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THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, WE DNKS DAY, AUGUST 7; 1895.
vol. v.
NUMBER 83.
COXEY FOR GOVERNOR
Ohio Populists Name Their
Candidates.
JSOT ALTOGETHER HARMONY
Horr and Bryan are' Invited to Salem--
The Defender Ahead English '
'' Church in Politic. v
. Columbus, O., Aug. 2. After two tur
bulent sessions today the Ohio populists
succeeded in adopting a platform and
naming a state ticket. They adjourned
late this evening, but Some of the more
influential members of the party are not
nlnsnfwl with Minrefmlta. General Coxev
j .
. was triumphant in everything, and it
was the predominance of Coxeyism and
his novel ideas that does not please some
of, the conservative populists. Aside
from the indorsement of the Omaha
platform, the indorsement of Coxey's
non-interest-bearing' bond scheme and
good-roads bills, and the denouncing of
the trial of Debs, are the principal points
in the platform. The complete ticket
JaeobS. Coxey, governor; John H
Crofton, of Hamilton, lieutenant-gover
nor; George Harper, of Green, treasurer
William Baker, of Licking,-attorney
'general; E. D. Stark, of Cuyahoga,
supreme judge; William Agloyd, of Tus-
carawa, public works; Thomas H
Hickman, of Morrow, clerk of the
supreme court. ' , ' '' ,
After the convention adjourned it was
discovered no one bad been nominated
for the important position of auditor of
State. The state central committee will
supply tbe omission later.
A POSSIB1K IIVSDBB.
Mail's Body Found in a Field
nalns CnldewtMed.
-Be-
Stbeator, 111,, -Aug. 2. A possible
noorder came to light here last evening
when a farmer living six miles north of
here -discovered the dead body of a man
lying in a field near his house. It is be
ieved . that the remains are those of a
man named James Downer, long a resi-
- dent of Streator. Mr. Downer has been
- missing tor ft few days, and at tbe time
of bis last appearance he had $180 in his
possession. There was no money found
On the body, however, and the supposi
tion is that Dovnerwas murdered and
robbed by some person who was aware
that he bad the money with him. His
father has been sent for to eee if he can
identify the body. .
...-. . 1 '
Killed by a Train.
fENBLKTON-, Aug.. z. A young man
attempted to steal a ride on tbe brake-
beam of the passenger train last night at
Umatilla, going toward Portland. He
failed to get a secure seat, and was
dragged, holding to the brake rod. He
was picked up by the trainmen nearly
dead, and sent back to Pendleton this
morning. His legs were broken and
crushed to a jelly by beating on the ties,
and his body was burned by heat from
friction. He gave the name of J. B,
Hunt, but died on tbe train this morn-
before giving further particulars.
It has been discovered by tbe officials
that be is the son of J.. J. Hunt, a well
to-do hotel-keeper at Port Townsend
He was a youth of about 20 years.
A Fight 'or Life. - .
Salt Lake, Aug. The desperate
i horse thieves and murderers,, Coughlin
and George, were met by Salt Lake
police officers today in City Creek can
yon, seven miles east! of Salt Lake, and a
teirific battle'ensoed. During the fusi
Jada the' officers fired over 600 shots at
the ouilaws, who were protected in the
rocky cliffs, behind which they crouched
on there knees and returned, the fire.
The outlaws were finally driven from
. their fortress and mounted their horses.
A well-directed shot by Capt. Shannon
caused Coughlin's horse to fall, after
which the thieves abandoned their
horses and started off on foot, closely
followed by the officers.
The Oloa
tola. River Raft
Inside the
..Golden Gate. .
San Francisco, Aug. 2. The steamer
Mineola, belonging to the Southern Pa
inc Company, eame in throngs the
' .'jfoMen Gate last night having in tow a
raft built on the Colombia river, and
containing between 4,000,000 and 7,000
fOO feet of lumber. The raft is made of
piles, so closely bound together that not
a single timbers moves.' . Their are 405
000, running feet of these piles. It Would
have taken scores of ships to bring the
lumber here, and the freight bill, figured
. at the usual rates, would have been
$22,500. ' : '.-
Fredericks' Effects to Be Displayed in
. a Dims Unseam.
Francisco, Aug. 2. The effects
of tbe late William Fredericks, murder
er of vonn? Herrick.. tbe bank cashier.
are to be displayed in a dime museum
Several enterprising showmen have been
after the articles and bave made offers
for them. They will be exhibited in San
Vranniwn tor a. time and will then be
sent East. That is the programe if At
torney Colwell, whodefended Fredericks.
and owns the articles, gets his price.
The articles consist of rings, pistols' and
the entire outfit used by the murderer
when bo went on his robting expedi
tions.
H orr and Bryan.
Salem, Aug. 2. Upon receipt of news
that ex-Congreesman Horr-' and Con
gressman Bryan were to debate the fin
ance Question the Oregon state faiH
management at once began arrange
ments for having the debate held at. the
Oregon state fair in September.' Bryan
has already accepted the invitation and
will be here. .
Horr has been invited. It is proposed
to have the debate coverfive days.
Governors Budd. McConnell and Mc
Graw will be invited to act as referees.
Match Between Bobt. J. and Fatchen
Buffalo. - Auk. 2. Officials of the
Buffalo Driving Park have received
(dispatch from Mr. Hamblin, owner of
Robert J., stating that a match race has
been made between the little gelding
Joe Patchen, the stallion that defeated
him yesterday, which is to be contested
during the meeting August 7. Hamblin
attributed Robert J.'s downfall yester
to tbe cold wind.
About Petered Oat. ,
Meiipiiis Aug. 2. The Little Rock
end of tne Holmes' murder case is about
petered out. In the next 48 hours the
police will probably have proven that
Convict John Cardwell could have had
no connection with Holmes, as he was
in the Tennessee penitentiary at tbe
time be claims to have been operating
at Fort Worth, Tex., for Holmes.'
Drowned In a Swimming: Tank.
Seattle, Aug. 2. Edwin Hector, age
23 years, was found dead in 6 feet of
water in the swimming tank of Y. M. C
A. building last night. He had gone in
at 6 :30 p. m. and search . was begun at
10:30, when his clothes were found.. The
body lay face upwards at the bottom of
the tank. Hector waB a healthy athlete
and his death is unexplained. .
You cannot work well onlesstfou feel
well. No one can feel well with a dis
ordered liver or diseased kidney. Dis
eases In the ' organs snould receive
prompt attention, as neglect will lead to
much misery and sorrow." Dr. J. H.
McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm should
be taken as soon as the first symptoms'
of trouble are manifest. It is well
known to all dealers in medicine as a
safe and reliable cure for diseases in tbe
liver or kidneys. Price. $1.00 per bot
tle. For sale by Snipes-Kineraly Drug
CO. :
Missouri's Silver Democrats.
Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 2. Democrat
primaries were held to select delegates
to Jackson county convention which
will elect delegates to tbe state silvet
convention. . The city wards chose solid
free silver delegation.
k Fresh Troops for Madagascar. , .
Toclos, Aug. 2. Orders have been re
ceived by the commandant here to pre
pare for the immediate dispatch of fresh
detachments of troops to Madagascar to
replace tbe invalid troopB who were re
deied home.
Free silver Democrats. .
Kansas City, Mo., Ang, 2. Democrat
primaries Were held to select delegates
to the Jackson county convention, which
will elect delegates to tbe state silver
convention. - ine city wards cnose solid
free silver delegations.
When tbe liver and kidneys are dis
eased it produces a feeling of despon
dency and gloom cf mind that it is im
possible to shake off. The victim needs
the help of a remedy that will restore
the deranged organs to their normal
healthy condition. Dr. J. H. McLean's
Liver and Kidney Balm will bring about
this result. By stimulating them to in
creased activity in removing the waste
of the system, it restores health and
vigor ot mind and body. Price $1.00
per Bottle.
Last Day of the Goodwood Kaces.
London, Aug 2. This is the last day
of tbe Goodwood race meeting. -The
Chichester stakes "handicap" was woq
by Wise Virgin. M.aF. Dyer's Harry
Reed was not placed. - .
The Bngllsh Church in Polities. -
London, Aug. 3. The Anglican bishop
of Exeter in a paBtoral letter urges spe
cial thanksgiving and prayer for be de
feat of the party which ' threatened the
church. '
Large Gold Shipment.
New York, Aug. 2. One million dol
lars has been ordered at the Bub-treasury
by the Bank of Montreal for'shipment
tomorrow on the European steamer. I
SPR AGUE IN ASHES
Business Portion Utterly
Wiped Out.
LOSS' IS. NEARLY A . MILLION
Mayor Sanderson Telegraphed for Aid'
.' Spokane Responds With Tents
and Provisions.
Spokane. Aug. 3. A disastrous fire
occured at Sprague this afternoon and
is believed at this hour the loss will
reach $750,000. Wires are down and it
is impossible to obtain particulars.
is known that all the Northern Pacific
orooertv is wiped .put, including the
depot, roundhouse and machine shops.
Manv business houses and residences
were burned and about half of the town
is destroyed. Sprague is division head
quarters of the Northern Pacific railroad
and has a population ot aoout j,duu.
Mayor Sanderson of Sprague telegraph
ed late this afternoon to Mayor Belt of
Spokane, saying the people there needad
help, and provisions, and tents would be
thankfully received. Citizens here re
snonded promptly to tbe mayor's call
and several hundred pounds of pro
visions and a dozen tents were sent down
tonight bv the regular west ' bound
Northern Pacific passenger.
Suit Beeun Against the Southern Pa
cific Company.
San Francisco, Aug. 4, Proceedings
were begun yesterday in the superior
court of this county which, if successful
will cost the Southern Pacific Company
$1,500,000. Attorney George Monteith
as the legal representative of Harry A
Knox, baa filed a complaint on behalf of
Knox charging the ' Southern Pacific
Conmanv" and others with false and
malicious imprisonment and praying for
exemplary damages in the sum of $500.
000. Similar suits in like amount will
also be brought within a few days by
two other strikers. ' -
Passenger and Freight Train Meets, on
the Same Track. .
Zanesville, O., Aug. 4. On the Bal
tiunore & Ohio railroad, at Helper',
switch, 22 miles east of here, this morn
ing tbe East-bound passenger train col
lided with a freight. Tbe engineer on
the freight jumped and escaped nnburt,
William Bolin, the fireman on tbe pass
enger, was instantly killed, ana Jonn
May. the engineer, fatally injured. No
passengers were injured.' The baggage
smoker, one coach and a freight car
burned. '
A Steamer Collison
Mabsbfield, Or., Aug. 3. The Bteam
er Arago ran into the ' steamer Homer
this afternoon in the lower hay, and as
a result the Homer was beached to keep
her ' from sinking. The Homer was
loaded with coal and was to sail for San
Francisco. The Arago struck the Homer
amidships on the port side. Captain
Reed said that the Homer signaled to
pass on one side and then started to take
the other, which caused the accident,
Tbe Arago is steel vessel, and is not
damaged a particl.
The Hawaiian Planters Straggling; for
Their Interests..
San Fbahcibco., Aug. ' 3. The Ha
waiian sugar planters have - undertaken
the formation of a sugar trust which has
for its obiect the breaking down of the
American sugar trust and the establish
ing of a free market for sugar. Nearly
a million dollars is said to bave been
subscribed by leading and influential
planters. ' Spreckles' brothers refused to
join the combination. .' -"
. ; In Status Quo.
Omaha, Aug. 3. The A. P. A. com
bine attempting to control the police
and fire departments cannot make an
other move before TueSdav, when tbe
district court will render a decision on
the injunction restraining the new com
mission for assuming authority. The
court intimated that if its mandates
were again ignored by the city council,
its members would be jailed. In the
meantime, the"old board runs the.
f . i .u i . , . i ..
city
An American Manned Steamer
in the
. Gulf of Mexico.
' Cur of Mexico, Aug. 3. A small
steamer has been seen off the Yucatan
coast with nearly 300 men 'armed with
Remmmgton rifles and machetes. The
steamer has pat in for water and pro
visions at Progresso.- The steamer is
undoubtedly , bound for Cuba. Many
Americans were on the craft. All pro
visions were paid for in American gold.
. Receivers Appointed. ,
Tjeenton, N. J Aug. 4.-Rnles to show
cause why receivers should not 'be ap
pointed for the' Eastern Rubber Corn-
pany and the Trenton Rubber Company
were made absolute today by Vice-Chan
cellor Bird, who appointed ex-Senator
John D. Rue receiver - for the Trention
Rubber Corny any, and County Collector
Samuel Walker receiver for the Eastern
Rubber Company, ih bonds of $75,000
each. ' '
No Mews Either Way.
Boston, Aug. 3. Roy. Justin Smith,
D. D one of the secretaries of the
American ' Board of 'Commissioners for
foreign missions, said to a reporter today
regarding tbe cablegram from Foo Chow,
China, that the massacre of Christians
occurred at Ku Cheng : "I have heard
nothing of such massacre and cannot
say whether or not the report is
correct." ' N -
Bob FitESimmuHs' f ast Work in For
ging Horseshoes. -
Pbiladelph, Aug. 4. In a horseshoe
making contest in this city last night
Pugilist Bob Fitzsimmons broke the re
cord by forging 30 horse9hoee in 27 min
utes. His opponent', John Corbett, of
this city, made tbe same number in. 27
minutes 20 seconds. Fitzsimmons was
unlnckly at the start, as the first two
pieces of iron be selected broke in .half.
. - A Narrow Escape. -
Astoria, -Aug. 3. A narrow escape
from drowning is reported .from Clat
sop beach. Mrs. J. W. Hare, wife of
the sheriff of this county, was in bath
ing yesterday morning, when she was
caught by the undertow and carried out
almost beyond tbe outer line of breakers,
She was rescued just in time by W. M,
Mitchell. '
Oppositlun in Telephones.
New tore, Aug. 3. Telephone manu
facturers and makers of telephone ap
paratus throughout the United Suites
have arranged for tbe organization of i
strong corporation with a capital of $10
000,000 to enter tbe field against tbe
Bell company. The 'proposed organiza
tion will be known as tbe Eastern Tel
ephone Protective association.
Pains in tbe small of the back indicate
a diseased condition of tbe kidneys,
Owing to the dangerous nature of the
dieases which attack those organs it is
important that measures should be
taken to remove the trouble before it
has become too firmly fixed. Prudence
would suggest the prompt use of Dr. J.
H. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm
which has specfic action on tbe liver and
kidneys and will cause an early restora
tion to healthy conditions. Price $1.00
per bottle. ' - ' -
Colored Boys in It. -
Cleveland, Aug. 3. As a result of
the constitution adopted some time ago
by the League of American Wheelmen,
excluding negroes from membership a
national organization of colored wheel
men may soon be organized. ' Steps
lookingsto that end have already been
taken.
There Was no Provocation. .
Hong Kong,- Aug. 4. All those who
were killed are British. All tbe Amer
icans escaped. There was no provoca
tion for the ontrages. The perpetrators
were members of tbe Vegetarian Society-
One night when Mr. Isaac Reese was
stopping with me, says M. F. Hatch, a
prominent merchant 06 Quartermaster,
Washington, I heard him groaning. On
going to his room I found him suffering
from cramp colic. Ha was in such ag
ony 1 feared he would die. - I hastily
gave bim a dose of Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He was
soon relieved and the first words he
uttered were, "what was that stuff you
gave me?" 1 informed him. A few
ddVA airn va wprfl tallcinp ahnnfc the
attack and he said h4 was never without
that remedy now. I bave UBed it in my
family for several years. I know its
worth and do not hesitate to recommend
it to my friends and customers. For
sale by Blakeley & Houghton Druggist,
; Tne Fires Still Burning, v
Mackinaw Cray, Mich., Ang. 4. Pass
ing vessels report the fires still burning
in the woods of Beaver island, but the
extent of tbe damage is not known here.
Tacoma a W Inner.
Tacoma, Aug. 3. The Multnomah
Athletic club ball team was defeated by
the Tacoma Athletic club today in a ten
inning, game, score, lacomaia; Mul
tnomah 11.
Denmark's King 111. ' .
Copenhagen, Aug. 5. Tbe , king
passed a bad night. He is suffering fre
quent recurring pains, and bis condition
thought to be serious.
Defender Ahead.
Narragansett Pier; R. I., Aug. 2.
The Defender passed here at 12 o'clock,
about two miles ahead of the Jubilee
and Vigilant. '. .;
Five of the Burled Miners Krseued.
Glascow, Aug. 4. Five of tbe minerB
imprisoned by the flood of the colliery
at Saltcoats have been rescued alive. '
Or. M iies' Pain Pills care N en ml Ms.
&11 pain nsmkiiwd by Dr. lines' Pain Puis.
STORM . IN NEW YORK
A Small Sized TomadO VisitS
the City.
CINCINNATI
DOCKS
BURNED
The
King of Denmark 111 Riots
PersiaReports of Damage
From Lightning.
jew xobk, Aug. o. several severe
squaiis accompanied oy lightning and a
great downpour of rain, struck this city
and surrounding territory last evening,
a number of accidents being reported.
fwo men were drowned bv thecapsizini;
of a yacht at the Narrows. Two adults
and one child were drowned in the East
river, and a trolley-car in tne annexed
district was struck by lightning, half a
dozen persons being ' injured. . It is
feared that a number of accidents to
boating parties will yet be reported.
During tbe afternoon storm, the wind
blew at the
rate of 60 miles an hour,
ine ramtaii during tne afternoon was
1.2 ot of an inch. The mercury which
rose to 77 degrees at 12 :20 p. m., fell to
62 at 2 :30 p. m., and remained station
ary thereafter. Excursionists to the
many near-by resorts were caught in
the showers and the returning boats and
trains this evening were uncomfortably
crowded. . ' .
Forty-Two Wounds.
City op Mexico, Aug. 5. An autopsy
has been held upon tbe body of Jesus
Olmosy Contros, tbe congressman and
journalist, who was assassinated in
Puebia. 'It revealed the fact that he
bad been stabbed 42 times in the chest,
and would probably bave been etabbad
oftener had not one of the daggers been
broken, the blade remaining imbedded
in the muscles. The heart was pene-
trated twice by a weapon wielded by a
very strong hand and with sure aim.
Other stabs might apparently have
been done by blind men, so wild was
their direction. '.'.-'"
Nothing at present is known as to the
autbors of the deed, but indications
show clearly that it was an act of pri-
vate vengeance done by men wbo so
timed their crime as to elude the vigil-
ance of policemen who were in the neigh-
borhood of the Btreet where tbe body
was found. Both officers have stated
that they neither saw nor beard any
thing unusual during tbe night.
Rebels Dispersed. -
Haoana, Aug. 5. Lieutenant-Colonel
Molina, at tbe head of a force of auxil
iary troops, in a skirmish today with
tbe insurgents commanded by tbe well-
known leader, Matagas, at Sabana Tor
res, near Rosarlo Vieja, in the province
of Santa Clara, dispersed them. The'
inBurgente left four dead and bad many
wounded. Among the killed was Cap-
tain Jose Reyes Cadrera, wboee body
was fully identified. On tbe side of tbe
troops one corporal and one guerilla was
seriously wounded. : - i
uetenant Kuiz, - at tne bead ot a
squadron of cavalry, has' bad a brush
with the insurgent band commanded by
Botonos at Seborucal, province of Santa
Clara. The insurgents lost three killed
and bad eight wounded.' '
Captain Canadas exchanged shots
with the insurgents commanded by Ber-
mudez and Nniuez. The insurgents had
Ave wounded. -.
Struck by Lightning.
Barnesville, O., Ang. 5. -A strange
freak pf electricity was the striking by
lightning of the dwelling of James Reed.
Tnere was no rain, and the sky was al
most clear. The chimney on the east
end of the building was knocked down
and the water conductor at the other
end of the building was unsoldered. It
left the conductor and shivered to atoms
a post in the: picket fence adjoining,
making a large hole in the? ground.
Several people were stunned, but none
seriously injured.
All
'Teasels
la Fort at
Threatened.
Cinalanatl
CINCINNATI, Aug. 6. ADOUt p. m.
fire broke out on tbe Big Sandy wharf-
boat' It spread rapidly and soon swept
out the -wharf-boats of the Louisville
mail line, and tbe New Orleans & Mem
phis line. - Everything along the public
landing is going. At 2:30 tbe big
steamers CarrolitOil and tbe Big Sandy
were burned, and everything in port
was threatened. '
Tldeln Elected President.
New York, An. 6. A Herald special
from Valparaiso says:
Srnor Ednardo Videla was elected
president at a recent ees-ion of the honee
or uupuuee.- xb js uireaujr vpvutj vuaigcu i
t j . T . 1 .1 1 u .. . J
in conservative circles tbat
the new I
ministry is bound to be short lived. At
tention is called to tbe fact that the
same promises to uphold the treaties, to
solve the financial problems of the
made Vy the ministry which has lust
been overthrown.
Minister MacKensle Coming Home.
New York, Aug. 5. A Herald special
from Valparaiso says :
The United States minister, James
MacKenzie, will leave for the United
States August 13.
The government has refused to reduce
i anchorage charges to Pacific companies
who offer to send steamers direct to this
port. The decree giving such rebates to
a French company ia also revoked.
" Killed a Boy.
Mount Sterling, Ky., Aug. 5. In
Montgomery county, near Johnson sta
tion, on the Kentucky & South Atlantic,
yesterday John Hawkins, a well-to-do
farmer, waylaid and shot Henry Rey-
I "olds, a 17 year-old-boy, and afterwards
cul- Dla mroai almost severing his head.
Hawkins made hia escape, but a large .
number of citizens are after him, and if
caught he will. probably be lynched.
I Hawkins claimed the boy bad been too
intimate wnn nis wiie.
Kaiser William at Co wet.
Cowes, Aug. 5. Emporer William of
Germany arrived here this afternoon on
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern. He
was Saluted by the British fleet, the
German ironclads and the British guard
ship Australia. He was met by the
Prince of Wales and Duke of Cannaught,
on behalf of tbe queen, and landed and '
visited her majesty at Osborne.
"It is the best patent medicine in ti e
world" is what Mr. E. M. Hartman, of
Marquam, Oregon, says of Chamberlain's
Colic, . Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
"What leads me to make this assertion
is from the fact that dysentery in its
worst form was prevalent around here
last summer and it never took over two
or lhree doses f that remedy to effect a
complete cure." ior sale oy uiakeley &
Ho"ght VmnWt.
Another Electrocution. ,( 1
Sino Sing, Aug. 5. Richard Leach
was electrocuted at 11 :10. . Leach killed
Mary Hope Newkirk, his mistress, after
I frequent qnarrels, on account of atten-
tions paid the woman by her uncle, 8.
l H- Moore. The crime was committed
November 18, 1894. ; After cutting the
woman's jugular vein, Leach tried to
committ suicide by . cutting bis own
throat with tbe same knife.
Struck With an Ax.
Tacoma, Aug. 5. A young man named
Nagg accidentally stepped in front of his
I oroiner, who was cutting down a tree,
? Store'B landing, near this city receiy.
mg a blow of the ax squarely on . tbe
back of the neck. The wound is very
serious, but as the jugular vein is not
cat he may recover. ...
' Church Struck by Lightning.
Qcarebtowx, Pa., Aug. 5. The Metb-
odist church was struck by lightning
yesterday and 20 persons prostrated.
LMinnie. France is in a critical condition.
I Dr. Bowman had just pronounced the
benediction when the bolt struck the
belfry, wrecking the building. :
Mr. C G. Strong, principal of the
public schools at Anderson, Cal., says:
I have used Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and have found it. an excellent remedy
for . lameness and Blight, wounds.".
Lameness usually results from a sprain,
or other injury, or from rheumatism, for
which Chamberlain's Pain Balm is es
pecially intended, and unequalled.. It
affords almost immediate relief and in a
short time effects " a permanent cure.
For sale by Biakeley & Houghton Drug
gist.
Count Uaumo Dead.
New York, Aug. 6. A special from
Paris to the Herald says : ,
General Count Robert de Baumo is
dead, after four days' illness, at his villa
at Coppetti, on the lake of Geneva. Ho
was 62 years of sge.
. Barrios a Stockholder.
New York, Aug. 5. A World special
from Guatemala Eays :
The largest stockholder in the new
bank is President Barrios, who is re
ported to have $250,000 invested in it.
, Bread Blots In Persia.
Teheran, Persia, Aug'. 5. Bread riots
in Tabrez continue. A mob has wrecked
the house of the governor, who resigned
his authority and promises a reduction .
in the price of bread. .
Bice Crops Bolned.
Yokohama, Aug. 5. Continuous rains
bave ruined tbe rice crops in many parts
of Japan, and a famine is feared. Many
lives have been already lost. The dam
age is enormous. . ' . ' .'. - , .
France's Position. .
London, Aug. b. The Tiims discuss
ing bimetalism says France ia not likely
to accept any ratio but 15 to 1.