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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
LIEDES ON SEALS.
Refutes the Case Put Forward bv
Secretary Chamberlain.
THE RIGHT OF The UNITED STATES.
Unless PeIagie sealing is Checked At
Once the Herd Will BE
ENterminated.

LOndon.-Hermann Liebes of the
North American Commercial Com
pany, and one of the lessees of the
Pribylov Islands, has made a statement
in refutation of the case put forth by
Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of State
for the Colonies, in his recent dispatch
to Secretary Sherman. Mr.. Liebes
says in part:
There can be no doubt whatever that
the Pribylov Islands are legitimately
owned by the United States, and the
United States had an undoubted right
to grant lease of the seal fisheries
upon the islands to the highest bidder,
viz, my company, and there can be
no further doubt that the United States
Government has an absolute right to
permit the lessees of the island to kill
every seal frequenting the rookeries.
If America were to exercise its right to
kill off all the seals upon Pribylov
Islands, the whole seal herd would be
exterminated in less than week, and
pelagic sealing in the Boring Sea
would be brought to a summary end
The object of America, however, is to
preserve and not to exterminate the
seals, though we may be ultimately
driven in self-defense to kill off the
seals, as under present conditions, seal
ing is not profitable. What is desired
by America and the lessees of Priblyov
Islands is that all parties interested,
both in land and ocean sealing, with
out a moments loss of time, confer to-
getber, with the view Of considering
whether or not some arrangement can
not be made by which, with fair and
equitable terms to all parties, the herd
can be protected.
. don't myself believe that any solu-
ton can be found which does not in
clude as one of its terms the absolute
prohibition of all pelsgic sealing.
This ought not to be difficult matter
to arrange, having regard to what |
assert as an undoubted fact, viz. that
pelagic scaling is not and cannot under
present conditions be profitable A
great deal has been said about Russia
and Japan. 1t is suggested that, as
they were not parties to the Paris
treaty and are not bound by any regu-
lations, and are said to be concerned
only in the seal fisheries of the western
and not the eastern coasts of the North
Pacific, their presence at any confer
ence would be out Of place and would
be only desired by America to secure
from these countries majority vote
against English interests. The whole
objection to Russia and Japan being
represented at any conference is,
venture to think most unreasonable.
There is no question of voting in the
matter. The conference is merely
with view to arriving, if possible, at
some solution by which the herd shall
be saved from determination; but SO
many difficulties and delays arise that
very much fear that by the time the
conference has been held there will be
no seals to confer about"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
PLAN TO SEIZE DAWSON.
story of Wildcat Filibustering Schem
Floats Down From the Frozen North.

Story of Wildcat FilibusterIng Scheme
Floats Down From the Frozen North.
New York. The correspondent of
the Sun at Juneau, under the date of
October 81, says: A warming has
been sent to Attorney -Gen ,ral Nc
Kenna at Washington of wildcat fill
clustering scheme which for daring
can be likened only to Jameson's raid
on the Transvaal. lt is nothing less
than a plan to seize Dawson City in
the name of the United States and to
open up reserved claims for immediate
operations
William NJ Jones of Port Town
send, newspaper man, who was the
first man appointed United States
Commissioners at st. Michael, and j.
j. Rutledge, United States Deputy
Marshal at Circle City are said to be
the Q ief flibusters.
1t is alleged that Jones and Rutledge
propose, after all communication is
cut off for the winter, to go to Dawson
and formally hoist the Stars and
Stripes, declaring that all the gold
fields are on United States soil and.
therefore, open for entry. They rely on
the hearty support of the 5000 Amer
lean miners to overawe the few British
mounted police and to defeat them il
it comes to question of fighting.
They mean to declare martial law with
themselves as commanders and their
gang of tilibusters as officials.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
Dried Fruit Outlook.

The crop of apples in this State was
large one, and a greater proportion
of them is being dried than ever be.
fore. The wholesale market rules from
&c to &c per pound, as to quality, for
the best evaporated, AMI from 2 80 to
&c for ordinary sun dried.
The peach market is easier than 1t
was about three weeks ago. Those
who are able to h Id their stock are
confident that prices are bound to ad.
vance with resumption of TIE Eastern
demand. A big proportion of the
lower grades has been disposed Of dur
ing tbs past few weeks and the quan.
tity remaining is exceedingly light.
The market is from sc to 100, as to
quality and size. with fair jobbing
demand, but little inquiry in car lots.
The shipments Of prunes to date
have been the heaviest ever known for
8 corresponding length OF time, and
the fact that the first shipments are
now arriving East and being distrib.
uted is having tendency to make the
market easi'r there. as the Eastern
trade is still pursuing conservative
policy of buying only on actual re.
quirements. San Joaquin and outside
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
Goblin Moth.

| wish to call attention to the follow.
ing preventive and destroyer of the
Goblin moth, says Charles A. Spier of
Visalia, and | will state that it is the
only remedy known at present, and it
is all that can be done to eradicate the
Goblin moth, which is so prevalent in
this county, not only in the ap lie or
chards, but also in the pear orchards.
The same treatment should be used for
both:
Take one pound of paris green and
mix it to thin paste with water. Add
the same amount of quick lime, and
star in it into 200 gallons of water.
(For smaller and larger amounts use
in proportion). While spraying keep
the mixture constantly stirred, so as to
keep the paris green in suspension.
The proper time to use this remedy is
for first spraying just as soon as the
bloom has dropped off, and again
about two weeks later, or just before
the fruit turns down. Do not spray
while trees are in bloom or you will
kill the bees that pollenize the fruit.
Also destroy all affected fruit as soon
as 1t drops during the summer, and
keep trap around the trunk of the
tree near the ground to catch all larv~
that attempt to ascend the tree.
II every one who has an apple OF
pear tree will use the at owe treatment
faithfully, will guarantee the Goblin
moth will be eradicated in from two
to three years. But if only used here
and there in spots, those using it will
have comparatively clean fruit. But
it never can be entirely stopped until
all act in unison.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

stock is from ga to 8 &c for the four
sizes. with a good export demand. IL
is believed that Europe will take a
large proportion of she stock now re-
manning, as the French crop is nearly
all disposed of and prices are advancing
sharply in that country.
The raisin crop is averaging q larger
proportion of two-crown than usual,
and. as a consequence. three-crown and
four-crown. with layers. are in eOod
demand at higher prices. The dealers,
both in this State and the East are
using a much larger quantity than ever
before for seeding purposes, On as
they cannot use the lower grades the
better qualities are bound TO remain
firm and probably advance.
Taken as a whole, the situation is in
excellent shape. and if no undue haste
is exercised in disposing of the remain
ing pOrti5n of the crop better prices are
confidently expected. The European
fruit crop is conceded to be very
short one. Apples are almost fail
ure in Canada and most portions of the
United States. This means big short
age which California must supply.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
Stra MberY Beds.

Mr.. E. p Powell of New York is a
very able and successful horticulturist.
What be writes comes with authority.
He says in the New York Tribune that
success in growing strawberries hangs
more on soil than variety. The soil
before setting should be free of weeds
and weed Seeds The soil should be
deep and mellow, and we'll enriched
with well.composted manure. Such
fertilizer should always be making.
Mr.. Powell has six such composts
always i'll making and made. Set the
plants as soon as August or sooner, if
good plants can be had. Mulch young
plants generously, and as soon as set,
with fine cut hay or other convenient
litter. P .per-oovered frames for shade
are used by growers of the largest and
finest berries. Wood ashes are the
best fertilizer. He recommends nj.
trate of soda and sulphate of ammonia
to stimulate growth. Water must
always be copious in supply. The bed
should always be kept as cool as posi-
BILE. Do not use potted plants, but
grow your own sets if possible. The
second plant from the first runner is
recommended. Always use good,
strong sets. He makes composts of
ashes, both wood and coal, barnyard
manure, weeds, waste sod, in fact,
everything That will decay and can be
forked over. This is useful to fert lie
and cover. The greatest mistake
farmers make is in not taking time to
thoroughly prepare their beds.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

New York.-A Sun cable from Lon
don says: The Washington correspond.
ent of the Chronicle cables that unless
Great Britain consents to modifica-
ton of the sealing regulations a bill
will be introduced in Congress author
izing the total destruction of the seal
herd on Pribylov Islands. He adds
that this policy will be threat to be
held over the heads of the British and
Canadians when the meeting of sci.
entific experts is held at Washington.
In case of refusal to accede to the
wishes of the United States, it is ex.
pected Congress will make CONNER
cial war on Canada.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

ways customary through the short days
Of the winter months.
Seventy deputies were driven away
after a pitched battle with twelve hun
bred strikers ut the new dam Of the
New York water supply at Grafton
Dam, N. Y. The trouble was started
by contractors attempting 20 put if
teen imported laborers at work.
Further trouble is imminent.
The planning mill Of Coggins Broth
ers and the barley crusher Of H. W.
Bartlett at Chico, have been burned
TO the ground. Both were in the same
building. The cause Of the fire is IN
known, but a man believed to have
been sleeping in the mill is being held
pending an investigation. The total
loss is $4,000; insurance, $1,000.
The Railway Mail Department Of
the postal servivce has decided to i'm.
prove the delivery of the mail from
the East TO Los Angeles. In few
days two extra clerks will be placed in
the mail cars of the Santa Fe overland
trains, whose duty it will be to have
the city mail all assorted for the car.
riers by the time the train arrives IN
/ that city.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
Ashes as IA Fertilizer.

Are coal ashes good for light land
or fruit trees"' asks correspondent.
Coal ashes contain very little plant
food, only a trace at most of potash or
phosphoric acid, and this is usually
attributed to the wood that may have
been used for kindling. Clear quartz
sand contains very little plant food,
yet some kinds of land may be bene-
fitted by applications of sand Coarse
sand renders stiff clay soil more
open and porous so that water, atmos-
pheric gases and sun heat may circu-
late through it more freely. The
roots of plants find less resistance in
creeping through clay that has been
made fIiable by judicial admixture
of coarse material. Coal ashes may be
used to tighten heavy soil and also to
compact one that is too lose.
Sifted coal ashes contain both coarse
and fine material. 1t is the fine that
improves coarse sand and the coarse
that renders loose soil more compact.
Plants will grow in bank of coal
ashes, but to show much vigor they
must have something more than they
can find in the ashes.
would never waste coal ashes Sc
long as | had land that might be i'm.
proved in texture by their use. As
they make an excellent absor bent | use
them freely under hen roosts, in privy
vaults, and during the cold season in
barrels into which house wastes are
poured daily. In the spring all goe.
on to the garden, especially around
fruit trees and fruit or Towering
shrubs. My currant bushes are an
nually treated to one or two shovelful,
of urine-saturated ashes and with
marked results. AS there are no weet
seeds in coal ashes, not much hoeins
is needed around bushes that have hat
such an application. Coal ashes should
not be wasted, but they cannot tax,
the place of plant food.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
Our Fruit Industry.

We are firmly of the belief that the
magnitude and value of our fruit in
dustry will continue to increase from
year to year, says the s. f. Chronicle.
1t is evident, however, that many re-
adjustments will be necessary. Some
orohardists are producing some fruits
i'll some places which can never bring
anything but an annual loss to their
producers. The sooner this is brought
to an end the better. On the other
hand, some owners of some land not
now in orchard can produce some
varieties of fruit with a prospect Of a
regular profit. One by one these per-
sons will come to an understanding Of
the situation and go out of or into the
business as may seem best.
The present condition of the fruit
industry is the natural consequence of
the excitement under which the most
of us engaged in it. 1t was inevitable
that many errors should be made en-
failing loss upon those who made
them. When such persons had not
suffic ient means to sustain loss they
got into sore trouble. Those who had
the means accepted their loss and used
their experience to repair it. A great
number of city and town residents,
mostly salaried men, engaged in the
business without understanding it and
usually upon credit. They have been
a drag upon the business by the guam
tity of poor fruit which they have
dumped upon the market but are rap
idly becoming eliminated.
1t has now become evident to all
that no one can be financially sue.
cessful orchardist and be engaged in
any other business at the same time.
AT least, this is the fact in regard to
mixed orchards of deciduous fruits.
There is no day in the year when such
an orchard does not require the pres
ence and undivided thought of the
owner. 1T is not an industry of large
margins, which admits waste. In
profitable orchard all trees are healthy,
of good size and of desirable varieties,
suited to the locality. The art of the
orchardist consists in the planting and
bringing to maturity of orchards of
this kind. We believe that where
such orchards exist they are profitable
if the owner is good marketer. We
do not believe that they have depre-
ciated in value more than other pro.
ductiye property during the years of
depression.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
Helpful Suggestions For the
Agriculturists.
HINTS THAT ARE INTERESTING.
some Coed Advice for the RuraIists-A
Budget Of knowledge That May
Prove Beneficial.


The Southern papers are earnestly
discussing the cost Of dried fruit, espe-
cially peaches, says the S. f. Chroni-
Gle. We think it established that
fair-sized peaches after delivering to
to dryer can be put in sacks and on the
cars foor | = cents pound. If the
peaches are small the cutting will cost
more, and perhaps sufficiently more to
affect the result. We do not think the
cost of picking and delivering to dryer
can be estimated. 1t may vary 100
per cent between large trees well filed
with large fruit, evenly ripened and
near the point of delivery. and an
orchard Of small trees, with fruit I'M
thinned and small. ripening unevenly
and some miles from the drying
ground.
If one estimates that he will pay out
in cash 2 cents pound upon dried
peaches on board the cars he should
not be far out of the way with good
management, although it will often
cost more. The feed of team for the
year, and the shooting. and the wear
and tear of wagon and harness for the
year have to be charged up some.
where, and there is no other place to
put il except upon the finished products
of the farm. If peaches sell at cents
pound the grower should perhaps
count on cents pound or $50 per
ton. The peach is not usually long
/ lived tree, and one person can estimate
its life and the number of full crops il
will bear about as we'll as another A
ton of dried peaches to the acre is an
excellent crop. We suppose that hall
a ton per acre for the years &c will be
in bearing would be an excessive est
mate. If the tree lives fifteen years
it might bear eleven or twelve crops
If these were upon the average hall
ton (dried) crops, which we do moi
think could be expected, and al
should be sold for 6 cents per pound
the grower would have, exclusive o.
cost Of picking and curing, from $42(
to $3.50 per acre, which divided by tn,
fifteen years during which the orchard
has been cultivated, would give from
$2S to $32 per acre as the annual in
come from which to pay cost of set
Ting the orchard and its cultivation
and the rent or interest upon the land
This, however, can be made to com,
out as ono pleases by varying his esti
mate of the length of the trees life
and the crop to be expected. Thu
shrinkage of peaches in drying will
vary from = to for Muirs to o
~ to / for Crawfords. 1t will ais,
vary in different years and in differen
orchards.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

A quantity of whisky and beer
placed on the dock at Portland, Oregon,
for shipment to Alaska, has been seized
by Custom officers. Fifty cases
marked Cumberland Home Made
Catsup" were examined by the inspec-
tors and it was found instead of catsup
each case contained five gallon-kegs of
whisky.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

There is work being done on the old
Mammoth mine near Kernville, and a
diamond drill has been introduced to
prospect the mine. An English syn
dicate is making investments at old
keyesville. and mining will soon have
boo IN there.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

The Robbers Roost gang of outlaws
in Wayne county. Utah, which is com.
posed of forty or fifty desperadoes and
has long terrorized Central and South.
ern Utah, has just made raid and
driven off band Of horses to its noun.
tain rendezvous,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

A dreadful disaster has occurred on
the New YORK Central railroad near
West Point Military Academy where
the road runs along tho margin of the
Hudson river. A section of embark.
ment slid into the stream, and an east
bound express went overheard.
Twenty eight persons lost their lives
by being drowned or crushed in the
wreckage. Fifteen were seriously in
jured.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

kCitizens of Neosho county, Kan,
have petitioned Judge Stillwell to
break mp what they claim is a gigantic
trust alleged to have been formed by
the merchants and coal dealers of the
State, in violation of the antitrust
1nw
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

The postoffice department has
changed the name of the office at
keyesville, Kern county, to Keyes.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

The Board OF experts appointed to
establish tea standards has made its
report to the secretary Of the treasury.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-11-11

Rev. G. A. Leaman. for forty seven
years a resident of California. died
recently at Chico. aged ninety-five
years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-27

day and stay all night, and every Sat-
urday and stay until Monday. How
this question as to where the Lovely
family are going is to be decided who
can tell? But they will get somewhere,
and if nobody else is suited the nurse
lady will be, since she has made her
self at once the most important and the
most disagreeable member Of the tribe.
But" as Mrs. Lovely says, "the baby
likes her." and as a natural conse-
quence the rest of the family have to
be slaves to this lady of Irish extrac-
ton, of little beauty, of bad manners.
whom for some unknown reason the
baby chooses to like. Certainly babies
have queer tastes.
But before they go poor Mrs. Lovely
has to work as no colored lady ever
look to everybody'si, clothes, but there
must be books for the girl who reads,
fishing tackle, toys, about half the bot
ties in an apothecary's shop, an oil
stove, several hot water bags, box of
mustard plasters, two hammocks, some
extra rugs, indeed everything that will
be Of use or which may be demanded in
case of an emergency. The consequence
is that with every new arrival in the
shape of possession the number OF
trunks increases, and there comes
night when Mrs. Lovely weeps on the
shoulder of her lord and master and
wonders how the packing ever will be
done. Her lord and master, with the
broad ideas belonging TO a man, sug-
gests that she just fire everything in
and start, but she wouldn't be woman
if she could do that. New, if she lived
in Paris she would only have to send
out an order for a packer, let him take
possession of the establishment, and the
result would be bliss.
| have often wondered, in view of the
fact that the American is an uneasy
beast continually on the so, why the
professional packer is not an institution
here, as in Paris. There's money to be
made in the spring and fail at such
work, good bit of money, while be-
tween times there would be a GER
tainty of some money, but not so much.
Personally I have watched the profess
sional packer When expected, he ar
rived and brought his tools with him.
They consisted of dozens of sheets of
lavender tissue paper, pieces of white
tape, several papers of large white pins,
a bag of small tacks and a hammer.
He carefully laid out the dress skirts,
showing due Difference to their shape