NEWS OFJfHE WEEK
In ii Condensed Form for Our
Uusy Readers.
HAPPENINGS OF TWO CONTINENTS
A Roiumo of ttio Lois Important but
Not Lois Interesting Evonti
of tlio Pait Wook
Mount I'll I en Ii again In net I vii erup
tion. Wrangles (it tinlnnit caiim n threat nl
n general building lockout In Chicago
A rurnntn university student was tint
llrnt to liu killed liy football this skssoii.
WU'h myi (lint, wtillti liu Inn no III
feeling against tho tsar, ho will newer
again norvtt lilui.
An Atlanta grand Jury lini Indicted
I'D white men lor foiiijtl Icily In th in
cent outrages against negroes.
In liln fiwowoll address Tall told tint
Julians tlmt ttiii Unlutil Slates Mill not
leave till fair elictlous aruaisorel.
Secretary Taft has Informed n dclrga
tlou of Isle ol Pines elllsem that It IK
useless to think ol separation liom
Culm.
Tim Chilean congress, city and prop
irly owneia ol Valparaiso, v. Ill torn
blue to rebuild tlio city destroyed by
earthquake.
John Ilirrntt, now minister to Co
lombia, l slated for a bettor position,
rlther amliASfadnr to lliaxll or vice gov
ornur of tlm Philippines.
The deparment nl Justice la galnl ig
fresh evidence (list hundrtds ol mn.
hoth white mid hlauk, are held in vlr
tunl slavery In Southern Plnrdla y the
lumbermen.
Cuban Liberals hull Taft and llaoon
na saviours.
A aon ol VI co President Fairbanks
lis eloped with n Pittsnurg girl.
Tho Iain of l'inri If- not affected hy
American Intervention In Culi.
ItuaiU I expelling nil Japanese from
tint port of Manchuria controlled hy
tlio csar'i troopi.
A lonn highwayman held up a stag"
in tint Tuiwpah, Nevada, dutilct, aud
cured nearly 6,000.
Tho New fotin Hand cabinet U til!
wnirying vrr tlm fishing privileges
loal to tlm United States.
Honker T. Washington In nn address
to nrgrors strongly advised them to re
main culm duriiiK thn present trouble
In tho Hoiith.
Chins wsnti American engineers to
take ohargo of her railway construe
tlon ami will pay 125,000 a year on a
live years' contract.
In tlm imlt against tho Htandard
Oil roil pnny In Ohio It linn developed
that nmi ol the lame Knglltli oil com-panit-a
Ii owned hy Rockefeller In
tertst.
Immediately upon tho return of Taft
from Culm a vice governor of the Phil
ippine! will he appointed. Thin ii the
pot originally Intended for Ms goon,
now governor of Cuba,
Another negro .ai been killed In
Arkauias.
Ohio hai uicceeded In breaking up
the bridge truit,
Many bold robborlei ore occurring
dally In H.in Kraiiclaco,
Tho political campaign In Now York
l becoming a very warm one,
Newfoundland will mako a hard light
for fisheries awarded to Amerlin.
lllack Iltiudroda ot Russia aro spread
lii! terror, especially In Odessa.
Tim big llrltlah buttlcihlp Dread
naught ha dovuloped it ipeed of 22l
knots,
The second tube of tho Pennsylvania
railroad tunnel under the Hudson liver
nt New Yoik has been completed.
An enat bound Union Pacific passen
onr train was wrecked near Kvanstou,
Wyoming. No one was seriously hurt,
Tho Mexican government lino arrang
ed to hnvu tho United Htaten mint at
Hnn Francisco coin 2,600,0l)PJ Moxlcnii
half dollars.
Keconl floods In tho ntntes of Galium
and Jallaoo, Mexico, linvo leaulted In
gieat destruction of property and tho
loss of nt least 123 lives.
Porno llrltlah pnpora nccuso tho gov
eminent of making a complete aurrun
dor to the United Btntes in tho Now
foundlnud fisheries question,
Tho trial of tlm Standard Oil in Ohio
han commonced.
Radicals aro again In control of tho
Russian Democrats.
Snow lias fallen for tho first tlmo this
yoar at Minneapolis.
Taft will heal old fends In Cuba be
fore proclaiming ainnosty.
GERMANY REACHING OUT.
Eatabllilirnont of Dank Part of Qamo
to Get Control of f'arila,
Ilerlln, Oct. V. Tho efforts of (lor
many to establish a bank In l'ersla aro
only a part of a very deep gauio being
played now fur tho ultlinatn control of
tlio 1'erslan gull hy tho Onrmaii govern
in mil, Tho itatmnent that this bank
will he purely commercial Is ono that
causes aiiiiiseiiieiit In diplomatic droits
In Kuriipe, where It Is felt that the for
elgu olllco will have to take energetic
teps to prevent tho bank being estab
lished, (lerman Influence In Teheran Is very
strong and cautiously but lurely Ger
many Is puah!ng Its policy forward.
First came tho building of tho Gorman
railroad to the shurea of thn gulf, and
the Intrigue that has slnco been taking
place 10 secure the shah's purinlBalon
to make Kowelt the terminus. Then
only a month or two ago camo the
establishment of a (lerman Hue of
steamships to tradn along tho gulf, a
linn heavily subsldlted by the (Juiinan
government.
Now comes a proposal for the rstab
llahment of the hank, Thorn Is good
authority for the statement that the In
dlan government Ii watching every
move very carefully, hut the Kngllih
foreign olllco so far has remained an-
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LEAOUE FORMED AT HAVANA.
Promoting of Stabto Oovernmont Ii
Olven as Object.
Havana Oct. U. The preliminaries
ol an organisation to be called the
Good Government Kague of Cuba wero
Ih-KUH this afternoon at a meeting of
Americans, Cubans and others, at
which rraolutluns were pasted to tho
rffect that tho purpose of tho asaocla
Ion should be tho "promoting of all
legitimate means, the establirhinent ol
a permanent, stable and lawful govern
ment, competent to administer luatlco,
insure democratic tranquility promote
tho general welfare and liutire the
blessings ol liberty to all the Inhabi
tants nl tho Island "
It was declared that tho league In
tended to adopt whatever means to this
a !- I i -
end wern ut-emeu wiseci ny a mnoruy
ol the inembersblp, which Is Intendeil
to bo repteseutstlves of all nationalities
and stctlons, and not to be committed
to any Hue ol action until It la decided
what Is moit conductive to tho objects
named.
While there was no expression to
that effect, tho movement nuuerally Is
regarded as pointing eventually toward
some more di Unite degree of American
control or oversight In On hnn affairs
than Ii vouchsafed by tho I'latt amend
meiit. FOURTEEN OFFICERS LET OUT.
Hoiull of 4,r00 Courts Martial Dur
ing Past Yoar. i
Washington, Oct. I). -During tho
laat llical year, according to the annual
report of General George II. Davli,
lutlgo advocate general of the army, Is
sued today, -t.oOO trials by general
court martial weie held. Fifty of theo
trials were of commanding ofllcert, -IS
uf whom were convicted and eight ac
quitted. Fourteen cdllcers were dls
mlind by sentence. In four carei the
sentences wero commuted to loss of
rank; In two rases resignations, "for
thn good of thn service," were accepted
In lieu of confirming thn sentences, and
In one raso tho sentence was disap
proved. Ahout fiO per cent of tho enlisted
turn convicted by general court martial
received sentences involving dishonor
able discharge and about 6 per cent of
thesn contoncfs wero awarded In view
of previous convictions.
The trials by geneial court martial
during the year showed a decrease of
'.'04, is compared with tho previous
year.
Rebels Waving Machetes.
Havana, Oct. . Iteporta received
hero lato tonight from Guinea and A1
qnitar doolaro.tliat disbanded rebels aro
riding about three towns and waving
their machetes in a threatening man
ner. General Funatou will go to Gui
nea tomorrow. Tho members of the
disarming commission (or Santa Clara,
accompnnlrd by Josi Miguel Gomri,
Garcia CanUarea, ex-speaker of tho
house of representatives, and others ar
rived at Casllda, tho port of entry to
Trinidad, this evening. They wore
met by n largo crowd.
Accopti China's Word.
Ul, ..,.!. ..I n,.l O fllr Itnlmrt Hurt.
director general of tho Chinese Imperial
customs, has Issued a circular to tho
foreign colony here, saying that no naa
received assurances that his status with
regard to Chluesn customs will not bo
changed and that ho Is satisfied thoro
will liu nn uniliin Interference with for
eign control pf thn customs.
Ministry to Roilgn In Protost.
St. Johns, N. V., Oct. 0. It was ro
ported today that tha ministry, follow
ing tho recent example of tho national
ritblnot, intended to resign n a protost
against tho temporary arrangement of
Great Drltain and tho United States,
by the provision of which Ainorlcan
herring llshormun secure privileges con
trary to tho laws of New Foundland,
WILL LET CONTRACT
Roosevelt and Slionls Agree On
Method of Dfgglnij Canal.
WILL SOON MAKE PUBLIC TERMS
Chlnoio To Do Turned Over to Con
tractor! Taft To Have Hand
In Contract.
Washington, Oct. 0. It has been
finally decided that tlio Panama canal
will be completed by contract. In a
few days the commission will make
public a statement setting forth Its rea
sons for favoring tin contract system,
and at tint time a form of oontract will
also probably be published showing ex
actly tho sort of documert bellavod by
tho commissioners to bo necessary for
safeguarding the work.
President Roorovolt Is known to sup
port tho roinmlsiion In Its position that
tho work can bo done more satisfactori
ly by contractors than hy tho govern
ment. Ho bad a long conference with
Chairman Hhonts today on tho subject
and tho various arguments In favor of
thn contract system were discussed
fully.
This change In building tho canal
will In no way affect the employment
u( Chinese labor. Proposals for furn
ishing thn Chinese labor wero made
under such conditions that ttiey can bo
transferred to contractors and the torrns
can be fulfilled In such a manner that
the government can give tho coolies
just aa mu-;h protection as it could If
the government were tho direct em
plo)er. It Is likely that no disposition
will be made of the bids for supplying
Chinese labor until after the roturn of
Secretary Taft from Cuba, as he atilst-
cd In drawing tho siK-clllcatlons under
which propnrals wero offered and Is
much Interested In the conditions under
which the Chinese are to bo taken to
the Isthmus.
The president still intends to visit
tho isthmus this fall and, unless thero
bo roms change for the worse In the
Cuban situation, will probably leave
for Colon n short time alter the election.
BRITAIN ACCEPTS TERMS.
Real Fishermen of Newfoundland Con
cede Amorlcan Rights.
Washington, Oct. 0 Tho news that
tho modus vlvendl between tho United
States and Great Iirltaln regarding thn
Newfoundland fisheries had finally been
signed was conveyed to Secretary Root
In a cblrgram from Ambaaeadcr Held
today, advising him that the British
government had acceptod the terms.
No information has been recelvod at
the State department concerning the
proscd resignation ot the officials of
tho Newfoundland government on ac
count of tho now agreement.
Some facts In relation to tho New
foundland government and tho fisheries
were stated, in which it appears that
tho llrltlah government has been very
much embarrassed during the negotia
tions on account of the demands of
Newfoundland. The Newfoundland
government Is under tho control of the
merchant fishermen of the Island, those
who buy, cure aud sell the fishing pro
ducts. They oppose any American
fishing rights, including those guaran
teed by the treaty of 1 A 1 8 , and are dis
satisfied with any arrangement that the
British government makes to oarry out
thn terms of that treaty.
Tho real fishermen of tho Island aro
not In harmony with the rostiictlons of
tho Newfoundland government, such at
denying tho privilege ol soiling bait
aud of allowing the fishermen to take
employment on tho American fishing
vessels. The Newfoundland govern
ment has no real responsibility in the
way of carrying out obligations. That
dovolvos upon tho llrltlah government.
Joint Salmon Fishery Regulations.
Victoria, II. O.i Oct. 0. An Ottawa
dispatch saya recommendations tor
amendments to tho fishery regulations
havo beou made by thn Joint flshory
commission ot Ilrltlsli Oulumhia and
Wellington. The Americans nekrd
that fishing bo prohibited in the Fraser
river nbovo New Westminster, but the
Canadian commission did not agreo to
this. Tho American commissioners
will recommend to tho Washington leg
islature a series of resolutions, with the
oblect ot protecting certain salmon
schools.
Plot to Dostroy Nome.
Tacoma, Wash., Oot. 0. A report
reached this city today to the effect
that plot was discovered to destroy
the city ot Nome by fire September 24.
Ono fir was started, but timely efforts
prevontoi Its spread. It Is understood
that Important arrests are to be mads.
ST. JOHN SET FREE.
Not Sufficient Evidence to Hold Great
Miners' Leader.
Grand Junction. Colo,, Oct. 8 Vin
cent Ht. John, ex-president of tho Toll-
nrlde Miners' union and prominently
Identified with tho Western Federation
of Miners, Is again a free man, all
charges against him having boen drop
ped by the slato.
"Wo wero unahlo to verify certain
evidence against fit. John, and rather
than go to trial with a weak case wo
decided to abandon further prosecu
tion," Ii the way District Attorney
Hellg put it. District Judge Htevens
promptly ordered St. John released.
St. John had been out on bonds un
der I ho charge of being responsible for
the strlko riot of 1000 at Telluride,
When a man named Uurnham was kill
ed. St, John, after leaving Telluride,
went to Idaho, lie was arrested for
complicity In the assassination of ex
Governor Steunenborg, of Idaho, but
later released and immediately re-arrested,
charged with the murder of
Hnrnhom in Telluride, and brought to
Colorado. He was placed In Jail and a
strong guard thrown around the jail to
prevent what was alleged to bo an at
tempt to rescue him.
Three weeka later the evidence did
not appptar to be so strong and he wis
released on a $10,000 bond. Ills caso
draggod along until at this term of
court tho prosecuting attorney announc
ed that he had not evidence upon which
to hold him, and ho was released.
LOSES MILLIONS ANNUALLY.
Congress Must Reform Second Class
Mall Rate Law.
Now York, Oct. 8. Tho congression
al committee which has been investi
gating the carrying of second class mall
matter by the Postofllce department de
cided today to adjourn the hearing to
Washington, where representatives of
the Periodical Publishers' association
will be heard on November 2rJ, F. C
Madden, third assistant postmaster
general, said:
I ll.lnV that linvnnit nneatlon the
Poatoflice department has established
its case namely, that the present laws
regulating second-class matter aro out
of dato and practically nullified by
nresent practices beyond the control of
the department as now equipped, and
that a real ami elTestlve enlorcoment
would be Injurious to the publishing
Interests. There are now many persons
enjoying the privileges of the second
class rates in violation of the intent
and purpose of the statutes to the de
triment ot the postal revenues amount
ing to millions annually.
"From the hearings, tho correctness
of this is specially conceded by tho
publishers themselves. Thry seem to
be substantially agreed that a reforma
tion of tho laws is imperative. Just
what view the committee will take or
what action it will propose, if any, no
one at this time can lay."
POLICE AT LOGQERHEADS.
Criminals Allownd fo Go Unpunished
In San Francisco.
San Francisco, Oct. B. It Is charged
by newspapers here that politics in tho
Police department is seriously handi
capping the efforts ot the force to ap
prehend thn two murderous thugs who
looted thn Japanese Golden Gate bank,
slew tho vlco president and pounded
tho' cashier ovor the head with an iron
bludgeon until he was almost dead.
The department seemed demoralised
over tho struggle now progressing as to
who shall head the detectives, and
within 12 hours not an arrest has been
made, nor Is there the shadow ot a clew
to promise one.
Ed Wren, whom Chief Dinan wants
to make Inspector ot police, appears to
bo unable to handle the situation, and
matters in tho upper office are at a
standstill, with Acting Mayor Galla
ghor demanding Captain Duke to take
command and Infuso a mild solution ot
brains Into the work, while Dinan is
equally deteimined not to accept the
program.
Will Withdraw Coal Land.
Washington, Oct. 8. It is under
stood that tho president has finally
made up his mind to withdraw all coal
lands not already taken up under the
land laws of tho United States. The
expectation Is that he will, by a special
mosrags, request congress to change the
statutes, but that meanwhile ho ill
himself temporarily withdraw the coal
lands from further entry. It la stated,
however, that before tho withdrawal
can take placo tho Geological survey
mnstdetermine exactly which aie the
coal lauds, aa a basis tor the order.
Rumor Piatt Will Resign.
Washington, Oct. 8. It is reported
In Washington that Senator Piatt In
tends to resign his seat In the senate,
partly because of falling health, but
more particularly on account of tho
unpleasant notoriety ho recently re
ceived on account of domestic troubles.
Channel to Stranded Vessels,
Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 8. The Navy
departmont will make an effort to save
the war vessels stranded at tho navy
yard daring the recent harrlcano, bj
dredghg channels fiom deep water,
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Turlilim Windmill.
In parts of tho country subject to
high winds there 1 risk of mills on
high towers being overthrown, espe
cially If tlio diameter of tho wheel Is
Increased nbovo ten or twclro feet. To
ovorcomo this difficulty It la expedient
to build a mill Inside of Its tower
rather than ujon It Tho turblno
shown In tlio Illustration tins a diam
eter of twenty fret and I used to
drive n feed grinder and other ma
chinery. It chief office, however, Is
to oin-rato two pumps which lrrlgato
fill TITUIIME WIJTDUIIX.
sixteen ncVes of land. Tho cxpeuse of
erecting this mill was about one hun
dred dollars. There Is no particular
difficulty about Its construction and a
consldsrablo jwrt of tho work could be
done with ordinary tools and a llttlo
mechanical knowledge.
ImU ot Mrchnnlcal KnonlrdK).
Toe full benefit of farm machinery
are not realized because tho average
fanner baa not the mechanical training
or tho requisite skill to gut the best re
sult out of these complex Implement.
Wo are the greatest makcra and users
of farm machinery In the world, and
It 1 owing to this fact more than any
other slnglo cause that we hare been
able to maintain our agricultural su
premacy In tho markets of tho world.
The cost of this machinery to the farm
ers Is greater to-day than ever before.
Tho character of this machinery eve
year become more complicated, requir
ing Increased knowledge of engineer
ing principles on tho part of users.
Tho traction engine, tho steam plow,
the combined harvttiter and thresher
operated by steam power, tho automo
bile, tho growing use of electricity ns n
motive power on tho farm, the machin
ery now required In dairies, fn the
growing of sugar beets and manufac
ture of beet augnr, are nil Illustrations
of the momentous cbnngcs In the char
nctor of farm machine which have
taken place In tho last fifty yoar. The
Increase In skill and mechanical knowl
edge required by farmers to ojierate
these complex and costly machines com
pared to wliat was needed to oiKTAto
tho prlmltlvo tools of half n century
ago cannot te given In percentages.
Khvood Mead, In Field and Farm.
Iulllnit Slump-
A writer In Homo and Farm gives
this description of nn Implement for
pulling stumps: Cut n good, strong
polo about twenty feet long, of white
ash; trim and peel It nicely, bitch a
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strong ropo to tho top n chain will do,
but It Is heavier to handle. Set the
polo ngnlnst tho stump to bo pulled,
letting the lower end rest between two
root. Then put n strong chain around
the top of the stump, passing It around
tho pole. A team hitched to tho roto
will pull out mo8t mi' stump. Place
the polo cIoro to tho stump nnd cut the
root opposite the pole. Two men can
best do tho work ono to tend tho
horso, tho other to cut roots ns tho
stump la being turned out.
Tho CI rent American Hen.
Some one hits figured that the Ameri
can hen each year earns enough to
buy all tho silver nud gold dug out
of tho mines, nil the sheep In tho coun
try nud their wool, and leave n balance
equal to tho entlro year's crop of rye,
barley, buckwheat and potatoes. Or, ns
n lien eillliusiasi wrm-a in ciiriuniK,
"alio puya the Interest on all tho farm
mortgages, pays tho entire Stnto aud
county taxes of the wholo Uulon, and
then leaves i balance largo enough to
jlvo every man, woman ana child In
the United States dollar,",
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Ilnrrrallna- I'olntoe.
Moro or less Judgment Is required in
doing any kind of work, and tho dig
ging of potatoes Is no exception to tho
rule. In the first place, so many should
not be dug out nt one tlmo that they
cannot be handled readily. A good way
Is (o dig during tho fore part of rnch
half day and thou gather tho tubers
before quitting. As soon as dry they
should always be picked up, and If tho
weather I reasonably dry tho length of
time necessary for drying depends al
most entirely upon tho nature of tho
soil. If anndy, an hour may be lone
enough, but if a moist clay It may tako
several hours. Potatoes, once dug.
should certainly not bo left out on tho
ground over night If they arc, tho
frost has every chance to get at them,
and only n little freezing Is required to
spoil n good many bushels for mar
ket It Is a poor practice, too, to pick
up potatoefl without any regard to grad
ing. Two classes, anyway, should bo
niado of them; nil those of good mar
ketable size should bo gathered first
nnd tho undersized ones left till later.
It also pays to have crates or bushel
measures In which to pick them up.
Kasy to distribute about the field, these,
after being filled, can readily be placed
on a wagon and drawn off. Further
more, they provent the tubers from be
ing Jammed and marred. Thirty or
forty of them, or even a lets number,
may profitably bo owned by every fann
er who makes a business of raising po
tatoes and similar crops. Fred O. Sib
ley, In Agricultural Epltomlst
Good Hob Trough Feeder.
The lxt bog trough I ever saw U
made as shown In cut A Is a fence be
tween man and pigs, 3 feet high; It,
back board, 18 Inches; C, bottom width
to suit size of pigs; D, sticks to keep
them from crowding; K, front to suit
slzo of pigs also. You see, tlio pigs
can't crowd each other or you as you
feed thorn. They can't get their feet In
the mush and must stand up and eat
Hko horse la the stalls. A nice sight
iioo rxxuEB.
to see thirty or forty sldo by side, eat
ing quietly and cleanly. Farm Prog
ress. CattlntC Silo Corn.
It Is of primary Imiiortance to know
at what stage corn should be cut to se
cure the best results. It Is also neces
sary, It Is pointed out In Farming, that
a careful study bo made as to bow rap
idly nutriment Is stored up In tho corn
pluut and when tho maximum amount
Is reached. When corn Is fully tnsseled
It contains but eight-tenths of a ton of
dry matter an acre, or one-fifth of what
It contains when fully ripe. When In
milk It contains nearly three times as
much do matter as when fully tns
seled. Only seventeen days wero oc
cupied In passing from the milk to
tho glazing stage, yet lu this tlmo there
was an Increase In the dry matter ot
1.3 tons an acre. This shows the great
ndrautago of letting the corn stand
until the kernels nre glazed. After this
period the Increase In dry matter is but
slight
Shelter for Stock.
Tho piles of stnlks and straw which
go to waste can bo mado to do good
service In providing shelter If It Is not
considered fit for feeding. With a few
posts nud pole tho stalks aud straw
will furnish n warm placo of refuge
for animals that cannot be accommo
dated In tho barn or stable. With plen
ty of straw on tho ground under tho
covering so formed, no better placo
could be arranged for sheep, and with
enro In making the roof only a heavy
storm will causo It to leak.
Thu Al I'll llnrvent.
System lu harvesting Is essential.
Care- must be taken In picking thor
oughly nud without bruising the fruit
Apples should bo partially sorted In
tho orchard. Apples should bo left on
tho trees as long as possible, that tho
fruit may get color aud weight,
Storlntr Vcifetahlea.
To enjoy palatable and wholesome
vegetables during tho winter months
proper care and nttcutlon nro Just aa
essential lu luirvestlug ami storing as
lu cultivation. Hoots nud vegetables,
us they aro of teu promiscuously thrown
In heaps about tho cellar, soou losa
their freshness mid tlovor. Most of our.
houso cellars nro too warm for tho
proper preservation of vegotoblos, and
It Is thereforo advlsablo to stors only
a limited quantity for ImmedUto usq
In tho houso, while tho nmlu stock:
should bo kept lu a cool barn, oUai or
outdoor nit
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