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it The Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated. VOL. IX. LINCOLN, NEBR., THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1898 NO. 41 MAINE SPAIN, CUBA No Reliable Information GirenOut Regarding Cause of the Maine Disaster. PURSUES A POLICY OF DELAY Administration Hopes the Matter Will Die Out If Qlven Time. Cuban! Msblng- Headway, Two weeks ago yesterday the battle ship Maine won destroyed in the Ha vana harbor. Thin is a Jong period for such an awful alTiilr to hold the concentrated attention of a nation and still remain a mystery, but so fur u any reliable Information in at hand, the people in their anxiety have u little satisfuc tion um to the cause as they had the morning after the disaster. It Im not the policy of thin paper to manufacture a startling story of war, blood und dualling calamity that will inflame the reader with a thrill of cx citing patriotism for a moment and pus off In a feeling of disgust aa soon ua he learns we are only drawing on our Imagination. This la why The In dependent hua said ho very little in Ha newa t'oluritiiH on the Maine dlsuster. Two weeks ago we might have pre dieted a speedy oettlement of the Hpunish-Cubu affair, but our habit of confining our newa to fact debarred any audi speculation After two weeka we are in posses aion of no newa on the subject further than Hint the Mulue was aunk in the Havana harbor, and that 250 American sailor loat their Uvea In the horrible affair. It ia an eatabliahed fact, however, that plenty of Information ia at hand tending to show that this government ia purauing a policy of delay and hcsl tancy that can have no other object than the final pigeonholing of the whole matter, Our render will un doubtedly ee reaaon for thla auapic Ion when they remember that the pres ident hua declared up w thla date, not wltliHtanding two weeka have punned since the disaster, that "the state de partment ia in receipt of absolutely no information on the subject," and that "It ia the belief in ofticiui circles ut Washington that the awful dit?r was purely un accident." If they have no information on ths subject why do they jump at the con dition thut it wus an uccideut? If It was un accident, uud they can easily prove it such if so, why have they not ended the suspense long ugo? No suiie 1 hwm) 1 1 will Lie liable to believe that it would necessarily take llfu-eu days to learn what had caused a ves sel to sink when she is still partly out of water und easily accessible from any point. 1 lie stutc department is evidently pleased to Is- utile to give out the in formation this morning thut "the res the public is caluiing down and hot hended inquiry into the catastrophe is dying out." This seems to U- the chief aim at Wushinuton, to huve the, mutter drug along until the public turn away from the pcctuclc in disgust. If it Is found the people will not suf fer this thing to be carried on In secret high-huudeduess, then a sham pretense ut demanding indemnity will Ih made, Npuln will plead thut she is not amenable u ulcus it wus euused by an act of her subjects, and the I'uited States muy prove a whole litter of tor pt'dius uud mines were exploded he ueuth Uer uiuud battleship in the Ha vana harUir, but utiles she proves roucliislwl.v thut It was the work of S.iuihid she will lone tier iH.int. All put ley win (use up States ossails the city from the sea Thla is a cUtterlnc orosnect to the un tiring Cubans, and if the opportunity comes there is little doubt that Ha vana would be compelled to surrender eariy in the contest, for the Cuban would fight like demons under such encouraging auspices. Icrl ptloa of th Main. The Main was a battleship whose keel was laid In 1888. It was of 6,682 tons displacement; 17.4 knots speed per hour: of 0,203 horse power, and cost $3,600,000. Her armament consisted ol four 12-Inch proecb loading rifles; eight 8-inoh breech loading rifles, twenty 6-poonder rapid fire guns; four 1-pound rapid Are guns and four Gatling nuns. The Maine bad an armor of 12 Inches at her sides, and eight inches on her tur rets. Besides this she had four torpedo cubes and her coal carrying capacity was of 000 tons. Twenty-nine officers nnd 870 men were ber complement of sailors. this the entire Milliliter, Hint the Mi.ile of tlii t.u ul 1 j nil! Iota ti.t, lire of their Interest in the matter, the ndmtul.ira tliMi hor, and will submit to uctpiles- if itte 111 sue 11 a lermliiu of the laves ligation then when they would revolt were sueti a disuiUwal uf th subject limn now. It U prulmbl Hist all this talk aid Ti wistioii for war U lutstnl on desire (it yet lilsrtil tittsl epi'rtiprtutiiMia slid blir tout 1 st i fur building vr irMl. thi Ittiitg l i'rtaiii, thut Ih admin- l.ltatiutt ami Hi wind itridt i.( IhU list Inn shtiiiltt lnl.iy I In full 1 nam's stun uf lit fuels lu the i'e, I'luis t arn tit ' IM itttftllH-thnt sn.ivv 111 it h l.i th fu ft lti dlwister in, w aa they tr will, and tf It U an ti.-vidntt llirrv in If hi harm tit mi' lug i tight how, Us 1I.1 iHit tUiiu thut wtlvvv in Ids lutltfMiH sm httiulHuff ft ft Minn- 1 riilvr wrvtttg r uutit t r.it, bill Dial II .h.iuhl tfi lwU vimt ludcd Slid it finding lntdi ptiltlUt Iili4 . lb I nljti.s batis IrtuarkabW stive Isruuif Ut lit Ubtutt ttminif Id mt wvvli, tiMtklti IrtaitM u ih iUh. m a stsi f Mvtutifsli ImW Silt Ikiiii4 U tktitf WltttiM lintf t'f tit Isllnwtvl In IK i 4t Im vf SiMt I tr, I h sffsltv WUhn fistiii sti.l IH I nil! MtAlra HutKlttf ll ibi with I i.lsi H sun, tt I utwiM ar Mvll sMte4 in Ih Mslu id asd lit- r will t .ult. It t their hep l Slt k II tans I'jr Und a s.u the I hH BARTLBY BONDSMEN RELEASED Jury Finds for Defendants After Fifty on Hours Deliberation. The jury in the case of the statejagalnst ex-State Treasurer Hartley's Dondsmon after being out fifty-one hours, brought in a verdict for the bondsmen Sunday evening. Vbe verdict was received with manifes tatlons of delight by the attorneys for the defense. Attorney-General Smyth was surprised and disappointed. The people of the state will now be convinced that there is absolutely no hope of re covering any of the money em bezzled from the state by Hartley. The case will go to the supreme court it is true, but it might as well be dismissed from public speculation now, for there Isn't the ghost of a probability that the supreme court will stand up for Nebraska and justice In this matter when it has gone out of its way to overrule and reverse decisions which were for the state and against the embezzlers. The people wdl simply have to be content to wait and reverse the su preme court at the first electoral oppor tunity. 1 be Jury was composed ol men who were out of work and hard up, and their sympathy for the bondsmon in their lia bility for tt lurge a sum was probably augmented by their appreciation of the thirty or forty days remunerative em ployinent they secured as Jurymen. Some of them are known to have expressed opinions on the case before the trial com menced, but their desire for employment led them to deny that they were Influ enced by sympathy or prejudice when examined. It niiitut be well to call the attention of the republican press to their prema- ure boustiug about the great work the republican courts had done in convicting and punishing republican defaulters. Ail this self praise fulls very flat since Moore hua gone free and Hartley's bondsm-m are released. Hartley, to be sure, stands convicted, but ao did Kugene Moore. Hartley has one more republican court to make his a polonies before, and it ia more than probable that he will also slip out of the toils. The peonln sue through the farce the republican courts are currying on in convicting uud sen tencing their republican thieves only to turn them loose after the program of ju dicial deception has been carried out. Hartley a rehearing and acquittal la looked forward to as closing the chap ter ot republican robbery and rottenness iu this state. A new chapter of this story of republican olllciul disgrace will not be oiieued in thla s tutu's history for many years to come. Ihe istople will see that these escaped criminals are hedged out of th states preserve. In the meantime, will Joe Johnson please tell us what he is talking about when hs refers to th prosecutiou, eon vietiou Hud puuiMhinuut of republicau criminals by republican courts? ill be pleas eiti us one esse nhfi-s a republi can defaulter has been punished lor hi iulMnuieaiiora7 The n'lniblii'tiu puiiers ar now spring ing nuotcer chsstuul by saving "it may 1st possible lor the stats lo recover soiu. tbiug from Ih Omaha Nittlonul bank as part l tli I JOl. ms 1,0,1 lurth v pul l i Hi ally Into ttist institution." This i Ih way they tsUtuheaa bank falls. Th Journal, for inUiie, always d. elare Ukiii lb neeaaton ol a bank lad nr that "il will probably pay on l in full." Not bank ha faiUl in l.tnctda la Ih past ta yr but hat th Jour nal Das pruu4 lhi rh-;iit. .ut a r- puhlicn vHibrtiUir ha Uwu tursml Iimhhj bv rlUblM'a ludielal iuiustle but that Ih Juuraal bss an "it may 1st poasihl in rHivr him tbi war t that way It sow ssicsmiU that ih slat Hu aftr th iartlv Brat ImiidoiiH-a. what rob U by huu4 Ih slat uui lurbr ws la m hulwMaltbiit tu aiak r I'Ublx'as blvmi puaish Ibmr t.t ora l.i? t Hty this; Ih slat taa da ill Ut In lur i.wt lbs lbi aat ki ls.ni um. will d that, tl ha Ih "s uuil up la th suprsss ewsrt as has iuiMfttiHl in mhuhM that la- ttsli.'S tkf suUiiiutiag hir aa saetUia aa-l ssurabv ItwhW aatlie a mm ut hoauf, aUbtt asd ira. It wilt Mahatbtiarlhaa.allk Irst lHiftsaily, ha Mlluius nr tttsilt tt a t vsrvt laady latsrlltf, sar f hsishWaI, ie, iWi TELEGRAPH QUESTION Overhead Wirea Fail When Moat Needed and the Public It Inconvenienced. UNDERGROUND 10ACLES BEST Let the Oovernment Put Them Ia and Be a Simple Competitor With Others. Vo taaaat 4.t Wllst lhaa tt Mftkai totalis al t aa4 hy I . II. Vt suxia il )avr l.irf, .,h., hu a4 asl yaj ha4 Mt t4f u If ua w aa I pur y urwas 4 ti iaa t flow Can It II Won, The last sleet storm which went ov er tlie whole United Htatca baa uu- wiatakably demonstrated that in this country we have the most inadequate, miserable telegraph ami telephone systems, ua all internal connections una communications were Interrupt ed. For instance, Mew York and Hos ton Could only communicate via Lou don, England. Years ago it was dem onstrated that the only safe counec tion is by an underground cable which resist all influence of the dlf ferent elements. Therefore in all the state where the government owns and operates the telegraph and tele phone for the beucfit of the peoole. the always dangerous overhead wires were and are successively replaced by underground cables, thereby securing a better uninterrupted service. Hut here in the United States which are ruled by, of and for the profit grab- oeing private corporations, tele graphs ami telephones are only operated that these companies may extort the highest possible tribute from the people with tlie least possi ble expenses for the companies. For this ournose thev overwork and un derpay their operators and keep their rotten overhead wires and poles in chimp repuir. And then if thla rot ten concern breaks down through any injiuence of tlie elements, whereby the communication is just interrupted at a time wnen the service Is most needed, this people, with its sheepish patience, which pays the highest tax es for such service which should en title them to the best service, sends its messages without any remon strance, through an extra messenger, as they used to do years ago. Until these rompnniea find It convenient io again patch uii their rotten line for shearing their sheep ugaln. this lost sleet storm hua evidently demonstrated two fact: First That the people will never tret a satisfactory telegraph and telephone service without the government owns and operate the telgraph and tele phone for the benefit of the people. second Hint a satisfactory service an only lie secured by underground able which resits all influences of the elements. These fucts ure in so far valuable for these people are as it shows them hut it would be useless to buy out he old companies with their old rot- n overhead wires. 1 he only wuy for he government to acquire an effect-, ve telegraph and telephone system is to immediately construct and lay it uii underground cable. vgiunst. ui is proposition our mono Hilists will demonstrate that the kw riunent tins no right to dentroy the ell ncquiml siu'reil privileges and proiierty of the telegraph and tele phone companies without to eoiiiiwii sute these eoinpunies to the full amount of their snered privileges and property. MonojMilista always have clergies to lnisirt blessing on their proHTty privileges and nets and to stump them with the stamps of siicmlnees. This forbids prof u nc IiiukIn to touch it again. Not long tigo (ienernl limit h of the Siilviition nrmv put his stamp .1... ..t .l .... .. A uii m i linen wuen M'liuie, Hut eten with the sUiiup of siu'mi lies on them all such claims fur In ilc miiilicntiou are void, hs we lite in the limit of frt eomis'titliiii, where ever) one eun do what ln please even ir thereby iiuiukjiiiiIh are ruined and ihiImmIv bus iiiUiioed this i'omMtitiiiii iiiuiw iiien'ilihkly fur their own profit lliuil our liiolloHisla. vtmu iiiiiemiiineaiinii ilnl the own ers iti sietuuiSHit iwty iu him uwners of small lust!, tint rnllnst.U to the trsiiiMel, lint ilrpaitmeiit storra to the null 1 1 store keeH-r, wtc king liuue lit liiileliers, the ti-leeinpli and tebt- phiMi0 ei.iiistnlea l.i lit iiieMiiiger for inking llirlr breittl away? Ml Ihta, Ihe litoiiiiiMdUt never llKHiKl.l lii i'MiiHrnate ail) Ishty which Kiev luul sipuf4e iHit aisl inUusml, lln just wild w wiiii't litlerferm at all wiitt )mir bu.iurM. ini iur urn- 1 1 iMi,, in dtt tiiiiiv lust as l'f.,rs but I n ft nil. mm IMnh thrv I a Ulg illllirriMtt t h rotrttitiritl will rt.inHlt with Ih iiiMindttta, fheit Hu t i tv i" ii I ,nl llirlr mm ml liiitll- kv. I'tfM and prl at ilt-aU.iv el fr wliiih ih wd iniii mv in. ilritiiilrtt sltuM In lit lull aitiiMiul, r. t lsll lt I it in are! wltltiw a it. I - UH hsit hthliia, lul tllt all h. I'rltiletee. Ilsht and lrtHwrt uf widow aiul titptaiia i.f iimud' SI a Ml Itl'tlW Hrlnl 11.411 lthl il rt'itT i.f widow ami ttri.httn f itiliilitiHt rtils Whlt'lt ! r hst ait ptitiWa-t, I iiitiran, by a t Umm t mnlnt..ii, w wtwiltt H ii. I mil Ihsl litowl tf Ih thatw uf am k rtiiiMiti l th It4tnl uf th tltit, adnwu snl imi n ih iitsttr ii"ls tt4 ssUU hs r ww trl a iitW ), II. litHibl' lu and ait Is. Ih in- tuaMt ltr4iH i.t th tt,ui4 Jt liuuht, tMtly wealth MtMislt tMtttr lhivef li th Wlitr4i that lb) aal iud to go bare foot and hungry, even It you break down their old, for every IMissesrby dangerous, rotten poles and wires, therefore it would be the great est foollnshness to either buy out these companies or to pay them in demnification. Hotter give them once a dose of their own niediclno by de claring we non t interfere at ail wltn your business. Just go on and do business in t he same way as you did before. Now arises the question how can the people urge tlie government to construct IU own underground tele graph and telephone system? Most people will say by a tnaaa pe tition to congrees, but tlie president or the uoxey army lias shown that It Is not very safe for common people, who wear neither diamond breast pins and rings, nor silk socks and silk syl- inner hut to go to Washington with- PRODUCTION OF SUGAR taken back to tb farm and fed to stock, and through that instrumentality rs turned to tb soil, sugar beet can be grown perpetually on the same farm, without at all reduclnir ths furtilltr of Interesting Statistics Published By I ! ,0" ths sugar comes from . . , " ths carbon dioild of the atmosphere and m eeuretary oi gri- take oo element of fertility from the culture. ..... i us nrsc sugar oeei lactones estab lished In the United Stales Imnorlad ma. AMOUNT OFSUGAR IMPORTED, SSty'Tf SMSS tll work and has gradually supplanted every niece of machinery imnortad. mn the that both io th field and factory Atneri can macninery is superseding (hs foreign and enabling the American farmer and Probable Competition From Product of Hawaiian Islandi. Industry Should II IvJop4. The Secretary of Agriculture. factory owner to do the work more ex. peditiously and economically. Tbeas considerations lead dm la con. elude that ths system of agriculture par w I ana1 in llavuli whfh I- n...lnlr out a gcssl club, therefore 1 have , not j, Vecentlrt . Itter duclng the fertility of th. Wwl very much conttdenc-e in a petition. fotbewnat 'givlB m,dtitomp&mltkmwtmol farm manage ww, sugar Importation production and con- tn united Mtates where tb ler. presentexl to crmgrtws bad. nearly the irit, ' , tha taA utjLUm tillty of tbesoll Is not at all radocsd. Wa eilther throws I , ',,. ... i'7ui" eonsutr in th ir,,ni it.. .wt . i m I Wintima llllll J4lltSU VVUWrUIUM LUVJ llll I 7. ,wm ' wmvwm "vw w w w Z;t?;" 7.'1: Portant Industry. It Is an industry de-1 4:u"on' h.e. serving of every encouragement possible ml1 lon tlie VetO, anil U W,1M tUm Imnnrlntlnn l ann. f.rm. POSS WOUld D 2,U00000 tons of sugar, Something acres devoted to tbls pur- sftme fate, uongress eilther throws them in the waste basket, gress should grant a president kills it with i vii fsiw w ii isiv v ft a f a v v ui w v aa um;onatitutional, therefore what's the use to petition for that which we have a right to demand? Ihe petitioner is always a aubordl- $100,000,000 now sent abroad annually can be kept within our own borders nothing should be left undone to accom- ..IUI. I. f LI. . I. - u .... , t , , i . . '., .... I yntiu m. m um imivr iv vu kusui rwu- iiuu-u, iuwiean auujet.-ii w tun miumir I roturv wllatn anva en, ami ine mwr one iu always ine Theavera amount of smrar imoortwl right to grant the petition, in which lnt0 thf noitBd gt(lto, ftn,.no. f,m 1,80,482 because the Importation of sugar forms P0" wou,d produce all the sugar we im one oi tha nrinc rial itflma in iha h.iitnn port, into our counirr at tue oressn of trnria suralnufe fl.U nnnntrw If I time. Or 10 aCTOS flrrown On ach OO of ntrois io rotation wun oiner crops would meet boms demands and do no Injury to ths soils. Tbe American farmer will use this eroo to diversify the farm system. The Ha waiian suirar orower is a ons eroo man. and wherever on crop is perpetually grown, be it wheat or maize, beets or wa case he Is entitled to gratitude, or he .mm to 1807. inclusive. may draw the petitioner in the pctb tons of 2,240 pounds each, valued at Cttne- cotto" ' tobacco, tbe available titiouer's fate and give him him a suit rtr mm ti. im.i. ii a...i.. plant food in ths soil I ertJn tnhn. kick so that he tumble over and over ln rfucBj'year ending June 30. 1807. duced bolow th P,u of profltabls pro again. What our congres has done UHM aa nfa i,an tui Iductioo. and fert lizers ararsonired. with the poor, but decent and resjiect- ageoftbefour preceding years, which VVitb regard to theabllity of the United able inemlstm of the Coxey army, was 1,752,617 tons, owing to the desire Str" to produ.a. sugar, the states Without that a single one of our rep- j im.n nii,.i,.u i,o tt ,.t north of Viritihla and Ine ndlnir that . . . . . himm wa arW vtv few IMV VIICVM VI I . wm - resentittives hiwi the courage to pro- tiJ9 tttrltf flCt M0AiUtt in durlno-1 commonwealth bou deraonatrateii wltn- test against such careless, tryannical h- lutt H10tke of that vear. n the past year that ths condition are brutality and to defend the constitn tionnl righbt of tliee is-tlUoners. I onslderlng these fucts I believe thot no free, liberty loving mun.whicli itossesses some self ret)ect, will ever lumillate himself again to put his nome under any pctitlon.thereby wlsn Tha aromi Imnnrlaliim ' mnum I nil lUVOTable for Profitable ArodUCtlOO. from tbe Hawaiian Islands from 1803 to '"tond. during ths coming year, to a was 140.4&6 ton. vaJut-d r4'"1" "Mn Ut engar beet can be at 10.073. 724. The Itnnortatlon lor profitably grown in tb states south of . . w -a iri 5 1 lira. of 1807, was 102,508, V'1?"' ns the fiscal year being 43,002 tons above th average of the preceding four years. During 1807 ber it may be ascertained Ing to be inaulted ami aJmsed by these tbe Hawaiian sugar was 0.1 of the fellows at Washington, which after all are only our servants. The free man never pays for his rights, but he de mands his rights. The right possess ing right-demanding man, is not a subordinate to the officer, but he Is his equal and therefore he stands on even ground with him, and If the of fi amount consumed in the United State. rromiau.j to iwi it was 7.1 of onr consumption, the beet sugar consumed in tbe United States in 1800 was 18 per cent; In 1807, it was 4 0 per cent ol the total consump tion, me disturbed condition of tuba that tbe sugar beet will not wow oroflt- ably in tbe sooth, and where ribbon cane win not succeed, w will introduce tbe sorghum sugar can seed, Tb depart ment of agriculture bas been selecting and developing Ibis plant during th last seven years, until it contains as bigb a tier cent of sugar as Is found in tbe sugar beet Tbe average sugar content neces sary to tbe profitable production of tbe sugar beet Is about 12 iter cent. 1 he Ihi factory In Utah has been rna- ning for several years profitably with aa doubtless caused much of this marked In, cer will refuse him his rights then be crease but the beet sugurs from countries is entitieu to enforce me same, isui in continent! Knroiw era thns from m gentlemen at Washington either which w mav exuect the moat act! v average ol sugar In tb beet of 12 to 18 6oVf. know or don't want to know It, competition. Tbe production ot,beet lreaioi Jar selected ugar csn givs therefore it becomes necessary to give sugar In the United Htate in 1807 was u on rage of 14 per cent "and rua them a little better instruction about 41.317 tons of 2.240 pounds each: of as high as 20 to 22 per cent in some their duties and richts. A German cans auirnr 'M0.00!)tonM! nf nin.nlianrar cases. Tbe department bas been usinff proverb says the servant always rides 5,000 tons, and of sorghum sugar 3(X),,le,amen,etbods of selection in develop- the horse faster than the boss. The declaration of independence Is so clear that there cannot be the least doubt thut u government is oolv the servant of the people. Therefore let us act as free men and boss instead of humiliate ourselves by putting up and signing u petition to our servants; let us put up und sign a catagorical order iu which we demand the immediate construction of an underground tele- gruph and telephone system, to be operated by the government for the benefit of the people. Then If our ser vants at Wiihhingtoti should desjiise our order, Instead of being knocked dow n and kicked off tlie gruss by some hrutes, let us take the club iu our own hands and use it next Novemlier to knock down every one of those fellows w ho huve despised our orders. FKKI) SWKIZKU Woooiuwn, Feb. 10, lh'JS. tons. Tbe total domestic product was 335.- ui ions. Ths total refined product of im ported sugar was 1,700,007 tons, making the total annual consumption 2,000,203 tons. A prominent question Is, can this Ha waiian production lie irreatly Increased in competition with the American farmer? tree entry into the United Mates from these islands has given great encourair ment to the production ol suirar and the Indllut.rv h,m Imu.ii Aistralnrwt top. an- idly. We must take into consideration ,n nm" neighborhood mills, and the methods ol civilization in Hawaii before maoufuctnre is being greatly extended. we can certa nlv conclude what the tut An additional reason why ths depart ure of the ndustrv will be in that diree- m'tot agriculture proposes toeucour tion. Hmrar cane is crowinir contiuu- aK" the growing of first-class sorghum iu ma souui is mat tint nirumrs oi that section require a carbonaceous foracre plant to feed with their cotton-seed cake. 1 be state ol Ueonrta. for exaniol. produced 000,000 ton of cotton seed In 1807, If properly balanced with carbon aceous fodders, th cakeof t baton stats would have fluisbsd th 300,000 cattls ing sorghum by the polarlscope that have been in vouue in France ai d (ler. many for forty years past In tbe selec tion of mother beets. Wherever ws find that sugar beets will not arrow orofJt- ably in the southern states, we propose to Introduce this bkh-herdity sorghum seed Korghum molasses Is made exten sively all over the United Mtate. The census of 1800 shows that in 1880 the United Htates produced 24.235.210 iral- lous of sonchum molasses, aud in 1807 we made 300 tons ot sorghum sugar. It is popular with tbe people; it is made ously on the same laud in Hawaii, and lor tbls reason tnesoil Isbeinirexhnustod. Tbe plauters are now compelled to buy commercial fertilizers. The three ele ments of plant food most necessary to vegetation are nitrogen; potassium, aud phosphoric acid. Ilawaiiaus will find saltpeter in Chile, potash at tbeHtass- lllg Kloadlka Kipadltloa. Mexico, Mo.. March K One of tha largest Klondike parties that sver left furt mine in Oermuny, and phosphates "ported from this country last year. the United States for th gold fields In Alaska left this city yesterday after noon over the Wabash, In five North ern I'acillo tourist sleepers. Ninety aven people are in the party. On. March 7 th party will sat sail on ths Uamer Uty of Heattle fur Urea, Alaska Captain Ik F. I'ureell of High Hill will act aa guld and dtraetor of Ih party, h having beu through ins country l fur. in Florida, (luauoon the Islands of the In sorghum piant is highly curbona- I'acillo ia beitik exhausted and Is ouite ana will answer tbi purpose ad- exjiensive. When it becomes necessary "oraUlv. Jt grows vigorously in dry to fertilize Ihe soil in order to arrow a " oia"' grasses ao crop, tbe ex pensa becomes a considerable nut n ve, lietber sugar I produced item and muat beconsidered In dutenuin ,r,,m or muti pro. ing what the effect of competition would flub,J connection with farms having be on American sugar grower. Kugnr will be arown in th raltml Stale by A merli n u farmer. The IV partuieat of Agriculture ha been experi menting in two-tnird ol the atete ol prvpsrly baJauosd. have tb dairy and I all th di par (insula Tb northern statist hd yard; ths sou ilium stat may havs tln'iii a ttfll. The tiroduelion ol u jut can be Incidental in both stations ol the Mutual lire Insurance, .Mutual Fir Insurance la hk Fraternal I. if lusuraiice, li nuly atmaibl thing lor busintsHt ssf)p M do. Fw ieopi ream Ih iiorniou wants und loa Ironi our prBt aud dfM tiv fir Insaraue Hint bod and how veal aautii emild Mtaily 1st suvixl auaually by Insuring ai' our prowriy tmrwlv eltln-rna thniulual plan or slid Iwiir aav dou by Ih slat. UtHttl autaortly atiuiat In vsrae aaaual kw by Br la Ih I'uiud itileat a aundrtHl and laty will- lion n diilhire. Th ,w York saurane4imiiilaiiiHr rvMir lur latl ao thai la He snat. pasie rvpuriiu: In kiwt lor stn,t- ki4 ikly lkrw millioaa of tlolUr and aelva'ly paid la Iomt lll.ritf.iKHi, nun llwir t-rM wrttvir lairljr IkrtMt asl tie ball aiillitia. A I Ik imuI v i iwnw rat uf Mutual Fit sum. Irn lr aad oa ball militna auuid lav mum lhaa uttr4 ad aeMarr t !" k-aviiia a al sat lag ol al kl lairti Hiiiboa li r, t fai ha iul br.it m ia (ka-wats Wiwlefa I Me, a tiaibiaalta u4 Ik irosgvr iaiMiaa, ia vattisg ishsi lullf uii Ikirtl suie wkal a leHMa tlwta laataia lkf wmk tHk 11 Ik aaratt ua. It i. will t.rvRI bv i aa l allitttaltdy kara l fatty Ikmna. isiawe iaa ik fji war i 1114 t,a la liiiani. In. Uiaaita, Is- 4aa, sa l n mivm!, aa I lsutasv aivf lilMl lb VMIttf MVIHg li ihuM v slat, Iwtaa Ik ml, ll l U ttiaiataiiwxl. win b vt,tMHt,tHait arr,Uieag Head, th union durluir Ihe nast vsar. and will I eountrjr lo lnfding of animala. Hi e xs riment in all th state during ths tin notluug of this kiad. Tb can coming year to nernlu alter w can aroaa. It Is hauled to lb mills, tit crow uaar producing plant uiost proliu " i noi rtiurnn in iiioii; 111 ably A d-tailed rHtrt now twing pre. available planl ImkI is reduced, and th pansj lur etiunrtsui will show th rtwulta l'"atr must area it lb sua ol in ol tb work Tb imlaiation thai sum r""" '", w'r'"r- w iaaiv. lo us rvgardiag our past txituia i work are thai lbre i a wnl ital ol euua try front th Atlaatw to lb IWiNe here uttat ImwI rua 1st profitably gntwa as aa additional hihih; rrop. 1 ha KNMNHi, isiu aow istui lur siiaar U a greet liHativs, and aatitrou lae lorn are plasawl and arraagmeal lor grtiaing tu are Umg mad ia aiasv alalv. Th r ewal td sugar la lb tswl ia waay parts of our eouulrr Niava b'sbir Ibea tb araa la l.'uross Hur tsvia aill tstarowa mil pruniably by k infkaa larater ia t'tiusvrtiiMi Willi tlairjlsf or aisal rt dwiioa, Tky will t rtis u ewtly km way ua pits' of emu ad' Ml wi!ltHiui a feature id rolativ ts- lwt, aitvraatiag ts lite lb itsiws, rw aatv. aal Iksaraiaa tkat rvuifa Ik ar Iftil aa t at.ire it anb plaat tMi Ubt t I lur H'tiina Is lwt ua aa r ta nir td artiusd u" 'a four or R tm u f. Siirma wiit W rep)) by b Ktvf aadidk k-ti . I'ulswb al kt pSofst si. wpl IwtHim ataiiaUVtla w.hi tdtiur anil wbik Uy are rliag is ft, Ik AMrkta farMsr v grew lb . tft 1 al.l. I. M I L . .Li., m.. fttasg asissa), aal latuaisg sit-rk, ssd lky cannot sYniaunlly oinwte lib laruisr bo msk lb a row ins: of a lew acre id aar bwl or orahum ia ridsatal lo tlbr agrk'ullural urUoa oa lb lariu. Hussr itihIui im Iu Hawaii I rarrWJ oa wuk etMili Uluir uadr eoairael I. in. That will van Uk ll lb Ulaad Uf eoaji subrMt l lo our law, wka lb lab rer Ibsre aid reiNv tb saat waHtst b sow gia la I'aliloraia, llaaad th-a alii sol seeiuuslt tHiniiwt Uk air prtidievre la lb sial, H ba Ik mh4m it lb UUed oai la etial, ailb atlaiilin aaawtlaaea tb iNMMiluliiira id nnai iinklaelma Ibat raa be ilssdd over ksm li td lb Ilia. HtltusarUlt.it will 1st foaadlbatia thai iu U.iry tby hav a its.ip.ily ilk abs k an slat ia lb uslna ra ia infer. It m a 4gi4ir (act ibat aa th-alitt iatprwvsta! id lb euNre I res lb rrl ttt lkisliae id Ik Urtf aad laoreasvl yM-l nl Ih Ire I brims k illivat wkiiua baa vr ba aia-U, lb eiiaiai ol Ik Wand I admirably a lsd Itilk pntditrlitta td Wtaaj ia ttait tbsl raaaut U gmwa la way ui ear slate. Ibat nu way rbttkw tulitniiMJ a. ireisva) IrutUlbal 1st Mf pst'W t toati nvtlly isvtttpl, Iba "il m..-wn w, -". w, ww. ww pw.w W- Ikssiiar sul tilralt at all. lb Ha-luetvuia id bsb euald bad In atiaa baa ant ! aunltarww, iktff iruliabl rodtitia, albwdi. palp id lb ir k-lialaihali tb aHrelwia lb larmere td Ike UImuI lrttgatias aiallsf td Ik piaat, ll Ikkt l 'kul tiinii. uk lUwaii. 40.: m4f-f