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MAY GO 8COT FREE. Chance for all Condemned Murderer» is Washington. bathe with doth ; Bearing on Importation of Goods Forces of Dixon and Delarey in From Philippines. a Hard Fight. Seattle. May 30.—There is serious danger that every condemned mur- j derer in the state of Washington will i soon be released from custody. Ac DUTIES COLLECTED SEEM TO BE ILLEGAL cording to Prosecuting Attorney Walter S. Fulton, of King county, An Extra Sesiion of Conjrns May Have to Be the last legislature, in passing a law Called to Pa„ a New Philippine providing that hereafter condemned Tariff Law. murderers shall be executed in the penitentiary, instead of in the county committed a serious blunder in Cedar Rapids, la., May 29.—Dur ■ jails, not including a clause providing for ing their journey across Iowa, Presi the punishment of those condemned dent McrKinley and the members of I at the time the law goes into effect. his cabinet spent much time reading the consequences will be the and discussing the published reports That most serious to the administration of on the opinion of the supreme court justice is Mr. Fulton’s fear. Briefly in the insulrr cew:. They were much stated the construction placed upon interest'd in the w yr the court divided the law by Mr. Fulton is as follows: in the two cases. The new law provides that, upon The decision in the Delima case, the sentencing of the prisoner, he if followed in the Philippines, as it is j shall be delivered forthwith to the also assumed that it will be, might warden of the penitentiary and kept result in the calling of an extra ses by him in “solitary confinement” sion of congress. In the Delima case until the day of his execution. It is the court decided that the duties said that the “solitary confinement" collected on Porto Rican goods before clause contitutes an additional pun congress enacted the Foraker law ishment than that provided for at the was illeagal and must be refunded. time of the commission of flic crimes It is presumed that the court, fol of the men now in jail. Therefore, lowing the same lines of reasoning, it is an ex post facto law, and can will decide that duties collected on not be made applicable to the pris goods from the Philippines were also oners now confined. Moreover, the illegal, and that goods from the Phil new law, which is valid, insofar as ippines are subject to free entry into it relates to criminals to be con the United States until congress acts, demned in the future, contain a as it has already done in the case of ■ clause repealing by implication the Porto Rico. j old law, under which criminals have Such a decision would mean not J been hanged, and leaves apparently only the refunding of duties hereto I no avenue of escape, from the fact fore collected, but would open the that criminals now condemned must ports of the United States to mer be given their liberty. chandise and goods of every descrip Mr. Fulton will try to induce Gov tion from the Philippines until con ernor Rogers to call a special session gress meets in December. It is plain of the legislature to remedy the al that importers might take advantage leged radical defect in the law. He of this to ship goods into the United says that a law can be drafted which States through the Philippines, and will cover the points desired by the thus defraud the government of its framers of the one passed at the last revenues. session, and at the same time make Whether the danger from this provision for the legal execution ol source is great enough to warrant the criminals, who, under existing the calling of congress in extra ses conditions, must, perforce, be re sion is one which will be decided leased. only after full deliberation. It is possible, however, that this MACHINSTSARE CONFIDENT. danger may be already obviated in the enactment of the Spooner reso lution, delegating temporarily to the Sin Frenciico Strikers Expect to Resutnt president the power to govern the Work Soon. Philippines. This may be consid San Francisco, May 30.—The strik ered an act of congress within the meaning of the Downes case, affirm ing machinists report that 22 shops ing the constitutionality of the Fora in this city have signed the union ker law. But it is a delecate ques agreement. Several of the strikers tion and one which the president and have purchased small shops and be his advisers will consider in all its gun business on their own account. bearings before coming to a con The machinists generally express clusion. themselves as confident that an ad justment of the differences with theii SETTLEMENT BY PERU. former employers will soon be effect ed. Agrees to Pay the Claim of An American The Amalgamated Society of Engin Consular Agent eers has declared its sympathy with Washington, May 30.—The state the strike of the machinists, and department has succeeded in settling levied an assessment on its member! satisfactorily another claim of an for the strikers’ benefit. More than 1,000 employes of the American citizen against, the govern ment of Peru. Minister Dudley, a Risdon Iron Works, who are now out Lima, has cabled the departmen on strike, were paid off yesterday aftei that the claimant in the case is wil returning their tools. The men who ling to accept the sum of 8,000 silver worked at the Union Iron Works will soles tendered by that government. receive their pay today. The metal The department has authorized the polishers say there are five union acceptance of the tender and the case shops in the city. The marine paint is closed. The settled claim was that ers, who went out tyi strike last Satur of a United States consular agent in day, are all at work, their demand for Peru in 1885, and his claim was based $3 a day having been granted. In response to a demand that only on the destruction of his horses and union sailors be shipped on vessels the pillaging of his property by armed and uniformed men of the belonging to the Ship Owners’ Asso party of General Caceras in July of ciation, the latter organization has demanded that members of the Sail that year. ors' Union go to sea only on associa tion ships. Coal for Army Treniporti. Seattle, May 30.— Quartermaster Miy Be Ramagnoll’i Body. Ruhlin was today authorized by the Berlin, May 30.—The Lokal Anzei- quartermaster general to award the contract to supply coal for all army ger reports on the authority of the tranports loading on Puget Sound for Buda Pest correspondent that there the Philippines and for Alaskan ports has just been taken from the river during the fiscal year beginning July Danube, near that city, a dead body, 1 next and ending June 30, 1902. heavily loaded with chains, which the The contract will amount to nearly Hunagrian police firmly believe to b< $100,000, figuring on the basis of the that of Ramagnoli, the anarchist re quartermater's business at this port ported to have been sent from Amer- and Tacoma during the past year. It ■ ica to murder the 'German emperor. is believed that at least 30,000 tons The police of every country in Europe will be required. The quartermaster and America have been notified of the general authorized Mr. Ruhlin to | discovery. award the contracts for the purchase of coal according to his recommenda Bear May Have to Give Up Trip. tions at the time the bids were Seattle, May 30.—It is possible that opened several weeks ago. on account of the machinists strike the repairs on the revenue cutter Bear will not be completed in time to per Chicago, May 29.—Albert Dow, pro mit her to proceed on her journey prietor of the Fertile Valley Creamery- north. This will necessitate the Company, was today fined $10,000 abandonment of the voyage to and sentenced to six months in the , Sil>eria, and the distribution of the county jail. Dow is said to have herd of 300 reindeer now awaiting the cheated the government out of $40,- I arrival of the Bear. In this event 000 in revenue payment, which he Lieutenant Berthiolf will be com evaded. This is the heaviest fine ever pelled to spend the winter on the imposed in a federal court. I Siberian coast. Fined for Cheating the Government Will Visit Windsor. Withdrawal of Garmin». London, May 30. — The visiting Berlin, May 30.—A dispatch to the ■members of the New York chaml>er Cologne Gazette says the withdrawal of commerce will visit Windsor castle of the German marines to Sing Tau June 1, and will be received by the king. A conference between the has begun and that the German quar New York chamber of commerce and ter of Pekin has been handed over to the London chamber of commerce has the Chinese authorities experiment- I ally for a fortnight. been arranged for June 3. BOERS ATTACKED. BUT WERE REPULSED British Loit 174 Killed and Wounded and the Boers Left 35 Dead on the Field— Latter Still Undaunted. London, June 3.—The war office today gave out the following dispatch from Lord Kitchener, from Pretoria: “General Dixon’s force at Vlad- fontein wes attacked yesterday by Delarey’s forces and there was sevree fighting. The enemy was eventually driven off with heavy loss, leaving 35 dead. I regret that our casualties also were severe. The killed and wounded numbered 174. Four offi cers were killed. ” On the anniversary of Lord Rob erts’ entry into Johannesburg the country has been startled by the news of desperate fighting and heavy Brit ish losses within 40 miles of the gold reef city. The battle at Vladfontein, on the Durban-Johannesburg rail road, is the most serious engagement since General Clement’s reverse at Nagaliesburg. It shows General De larey is in no way daunted by the capture of 11 of his guns by General Babington six weeks ago. The gar rison of Vladfontein was apparenlty laregly composed of yoemanry. That their assailants came to close quar ters and suffered heavy loss is shown by the number of dead left on the field. FEAR AN Nicaragua INVASION. Preparing to Keep Seattle, May 30.— A washout on the Great Northern main line, two miles west of Wenatchee, has been reported here. The track was washed out for a distance of 150 and as a result all passengers on east and west bound trains were transferred at the acene of the trouble. There was no delay in the arrival and de parture of trains, however, the trans fer being made with little trouble. Havana, May 30. — The Platt amendment has been accpeted by the Cuban constituitonal convention by a vote of 15 to 14. The actual report was on accepting the majority report of the committee on relations which embodied the amendment, with ex- planaitona or certain clauses. The Radicals made a hard fight at the last moment, and on several occasion* personal encounters seemed immi nent. the San Francisco, June 3. — The steamer City of Sydney, which just arrived here from Panama and other Central American ports, brings the following budget of news: When the City of Sydney was at Corinto the people were expecting an invasion from Colombia. The government of Nicaragua, in order to make sure that it would not be caught napping, has stationed 500 men at Corinto. General Bruise, who fled from Nic aragua some years ago, returned to his home on one of the Centra) American steamships last month. As soon as he set foot on Nicaragua soil he was arrested on a criminal charge. President Zeleya, of Nicaragua, will probably visit the Pan-Ameri can exposition at Buffalo. The Pacific Mail Steamship Com pany’s coal yards, situated on Noasis island, in Panama Bay, recently suf fered severely from fire, which was said to be still burning, but under control, when the Sydney sailed, having then burned for 15 days. San Salvador is to have a man ol war. The government has purchased from her British owners the steam ship Soy, and will transfer her into a cruiser, renaming her Salvador. The new cruisfer is now at Acajutla, and will go into commission at once. MRS. MCKINLEY’S Doctor» Say She 1» Grave CONDITION. Not Out of Danger— Feature» of the Ca»e. United State» Legal*0" Guard in Pekin—Pca tion Sharper» Catch Returning Soldier*. Instruction sent to our representa tive at Pekin, governing the conduct of American troops which remain at the United States legation as guard in that city, have been acknowledged by General Chaffee. The force of 160 men will be quartered in the Temple of Agriculture and at the south gate of the forbidden city. The force, which comprises company B of the Ninth infantry, will be under the command of Major Edgar B. Rolierts, Ninth infantry, and the force will In stocked with supplies to last until December 31, by which time requisi tions will l>e made on Manila for sup plies for the following six months. The reserve ammunition furnished the force includes 100,000 rounds of rifle cartridges and 100 rounds of re volver shot for each authorized weapon. The instruction sent to Roberts cautioned him against any re laxation of military discipline and ad vised him that he should consult fre quently with our diplomatic represen- tatisea and act when necessary in con junction with the other foreign com mand. He was also informed that he might use force, if necessary, against the Chinese in the protection of American interests. There is considerable speculation about the effect of Mrs. McKinley's ¡lines on society in Washington after her recovery and return. It is report ed that two years ago Mr. McKinley was advised to let it be known that his wife was an invalid and could not dis charge the duties of the “first lady of the land.” It is said that the presi dent favored the idea and suggested it to Mrs. McKinley, but that she re fused to entertain it for a moment, and that she has since rigidly per formed the duties of mistress of the White Houe, at considerable personal sacrifice and injury to her health. An investigation of the practices of pension sharjters in San Francisco and their methods of annoying soldiers returning from the Far East, has been started by the pension bureau, and prosecutions may be expected in the near future, according to the officials of the law division of the bureau. The sharpers are not all representa tives of the large Washington pension law firms, but many of them are, and their methods are characterized as illegal and outrageous. They meet returning soldiers at the docks and often persuade them to file applica tions for pensions, even before they have been discharged. Fees have been, in many cases, collected with out any service rendered, and the sharper often threatens to take up his case in Washington and make trouble for the soldier unless he paid the fee. According to present plans the 10,- C00 regulars who are to be brought back from the Philippines in the plan of diminishing the military force under General MacArthur will not begin their homeward trips until after July 1. The first of the regulars to return will be the Fourteenth, Eigh teenth and Twenty third regiments of infantry, and the Fourth regiment of cavalry. There is no law or constitutional provision to prevent President Mc Kinley visiting Mexico or Canada dur ing his term of office if he so desires, although the precedents are against it. Never has the president of the United States gone over the boun daries of the country except on two occasions. Andrew Johnson and Sec retary Seward once crossed the suspen sion bridge to view the Niagara falls from the Canadian side. General Grant did the same several years later. Gov. Charles H. Allen, of Porto Rico, has presented to the president through the state department his first annual report. The governor ex presses the opinion that a scheme of colonial administration such as is found in the Danish, French and English West Indies might l>e safely instituted with variations dependent upon the future policy of the home government. Surgeon General Sternberg of the army reports with gratification a de cided improvement in the health of the soldiers in the Philippines. The death rate has been rapidly decreas ing. The death rate from disease is much lower than in any other army. Washington, June 3.—Mrs. Mc Kinley passed a very comfortable night, and sat up for a while this morning. The three physicians who are in attendance, after a consulta tion this forenoon, issued the follow ing statement of her condition : "Mrs. McKinley is recovering from the fatigue of the trip. The illness from which she was suffering in San Francisco still continues, though in less intense form. She is still feeble, and cannot be considered out of danger. Her progress will no doubt be slow, but improvement is looked for. ” Mrs. McKinley failed to show any improvement during the day, and tonight her condition is reported as unchanged from the status given in the bulletin issued this morning. FOREIGN TROOPS GOING. One of the grave features of the case is the fact that she continues ex tremely weak and fails to gain in Withdrawal of the Allied Force» From Chine»* strength. She is very seriously ill, Territory. but has had severe attacks of illness Tien Tsin, May 31.—Two British heretofore, and this gives rise for hope that she will yet show improvement. transports have arrived at Tong Ku to take troops direct to India. An other transport will arrive today to Rite War at an End. Seattle, June 3—The Alaska steam take the Beluch regiment to Wei Hai ship rate war is at an end, temporar Wei. General Voyron, the French com ily at least. An agreement was entered into by managers of the re mander, expects, now that the evacu cently warring companies restoring ation has been decided upon, that the former passenger rates of $25 first France will countermand the order class and $16 second class. The holding her troops temporarily in He anticipates the early ar agreement is to be in force for 60 China. days, and it is thought will then l>e rival of French transports. General Ixirne Campla-ll, the Brit extended. The rate war was forced by Canadian lines, which in ish commander here, says the inter sisted on American steamers keeping national situation at Tien Tsin is bet away from Vancouver on north bound ter than at any time since the arrival of the troops. tripe. Amendment Accepted. Washout on the Great Northern. Out Colombians. WASHINGTON GOSolP. Ex Con^rttiman Pries. Freight Treia* Smeihed Together. Everett, Wash., May 31.—An extra Washington, June 3. — Hiram Price, whe served many years in con J south bound freight train was cut in gress as a Republican representative two today at the top of a two mile from Iowa, and who was commission grade at Edgecomb, intending to dou er of Indian affairs from 1881 to the ble back for the second section cut. The half train left standing starter! beginning of the first Cleveland ad down the grade and dashed into an ministration, died here of heart other freight train at Edgecomb, trouble. Mr. Price, who was 87 smashing two cabooses and three years of age, was president of the freight cars into kindling wood. The debris was burned. No one was hurt. State Bank of Iowa for many years. 8 as of : ee<i Potatoes. We have always obtained better re sults from the use of seed potatoes "about the size of a heli's egg” or as near that as we could judge by the shape of the potato, and cut In halves, as from any seed we had and we have tested them against larger ones cut In halves and in quarters, against smuller oues used whole and against pieces cut to two eyes each. Yet the pieces of two eyes were so nearly equal that we would use that method If the seed cost a high price, by which we do not mean the early price of the Early Rose at a dollar a pound, but if they cost $3 a bushel. But the potato of that size, scarcely marketable, unless there was a season of scarcity, is as well matured as the potato that weighs a pound, and we think throws as strong a shoot and produces as much. We never made a test by comparing the use of pieces of large potatoes against pieces of about equal weight of the smaller ones, and to learn anything from such a test one would need to continue it for a term of years, using the largest from the larg est seed each time. It might lie well after selecting as we would, for some years, to change to pieces from the large ones for a season, but we are not sure of It.—Massachusetts Ploughman. To Keep Milk Cool. A correspondent of Hoard’s Dairy man gives a plan for a combined Ice house and cooling chamber. The cool ing chamber Is partitioned off In such a manner that It has lee on top and ICKHOUSK AND COOI.INO CHAMBKK. ou three sides. The dimensions are 12 feet wide, 14 feet long aud 12 feet high, with a cooling chamber parti tioned off 8 feet long by (J feet wide. The floor of a cooling chamber should be placed about three feet l>elow the surface of the ground so as to take ad vantage of the coolness of the earth. Growing onions. The use of good seed for the onion crop is most Important, as the labor of preparing the laud, weeding the rows and other care necessary is as great for the part of a crop as for a full one. while the cost of fertilizer is not lessen ed, nor are the onions better or In as good demand If they grow too large. The onion seed deteriorates very rapid ly In germinating properties If it Is kept until more than one year old, ex cepting that In very small quantities It may be kept In something practical ly airtight, as In a tin l>ox with snugly fitting cover. We would not sow onion seed without having It tested, and mak ing sure that not less than 80 per cent would germinate. Those who sow under glass and transplant have at least the advantage of not having to care for any rows that are not filled, and If a part of the seed Is too old to sprout the only loss Is the price paid for the seed. This practice Is growing In favor, and fast taking the place of the old method of setting out the dry seta in the spring to grow the early onions for bunching, as It requires but little more labor to tit the land for one than the other, and the new plants seem to grow as rapidly as the dry sets.—American Cultivator. rank stalks, which will be hard to handle and stock will not eat so well. We aim to feed It out before Christmas or before It freezes too much. Of course. If it Is fine, say like millet. It will keep Just as gotxl as any hay. We usually cut It with a mowing machine, rake it. put It in big shocks and feed from the shocks just as needed, as it will keep Just as well as If stacked, for If It Is coarse and rank the stalks will have lots of Juice In them and will not keep if stacked. Sorghum fodder Is splendid for all kinds of stock. Hogs will eat It with a relish; cattle and horses like it also. Fowlnar Clover Reed. The Department of Agriculture say« there are 17,856,000 clover seed In a bushel, which would lie 297,600 In a pound. There are 43,560 square feet In an acre, so that one pound would fur nish about 6% seeds to the square foot. And yet we are afraid to advise a far mer to use less than eight or ten pounds per acre, giving fifty-four seed to the square foot, aud yet if every seed grew, the small numlier would place the plants close enough together to produce a good crop. The extra seed, or seven eighths of the seed cost, is the price we pay for not having well-cleaned, plump seed, and the land In such condition that each one will have a fair chance to germinate and grow. Parsnip* for Milch Cowa. The parsnip is probably one of the best roots ever grown for milch cowa. and it has a great advantage In that It may remain in the field until spring when other roots are all gone, and then be used until grass has grown. It Is as easily grown as the carrot, and like that root it wants a deep, rich and mel low soli. Many object to growing it even In the garden, because the weeds are apt to get such a growth before the parsnips come up that the labor of weeding is greatly Increased, but this may lie remedied by mixing a few rad ish seed with the parsnip seed, which will come up so that the rows can be seen and hoed out long before the par snips are up. They can be pulled when the parsnips are thinned. Keeping Country Boys at Home. The drift of rural population to cities has long been a characteristic of recent time*. Every census In recent years both In this country and In Eu rope has shown the vastly greater growth of cities as compared with, ru ral regions. If there were wider In telligence among farmers in feeding the ambition of the young. If they were to give their children something that they might Improve by Industry, something that would stimulate ambition and awaken pride, there would In all like lihood be lees discontent with country life and less of longing for the untried and unknown life of the city.—Indian apolis News. Cutt nu Axparsans. The question of the propriety of cut ting all or certain asparagus shoots aa rapidly as they appear and for a con tinued time often arises, for it is well known that the continued cutting away of all a plant's growth has a weaken ing tendency at least. As recently stated, most gardeners cut all growth during the first half of the season. But n correspondent recommends leaving nil the very light growth, th^t It may strengthen the plants for the following season, and only cutting that which la strong.—Meehan’s Monthly. Time tn Row Tobacco Weed. There seems to be a general rule for sowing tobacco seed In each State with reference to the frosts which are likely to occur In the spring. Seed beds should be planted from six weeks to two months, according to the variety of the seed, before the latest date at which killing frost has occurred In the locality. This Is for domestic seed. Weed Seeds. Imported Cuban seed should lie plant If the farmer desires to know how to ed a month later and Imported Sumatra select good clover seed he should learn six weeks later than acclimated seed. to know weed seed as soon ns he looks at It. Then If his eyesight is not Don’t Spray Fruit Trrra in Hloom. good enough to distinguish It when It is Professor Beach recently discussed among the clover seed, let hint spend before a beekeepers’ convention the from fifty cents upward for a good spraying of fruit trees when In full magnifying glass, and let him buy no bloom. Generally speaking, his con clover and not much other seed until clusion seemed to be that spraying dur he lias examined It, and found it rea ing blooming time was not only waste sonably dear of the weed seeds. It ful. but decidedly hnrmful ns well, cut may la1 hard to find ft perfectly pure, ting down the supply of fruit to an ex but there 1« no use in buying such need tent that. If generally practiced, would as a sample sold In Vermont last year, amount to thousands of dollars to th* which had 59,311) weed seeds In a fruit men all over the state. pound. Just think of sowing ten, twenty or more pounds of such seed on Farm Notea. an acre. The seeds of plantain, sor The market for American apples la rel, pigweed, smartweed, curled dock now worldwide. nnd the foxtail grass were the most Interest In farming Is undoubtedly abundant in this lot, and each of them reviving In New England. might pass for clover seed at first Don't sow alfalfa seed on unprepared glance, but can be detected under a magnifying glass. It would be a good soil as you do clover. If It falls with lesson for the boys to collect samples you, manure the land and try again. The family horse should be raised of each of these and some other needs In little vials, and label each, that they and trained on the farm. Then you mighty study them until they knew thoroughly understand Ills disposition them too well to buy them as clover and know bow far he can lie trusted. The application of sulphur to soils seed. for the prevention of potato scab re Forahum as Folder. We plow the ground In the spring gardless of the character of the soil la after corn planting, says a Kansan cor liable to occasionally cause much In renpondent In Prairie Farmer. The lat jury. Bordeaux mixture hns been found of ter part of June is soon enough, be cause If you sow too early It will get value In stimulating tomato plants to ripe and you will have to cut It In the more rapid growth. Increasing their warm weather of August. It Is better vigor and of particular merit In keep to plant so you can cut It just before ing down the attacks of flea beetles. Twenty thousand mutton sheep are frost. It will keep better and la not lia ble to sour, as It might do If cut In the being fattened at Kooky Ford. CoL, warm weather. We sow It broadcast, on beet pulp, with a little corn added. about two bushels to the acre. Re sure There Is another "waste product” bu- and sow It thick or It will grow big Ing utilized - turned Into UMittoa.
