STR. COLUMBIA SUNK
LAWYERS HAVE INNING.
Bammed br tbe San Pedro Oil
Skelter Cove. California.
"vol fcnt.r Day to Argumsnt in
Haywood Cat
Boise, Idaho, July 19 A day of ar-
giinietit on the admiw.il.Hily of point
of evidence followed the uiiouncement
rain ine aefonse that they liad no far- MAY BE WAR ON GRAND
uier witnesses to offer in IwhaU of Wil-
...... v. iisywoou. tii Jury was not
innUVFS 1PF DFDnDTrn . no, S? '. Judge Wood having
nax. iiLiualLU LU01 ""u",ltu r counsel or their d
"'"""i " real w tncmt nn ..r ..--
rebuttal. Clarence Darrow ai,ka f...
su nour and, a half of the morning at-.
i"u. nenator iJorah run li.l n
afternoon and waa followed hv K. v
lucnaiuaon. Judire WikmI will nrt
. , . . . . ""
""'J' announce uis uecision today.
The point argued was the proposition
w exclude from cone idem t ion bv tha
ury the evidence offered bv tha de.
r. fense to show, by proof of deoortation enlre,, into lju,t y8' by tlie
V'" I l.l r..!..... . .1 r. . I l.l. V. .! .l ... .!.,.. Mil, u
v. ..uji-ra jruill anil ma mm nvmont I " .. K.rot j Biv
NEWS FROM THE NATION CAPITAL
tr tit
wou.s.on Umt at Midnight Without
Warnlrg-Vess.l Sank in Fiv
Mlnuts After Struck.
c. i- ....
rraociaco, July 22. In a colli
ion between the passenger steamer
i .i j .i .
.u.Uu.a muu uie steam achooner Ban
i'txlro off the Mend.
Modus Vivendi Regarding Newfound
land Fisheries Expires.
Washington, July 19. The approach
of the first of August, marking the be
ginning of th new herring flailing sea-
eon upon th coast of Newfoundland, is
a matter of great concern to the frtate
department, for it finds the fisheries
controversy between America and Cireat
Britain in a most confused and unsat
isfactory shape. The niodua viver.dl
of
uh of
..oTO Be.
BANKS j VlOLAlv ""ntB
1 1 .rf Daoirtt Not Q.arloob
M Mxt F"eing.
Wwhlnirfoo. ""-In , ,Ute.
ment issued ' Wary of
the Interior J.- prompt
of detective in the Crinnla Cr.k din. the Newfoundlanders, American fisher-
locino coast 100 ts- tritt of Colm.dn ti,.t . ....., r,; men were Deruiitted to dW their voca-
wniwra uui (I.. ii ci . . mm i
. ... wicn jivcb caiuruaj night
n voiumoia waa sunk and iiea
completely submerged in the deeD
waters oi shelter cove
ac
tion Will J niihll I i '
covered but iW d special
land ogentarV. occupied this
summer withp",,' l 'mu,uHlt
quirementofP The sute-
ment follows
"My attention b i ben call to
articles In """n papers to
the effect tlist " "-i-nroent of the
Interior will V"" any illegal
Captain Doran, master of the Colum
bia, stayed with his veaael, and ia
among those loat.
ine collision occurred at midnight,
when all on board save the lookout and
ollicers on the bridge were asleep in
their berths. The Columbia wag steam
ing north at an euay rate, having left
here at noon Saturday,
. r - - i . . T . , il.i I funiina inia l"
Ti.rrti.i ....... . .1 r nil nn mn uiiaii rrr r riu arij.rMB 1 1 1 iriui ii"'b . ,
n ........ r n m i m miMA uid . i . .i. .111 li bm un u i . r i i .
eitlzena of the district to prevent the ""nd, eipireu with tU cloee of th u - - ug
employments of member, of the Weat- ""'in. '" . . u , , 'J, "' ,t, they j! ,'.
e.nFe-lerationof Mineia. The noal- " expectation of both the depended up m t into
Inn t.kan V... n.. ii i - Amri-n ami RriH.h imvernmenta that I aerioua . . - wiai
-.ww ... i. n . u,b liaiwuiHl U I' 1 1' 1 1 Ml KU I
mat Harry Orchard waa emnloved bv
a j
tlie Mineownera' aaaooiation throuih
detoctives to commit crimes which were
then charged to the Federation, and
purine opinion aroused against the nn
ion workers, and it therelore followed
that, if Ccloiado evidence for the state
wag admitted, the defense had the
r!ht to show a oounter-conaniracv,
The reply of the state waa that the de-
fenae had failod legally to connect ita
therefore
before th opening of the next season
some permanent arrangement could be
riaclied that would prevent future fric
tion on this score.
Indications today are that it will be
dillicult to reach any kind of permanent
settlement of the trobule. and the
whole effort of the negotiations ia ap
parently concentrated for the moment
upon the drafting of some form of
modus vlvendi to guard againat the
development of friction upon the Bah
ikA inuiiiil Dtot of the leiifml int.. i
office and thsi1 '"'Pe' tors of the
Interior depsrtisnt Villi b especially
occupied durin tb summer with the
rui r mount W IQinietliiita -l.it..
of protecting U Publl M being ac
quired contWT t0 1,19 '. For tiiat
fi-w of th-?m can be dt-iuiia,i rt
search specially t H't'Wil fencing. "
JAPANESE SEALERS SEIZED.
Suddenly out of thd fos lonm,l lli case in theae tiArtii'iilnrsi am.
dark hulk of the steam . hooner San iu evidence merely conluaed that iaaue. I"K t'ores that might haves erious re- Sehoonr, CtuM by Cuttsr Manning
Pedro, south bound, which was evident- In lence of the jury the argu- ,ulta- Near 8t Paul Island.
ly out of her course. Whiatles
INCREASE ARTILLERY CORPS
Twenty-Five New Companies Ar to
Be Organizsd.
Washington, July 19. In accordance I the boat landing within boUt
Wanhinirton. July 20. TliA Kfot
department has bfo informed that the
revenue cutter Mmning, on July 5,
seized two Japn fishinu ichconers,
the Nitto Mara mJ th Kaimo, near
a mile
ment gave ceuneel an ODnortunitv to
Were take A wiiln nniM In .ninmuntinn nn
blown and frantic effort made by the the methods employed on both sides,
helmsman of each vessel to avert the Mr- I"0 a impassioned nd vitu
perative. He bitterly assailed Orchard
Tl. c. .. ti. . l. .i . uu li in xr iiinerioiia.
. ... u . .urui. uw iiMiner on i. nt. i t.i i i i
the port bow, tearing an immense hole to the legality of the Question of admia- wlth "n ot the last congress, provid- of the seal island t rsul. Both of
in her aide, through which the waU-r I nihility. He spoke for an hour, force- ing for an Increase in the artillery corps, the veisela wew muy equipped fi.r
riml,.1 ln.ll,, n fullv rev ew n the vid..ni ami all. I .l,- .,..1 ....t i u.. Ai.A sealing, ami u mences that
sounded throutrhoiit thn nnNm.p iihin Rations made by the defense, which, the nnranization of 2S ail.litinnal mm.
and the terrified paaaengers scrambled ne 8a"1, ,aUe" snow bv t'ie member panies of coaat artillery, each with an
irora their stateroom In an effort to es- UI ul" "'"'Kea conspiracy oetween me enllatetl strength of 109 men, to be
cape from tlie doomed vessel, but the "in-ownen and the Ftnkertons that designated from the 120th to the 156th
any sinn conspiracy existed
time was too short to aid the life ravers
i ne vessel sank within five minutes
of the time cf the collision. A life raft
was launched with a number of pas
sengers on board.
DISSENSIONS IN THE RANKS.
Crltl-
Elahty-EIgM 8avd.
nan rranciaco, juiy zz. it is now
reported that 88 of the passengers and
crew of the Columbia were saved, and
that 150 were drowned, Including Capf
tain Doran.
San Francisco, July 22. According
to J. C. Flynn, a rescued paasenger of
the Columbia, every woman paoaengur
on the steamer was loat.
Striking Telegraph Operators
cis National Chiefs.
San Francisco, Jaly 19. Yestenlav I companies at the various noats and
oompany respectively. New companies
will be organized at the following points:
The rreaidio of nan Francisco: Fort
Baker, Cal.j Fort Casey, Wash., and
Fort Worden, Wash.
Skeletons of the new organizations
will be formed by transfers from old
they had been plying their craft, in
the shape of fraeh teal skins in the
small boats. Tin lxd vesaelg were
taken to UnalaekiuJ left in charue of
the Uuited States marshal. The crews
were taken aboard the Manning and
conveyed to Ungl, Id cliargeof United
States marslial, wnere they will be
tried before a United States commis
sioner upon the charge of violating
the sealing regulation.
The Japanese embasay has been no-
was a busy day In the ranks of the strik- additional strength provided for will be fled b? tho 8tat departroont, but aa
Ing telegrapher at Oakland. There made up by fresh enlistments. The the caae appear to b. an ordinary one
were committees appointed and many Ninth, Fourteenth. Sixteenth. Nine- if P";1"nK..,t ) "Pfcted that any
Impromptu consultations held, and dur- teenth. Twentv.ei.rhth. Thlrtv-aeventh. aipiomaiiic incuienu w in result.
ing the afternoon seveial operators One Hundredth, One Hundored and
waited on the three member of the Fourth, and One Hundred and Twentv.
executive committee, M. J. Reidy, 8. seventh companies have been deeignat-
j. jonenKamu. ana J. W. Ml livan. etl aa tornedn no m nan iim
San Francisco, July 22. There were
about 300 paaaengers, a full Hat, on the
Columbia. One-third of theae went
down.
but abeoluthte silence was maintained
as to the meeting or the trei.d of the
diacuaaiong.
It wag evident from the boarins of
the conferees that tlie situation was
considered serious and there were hints
of increasing friction among the leaders
of the strikers. The executive commit
tee came in for severe criticism on aci
NAVAL OFFICERS IGNORED.
Public Learns Plans tor Fleat Befor
Men High in Rank
Washington, July 18. There is seri- eastern' line
ous friction between high naval officers,
Work on International Lin.
Laurier, Wash., July 23. The mon
uments between the United States and
Krltiah Columbia tie being numbered.
The pa nip from Britiah Columbia and
the United States having united are at
present stopping in Jjirier, having
pitched their tents at tin place for
a few days, prior to starting over tbe
C. H. Sinclair repre
sents the United States iil and Mr.
The Question Is raised. "Are the irwwt Oglevie the British Colors! aide, both
The steamer Roanoke brought the count of its reported remarks deprecat- naval movements Dlanned wit limit enn. I "'en btving been twnt Hf the govern-
first survivors and number of the dead
to San Francisco this morning. The
dead were taken to morgues.
More s'irvivots are on board a life
raft in tow of the Ihiisy Mitchell, en
loutte to this port.
The San Pedro, which rammed the
Columbia, is being towed to Kureka by
the Goo. W. Elder.
Shelter Cove is 179 miles north of
here.
The steamer Roanoke spoke the
steamer Geo. W. Klder, and the latter
had on board 88 paasengers and crew
of the Columbia, which were taken off
the steamer Han Pedro.
1 he Kan l'edro had her stem gone
and was considerably damaged for
ward. Her mainmast was gone and
foremast sprung, her cargo was gone
and she was in a water loggml condi
tion. The Elder waa trying to tow her
to Eureka, but was making slow pro
gress.
Eureka, Gal., July 22. The San
Pedro and Geo. W. Elder brought 88
survivors into Eureka this morning
All members of the crew except Cap'
tain Doran were among the saved
Will B Memphis' Guest.
St. Louis, July 23. Final details for
the reception of President Kooaevelt at
the conventtion of the Ijues-to-ttie-
Gulf IeeDwaterway association, to be
held at Memphis, Tenn., October 4,
were adopted talav at a meeting held
at the home of W. K. Kavanangh,
president of the association. The call
for the convention will be sent out In
a few davs. Governor Folk, of Mis
sonri, and the governors of other etats
will ecomiany President Roosevelt to
Memnhls. The party will be met at
ome point above Memphis.
Deposed Emperor Is Quieted
Tokio, Jnly 23. It is reported from
Seoul that the retired emperor refused
to acknowledge his complete non-inter
ference with the new administration,
in.iatinif that the new emperor was
only his proxy. He was prevailed
upon to withdiaw from this position,
n.l to consent to the Inauguration of
new epoch with a new name, In accord
ance with the usage. Tak Von Ho was
reappointed household minister yeeter
,l. .ml Ylto Choi, chiel chamberlain,
has been arrested with the approval cf
the new emperor.
Blown From Horn.
Willl.tnn. S. D.. Jalr 23. A terri
fie wind, hail and rain storm last night
deatroye-1 15 dwelling houses, injured
25 people, two of them probably fatal
ly and did much other damage tc
property in this city and the surround
ing country. Those believed to be fa
ttally hurt are a man named Holmes
and Mrs. Collinson. Mrs. Collinson
and her baby were blown out of theli
house for a distance ol about 100 yards,
landing adjust a wire fence.
ing the calling of the strike and its an-
patent lack of sympathy for the local
operators.
It has lieen rumored pergiatentlr for
tlie past few days that there was a ser
ious split between President Small and
his executive committeemen.
Tornado Near Lacross. Wl.
U Crosse. Wis.. July 23.-A torna
do visited the section north of here in
the vicinity of Viroqua. Communica
tion in all directions Is cut off snd
wire are down, fertons waeu....- -
.. . .i..r .
-II 41 .k lhM.1l nif"niiiL-
IS Za X U t . TsUndstiH. Ijreate rday.
Mayor Taylor Take Office.
San Fiancisco, July 19. Dr. Edward
K. Taylor, dean of Hastings Law col
lege and acting president of Cooper
Medical college, today received his
commission as mayor of the city and
county of San Francisco. Regarding
his plans for reforming the city govern
ment, Mr. Taylor said: "I have no
plans at present. In fact, the whole
thing has come on me so suddenly that
I have not had time to think a tout it
as yet. I intend to conduct the govern-
sulfation with the heads of bureaus ment of their reapectlwtosniries
through which their execution muat
depend?" This question is prompted
by the discovery that no verbal ot writ
ten order referring to tbe movement of
the fleet to the Pacific has been re-
ceived by any official of the Navy de-1 of illegally fencing land, but was found
panment here. Iguilty of obstructing tree transit over
ine oinciais and ollicers have on I v and across the nublw hiiinway. ihia
is the second time tooper was Delore
Cooper Case ( Decided.
Helena. Mont.. July 24. The fam
I ous Cooper land case decided today.
He was found not guilty on the charge
anown iy ine pnhlio announcement
that the greatest fleet of American bat
tleships ever assembled is to mobilize
In tlie fall for a journey to the Pacific
coaat. They wonder if thev are hein
slighted or if the head of the navy for-
got to give them official notice.
Torpedoes Hit th Mark.
ewport, It. I.. July 24. New re.
cords in torpedo niactice are said to
have been made by the suhmrin
ment on a nonpartisan basis, but fur- boats Cuttlefish and Octopus, which are
met man mat l hav no plans." undergoing their trials. The Cuttle-
nsn, alter a sumberged run of eiuht
Irish Ask for Support. muee, nreu a whitehead torpedo which
New York. Julv 19 The Nutinnul " target at a range of 1.000 varda.
committee of the Unite.! Irlah Tainii. She thn Cfn to the surface, reloaded.
of America met here todav and laaued WM submerged again and fired two more
an addresa to I, eland's friend. In Am. torpedoes, one Of Which scored a hit
Ira. eallinif nn them to mil tn tha aim. L mler similar conditions, the (li tinn.
port of the Irish people because of the 'h0' ,0,,r torpedoes at a distance of 800
new condition created by the rejection 7". "'fee oi wnicn hit the mark
of the Irish council bill. T. li. Fitx-
pa trick, cf Boston, national treasurer. I Not Due to Caralestnets.
in his reports stated that $92,000 had Washington, July 18. It is said at
been raided in the United States and the Navy department that it ia .
sent to Ireland since the national con- tremely impn bable that the accident
vent ion wnicn met in riilladelphia last aooaru the Iwttleahip Georgia resulted
October. from any carelessness on the nart of t),.
personnel of the shin. A short tin..
fcqual Pay for th Ssxss. PO a thorough Inspection was made of
St. Joseph, Mo , July 19. The thir- fve'y "etail of the Georgia's ordnance
toenth biennial convention of the Retail "y Commander Scofleld, one of the
Clerks' International union today elect
ed F. H. Conway, of Chicago, presi
dent. Resolutions were adopted de
claring that women clerks should be
paid the same wage aa male clerks
where they do the same work. Tlie
convention also will declare for an
eight-hour day. President Conway de
nounced department store ss a ctme
to humanity, paying only starvation
wages to women employes.
Call for Death of Japanese.
Seoul, via Toklo, July 19. Placards
were posted today in one of the thor
oughfares calling for the death of all
Japanese officials in Seoul. The minis
ters are strongly guarded and every pre
caution has been taken to prevent riot
and attacks upon officials. The emper
or is reported to be too worried to take
food or Bleep, but thi report is consid
ered to be one cf his usual maneuvers
to enlist the sympathy of his people for
him.
Acquitted of Land Fraud.
Eureka, Cal.. July 19. A jury in
the Federal conrt this afternoon after
ess than 10 minutes delitieration and
on the first ballot: found George w.
Urace.Jformerly.of Eureka, new of Oak
land, not guilty of conspiring to defraud
th government out of valuable public
timber land in Trinity county.
Hundred Jack! Desert.
Norfolk, Vs., July 19. During the
past few weeks 100 desertions have
been listed and advertised from the
battleship Minnesota, one of th wsr-
hip In Hampton Road. The local
police wer noticea w ia umiwum
uhsji expert ordnance ollicers of Uie
nsvy. This inspection included n,,.
one of the guns, the details of the tur
ret mechanism snd the workings of the
ammunition hoiata.
Must Return to Oregon.
Wsshingnn, July 24. Mrs. Mina
Wilson Wilmarth, of Burns, Or., re
cently committed to St. Elizabeth's in
sane asylum in this city, will nnder
the law have to lie returned to relatives
or to some inatitution In Otegon where
she can receive proper care. The ay
lum in this city can give permanent
care only to residents of the District of
Columbia or to patienta w ho are mem
bets of the army or navy or are in
mate of ome national soldiers' home.
Postmasters Appointed.
Washington, July 18. The following
postmasters have been appointed: Ote
gon Alma, Eliza J. Luce, vice Silas
Maine, resigned. Washington Deer
Trail, Silas W. Tuttle, vice M. H. Al
len, resigned; Robertvllle, Henry Rea
torff, vice A. R. Babcocb, resigned.
Corpse Output of Northwest.
Washington, July 20. Tlie geolog
leal survey eetimsle of copper produc
tion for 190fl, which is subject to re
vision, shows Oregon, 84.1,. pounds
Washington, 290,823 pound; Idaho'
8,578,04 pounds; Alaska, 8,685,648
pounds.
Will Reclaim Yllowston Land.
Washington, July 18. The secretary
of the interior has withdrawn from en
try 225,000 acres of land In Montana
snd North Dskota on account of the
Lower Yellowstone reclamation project.
the Federal court. The first time he
paid a fine of $500 and paased 24 hours
In jail. This alternoon he was sen
tenced to 15 days confinement in the
county jail and to par a fine of $500.
Judge Hunt signed the writ of error
and the defendant wst admitted to bail
Guards Acainst Slocum Horror
New York. Julr 18. The Fedetal
government is determined there shall
be no overcrowding of exenrsion and
other craft runninf out of New York
harbor and no repetition of the Slocum
horror. A large fores customs om
cets has inspected evsry portion of th
boats, with the retail nisi ia passe n
ger carrying boats were put out of com
mission and tied up. H was found
some of the masters did not even have
licenses. Moreovei, hundreds of per
sons were obliged to disembark from
vessels because of overloading.
Umatilla Land Is Reopened
Washington. July 18. Development
under the Umatill iirigation project
having reached a point where it ha
been ascertained that land can be re
claimed, more than "2,000 acres of land
have been restored t0 tn public do
main. This land l be subject to
settlement on such date and after such
notice as the secretary of the interior
mar prescribe snd will be subject to
entry, filing or selt,on upon the ex
plration of 30 dayift0"1 ,ocn dte.
On Sam Footing a Germany.
Washington. Ju'T zu The State
department has notified the govern
ments of Great Britain and France
that, having satisfy 'elf of the efh
clency of the British snd French cham
hers of commerce ID ",e matter, it has
authorised the Trerj department to
accord to their certificates the same
weight that is give" t0 the German cer
tificates in relation to the valuation of
export to the CnitdHtates.
'F!ar-Baek Caused Fir.
Washington, Ju'T The naval
court of inquiry m w of the ex
plosion upon th OfOW. 'H find that
the accident resulted from a "flsre
back," meaning that whsn the breech
of the eight-inch fl"n wa thrown open
after it had been d's.hsrge,l some
shreds of burning rlotn nr nnoonsumed
gas were driven in "'f turret and
upon the powder about to be inserted
lor the next chaHff
Bank Chs"sM Nam.
Washington, July ls-The controller
of the currency hsa'Pr'l the con
version of the Frn!' c?"nty hank,
of Connoll, Wa-h- the Connell
National bank, witMW capltoL
New Oregon M,il
Wshlnirton. J'7 "rChrle W
ir ,,1 .nd Arthur iieiser
IUI1IJ, IDU J-.IM" "
Minnville, Or ,
railway mail cle'w
Iieiser. Prut.
'er. of M.
appointed
KOVEL DIVING SUIT.
lavvBtioa ml m Hrilal rarlalaa
llrSrwa-rapbla .Maf(r,
A novelty In the wuy of diving ap
paratus, an Invention of M. de I'luvy.
a prominent tiydrvgraphic eiitflui-er ot
t'arla, la shown lu the acrompauylng
llliiatratloii.' The cut shows the divluj
suit wltb the helmet and one arm-plei-e
reiimveit. M. I)e I'luvy use a
metallic diving suit which Is made
somewhat on the plan of the aucleut
coat-of aruia, being built of light and
strong sheet nietul having a thlckneaa
varying from 0.2 to 0.3 Inch according
to tbe position of the plect-a. On tbe
top of the armor la fixed the helmet,
which la the principal feature of tlia
apparatus. The air la not brought to
the diver from the outside, as usual,
but the air be breathes Is sent by s
Aaloaiatla Wiin Braha.
A wagon bruk which operate au
tomatically baa been recently patenteil
by a MlaNlaali man. The ordinary ar
rangement of attaching a foot lever be
neath the driver's seat, connecting with
the brake, Is entirely dispensed with.
The driver 'a uot required to haudle
the brake In any way, the simple halt
ing of the homes only being necessary.
Aa shown in the lllust rutlou, the brake
la pivoted so as to come In contact
with the rim of the rear wheel. On
the extreme outer lid of the shafts Is
s vertical pivoted lever, one end of
which connect with a rod titoaJIci
to the brake. The upper end of this
lever is connected by a strap or chain
to the harneas on the horse. As shown.
us PLuvr uivi.Nu naicHB.
tube Into a special regenerating cham
ber containing certain chemical pro
ducts which renew tho supply of oxy
gen and the air Is then sent to the
interior of the helmet by another tube.
Tbe air-renewing apparatus Is con
tained In a pair of cylindrical cham
bers attached to each aide of the hel
met. Regulating valves keep the air
pressure within the helmet at the right
amount snd always constant, no mat
ter what the depth may be below the
surface. Mounting and descending
are effected by a drum and cable
worked by an electric motor. At the
same time tbe cable serve to carry
tbe current which Is needed for the
respliatory apparatus. The diver
communicates with the surface by a
telephone, and a number of wires run
from tbe armor up to a set of colored
lamps, showing bow the different
parts are working. M. de Pluvy has
personally been able to go down to a
great depth, and during the 113 de
scents which he has already made
with the new diving ault he reached
depths varying from 160 to 300 feet.
This far exceeds the depth to which
an ordinary diver can go.
New York City baa more telephones
than London, though Ixmdon has 2,-
0(10,000 more Inhabitants than N
York City.
The Dcnn of Westminster has re
fused to admit a memorial tablet which
waa dcdlcuted to llerliert Sencer, Into
the Abbey on the ground that be was
uot orthodox In his Christian belief.
M. C. Russl, of Anderuiath, who has
recently celebrated his one hundred
and first birthday, Is the oldest Alpin
ist In the world. Last summer he teal
ed tbe Outsell Mountain without assist
ance.
President Jordan of Stanford Unl
vcrslty, Cal., Is ou bis way to Australia
and New Zealand, where be will lec
ture before the colleges of the Antl
podee on tbe American university sys
tem.
W. 8. Gilbert, the celebrated author
of comic opera, once described Mlaa
Hosina Brandram, the Savoy contralto,
as "Roslna of glorious voice that rolls
out as full-bodied Burgundy rolls
down."
Premier Campbell-Bannerman, of
England, Is the exact upiwsite of his
predecessor, Balfour, In one thl'ig. The
latter said that while be was In ofhee
he never read the newspapers. The
present prime minister not only reads
them, but writes for tbem.
Adlal E. Stevenson, one of tbe two
living vice presidents, puts In most of
bis time traveling about the country
visiting relatives, w hose name Is legion,
particularly In the South. He stays
little st bis comfortable but unpreten
tious borne In Bloomlngton, III.
Doctor Ludwig Fulda, the well
known poct-draniatlst, has purchasi-d
tbe estate of Karerlake, In Tyrol, and
expects to erect a castle and live there
most of the year. Ho Is now at work
on a new drama to lie presented In
Vienna at tbe Burg Theater next sea
son, A book Is soon to appear In Dresden
entitled "A Fight for a Royal Child.
The author Is Ida Kremer. She tells
of ber experiences ss governess In the
house of the Counters Jlotitlgnoso until
she was obliged to depart by order of
the Court Marshal of the King of Sax
ony.
I lk t alllaa for a Orlak.
A bard drinker was told by his doc
tor that be could lie cured If every time
be felt that be must have a drluk be
would Immediately take something to
nt Instead. Tbe man foHoweil me in-
vlra and was cured, but the rxir.lt or
ssklng for food bad In-come so fixed
with blm that once he was nenny
locked up ss a lunatic. He was stop
ping at a hotel, and. hearing a great
commotion In the room next to his. he
peeped over the transom to what
tbe matter was. He saw and malic!
madly down to the ofh snd shouted
to the clerk : "The man In 1X1 has shot
himself 1 Ham snd egg sandwich,
please I" .
1-raw rrasa of Mla4.
Caroline, aren't you eTer going to
Join tbe church r
Of course I am, api ""
day But you ougm u "
than ask me to do It when I'm right In
th midst of this drafted houa clean
ing." Chicago Trlbun.
LavaR a
fsoo ostnAM.
THSoWS A BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY.
the top of this lever Is normally In
advance of the lever end. Obviously
a pulling pressure exerted by a back
ward movement of tha horses In stop
ping will force the brake against tbe
rear wheel. Tbe driver In stopping his
horses In this way automatically
throws on the brake.
Effect of Maat-laavaetloa Law,
In an address delivered before the
New York State Breeders' Association,
at Syracuse, G. P. McCabe, of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, discussed the principal provisions
of the United State meat-Inspection
law, the mauner In which the provi
sions are enforced, and the bearing of
the law Umiii tbe production and han
dling of meats.
To secure the best results, the
breeders snd feeders of every State In
the Union should take up vigorously
the question of the extension of mar
kets and should back the Department
of Agriculture in an Inaistend demand
for an absolutely efficient, vlgllaut.
fair and square meat Inspection.
If a due regard le had for clean
lines, decency and honesty In the pre
paration and marketing of our meat
products, the United States will con
tlnue to lead tbe world In the live
stock and meat trade."
Cot of Maallav Traps.
The bureau of statistics recently sent
out s mieelal Inquiry circular to ascer
tain the cost of hauling farm crops to
shipping points, snd tlie compiled re
sults representing replies from nearly
2.0110 counties In different parts of the
United States Indicate that the qnsn
tlty of farm produce annually hauled
amotinta to 40.fsrsi.000 tons. The cost
of hauling the same Is estimated st ap
proximately 1-So.000.0ti0. which Is an
average of 8V4 cuts per hundred
weight
In genersl. tbe hauling cost Is to s
large extent dependent upon tbe value
of the article hauled, the more vsln-
shle products taken to market oftener
snd In simsller loads, snd therefore st
a greater cost Corn, wheat hay and
potatoes are hauled st from 7 to 0
cents per 100 pounds : tobacco and hogs
st 10 cents per 100 pounds; cotton, 111
cents, and wool, 44 cents.
Dlaeaao la Maaaro.
Manure heaps are responsible for
many disease that appear on farms.
Even the well water may become .in
tanilnated, though the heap mny be
some distance from It Typhoid fever
end diphtheria have appeared In fam
ilies living a mile or more from neigh
bors, and where It was apparently Im
possible for the families to be attack
ed. A French scientist, who Investigat
ed diseases on farms In France, found
that there was some relation between
manure heaps snd epidemics of dlph
tier! a. Statistics In Scotland and Prus
ala slKiw that tlie rate of mortality
from diphtheria Is higher In rural dis
tricts. It Is suggested that all man-ins
should be kept In closed locations, hav
ing conieut side and bottoms.
Boaatr on laaerta.
In some parts of (ierinany, where
the common F.uroiican beetle, known as
Melolontlia vulgarua. or cockchafer,
occur In great numlH-rs, and Is s con
siderable pest, eiKvlally In the larvae
state, the school children are paid a
bounty tor the collection of these In
aects, and enormous quantities of them
have been gotten together In some local
ities In this manner. It is now pro
to find a commercial use for these
beetles, such as the manufacture of
fertiliser, ss a foodstuff, snd In the
preparation of sxle greases, for sll of
which punmsi'S they have been used to
ome extent In the past
Tha !! Sirawkarrr.
Olll still beads the list ss a first
early strawberry of rare merit at the
Ohio exiierlnietif station. Its small
stocky plants fairly bubble over with
business snd berries. The berries run
amall t the cloee of the season, but not
until sfter It baa produced an aston
ishingly heavy burden of fruit of fair
aire and mild, pleasant food, though
not high, flavor
Aarrtnaltare la Praaao.
Agriculture give employment to 7.-
fno.ono persons In Franc, or one-fifth
of the population.
Faa Clarklaa WkaaS.
To stack wheat befor threshing sa
that It will bu dry when that Uiimt
comes. I the desire of every fanw-r
who ruin' that cereal. Mr. C. T.
Pritcbard. of Itandolph, Clay county.
Mo., bas s system that he ban uwJ fur
a generation, and be never lost a bit of
wheat by dampness In the stack. II
baa a great reputation In his Ihmoc for
this rlaas of work, and be spends a
large part of bis time In showing oth
ers bow to do It He gives s d.iH-rlp-tion
of bis method ss follows:
"To stack wheat' or oats so stai-k
will not take water. Comtiicih-e tr
stack or rick any way you wish. But
when you have the stack five or six
feet high. Just reverse the usual way
of stacking, and do It from tbe center
to the outer edge, Instead of from tta
outer edge to the center. When yon
begin at the center to stack out. bay
two or three bundles so as to keep tha
center hlgheat, with a good slant to
ward the outer edge. If at any ttrna
the outer edge gets too high, stop tie
fore you get there, snd go back to th
center and cv"t'en strain. Be sure to
keep the center highest, wltb a goot
slant to the outside.
"This way la Just about tbe same aa 1
one shock on top of the other, only
more slant to the bundles.
"There Is no slip or slide. It Is fnt
and easy, and sure keeps tbe stack dry.
If you are stacking the usual way, ami
the stack should begin to slip, Just go
to the center and work out, and
how quickly you stop the slipping. Mix
It up a little work from tba couU-s
part of the time. Try It."
Prr of tba Sparrow Hawk.
The sparrow hawk almost invariably
catches a flying bird for Ita meal, even
atrlklng down birds ss large as th
wood pigeon, though usually going no
higher than a black bird. It does not
exactly swoop like the larger hawks,
yet It must have conditions of chaso
of Its own choosing. That Is why tho
sinall birds usually mob It with luipo-
nlty when they sre numerous enough
to bewilder It Once, however, 1 ssvr
a sparrow hawk tbat bad been molest
ed for some minutes by s perfect clout!
of green finches, dart aiming tbem audi
secure s victim.
The other day I bad one of tbesw
birds pointed out aa the one which, m
few days earlier, had come close to
the bouse toward dusk and caught a
bat on the wing. Tbat, however, la a
very unusual meal. London News.
Tha Ess aod tba Chirk.
That Immutable law of physics that
matter cannot be annihilated, or, vie
versa, created out of nothing, apiears
to have some doubters even iu this day
of general education. The old query,
which weighs the mewt, the egg or tli
chicken that Is hatched from the egg, la
a very good example of this lack of
faith. To settle the matter for the
hundredth time, expcrlmenta were re
cently undertaken at one of the agri
cultural stations engaged In Miultry
studies. It was found that a fertll
egg during the procen of Incubation
lost a little over 2( kt cent tn weight,
while the chick batched from such art
egg weighed 30 per cent less than thw
egg before Incubation. A sterile rg-ar
receiving similar treatment lost Dot
quite 10 per cent In weight
Tha Caraoa Apple.
The original tree of tbe Carson apple?
was obtained from an apple swilling
nursery In Ohio, owned by s family
named Carson. It
excellent record for
product IvenexH.
beauty and quality
In northern Ohio
,pi -.1vr half a century
reuiieia 11 vtrrill,Y
o f experimental
planting through
out tbe lake region and the New En
gland States, both ror the home or-,
chard and as s commercial variety.
In commending this vsrlety William
A. Tsylor, bureau of plant Industry.
gives tbe following description: Form
oblate, sometimes
slightly conical :
else large; surface I
smooth, with occa
sional russet knobs
and patches; color
pale yellow, wash
ed splashed and
narrowly striped with bright crimson;
dots rather Jarge, conspicuous Slid pro
trttdlng; cavity medium, regular, deep
rusweted ; stem of medium length ami
rather slender; basin very large, (leTs
abrupt furrowed and sometimes rus
set od ; calyx segments converging; ey
large, closed; skin thin, tough; flexh'
yellowish, with satiny luster when,
fresh cut ; texture fine, tender. Juicy ;
core small, broad, oval, clasping, near
ly ckwed; seeds few, plump, niedlom
brown; flsvor subacid, pleasant; quali
ty very giaid. Season November to
March In northern Ohio. Tree vlgoronsi
and upright In hsblt very productive
a.
Tba f'ow aa a Marhlae.
As sn Illustration of the elflclenry fif
a gissl cow, as s machine for the man
ufacture of milk and butter from grain,
the record Is given of s Holstetn cow
at the age of S years, which, during one
year produced milk amounting to lft.
573 pounds, or over nine tons of mllst
containing (120 poumla of butter. Tlsr
net profit figured In maintaining such
s cow Is ststcd to be about $l.'0 per
snnum.
Prarhrs aad Plaoi.
Th. rxach will not thrive on low.
ground, but prefers an elevated altuu-
tlon always: plums prerer s stirr. aainp
n tn m llirht one. Therefore. pluir
stocks sre often used for sn orchard)
of pescbe where the latter ar to b
planted In low groutia.
C.ooaebarrles.
The gooseberry yields s large crop.
f given care, snd It should be nx.rs-
extensively grown, ss there Is s largo
demand and good prices for gooseber
ries every yesr. It should be grown
n tbe sun (not In shsdy places), oaj
rich !!. being mulcted late In tbe fnlX
One point Is to cut out some of tb
wood from th centur, to sdmlt sir bmI
sunlight which will partially serv a)
a prcreotlv of mildew.
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