1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
74i 
Events of the Week. 
DOMESTIC.—Eleven striking miners who are alleged to 
have participated in the riot at Oneida, Pa., October 10, 
in which one deputy was killed, have been arrested on a 
charge of murder.October 16, fire broke out in 
the sawmill district of Oshkosh, Wis., spreading over an 
area of nine acres. In three hours the fire destroyed 
lumber stock amounting to $300,000.During a fog 
at Seattle, Wash., October 16, two trolley cars collided, 
injuring 13 persons.Business men of the towns 
in the Indian Territory are organizing leagues to resist 
the payment of tribal taxes. They will fight in the 
courts. The attitude of the white men is arousing the 
anger of the Indians, and much friction exists which 
may lead to open trouble.By a vote of 13 to six, 
the trustees of the Chicago Board of Education, October 
16, resolved not to permit in the schools of Chicago the 
yse of a book of selected Bible readings. The selected 
readings were offered as a substitute for the Bible, which 
has been barred out by the Board for a number of years. 
. . . . C. G. Chisholm, manager of the Montreal (Can¬ 
ada) Cold Storage Company, who, with others, had been 
arrested on the suspicion of conspiring to defraud vari¬ 
ous banks of $220,000, has disappeared, and forfeited his 
bond.Henry Youtsey was found guilty of the 
murder of Gov. Goebel, ol' Kentucky, October 20, and 
sentenced to life imprisonment. . . . Hon. John Sher¬ 
man, ex-Senator, and long a Congressman, and twice a 
member of the Cabinet, died at Washington, October 22, 
aged 78.A tornado struck eastern Texas October 
21, the damage being mainly confined to Cass County. 
Nine persons were killed and several others injured, the 
property loss being heavy.A waterspout swept 
away the town of Guadalupe, Mexico, October 18. Not 
a single house was left standing. There are no settle¬ 
ments within 20 miles of the village, and the people are 
destitute. Three lives were lost, and all the crops and 
domestic animals swept away.Cornelius „L. Al- 
vord, note teller in the First National Bank of New York, 
has been detected in defalcations amounting to $700,000. 
His salary was $5,000 a year, his living expenses fully 
$20,000. 1-Ie had been employed in the bank for 20 years. 
.... Fire broke out in the slaughtering pen of A. V. 
Hinman & Co.’s packing house at St. Paul, Minn., October 
21. The fire spread to a warehouse owned by the McCor¬ 
mick Harvester Co., exploding a large gasoline tank. 
Four firemen were killed, and the property loss will 
amount to $130,000.Representatives of the Mexi¬ 
can government are purchasing carloads of cavalry 
horses in Wyoming and the Northwest. It is believed 
that the country is preparing for war.By the 
signing of a three years’ agreement with the structural 
iron workers, the labor troubles in Chicago, so far as 
they affect the construction of the new post office build¬ 
ing there, have been settled. Work is to begin at once. 
.... October 25, the coal strike in Pennsylvania was 
formally called off. 
CUBA.—October 21, there were 89 cases of yellow fever 
at Havana; 66 of the patients were Spaniards. Officials 
of the sanitary department say that most of the cases are 
among newly-arrived Spaniards of the poorer class, who 
have been sleeping in the streets and in other places 
where they were exposed to infection. 
PHILIPPINES.—Gen. Hare granted a week’s truce in 
Marinduque on the surrender of Capt. Shields and his 
men, but will begin stern operations against all who do 
not lay down their arms. The military situation was 
comparatively quiet during the third week in October. 
.... The Philippine Commission has passed a bill ap¬ 
propriating $475,000 gold for the payment of expenses in¬ 
curred by the insular government during October. Judge 
Taft is taking testimony from Filipinos concerning the 
conduct and policy of the friars and other members of 
the monastic orders. 
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.—Germany and Great 
Britain have formed an alliance to maintain the integrity 
of the Chinese Empire, and to keep the ports open. This 
agreement means a readjustment of the balance of power, 
and should smooth the way to peace negotiations. It is 
x-egarded as a check to Russia and France.The 
President and Secretary Hay have given careful con¬ 
sideration to the British-German alliance, and the prin¬ 
ciples involved in maintaining the integrity of the empire 
meet this Government’s approval. There is a reserva¬ 
tion in regard to the third clause, which is regarded in 
the light of a threat to other Powers in the event of the 
question of territorial interests arising.The 
French steamer Faidherbe was sunk in the Bay of Bis¬ 
cay October 23, after a collision with another steamer, 
and 24 of the crew were disowned. 
FARM AND GARDEN.—The members of the National 
Horseshoers’ Association in session at Milwaukee, Wis., 
October 16, declared in favor of State laws that will give 
them a lien on the hoof. When a horseshoer has shod a 
horse and the customer refuses to pay, the horseshoer 
wants the right to sell the animal, collect his pay and 
then turn the balance of the money, minus the costs, over 
to the owner of the horse. 
By a decision of the United States General Appraisers 
an importation of 15 baskets of “evergreen seedlings,” 
grapevines, imported from Germany for the New York 
School of Forestry, a department of Cornell University, 
are entitled to free entry. They had been assessed for 
duty by the collector at New York at $1 per 1,000 and 15 
per cent ad valorem as “evergreen seedlings.” 
A peach-grower at South Haven, Mich., has brought 
suit against a neighboring bee-keeper, demanding dam¬ 
ages for injury done to Early Crawford peaches by the 
bees. Prof. J. M. Rankin, of the Agricultural College, 
and the Government Entomologist from the Department 
of Agriculture will be called upon to > give expert testi¬ 
mony. 
The Fertile Valley Creamery Company’s oleomargarine 
factory was seized by internal revenue agents, at Chi¬ 
cago, October 18. The seizure was made on the ground 
that the oleomargarine was being manufactured illicitly. 
Health Commissioner Reynolds, of Chicago, is consid¬ 
ering the advisability of licensing dealers in horse meat. 
Inspectors have discovered that a large amount of the 
product is being disposed of in the city markets. The 
facts have been laid before Dr. Reynolds, who has been 
asked to set aside the prejudice against horseflesh by 
allowing its sale under proper regulations. 
Missouri apples will be represented by counties at the 
Pan-American Exposition, a space of 1,800 square feet 
having been alloted, to properly fill which will require 
about 200 barrels of apples. Storage will be provided free 
ty the Arinoux' Packing Co., at Kaixsas City. 
As the result of the efforts of the Eastern Nursery¬ 
men’s Association the Canadian officials have extended 
the period of admission of nursery stock from the United 
States, under the same regulations as prevailed last 
Spring, from October 15 to December 15. The original in¬ 
tention was to withdraw the privilege November 15. 
At Kansas City, Mo., October 18, 49 purebred Short¬ 
horn cattle were sold at auction at the annual show of 
Short-horns and Herefords for an average price of $2b9. 
Supplement, a heifer owned by H. C. Duncan, of Osborne, 
Mo., brought $525. Waterloo Duke of Cedarville, winner 
of first prize in the exhibition of bulls, was secured by 
W. R. Nelson, of the Kansas City “Star” for $435. 
The annual meeting of the New York State Breeders' 
Association will be held at the New Osborne House, 
Rochester, N. Y., December 18-20. Among the speakers 
will be Hon. Colin C. Little, Coopersvxlle, Mich., president 
of the Michigan Jersey Cattle Club; Hon. Sidney Fisher, 
of Ottawa, Ont., Agricultural Commissioner of the 
Dominion; C. W. Brodhead, of Montrose, Pa., and Prof. 
C. S. Plumb, of Pui'due University, Lafayette, lnd., be¬ 
sides other speakers from New York State. The secre- 
lary is F. A. Converse, Woodville, N. Y. 
Arrangements are now practically completed for the 
exhibit of the dairy products of the State of New York 
at the Pan-American Exposition to be held at Buffalo in 
1901. It will be necessary for those who intend to parti¬ 
cipate in the May, 1901, exhibit to select their cheese not 
later than October 20. A sum of money nas Deen appro¬ 
priated for the purpose of purchasing the cheese to be 
set aside for the opening exhibit and other necessary ex¬ 
penses, such as transportation, cold storage, etc. Any 
pei-son intending to make a cheese for this exhibit should 
notify the superintendent, Geo. A. Smith, at Geneva, 
N. Y., at once, and he will furnish entity blanks, shipping 
cards and other necessary information. A bill at market 
price, charged to New York State Board of Geixeral Man¬ 
agers at Pan-American Exposition, must be sent him on 
shipment of cheese, and check will be forwarded as soon 
as possible. Each exhibitor will receive due credit for 
scoring of his product, and either diplomas or medals 
awarded to those scoring highest. In order to have the 
best possible exhibit, each maker should make three or 
four vats of cheese when the conditions are most favor¬ 
able; double bandage one cheese in each of those vats, 
finishing it in the best possible shape, and then select 
the best from those to send to Buffalo. 
The Interstate Poultry Association will hold its show at 
Webb City, Mo., January 17-22, 1901; secretary, O. E. 
Schooler. 
The Illinois State Beekeepers’ Association will meet at 
Springfield, November 22-23; Jas. A. Stone, Bradfordton, 
Ill., secretary. 
The Iowa State Dairy Association will meet at Storm 
Lake, la., November 13-15. 
The Illinois State Live Stock Association will meet at 
Springfield, November 13-15; Fred. H. Rankin, Athens, 
Ill., secretary. The State Swine Breeders’ Association and 
the State Horse Breeders’ Association will meet at the 
same time and place. 
The Southeastern Iowa Horticultural Society will meet 
at Muscatine, November 20-22; secretary, C. W. Burton, 
Cedar Rapids, la. 
The Minnesota State Butter and Cheese Makers’ Asso¬ 
ciation will meet at Fairmont, Minn., November 22-23; 
J. K. Bennet. Clinton Falls, Minn., secretary. 
The Northeasterxx Iowa Horticultural Society will meet 
at Iowa Falls, November 27-29; secretary, Chas. H. True, 
Edgewood, la. 
The highest price on record for flaxseed was reached at 
Chicago, October 20. The top quotation was $1.85 a bushel. 
This is an increase this month of 36 cents a bushel. It is 
71 cents a bushel above the quotations current a year 
ago. The advance is attributed to scarcity, due first to 
drought and later to excessive rain. The salient feature 
of the great rise in price is that apparently it has come 
without manipulation of any sort. 
The annual meeting of the Western New York Jersey 
Cattle Club was held at Rochester, October 11. The 
initiation fee was reduced from $5 to $1, for the purpose of 
increasing membership. The following officers were 
elected for the ensuing year: President, M. H. Olin, 
Perry; vice-president, Edward S. Brown, Scottsville; 
secretary, Geo. E. Peer, Rochester; treasurer, Jacob 
Howe, Rochester; directors, R. A. Sibley, Rochester; C. 
A. Sweet, Buffalo; L. D. Ely, Rochester; O. J. Cooley, 
Canandaigua. 
The annual meeting of the Maine State Jersey Cattle 
Association was held at Winthrop, October 9. The fol¬ 
lowing officers were elected: President, A. P. Russell, 
Leeds; vice-pi’esidents, W. C. Whitman, M. F. Norcross; 
directors, W. H. Keith, W. B. Frost, J. Pike; secretary- 
treasurer, N. R. Pike, Winthrop. 
OUTLOOK FOR FEED PRICES. 
From the present outlook there will be a good de¬ 
mand for feed this coming Winter at higher prices than 
at present. If farmers have proper storage, it is econo¬ 
my to buy in carload lots. We handle no cotton-seed 
meal or gluten feed, excepting for export. 
Long Dock Mills & Elevator. 
We consider that the demand for mill feed this Win¬ 
ter will be as great, if not greater, than any season we 
have had for some time. This is due, to a great extent, 
to the short crop of hay this year and last year. We 
would not be surprised to see wheat, bran and mill feeds 
generally higher in price. If a farmer can purchase in 
carload lots, and finds the right party to purchase from, 
he can save money, as against buying in smaller quanti¬ 
ties. We predict that price of cotton-seed meal will 
maintain a high average throughout the coming Win¬ 
ter. The damage to the cotton crop has already made it¬ 
self felt in the price of this commodity. As to the sale 
of gluten feed the demand for it is not as heavy as it 
should be for a feed that was giving great satisfaction. 
J. C. Smith & Wallace Company. 
We feel that the present prices of feed are apparently 
high enough, considering that the time for the move¬ 
ment of new corn is about here. Farmers would naturally 
use it and less mill feed. Farmers who buy in car¬ 
load lots are of course supposed to buy for somewhat 
less price than in part-car lots. The use of cotton-seed 
meal does not seem to be on the increase, and in our 
opinion nothing will ever take the place of good wheat 
bran. In regard to gluten feed, that seems to be used 
quite extensively, and we can see no objection to the use 
of it, but we think the result is better if used in connec¬ 
tion with wheat bran. E. L. Rogers & Co. 
It seems to us that bran will not sell much if any lower 
than at present throughout the season, owing to the 
greatly increased demand for it in the West, and very 
unusual condition brought about by failure of the crops 
in many of the northwestern districts; also owing to the 
fact that many of the mills are closed down, which will 
limit production. On general principles farmers benefit 
by buying in large lots, if they have the room for storage 
and spare money to do so, and this also would seem to 
be possible, as most of the dealers take advantage of the 
lower prices of the Summer season to lay in stock for the 
Fall and Winter as usually. The sale of gluten feed is 
without doubt increasing, as it contains many elements 
favorable for the production of dairy products. The prin¬ 
cipal objection to it is its high price, which, owing to 
one cause or another this Fall, is considerably above the 
price of late years. On this account there may be some 
falling off in its use. The tendency for consumers is to 
feed along the line of lowest prices, just as rivers in 
flowing seek the line of least resistance. Farmers there¬ 
fore often turn from expensive feeds when they rise too 
high to cheaper ones, which may not be quite as good, 
so as to keep as much as possible the relations constant 
between the prices they pay for feed and the prices they 
receive for their products. Hollister, Chase & Co. 
THE GROUT ANT 1-0LEO BILL. 
At the request of several readers we print the now 
famous Grout bill. This bill is before Congress. After 
a hard fight in the House its friends secured an agree¬ 
ment for its discussion on December 6, shortly after Con¬ 
gress meets:— 
A BILL 
To make oleomargarine and other imitation dairy prod¬ 
ucts subject to the laws of the State or Territory into 
which they are transported, and to change the tax on 
oleomargarine. 
lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa¬ 
tives of the United States of America in Congress as¬ 
sembled, That all articles known as oleomargarine, but- 
terine, imitation butter, or imitation cheese or any sub¬ 
stance in the semblance of butter or cheese not the 
usual product of the dairy and not made exclusively 
of pure and unadulterated milk or cream, transported 
into any State or Territory, and remaining therein for 
use, consumption, sale, or storage therein, shall, upon 
the arrival within the limits of such State or Territory, 
be subject to the operation and effect of the laws of 
such State or Territory enacted into the exercise of its 
police powers to the same extent and in the same man¬ 
ner as though such articles or substances had been pro¬ 
duced in such State or Territory, and shall not be ex¬ 
empt therefrom by reason of being introduced therein 
in original packages or otherwise: Provided, That 
nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit any 
State to forbid the manufacture or sale of oleomar¬ 
garine in a separate and distinct form and in such man¬ 
ner as will advise the consumer of its real character, 
free from coloration or ingredient that causes it to look 
like butter. 
Sec. 2. That after the passage of this Act the tax 
upon oleomargarine, as prescribed in section eight of 
the Act approved August second, eighteen hundred and 
eighty-six, and entitled “An Act defining butter, also 
imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, 
sale, importation and exportation of oleomargarine,” 
shall be one-fourth of one cent per pound when the 
same is not colored in imitation of butter; but when 
colored in imitation of butter the tax to be paid by the 
manufacturer shall be ten cents per pound, to be levied 
and collected in accordance with the provisions of said 
Act. 
BEST APPLES IN BOXES. 
Last May a careful farmer asked about the wisdom of 
packing his best apples in boxes, such as the California 
growers use and keeping them in cold storage. He now 
writes:— 
We are about through that work, and have nearly 3,500 
boxes in storage; they are the finest we ever raised, and 
nearly all are Rome Beauty. We sprayed with the Bor¬ 
deaux Mixture and arsenite of soda, and have the fewest 
wormy apples we ever grew for a very light crop. The 
apple scab was conspicuous by its absence. I put up 400 
boxes, and never threw out but three pecks of bad ap¬ 
ples, the best record I ever heard of. The very hot dry 
weather and the wind brought down 400 barrels which 
we sold in Huntington, W. Va., at an average of $1 
a barrel without the barrel. The New York men would 
be glad if they could do as well. I will report later how 
we come out on the fruit in cold storage. We have a 
neighbor who did not believe in spraying, and last Spring 
I offered to buy the chances for the crop and spray it. 
I gave him $100 for five acres, consisting of 200 trees, 14 
years old, but some of them were small. I got 826 boxes 
of picked apples and 50 barrels of dropped ones. I left 
one tree not sprayed, and the fruit were very scabby, 
and a great many had the bitter rot. The man acknow¬ 
ledged that less than half would go in for first-class 
fruit. He said that he would spray next year if there 
should be a prospect for apples. 
Beans said to be half crop or less. Potato yield poor; 
apples also small crop, owing to wind and dry weather. 
Beans, $2.20 a bushel; potatoes, 60 cents; apple market 
not established. R. D. L. 
Penn Yan, N. Y. _ 
