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New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
GOOD SHOWERS IN NEW W-ENGLAND.
Except in Maine, Rain Has Drenched the
Ground and Put Out Forest Fires.
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IELEtRAPH To IItIbITNt'l
Boston. June S-GeneraI local showers are
reported at the Boston Weather Bureau from
all sections of New England except Maine,
which was expected to get some before morn
ing.
Up to o'clock the total amount of rainfall
in Boston and vicinity was only 90 inch, but
about o'clock a heavy downpour soaked the
ground and brought the average up to little
over an inch. The effect was Immediately ap-
parent.
The storm is travelling inward and before
daylight is likely to bring relief to entire New
England.
The dry spell just ended has been the longest
and most severe in many years
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
OIYPH4NT TESTIFIES.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Resumes Hearings Here.

The hearing on the complaint brought by w k
Hearst that the coal carrying railroads or PeHnsy-
vania have violated the antipooling section OF the
sherman antitrust law was resumed yesterday on
the return to this city the Interstate Commercs
Commission
Robert VI OIyphant. who resigned from the pres
,dencv OF the Delaware and Hudson. one Of the re-
spondent railroads. was the first witness called oy
Mr. Shearn-
After telling of the location of the Delaware anu
Hudson mines and their capacity, Mr. OlypnanL
said that in 1se1 the average cost a ton OF MINING
anthracite was 81 20 81 40 Since the strike tns
cost had increased TO 81 20 ton. He corrooOrated
the statement OF the ether coal men VINO had
testified that the price of coal TO the public was
to be raised 10 cents a ton month until a maxi
mum increase OF 30 cents ton was reached he
said this done because the exlSencleS o. Ils
trade warranted it
1t was out of Difference to the needs OF the pub
lie the witness said. that the price Of company
coal was kept So just after the strike when ths
independent operators were getting - TO SD a
presidents or railroad presidents met 10 aeCGs on on
a. uniform price of coal He said ne was sure no
attended
arbitrarily fix their prices six months in advance
Mr. OIyphant said had nothing 10 DO with the
price OF coal to-day, and declared the question
At the request of the commission Samuel T.
coal interests OF the Erie system, recalled lie
explained the variation IN prices shown oy sayins %
that sometimes it was necessary or polite 70 m.iAs
a special price 20 special customer He declared
the dealers could get So to s. ton for it II they
L.. Sometimes a dealer wanted to clear
his yards or piers and would take offer slightly
less than the circular price. Storage points were
limited Mr. Peters said il impossible TO hold
coal in the city TO secure an increase IN the
demand
After a long argument between cOupseI the com
mission ruled in favor OF Mr. Shearn's contention
that coal purchase contracts We're admissible
as evidence. A the ruling announced
Mr. Shearn read from the record the contract be-
tween J.. & j. j. JeTnyn and the SuSqUehanna and
Western Coal Company, made on November J.
1900. that contract the JernynS agreed TO sell
the entire product OF their mines to the SUsque-
hanna and Western Coal Company at certain
prices ranging from 80 per cent OF the udewater
price realized W the pea coal 70 90 per cent OF the
price realized for stove and chestnut coal a ton
OF coal under the contract means 2340 pounds, and
an allowance OF per cent is made by the seller
for wastage A clause to the contract says IL the
price at tidewater- shall be less than 50 % a ton
for sizes greater than pea coal the mine operators
have q right close their mines
Mr.. Childs. the general manager OF the ontario
and Western and George +. Baer. president or the
Reading system. viii be the chief witnesses to-day
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
FINED FOR iNTlMIDATINe WoRKMEN

Carl Bertz Of No 337 East One-hundred-and-
twenty-third-st. fined $40 in the Harlem Court
Yesterday for intimidating workmen who Were on
their wav TO work in Bayr &, Scherdner's iron
foundry at No 306 East One-hundred-an -and-twenty-
third-st
The men are on strike in the place, but yesterday
a man was on his way to work when he was
stoned by F}ertz it is declared The complaint
against RertZ was made by Mr.. Scherdner OF the
firm who said that Bertz threatened him.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
TEN THOUSAND THREATEN STRIKE.
Miners Charge Coal Company with violat-
ing Agreement.
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Altoona, Penn. June S.-The Webster Coal and
Coke Company the largest operators in the Central
PENNSYLVANIA coal field. employing ten thousand
miners are threatened with complete tie-up OF
their works by the United Mine Workers because.
the mine workers say. the Webster officials not
living up the Altoona scale TO which they
party, having signed IL subsequent to the Al
toona convention. The miners allege that the COM
pany is not paying the check-on and is not paying
the full machine rate and has widened the differ
entail President Mitchell has been consulted and
will support the local mine workers officials I'm
less the company comedies the demands in ten days
the men viii be called
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
RAIN IN THE MOUNTAIN REGION.
Hotels in the Adirondacks Saved from Fer
est Fires.
IBY rBLEGpAFH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Plattsburg, N Y, June S.-The drouth OF the
last eight weeks was broken last night by snow
ers reported from various points south ana west
1t began raining at Lake Placid ana oeher
points in the Adirondacks at I:3o in the even
ing and continued at intervals during the night
The smoke from the numerous forest nres
which has hung in dense clouds over the northern
villages has lifted, and the air is again cool and
pure.
The rain has saved the hotels and AdirondacK
camps and the southerly winds and gathering
clouds give promise of wet weather that will
effectually put out the fires snouldering in the
deep woods
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
ACCIDENT TO THE NEVADA.
Gun Exploded at Target Practiee-Turrets
Torn Up.

Newport News, Va June S.-The mon-
tor Nevada is still at Old Point awaiting orders
to sail to of the government yards for
pairs A few days ago while at target practice
off the Capes, one of the big guns exploded and
the shock tore up the turrets, causing consid-
cradle damage. The monitor returned to Old
Point and the Navy Department was informed
of the accident
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
BUILDING STOPPED IN PITTsBURG.
Builders League Orders Shutdown-Four
Thousand Men Out of Work.

Pittsburg June s.-Four thousand men were
thrown out of employment to-day and by the end
Of the week it is expected that 5000 more will be
idle as the result of the action of the Builders
League in ordering a general suspension of all
building work until an adjustment. of the differ
ences between. the stonemasons and brcklayers has
been reached. No question of wages is involved
All efforts of the contractors bring the Organiza
tions together having failed. they now propose to
tie up ali work pending a settlement.
The trouble was caused by the refusal of the
stonenasons to join the bricklayers' union.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
THANKS FROM CHINA FOR RELIEF.

Washington July S-The following cable dispatch
has been received at the State Department from
Consul General McWsde. at Canton dated yester-
day:
Viceroy Teson asks me to transmit through you
to The Christian Herald" his profound and heart
felt gratitude for the donation Of $4,000 the
starving Of Kwang-s Urgently needed Says it
is added proof of American friendship and sym
pathy for China. Am vigorously preparing second
American relief expedition
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
FLOODS MAY BE REPEATED.

Lincoln. Neb.. June S.--A heavy rain. accom-
panied by violent winds. ser in over the south
eastern part Of the State this afternoon. The
recent floods have not entirely subsided, and if
the rain continues long repetition Of the scenes
OF the last two weeks is looked for.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
NEGRO MURDERER LYNCHED.

Macon, Ga, June Scope Wainslaw, son of
former well known lawyer. was murdered by
negro at Fort Valley this afternoon. Tonight
the negro lynched.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
PRESIDENTS GIFT TO MISS HANNA.

Cleveland, June s.-Nany OF those who VIII at
tend the marriage OF Miss Ruth Hanna and Joseph
NedIU Mccormick Wednesday uoon- are alreaoy
IN the CITY About all Of ths bridal party are IN
+o,v-, To-night Miss Hanna and Mr. Mccormick
were guests at a dinner given at the Union Cluo
bv Mrs L. c. Hanna an aunt OF the bride.
number of beautiful presents nave aLready oseh
ner gold coffee set.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
NEW TELESCOPE FOR HARVARD.

Cambridge. Mass. June S--P1.us have been
drawn by W. ?. Gerrish for 25-ineh rejecting
telescope for the Harvard Observatory. which will
have many new features and will be much more
powerful than any in ft viii be mounted and
ready for IN the photographic department. next
fall. Alvin Clark & seas are msklas the mirror
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
WITH 1854 sTEERAeE PASSENGERS

The Hamburg-American Line steamer Batavia
which arrived yesterday from Hamburg and Bou-
iogne brought S54 steerage passengers said to be
the greatest number ever brought TO this port in
one Yessel-
New-York tribune., 1903-06-09
LOUIS wINDMULLER,
V. EVERIT MACY,
ISAAC N SEIIGNAN
Committee on

committee on FINANCE and Membership
Mr. Windmdller acknowledges the following con-
tributions: V Everit Macy $500; Isaac n. Selignan.
$500 Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. 500; John Har-
RhOades 500; H Il. R.. 8 600; estate Of Leon
srd Iewisohn, 500; J. D. r. 500.
II Is understood that y. D. r." of the above list
is John D. Rockefeller, though this could not be
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21

els, and lot of shirring, gathering and
ruffiing is used with excellent result, but
when thicker materials are necessary this
will be a difficult style to follow without
giving to all but very slender women the
outlines of barrel, so many fatty refuse
TO entertain such patterns. Then there
are the styles that have the front breadth
plain, and the top of the skirt yoke, but
these require deal of fullness in other
parts, SO take it all in all, it is a prob
lem. Many thin wool goods are so pnlly
and stretchy that they do not take kind
ly to pleatings and look all askew, so
that style has fewer followers than was
predicted for it, Then the present style
Of exceedingly wide insertions set in the
skirts has the tendency to make the
skirts look awry, so very wide insertions
of the coarser laces often are put In as
bands, instead of as insertions. This is
a much safer plan to pursue, especially
IL the gown under consideration is of
wash stuff.
Coarse, heavy eluny and Irish laces are
fascinating, and it is easy for the shopper
to forget all but the beauty of the weaves
and patterns when purchasing, so it is
well to consider all the outs Of these
coarse designs aud have your mind fully
made up as to just what 1t is wise to buy
before yenturing into the stores. Not
only In coarse wash laces do IDEAS run
wild, but many silk laces used on voiles,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21

either black or white. Black aud white
ideas are as plentiful as ever, and many
of them, without being fashy, are strik-
ing Thin lawns, batistes and mulls are
much seen in these combinations, and 1t
is permissible to have the main part Of
the gown white and trim it with black
or to reverse this. The latter is rather
on the order of novelty, and black thin
gown trimmed round the low cut neck
with white insertions of lace Is a very
striking affair and incidentally, an ex-
cellent medium for displaying good
neck Then there is no prettier display
of the arm than is made through thin
black
1t is not detractng from the beauty of
thin summer dresses to point that they're
unsatisfactory as forerunners of styles
for cool weather Both their beauty and
their lack of value as sure guides for the
future are suggested by the pictures the
artist puts here. Seen from the rear
is figured French null, freely shirred
topped by a collar of the null made over
white silk and finished with French
knots. Together In the next picture are
a figured mousseline de sole, white
ground with pink figures, and figured
silk gauze lavender on white ground
with plain white silk gauze for trimming
From left to right in the concluding
sketch are a white chiffon heavily trim
med with flower embroidery; pale pink
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21
THE BEE BUSINESS.

There are beekeepers and beekeep-
ers, bee fanciers and bee cranks,
practical beekeepers and imitation
beekeepers, says the Progressive Bee
keeper.
The latter class are those who have
heard of someone making big money
out of bees, or those that have
neighbor that has secured big crop
of honey and sold it at a fair price,
and they imagine he is getting rich
too fast, SO they want some of it, too.
They imagine that all that is neees-
sary is to procure a few colonies of
bees and set them under the shade of
an old apple tree, and after that hive
the swarms and take away the honey
in the autumn. They think that bees
gather honey from the time the first
flowers bloom in the spring until
frost has killed all vegetation in the
late autumn. Should any such bee
keeper read this article | would adj
wise him TO do one of two things,
either sell his bees to some one who
understands caring for them, or else
make thorough study of the bust
ness and make practical beekeeper
of himself. And | might add right
this III six months or year.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

Spray everything. Spray it often
and spray thoroughly.
Get everything done as near the
right time as possible.
Orchards located on soils of great
depth will stand drought the best.
Never allow blighetd leaves aud
branches to remain on fruit trees.
A deep soil, the deeper the better,
should be selected for the orchard.
Time spent in making fruit and
vegetables look attractive is never
lost.
When selecting limbs for grating
large fruit trees get them from bear
ing trees.
Drain the soil of the orchard so the
roots will go down deep and thus
ward off the effects of drouth.
Trees should be trimmed when
young in such a manner that more
pruning will not be required later.
No work done on the farm shows as
much profit on the Investment as
spraying the orchard and berry fields.
With all fruits the mistake is often
made of planting too many varieties
and in this way increasing the cost
of growing.
For setting out in dry soil the
plants should be we'll rooted and
stocky, as it must depend ON its own
roots,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21

keep in idleness. Too many poultry
keepers do keep them along until fall.
They should he cnlled out of the gen
eral flock, separated and fed differ
ently-the object being to put them
in market condition They should be
fed heavy laying ration, with little
exercise. On this treatment many
begin at once laying again. Those
which do not should be marketed as
soon as tit, and those which lay for
only few weeks should also go to
market, as they stop laying again.
Those which show a disposition to
keep right on laying again should be
given exercise to keep them in condi-
ton. An egg farmer should never
sell laying hen unless he has more
eggs than he needs, or has another to
take her place; as long az the hen
lays it pays to keep her. The first
choice of hens to be kept over should
be from those who begin laying earli-
est, and were kept in laying condi-
ton with least trouble, and for the
longest time. If there are not as
many of these as are needed, some of
the hens that under special treatment
laid through the summer should be
reserved. Poultry Craft.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21
PUSHING THE PIGS.

Young pigs that can be forced to
200 pounds at six or seven months are
one of the most profitable things
raised on farm. In order TO have
them attain this growth several things
must be borne in mind. The pigs
must come from good mothers, the
second or third which she has had.
Spring pigs are the best for they will
take on more weight in six months
than fall pigs. Growth must be
steady. When they reach maturity
and show increasing signs of tagging
in putting ON weight, send them to
market For food, give them skim
milk, good clover in season, and roots
and grain enough to produce rapid
growth.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21
THE FARM
THE FIELD
THE GARDEN
Items That Should Prove to be
of Interest to Patrons OF
Husbandry.
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
Relating Experiences Of Successful liller
Of the Soil. Carefully Compiled
for the Benefit Of Our
Readers.
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES
CROPS IN THE ORCHARD.

We believe one of the most impor-
tant features which leads to the fame
of the fruit OF the Pacific Coast Is
found In the fact that the orchardists
believe not only in thoroughly Guilt
waiting their orchards, but believe
that no other crop should be grown
therein, in other words that piece
of ground cannot successfully grow
two crops at the same time. We be
lieve many failures In other sections
are due to methods carried on as de-
scribed In late United States horti-
cultural bulletin. This bulletin says
that in many orchards there is some
secondary cropping. During orchard
growth, before fruit bearing, crops
are raised in great variety, but after
an orchard is five or six years old
grass is generally the additional crop.
Correspondents report the following
crops In the earlier years: Cotton,
sorghum, sugar cane, corn, oats,
wheat, rye, rape, tobacco, cowpeas,
berries, vetches, velvet beans, flax,
castor beans, potatoes, sweet pota-
toes, turnips and various vegetables
The grasses and legumes found most
ly In the older orchards are timothy,
orchard grass, red clover, alfalfa,
Hungarian grass, millet, crimson
clover, scarlet clover, blue grass, crab
grass, sedge grass, wild grass.
1t is growing belief among farm
ers that orchards should not be crop
ped and that the grass in them should
remain.
From some states it is reported that
orchards are used as poultry yards,
calf and sheep pastures. In young
orange groves in Flor ida all crops are
raised, but little If anything after
trees begin to bear. In several
states, especially in the South, the
orchards are neglected and weeds are
the chief growth between the trees.
Some of the best fruit men in Mis-
souri, cut the grass and let it remain
on the ground. In the dry orchards
of Idaho the ground needs to be Guilt
waited to hold moisture. While vari-
Gus practices may be found in Cali
fornia, the general rule is to avoid
cropping orchard land, even when the
trees are young; the ground is left
entirely free from weeds aud grass by
constant cultivation with pillow or
harrow. In young walnut orchards
corn Is sometimes grown for few
wears.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21

herself Is whether II will not be wiser
20 buy enc Of the pattern suits or which
there j. such an abundance. rather than
10 ATTEMPT 10 put in medallions, Mser-
lions and patterns of lace. Some OF the
patfern gowns are very handsome and il
i possible 10 buy designs that ars>not al
all common. 80 there will be no danger
of coming upon a duplicate of your gown.
AIany linen colored wash pattern gowns
combine two kinds of linen, and the way
in which the two goods are employed Is
very ingenious The embroidery will 5e
very heavy, possibly wreaths OF flowers,
the center Of the wreath having piece
inset Of a eoarser linen than that OF the
gown. The same coarser stuff often Will
form an insertion between two rows or
embroidery put on in irregular pattern
round the skirt at the knees. This trick
is very pretty, and If 1t is desired, II Is
best to buy the gown ready TO make up,
Some linen gowns in shades Of dark
blue are exceptionally dainty. They are
seryiceable, too, for the color does not
allow them to show soil easily, and they
have such a pretty surface as to escape
altogether a rough and ready look. A
handsome gown Of dark blue linen had
medalions of Mexican drawn work inset
at odd places all over It, and wherever
these medallions appeared they were sur
rounded with clusters of French knots.
These knots were made of two threads
twisted together, one black and one
white. so that the black and white effect
was carried out very daintily. A hand
some red Is being used deal in linen
suits, too, and 1t trims very finely with
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21
BE READY.

Now-that the honey flow has come
it behooves every beekeeper to be on
his guard and see that all colonies
are supplied with plenty of room.
Give the queen room to lay, and the
bees room to store their sweets and
you will have largely controlled the
swarming impulse, and, in fact, If
you have brought your bees up to the
honey flow without swarming and get
them into the supers, your troubles
are over, except to see that they have
plenty of room to store in. While
the bees are storing get your extrac-
tor and outfit in readiness, order
your can and shipping cases and have
them ready for the first honey that is
ready To come Off Don't neglect the
matter until it is so late you will be
needing them long before they come.
Progressive Bookkeeping.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21
Real Doctoring.

Doc Judson had never taken so
much as single course In medical
study, but he was In greater demand
than the regular practitioner of Crow
Vile, who had degree and a framed
"dlplomy" IN his office.
I'D ruther trust to Bill Judson's doc
toring than any that's learned out o
medicine books said old lady Sim
mons.
When pressed for reason for this
preference, the old lady had one UNI
falling answer.
when doc was away one time was
took with rheumatism In my side, an
had to let Daughter Jane send for
the diplomy doctor. He give me medi-
zines an said the rheumatism woula
give way to 'em. IT did give way Zee
tie by leetle, an finally wore off, leaV-
ing me weak as rag rl
well. now, when have one o tffStSe-
spells an Doc Judson tends me, he
comes In, gives one look at me, mixes
up a glass of his herb stuff, an III
,less'n twelve hours he has that rheu-
matism histing all over me from head
to feet, departing IN half-dozen d,
rections, an no chance for my mlnd
to dwell ON any one spot, an say ITS
the wust thar That's what ! call
doctoringv' lHpH .
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1903-08-21
Playing Marble. In tho City,

The average New York boy Is just
about as Ingenious as any boy in the
world, especially when 1t comes to in
venting games OF amusement. He Is
compelled to play under many condi-
tons which do not confront the boys
of smaller cities, For one thing he has
not the space and for another the
rope" so to speak, as is allowed the
boys of smaller cities. so he is driven
to the necessity Of playing In accord
ance with the rules Of great metrop-
oils. When he wants to play marbles
he cannot mark off a chalk ring In the
street because the police will be after
him for disfguring the pavement.
Boys who live downtown have no va
cant lots to play marbles In and up-
town many Of the vacant lots are not
only fenced In but guarded by special
watchmen.
Consequently the New York boy has
to find another way to play marbles.
He has finally settled upon the iron
tops which cover openings to the va
rious condults under the streets. His
fayorite is the large, square top which
covers an opening to the electric light
conduits. This Is not only large. but
1t Is made very rough on the surface
and has In the center a round linden
tation which will hold quite a lot of
marbles.
Often one sees boys gathered about
these Iron tops enjoying fine game
of marbles. Each one throws into the
circular indentation the same number
OF marbles and the game is to shoot
them out of the ring and off the top
entirely. This Is quite hard to do. as
after they are knocked out Of the ring
they lodge In the other indentations on
the top. The game is quite popular
among boys In all parts OF Manhattan