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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-03

ers like a solid avalanche, and the
spindrift in it cut the faces of the men
who tired to withstand it as though
whips had dashed them.
The coolie quartermaster chung on to
the Saigon's wheel spOkes, mere whlsp
of limp humanity, incapable of steer
ing or of anything else that re-
qured modicum of rational thought.
The little steamer fell away before the
blast like a shaving in a dry street; the
tonnage of the tornado heeled her TIL
her lee scuppers spouted green water,
and she might well have been over
turned at the very outset. But Kettle
beat the helpless lascar from his hold.
and spOked the wheel hard up, and the
engines, working strongly, brought her
round again in a wallOwing circle to
face the torrent of hurricane.
She took FIVE minutes to make that re-
covery, and when she was steaming on
again, head to the thunderOus gusts, the
tale of what she had endured was writ
ten in easy lettering. On both fore and
main decks the bulwarks were gone level
with the covering boards; the rattle of
crates, harness casks, gangplanks and
so on that a small trader carries in view
to the sky, had departed beyond the ken
of man, and indeed those lower decks
were secured clean to the naked rusted
iron. The port lifeboat hung stove from
bent davits, and three of the coolie crew
had been swept from life into the grip
Of the eternal sea.
Cortolvin fought his way up on to the
upper bridge, step by step, against the
frantic beating of the wind, and with
out being hidden relieved at the lee
spokes of the wheel. Capt. Kettle nodded
his thanks. The Saigon had no steam
steering gear, and in some of the heav-
Ter squalls the wheel threatened to take
charge and pitch the little shipmaster
clean over the spokes.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
station.

A peculiar case came up before
judge in the county of Huron, Ont. in
which the methods of a professional
CRATER were under examination. Ac-
Cording to report of the trial 1t ap-
peared that Cooke Of Clinton applied
to Murdock a farmer near Brucefeld,
to get grating to do Murdoek asked
his terms: Cooke said cents a graft
to insure, or 3 cents each, cash, and
take your chance. says Michigan
Farmer. Murdoch said. go on; and
Cooke grated thirty-foAr trees, put
ting on, so he said, 3,400 gratis, at 3
cents each, $102. Murdock was stag
gered, but paid 500 on account, and
then got some expert evidence, this
evidence being that from 600 to 500
glafts were all that should have been
put in. He therefore, when sued, paid
S. more into court, making $25 with
the sum previously paid Cooke, and
fought it out. At the trial an armful
Of limbs from the orchard was brought
into court, and it was shown that CRAFTS
had been put in decaying and broken
limbs, and, in fact, everywhere a graft
would stick, more for the purpose, as
the Judge said in dismissing the ac-
tion, of running up bill than fCT CIV
ing the best results in fruit. The
judge said that the $25 which Murdoch
had paid was enough, and dismissed
the action with costs.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Spoke to 4O,COO.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. o.-William
Jennings Bryan was carnival attrac-
tion in Kansas City tonight. In an
amphitheater erected on Grand ave-
nue., he spoke to fully 10000 people
He discussed political and financial
matters, the address being on the lines
of many of his recent speeches
throughout the west.
Fences had been built across the
street in order to compel the crowd to
pay an admission to the seats which
had been erected on either side of the
street. When the seats had been near
ly filed, the crowd outside became so
great and so determined that the
fences were pushed down, despite all
efforts of the police, and the crowd
surged in around the stand from which
the orator was to speak. The carni-
val officials and the Bryan democratic
club of Kansas City, under whose aus
pices the Nebraskan spoke, were re-
| sponsible for this arrangement.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
FROM DAW SON CITY.
Passengers Confirm Reports as to Scarcity
of Provisions.

Seattle, Wash, Oct 12.-The steamer
City OF Seattle arrived here tonight at
10 o'clock from Skaguay and Dyea,
Askasa. Among her passengers were
James Clark and c. A, Brown of
Chicago, who left Dawson City Sept 8
and came out over the Dalton trail,
making the trip in 26 days. They con
firm previous reports as to the scarcity
of provisions at Dawson and say that
they came but for that reason. Clark
and Brown bring the news that on
September 5 burglars broke into the
Canadian gold commissioners cabin,
at Dawson, and stole between SO 1000
and 81, 900 worth of dust and nuggets.
Among the Seattles passengers
were George c. Bounds and wife and
William Miner of San Francisco, who
left Dawson before Brown and Clark
coming out with the Calvin party
The amount of gold brought down by
the Seattle's passengers was small and
will not exceed $1,000.
According to story brought down
by one of the Seattle's passengers,
there is much indignation in Slsaguay
over the alledged effort of Bernard
Moore to throw the townsite into the
possession of Canada by conveying it
to the British Yukon company Moore,
it is alleged, is British subject, but
in his application to the United States
land Office at Sitka to make final
proof and entry he alleges the fact
that he is a citizen of the United
States. The Americans at Skaguay
have employed an attorney to look
after their interests.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
INDIAN Agent smith = victim

Telluride, Colo, Oct 9.-There is
scarcely room for doubt that Colonel
+. NJ. Smith, Indian agent at Price
Utah, for the ncompahgres, and a
correspondent for the Associated
Press was victim of the wreck on the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad near
New Castle the 10th of last month
Mrs George Shoemaker of this city, a
daughter of Colonel Smith, received
word from her father the day before
the wreck, stating that he would leave
Denver for salt Lake on the ili-fated
train, and nothing whatcyer has been
heard concern ing him since,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Michigan Fruit Growers Organize.

The fruit-growers at Pentwater,
Mich, have taken the initiative step
to protect their interests in the way of
handling fruits A stock company has
been organized with capital of Sc 300
the management 10 make contracts
with strictly reliable dealers in such a
way as to protect the growers. A de-
teetive service is contemplated to in
vestigate all complaints of unfair treat
ment of shippers and cause for com
plants by the commission dealer.
against the farmers for any sharp o.
underhand practice on the part of tn,
shipper. To make the work of the
company effective, farmers are being
organized into local unions. The loca!
unions report the names OF their mem-
bers to the company and pay over a
membership fee of one dollar each
I The secretary Of the local union ascer-
tains the number of acres and condi-
ton Of the different kinds of fruit to
be shipped. All these facts Will be re-
corded by the eompany's secretary, who
will designate the markets to which
shipments should be made from each
local union. so that none shall go to
an oyer-stocked market. The com
many is determined to secure the best
prices possible for union members, whe
are 10 pay one dollar each every three
months to he company. in order tC
continue its benefciaries. Seyera
strong local unions have been organ
tzed in Mason and Oceana Counties
Michigan Fruit Grower.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Still Going to KIondiike,

Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 9.-Notwith-
standing that each arriving steamer
from Alaska brings reports telling
tales of hardship and distress being
endured by the prospectors along the
Yukon, another party of adventures
has just left this city and others are
preparing to leave soon, their destina.
tion being a newly discovered mining
region fifty miles south of Klondike
and separated from that district by
the Rocky Mountain range. Then
departure has been hastened by let
ter from George Tolman, urging ar
immediate journey to the new fgolo
fields to locate claims.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
VIEWER VIII Not Resign.

Madrid, Oct. 12-At cabinet council
tonight the government decided to
grant autonomy to Cuba under the
suzerainty of Spain and to continue
the campaign as long as may be neces-
sary. Senior Gallon, minister of for
eign affairs, explained to the cabinet
the position of the diplomatic negotia-
tions with the United States.
Senior Sagasta, the premier, has re-
ceived cable message from Captain
General Weyler, who offers his services
to the government and says; Il shall
not resign.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Poor Glover Seed.

Crimson clover is 'pernickitty"
kind of plant, with very we'll defined
notions of its own about where it will
or will not grow, says Western Farmer.
Sometimes when it seems TO have every
facility it does not amount to anything.
Nothing but experiment shows, in
many cases whether crimson clover
can be successfully grown. 1t should be
added, though, that the poor quality
of clover seed SO often on the market
has also a great deal to do with the
poor clover observed in some loeali-
ties. Whether farmers are careless and
indifferent, or whether some of them
deliberately put on the market seed
that they know 10 be unreliable, is a
matter for individual decision; but cer-
tain it is there is more clover seed
Of poor quality than almost any other
staple on the market. The price COM
manded for clover seed is always good.
and buyers are entitled TO get what
they pay for.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Enotna.Is secure SO. 600.

Washington, Ia, Oct. 9.-Harvey
Cherry, who has just returned from
Nebraska. where he had sold his farm
and had $4,000 on his person, was way
laid by three footpads, knocked sense,
less and robbed of the money and val
uables. He was found bound and
gagged in an alley almost dead from
loss of blood, and an ugly cash in his
head
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13

growing industry OF the world. was
most marvellous plant, towering to the
height of twenty feet and covered with
a mass of downy cotton balls. The man
In Georgia that is growing II would SCI
seeds as low as five cents apiece. Tho
Farmers Review sent the clipping e
the Georgia Experiment station, anu
received a reply in the line 1t expected,
namely that the so-called wonderful
plant was merely very ordinary cot
ton plant that was probably palmed
off on the present Georgia enthusiast
by some local joker. Below We give the
letter Parenthetically we would eau
tlon our readers against believing any
of the wonderful yarns that are con-
stantly appearing in the daily press
about new agricultural plants of great
value. The propagators are simply
using the gullible city reporters to help
advertise some worthless thing that
they hope to make money out OF by
sales at fabulous prices. The letter fol-
4 lows:
Experiment Ga. August 2S. 1897
Editor Farmers Review, Chicago, Ill.,
have yours of the Goth this a. m.
enclosing clipping from a Chicago pa
per. In reply to your letter | beg to say
that the article has simply naked
basis in fact-something to build upon.
There Is gentleman named Jackson,
who runs a small farm near Atlanta,
and who is engaged in booming a So
called African variety OF cotton, etc.
etc. After some difficulty | succeeded
In getting a few seeds of the cotton
Of undoubted purity, and have now in
progress an elaborate, competitive test,
including 21 varieties of cotton, EN-
bracing most of our popular, prolific
varieties, seeds of which are easily OBJ
tainable at from so cents to S1.50 per
bushel. So far | note nothing peculiar
in the cotton. The plants have an up
right habit of growth. and the fruit
is produced on short fruit spurs, each
containing from two to five bolls. Usu
ally there is one or more long side
branches that proceed out from the
main stem near the ground. This
habit, however is not so very remark
able. In fact it so happens that one
Of the varieties planted In the com
petitive test, and in rows adjacent L
this wonderful cotton Is very simila
TO the latter but not growing so tall
At the close of the season ] will max
an exhaustive report of the test. whic
will be published in bulletin form. A
present there Is no indication that tn
yield will be even equal to the averag
yield OF the other 30 varieties A fey
bolls have already opened and show
staple of fair length and fineness, bu
: not comparable to Sea Island cotton
There is now no possibility of any ma
terial Improvement in the condition
and promise of any of the varieties Il
other words the crop Is practicall.
made" and the final results will b
practically the same relatively as ar
uow indicated. Very truly,
Il. j. REDDING,
Director.
: P.S.-The claim that the variety c
cotton belongs to different genu
: cannot, for a moment. be allowed
is not even of new species, but sin
ply variety of Gossypium herbaceun
and very probably of local domestic
2 origin
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
sewer Trench Caves In.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 12-While ex-
cavating for city water pipes this af-
ternoon Richard Dublin, Charles
Stotts and Dave Brode Of this city
were buried under several tons of dirt
by cave in the banks of trench.
The men sustained serious injuries
but all will recover.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13

transform to pupaS within the eody OF
their host, from which they finally
emerge by cutting round hole through
the body of the louise. Close examina-
tion of colony Of most any louse will
reveal several yellowish or brownish
remains of individuals which have
succumbed to parasitism. The preda-
ceous insects live by actually feeding
upon the lice. The ladybirds or lady
bugs are, by far. the most important
factors in the destruction of plant lice,
as both the adults and young feed raw
enously upon them. There Is a notion
prevalent in some parts of the state
that ladyblrds. in some way or other.
produce plant lice Natural laws will
not permit such a state OF affairs. Like
begets like in the insect world just as
/ persistently as ii does in the higher
animals. The progeny of ladybird is
always ladybird like the parent in
sect. The young Of the ladybird, how
4 ever, looks very different from the
4 adult. In fact the young OF some
/ species resemble minute alligators in
I general appearance, and are gaily col
ored. They feed almost entirely upon
/ soft bodied insects Among other In
i sects that feed upon plant lice. the
young Of the Syrphus fly must be men
toned here. In nearly every colony
of lice these little slug-like worms or
larvae can be seen. They move about,
raising their heads high in the air,
and striking here and there. When
ever an unlucky louise is touched II ia
seized. held aloft until its juices have
been sucked out, when its empty skin
is cast aside, and the worm seeks
others.
Bulletin As, Maryland Experiment
Citation
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Chinaman Arrested for Forgery.

Victoria, b. c., Oct. l2.-Hook Taw,
a Chinaman, was arrested here Satur-
day charged with forging letters which
were used at recent investigation at
Port Townsend, and which implicated
Collector Saunders and Wee Gee the
customs interpreter, in a conspiracy
to admit Cinnamon into the United
States. Interpreters say that the let
ters are in Hook Taw's handwriting.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
international Seal Conference.

Washington, Oct 12,-Prince Bot
kline, the Russian delegate to the in
ternational seal conference, to be held
in this city in a few weeks, has ar
rived here. He is the first of the for
eign delegates to reach Washington.
of the two experts who are to assist
him. Commercial Agent Boutekowsly
is already here, and Mr.. Grebnitzky,
the governor of the Commander (SeaD
islands, is expected very soon. Prince
Botl<ine says the seals on the Com
mander islands suffer from pelagic
sealing, as do those of the Pribyloff
islands, and Russia is anxious for some
amicable arrangement for their pres
ervation.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Enemies Of plant Lice.

Plant lice, like most insects, have
certain natural enemies that tend to
keep them in check. Prominent among
these are the parasitic and predaeeous
insects. The former are very minute
creatures, resembling wasps, which
usually lay their eggs upon the lice.
These eggs hatch into small ma9gots,
which enter the bodies OF the lice.
where they feed upon the body juices
until they are full grown. They then
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Pollcem am. Baby and se 600 MissIng.

ST. Louis, Oct. o.-''Will you please
watch this basket for a moment?" said
pretty young woman to Caroline
Kohn on the steamer General Richey.
at the wharf last evening, The lady
said she would return in short time.
The basket was opened after long
wait, and baby, neatly dressed a
bundle of clothing and roll of money
amounting to almost 81, 600 were found
The steamboat officers summoned a
policeman and turned the baby and
money over to him. No trace of the
baby or the identity of the policeman
can be discovered.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICuLTURISTS.
Some Up-to-Date Hints About CuItiva-
tion OF the Soil and Yields Thcreof-
horticulture, NitlcuIture aud Florl-
culture.


ECENTLY til ere
appeared in the N.
Y. sun what pur-
ported to be a tele-
gram from Atlanta,
Ga, telling of a
wonderful c tito IL
plant that had been
introduced fr o m
equatorial Afric a
and was to revolu
tioniZe the cotton
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13

A serum to kill yellow fever bacilli
has been discovered by European D
physician.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13

Two Specialties.- speeialties
mon the farm fit well In with each
other dairying and market garden
ing The manure from well fed cattle
can be used in no better way than by
applying it to a good vegetable garden,
and in time much may b@ utilized from
Inc garden to supplement the feeding
of the eows.--Ex.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13

II manure is to be applied to tha
orcaara this fall. it should not be done
tin after growth has ceased.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13

Inspecting Nursery stoek.-State
Entomologist Johnson of Maryland,
says the Baltimore American, is in
specting the nurseries of the State, 81
in number, with over 5,0OV,0Oo trees,
under the new law guarding against
diseases and insects. About 100000
trees and vines have been inspected,
certificates given. and the work will
be completed about Oct l. On the
whole, nursery stock is in prime condi-
ton. San Jose scale was located in
three nurseries. but believed to be com
pletely destroyed. In two instances
about 5000 fruit trees near by, in
fested with the pest, were dug up and
burned. All trees in neighboring
blocks were treated with hydrocyanic
acid as soon as dug. Opposition TO this
work, at first shown by some nursery
men, is now disappearing.-Ex.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13

Butter from Queensland. Queens
land the very hottest OF the Austrai-
ian colonies, recently shipped 60 tons
of butter to the English market and
sold il at the highest price going there.
II was raised on the Darling downs. a
hign grade pastoral district, aud taken
home in cool compartments, where it
was kept at an even temperature Of 80
degrees. but not frozen.-Ex.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13

If you get case of roup destroy the
bird at once and disinfect the prem
ises. Examine every other bird and ii
any sign of the disease be seen kill
All such birds. Sometimes the disease
is only shown by some transparent
nblegm in the slit at the roof of the
month. If you triile with It the whole
flock may be lost.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
Il. j. REDDING,

P.S.-The claim that the variety of
cotton belongs to a different genus
cannot, for a moment be allowed. 1t
is not even OF new species, but sim
ply variety of Gossypium herbaceum,
and very probably Of local Cdomestic)
origin
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
MINING NOTES.

The Bullion Beck at Eureka, which
has in the past been so lavish In the
distribution of wealth, shas been shut
down, and drifting for high grade ore
has ceased
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-04
NJ. M. STRAUSE.

George Martin, j. Med. McCiung, w. IA.
McTaddin, H. c. McFaddin, Dennis Nc
Gravy, Thomas McGovern, James NJ Me-
Mutt, w. r. McCorkle, w. I. Meade,
Jacqueline $. Morgan. Benjamin Miller,
II. Med. McCown, John III. McClintic.
A. Patton, James f.. Poague. James W..
Poague, Oliver b. Powers, Charles Pulse.
Jacob Pulse. Levi Pulse, Zebulon Eader,
Jacob NJ Rhodes, John W. Robertson,
Iverson s. Root. James w. Run. John A.
Ruff, Andrew Robinson, William ii. sale,
Jacob A. Supinger, Samuel j. Shater,
Robert Supnger Charles Schindel WIZ
liam O. st. Clair, Il. Lackey Scott, Peaehy
r. Taliaferro. James Turpin, Nash IuI-
pin. ". w. Tribbett, William II. Taylor,
A. A. Thompson A. $. Trevey Eyrus A..
Trevey David A. Treyey Adam unroe.
John Van Lear. Thomas s. White, Robert
X. Wilson, Samuel A. Wilson, Samuel l..
Wilson. Joseph Wilson, John W. Wright,
David II. Witt, Jacob II. Wilmore, Wi'
liam James Wash. John West. William
IaIckess Weich. and John w. ZoIlman.
Kllled-John NJ. Dunlap. at Gettysburg;
William III. Adair. at Gettysburg; Ezekiel
Gilbert at Cannon's farm near RIch-
mond; James w. Run. at Columbia Fur
mace. IN 1863; James - Figgat, near Mt
Jackson, In 1854: A. $. Trevy. at Yellow
Tavern, I'm 1864; Thomas McGOvern. In
1864; Peacny Taliaferro, at Haw's shop; IN
1854; William Bargeg at Appomattox
Courthouse. in 1865; John p. Bowlin, at
Died During the war.--James Gold. In
1851; John Armentrout, In 1862 Philander
Mackey; Nash Turpin. IN hospital ~
Richmond in 1862: Samuel Goul and John
Goul. near Louisa Courthouse. In 1852;
Zebulon RAIDER IN 1857; John Hill, In 49,,
I, William James Wash, at Charlottesville,
! I'm 1862.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-04

The committee in charge OF the lnde-
rendsnt Cycle Clubs race-meet TO he held
in this city on Saturday, July oath, are
still hard at work, arranging the details
Of the races.
The following programme has been de-
cided upon:
First race-Nile novice.
Second race-One quarter mile; open.
Third race-Half mile, messenger boys
under II.
Fourth race-Mile, tandem.
Fifth race-Mile; open to members OF
Independent Cycle Club.
Sixth race-Half mile open.
Seventh race-Mile championship OF
Richmond; open to Richmond and SUI
burban riders.
Eighth race-Two-mile lap.
Ninth race-Exhibition half mile against
time by Fred. Schade, Herndon. Va.
Tenth race-Three-mile handicap.
The list Of prizes for these races. while
not yet complete. amounts 70 $500.
Among the out-of-town cracks who VIII
participate in the races are Fred. Schade,
Herndon, Va; w. 9. Nye and w. ;. Fer
guson, of Norfolk; j. II. Vanderbury,
Roanoke, and j. J. helms, Petersburg.
Entry blanks will be out July 10th, and
can be had from any reliable cycle dealer
or by sending a postal-card to Il. III. May
field chairman of the Race Committee.
The prizes will be placed on exhibition
at ID. Buchanan's jewelry-store on Wed
| nesday.