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V FIGHTING 18 BEGUN B U R TO N T O GO UP. Will Probably Be Head o f New Ap propriations Committee. Washington, Jan. 31.— Never before in all the time he has been chairman of the committee on rivers and harbors has Representative Burton held out so strongly against unworthy projects for waterway improvements as he has done this session. Burton has, from the first, fought projects which had no merit, but he has heretofore been com pelled to consent to the incorporation in river and harbor bills of many items which he did not personally approve. This year, however, he has been firmer, and has carried his point. He has succeeded in keeping out of the river and harbor bill every item that was of a “ log rolling” nature. He con sented to no appropriations except for projects that have been indorsed by the war department. There appears to be method in Mr. Burton’s course. When the next con gress organizes, Speaker Cannon will have to select a chairman for the com mittee on appropriations. This chair man ought to be a man of discrimina tion, a man of force and a man of high est integrity. He must be the “ watch dog of the treasury.” H e must be a man who can dominate his committee and hold out against all appropriations which are not necessary. He must be able to withstand the personal appeals of members. There is not a single member of that committee today competent to become its chairman. And from the speaker’s viewpoint, there is not a member in the house better equipped for that place than Mr. Burton. Perhaps the chairman of the river and harbor com mittee had the future in view when he took the radical course he did in dic tating the terms of the present river and harbor bill. Kuropaîkin daims to Have Won Decided Victory. DRIVES BACK JAPANESE FRONT Amid Bitter Cold Weather Hostilities Are Resumed with Vigor— Sev eral Villages Captured St. Petersburg, Jan. 28.— Additional dispatches were received by the general staff from Kuropatkin, commanding the Russian army south of Mukden. They supplement the earlier advices of Russian successes on the right of the Russian army, and seem to indicate that the movement now in progress along the Hun river is extending in area and assuming considerable propor tions. The text of Knropatkin’s mes sage, which is dated January 27, is as follows: “ In the capture of Chaun Lutotxo (Khailotosa), Tutaike and Cheigutai (Kheigoutaya), we took about 100 pris oners. W e have also occupied Tchitaitse on the Hun river after a stubborn fight, which resulted in a loss of 50 men to us. Our positions near Sandepu (Sandy Pass) were attacked today by Japanese columns moving from the south and southeast, but they were repulsed. Our cavalry partook in the maneuvering against the Japanese left flank, attack ing the enemy from the rear. Our troops then continued the attack on the Japanese position near Sandepu. After a desperate fight, which lasted until 7 o’clock Thursday evening, we entered Sandepu, which is a large v il lage and was strongly entrenched.” M ilitary experts here, while not at taching too much importance to the reported successful movements of the Russian right, express the opinion that a determined effort w ill be made in the near future by General Kuropatkin to deprive the Japanese of several villages which are serving as winter quarters. The operations of Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday are no doubt the begin ning of the program, but opinion is divided as to whether it marks the com mencement of the Manchurian cam paign of 1905. Many believe that weather conditions w ill not permit of prolonged operations and that the orig inal plan of waiting for warmer weather before precipitating decisive engage ments w ill be adhered to by both ar mies. A L A S K A HAS A PO O R SHOW . Senators Pay Little Attention to In terests o f Big Territory. Washington, Jan. 31. — The deter mination of the senate to dispose of the Swayne impeachment case means, according to senate leaders, that most of the time between now and March 4 w ill be taken up in court duty, to the exclusion of legislative matters, save only the necessary supply bills. A ll legislation which encounters objec tion will have to go over. This means not only the defeat of the ship subsidy, interstate commerce and statehood hills, but the defeat of all legislation relating to Alaska. I t had bean hoped that several Alaskan meas ures might be passed before adjourn ment, but that hope has been dispel led. Plans had already been laid for bring ing forward the Alaska delegate bill, passed by the house last 'session. But Alaska w ill get no delegate by the grace of the 58th congress. Neither w ill Alaska get much else, save what is pro vided in the regular appropriation bills. Alaska is weak in the senate for two reasons: A ll Alaskan legislation en counters opposition from a few men, but what is more significant, few sen ators have any real interest in the great district, and not more than half a dozen men make any effort whatever to push through legislation which Alaska seeks. There is more opposition to the dele gate bill than to any other Alaska bill now pending, and this opposition will be able to put a quietus on the Cush man bill, in the present session. N O C H AN C E FOR S H IP SU B SID Y. Report o f the Commission Has Fallen Flat in Congress. Washington, Jan. 28.— It is scarcely probable that any attempt w ill be made at this session of congress to pass the ship subsidy b ill. It w ill die on March 4, along with hundreds of other less important measures. The object of the hill probably has been accomplished in showing that this congresss at least is not in favor of a subsidy measure. In fact, nothing has fallen so flat as this production of the merchant marine commission. The most earnest advo cates of the bill soon realized after the report of the commission was present ed that it was useless to atempt to pass it. This was not because a filibuster in the senate would cause its defeat, but it had been plainly shown that there was not a majority in either house or senate for the b ill. The re port of the commission was a, great dis appointment. That it should result in bringing abont a subsidy measure when subisdies were so unpopular during the time that they were pushed by Hanna, was a surprise, and straight way the men who have charge of affairs in'eongress set about to defeat it. Of course the advocates of the scheme w ill try to make it appear that the reason why the bill was so unpop ular at this session of congress was be cause the leaders did not want to in crease appropriations at a time when rigid economy was necessary. But such is not the fact. FOR B R E M E R TO N N A V Y YARD Amounts Provided in Naval Appro priation Bill. Washington, Jan. 31.— The naval ap propriation bill as reported to the house’ carries $233,500 for the Puget sound navy yard. Following are the items: Extension of construction plant, $20,000; sewer system, $500; gradning, $20,000; fire protection system, $10,- 000; electric light plant, $10,000; tel ephone system, $1,500; railroad and equipment, $6,000; boat shop for con struction and repair, $20,000; water systi m, $3,000; heating system, $3,- 000; locomotive and crane track about dry doflt,. $30,000; dredging, $10,000; quay wall, $25,000; roads and walks, $5,000; joiner shop for construction and repair, $5,000; machinery for yards I and docks, $2,000; additional piers, $50,000. T o Demonstrate in New York. New York, Jan. 28.— I f the plans of Russian Socialists in this city are not interfered with by the police, Madison Square garden w ill be the scene to night of a great demonstration by sym pathizers with the Russian revolution ists. It was decided to turn the mas querade ball of an East Side association into a meeting. Several of the most eloquent speakers among the Russians of this city w ill make addresses. Small red flags w ill be distributed to those in line, and to the music of patriotic airs a march w ill begin. Give Coeur d'Alene an Agent. Washington, Jan. 28.— Senator Hey- burn has prepared and w ill offer an amendment to the Indian appropria tion bill segregating the Ceour d’ Alene Indians in Idaho from the Colville agency in Washington. At present 500 Ceour d’ Alenes are under the con trol of the Indian agent at Colville, but their affairs are not satisfactorily managed. Senator Heyburn propose« to give the Coenr d'Alenes a superin tendent of their own. Ladrones Want Money. Manila, Jan. 28.— The leaders of the band of ladrones which recently at tacked the town qL-Ban Francisco de Malabon and raptnred the wife and two children of ex-Govrenor Trias, now de mand a ransom for the release of their captive«. Waved the Red Flag. Kansas City, Jan. 31.— Two hundred men and women members of socialistic societies rose to their feet and cheered a red flag at a mass meeting held here tonight. The meeting was called for the purpose of raising a fund for the aid of the working classes of Russia. The czar and aristocratic class of Rus sia were condemned in the strongest terms at command. One speaker com pared the czar to ex-Govemor Peabody, of Colorado. Resolutions were passed expressing smypathy with the op pressed and denouncing the czar. Bombs in Barracks. Vienna, Jan. 31.— A telegram from Czentschow, Poland, reports that a bomb was thrown in the cavalry bar racks there today and that many sol diers were wounded. The act is sup posed to have been in revenge for bru tality in dispersing a workman's meet ing. Other dynamite outrages are re ported to have occurred in the neigh borhood of Lodz. A gendarme is re ported to have lieen killed and a num ber wounded. Arrests by the Hundred. London, Jan. 31.— A dispatch to the Daily Graphic from Sevastopol says: “ In consequence of the gravity of the situation here, the government has invested the naval and m ilitary com manders with full powers to repress disorders. Over 900 arrests have been made.’ * FORTHE NORTHWEST Liberal Treatment Received Jn Rivers and Harbors Bill. HARD FIGHT FOR CELILO CANAL Oregon and Washington Improve ments Have a Grand Total o f $1.346,000. Washington, Jan. 26.— In view of the unprecedented paring down of river and harbor appropriations th i» year, and in face of the efforts of Republican leaders in congress to enforce the most rigid economy, the Columbia river has been exceptionally well cared for in the river and harbor b ill just com pleted by the house committee. W hile the appropriations are not as large as asked for, they average up well along side those made for other sections of the country; in fact, Chairman Burton ad mitted today that he thought the Pa cific northwest had received more lib eral treatment tlian any other part of the country. The appropriation which is most gratifying to friends of the Columbia river is that which insures the build ing of The Dalles-Gelilo canal. Mr. Burton, backed by almost the entire committee, stood out against this pro ject more persistently tnan against any other proposition brought before him, and it was only under intense pressure that he yielded. It was the hope and intent of the friends of this project to have it made a continuing contract. Could this have been done, the canal would have passed beyond the jurisdiction of the river and harbor committee and would have received an annual appropriation in the sundry civil bill, in amounts suffi cient to pay for work as it progressed until completed. But on this point Mr. Burton was unyielding. Never theless the final action of the commit tee is in the nature of a compromise, for while an immediate appropriation of $50,000 is made, the army engineers are authorized to make contracts for $250,000, which is equivalent to an ap propriation of $300,000. The $250,000 not carried by this bill w ill be incor porated in the BundryJ civil b ill next session, in plenty of time, according to the enginers, to meet payments. There is strong hope that by the time this money is expended congress w ill be w illin g to make the Celilo canal a con tinuing contract, so that it need not again be considered in the river and harbor b ill. Three other Columbia river appro priations are split up like for the Celilo canal. Three hundred thousand dol lars is made immediately available for the mouth of the Columbia, and the engineers are authorized to make con tracts for $300,000 additional, this last sum to be carried in the next sundry civil bill. Likewise, for improving the channel from Portland to the sea, $100,000 is appropriated rin the river and harbor bill, and $125,000 addi tional w ill lie carried in the next sun dry civil b ill. For dredging a 20-foot channel between Vancouver and the mouth of the W illam ette $30,000 cash s appropriated, and another $30,000 w ill be provided next year in the sun dry civil bill. The following amounts are all >wed or Washington: Tacoma harbor, dredging Puyallup waterway, $40,000J_cash; $20,000 in sundry civil bill. “''“’■I laikes Union and Washington canal, $125,000 for dredging at Ballard and authorization of new survey to deter mine whether a one-lock canal can be sudbstituted for the two-lock project. Grays Harbor, $30,000. Inner Grays Harbor, $300,00. Cowlitz and Lewis rivers, $10,000. Puget sound and tributaries, $30,000. Snohomish slough, $5,000. Okanogan and Pend d’Oreille, $15,- 000. Stretches riffle, $65,000. Bellingham bay, $35,000. Everett harbor, new survey. FIRE IN O M AH A. It Eats Up $700 ,0 0 0 Worth o f Prop erty in Wholesale Houses. Omaha, Jan. 30.— A fire which de- stroyed property estimated at approxi mately $700,000 started at 10:30 o’clock last night from what is believed to have been an overheated stove in the great commission house of C. H. Mul len & Co., at Eleventh and Howard streets. The flames spread so rapidly that Chief Balter, of the fire depart ment, at once turned in a general alarm, which brought the entire de partment of the city to the scene, not, however, until the flames had gotten quite beyond control. Five commission houses were located in the building where the flames start ed, and all of these were enveloped in a very short time. In the four stories above and covering a quarter of a block was located the stock of a wholesale dry goods concern, which furnished the flames with inflammable material and added to their fury. Before the firemen were organized the entire building, covering a quarter of a block, was a mass of flames. Adjoining buildings occupied by other concerns of consider able importance were in the path of the fire, and were soon ablaze. Across the alley to the north a five-story build ing, occupied by a large manufacturing and jobbing shoe concern, caught in the upper stories, and the fire soon spread to the lower floors and the entire stock was destoryed. I :<s J | e at 1771 / - , I NEW C O M M E R C IA L T R E A T IE S Germany Does Not Give America Ben efit, bu* Wants Reciprocity. Berlin, Jan. 30. — The government this evening published an abstract of the new commercial treaties with Austro-Hungary, Russia, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Roumania and Servia, which are expected to deeply affect Ger many's foreign trade for the next ten years, the term for which the treaties run. The new tariff, which is not yet in force, w ill go inter effect on the same date as the treaties, in 1906. The treaties affect the United States adversely only in case they are defined by Germany as not coming under the most favored nation clause. The gov ernment is determined not to raise the question of the most favored nation clause until the treaties go into effect, and the correspondent’ s inference is that the German government is reluct ant to give the United States the bene fit of these bargains. The German government would glad ly negotiate a reciprocal treaty with the United States. Germany has collected expressions of American government officials on the Cuban-American recip rocal treaties that make, the govern ment thinks, a strong argument against admitting the United States to the ben efits of the new treaties. RIVER AND HARBOR S U R V E Y S Bill Provides fo r W ork in Northwest— Ankeny’ s Amendment». ri k > DU plies with equal force to cattle and sheep is that a young animal makes better use o f its food tbun does a mature one. I d other words, the soou- er a hog is made ready for market up to six or eight months of age the cheaper the pork can be produeetL This has been demonstrated time and again, and still many people w ill persist in continuing to feed long after the most profitable feeding period has passed.— Oregon Experiment Station. E x e r c is e f >r S h eep. Sheep will stand considerable steady eold, but shiver under wind and are particularly susceptible to dampness. The plan o f cooping sheep up in c '" \ warm quarters with little or no ven tilation is not a good one. See that their quarters ure comforts be by all means, have them dry and fairly warm, but have them well ventilated without drafts. Then provide a shed, have it attached to the pens if pos sible, opeu on one end except for what fencing Is necessary to keep them In, and let them run under this cover daily. I f they are not inclined to take the exercise make them do it, and see that they are provided with some clean roughage to munch while in the shed. Be careful and not give them so much that they will spend their time eating Instead of moving nbout. Water should be supplied abundantly. Try and locate the shed so that the sheep will be protected from the wind and at the same time get all the sun shine there Is. The plan of winter M ilk A d u lt e r a tio n . While the ordinary methods o f milk adulterations are easily detected by expert examiuers, it is reported that a French chemist. Dr. Qnesneville, ha« made some experiments that point to the probability that for some time there has been practiced a form o f deception In milk adulteration which has escaped the attention o f health officers. In a paragraph In the Bir mingham Daily Mail it is explained that the deficiency o f fats, whether due to the poverty o f the milk or the extraction of fats, has been covered by the addition of foreign greasy mat ter. I»r. Qnesneville found that "ben zine would dissolve foreign fat« with out affecting the natural fat« In milk." PR O T E C T E D B O N FO R S H E E P. and thus by examining samples which care will m ate sheep healthy and have passed the ordinary test he dis strong. Tfye Illustration shows an covered such substances as pork drip idenl sheep shed and one which can ping and eocoanut butter. be readily attached to the barn where the sheep have their regular quarters. Ic e -H o n a e am i I la lr y C om b in ed * Built In the manner Indicated, the My ice house is built above ground sloping front greatly protects the with a good cement floor, which slopes sheep from the wind and the low por to the center with a fall of 6 inches. tion o f the shed makes an excellent The waste water Is place for the feeding racks.— Indlauap conducted by a lead oils News. pipe, e, to the dairy room, where in tank, R a is in g P ig s f o r M a r k e t. Those who have experimented have a, are placed the found that there is much more profit cans of milk. I uss In raising pigs from the surplus milk deep cans, holding from the dairy than in selling that about 4 gallons each. ICE HOUSE. milk to factories where different arti Tiie dairy room Is cles are manufactured from by-prod 8x16 feet, and the trough, a. 2 feet ucts. For a number of years past wide, 16 feet long and 16 Inehes deep. there lias been an ever-increasing de This as well as the floor is made o f mand for pigs of light weight, those concrete. The waste water is led out weighing from 100 to 125 pounds being side through pipe, b. The tee house preferred, und such pigs can be raised is 16x2U feet in size, with 14 foot It will hold about 1(H) tons on the surplus milk product with a lit studs. of ice. which gives about 30 tons for tle added grain at very small cost. I f one will figure this cost, deduct It family use and the balam-e to supply from the price received for the pig and the dairy through the season. There put this compulation against the re Is always cool, waste water to keep ceipts from the by-product o f milk the temperature in the tank from 45 sold to factories they will readily see to 50 degrees and It Is never neces the profit in the pig. I f one Is located sary to put in Ice.— Franklin Rogers, near large markets there Is much more lu Farm und Home. Washington, Jan. 30. — The rivers and harbors committee has adopted an additional section to its bill authoriz ing surveys of proposed improvements, to determine their merits and estimat ed cost. Such surveys are always made before appropriations can lie allowed. Among the surveys authorized are the following: Columbia river and tributaries above Celilo, Columbia between Wenatchee and Kettle Falls, Astoria harbor, Clats- kanie river, Everett, Olympia and II- waco harbors, inner Grays harlior. South Bend to Raymond, Swamish river, Swinomish slough, and Clear water river, with a view to opening it to barge navigation. Senator Ankeny has prepare«! and w ill offer two amendments to the river anti harbor bill, one appropriating $50,000 for improving the Columbia river between the mouth of the Okan profit In raising light weight pigs than ogan and Kettle Falls, another appro heavy hogs; the cost of feeding is not priating $25,000 for improving Olympia so great, while the price per pound harbor. received is much more. This question is well worth looking into particularly Can’t Get Enough Vessels. Washington, Jan. 30.— f he navy de if one has a dairy. partment is having much trouble in the transportation of coal to the Asiatic station on account of the statute which requires such shipments to be made in American bottoms. Rear Admiral Manney, chief of the bureau of equip ment, has again recommended that au thority be given for making such ship ments in foreign bottoms until the sup ply of fuel in storage at Cavite shall lie Condemns the Massacre. St. Petersburg, Jan. 26.— At today’s sufficient to justify the delay cause«l by session of the municipal council a reso the difficulty in obtaining American lution was moved strongly protesting bottoms at reasonable rates. against the firing by troops upon de May Cut O ff Supplies. fenseless workmen on January 22 and Paris, Jan. 30. — Japanese officials declaring that the council revolted against such nithlessness, which under have remarked to members of the dip mines the pillars of civil order, and lomatic corps that the Russian strikes considered it to lie its duty to vote $1 ,- might have an important influence on 250 to the victim s’ families. The pres the war in interruption of communica ident prohibited discussion of the reso tion over tiie Hiberian railway. It is lution, but an amendment voting the said, if the strike spreads, it w ill in money without question was permittd volve the railroad workers, making the strikers more effective in cutting off and adopted. General Kuropatkin'« communications ami supplies than the Chinese bandits Strikers Gain Concessions. Reval, Jan. 26.— A crowd of strikers have been. today marched in procession to the gov Italians Send Funds to Strikers. ernor’ s residence. The governor ad Rome, Jan. 30. — Manifestations of dressed them in a few words and allayed their excitement. The strikers then sympathy with the strikers in Russia ch se a deputation to present their de are going on throughout Italy, and mands to their employers, who were funds are being collected for them. gat he reed in the governor’ s rooms. The Roman Boeialists have decided to The demands include eight hours as a hold a procession, notwithstanding the day’ s work and an increase of wages. prohibition of the police, and the gov It is reported that the result« of the in ernment has taken extraordinary meas ures to maintain order V The garrison terview were satisfactory. has been reinforced by 1,200 men. Seize Austrian Steamer. T o Aid Railroad to the Yukon. Tokio, Jan. 26.— The Japanese seized Washington. Jan. 30.— Senator Diet- the Austrian steamer Burma off Hok kaido island at 9 o’clock last night. I rich has introduced a bill providing She had a cargo of 4,000 tons of Cardiff government aid for the construction of coal on board and was bound for Vlad la railway and telegraph line from V al adez ta Eagle City, Alaska. ivostok. N e w T y p e o f H o rs e . It is gratifying to know that at last some experiment stations are begin ning to be conscious o f the fact that they ought to do something toward de veloping strictly American types of horses utber than racers. The Coloruuu station has inaugurated the work of developing a carriage horse that will come nearer filling the requirements of that class of horses In this country than any now known. The trotter i» to he the starting point, and by care ful und Intelligent selection and mat ing n somewhat heavier und more sym metrical horse Is expected to evolve and at the same time retain the stay ing qualities of the trotker and as much of his speed as is desirable In a good, utility carriage horse. This is a work o f years, of course, but Is cer tain of final success If the work la well done. Fust success in creating new types of cattle, hogs and sheep shows what may be done with horses. l, e v e lc r f o r F ie ld s . Some .mprovement in agricultural machinery is patented every week, aud yet no two Inventions are de signed for similar purposes. An Ohio man has Invented a new idea in leve Ing machine«, an illustration of which is shown here. A supporting frame is suspended upon two runners, these runners being similar to runners In a snow sled, the whole apparatus being constructed of either wood or iron. A leveler. In the shape of a triangle, has the apex in a line with the rear end of the runners, the open ends be ing fastened to the front of the run ners. A lever. In reach of the driver LE V E E S T U E O ROU ND. on the seat, controls an attachment for raising or lowering the rear end o f the leveler to adjust the latter in It« relation to the surface o f the ground. A cross bar connects the two runners in front. In use the dirt Is leveled to the center o f the machine. Insuring sn equal distribution over the field being leveled. Jacob W. Laf- ferty. near Mechtnlctburg, is the pat entee. W h e n to M a r k e t H o bs . A well eatabllsbed fact in connec tion with feeding bogs and that ap P o u lt r y P ic k in g s . in keeping hens for layers discard all over two years old. Excessive fatness leads to a sus pension of egg production. Breeding stock should lie fed so as to keep In robust health. The smaller the air bubble in tbs large end the fresher the egg. A fat hen is a poor layer, and her eggs will usually prove Infertile. Excessive fat In the male or femai* Is antagonistic to procreation and fec undity. A fresh egg has a somewhat rough shell, while a stale egg is smooth of shell. Bone Is an absolute necessity in some form to fowls confined in small yards. Bones are valuable for poultry, chiefly for the phosphate of lime they contain. Boosts should always he on the same level, as the birds will crowd to tho highest one. Eggs Immersed In water a day or two before the chickens are due will be greater benefited. There 1» no half-way house In keep ing "fancy poultry,” and one must have the best or none. To have good layers, breed from good laying stock snd cultivate this quality as fully as possible. In feeding grain to young fowls It is Important to give as good a variety as possible. The shells of eggs sre porous, and pungent filth may penetrate and spoil the flavor. When fowls hsvs the advantage e f good range there Is little necessity for artificial preparations. There Is not much risk in raising poultry; It Is not subject to extremes, and tbers Is llttls danger o f overpro duction.