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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28
TRADES UNION DEMANDS.

Advanced Wages and Shorter Working
Day Wished by Building Workmen.
ESPECIAL TKLKGRAM TO THE DISPATCH
BRADDoCK, March N.-The different trades
unions of this place will make a demand after
April l for an advance in wages and fewer
hours of work.
They include carpenters. plasterers and all
members of the building trades.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-28

Oil City's New Industry.
nrxcAL TlLEoRAM TO THE DIsPArcE.,
: on CITY. March Z.-The Oil City Brick and
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
FLOODS AND FAMINE.
Ruin Wrought by Water in
Spain and Great Britain.
BAD STORM ON FRENCH COAST.
Export of Russian Wheat to Be stopped
ing Psupers Pouring Into Germany.

MADRID. Oct. 23.-The floods have completely
inundated the town Of Albunol, in the province
OF Grenada, the water being six feet deep in the
streets. number of buildings have collapsed
LONDON, Oct. 23.-From all parts of the
provinces come reports announcing a tremend-
GUS amount of damage done by floods. In many
cases the waters are still rising and bid fair to
so continue for some time to come In different
parts of the country farms are submerged and
the Inhabitants have been compelled
to seek refuge on the upper floors
OF their houses. The railroad running
near Christ church, undermined by foods, col
lapsed this morning and completely blocked up
the railroad lines. The neighborhood all around
Is inundated so that it is impossible to repair
the damage done until the floods have subsidized.
The Thames continues to rise, and is now five
feet above It's normal high-water mark. por-
ton OF the royal gardens and Queens drive at
Windsor is flooded
In addition to the foundations in the neigh
borhood of the Thames river, the Midway
has been swollen by heavy rains. 1t overlooked
its banks and submerged vast tracts of country
in Kent. At Maidenstone foundations occurred,
and the outlook is that there will be consider
able damage of q like nature at Tunbrdge Wells.
A furious gale is raging at Brest, France. 1t is
feared a whaler foundered during the storm
and that the crew persisted.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
MAJOR PUTNAM'S RIDE.
How General Israel Putnam Was On
done in this Latter Day.

How General Israel Putnam Was Out
done i'm this Latter Day.
Major A. A. Putnam, of Tacoma, was in the
city for short time yesterday afternoon. Men
ton being made OF the famous ride down a
flight OF steps by another OF the family name,
General Israel Putnam, the major told an anec-
dote to match it, Majo Putnam was a member
OF the Eigth Wisconsin, commonly distinguished
as the Eagle regiment, because the soldiers car
ried pet American eagle called Old Abe.
ave were at Natchez," said the major, "and
the rebels were holding all the country within
mile of our pickets. From time to time some
OF us would be ordered to go through the lines
and reach some OF the plantations There ee
would induce the negroes to come over to the
Northern side in order that might make SOL
diers of them.
"Of course this service was hazardous and we
always ran the risk of being pursued or cap
tured; so we were usually mounted on pretty
good horses.
81 remember that once party of half dozen
OF us started out and rode up six miles along the
high bluff overlooking the river. You know at
that point the bluffs rise almost perpendicu-
larly for 800 feet above the water.
"At the end OF the six miles there were three
roads. One went on to place called Rodney,
and then ran directly back to a little settlement
known as Washington, while third took a
diagonal course between the two.
ave chose the Washington road but when we
had gone about a mile we looked across the
country and saw detachment of nearly 100
rebels riding down the diagonal road toward the
corners on the bluff to head us off.
"Our only salvation was to beat them to that
point. for if We didn't they would have us bot
tied up. We all had fair horses except myself,
and mine, though she had been a spirited ami
NAL, had broken shoulder. l kept I'D with
the rest for way, thinking every minute that
my mount would give out and that / should be
captured. was just giving up all hope when
suddenly the beast took start, ran with all her
old-time fire, and actually reached the corners
first.
"There an exceedingly steep, Irregular half
beaten cowpath that would have been unsafe
for a horse even if there were no hurry, led
down the side Of the bluff to the water. Our
leader looked TO the road along the bluff and
then he glanced down the path. If we stayed
on the open road the rebels would overtake us:
but there was a chance OF safety by the path
$50 he plunged down, followed second and
the rest came after We went down that de-
civity headlong and helter-skelter with a shot
from rifle marking every step. The horses
stumbled, fell, picked themselves up and fell
again; but We all reached the bottom without
a broken bone or wound. The wonder is
that we were not hit by bullets, but a. our
asSailants were on horseback their aim was not
steady.
general Putnam's ride down q fight of stems
was holiday amusement compared to that"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
DONNELLY's LIBEL SUIT.
Tells How the Memphis & FL Paso Road
Tried to Bride Him.

hINEKAPoLIs, Oct. 23.-In the trial OF the Dom
nelly libel suit against the Pioneer Press today,
Donnelly contradicted, reiuted or explained all
the charges of bribery and political dishonesty
made against him by the King letter. Donnelly
was on the stand all day and up to a late hour.
His examination was not finished.
General Leduc was called and swore that
Donnelly proposed to him to sell out the Hast
ings Il Dakota road and divide the proceeds.
Donnelly, being recalled, denied having any
such conversation, and charged Leduc with
selling the road out to the Milwaukee & St
Paul road, to the great loss Of It's builders
D0nneliy's reason for not pressing his first suit
was that he had no funds
Then the examination passed to the alleged
$4,000 bride OF the Memphis, Ell Paso & Texas
road. Donnelly said the bill went through
easily.
Ganeral John G. Fremont and DR.. schmalley,
Of Philadelphia, asked me what was going to
] was a lawyer, had practiced in Philadelphia
and Hastings. and would probably return
to that work. They then wanted
to know # would y"2 ,n.,, not To, like
the next congress, to appear before
tho House committee and work for
them. They claimed the road would be great
one and wanted me 20 develop their corporation.
] asked them what WAS going 10 get and they
ssid they had no money, but would give me due
bill for $4,000, which they hoped they could
pay soon. 1 was also To get $2U0,DO0 worth
of stock. replied: What is the stock
WORTH and, they said. Nothing It was
big temptation for = poor man, and a
and $4,000 in stock. wanted them 70 pay my
expensive hotel bills, and after time said /
could not work any longer Tor them. RS / was
one thing aud another put the road
IN a hopeless condition and soon it
went =, 70 PIECES os, ! -, never received a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
NORTHWEST NEWS.

Denzu RAIDER, infant son OF L. E. RAIDER, of
Aberdeen, died October 10 of accidental poison
ing.
William Lopez. cook of q surveying party
camped in Cowlitz county, near the summit of
the highest peak OF any unnamed mountain in
Western Washington, had his right leg broken
on the It'll of October. The limb was set and
then the surveyors and all the men in the neigh
borhood turned out to make a trail to bring the
sick man out. Then they constructed stretcher
by using two poles, across which they fastened
very strong piece of tent cloth, and four
strong men taking hold started on their trip
down the mountain. The first Gay they made
less than three miles, much OF the way being
down the mountain and SO steep that the sick
man had to be dashed fast to the stretcher and
those carrying him having ropes fastened to
them and held by parties above. The second
was some better than the first, as was each sue
ceeding day. Coming as fast their strength
would permit, through rain and fog, the sick
man, whose weight was 230 pounds, often cheer
ing them with whistle and song, until at the
end of nine days they reached the railroad at
Little Falls
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
The Russian Famine.

burg correspondent says: There is no longer
any doubt of the effort to have the expectation
of wheat prohibited and decree to that effect is
expected daily.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 23.-Plentiful rains are
fa!ling in the southern provinces Of Russia,
completely changing the prospects for next
years crop. The work of blowing and sowing
is proceeding with vigor, and the peasants no
longer despair OF good yield from their fields
BERLIN, Oct 23.-Germany is pestered with
the paupers of Russia--Jewish and other denom-
inations. Ninety-fve more were returned here
from Bremen yesterday in a starving condition,
having been refused passage to Brazil, and
were sent to the workhouse Many others are arri-
wing in small parties in the same destitute con-
dition owing to the famine In Russia.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
JANDOS' FAIRY TALE.
An Irrepressible Tacoma Citizen Claims
He Was kidnapped and Poisoned.

TACOMA, Oct 23.-ISpecial. Joseph Jandos,
who has been having considerable trouble lately
over a coal claim of his, claiming that
people are trying to murder him, walked
to this city tonight from Centralia
to which place he says he was taken after being
kidnapped on Wednesday night. He says four
men got him in carriage, chloroformed
him and then boarded the Portland train.
lie got off at Centralia, where he went to
a restaurant and got coffee which he claimed
was poisoned. After telling his story at his
daughters home here, he was taken with
spasms and doctor was summoned who pro-
nounced it strychnine poisoning. Jandos will
recover. There is a law suit over the claim, and
ii is alleged by Janios that the kidnapping was
for the purpose OF keeping him away from the
trial today, which would mean a victory Tor the
other aide
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24

bearded and red chaff wheats. The seven
leading varities in point of yield were all
white wheats, except the American
Bronze.
These experiments tend to confirm the
popular opinion that white wheats, under
favorable conditions, give more bountiful
returns than red wheats, and that the same
may be said Of the bald varjties as con-
trasted with the bearded.
The best four yielding white wheats for
1891 were the Garfield, Surprise, Canadian
Velvet Chaff and Bonnell, and the four
best leading varities of red wheat were
American Bronze, Early Red Clawson,
Red Velvet Chaff and Jones' Winter Fyfe.
in the order named in both instances.
There were only four days of difference
in the ripening of the twenty-three va
rieties.
In this connection 1t is well to state that
in experiments made at the Ohio station
through a series of years the difference in
yield between white and red and bearded
and smooth wheats was so slight as to lead
to the conclusion that the one is equal to
the other in productiveness and vitality.
The Early Red Clawson shown in the
cut is generally catalogued by our lead
ing seedsmen as tile earliest of all winter
wheats.
Winter Fyfe is claimed to be hardy as
well as a good yielder, while American
Bronze is considered another desirable
hardy winter wheat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
Teller Garcia's Defaication.

NEws ORLEANS. Oct 23.-Eugene F. Carols
charged with defalcations OF $4,000 from the
Louisiana National bank, was arrested tonight,
but released upon furnishing $4,000 bonds.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 2-Everything is quiet
at the Louisiana National bank this morn
ing, aud up TO noon no arrests had been made,
and there is a little doubt II there Will be anv.
In sn Interview with Morris. president of the
clearinghouse. this morning, regarding Garcia's
defalcation, he said:
Eugene +. Garcia, the paying teller OF the
Louisiana National bank, is a defaultcr in the
sum OF Si9o,OoQ IL WAS first discovered on the
9Th Of October, but the full extent 81 the defal-
cation was ouly demonstrated on the 18th. Car
Ella confessed = shortage from old payments
errors and mistakes committed by him within
the past fifteen wears. The cash NJ the bank was
examined sad the shortage was discovered. The
loss 81 this large amount was carried to profit
and loss. still the capital Of $4,000 and the
surplus OF Si5o.oo0 remains intact / do not
think deposits viii b. W withdrawn ,iroyn the
hank on account Of the defalcat.on. II any
thing Of that Kind should occur, 7 an author
ICED, as president OF the clearing house 10 state
that the hank Is an exceedingly strong one AMI
Will lie able 20 meet any requirement. made on 1t
Il jenosltS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
THE KANSAS FARMERS
Alliance Opposes Notorious Po-
litical Trickster McGrath.
CHAIRMAN BRiCE TO RESIGN.
Corruptness of Ignatius Donnelly Ex-
posed-secretary Blaine Leaves New
York for Washington City Today.

sAIrNA, Kan, Oct Notwithstanding the
unfavorable report OF the committee, the Ma
tional Union cooperative scheme was adopted
by the Farmers Alliance convention this morn
ing by an overwhelming vote The secretary OF
the Alliance Exchange Company, which does
$4,000 worth of business year In this state,
says IL will be an easy thing to throw all the
business into the new organization. In addition
TO this the Alliance Is in position to control
absolutely the grain business of the state. In
every county where the Alliance will pledge
support to a store manager will be appointed
and goods supplied by the National Union Com
pany for share OF the profits. The National
Union Company Is the outgrowth OF the Ocaia
convention, the scheme being sprung then and
approved by President Polk. Three months
later meeting OF capitalists was held In New
York city, company formed and $3OO0,OO0
capital stock subscribed. II Is probable that
the work of appointing agents will begin i'm
mediateiy and the first stores established On the
first of next January.
The insurance feature was then taken up,
and in this, too. cooperation was decided upon.
Everything was fixed in caucus before the
convention proceeded To the election OF officers.
President McGrath stated that he wanted an IN
dorsernent of his official acts and aequittal OF
the various charges OF corruption brought
against him He gave notice that he
had enough delegates to enforce an In
dorsement and reelection. Not wishing,
however, to cause diseord, he would
Withdraw I'm favor of w. II. Utley, the state
treasurer. When the convention assembled,
however, all was not smooth sailing, and the
delegates who had not been in the caucus were
stubborn. AZ a result of the ballotIng W. II.
Biddle was elected president. He is ex-
Union soldier and stock-raiser, practically I'M
known in state politics. resolution was
unanimously adopted expressing unqualified
confidence in the retiring president, and this
smoothed things over The other officers were
reelected.
No regular platform was adopted, but the sub
treasury scheme and Ocala-St Louis demands
were Endorsed, and the official acts OF President
Polk heartily approved.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
THE ROW WITH CHILE
Passports Refused to Refugees
in Egan's House.
THE SITUATION GROWN SERIOUS.
Moro About the Murderous Attacks by
the Valparaiso Mob-Another Fare
well Letter OF Ba1maceda.
ding the recent at

SANTIAGO, Oct. 22-Regarding the recent at
tack on the sailors from the United States steam
ship Baltimore, Captain Schley has reported to-
Minister Egan that it was brutal and cowardly.
Egan will present the matter to his government.
The Chilean government has informed Egan
that safe conducts will not be issued for the
refugees now in the United States legation. 1t
is supposed the ground for this refusal is that
the men are criminals. Egan continues to de-
mand safe conducts. The question now ap-
pears far from settlement.
WASHINGTON CITY Oct 23-It is improbable
that any serious result will follow the Balti-
more incident at Valparaiso. 1t is probable that
this government will await the outcome of the
legal inquiry now in progress in Chile before
making any move, and that meanwhile precau-
tions will be adopted to avoid any further COLI
sons. Secretary Tracy and General Foster had
a conference with the president this afternoon,
and at its close Secretary Tracy dictated the
following as the latest official information on
the subject:
From a dispatch received from Captain Schley
1t appears that he has made careful investiga-
ton. which showed that petty officer Charles
Regain, while riding in street car, was assailed,
dragged from the car and shot; apprentice Tai
bot, coal beavers Thurston and Turnbull and
petty officer Hamilton were wounded
the baek eoai HEAVIER Fainter s0' and
landsman Davidson were dangerously in
jured by assaults with clubs. stones and
by assault, and thirty-fve seamen were arrested
by the public authorities and detained. The
surgeons on the Baltimore are OF the opinion
that some of the wounds were inflicted by
bayonets, thus showing clearly the partici patton
by the police. The American sailors were with
out arms and defenseless; they were sober and
innocent of any misbehavior. In several in
stances the sailors of the Chilean fleet rendered
assistance TO our sailors, aud in some instances
the police protected them.
Secretary Tracy said through some difficulty
with the cipher used in the dispatches they were
yet unable to ascertain what disposition had
been made OF the men arrested.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-A special cable from VAL
paraiso says: Another letter written by Balma-
ceda has turned up. 1t was to bis three
brothers. He says he can not longer
ieopardize his friend, the Argentine minister,
by remaining at that legation. He had in
tended giving himself up 10 the junta, but ow-
ing to the belief that its leaders will respect
nothing, he had changed his mind, and will
make personal sacrifice. He says he has left
for publication that which will prove OF histori-
cal use, and that through it Europe Will COM
prehend his conduct
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
Live stock on Washington Ranges.
From a Censu. Bulletin.

HUM Ntusus BuIe[lu-
In June, 1890, there were upon the ranges ST.
rs horses. SAB mules, li,l09 asses or burros
6,S2slS2 cattle, 6676.ej2 sheep and 1926 swine;
with sales OF horses in 1SS9 amounting TO 81. rs
25; of cattle, sl7,9137 az: of sheep, s. COS. 66S
and OF swine. SILL The total number OF men
reported upon ranges in care of this stock is
l5.,n. The industry is found 70 BE- more gem
orally prosperous at this time than for several
years previous. OF the total number OF cattle
the state Of Washington had 6l,l0j head: cows
and calves, s.9G; dry cows, 4.3J5; yearlings,
l5,lS9; 2-yesr-olds, ls,22l; 3-year-olds o-74:
4-year-olds, 4,71I In ls>9 the sales Of Washing
ton cattle amounted to s2iS.5S3 In June, IS90
the state OF Washington had 2i.299 horses on
the range and 2JS,2Is sheep. The wool clip was
i,S53,il7 pounds. The value of the horses sold
in lss9 was sS2.912; sheep, so, $50 In 1889 2S.-
e. head OF stock OF al kinds died, from al
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AN ARRANGEMENT FOR each end and then
FFFnINn unpsFs fastened like a
hammock to two trees. One end of a
mackerel or nail key answers"
In the same journal John NJ. Stahl dis
courses on the making of troughs. Il
find that the most economical troughs are
those made from plank. | use pine plank
two inches thick. The plank must con-
tain no knots or wind shakes" or large
cracks. The excellence of this sort of
trough especially depends upon the way
in which 1t is made. Two drawings Will
show best and quickest the right and the
wrong way. Letting one part into an
other makes the trough tighter, and if let
in, as shown in Fig. /, and not as shown
in Fig. ., the trough will be made much
stronger and more durable. The bottom
is let into the sides also. Smooth the
edges to be let in. Lay them against the
plank TO be grOoved, make mark close to
each edge, and then saw just little inside
of each mark, SO the groove is little mar
rover than the edge to be fitted in it. Saw
a long quarter of an inch deep and then
chip out the wood with chisei, making
the groove of the same depth throughout.
Paint the groove and edge with thick
paint-brown mineral paint is cheapest
and best-betore they are put together.
LAS Fig. l does not show the end piece
let into the bottom, the reader is safe IN
concluding that the better way Is 10 let
the end of the bottom into the end piece.
The bolts should be of iron, one-half inch
in diameter. With the grooves they will
hold the trough well together. and no nails
should be used. Such trough IS durable.
/ have one that has been in constant use
for fourteen years. | bore hole IN the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24
PRODUCTIVE wREATs.
Results OF Experiments with Twenty
Three Canadian and American Kinds.

Results OF Experiments with Twenty
Three Canadian and American Kinds.
The Ontario agricultural experiment
station, in recent bulletin, publishes at
length the results relating to twenty-three
Canadian and American varieties of win
ter wheat grown under exactly the same
conditions While intended primarily for
the benefit of farmers in the province, a
knowledge of some of the important
points brought out will be useful to
farmers in the states.
AS summary of results with the above
varieties it was found that the bald wheats
have on an average given $50 more BUSH
els per acre, or LAP per cent. more than
the bearded varieties, but the latter have
weighed on an average 1.37 pounds more
per bushel.
The white wheats have given an average
of SIS bushels more per acre than the red
wheats, and they also stand higher in the
estimation of the millers than the latter.
The bald white chatf wheats gave an aver
age of 1916 bushels per acre more than the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-24

SIOUX CITY, Oct. 23.-The United States grand
jury returned eighteen indictments against the
officers and directors Of the Louisiana lottery.
The evidence was all laid Def ore the grand jury
in the form of afidavits and kept with the ut
most secrecy. The department at Washington
City brought charges before this court for the
reason that their efforts IN other states before
United States grand juries had been frustrated.
United States marshal aud deputies left this
evening for New Orleans to arrest the president,
vice president, secretary, treasurer and direct
ors OF the lottery company. The indictments
are for transmitting lottery advertisements
through the mails in violation of the anti-lot-
terry law passed by the last congress. The ex-
IRENE penalty is five years imprisonment and
a. 600 finn