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CABINET RESIGNS All Moulrsn Ministers Except Liman- tour Will Ba Replaced. APPLAUDS T. R. Progressive Rule in California Praised By Speaker. Hicommtml« Short Ballot Scora« U. S. Senat» Again tor Lorimer*» Whllswash Vote. I?>» Angele«, March 23. Colonel Theodor» Roosevelt aroused an audl- ■'lice of 4,000 citixena til Temple audi torium today to a high pitch of eiithua- iiinro utiil culled forth from thorn thun derous rounds of applause ut his cm- phntic and un<{u:»llti«*<i declaration« on four pro|Mi»itl<>na. Hr commended the p«ipl<> of Cali fornia for their progressive govern ment, »eying that it approximate!) hia government ideal». lie endor-iid the pr<q»>s«l conrititu- tional amendment providing for the recall of the judiciary of California on the ground that in view of condition« in thia alate, there wua no other alter native to assure justice and fair deal ing by the courts, fmm the stund|»>int of the |H-oplu. He denounced the United State» senate for it« vote in the »rating of Senator («»rimer, unit declared that the California »tali’an»cinldy in vot ing a criticism of the United State» »enate for it» retention of lairimer, hud "shown itself more sensitive to the honor of the Unit«! Slate» «enate than the United State» »mate itaelf.” He alnnigy indors«! the move fur a shorter ballot, which he wuid wax a move of tlr»t importance in the inter cat of |»>pular government. In cloning, he warn«! the people of the state thut th< y were bearing grave responsibilities in leading the move for greater popular government, and earnestly enjoined them to u»e their piwer with windom ami discretion. The ex president'» nttuck on the »enate and hi» implied criticism of the court» of California, which 1» indicat ed in hi» language justifying the were received by the audience with 1 vigorous approval. ENTOMBED MINER CALLS. ‘ Faint Tapping in Kanias Coal Starts Rescue Work. Mine Columbus, Kan., March 23. After a fruitlc»» all-night »earch for Tom Check, a miner, »upj»>»ed to be en tombed alive in »haft No. ¡6 of the Southwestern Coal company's mine near here, rescuers were driven back by mine gas today and for a time were forced to abandon the »earch. Cheek, a »hot firer, was auppoaed to have been kill«! in the mine last Sat urday, when an explosion resulted in the death of Joseph Jopling, the »u- perintendent, ami three miner». A» the bodies of the victim» wen- being recovered yesterday afternoon faint tapping» were heard in one of the dis tant entries. Help was ruwhed into the mine and, led by Frank Gilday, state mine inspector, a rescue party worked nil night. COLLEGE WEDDINGS HAPPY. Higher Education Proposed by Wheeler as Divorce Cure. Dr. San Francisco Co-education in American universities is conducive to the highest and most idcnl man-ages, according to Benjamin ide Wheeler, president of the University of Califor nia. Dr. Wheeler, who bases his conten tion on long observation» and statisti cal data, provides a new solution for the [M-rplexing divorce problem. Give higher i-ducation to young men and women before they marry and the number of divorces are diminished to the minimum. ! ”Marriages made in college have proved happier than those made else where, *’aiiya the head of the state university. "The value of co-educa tion is steadily becoming more appar ent. The education of the sexes to gether ensures mutual respect and self-respect. ” Engines Are Fired Into. Danville, Ky. — The first trouble that the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific railroad has experienced on its line north nf King's Mountain since the strike of the white firemen was declared, occurred Wed nesday night. Engines along the rail road between thia point and Ludlow, Ky., were shot into, but no one was injured. Sheriff Fox and the jsisse who, with blood hounds, had followed the trail of the parties who shot and killed Detective Oscar Speath, re turned without the murderers. China«« Extend Thanks. Washington The American Nation al Red Cross society has received the thanks of the Chinese government for its assistance to the starving people of the empire.- It said the work of the Red Cross in bringing relief to the famine stricken districts ‘‘has been brought to the attention of the throne,” and the thanks of the imper ial government was expressed. The Red Cross society has received from the American public $37,000. Chile to Spend $16,000.000. Santiago, Chile The government has invited tenders for hydraulic en gineering work at the ports of Vai paraiso and San Antonio. It is esti mated that an expenditure in the neighborhixxl of $15,000,000 will be required. The bids will be opened at the end of July. ! ' ' I Mexico City, Mex., March 25. Fol lowing a meeting of the cabinet today every member of thut body tender«! hi» resignation to President Diax. As yet nono of the resignation« has been accept«), but on excellent au thority it i« «aid that but two of them l»>s»ibly not more than one will l»e usked to remain in the portfolio. In diplomatic circles it is u»»um«l that Diaz will insist upon Jose Yves Li mantour remaining in charge of the Members of department of finance, the cabinet refuse to comment U|»>n their action, but it is «aid that the unit«l »land wa» taken not by them, but by the president, who, it is be- lievixl, proposes to »urround himself with younger men, in the hope that such action will serve to unite all ele ments of the nation. It ia probable that the acceptance of the resignations will be coincident with th« announcement of the name» of the new mini»t<-rs. Who will corn !»>»<• the new cabinet is not known, but it may be »aid they wiil be men who have not taken a lew! 1 ng part in the government affair». Neither will it include any who have been identifier) with the revolutionary movement in stituí«! by Miulero. MADERO WINS VICTORY. Big Federal Force Routed and Large Number Killed. Presidio, Tex. According to a mes senger who reported to General Jose i|<- In Cruz Sanchez, in command of the insurgents besieging the town of Oji- nag», inaurrectos under the direct command of Francisco 1. Madero have won hii irn|»>rtHnt victory in the vicin ity of the city of Chihuahua, rout ing the F«ieral troo pa after 160 hail been kill«l and 40 taken prisoners. Chihuuhua city ha» been »urround«! by rebel» for some weeks and all meant of communication have been cut. Provision» are growing scarce an<l many Americans are »hut in there. Madero'» aim ha» been to capture Chihuahua In order that he might be able to point to the fact that he con trolled the state of Chihuahua as ground for claiming belligerent rights from other nation». He also desired to secure such a center of government that he might be in a position to ne gotiate with Diax to advantage. Ma dero's victory probably will enable him t<> force his way to Chihuahua and do battle with the garrison, report«! to be aliout 1,200 strong. AMERICAN SOIL IS INVADED. POSTAL SERVICE VICTOR. Mexican 8couts From Besaigad Gar Sunday Work to Be Discontinued as rison of Ojinaga Enter Texas. Consistant, Says Hitchcock. Presidio, Tex.- That a company of armed Mexican rurales from the be- seiged garrison at Ojinaga, while on u scouting expedition, invaded Unit«! States soil has been reported to Cap- J tain Williams, of Troop H, Third cav- I airy, in command of United States Washington Sunday work in poet-' offices throughout the country is to be discontinued so far as consistent with rapid transmission of the mails. It ia not proposed to close important postoffices entirely. Certain work to prevent congestion and delay must jibe done. Mails will be received and dis patched as heretofore, are! arrange ! ments will be made for a limited de livery through the general delivery windows. Special delivery letter» will be de livered and patrons of any office will be afforded the privilege of having their mail deliver«! on Sunday by deposit ing the required fee for special de livery service. Postmaster General Hitchcock ha» issued instructions designed to carry into effect these ideas and to afford employes of the Postal service one day's rest in seven. troupe stationed at Presidio. Captain J Williams ia investigating the report. Some day» ago warning was given to ’ General Luque, in command of the Mexican garrison, by the American commander, that the crossing of arm«! men would be considered a hos tile act. Relations between the Unit«! States and Mexican custom» officials here are daily becoming less harmon- ' ious. Previous to the taking of the Rio Grande fon! by the insurgents, , that point was designated by the Mex- I ' lean officials as the port of entry. REVENUE RETURNS GREAT. When the in»urrectos captured the fon!, the Mexican officials sought U> All Records Broken During First Two <’|»’n another Crossing, but the Ameri Months of Present Year. can custom» officials objected and have since disarm«! gendarme» who at Washington The government’s re tempted to cross the river at other ceipts from internal revenue are at point«. their high mark. In the first two Bullets «aid to come from F«leral months of the present year $199,837,- rifles fell among u detuchinent of 080 wax collect«!, an increase of more > Unit«! tales Holdier» but whether the than $22,000,000. Receipts for Feb- firing was intentional has not been de ruary alone were $1,0112,000 greater termined. than a year ago. Higher taxes on tobacco are largely TROOPS ASSEMBLE QUICKLY responsible, increased receipts from that source being about $800,000 a Movement to Mexican Border Com month. The greater consumption of beer was responsible for an increase pleted in Ten Day*. of $366,000 in February alone. Taxes Washington The general staff is on oleomargarine are falling off. proud of the degree of success at Corporation tax receipts are begin tain«! in the effort to mobilize an ning to come in. A little more than Returns army division in Texas, and have made $380,000 has been received. will be complete on June 1, and by public the facLs, as gathered by the July 1 the treasury officials expect to army inspectors, on which the record have $25,000,000 »collected. was made. Instead of occupying 60 days, as PRESIDENT WAITS ON SENATE had been predicted in some quarters, the entire movement was completed Taft Will Do Nothing Till He Learns in ten days. Within 18 hours after Arbitration Sentiment. orders were received on March 6, the Winter Months on the Farm Hou) to Improve Them How to Care for Manures Method* rA 1 Ladling, Storing and Applying, to C ommv « F«rtjrfy ancTO< Moat Profantl« Ke turn* By PROF. FFUcooaJn Copyright, 1910, by Weateru The waste of fertilizers through the careless management ot farm manures throughout the United States Is enor mous. The estimated value of ma nure produced In the entire country from all classes of live stock Is $2.- 225,700,C90. At least one-third of this Is total’y lost, which means that a value of $750 000.000 annually drains away from the manure heap», passes in ammonia vapor Into the air, or is Otherwise loet beyond recovery. All of this may be prevented by observ ing some simple principles In the care of stable manure, which will prevent these losses by beating and leacb- ia* The methods of handling manure have improved to a great extent dur ing recent years due to the Introduc- E. B. HART of Ajfititlkift L ukmi loss. Wh<n applied to the field» ma nure should be spread uniformly over tbe land and not in small heaps, as the latter method 1« wasteful of fer- tlllzer materials. It al.-.o Involves more labor to spread these piles later in the season, and the pile of manure can never be »0 effectively distrib uted at when freshly hauled. Tbe rate of application of manures Is frequently too heavy. ft Is much better to apply a light application fre quently and to put the manure on thickly once in several years. Over eight to ten tons should never be used for In such cases a large amount of the fertilizer Is lost and is not saved up for future crops. Greater yields will be secured f given amount manure applying Over $750,000.0C0 worth of fertilLy annually drair.» away from th» ma Tenth infantry wax entrained at Fort Washington - Conversations refer Thi* loss could easily Benjamin Harrison, Idniana. The red to in a Pari» dispatch are among nure piles behind th« barn» of American farmer». Fourth field artillery’ was the last to many which President Taft has had be prevented by good care. Ixiard the cars at Fort D. A. Russell, with representatives of foreign pow-1 Wyoming, but that wax because of era, a.« a result of his speech last De tlon of Improved machinery, such as I It moderately to a large area than li the inability of the railroads to get cember at the banquet of the Ameri manure carriers and spreaders, which it is applied thicker on a small area, make It possible to handle manures Loss from drainage Is very heavy coaches tn that point promptly. can society for the judicial settlement The improvement of '■ where the application is excessive, The Seventeenth infantry, from of international disputes. The presi with less labor Storing Manure in Piles. Fort .McPherson, Ga.. was the first or dent then announced himself as in fa sanitary conditions, especially on dairy AMERICAN SOIL VIOLATED. farms, which require the frequent Contrary to the belief of many farm ganisation to reach San Antonio, and vor of arbitration. cleaning of stables and the use of con- ers. It Is an easy matter to pile ma it was in camp, under canvas, three No definite arrangements have been . slderable amount of litter has also nure In the open In a way that will Many Witness«« Swear Blatt and and a half days after orders. The made to draft a treaty with France or Converse Arretted in Texas. troops from Fort Myer, Va., had the with Great Britain, as the president improved the methods of handling ma allow no loss of fertilizing elements, The trick of this consists In making a nure. El Paso, Tex. C. II. Converse, of greatest distance to travel, 1715 miles, will not move until he is apprised of i The greatest waste occurs, however, square or rectangular pile with per- and they averaged 2b miles an hour. the probable reception of such meas Glendora, Cal., has fil«i additional i In piling manure carelessly, allowing pendicular sides and the top sloping ures by the senate. evidence that hia »on Lawrence, and It to heat, and thus lose the nitrogen toward the center so that the manure It is considered here not improbable Edwin Blatt, of Pittsburg, now in jail Regret 1« Expressed. ; by leaching out rains and drainage will always be kept moist Only dry that arbitration arrangements between at Juarez, were captur«! on American Washington The publicity which ammonia, 1 waters. Our streams and rivers are 1 manure heats and loses the United States and France may be i ■oil. attend«! the search of the baggage of moisture counteracting this loss. rich with leached fertilizers. This I in progress simultaneously with those | He ha» forwarded to the State de The pile should be made deep is impossible to recover. Another partment statement« of county offi Mrs. Joseph W. Hull and her daugh j between the United States and Great great waste, particularly in the United enough, so that the heaviest rains or cials. F«leral officials, line riders and ter, of Savannah, Ga., on board the Britain. States, ts in liquid manures, for which, snows will not wet clear through to customs guards that what is called steamer Lusitania by custom officials In many cases, no method of preserv tbe bottom and cause leaching. This zkneon de Guadeloupe, where Converse at New York on March 17 and the SOUTHERNERS WOULD AID. ing is practiced. In European coun is not difficult since a pile three or anil Blatt are said to have been cap criticism of the action of the custom tries liquid manures are very care four feet deep will absorb even the tured, is in the Unit«! States, and Such piles may be Confederate Veteran« of Fort Worth, fully saved and taken to the fields, be- heaviest rains, that the F«ieral government has exer- officers was the cause of an official i Ing stored In cisterns or absorbed with placed upon a tight board floor or a Tex«», Offer Service«. cised de facto jurisdiction over the statement made by the treasury de piece of puddled clay or even ordi good absorbent Utters. territory for two years. partment. Washington — Declaration of the nary soil without danger of loss. The Best Absorbent to Use. These statements were filed with The department was "advised,” the pacific attitude of the administration essential factor is to keep the top of the State department to controvert The principal value of an absorbent statement says, "that some member toward all the worlds and a tribute to the pile hollow so that moisture runs the statement of the Mexican jefe at or litter in a stable Is to retain liquids or members of the party would at the bravery and self-sacrifice of the into the manure, instead of off of IL Guadaloupe that he considered Ancon and thus keep the animal and the tempt to pass certain personal effects South are features of a letter ad as occurs In the ordinary cone-shaped de Guaiialou|*e Mexican territory. stable clean. A sufficient amount of through the custom house without pay dress«! by Secretary of War Dickin pile, which we so frequently see finely cut litter should be used to entire ment of duty, and consequently direc son to an organization of Confederate hind the barn Rebel Raiders Put to Rout. tions were given for the careful exam veterans in Fort Worth, Tex., which ly absorb the liquids and not pack Storage of Manure in Sheds, A Torr«»n, Mex. One hundr«i regu ination of the baggage.” offer«! its services as infantry to down in a wet soggy condition. A combined manure storage shed tight gutter with plenty of litter will lar cavalrymen sent out from here un "The examination disclosed the fact *‘our common country.” and shelter for stock may be used to der command of Colonel Casillas over that there bad been omitted from The offer came from the Fort Worth solve the problem of saving liquid advantage on many farms. Where the took a handful of rebels, camp«! on their declarations more than $600 Confederate Grays, the letter saying manures without the need of a cistern manure is so stored it must be kept Rogugio Hacienda, and at the first worth of dutiable merchandise. In that by unanimous vote the organiza or drainage pipes, which are difficult moist, since drying out will re to keep clean. volley killed eight. The others fl«l. accordance with the law applicable in tion had directed its officers to tender When straw ts used for bedding It is sult in fire ranging. A tight floor Prior to that the rebels had held up a such cases, a list of the undeclared service “for duty as Unit«! States in such a shed is unnecessary, pro train near Ionia bridge and tried to articles was made and forfeiture will soldiers on the Mexican border, or in best to cut it in short lengths so that viding moisture is not excessive, and secure kerosene with which to burn lie coinplet«!. any other capacity a« volunteers in sufficient litter being used In the the bridge. They also robb«! the "The department, however, has not the present crisis involving the wel stable. Where manure la stored In the Iorna station and cut the telegraph deem«l it necessary to report the fare ofjiur common country.” stable and becomes dry, it should be wires a<i carried off the instruments. facts to the United States attorney thoroughly wet down to prevent fur At San Diego Sunday the band robb«l for hia action, in view of the disagree Grazing Rules Get O. K. ther loss of ammonia. There is no Joseph Steele, an American miner, of able notoriety to which the women in damage to the manure from animals Washington Revised grazing reg dynamite caps and $16. Florentino question have been already subject«!. walking over it, providing it is kept ulations governing the use of the na Rivas commanded the insurgents. "It has no comment to make on the sufficiently moist. tional forest ranges have been ap searching of the party by the inspect Supplementing farm manures with proved by Secretary of Agriculture Famous Mine Worked Out. ors except to regret that the facts other fertilizers by mixing them in Wilson. They provide for recognition San Francisco — The concluding were made public." th« stable is very generally practiced of a permanent national advisory chapter in the history of one of Ne with good results. One pound of rock board representing the sheep and cat vada's most famous mines was begun War on Timber Beetles. phosphate or floats per day for each tle interests, which will confer annu here Saturday by the filing of a peti Washington — An aggressive cam ally with the secretary of agriculture The manure pile should have a animal, sprinkled on the manure in tion asking for the dissolution of the paign by the department of agricul concerning grazing matters and estab hollow top which will hold moisture the stable will generally provide suffi Monte Cristo Silver Mining company. ture to control the depredations of cient phosphate fertilizer to make the lish a rule that in forests where the and keep the pile wet. The company was incorporated in 1863 timber-destroying beetles in South manure Ideal for most crops. Other quality of the range and advantages for with a capital of $1,500,000 to operate eastern Oregon, was recently an raising cattle and sheep are equal the It ts a good absorbent. Shredded corn absorbents, such as gypsum or land a Aiine in Storey county, Nevada. In nounced. The Forest service, the year long, rate for sheep after the »talks are very effective, which Is plasters, are quite generally used, 1878 the capital was increased to $10,- General land office, the bureau of en season of 1911 will be 30 per cent of another argument In favor of the use since they aid somewhat in absorbing 000,000, as the mine had proved to be tomology, the Oregon land board and the year long rate for cattle. of silage, particularly In dairy cattle. liquids. one of the richest producers in the an organization of private owners and A quantity of the heavy stalks Is usu Avoid Ashes With Manure. state. The petition just field recites independent interests, will co-operate ally not eaten by the animals and , $25,OOQ' , to BeTSent to China. Farmers need to be cautioned gen that the mine is no longer productive. as soon as the weather permit, in a Shav erally against the use of wood ashes Washington For the relief ofÿ the makes the very best bedding. war of extermination of the pests. The ashes Chinese famine and plague sufferers, ings are quite frequently used and and lime with manure. Grange Pushes Campaign. are a good absorbent Farmers some and lime produce an alkaline condi the State department has received Concord, N. H. — Resolutions de Speculation is Downfall. from the Christian Herald $25.000, times complain of the bad effects of tion. resulting in the loss of the am claring the proposed Canadian reci Washington Stock market specu making a total from that source of manures containing shavings upon monia which carries off the nitrogen. procity agreement to be "one-aided lation was responsible for the resigna $82,000, including flour shipped to some crops, and to prevent Injury of This point has not been sufficiently and unjust, which discriminates tion from the department of Justice of China from Seattle on the transport this character. It Is best to thorough- emphasized, and many well meaning against the farming industry, which George M. Scarborough, a xjiecial Buford. ‘The money will be cabled to ly rot the manures containing shav- farmers have used ashes and lime puts all farming products on the free agent of the department's bureau of United States Minister Ciflhoun at Pe Ings. Tight floors are essential to save with manure to disadvantage. The list, while making no r«iuction in the invostigation in New York. Scarbor kin for distrbution to the relief com liquids, but most Important is to use lime and ashes. If needed by the soil, duties on manufactures that will in ough admitted that he had violat«! the mittees. I Conditions in the ..stricken plenty of bedding. should be put on In other years than any way benefit the farmer.” are be rules of the department. Haul Manure Dally, those In which farm manure is ap districts are stil unrelieved. ing sent out to every subordinate The regular spreading of farm plied. grange of the Patrons of Husbandry On light soils, where coarse manure Railroad Issues^Murry-Up |br<j»r,*‘ nurea in the fields dally saves Dewey Declines Honor, in the country from Maine to Oregon. Is likely to make the soli still light greatest amount of fertilisers. ""'Nevada, Mo. An order has been re Washington- Rear-Admiral Charles er, rotted manure should be used. Ma Broderick la Acquitted. E. Vreeland, now in command of the ceived by the division officers here of there Is practically no loss from leach ing. Manure should not be spread nure may be rotted under sheds by Springfield. III.—State Senator John second division of the Atlantic fleet the Missouri Pacific Railroad company upon frozen ground unless tt Is level, keeping tt always moist. If a feed cut Bnxlerick ’was found not guilty of has been detailed to represent the instructing that the military spur or upon hilly land where washing ter is available. It should be used to bribing Holtalaw to vote for Senator navy at the coronation of King George from Nevada to the government rifle cut the litter, a» tbe manure may be Lorimer by a jury in the Sangamon V. Admiral Dewey declined the ap range be prepared to accommodate 5,- rains are likely to carry ft away, On may be handled easier and Its absorbing pow County Circuit court The jury was pointment because of the length of 000 men within the next two weeks. a flat level field manure No further information is vouchsafed. «oread on «now ««*> no danger of er will be Increased. out 20 minutes. ) the journey.