ment of the item making barley free j would result in Lorimer's expulsion. Into those holes the distance between or and palatablllty. Timothy has the lead, especially were met with the unequivocal state­ | Brown undertook to show that the re­ rows may be regulated. FIs a 12-lnch ment that the committee would sanc­ lations Lorimer and State Representa­ board cut to a point at the forward among city feeders, because it is not tion no change of any item. tive Lee O'Neill Browne had been such end with a hole bon'd in this end only nutritious but palatable and non­ Notwithstanding this, the pressure as to render it certain that Lorimer where a line may be attached. This laxative, and the horse is not likely to brought to bear on the committee has had been positvely advised as to line Is fastened at the other end to overfeed. Nevertheless, other kinds of resulted In the granting of hearings to | Browne's operations in Lormer'a be- the top of the hames. Q is a piece of hay would often prove better for the feeder. Alfalfa, for Instance, has high all persons who appear in Washing- I half. scrap Iron curved so as to drag muscle-building qualities anil is espe­ through the ground easily, and marks cially valuable for draft horses. It Is Senate Rejects Nomination. American Contributions S4O.OOO. the next row. highly relished, however, and the Washington, Feb. 1. — President Washington, Feb. 3.—With $18,000 horse may overfeed. Taft’s attempt to reappoint F. E. Har­ cabled by the state department toiiay Making Butter. per to be collector of the Puget sound to the United States consul general at Leaving Parsnips In Ground. Clean mtlk, good tools and a careful customs district failed, the senate ju­ Shanghai, the total contributions of Parsnips will bear many hard diciary committee rejecting his nom­ the Christian Herald fun«! for Chinese milker, are the three principal factors ination on Senator Piles’ protest In­ famine relief reached $30,000. The In making good butter. Selling to pri­ freezes In the ground and do not have terest in this protest was general, as it American Red Cross society today sent vate customers !s the most profitable the best flavor till late tn winter. Tbe was thought it would be effectual. $10,000 and issued an urgent appeal way of marketing. My cows average best way to handle them, except tn The effort of Bourne’s protest against for more funds. Reports to the state seven pounds a week, says a writer in the north, is to allow «uem to reurahr Malcolm's reappointment seems also to department by consular and diplomatic ' an exchange. I use very little com­ In the garden soil and dig them an show that the committee will respect officers describe the sufferings of the mercial butter color, merely enough to they are wanted for use at times when the protests of senators. maintain a uniform tlit people as almost inconceivable. ■ It« ground is not frozen. FARM PLANS FOR PR0FI1 MAKING GOOD HAY GRADES ROW MARKER ARE FIXED