Surrenders a Porco of Three Thousand
After Desperate Besistance.
MUST YIELD OR BE EXTERMINATED
Neither Chance for Retreat Nor for Suc
cor to Kcucli HI * Position Flghta
Until the Situation Wus Hopeless
Roberts ijemlfl Ofllchtl OUpntcu An
nouncing the News.
LONDON , Feb. 28. It is officially
announced that General Cronje sur
rendered his whole force uncondition
ally at dawn this morning.
The war ofllce has received the fol
lowing dispatch from Lord Roberts :
"PAARDEBERG , Feb. 27. 7:45 : a.
M. General Cronje and all of his force
capitulated unconditionally at daylight
and is now a prisoner in my camp. The
( strength of his force will be communi
cated later. I hone that her majesty's
government will consider this event
satisfactory , occurring , as it does , on
the anniversary of Majuba. "
LONDON , Feb. 28. No one who did
not know of General Cronje's surrend
er would suspect from the appearance
of the town that London was today
celebrating the chief victory of the
war.
war.Not a flag is flying and in front of
places where bulletins are displayed
to the public scarcely more than a
dozen people stop at a time to read the
news. Outside of the War office there
is the same absence of enthusiasm
which is due , doubtless , to the drizzling
rain.
In the War office lobbies , when a
clerk posted the news of the surrender
quite a crowd was waiting and here
the tidings was hailed with consider
able enthusiasm and inan incredibly
short space of time the news had
spread to all parts of London. At the
Mansion house when the news was
posted it was received with great ex
citement by the crowds of business
men hurrying to their offices and cries
of "Bravo , Roberts ! " and "Majuba ! "
were heard.
The Lord Mayor of London said to
the correspondent of the Associated
Press , that while the surrender of
General Cronje was a foregone conclu
sion , the news was received with a
great sense of relief and the result of
the capitulation he thought , would be
the rapid conclusion of histilitiea.
At the Stock exchange there was
much excitement and cheering , but this
quickly subsided when the house op
ened. Stocks opened with an upward
tendency , but no material improvement
in prices and consols strangely were
slightly weaker.
RUSSIA HAS FULL CONTROL
British No Longer Carry Auy Prestige in
Persia.
NEW YORK , Feb. 28. A dispatch to
the Herald from Teheran , Persia , says :
con British influence and prestige in Per-
it sia has now completely vanished.
inijRussia is victorious in the diplomatic
Nejontest so long continued and the shah
health is now better than for
time , is .making hasty warlike
'eparations in his anxiety to demon-
f&te his antipathy toward Great Brit-
I conic6 srand sirdariat has ordered the
Jy . completion of the recruiting of
Beemu.ers througllout persia according
clt rplans , the carrying out of which has
tenjeen delayed for years. The reservists
uralso will be enrolled and all officers and
privates now on leave of absence will
be recalled.
The Order of the Grand Sirdariat
contains one curious clause. It is ex
pressly declared that natives of the
provinces of Kashan and Yeszda are
excluded from enlistment , "since they
are acknowledged to be unfit to be sol
diers and great poltroons altogether. "
It is believed here cnat the shah's
prospective visit to the Paris exposi
tion of 1900 will be made chiefly for the
purpose of giving offense to Great
Britain and to the same motive is as
signed his majesty's determination to
visit the courts of St. Petersburg and
Berlin on his way to Paris.
Upholds the Utah Law.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Feb. 28. The
United State supreme court today de
cided that the provisions of the con
stitution of the state of Utah allow pro-
ceedngs in criminal cases to be pros
r ecuted upon the processes of "informa
tion" and limiting juries in certain
cases to eight persons instead of re
quiring the common lavjury of
twelve , were not in contravention of
the federal constitution. The decision
was handed down by justice Pe kham
in the case of Maxwell versus the war
den of the state penitentiary.
Nominations by the President.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 28. The pres
ident today sent the following nomina
tions to the senate :
To Be Consuls George B. Anderson
of the District of Columbia , at Pres-
cott. Canada ; Greenville James of New
York at Grenoble. France.
Ureaks Record for Cold.
NEW YORK , Feb. 28. The temper
ature this morning registered 4 above
zero , making it the colde'st February
27 in the history of the weather bureau. .
The next coldest day this Febraury
was 6 degrees above zero on February
15. On the same date last year the
temperature was 38 degrees.
National Party is Split.
HAVANA , Feb. 28. The split in the
national party is now the principal
political topic in Havana. Already
seventy of the 190 delegates have re
signed and it is expected that thirty
others will follow their example. The
resigning members include almost all
the prominent newly enfranchised Cu
ban-Americans , which lends point to
the assertion that the Cuban-Ameri
cans will endeavor to form a distinct
political party , ultimately joining
forces with the old autonomists.
INNISKILLINGS CUT TO PIECES.
LOBO 14 Out of 17 Olllcers and 5J5O
Private * .
COLENSO , March 1. In the attempt
of the Innlskillings Friday to rush the
Boer position on Pieter's hill , the Boer
lire was so terrible when the infantry
emerged from the cover of the trees ,
that every man In the leading half of
the company fell , wounded. The ad
vance line of the British reached a
donga in front of the first Boer trench ,
which was not apparent until they
were actually in it. The Boers retired
to the crest and then returned on either
flank of the Innlskillings , enfilading
the captured donga with a terrible
cross-fire.
Finding it impossible to cross or to
hold the position , the British fell back
and intrenched themselves half way
up the hill. The Boers maintained a
heavy flre. In the course of the night
the Dublin Fusileers and Connaughts
arriving to support the Inniskilliugs ,
another determined effort was made to
take the Boei positions. This also
failed. A heavy flre continued through
out the night.
The luniskilllngs lost fourteen out of
seventeen officers killed and v/ounded ,
and about 250 non-commissioned offi
cers and men killed and wounded.
General Littleton's brigade relieved
General Hart's brigade in the morning
&nd the artillery duel was continued
Sunday , though no great damage was
done.
Today an armistice was agreed upon
to enable both sides to collect their
dead and wounded.
Itullcr Iti'jiorts Success.
LONDON , March 1. The war office
has received the following dispatch
trom General Buller :
"HEADQUARTERS , HLANDWANI ,
Feb. 28 , 5 a. in. Finding that the pas
sage of LangewacLt's spruit v/as com
manded by strong intrenchments , I
reconnoitered another passage of
the Tugela. Cne was found for me be
low the cataract by Colonel Sandbach.
Royal Engineers , on February 25. We
commenced making an approach there
to and on February 2G , finding that I
could make the passage practicable , I
crossed the guns and baggage back to
the soulh side of the Tugdla , took up
the pontoon bridge on Monday night
and re-laid it on the new site , which
is just below the present marked cata-
lact.
"During all this time the troops had
been scattered , crouching under hastily
constructed small stone shelters and
exposed to a galling shell and rifle fire
and throughout they maintained the
most excellent spirits.
"Tuesday General'Barton with two
battalions of the Sixth brigade and the
Dublin Fusiliers crept about a mile and
s. half down the banks of the river and
ascended an almost perpendicular cliff
of about 500 feet , assaulted and carried
the top of Pieter's hill. This hill , to a
certain extent , turned the enemy's
left and the Fourth brigade tinder
Colonel Norcott and the Eleventh brig
ade , Colonel Kitchener commanding ,
the whole under command of General
Warren , assailed the enemy's position ,
which was magnificently carried by the
South Lancashire regiment about sun
set. We took about sixty prisoners and
scattered the enemy in all directions.
There seems to be still a considerable
body of them left on and under Bul-
wana mountain. Our losses I hope are
not large. They certainly are much
less than they would have been were
it not for the admirable manner in
which the artillery was served , espe
cially the guns manned by the Royal
naval force and the Natal naval volun
teers. "
This Will Please Rhode ? .
LONDON , March 1. Gibson Bowles ,
liberal member of parliament for
Kingslynn , who was much struck by
the statement of Cecil Rhodes the
other day that the profits of the De
Beers company last year were 2,000-
000 and that there are diamonds in
Kimberly now valued at 167,000 , in
tends to suggest to Mr. Balfour , first
lord of the treasury , that the rescued
property be distributed among the
troops as salvage or be at least applied
to the relief of the widows and or
phans of the fallen.
TVe're Buyers , Not Sellers.
Washington , D. C. , March 1 If
Prince Poniatowski or any other indi
vidual has secured possession of Basi-
lan island , in the Philippine group , as
reported in a dispatch , the acquisition
was made in a purely personal capacity
and , of course , does not affect in any
way the sovereignty of the United
States now existing over the island.
It is said at the state department that
no concessions have been granted to
anyone in the Philippines , so that if
there has been a change of ownership
as to Basilan island the purchaser
stands merely in the capacity of a pri
vate land owner.
Customs Receipts in Philippines.
WASHINGTON , March 1. The War
department tonight announced the cus
toms receipts in the Philippine islands
by ports for the month of November.
The total amount of import duties col
lected was $327,607. of which $293.400
was collected at Manila. $18,836 at
Iloilo and $15,371 at Cebu. The total
amount of export collected was $24,912 ,
of which $8,679 was collected at Ma
nila , $1,759 at Iloilo and $14,473 at
Cebu. Other dues collected brought
the total collections of customs in the
islands for the month up to $369,308 ,
of which $318,504 was collected at Ma
nila. $20,743 at Iloilo and $30,059 at
Cebu.
Vital Statistics of Havana.
WASHINGTON , March 1. Major
John G. Davis , surgeon United States
volunteers and chief sanitary officer
of Havana , Cuba , has forwarded to the
war department some statistics in re
gard to births , deaths , marriages and
immigration. These statistics covei
the last ten years ended December 31
last and show that during that decade
there were 40.509 births , 9,596 mar
riages and 101,932 deaths , an apparent
excess of 61,423 deaths over births. The
death rate was heaviest during 1S98 ,
1897 and 1896. in the order named.
Th9 Complaint of the Business Men ol
Norfolk Eeplied to.
CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS ARE DENIED
What Attorney Sheenati of the Chic'igo ,
St. Paul , -Minneapolis & Omaha llnilwuy
Company Sets Forth Discrimination
Against Norfolk Kmphatieully Denied.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 5. Attorney
Sheenan of the Chicago , Minneapolis ,
St. Paul & Omaha Railroad company
has filed an answer with the State
Board of Transportation to the com
plaint of the Business Men's associa
tion of Norfolk , Avhich charges the
road with unfair and unjust discrim
ination against Norfolk in favor of
towns no better situated with regard
to both freight and passenger service.
The complaint charged that when
Secretary Laws and Edgerton visited
Norfolk last Juna they found that
there was no freight schedule posted
by the road on which they might de
pend for information and that the sec
retaries promised to command the
road to publish such schedule , but that
they did not keep their promise. This
allegation the road emphatiaclly de
nies , asserting that it has been guilty
of no discrimination or injustice. The
document filed by Attorney Sheeuan
is filed with denials. It denies that the
road discriminates against Norfolk in
favor of points no better situated ; it
denies that no tariff sheet is pub
lished ; it denies the publishing 'of
rates from Sioux City , la. , and South
Sioux City. Neb. , other than Norfolk
to the exclusion 01 the latter ; it denies
that the road published a rate from
Omaha to Nebraska points other than
Norfolk ; it denies it will not accept
1'reight at Omaha to be shipped to Nor
folk , agreeing to transport it only to
Hope , a small station a mile from Nor
folk and asserts that the road is will
ing to accept freight at Omana at any
time to be carried to Norfolk if only
a reasonable rate may be charged. The
road also denies that it has discrim
inated in any way against Norfolk.
In conclusion the nswer says :
"And further answering , this re
spondent says that whatever disad
vantages , if any. are suffered by the
citizens and business men of Norfolk
ar'e due to circumstances and condi
tions brought about by the location
of thf * city ; that the rates and charges
made by this respondent are entirely
equitable and just to the public and to
the shippeis ; that South Sioux City
is a village existing under and by vir-
ture of the laws of the state of Ne
braska , and containing not more than
300 inhabitants ; that no shipments of
any consequence are received from that
village to the city of Norfolk ; that
there are no manufacturing , commer
cial , industrial , mercantile or jobbing
enterprises at South Sioux City ; that
there are no commodities and staple
goods , of any character , which are of
fered for shipment from South Sioux
City to Norfolk ; that the demand con
tained in said complaint , for a read
justment of rates between South Sioux
City and Norfolk , Neb. , is not based
upon any demandof shippers from
South Sioux City nor from persons
who wish to snip from Norfolk to
South Sioux City.
Cottier Universito's Debt.
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 5. All obli
gations standing against the property
of the Cotner university at Bethany ,
a suburb of Lincoln , have been paid
and the college , furniture and fixtures
and campus are now entirely free from
debt of any kind. The committee in
charge of the trust fund recently
raised to meet these obligation made
the settlement with the Lincoln banks ,
the total consideration being approx
imately $13,000.
Plans are being matured for endow
ing the institution. The churches of
Christ in Nebraska have contributed
a large amount to the trust fund and
the balance was received by private
contribution. Horace Morse of Cali
fornia contributed $2,000 , and Alfred
Allen of Rising City and Gaorge Par-
menter of Plainview , Neb. , donated
$500 each. Cotner university is now
in a prosperous condition. The build
ing was constructed during the period
of inflated values and for awhile the
university was a successful institution.
During the years of business depres
sion the attendance was small and the
college became heavily involved. The
settlement clears the institution of all
previous debt.
Howell Found Guilty.
AUBURN , Neb. , March 5. District
court convened on Monday and on
Tuesday the first jury was empaneled.
The first case was the State against
Howell , in which George Howell of
Howe was charged with shooting with
intent to kill. The jury deliberated
nearly twelve hours and returned a
verdict of guilty , but recommended all
possible leniency. On July 31 Howel ! ,
who had had trouble with L. Hill , met
Hill at the lumber yard and shot at
1-im twice , one ball passing through
Hill's hat.
Railroad Plan is Popular.
SPAULDING , Neb. , March 5. The
Atkinson & Northern railroad has
made a proposition to extend its road
from Ericson to Cedar Rapids if the
people of Spaulding will subscribe for
a small amount of the stock , give
and other facilities
right-of-way , depot
ties and re-vote bonds in the amount
voted last fall. The plan is very pop
ular here and it is probable the road
will be built.
Stewart is Impeached.
TRENTON , Neb. , March 5. The im
peachment proceedings against the
county clerk were concluded Saturday.
The attorneys for both the defense and
prosecution made good pleas. W. R.
Starr , J. T. White and J. A. McClure
represented the defense and the pros
ecution was represented by W. S. Mor-
ian and T. H. Blacklodge. The im
peachment case against J. H. Brown
was continued until March 14. Late in
the evening the county commissioners
gave in a verdict of guilty whereby
W. A. Stewart is impeached and Geo.
Nell of Stratton is appointed clerk.
SUICIDE OF LIEUT. WAU
Mother of the Ofllcer Prostrated Over
the Sud N'orrs.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , March 3.
Omaha papers brought to the parents
and many friends of the deceased In
this city the sad news that Second
Lieutenant John R. Waugh of the
Thirty-ninth infantry , while temporarily
rily deranged from extreme nervous
ness , shot himself through tiie hearten
on the 27th ult. , at Manila. After
reading the telegram the mother be
came prostrated with grief and is con-
lined to her bed. His father , Samuel
Waugh , cashier of the First National
bank , at once wired George D. Meilde-
john , assistant secretary of war , for
full particulars concerning the trag
edy. Lieutenant Waugh was born in
this city in 187G , where he grew to
manhood. After receiving a High
school education here he prepared him
self for West Point at Doane college ,
Crete , Neb. , and after successfully
passing the examination entered the
national academy in 1894. In 1898 ho
secured a position as noncommissioned
ed officer in the signal corps and was
sent to Porto Rico , where he remained
until the army occupation was with
drawn. He was appointed second lieu
tenant in the Thirty-ninth infantry
and was one of the first to report at
Fort Crook last summer and was act
ing adjutant for the regiment when it
departed for the Philippines. The
parents of the deceased received an in
teresting letter from their son yester
day , which was written about one
month ago , stating that he did not
think that the Filipinos could get to
gether a sufficient number of men to
concentrate an organized attack. He
also sent a number of curiosities which
he secured on the island of Luzon.
Kailroad Cases Continued.
LINCOLN , March ? . The railroad
rate cases set for hearing on the 2d
before the State Board of Transpor
tation were continued until March 15 ,
pending the disposition of the injunc
tion case in the federal court. This
postponement was asked for by at
torneys representing the Union Pa
cific , Elkhorn and Rock Island rail
roads. The Burlington railroad , hav
ing secured a restraining order pre
venting the Board of Transportation
from taking any action in regard to
the reduction of rates , made no ap
pearance. It is the intention of the
attorneys for the other roads to de
lay the consideration of their cases
until after the injunction case is dis
posed of , as the decision of the court
will probably apply to all rate cases
now in the hands of the Board of
Transportation.
Says He Shot In Solf-Defense.
CHADRON , Neb. , March 3. The
trial of George Coil , sheep herder , for
the murder of Tom Ryan , cattleman ,
was attended by crowds that packed
the large court room. People stood on
chairs , railings and tables , eager to
hear the defendant's testimony. The
prisoner was composed and unrattled
during the cross-examination. He ad
mitted shooting Ryan , after being
himself threatened ; that Ryan had
shot at him on four occasions at long
distance ; that he feared Ryan would
kill him ; that he shot Ryan on his
horse , and that he fell to the ground ,
attempted to rise , but fell back flat
and remained motionless.
Nebraska in Washington.
WASHINGTON , March 3. In the
house Judge Neville introduced a bill
providing for a minimum stated sal
ary of $100 per annum for fourth-class
postmasters and for an allowance of
510 per month for rent , fuel and lights
in adidtion to the fees and compensa
tion which they are now allowed by
law.
law.On
On motion of Senator Thurston the
committee agreed to recommend $40-
000 to rebuild the school building de
stroyed by fire on the Winnebago
reservation.
Congressman Stark's BUI.
LINCOLN. March 3 The state mili
tary authorities are doing all in their
power to interest the Nebraska Na
tional Guard in the bill introduced by
Congressman Stark providing for an
increase in the annual appropriation
for the national militia forces from
$400,000 to $1,000,000. Several circu
lar letters have been directed to the
various officers of the Second regiment
asking that they direct their influ
ence to secure the support of the Ne
braska congressmen for this measure.
Farmer's Institute Closed.
ORD , Neb. , March 3. A successful
Farmers' Institute was closed here
with an address on "Agricultural Edu
cation" by Hon. E. V. Farrell. There
were 300 or more present. The insti
tute began Tuesday afternoon , the
program being made up of local speak
ers. A pleasant feature of the meet
ings was the music by the High school
pupils. During most of the institute
there was no cession of the High
school and the pvpils attended in a
body.
Losses I'aid for the Season
The United Mutual Hail In
surance association of Lincoln. Neb. ,
has already" paid $63,000 on losses for
the season of 1899 , and will , as soon
is outstanding assessments can be col
lected , pay the remaining $13,500. That
this class of insurance is a necessity
for all farmers to carry is beyond
question , the only question , being to
get in a reliable company. The above
company is on a safe financial basis
and is managed by reliable men of
Nebraska.
Cheese PoNoiis Family.
WEST POINT. Neb. , March 3. The
entire family o H. .1. Lammers of the
steam laundry in this city was pois
oned by eating brink cheese. The
cheese was purchased of a local dealer
and was eaten by the family for sup
per. No ill effects were felt until they
had retired to rest and at that time
violent vomiting and sickness at
tacked the entire family. Drs. Sum
mers and Sammous were immediately
summoned and after working with the
victims for the greater portion of the
night succeeded in placing them out
of danger.
Auditor Cornell Anticipates No Difficulty
in Collecting the Same.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT TH AT IS DU
Seine C'onipanieH Protest , but None c f
Thcu Refuse to Pay A nicotine of
Governors Culled to Take Action Con
cerning Arid Lands Miscellaneous
31 it ten * in Nehrattlcu.
Arid and Semi-Arid
LINCOLN , Neb. , March 1. Governor
Poynter returned from Washington ,
where he attended a meeting of the
governors of all states , called in the
interests of the proposed celebration
to commenmorate the founding of a
permanent seat of government. While
in Washington Governor Poynter
called a meeting of the governors of
Montana , Idaho , Wyoming , Utah , South
Dakota , Arizona , Colorado and Nebras
ka for the purpose of taking action
concerning the bill now pending in
congress which provides for leasing
the arid and semi-arid lands in the
western states. Governor Poynter said
today that the governors of the west
ern states were unanimous in their
opposition to this bill. It was sug
gested that all government lands bo
ceded to the various slates in which
they are located , to be disposed of as
provided by the legislatures. It was
claimed that the leasing of such lands
by the government would be damag
ing to the resident cattlemen , who
would be unable to compete with spec
ulators and syndicates. Another meet
ing of the governors of these states
will be held in Salt Lake City April
18 , when a formal petition to congress
will be drawn and forwarded to Wash
ington.
LINCOLN , March 1. Auditor Cor
nell does not anticipate any serious
trouble in collecting from the insur
ance companies the amount pf the
shortage caused by the defalcation of
ex-Auditor Eugene Moore. One or two
companies have disputed the amount
claimed by Cornell to be due the state ,
but up to date not a single company
has refused to settle because the fees
were once paid to Moore. The shortage
amounts to $23,203 , and claims cover
ing this amount have been drawn
against 103 companies. This amount
includes all but $9,000 of tee fees paid
to Moore by insurance companies dur
ing the years 1895 and 1896.
The records of the auditor's office
show that during the two years a total
of $32,208 was paid as fees by insur
ance companies and that of this
amount only $9,000 was turned into the
treasury of Moore. A record was kept
of each payment as it was made , but
there is no way of ascertaining what
companies paid the $9,000. Auditor
Cornell has credited this amount to the
companies making the first payments.
There has been some objection to this
plan , it being suggested that the $9,000
should be divided among all the com
panies in proportion to the total
amount paid.
Several of the companies assessed
by the auditor have asked for an item
ized statement showing the amount of
each payment and when it was made.
This will necessitate much additional
labor in the auditor's office and will
greatly delay the final settlemnt of the
claims.
DluiitShow Up Expo Claim * .
WASHINGTON , March 1. Senator
Allen from the committee on pensions
reported favorably bills providing for
pensions for Zodak C. Perkins at the
rate of $30 per month and to David C.
Dane , father of George W. Dane at $12
per month. Both are house bills wnlch
have passed that body. He also in
troduced a bill to extend the time for
building the Eastern Nebraska & Gulf
road through the Omaha and Winne-
bago reservation in Nebraska and
granting the right of way tnerefor , ex
tending time of completing the rail
way for years dating from June 27 ,
1900.
OMAHA , March 1. Richard S. Horton -
ton , trustee in bankruptcy for the
Greater American Exposition , request
ed , and Judge Munger granted , a re
straining order against certain credi
tors of the exposition and the Chicago
Wrecking company all liens against
buildings should be deducted from t'.ie
amount the company should pay over
to the exposition. As half a dozen
firms have such claims the trustee
asked that the wrecking company be
compelled to come into court aim
make statement of all claims and that
these creditors be restrained from col
lecting their debts. The case will be
Leard March 15.
Turpin , the inventor of melinite , is
said to be with the Boers. The pe
troleum bombs fired at Kimberley are
attributed to him. Great Britain was
the only power that offered him - compensation
pensation for his discovery.
Convention Date Named.
NEBRASKA CITY , March 1. A
meeting of the republican congression
al committee was held at the Grand
Pacific hotel here. The convention will
be held at Lincoln April 12 , at S p. m.
The basis of representation is the vote
cast for E. J. Burket in 1898 , under
which the different counties in the
district are entitled to the following
delegates : Cass , 25 : Johnson , 14 ; Lan
caster , 5S ; Otoe. 23 ; Richardson , 24 ;
Pawnee , 16 ; Nemaha , 17 ; total , 177.
Cliaaroii Has a Healer.
CHADRON , Neb. , March 1. Chadron
now has a man who proclaims that
he is as pure and good as Christ , and
possesses all the virtues of the Son
of God. He declares he can heal the
sick , give sight to the blind , and do
all the miraculous things that Christ
did on earth. He insists that he can
not heal a sinner , only saints being pos
sessed with the power of receiving
God's blessings ; that Christ could heal
no unbelievers , and that he cannot heal
them.
SNAKE El VERY ALLEY
RICHEST FARMING COUNTRY IN
THE WORLD.
A Complete Hyutcin of Irrigation I'o-
lluvim tlin Anxlnty About Haiti Tlutt
ProvulU In Other I'urti of the Unltoil
Statoi Eatt anil West Compurod.
We arc permitted to publish an ex
tract from a private letter written by
a gentleman who ha.s recently been
devoting his time to the personal In
vestigation of practical farming by Ir
rigation in the west. Ilia vivid portrayal
trayal of the advantages of that sys
tem will no doubt interest our reader * .
He says :
"There Is a vast , an immeasurable
difference between fanning in the east
and farming In the west. If the farm
ers of the east could only be made tt >
understand the advantages enjoyed bv
their western brethren , I verily believe
there would soon be no land for set
tlement in the great irrigation state ? .
The irrigation farmer has absolute
certainty of crop , and certainty of i'a
perfect maturity. He never pianist
that he does not reap , and when I say
reap I don't mean the reaping of si-al
tered stands of half matured sraiu
such as the eastern farmer cuts at tins
close of a dry season ; but the reap
ing of fields that frequently average 50
bushels of wheat to the acre every
grain of which has reached the p rfer-
tion of development. There is ni >
anxious scanning of the skies for the
'cloud no larger than a man's hand'
and fervent prayers ( hat it may o"
Aelop the lii > avens and send down w.i-
ter to the thirsty fields. The irriga
tion fanner never thinks about rjln
He watches his growing crops , and th *
day and the hour moisture is needed ,
ho is out with his hoe Hooding his
fields with water from canals that
skirt them.
"Everything grows In the west that
grows anywhere else in the United
States north of Tennessee. Potatoes
frequently yield 500 bushels to the
acre , and barley is grown for bettor
than any raised in the east. The
fruits are delicious. I never saw any
to compare with tho.se grown in Idaho ,
where apples , peaches , plums , cherries ,
pears , apricots abound , and where
there are thousands of acres of Italian
and German prunes which I am told
have made fortunes for their owners.
"To my mind , Idaho Ss the best wa
tered and most inviting arid state in
the Union. I made a careful investiga
tion of the great Snake River valley
in that state , along and tributary to
the Oregon Short Line Railroad , and
saw there evidences of prosperity such
as I have never seen elsewhere in the
United States. This wonderful valley
is said to contain over 3,000,000 acres
of arable land. It Is threaded with
great irrigation canals in every direc
tion , and there are vast tracts await
ing only the touch of the farmer to
make them productive. The sun doesn't
shine on finer or more fertile land
When I saw the happy homes , the well
filled granaries , the sleek , fat stock ,
and the smile on the face of nature
reflected in a smile of contentment on
the faces of the farmers , my heart
went out in pity to the thousands In
the east who are struggling along from
year to year , toiling against adtt-isn
climatic conditions , and never know
ing how soon a drouth will wipe out
the profits of prosperous years.
"Lands can be had in this Snake
River valley almost for the asking ,
but they are going , day by day. The
Oregon Short Line is making extra
ordinary efforts to bring the advan
tages of Idaho to the notice of eastern
farmers , and is flooding the country
with conservatively written descriptions
of the state. Write to the General Pas
senger Agent of this Railroad at Salt
Lake for printed matter about Idaho ,
and read it carefully. It will be a
revelation to you and I sincerely be
lieve will end in your lemoval to the
west. "
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Ask you Grocer to day to show yon
a pafkage of GRAIN-O , th ; n vr food
drink that takes the plaro of coffee.
; The children may drink it without
injury as well aa the adult. All who
try it , like it. GRAIN-0 has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java ,
but it is made from p'ire grains , and
the most delicate stomach receives it
< > without distress.J Jthe price of coffee.
O 15 cents r.nd 25 cents per package. O
Sold by all grocer * . O *
Tastes like Coffee
g Looks like Coffee
$ > Insist that yonr grocer gives you GRAUv-0
Accept no imitation.
, The Best
Saddle Coat.
Keeps both rUer and siiiis perfectly -
foctly dry > n the hardest storcis.
Substitutes will disappoint. Ask for
1897 Rsh Brand Pommel Slicker
it is entirely new. If not for sale in
your town , write for catalogue to
A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mass ,
$50 for Half Dollar 1838 or 1353.
Double face value for any coin with o. underea Ie
Seal 4c for circular * . C. W. GOVE , wialoa , HIM.