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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
THE RECENT FLOODS IN JAPAN.

SAN Francisco, Sept. 1S-The Japan
ese papers received by the steamship
Gaelic to day places the total number of
persons drowned in the floods of August
Goth in the city of Wakayamo and in the
districts of Ninalme Muro, Higashi Muro,
Nishimuro and Hidaka at 10000, and
the number of persons receiving relief at
20.424
The rlver Kinokuni swelled from thlr
teen to eighteen feet above Its normal
level, and the embankment and village
of Iwahashi were washed away. Imme.
diately the village and about forty light
other hamlets were covered by the raging
waters.
On the morning of August 10 an enor
nous mass of earth fell from mountain
near the village of Tennokawa and stop
ped the course of the river of the same
name, and which, being swollen, over
flowed, submerging the vlllsge and
drowning all the inhabitants.
A number of villagers belonging to
Tsujedo took refuge in their temple,
which was on the high ground, but the
landslide occurred and about fifty per-
sons were buried alive.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
The Dalles Trunk Factory.


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The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
MRS. LOGAN RECOMMENDED.

BALTIMORE, Sep. 1.-THE standing
committee Of the Logan Invincibles, of
Maryland, largely composed of old SOL
diers, adopted resolution tonight
strongly recommending Mrs. john A.
Logan for the Office of commissioner of
pensions. They say that Mrs. Logan's
appointment would be in accord with
precedent, and would bring to the SER
vice of the government one commanding
respect and inspiring confidence, and
against whom nc soldier would utter the
feeblest protest, but whom all would
unite IN sustaining.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
TACOMA NEWS ITEMS.

TACOMA, Win. Sept. 17.-Authur L.
Campbell, agent of the Wells Fargo
Express Compsny, states, in explanation
of the loss of the money sent by the
Judge Beverly two months ago, that he
had had claim waiting in the land
off fce for year, and as he had some
notes coming due, and the packages
were unsea!ed, he used the money for the
time being and replaced 1t on Sunday
last. Mr. Campbell has resigned his
position.
The troubles between the Northern
Pacific railroad and NJ. F. Hatch have
been peacefully settled. and the railroad
obtains possession of the disputed pro
tv
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21

selves for heavy losses while pursuing
Legitimate sealing by raiding the breed
ing grounds of the seals and clubbing
animals to death are utterly devoid OF
truth, and the sealers of Victoria are in
dignant at such base stories being teIe
graphed to San Francisco by some cor
respondent here. The sealers say thai
although they claim the right OF fishing
IN Behring sea, they Indignantly disciaiu
the imputation of stealing seals on the
coast and islands of the United States.
and desire to give such report emphatic
rontrarictinp
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
CAUGHT IN a LOGGING CAMP.

SEATTLE, W T., Sept. 1S.-William T
Tobias. % years ole, was arrested at Ka
lama. Tuesday, and brought to Seattle to
night to await the arrival of officers from
Harrisburg. Penn, where he is wanted
Cor forging the name of his employer to
checks to the amount Of $500 a year
ago. Tobias, who came of good family,
was one of the gilded youths of the
Pennsylvania capital, and occupied a re-
spOnsible position. After his crime lie
disappeared and no trace of him could be
found until recently, when citizen OF
Seattle located him IN logging camp on
the Columbia river, In Cowitz county.
twenty miles below Kalama. Officer,
from Pennsylvania will arrive in day OF
two.
TO BE BUILT AT THE NAVY YARDS.
Chicago, Sept. 1S-A Washington
special say: Secretary Tracy made a de
cislon this afternoon that will have an
important bearing on the future building
of war vessels. He decided to have the
two 3000-ton steel cruisers, provided for
by the last congress, constructed at the
Brooklyn and Norfolk navy yards. When
the bids for these vessels were opened
last month. 1t was found that all of the
bids were largely IN excess of the appro
priations. Of the other vessels to be
built in the near future, it is almost GER
tain that one will be constructed at the
Mare island navy ward.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21

New ORLEANS, Sept. 17.-One of the
most horrible cases On record in the
criminal annals of this city was brought
to light to-day, and the perpetrator of
the outrage was safely landed in Jail.
Louise Shoemaker, a pretty blonde,
aged Is years, has been missing from
her parents residence for over year.
All efforts to locate the girl proved futile
until this morning, when Sergeant Ken
ny was informed that young white girl
was kept prisoner in a room IN tue
rear of barbershop, situated IL Felicity
street, by q negro named Gus Reed. An
officer repaired to the place, and finding
the front door closed, broke open the
door in the rear of the shop. A horrible
sight was presented. Standing in the
room was the frail form of a white girl,
her nakedness being hidden by a tattered
and torn undergarment. Her face was
as pale as death, while her eyes cleaned
In an unnatural manner. As the ser
geant entered, she rushed toward him
and clung entrealingly to his arm, re-
pea ing half a dozen times IN piteous
tones, "Save me, save me.''
Kenny attempted to console the poor
creature, but her mind being somewhat
unbalanced it was only after repeated
assurances that she was Cow in friendly
hands that the unfortunate girl realized
her position and became quiet. She was
much emaciated.
The officer immediately secured cloth
ing, and when he questioned the girl.
learned that she had been locked up in
the room by Reed for over year and
compelled to submit to his base designs.
Reed was found In the shop and taken
to the station, and proper charge pre-
ferred against him.
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lie. SHOULD HAVE COME TO OREGON.

ToNAwANDA,N. Y, 18 Harry Schoen
feldt, of Black Rock, carpenter, com
mitted suicide Saturday by shooting.
At the coronel's inquest yesterday the
following letter was found on his body
"As hrve been engaged for the past
forty five years successfully In the car
penter trade, and being 60 years of age,
l have decided to do something higher
and better. The Bible says, 'In my
fathers house are many mansions
Being so many they must need some re.
pairs. I've been good carpenter on
earth, and guess can be such in heaven
therefore send you thls.''
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
Elk INDICTMENTS AGAINST STILES.

Tucson, A. T., Sept. 17.-Six indict-
meuts have been found against Theo. l..
Stiles on the charge of embezzlemert as
assignee of Hudson 6 Co, bankers, who
failed here five years ago. 1t has been
openly charged that his administration as
assigoee was corrupt, as he did not give
any bonds, and being impecunious he
could not be reached. He Is accused of
speculatipg with the funds of the firm
from which he accumulated a consider.
able fortune, with which he went to
Washington territory.
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HELD FOR MURDER.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1S.-As a result ol
the inquest over the body of young
Thomas E. Jackson, killed in a prize
tight yesterday morning, Ahearn, the
surviving principal, was held without
bail to answer to charge of murder,
while the referee, seconds and time
keepers were held as accessories.
All the persons held by the coroner as
accessories gave bail. Ahearn was re-
mahded without bail.
An eye witness at the fight says that
in the last round, when jackson fell
Ahearn jumped on him and rained half
dozen blows on the PROSTATE mans
face, banging his head against the floor
with terrible force. When Ahearn was
pulled off Jackson's seconds demanded u
decision in favor of their man on account
OF the foul blows, but the referee refused.
and Jackson was pushed up only to fall
in dying condition.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
DOWN THE BRANDYwINE.

WINCHESTER, Pa, Sept. 17.-The
breast of large dam located at High
boro, burst this morning, and tremend
Gus amount of water rushed down the
Brandy wine river, overhowing Its banks
and sweeping everything before it. A
large bridge below the dam was swept
away and several frame buildings were
carried down to Coatsville. Several of
the streets of Coatsville are four feet un-
der water. So fer as heard, no lives have
been lost. In places the meadows are
covered to the depth of eight and ten
cnf
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END OF THE STRIKE

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ. Sept. 1.-THE
strike on the Atlantic and Pacific road
will end tomorrow. General Manager
Robinson agrees to re-instate the dis
charged conductors, but will take off
third of the brakelncn of the mountain
division.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-21
THE CANADIAN PACIFIC WINS.

ST. PAUL, Sept ia Pioneer Prees
special from WInnepeg says: The Cana
dian Pacific directors have apparently
headed off the Northern Pacific people in
their endeavors to reach the northwest
territories.
Negotiations have been progress for
some time between the Northern Pacific
and Northwest Central stockholders for
the purchase of the latter line by the
former News, however, has been re-.
celved here that English capitalists, back
ed presumably by the Canadian Pacific,
have made final arrangements with the
Canadian shareholders for the construc-
tion of the entire road.
THE CLAN-NA- GAEL.
CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Dr. P. Curran,
senior guard of one of the Chicago Clan
na-Gael camps, resigned his position
last night because the camp refused to
coincide with his suggestion that res
olution be adopted denouncing General
Secretary Ronayue for not having turned
over to General Treasurer Tierney the
percentages of the receipts from the
camps throughout the country since May
last, when the existing deadlock In the
executive board began. In long inter-
view in local paper DR.. Curran conveys
the impression, without making the di-
rect charge, that Ronayne had been using
these funds, amounting to about $4,000,
in defense of the Cronln suspects now on
trial.
AGAINST OREGON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-Secretary
Noble, on motion for review made by
the State of Oregon in the swamp land
list reviewed by Secretary Villas on
December 81, 1888, has denied the mo
ton. The amount of land involved orig
inally was 81, 900 acres. OF this amount
$4,000 acres by former decisions were
patented to the state. Under the dccis-
ions of January IS, 1889, 10000 acres of
this alleged swamp land was decided to
be billy and mountainous. OF the $4,000
acres remaining, secretary Noble decides
that he will not entertain a motion for
review.
A DENIAL BY THE sEALERs.
VICTORIA, Sept. 1S.-Ridlculous re-
ports circulated of late concerning VIC
toria sealing schooners beng bound this
winter for BehnDg sea to recoup them
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23

nous Niagara, and by most persons con-
sidered superior to it. The latter is, how
ever, splendid in growth of vine and in
beauty and goodness of fruit.
Some of the best late grapes are very
successful here, first among them are
Eloira, white, and Cynthiana, black.
These are exceedingly productive and
good for table use and wine.
Goethe also does well South, is red, large
bunch and berry and strong grower.
The Delaware have not mentioned be-
cause it is a slow grower compared with
the rest. AS everyone knows, it is quite
unsurpassed in quality, and though not
so strong vine, it does WELLS healthy
as any we have.
For August and September we must
take the Scuppernongs. The white is the
earliest and best, and frst-class fruit,
when suitably fertilized it is a great bear
er, and for culinary uses is far ahead of
some of the famous Northern grapes The
Tenderpulp and Thomas do not come in
until the white. more properly the bronze,
is gone, making a grape season for FlOri-
da of nearly four months.
d. r. PmsBRY
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Succession of Grapes.

IA correspondent recently wrote us, requesting
us to give him list of grapes that would ripen in
succession. The following letter from Mr.. Pilsbry
will probably give him the desired information
Ed F. A.
Including the Scuppenongs, grapes
may be had here from early in June to
October, and choosing those best known
and at the same time of best quality
as to growth and fruit, the selection
would be about this: For eaTliest-Mas-
sasoit, red, of good size as to berry and
bunch, and good grower; Moore's Ear
ly, black; Ives is called early and is some
thing of favorite South; it does color
early, but is not really ripe earlier than
the following: Duchess, white grape OF
the best quality, and one of the best ship
pers; few days earlier than the now fa-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23
What Ails My Bananas?

Editor Florida AgricuIturist
have fine banana patch on high pine
land; the soil is unusually rich and has
been made much richer by frequent appli-
cations of poultry manure and ashes.
The plants grow finely-have attained a
height of sixteen or seventeen feet; leaves
are immense and color dark green, but
they will not bear as think they should.
They bloom all right, but only half
dozen or so fingers hang on each bloom
stem, and quite frequently none at all.
Will some OF your readers be kind
enough to tell me what is the matter?
Do fertilize enough or too much? This
year mulched the plants, but apparent
ly this has had but little effect. Any in
formation on this subject will be thank
fully received. w. S. j.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23

there were joints. Do not disturb the
young vines further than this until next
spring, only taking care to cover the
whole with straw to prevent freezing, for
as yet the young roots have not penetra-
ted the soil to much depth.
Many persons are deferred fromraising
grapes because they imagine that vines,
even after they are rooted, require great
deal of cultivation, but this is mistake.
My vineyard has proved it, for all Icould
say or do this year, | could not get it
worked The morning glories had undis-
puted possession they thought the stakes
had been planted and the vines trained
upon them especially for their benefit.
They made a lovely show to be sure, with
their twining wreaths of exquisite BIOS
SONS, but | would have been satisfied with
a more modest display while below, the
grass and weeds made such a wilderness
that ! expected to feel snake at every
step-seeing them was out of the equestion.
[ was sure that all the grapes would de-
cay and fall off, but there was a splendid
crop-enough to supply the whole neigh
bOrhOOd. ] did manage to get paper
bags put upon few hundred of the most
perfect punches, and we are now enjoying
them to the utmost. Bagging grapes pre-
vents their ripening so early, and protects
them from the birds after they are ma
tured in fact, with us, unless so protec-
ted, grapes are never allowed to get tho
roughly ripe. 1t also enables us to pro-
long the grape season forseveral months,
which is most important consideration,
for to my thinking there is no fruit more
wholesome or more delicious than fresh,
ripe grapes
If farmers would pay more attention to
providing such luxuries for their families,
instead of utterly tabooing every crop
that 'doesn't pay" there would be much
less discomfort among their growing boys
and girls, who cannot help feeling them
selves deprived ofmany ofth good things
of life. Get them interested in makingex-
periments of this fort with cuttings and
seeds, and note the lively sympathy with
which they will watch the young plants
spring up and grow from such small be-
ginnings What we learn in this way we
never forget, and even thesimplest of arts
when fully mastered may become tool
in our hands for infinite good.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Vineyard Studies.

Grape growers must reduce expenses to
the lowest possible figure to make their
business profitable 1t is evident that,
to make grape growing profitable, the
method of culture and marketing must
be planned on as cheap a scale as posi-
BILE. To do this, without reducing the
quality and production of the vines, is
question of rural economy that is of in
terest to all nOvices in grape culture.
Nature intended that grapes should run
or climb on trees, bushes or artificial
trellis work, and if congenial support is
given them they will more than double
their yield and length of growth orcanes.
For this reason good trellis that can be
cheaply constructed is of inestimable ad-
vantage to the vineyardists To do this
take white cedar posts, about four inches
thick, and saw them into lengths OF about
four feet each. A few days before setting
them, soak two feet of the bottom ends
in coal oil. letting them stand in tub to
drain and dry. Be sure that the posts
are well-seasoned and dry enough to alb
sorb the oil; otherwise the coat of oil will
keep the sap in the wood, and hasten it's
decay After the coal oil has dried drive
the stakes one foot into the ground at
distance apart of about every twelve feet.
Stretch a single wire along the top of
these posts, which will make it three feet
from the surface, and, if necessary, an
other wire half way between the first and
the ground.
Such trellis need not be made until
the second year after the vines have been
set out. Before that time they will re-
quire no support, and it will do as we'll
to let them run on the ground. The best
distance for the vines is about ten feet
apart. 1t is not necessary to set a post
opposite every vine, although many may
prefer to adopt this practice. The second
spring after the vines have been set out
they should be lifted from the ground
and tied to the wire. The canes need not
be fastened as they will perform this work
themselves in time.
The advantages of such trellis are
many. 1t is cheap, yet durable affair,
and answers all purposes required of a
trellis. One need not creep under them
to get around, nor be compelled to walk
to the end of each row to get on the OPP
poste side. The grapes are trained close
to the ground, where they ripen well, and
are protected partly from high winds. In
addition to this the vine will gradually
be trained to stand alone, SO that in
time they will resemble little trees.
w. S. WALTERS.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23
For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT.
Mr.. Mott Likes the Niagara.

/ am very much interested in Mr.. Geo.
H. Wright's article, in a recent issue OF
the AGRICULTURIsT, on the grape ques-
tion, and while / do not wish this to be
called an answer to his article, yet l will
corroborate what be says about the
prices of white grapes in the market. AS
a table grape the Delaware for years has
been at the head of the list, often selling
for three times as much as Concords, or
any of the black grapes
have been watching the market re-
ports since the New York market filed
with white grapes, and from the New York
World | gather that Delawares and Mag
aras have sold side by side for the same
prices-12A and Is cents per pound
while Concords and that class brought
3 and 4 cents In those Eastern markets
the Niagara is no new thing; there are
plenty of them, and they are being sold
on their beautiful appearance, no matter
so much about the quality. They are so
handsome that they always bring good
prices.
About the Diamond White he mentions
as he is to try: They have been tried here
in Orange county, by Mr.. Hargrave, on
Lake Holden. Speaking of it he says:
''Thus far they have done first-rate. The
fruit ripens ten days earlier than the
White Niagara, and by those who sam
pied the fruit it was pronounced much su-
perior."
His vines are planted in the same rows
with the Niagara, with a row of Mag
aras on each side; they have made 25per
cent. more growth than any other vines
on his place.
/ am not quite so sanguine OF Florida's S
"outstripping California in grape cult
ure' as Mr.. Wright confidently says.
Not quite that yet but do not question
but what some varieties can be as sue
cessfully grown here as there, and with
those varieties we are in the market two
months ahead, which is good enough for
a starter.
am just back from trip to the Diss
ton "drained land section" And any one
doubling grape growing here in Flor
ida, should go and see some Mag
aras at ST. Cloud and Runeymede that |
saw there, planted in that muck (or peat)
bed, Ifthey are not cut back or something
done to stop their growing soon, the
mistake of cutting out the cypress trees
will be apparent, for they will be wanted
by the grape vines. Some cuttings Capt.
Rose showed Inc that he had planted last
season, bore and ripened grapes this
spring, and are now running on the ground
with shoots thirty feet long.
There are many varieties that have
seen tried in this section that are of little
value. | am badly mistaken if our own
native vines are not the best.
JAMES Morn.
Orlando, Orange County, Fla.
FOR THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.