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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31
POLITICS and POLITICIANS
Whitelaw Reds Ignorance Of
California Affairs
MIKE AND THE ONLY KERNEL
Suggested as Fl. Candidates for the Vice
Presidency
IKE AND THE ONLY KERNEL
Inc Honorable Whitelaw Evidently RexarlA
This as Yellow Dog Year-Orcgon's
Election on Monday
Associated Press Special Wire.


SAN FRANCISCO, May so.-Hon.
WhitelaW Reid left for the east tonight
after six weeks stay al Millbrae. He
talked politics to the Chronicle before
leaving. and gave it as his opinion that
Mckinley would be nominated for
president on going honest
money platform. Asked IL the Repub-
licans would do nothing for silver, Mr.,
Reid said:
The Republicans have always been
eager to DO everything for silver con.
sistent with preserving the parity of
the metals and the soundness of our
currency. At that line they always
nave stopped, and at that line they
surely Will stop now; and the so-called
silver states would be among the first to
regret it if they did not.,'
When asked about the vice-presi.
dency, MIR. Reid said he was not a can
didate, and that there were no indica.
tons that the nomination was seeking
MIN. He suggested Thomas 3. Reed az
the ideal eastern candidate, but asked.
why don't you newspaper people
here, who are constantly demanding
recognition for the Pacific coast, put up
candidate for yourselves: Why not
stand together for once and present De
Young or Otis?'
oREGON's ELECTION
PORT LAND, Ore, May 30.-At the
election which occurs Monday one JUS
~ ~ ot ~ SiAC SNul 10 the OILY
state officer to be chosen. Two con-
gressmen and members of the legisIa-
ture. which will choose q successor to
Senator Mitchell in the United States
senate. VIII also be elected.
In many counties party lines have
almost been obliterated. and this is es-
pecially the case in this (Multnomah)
county. There are two Republican
tickets in the field, Democratic and a
Populist ticket and any number of in
dependent candidates. 1t is conceded
that r. s. Dean, Republican candidate
for supreme judge, will be elected by q
large majority, probably in excess of
10000.
The legislature will probably be Re-
publican by good-sized majority, as
the Republicans have ten hold-over
senators out of thirty. In the last house
the Democrats were not represented.
while the Populists had only six out Of
sixty, the remaining fifty-four being
Republicans. In the Second congress
sional district there are three free silver
candidates and one gold standard can
didate In the field, and the contest will
| be close. '-.'-~--- :
In the First congressional district
Thomas II. Tongue, Republican, will
probably win.
The greatest interest in this city II
conferred in the mayoralty. At the pres
ent time 1t appears that ex-Gov. PEN
noyer is in the lead for this place.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31
THE DEATH OF KATE FIELD
Reported by the Ex.Mlnister TO the
Sandwich Islands
Short by Pneumonia .PerticuIars Ex-
pectei bv the Next Steamer

CHICAGO. May So.-H. II. Kohlsaat
OF the Chicago Times Herald received a
cable message this afternoon dated Yo-
kohama and signed by Lorin A. Thurs
ton, ex-minister to the United States
from the Sandwich Islands, which said:
Kate Field died at Honolulu May
18th of pneumonia"
Miss Field was in the Sandwich Is
lands as the special correspondent of the
Times-Herald, and the last heard of
her was letter dated May 4th, in which
she informed Mr.. Kohlsaat that she had
been doing great deal of horseback
riding and thatth exercise in the open
air had completely restored her health,
which, before she went to the islands,
had been badly shattered. No further
particulars than those contained in the
dispatch of Mr.. Thurston are known.
THE NEXT STEAMER.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30-The next
steamer from honolulu is scheduled to
arrive here on June 4th, when details
of the death of Kate Field will probably
be known.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Professional Worlds Records Are Broken by
Sprintsrs Still at School


NEW DIRK, May 30.-The intercol-
legiate athletic games Of this year will
be memorable for many years to come.
Yesterday there was a wedding out i'll
the trial contests. and today the track
and in-field are in first-class condition,
the breaking of intercollegiate and other
records looked for. The most sanguine
OF those interested never hoped to see
such record smashing performance as
that made by X. j. Wefers of George
town In the 220-yards dash. This Won
derful Splinter not only broke the in
tercollegiate record, but he succeeded
in making a worlds record, q rs Sec
onds, which, for the distance. beats all
professional and amateur performances.
He won the l00-yards dash easily in AS
seconds, which Is the worlds record.
-Four intercollegiate records were brok-
en-, namely, the 100 and 220-yard dash,
the high jump and half-mile run. The
mile walk was productive of very ex-
citing finish.
Stewart of Pennsylvania protested the
pole-vault, and the question will be in
vestigated next week, but it will have
no effect on the result of the champion
ship, as Yale has more than enough
points to spare in case of an adverse de-
cision. Score by points:
Yale 40, u of P liz, Harvard 1e.
Georgetown 10. Columbia tx, Boston S,
Williams, 4, Cornell 8. Washington and
Jefferson 1. Princeton 1. Columbia of
Washington ". Summarizes:
Quarter-mile run-Fnal won by T, E.
Burke of Boston. Time 80 2-5
Throwing sixteen-pound hammer-Won
by c. c. Chadwick. Yale. 1872 feet 61a inches.
Running high jump-Won by j. S. VIM
sor. U. of F., with a jump of 6 fet inch,
which beats the intercollegiate record
made by G. r. Fearing, Harvard
One mile run-Won by G. o. Garvis, Penn.
sylvania, Time rs AS.
Putting siXteen-pound shot-Final won
by +. Sheldon, Yale. Il feet 11h inches,
22O yards hurdle-Final won by X, T..
Bremen, Jr., Harvard. Time % seconds,
12O-yard hurdle-Final won by E. c. Per-
kins of Yale. Time 16 10.
1O0-yards dash-Final won by B. ]. Wef-
ers, Georgetown. Time AS seconds. Wet
ers won easily and equalled his worlds
record and beat the intercollegiate record
of 10 seconds.
p. Sheldon of Yale. % feet q inch.
22O-yards run-Final won by B. J. Wefers
GEORGETOWN. Time q 10 seconds. This
beats all previous records.
One-mile walk.Won by F. c. Thrall.
Yale. Time 6:5i 2-5
Half-mile run-Final won by r. III. Hol-
lister. Harvard. Time SO as This breaks
the iintercollleglate record by 20 second:
Yale. ii feet ~ inches.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31

occurred, for there was noise caused by
thousands of people, and all entertain
ments were In full swing. The work Of
gathering up the dead was in progress
In another part of the plain. 1t was not
until nearly 10 o'clock tonight that the
facts of the disaster were made public.
the public claiming that this was done
IN order to put a sudden stop to the
festivities on the plain, which would
have resulted in a panic and still more
serious loss of life. The people In this
city are slow to believe the disaster Is
as great as reported. A bulletin says
BIB bodies have been recovered. and that
47O persons have been injured. But very
shortly afterward, at II o'clock exact
ly. an official notice was posted, saying
the list of dead foots up 1135 persons, in
Guiding those who died from injuries
after being removed from the plain The
car has given the sum Of 1000 roubles
to each bereaved family, and has or
dered that the victims be buried at his
expense.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31
Evidence Against f!ers,~nr

SALT LAKE, Utah, May 30.-The po-
lice have not relaxed their efforts to To-
cate Rev. Hermans, but so far no reli-
able information has been obtained as
to his whereabouts. Another addition
to the long list of strong circumstan-
tial evidence was added this afternoon.
A Tribune reporter in searching for evil
dence made an inspection of the church
and it's surroundings. Under one of the
porches he found miners pick covered
with blood. Mixed with the blood and
dirt, which adheres to the pick, is found
a safety-pin; also hair which Is said to
correspond with that of Miss Clausen,
the missing girl. This evidence is being
carefully preserved for future use.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31
JacEs0n,a Case

NEWPORT, KY, May 3O.-After max
Ing personal examination Of the Jail,
Judge Helm today declared it unsafe
and unfit for the keeping of Scott Jack
son. and ordered his removal to Gov
ington Jail. which is very strong and Sc
cure. 1t Is now thought to be impos-
sible to get the case before the court of
appeals before its second term. SO that
the sixty days allowed will have to be
extended. In case the lower court is
sustained, 1t will then be the duty of the
governor to fix the date of execution
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31
Cumming Must Hang

SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.-John
Cummings and Caesar Cummings Of
Riverside county must hang for the
murder of 7. c. Narramore. The SUI
preme court today declared there had
been no error at the trial in the superior
court, and the judgment of murder in
the first degree was affirmed. The opin-
ion was brief, merely saying that appel
lants' allegations of error were not sus-
tanned. Narramore was robbed and
then murdered by John and Caesar Cum-
mings and others who were associated
with them.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31
The Milwaukee Strike

MILWAUKEE,, May 80 - Samuel
Gompers left the city at an early hour
this morning for his home in Indianap-
OILS The street car strike is In the same
condition as when he came. Cars are
running on all lines, but they are stead
lily boycotted by the working classes.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-31

NEW YORK. May 30.-Mark M. Pom
eroy, better known as Brick" Pomeroy.
Bright's disease Mr.. Pomeroy was horn
In Elmira In 1888. wal"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FARM AND HOME.
oetasse1ins Corn Is Not Profitable to
the Ordinary Farmer-How to Sell
Fruit = Farmers Should Keep Ac-
counts-FaIl Fattening of Hogs.
Detasseling Corn.

At various times 1t has been. thought
that the removal of the tassei of the
corn plant would result in a larger
yield. This was based on the admitted
fact that a large amount of energy is
used in the development Of the flower
and the production of pollen. A num-
Der of tests were made to determine
the facts of the case. OF course, 1t
was necessary to allow enough pollen
to be produced to fertilize the silks.
In most of the tests. therefore, the
tassels were removed from every al
ternate row-pulled out as soon as
they appeared-or three rows were de-
tasseled and one left untouched. At
the Cornell station detasseled corn pro-
duced slightly greater yield during
the first two years, but the third year
there was practically no benefit. In
Nebraska. detasseling resulted in de-
creased yields. nere the tassels were
cut off instead of being pulled out,
as was the case in New York. In
Maryland the yield was decreased by
the practice In Kansas, the detas-
seled fields produced slightly the most
corn. In Illinois tests were made dur
ing two years. In both cases 1t was
evident that no greater yield was pro-
duced by the rows that had been de-
tasseled. 1t will be seen. therefore,
that the question has by no means
been decided. but must be more fully
investigated. One thing, however, is
certain-the ordinary farmer can with
profit leave the matter for experiment
station men to determine.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
A Texas Swing.

Mr. r. B. Zimmerman, of Warren,
has what is probably the highest swing
in Texas. The frame is made of pine
logs seventy-eight feet long, which are
set in the ground eight feet, making the
swing seventy feet high. The cross
piece Is six by six inches, heart, and is
fastened to the top of the upright pieces
in such a way as to be as strong as il
the frame was all of one piece. On the
north side of the swing is pole forty
two feet high, at the top of which is a
pulley. The person who Wishes to
swing is strapped in, If he or she de-
sires, and then takes hold Of one end
of the rope, the other end of which is
run through the pulley and fastened
to a team of horses. The horses are
started off and the swinger Is pulled
to the top of the pole. When the top Is
reached he drops the rope and is at
once launched into space, sometimes go
ing as high as 100 feet on the opposite
side from the pole. One turn at the
swing is generally enough to satisfy
one for that evening. Since the erec-
ton of the swing Mr.. Zimmernan's
house has become resort every even.
ing for the young people of Warren,
and parties frequently come from Fly
att and other neighboring towns to en-
10y an evening in 1.-The swing. g."-Dallas
News
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
The Honey Ant.

Honey ants have a peculiar custom.
They form subterranean chambers for
a home. A number of the tribe never
leave this home. Their voca ton in
life Is remarkable. They keep house.
The working ants go abroad and seek
honey. Returning home they feed this
honey to the housekeeping ants and
stuff them full of the saccharine mat
ter. The housekeepers are the honey
Jars of the Establishment, as it were.
AS the season advances these unique
honey repositories become SO full Of
honey that their stomachs are finally
distended to the size of a small cherry
These honey-fattened ants get into a
state of innocuous deseutude. They
simply cling to the walls of their homes
in sort of comatose condition. When
the honey season ends the working
ants want food. So they gently squeeze
the stomachs of the housekeepers, caus-
ing them to disgorge honey from time
to time, and on these disgorgements
the workers live until the next honey
season. 1t is hard to beat an ant on
the question of economies
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
Fall Fattening of Hos,

In commencing to feed to hogs 1t will
be best to start with rather a light
ration, and gradually to increase until
they are given all that they will eat up
clean. In this way danger of overfeed-
ing will be avoided and better thrift
be maintained. 1t will be an excep-
tional case when it will not be best to
allow the pigs to have the run of a
good pasture. While rather a better
gain can be secured with the same feed
if the hogs are confined in close pen,
yet there Is always an increased rate
of disease. Another advantage in let
ting them run out while feeding to fat
ten Is that they secure a better variety
Of food and this aids in maintaining the
appetite. After they are once on full
feed see that they have all that they
can eat regularly. There is no ad-
vantage in overfeeding. In fact, giving
more than is eaten up clean Is detri-
mental. But the best gain can only
be secured by giving them all they will
eat at each feeding. Keep fresh pure
water where they can help thmselves,
and, also, a box with salt and ashes
in it, where they can eat what they
want
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
PORTLAND LETTER
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Portland, Or, Oct. 14.-Say, last
week told you that this is pretty
gay town; we'll, it is more than that,
I'll tell you, by goshl It's town Of
invention, invention in law, too, which
is more than mere discovery In science.
The deputy city attorney, one Mr..
Davis, nice gentleman, hear. but
guess that won't 60 as to his law, tried
to put a defendant man onsthe stand to
testify against himself; sure, our own
old squire knows more than that!
Well, anyway, the Judge. Mr..
Sweek. who was on the bench, he over
ruled the deputy city attorney, who is
his partner in the practice of law, or
was, then; but whether or not his hon
or will continue in league with fell
low with that kind of idea of the law,
amt got no way of finding out.
Look you, here's real good 'un.
You can spring it on either side. l
amt got enough sense to know much
about politics, and SO as see ones one
way and ones another way, / say, in
the name of peace, let's go easy. Any
how, here's one I heard, and it fits
either side:
What is the difference between
(either Mckinley or Bryan, just as one
chooses) and Buffalo Bill?"
Answer-One has a show"
Pll tell you, one is mighty apt to
lose faith in human nature, hanging
around this burg. Politics! Heavens,
how each tells stories about 'tother !
One charges the other with repudia-
tion, and the other charges the former
with creating double-back-action dol
lar that gets bigger with every change
of the moon. Now, my own idea of
money is that is the best money tnat
comes easiest, and stays longest in the
old woolen stocking in the chlmbley
corner. EZEKIEL.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
SELLING LIQUOR TO INDIANS
Judge Lowells Instructions to 3 PEN
dleton Grand Jury.

Judge LowelPs Instructions to PEN
dleton Grand Jury.
Pendleton, Or, Oct. IA. - Judge
Stephen A. Lowell, addressing the
grand jury today. referring to selling
of Intoxicating drink to Indians, said:
''The white population cannot es-
cape responsibility which rests upon it.
The native race is among us a weaker
and morally inferior people, and we
owe them such protection as they can
not exert for themselves. The appe-
tite for intoxicants seems with them
uncomfortable if liquors are obtaina
BILE. We protect by stern endorsements
of the statutes other wards of the law;
minors and feeble-minded and common
drunkards; and we have permitted the
statute enacted to remain dead, me-
elected: First, because the federal
government assumed jurisdiction and
latterly because the federal courts
have declared the allotted Indian citi-
zen. Even though he is citizen am
of the opinion that the constitution and
courts upon the ground of public inter
est will sustain the law placing men of
Indian blood in category named above,
requiring the shield and protection of
the state. What is now needed is a
calm, candid examination by you of
the whole situation and such report as
shall in the future be guide to officers
and magistrates, that the public may
be conversant with the situation and
the law in the future be enforced"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
The Poultry Yard.

Sand should not be made a subsh-
tute for gravel.
Mixing breeds promiscuously does
not work well.
The roosting places should never be
on an inclined plane, as there will be
a fight for the top places.
If fowls do not mOult well look for
lice; put little -four Of sulphur In
their food and little iron in the drink
ing water.
The chickens need a run on green
pasture just as much as do the cows,
hogs and horses. Don't shut them up
in dry yards.
Clean the poultry house of lice, dust
the hens well with Persian insect pow
der, and give them fine, dry earth in
which 20 dust.
Ducks should not be encouraged to
lay in the fall, as there, is little de-
mand for their eggs except for hatch
ing. and nobody wants to hatch ducks
In the fall.
If you are afraid Of work; If you
have no stability of purpose; or If you
pOSSCSSCu
fowls will take care Of themselves, do
not go into the business of poultry rails
ing.
When fowls are confined in small
runs and lack shade, there is nothing
better than gourd vines. They are
not eaten or destroyed by fowls and
grow quickly. being both useful and
ornamental.
Are you going to take any poultry to
your county fair? If you do not, do
not stand in the poultry house and tell
everyone who comes in that you have
better specimens at home than those
on exhibition.
Do not waste time packing eggs in
lime water solutions Eggs thus pack
ed cannot be used with much satisfac-
ton In cake making, and they have, to
one used to the delicious taste Of fresh
eggs, a rank, limey taste.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
Some Poster Women.

Miss Ethel Reed of Boston, Miss Ger
aldine Evans of Philadelphia and Miss
Blanche McManus, Miss Abby Under
wood. Miss Myra Burr Edison and Miss
Margaret Huntington, daughter of the
Rev. Dr.. Huntington, all of New York,
have gained no small degree Of distinc-
tion by their remarkably clever posters.
Both for design and drawing and for
color schemes their work commends it
self. In San Francisco Miss Florence
Lundborg's posters are eagerly sought
by collectors. -
With these young women to the fore
and plenty to follow after, there is ev-
cry reason to hope, for, although men
are using their brushes and pencils to
make posters, few have really attained
great distinction-one or two in Amer
lea and half dozen, If that many at a
close count, in England OF course
France can claim dozen .at least be.
pause the poster is mere important
feature n Paris than anywhere elDs
Ehf16de3phfa Iedr1E 4 g 49, s 8
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
The stonline of Grain.

The stooling Of wheat and other
small grain is not question well un-
derstood by most farmers. There is, Of
course, cause for the increase of
stools, and it should be the aim Of ev-
cry farmer to know what this cause is,
for it would doubtless lead to the dis
covery of some certain mechanical
work that would Increase the number
of healthy stools. There are few farm
ers but that have heard the remark dur.
ing cool day or two after grain Is
we'll up that 1t was just the thing be-
cause the grain was stooling. Many
have probably observed that it was
true that during cool days following
very warm, dry weather there was a
liberal stooling. The cool weather is
not the direc, cause, but Indirect, Ii
the evaporation from the leaf of the
plant is checked the growth of the
main plant is checked and therefore
additional shoots come from the main
stalk at the surface of the soil Just the
same as branches may be made to
shoot out Of trees by cutting off the
top.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
Norway Spruce.

The Norway spruce has been dis
seminated throughout the world. It
has been a matter of interest to en-
deavor to find fine specimens of this
tree in its native habitat, but the
search has been in vain. Nowhere do
they attain the size or the beauty that
we have them in America. In regions
where the timber has been cut, we do
not expect much in the second growth,
but there are immense tracts from
which the lumber cannot be removed to
any market; but there the trees merely
look old without having attained great
size or remarkable beauty. The Nor
way maple is very fine, but nowhere
better than 1t is seen in America. Quite
singularly, its foliage Is largest and
finest in the far North. The birch Is
found everywhere, and is the only tree
in the more northern regions The
northernmost forest in the world is
said to be one on the Lofoten Islands.
The North Cape region is treeless. But
nowhere does the birch attain the size
we sometimes see on our side of the
Atlantic.-Cor. Albany Cultivator.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-16
A Boy Burned to Death.

Stockton, Cal, Oct. 14-At $3.50
o'clock last night the home of James
Gardner, at Oakesdale, Stanislaus
county, took fire, caused by the explo-
sion of a coaloil lamp. Mr.. Gardner
was reading, and his 12-year-old son
was in bed. When the lamp exploded
the father became greatly excited, and
extinguished the flaming clothing.
seeming to forget all about the boy
He rushed out of the house, his cloth
ing and flesh burning, and then thought
of his son. He then attempted to rush
back into the building, but was seized
by the townspeople. When the house
was all afame he gave up the struggle
and walked away. He was seen later
making toward the river. He said all
was over and he would kill himself
He was taken back to town, where he
became raving maniac.
The boy was burned to death. His
remains were found in the corner of
the room The mother and elder son
were in church at the time. The
mother is also nearly crazed.