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, TT-r " pnpTnvn niiEfinv. s A TTTTf Ti AY. AUGUST 1. 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. XLiVIIl. AU. rrrs fl NEEDS EVERY CAR FIRE IS STARTED BY HEAT OF SUN JULY BUSINESS. IS LASSO A DEER IN 1NEWY0RK HARBOR CREW OF TUGBOAT GIVE WILD WEST EXHIBITION. TUFT PDPULATIO E FOR BIG TRAFFIC M THE WITH AIRSHIPS NORTHWESTERN" ROAD EX PECTS BUMPER CROPS. IMMENSE COAL PILE BURNS MOKE WHEX WATERED. . : I it HILL ABANDONS OCEAN TO JAPAN HAS SMUGGLERS USE GOOD IN PDHTUND What May Come if Bald win Succeeds. MNTHROP WATCHING TESTS Men May Try to Dodge Tariff With Aeroplanes. REVENUE OFFICERS TO FLY Tert of Army Airship Will Kettle Question of Aerial Pursuit of Smugglers and Transportation Between Big Cities. WASHINGTON". July 31. Although the United State has been slow to take up the balloon and aeroplane for Army pur pose, the probable future usefulneses of these aerial craft In other directions is not being overlooked. The carrying out of a tentative plan, to connect several large Eastern cities by an aerial transpor tation line will depend largely on the suc cess of Captain Baldwin -flight In his dirigible balloon at the Fort Myer Array tests. One of the most Interested spectator t the trials will be Beekman Winthrop. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, who Is directly In charge of the customs serv ice. At the present time the customs service depends upon the revenue cutter service to patrol the coast and to prevent smuggling of goods, but that the customs officials are giving consideration to the exigencies which may arise If aeroplanes become of valu In the prevention of ille gal Importation of goods is evident by the Interest they are taking In the Army tests. While the dirigible balloon "has been perfected to the point where several tons can be carried for 12 hours, and possibly longer, it probably would be the ' swift aeroplane In which the smuggler would place reliance to elude aerial revenue cut ters. Though the possibility of the use of aerial craft for such a purpose seems very remote, yet the condition may soon be an Immediate one, and it is not with out significance that' the Treasury offi cials are Intetested In the airship testa. BALDWIN WILL FLY MONDAY Ascension in Army Airship to Fol low . Present Storm. WASHINGTON, July 21. Rushing the work of inflating his dirigible balloon for the preliminary tests at Fort Myer, Captain Thomas S. Baldwin expects to make his first ascension In his new airship Monday next, during the calm which he figures will follow the storm now coming up the coast In the direc tion of Washington. The work of man ufacturing the gas was begun this morning and will be completed Sunday morning. v The tent on the cavalry drill grounds which will house the airship during the official trial is being got ready, though Captain Baldwin does not like tokeep his airship In a tent. Great difficult will be experienced, however. In taking the balloon back to the balloon-house after each flight, so the tent will have to suffice. The trial that Captain Baldwin will make Monday, If weather conditions are favorable, will be the first In this ma chine. The motor was tried out at Hammondsport. N. T., but before the dirigible can be sent aloft a proper balance of the suspended frame must be secured. This will be done Sunday after the inflation of the bag is completed. Captain Baldwlnis also trying out his plane and apparatus with which he will control the upward and downward movements of- the snip. In all of his 2000 ascensions, Captain Baldwin has used hydrogen gas, gen erated under his own supervision. He brought his own hydrogen plant to Fort Myer. It consists of four large oaken casks In which a ton of Iron fil ings Is distributed. Water Is then poured in and they are sealed up, an opening through which the sulphuric acid is poured only remaining. When the acid Is poured in, the chemical ac tion sends the hydrogen gas into a cask smal'ler than the others, into Which a stream of water is constantly flowing. The water In this last cask washes or purifies the gas, which Is then carried' through rubber tubing into the balloon, which has a capacity of nearly 20,000 cubic feet. Woman Invents Aeroplane. NEW TORK. July 31. Miss E. L. Todd, once a stenographer In the patent office at Washington, and the first American woman airship inventor, has announced that she has Invented an aeroplane, the working model of which she hopes to exhibit at Brighton Beach tomorrow, when Henry Karman shows what his much larger flyer can do. Miss Todd says her aeroplane is per fect so far as present knowledge of aeronautics In general Is concerned. Barge Works Burns. BLTTALO. N. T.. July 3). Fire at the plant of the E. F. Jones Steel Barge CflaifciniiiftM- 2 150" Southern Pacific's 10,000 Tons at Sparks, N'ev., Blazing Fiercely, Due to Hot Weather. RENO, July SI. (Special.) Ten thou sand tons of coal lying In the bunkers at the Southern Faclfic yards in Sparks became Ignited today br the excessive heat, and all efforts to extinguish the flames with water only added to their fierceness. The continued warmth caused the Timothy I.. Woodruff, Chairman of RrpubllenD State Committee of ew York. spontaneous con.busion. and it Is feared that, if the temperature Is not lower to morrow, the Dile supports of the elevated railroad leading to the bunkers will be burned off and the immense supply will become a total loss. When the fire hose was played into the coal bins today the oxygen seemed to Increase the burning. For five years in succession the railroad officials have been troubled by these fires, and until the bunkers are covered from the sun It Is believed the flames will recur an nually. FLOOD SWEEPS COUNTRY Cloudburst Stops Communication and May Destroy Lives. AZCSA, Cal., July 31. Fifteen feet of water is sweeping down the big fork of the San Gabriel River, carrying trees and driftwood with it. as the result of a cloudburst in San Gabriel Canyon. All stages have been tied up and communi cation with the camps Is cut off. No reports of loss of life have been re ceived, but a rescue party has been formed and will start for the mouth of the canyon to offer assistance, if t la needed. LIGHTNING FIRES FORESTS Oppressive Heat In California Bro ken by Thunder Storm. BAKERS FIELD. Cal., July 31. The oppressive heat of the past few days was broken today by an electrical storm which was felt all over the country, especially in the mountain districts. In four distinct" spots In the San Emldio Mountains, south- of - here, lightning struck and started forest fires, which are as yet beyond control, despite the eforts of a small army of men. In the Tehachapl Mountains a small cloudburst occurred, but no damage was done to property. The electric waves In terrupted the sen-Ice of the power com panies throughout the afternoon. In Bakersfield rain fell for an hour or more. .Sultry Day In Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. July 31. While the maximum temperature today was 91 degrees, which Is the record for the sea son, the proportion of humidity in the at mosphere made this by far the most un comfortable day of the Summer. No prostrations were reported, but storm charged clouds hung low over the city and tonight there Is mometary expecta tion of a heavy storm, similar to those which have broken in the foothills and mountains today. Sudden Storm Cools Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Cal., July 31. Riverside was visited by a thunderstorm shortly after noon today. The storm was ac companied by a high wind and a brisk shower which lowered the temperature 20 degrees In half an hour. Up to noon, today was the hottest of the season, the thermometers registering 105 in the shade. GIRL VICTIM OF BRUTES Kidnaped and Returned Home Senseless and Almost Dead. PITTSBURG, July SI. Clara Konter, 18 years old. residing near Shousetown, left her home Monday afternoon to make some purchases In either Shouse town or Pittsburg. She failed to re turn, and a search was Instituted without success. About midnight Tuesday the girl's mother found her lying' across her bed at the family home, apparently in a dying condition. Physicians have since worked with the young woman, but up to today she had not regained consciousness. - One theory advanced is that the girl was kidnaped, being taken to one of the many camps in the vicinity, where she was drugged and forcibly detained until Tuesday night, when she was taken to her home, while her parents said. 4tz:iboTawsr searching Xot her. ! V ' I r r - . 0 Summer Only Adds to Commercial Growth. RECORDS BROKEN IN REALTY Nine Sales of Inside Property Involve $1,346,000. GAINS ALSO IN BUILDING Permits for Month Aggregate $1,' 038,360, While Export Trade Is Much Heavier Than Ever Before During July. COMPARATIVE Jl'LY FHJl'KES. BlrtK. permits. July, inns. .il.o:!8.so Bldg. permits, July. 11IU7.. "cMP.liTl Realty transfers. July. 1!S 1.800.000 Realtv transfers, July, 11HIT 1.711.401 Foreign wheat shipments, Julv, inns 813.645 Foreign wheat shipments, July, l!Xl7 233,530 Foreign lumber shipments, July. 1008 14217,115 Foreign lumber shipments, July. 1!K7 4.852.764 Postofflre receipts July, lOS, were about 18000 in excess of July, 1907. Portland's industrial and commercial growth knows no stopping. The open ing month of the "quiet" Summer sea son, universally complained of else where, shows only increased activity here. Ante-election rumors that busi ness will be dull until the Presidential contest is over have no place locally. Even the pessimist finds himself with out fuel for complaint when confront ed with a review of trade conditions for the month that ended yesterday. These figures reveal, in many particu lars, a healthy Increase not" only over the business of the corresponding month a year ago, but over that of any other month during the year. The stability of this city commer dally finds further convincing proof In the active movement of real estate at good valuations. During the last six weeks nine pieces of business property. representing an aggregate considera tion of SI, 346,000, have changed own ers. In a majority of instances, the buildings now standing on the prop erty will be replaced by substantial business blocks.. Realty on Sound Basis. These sales have served to give the market an impetus, although there has not been a noticeable lull in real estate circles for months. It is an unques tioned fact th,at the real estate market in this city never was more stable values more positive or the outlook for a further brisk movement at the same satisfactory values more bright. These recent large deals have had the effect of even further strengthening an unfailing confidence in property values and the city's future. . During the 26 business days of July, the real estate transfers show the sale of property carrying considerations aggre gating over $1,600,000 or an average of over JfiO.OOO a day. These figures include only the actual considerations reported In the deeds so that the total could be increased by fully 20 per cent and not misrepresent the true market .value of the land transferred. That would bring the total of the month's transfers practi cally to S2.000,ono. The largest individual deed included In these figures was that recording the purchase by Theodore B. Wilcox of the Yeon property, corner Seventh and Stark streets, for $160,000. Permits for 458 Buildings. Ttulldlne nermlts Issued during July numbered 458 and represented improve ments acreretrating I1.038.3S0. This was th. record month for the vear. For the- same month in 1907 only 373 permits were issued for improvements amounting to S760.671. Included In last month's per mits were applications for eight founda tions for business blocks. Of the eight, four are to be 10-story buildings. The permits covered only the laying of the foundations the contractors deferring the matter of procuring permits for the su perstructures until tha initial work of constructing the foundation has been finished. in Mm nf the activity in building in this city is furnished by reference to the records in the office of Building Inspec tor Dobson. During the first seven mnnth. of this year building permits have been issued for improvements ag gregating S5.690.945. The record lor eacn month was as follows: Construction Work by Months. No. permits 2HS Valuation. I 023.54.-i S:i3.80O S.-.U!-4:S 11R0.410 734. 45 (ilili.040 ' I.O08.S6O finilATT . ......... February 4i:; 544 57H 374 2R March April Mrv . .. une uly Tota, ' 2031 S5.6U0.W5 r the-month Just ended an increase nf ne.riv 35 ner cent is shown in export wheat shipments. The shipments of this cereal for the first month 01 tne nscai year 1908-9. including flour reduced to a heat hAsis. reached a total or bushels, as compared with 233,550 bushels for the same month In 1907. High Mark In Foreign Trade. Foreign lumber shipments for July es tablished a new high record for that commodity. During the month there were Frightened "Animal Bowls Over Po licemen and Leads Citizens Live ly Chase Through Streets. NEW TORK, July 31. A deer chase In the down-town district gave the business center a novel entertainment today. The animal was caged for the game preserves of W. S. Webb, vice president of the New York Central Railroad, in the Adirondacks, and the crate had' been placed in an express wagon, which started up town. The deer forced the top bars off its temporary prison, and leaped Into the street. While the driver shouted to pedestrians to head off the game, the deer fled In other directions. A police man and a citizen who attempted to catch the animal were easily bowled over and the deer fled for several blocks until he reached the Hudson River, plunging Into the river and was headed for Governors Island, when the crew of a tugboat Inssooed him. WADE ELLIS REWARDED Platform Builder to Be First Assis tant Attorney-General. CINCINNATI, July 31. Wade H. Ellis. Attorney-General of Ohio, has been of fered the position of First Assistant Attorney-General of the l"nlted States. Mr. Ellis, who is resting after the strenuous work preceding the nomination of Will lam H. Taft for President, has asked for time to consider the appointment. Before and during the Republican con vention Mr. Ellis was engaged on the Republican platform and it Is believed that his strenuous efforts in that connec tion were responsible in large measure for his present promotion. FIRE N EARING MARSHFIELD Flames Threaten Destruction of Town Citizens Excited. MARSHFIELD, ' Or., July 31. (Spe cial.) Forest fires threaten destruc tion of Marshfleld. Ashes and cinders are falling in the streets and the volunteer Are department has been busy protecting property. Smoke has become very dense, and the people are greatly excited. Heavy timber back of the city is ablaze and unless the wind changes grave fears are felt for safety of the city. Maxwell Will Investigate. wismvBTOS. July -31. Captain Maxwell, of the gunboat Marietta, which has been ordered from Porto r-nrte to Celba. Honduras, has been directed to investigate the circum stances leading up to the cancellation ot the exequaturs of the American .1 1. .. - ',,roniq at that Dlace by President Davila, and also to afford protection and reruge aDoara nis s sel for them, if this should become necessary. INDEX OF TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 84 degrees; minimum, u uciiom. TODAY'S Fair; northwest winds. roreign. Sultan, given ovation in Constantinople and obnoxious Ministers aura. National. Government considering use of airships by ...ir and their pursuers. Page 1. Opium Commissioner flnds great increase in consumption. Page 2. Dismissals of Consuls may cause ouarrel between unltea Biai.es """"" Page 2' - Politics. Bryan busy on speech of acceptance. Page 2. Mack appoints sub-committee, rage -s-Three babies named after Taft. who rests at Hot Springs. x-a. . Hitchcock confers with New York leaders. Page 1. Domestic. Strike of switchmen threatened on Lacka wanna Railroad. Page 3. Hill will abandon- Pacific shipping trade to Japanese. Page 1. Hot weather sets Are to great coal pile at Northwestern road bys cars ready for rush or traHlc. raia x. Deer breaks loose and is hunted through New York streets. rme Sports. Ketehel knocks out Kelly In three rounds. Plans outlined for reception to Oregon ath letes. Page 11. Coast League baseball scores: San Francisco fl. portiana z; t-os ahk" v.-..- Page 7. pnujc Coast, wenty miners rescued from living tomb at Fer'nie. B. C. Page 6. Ill-fed miners make tnreata aga-insi 000. and they are arrestee, on cnarsc ui in citing riot. Page 0. ashlngton to vote on proposed amendment relieving railroads of county and district t.v.tlnn Pace 6. Forest rangers unable to get volunteers to fight fires, rage o. Commercial and Marine. Country wheat buyers bidding up to secure storage stocks. Page 14. Denial of rust damage reports weaken Chl- co-a .hMt market. Page 14. Seattle millers In need of wheat. Page 14. Moderate Improvement In general trade con ditions. Page 14. Formation of copper stock 'pool rumored. Page 14. First month of new cereal year beats-record for shipments Of gram ana miiiDrr. jur elgn. for similar time last season. Page 15 Portland and Vicinity, y records show business growth of Port i.nH Page 1. July Republican factions may bury Statement , k.i.k. to work for Taft. Page 14. Booth trial expected to go to jury tonight. Page l". Nat tlonal Guard win leave American Lake. Paite 16 Monday for City may take care of its own Insurance risks. Page lu. Colored voters form Taft .nh. Page 9. and Sherman at will.- says block streets. Socialist orators may talk Mivor. but must nut Page 9. Ten divorces granted by juogo u uajr ui Three Babies Given Candidate's Name. ONE OF THEM INFANT GIANT Taft Clubs Organized in Many Cities and Towns. ALL PREDICT ELECTION Candidate Declines Invitation to Denver and Will Rest Till Sep tember Spends Day at Golf and on Horseback. HOT SPRINGS, Va., July 31. Despite a heavy mail which kept his secretary and three stenographers busy until late to night, Mr. Taft was comparatively care free today. He divided his work with a game of golf in the morning and. a ride with General Corhin as a companion in the afternoon. Colorado wants Mr. Taft in September, according to an urgent in vitation which came today from the man agement of the Interstate Fair and Ex HosLtion to be opened Labor day at Denver. As the acceptance of the in vitation would mean an abandonment of Mr. Taft's present plan to conduct his personal campaign without travel, his regrets were sent. Baby "William Howard Tafts" have appeared in New York, Indiana and Illi nois, according to letters froro. three sets of parents to the candidate. FJaeh baby will get an autograph letter from the original bearer of the name, ami perhaps some memento additional. The Hoosier Taft was born while the Republican nominee was delivering his speech of acceptance. The parents of the Illinois William Howard chose the name nearly a year ago, but not for political reasons, as their statement is that the boy weighed 2554 pounds at birth. The New York baby Is credited with the real "Taft smile." His father, a druggist, writes: "From the way the youngster smiles every time I ask him if trie Republican party Is going to win I feel sure you will ba our next President." New Taft. clubs were reported from New York City, Philadelphia, Beaumont, Cal.; Kendall vllle, Ind.; Knoxville, Tenn. (colored); East Orange, N. ' J., Middle town, Ohio; .L-anesboro, Minn.; West Mil ton, Pa.; Phoebus, Va.; Cincinnati and Woodstock, Va. This despatch from Samuel P. Powers, president of the Middlesex Club of Bos ton, was received today: 'Sitting by the shore of the loud re sounding waves, the Middlesex Club to day at its annual holiday banquet sends you assurances of its affectionate regard and admiration and of Its certainty Of your overwhelming election." Many congratulatory letters on the ac ceptance speech were received by Mr. Taft today. Mr. Taft has not yet in dicated whether a reply will be made to Mr. Bryan's comments on the speech. CONSULTS NEW YORK LEADERS Hitchcock Lays Plans of Campaign With Woodrurf and Parsons. NEW YORK, July 31. Frank H. Hitch cock, chairman of the Republican Na tional Committee, today met the New York state leaders and discussed with them the situation as it relates to the Na tional campaign. During the early part of the day he met Herbert Parsons, chair man of the New York county committee; William L. Ward, member of the Na tional Committee from New York State, and Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of the state committee. These state leaders sought the conference in order to present to Mr. Hitchcock their personal views of the co-operation they expect between Na tional officials and state managers. While Mr. Hitchcock declined to define his wishes concerning the question of renom inating Governor Hughes, his visitors gained the impression that he expects the state convention to name the present -Governor as a candidate for another term. When Mr. Hitchcock was in L,e West he found distinct sentiment for Governor Hughes and that his nomination would j strengthen the present ticket in otner sec tions of the country. Frank B. Kellogg, of Minnesota, who has been retained to assist in the prose cution of th Standard OJ1 Company case, called on Mr. Hitchcock. Mr. Kellogg is en route to St. Paul after a conference with Attorney-General Bonaparte at Lenox, Mass. BIG TASK FOR MITCHELL Will Conduct Trade Agreement De partment of Civic Federation. NEW YORK, July 3L Ralph M. Easley, secretary of the National Civic Federa tion today announced that John Mitchell, ex-president of the United Mine workers of America, beginning tomorrow would devote his entire time to the in terests of the trade agreement depart ment of the Federation. As a member of the executive council of the Federation, Mr. Mitchell has been chairman of the trade agreement com mittee, but far more aggressive work than hitherto has been possible became desirable. Has Kept Equipment in Repair and Bought More at Bargain, Ready for Good - Times. CHICAGO, July 3L (Special.) Officials of the Northwestern Railroad firmly be lieve that inside of six weeks every bit of equipment and power that company possesses will be needed In transport ing to market the abundant crops of the West and Northwest. This state ment was made today and was coupled Representative Herbert Parsons, Chairman of Itepubllcnn Com mittee of New York County. with another to the effect that the rail road is backing up its opinion of the speedy return ot ample tonnage by . an order for 1000 freightcars. The road's belief in returning prosperity is further evidenced by the far t that its equipment has been kept up-to-date' as to repairs throughout the depressed period of traffic. In this respect the com pany has been different from many rail roads which have permitted their cars and locomotives to join the "bad order" list. It is understood that the company se cured the lowest price on its order that has been obtained in Beveral years. During the last period of depressed equipment prices the Northwestern took similar advantage of the market, which represented $1,000,000 saved to the com pany. ANNUL LUMBER CHARTERS Oklahoma Proceeds Against Mem bers of Yellow Pine Trust. GTJTHRIE, Okla.. July 31. Ouster suits were filed by Attorney-General West in the State Supreme Court today against the Foster, Badger, Clark & Bates and Long-Bell Lumber Com panies and the Central Coal & Coke Company, all Missouri corporations, and the Glenn Lumber Company, a Kansas concern. The petition is In the nature of a quo-warranto proceeding and seeks to annul the charters of the defendant companies, to forfeit their personal property and recover fines fixed by the court. Receivership is also asked. An auxiliary petition asks for an in junction restraining the members of the Yellow Pine Association from mak ing effective a pool alleged to have been perfected in St. Louis July 8 by representatives of the 100 Arms belong ing to the association for the purpose of fixing and maintaining the price of yellow pine. DECIDE ON OWN DIVORCE Man and Wife Draw Up Agreement and Judge Signs Order. SEATTLE, Wash., "July 31. (Special.) Dr. Edward C. Neville, well known in medical circles, has been granted a divorce after a secret hearing in cham bers and after a statement was filed by Mrs. Neville in her divorce pleadings that a full agreement had been reached be tween the couple on the division of prop erty. The couple deeded to each other everything there was in controversy and left the courts nothing to decide. Mrs. Neville took $5262 In settlement of all claims and was restored her maiden name. 'I MODERATE . GAINS MADE Dun's Weekly Review of Trade Is Hopeful In Tone. NEW YORK. July 31. Dun's weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: Trade reports continue to indicate mod erate net gains each week, although progress is irregular. Some sections make much better exhibits than others. The net result, however, is a larger vol ume of business in the' aggregate, and comparisons with this time last year are especially cheering when it is considered that a year ago all records up to that time were -being realized. More plants have resumed, but there are still many worklngmen unemployed. West Virginia Ticket Complete. CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 31. After completing its ticket by naming E. H. Morton, of Webster County, for Attorney-General, the Democratic state convention adjourned at 6 o'clock this mornllng. " - : : ' v . L; . x - - i t . ' . . j i I rn nni iriiianinfiiiif nrir v- , .j t Says Pacific Trade Gone a Year Ago. AMERICA CANNOT COMPETE Only Way to Continue Is Run Steamers at Loss. NEED LAWS THAT GIVE AID Great Northern Man Kays Shipping Must Have Legislation Thut Helps, Not Hinders Subsi dies Would Do No Good. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 81. The an nouncement that the Hill lines have abandoned the marine portion of their share In the trade with Japnn and China, while retaining affiliation with Japanese steamship lines, came as a shock to many people of the Northwest. Accord ing to the chairman of the board, James J. Hill of the Great Northern, It was to be expected. "Why," exclaimed Mr. Hill, "our Pa cific trade has been gone for a year. As long as 15 months ago I told them what was coming." Asked if the action of the American trans-continental roads In withdrawing from the Pacific carrying trade was due to resentment at the action of the Inter state Commerce Commission, Mr. Hill re plied : "Resentment, no. The Commission can not be blamed for enforcing the law. The Pacific trade was given up because it did not pay. America today has no flag on the high seas, or might as well not have, for we cannot compote with any other country, and must hand the load over to anybody that asks for It. The only way for us to continue in the Pacific trade would be for the railroads to own their own steamers and run them at a heavy loss. "We are not a seafaring nation. We have no sailors, though under the law Americans must constitute two-thirds or three-fourths of the crews. What we must have to make an ocean-carrying trade possible is not subsidies, but in telligent legislation, legislation that hell's Instead of hinders." FIND BOMBS ON BORDER Authorities Uncover Explosives Hidden by Revolutionists. EL PASO. Tex., July 31. Deputy U. S. Marshal Hillebrand today located ti) bombs three miles northwest of ElTaso, where it is believed Mexican revolution ists had hidden them. A secret service officer from San Antonio traced the bombs from Ysleta, below El Paso, to the place where they were found today. Some of the bombs had been uncovered by Mexican children, who wci)e playing with them. The bombs were constructed of old fruit and vegetable cans, filled with sticks of dynamite and iron slugs from blacksmithshops, and had percus sion caps and fuses for exploding them. When officers got close to the revo lutionary rendezvous at Ysleta, it Is said, the bombs were removed at night and hidden where they were found In an arroyo bank covered with dirt. EXTEND PHILIPPINE ROAD Vice-Governor Forbes May Interview London Bondholders. WASHINGTON, July 31. Some im portant Philippine railroad problems are being consiaerea Dy oniciais oi ine War Department and Vice-Governor W. Cameron Forbes, during the latter's stay in this country. A request has reached the War Department to. have Governor Forbes go to London in iha near future to consult with James E. Speyer and the British bondholders of the Manlla-Dagupan Railroad about the extension of the line to Baglo, in the Province of Benguel. Bagto Is a Summer resort and there are located there important hospitals and other public works. Tho road is yet 18 miles short of Baglo. Whether Governor Forbes Is to go to London will be determined after 'further con sultation with Secretary Wright. HASTE CAUSED DISASTER Inspector's Finding on Hanna Ex plosion Seal Mine as Tomb. CHEYENNE. Wyo.. July 81. In a report addressed to Governor Brooks today on the Hanna coal mine disaster of last March, costing 59 lives. State Coal Mine Inspector Noah Young de clares that certain laws governing the operation of coal mines had been vio lated by the Union Pacific Coal Com pany In its haste to open up an entry in which there had been a fire, thereby causing an explosion. ' The Inspector suggests that the, mine be sealed forever as a tomb for the men whose bodies were not recov ered and makes recommendations for new statutes for the protection of men working underground. V