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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-07

waters and in some other ways, as by
identification and the blowing and
washing of surface soil.
Considering that there are about 49,
100000 pounds Of atmospheric nitrogen
resting upon every acre Of land and
that 1t is possible to obtain unlimited
quantities of nitrogen from the air for
the use Of farm crops and at a very
small cost, the inevitable conclusion Is
that the air Is the store from which
we must draw to maintain the most
profitable crop yields.
1t is often stated that ieguminous
plants, such as clover, have power to
obtain free nitrogen from the air. This
is not strictly true. Red clover, for
example, has no power In itself to get
nitrogen from the air. II is true, how
ever, hat the microscopic organisms
which commonly live in tubercles upon
the roots of the clover plant do have
the power to take free nitrogen from
the air and cause II to unite with other
elements to form compounds suitable
for plant food. The clover plant then
draws upon this combined nitrogen in
the root tubercles and makes use of 1t
in it's own growth both in the tops and
in the roots of the plant.
These nitrogen gathering bacteria
live in tubercles upon the roots Of va
rious leguminous plants. such as red
clover, white clover, alfalfa. sweet clio
yer, cowpeas, soy beans, vetch. field
peas, garden peas, field and garden
beans. etc. These tubercles vary in
size from a pinhead to a pea. being
very large upon cowpeas and soy
beans. The tubercles are Of course
easily e with the eye. The bacteria
themselves may be see by means Of
the most powerful microscope. Several
million bacteria may inhabit a single
tubercle. 1t has been demonstrated
that there r different species Of bac-
terra for different species Of plants.
The cut shows a cowpea root with
tubercles upon II. OF which the natural
size Is about as large as the seed of
ordinary garden peas. 1t Is doubtful II
1t is necessary or even worth while
Win SoWPCuo W ihONuAdlC thC Dull
Some few tubercies almost invariably
develop on cowpea roots the first year
they are seeded. even when they have
never been grown before, and IL seeded
the second year on the same land the
plants are usually abundantly fur
nished with root tubercles
Just why the cowpea bacteria devel-
op SO rapidly eve without special in
o~culation is not definitely known. 1t
seems likely that the bacteria are
brought with the seed. AS a matter of
fact, the cowpea harvest is usually
dirty. The crop is grown on recently
plowed land and is sometimes cult
waited. Cowpeas are commonly har-
vested with a moving machine and
then raked up IN loose ground. When
they are thrashed more or less dirt re-
mains with the seed. Furthermore,
the seed coats are not infrequently
cracked, thus providing an excellent
place for the Judgment Of particles Of
soil-Dr. Cyril G. Hopkins, Illinois
Experiment Station.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-07

1t Is claimed that the daily weather
forecast Is now furnished by telephone
to $4,000 farmers In Iowa.
The total beef output for the state
as reported at the annual meeting Of
the Montana Stock Growers a~ssocia-
ton was 100000 head. with 100000
cattle brought into the state.
The export trade In live hogs Is no
bnger an important factor of the In
dustry.
An Oregon grand Jury recently ad-
dressed an arraignment Of the public
land laws to the public land commits
sion at Washington.
Cooperative creameries have proved
popular In the central west.
Germany rs an important buyer OF
horses. According to consular informa-
ton, II is not price, but quality un-
satisfactory to the German farmers,
that keeps down the demand for Amer
lean horses.
Many will learn with regret that
Chief COburn has been obliged by Ill
health to retire from the active man.
agement OF the live stock department
Of the worlds fair. Colonel G. r.
Wells will probably serve a. acting
chief.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-07

Whether to spread out and farm II
on a larger scale or to strain out and
boil down his operations depends some
what on the man and on his age, condi-
lions and capital. Bot the majority
err on the side Of trying to do too
much, remarks American Cultivator. A
sound basis is better than large opera
lions. II was lately remarked by a
shrewd observer that hts experience
more and more convinced him that one
Of the chief causes Of failure was to
run into debt for q large farm and re-
serving too little capital to make a suc-
cess.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-07-07

Pfeplant is a great crop In Union
county, III. 1t goes out by the car load
to the Chicago market. The shipments
are in fifty and thirty pound boxes.
Three hundred dollars was netted on a
first shipment Of very fine quality this
season. 1t consisted Of 225 boxes Of
thirty pounds each. The grower ex-
poets to realize in all about S125 an
acre for the four acres he has In this
product. Pieplant is easily grown. the
chief necessity being heavy manuring,
and the crop is cheaply harvested, in
great part by boys and girls.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
READY FOR LONG SIEGE.
On April 20 Port Arthur Was in Shape
to Stand Attack.

st. Petersburg, May 12.--It il
evident from a private letter writ
ten by an artillery officer at Port
Arthur, dated April 20, that Gen.
eral Stoessel was then daily expect
ing surprise at the fact that the
enemy had delayed so long.
He said the fortress was prac,
tically impregnable, adding that
there was a triple row Of forts
around the Port Arthur glacis (the
outer slope of the fortification)
each position being fronted by a
moat with a hedge If barbed wires
beyond, with bomb proofs behind
all the batteries. The officer furth.
er declared they had plenty Of sup
plies and ammunition.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
gates and alternates to the st
Louis convention were elected and
instructed for Hearst.
GRAY SUCCEEDS HANNA.


But New Head Of Civic Federation
Must Wait for q Time.
Philadelphia, May 12.-lt has
been learned that Judge George
Gray has been chosen by the nomi-
mating committee OF the National
Civic Federation to succeed the late
Senator Marcus A. Hanna as pres
ident Of the federation. The cleo
tion Of Judge Gray IL to be de.
ferred until after the national
democratic convention in st. Louis
for fear II might seem the fedora.
tion is aiding in making a possible
presidential candidate conspicuous
or important.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
Position Of Big Division Has Not Yet Been
Disclosed on Laio Tung Penin-
suIa or Elsewhere.
Believed Mkado Men Are Seeking to Render Themselves Secure
In Western Section Of Peninsula Before Undertaking Opera
tions Which Have Been Panned--feayy Explosions
indicate That Fighting Is Now in Progress.

st. Petersburg, May 13.-(3:30
a. n.y. Further progress of the
japanese in southern Manchuria is
reported in the following dispatch
given out last night:
The position Of the division
which is following the direct road
to Hal Cheng, has not been dis.
closed, and caution is also appar-
ent in the operations on the penin-
sula Of Laio Tung, where 10000
Japanese are seeking to render
themselves secure in the western
section Of the peninsula and in the
vicinity Of and below Piteswo be-
fore inaugurating operations, which
have been planned.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
Loss Entailed to Owners OF Plants
Burned win Exceed Quarter
Of Million Dollars.
STARTED IN THE DAY MILL
Powers Planning Mill, MuItno-
NAH Trunk and Box Factory
and Jones' Mill Also
Destroyed.

Portland, May 13. An explosion
of sawdust in the furnace Of the
Day Lumber Company's mill start
ed fire just before midnight which
which destroyed that mill and also
those of the Multn0mah Trunk &
Box Factory and the Ira f. Powers
Manufacturing Company. The
loss will probably exceed $3.50, 900.
The three mills were located in
cluster on the river front at the ex-
treme southern end Of the city.
The night watchman was the only
person about the mill at the time
and was so scorched by the flames
attending the explosion that it was
only with difficulty he was able to
turn in fire alarm.
Owing to this delay and the dis
tance from the nearest fire ap-
paratus, the Day mill was almost
destroyed before the department.
arrived on the scene. From the Day
mill the flames jumped to the Pow
ers mill and trunk factory, and de-
spite the efforts of the firemen,
these mills were also rapidly en-
yeloped in flames.
Although the fire department
fought the fire with desperation.
the highly inhammable character
Continued ON page eight)
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
PREACHER USES PISTOL.
Takes Shot at Another Minister and
10 Held to Answer.

Texarkana, Tex, May IL. Rev.
J. B. Cranfill fired two shots from
a magazine pistol at Rev. s. l..
Hayden on a Texas & Pacific train
coming into Texarkana today.
Neither shot took effect. Both men
were en- route to the southern Bap
tist convention at Nashville.
Cranfill was arrested on his ar
rival here and arraigned on q
charge Of assault with intent IA
murder. He waived examination
and was released on $4,000.
The encounter today, it is al,
legged, grew out Of past differences.
legal and personal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
Ano.hsr Quiet Day.

Los Angeles, May II. Business
moved very slowly at the Methodist
conference today and the events Of
the days sessions were dull and
uninteresting. The entire morning
hours were taken up with tiresome
discussions Of the report of the
committee ON rules of order. I'm
mediately after recess Joseph c.
Hartzell, missionary bishop of
Africa, read his report to the con-
ference.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
MOVEMENTS or JAPANESE.
One Force of 100000 Men Reported
Near Stu Vens.

st. Petersburg, May u. Gen.
eral Karkevitch, in a dispatch to
the general staff, says that on May
8 part of the japanese vanguard
appeared in the valley of Sedzo
river, and that a considerable body
Of the enemy continues to occupy
Douanmyo. A battalion of infantry
and half a squadron of cavalry are
situated about five miles north of
Takushan.
Other information indicates that
on May 10 a japanese force of 100,-
600 infantry and so guns halted for
a day at Hungkipueze and ad-
vanced May IL toward Siu Yeng
May II some 60 japanese trans
ports and warships appeared at sea
between Piteswo and Cape Term.
inal.
The Japanese on May 5 sent two
regiments toward Tantsiafng and
also two detachments south and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
vest to points Of Decentralization.

west to points of Decentralization.
Japanese scouts appeared May &
at Polandien, leaving the next day
Troops sent TO reconnoiter an.
nounced that the japanese were
landing at Cape Siao Kahuseitsa
in Kin Chau bay, near the mouth
of the Tcheng Yu river, and were
posting a division Of 10000 men in
the neighboring villages. The Rus
sian population was withdrawn
from Piteswo.
According to Chinese informa.
ton 10000 Japanese landed east
of PiteSwo, with field artillery and
siege guns and Piteswo was occu-
pied by 1900 men.
May 8 the japanese left the rail.
way line, and communication with
Port Arthur was re-established BY
Colonel Spinidonoff.
Detachments of the japanese ad.
vance guard advanced on May 9
and 10 on the villages Of MutsiatuD
and Siatiatin, nine miles south Of
Polandien. Other detachments Of
the Japanese advance guard have
taken up positions seven and a half
miles west Of Piteswo.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
Pacific Coast.

PaciHc No5st.
At Portland Tacoma 8, Port.
land 7 40 innings.
AT San Francisco Los Angeles
/, Oakland 5.
At Seattle-San Francisco 13,
Seattle 3.
Pacific National.
At Salt Lake Spokane 4, Salt
Lake 8.
At Boise Butte 9, Boise 8.
American.
AT Philadelphia - Chicago 8
Philadelphia 8.
At Washington st. Louis 8
Washington Z.
At Boston Detroit l, Boston s.
At New York Cleveland Z, New
York 0.
National.
AT Chicago-Ph Philadelphia 0.
Chicago 4.
At Cincinnati New York 7, Gin
cinnati 13.
At st. Louis Boston /, st.
Louis 2.
At Pittsburg Brooklyn 0, Pitts
burgh 6.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
Enthusiast Is David Overmeier.
Who Had Been Regarded as
Champion Of the Editor.
TROUBLE IN THE DISTRICT
Democratic Convention at Wash.
ington Ends In Row aud Rump
Gathering Ii Formed by
Hearst Men.

Topeka, Kan, May 12.-David
0vermeier, one Of the delegates
from Kansas 10 tine democratic ma.
tional convention, announced to-
night that he would make an ef-
fort TO have the Kansas delegation
support General Miles for the
democratic nomination for presi.
dent. 0vermeier has been looked
upon as a Hearst man.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
Mail Route to Be Changed.

Washington, May 12.--Appar
emily to avoid risk of Russian mail
falling into the enemy's hands, the
Russian government has requested
the United States to change the
route of all mails sent from or
through this country for Man
churia or Siberia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
TROUBLE IN THE DISTRICT.
Hearst Supporters Bolt and Organize
Rump Convention.

Washington, May II. - Tho
democratic convention Of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia today elected
delegates to the national convention
at st. Louis. The delegates go un-
instructed.
Almost at the beginning Of the
proceedings of the convention there
was a split. The entire Hearst
contingent, led by Harry w. Sher
man, president Of the Central La
Dor Union, thereupon bolted and a
convention was held and six dele
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
HEAVY EXPLOSIONS HEARD.
Believed Fighting Is in Progress al
Port Arthur or DaIny.

Seoul, May ~. "A junk that has
arrived at Chemuplo brings report
of heavy explosions heard at sea
early this morning. 1t is believed
here these explosions occurred eth
err at Port Arthur or Dalny. An
American who left Anju May s
has arrived here and reports that
a force of 29OO Russians recently
spent the night at Unsan.
Reports Of fighting were received
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13

st. Petersburg, May 13.-(6:35
a. M An attempt to send a re-
sponse to a private telegram from
Port Arthur, received yesterday,
failed, the postofice officials refus-
ing to accept it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13

here today, but lack confirmation
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-05-13
BASEBALL SCORES.

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ENORMOUS LOAN PLANNED.

Cover War Expenses.
st. Petersburg, May IL. The
Russian government today made
the announcement that an external
loan of SOO,OOO,OOO roubles will be
floated to defray the war expenses.
The fioatation is entrusted to Paris
banks, the loan bears 5 per cent
and natures in 1909.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
FIRE VICTIMS MAY REACH
 ONE THOUSAND
More Than 500 Bodies Have Been Recovered From Wreck of Gen. Slooum and Thought
 Hundreds More Will Be Added

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.l
 New York, June lS.-FOrty-eight hours after the burning of the eScur- sion steamer General SlOcum. the exact number of victims Is still unknown. The bodies brought to the morguc now number 5S2. Various officials in touch with the disaster and the work of re- covery still adhere to the belief that it will be found that goo to 1000 persons uerished in the cOudagration.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
Juneau Ball Players to Be
 Here

The Juneau team will surely be at Skagway, July ?. The Georgia will leave Juneau Friday evening, arrive at Skagway Saturday morning and sail again Sunday noon. The Skagway committee on sports will give S15O to the baseball contests. The Skagway baseball team and probably that of Whitehorse will go to Juneau.
 It was announced at the meeting of the Fourth of July committee last night that good prices will be given.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
Change Picnic Program

Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the Y. P. s. C. E. will hold a social in the church annex instead of a picnic at Shafer's park. The friends are asked to come to the church at s o'clock this evening It will not be necessary for those attending to take their lunch with them,
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
WANTS MORE
Rasuli Makes Still Gleiter
 demand

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 London, June lS.-The London Times dispatch from Tangier points out that a concession Rasuli now demands is the governorship of 800 miles additional territory. This would mean the bring ing of European ministers into direct diplomatic communication with him.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
DUTCHEY II
Boyd Goes Out in tn Third
 Round

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 Whitehorse, June lS-S. c. Boyd the colored Australian. was counted out in the third round in his mill with Prof. Young Dutchey last night, though it is thought he was scared rather than hurt The fight had the appear ance of fake from the beginning, Boyd was afraid.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
PANCETSBL CODY CHECK
WILL COME NO FIGHT
Jtffries-M Munroe Contest Is
 Postponed

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan.l
 San Francisco, June 1S-The Jeff ries-Munroe fight which was to have taken place last night and which was postponed owing to the condition of Jeffrles' sprained knee, will be pulled of July l.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
The task of burying the dead began today.
Yesterday. OmOiAl Report

Special Dispatch to Daily Alaskan
 New York, June l7.-Coroner O'GOr- man has issued 8 statement that 49S bodies had been recovered from the wreck oI the excursion steamer Gen. eral S,1cum, which was burned day be- fore yesterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
For Sale

Standard range, sideboard, rugs, iron beds, carpets etc. Enquire L. NJ. West, P. c. S. S. Co. office, 2nd and Broadway. If
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
Sef ,dLumbsr

Good seasoned lumber for sale cheap. Inquire at Monogram Liquor House Price, Sl6 per thousand
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
wautod
nted
 - HXSa3fEzH

B 6s for painting the new Clayson store building. pecifcations can be obt linJ at store, corner of State street and Fifth avenue. 2t.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18

Suits to order at from SIS up at the American Tailors.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
JAPANESE LOSE TRANSPORT

Eta which sunk by m Russian Vavos warhps dispatch giving folows
 in and a attempted
 
 covered with killed The ship fill and sunk at D. m Capt killed The troops the burned then killed himself"
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
COMING
Victorian and Columbian
 Bound Up Stream

Whitehorse, June 1S-The selkirk bound up stream passed Selkirk at 6 p. m. yesterday. The Columbian passed Selkirk at 1O:3Op. m. yesterday.
 The Whitehorse is at Dawson, and the Casca, Selkurk and Dawson are going down.
 The Bonanza King is operating the sand pump at upper LaBarge.
 The river is 22 inches above low water.
 c,l.,so,, c, C,, .sr,.v tbe largest stock
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
Talking Machines For Sale

The undersigned has all kinds of talk ing machines and records for sale. Or ders taken for anything in the line not carried in stock.
 Jeanette de Gruyter,
 At Case & Draper's, Broadway.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
Sale

Choice flower plants for bedding out, at the Westside Greenhouse. Phone Al 413tf Wm. H. Joy, Prop.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18

The ladies find the latest and best at Harrisons'.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18
Armies of opposing nations fight for three days at Vafangow with terrible results---Toss river runs red with hu- man blood and corpses fill the valley
Especial Dispatches to Daily Alaskan.

Petersburg 18The advance has received bloody and crush check
 of the the fighting of the ofth the recent
 Throughout for three whole bcled of ndho tie singing spirit tEat was ID artillery
 Many great killed Russian bstewed WtIcor and the river Toss ran redw blood.
 dispatch first Russian estimate Gen Stakegs l places missing The Japanese losses Iexceed this
The daily Alaskan., 1904-06-18

Clayson & Co. carry the largest stock of overcoats in town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-31
PROFESSIONALS
 ARE IN CONTROL  Manipulation in Many Cases ! Was Obvious " WAS BARREN OF NEWS ed States Steel Preferred Was the ost cOn- picuousIl Active Stock. Drive Is Made Against Met
 ropolltan Securities.
Y WAS BARREN OF NEWS

New York, August 30.-The professional ttraders were again in control of the stock I1narket today. Trading was almost ex- clusiyely confined to operations for this heeount. and manipulation in number of cases was obvious. The day was bar /ren of news of important developments, hough private advices dealing with crop onditions were rather pessimistic. The active stocks were at improved &prices at the opening, particularly United States Steel preferred, which was the tnost conspicuous feature. London was re- ported to have taken 10, 900 to 15,000 shares If this stock, but much of this was be- heyed to be for the short interest here. . he advance In Steel preferred was eoinci-
 ent with the return from abroad of an Influential interest in that corporation as we'll as an optimistic statement on open lrade conditions by a former high of-
 al.
 he pool in Norfolk and Western was Reain active in the initial dealings, and Where was a simultaneous upward move- ,nent in Reading, Southern railway, Union Pacific and the local fractions, including Brooklyn Transit. The buying of South ern railway at this stage was quite exten- sive. The strength of these issues was used as cloak to cover heavy realizing sales. a considerable portion of which eSnanated from high-class commission houses.
 A more pronounced reaction began with a drive against Metropolitan Street Rall- way and Metropolitan Securities. This move was accompanied by detailed state- nents to show how the opening of the subway system, now close at hand most seriously affect Metropolitan earnings. Brooklyn transit was sympathetically af- fected by the decline in Metropolitan is- sues and lost its early gains. In the last hour a heavy buying movement in Read ing did much to steady the list but the closing was irregular with net losses in most of the active issues, though in few instances were declines more than frac- tional Reading was the leader in point of activity. Among the specialties, notable strength was shown by Hooking Valley preferred, Nashville and Chattanooga and New York Air brake.
 The receipt of almost S1, 700 900 gold by the subtreasufy from the Orient was a partial offset to the losses incurred by the local banks which since Friday last amount to about $2, 100 GOO. This includes another $500,00O gold shipment to South America. Time and demand money show no tendency to harden. The few railroad returns of the day included that of Can adian Pacific line for July showing net increase of $131, GOO.
 United States government 2s advanced hs of 1 per cent, and the 3s coupon de- clined as much on call
 Railroad bonds were irregular; total sales par value $3,S60,O OO0