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The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27
Ontario Crops.

Ontario is coming rapidly to the
front n a producer Of agricultural
wealth. The reports for the current
year have been compiled and show
the following yields:
FAN wheat. 17,242,763 bushels: IN
average of 25.9 bushels per acre.
Spring wheat, 4.949 ,233 bushels. IN
average Of 1913 bushels per acre.
Barley. 24.378.817 bushels, q aver.
age of 34.3 bushels per acre.
Oats. 110.21S,1O3 bushels. IN aver
age Of alt bushels per acre.
Rye, 2,s70.76S bushels. IN average
Of 16.6 bushels per acre.
Peas, S.924.650 bushels. an average
Of 21.9 bushels per. acre.
Buckwheat, 2.049.169 bushels. IN
average Of Us bushels per acre.
Beans, 978.246 bushels, IN average
of 1874 bushels per acre.
Potatoes, 16.676.447 bushels. IN ~.
erase of 120 bushels per acre.
Corn, 29,2S7.8S8 bushels, an aver.
age Of 77.3 bushels per acre.
Apples, 43,659.413 bushels. an aver
z of 6.15 bu. per tree of bearing age.
The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27

6t060 Ooelooo D 0e1S1ol00.
From time TO time attempts are
made to supplant the red hot branding
iron By . liquid. A liquid branding
material patented In New Zealand has
been imported to this country and
quite widely advertised. A large mum.
Der OF western cattle men tried It and
reported adversely on It. II VA
claimed that It would not injure the
hide. but the experience Of stockmen
seems to be that Il INJURIES them -
much - the branding iron. Relative
to this matter. the Arizona station
publishes the following:
Hon. VIII c. Barnes Of Dorsey.
Net Mexico. formerly IN Arizona cat.
tlenan, has used this same branding
duid under range conditions and o..
presses himself concerning IT. ~ -
follows: For the man who. IKE my.
sell, has from two to three hundred
calves to brand at . time, I can zee no
way OF using It successfully.
I'm branding time on my ranch We
usually cut out from two to three hun
dred calves. put them into . lane in
the corral. cutting calves into one Pen
and cows into another. One man
grabs the calf BY the right hind leg,
another grabs the tail. gives . quick
jerk and the calf IL on his side with
one man holding his hind legs and an
other on his neck. No sooner does he
hit the ground than . man II ct him
nth tho Sano -hs0o - Hh> 5000 ta~nA
another man marks and c~astrates, and
this year . third man dehoened With
. clipper. With two pairs Of men to
throw. to run the irons. one to cut
and mark, and ono to dehorn, making
seven men in all. We have frequently
branded out ninety calves in an hour
and kept It up at that clip for three
o. four hours.
Now I tried the branding fluid un-
der such conditions: I first put It
into a milkpan and used Q cold iron.
1t took . long time for the nuid to
penetrate the hair. and finally one
vigorous calf kicked over my pan and
spilled the fluid all over the legs Of the
man holding him. That settled the
pan system. and I got . brush and
painted 1t on. That worked all right.
but took time. But the worst feature
Of all Wa that crowding three or four
hundred calves into . small pen that
way. they smeared and rubbed the
stun all over each other, the sides Of
the corral and the mems clothes.
branding time on . big ranch h
a hurry-up period; everything II In .
rush. To use the fluid means to take
just about ten times a long - by the
hot iron system"
The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27
70 Revise l0lsse Rook.

C0mnanderin-Chie John C. Black
has appointed . committee OF three
comrades to revise the G. "A. n. Blue
Book. condense all opinions and de-
ctsions rs far a. possible. eliminate
all decisions not applicable to existing
rules and regulations. prepare Q new
index and form rules for appeals. The
consists Of Robert b.
Beatn. chairman, Philadelphia: A. b.
Beers. Bridgeport, Conn. and Lewis
E. 0ri1lth, Troy, N. 7.
The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27
MACK and White Jut,,nd Cattle.

Black ana WHITE JOto0n0 Cattle.
What Is known as the Jutland breed
of cattle is used for both milk and
beef making purposes. The animals
are spotted black and white. The
cows when mature weigh in the neigh
borhood Of 1000 pounds each. Ami
mails Of this breed are fattened in
large numbers and exported to the
English market. Within the last gen
eration the Jutland breed has been
greatly improved both % to its milk.
ing and its maturing qualities. The
bulls attain . weight Of 1900 to 100
pounds 1t two and . half years Of age.
The Danes are trying to develop the
milking qualities Of these animals
than the beef making powers.
The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27
Ayrshire ereeders' Meeting.

the 18th annual meeting OF the AT.
shire Breeders' Association was held
December ID in Albany. N. T.. With
twenty-five members present and some
ten viGitors. The report Of the secre-
tary showed nineteen new members
added during the past year and seven
lost BY death. The report of the treas
urer showed . balance of $5.469. II
was voted to continue the Home Dairy
test for the next year. It was voted to
appropriate $1,000 In aid Of approved
exhibitors at the Worlds Fair ut st.
Louis In 1901, and . committee wal
elected to look after the selection Of
animals for the show. C. n. Winslow,
Brandon. VT; Charles c. Doe. South
Newbury. VT, and Geo. E. Pike, Cow.
erneur. N. T., comprise the committee.
The scale Of points was revised to
give q more decided dairy conforms
ton to the Ayrshire COW. The follow.
ing officers were elected: President,
DR.. Thomas Turnbull. Jr.. Casanova,
Va; vice-presidents. Obediah Brown,
Providence. r. l.; Charles c. Doe.
South Newbury. VT: IL. J. Fletcher,
South LynGebOro. N. H.; 8. II. Wells.
Newington, Conn: secretary and edi-
tor, Charles N. Winslow, Brandon. VT:
N. s. Winsor. Greenville,
r. l.; executive committee In place Of
J. o. Magic. deceased; Andy Holt.
South Lyndeboro. N. H.: executive
for three years. J. Andrew
Dover, N. J.; J. F. Con.
verse, Woodville, N. 7.
The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27
He Had Had Some.

Gen. Gordon says that on one oc.
casion during the civil war . threat
ened attack Of federal troops brought
together . number OF confederate of.
hcers from several commando. They
devoutly withdrew into . small log
hut standing near and united in prayer
for guidance. A they assembled n
OF the generals was riding within hail.
Ing distance and Gen. Harry Heth Of
HilIs corps stepped to the door Of the
log cabin and asked him to come In.
The mounted general did not under
stand the nature Of Gen. Hsthis invi.
tatiou and replied: NO, thank you.
NO more at present: I've just had
some"
The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27
Just "Skeered" Them.

POpe's summer campaign OF 1862
was over and We were in camp Lear
Fairfax Courthouse. Va. A Vermont
regiment had Joined our division. This
regiment was q fresh Organization.
The officers were from older regiments
that had been in service. but the nOn-
CONS. and files were new COM
mercers.' and they Afforded ccnsid-
cradle a~E.GseIuent BY Their rookie raw
ess Inquiries when the milkman
came round" and who We bought our
butter Of" gave good opportunity for
practical Jokes which were not neg
lected.
One day a detail for picket was
made from this regiment. the first
duty of that kind they had ever had.
Among those detailed vas . typical
Yankee. interrogation points showing
In his every look and movement. As
he could get no information from his
own company. some q sent him to
me. as I was to be field officer of the
guard. and SO he came over to "see
about it,"
Say, cap. what is this ere picket
business"
WIZ. John. not much, very easy:
all you have TO do is to 90 down the
road about three miles. go into the
woods, stay there all night. II you
see the enemy coming, fire your gun
at them, hurry hack and tell US, 90
ws can get ready to nee them. You
are cot afraid, are you:"
Nov, e here, cap. you don't want
to do any such foolish thing rs that"
Why nOt. john"
We'll. this war business has been
going on almost two years. and moth
Ing done: then they got Us to come
down here. have . fight and put down
the rebellion. Id like to know how
in thunder you ever expect to have q
II you send me down there
to skeer iem on"
The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27
Intelligent Buying Of Feed.

they raise all they can on the farm.
Generally these feeds purchased are
in the form Of concentrates. A dealer
in feeds says that he has become tired
trying to teach users OF feeds to buy
intelligently. He finds that to sell
feed he must put cheap brands on the
market and push their sale: that he
cannot dispose Of the high-priced
feeds. which are really cheaper than
are the brands Of goods that sell for
least money. Many men continue to
reckon their purchases by the ton
rather than by the real feeding value
contained in them. The hjgher-priced
feeds yield less profit to the dealer
than do the low-priced brands, 20 most
feed men try to sell al they can of
this kind. The dairyman that buys
foods rich in protein, is buying closer
to the wholesale cost than il the man
Who buys the low-priced feeds. There
Is money in knowing how to buy to
the best Of advantage. even in feeds
to be used in the dairy.
Cut Bedding Straw.
To my mind, the proper care OF
manure commences with the cutting Of
all the straw. which can bo done at
the time of thrashing at . very mod
crate expense, says James AcFad.
yean. It may require the exercising
of . little patience while the grain II
still in the shock. that 1t may become
thoroughly dry, and cost "a the bat.
tening of our barns that It may be
kept 80. Then we have all the straw
in less bulk than that occupied BIZ
the sheaves, and In . position and
under the most favorable circum.
stances to be used either as q feed
or bedding to the best possible I'd.
vantage. There Is nc better bedding
than cut straw, from the fact that q
greater body Of It lies close to the
floor to soak mp the liquid manure.
and IL We could be impressed With
the value of liquid manure, We vould
a. far % possible have all stable floors
water-tight. that the liquid might be
preserved and mixed with the solids
The Columbus journal., 1904-01-27
Future Of soie:e,.' MONIES.

Gen. Martin T. Mcmahon of New
York. President Of the Board of Man.
ayers Of the National Homes for Dis.
abled Soldiers, has written q letter
to the War Department, In which he
directs attention to the steady and
rapid decrease In the number of in.
mates OF those homes caused by death.
The occupants of the homes are
dying OF in large numbers, rs might
be expected Of men Of their ages" he
says. 1T will soon become q question
Of what snail be done with the build.
inss and grounds. They are not
destined to be occupied much longer.
Some Of them will possibly be con.
verted into health resorts for army
and navy people. or used as encamp-
ment grounds for militia and the army.
Even this probable use will not dis.
pose of al of the places"
Sent Back Confederate FLAG.
Fred J. Schreve of Mascoutah, III,
has e to Woodbury.. Tenn, q con.
federate dag which he captured At
Fort Donelson in February. 1862, nearly
forty-twO years age. He belonged to
Company c OF the bloody Ninth ILL
nois." which was chosen { lead the
assault on Fort Donelson. Before they
had advanced more than about 100
yards the white nag was shown. The
Illinois men were first inside the bar
ricade and Schreve captured the nag,
which had been made by young ladies'
OF Woodbury.. Tenn, for q company
In q regiment Of that state. Last
spring Mr.. Schreve while on q south
ern trip made inquiries which finally
brought him into correspondence with
the captain of the southern company.
This led to the return of the dag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-04
Coal Cheaper, but Costs More.

despatch from New York says: Retail
coal dealers were startled by the cut in
prices made by wholesalers recently and
their customers have asked them to ex-
plain why they still hold the price at s5.s5
ton. The cat escaped from the bag when
careful householders noticed the bids for
supplying coal for public schools. About
this time year ago broken coal was SELL
Ing at 1858 ton. Imagine the surprise of
certain dealers unfamiliar with the COM
petition to note that the lowest bid a few
weeks ago was s5,25. New bids were called
for and were recorded at s5I7.
Then the householder began to ask for
explanations and this is what one dealer
said:
There may be a little cutting on the in
SIDE but il Is done through the jobber The
retail dealer does not. a rule. bid for
the amount necessary to supply the public
schools. The wholesaler gets in his work
here through another man. who keeps the
confidence. The consignment only necessi-
tates one handling and there. is saving
there and the coal is delivered to the
schools In cargo lots. Coal will advance
10 cents a month for five months The
usual drop of fifty cents ton is made in
April to benefit the dealers during the dull
summer months"
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Lot Of Fancy Colored Ribbons, No. CO.
very desirable; kinds sold at a ~
25c- to s9c. yard: yours in the HUG.
sale at.
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Executor of Mckay win Resigns.

The resignation of Admiral Philip HIGH
born. one of the executors named in the
will OF the late Nathaniel NJ. Mckay. was
today accepted by Justice Wright in the
Probate Court The petition of Admiral
Hlchborn sets out no reason for his resig
nation. The order OF acceptance vests the
title and interest of Admiral Hichborn In
the remaining executors. Mabel Grace Nc
Kay and Henry +. Woodland.
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dered. ~
Order reversed and the appellant dis
charged from further detention"
Case Of John A. Moss.
The case of John A. Moss. a colored law
yer who was committed to jail for con-
tempt by Justice Wright, was also reversed
by the Court of Appeals. The opinion I'm
inns CASE Which was also written by Chef
Justice Alvey, is unanimous.
The court held that section 70, NJ the De-
vised Statutes of the United States Is In
force in the District of Columbia and nm
der that section punishment for coutempt
must De either fine or Imprisonment The
lower court was of the opinion that the
section OF the Revised Statutes was not in
force here. and in sentencing Moss he I'M
posed a flne OF SIS and costs and ten days'
imprisonment. The appellate court re-
nanos the case to the District Supreme.
oooi'' WIN directions to discharge Moss.
Other Opinions Handed Down.
Opinions were also handed down I'm the
cases of Johnson and others agt. EIkins
Guenther. administrator. agt Metropolitan
Railroad Company and knight agt w r
Walker Brick Company
In the aforementioned case the opinion of
the court was written by Mr.. Justice Wright
OF the District Supreme Court who sat nc
member of the appellate court In the
absence Of Chief Justice Alvey. and sns
tains the opinion of the court below. that
the terms of written obligation cannot he
changed by oral testimony.
In the Guenther case the lower court vas
neio 10 De In error In not submitting ia
the jury the question Of negligence. In the
course of the opinion, written by Mr. ms
nee shepard. the court says: 1T was the
duty OF the conductor to watch both ends
OF the car, to see that every one was "a feIy
aboard before starting his car and tho
crowded condition of the car is no excuse
Tor failure to perform this duty"
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JUSTICE WR|GHT[RRED
Opinion of Court Of Appeals
in Elliott Case.
ORDER FOR RELEASE
DECISION ALS REvERsEs ORDER
AGAINST MOSS.
Broad Statement of Conditions as to
Relations Of Attorney and
Client-The Text.
ORDER FOR RELEASE

In an opinion written by Chief Justice
Alvey the Court Of Appeals late yesterday
afternoon reversed the order of Justice
Wright of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia committing to Jail for
contempt Henry Il. Elliott, the attorney
who refused to divulge the name of his
client while testifying in the contest over
the will of the late William w. Gait. JUS
tice Shepard dissented
The opinion sustains both the contentious
of the attorney for the appellant that the
communication of his clients name would
have been breach of the professional re-
lations which should exist between an at
torney and his client and also that the writ
of habeas corpus should not have been
made returnable before justice who had
already determined the questions Of fact
and jurisdiction which were the basis of
the writ
The court held that Mr.. Elliott was COM
mitted to prison without lawful or suff1-
cient cause, and that his detention was
without warrant of law, and he should be
discharged.
The appeal was made from an order of
Justice Wright while holding special term
OF the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia as probate court, who overruled
the demurrer to the return to the writ of
habeas corpus made returnable before him,
dismissed the petition for the writ and re-
manded Mr.. Elliott to prison.
BY his petition for the writ Mr.. Elliott
alleged that on February 10 last he was
summoned and attended as a witness to tes-
tify in tie trial Of a contested will pending
in the Supreme Court Of the District of CO.
lumbia being held as a probate court by
Justice Wright; that he was examined as
witness for the caveatees in the case and
when he was asked about statement, al
legged to have beeen made by w. w. Gait,
Mr.. Elliott was asked by the court the
name of client for whom he had been
asked to prepare a WILL
Mr.. Elliott declined to answer the question
without the permission of the party for
whom he had prepared the memoranda.
Justice Wright held that the question put
TO Mr.. Elliott cid not require or call upon
him to divulge a privileged communication
and required the witness to answer the
question. The court gave Mr. Elliott OPP
portunIty to communicate with the person
for whom witness had made the ememoran-
da. and deferred further action until the fol-
lowing day
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refusal of the witness to answer the inter-
rogatory is not contempt of court, and
any order or decision which Furnishes the
refusal to answer as a contempt is void
to require witnes to answer an Illegal
and improper question must be regarded
as the personal command of the judge
rather than the judicial order of the court
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A Similar Condition.

not principle of universal application.
and manifestly it has no application to
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II you want work read the want columns
Of The Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-24
Closing Prices.

The following are the closing prices reported by Prince & Whitely. Bankers and Brokers. 52 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center Street, New Haven, Conn.,:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-24
NEw YORK STOCK MARKET

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations. On the New York Stock Exchange, reported oy Prince & Whitely, Bankers and Brokers. 52 Broadway New York. and f5 Center Street, New Haven. Conn:
 Open. High. Low. Close.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-24

quirements still ahead of the money
 market, which might have necessitated
 last weeks loan contraction. and also
 to the background of a general business
 contraction going on in the country and
 newly confirmed by the usual weekly
 summaries of conditions. It was gen-
 erally accepted that the heavy loan
 contraction was due to some actual liquidation, as well as to transfer of obligations to foreign lenders through the medium of the exchange market. The sale of large amounts of the New
 York city bond issue, which had been hypothecated by the subscribers, was pointed out as one obvious field for liquidation.
 The time money market was reported to be slightly easier in tone, but actual rates were not quotably changed. The call loan rate relapsed to 1 per cent. While the money market enjoyed the benefit of the $9,000,0O0 disbursement to the credit of the Panama republic made by the sub-treasury last week, it was recollected that the call of the treasury for government deposits falling due on 1AoJ ~ WILL Cdll IOI lllS SuIISIlQ6T OI rather more than that amount by the banks. The offering of the Cuban loan in this market is also to be taken ac- count of on the money market outlook. From Paris came rumors of a project for further Russian loan of $500,000,- GOO, which, however, had no confirma- ton.
 The threatened spread of labor trou- bles beyond the Long Island sound car rying trade was a depressing influence. The edge was taken off the demand in this way and prices made practically no progress after the first hour, during which more than half the days total business was done. In the final deal ings prices sagged off on offerings by disappointed holders, and the closing was easy and dull.
 Bonds were steady. Total sales, par value, S1,670,0O0
 United States threes registered and the new fours declined 1s per cent. on call.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-24
chicngo Market.

L. Mclean & Co. 25 Broad street, New York New Haven Office, s41 Chapel street. Norman A. Tanner. Manager
 Onen HiPh. Low Close
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-24
MASSACRED BY MOROS,
|oTER FIFTH FRIENDLY FILr-
 PINoS ARE SLAIN.

Families of Employees of the United States Military Government Victims to Rage of Datto Ali fin Mindanao--- Governor Wright Sends Measuring News.
 Manila. May 23.--A report has been deceived from Camp Overton, on the BIand of Mindanao, dated May 15, stat Ing that massacre had taken place on he 12th inst. near Malabang, on the Southern coast of Minadao. F7ifty-three Filipino men, women and children, the families of employees of the United bates military government at Mala- lang. were surprised at midnight, while sleep, by the Datto Ali and a band $ Moros from the Rio Grande valley, Ind slaughtered. The chief and his fol- swers escaped before the alarm could given.
 "Details of the massacre are meagre Major General Wood has been in the #terior of Mindanao since May 12 able communication between Manila hd Mindanao is interrupted, and the fres are down in the interior of the and. The report of the massacre, as bled, was received by. mail from a errespondent at Camp Overton. < Washington, May 23. Governor Fright has cabled to the secretary of hr, making the following quotations |Ibm dispatch sent to General Wright E General Wood:
 |NA.No disturbance in Cottobato valley. Hair was a fight with a band of out | Ts under Ali, who is as much an en- |ay of peaceful Moros as of ours. All Ibros in valley are at work and sendly, and for first time in the his- .fy, are taking out cedu1as. Have talk q out 2,500 in last two weeks. Not the cause for anxiety.''
 Fovernor Wright adds: Leonard bod visited me at Baguio, about two eks since. We went over Moro mat s fully. He was then sanguine there uld be no further disturbance, ex- It that involved in running down Ali, p is fugitive in the mountains,
 h small band of Moros I am in Bed to think him correct in his views. sidents of this character are always ble to occur, and indeed, may be
 ked for. Aside from what Leonard sed says in above telegram, I do not aeve it possible that there will be any
 certed opposition by Moros. They
 Fe no chief of prominence around
 bm they could gather; they are di-
 ed into very small groups, com
 nded by insignificant dattos, intense
 ealous and at general war with each
 er The Moro act abolishing slav-
 and establishing for moi govern
 bt wholly at variance with what has
 ted heretofore, naturally has pro-
 ed some dissatisfaction, but for the
 Fons indicated I regard serious op-
 ton as improbable, if not impossi-
 The Philippine commission has ap-
 priated out of the congressional re-
 fund $150,000 to enable him to build
 Is through Lake Lanao region.
 lad expected to visit Moro province
 re this to make personal inspection,
 have been detained by press of oth-
 1atters.''