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SEVERE HAIL STORM Topeka Riddled With Large Chunks of Ice. GREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Several Persons Were Seriously Hurt-! Runaway Occurred 'in All I'arU of the City. Topeka, Kan., June 28. The wont f mil storm known in this section of Kansas struck -this oity shortly after 6 o'clock tonight. The shower of hdil was terrific. Hailstones weighing 12 to 16 ounces stripped the trees of their fo liage, smashed windows on every hand, including the finest plate-glass store fronts; cut down telegraph and tele phone wires, riddled awnings, injured many persons and inflicted unprece dented damage throughout the oity. Sd great was the weight of the falling hail that when it struck the asphalt pave ment many of the hailstones rebounded to the height of 20 and 30 feet. Dogs were struck in the streets and instantly killed. Horses were knocked to their knees, to rise again and dash away in mad fright. Many runaways occurred throughout the city. When the fury of the storm passed, those who ven tured out found dead birds everywhere, and on every hand was the scene of the wreckage of the storm. ' ' The storm oume from the southwest. Dense, greenish clouds gave warning of disaster, and bb the day hud been extremely hot and close, many foresaw a cyclone and sought shelter in their cellars. The storm came on with a heavy wind and terriflo lightning, and then came rain, together a with a deaf ening orash of hail that was paralyzing to the senses. So great was the dam age to telegraph wires that the city was oat off from the outside world for sev eral hours. Topeka tonight looks like a city thut has withstood a siege of war guns. There are not a dozen buildings in town that are not almost window less, and many roofs were caved in. The roofs of many structures, also, were pierced. The damage can be im agined when it is known that the hail stones ranged in size from that of a hen's egg to that of an ostrioh egg, and that, 80 minutes after the storm one hailstone was pioked up which meas ured 14 inches in circumference. Surgeons are busy dressing the rounds of persons injured in the storm, and reports of injuries continue to be received. Many were hurt in the run aways on the streets. The damage cannot be estimated, but will amount, to thousands of dollars. Window glass is'already at a premium here, and tonight three carloads were -ordered from Kansas City. Street-car traffic is stopped, and eletric lights are out, owing to demoralization of the electric light systems. . Cyclone In Another Section. Kansas City, June 28. A special to the Star from Salina, Kan., says: A terrible cyclone passed 15 miles north of this city last night. So far as heard three are dead and a number danger ously injured. The dead are: Mrs. Anna Geesey, aged 84; Nola Geesey, 13; Ida Geesey, 9. -Pour members of this family were also badly hurt. Mr. Geesey was away from home. The remainder of the family had retired, and when the storm struck tbey made for their cave. Bee fore they had gotten out of the house (the tornado had destroyed it. The work of destruction was not known till this morning, when neigh bors found the dead and injured mem bers of the family lying about in the debris. The three dead were found 60 feet away, east of the house, and near them the body of a girl, alive, but buried to her waist in dirt. There are rumors of other casualties, but particulars are meager. Intense heat prevails in Central Kan sas. At some points farmers are com pelled to abandon their harvest work. BOHANNON BOYS CAUGHT. Leadville Crowd Wanted to Hang Them, but Were Driven Back. Leadville, Colo., June 24. Leo and FraDk Bohannon, who escaped from th custody of the officers and shot, and mortally wounded Deputy Fahey, were captured this afternoon, two miles be low Granite by Deputy Sheriff McDon nell. The officer took the trail this morning and about two miles above the town of Granite he caught sight of the - desperadoes. Returning to Granite, he secured the services of John Gilbert, a ranchman, E. Shaul; a deputy, and the trio soon caught up with ths Bo bannon boys. When they saw the offi cers they made an attempt to draw their guns, but the offioers had the drop and they were quickly disarmed and hackled. There was a very large crowd at the depot when the train arrived, bringing in the prisoners. A large force of dep uties and policemen was on hand, aa there had been rumors of trouble. The two men were quickly hustled into a oarriage and none too soon, for the crowd made a rush and were only driven back after a sharp struggle. The jail is closely guarded tonight. Asparagus is the oldest known plant Died for food. St. Louis, June 28. A terrific rain torm this morning did considerable damage in the southwest section of the city. The poor house was tinroofed and the building otherwise damaged. The storm also struck the insane asy lum, but not much damage was done. A thought ul New York contemporary announces that "boiled alligator flesh tastes very much like veal." Those who are in straightened circumstance and are unable to obtain veal will do well to remember this substitute. M'KINLEY AND LABOR UNIONS The President Show Ilia FrlendLtaesi Toward Them. New York, June 28. A Washington dispatch to tho Journal says: "I regurd the organization of labor as the natural and legitimate effort to se mi re its rights," said President MoKin loy today. This strong declaration In favor of or ganized labor was made in the course of a conversation with Samuel Gum pers, president of the American Federa tion of Labor, and Frank Morrison, the secretary of the organization. Gompera and Morrison came to the Whito House at 4 o'olock. They were admitted at once and the meeting became so inter esting that the president neglected 'his drive. For an hour, labor interests and labor legislation were discussed in all their various phases. The anti pooling bill, to restrain the operation of pools and trusts, caused the lubor people some anxiety. Gompera ex plained that the labor organization were afraid that they themselves would be oluBBed as trusts, and the penal ites of the act applied to them, rather than to the large combinations usually known as trusts. He thought an amendment should be mado specifically exempting lubor unions. President Mc Kinley agreed that labor unions should be protected, and spoke of measures in whioh he had taken an interest in former years. He did not, however, seem to think there was much danger of their being classed as trusts or sub jected to penalties. "Unless you believe as some peopie do," said Gompers, "that lubor union are an evil, I think you will agree with me that their existenoe is being endangered by this bill.' "I do not desire to be classed with those who consider trade unions an evil," replied Mr. MoKinley, and he emphasized it with the words at the be ginning of this dispatch. BURNED AND SANK. Fate the Lumber Schooner Appla and Amelia. New York, June 28. Fathoms deep m a bed off the treacherous Florid? Keys- lies the charred hulk of the American schooner Appia and Amelia, which burned to the water's edge and sank June 15. Her captain, W. C. Williard, and his crew of eight men, who barely escaped with their -lives from the burning vessel, just arrived here on the Mallory .liner Concho. The Appia and Amelia sailed out of the port of Pascagoula, Miss., June 8, bound for this port. Lumber filled every availuble space below decks, and it was piled high on the decks. When the fire broke out near the after hatch, June 15, Captain Willard was deter mined to save his schooner if possible, and while three men were told to form a bucket brigade, the others with their felt hats soaked with water and drawn down over their faces, to protect them from the heat, made a bold dash at the smoking hatoh, succeeding in tumbl ing the lumber overboard, while their mutes kept them drenched with water drawn from the 'sea. It was all in vain, however, for the flames crept along the deck beams and burst from the forward hatch. It was then apparent that the schooner was doomed, and the longboat was hastily provisioned. Without waiting even to secure the ship's papers, her skipper and crew piled into the boat and were soon afloat. The were picked up by a pilot boat and landed at Key West, where they obtained passage on the Concho. To Spread the Gospel. San Francisco, June 28. The Morn ing Star, with its captain and crew of Christians, is ready to make another tour among the cannibal islands of the South seas. The vessel will be manned by men who will preach the gospel to the natives. Three young ladies will also go out as missionaries. They will make their future residence on some of the little islands, where they will continue their work for life. The Morning Star is a barkentine rigged vessel with auxiliary steam en gine, and is owned and maintained by the American board of missions. The ladies of the party are Miss Cha pin, who will start a training school on Kosale, of the Caroline gronp, and Miss Beulah Logan, who has been at tending school in Buffalo. Miss Logan will join her mother on the Caroline group, and take up kindergarten work among the natives. Third-Class Wool. ' i Washington, June 28. After a con test lasting throughout the day, the senate completed the paragraphs of the wool schedule relating to raw wool and advanced to the features relating to manufactured woolen goods. The day was devoted largely to a discussion of the effect of the rates on the price of wool, and the speeches were on techni cal lines in the main. Quay made a strong effort to have the ad valorem rates on third-class wool adopted, but he was defeated, 19 to 41. The committee rates were then agreed to, viz: Four cents per pound on third-class wool valued at 10 cents or less per pound, and 7 cents per pound on third-class wool valued above 7 cents per pound. The schedule was completed up to paragraph 364, relat ing to cloths, knit fabrics, etc. New -York, June 28. A dispatch to the Journal from Havana says: A dis patch from Placetas insists that the backbone of the revolution in the Santa Clara district is broken. It also de clares that a majority of the Moneaga doa insurgent forces are without arms; that all lack munitions, and are suffer ing from scurvy and smallpox. Their food supplies are said to be fast dimin ishing on account of the activity of the Spanish columns engaged in the destnuv tion of the crooa CORBETT'S CLAIM. Farther Consideration Has Been Post poned Vutll Nest SeMlon. Washington, June 28. The senate committee on privileges and elections today ooBiderod the report prepared by Senator .Hoar in tho case of Hon. H. W. Corbett, recommending that Cor bett be seated as senator from Oregon. The committee declined to act upon the report, but ordered that it be printed for the use of the committee, together with any views which might be sub mitted by the members opposing Cor bett. The result of this proceeding; will be to postpone further consideration of the Corbett claim until the next session. , The Union Paclflo Question. Washington, June 25. The senate committee on Pacific railroads today agreed to rejort favorably a resolution introduced by Senator Harris, of Kan sas, expressing the sense of the senate that the United States should redeem the Union Pacific from prior lions and take steps to foreclose the government mortgage. The resolution was amended by the addition of a provision at the instance of Senator Morgan, requesting that the president suspend proceedings to carry into effect an Agreement alleged to have Seen made to sell the interest of the United States in the Union Pacific railroad and in the sinking fund until the further action of congress had refer ence thereto. The action of the committee was unanimous. THE HOUSE CHAIRMANSHIPS. Speaker Reed Will Name the Reads of the Committee!. New York, June 28. A special to the Journal from Washington says: Speaker Reed will name his commit tees the day the present session closes. The new list of the most important chairmanships of committees is given below: Accounts, B. B. O'Dell, New York; agriculture, J. W. Wadsworth, New York; appropriations, J. G. Cannon, Illinois; banking and currency, J. H. Walker, Massachusetts; claims, C. N. Brumm, Pennsylvania; District of Co lumbia, J. W. Bubcock, Wisconsin; coinage, weights and measures, C. W. Stone, Pennsylvania; education, G. A. Grow, Pennsylvania; elections, No. 1, L. W. Royce, Indiana; elections, No. 2, G. VV. Prince, Illinois; election of president, vice-president and represen tatives, W. C Arnold, Pennsylvania; enrolled bills, A. L. Hager, Iowa; for eign affairs, R. R. Hitt, Illinois; im m gration, R. Bartlio di, Missouri; In diau affairs, J. Sherman, New York; interstate, W. P. Heppburn, Iowa; in valid pensions, Wilfred S. Kerr, Ohio; judiciary, D. B. Henderson, Iowa; la bor, J. J. Gardner, New Jersey; manu factures, G. W. Farris, Indiana; mer chant marine and fisheries, Sereno E. Payne, New 'York; military, J. A. T. Hull, Iowa; militia, B. F. Marsh II li nt ia , mines and mining, R. G. Cous ins, Iowa; naval affairs, C. A. Bou telle, Maine; Pacific railroads, H. H. Powers, Vermont; patents, Josiah D. Hicks, Pennsylvania; pensions, H. C. Loudenslager, New Jersey; postoffices and postroads, Eugene F. Loud, Cali fornia; public buildings and grounds, David B. Mercer, Nebraska; publio lands, John F. Lacy, Iowa; railways and canals, C. A. Chickering, New York; territories, W. 8. Knox, Massa chusetts; rivers and harbors, W. B. Hooker, New York; war claims, E. M. Muhone, Pennsylvania. Believed to Have Starved to Death. San Francispo, June 28. Fortune de Conte, an artist, highly educated, once patronized by New York's aristoc racy, erstwhile dean of the art depart ment of the university of Southern California, and for some months past an earnest worker here, is dead. Par alysis is given as the cause of death, but it is believed he was a victim of starvation. Papers found among his effects in dicate that he was a member of the, famous Orleans family and that his name was Sainte Salm de Conte. . His father was Carlos de Conte, at one time ambassador to England, and who died about 30 years ago. Three In One Day. Seattle, June 28. There were three violent deaths in Seattle and immedi ate vicinity today. A Chinaman, who was a prisoner in the county jail, borrowed a razor from the jailor, so that he might shave him self, but slashed his throat with it and died instantly. The second case was that of a 4-year-old boy, who fell into Cedar river, at Maple Valley, and drowned. . The tnird was that of an old man named Skinner, whose body was picked up on the tideflats this afternoon. He had probably fallen through the trestle at night. He had a sister living in Milwaukee. Storms In Missouri. Kansas City, June 28. A passenger train on the M., K. A T. road near Montrose ran into box cars that had been blown from a sliding, and killed an unknown man who had sought shel ter in the cars. Mrs. Rickabaugh was instantly killed by lightning near Al bany while sitting at her window. Al bert Rouster, a farmer, was also killed by lightning near St. Charles. Daantleie Filibusters Released. Key West, Fla., June 28. The crew and Cubans who were arrested on board the Dauntless, were' today discharged' on the ground that there was no evi dence to show they were military or ganization or intended to commit acts hostile to Spain. A Jellful of Italian Striker. Trenton, N. J., June 28. One hun dred striking Italians at Morrisville were arrested today, and placed in the lockup. Evidence of Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST Prom All the Cities and' Towns of the Thriving Slater States Oregon. Marsh field is to have a new water system, to be completed in about three months. Miss Edna South wick,, living near Milton, wry kicked by a horse and died from the eiiects in a few hours. A cloudburst ruined tho Harris grade on the road leading from Shermun county to the free bridge on the Des chutes. The Bundon lighthouse is being re cemented on the outside, to afford the building better protection from the heavy weather. Joseph Smith was struck by a log and instantly killed at Hartley & An derson's logging camp, in Clatsop coun ty. A special train of 1 cars have ar rived loaded with fat hogs from Ne braska, on the way to Troutdale. Only a few months ago stock hogs were be ing shipped from Oregon to be fed. Crook county has shipped not less than 100,000 sheep, and between 8,000 and 10,000 cattle this spring. It is said that the increase for the year would counterbalance the export. One wool-buying firm of Dallas has bought and shipped 25,000 pounds of wool, and has about 8,000 pounds more to come in. The firm paid from 12 to 13 cents, the latter price now ruling. It is reported that 10,000 head of horses have been bought in the section of country between Umatilla and Cas tle Rock, in Washington, by the Linn ton cannery, at an average of (1.50 per head. Sheriff Agee !b constructing at Rose bjrg two new fruit dryers, making five in all, with a capacity of 800 bushels a day. All the trees seem to be well filled, and it is estimated that the amount of dried prunes in that vicinity will not fall below 400,000 pounds. , Miss Harriet Shrum Carothers, of Albany, a graduate of the Oregon blind school, a few days ago received a check from Augusta, Me., of (109 as the first prize for the most words made from a long word or sentence. MiBS Carothers spent a week in preparing the long list of about 1700 words. Captain Phil Shannon, of Wapinitia, states that he was with a party crossing the mountains during one of the Indian wars, and the roads being bad two can non the party had with them were cached. One of tha oannon was brought to the country by General John C, Fremont. . Captain Shannon says he could easily find them, Washington. Frank Shipman was drowned in the Skagit river near Mount Vernon. There is now roughly estimated to be 12,000,000 feet of logs in Shelton bay. Another large cannery may be built by an English company at Blaine this fall. t The manufacture of jute bags at the penitentiary approaches the 8,000 mark i.'aily. The wool clip in Kittitas county this year will aggregate about 600,000 pounds. The state fair commissioners met in Yakima and decided not to hold a fair this year. Mark Conkling, aged 19, was drowned while bathing in Green lake, near Seattle. During one of the cold nights recent ly a band of sheep in Yakima county "piled up," resulting , in a loss of 100 head. ' . The state has leased from Thurston county a room in the courthouse, to be used as headquarters for the bureau of labor. The new state jaw making Saturday afternoon a legal' holiday, so far as ne gotiable paper is concerned, is now in effect. The dryhouse of the Lamont Shingle Company, near Laurel, in Whatcom county, burned, together with 400,000 shingles. The O. R. & N. Company has begun suit against the officials of Whitman county to recover the overplus of taxes paid this year under protest. Mason county has a cherry tree which measures fully 10 feet in circum ference, while the diameter of the space covered by the limbs is 66 feet. The supreme court has instructed the superior court of Pierce county to de clare Angelo V. Faucett, the duly elected mayor of the city of Tacoma. Mr. Carpenter, a farmer living 13 miles south of Pomeroy, near the mountains, Committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a shot gun. The courthouse in Colfax has become so filled with bedbugs that the officers took a balf-boliday recently while the janitor fumigated the biulding by burning sulphur. During the past month about 2,000 head of cattle have been shipped from Prosser to Nebraska. Over 10,000 cayuses are being pas tured on the Yakima reservation. Six hundred head were sold the other day for $1 per head. Thousands more can be had at that figure or less. Two new shingle mills are under con struction at Porter, Chehalis county. The Olympia Shingle Company, operat ing at that place, has just completed new tfryhonte of modern design. vVEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopkins A Company's Review . of Trade. Considerable aotivity has been noed fn July wheat during the past week, owing to tho four of manipulation by the elevator men. Stocks of whent in Chicago are now down to 8,000,000 bushels, aud this is firmly held by i.ien who believe in higher prices for spot wheat during the next 80 days. There has been little doing in other options, although September wheat has gained two oents. The news has been some what conflicting in many respects, re ports of harvesting from the Southwest tending to somewhut dishearten hold ers, while the news in other respects was bullish, in tone, and indicated a good demand for cash wheat. Receipts have fu Hen oft sharply in the North west, and everything indicates that from now on until the next crop moves, but little will be received. Foreign crop news has been bullish in tone, European advices confirming the re ported damage to the Roumanian and Bulgarian crop of 25 per cent. Condi tions of India have improved but lit-tle. Russian reports continue to speak of damage to wheat in certain sections, while in France there has been only a slight improvement. Exports have shown a moderate decrease under those of the previous week. Bradstreet's re ports them at 2,156,000 bushels, while ocean passage decreased 1,440,000 bush els. Our visible supply decreased 1,879,000 bushels, and is now down to 18,794,000 bushels, the smallest in many years. Were there any speculation we would see higher prices at once, but the market is in a rut and so narrow that it is at present con trolled by a few professionals who are sculping for smull profits. While the present dullness lasts, we hardly look for a bull market, but our supplies are getting so low that the short side is very dangerous to be on, and we advise our friends to buy wheat on the little breaks at present, and be satisfied with small profits until speculation revives, or there is a material change in the situation. Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 67 08c; Val ley, 69c per bushel. Flour Best grades, $3.603.75; grahram, $3.40; superfine, $2.60 per barrel. Outs Choice white, 8840c; ohoice gray, 87 39c per bushel. Barley Feed barley,' fl616.60; brewing, $18 19 per ton. Millstuffs Bran, $14.50 per ton; middlings, $23.50; shorts, $16.50. Hay Timothy, $10 13.50; clover, U.5012.60; California wheat, $10 12; do oat, $11; Oreogn wild hay, $9 10 per ton. Eggs 12 13c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 8035o; fair to good, 25c; dairy, 2025c per roll. Cheese Oregon, Young America, 12c; California, 910o per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3.608 per dozen; broilers, $2 8; geese, $2.50 4.50; ducks, $2. 50 3. 60 per dozen; turkeys, live, 10c per pound. Potatoes. Oregou Burbanks, 40 50c per sack; sweets, $2.75 per cental tor Merced; new potatoes, $1.00 1.10 per cental. , Onions California, new, red, 90o $1; yellow, $1.50 per cental. Hops 77)$o per pound for new crop; 1896 crop, 4c. Wool Valley, 1012o per poi'nd; Eastern Oregon, 68c; mohair, 19 30o per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 2$c; dressed mutton, 5c; spring lambs, 6 7 per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4; light and feeders, $2.608; dressed, $3 4.75 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $3.50; cows 3.503; dressed beef, 66o per pound. Veal Lurgo, 8i4o; small, 4J$ 5o per pound. Seattle Markets. Butter Fancy native oreamery, brick, 17c; ranoh, 10 12c. Cheese Native Washington, 10 lie; California, 90. .ggs r remi rano, mgjoo. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound, hens, ll12c; spring chickens, $2.50 3.50; ducks, $45. Wheut Feed wheat, $35 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $30; feed $31 22. Corn Whole, $30; cracked, per ton, 130; feed meal, $20 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton, 19; whole, $18.60. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 6!o; cows, 6c; mutton sheep, 8o; pork, 6c; veal, small, 67. Fresh Fish Halibut, 84c; salmon, l5o; salmon trout, 710o; flounders and sole, 84; ling coad, 45; rook Jod, 6c; smelt, 8 (3 4c. San Francisco Markets. Wool Choice foothill, 9 lie; San Joaquin, 6 months' 810o; do year's itaple, 7 9c; mountain, 10 12c; Ore on, 10 12c per pound. Hops 8 13o per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $18.50 10.50; California bran, $1314.60 per ton. Hay Wheat, $811; wheat and at, $7 10; oat, $6 8.50 river barley, 56; best barley, $6.508; alfalf;a, o& 9 clover, $6 8. Potatoes New, in boxes, 50 90c. Onions New red, 60 70c; do new ilverekin, 80 90 per cental. Fresh fmit Apples, 253oo per mall box; do large box, 50 85c Koyal apricots, 2040o common cherries, 25 30c; Royal Anne cherries, 45 50o per box; currants, $1.00 2.00 per rbest; peaches, 25 50c; pears, 20 30c; cherry plums, 20 40c per box. Butter Fancy creamery, 16c; do seconds, 15 15c; fancy dairy, 14c; good to choice, 1314o per pound. Cheese Fancy mild, new, So; fail to good, 7 7o per pound. 10 i An Engagement In Which Cubans War Reported Defeated. Havana, Juno 28. Colonel Guorse- . rs, with a column of troops and acting in conjunction with the local guerilla force and garrison of Madruga, has been engagod with an Insurgont force under the leadership of Aranguoren, ,'' ' which was intrenched in the Sierra do Grille, near.Mudruga.i n this province. The Spanish troops, the official report 1 says, successfully dislodged the Insur gents from all the positions occupied' by the latter, until the enemy reached Abro del Cafe, where the insurgents made a determined stand. Eventually the insurgents were also dislodged from that place, and the Spanish troops de stroyed the enemy's camp. The fight ing, the offioial report adds, lasted' from 8 o'olock in the afternoon until 7 o'olock at night The insurgents, in retreating, left 10 men killed on the field, and the government lost one lieu tenant and 15 soldiers killed, and had one major, one captain and 184 soldiers wounded. Dinner to tha Poor. London, June 28. The Princess ot Wales' jubilee dinner to the poor was very successful. About 8000 denisens of the slums were sumptuously enter tained at the various centers. Tho princess, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, Princess Victoria of Wales, and Prince Charles, of Denmark, via-, ited the prinoipal halls. The places, visited by the royal party were the Peo ple's Palaoe, in the East End, Center) hall, In Holburn, and the Westemi schoolhouse. At the People's Palacej the royal visitors were received by thai lord mayor and the lady mayoress. The children at the People's Palacev were all cripples. They were wheeled' in bath chairs, limped on crutches, or) were carried into the banquet hall. At the Central hall, Holburn, 17,000 peo ple, young and old, partook of the ban-, quet served. The members of the roy al party shook hands with and spoke encouraging words to many ragged; waifs. The same scenes were enacted at Clerkenwell. - ' At the People's Palace the princess, FROM SPANISH SOURCES. herself made the first block of ice cream j -with a patent freezer, to the delight oL thsohildren. , The Tariff Bill. , Washington, June 28. The senate today completed the wool, the silk and, the tobacco schedules of the tariff bill, and,- with this accomplished, tSe tariff' leaders had the satisfaction of knowing that all the schedules of the bill andi the free list had been gone over once. There now remains only to go through) the bill a second time, passing oq the. items passed over. These are very nuv merous and important, including bides, gloves, oual, tea and tsar. After that,, the internal revenue features will bet all that remains. Progress was rapid' today, although every paragraph relat- , Ino In rnrnAta wab stnhhnrnl v contested. The consideration of the silk sohednle led to a strong contest against the prO posed duties on silk fabrios. Senators . Teller. and Mantle joined with the' Democrats in opposition, The para graph was passed by a majority of two.'" The tobacco schedule went through ' with little friction, after the committee ( had advanced the duty slightly on wrapper and leaf tobacco. vi, Patal Shooting Affray. Calistoga, Cal., June 28. A fatal shooting affray took place today on the place of W. R. Coburn, was killed 14 miles from here, W. H. Coburn wae killed and Deputy Sheriff Storey was' fatally wounded. Sheriff Pardee and1 a posse were in pursuit of G. W. Co burn, son of the deceased, who escaped from jail at Lockport a year ago. It was discovered that tho escape waa in , hiding at his father's place, and a posse was formed to oapture him, but the father appeared on the scene, and was about to shoot Parsons, when two of ' the posse fired at him. Young Coburn then used his gun on Storey, who will die. Young Coburn escaped in the con fusion which followed, but his oapture is only a mutter of a few hours. England Hears the News. London, June 38. In the house of commons today the parliamentary sec- -retary for the foreign office replied tost question of Beckett, conservative, re garding Hawuiiun annexation. He said the government was aware that a pro posal to annex Hawaii to the United' States had been submitted for the con sideration of the senate, but no deci sion had been reached. The secretary added it would be the object of her majesty's government to see that what- , ever rights according to international ' law belong to Great Britain and Brit- , ish subjects are fully maintained. Congressman Cooke Dead. , Washington, June 28. Congressman Edward Dean Cooke, of the Sixth Illi nois district, was found dead in his room at the Cochran hotel this morn- ing, presumably of heart disease. ' Cook retired about 11 o'olock last night, apparently in perfect health. At 2 o'clock this morning Night Clerk Cochran was called to bis room and found him suffering from nausea, but he soon recovered, and. declined to have a physician called. About 5 o'clorlc Cochran went to Cooke's room and found lie was dead. Cooke was a na tive of Iowa, and was 48 years old. The Hawaiian Islands show a sur plus revenue of $93,627.26 for last year. Armed Bandits at Leadvllla. Leadville, June 28. A band of armed men have just been reported in the vicinity of the Johnny mine. They are believed to lie bandits. Sheriff" O'Mahoney and a large posse have gone to the scene. Sang oa tho Scaffold. Fayetteville, W. Va., June 28. Clark Lewis was hanged here today. He sang on the scaffold. Lewis hanged for the murder of Charles Git son.