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Doings of the Week Recorded in a
Brief Style.
CONCISE AND INTERESTING.
Vfby the lllver aud Harbor Committee
1oii'6 Vrenent an Appropriation HU1
at the Freseut fcelm of Congress
Had Wreck on the C. & N. W. ItJ.
Thoe Harbor anil Itlver Funds.
There, has been norae surprise this
year over the reported determination
of the river and harbor committee not
to present nny appropriation hill dur
ing the first session of congress. The
amount of funds now available for this
rxirrwise IK tdiown in the following
table, and doubtless explains the com
mittee's action:
Vnspont Avnllublt
Ontonniron 9
Keweenaw Toiiit to lake....
Maniuette
Uurliorof Ucfimo, Mimiuelte
Harbor of Ktlue, Grand
Maruls
.MMioTntrwi harbor
Menomiwo river
St. Joseph
St. Joseph river
South Haven
Naiiiivturk
Kaluniiizoo river
Jlolliinil Ulai UlaUe
;rnnl Iluvvti
i I rami river
Musket-'on
White hike
J 'cutwater
I Aldington
Xani.sU-e
Harbor of Hcfmro, Tortus
luko
Frunkfort
'hark'.voix
I'tUsk.-y.
Ship cnmiL. Detroit una
HufTaio
St. Marv'H river
Hay Iifct' ehunuel
ChHioyi.'un
AlpOriJl
SuiiKutuck river
SelHw:iini.'.
Harbor of U'efue, Sutdmvw
bay
Mouth of lilaok river, Port
Huron
HVaek riverj Tort Huron....
lino river
Hello river
St. t'lait Flats canul
Clinton river
Iotroit river
Kouw river
Monroe
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1S7 4.
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21.170 21,170
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, W.021 2.V40
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. 4.7H2 4.7X2
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5,000
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Knirar Hcet Kilning In Michigan.
Prof. Clinton 1). Smith, director of
the Michigan experiment station, is
mt with a statement that is of much
interest 4o the thousands of sugar beet
imiwcrs of Michigan, his desire being
to correct a misapprehension existing
in the minds of a great many farmers
win reside in the vicinity of beet sugar
factories. Mr. Smith calls attention to
the fact that the experiment station
has undertaken a great many expert
mrnts in the crowing of sugar beets
Mu nasi 10 vears it has scat
tered beet seed over the state, and to
ascertain the quality of the beets pro
duced it has tested the beets sent in by
the growers. These results warrant
the statement that good beets can be
rrrown in most parts of tho states.
Jn many instances the growers have
l-mn dissatisfied with the test n
suits given them by the factories, and
li.ive sent their beets to the college
The results of the college analyses
Viavn been used as a basis lor an at
the irood faith of the factory,
the grower evidently forgetting that
the Uvts sent to the college are in-
v.-i r iahle selected, and do not come any
whore near renresenting the crop as it
runs; and also losing sight of the fact
that the beets sent to the college are
almost invariably urica out auu some
what withered, and that, therefore,
cit..mnt. rf the chemist regard-
them, while absolutely true, is grossly
misleading to tne person wo uu.- uu
take these facts into consiueruuou.
Fecullar Caie at Calamet.
Physicians and laymen are deeply
nnvzlod bv the peculiar case ol Harriet
dark, a 13-year-old girl, living in Cal
umet. On the evening ol tne 4tn sue
-i; rod in apparently perfect health.
An hour later strange rappings and
lrnykinra becrun in her room. Tho
jrirl became badly frightened and called
istanee. Those who touched her
received wnart electrical shocks, and
ho ranninirs Increased in violence. ur,
A n Mcleod, a prominent physician.
Kiimraoncd but was unable to give
relief to the girl or stop tho violent
rappings which constantly continued
from all narts of the room. The girl
continued in the same condition, and
ho mrminirs. which are now intermit
tent, can be heard fully 100 feet away.
tattle Creek's Prosperous Indnstry.
Untile Creek is becoming noted as
the headquarters for the United States
for the manufacture ol peanut muter.
-Ifnh Lamtert recently returned from
Virginia, where he contracted for 30
rhi.id of peanuts, which will be
made into butter. The business has
increased to that extent that a new
factory building to cost S10.000 will be
erected this summer and when finished
will employ 50 hands.
Monthly Crop Report.
In the Michigan crop report for Feb
ruary Secretary of Stale Stearns says
that there was verv little prccipitauuu
in Michigan in .January until the last
few days of the month. i ne average
depth of snow on the 15th ult., in the
southern counties, was 0. ,0 Indies, in
the central counties 1.1)0 inches, and in
the northern counties -J.1S inches. On
the last dav of the month the average
depth was -. 13 inches in the southern
counties, 1.13 inches in the central ami
7.40 inches in the northern counties.
In most of the southern counties the
ground was practically beard tiring the
entire month.
In reply to the question, "Has wheat
suffered injury from any cause during
January?" 370 correspondents in the
southern counties answered "yes," and
y: "no." In the central counties llrt
correspondents answered "yes," and
35 "no." In the northern counties 35
answered "yes," and 30 "no." The
prevailing opinion is that wheat has
suffered some injury. Conditions mivc
been unfavorable, yet the outcome de
pends verv lare-elv on the weather that
follows. The total number of bushels
of wheat reported marketed by fann
ers in January was 475,530. f this
total 330.3SI) bushels were marketed in
the southern four tiers of counties,
133,478 in the central counties, and 31.
700 in the northern counties. The total
number of bushels of wheat reported
marketed in the six months, August to
January, is 3,171,030, which is O.OSCi.-
9S4 bushels less than reported marKcteu
in the same months last year.
Live stock throughout the state is in
a fairly good condition.
Heavy Ruin Did Much HniaK
Keports from all sections of lower
Michigan show that the heavy rains of
the 7th tfhd 8th, which cleared the
ground of snow, did much damage.
The railroads are the heaviest losers.
I'.ctween Grayling and West Uranch
there was a heavy washout on the
Mackinaw division of the Michigan
Central. There were several trouble
some washouts south of 15ay City. The
tl. l. Sl I. road north from iiranu rap
ids was badly tied up and its Muskegon
branch was also in trouble. n tin.
lWn Mnrnuctte road there were wash-
rmtu nt. WwaVfO. lidding and Mears.
Manistee reports that a mue ueyonu
East Lake a landslide piled sand on
ho IVro Marnuette roadbed six feet
,h.or for noarlv 100 feet. About half a
ilo oust ft similar but less serious ou
Ktmotion was found. At Stronach
thora was also a washout which may
nmrc serious. At Morley all the low
lands were inundated, doing mucu
damage, and a steel bridge west of that
place was also carried away.
Tbone Hpanlah-Amerlcan War Claim
Tho time within which additional
claims for the care and maintenance of
indigent and sick veterans of the Span
ish-American war could be tiled under
the terms of the law enacted at the
special session of the legislature, ex
pired Jan. 31. Auditor-General Pix is
in possession of a vast number ol claims
which are now being tabulated and ex-
n in i niM 1. The law gives the auditor-
general authority to reject claims that
are manifestly improper, anumisvtui
be done. While the computation of
the claims has not yet been completed.
the indications are that Hie loiiu win
exceed the $40,000 additional appropri
ated at the special session, in tins
event the claims will be pro rated.
R. R. Wreck Near Esranaba.
Vino persons were killed and a dozen
others injured in a collision on the
IVninsular division ol tne nicajo v
Vnrtliwi'stern railway at l ord Klver
switch, seven miles south of Kscanaba
on the evening of the 8th. lhe acci
dent was caused by a fast freight
crashing into the rear of the Felch
branch accommodation. The accom
modation train was late and had stop
ped at the Tort River switch to take
on some passengers, and it is said, en
croached on the timeol tnciasnreigm,
hence causing the accident.
K-Convlct Charged With Mnrder.
' IVter Larson was arrested near 1 'ai
mer on tho 8th on a charge of being
Implicated in the death of Jos. Liquea,
jr., of Negaunec. Liquea died recently
from the effects of a beating, said to
liave Wen administered by Larson.
The prisoner was recently released
from Marquette prison, after serving
a two years' sentence for burglary.
TtnriTlars secured a large amount of
ood at Napoleon On the night of
ho 3d.
Miss Schaffcr, of Ann Arbor, the
first lady graduate of the U. of M. law
nohool, lnrn opened an Otlico in lucnora
Inoo.
iur 4 hox plosion of a boiler InaMT
;n nt AUron. Tuscola county, on the
Mh, one man was killed and two in-
a iolenhone company known as
tho Pontine Telephone company has
petitioned the council at Poutiac for a
.franchise.
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.
Lyon was visited by a $l,200-fire on
the 0th.
The business streets of Dowagiac are
to be paved.
There are a number oi cases oi scar
let fever at Plainwell.
An electric lino from Toledo to
Adrian is being considered.
The attempt to form an ice combine
at Port Huron has failed.
The Allegan county fair will be held
Oct. 3-5, inclusive, this year.
Tho nnera house block at Marquette
was damaged $30,000 by nreonme lutn.
v.-rr.t hit ions are now pending look
ing toward the establishment of a
woolen mill at Owosso.
X'ilos residents are feeling much
elated to think that they are going to
have free mail delivery alter .)uiy l.
There are at present in force in Iler-
rion Pnnntv 0.373 mortgages, represent
ing an indebtedness of over $3,000,000.
Kivtv saloonkeepers at Grand Rapids
pleaded guilty to keeping their saloons
open on July i last, ana were mieu
each.
Tho Calvert, founder of the Calvert
Lithographing Co., of Detroit, died at
his home In that city on the 8th, aged
ffbo Vntinnal Cooperage it Wooden-
ware Co. 's monster plant at Escanaba
was destroyed by tire on the tn. ioss,
The Chelsea Manufacturing to. nas
been organized with a paid in capital
of $35,000. The concern will manufac-
tnro (.hoot, metal.
mirirwUor in the shape of blackloard
repairers have been "working" school
districts around Mocknruige to v
nn ,f sin or E12 apiece.
Tho hiniiness portion of the village
of Capac was swept by fire on the
morning of the 8th, and is,wu worm
of property wa3 destroyed.
The snarrow bounty law cost Alle
gan county $530.00 during ISO'.); $50.05
during January, 11)00, and $13 for the
first seven days of 1' ebruary.
Attornev-General Oren holds that the
lun-ntr lift, of ISO.", is Void. thllS the
state will be saved many lawsuits and
a large expenditure of money.
The state school for the blind is again
in quarantine, 10 eases of measles hav
ing developed there in 31 hours time.
None of the victims are very sick.
Quartermaster-General Atkinson says
there will be an encampment of the
Michigan National Guard this year,
but the date has not yet been fixed.
lly the premature explosion of a
charge of giant powder in the Volun
teer mine, near Negaunec, on the 8th,
one man was killed and another badly
injured.
Part of the brick work on one of the
turrets of the new Masonic temple at
Muskegon fell on the night of the 7th.
No one was injured and the loss is not
serious.
Supt. Clark, of the. Northville fish
hatcherj-, visited Washington recently
for the nnrnose of securin' a consoli
dation of the Northville and Detroit
hatcheries.
A collection of old and rare coins
were recently found in a wood pile near
Dalton. It is supposed they were nm
den there by robbers who later could
not find them
On l'eb. 30 the village of Dowagiac
will vote on the proposition of bonding
for $13,000 to aid the Eastern & North
western railroad from Toledo to lien-
ton Harbor.
The controversy in the state board of
veterinarv examiners over the registra
tion of graduates of the Ontario Veter
inarv college has been settled in tavjr
of the graduates.
The big Phoenix flouring mill dam
just south of Northville went out on
the 8th with the big freshet, doing sev
eral thousand dollars worth of damage.
It will be rebuilt.
Snarrows come high to the taxpayers
of Isabella county. In the one town
ship of Coe sparrow txninty oroers
have been paid to the amount of $1,0'J 1
in the six months.
Philip J. Mogk, of Detroit, charged
with an attempt to influence the Nye
jury was convicted and seutenced to
pay $50 fine and serve six months in
prison on the 10th
The contract for the new normal
school hnilding at Mt. Pleasant has
been awarded a Port Huron contractor
for $34,753. The structure is to be
completed by Sept. 13.
A cash bonus of SO. 500 was subscribed
by citizens of llenton Harbor at a mass
'moetincr on the Cth. which secures the
rebuilding of the fruit package factory
recently destroyed by lire.
Vnmorous horses around Grand
lliane. Genesee county, have been
strickened with some disease the exact
nature of.which is not yet known, and
a good many deaths have been reported
The balance in the state treasury at
the close of business on the 7th was
$3. (ids, 370.85. This has been exceeded
but once in the history of the state, in
18S7, when the balance was only a few
thousand dollars greater
The new northern normal school at
Marnuette is to have a $30,000 dormi
torv built bv J. M. Longyear and J. C
Aver, the former of Marnuett and the
hitter of Huston, the same men who
gave the 30 acre site for the school. It
will board 100 pupils
Agents of the llenton Harbor sugar
factory who are canvassing an JJuren
county for contracts are offering 75 cts.
per ton extra for beets it the state pays
the bounty of one cent per pound, and
will also allow farmers to snip in tne
beets any time after they are ripe
Geo. Nve. recently convicted in Ue
troit on the charge of perjury, has,
through his attorneys, applied to the
Kiinreme court for an order admitting
him to bail, pending the disposition of
his case which is about to oe tanen to
the higher court on a writ of error.
Mrs. Marie llutterfleld Sanderson,
who was acquitted at the December
term of the circuit court on the charge
nf tho murder of her aged husband, R.
S. Sanderson, by feeding him pulver-
ir.ed irlass. left llattle Creek on the .tn
for Chicago, where she will take up
her residence.
As a result of nn open switch on the
netroit Lima Northern at Detroit, a
passenger train ran into a long line of
freight cars on the 7th and John Pugh,
the fireman, had his spine broken and
his left hip crushed. When the collis
ion occurred Mr. Pugh was shoveling
coal into the fire pit
The total amount of beets received
nt the Michigan factories up to l'eb. 1
was 310.971 tons, from which an ag
gregate of 30,100,113 pounds of sugar
was manufactured. If the beet sugar
hmintv law of 1807 is constitutional
v . .
the state will have to pay a total oi
$301,001.13 for sugar manufactured up
to that date.
Tho undertaker at Sutton's Ray is
apparently just as much of a believer
In mlvertlsing as men in other lines oi
business, lind has adopted some of their
methods in setting his wares before
the public In a recent issue of the
local paper he says: "c have just re
ceived a large invoice of new fancy
shrouds, fancy casket trimmings, etc.
rail and see them before you die."
Reports to the state board or neaitn
show that rheumatism, bronchitis, In
fluenza, neuralgia and tonsillitis, in
tho order named, caused the most sick
ness in Michigan, during tho past
crook. Smallpox was reported at 3
places: eelebro-spinal meningitis at 3;
whooping cough at 38; typhoid fever at
30; diphtheria at 27; scarlet fever at 80;
measles at 8S. and consumption at 100.
Notwithstanding the decrease In
rates last year, the fire insurance com
panics will pay the state iri taxes on
last vear's business and retaliatory fees
an estimated increase of $33,000 over
the amount collected the previous year.
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News of the Day as Told Over the
Slender Wires.
DOMESTIC ANdToREIGN NEWS
America's Oltlent Stutcinan, CoL Rich
ard W. TliomiMon, U Dead The
Mormon are I'repartnj; to Leave
Utah Other Item.
Col. Thompson Dead.
Col. Richard W. Thompson, Ameri
ca's oldest statesman, died at his home
in Terre Haute, Ind., on the morning
of the Oth, aged 01. Deceased had seen
every President except Washington
and the Elder Adams: was acquainted
with every President since Van llureu's
time, and was an intimate inena oi
Lincoln. He was born in lrginia,
June .), 1800; entered the Indiana legis
lature in 1S34; elected to congress in
1841; elected circuit judge in 18.l,anu
was secretary of the navy from 1S77 to
1881. In 1833 Mr. Thompson made his
first political speech in a national cam
paign, in support of Clay. He made
stump speeches in 17 presicienu.u
paigus; he had been a delegate to more
national conventions than any other
living man, and had a hand in the draft
ing of more national political platforms
than any other man. lie had oeeu
dercd more important offices than any
other American, living or ueau, aim
declined more.
Tim Democratic Hou Without Quorum
The Democratic legislature convened
at Louisville on the Oth in pursuance
of the plans adopted early in the week.
In the senate 30 members, one more
th:m a nnorurn. were present. Reso-
1 .
lutions of respect to the memory oi
Gov. Goebel were adopted and the sen
ate adjourned. There was no session
in the house as only 40 members, two
less than a quorum, responded to the
roll call.
Taylor 11h Given In.
Wm. S. Taylor, the Republican gov
ernor of Kentucky, has at last decided
to bring the contest for the office of
governor and lieutenant-governor be
fore the federal courts for settlement.
The legislature in session at London
was adjourned on the 10th to meet in
Frankfort, and the opinion was gener
ally expressed by the members inai uu
trouble will occur hereafter.
England-Slam Houndarjr Dispute Settled.
The lone standing boundary dispute
in the Malayan peninsula between
Siam and Great Ilritain has been set
tled. The trouble arose about the
frontier between Perak and Rahiman.
The map shows that Rahiman is a nar
row strip of mountainous country run
ning from west to cast. Peralc lies to
the south, Kadah bounds it on tne
west. Several Siamese petty states lie
to the north and east of the Patani
river, which Hows to the east coast.
Thsit country was unexplored until :Wr.
Skeat traversed it in his trip through
Cunong Tahan recently. lhe dispute
was taken over by the Ilntisn govern
ment, on Perak becoming a protected
state, and has been pending lor years.
Kxoduit of Mormon From I'tah Homes.
Arriint'cmcn ts for one of the biggest
colonization schemes ever engineered
in the west have been completed at
Cheyenne, Wyo., where a portion of
the Rig Horn basin in northern u join
ing will be settled by Mormon-. For
several years a majority or the mormons
in Utah have felt that they could not
stand the persecutions of the Gentiles,
and with the idea of getting away and
into a new country where they mignt
build their homes anew, arrangement
were made with the Wyoming author
ities for the selection of 300,000 acres
of land in the Hig Horn basin under the
Carey act- A committee oi prominent
Mormons is now selecting this land
along the Sinking W ater river.
Germany to Hve a Metter Navy.
An American naval officer now in
llerlin, who enjoys exceptional advan
tages for crathenng intormation re
garding the German navy, asserts that
the German government nas maue un
the preparations necessary to finish the
construction of the new warships by
1008, instead of 191G. as the naval aug
mentation bill seemingly provides, in
inns the German navy, according to
this officer, will have 37 battleships.
varying from 11,000 to 13,ooo tons, and
30 large and 40 small armored cruisers,
thus exceeding in lighting power tne
navy of France. llefore the end of
1005, Germany will be mispress oi mu
Xorth sea and her fleet will beat the
American over twofold.
Enterhusy Again on Deck.
Mi fVimto Ferdinand Wnlsin Ester-
hazy, of France, the reputed author of
the bordereau, who brougni iiuwu me
conviction of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus on
..hnrn-os of treason, has recently shown
v ..... n . ...
Itrn of life bv sending to the amnesty
commission of the senate an energetic
protest against any proposals oi am
nesty. He even asks to be prosecuted,
and indicates the lines oi tne prosecu
tion.
Tho Influenza which has spread
throughout Germany now numlers
00,000 victims in Munich.
A great many applications from .Micn
igan for tho establishment of the rural
free delivery cervlce are on file in the
postofllce department. iNo service win
be established until aner i-miui .,
when the additional appropriation of
the urgent deficiency bill will become
available.
Tho onrrineerinff divisions oi the
isthmian canal commission expect to
complete their work in ..Nicaragua wnn
the exception of a lew borings oeiore
Feb. IS, 1000, so that the report of the
commission can 1ms ready in a short
time after the engineers complete tneir
work of surveying the canal route.
TRANSVAAL WAR ITEMS.
John Redmond, chairman of the
United Irish party, in the llritish house
of commons on the 7th moved an
amendment to the address in reply to
the speech from the throne, represent
ing that the time had arrived to bring
the war to an end on the basis of rec
ognizing the independence of tho
Transvaal and Orange Free State. It
was rejected by a vote of 308 to (50.
The news of Gen. Puller's reverses
has caused a great sensation at Sydney,
N. S. W. Cardinal Moran, in a remark
able speech, has advocated conscription
in Australia, in view of the possible
complications. He thinks it may soon
become necessary to defend Australia,
and therefore regrets the departure of
the local troops.
Reports of the engagement at the
1 nner Tnfda river on the 5th show
that the llritish lost heavily at Pont
drift, but took an important position
on a small kopje, on the Molen drift
side. Four Iloers were killed, but the
llritish loss is unknown. The cannon
ading was the fiercest yet experienced.
It now looks as though Gen. Roberts'
campaign has opened in earnest and a
general forward movement seems to
have begun, lluller reports that dur
ing the first two days fighting his cas
ualties were 330 officers and men killed
and wounded.
From a llritish source it is learned
that the principal rations at Kimber-
ley since Jan. H has been horse tiesh, so
repugnant to women and children that
many have refused to eat. The death
rate is heavy.
A special from Spearman's Camp,
dated Feb. 7 says: The llritish advance
has aL'ain been prevented, as the Iloers
enfilade them from their positions on
Spion kop and Door in kloor. xne
llritish casualties number J.iO. j
I Lord Roberts reached Modder River
on the Oth, and upon appearing before
the troops was enthusiastically cheered.
Out of a patrol party of 10 llritish in
the vicinity of Rensburg on the 10th,
11 of them were captured by the Iloers.
During an engagement at Rensburg
on the 0th the Iloers outflanked the
llritish and drove off 1,000 sheep.
Lord Roberts has authorized the for
mation of a squadron of 100 picked
Irishmen for special duties.
The maharajah of Jaipur has made a
donation of 100,000 rupees to the South
African war fund.
Five lloer prisoners at Simonston
made an unsuccessful attempt at escap
ing on the 5th.
Newfoundland is expected to vote
$30,000 toward the imperial patriotic
fund.
The Iloers now command both bridges
over the Tugela.
WAR NOTES,
A special from Washington says that
Mai-Gen. K. S. Otis will be detached
from duty as governor-general of the
Philippines and commander ot the ue
partuient of the Pacific immediately
after the arrival of the new Philippine
commission, and will be onlercu to re
turn to the United States. This action
will be in compliance with the wishes
of Gen. Otis, who has informed the
war department that he is in need of
a respite. The President believes ten.
Otis can be relieved after the arrival of
the commission at Manila which will
occur late in April or early in May
without detriment to the interests of
the government. He will be succeeded
bv the senior officer in the islands,
nrobablv Mai.-Gen. Arthur MacArthur,
who will be subordinate to the new
commission, which will possess plenary
powers and will be responsible to the
war department. After the suppres
sion of organized resistance on the part
of the natives the archipelago win be
divided into four grand military tie
nartments. Judge Taft, as chairman
of the commission, will remain in Ma
nila, the supreme head of the archi
nelatro. and will be to all intents and
purposes the governor, although he
will not have the title. Civil affairs of
on oh military department will be ad
ministered by a commission wno wm
be in everything but name governor of
the territory comprised in their dis
trict. Of late the insurgents in Albay,
province of Luzon, have adopted har
rassing tactics against the towns
which the Americans have garrisoned.
They camp in the hills and maintain a
constant fire upon the American out
posts. When the. troops sally against
them, they scatter, returning when the
Americans retire. They shoot burn
in rr arrows, and have thus burned a
large part of the town of Albay. In
deed, most of the larger towns in that
province are practically deserted, ex
cept by the garrisons. Scarcely any of
the inhabitants return to their
homes. They are camping in the in
terior and it is supposed armed insur
gents prevent them going back. It is
reported that there is much suffering
mnonrr them owing to lack of food. As
a result of these conditions the hemp
hntinoss in that section is seriously
hindered and ships going for cargoes
arc compelled to take gangs of coolies
to do their loading.
Tho strike of the cicarmakers at Ha
vanna was settled on the 10th. The
men asked on what conditions they
.nh1 return to work and the masters
replied that they could return on the
conditions existing beiore tne siriKe.
Ti.io ronlv thev accepted, and on Tues
day they will return. The cost of the
strike to the manufacturers has been
.netloallv nothing. Tho strikers
themselves have lost $100,000.
Lord Curzon, the Indian viceroy, say
that the distress orislng from the fa-
.ir,. U steadilv increasing, and that
those now in receipt of relief number
i Till non.
' Martin Jordan, his wife and baby,
were asphyxiated by gas in their home
n rhiontrn on the evening oi tne mm.
A leak in a gaspipe in the basement
caused the accident.
A FORMER AMERICAN SAYS.
Doubled Their Cultivated Land and
More Than Doubled Their Stock.
lotter. written by Mr.
John Cunimlngs of Wetaskiwin, Al
berta, Canada, formerly oi wasnius
lon, to a friend in the United States.
t.w ro of a hundred similar cases,
and what was done by Mr. Curaming
can more easily be done tooay uy any
good, sober and Industrious iarmer
who chooses to make hia home In the
dominion. , .
Dear Sir: You want to know how I
cot along since I came into Northern
Alberta. I am happy to inform you
that I ara not ashamed to tell.
We located five miles northeast or
Wetaskiwin; left Farmington, Wash.,
on the 23th day of May, driving all the
way We had time to build our
log house the first fall, and to make
us comfortable for the family and
stock. We then built four stables, 18x
20 inside, so that we could put every
thing inside them when the cold got
down to the fifties, and worked hard
getting up the stables, and got through
rlnhhln on the 1st of December; but,
n ir Kumrlse. we had no use for ths
stables only for the milk cow and two
spans of horses. rlho uaiance oi tna
vnrcCa livorl on the prairie all winter,
and took care of themselves. The doors
of two stables were left open ror mem
to go into in a cold time, but they
would not do it, but stayed out on tte
prairie the coldest night we had and
looked as spry as crickets.
I can go ten rods back of my house
and count ten residents. I know all
cf their circumstances. Every one of
them, have doubled their cultivated
land, and doubled their 'animals, and
a great deal more. All of us are com
paratively out of debt and an unusual
ly big crop to thresh and prospects of
a fair price, and I expect we are as
well contented a lot of people as there
Is to be found from Florida to the
Klondike.
My son bought two pounds ot twin
to the acre, and when we started to
Mud enmo. barlev we found that in
stead of taking two pounds to the acre,
It was taking nearly nve pounds, inen
you ought to have seen him hitch up a
team and make for town tor iuu pounus
more. I cannot say now it win tnresn.
All I can say Is that it is well-headed.
and takes an enormous amount or.
twine.
Florida, Went Indie and Central America.
Tho farillMe nf th Louisville &
Nashville Railroad for handling tour
ists and travelers destined ior an
points in Florida, Cuba, Porto Rico,
Central America, or for Nassau, are un
surpassed. Double daily lines of sleep
ing cars are run irom uincinnau.
Louisville, Chicago and St. l.ouis
through Jacksonville to interior Flor-
trhn nnlnfs and to Miami. TamDa and
New Orlears, the ports of embarkation
for the countries mentioned. or ioid
ers, etc.. write Jackson Smith, D. P.
A., Cincinnati. O.
The man will always bo busy who
truly follows Christ.
L.nno'n Family Medicine.
Alnrps the 1 owels each dav. In order
to be healthy this is necessary. Acts
gently on the liver and Kiuneys. un-s
sick headache. Price 35 and 50c.
Unless you want to be poor, don't try
to keep all you get.
44 A Thread Every) Day
Makes a Skein in a Year."
One small J-icise germ carried by the
blood through the system wdl convert
healthy human body to a condition of irt
validcsm. Do net wait until you are bed
ridden. Keep your blood pure and life-giving
all the time. Hood's Sarsaparilla
accomplishes this as nothing else can.
MdodS SaMafjaAil
LftPORTE
I fal f- vaai -tsar
Situated at the
bead of Gnlves-
lon nny. ..,,nn. r,Tv7.
tmed to Demo iioai rKwrLnuiuvm
Gulf of Mexico. It possesses uuoqualed natural
advantags.ceo(rraphlcally and irom every point
of view. Its future n a irreat city Is assured.
Tho U. S. Government Is now spending a largs
amount of money in Harbor improvements.
La Porto is tha natnra seaport for the pro
ducts of the entire Middle. Northern and west
ern States and for Houston, the great railroad
center of Texas.
Excursions st reduced rates will bo run twice a
mSTrlte for HKtB DAPS. DfcSCKU'TlVd
LITLKATUKtt and full particulars to
AMERICAN LAND CO.,
Marflann St - CHICACKX
)! aie'a ' eis me laiai'
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ff CJJ TRY i
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inn Ann APDCQ Improved snd unimproved
IUU)UUU AUnCd farming lnlstlellvllral
ml sold on lonn tlmo snd eauy pay ments. a IJttUi
rsrh yenr. Cmim and nee u or write. 'I Ilk 1 HUMAN
MOSS b'f ATK It AN K, Sanilac Center, MU h.. or
The Truman Moss tstate.Croiwell. Sanilac Co.. Mich.
PARALYSIS 3
Locomotor Ataita con-
red st last, lioomn
mi lad. Knonaiiftia
amazed nt rernvery of patient thniiKht nenrsh'e. y
IK.CIIAKESIH.OOIANlNKKKFOOD.
Write me alx.nt yourraw. Aairann r"".
rBKK. PK.HAMK.224 N.IOth St., riiiui)LruiA,rA
A Buy It of your storekeeper.
rnAOCVNE discovery pit?
UKUl O I qnlclc relief nd enrea worn
riTr" o.k of tetlmmla'a and IS DaTS treatment
rKaa.' DIU H. H. iRta.V SPSS. Um K. Atlaala. Ba.
I TnTn"t r"n1Jf pn r th nr" confect'ons
lOo to l.amn Mfa. '. Ottawa, t'ntiad a. furaamplo box.
Best Omuh BTrun. Taatostiood. TJM
iii m iimw. roio try nmnnwu.