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TROUBLE IS EXPECTED Striking Miners in Pittsburg District Are Desperate. TUB COAL FAMINE IN CHICAGO Mine Foreman Fire on Strikers, but No One Was Hurt News From Other Districts. , Pittsburg, July 26. Excitement was at fever heut in local mining circles to day. The operators were apparently prepared for any demonstration, and before nightfall they were convinced that matters had taken a serious, turn. - Early in the morning about 600 miners from the Finleyville district marched on the Bunola mines, on the river, and succeeded in bringing out the men at work. Sheriff Lowry, of this county, lias a foroe of deputies ready for duty at a moment's notice, and trouble is looked (or at any time. The deputies are in readiness to go to the mines of the New York & Cleveland Company. A march on the Turtle oreek, Plum creek and Sandy creek mines is expect ed at any time. At Canonsburg it was reported that 1,000 men would march to the Cook mines tonight and stay there until the diggers came out. Sheriff Clark, of Washington county, Is on hand with a large number of deputies, and trouble ' is expected if the strikers attempt to force the men to quit work. The new state law to compel operators to weigh the coal before it is soreened and to pay the miners on its basis, is to be tested to its fullest extent, and the whole uniformity agreement hinges on . this test. A large number of operators are putting in scales, so as to weigh the coal according to the new law, but oth ers are preparing to fight it. A member of the arbitration commission said to night that the new anti-screening law would cut a figure in the new agree ment, and the law would be thoroughly tested before it is incorporated in the .agreement. The arbitrators were at work among the Pittsburg operators today, and they are trying every means to bring about a meeting of the operators. So far they have been unsuccessful in arranging for a meeting, but it is hoped they will accomplish this shortly. Hearing a Crlnl. Fairmount, W. Va., July 20. An .army of deputy sheriffs now guards the Hite mine, at Kings, three miles above here, on the Tygart's Valley river. Tlio sheriff was oalled there this after noon as the operators feared an out break, but no arrests were made. Early this morning the drivers at the , mine joined the strikers. The opera tors secured new drivers in an hour, .and at noon over half of the miners came out. Then the second lot of drivers threw up their positions, and some of the men began stoning the miners, who were forced to leave their work. Ralph Hite, the foreman, soon had his Winchester rifle in his hand, and three shots quickly checked the enthu siasm of all the strikers but one, who made for Hite with a pick, but he was -driven back at the point of a revolver. 'The operators, however, feared another outbreak, and oalled on the county offl--cials for aid. Tonight organizers are there, and they say all the men will .join the strikers, but Hite stated that all or most of the men would be at . work tomorrow. Stopped by an Injunction. Canonsburg, Pa., July 26. The sec ond maroh on the Allison mine was made this evening by 600 strikers from Miller's run and the Millersburg dis trict No bloodshed resulted, as the leaders are cool-headed men and held their men in check. The strikers reached the coal tipple about dark, but were met by a deputy sheriff, who served an injunction on the leader, Andrew Savage. After some parleying the men marched back a few hundred .yards and camped in the open field. tlll Working at Wheeling. Wheeling, W. Va., July 26. The arrival of President Ratchford at Fair mount is the event of the day In West Virginia. It is not likely'-Ratchford will be able to do anything which Debs could not do. Debs, Ratchford and other organizers held a conference to day at Fairmount to devise plans for future work. They favor commission ing all the strikers as missionaries to work from man to man among the miners in their homes. ' Coal Shortage In Chicago. Chicago, July 26. A shortage of coal has begun to be felt here. The Chi cago refinery, which uses 500 tons daily, has suspended operations in view -of the high prices. Looal coal men be lieve that the sugar refinery's suspen sion is a forerunner of a number of similar cases, when similar large con sumers attempt to replenish their stock. Trouble Is Expected. Canonsburg, Pa., July 26. About 500 strikers came in from Bridgeville and reported that from 700 to 1,000 would be here tonight The McGovern mine has been running since'Tuesday. Trouble is looked for if the miners do iot come out. Marched on Roanoke. Peoria, 111., July 26. About 400 miners from Minonk, Toluca and Rut land marched to Roanoke this morning. Their coming was learned in advance and none of the miners' went to work. After the meeting the visiting miners went away. Cotton If 111 Clowe. Aurora, 111., July 26. The Aurora -cotton mills closed today on account of the coal famine. The concern employs 600 band. THE YOUNGSTOWN STQ uratii ami lilaaaler ronowea 'u Wake. V loiiiigHiowu, u., juiy so. ik storm which struck this city and vici board the battle-ship Texas while lying ity at 7 o'clock lust night was very diA ttt the Cohb dock in the navy yard oame astrous. Carthcny Mayer was struck bV(.ry nearir resulting fatally to two of lightning and instantly killed. . iie cruW u, UHU to another act of The Mahoning river rose two feet in Vuverv on the part of Ensign W. R. an hour mid washed away several Wardi, son of Kr Admiral Ban bridges. Crab oreek, an Insignificant ' it Gheranli. stream rose 15 feet in an incredibly 'j,e cond whalehoat of the Texas short space of time, doing great dam. wa,.,,, away shortly before 3 o'clock, age in the lower portions of the city. , Tw,,, wero n the boat, which was Houses were washed away from their i hoisj to the davits on the port side at foundations and men, women and chil dren were rescued from second-story windows, a bathtub being used in lieu of a better craft. Squaw creek Park, near the city, was practically wiped out of existence. Trains are beginning to move after 12 hours' delay. The estimated loss to this oity alone approaches $100,000. The storm was local, in many respects resembling a cloudburst, the people being given little warning. Great loss of life was narrowly avert ed at Spi ing Common foot bridge. Men, women and children insisted on re maining to watch the angry waters below in spite of the fuut that tlio tsructure was unsafe. Finally two policemen with drawn clubs cleared the bridge, and a few seconds luter the bridge was swept away . Reports from rural districts show that farmers suffered greatly. In Trumbull county 15 barns were struck by lightning and burned. Crops were destroyed and buildings generally dam aged, but no loss of liie is yet reported. A RAILROAD CHANGE. McNeill, of the O. 11. N.. May Be President of the N. F Spokane, Wash., July 26. A St. Paul special to the Spokesman Review says: Upon good authority it is reported here that the efforts of President J. J Hill, of the Great JNorthern, to acquire control of the Northern Pacific are still short of consummation. Aocording to the latest story in railroad circles, a three-cornered fight is now in progress for the control of the great property. Mr. Hill stands at one point of the tri angle, the present management at an other, and McNeill, of the O. R. & N., at the third. If the present management should obtain control by defeating the efforts of Hill, it is understood that Julius Hannaford, at present traffic manager, will be made president of the company. Mr. Hannaford has been called to New York, and it is beileved his mission has to do with this interesting struggle. Mr. MoNeill, former president and general manager of the O. R. &. N., is leading the third movement. He has the backing of the Russell Sage inter est. It is known that Mr. McNeill has strong hopej of success. President Hill was instrumental in having Mr. Mohler appointed to McNeill's place as mana ger of the O. R. & N., and it ii thought the reorganizer of the Oregon road is out for revenge as well as power. A Colorado Clondyke. Silver Cliff, t-olo., July 26. If a'ftnd which has just been made here turns out as expected, Colorado may have a Clondyke of its own, and this old Cus ter county camp will take on a new life. The discovery was made yesterday by Joseph Foulk, a well-known Custer county man, who has been looking over the ground about half a mil southwest of town and near the water works. Foulk got out some quartz - heavily charged with sylvanite. The rock allowed some free gold. It was brought to town and tested. Some of the Byl vanite was roasted, and brought out great gold nuggets. The news of the discovery quickly spread, and within a few hours there was a great rush to the new diggings. A dozen claims were taken up, and be fore night and today the whole of Sil ver Cliff seems to be going to the Bcene of the find. The new camp is direotly between the Zoo and Rattlesnake mountain camps. A Convict's Sensational Confession. Indianapolis, lnd., July 26. Noah Baney, a convict at Michigan City state prison, has written a confession which, if proved true, will have the effect of giving Rev. W. E. Hinshaw his liberty. Hinshaw was convictetd two years ago and sentenced to life im prisonment for the murder of his wife. The trial of Hinshaw was one of the most sensational in the history of the state. According to Baney, the real murderers of Mrs. Hinshaw are John Whitney and Guy Van Tassel, In dianapolis men. Baney's statement recites the details of the crime as told him by Whitney and Van Tassel, who drove from Indianapolis to Bellevue in his buggy. Baney says the purpose of the visit to the Hinshaw home was robbery, and Mrs. Hinshaw was shot by Van Tassel, who shot to frighten her back into the yard. One Hundred and Twenty Lives Lost. London, July 26. A dispatch from Singapore says the Chinese steamer Chiengann, bound from Singapore for Mailtaoita with 150 passengers, was wrecked off Malacca yesterday. On hundred and twenty persons, including the captain, were drowned. The re mainder of the ship's company were rescued by a passing steamer. Japaa Backs Down. Yokohama, July 26. The Japanese cabinet today agreed to the proposal of the Hawaiian government to submit the questions at issue before the two govern ments to arbitration. A Fatal Boiler Explosion. Bridgeport, Conn., July 26. The boiler of the steamer Nutmeg State ex ploded while she was lying at the wharf here this evening. Three men were killed and five injured a a result of the explosion. BRAVE DEED OF NAVAL ENSIGN on of Admiral (ilierardl Perform, a tiullant Kcsetie. New York. .Inly 211. An accident on the t. .liiliii Avnnian. a landsman. and aiior mimed Sneers were getting ready )wer the boat, when the former, u mud, accidentally struck the dotii,jn( lover, releasing the boat, which fe. tthuut 20 feet to the water. The two ,' fu overboard and the boat filled, it, water. The shock was so great tl the men were stunned and unable y keep afloat. The cry of "man overbad" was raised on the hip. Ensign GUardi rushed on deck, and, throwing his coat, plunged over the ship's side. Three seamen followed him. Avapian.yho ank almost in stantly, was jusv,j0WII for a second when the gallant,8ign rescued him. Speera was .rescue By the other men. Avapian and Spe8 goon recovered from the shock. The gallant resonf. which was wit nessed by officers aiiifeen of the ship in the- vicinity, elicit hearty cheers and praise for the re.1)ers. Ensign Gherardi.whe is an excitingly modest young officer, 'came in Tor a special share of commendation. . When attached to the Maine last February, in a storm off te Carolina coast, Ensign Gherardr sai the life of a drowning sailor under the most perilous circumstances. . ALASKAN TOWNS DESRTED Clondyke Bush Is Fast Depopatlng the Coast Settlements, San Francisco, July 26. Ainor the arrivals from Alaska on the sterner Bertha was Dr. C. F. Dickinson, of Kodiuk island, which lies just at be head of Cook inlet. He says the gd excitement all over the territory of A, aska is something unprecedented, an that people nre flocking to the Clon j dyke in a way that threatens to depop ulate many of the trading posts and coast towns. "When I left' Kodiak, two. weeks ago," said Dr. Dickinson, Vthe people were leaving all that section and flock ing in the direotion of the Clondyke. In a way, the situation is appalling, for many of the industries are left prac tically without the means of operation. Mines that are paying handsomely at Cook inlet have been deserted. "In my opinion there ( are just as good placer diggings to be found at Cook inlet as in the Clondyke region. There is not a foot of ground in all that country that does not contain gold in more or less appreciable quantities. The great trouble has been that people have not had either the courage or op portunity, I do not know whioh, to thoroughly prospect the country. ' I think that in another month the coun try will be practically deserted. There is room about Cook inlet for thousands of men, and there is certainly no better place in the world for a poor man. " BETTER WAIT. TILL SPRING. The Present a Bad Time to Start for the Clondyke. New York. July '26. The World says: The Clondyke fever has not abated a partiole. The offices of the railorad campanines and ticket agencies are visited by adventurous spirits eager to seek their fortune in the Alaskan gold fields. From information ob tained by reporters, those seriously con sidering making the trip will do well to postpone their departure for some time. Under the most favorable cir cumstatnees the working days in the Yukon gold fields cannot exceed 100 in the year. For the other 265 days the earth is covered With snow, the ground is frozen, and the rigors closed with ice. Anybody starting from New York at this season would reach the Yukon river just about the beginning' of the long Alaskan winter, and it would be far more comfortable to him to remain in the states and go to the new Eldo rado at a more seasonable time. Be Claims the Clondyke. New York, July 26. W. J. Arkell, of the Arkell Weekly Company, of this city, has announced that he expects to claim the gold fields in the Clondyke district, by right of discovery, for the estate of E. J. Glnve. - Glave was the explorer who headed the expedition to Alaska in 1890-01, organized by W. J. Arkell, of Leslie's Weekly.- A Sudden Bustle at the Navy Yard., New York, July 26. Orders have been received at the Brooklyn navy yard to have all the vessels that are un dergoing repairs there ready for sea dutv bv the end of the week. The ves- sels are to join the ships of the North Atlantic squadron and the work of making the necessary repairs to them is being hurried. Six Were Drowned. Hamburg, July 26. A boat contain ing 45 employes of the Hamburg en gine works capsized in the river Elbe today. Six were drowned. To Abolish a Useless Ofllee. Chicago, July 26. A special to the Chronicle from Washington says Presi dent McKinley will ask congress at the regular session next winter to abolish the office of commissioner of railroads. The president thinks it a useless office. The place is now held by General Wade Hampton. Emneror Menelek of Abyssinia will ; soon be able to communicate with the ontaide world by telegraph. A line is being laid from Barrar to bis capitaL Evidence of Steady Growth and Enterprise. ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST From All the Cities and Towns of the Thriving Sister States Oregon. The Golden Standard quartz mine, near Gold Hill, in Jackson county, was bonded last week for $125,000. The officers of the Mathloma have engaged a crew in Corvallis to work on a wing dam that it to be put in at Black Dog bar. Estimates put on the wheat crop of Eastern Oregon are that there will be in the neighborhood of 15,000,000 bushels harvested this season. The wagon bridge across the Yam hill at Sheridan is unsafe, because of decayed piers. Travel over the bridge will be interrupted for two or tliree weeks. " ' The Falls City correspondent of the Dallas independent says that hops in that precinct are looking well, haying has begun in earnest, and fall-sown oats will soon be ready for the binder. Hon. C. V. Brook says that the orop of wheat in Sherman county is the largest on reoord. A conservative esti mate places the output to be harvested at 8,000,000 bushels, all of exoellent quality. There seems to be some doubt as to whether the fish hatohery at Mapleton will be operated this season or not, the claim being made by some in authority that the results of last year do not jus tify the expense, The barbers of The Dalles have en tered into an agreement not to shave any of their customers on Sundays, The barber who violates the agreement will have to furnish his fellow shaven with a wine supper. The grasshoppers that were devastat ing the fields around Olex, in Gilliam county, migrated to the west and south last week. The sun was partly ob soured the greater part of the week, while they were flying over. . The illustrated commencement num Vr of the University of Oregon Month- bhas been completed. Besides con taking three orations and two poema 'ecntlv delivered, and an unusual nunber of interesting articles, it also has 5 steel engravings of the literary ocietes, graduating olass of '97, edi torial taff , board of regents and Presi dent Oapman. One 6 the leading wool buyers esti mates tb,t about 2,600,000 pounds of wool hav changed hands at The Dalles this seasoi, This week the purchases have been arge. One clip of 60,000 pounds wassold at 12 cents. There are 5,000,00 pounds more to be sold, and when allthis is turned into money it ought to Hake a sum large enough to be felt iff bisjness. Whlngton. The potato bigs have put in their appearance for th first time in the Pa louse country. The Pacific solders' reunion began in Westport, Chetalis county, last week, and will ooitinue five weeks longer. ' John P. Fay has betn elected presi dent of the board of regents of the uni versity of Washington, b suoceed John Wiley, deceased. It is reported that the light-draft boat that is to navigate the Okinogan river is about completed at Weaatohee, and will make a trial trip in a fw days. As a result of the starting of the ice factory at Aberdeen, a sohtoner has been fitted out there to fish for halibut off Cape Flattery and further north. Shipments of cattle over the Central Washington from Big Bend poinj con tinue, several trains being sent out each week, loaded with cattle for last em points. - Haynie, in Whatcom county, is soon to have a shingle mill, located where the old Stoops' sawmill stood a few years ago. The machinery for the mill has arrived. . 1 A .convention of superior court judges is being held in Seattle for the nnrnnsA nf nrlnntina a uniform BVStflm I- i -x o - of rules and recommending needed changes in the practice act. The Whitman Monument Association submitted plans and specifications for the proposed Whitman monument last week, and the contract was awarded last week to a marble works in Walla Walla. The salmon are said to be running well down the Sound, and the pros pects are favorable for a good cat'h The salmon are most plentiful just now in Bellinghamm channel, gulf of Georgia. The ones running now are i w"JreB I The first piano brought to the Pacific Northwest is attracting considerable attention at the Ferry museum, in Ta coma, where it has recently been placed. The instrument was brought to Oregon City in 1847 or 1849, coming by sray of the Horn, and was the property of Uen eral McCarver, founder of the city of Tacoma. From Oregon City it was re moved to Tacoma in 1869. . The sack-sbipping season has opened at the Walla Walla penitentiary. Or ders amounting to 600,000 sacks are be ins filled as rapidly as possible. The jute mill is running with 232 men, and turning out between 7,000 and 8,000 sacks daily. The prioe obtained at present is 6 cents. Eleven cars of I jute have been received by the peniten I tiary. This is but a part of a large from time to time on a contract let last fai. it jg thought that the mill can be kept running throughout the year, WEEKLY MARKET LETTER. Downing, Hopkins Company's Beview of Trade. Legitimate laws of supply and de. rnand may at times be counterbalanced by simulation, but they cannot always be ignored with impunity. The ad vance In wheat values during the week has been Vng overdue. Nominally it has been caused by rejiorted damages to the Russian wheat crop. In reality it is due to depleted reserves and small crops. A conservative statement oi supplies at home and abroad is as fol lows: Importing countries require 100,000,000 bushels more than last year, Hie only countries wun exporta ble surplus are America ana Kiissia. The latter, according to latest reports, will have less than usual for export. America must therefore reap the benefit of the increased export demand. For tunately, we have excellent crop pros pects, promising at presont the second largest wheat crop ever produced in this country. In this connection it must be borne in mind that our reserves are practically exhausted, and if they are to be replenished from the coining crop our exportable surplus will not exceed that of last year by over 20,000, 000 nushels. Importers are waking up to the situation, and they have been large and persistent buyers of wheat in our markets during the week. The re sulting advance, while large and rapid, is more than fully warranted, and the tendency of the market is to advance still further. Exports for the week were somewhat hiuher than the previous one, wheat and flour equalling 1,978,000 bushels, while the world's shipments were re ported at about 4,000,000 bushels. On ocean passage decreased 550,000 bush els, and our visible supply snowed an increase of 708.000 bushels, and now totals 10,082,000 bushels, against 47, 172.000 bushels a year ago this time. There were alarming reportB of dam age to the Russians' greatest food and cereal, the ryo crop. An encouraging feature is the exceedingly light re ceipts of new wheat, the movement thus far being very limited and not amounting to more than one-third of that of a vcur ago. This indicates that there is a very heavy interior demand for new wheat, or else that the new orop is being held back in anticipation of higher prices. Cables have advanced daily and are very strong, bringing hnvimr orders for both English and French accounts.mostly future delivery v Portland Markets. Wheat Walla Walla, 75c; Valley, 75c per bushel. Flour Best grades, ? 3.70; granam, $3.25: superfine, 12.25 per barrel. Oats Choioe white, 88 40c; olioice Kray. 878fc per DiiBiiei. Barley Feed barley, fiutgio-o" brewing, $1819 per ton. Millstuffs Bran. $13.50 per ton middlings, $21; shorts, $15.50. Hay Timothy, $12.50; clover, $10 11; California wheat, $10 12; do oat, $11; Oregon wild hay, f a 10 per ton. Eras 14c per dozen. Butter Fancy creamery, 85 40c fair to good, 80c; dairy, 2530c per roll. Cheese Oregon, ll)o; Young America, 12,'c; California, 9 10c per pound. Poultry Chickens, mixed, $2.75 8.25 per dozen; broilers, $1.503.50 geese, $34; duoks, $2. 50 3 per dozen turkeys, live, 10 11c per pound. Potatoes. Oregon Burbanks, 85 45c per sack; new potatoes, 50o per sack; sweets, $2.25 per cental. Onions California, new, red, $1.25 yellow, $1.50 per cental. Hops 10ll4O per pour.a lor new crop; 18U crop, 4 ue. Wool Valley, ll13c per pound Eastern Oregon. 79c; mohair, 20c per pound. Mutton Gross, best sheep, wethers and ewes, 2!2)ic; dressed mutton 4Jc; spring lambs, 6 per pound. Hogs Gross, choice heavy, $4; light and feeders, $2.508; dressed, $3 4.25 per 100 pounds. Beef Gross, top steers, $2. 75 3 cows $2.25; dressed beef, 45lo per pound. Veal Largo, 8; small, 44.o per pound. Seattle Markets. Butter Fancy native oreamery brick, 18c; ranch, 1012o. Cheese Native Washington, 10 Ho; California, 9o. , ' Eggs Fresh ranch, 17i8o. Poultry Chickens, live, per pound hens, 10 11c; spring chickens, $2 S.50; ducks, $2.50(3 8.75. Wheat Feed wheat, $24 per ton. Oats Choice, per ton, $21. Corn Whole, $20; cracked, per ton $20; feed meal, $20 per ton. Barley Rolled or ground, per ton $19; whole, $18.60. Fresh Meats Choice dressed beef, steers, 60; cows, 6Jc; mutton sheep. Go; pork, fi lje; veal, small, 6. Fresh Fish Halibut, 4c; salmon 4 5c; salmon trout, 710o; flounders and sole. 8a4; ling cod, 4 6; rock cod, 5o; smelt, 24c. San Francisco Markets. Wool Choice foothill, 9 He; San Joaquin, 6 months' 810c; do yea;' staple, 79u; mountain, 10 13c; Ore gon, 10 13c per pound. Hoik 812o per pound. Millstuffs Middlings, $1821 California bran, $14 14.60 per ton. Hay Wheat, $11.60; wheat and $7.50 ll;oiit,$7.60.50;riverbarle. $5(3 6; best barley, $6 9; alfalfa $6(6.50 clover, $6 8. Potatoes New, in boxes, 80 75c. Onions .New red, VOWSOc; do new silverskin, 7590c per cental. Fresh fruit Apples, 2080c per small box; do large box, 85 75c Royal apricots, 1530o common cherries, 15 (a 25c; Royal Anne cherries, 2640o per box; currants, $1.00 1.60 per chest; peaches, 25 60c; pears, 20 40c; cherry plums, 20 30c per box. A MONETARY COMMISSION. Bill Introduced for the Appointment el a Board of Eleven. Washington, July 26. Representa tive Stone, of Pennsylvania, today in troduced in tho kiuse a bill to author ize the appointment of a monetary commission, and to provide for its ex penses. The text of Stone's bill is as follows: ' That the presidont is hereby author ized to appoint a monetary commission. of 11 members, who shall he persons especially fitted by experience, training and study for the consideration of the subjects coming before said commis sion. Said commission shall investi gate and report what changes, if any, are necessary and . expedient in our present banking and currency laws, and what further legislation, if any. desirable relative to our national banking system and our government paper currency of notes and certifi- Ucs, and may, in connection there with, report a codification of existing laws on these subjects. Said com mis- ion may take testimony and listen to arguments in their discretion, and may require and shall be entitled to receive information from any department or officer of the government on any mat ter withfn its or his special jurisdic tion, and coming within the scope of their investigation. Said commission shall meet for or ganization in Washington at such time as the .president may designate and hold their subsequent sessions at such time and places as they may deter mine, and shall report to the president for transmission to congress not later than November 10, 1897. Copies of all bills relating to bank ing and currency, or to the circulating notes of the government introduced in either house in the 54th congress an;l the first session of the 55th, shall be furnished by the clerks of said houses to the commission. TIME BY THE FORELOCK. Brewers Are Stocking Hp With Stamps to Save the Discount. Washington, July 26. There baa been a heavy rnn on collectors of in ternal revenue in all of the larger cit ies of the country by brewers, who are purchasing beer stamps . in large quan tities at the 7-cent discount allowed under the existing law, in anticipation of the final passage of the tariff bill, which repeals the diBoount now al lowed. The requisitions reoeived from, collectors yesterday were the largest in the history of the bureau, aggregat ing over $1,200,000, and today thee figures have been largely exceeded, the requisitions aggregating $1,000,000. The policy of the bureau has been to order stamps of all kinds only as fast as tbey were required to meet requisi tions, and maintain a proper supply in, the valuts, and no steps were taken, for any suoh demand as has developed. In consequence, the supply of stamps in the vaults is running very low, and it has been found necessary to cut ' down the requisition from collectors so that sufficient stamps might be kept on hand to meet the legitimate de mands of the trade, Armor-Flute Price, New York, July 86. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Secretary Long has again asked the Carnegie and Bethlehem companies to furnish the government with armor for the battle-ships Wisconsin, Illinois and Alabama at a cost of $300 a ton. The communications making the proposi tion have been forwarded to the com panies, and the secretary has requested that immediate replies be made, lie fore taking any further steps in the way of carrying out the law he desires to know the intentions of the armor firms. It is reported that the Carnegie com pany is considering a proposition for the sale of its plant to the Russian government. This report has been in circulation in ordnance circles for many days, and while the representatives of the Carnegies in this city profess to know nothing about it, some ordnance experts believe there may be some foundation for it, The reply oi tne Carnegie company to the secretary' communication, it- hi asserted, will in dicate whether or not there is any truth in the report regarding the sale of the establishment. Her Blood Does Not Boll. Washington, July 28. The insult offered to the Portuguese flag by party of students in California on the Fourth of July is not exiected to lead to any complications. Viscount de Santo-Thryso, the Portuguese minister to the United States, called at the state department today, and had a, short talk about the matter. He pre viously had brought the incident to the attention of the department, which had caused inquiry to he made of the state authorities. The reort of the governor of California has not yet been received, as the minister was informed. He expressed great satisfaction at the tone taken by the newspapers in refer ring to the affair. An Aged Catholic Priest. froy, N. Y., July 20. Rev. Peter Havermans, the oldest Catholic priest in the United States, died today. ll was born in the province of North. Brabant, Holland, March 28, 1806, coming to America in a few months. San Rafael, Cal., July 26. Charles Buhl, aged 62, and George Lauff, agrxl 21, were drowned in the surf half a mile from Bolinas about 11 o'clock this morning. Buhl is thought' to have suffered a stroke of paralysis white bathing. Lauff, who heard Buhl's cries of distress, met death while) bravely trying to save the drowning man's life. Buhl was unmarried and a resident of San Francisco. Lanff re sided in Bolina. Both bodies were recovered