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ERS & ' '' IMPORTERS WHOLESALE AXD RETAILERS TK Chioa9 Crockery, -Glassware LAMP GOODS AND CUTLERY Hotel, Restaurant and Bar Supplies a specialty. J 11 TIMRJJ STREET SjOT "WAymXaTOX T&SJET Our Midsummer Display of Fine Vehicles Has never been equaled on the CoasL EveryUnnfc on wheels for city and country driving, and our prices are just right See our new line of Bike Wagons and Whalebone Pneumatic Runabouts. Visitors welcome. Our doors are always open. Carriages, Wagons, i Harness, Robes nnd Whips A Big Task .Easily Accomplished The j cars of linrd vrorlc Taefore yon become efficient ivlth yoar hands on the pinno ke-boaTd constitute a Dlir toslc that can "be mastered only 1 persons of decided talent and Indomitable perseverance. Anyone can mnster piano plnyinjr in a few days by nsins a Pianola. Come see the Pianola and the Acolinni" "We'll shoTr yon, also, thej best pianos In the vroildt The StelnTray and the A. B. Chase. M. B. WELLS, Northwest 353-355 Washington &ANKETERS DANCING. Dancer of an Indian Oatbrealc ,in Minnesota. SOLWAY, Minn.. July IS. Danger of an outbreak by the Blanket Indians on Red Lake Is Increasing. The Indian po lfce from the agency hae gone out to the point where the Blanketers are still holding their war dance, and it is under stood trouble will ensue. Bulletins have been posted In the Chippewa land agency, warning all friendly Indians and whites to remain away from the party or suffer the consequences. Ten mounted jnen left Solway late last night, and wlTL proceed to the agency and take Instructions from Indian Agent Mercer. The men are all well armed and carry ea"bh MC00 rounds of extra ammu nition, which, will be distributed among the settlers. A petition will-be sent to Goi ernor Lind, asking that'a detachment of state troops be sent to. Red Lake a once. , '. , The Indians keep up their. war -dances, and their shouts can be heard for three miles at frequent intervals? They dis charge their rifles in, the air. It Is said that a large body of reds from the northern partof the state had joined force?, with the Blanketers; and small bands of Indians .arc jolnjng. the main body. It is estimated that- thel entire force numbers over 300 at pres ent. The squaws and papooses have been sent North, and only the yoUng bucks remain at this point. The white settlers at the point are preparing for an at tack. The Indians at the agoncy have assured the whites of their assistance, but it is thought that many of them are going oVor to the Blanketers, Nothing has been heard from Captain Mercer since MVjdeparture forthe lake, and fears aroentortalned for -his safety. Henri k Xbscn Seriously III. NEW YORK July 13. A dispatch from ChrisUania announces the serious Illness of Henrlk Ibsen from erjelpelaa. Ask for one of the following brands: Gold Sen! Badger Conqueror Indian Anvl! Elk .- Obelisk Pioneer fUptane BEAU BRUMMELL and LA LITA CIGARS Ilooms Single 75c to JL60 per day Booms Double Jd.00 to 42.00 per flay Rooms Family 5L50 to.3 00 per day C. T- BELCHER. 5oc. and Trens. arles Hotel American European plan 51.25. H-B0. Tli7S plan 50c. 75c. Jl 00 PRAEL GO. 320-338 E. Morrison St. Agent for tht Aeolian Company Street, opp. Cordfay's. FIRST WITNESS HEARD. Jury Completed and Testimony De pun in Caleb Fovrers' Trial. GEORGETOWN, KyT, July 12.-The jury was completed this morning In the case of Caleb Powers, ex-Secretary of State, charged 'with complicity In the Goebel shooting. The following are the Jurors: W. O. TJnder. farmer. anti-Goebel Dem ocrat: L Z. Stone, farmer. a.ntl-Goebel Democrat; A. W. Cr alg, merchant. Demo-' crat; w. P. Munson, farmer. Democrat; W. H. Oldham, merchant. Democrat; George Murjmy, jarmer. Democrat J. H. Porter, farmer. Republican; Alonzo Kern- ifarmeV, Democrat J- CjSfosthwalte, car penter. Democrat; J. T. Mulberry, black smith. Democrat; Harris Musselman, farmer. Democrat. Colonel Campbell, in stating the case for the prosecution, re'iewed the political events of last Fall.. Caleb Poners, he al leged, was the most aggressive among those who sought to settle .the Guberna torial contest by "violence, ' and to him largely was due the Importation oC moun tain "feudists" to Frankfort. He claimed that it will be put in evidence that Jan- I uary 2S Mr. Powers made use of a state ment that Mr. Goebel has not as many uajs to live as I have fingers on my hand." D. Meade Woodson. ex-City .Engineer ol Frankfort, who made the measurements by nhlch the prosecution will attempt to prove that the shot was fired from Pow ers' ofHce. was the first wltness L placed on the stand. Robbers Cnugrht in the Act. MARSHALLTOWN, la., Jhly 13. Four men were caught In the act of 'robbing jMason & Whitehill's general store at Stafe Center early-today. A number of citizens surrounded tho buliqing, and a pitched battle, ensued. Ben -Whltebfll. one of the1 proprietors was .shot in the leg. One of the robbers wastalso wound ed, and with onestf his-'assoclates" was "captured. The other two escaped. ALLIES DRIVEN BACK May Be Forced to Abandon Tien Tsin. POSITION IS BECOMING UNTENABLE LI Hang: Change "Will Remain at Can ton Until the International Troops Have DcfcatedTTuan's Force. LONDON. July 14. The scanty cable dispatches received today .add nothing to the knowledge in London of the Chi nese situation. It Is stated positively from Canton that LT Hung Chang will remain there until the allied troops have defeated Prince Tuan's forces, and will then go north to lend his powerful aid in arranging terms of peace, co-operating with' Prince Chlng, Yung Lu and the other pro-foreign Viceroys. For the pres ent LI Hung Chang considers that be can best control and direct the Vice roys from Canton and also keep in check the turbulent Province of Kwang Tung. All the foreigners and missionaries have evacuated Wan Chau and hae arrived at King Po. Large bodies of Boxors ap peared at "Wan Chau and threatened to exterminate the foreigners and Christians. They also distributed banners, badges and Inflammatory antl-forelgn appeals. The Tien Tsin correspondent of the Ex press, telegraphing under date of July 9. Hin, dated Shanehal, stating, on the au asserts that the Chinese are -daily driving thorlty of a Chinese source, that troops In tho allies. They havo mounted, says the correspondent, 12 fresh guns in ad vantageous positions; with which they are now keeping clear the streets of the for eign settlement,, the -Incessant shooting rendering the neighborhood quite unten able. The Dally Mall's St. .Petersburg corre spondent says that In tho last six hours' battle outside of Tien Tsin, the Cos sacks captured six Krupp guns and killed numbers of fleeing Boxers. The Chinese lost 3000 killed, including General Kek. OMINOUS OF DISASTER. Lack of Chinese JVetvs at the German Forelsm Ofllce. BERLIN, July 13 No Chinese "advices have been received at the Foreign Offlco today, which fact Is Interpreted by the press as ominous of disastrous news in a few days. It Is said thatra feeling of unrest reigns In Shan Tung because of the withdrawal of a part of the Ger man troops from Taku to Tsin Tau. The German military expedition will carry one battery of 15-ccntlme howitzers for the siege of Pekln. The Marine Min ister intends to charter 30 or 40 ves-sels-for China, many of them to be used as supply ships. At a meeting held here, at which were present a number of the highest poli ticians, leading bankers and other per sons of prominence, a society was organ ixed to collect money 'to provide physi cians and nurses for the Chinese expe dition. The offers of persons to serve as nurses have been so numerous that no more can be accepted at present; Tho situation in Chins, begins to affect German trade. Orders for -railroad ma terial iox the German Shan Tung Rail way have been cancelled'. A'number of needle factories in Westphalia hae been closed. A number of firms In Essen and Saxony compfain that the position of af fairs id China has Injured their trade. The Foreign Office tonight denied en ergetically to a representative of the As sociated Press a .statement cabled frdm i Qhlna to some newspapers that Baron von Kettejer caused his own death .through his harsh' treatment of the na tives. Count von Bulow's declaration regard ing Germany's alms In China is discussed by"the press and Is almost unanimously Indorsed. The Berlin Neuste Nacbrlchten says: "'Pie fitness and resolution with which Germany protects her Interests and de mands punishment for bloodshed will meetNrtth great approval, as will also. In air equal measure, the Government's avoidance of all far-reaching plans of action which might result In infinite com plications. German statesmanship makes the same statements in the point of Chi na, accepted at the beginning a sound practical policy, free from the lust of conquest or annexation, but which will not permit the curtailment of Its well grounded interests or rights." The Vosslsche Zeltung says: "The Sec retary's language is as energetic as cir cumspect and awakens confidence. Count von Bulow's speech was without reserve, but also "without passion. An Over whelming majority of the nation will approve it .and the letter, is sure to make a good impression abroad." ThePost expresses satisfaction that tho aims of Germany and Russia are es sentially Identical and says: "The mod eration of Germany in-handling the Chi nese question. It appears, would com pletely exclude the idea of conflict with other powers." The Voerwaerts notes that Count von Bulow omits to mention "that Germany's policy In resisting Japan's offer to take a mandate from the powers thwarted he only possibility of, giving the Ambassa dors effective and immediate aid." According to a semi-official telegram from Canton, dated Thursday, July 12. LI Hung Chang, July 6. received a writ ten Imperial edict, dated June 17. and sent overland, in which all the Governors were- urged to dispatch troops with tho utmost speed to help against the rebels, among whom Prince Tuan was clearly Indicated."" Acting on this edict, which is said to be undoubtedly genuine, Li Hung Chang Is sending some thousands of troops to Pekln and the Governors are probably doing the same. FRANCE ALSO DEUAJTOS IT. Mnst Communicate With Minister Pinchon at Pekln. PARIS. July 13. The Chinese Minister here has communicated to M. Delcasse, Minister of Foreign Affairs, an Imperial edict dated June 2S. To this M. Delcasse has replied that since the Chinese Gov ernment has the means to communicate with its representatives abroad. It ought to guarantee communications between the foreign powers and thefr representatives at Pekln, and he has. therefore, oharged the Chinese Minister to transmit a tele gram to M. Pinchon, the French Mlnlstor to China. THE IMPERIAL EDICT. Nothing: Heard of It Fro na. the Euro pean Capitals. WASHINGTON. July 13.TMr. Wu. the Chinese Minister, said that at the time he presented to Secretary Hay the Im perial edict deflnlng China's attitude In the present crisis, a copy of the docu ment had been jent to the representatives of China stationed In-each country whose Ministers are in Pekln. Somesurprlse Is manifested here that the edict has not Ibeen presented by the several Minlstrs before this time, but this may be due to delay in deciphering it la the code, which was Chinese, and not the language of the countrj in which Jhe Minister resides. Mr. Wu said tonight that no word has been received by him regarding the tele gram serit through the goqd offices of an official offlcer In Shanghai, and that none could be expected so soon. Inhere was no uuicr news iram ms country, ne added. Secretary Long stated at a late hour tonight that he had not received a word during the day or evening from Admiral Remey, In command of the Asiatic sta tion, now in Chinese waters. The fact that the Admiral has not made any report of the conditions said to exist In Pekin, l and tho reported murder of the Ministers, the Secretary regards as a hopeful sign. Fnlt Klen Quiet. NEW YORK. July 13 Rcy. Dr. Leon ard, secretary of the Episcopal Mission-, ary Society, today received a cablegram from Rev. W. H. Macy. at Foo Chow. The message contained but two words: "Fuhkien Quiet." This message was sent in answer to one cabled by Dr. Leonard I some time ago, directing that all mis- . alonarles should be called In from their VM ... i.uciK o , uu.ir;i. .l. u.i v.... , is one of the Southern provinces of China ..v. ... ... ......u. , .... ....-.. , mere, including several women, ouu further south Is the District of Hlng Hua, where there aro 11 Methodist mission aries', who. also have headquarters " at Foo Chow. Out of this total number of 46, probably half a dozen are now in the United States, General NleVa Victory. BRUSSELS, July 13 M. de' Frabeau. Minister of Foreign Affairs, has received a telegram from M. de Carther Meissen j MlnlRtr of thp. HplirlaTi Trrntlnn at Vft- faithful to 5eneral Nleh had defeated the rebels near Pekln and they recog nized the. authority of Prince Chlng and General LU, who tried to protect tho Europeans. Italy Will Send 6000. ROME, July 13. A contingent of troops for China will leae Naples July IS. Ac cording to the Trlbuna, a second contin gent, which, like the first, which will bo composed of two battalions, will be sent. The expeditionary corps will thus be raised to 6000 men. FIRE AT ST. PAUL. Eight SMnjrle Storehouses Dcstrojed. Were ST. PAUL. July 13. Fire this after-H noon destroyed five large and three small buildings formerly used by tho Chicago Great Western Railway as "re pair shops, at South Park, just dutslde the city. About 300 carloads of shingles were burned. The loss Is estimated, at $200,000 There was a hlghlnd blow ing, and the flames spread from the oll ;house to the adjoining buildings and 'freight cars, of which there .was & great number in the yard. The blaze iststed four hours. The shops had been used as storehouses- by Jhe Coast Shingle Com pany, and 300 carloads- of that product i we?e In the buildings. THE 0MER.VILLE FIRE- Particular of th Oil Tank ton, in the Railroad Yard; NEW YORK, July 13. A special from Boston to th 'HrjiM'fiYs? Rv th mniminii nt n nil tnnV in firtm- ' erville last night nearly 100 persons were j more or less Injured, and earlv this morn- I ing two were reported dead. Many of the injured are In the Cambridge Som erville and Massachusetts general hos pitals, wnile others w ere taken to" houses near the scene of the explosion. In tho yard of the Boston & Maine Railroad, near the old McLean asylum. among more than 1000 freight cars , filled with coal and general merchandise. were three oil tanks of the Union QU Company. When one of the cars caught fire and made a blaze that could be seen j all over Somervllle. hundreds of people flocked to the yards. The Somervllle ' firemen arrived promptly enough, but had j to carry hose through all kinds of places, while the Are burned briskly and the i crowd drew closer and closer. It Is es timated that soon after the Are started fully 1000 persons were In the freight sards, and scores of the most daring were on top of freight cars near the fire. Suddenly there was a rumbling noise. One great sheet of flame shot Into the air, and a huge oil tank which had been on a car went up on end, scattering blazing oil In all directions. The huge tank Of oil, one of three, on as many cars, had exploded. The burning oil fell upon men, women and children lit the throng, who shrieked with pain and terror. Six men on top of one 'box car were thrown to tho ground with their clothing on Are. Men and women, with I their garments burning, ran abouf the yaro. in terror. Bono were so Daaiy burned that they dropped. Those who were not on Are helped them, and were themselves burned. Meanwhile the railroad men were per forming acts of heroism. The oil tnnlc whlch exploded was on a car between two others, and those were in danger of going up at any moment. A locomotive was backed in and started to draw out the train. A railroad man ran up, threw a heavy sleeper beneath tho wheels of the burning tank, the coupling broke, the car stoppod and' the oil tanks were sep arated. Fifteen persons were taken to the Som ervllle Hospital. Joseph Harden, of En gine Company No. 1, who was standing on the oil tank at the time of the explosion, died early this morning. .Fires at Plttsburjr. PITTSBURG, Pa., July 13. Six coal and lco storehouses three stables, a frame dwelling, a number of outbuildings' and six Pennsylvania freight cars were de stroyed by Are today at Sewickley, a suburb of Pittsburg. Samuel Woods, a stableman, was burned to death, and eight horses were cremated. The loss is' 550,000. The Garland Chemical Works at Ran kin. Pa., were burned at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. The loss is $100,000. The Are was caused by the explosion of a tank of chemicals, but no one was injured. ' Tfttr Second Lieutenants. WASHINGTON. July IS. The follow ing enlisted men, who have rendered ex cellent, service In the ranks In the Phil ippines, have been given commissions as Second Lieutenants: Sergeant-Major J. R. Blackburn. Forty-ninth Volunteer In- r fantry; Commissary-Sergeant George W. Wilson. Thlrt -sixth Volunteer Infantry; Battalion-Sergeant John A. Brown. Thirty-sixth Volunteer Infantry: First Ser geant Thomas Embry. Thlrty-se cnth Volunteer Infantry, and Battalion Sergeant-Major Allen T. Crockett, Twcnty seertth Volunteer Infantry. World's Christian Endeavor. LONDON, Juy 13 The world's Chris tian Endeavor cpnention opened today with a general pilgrimage . to Wesley's Chapel, whjre pralsemeetings were held hourly all day long. They were attended bymmense congregations of Christian Endeavor delegates. " HEATH IS SECRETARY Given Dick's Place by the National Committee. WILL RESIGN THE POSTOFFICE JOB 3eTr Executive Committee Wat An- .noancedajta Conference Held. Irhcievelnnd Yesterday CLEVELAND. July I3.r-In the office Qf Senator Hanna todav th Republican Na- tlonal Executive Commutes was selocta as follows: " m. A. Hanna, Cleveland. 'chairman; Hon. Henry C. Payne, Milwaukee. "Wis., vice- cnainnan; nan. terry a. Heath, Muncie, jnd . secretary: Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss, acw iut, treasurer; iion. uraemo stew- firf, Chicago; Hon; Richard C.Kerens, St. Louis; Hon. Joseph H. Manley, Augusta, ttiiMiisie(titriiiiiioittttt PITH OF CHINESE NEWS But littlo has come through f rom'tho disturbed section of China. The allies at Tien Tsin may be forced to withdra to Taku, as the Chinese surround them In ever-Increasing numbers,, and, pour in a. deadly artillery Are. Boxers are threatening the coast cities of. NIng Po Jtnd Wan Chau, in the province in which Shanghai Is Situated. General Nleh, tho Belgian Foreign 'Office Is Informed defeated the rebels near Pekln and relieved Prince; Chlng and General Yung Lu, who "are helping the foreigners. : Consul-General Goodnow, at Shanghai, reports that the Governor of Shan Tung wires that the Boxers and soldiers were bombarding the Po ktn legations for a final attack July 7. A similar dispatch reached the Chinese .maritime customs oflco, in Lon'don. These contradict the rumor in London that all foreigners in Pekin were murdered on the 6th. Chinese Minister Wu has undertaken to get through a cipher cable message from Secretary Hay to United States Minister Conger, at Pekln, and. to "havo the answer brought back If Mr. Conger is alive. The message-was prepared by Secretary Hay. It wa3 sent to Shanghai with explicit Instructions from Wu to sparo no efforts or expense to get it through. France has also demanded communication with Its Minister In Pekln. Italy will send 5000 troops to China. Li Hung Chang will remain at Canton until the allies have defeated Tuan's forces, when he will "go north to arrange peace negotiations. toeeoei6acooa9ece Me-.; Senator N. B. Scott, Wheeling, W. Va; Hon. Frederick S. Glbbs, New York; Hon. Franklin Murphy, Elberon. N." J.; Hon. Harry S. New, Indianapolis, Ind. With the exception of Joseph Hw. Manley and Franklin Murphy, all the members of the committee were at the meeting this mpmlnff. t v The two sessions of the committee to day were devoted mainly to selecting "headquarters -for the ca,pnalgiu The se- I lecUoa of sa advisory onvnitUjvhlch Ic Exii1p4jjQe4 the eiecutlvo committee- In 1898, was thoroug aiy considered aenatogr iian nk stated &tan, advlsory-'mmltte4 would be composed of about iz memoers i selected from Quarters Khere there are likely to be close contests between the Republicans and Democrats. . xne comroiiiee worn, as in ooso, win vc carried on from the headquarters in New York and Chicago. The following mem bers of the committee will be located at New York: Cornelius N. Bliss, Joseph Hr Manley, Senator Scott, Frederick. S. Glbbs and Francis Murphy., Graeme Stewart, Henry C. Payne. R. C Kerens and Harry a Now wilL bo. at the Chlcasro headauar- ters. Senator Hanna will be at the .NeX York headauarters continually .from the latier part"o'4hl month until. September L after which time he will divide his time between New York and Chicago. The resl5nat!on of General Dick, as sec retary, was accepted, and Perry S. Heath wad Immediately unanimously nominated to succeed Dick. Myron TJ Herrlck,. o( Cleveland, was choaen for the vacancy on the National committee caused by the res ignation of GsorSe B. Cox. of Cincinnati. The new executive committee thiSi aft ernoon adopted the following, resolptlo'ns in regard to General Dick's resignation as secretary to the National committee: "The National. Republican Executive Committee received with sincere and deep Tegret the resignation of Hon. Charles F. Dlok, secretary of the committee. The resignation comes as the result of his se lection as chairman by the Ohio Repub lican State Central Committee apd the call of the party of the state to lead4them In this Important campaign is recognized as The desire of the Republican organiza tion of the state. The Republican Na tional Committee and the party at large are under obligations to General JJlck for efficient; effective, loyal and indefatiga ble s'ervlces. In accepting this resignation the committee defers to the judgment of General Dick. thatne can best servo his party by devoting his entire time and en ergy to the party's interests in Ohio, the home of the President." In An interview this afternoon. First Assistant Postmaster-General Heath said to an Associated Press representative: "The subject which culminated today in my selection as secretary oi me .Re publican National Committee was first broached to me by Chairman H.anna, and was renewed with much earnestness and insistence at the Philadelphia convention. At first, I was very much averse to tak ing up this work, knowing what It meant in volume and character. President Mc Klnley did not wish me to quit my posi tion in the Postoffice Department. I was summoned from Maine Saturday last to go to Cleveland by Chairman Hanna. and requested, to attend a meeting of the ex ecutive committee .heje today. Here the subject was renewedby all the members of the executive committee in such a per sonal and earnest manner that I consent ed to undertake the work." When "asked as to his intentions re spectlnghls, resignation as First Assist ant Postmaster-General Mr, Heath said: l,At Canton yesterday I talked with the President and Postmaster-General Smithy and wvlll renew the subject with the Postmaster-General Mondav-. My service with the committee, I presume, will be needed as soon as headquarters are opened, 'the latter part of this month." Concerning Mr. Heath's resignation as First Assistant Postmaster-General, Mr. Hanna said today that in his conversa tion with the President at Canton, the latter expressed deep regret that the com m'ltCee deemed it necessary for Mr. Heath to leave his position' In the Postoffice De partment, where he rendered such satis factory service, and expressed the great est confidence in and admiration for Mr. Heath, both officially-and personally. He also 'stated that the most cordial expres sions in the same direction were made by FtoHtmaster-General Smith, and that Mr. Heath did not accept the secretary ship of thp National commltteeuntll aft er he -had frequently and personally re sisted. The t committee, lata -this afternoon, re - newed the lease for the rooms occupied as headquarters in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, New York. Messrs. Payne and Stewart wore Instructed to look over the ground In Chicago, with a view to securing a location for the Na tional committee in that city. It Is ex pected the Chicago headquarters will be opened during the coming month. The committee, after considerable discussion, decided to maintain no special bureaus during the coming campaign. In ISM. a number of these. Including negro, German and woman's bureaus, were operated as auxiliaries to the National headquarters This work, will be, assumed now by the officers of 'the several committees. ' A Qfedet Day at Canton. CANTON, O , July 13. After the crush of. people and. the exciting v Incidents of Thursday, comparative quiet "prevailed at the -MeKlnley home today. During the forenoon, a drive was taken to Meyer's I Lake, the pretty Bummer resort Just out- smq me city, xne jr resident jiem uic rolns. and thn other KPnt.4 were occuoied I byM Mrs. McXlnley, Mrs Day and Mrs. Dawe3. Secretary Cortelyou, with sev- f era! others, made up another driving par ty at the same time. Postmaster-Genoral Smith, who was the guest of the Prosl dent until after the notification, returned to ""Washington last njght. During the day FOR BUSY READERS. a number of callers were received at the McKlnley homo to pay their respects. NITRAL'S NEK AFFAIR. The Lincolnshire Lost "Half Their Officers. LONDON, July 13. Lord Roberts has sent nothing, further concerning the Nl trails Nefc, affair. Pretoria dispatches, however shdiv that theHncolnshlres last half their officers, Including Colonel Rob- ettsho was wounded and taken prison er. Stragglers continue to arrive at the camp, "but few further -details can be gathered. Tho "British fought stubbornly until nightfall, when the cavalry turned their horses loose. The Boer report of the engagement places the British casu alties at over 200. In the Dordepoort affair, mentioned In Lord Roberts' dispatch, the men In the front rank of the Boers wore khaki uni forms and helmets and the Dragoons, passed them unsuspectingly, under the Impression that they were Hussars. The mistake was not discovered until the Boers opened a heavy fire, when the Dragoons were 400 yards distant. The prisoners who" escaped to Kroon stad report that General Dewet's force of 1000 men with large guns, expelled from Bethlehem by General Clements and Gen eral Paget, have taken up a standing po sition four miles to the southward In the hills, arpund Retelf Nek. President Stoyn Is reported to be with them. Another case of the Boers wearing khaki is reported to "have happened at LindIoyJune 26, whan they surprised a picket of 2S(men of the Yorkshire Light Infantry. IS of whom were killed or wounded. End of the War Far Off. A dispatch NEW YORK, July 13. to the Tribune from London says There was a feeling of deep chagrin toward midnight when the news spread in the lobbies of Parliament that Lord Roberts had reported a considerable Boer success, 18 miles from Pretoria, with the capture of a squadron' of the Scots Greys and a part of Ave companies of the Lin colnshire Regiment and two guns. This unexpected reverse at Nltral's Nek was a reproduction of Nicholson's Nek, not far from Lord Robert's headquarters, with the capture of guns and sharpshooters of a crack Tegiment. Other signs of Boer activity In so many as three points were convincing proofs that General Botha had not given up the fight, and that the end of the war was a long way ofL Lord Roberta dispatch 4 created a most -oalnful imoression. Commandant Grobler, who commanded the Federals at Nltral's Nek, had tour guns. " March of Clery's Column. W1TPOOL, Transvaal, July 13. General Clery's column, which has moved east erly, is now camped here. During the march the mounted Infantry engaged 200 Boers, shelling a ridge occupied by the burghers. It Is intimated that this move ment will clear the country from Stand erton to Heidelberg, The troops found but ontf remaining laager, from which the Boera retired hurriedly. Gunpowder Plot in Paris. ' PARIS, July 13. Inquiries' are being made into what may possibly- turn out to be a serious attempt to destroy the 'grand palace of the Champs Elysee Wednesday night. A watchman of cellars which were Ailed with package cases and a large quantity of other inflammable materia) . overheard a conversation be tween two men, leading him to believe that a plot was on foot to set Are to the building. The miscreants Aed upon "his approach. A search the next morn ing resulted in the discovery of two her metically sealed boxes filled with black powder. The chemical properties of this powder,have nof yet been disclosed by the authorities. neld No Meeting NEW YORK, July 13. The report that the annual meeting of the Western Union Telegraph Company had been held In Jer sey City yesterday and certain direct ors and officers had1 been elected, was entirely erroneous. The meeting referred to was a meeting of the stockholders of the'merlcan Union Telegraph Company, whose organization la maintained In New I Jersey, BIG TALK OF LEWIS PredictsSweepingDemocraticf Victories in the West SAYS HE IS OUT OF POLITICS Republican.- Prospects In Nebraska Wot Injured by the Fusion, Effected at Lincoln. WASHINGTON. July .-James Hamil ton Lewis is in Washington, proclaiming tho election of Bryan, but announcing that he personally Is out of politics. Na tional and state, as far as holding office is concerned. The turn-down he received at Kansas City evidently put a damper On his political aspirations, but he takes revenge by predicting that Oregon. Wash ington, Idaho, Mont-ma and even New York will go Democratic this Fall. llurstinir of the IS o roe Boom. Assistant Secretary Taj lor. of tho Treasury, has received a letter from a Brooklyn gentleman just returned from Capo Nome. In which the writer says that but few of the miners on the Nome beach are making day's wage, and that the beach Is heavily overcrowded. Ho reports, after making extenshe Inquiries, that the beach, both above and5.'tfelow Nome. Is already worked out. The creeks aro many of them rich in gold, but the incumbent cost of mining and extracting the gold is so great as to make the en terprise almost worthless. He conArma tho reports ot destitution and suffering due to tho bursting of the boom and overcrowding of the country. Outlook in Nebraska. , According to W. F. Gurley, chairman, of the Nebraska delegation in the Phil adelphia convention, the Republicans will hive a Aghtlng ch-nce In Nebraska this Fall, and If they can effect the change of 4000 votes, will carry the state for Mc Klnley Ho says the fusion brought about yesterday does not alter the situation, as it is the same fusion the Republicans have faced heretofore. The failure of the Democrats to nominate Towneils regard ed as rather weakening tn Bryan causa In Nebraska, as the Populist element re sents the slight. Punchtnff Census Returns. Director M-rrlam, of the Census Office, is straining e ery nerve to get the census out on time this year, and will resort to a three-shift force, If need be, to hava the work completed by December L Those who hae observed the movements of Director Merrlam since he took charge of the Census Office acknowledge that ho Is an efficient organizeand a systematio director, t must be acknowledged, also, that so far everj thing In the Census Of flco Is running smoothly and without hitch. It must be understood that the great majority of the force now at work on the census returns are what are known as the "punchers." who are temporary employes of the office, taken on at 350 a month. These punchers transfer to rec ord cards. the returns shown by the re-" ports of the enumerators. When this. jJunchJaig-orce -was organized, it was un derstood that they would be retained at their original salary, without chance of promotion. It has since been determined to promote those among them who mani fest an especial proficiency, although all will be required to attain a certain effi ciency, each puncher being expected to punch 700 cards in the course of a day. Many of the more accomplished havo reached a record far above that, and are making great holes In tho returns of tho enumerators. Those v ith the best records are being recognized for promotion, and some aro taken from the punching ma chines and put to work at crifylng and other branches of the work requiring more skill ard general Atness. If any employe In the office shows a disposition to loiter, ho Is first called down, and a repetition of the offense re sults In his dismissal. Likewise, Ineffi ciency is dispensed with without cere mony, as there are now on the eligible list as many anxious aspirants as are on the rolls of the office, it the work con tinues as it has stirted, there is no rea son why the census should not be com pleted by December 1. UtnntUIa Indian School. The Indian Bureau has prepared plana and specifications for a new boarding school to be erected on the Umatilla res ervation. In Oregon. The school has been designed with a view to meeting the pres ent demands, and any demands which may grow in the course of the next 10 or 15 years. .It is the Intention of the de partment to make this a flst-class board ing school, which, while not as large as many others, will be complete In every detail and thoroughly modern In equip ment. There will be other improvements around the school and reservation, but as yet the plans for the entire Improvement have not been completed, xne water ana sewerago sstem Is to be repaired in places and replaced by new In others, and will be left In the very best condition. The school to be erected will bo a two story frame structure, designed especially for the Umatilla reservation, and Intended to meet the specific demands of the In dian children In that section- The latest Ideas with regard to healthful and well lighted schools have been Incorporated, and every effort has been expended to se cure a building which will be bej ond crit icism. It Is hoped that bids" may be sub mitted at an early day which will come within the allowance for the school build ing, and that work may be pushed to early completion. The building, when completed, will be 60 feet long by 33 feet deep, and will be nearly 60 feet high. A RUNAWAY FREIGHT. Fruit for Oregfon. Strevrn Along; allies of Southern Pacific Track. REDDING, Cal., July IS. Last night, when a. freight train bound for Oregon, drawn by two engines, as climbing the heavy grade a"bove Upton, a coupling gave way, and 30 cars, loaded with fruit, started back. They passed through Sis son seemingly at the rate of 70 miles an hour. Half a mile below SIsson is the Pioneer Box Factory. Here- seven of the cars broke loose and pitched over an em bankmeiit. The others continued on their mad course. At Big Canyon, three miles below -SIsson. the runaway train again parted some of the cars flying the track and being dashed to pieces. The other half dozen continued over a high trestle around a loop and Anally shot off the rails below Mott, after running 10 miles. All the timbers are in splinters. Fortu nately, no trains were encountered by the runaway. The north-bound California Express, which left here this morning, is detained at Dunsmulr, and the south-bound, which should go through here before noon to day. Is at SIsson waiting for the track to bo repaired. Spain "Sat Interested. MADRID, July 13. Senor Sllvela, tho Spanish Premier, says that no Spanish war vessel will go to China, Spain hav ing no interests to defend in the ex- 1 treme Orient.