The Argus., November 08, 1894, Image 1

IS ANXIOUS TO El II
PREPARE FOR WINTER
THE
ARGUS,
Figure to Carry Live Stock
Comfortably Through.
HOME SUPPLY OF SUCH THINGS
China Again Willing to Sue
for Peace.
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ItOSEBEBY'S POLICY CONDEMNED
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The CUnm Government Would Like
the Powera to Intervene on the IIhIi
of tho Independence of Coma a a
War Indemnity.
London, November 7. The Central
News nay : There is reason to believe
that China has resolved to formally auk
the powers which have immediate com
mercial interests at stake to stop the
war. The Chinese Minister Is said to
have transmitted the request to the for
eign office in London this afternoon.
This evening he started for Paris to seek
interviews with M. Ilanotaux, the
French Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
President Caiimir-Perler. The Daily
News has Information that China is su-
ing for peace; in fact, has instructed her
envoys in Europe to submit to the
powers the terms which she is willing to
oiler. It is a formal renewal or repeti
tion on a larger scale of overtures made
to the British government a month ago.
The News expresses attain its approval
of Lord Rosebery's effort for Joint inter
ference, and speaks regretfully of the
reluctance of tiie powers to see the mat
ter in the same light, and adds:
" No Kuropean government can desire
to seo the disastrous conflict prolonged.
Even the United States despite the Mon
roe doctrine must be anxious for the
regularity and security of tiieir trade
with Japan. Sooner or latter, and bet
ter sooner than latter, there must be an
international settlement. It will be dif
ficult to contend that interference will
be premature now."
The Graphic has this dispatch from
Home : According to a telegram from
Peking China is disposed to conclude
peace upon the basis of acknowledgment
of the independence of Corea and the
payment of an indemnity to be fixed by
the powers, and those powers willing to
support this arrangement are requested
to intervene.
bohebkbv'b policy condemned,
Bbblin, November 7. The Kruet Zeit
ung's correspondent in London lias had
an interview with Sir Malliday Macart
ney, counselor of the Chinese legation.
Kir Halliday vigorously attacked Lord
Rosebery's policy toward the combatants
as weak ana vacillating, and added :
"When Japan demanded reforms In
Corea Ixrd Roscbery should have pre
vented further complication by demon
strating to her that it would be impos
sible to comply with such a preposterous
proposal. lie ought to have intimated
that, if there should be war between
China and Japan, Great Britain would
not remain neutral. When the Kow
Shlng waa sunk by Japanese men-of-war
fie let another opportunity slip, al
lowing the British flag ship to be In
ulteCwlUmpanlly The Eastern peo
Vplea. Miti.Wrget how the flag
v) Wt-!;' Btrf, 1-ord Rosebery's
adU Xi mM toi&teriere was mon
'trtamtkJf ta Ui;Vevious let-alow
porky. AJt,,wijij elicited nor ever
eimntenaaced by the combatants, and
was utterly unwarranted. It was un
precedented in the annals of British di
plomacy. England will have to paytht
. piper eventually. China will reimburse
. herself for the cost of the war by impos
' ing duties on foreign goods when they
reach the barrier stations of the interior.
Obviously these duties will fall most
heavily on British trade."
TUB BALK WAS VALID.
The Last Maybe of the Hajrtlan Repub
Ho Case.
Portland, November 7. Judge Bel
linger rendered a decision yesterday in
the United States District Court in the
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tian Republic on the grounds that they
were the best and highest bidders at the
sale, and charging that there had been
collusion and conspiracy between the
United States Marshal and Sutton &
Beebe, through which the vessel was
awarded to the latter. It will be remem
bered that Price & Wheeler bid $10,060,
which was $60 more than the bid of Sut
ton & Beebe, but they only had $10,000
ready to pay on the purchase.
The court held that the sale was ad
vertised for cash at an upset price of
$15,000, and, therefore, any intending
bidder should have prepared himself
with at least that amount of money or
ntuncps. therefore. nlaint.ilTs were not dn. '
Hs equivalent, under the circum
ceived and could not claim that the Mar
shal had misled them in any respect.
It did not appear that the Marshal had
subjected the petitioners to inconven
ience in the payment required not neceB'
sarily incident to any" sale and which
they could not provide against and to
which all other bidders were not equally
subject. It did not appear that the
Marshal had acted unfairly to them in
anyway.. '1 he fact that he was at first
willing to waive cash payment as to
$0,0 .0 of the purchase, but subsequently,
and while the situation of the petition
. .era remained the same, receded from
' that position, as he might probably do,
' was evidence of this. The exceptions to
' the petitions were allowed.
Mr. Mallory, counsel for the petition
ers, gave notice of his intention to ap
peal, The decision of the court waa very
? ratifying to Messrs. Sutton & Beebe, as
t exonerates them and Marshal Grady
from what they regard as the unjustifia
ble charge of collusion.
Rubber Boot! Are Contraband.
San Francisco, November 7.After
'.inspecting the various brands in the
market Nuchia Fuago, purchasing agent
of marine supplies for-Japan's navy,
. purchased and paid for to the Woon-
socket Rubber Company at San Fran-ciscrseighty-four
cases of Kant snag hip
boots and 126 cases of Rhode Island
' short boots... Desiring to clear the ship
ment at the custom-house, the Collector
decided the shipment contraband. Mr.
Fuago's only remedy was adopted ; the
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boots were shipped by some one else to
a private concern at Yokohama, and thus
the fighting Jrds will eventually wear
. boots manufactured by the Wooneocket
Rubber Company. .
v (Usury Rohrort Sentenced.
1 Paws, November 8. Two Judges of
Seine Assizes, sitting without a jury, to
day pronounced condemnation upon
Henri, Rochetort, sentencing him to
three months' imprisonment for having
published an article in the Intransige
nt Insulting the judiciary. M. Farjat,
manager of the Intransigent, was tried
for complicity in the offense, and was
acquitted. M. Farjat H tried by a
jury. The anarchists, Jr eclus, Pon-
get, Cohen, Martin (
Condemned in defaults
"rat, were
imprisonment each at L
VOL. 1.
TIIK INDIAN TEKRITORX.
Abaolute Terror Relgna Among tho Law
Abiding t'laieee.
GuTnuiB, 0. T., November 7. Not
ton tli of the outrages committed recent
ly in the Indian Territory lias been the
work of the CookB, but the Cooks are
primarily responsible for most of the
lawlessness that now prevails. Their
succeBsin eluding capture inspired others
to emulate them, and under the reign of
terror which they instituted crime was
more easy of commission and more di Ill
cult of detection than nnder ordinary
conditions. There are to-day possibly a
dozen gangs modeled alter that ol the
Cook boys; but when the Cooks are cap-
tured the others will possibly disband
and return to their homes, if they have
any. K. A. Peck, General Superintend
ent of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern railway, recently spent ten
duys in the Territory, and will make an
other trip there to-morrow. Iron Mount
ain trains have been held np with rather
unpleasant frequency of late, and the
company is making an energetic and de
termined effort to put a stop to such pro
ceedings. It was in reference to the
company's methods that Mr. Peck was
questioned yesterday. He said: "It
would hardly be wise to make our plans
' public, for their success depends largely
' upon secrecy. I am confident, however,
i that we will get our men within a short
time. I may say in a general way that
I our campaign is in the nature of a 'still
hunt.' We find certain places to which
for one reason or another the men must
go, and then we ' lay for 'em.' Wo work
independently of the authorities, al
though we are glad to assist them in any
way possible, and rely upon our own
men and our own plans. There are rea
sons for this which it would not do to
mention just now." Among the law
abiding classes absolute terror reigns.
Persons are afraid to travel and afraid
to stay at home. They do not know at
what hour they may be attacked and
robbed murdered if they try to defend
themselves. Living in a sparsely settled
country, no neighbors within call, no
single household can make any show of
resistance against a band of well-armed
and reckless men, and experience has
shown that an appeal to the authorities
.... . ... I
not on V tails to accomplish anv BOOd. '
but almost invariably angers the sang to
such an extent that a second and more
murderous attack is made."
LEGAL HUT BRUTAL.
Tho Shot Failed to Kill, and tho Mur
derer Was Smothered. '
South McAlehter, I. T., November 7.
Ucondein'ned Chcaw , m ourte'iimh. ' and funded 'Ke. rn
i shot at Wilburton at 10 "Sfl EJtf&X 3 ,
Solon Lewis,
murderer, was
o'clock this morning by Sheriff Pursiey.
The bullet from the Sheriff's Winchester
missed the condemned man's heart,
fiassing through his body an inch above
be nipple, and he had to be strangled
to end his Bufferings. Sheriff Pursiey
anticipated trouble, having just before
the execution received a letter from
Lewis' friends threatening vengeance.
He had over 100 armed deputies on the
scene. Arrived at the place of execution,
the condemned man offered prayer, and
followed the prayer by a short talk. He
then pulled off his coat, veBt and boots,
and ttie Sheriff paintedacross just above
his left nipple. Lewis then sat down
and was blindfolded. While two men
held his hands the Sheriff retraced his
stops five feet and fired. The bullet
went clear through the murderer's body,
Imt missed its mark, and Lewis, throw-
Inn hanlr hie haml nan It ornaniniT to the
e " , . - 0
nround. the blood BDtirtinu from the
work the
Sheriff was finally compelled to take
hold of the man's nose and smother him
to death. He lived thirty minutes after
being Bhot. Twenty-six other Indians
are under indictment for the same .mur
der for which Lewis was executed.
When they come to trial trouble is an
ticipated, as their Bympathizers ore
aroused. Lewis was 54 years old..
TIIE CATTLE EMBARGO-
An Effort Made to Have It Repealed Has
Failed.
London, November 7. A dispatch to
the Times from Berlin says : The Agra-
rian Leairue has presented a memorial
to Chancellor von Hohenlohe requesting
him to exclude all American cattle
shipped to Germany after October 28.
The memorial demands that the cattle
be returned to the United States and
StuXMiT: AJ 10
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vy . v-
Chancellor von "Sj'88,, I
fetlve ?nd o Moid bem c.?mP'if4i
.nknowlede that Von CaDrivi had the
welfare o? the agrarians at heart.
Though the efforts of American Ambas
sador Runyon to obtain a repeal of the
measure forbidding importation ol
American cattle have failed, further at
tempts will be made to arrive at an un
derstanding with the government on the
matter.
SELLING LIQUOR TO INDIANS.
The Government Now Finding This a
Difficult Matter to Stop.
Washington, November 7. The In
dian office is finding it a difficult matter
to prevent the sale of liquor to Indians.
The moBt difficult problem that has been
i ,i . trn.j cii.i.j j aUhaii,.
SSriTM
noS o? Judge Edgerton of South Da -
: llin. linnet to Indians on al-
lotted lands looks as if the courts were
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inr.r.an inmiH iooke
, to take the view of the case that
frictions should be placed on In
dian citizens.
Opposition to Pullman.
Hiawatha, Kan., November 7. The"
first installment of workmen of the Pull-
man Company Operative Club reached
here from Chicago f!iuftyl,e
lamuieB ana no P'iw'falT v "
TTiftoon Minnsandltrwa8kbtien sub
scribed by the cittWsLT AWSjtha to Blood Serum in San Franolaoo.
start the enterprise ig yhg .to I San Fkanoibco, November 8. Health
shops will be broke ifoocet? .TbeVelub Officer Keeney to-day received from Ber
ts accompanied by Mr. Van Ajsaohe, a in a consignment of blood serum, the
retired manufacturer ot Chicago and a medical discovery which the German
man of large fortune, who will take scientists claim is a preventive of diph
charge of the works. He is not a mem- theria, as vaccine virus is for smallpox,
ber of the club, but believes the co- The health officer proposes to conduct a
operative plan is feasible, and will work series of experiments to ascertain from
free Ol cnarge uuui mo hvim -
paying baBis.
IIILLSKOIiO, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8. 1894.
IT IS NOW NICHOLAS II.
Text of Manifesto Issued by
Alexander's Successor.
HIS COMMAND TO HIS SUBJECTS
Hut Take tho Oath of Allegiance to
Him and Hli Sucoeaaor, Grand Duke
Aleiandrovltch Young Ciar'e Manl
fe.to Received With Open Delight.
St. pETEUfciivaa, November 5. The
following is the text of the manifesto
issued from Livadia by the Czar, Nicho
las II., and published this morning in
the Official Messenger:
"We hereby announce to all our faith
ful subjects that God in His inscrutable
providence has seen fit to assign a limit
to the precious life of our dearly loved
imperial father, his grievous sufferings
yielding neither to medical skill nor the
beneficent climate of Crimea. He died
at Livadia October 20 (November 1), sur
rounded by his family and in the arms
of the Czirino and ourselves. Our grief
is not to be expressed by words, but this
grief every Russian heart will under
stand, and I believe there is not a spot
wroagnom me vast nussian empire in
which hot tears will not flow or the Em-
peror, thus prematurely called away , '
riiM'1
. l I s ii t .u:..u ,
Biuii buui, aim iu biiu weuuio ui vuiuu,
Bum nig iicikuci iicmbu uui iiio, ucuircicu
all his thoughts. But also far beyond
the borders of Russia the memory of the
Czar, who was the incarnation of un
swerving loyalty and peace, which dur
ing his reign was not once broken, will
not cease to be respected. The will of
the Most High be done.
" May our unshaken faith in the wis
dom of Providence give us strength ; may
the knowledge console us that our grief
is the gnel ot our entire beloved nation,
nd may the nation not forgot that the
. . L .1 a .. t 1 1 ii
BireiiKiii uu iiriuueaa ui uuiy nuunia
lies in its unity and unbounded devotion
to us.
" In this sad, solemn hour, In which
we ascend our anceBtral throne of the
Russian Empire and Czardom of Poland
and the Grand Duchy of Finland, indis
solubly linked with it, we, however, re
member the legacy left to us by our la
mented father, and coupled with it, we
the glory of our beloved Russia and the
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uapuiueBB ui nil uur laibuiui Buujeubo.
I " May the Almighty, who has chosen
I us for this high calling, vouchsafe
to us His aid. While we offer be
, fore the throne of the Almighty Ruler
our heartfelt praise for the unstained
' soul of the departed, we command our
r subjects to take the oath of allegiance to
ourselves and to our successor, the Grand
. Duke Alexandrovitch, who will bear the
! title of Crown Prince and Czarowits
! until it pleases God to bless our ap
. proaching union with the Princess AIix
of Hesse-Darmstadt with the birth of a
son."
RECEIVED WITH OPEN DELIGHT.
London, November 5. The Standard's
St. Petersburg correspondent sayB : The
young Czar's manifesto is received with
open delight, probably unparalleled in
the history of Russian official declara
tions. The dignified and almost affec
tionate tone is freely compared with that
of the proclamation published upon the
accession of Emperor William II.
The Standard's Vienna correspondent
says: Some time ago a deputation pe
titioned the Czarowitz to intervene for
the Russian Jews. A member of that
deputation tells me that the Czarowitz
replied :
v1' I despise and condemn the expulsion
O'ed'our countr men' '3ut m nMld are
" HONOR TO THE NEW KINO.
St. Pktebsbuko, November 6. At 9
o'clock this morning the imperial her
alds in bright uniforms, attended by
troops of trumpeters, announced the
death of Alexander III. and the acces
sion of Nicholas II. Throughout St.
Petersburg to-day the accession of the
new Czar is being celebrated, as the fes
tival for this event takes precedence of
the mourning ceremonies. All signs of
Dublic mourning will be withheld until
celebrated at Bt. Petersburg, and all the
Ministers and members oT the Council
0f the Empire were present. Those in
attendance took the oath of allegiance
to Czar Nicholas II. and the heir pre
sumptive, Grand Duke George. This
morning the Senate met, and all the
members took the oath of allegiance.
At the same time the troops forming the
garrison of St. Petersburg were paraded
and sworn witn the customary tormauty.
Later the same ceremony was observed
in the case of the civil servants of the
Empire.
THE) NEW CZAR'S POLICY,
London, November 5. A dispatch
from Rome says : It is believed the new
i Czar, whose sympathies are known to
I be with Germany and England, will by
degrees detach mmseit irom France.
1 The dispatch also adds, however, that a
connected witn tne itussian
carri
- f liberality and reforms. L, t Russia's
, ther will be unchanged. The Vatican is
i which marked the .last days of
i A loTfltiMnp 'I ho f'nnfl will ha ranra.
sented at the funeral of the Czar either
bv Archblshoo Mohilo or by the Papal
Nuncio. The statistician believes the
death of the Czar will in no way affect
the Franco-Russian alliance, and it is
said that so long as Cardinal Rapoli,
who is an ardent friend of Russia, re-
niams aa-
, Russian alliance will remain an article
of pontifical faith.
nciuai uemuiimrnwon luo vtuue ui me
new bacilli remedy.
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CHINESE CITT TAKEN.
It Is on tho Northern Side of tho Tata
RlTer Near Tekushan.
London, November 5. The Japanese
legation bos received a dispatch stating
that Field Marshal Yamagata has cap
tured Fang Whang Ching, a city in the
Chinese province of Liauting, near the
Corean frontier. The Chinese defending
the place fled toward Mantien Ling. The
Japanese victory is an important one. It
leaves the Moukden road open to the
Japanese, and the Chinese are not likely
to offer further resistance to the advance
of the Japanese army. Marshal Yama-
ata is expected to be within striking
istance of Monkden November 10. It
is believed that the city is held by a very
large bnt untrained and poorly equipped
torce. The second army nnder Marshal
Oyama is attacking Kinchow. A dis
I patch from Tien Tsm says : It is now
I asserted that no Japanese have landed
: near Talien Wan, but they have landed
at Tekushan at the mouth of the Yala
river. Whang Ching lies about twenty
miles northwest of Tekushan, which is
on the Manchuria side of the Yolu river.
Both Talien Wan and Port Arthur are
reported in a critical condition.
JAPANESE LEAVING! PORT ARTHUR.
Shanghai, November 5. The native
papers announce that the Chinese troops
nave retaken Kiluenchao after heavy
fighting. The Japanese are said to have
been driven out of that place with a loss
of 3,000 men. It is reported on good
authority that the Japariese are leaving
Port ,nd nity and are pro?
ceedi to the ma body of the
Japanese trcp. marching uponMouk-
uou.
PERU'S INTERNAL TROUBLES.
It Will bo Many Tear Before tho Coun
try ReeoTere.
Lima, Peru, November 6. Business is
in a paralytic state throughout the Re
public. The injury done already to the
commercial interests of the country is
incalculable, and it will be many years
before Peru recovers itself from this war
fare which seems to be as far from an
end as ever. In a battle between the
government forces and guerrillas in
Rhaco the latter were victorious, and
remain in possession of the town. The
loss on both sides was severe and the
fighting hard. In Pimental the govern
ment troops surprised Theodore Semi
nario and his followers. A sharp fight
ensued, in which the guerrillas were con
siderably worsted, leaving behind sev-
succeeded in getting away owing to the
swiftness ol nis horses, tie succeeded
in carrying off the body of his brother,
Alipio, who -was killed. In the south
where the guerrillas are weak, various
small bands nave oeen overtaken and
dispersed by the government forces. In
Cana the guerrillas are said to be oc
cupying the heights and mountain
passes. Air. f rye, itriusn vice-vJonBui
at Chicayalo, who manages the Cartavio
estate, is one of Seminario's latest vie
tims of robbery. The guerrilla leader
sent a force to the estate to demand 6,000
sols. Mr. Frye promptlv refused to pay
it, and was taken to the presence of their
liief. Keminario apologized for the un
ceremonious conduct of his followers,
but insisted on the payment of 5,000
sola, which Mr. Frve was compelled to
deliver.
MONUMENT TO GRANT.
At Laet San Franolaoo U to Thus Honor
tho Dead General.
San Fb an Cisco, November 5. At last
San Francisco ia to have a monument of
General TJ. S. Grant. Though the Grant
Monument Committee has been in ex
istence since the death of the General,
only a small portion of the $100,000 de
sired was subscribed. The money col
lected would have been returned to the
subscribers had not the subscription
books been lost. Recently three mem
bers of the original committee decided
to proceed with the erection of a monu
ment, personally increasing the sub
scription to a suitable Bum. Rupert
Schmidt of San Francisco is the only
living sculptor who modeled Grant from
life, having made a bust of the ex-President
a few weeks prior to his death.
This bust is now at the Grant tomb in
Riverside Park, New York. To Schmidt
has been intrusted the task of preparing
a design for the monument, and he has
gone to New York to copy the bust at
Riverside Park. The monument will be
of granite, and will be erected in Golden
Gate Park.
INDIAN TERRITORY OUTLAWS.
Tho Search Too Openly Conducted to
bo Sueeeaaful.
Claremont, I. T November 5. Post
office Inspector W. P. Hawk, who has
been on the trail of the Cook gang ever
since the offices in Watqva and Talals
were robbed, arrived here this morning
from Red Fork. Re Bays he and his men
were close on the trail for several days,
and that they lav in brush all day last
Sunday within six miles of Cook and his
gang, who at that time numbered only
ten men. He thinks, if it hod not been
for the Cherokee militia, who were in
that country at the time, they would
have caught the bandits before noon to
day. Mr. Hawk gives his opinion that
poor policy is being displayed in putting
such large bodies of men in pursuit. He
thinks it much easier for the gang to
avoid a large body of men riding boldly
through the country than it would be to
elude a few well-trained men.
Many Injured, But None Killed.
Bbsnhan, Texas, November 5. A
hurricane, accompanied by hail and
lightning, passed over this section from
the northeast. Dwellings and barns
fencing and trees were blown away. A
nnraber of people were badly injured by
flying debris and falling houses and
trees, but no lives were lost. Reports
from the surrounding country indicate
the Btorm was general. Damage to crops
la very great.
To Apply Only on Commodities.
San Francisco, November 5. There
is no longer doubt that shippers may
look for an increase in freight rates on
certain commodities during the present
month. When asked about the matter
Vice-President Stubbs of the Southern
Pacific did not attempt to conceal the
fact that he waa in favor of an advance,
bnt said that when it was made it would
not be general, but would apply only to
certain iibm 0i commodities,
THE INCOME TAX LAW
Preliminary Work to Carry
ing It Into Effect
CHANGES AKD
MODIFICATIONS.
Mr. Pu(h Occupied Blnee Hla Appoint
ment In Examining and Preparing a
Digeat of Court Doolalona and De
partment Bullnga.
Washington, November 6. The work
preliminary to carrying into effect the
new income-tax law is going forward as
rapidly as its nature will permit nnder
the direction of W. A. Pugh, who in Oc
tober last was appointed Superintendent
of the Income Tax. A number of com
plicated and interesting questions have
arisen under former laws, and anticipat
ing that questions will arise in the fut
ure of equal importance, it is essential
for their solution to understand what
has been the former legislation of Con
gress, the decisions of courts and rulings
of the department on the subject of the
income tax. With this end in view Mr.
Pugh has been occupied since his ap
pointment in examining and preparing
a digest of the court decisions and the
department rulings under their respect
ive headings. He has also compared all
the former laws upon the income tax,
arranged so that all the provisions here
tofore made upon the same subject shall
appear properly grouped, and any one at
a glance can see the various changes and
modifications that have taken place.
There have been several acta upon the
subject of the income tax. The first was
passed August 5, 1861. Under this act,
however, nothing was done. The act
failed to provide many provisions con
tained in the subsequent legislation
both as to the subjects of taxation and
the methods of collection. The second
act was passed July 14, 1862;- the third
act June 30, 1864; the fourth March 3,
1865, and the fifth act March 2, 1867.
Under the first act $800 was the amount
reserved from taxation, and the rate of
taxation was 5 per cent on all sums over
that amount Under the act of July 14,
1862, the amount reserved from taxation
was as follows :
If the income exceeded $600 and did
not exceed (10,000, a duty of 3 per cent
on the amount over $600; if said income
exceeded the sum of $10,000, a duty of 6
percent upon the amount exceeding
Under the third act $600 was exempted
and the duty was 5 per cent on the ex
cess. Under the fourth and fifth acts
$1,000 was free from taxation, and the
amount of tax was 5 per cent on the
amount in excess of that sum.
WHEELS IN THE ARMY.
Experiments Made Abroad With
tho
Bloyole UnaatUfaotory.
WABHiNGTON.November 6. The bright
hopes that have been entertained by the
military men that the bicycle might be
an effective adjunct in war time have
been dashed by the exhaustive trials
made in Germany, France and Austria
of the bicycle corps. United States Con
sul Stephens at Annaberg has transmit
ted to the State Department an article
from the military correspondent upon
the result of the trials made in Germany,
which, he says, correspond to those ob
tained in France and Austria. He writes :
" We have it on trustworthy authority
that the results of the trials which the
various army corps have made with the
cyclists by no means came up to the ex
pectations which were formed. The cy
clists have been tested in every possible
way, and although it is not forgotten
that the cycle is capable of further de
velopment and the cvclist of still
better training, still this will have little
influence on the general result. For
military purposes, too, a distinction
must alwava be made between the
achievement of professional and ama
teur cracks and the work that con be
done bv the average soldier."
The correspondent details one or two
cases wherein the cyclists were ol serv
ice as mounted postmen, but Bays that
where the roads were bad they were of
no use at all and certainly can never re
place the mounted orderly.
NUT GRASS OR COCOA.
It la Proving tho Ruaalan Thlatle of tho
South.
Washington, November 6. The nut
grass or cocoa is proving to be almost as
much of an infliction in the South as is
the Russian thistle to the Northwest.
For that reason the Agricultural Depart
ment will soon issue a special bulletin
urging a general campaign against this
grass before it gets too firm a hold. This
plant is not a gross, as its common name
and its appearance indicate, but a sedge.
It has many local names in the different
regions in which it has been introduced.
The species is of subtropical origin, and
is said to have reached the United States
at New Orleans among garden plants
brought Irom uuoa. it now extends
from Texas to Southern Illinois and the
coast to Florida and New Jersey, being
more abundant in the Bandy hills. The
plan of campaign to extirpate nut grass
is simply to prevent it maturing seed
above ground. Nearly everybody thinks
the nuisance reproduces itself from the
nut alone, whereas it propagates a thou
sand times more from the seed. Hence
to effectually and quickly destroy nut
grass on any land infested with it the
Boil should be frequently stirred during
the growing period of summer, so as to
stimulate each nut tuber and seed to
sprout. The best time for fighting it is
between midsummer and frost time.
The secret of success is merely in the
cut of everv tall Btem while in the flow
ing state at the latest, and the sooner
the better.
Spain's New Cabinet
Madbid, November 6. Premier So
gasta, who resigned in company with all
hie colleagues several days ago, has re
constructed the Cabinet. The Ministers
are ; Premier, Sagasta ; Justice, Maura ;
Public Works. R. Cahdepon: Colonies.
Lopes Puigcerver; Foreign Affairs, Gro
irard; War, General Domingues; Fi
nance. Gamaso: Marine. Admiral Pas-
quin. All took the oath of office before
Queen Regent Christina to-day.
NO. 33.
VICTORIOUS JAPANESE.
fighting Hal Been Reported North
Port Arthur.
of
Yokohama, November 6. Advices re
ceived here from the frontier show that
there has been heavy fighting in the
country just north of Port Arthur. The
dispatches received are brief, and are si-
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U"T. , ? -T,
peara mat r ibiu iuarsuai vsyama uiviueu
bis force. While one division landed on
the coast of the peninsula north of Ta
lien Wan, another division was detached
with orders to effect a landing near Kin
Chow and to proceed thence and join the
main body of the army. This operation
was a complete succw. The Japanese
encountered no ChiAege war ships, and
the transports reached Kulien Chao and
disembarked troops, guns, horses and
munitions in safety. Kin Chow, which
is a walled town, and whicli waa believed
to be held by a large garrison, was i na
med iatelv attacked. Tne outer defenses
were carried bv the Japanese after a few
hours' fighting. The Chinese made lit
tle further resistance, and the Japanese
were soon masters of the place. In the
meantime the Japanese fleet, which had
conveyed the transports, opened a heavy
fire on Talien Wan and Kulien Chao.
The firing scarcely ceased lor many
hours. Covered by the fire from the
ships, the land forces attacked and cap
tured Talien Wan in a brilliant fashion,
The dispatch states that the losses were
heavy, iney also mention mat an im
portant naval engagement occurred Sat
urday, but gave no details. Up to the
time of sending this dispatch there has
been no confirmation of the report of
the capture ol rort Arthur.
Field Marshal Yamarata's armv con
tinues its victorious march. The divis-
under General Tasuhima pressed
forward and captured Fung Wang Ching
as already cabled. The enemy was scat
tered and fled in the direction of Taku-
shan, Kaifoa and Hotenfu. No fighting
is mentioned as having occurred at rung
Wang Ching, but it is alleged 300 Chi
nese were killed at Taikai. Field Mar
shal Yamagata'a official dispatch says
that the detachment under General Tat-
sumi has occupied Fung Wong Ching, a
fort which ranks in importance next to
Moukden. The principal portion of the
Chinese army fled toward Moukden and
the remainder in the direction of Heichen
andTakushan. The Chinese inhabitants
who have been plundered by the Chi
nese soldiers welcomed the Japanese
army. The Japanese captures to the
present ore fifty-nine cannon, 1,500
small arms, 20,000 rounds of artillery
ammunition, 2,500 rounds for small arms
and a quantity of other material.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Every Effort Will bo Mado to Purify the
Order.
Philadelphia, November 6. As the
date for holding the annual conference
of the Knights of Labor draws near
there is a great deal of quiet work being
done by the old-time friends of the or
der. Mr. Powderly himself has not been
idle, for during the past six months he
has been in fifteen different States, and
with others has gathered evidence in
support of the allegations of the intended
schemes of the present administration
to pack the General Assembly, which
meets in New Orleans the 13th instant,
with ineligible delegates. It was said
to-night by a prominent Powderly sup
porter that eminent counsel nas oeen re
tained to commence proceedings in the
the United States Courts on the first ap
pearance of "crooked" reports. The
books of the organization will be care
fully scrutinized, and perpetrators of
frauds will find themselves in the strong
meBhes of the law. A committee of fifty
old-time members, who are not and
never have been known as factionists,
have raised a fund for the purpose of
purifying the order. These earnest
workers have prevailed on the Secretary
of the United Mine Workers Union, Pat
rick McBrydeof Columbus, O., to run for
the office of General Secretory-Treasurer.
It is claimed no man in the order has a
brighter or cleaner record than Mr. Mc
Bryde, and the friends of the movement
are very much elated that they have at
last succeeded in obtaining a definite
Promise from him to allow his name to
e placed in nomination for the office.
All the Western delegates and many
more from the East have consolidated
on McBryde.
BIS TROUBLES OVER.
A Toung Spokanlte Ended Hit Life With
Morphine.
Spokanb, November 6. Thomas R.
Willons, bookkeeper for the Western
Bridge Company and a prominent young
man in amateur theatrical ond operatic
circles, ended his life to-day with three
grains of morphine. Financial troubles
and disappointment in love drove him
to desDeration.' Two months ago Wil
lons was arrested for uttering checks
that were returned stamped, "nc
funds." He wrote a letter to the news
papers saying that by publishing the
lact tney nao anven nim io commit sui
cide, and that his body would be found
in the bottfin of the river. A few days
afterward he appeared on the streets and
surrendered himself to the police. Latei
he settled with his creditors and was re
leased. Since then he has brooded ovei
his imaginary wrongs continually. Yes
terday he purchased a small quantity oi
morphine from each of three druggists,
saying he had neuralgia. This time he
left no farewell message, and died aftet
the physicians had worked Bix hour!
without returning to consciousness. Hit
parents in England are wealthy.
Dooutnenti of a Chinese Capper.
San Francisco, November 6. The ar
rest of a Chinese known as Mar Tan hat
brought to light documents such as have
never been unearthed before in this city,
Mar Tan has for a long time been recog
nized as a Chinese "copper" for a num
ber of Police Court practitioners. Among
Tan's effects were two pieces of cloth, on
which are Chinese characters. These,
being translated, prove that Tan be
longs to anarchistic or highbinder socie
ties. There ore Borne secret society char
acters on the certificates that cannot be
translated. Never before hove high
binders' documents fallen into the
hands of the police. Endeavor will be
made to hove the prisoner deported nn
der the law by which criminals may bt
sent back to their notive land. Thest
documents prove the man's standing at
a criminal m China,
Provlaloa for an Adequate Supply of
Proper Food to of Pint Impartaneoa
and Calculations Should at Oaea bo
Mado aa to tho Amount Reonlred.
After harvest it is well to turn one's
thoughts toward the long, cold winter
ahead and "figure" on what prepara
tions will be necessary to carry the live
stock comfortably through. The pro
vision of an adequate supply of proper
food is of first importance, and calcula
tions should at once be made as to the
amount required. The home supply of
such things as hay, fodder, corn and oats
is usually ample, but other foods are
necessary, and by commencing early to
think about such things it will often be
possible to save a dollar before a raise
in price takes place. Every owner of
stock can afford to sell off at portion ot
his ear corn, and with the proceeds pur
chase bran, shorts, middlings and, oil
meal, but in many districts where groin
is taken to the mill the "grist "is got
in trade and usually is a better sample
than the commercial stuffii. Oil meal is
not yet commonly used on the overage
farm, but is becoming rapidly ond right
ly popular, for surely we con better af
ford to feed it at home than send the
bulk of it abroad to be bought greedily
at high prices by the men that feed
steers against our cheap meat. In this
country of the golden grain maize or
Indian corn along with such ample
supplies of prairie hay and corn fodder
there is surely a rich supply of carbo
naceous foods, and our stock needs such
supplies for the long fight against cold ;
but we do not feed a sufficient amount
of nitrogenous food to finely finish prime
beef, pork or mutton. Our foreign
neighbors use our corn in large quanti
ties, but the American food they prize
most is the oil cake that comes from the
linseed oil and cotton-seed oil mills, and
they pay prices that are really astonish
ing. The Farmers' Review would strong
ly advise its readers to substitute o por
tion of oil meal or ground cake in the
usual ration for animals that ore being
finished for the Christmas markets, ond
such food need not cost no more than
the old ration, if the cost of the ration
be properly figured, as but one part of
the oil meal will be needed to seven
parts of carbonaceous food, such as corn.
When laying in a supply of such foods it
is also well to take precautions against
waste of good feeding material due to
poor shelter for the stock ; for one of the
most serious leaks in farm economy is
that in the barn that lets in drafts and
so causes a waste of beat-producing food.
It should be understood that good venti
lationplenty of fresh oir never re
tards fattening when animals are tied
p indoors, for such oir is needed to sup
ply all the other forces that unite in the
assimilation of lood and lormation oi
flesh and fat; the hot non-oxygenized
atmosphere of an overcrowded barn is
also detrimental, as it causes animals to
sweat, drink large quantities of water,
and in other ways fail to thrive. See,
then, that the stables ore well venti
lated yet free from drafts, ond depend
A .1 Al 111 1 L.
upon it iiiai uiey wm ue warm uuvupu
when full of cattle, and that too much
warmth is decidedly detrimental. An
other point to remember in preparing
for winter is the water supply, which
annually is o source of trouble upon
thousands of forms. We need give little
advice, but merely remind our readers
how absurd it is to have to water hun
dreds of cattle from o common well ond
hand pump, or have the water pipes ex
posed bo that they ore constantly freez
ing
ng up and bursting.
Farm Life.
Prof. Allen Moore soys : The former
must be so educated that he con see a
grandeur in his vocation not surpassed
by any other business. He must live
above the drudgery of form work ond
see that his calling possesses opportuni
ties not surpassed by ony other. The
bustle of the city does not disturb his
meditations while planting, cultivoting
or gathering in. He can look ot the
beautiful flowers at his feet and there
see the penciling of the Creator of the
universe. Every leaf is a book, and even
the stones beneath his feet are "stum
bling blocks for the ignorant, but food
for the wise." If he turns his eyes up
ward and beholds the candles of night
glimmering in the skies, that grandly
true line will echo through his soul,
" The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament showetn His handi
work." Humanity cannot be encom-
Sassed with grander teachers. No won
er that the farm has produced the
grandest men the world has ever
known. The farm children must be ed
ucated to feel that there is o grandeur
and an honor in farm life found nowhere
MOTES.
Feed is too high to feed it to any but
the best stock this winter.
If you think you can starve a coif for
a week, then feed well for a week: ond
have it catch up in thrift, you are mis
taken, Some dairymen feed but twice a doy
that there may be o longer period of
quiet for digestion. Our own custom is
to feed three times.
Have dry, comfortable quarters for all
fowls. Even ducks should have a dry
floor to " roost " (?) on. A little straw
sprinkled on the floor will help in clean-
iinesB.
One who haa been successful in raising
hogs thinks that a thoroughbred boar ot
20 cents a pound is cheaper than a scrub
at 5 cents. In fact, he says that you con
hardly pay too much for a first-class boar
if you have much use for him, 4
' A humane writer says: Keep the flies
out of the stables. Close up the crocks
and tack mosquito bar over the windows.
This may cost you a little money and
trouble, but it will save you many dollars'
worth of horse flesh. The horses will
pay for it by doing lots more hard work
without fatigue.
Not Neoeaaary to Decide.
Washington, November 2. - The
Treasury Department has been relieved
from the necessity of deciding whether
Chinese seamen could land .temporarily ,
in this country by the departure from"
Baltimore of the Ping Suey, the vessel :.
manned by Chinese sailors. Attorpv-' '
General Olney, who had been osfc ,
n opiaion on the subject, had. i niy'
the matter because o( the lack of x yf
sary informatCn, and will not nwr .er
aider the ca " hj Ping 8o
into Borneo
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