The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-27

his daughter to boarding school and
his son to college, and next he looks
around. He sees the money to besmade
out of q dairy. lf he is near 4 city
he goes IN for raising vegetables for
market or he tries other lines, giving
up wheat more and more because there
is more profit in other things for the
money and cost of labor. If we should
have short crops this year we would be
up against a serious situation. We had
long period of short crops, followed
by one or two good ones, but there is
not enough wheat to keep the bins
filed. As a matter of fact, the western
farmer has the east In the hollow of
his hand,'
Father NJ. Power, a Jesuit priest,
who has been preaching In Edinburgh,
Scotland, and who is of huge frame. be-
lEg feet q inches tall, arrived in this
clty on the steamship California of the
Anchor line from Glasgow. The head
of his order sent the father to America
Tor a month to recuperate from the
arduous task OF holding open-air meet
lngs IN his country. He obtained per
mission from ths authorities to do this,
and for some time talked TO the crowds
from movable platform surmountcd
by a cross Finally, however, owing
10 the hostile demonstrations that he
return TO indoor sessions
Plotting by Chinese,
"Chlnese in the United States. who
are refugees from their country, and
for that matter Cinnamon in many other
countries, are secretly planning the
overthrow of the Manchu dynasty, and
the placing of native royal line on The
peacock THRONE" said II. III. Siddons
or this city, merchant, who has a
large trade in China, and who has been
in every treaty port in the empire
Thousands of Chinese, members of
secret societies in China, who had to
leave that country because the govern
ment was after their heads for plotting
against the Peklng regime, are living
In tho United States, England and other
countries, including many of the South
American republics and Mexico, and
belong TO the Chinese Empire Reform
| association, which has for one of its
objects the overthrow of the present
dynasty and the expulsion of foreigners
from China. These Cinnamon believe
that the present division of their coun-
try into spheres of influence by Euro
Pean nations has been due to the weak
| ness of the PekIng government. and
they believe that China will be actually
divided up among the European nations
In the next ten years unless there be
change Of government in Peking.
"These people, who in their WAY are
as patriotic as the natives Of any other
country, have been for years gather
ing an immense fund in London, which
Will be used when the time is ripe to
buy arms and ships for the rebellion
that IS sure TO come. Every Chnaman
who is member of this association
contributes each week fixed sum to-
! r5 Int, Il,
said to now amount to more than $780,
O0O, 1000, most of which is deposited in
the banks of England and France The
men who constitute the inner board of
this organization are planning and
working all the time, and only await
a favorable opportunity to begin the re.
bcllion in China. It may como at any
time, but probably the blow will be
struck when China becomes involved in
| the next difficulty with Germany or
Japan. When this happens the revolt
can be expected
Farming Lands in Montana.
| "Eastern investors arc Just begin
ming TO realize that good farming lands
on the continent are to be found in
Montana remarked +. Rankin Pons of
Helena. "In the last summer and fall
thousands of acres were purchased by
actual settlers, who know how to farm
and are able financially TO put the land
under cultivation. Prices have advanced
in the last six months about So an
acre. The big advance, however, will
come in the next three years. There
is no longer any question as to the
rainfall or productiyeness of the soil.
1t has been proved absolutely that the
| crops will grow and return a handsome
profit If the owner of the land will
plant them. 1t is only matter of two
or three years until our lands will
command prices paid for similar lands
in other sections-from $40 TO 500 an
acre. Alfalfa seed grown in this north
ern latitude demands high price 1t
IS not uncommon to take $1,000 worth
of alfalfa seed from one acre of crop.
Cascade county, Mont, is the natural