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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-23

Special Dispatch TO the telligeneer
WASHINGTON. March "A new bank
ing company with a capital OF 100000
has just been formed under the laws Of
West Virginia TO do general banking
business at Nome. with branch at Sc
attic. t. NJ. Parker. president of the
National Metropolitan bank: c. S. stubos
district passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
vania road; c. ]. Bell, of the Washington
Trust bank, and other capitalists OF this
city are interested. DR.. Cabell White
head, special agent OF the treasury de-
partment, who established the Seattle as
say once. will arrive at Seattle about
April to begin operations.
Want American Registry.
Strong protests against American regis
try for the British ships Garonne and
Amur were presented today TO the senate
committee on commerce. The protests
come from the American ship-owners on
the Pacific coast. The owners Of the
Garonne urged that because she trans
ported soldiers TO the Philippines she IL
entitled to registry. since other foreign
ships in the transport service on the At
lantio were given registry. The treas
ury department declares the precedent has
gone far enough. and that II It was the
object to obtain American registry as COM
pensation. they should first refund some
OF the money taken when the government
was In stress The Garonne has a good
case uopn the claim that she has had
enough repairs TO be called a rebuilt ship
This elaim is sustained by affdavits from
Moran Bros
Mails to Nome.
Inner registered sack exchanges have
been established for dispatch and protec-
lection OF registered mail of all classes
between Seattle and Nome. Three round
trips will be made from Seattle, steamers
sailing from that port about May n. June
5 and July 70 For the season OF navi-
CATION postmasters will accept parcels as
well as letters for registration for Nome.
for all postofices on the Yukon river IN
Alaska. for ST Michael and all Offices IN
Alaska north Of St. Michael. addressing
registered packages. envelopes and tags
10 such Office direct.
Untn tho sailing Of the steamers as
above described registered letters only.
and not parcels. viii be conveyed over
the route from Skagway through DaNson
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-23
BANQUET N SPOKANE
By N K|N[EY CLUB.
Great Demonstration of Re-
publican Enthusiasm.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT.
Over One Thousand Men Join in
the Cheering Acclaim.

National Coiors aud Emblcms, the
season "a Notable Feast with Ont
Leading Republicans Present aud
Many Who Have heretofore OPP
posed Thcm-spceches Catch tho
Audience and Evoke Applause.
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Two Concessions Made.

Secretary Root later in the day decided
that he would withhold any detailed in
formation respecting the concessions and
application for inclusion in the reply he
will submit TO the resolution OF inquiry
adopted by tho senate He stated that
two concessions TO dredge sand had teen
issued and that there were twenty appli-
cations on file in the department for the
same privilege. The names of the parties
will be included in the statement TO be
made to congress. The ycretary insists
that there has been no determination In
the matter OF these concessions, and that
no exclusive privileges have been granted
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-23
SENATE DEBATES
PUERTO R|CAN BILL.
Democrats Oppose the Con-
ference Report,
cRITIcISE ITS DETAILS.
Object to Turning Future Rev.
enues Over to the Island.

Wish 10 stand by the senate Btirs
Provisions That Only the Revenue
Already Collected From Imports
should Go to the Relief Fund
Allen Taunts the Republicans
with Being Afraid 10 Bring the
which Foraker Replies That lie
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-23
Petusrew Thir.ts for Information.

Pettigrew introduced resolution call
ing upon the president for an itemized
statement OF the expenses OF the Philip
pine commission and each OF Its mem
bers. but Davis objected to It's present
con nsidnra lion and IL yNent nNar-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-23

Special Dispatch 10 the post-rnterirenccr.
SPOKANE, March 22--The Republican
dollar dinner given under the auspices
OF the Mckinley Club OF spokane to-
night was unquestionably the greatest
lave feast ever seen in the Pacific NORTH
west or in the entire West. for that mat
ter From start 10 finish IL was one
wild burst Of enthusiasm, such as has
seldom ever been eQualed AT any political
gathering. 1t was truly feast of pros
perity.
The doors of the great banquet hail
were thrown open at s;is. and for the
next half hour a steady stream of
humanity poured into the halt. until
every seat was occupied. Plates had been
laid for $50 but this was found insult
ncient TO accommodate the crowd. The
late comers, 60 tho number Of fully so.
were Obliged to stand up throughout tho
evening.
Young Mems Ciub on Hand.
The Young Mems Republican club
marched into the hail in body. They
heraided their coming by wild cheerin.
as they came un the streets. A long
table In the center Of the hall had been
reserved for the club. and throughout
the evening they made their prasence
known by a continuous ou,hurst OF en-
thusiasm. The appearance of the ball
was sufficient in itself TO arouse the Wild
-ssi patriotism. From end "a. end u was
sea of national colors. intersperscd
with pictures or iiIustrious heroes Of tho
Republican party.
~ the Table OF Honor.
Seated az the table Of homer were G. II.
r.und. president ef the Mckinley club.
ex-senator John l.. Wilson. Frank r.
Post. Samuel II. Stern. y. u. oimstrd,
w. s. Gilbert, Alonze NJ Murphey and
Judge James z, Moore. Among the
guests on the floor were seen many
prominent Republicans from outside the
city Many former fnslonists were alao
seated at the banquet. Hopes band
started the fun by playing medley %
patriotic airs. No sooner was the FIRST
note ~ the "star-spangied Hammer start
ed than the vast sssomblage arose n
one man. and wlth fAga waving, rent
the air with cheers that could he heard
for blocks When Dixie was reached
the enthusiasm broke out anew. This
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Mails to Nome.

Continued on Page Two
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Gov. Brady. of Alaska, says that he
sees nothing harmful In the grants to
work the sea near Cape Nome They do
not cover the tide lands, but are out in
the ocean. Large plants are necessary TO
secure the sand from which the gold is
taken. The governor expresses surprise
that the British have not begun opera
tions outside the three mile limit. as II
is probable that gold can be found IN
the sand beyond the limit as well as In
eide It,
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DREDGING PERMITS WERE
ISSUED AT CAPE NOME.
Secretary Root Says They Have Been
and VIII he Issued to All Repu-
table Applicants.

WASHINGTON, March Z2.-Secretary
Root made brief statement to the press
today in regard to the action OF the war
department In granting licenses to pros
pectors to dredge the water front of Cape
Nome, Alaska. in their search for gold.
He admitted that one or two such IL
census had been issued, but to whom he
did not remember. There were a dozen
more applications Of the kind on file. and
they will all be granted.
The secretary explained that his au-
thorlty in the matter was based upon
the statutes giving the war department
jurisdiction over the navigable waters
Of the United States.
Under the law no one could have done
any dredging ON the water front Of Cape
Nome within a three-mile limit without
the authority OF the war department
This authority the secretary said, had
been granted In several instances, be-
cause II was shown the proposed dredg-
ing Of sand would not interfere with
navigation OF the riparian rights OF own
ers OF adjacent territory. The particular
character of the sand to be dredged did
not enter into the case at all.
The secretary further said that anyone
was privileged to dig for gold in the open
sea and the only question was whether
such operations conducted within the
three-mile limit was an Interference with
navigation or infringement of the
rights of others When these cdndi-
tions were complied with the department
was prepared 10 grant permission TO any
one 10 dig in the beach at Nome or else
where at any point lying within three
miles of low-water mark
Although he did not go into details,
Secretary Root made IL clear that the
privileges In question were free to all
responsible persons, and no discrimination
had been intended In the cases that had
been acted upon.
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Puerto Rican NH Taken Up.

The senate then took up the conference
report on the Puerto Rican appropriation
bill. Bacon objected TO the changes made
In conference The report would. he said.
indicate that mutual concessions had been
made on behalf of both the senate and
house. but he held that an analysis would
show that tho senate had yielded practi-
cally everything. and the house nothing,
Bacon objected especially TO the concos-
sion on the part OF the senate TO the
house contention that the appropriation
should cover future collections as well
as those accruing up 20 January l. Re-
meath what he said. seemed n harmless
change. he found very radical action. de-
claring that II was the purpose OF the
bill to provide for the contingency that
the tariff bin now pending may fail In
that event the revenue arrangement
would continue.
Bncons Makes IA General Argument.
Bacon launched into general nrgu-
ment upon tho Republican policy with ref
erence 20 trade between the United States
and she islands acquired in the war with
spain No such outcry. he said. had
been witnessed recently as that which
has gone Up from all over the country
after the passage OF the house bill which
was intended 70 oppress an unprotected
people Naturally the Republican lead
ers had sought 20 find protecting shell
ter from this storm. and this hill was in-
tended a. "a peace offering 20 appeaso the
indig6ati Of the people.
Bacon declared that 20 adopt this con
ference report meant leaving of ths
tArtn wan standing ard n congress
should adjourn without passing another
law. those who should vote Tor the con-
ference report would be responHible Cor
leaving this great burden upon a people
for whom There was 50 much expressed
commiHaYatlon Tne talk nf charity ard
humaniisrianism WAS asrtdsd by nim a.
a mere pretense. re- also c9ntendea that
tho money 90 bs returned @oua nor -
10 the people frem whom 81 had bern roi-
lsctrA
wants Territorial Government.
What the people q fhe islaad wanted
was tree intercourse wifh the people of
this county and net mladirrcted charity.
re favored a free territorial Favsf fnrseut
Ike Oklahoma and Sev Mczlca, ard sait
the Democrats would vote 81 once Yer
bM ou these Zines
Coekren Also oppeses-
cockreu aiso opposed tse conference
report.
For the arst time in fhe nineteen years
that have been a gnember ot che cDu.
ulttee o1 apPsopria Pc began. II
have been c1mpelled 90 decline % sign
a conference report oH an appropf1a tan
bNI sa refused oecags. the report
reversed the entire policy ~ ihc agpru-
rr.auon b.u IA Dc passed the senate. aud
because I believed % morally au4 pullu-
,alv wrong wrong from Christian
standpoint aud In violation not on.y x
our solemn pledge and phsnied ialih'
but also of tho best impulses q the Re
publican party
Ccntinuinz Co-krel said that 20 acccat
this report would TX the Dlngiey tariff
Continued On Page Txo.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
CUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS OF STATE POLICY.

the reward to the cultivator is most
ample. OF course, the same careful
study of the nature of each crop is
required, and no one shou1d expect
to grow strawberries without renew
ing the bed each two years at least,
or asparagus without literally fertil-
izing each year nor should any one
expect peach trees to last fifty years !;
the peach tree is the heaviestyielder
known, and requires renewing each
five to seven years, and to be cared
for, cultivated, fertilized, watched
and tended. In fruits no State is
more sure or more promising for the
future than the Old North State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
PUMPKINS FOR cows.

Judiciously planted in the corn
field, a crop of pumpkins can be
raised as a sort of double crop that
will make a most excellent food for
COWS in winter, says a correspond
ent of The American CultivatOr.
The value of root crops is we'll known
in helping to regulate the bowels of
the stock when fed heavily on grain
in winter. Pumpkins come under
this same class, and they should be
fed for about the same purpose. Ma
ture seems to have designed the
pumpkins for the corn field, for one
can raise Just enough feed with the
crop of corn produced on the same
land. In addition to this, the pump
kins furnish excellent food for chick
ems. It is better for the stock to
have the seeds removed, and it is
better for the poultry to have the
seeds crushed, ground or broken.
The feeding of pumpkins will largely
decide their merits. To let the stock
eat them in the field is a great mis-
take. Gather them all for winter
food and wait until other succulent
food has disappeared. Then COM
mence to feed the pumpkins grad
ually, increasing the quantity until
the full diet is reached.
One large pumpkin or two small
ones per day for each animal is a
liberal diet and sufficient to keep the
system in excellent condition. They
should not be fed in large pieces at
all, for there is danger of the COWS
getting choked with a big lump.
Cows actually break off and loosen
their teeth trying to break up pump
kins fed to them in large pieces. 1t
is no difficult work to break the
pumpkins up and then chop them
fine with a sharp spade. Put them
in a wooden tub, and in a few min
utes free use of the spade will re
duce them to small pieces, which the
COWS can eat with relish. When
first broken open, scoop out all OF the
inside part, thus removing all seeds,
which sometimes prove dangerous to
the COWS. Put the seeds and pulp in
which they are buried into sausage
grinder and grind them up into small
pieces. The seeds will thus all be
crushed, so that the chickens can
eat them without danger. They will
also eat the pulp itself. This prac-
tice is certainly recommended for
the chickens, which enjoy the feast
and look forward to ike ground
pumpkin seeds every day. Every
part of the pumpkin is thus utilized,
and one can obtain a winters supply
of good food for both stock and
chickens from the corn field without
much extra cost for labor. Those
who do not plant pumpkin seeds
freely in the corn field lose far more
than they realize and miss chance
to get double profit from the land.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
NORTH CAROLINA THE FRUIT STATE

Under this head New York cor
respondent of the June Southern
Planter has an article that should
interest. all farmers of this State.
We quote the article herewith in
full:
The contour of the Old North
State. it's soil and climatic conditions,
render it the most favorable locality
in the United States for growing
fruit. The higher lands for apples,
pears, peaches and grapes, the next
lower section for grapes, peaches,
pears and the small fruits, while the
lower country is eminently adapted
to grapes, peaches and small fruits,
especially strawberries.
Very much of the country is for
bidding to one who has always lived
upon prairie, but when the soil is
once carefully studied, it will be
found to contain the warm, friendly
conditions so favorable to several of
the best paying cops now produced.
Among these are strawberries, string
beans, garden beets and asparagus
In no soil do pindars, sweet pota-
toes, asparagus and peaches better
flourish
These lands are low in price, but
there is no place where land can
more easily be made fertile by the
free use of the COW pea and soy
beans and mellilotus, all of which
take to the warm sandy nature Of
the soil with avidity.
These lands only need to be care
fully terraced and cultivated around
the slopes to prevent washing, and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
POULTRY PESTS.

It is time now to begin an active
warfare against the pests that infest
the poultry-house and coops. The
nest-bug and red mite are the worst
pests. Cleaning out the nests and
thoroughly spraying them with kero-
sene OF kerosene emulsion about
every ten days will keep these two
pests checked. It will also be neces-
sary to spray the entire interior of
house and coops at the same time,
and especially the purchases. If
spraying does not seem to effective
it is because it is not well done.
Particular attention should be paid
to all cracks and chinks, for
there is where the pests hide. Drive
the kerosene into them with all the
force at your command. Unless
these pests are kept in subsection
thev will over overrun the entire
premises, and not only kill young
chicks and stop. the production of
eggs, but make it mighty uncom-
Portable for the farmer and his fam
ily.-Fred Grundy, in Farm and
Fireside.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
The Poultry Yard.
MISTAKEN CHICKEN CHOLERA.

Chicken cholera invariably kills
inside of forty-eight hours. Fowls
suffering with a severe diarrhOea are
too often supposed to have cholera.
This mistake is especially likely
to be made if a number in the same
yard are affected in the same way at
the same time. Such trouble is Of
ten nothing more than indigestion,
and while alarming in it's aspects,
is something altogether distinct
from cholera. It is brought on by
improper food or food of one kind to
which the flock has been too long re-
stricted. A complete change in the
plan of feeding will often cause the
trouble to entirely disappear inside
of a week. Chicken cholera proper
is an uncommon disease. Not one
half the cases which are so reported
are in reality that dreaded scourge.
Farmers Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
The Dairy.
HINTS ON THE REARING OF HEIFER
CALVES.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Female calves are our dairy re-
cruits, and on their proper rearing
largely depends their future useful
ness.
Some dairymen of scant expert
ence, imagine that when a calf de-
velops into the proportions of a COW,
no matter what vicissitudes she en-
counters during her growth, that she
is then ready to become a paying ami
NAL. Dairymen should Danish such
false notions from their heads if
they desire to possess COWS of any
merit. Remember, that calves can
not be raised too well. It pays to
force their growth all that you can.
Do not slOp them much with sour
whey or old butter milk. Feed both
to them in a fresh state.
They should have the free run of
partially shaded pasture, in which
there is a good growth of mixed
grasses containing some clover. Often
siEe surroundings, like proximity to
a barnyard or stable is inimical to
the healthy development of growing
calves.
Sweet SKINNED milk as it comes
from the separator or creamery will
make bone and sinew for calves,
especially if little oil meal is added
to it.
Never try to raise calf that lacks
good natural vitality. There are
plenty enough animals born that can
be grown into profitable healthy
COWS, without trying to raise the
puny ones. I once knew a farmer
so economical that he put his calves
and pigs in the same enclosure. What
was. the result? Why, in a short
time the poor calves were in such
sprawny state, that although speed
lily transferred to a fresh pasture,
they never fully recovered from the
effects of swine cOmpaniOnship in all
summer. The troughs, or buckets
out of which calves are fed their
milk or whey should be washed and
scalded at least once daily. Neglect
in this direction is of frequent oc-
currence, and is one cause for fail
ure in rearing good calves.
Another thing that consider not
bit sentimental, and when put in
practice of great practical value, is
to make pets of the calves. These
young animals are very amenable to
kind gentle treatment, and if daily
frondled at feeding time, will grow
up to be docile COWS, which adds to
their commercial and milking value
at least 25 per cent. If you do not
believe so, just try the plan and see.
GEORGE E. NEWELL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
ESTIMATE OF U. S. COTTON ACREAGE.

With the view of obtaining the
most reliable informatian possible
concerning the cotton acreage of the
United States for 1900, Latham, Alex
ander & Co., of New York, recently
addressed 4,3OO letters to banks,
bankers, cotton commission mer-
chants and responsible planters, en-
bracing every cotton growing county
in the South, asking acreage esti-
mates. From 2,577 replies received
they estimate the acreage by States
as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-19
Horticulture.
PAYING FANCY FRUITS.

Correspondence OF The Progressive Farmer.
In the more densely populated Sec
tlons of the country orcharding pays
better than grains or cattle raising,
and as towns and cities multiply the
demand for fancy, perishable fruits
will steadily continue. The same is
not true of grains and cattle, for
they can be brought from great dis
tances very easily, and their prices
will hardly improve simply because
one section nearby is, built up. The
same is true of fruits that will stand
shipment to great distances. The
only hope of making them pay better
is to open up new fields for selling
them, and this is not always an easy
matter. AS the demand increases
the extent of the farms and orchards
will also increase, for the land avail
able for culture of such hardy fruits
is limited only by the railroad facili-
ties.
When we come to fancy perishable
fruits, however, we find that these
facts do not hold true The land
around any given market where the
fruits can be raised successfully is
limited, and the supply is never
likely to exceed the demand, and in
some seasons it falls far short Of it.
AS the towns and cities increase in
size and numbers the demand for
the fancy fruits multiply, while the
amount of land suited to their cul-
tivatiOn actually decrease. There is
no way of increasing the markets by
export, or in finding new markets,
and so one can calculate upon a
pretty sure thing. Of course the
modern refriferator car has changed
these conditions somewhat and has
enabled the distant fruit grower to
compete with those located near the
markets. But after all, these ship
ments from distant points are never
quite as good as those brought fresh
from the nearby farms. The latter
shows no signs of decay or mussi-
ness, and it goes to supply the best
trade. There is little or no trans
portation charges to pay, and this
item adds materially to the profit Of
the grower.
All this promises we'll for the
owner of orchards and fruit gardens
near large cities or where small
towns are growing and multiplying
rapidly. The man who enters into
fancy fruit growing in some regions
can depend upon more staple in
come than almost any other class of
farmers. A little study of the needs
and fancies of city markets will con-
vince one that this side Of orchard
ing and farming is not only good to-
day, but that it is bound to improve
as the years go by.
S. w. CHAMBERS.