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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
CORRESPONDENTS BETWEEN AT
ToRNEY GENERAL AND COM
MITTEE MADE PUBLIC.
MAKING AN INVESTIGATION
No Doubt But That the Matter will
Be Thoroughly Sifted and the
Offenders osecuted-Wide-
spread Notoriety.
OBy Associated Press.)


Washington. April IA letter from
Attorney General Knox relative to the
so called beef trust, was made public to-
day by Representative Ray OF New York
Chairman of the house committee on
judiciary.
In view of the attorney generals letter
the judiciary committee decided without
division to recommend that the resolu-
tion of Mr.. Thayer ef Massachusetts ask
ms the attorney general what steps he
had taken against the beef trustle on
the table. The attorney generals letter
is given In Chairman Rays report on the
resolution.
The report quoted Mr.. Rays letter
dated April II 10 the attorney general. In
which the following questions are asked
One-Has your attention been called
To Inc matter illeged In house resolution
2o3, copy of which Is annexed?
"Two-Have you any evidence of the
existence of such combination"
The Reply.
The attorney general, In a letter of the
same date. answers the questions as fol-
lows:
"First--It has not except so far as II Is
a matter of general notoriety.
"Second-I have not.
Third None that could be classed as
legal evidence"
Continuing the attorney general says
IT Is proper, think, however, 10 add
that owing to the positive, oft-repeated
ana circumstantial nature OF the allie
cations, that the law Is being nagrantly
violated. / directed some time ago u
thorough investigation to be made by
one of the district attorneys of the United
States for the purpose of ascertaining In
fact II such combination existed and
Mnsther, If so, It's operations were In vio-
lstian OF any federal statute" Is.
fsontinulng, the report says:
y 1t is apparent from this correspond
eIw that there is no necessity for the
acontion of the resolution. BY reason OF
tha Widespread notorety of the matter
the attorney general has already ordered
q thorough investigation.
There is no doubt he will perform his
duty and prosecute all offenders, If Of
fenders there be-"
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15

WAsHiNGTON.-Gc Pierson, Of
the Boer representatives in this country
was at the White House and had few
minutes talk with the president. He has
received a request from Louisiana to
lestlfy as to the British camp General
Plerson viii leave for Chalmette this
evening.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
FOUND HER RING.
Left Valuable Piece of Jewelry in
New York Hotel
By AsaOcInted Preaa.l

W 1N""VVTfNNW ITtHND
London, April 15.-Mrs Robert McCor-
hilek' wife OF the United States min
ater 10 Austria. recovered valuable
piece OF 1ewelry by means of the Atlantic
eapie. soon after reaching London from
the United States. Mrs. Mccormick
missed beautiful emerald ring
Her maid did not remember putting
the ring In with the other jewery at the
New York hotel and on venture Mrs.
Mccormick decided to cable the hotel.
TO her great JOY reply was received
IN few hours saying that the ring had
been found.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
Blow Open Bank.
By AesOciated pross ,

NI'y NHbUNTHItU PFeSH.J
Lacrosse, Wis, April 15.--A telegram
received early today from Maiden Rock,
Wis. 80 miles above here, says that bur-
glars made an unsuccessful attempt to
blow open the bank there at 4 o'clock
ms morning. Several buildings wero
wrecked and the whole town awakened.
The safe-blowers escaped on a hand-car.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
Free Of Duty.

CBy Associated Press.)
Mhnagua, Nicaragua, April 15.-OwIng
to the scarcity Of provisions on the At.
lahtic coast OF Nicaragua. President Ze.
laya has issued decree providing for the
admission free OF duty In that section OF
the country OF -four, wheat, beans, rice
and lard.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
STRIKE DISORDERS IN BELGIUM
CAUSING RIOT AND BLOODSHED
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ELEVEN MEN ARE KILLED.

Queenstown, April 15.-Gunner
Lieut.. ii. S. Bourne, Lieutenant
? Miller and nine bluejackets were
. instantly killed yesterday by the
bursting of 12-inch gun on board
. the British first-ciass battleship
? Mars. during gun practice off
, Berehaven. In addition several
? men were injured by the explo-
, sion.
The breech of the gun blew
out after 1t had twice missed fire.
The bodies OF the two men who
were sighting the gun were scat
> tered to pieces and blown over
> board.
The injured seamen were
, brought ashore here today.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
Princess on Trial.
CBy Associated Press.)

OBy Associated Press)
capetown, April 15.-prlncess Radzi.
VIII accused Of forgery IN connection
win notes purporting to have been
signed by the late Cecil Rhodes, was
committed to jail today because OF tho
withdrawal OF her bondsmen from her
pond' The trial of the princess Is fixed
to begin on Monday next.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
Have No Information.
(By Associated Press.)

London, April 15.-The government
leader, A. j. Balfour, replying to ques-
tion in the house of commons today, an
nounced that the ministers had no in
formation to impart on the subject of
South African peace negotiations, nor,
under the circumstances, could anything
be impaired at the present time. The
government would inform the parliament
when they had any news to give out
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
Killed by a Train.
(By Associated Press.

Wy INbbVNIdLCW
B Philadelphia, Pa, April 15.--Ralph y.
Clark, Joseph White (colored), and Will
lam Beacon, were run down and instantly
kllled by Royal Blue Line train on the
Philadelphia & Reading railway today at
Langhorne, near this city. Mfe3s.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
PRESIDfNT-fLfCT ESTRADA PALMA
LEAVES HIS NEW YORK HOME
cLEW TO THE MURDERE'
(By Associated Press.)

IBy Associated Press.)
Des Moines, Iowa. April
The chief of police announced
" morning that he had uneartI /.
. tangible clew which, he belA
= VIII lead to the arrest or the !. :
!. derer of the two Peterson chill
. dren, which took place on sun
. day night.
The negroes now in Jail. II Is
conceded, have no connection with
" the case.
John Hutchinson. who was arr
rested because he had blood spots
? on his clothes, has proved an alibi
Z and Will be released.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
Pastor Commits Suicide.
(By Associated Press.)

Nby AoSOCldteo IIesS.J
Laconia, Iowa. April 15.--Rev. Samuel
Krell, pastor of the Methodist church
here, and who has served two years in
the Philippines as private soldier in the
Fifty-frst Iowa volunteers, committed
suicide today He was respondent over
his inability to secure a larger attend
ance at his church meetings.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
Coming to the Fair.
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press)
Paris, April ia decree was signed
by President Loubet today providing for
the participation of France at the ST.
Louis exposition and appointing Michael
La Grave commissioner of the French
section.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
RUSSIAN MINISTER SHOT.
(By Associated Press.

w 7ff'7UNIdIHI TTFSS,J
st. Petersburg, April 15.-The
minister Of the interior, M. Slpla-
gulne, was shot and fatally
wounded at | O'Clock this after
noon In the lobby OF the minis
terial offices. by man who held
pistol close to the minister's per-
son.
The wounded man died at 2 p. m.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
New English Loan.

(By Associated Press)
London, April 15.-The new British loan
of e32,O0O,000 Is to be raised by an issue
Of 2M per cent consos
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15
MoNTANANs IN NEW YORK.

Especial to Inter Mountain.)
The following items are of in
terest to Montana people.
New York, April 15.-Thomas II.
Carter arrived In Washington Sat-
urday, and James II. Monteath
left for Montana last night.
Ex- Governor Hauser is at the
Waldorf.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-04-15

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
The Dust Spray.

: 1t is reported from Missouri that a
good deal of dust spraying was done
last year, but with what result we
do not know. However, it is believed
that dust spraying does not prove as
effective as does spraying with liquids.
The dust is made by air-slaking ten
pounds of lime and adding to it one
pound of Bordeaux mixture in three
quarts of water. The lime absorbs
the liquid portion to such an extent
that dust results that can be used in
the dust sprayers. Some of the ex-
perimenters say that while it is true
that the dust spray is not so good as
the liquid spray, yet three sprayir gs
with the dust spray can be given with
the same amount of labor required to
give one treatment of the liquid spray
ing. The dust spray is still in the ex-
detrimental stage. If any reader of
the Farmers Review has used it we
would be pleased to hear from hin,
relative to it's success in his case.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Dropping Boards.

The droppings should be cleaned
from the dropping boards frequently
both for the sake of cleanliness and
to keep the manure in the best posi-
BILE condition for use. 1t is almost nee
essary to use an absorbent of some
kind on the boards. Land plaster is
without doubt one of the best materi-
ais disable. Some people use ashes.
But wood ashes are very apt to affect
the feet and legs of the fowls. Coal
ashes cause a loss of the ammonia,
though they are very good for keep.
ing down lice. 1t has been charged
that land plaster gathers dampness,
and that is probably correct, but the
solution of that part of the problem
is to keep the boards fairly clean all
the time. disposing of the droppings
every day or two. We think there Is
an absorbent that can be used to ad-
vantage if the manure is to be cleaned
away but once month
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Starting cantalonnsa.

Catalogues can be started in hot
houses and afterward transferred to
the fields. In some vineyards the
practice is followed of sowing one
seed in box the size of cigar box
and allowing it to develop to good
size before transplanting. The boxes
are then taken to the field and the
sides and ends torn off, the bottoms
being left to hold the roots in place.
When placed in the ground the plants
go on growing as if nothing had hap
pened, for the pieces of boards re-
naming do not prevent the spread of
the roots laterally. The advantages
of this method are several. One of
them is that while the plants are I'M
der glass they are protected from
their insect enemies and make a good
growth. After they become strong
and vigorous, insects do them little
harm. OF course another ADVANTAGE
is that the melons are ripened several
weeks earlier than they otherwise
would he.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Biting and sueklna Insects.

Briefly stated, there are two classes
! of insects-biting and sucking. The
latter group includes those insects
which injure the plants by inserting
their tube-like mouth parts into the
plant tissue and draw UP the sap of the
plant. Common forms of these insects
are the scale insects, red spiders, wooley
aphis and other plant lice. The RENE
dy must be one that kills by contact
with the insect body such as kerosene,
Kerosene emulsion and the soap mix
lures. The biting insects are those
which chew and swallow some portion
Oh the plant or fruit The grass-hop-
per, many beetles and the cooling moth
iaFy@ are good illustrations. The d.
rect poison, such as Paris green or
other arsenicals, which can be applied
TO the part of the plant that is eaten by
the insect are the surest remedies
New Mexico Experiment Station.
The catalpa tree is growing in favor
as a tree for fence posts. 1t is quick
grower, as trees go, and the wood will
last a long time when used for fence
posts. Hardy varieties only should
be grown.
The reason why more trees are not
planted is that it takes too long to
bring them to any size. The farmer
wants quick returns.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
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5HoRTIGOLTORE s
Xxi CSSSssSsz - ~
!f$#Si ~ 49, GG
Past Profits in Strawberries.

III is interesting to go back in
mind to the time when strawberry
growing first became popular in this
country. The real interest in straw
perry raising began Just before the
civil War. Strawberries of the Gull
tivated varieties were then very un-
common. The wild ones sold for per
maps 10 cents quart. When the
improved varieties came into the
market they commanded a very high
price, especially Just before or after
the natural season for the wild ones.
by the end of the war the profitable
culture of strawberries was drawing
good deal of attention. Men made
from $500 to $500 on single acres of
ground. The phenomenal profits in
duced thousands to rush into the
business. In time the prices dropped
SO that many cultivators that went in
with high hopes of making great for
tunes abandoned the business In dis
gust. Following that came a season
when the industry of strawberry grow
ing had settled down to a commercial
enterprise on commercial lines.
where 1T has remained ever since
the profits are not now phe-
nomenal. yet they are sufficient TO
insure a continuance of the very large
supplies of the most popular of all
berries.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Poultry Manure.

Poultry manure is among the most
valuable Of fertilizers manufactured
on the farm. but it cannot be handled
in the same way that other farm-made
manure is handled. 1t cannot be
thrown out and left to the mercy of
the elements without loss far great
er than usual with manures 1t con-
tains large quantity of ammonia
which is readily cast off into the at
mosphere. 1t must therefore be com
bined with some absorbent to pre-.
serve it's manurial value. Lime should
never be used, but many other things,
like land plaster and dirt. may be.
Put the manure with its absorbent in
barrels and keep from getting dry
enough to be considered dust. In
state of complete dryness chemical
changes take place that may destroy
the last vestfge of its fertility. 1t is
by all means advisable to put it where
1t can be useful to the crops as soon
as possible.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Paying for Fat and casein.

In Prince Edwards Island some of
the cheese factories have adopted the
plan OF paying patrons for not only the
fat in the milk but also for the casein
According to the rules that have been
adopted by most of the factories IN
this country purchase by fat content
only is practiced. This seems to he
the correct method. 1t has been SHOWN
that the relative casein and fat CON
tent of milk is about constant Tbis
is the case with normal milk. ~
course If man skins his milk and
and then sells it by the Babcock fest
he himself is the loser of a part Of
the casein. But this factor is unin-
portant, as it is not likely that MANY
farmers that send milk to cheese fec-
tories skim off part Of the cream.
We can see no pa. ocular advantage I'm
taking the casein into consideration
when buying milk for anything. pro
vided that milk he bought on tho
Babcock test.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Sweet Corn.

Sweet corn for family use should be
planted at different times throughout
the season, that the users may have
it coming on at convenient periods.
The same is true If green corn is to
be sold in the market. There are sew
eral advantages in the raising of
sweet corn. One of them is that sweet
corn can be harvested much cheaper
than can field corn, as the harvesting
consists only in going through the
fields and swapping off the ears that
are ready to use. Another advantage
is that the stalks may be fed green
to the mich cows, and will produce
a large revenue in that way, provided
farmer have several cows that are
giving milk. The fact that it does
not all reach marketable size at the
same time makes it far easier to ham
die the crop than is the case with
field corn. In addition, there is no
fear of fall frosts, for the corn does
not have to be ripened and thus
makes the necessary growth in a
much shorter season than does the
field crop. In fact, sweet corn can
be grown much farther north than
can the corn for common uses.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
, l''I'll'' Hand ste9paaGraator cream.

$40, Hand Separator Cream.
| Prof. &. w. Curtis, at Kansas con.
ventioh said:' The farmer that has
peen In the habit of separating his
milk ON the farm will not again go to
hauAln g his milk to the creamery He
avoids hauling. The skim milk from
a band separator is more suitable for
calf feed than is whole milk. On the
4 other, hand, the cream separated by
fhe hand separator is not so good as
itne cream the creameryman separates
from the whole milk brought to him.
we can't set the patrons to take care
or tneir cream. We can get some OF
our patrons to do that at first, but
they soon find out that they get nc
more for their milk than do the pa.
irons whose cream is brought to the
factory in poor condition. We have
tried scoring, but that has not proved
successful. We are now buying cream
both by the Babcock test and by the
acidity test, paying less for the cream
that has too much acid The time is
coming when there will be a pasteur.
iz1ng establishment in every village
of the state. In that case Only sweet
milk can be taken. for it will have to
be received sweet to be successfully
pasteurized
Q. What does it cost to gather the
cream separated by the hand separa
tor?
A l find that my summer make is |
four times what 1t is in winter. Prob. |
ABLY the average cost of hauling is |
about " cents per pound of butter.
fat.
farmer: I am a patron of
creamery and have a hand separator
have been getting six cents pc,
pound more for my milk than those
hat haul their own milk to market
ind have the sweet skim milk to
eed to my calves.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
. A2Rog House.


My pig house is 200 feet long by
thirty-two feet wide, with eight foot
driveway through the middle. That
leaves an eightfoot, pen on each side.
These pens are used for sows to far
row in and for finishing up fat hogs.
put from four to six in each pen,
according to size, so they cannot pile
up. We drive through the center to
clean up and put in bedding. l have
no floors of any kind in this house
Cement is too cold; stone is too hard
to lie on; wooden floors will swell and
retain urine, which will freeze, and
this also makes it cold. l fill up
with sandy soil, so that water cannot
run in from the outside. 1t is the
warmest floor that 1 know of. This
house is SO situated that stock can
go to their different pastures, and
also come into it for shade in hot
weather. To the center of the build
ing l have attached an addition, six
teen by thirty-two feet, in which 1
keep ground feed, water tank, feed
tank, cob bin and steamer We
scald feed in very cold weather, and
take the chill from the water Wa
ter is forced into the tank by wind
power.-Theodore B. Mead
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Age and Gain in weiqht.

A swine raiser needs to be some
thing of a scientist and an observer
to be able to determine just when a
hog is making his most profitable
gains. This period does not begin
as soon as the pig comes into the
world Eor does it last till the pig is
ready to die of old age. The pig is
like a plant. At first he grows very
slowly and the gain being made is not
very perceptible. AS he grows older
the rate of gain per day increases till
by the time he is two months of age
he is beginning to make money for
his owner. This period of profitable
gain lasts for perhaps eight months.
when decline in rate of gain sets
in. This brings the pig to the age of
10 months, at which time it, will be
found profitable to dispose of him
The old custom of keeping a hog till
he was eighteen months old was long
since abandoned by scientific breed.
ers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
The Egg Preserving swindIe.

From time to time there appears in
the press of the country a wonderful
story of how some person has made
money in large quantities by presery.
ing eggs. 1t is not infrequently
headed "a Fortune in Eggs" and
winds up by referring the reader to a
concern in New Concord. Ohio, or
some other place where the formula
can be obtained that will do the bust
ness. The scheme is to get a lot of
free advertisement for some chemical
OF no value or for something that
could be bought great deal cheaper
in the common drug store. To all our
readers we say, do not be caught nv
this trick. The best formulas for pre-
serving eggs are published without
charge by the Farmers Review, and
these formulas are backed I'D by the
experiment stations of the United
States.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Sweet Glover as Soil AmeIloran..

Bulletin 23S, Ohio Station: Those
VINO have carefully observed the hab-
It's or the wild sweet clover fother-
wise known as Bokhara clover or mel
Hot have noticed that its volunteer
growth is practically confined to road
sides where the surface soil has been
scraped away or where the ground has
been puddled by trampling, and to sim
liar locations elsewhere, such as the
bottoms of abandoned brickyards or
places In pasture fields where the sou-
has been trampled while wet, or hill
sides from which the surface soir has
been washed away. 1t is practically
never found invading pastures or
other lands which have been kept In
good condition. AT the Ohio Expert
ment Station the seeus of this pant
have repeatedly been sown on soils
which were merely thin, but not
washed or puddled, but invariably
without success. The only case in
which 1T has been induced to grow
was where it was sown on the bottom
OF an old brickyard at Columbus in
1883. Here full stand and vigorous
growth was obtained, and the crop
was allowed to stand and re-seed itself
until the fall Of 1891, when it was
plowed under and the land sown to
wheat. The result was yield of 26.9
bushels of wheat per acre on the land
where melilot had grown, against q
yield of 1876 bushels on similar land
which had r. \opped
With corn and ost- 8 Ason,s
previously. e
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11
Setting Apple Trees.

From the Farmers Review: In vour
issse of May 81 1 read an article on
orchard management, in which Mr..
Aldrtch advises setting trees leaning
to the Southeast. This presents a
new phase as to leaning trees.
Neither southeast nor, southwest is adj
visable. 1t is my experience that il
should lean toward the sun at be-
tween half-past twelve and one
o'cIock.-Edson Gaylord, Iowa.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-07-11

The Herman postal department will
INTRODUCE the .octuple transmitter, in
vented by the date Pros%1s. A. Row
land. of Baltimore, on its1ine between
Berlin Hamburg Frankfort and Co
logne. The instrument has capacity
of 300 to. $50 words per minute ass
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