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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14


The friends OF ex-spenker Reed look
with fear upon the coming session Of
Congress. when he will be again la the
Speakers chair, and fear that the re-
fui, u a stormy session OF congress
ey'll iniure the seemingly good chances
ior his nomination. II must be con-
fessed also that Mr. Reeds somewhat
uncertain course during the last few
Weeks OF the last session of congress,
in regard TO financial and silver qucs-
Hons, has caused some of his friends
T. shake their heads with disapprOval.
But the greatest obstacle in Mr.. Reeds
course for the nomination ia his geo-
graphical position, Were he from the
Nest or even the Middle West, his
chances would be so per cent better,
A General Harrison so all his friends
by, Is not a candidate in the true
1ense OF the word. That he would ac-
pfpt the nomination is not denied. but
rs friends are openly declaring that
~ Is not in the field ready for the run.
4 warm admirer of the e,Npresident,
~ talking on this very subject to me
DC other day. said that withal he
Tould not be in the least surprised to
ne the nomination come to the eN-
Uesident without his turning a hand,
We other candidates will 20 to the
8nvention at war with each other and
controlllng n certain number OF dele
~ w. NIlNllt luhhkh AltN IlNA nf
lAge, Will not be enough TO nominate.
TIC wounds anr soreness made during
the preliminary campaign will be too
cpen and painful to heal during the
Mort life OF n national convention.
tifre win lie the strength OF the eX-
pre sldent who has remained outside
% the fight, but friendly to ALL and
nrer the first struggle the delegates
uill come to him after all as the best
candidate.
while to the Washington eyes, Sem
atpr Allison seems to be the candidate
~ the lead at present, owing TO his
cNeHent record on all subjects likely
70 become national issues. his friends
isar that he may be sacrificed, like
1h Inc and sherman, by going to the
1ohventlon with his full vote on the
rft ballot, and, although holding them.
ncNer being able TO gain accessons.
Pne old blight OF being a senator.
Vnich Is considered a bar to the presl-
1fptlal chair is being worked against
ne Iowa man. The Allison men are.
leFeVer, following more the tactics
" the Harrison cohorts than any OF he
1tner candidates. They are working
4uietly and tremendously. The son
Afor himself has taken to the prairles
and intends to remain there during
NE summer.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

PIC administration seems TO be going
Nto summer quarters. for the presi-
qtnt and his family have already
moved to the country, and Mr.. Cleve-
land is enjoying himself by sitting
70 pm artist for his portrait. This
psintins Is to adorn the Michigan
rQne OF Don NJ. Dickinson. who dur
INF this administration has refused all
Ques Of office. being content with he
ing the messenger boy To the admins.
treton. With the flight OF the presl-
4sniinl family to the country. the cab
iret has also taken 70 the wind. and
cerretary and Mrs. Gresham have gone
70 apend a week or SO on their farm
~ llinois. Hoke Smith md his family
arg sdown in Georgia, while the other
Hfnhers OF the cabinet are contem-
PACING short trips out of town.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08

the benefits of irrigation have not been
underestimated; but, with all deduc-
tons, there is no doubt tina it has had
wonderful results. The real questions
are: How much Of these western lands
can be proftably irrigated? Who is to
bear the expense? The plan of encour-
aging private parties to undertake the
work seems the most feasible course, or,
as some advocate, let the arid lands be
transferred to the states and territories
in which they are situated and under
restrictions by them be irrigated. The
people of the western states thoroughly
appreciate the Importance of the work
proposed and are pushing it vigorously.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08

The seeds should first be ali mixed to-
gether and sown upon the rye So early
as the ground is dry in the spring The
ground should then be narrowed with a
light harrow to cover the seeds, and then
rye would have to be harvested. No pas
turing should be given the same season.
The following spring the field should be
ready for being permanently pastured.
or pastured at least for a number Of
years. If any grasses are to be omitted
from the above mixtures, leave out or
chard grass, meadow fescue and alfalfa
If necessary. If dry season and the
grass seeds perish, sow to rye again and
try the grasses once more on the same
lines. When the stand of grass is Sc
cured, it may be maintained by top
dressing with farmyard manure in the
winter. For eastern conditions the pla
of grassing down poor land would
different in some important essentials
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08
An Ingenious Eeot Cutter.

Rural New Yorker THIS describes a
homemade root cutter seen in the barn
of an ingenious young farmer:
Two pieces of by 4 ash scantling are
nailed together i'll the form of an Y.
Two of these KS are used for the frame.
Cleats nailed across the bottom hold the
frame and serve for the support of the
box a, which is under the cylinder to
catch the cut roots. The end pieces are
Y shaped and made of 2 inch plank,
with hole for the cylinder to turn in.
Inch boards, G G, are used to side up
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08

the hopper. The shaft is made of
turned hard wood stick and is inches
in diameter. The cutters are made of
heavy band iron, which is ground to an
edge on one side. They are shaped like
a staple, and after the ends are driven
into the shaft are 4 inches wide and
l Il inches high. There are II cutters
placed i'll diagonal rows, n inches
apart and the same distance from the
ends or sides. The distance between the
sides of the hopper and cutters is about
one-half inch. There is no bottom to
the hopper, the cylinder occupying its
place. The hopper holds about one-half
bushel, ana the roots can all be placed
i'll at once. A balance wheel would help
in turning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08
THE IRRIGATION QUESTION.
Its Importance Emphasized by Drought and
Siroccos-Interesting Statistics.

AC 4411Sdb1On QQCSb4Ou Ids Oo6n SuQ-
denly revived by the intensified drought
and the scorching winds that devastated
many sections this season. The reports
Of the proceedings of the irrigation con-
gress converting in Denver this Septem-
Der will be read with unusual interest,
for this meeting must, in the nature of
things, be an unusually important one.
According to the latest census, over
half the land already irrigated in the
arid region of the west is in California
and Colorado California comes first,
with 1904, 233 acres and 1872 irriga-
tors; then Colorado, with $50, 735 and
1853 respectively, while Montana
shows $50, $50 and 3,7O6, and Utah
263, 473 acres, with no fewer than 8, 725
irrigators. The newest Of the states
may, in fact, be considered the pioneer
of modern American irrigation on
large scale The remains of cid canals
and reservoirs in Arizona show how eX-
tensively it was carried on there in pre-
historic times, but only when the Nor
mons went to Utah was the present sys-
TEN in that region founded, and the
large number of Utah farmers in pro-
portion to the irrigated acreage is in it
self suggestive The last irrigation con-
gress but one was held at Ogden, in
Utah; the congress of October, 1898, at
Los Angeles.
Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, New Mex
leo, Washington and Wyoming are the
other states and territories included in
what the census denominates the arid
regions, the portion of Washington and
Oregon thus classed being east of the
Cascade range In the Dakotas, Texas,
Kansas and Nebraska there is an aggre-
gate of 66, 965 acres irrigated credited
to the subhumid region and bringing
the aggregate up to 3,631, 3S1 acres.
Since these figures were published no
doubt the interest represented by the IL
rigation congress of 1894 has been con-
siderably enlarged AS to the increase
of value that is given to lands artificial
~ irrigated there is no dispute. Statis
tics laid before the Los Angeles congress-
showed that the average value of prod
acts on such lands ranged from ST.
per acre in Wyoming to $40 in Califor-
mia, making general average through
out of S14 80; that the average first cost
of bringing water to the lands was So 10
per acre, the value of the water rights
thereafter becoming $26 per acre; that
the annual expenditure for maintenance
varied from 10 cents to over So per acre,
with an average of SLOT. The first
cost of the systems was put at 500, Gill;
600 and their estimated value at 1884,,
412, 600, while the irrigated areas were
said to have increased in value from
SIT, 400, 600 to 1896, $50, 600. Prairie
Farmer, commenting on the foregoing
statistics, says:
We may be sure that those credits to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08
eRAsslNe DOWN POOR LANDS.
A Mode of Procedure Given Which Is
Both Simple and Effective.


On grassing down poor lands the first
aim should be to get more vegetable
matter into the soil. When lands pos
sess a sufficiency of vegetable matter,
they are not poor. When we can get
such matters into the soil, it is not only
richer, but it has greater power to re-
tain moisture, and this in the west and
northwest is of inestimable Importance
While several modes of procedure may
be given, a single one is here selected as
being both simple and effective 1t is
suggested by Thomas Shaw of the Min
nesota experiment station. He writes as
follows concerning the matter to Prairie
Farmer:
The land could be plowed in the early
autumn and sown with rye. If the sea-
son proves favorable, the rye could be
pastured by sheep in the spring, but if
the growth proves feeble then it
should not be pastured, for it should
be the chief aim at this stage to put
vegetable matter into the ground.
Whether it has been pastured or not, the
rye should be turned under when it has
reached the curing stage ana the Iand
at once sown with buekwheat. The buck
wheat should then be turned under when
it is in blossom and the land sown
again with winter rye. The order then
will be grass seeds sown in the spring
upon the rye. These may include timo-
thy, blue grass, orchard grass, and IL
may 6e meadow fescue among the grasses
and alfalfa, common red, alsike. white,
Dutch and yellow or trefoil among the
cloyers. The proportion to be sovu will
vary with conditions, but the following
quantities Of seed per acre may be men
toned as approximately correct:
Pounds.
1lihOti-J
DluS grass.
Orchard grass. ........................2
Meadow feecue. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
6ucerh'.'.'.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08

New York city consumes nearly 80, :
600, 600 pounds of butter year, saying
nothing of olcomargarina
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-08

Timothy ...'s.....'.......s..'.'... 4
bluS grass. :
orchard grass. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Meadow feecue- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Eucerh. Z
Common red clover ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2
:
White Dutch .
Trefoil .,........,..,.,......
Total Is
The record-union., 1895-04-24
NICARAGUA,s TROUBLES.
British Warships Arrive at Coriuto to
Euforce TINT CountiN,s Nemanhs

British Warships Arrive at Coriuto to
Enforce That Countvy's Demands.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The Mica
raugua Minister has received a cable
gram from ms Government announcing
the arrival at Corinto of two British war
ships with the expressed purpose of en-
forcing the demands contained in the
British ultimatum. Just how this is TO
| be done, the Minister was not informed.
| The indications now are Nicaragua will
oter passive resistance to the British de-
nanuS fOr some time at least, and mean
while the United states Will 90 nothing
but await the development OF events, un-
loss the British take some action thai
effects our interests, such as interfering
with our shipping or other interests OF
American citizens This attitude is as
Sumed In the full confidence that no at
tempt will be made by the British to Sc
cure any Nicaraguan territory, no mat
ter what course she may be obliged to
pursue to accomplish her purpose OF coll
Iecung The smart money" demand for
| the expulsion Of Nice-Cousul Hatch.
There Is reason to believe not only tho
Nicaragua affair, but the whole subject of
the extent OF the protection to be ex-
tended by the \ nited States to the sister
republics Of Central and South America
! has been very earnestly and deliberately
discussed by the President with his full
| Cabinet, and that the attitude as assumed
in the case Of Nicaragua may be taken as
an indication OF the line OF policy 10 be
adopted for the treatment OF all questions
arising betweenth the European powers and
those republics having such q basis as the
present Nicaraguan incident
LONDON, April 23.-The Chronicle says
| the dispatch Of British men-of-war to
| Corinso shows that the Nicaraguan affair
is approaching. a climax. Nicaragua, it
| adds, obviously relies upon American
sympathy, and if' America takes these
small communities under wing she must
see that they maintain international OBJ
servances. The Monroe doctrine is
proper enough in its way. but it will
hardly prevent an European power
which is not desirous of territorial az
grandiZement from exacting reparation
for insult and outrage.
The record-union., 1895-04-24
William Boyd Killed in Front of
a Store in San Francisco.
HIS BODY PRESENTED A HORRIBLE
APPEARANCE.
Man Murdered in Siskiyou County Be-
cause He Refused to Sign a Deed to
Mining Property-Two Casualties at
Santa Cruz, One n Suicide, the
Other an Accident,
Special to the REcoRD-UNrox.

special To the RFCOIID-U MON.
SAN Francisco, April 23.-The side
walk elevator in front of Gump's art store
was the cause Of a fatal accident this
morning. William Boyle was engaged
III operating the machinery for the store,
when in some mysterious manner he was
caught between the elevator and The side
walk and was killed outright. Nobody
was about the place to tell how the acci-
dent happened, but it is thought that since
the deceased had worked around the
place for some time, he had at last become
careless and his clothing became en-
tangled about the fatal elevator, which
resulted in his death.
When Deputy Coroner Terrill arrived
on the scene Boyle was dead. The corpse
was still fastened between the sidewalk
ana elevator. In order to release it from
Its surroundings, the carrier of freight had
to be lowered, which necessarily mangled
the remains still further Lookers-on
turned away at the shocking spectacle.
1he head was nearly severed from the
body IN the operations Of the Coroner but
there was no other way out oft.
Boyle lived at 7l5 LON bard street, and
was man about 40 years of age.
At the Morgue it was ascertained that
there were seven gashes about the neck
and chest, which were gruesome to look
upon. Coroner Hawkins thought that
Boyle was killed instantly.
The record-union., 1895-04-24
FAIR ESTATE.
Woman Seeks to Get a Slice OF 1t,
but VIII Probably FAIL

Il Woman Seeks to Get a Slice OF IT,
but VIII Probably Fail.
SAN Francisco, April ga few days
ago middle-aged woman called upon a
well-known local attorney and introduced
herself as Helen McDermott According
10 her story. Senator Fair was the father
OF son born to her about a year before
the Senator's death. She says that shortly
alter the child was born the late Senator
called on her, and, in the presence Of her
father, mother and some intimate friends,
made statement acknowledging the par
entage, and tew weeks later d document
was signed by which she was to be
allowed 100000 for the education and
maintenance Of the child. She produced
document, which resemble the writing
OF Fair, to support her argument.
1he attorney thought her story some
what fshy, but took the paper as evil
dence. She called upon the Fair estate
attorneys to let them know that they
might prepare for a contest from her.
Unfortunately for the adventures, Car
roll Cook heard of the affair, and recog-
niZed in the woman former client
named Helen Palacios, vino made serious
charges against q San Mateo capitalist
some years ago. Upon investigation her
attorneys discovered her true character
and dropped the case. She almost went
to prison for her ottense, but the attorneys
appealed Tor her and she went free
She has been mixed up in several queer
schemes since her exposure. A queer
thing about the Fair will document is the
fact that it is dated August 4, 1895, eight
months after Fairs death. None OF the
attorneys to whom she applied noticed
the discrepancy.
The record-union., 1895-04-24
APPROPRIATIONS BY CoScREss.
Nearly Five Hundred Millions Doled
on At the Inst SaSsion

Nearly Five Hundred Millions DoIed
Out at the Last Session.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-The volume
annually prepared by the clerks of the
Senate and House Appropriations Com
mittee, showing the exact appropriations
and the new Offices created, has been pre-
pared for the last session of the Fifty
third Congress by Thomas p Cleaves,
Clerk of tho Senate Committee, and j. S.
Coverts, Clerk of the House Committee.
The statement gives the appropriation in
details, and. specifics the new offices
created and established, with the salaries
and also the salaries increased and re-
duced, together with Il history Of the reg
ular appropriation bill.
The appropriations cents omitted) were
as follows: Agriculture, S3. .3O3, $50; Army
Act, $500, oOS: diplomatic and consul
lar, Sl,0l4, los; District OF Columbia. S5,-
1i5, AZ; fortiications, 81, ,94, ,557; Indian,
IS, I42. Iol; legislative, executive and ju-
dietary, 81, S9l, ,7lS; military academy,
$40, ,26l; naval, SZ9,4IG,24 pensions,
SlA, ,3ol ,5f0; postoihce, SS9, $40, ,99I; sundry
civil, SIG,369, lGU; total regular appropria-
tions, $313, oll o.; deficiencies 81, SO, ,373;
miscellaneous appropriations, 3297, ,G57;
total general bills and miscellaneous,
S3S3, 234, ,0J4; permanent appropriations,
Sll3, 3,J13 J56; grand total appropriations,
S49T ,U0S, ,520.
The number Of Offices specifically cru-
ated Is LIS, Al an annual cast oil $l,3I3.-
33i, aud the Number omitted is 800, at an
annual cost Of SsJI, ,JIS, making 4 net in
crease of l,36j III uumber and $SI5,376 in
amount. lncl"daa in this increase are
the 900 additional seanlen authorized 10
be enlisted IN The navy, and 3I0 additional
deputy collectors ana revenue agents Of
The record-union., 1895-04-24
RAILWAY IMPROVEMENTS.

Large Amount of Work Being Done
by the Southern Pacific Company.
SAN Francisco, April pa large
amount of work is being done by the
Southern Pacific Construction Depart
ment, principally in preparation for the
fruit season, as the shipments this year
are expected to be in excess of any in the
freight sheds used for the transfer of fruit
from the steamers to the cars are being
extended 400 feet, and when completed
will be 700 feet long. At Tracy the large
tanks between the main tracks and the
freight tracks are being removed, making
place for additiOna! tracks. A concrete
foundation is being built on which to
place tank just east OF the pumphouse,
and 50,0JO-gallon tankhouse is being
constructed west of the station. A "Y''
will be placed between the rails to Stock
ton and the road up the west side and
most of the switching and making up Of
trains will be done at the extreme west
end of the yards Another improvement
at Tracy will be a foOtbridge over all of
the tracks between Front street and the
station, enabling passengers to reach the
depot without freight conductors having
to cut their trains for the passage of the
public. At Oakland Point great coal
bunker of 1000 tons capacity is to be
constructed TO facilitate the conveyance
Of local freights. Changes are also 10 be
made at Truckee IN the tracks for the
better handling OF fruit. AS the season
Will open on May 18th most of these i'm
provements must be completed before
that date.
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c. p. HUNTINGTON.
He Expects to Start for California by
the End Of the W nnlI

He Expects to Start for California by
the End OF the W eek.
New YORK, April 23.-C. P. Hunting
ton, President of the Southern Pacific
Railroad, received q number of letters
from friends to-day containing express
sions of sympathy for his arrest.
This latest action" Mr.. Huntington
said, lis only one of the many attacks
made against me in the West since I as
sumed the Presidency of the Southern
Pacific Railway. at that time and for
some years before the road had been a
political institution, but stopped all The
politics in the system, and in so doing
dropped great many men from the pay
rolls who were simply hangers-on. Ever
since they have lost no chance TO annoy
me in every possible way"
Mr.. huntington was asked if he in
tended going West i'll the near future.
Il am waiting only to see d gentleman
expected here on Wednesdays steamer"
he replied. After transacting the BUSH
ness l have with him l shall start for
California. That viii probably be by the
end of this week."
The record-union., 1895-04-24
LUCKY" BALDWIN.
He Eiies Remarkable demurrer
Miss OakIey's Suit,

He tIieS Remarkable Demurrer to
Miss oakIey's Suit.
SAN FRANCISCO, April DE. J. Bald
win, better known ss Lucky" Baldwin,
tue millionaire horse owner. mining
owner and landed proprietor, has filed d
most remarkable demurrer to the suit OF
Miss Lillian Ashley against him for Sc
duction. Baldwin has SO many times
been the object of similar suits that. as he
has said. he no longer worries about little
thing like that. The latest suit against
him IS that Of Miss Lillian Ashley, iorm-
erIy OF Boston, who alleges that while She
was visiting in Los Angeles the aged
mIIIIonalre won her affections and be-
trayed her. Now she wants $50, ,OOG com
pensation as alImOny. Some time ago he
filed demurrer to the complaint, aIleg-
ing that II did not set forth facts su III
clently tor action. The demurrer was
oEerruled, and to-day another was filed
IN Judge Slack's court.
In this second demurrer Baldwin pic
lures himself as gay deceiver. and SAYS
that his reputation is so well known that
no woman OF experience would trust him.
Inc demurrer sets forth that Miss Ash
ley is wise woman, acquainted with
men ana the ways of the world and
should be able TO distinguish between
sincerity and deceit. MIR. Baldwin states
that she knew he was married man,
and unable to keep a promise of mar
riage. Consequently, she did not place
reliance in him, though she declares she
did. The demurrer says that, knowing
baldwin was married man, she ought
to have understood his protestatious of
love were insincere, and that his ex-
pressed sentiments Of affection were but
the means toward an end. Miss Ashley
knew the general character of her be-
trayer, and should not have permitted
herself to be led Oft the path of virtue by
such evidently insincere protestations of
love.
The demurrer alleges that no promise
of money consideration for anticipated
betrayal can be held to be good in law.
ana tnat it does not appear from the face
OF the complaint that any other promise
had been made.