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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03


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sst'lF q every oise Interested p eSsl3ea 5Sol'
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'AteFes'esA 3a7 IS AZ azla4ySs - yAe r.
ers #1a take Hnaeh s-ue aaa s.attya 9
ss4e1 1 - sae p9a.sc s12t system
s Fea Mere - STOW IS cosnH-e eaess atsa
slssie1 - rs reaaZons 70 e-le l4&p&S~E-
What Statistics show.
u +hs s--.5y ssssrr ~ 1Ssss -,s lasest
fa- vA 80 esfa a~s a.sf.ahse. rsss
saea - xvss,t-g, $50 81 s-ssas.-
gsss r-ass r,,s,.ess i .-ts-s A5tsse on
49, srr-s~s - 1885, 80 rys7sgs square.
rse-l,- veesfs 8. Sc -.,~A - s3sss ssssl-,3
s8..--~v sss-,..ss - .s.s ksssssrs srs-ss tss
se.. ees,ses $50 aftsa anlv fw8 ysEes
a.sr- ar -na re- a,-..r-,- svso rn.}es s1uare.
81, yvssh4res,- sss,s~ sr.z~se-,sss 4 due 10
49, -,avrrass ~ 49, zfsta ana f,e sparse
rs s,e 49,, -,rn,,,s.tie1. v-here fha latter
d sense sr,.,,ssss, - .,1,,sla3sssas are near
sse,s,.ra =, aass, atAz~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
Washington One of the Best Beet
Producing states in the
Ininn.

Attention has been directed 80 Washing
ton as a beet sugar producing state for
some slime and much interest has been
taken iu the subject for the reason thar
the United States contains tut o uulted
area ln which fhe culture of otets for
saear-makiaE purposes can he success
fully carried as. Many % the aEricgltu-
raj experiment stations i9 the Middle ana
Far west after extended experiments.
reached the conclusion that the culture
woul8 aot prove preatable tn theIr loca'l-
ffes whll- sr shIs station tae experiments
made eve- period OF FIVE wears and tn
nearly every roaatr. show tnat hoets can
he raised here peEzassor high sugar
percentage ARD unusual degree of rur5.v.
ana ttEf VHh suE8r factory. berts
vvsrta De- s-u - cnere reraaotrat5ve e-cD
than any 80 whjeh oar sand is now de-
vate,i
t-o q, yea .h~ eN~e-s-en.s ~e-c -s~-i
eu uaaar tHe &f~eetlsu % th@ Tinted
States tspa rt-1eat - arric@sl-sre f1 tHar
wear th, stRee y1~e-f 0,rrt station az Pan
man began q series % cooperative expert
fneufs ana seed wEs FeDt co 2 9,- farmers
l.vsrE in every couEty ~ gre STATE ex-
ce~t CknnoSan- Seventeen hes'~st So T0-
pes - the product we're analysed ara 81
pee cert. % thsm showed = percentage n
sugar higher than IRA - re- cf1f. factory
requirement. Secretary q Sss-o f'~t-a
la hss report 90 she Resources ~ Wash
I-rton." $50 out these gratifying -aSs,-s
la f4l wf.a manv tables 90 the analyses
Advantages Of the Crop.
T-s Inducements 70 the WASH e--a
f8rrer I'D engage IN ne sugar bse; insas-
trv s-a hre3r as follows The g~iee aa e
81 tHa faets-e rs q Nebraska. Utsh z-.
gsIfsrr.s last wear averaged s. PEP tc-
WssaiaEtae farmers. e. IS estimated
woata aare a y.s.a ~ - tons 20 the a-rs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

- lee &c the higher Jewels %
~ szzs - fsc4aT1b la valleys. extend
= fSSs@a.e .sssp~s from the confluence u
n - - assst fifty miles. ard en-
.ssss ST.. - ares O. arid aAHAs lying
rsafs -. vaksrna and Columbia rivers.
k<gzssA - s,,ursy contemplated s. from
sc So rtv.r. tne natural fox q
= sz-, xhen supplemented By req
So - So ezzxt.rg ~ aaturai lakes near
srsss al be zUDae- Tal& water
% . sEs.s.,eeaa 10 and Distributed over
- = - GRAVITY At . reas81a bic eest
e. - -Se stzsa arid lard casTnrnss-
~ sezs. lie wIfh Tne rail way csan-
49, - syaznEn aea8u. and selected
80 - acres aa4eF The Carey
49, - - tract examined lies IN tie
sassas ro.srnbsa 70 Douglas .oaasy.
sss = = ps.esl sag.ds. and comprises
- ass-. =. - VALUABLE .aHas. Tor aasea
80 80 - - The Columbia river are utA-
ssa z~..n. area O. valuable lands.
~ -, - xoftaless. les iu FFanAl!n
- 80 s.srxaen the snake and t.o.lslassA
eegris' -ss.-s.fssss.y adjacent 10 t4se s7H .
fssEf. - F.xtena5se surveys la*F gsen
& FAs~ys a. rreans 10 water these iaHt.a,
rsss = 49, agaetlea 8se 80 water ABOUT
- Z : - - ne area from tie snake
So =. .nsans o. 1iLaeT 8raF4Iy cana
nssF, = ~sfar near Monumental rapids
. 2 - - remains a large area 70 %
ISs,s .S a. irrigation possibilities, pAt
sz<s'.A- ..-- already made Cen0nstFs1e
= sss ..ss,,ss certainty that faeFs are a.
81 -. az acres OF arst-csazs iAi1 tAiAaL
49, .'' s-rirased AZ moderate cost.
- ..,,. Farm Well Titled"
- recognized that small farms
- best results, ooln Tor the lhaa-
fssa s.rnsr and TIE community a
- Trls il especially true o. Hils@ss0
- and the average size o. SCH
So ssat,la not exceed twenty @e4vr-
a. $50 Ia the $4,000 acres o. IT'S
s - ss..as IN fae state. we Aass @sep'
- -. al ghen Ne consider the Net~,
= =. s.,sslisy OF these lands. a. sao"h ~
:. ssrsvslsd farms 80 the faAiH'a ail4
= e~slevs. We can Ia a measure spps@~
- sssly value % the state
g. -. ~zgzs og products on these saAea -
- pfodneed IA tae teataNtsa.e
- -. uagtag absolute control O. tiie
=. .aensv. that imp9r taHt eisa4eit- q III
- i eliminated. ana AaFh@as &c
8. -. a. exact science. kiae = ing iiis p
g. .s-.,se. ~ his sol and climate, the
ss.z...' a. ralaulate exactly what results
l a. 80 fro,n MS work. and % stuey :
= - ~. markets can deter nahe "Aa1A
= 81 b. TIE most pF0iltay.e.
- -. -. Is Irrigation viii do much -
fs.- ne modern tendency 20 icf-
o-s' - tarru Tor city life. smab fafala
vs. lA - 800 neighbora. more taxpayers 70
- - - maintain roads. more people ~
- ..-h..als AID churches, more trAfilc
w.. ..sa,,rage the construction Of rasisoats
2 = ss aisess,her a much better social ne
~ Increased prosperity. .,,,.,
~ 49, THOMAS COOPER,
e.ssral Land Agent Of me Noi''ie' !"
- Railway Company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

;sacaers. are een5acsed On err Eateaca
a~a eategTr.sicg mes sni sTsr3 - Vho<e
E1o sSeN tasn an a0nor-UatsF Tor ls2era4
o~ professional eratg NJ wash ls stsrpr.s-
lcSly Sc01 when We consider rha< ehs
slaEe IS only seven years os8 Ir5eed 1hs
un-versssy S @ sss1rd OK a ceu<ury osa ard
for r7a1y years ygas tae only place n tAs
teTr.E2ry w-neTe ever a = 81 SeaacI train
.nE coGld Sc dbtalred. Il eas recently cue
cT Us high sehaoi features snce sac a1gla
seseo-s have been DEVELOPED ia t1e larger
c-e.es. and is nov en3es.vo=ns TO blossom
o0t - a fuil-he6Ee8 university. porghy ~
easnonage frasn within lae STATE an1 WIN
car.
N IS evident fr-rn vsar n-eceles. t>zx
eala FRI usewcrg OF She pfu L scacol system
n washington Is as complete and e}an-
orate as Ga any state n Eee linton. and
thae In uGny pares the 4e.a3iea structure
= allied Ia L Is only q Qaeseon % tine
uaea az the eegats wl oe aaed Ia, ars
waea rhis has beer desc the whole wa
he a monument 10 the foresight and vs.
zo-s 81 tne founders ~ tAe STATE A1e
rsp6Aty and Celap,etauess win wa4cA ne
rovA mas been done 50 Gar s. wsEhont par
sltei. ard The C0ulQlet-on VIII proo-arIy De
as RAPID.
All Educa tion Free.
There are tAcee features Of the puelio
school SYSTEM here W2a-ca deserve esgfe-
schools are fire.. Tr0m ylae lowest grade 70
me h3ghesl. The llgA schools charge tut
ton FOR pupils coming fr-an osltssae no
slszrict bul there is a movement ca foot
10 covrect even tags by A state alsh school
system similar rs a1st 81 Minnesota
The second characteristics IS found N ne
fact gaat tlse schools froFn lowest 70 high
esg make no distinction IN Sax. Ias
daughters or the state have IA al grades
exactly the privileges of the sons. ai'0
statistics show a curious equality IN the
number Of each sex agtendiEs <ae schools
in each grade.
T'At thlvd festaI~e IS that called tAs
barefoot schcoiboy law. uader which
flae richer communities help the schools
OF the poor and struggling ones
These three features necd TO comment.
They show Of themselves The broad and
tolerant pan on Wh4th tae public school
system OF the state oe Washington Is
founded and con60cGed.
MARK ". HARRINGTON.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
Nearly one Hundred Crcameries I'm
Successful operation-The Flu
ture of Cheesc-MakinG

Dairylnr has made most RAPID strides
during the past FIVE years and is now car
red On on "a scale that .nsures Us future
growth ans prosperity. In js9l 2.59.@e
rounds az oup.er were Imported luto the
state: lass year ehis enormous importation
had fallen 90 Sse.oo9 pounds, and next year
70 VII rave altogether disappeared and
she SHIPMENTS from the state that have
Already begun WI steadily grow. FOR a.
ready some OF our creamery butter IS
making a name fer itself In other mar
kets
Washington has now nearly 100 cream
cries and these turned out during the
year ]. 800 900 pounds % butter. Among
the most noted OF these creamer.es are
tne S,anwood. Sumner. Avon, Monroe,
Yakima C,ty. la Conner. the CloveTda2e
at Thoru. tAe Jaambers as Telm. and r.
g. Joscn 4 sons. T. N.ukade's and the
Nahum creamery. az E.ansburg,
In add t.on 10 the number Of creaUeries,
a Erea- many farms ruu hand separators,
and some feR have "a Whole creamery out
tlt 1f toer own The result IS tnat very
l..tle ranch butter j. NOW made and 3 -s
tfst4.v frarn t8 5 cen;s aeioW creamery
autter ID rrt>e. The 'str has averaged
throughout the year = cents per pound.
Cheese-Makims Has nesun.
Chefse-nak-nE IS only Just beginning.
yet the tnt8. output lass year amounted 80
gstua pounds. Th-s was nearly all f1A
,~asn cheese. was gral ~ eua.-tv and
brought an average of 20 ~ = cents per
reauE Some ~ it wz- SWISS cheese
wat-a IS she ousy KIND 3.her tban ordi-
nary cream cheese w eas been made
y. tae state. That nrse is e 6rG ies1 2o-
taa sale u fancy cheese g aruarcns 90 tv-
cry oue and cary r1- yss~ a ~ ash .Tie on
E~r Cheese Wi ~ -- -1 taa wsr3sce. and
y. q probably zee fois9wej hv others New
A as4ar
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

forage ard lrcseznsrt weather. 4 costs
ian ! cen-s % = ceats Per day
Gne pz@1rs n IRIS STAKE. 6snE % xae
teri-l.sy - Ire sol. Is c1ach more luxars-
arr u sicculsz1 grasses sa5 IKE variety
81 Is growers ard vale day fa-rnsuE n
sas state q New Torx has rad for mary
years rae highest DEVELOPMENT o. IRE
egs 3er year Il auS 10 pounds. while =
fn-s stace- WHERE me Industry IS entirely
n - infancy. the average yield is 80
pounds q butter
seveTa4 of she heSt bu.ye-rnaks-s from
ire Tar East vist ad Etsss state dur.uE sasr
suTTnsr and thsy were nor Sissy 90 per-
ce4Te E1ese many advantages Ther were
Impressed u0s oEsig VIII me eheaeness ef
caArytns here. aa5 lae g1ar prices co.
.a-Ae1 f7r tse pr29uc-. bus a-so wEa taa
taet vaag datry51s requires for .-s shest
development climate TIA; s. "a Beg cool
tsa1 warm, sri ar the same t-rae eaa rAat
= sguao.e, ar, tlag e. 10 osaer state can
these eoad laons be found N suca pergec-
tor There : no Quess ca - e the mar
re-. a. The supply IS no. yet equal - local
demands. ard a. Ehs present rate of n
crease IN every other line OF enterprise. x
= 10: likely o be f5r some t.me When
Il IS, TIE Ga-ryman from New York WI De
able p ship his product home and com
pete wsth his old-tIale neigADors al = GER
saia profit
The markets Of The Orient viii take
considerable part Of the dairy product,
ard me state vi always nave Alaska.
As yet there is no condensed milk factory.
aud The amount OF this product taken Gu,
by the Ca.nsse and japanese steamers,
Taat row pays freight IN cans from the
East, is IN itself sufficient 20 support a
10urisA4ng business
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
Poultry Industry Grows.

Poultry has not kept pace with the RAPID
development OF the dairy business. bur /
Is now Up 10 zhe local demand. including
the large shipments made 10 Alaska. The
prices ranged during me year for chickens
from S2.55 20 $259 per dozen. Eggs DC not
stock tie market a. present, bat n lsS2 the
state shipped in stxiy-twa ears OF eggs and
fast year less than ten cars The average
pr.ce fer ranch eggs has been - cents. TAe
lowest 10 cents and the highest = cents
per dozen.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

"a red for fvo CT sssrsa YEARS e. least. the
zcrnaEe q wia@as seeaas eeTtasa e -Here2ss
~ fsls saate sefetnE t1s eornsng yesr-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Education Free In Every Grade-The
States Broad and Toier-
mt plan.

To the thoughtful and prudent head OF n
family contemplating a change OF resi-
deuce one OF tire most Important and sug
gessive tests which ne can apply to the
country ne proposes To make his home -
the quality. character and completeness
Of its facilities for giving his children a
good schooling. He removes from his old
home to seek a new one because he desires
and expects an increase iu his prosperity
An opportunity 10 give lFs family moro
Of che good things OF Efe. WIKI poss by
Jess labor 20 himself. and also an oppor-
tuulty 10 accumulate 2 competency which
VIII leave them comfortable wiaen the
time comes 70 law down she work % Efe.
But x he has a family OF children ard IS
himself OF the character described above.
there : something more than she prospect
OF more money and less work Hhch ne
demands. ard that is the schooling Of his
Children 30 as high a degree Of pertecrfon
as their characters and ambitions lnd'-
cate.
Education : resource wh.ch he can
give thesn while be lives, which wt]l add
Ia t91elr persona. Happ ness. tner useful
ness. their prospects of success In size. and
which. once obtained. cannot be taken
away from thsm hy adverse clrcim-
stances By properly edueat nE ms etiii-
,lren be can make Them useful ct-ze1as
ard oreu up 20 T}1em bong SCI. - ~ pro-
lessons. ra.lings and businesses Ts7aich
would Otherwise be closed 70 tHem. as
rhev were. perhaps. 10 hlua.
Af.sr~,yer. she system Of puhlc schools
ss next 20 long residence. tae best test
chat can be applied 10 a cornFaun-fy - %
is general Intelligence II ne| com
Y11uuity has established q good system NJ
schools r~1raat.y- II x mas had ready
an interest iu building ltS s>aoa houses as
e has nsd % breaking SIS acres or o1ia-
suz is Pa rs ana warehouses ie may ~
confident that hs Eew uei~nfars wi be
l~.-zf7ss-ent persons VIA W@o1 be and BIS
fs-,fv can eetabl. 81 and uganlAsa an
ar-eean.e sD-.al !utercourse.
The symbol Of Thrift.
rg..s ts,. ready s-toa mousse i# nor only
go 80 frret- gence. g IS gre symbol also
~ many o-1er guaE,.ez EnH are prEer1.
fsae~s.iv tx Americans. l. mans -cr-ft-
.s-rsrpr-. Sc f1rethpugrt. @ ieeerra- nac.oa
10 advance and 20 be- 81 INC T2al r4nS-
7. mems t-eeres. .a good roads ara good
s-s4w~s II means ais3 s. 8aw-ael5- n.,
,,.s-aefer for the co1mgnty, fer c5-.z rs
vr-,a r,-gmukly gather @oEe1cr ana. ~ q
...,-.szsarah.e %acrstee - themselves
s.,rlrs aeao9ss,cslSes. are % TIRE saDe kind
- t,seee a-s7o Believe IN ga secu7--y cf
T.fa s-d h r-wzrs - property
,7e,a frequent s~hoa.asolse guarantees 70
che immigrant buta opportunity and Sc
cu-.ey.
washington she iu1y3Ter Trno taxes cfs
-s-~asss-v rraers 20 inform himself VIII be-
fs.uv satisfied THIS car BE- 6su@ BY wvit-
gs,s~ - ~ss super HeEndsut 81 setFei@ ~ tl1s
.-s-v - s-1s-rsey 20 Vrs-ss as tanks - s~1l-
s-~..sn-: b-ze a broader ard ruere Rffseral
ra.5evv o. csc eo-zas1sszs over gre state as
a ~vege.e MI ~ ssia frors s~snEs1s1-sa&
Sucsa . view can - os124as1 - 49, S--A-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
school Revenues.

The value Of al school property In the
state was. al the date mentioned. over
s.. 40. 600 giving an average value 70 e1ch
school hullaing ana sauipment OF So. ms
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

Aafe cert per pound shall h@ pail - the
ss---s~ ~ Al sugar manufactures from
- haasx Essteea so-s per acre. On tsfs
rss4s would yield - pounds o. Saga,
uDsn wAfeh the bounty would be slI-sA
-.sts o7lrat added - ta= profl- from 80 =
% beets. gives $40 per acre clear 70 Ire
bee grover
Af.ora.na~ there ara uox about 20
a~~ae r.farsa7 . beers IL ire state. and a.
,,1.s-za Al IRIS IS more Of rhe nature -
sn ewrs~fYue-e uat.l factories are astab-
Iishes. u go exact returns ira. w0sl3
snaare rnanufae-ursTs % establish slea
faerorfas a measured acre was alanted
~ eseh ~ she FOB wing counties, Pierce,
Lewis. Elfsltas- o7nish. watson.
,-v7fsgr4s7s clarke s1~sane ara I-5aeola.
Tsa Afxea-r percentage % sugar n ne
r-o.Frrot ~ these acres was ts5 these
bees being rrevn ar WEveriv Sposans
~as-rv- tre .swes1 was 14.G A. Dayton.
f,5.,1rshfa county. and n3t on.v was ne
hfvn percentages remarkable. bar the
slizht ference n their quality showed
thai sae successful growth 81 tlne sugar
beats Il nos confined % a few locations Of
the state
Factories I'm Prospect.
Tnfs excellent showing bad is ,n9u-
encs upon tire gresg sugar manufacturers.
and suriuE last tau there were many ~
r,ors OF the establishment of factories.
The political campaign NAV have had
something 70 10 with the pos p0ueu1ent
~ fh- enterurise but the Seattle Cam
her 81 Commerce has the matter well n
hard and hopes 20 announce the esta5-
lsshrnent % a factory IN time for the
farmer 20 put in hls crop The farmers
are enthusiastic On the subject. and mnny
are willing 10 give guarantees 20 cRlti-
vate from % 70 leo acres the coming
season.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

=. e@snts al the Yrar.
~..~F@4 c0l-1slsss ouyrs wA0Ss
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

I'm ssfsca tc tAls tne s.ste aas passed
a sSgn;y .-s wa4Ga F4ovs4ss sa&s oaS-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.

MARK ". HARRINGTON.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Publication Notice.
srArHop ILLINors,t.
neaz islAsp ceuuvr.

sTArHop trLfNors,t
noon fslAsp couuyr.
IN tns circuit eours, TO ne January tern. A
ID. isss. IN ehsnesry.
Lev, 4. Mccabe. srmplsiusnl ". william schueh
Csihssir. sch1es OF. Geersw on. Csruiins
sehues Ersllnrcr, Rmsnuei Er-lirsvr. James
rhiisp- Cicw. Richard Z. Glow. Daisy PM
lips rsicmss. Jsrne- rsleman, Jscob sch,cR
Aurelis schuck. susan sehurh Msfhis> Ansn-,
Msfhlr. Msrcrils schuch Mafnis, william
Nsthir. the unknown heirs and dsvi-sss ol
Jscob sehuch. deceased. the unknoOu
esv,s-es ~ Elisabeth schuch Phf'iips, ds.
erss~i. defendants Bill ~ sn,ef ME.
To Cshsfine schues OF. Cecvgs GA. Car,tlns
eehneh Ksslinrcv. Rmsnnci kssllnrsr. James
rh,illp-. g.ssc rsiliips. nay rs,illp- IDA yhll-
dsv,ree. - Jscss rehnch, decss-cd; the nn-
know devls~cs 81 Riisssesh scnucn rhiilips. O..
ere~sd. the show named defendants.
Amdsvit q ycnr ucn.rcssdsnes having s>ss
lied In the once ~ m. ccva o. said cirsnt esur,
notice 10 hssesv given 10 roo end 10 eecn 70 ycu
thes IN. shcee named ecmpiainans has aled n
sssd court he sili u ON plaint aaainss yca %
tbe ehsneery ssic % ssid court thsf Q summ.us
m ehsncery mss s~cn irsa~d IN the said canes
court tr ss eegur and holden 81 ne court hcass
m the city 81 Rock issnd. n ssid csunty. 90 tA<
sr-t Monday 10 January, a n. fssr, % shiel
TINE snd place you wiil appear end picad. en-.
svcs erdemsr 10 said bill 81 ecmplsint zoo go
p.aei e, Rc-s Island. Illinois. this On dsy d
December. A. d, 1877.
oscnss v. oAnnLA Cwa
Wtniss Z. trporrn. ccmpla;nsnss ss'iciscr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
FRANTIC TIME IN A BrG CROWD
Thirty Pounds Of Powder Explodes and
wild Scene Ensues.

WHO scene Enouoa.
Asheville. n. c.. Dec. GA crowd OF
100 or more men and boys were firing q
Christmas salute from an old cannon
on the outskirts of town Saturday when
q can of thirty pounds Of powder ex-
ploded in the thick Of the crowd. Thirty
or forty persons were injured, but
none, 1t is believed. fatally. The cannon
was fired several times, and then Jo-
esph Finch, an employee Of the South
ern Railway company. picked UP the
powder can and began to reload the
piece. The gun had not been swabbed.
and the moment the tiny stream Of
powder struck the heated metal there
was a fash and the powder explode d
with a report that made the earth trem-
bic.
Immediately there was a scene that
made sick the hearts of those watching
from a nearby hill. In the smoke that
rose from the explosion they saw HUI
man beings run blindly here and there
over the hill. falling and rising only TO
fall again as they frantically rushed
about. blinded and powder-burned.
madly trying to extinguish their fam
ing clothes. Those who were unhurt
ran to the aid of the unfortunate ones.
smothering flaming clothing or cutting
the garments from their bodies. One
man was blown or rolled completely
down the high blum, 200 feet. nearly to
the river. The people In the neighbor-
hood ran to the scene, and the work
Of giving assistance to the injured be.
gan
The hill was dotted with blackened,
groaning figures. some OF whom lay al
most perfectly nude. A number Of the
injured were able TO walk from the
scene. while cots were provided and
gentle hands placed the more seriously
wounded on them and conveyed them
TO an old residence near BY. which was
improvised into hospital. Joseph
rsch 10 among the more seriously hurt
his nose and mouth being torn out Of
~ shaDs. anA be - probably blinded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Sold His wife for Ten Dollar.

Lansing. Mich, Dec. 27-Charles
Bishop, Of Mason. whose domestic hap
piness has been destroyed by the visits
Of Bert Carpenter. signed an agreement
to relinquish all claim to his household
and its effects for $40. He received the
cash and came to this city. where his
father resides. leaving Carpenter in
possession. Mrs. Bishop recently ad-
vertised in a matrimonial paper, and II
is claimed received money from men in
Montana and Florida, and then refused
to 60 to them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Clerical ORGANS in Opposition.

New York. Dec. GA special to The
Herald from Lima, Peru. says regard
ing President Pierola's PRONUNCIATION Of
the new measure legalizing nom Roman
Catholic marriages in Peru: with the
exception Of the clerical organs the
press il unanimous in applauding the
clever craftsmanship Of the presiden,
in pushing the measure through"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
It's the San Jose Bug, Now.

Berlin, Dec. 27.-The agricultural go
ciety has memorialized the government
claiming that American fruit Of every
kind and many American shrubs and
trees imported into Germany are in
fected with the San Jose bug which is a
constant danger to German fruit grow
ers. They want a strict examination OF
all American fruit, trees and shrubs
and a refusal to admit them wherever
vermin Is detected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27

Clarence Lcdfcrl. vho Slood near the
cannon when the powder ignited. was
thrown r.:ors than nifty feet. His cloth.
Ing was torn or burned entirely Of. and
. part Of the skin on the forehead
burned loose. Charles Earwood and
John Ingle also are seriously hurt. and
several others probably will lose their
sight or be disfgured for life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
Governor Makes . Christmas Cif.

Detroit, Dec. T.-As q Christmas
present Governor Pingree pardoned
Henry Howard. who under the name
OF Harry Dale was convicted last May
Of criminally assaulting Maggie Leon
ard in this city and sentenced to Jack
son for life. This action was recon-
mended by the pardon board. Howard
has all along stoutly maintained his in
nocence, and the governor says he Is
himself convinced Of II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-12-27
SAD Christmas at the saan,s Y1one.

shelbyville. Ind. Dec. 27.-winfield
Raymond. Of Liberty township, went
to st. Paul Christmas Eve to purchase
his children Christmas presents. On
his way home he was struck by q Big
Four train and his body horribly
mangled. -