The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 1, 1897, Page 4

BUDGET OF NEWS FROM THE ORIENT Japanese Mat - Makers Indulge in Dire Threats. Will Ship Their Material and Men Into This Country. Argry Comments on the Hawallan Question—Rz2basl Successes in the Phllippines: VANCOUVER, B. C., June 30.—The steamship Empress of China, wkich ar- rived here to-duy from the Orient, brings the following mail advices: A largelv attended gathering of mat and malting manufacturers was held at Okayama some months ago, at which the provisions of the new United States tariff were discussed. It was then resolved that should the United States enforce what would prove practically a prohibitive duty on Japanese mats and matting a syndi- cate of manufacturers would carry the war into the enemy’s camp by start- ing a Japanese mat factory in the United States. materials and labor to be sent there from Japan. Oa June 6an- other meeling was held, and it was re- solved to carry the scheme into execution. Many other manufacturers will adopt the same plan. The lossis reported of the Norwegian steamer Sultan on a reef near Newchwang. it Shanghai for the latter place on May 23, and it was on the return journey that the accident happened. Laying of a submarine telegraph line through the Kurile Islands is in progress. The steamer Okinawa Maru will under- take the work. The Russian authorities have resolved 1o spend 600,000 roubles on extending the defense works at Vladivostock, and to ex- pend 700,000 roubles on further armaments at the fortresses there. All Japanese papers contain columns ridiculing the idea of the United States, *'a country friendiy to Japan,” interfering in the strained relations between Japan and Hawaii. All unite in condemning the action cf the Government. The Ko- kumin gives an outline of the last instruc- tions sent to Minister Shimamuraat Hon- olulu after the receipt of the reply from Hawaii. T nis “outline,” however, is very vague. It is set out that the communication from aiiis not couched in terms of such as should be observed between nations, and the conviction is expressed that this attitude on the part of so insig- nificant a State is due te 1ts possessicn or expectation of outside support. It must be plain, it says, that from the outset Jepan desired and hoped to settle the present question in an amicable fashion, and did not intend to resort to force. Further, Japanese emigrants are going to South America and other countries, where a cordial welcome has ‘been extended to them. itis suggesied, finally, that the Hawaiian Government should give the matter a little more consideration. Another letter has been received and translated by the Japan Advertiser, dated irom the rebel encampment at Balenke- pang. The writer assertsthat the Spanish losses have been most serious, and he gives details of several battles.- On the first day of the attack on Canite the Span- ish death list amounted to 200, and on the following day 400, when the rebels retired owing to lack of aramunition. At Selang the royalists left 200 dead on the field, the insurgents capturing many horses and a great quantty of provisions and ammuni- tion, with the colors of the royalists. At Marinas the royalists lost 1000 men, in- cluding two field officers, many rifles and a large amount of ammunition. In their two attacks on Bakao, San Franoisco de Malaben their loss was no less than 1700 men, the rebels having 387 killed and wounded in the first assauli. This place also had tp be evacuated owing to am- munition ranning short. Idang cost the Spaniards over 200 killed and wounded. In the attack on Noveletia a lad of 12 years, Juan Villanneva, distinguished himself by extraordinary courage, dying at the foot of the batteries after killing a number of royalist iroops. An assistant in the Spanish army hospital affirms that in the registration book, which contains the names only of officers, eighty-three were entered as wounded in the engage- ments. The writer continues: *“A town in Tambales has just risen in | rebeilion, also another town in Isla de Negros and anotier in Tayabas. We are just at the beginning. We have left the province of Cavite and are now in the neighborhood of Manila, within an honr’s drive of the city, and the Spanish Gov- ernor-General and the commanner-in- chief of the army has announced the end uf the Philippine rebellion! With what intention? *Unable to bear any longer the cruel treatment we were driven to start the revolution with only nine efficient guns and a few knives and bamboos. Now that we have nearly 10,000 Remington and Mauser rifles, taken from the Spanish soldiers, the end is more distant. We shall never be able to forget the massacre of hundreds of our illustrious patriots, nor the outraging and murder of our help- less mothers and sisters and children. No decree, no promise, no proclamation from the Spamish will induce us to surrender. Viva Philippinas libre!" The district of Lotingchow, China, has been practically captured by robbers. One hundred and iwenty houses have been looted, often in broad dayl:ght, and the local authorities are at the rcbbers’ mercy. The Government has been asked to send a force of militia to kill them off. All the vessels of the Japanese standing squadron have been concentratea around Goto Islands, under sealed orders, while several more war vessels are being daily added to the fleei. Thne cause has not been made public. A vigilance commitiee in the town of Arima, Japan, is banded together by sol- emn obligations to burn down all gam- bling-houses where it is discovered there is a game going on. The plague is fast approaching Hong- kong and English residents are alarmed. It has broken out in Canton, Swatow and Maceo, close to the city. A French - Chinese newspaper say: “The Albions are alarmed, poor English- men! We have seen how little they were concerned when Chinese were dying. They were piled in junks, the aying and dead, and sent off. Let themdie in China, not here, said they. “An Englishman cannot tolerate a Chinaman to kick the bucket from such a dirty disease on the soil of her most gracious Majesty. This 1s the way they understand their duty to' humanity, and send missionaries to preach humanity and love to their tellow-beings. In Hong- kong nothing has been done to_make the Chinese section wholesome. We had a French specialist on the plague who did much good in visiting all the sick, but he smoked and did not come in state with his robes of office. The Enclishmen wanted more style and dignity and fired him.” Then follow stalistics of a very large nercentage of cured cases credited to D= Yerson, the French specialist referred to. —ee To Stoek Zaca Umke With Black Bass. BALLAKD, Cau, June 80.—Through The capture of | 7 ... QU LIVERMORE'S GODDESS OF LIBERTY. An Interesting Feature of the Fourth of July Celebration Will Be the Reading of the Declaration of Inde- pendence by Miss Leah McLeod. LIVERMORE, CaL., June 30.—The Nation’s birthday will be celebrated at Liver- more next Monday in grand style. There will be the usual sunrise salutes and the clanging of fire and church bells. In the procession in the morning will be firemen, societies and business men. Many fine floats are being prepared representing historic scenes of old days and the different businesses in this locality and Pleasanton. There will be numerows games in the open air, including bicycle and hose-carriage races. The large pavilion has been prepared, decorated and fitted with electric lights and gas, where over & thousand people will dance during the cay and night. Literary ex- ercises will be held in the pavilion after the procession. Nearly $10C0 has been aub- scribed by citizens, the Supervisors and Town Trustees toward making this the grand- est celebration held in eastern Alameda County. With the reduced rates given by the raiiroad compsany many people are expected from abroad. The Declaration of Independence will be read by Miss Leah McLeod. The young lady is a native of Livermore, about 19 years of age, a former pupil of the public school and' a very fine elocutionist. She is the youngest daughter of A. J. McLeod, one of Livermore's oldest citizens, and has for the past two years held the position of clerk in the post- office here. the efforts of Congressman Barlow Zaca Lake, which will soon be set aside, with surrounding unsurveyed lands, as a Na- tional park, is to be stocked with black bass by the United States Fish Commis- sioners. Zaca Lakeliesfifteen miles north of Ballard, S g LOS ANGELES ENDEAVORERS. Making Elaborate Arrcngements for- the Reception of Their Visitors From the East. LOS ANGELES, Car, June 30.—The local Christian Endeayorers are making extensive plans to receive and entertain the thousands of that organization who | are expected to visit Los Angeles. The reception committee of the City Union of Christian Endeavorers is composed of two representatives, male and female, from each of the twenty-eight societies which comprise the uion, All of the pians for the receplion of the incoming delegates have been arranged. The reception commitiees have been di- vided inio sub-committees, one of which will meet the trains at San Bernardino and Colton; while the other will be located at the passenger stations in the city. When the trains arrive each carload will bein charge of and accompanied by one member of the committee, who will con- duct the delegates to the headquarters at the Y. M. C. A. rcoms, where others of the committee will be stationed whose duty will consist only in furnishing such information as to hotels, lodging-houses and places of public interest as the dele- gates may require. The statement previously published, to the effect that there is a scarcity of sleep- ing-cars, and that the Southern Pacific was unable to supply cars or berths for use of delegates going from Southern Califor- nia, turns out to havebeen a mistake. The railroaa hes already furnished a solid train of sleeping-cars to leave Los Angeles on Monday evening at 7 o’clock. Pl et GRANDPA DURKANT'S ILLNESS, The Old Gentleman s Bedridden at Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Car, June 30.—Old Thomas Durrant, a cobbler in this city, enjoys the doubtful distinction of being the grandfather of Theodere Durrant, Heis 70 years old and was never heard of outside his immediate family circle until he became suddenly famousasthe relative of the accused murderer. The old man has from the first mzintained a beljef in the innocence of his grandson, and was so confident of the young man’s ultimate release that he laid plansto have Theodore come to Los Angeles to practice medicine. The old man is now bedricden and has not been at his shop in the past five weeks, It is said he was prostrated about the time Theodore was taken to San Quen- tin, for then for the first time his hopes were shatiered. Grandfather Durrant has in his long life accumulated a small competence, and this ne was willing to devote to the work of setting up his grand- son in business. Now that the old man’s recovery is doubtful bis son William, the father of Theodore, has been notified and is expected to arrive soon at the bedside of his sire. . ot S OIL SUPPLAMNTING COAL. Southern California Railroad People Elate@ Over New Discoreries. LOS ANGELES, CaL., June 30.—The Santa Fe Railroad lines on the Pacific Coast will soon beindependent of oil com- bines and can burn ail the liquid fael they require and on an economical basis. The Southern California company contem- plated abandoning the burning of oil in iocomotives, but as a last resort did some exploiting for oil on its own landsat Fullerton. The experiment has been suc- cessful and the railroad people are elated over the progress being made. They have one well producing a good yield and to- day the second well began a most profit- able flow. The vrospects are that the company’s wells will soor yield all the oil needed on the lines, but oil is 80 much cheaper than coal that its use for locomo- tives may be extendsd over the entire system. S O Lemoore Citizen Dies at Portland. HANFORD, CaAL., June 30. — Frank Berry Fox of Lemoore,a well-known citizen of this county, died at Portland yesterday. He had been in apparently good health un- til a short time ago whexr he was troubled with a sheht attack of heart disease. He went to Portland, thinking a change of climate would do him good, but got worse and died at 1:30 o’clock yesterday after- noan. e was 42 years old, a native of Indigna, and leaves a wife and three children, | EUREKA'S COMING WATER CARNIVAL Humboldt Bay Will Be the Scene of Many Novelties. Design for the Queen’s Barge Is Borrowed From the World’s. Fair. Grand Night Parade of Fioats and Other Craft Amid Dazzling HlumInations. EUREKA, Can, June 30.—Attractive as every feature of the coming three days’ celebration promises to be the Venetian Water Carnival, which will be given on the bay Saturday night, is exciting more genuine interest than anything else in the vatriotic demonstration. This is due to the novelly of the affair as well as the ex- tensive preparations which the committee in charge has been making. The bay affords unparalleled facilities for present- ing an illuminated display of this kind, and it is on the principal floats that the committee has placed a great part of its attention. X The idea for the Queen’s barge was taken in some measure from MacMonine’s famous World’s Fair fountain design. The barge will bs built on the galley type and be 36 feet long and 12 feet wide. The queen will be seated on a chair of siate, placed on an elaborate pedestal. Below her the maids will be placed. On each side, near center of the float, three oarsmen in uniform will be stationed. A herald at the bow and a rudderman at the helm will complete the retinus of the water queen. ‘I'he queen will be attired in white and creen and the maids will be dressed in the Ven8tian colors. _The barge, beautifully decorated in bril- liant colors and adorned with laaterns, bearing the Queen and her maids, will be followed by unother float hardly less at- tractive representing the State’s relation to the nation. Next will come the busi- ness floats, bay steamers, sailing craft, etc. The illuminated parade will pass in re- view before the bandstand, which is to be placed about 200 feet from the wharf, and on which the judges will be stationed. Miss Carrie Chope will act as Queen, and the followiug young ladies will assist as maids of honor: Lorene and Lizzie Gregor, Ita Harris, Verde McCann, lanche and Bertie Johnston, Shirley Taylor, Olive Sawtelle and Mabel Phares. Celia Stone and Winifred Fry will repre- sent the statuary. AN AKIZONA FATALITY. J. F. Netherton Throwin From His Horse Near Mesa City. PHENIX, Ariz., June 30.—J. F. Nether- ton, one of the best known citizens of Arizonn, wes thrown from his horse this alternoon, near Mesa City and died within a few hours, Mr. Netherton came here from California in 1889, He was successively editor of the Pheenix Gazette. Superintendent of Public Iustruction for the Territory, and until the end of the present school year Superintendent of Pablic Echools at Yuma. He was riding horseback to-day when the animal stopped suddenly at the ap- proach of some cattle. Netherton, was torown head foremost, crushing the skull breaking his nose and lacerating both eyes. Dr. Hughes was telegraphed for and several local physicians were called in, but medical and surgical aid could not save him. ——— Tumored Rexignation of Kruegar, LONDON, Exe., June 30,—It is rumored here to-duy that President Krueger of the Boer republic threatens to resign. Tke result of this is a drop in Kaffir stocks, CAEAMERY BURNED AT STOCKTON Costly Butter - Making Maqhinery Badly ; Damaged. Skimming Stations "at Lodi and Lathrop Closed as a Result. One Hundred Persons Affected, Including Farmers and Employes. STOCKTON, Car., June 30.—The cream- ery located on Union street, between Main and Market, is almost in ruins, having been partly destroyed by fire last night. The origin of the blaze is un- known. From indications it is supposed to have started in the office, and there is a theory that it was caused by the tele- phone-box taking fire. When a telephone wire crosses an electric-light or a power wire it receives a strong current and con- veys it into. the telephone-box, which. is set afire by the wire-coils around the magnets becoeming white hot. The flames were discovered at about 11 o’clock by Night Watchman Ahern of the Southern Pacific station. A densevolume of smoke was issuing' from the roof. Abern turned in an alarm and the Fire | Department responded promptly, but the | flames cou!d not be extinguished until they had destroyed all the woodwork in | the interior of the structure and partly | burned the root and the walts.” The build- ing 1tself was comparatively of little im- portence, being but 8 one-story frame struciare, but it contained costly machin- ery used in butter-making, and this was damaged by the heat. Whether it was ruined or not is yet unknown. The ereamery cost §5150 originally, con- tract price, and since thén an addition had been put on and some other improve- ments made. It was insurad for $4000. A thousand dollars’ worth of additional ma- chinery was to be putin in aday or two, but luckily it had not been taken from the steamboat wharf. The burning of the creamery causes the closing down of the two skimming sta- tions at Lodi and Lathrop, which supplied it with cream. About 100 rersons aie af- fected, including farmers and others who soid milk to the skimming stations. ‘I'he institution ‘was just getting- well under way and beginping to make money. The creamery will probab!y be rebailt as soon as a settlement is made with the insur- ance company carrying the risk, e e EENO-GAME DEAGNETS. | Stoclkton *alcom Men Declare Them to te a Crying Evil, STOCKTON, Cir., June 30.—An effort will be made soon to have a high license placed on the business of running keno games, if a movement which has been started comes to anything. Thereare three games in full blast now, and it is claimed by & prominent galoon man that $i000 changes hands nightly at these resorts. From $10 to $12 is in the pot and there is agame every seven minutes. Among those who are opposed to the unrestricted run- ning of keno aro the great majority of the saloon men. Some of them wani to have a license tax of $100 a month placed on the games. 5 A SAN JOSE MUTHER'S DESPAIR. Abandons Har Babe at N ght and Leaves a Note Stoting That She Contem- plates Se/f-Destruction. SAN JOSE, CAn, June 30.—A heart- broken mother, confronted with poverty and perhaps driven to despair by other afflictions, to-night resorted to the saa ex- pedient of deserting her babe where strangers might get possession of it, and 1 a pathetic little letter expressing her determination to end her own life. About 8 o'clock this evening the resi- dents in the vicinity of St. James and Santa Terressa streets noticed a woman with a bund'e loitering about in a peculiar manner. The evening being warm there were many people on the verandas and the woman’s actions were the subject of considerable comment. At last, with a furtive glance about, she disappeared in the passageway by the side of the resi- dence at 234 St. James street, and when she emerged the package was not appa- rent, She hurried down the street and was soon lost in the darkness. Jefferson Gruewell, who resides oppo- site the passageway referred to, was among those who waiched the woman, and her maneuvers excited his suspicions. Hur- rying to the piacs he found the bundle tuckea close to the fence. He picked it up and was startled to find something warm and apparently animated within. He hastily took his find to his residence, where closer inspection proved it to be a sleeping infant, ciean and bright looking, but very poorly dressed. To its clothing was attached a note writtén on both sides of a scrap of paper-bag. With it was a 50-cent piece. The note read: Name my little girl Violet and take good care of her, and when you look at her just THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1897. its last return to the sun in 1890, but wes not discovered until several months after it should have attained its greatest bright- ness, although carefully searched for. The present discovery is somewhat sim- ilar, as the comet should have passed closest to the sun and been brightest ?:nu: a month ago, but was not found en, _ The comet is faint as seen with a twelve- inch telescope, is about 2 minutes of arc in diameter and somewhat irregular in form, with a slight extension north pre- ceding. It has a faint condensation but no nucleus. 1Itis just discernible with a three and one-fourth inch telescope using a very low power. . R — ALLENDER ON DURRANT. The San Jose Murder:r Improssed With I heodore’s Fanity. EAN JOSE, CaL, June 30.—Murderer Harvey Allender, after being sentenced to be hanged September 2, smoked a ciga- rette and aired his views before starting for S8an Quentin. *‘Yes, I meet Durrant every day,” said he. *Yon wouldn’t think he is sucha man as would do what hedid. Heis too much of a Christian, but he thinks he is the rinest looking man in the prison. He 1s jealous of Close be- cause an artist made a picture of Close and said he was'a fine looking man. “Ob, my case doesn’t bother me much. The 34 of September is & long way off yet. 1t would make a whole lot of differenceif I had got off that other handcuff yes- terday. They never would have me to hang if there hadn’t been some squealing. And I know who told (hat 1 had that key, too. 5 “I aon’t think they are giving me a fair shake by rushing me down here and rush- ing me back. A good many of my frienda would like to call on me, but they thought Imight be kept herea few days, o they expected to call afier to-day. Well, I'm iu the hands of the law, you see, and I z:l;": be as free an agent as.l would like _— AN EXTENSIVE BWINDLER. Bold Operations of William BSmith, Arrested at Santa Cruz BAN -JOSE, Car, June 30.—William Smith, who was arrested at Santa Cruz yesterday for passing & worthless. check for $50, 13 wanted in thiscounty for duping a number of persons in adjoining subur- ban towns by the same methods. A complaint was sworn to before Jus- tice Willey at Gilroy to-day charging him with passing' a worthless check on Wil- liam Payne. The check was for $20 and | was drawn on the First National Bank of this city., A iew days ago Smith went to Morgan Hill and made arrangements with the hotel there to board a gang of men stringing telephone wires, of which he claimed to be foreman. After making arrangements he presented a check signed by John Smith, which Payne cashed. Smith is also wanted at Los Gatos for beatiig a board bill. He bhad no money when he arrived at the Los Gatos Hotel and deposited a $100 check wiih Charles Gertridge, the proprietor, to secure his board. Aiter running up a $15 bill he left. Investigation proved the check worthless. It is believea that there are numerous other victims of Smith in the surrounding towns. SRS Arrested on @ Charge of Invanity. SAN JOSE, Can., June 30.—Dr. A. L. Roper, a young English physician who has. been visiting Edward Le Quesne near Saratoga, has been arrested on a charge of insanity. Since coming here he has been very despondent and -has developed 2 cuicidal mania. In San Francisco he made an attempt to buy a pistol o kiil himeelf, and in the last few days has tried to obtain poison for the same purpose. He has only been in America six weeks. i i PACIFIC GROVE SNEAKTHIEF. A Well-Dressed Middie-Agcd Weman Is Nearly Cought in the Ac’, but Drops Out of Sight. PACIFIC GROVE, CavL, June 30.—The presence of a woman sneakthief in town has somewhat stirred the quietude of this little city, and many who have been luiled into careless attention to bolts and locks by the fact that thieving is an un- heard of thing here are finding lost keys and screwing up loose boits. For the past ten days persons in all parts of town ! have missed small and large articles of greater or less value, the disappearance of which seemed quite unaccountable, and the “‘Lost’’ bulletins in the postoffice now nearly cover one end of the building. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Mack, who lets furnished rooms to summer visitors, was awakened from a nap by a slight noise and found a well-dressed, middle- aged woman standing in her bedrcom. The woman seemed embarrassed, but apologized, saying she was looking for rooms, Mrs. Mack then showed her rooms and the woman, not being suited, went away. She had scarcely disappeared when Mrs. k discovered that her bureaus and two trunks had been ran- sacked and seyeral articles of value taken therefrom. 8he immediately gave the alarm, but no trace of the thief could be found and she has not been since heara of. e e MILL VALLtR® BENEFIT For the Widows and Urphans of San Francisco Firemen. MILL VALLEY, CAL., June 30.—George T. Marsh, owner of the celebrated Jap- anese village in Mill Valiey, has made arrangements to give a benefit on hnis vroperty for the widows and orphans of the firemen who met their death in the big fire that destroyed the Standard Cracker Company’s building in San Fran- cisco. The vrogramme prepared is at- think of a dying mother’s broken heart, for she §s dead long before morning. And this50 cents I lay on her breast is the last cent I have, but give it 10 her, and when she grows up te1l her that mamma feft her the 50 cents whnen life was almost out of her body. Take good care of my precious littie darling, and if there is such a place as heaven before morning I will be watching over her. Oh, my God in heaven, protect my little darling from all harm. 1 could die more contentediy if I only had some money to leave with her; but, oh, my God, my God, I pray for the best. I gnly wish she could"have joined me in Test orever. The efforts of members of the household to awaken the baby proved futile, and, fearing the child had been drugged, Dr. Charles Hallutzel was summoned. The fears proved ungrounded, however, and the baby eventually awoke, bright and happy. The little oneis a brunette about three weeks old. Nothing about itsclothing, which was of poor material and crudely made, suggested its identity. The police have no clew to the woman. A little girl attempted. to follow her, but became frightened zs she drew away from her home and abandoned the pursuii. — DEIRREST'S PERIODICAL COMET,, Rediscovered at Lick Observatory by Professor Perrine. SAN JOSE, Cavn, June 30.—The Deir- rest periodical comet was rediscovered at the Lick Observatory yesterday morning by C. D. Perrine and azain observed this morning. Its position on June 28 was 23 hours 25 minuies Greenwich mean time; right ascension, 2 hours 1 minute 24.55 seconds; declination, north 6 degrees 13 minutes 31 seconds. This observed position of the comet is about 4 minutes preceding and 5 minutes of arc south of its calculated place. This is one of the short-period comets and was discovered in 1851 by the man whose name it bears. It was observed on The fac-simile signature of is on every wrapper _of CASTORIA. tractive, and it is expected that many people wiil take advantags of the oppor- tunity to roam at will over the unique grounds and see the Japanese village. Mr. Marsh’s beautiful grounds have never b-en thrown open to the pnblic before. The entertainment will take place Mon- day, July 5, from 2to 10 » m. A literary and nrusical programme wili be renderad. NEW TO-DAY. THE « = CONSUMER IS BLOWING THE HORN FOR & & : Blatz <= Beer Because he canaot liking l'.?g:'uudud "’M:. n& s to-keep Call for Blatz. See that ¢ "h-fiom VAL.BLATZ BREWING CO. MILWAUKEE, WIS., U, S. A. Louls Cahen & Son, Whol Dealers, Francisco. HIGHLAND GRANGE LECTURE COURSE on Professor Bioletti Feed and Growth of Plants. Parasitic and Non-Parasitic Diseases and Their Remeaies. The Numerous Questions Asked by { | verted into siarch. Farmers Show Thelr Interest in the Subject. WRIGHTS, CAL., June 30.— CQontinuing bis course- of lectures at the Highland Grange Summer School of Husbandry and Economics Tuesaay F. T. Bioletti of the State University spoka in part as follows: Yesterday I spoke of the plant ce!l. To-day I will explain how the feeding and growth of the plant takes place.- Each of the main parts of the plant has its appropriate functions. The roots supply water and food materisls found in_the ground. The stems support the leaves, carry the food to different parts of the plant and store up reserve food. The leaves take up and assimilste plant food from the air, and act as the lungs of the plaut in respiration. The {ood of the plantis thus derived from two sources—the soil and the air. From the soil, by means of its roots, are taken up all the mineral elements, such as iron, potash, phos- phorus and nitrogen, needed for plant hfe. The tips of \he rootlets ere protected in their passage through the ground by little thimble- iike rootcaps. Behind these caps for about an inch is the real absorbant surface of the root- lets. This surface is kmmensely re-enforced Dy tiny root hairs which grow out of the outer cells of the root. These are single cells; are very delicate and absorb over their whole sur- face. They are continually dylug, while new | ones grow out in new places, thus tapping dif- ferent places in the soil where new food mate- rial may be found. We will now inquire how these root hairs absorb food. In the most thoroughly drained soil there still remains some moisture. This exists as a thin film of water. closely investing ench particle of the sofl and held there by cohesion. It is known as the hvgroscopic water of the soil, and is the medium by which the plant hairs absorb their food. - This film dissolves the food elements found in the soil and passes through the c2il walls of the plant huirs by osmosis. Osmosis is the property which solid substances have when dissolved inaliquid of passing through an animal or vegetable ‘membrane, such asa cell wall, in which the microscope can reveal no holes or pores. By this same process the food material passes to all parts of the plant. Another func- tion of the root hairs is the absorption of water. From the air is taken up and assimilated by the leaves by far the larger pariof the solid material in the plant. Ail the starch, sugar, ceilulose, cork and ligim, non-m:neral food ingredients of the plant, are made exclusively from the carbonic acid gas of the atmosphere. By meansof a most important green substance called chlorophyll, which exists in the leaves, tne carbonic acid taken from the air is con- This, in turn, is con- verted intosugar, which, being easily soluble, pesses to different parts of the plant, as it may be necded by the process of osmosis. This afternoon Professor Bioletti lec- | tured on the causes of disease in plants. By the number and variety of the ques- tions which the farmers frequently asked they showed a wide practical experience with plant diseases and an eagerness to learn all they could from the lecturer which would assist them to become good plant doctors. Professor Bioletti said : In brief, there are two general ciasses of diseage in plants—parasitic and non- itie, or such as are caused by adverse con ons. For practical pnrpaleihl ;-un;id::um m:y“:n looked upop as anything whic! uret © arket Vt){"@[ TRE DYt —tr It is usually the case that several caums injure the plant where one agy 21d not produce any appresuns us the plant may b3 weakened b, t drainage and au insect attacy occur which the plantin its weak. “,E;’;‘c‘ ition cannot resist. The same thing may be goserved in tne case of human beings, as wh typhoid fever caused by impure water s@oply attacks a town, and while mak. ing Irightiui Tavages among the people in one ng Il secure no foothold in ancther par; where inhabitants have observed better sanitary rules and are more cleanly ang sase of a frost atrack, it was formerly “hat the injury consisted only in the i or bresking of the plant cells, y the expansion of the water in tny freezing. But this is nof the whole of the matter. %.. the freezing process water {5 abstryc ed from the protoplasm in the celly I8 lthg changes its chemical nuture. Now, if the frdezing has not been too great and the binas iy taawed out gradually and not 100 rup. {dly, this expressed water will be reakbsorbeq N the protoplasm wiil not be killed. This is the thepry now held of the efficacy of smudges, In many cases, also, the greatest injury is done after the frost 1s over—when tne me. Chanicsl injury to the tissue allows tne en. irance of bacteria, which often kilis the whole { the tree. m!‘;f.srntsfraus cases of sour sap have recently A cino and Sonoma counties georred L e e "romedy 18 to prevan the invasion of bacteria until the plant has repaired the physical injury by umovbz'd the {rostbitien paris. Where this caunot be dcno if has been proposed to spray the plants it Bordeaux mixture or some such mn;'c e. isease of black knot was discussed "’II‘E;;'; by the lecturer and farmers and the non-parasitic disease of chlorosis, which is a condition of the plant when it iails to produce the _nll-imfoxunt chloro- phyll. The condition of hunger and shirst in plants ana the causes which pro- duce them and the effects of sucking and boring Insects were explained. N_exc Monaay evening a dramatic and musical Tecital will be given at the Grange Hall. it DEATH OF A BRAVE OFFICER. Robert Kcnnedy Succumbs fo Paralyss at Redding—A Terror to Shas‘a County Crim:nals, REDDING, CaL., June 30.—Robert Kea- nedy, one of the most prom'nent citizens of Shasta County and at one time one of her bravest officers, died to-day at his home in this city. Kennedy had held various offices and positions of trust1n the county. Yor eleven yearshe served faithfally as Under Sheriff, under Sylvester Hull, and during that period dealt with some of the most noted criminals that were ever placed behind San Quentin’s bars. 1t was Kennedy who captured and ar. rested Sheet-Iron Jack, Shorty Hayes, Jack Thompson and other noted outlaws, two of whom are still serving terms in the State prison. | When the band of highwaymen of | which Shorty Hayes was a member was rounded up Kennedy was the leader and | effected their capture. Before the capture was effected, how- ever, his own life was in jeopardy, and it is said that Shorty Hayes himself was the i cause of Kennedy living through that raid. The rest of the gang would have put an end to his life had not Hayes inter- ceded. During Cleveland’s first administration Kennedv was appointed receiver of the United States Land Office at Bhastain 1886. 1n 1887 he was stricken with paralysis on one side, and since then has been al- most helpless and speechless, except for the occasional utterance oi one or two short words. About a year ago he re- | ceived another paralytic stroke, and his friends removed him from Shasta to this city, where they buiit him a home and | cared for him. He continued to gradually grow worse, until death relieved him from all suffer- ing. He was a native of Ireland, aged 64 years and never was married. e — BSentenced to Be Hanged.| NELSON, B. C., June 30.—James Wood as been sentenced to hang in six weeks Wriegnsy rurder of 8. D. Woods last Qcto- ‘ ber. h N s v - . e & it ® W D eae. s With nocare with no attention, an orchard would soon be ruined—so with man, Ev- ery - man needs that careful watch- fulness that is so ne- cessary- to -plant life. 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