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r JitO JI. VOL. XIX. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1902. NO. 29. RALPH HARDCLOrS IltDIATIOIl BY VILUAM MINTO. CIIA1TKR XXIV Continued. Inutile (lie cnmii'll linmlMr waa mui'ti inure pitiable apectucla than the dlsgrau'd '"' '"'f' broken gentleman tt body of ruler oorporately dtmioral (hI and Individually dumorallKxt by panic, gabbling at one another Ilka flock of ni'fw. If tome Asuiikliui could have transported them to llliickhmith, tiikon tlii) rix( tiff tlia Oreen Man and shown tliioit tliu leader of the common in tbat bumble tavern, ... In .. quiet and mrui'iil deliberation, It would liav put them to shame. Hut th king' council wan for a moment without a head. Fear had broken ilia tiondvof custom, ami tlia inatliii t of ilf-)rervalion run riot aUivo nil the restruiiit of conven tional ceremony, livery man n eager to t;i v voice to bia own panic stricken ciiimtnl and atiggwtlona, and an tlny rtnld not all gain tba general er t oiioii, oiu li man turned to IiIn enililHtr, trying desperately to be heard above the din. A coiifiined gabble and babble of voices, strained to make themanlvM audible, filled the ronin. The question wast, what answer should le wilt to the request of tliu common, but there wa no authority In th chamber equal tit keeping this or any oili r silijflo qundlon before tba mlmlsof the council. The member goMii'iilated and roared out eirw-i lioiia of Impotent wrath. Sir John i Nun ton wan a coward: he ahould never have yielded itticheaUir castle; It wn ,, strong enough to have held out till diminwliiy glnt am h a rabblo. Hlr John Newton should be twhcuiled at once an a traitor, and bla head Mint to the Inaotcnt raitlfTa with warning tlmt if they did not dinner at once the sum fate ft a In store for thuin. Tbia should bo tlia answer, tbi or no answer at all, but hundred or two of nien-ut anna, witb Sir Hubert Knolle at their bi nd, to ride into their camp and iH'Attrr them like a bard of swine. Hioae alio, In lln'lr heart, were in favor of a milder pulley were nut less loud in declaring what ouitbt to have been diiiia nr, before tlie lnsurg , aula hnd khIikh! audi a brad. Tlm clmiiifllor, Kudbnry, rnady with a prnpoml In 1lit mid.t of all lb in clamor, talin, pal, with a contempt!! ou amila on Ida lijw, rained bla hand in vain for ordur. lla liMikatl ri'proacb fill, h bHiktxl indiKnant, but, notxHly " baiMfl blm. Tha babbla continued, and a confuiail rar and lilaa pchowd from tba walla and roof in tba vara of tlm poaxrliw atatoaman, Tbi-n tba younx king rona, with all tba foniiMMwd majoaty of a PlanUKnet in bin boyiMl fm-a. 11a ralr;l bla voitv, and tlm Mmtratlnn trobla, cloar and ntrong, madu itoolf heard abova tba din, and brought back tba unruly council to a annae of the Impropriety of It Iwhavlor. Hi U'ckiiuitJ to tli cbanrvllor to taka advantnga of tba lull. Tliu clian cnllnr'a tumia wera hard and mvora; tbo dlnrcaiKict of the council had mado him Arrimiuilniii, What waa tba meaning, ha anked, of thla Ignobla panto lirfora a ' hard of alaven? If tboy winhisi to confer with tbo king about thlr grievancaa, lat llifin ciiooMi apukonnien of their own nunilwr and petition to be heard by the king In the pnimnce of hi council, and the king and bii council would then drtiTinIno to hiiar them or not. For blmw!( b iwt no atnre by the opinion of the IgiK-runt in mattvri of atato; but hi own conduct waa callud In, Cjtutfttioi:, and be waa branded by tbeni inon aa an evil counrallor, he would not prennme to galnnay any who deemed tholr opinion of higbvr worth, and wlnluid to Warn of thitir wiadom how to govern the klnndorn. Hut aa for tbi duniMnd (but the king ahould go to thorn, it wa outiH)ii and Innolotit, and not for a moment to lie Untuned to. It thin be tholr plain annwur, and lot tbem give the fonllnh and mlrgiiiilod mnn to understand that It wa final. Tlwra were murmura of approval at thin, and each man looked at bin nobrlilHH for encouragement. . Hut their mlnda wore nally too agitated to rent (Irmly in any conclusion, and tne noxt nni'iiker. the Karl of Kaliabury, wung tbsni round to a more caution policy. Ho profeanvd lilmnoil 01 enure accord with the nrchblnliop, and echoed hi ntronif bingiiugfl alwut the inmiUmce of the ndwllloit villuln. Hut hnd thev dulv weighed the danger of in- flHinlna the rebel further? There was Hi)inldmi to the north of London; were they atitled of tbelr power to wltbntand uch number II they were made deapernte by a rough aimwnr? It bebonved them to proceed wurilv In ttda matter and not take nmrn'tn )iaml tbnn thriV could execute for not only their own live but the live of their heir and the very exig ence of nobility in England were at ,!.., . ni ii o.ov mold BnueHfe the rabblo in the meantime with fair words, " tboy might deliberate at their (we take rucIi nieumre a seemed to tbem bent for the defense of themselves and thnir hiirltiire. Huch rlotou usnom blugun worn like loose, frothy scum which hud no body or substance, and mtlJ illaynlvH n (lllll'klV BS it had r it ,,tlv hlnwn upon. Thla waa the subntanueof Salisbury' kneei'h. His norsuasive mildness had its effect. The approving murmurs w,.r Innilnr t lull hefore. Hie VI""" ,,.n.i... r a iwnneil were embold ennd to awak out In the ni vein. Tlm u,lvo,-iiti of stronger nieasuiei wero ovorlKirne by the majority, and .....i it Minlved a a com promise that the king should be rowed ri.iU ...1 mnrnlnir in bit barge to Tower, and that the rebel ahould be InviUid to timet him there and slate their grievances, Against those who urged that their desire to apeak with tne king in person wu a palpable trick to got him into their power, it wan pointed out tlmt he need not land, but only bear tbiitu and speak with tbem Iroin til barge, This was agreed to. lint tbaro was one dinneiitient the lord high chan cellor. Kudbury listened in contempt- U"U silence to their consultation, and when they had done, denlred to digni fied and aurcastio language to be re lieved of the great ecl. lie hni l riven, he aald, to do hi duty an a humble nerviint of the king, but if it were desired to pacify the rebellious people, nothing could be more plean inn to them than the removal of the ImU-d loiiusellor at whose door they laid all their wrongn. In the end the chancellor wa taken at hia word, and the great seal was re sumed by the king himself, and re mained in bis keeping dining the next two day. It is ponnkbla thut nobody olxint the king wa hardy enough to take the renionsibility of the olavis regnl. The next uno to which it wan to he put I one of the most singular In It history. ClIAI'TEP. XXV. km mm a Mi imnnidl mm th kino lmatM,i,l in tila mntjihr'a linartniAntB in high delight at the fro. peel of exercis ing aome part of hi sovereignty. No MiiHn(th gravity of the situation damped hi boyltb apirlt. Ha wa as eictted a at the anticipation 01 a tournament or a hawking party, where the sport might be expected to be par ticularly good. It must be remembered that he waa only in hia fifteenth year. The prince waa not elaborate lu her instruction to Kalph flardelot. He wa to be the bearer of a message of general aympathy and good will; her keen woman's judgment, sharpened by the urgent danger, taught her that the precise term ol a lormal commission vmiM out nl nlare. "You have awn," she said, "tbat n.y ton is of a gentle disposition; tbat nature hath made him to I kind and gracious lord to hi people, a lover of Justice, a hater ol oppression ; inai 11 ta nut in l.l. l.,.rt ti man the nonr and weak wronged and pillaged by the rich and strong, but that tlicy may trust mm to hear and redienn their reunonable tlainta, a C'khI and consclt'iice constrain him. Yon have seen thla, and I trust you to make it known." Kalph loyally and leverently accept ed the commlrsion. He believed In hi heart that th mother had rightly read her eon' character. When Kalph had gone the princess embraced her eon. "Courage, my fair son," she said; "your kingdom will yet be saved In spite of treachery." In Uie evening Ralph wa rowed down from the Tower to Greenwich. At the iiiggestion of the princess be had resumed the distinctive dress of Wyclilllan priest; it might serve a a passport. The long day was closing as . nlimhwl the hill towards Blackheatb and looked back on the gleaming river and the distant tower and spires. A few light wonls irom nia oroiner th. .ttwrnoon had haunted htm and Ida tlionulitn more than all the public tumult, which seemed so distant and dream-lika now in tne peacoiui evening light with the cool, silent river winding through the scene past the dim city, rum Kim was free once more. The Intervention of the princes had been succcHffol; a dixponniitton. nau conic m I--, r,m tlm liutelul union. The princess had said nothing of this; the mother'! heart was inn 01 neurer u I, .ties, and if anv thought of a , - , it crossed tier mind tne terrors 01, ine Itualiou banished her benevolent (le- niima In this slight affair till a more There would be a time to make lovers linppy wncn ner son'! kingdom waa saved. And Kalph had not exchanged a word with dura. But he had seen her ; tneir eyes umi . ,i irmii that moment, though bis sense of public duty was not abated, but on the contrary immeasurably ele vated and hallowed, his whole being had been under an Irresistible spoil. Love, v- hlch he hud hold at bay ao long, had taken him as if at unaware, hud ... .l.n.l In linnn him. sweeping away every barrior, and established itself in fi.ll m.utHPV it oi,..a with himself at last, and vet the nonce that filled hi aoul was near akin to sadness. The world was ..!.... Kim and vet lie WSS HOI 111- ini,.:, fcv ....... n.iu nl iim mianrinn. Only some how in hi inner being there aoemod to deen fountain of l. ti..t tlm tnlKnrie would pass, and tlmt through them a bettor time would be reached. Tlio sense m pain " poignant enough to disturb the great ' i... ti,..t 1,0.1 .inaenndnd on him like enllll Hi", ...... " - .1 ni tha atnra after a storm. IIIW v. v.. . , . 11- n..t an nnmillie KS lie tlHd I f t.la men Immediate alms. H had not abandoned tnem; newas reuuy -.1. .. life for them calmly and without fear; but hi faith In hi owi n individual strengtn wninuuti win t be had felt ot tne migniy against which he tiad measureu . Masse of men bound together by cua- 1.1. t aa ahnve custom, to lOm. lllinu.w w - tell evil from good within the bond of It savagely resentiui 01 mm ., wiiat could the weak voice of persua lon prevail again this? . ii .lava in nrison ha bad in ins r , ... -,..t, Tha weeka ha had Sntttor had bean like, yw in maturing hi experience. Wi It only by violent convulsion that evil custom could be uprooted? Could right; and Justice be reached only through strife and confusion? lie saw the poor robbed by their natural protectors, bnaton when they asked for justice. Would nothing but armed resistance and retaliation open the eyes of their lords to this iniquity? Why did righteous lords, whom conscience made just and merciful, remain blind to the brutalitiea of theii fellow? He aaw foul greed fluttering like a harpy over the fuir world of England, clutching at the livelihood of poor men and devour ing it, sometime merely wasting it in ugly malevolence. Would nothing but the clamor of insurrection scare tbia monster from its prey? "Who goes there" Ralph wa inter rupted in hi sad reflection. Ha started and looked round; for moment nohoW wa visible. Then irom oeiund a clump ot furze a man sprang up, and the next Instant there appeured behind him half dozen men in leather jacket! with bow in their hand. He had reached the outpost of the insurgent. lie advanced toward them, and. dolling hi hat, asked to be guided to tne captain ol the common. "I bear a message to him," he said. "From whom?" ''From the king." They laughed. "The king does not scud such as you on his errand." "I am known to your captain," Mid Kalph. "You are known to me also," said the man, "You are a spy. I saw you at ntourbridge rair." "At least take me to your captain, What I have to say to him deeply con cerna the cause of the commons." The men demurred, and talked of short shrift for suspicious prowlers. "Hind me and blindfold me, II yon please, " said Kalph, extending hi hand.. This wa agreed to after consulta tion, and the bandage was not removed from hi eye till he found himself in the presence of the leader. It wa a council of four, or rattier a captain with a counsel of three, and In one of the number Kalph recognized hi friend Simon d'Ypres, alia John Trueman, alia Jobn Kirby. Kirby held the threads of the organization; John Trueman's follow were the men elected month before throughout the counties to rise when the word of com mand rhould come. The captain wa Wat Tyler, whom we have met before, He brought military capacity and a ganiu for command to the combina tion; one of the moBt singular thins about the insurrection is. it complete collapse after hi assassination, and nothing could more clearly testify to the Dower that carried it so far. John Ball, tha heretic priettt, was also there, the orator and chaplain of the move ment. Of all the leader he waa per tonally the most widely known and popular; the letter summoning the neasanta to rite were written in hi name and In hit hand. When Kalph waa brought in by Lawrence Kirby, he received a friendly but distant greeting from his acquaint ance. From their grave look ot in quiry it was evident that the message was of more interest to them than the messenger; and the captain, apeaking with tha manner of a man who ha no time to waste in ceremony, at once told him to declare what he waa com' missioned to say. Thev heard him in grave silence without comment. Bitting under the rude cross candlestick hung from the ceiling, the gravity of their face heightened by the atrong light and shade. The assurance that the young king was personally favorable to them was welcome, but the absence of specific promise or proposal, coupled with the half-concession reported by Sir John Newton, wa suspicious. When it wa apparent tbat Ralph bore no defi nite plan of co-operation, Ball became impatient and began to question him, and to ask whether there were any other at court a favorable a the king professed himself to the emancipation of the bondmen. Ralph could only mention the prin cess. (To be continued.) WANTED TO CLIMB THE GATE, Story of Secretory Moody nd Hiughty Bol ton Womin. They are tolling a story in Washing ton about the new secretary of the navy. Mr. Moody waa riding on one of the Ronton surface cars, and waa stand ing on the platform on the side next the gate that protected passengers from oars coming on the ether track. A lady a Boston lady came to the door of the car, and, as it stopped, started to move toward the gate, which was hid den from her by the man standing be fore it. "Other side, please, lady," said the conductor. He was Ignored a only a iKirn and bred Hostonlan can ignore a man. The lady took another step to ward the gate. "You must get off the other Bide," said the conductor. "I wiah to get off on this side," came the answer, in tones that congealed the official into momentary silence. Be fore he could either explain or expostu late, Mr. Moody came to bis assistance. "Stand to one side, gentlemen," he remarked quielly, "The lady wants to climb over the gate." New York Times. Spread of Civil lietlon. The first Tagalog-Engllsh and Eng-lish-Tagulog dictionary has juBt been completed. It i the work of Dr. Stomple of New York, who worked on the Tagalog grammar before our war with tipain. EVENteOPTHEDAY FROM THE FOUR QUARTERS OF THE WORLD. A Comprthtiuivt Review of th Imtwrtant fUppealnts of tha Fait Weak, Presented la a Condensed Tom, Which Ii Most Likely to Prove of Interest to Oar Many Readen Congress held a session last Sunday, the first time in 91 years. Chicago atteet car men will go out if they do not receive more pay. One was killed outright and 30 in jured in a railroad accident in Col orado. . ' - The house decided the Missouri con tested election bv declaring the aeat vacant. With the exception of iron and steel our exports this year will beat any previous record. , K'n orent anxletv la felt in Washing ton ollicial circles regarding the situa tion in Venezeula. It ha been ascertained that the man killed at Whatcom. Wash., in mistake for Tracy, was insane. King Edward' health continue to improve. H i coronation has been set for the end of September. Queen Alexandra received Whitelaw Keid, the special ambassador of the United States, and Mr. Keid in a very courteous manner. Fivhtinz ha been renewed in Hnyti The situation is complicated a there are several candidate! for the presi dency and each ba an army fighting the reat. A $10,000,000 steel company has been formed at Trenton. N. J. A heavy hail storm in the vicinity of Onalnv. Colo., destroyed mucn email fruit Vimkn window and did other damage. Root- prisoners, who have been con fined on variou British island for some time past, are being Bent home as rapidly a possible. Tha American and British mission tit, I l.t intra at Ten Kn Chao. China, have bet n destroyed and a missionary killed by a mob of Chinese. At a continuation of hia testimony before the senate, Admiral Dewey says Aguitialdo was after loot and hia own nersonal gain, and not the lnuepeua ence of bis people. 4 A bill has been passed by the senate ..iiini tha tima for making final proof in desert land entriea in Yakima conntv. Wash. The bill baa not yet passed the house. Blx firm in Patereon, V- J-i have complied with the atrifcera' aemamis and the men nave reiurnoa w wur This will most likely break all oppo sition to the union. King Edward continue to improve and will be out of all danger in a few days. Canadian troop in South Africa are being sent borne as fast as transports can be bad. Senator Mitchell made an impresaive speech befoie the senate in favor of the 1005 exposition. The aeventh week of the coal miner' strike in the East see no material change in the situation. Th. TTninn Pacifln ha dischartred its entire force of macninists at the Omaha shop with the exception ol 10 men in amnesty proelamation to Fill pinos will be issued July 4. This will all ndlitical. but not criminal prisoners, lnciuoing Agmnaiuo. TV.. Pamasla Rtnel PomnanT has ."ii v-.--.ei-.' . - voluntarily raised the wages of all of ita nnalMl Mt emDiovBS lu per Ulll. This will affect nearly 18,000 men. The bill providing for the sale of a portion of the Umatilla, Oregon, re Dorrm inn hna been passed by both houses and is now reaiiy for uie preei dent' signature, The bouse hag passod the Philippine civil government Din. All effort to crush thefinsurgents in North China have iaiiea. The situation in Hay ti i becoming serious and another act ureas is looaeu lor. ' finacial envoys Tand vieitors at Lon don to attend the coronation are de parting for their home. The coronation of King Edward, be reft of pageantry, win most nxeiy oc cur as toon as nu is wen. i The bill admitting Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona to statehood haa been shelved by the senate. The king' dinner to the poor of London occurred on the day set for it, heinir the onlv feature ol the corona' tion exercise carried out. Indiana and Ohio were visited by a destructive tornado. In the former state several person were killed and many Injured. The property lose will reach at least tZ.OW.OOO. A newlv married couple alway Imaolnn that thev are living: on love until the first butcher' bill is handed in. ' Hit . -. - 1 ... ilsalr. lilO BltittUJHr AJJ1UIM, HWW Al.cnMM, reports that navigation through Lake Ranre haa now started and all the Yukon ia clear. Whenever President Roosevelt goea riiilns he carries with him a loaded pistol, which he know wall how to nee should occasion demand. BIQQE8T IN THE WORLD. Cotton Mill to Bt Built Near Kama City $10,000,000 to Be Inverted, Kannaa City, Mo., July 3. The Star saye: The largest cotton mill In the world la to be built within 20 miles of Kan sas city. Ten million dollar la to be nvested, (3,100,000 of which baa al ready been subscribed by Eastern and Western men. The mill will have 500,000 spindles and 12.000 loom. It will employ 4,800 operatives, and have payroll of 92,450,000 a year, ine capacity of the mills will be 170,000 bales of cotton a year, with an output of 75.000.000 pounds of finished cloth. The value of the annual output will, it Is estimated, amount to 112,750,000. Electricity will be Used as the motive nower. and several new device will be nstalled. There will be four mill building, covering an aggregate of 2,- 000 acre of eround. The mill wan promoted by v itton McDonald, formerly a banker of Kansas City and later editor of the Kansas City Times, -who recently ba been interest' ed in mills at Mammoth Springs, Ark si :1 : :liSi Williamson Republican 4 tt m Pruliibitiuu :2 Bocialiit Butcher Democrat Weatherford Democrat 55 5? as . Tonfrua Republican Ramp Prohibition Gould Socialist Whitney Republican HoFTnpr BociaLM Godfrey Democrat i t s I ! Brrwltw Prohibition Democrat - - Ooyn Prohibition Crawford Republican Vvann Democrat Tri w SH ,-4 h - Pruhibitioa Aokennen Republican fi"3?:S:3SSSPiS5SI5; Myim Socialist a u w w as H M H Moot Republican -r . mm? McDanlfl Prohibition Blackmail beiuocral i 5 ia S it i-BsmisiSaissgssssftSSSilsS'Ss: Rears temocrat Pimtr Republican a H U u M Pavla Prohibliloo Barzre Socialist Brteht Prohibition o H x w cd S o r rt 3 4 5 - I 00 t v nonam Deuiocrat Bean Republican r -H ei a o ifall Philadelphia leave. Panama. New York, July 8. The United States cruiser Philadelphia hna left here, north bound, says a Pantma dis patch to the Herald. Governor Balazar and Generals Guiterres and Allaya made a farewell call on the cruiser. Engagement in MoronJ. Manila, July 3. A detachment of United States marines and a force of the native constabulary have had an engagement with a large body of la drones in Morons; province, Luson. Many Idle Men at Dawion. Victoria, B. C, July 3. Arrivals from Dawson who reached here on the steamer Amur today report that there are a large number of idle men in the Klondike capital, many of whom have been attracted there in-the hope of se curing work on the Klondike Creek Railway. The majority have not the means to outfit to prospect or go to work on the creeks, and are lingering about Dawson. NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTERE8T FROM ALL PART8 OF OREGON. Commercial and Fuundal Happening of Im portance A Brief Review of the Growth and Intprovcment of the Maay Industrie .. Throughout Oar Thriving Common wtiiDi -Latest Market Ktpert. Thieve bound and gagged a man at Astoria and relieved him of $200. The Eastern Oregon Baptist Associa tion held an interesting meeting at La Grande last week. Plumbers and carpenters of Astoria threaten to go on strike if they do not get an advance in wage. The Ked, White and Blue mine, in Malheur county, has been told to East ern capitalist for (25.000. The vote at the atate election June 2 for senatorial candidate stood, Oeer, 44,897, Wood 32,627, scattering 156. : a" : :-? ; i i ss :2 & :S23; ete i Hr ""t i ! I TTn is i Ill :S i ! 3 i -3-S 1 ! I n H m oos-t a, -.- r. S " v-f rt r( rt - ; 'iz i . ia -5 a ta o o 5. 5 3r 3 W ja , C TI " raT M iH M 4 C 1 1" W f O ft ' 5 r-aQ i 5 ffl ""i 5 2s mf m -T w v c 3 ert n r ijiiiiiiilljiiili The Big Bend Water Ditch Company, with headquarters at Joseph; has filed articles of incorporation. Capital, $4,000. The president ha nominated Edward Hirsch to be postmaster at Salem, B. VV. Johnson at Corvallis and Lot Liver more at Pendleton. The Southern Oregon District Agri cultural Association will holdits second annual fair in Koseburg October 7-11, inclusive. Many ' attractive features are promibed. New York is to have the most mag nificent hotel in the world. It will be 20 stories high and cost (10,000,000. German experts, after two years' test on lour men, declared borax in the human system retards assimilation of fats and albumen. It 1 reported that Andrew Carnegie gave his second cousin, Miss Hairiet Under, of Pittsburg, 1,000,000 when she became Mrs. J. C. Green way recently. BELIEVED HE jAD SHOT TRACY. Whatcom Officer Kill a Bad Man, but It wi Net th Orejon Coavkt Whatcom, Waeh., July J. Police man Frank Alvord ahot a man through the pit of the stomach, Inflicting a wound which will- prove fatal. The man give the name of Godfrey E. -Campbell, and hia home a Black Kiver 11a, Waith. Policeman Alvord, who hot Campbell, believed at the time that he waa dealing with either Tracy or Merrill, but the authorities have re ceived circular containing an an nouncement of the' reward offered for the men, and are positive tbat the man ahot is not one of the escaped Oregon convicts. . J Policeman Alvord oterved a gun in the man's pocket while he was walking on the street, and aa he waa desperate looking, alter consulting with Officer JeH8iiph determined upon hia arrest. The man turned into a aide street, fol lowed by Alvord, who requested him to halt. The stranger replied, "Not ,by a d d sight!" whereupon the officer ordered him to throw np hi hands, at the same time drawing his revlover. The man attempted to draw hi revolv er, atthe same timegrabbingjhold'with one band the officer's gun. The officer tired, the ball striking the man in the pit of the stomach, passing clear through. He maintained a terrible fight with the officer. Officer Jessnp, who had come to his brother officer's assistance, and a large number of by- standeis who were trying to render the officers aid, were fully five minutes in subduing the man. A dozen blows from a policeman's lub, succeeded in crack ing the man s skull, but not in loosen ing hi grip cn Officer Alvord' gnn. His band was finally broken in order to loosen his grip. V The authorities are confident that tf,e man ia a desperado of some character and wanted by offi cers. (,... TEXAS DROUTH BROKEN. Heavy Rain Arc Reported from Dallas South to th tulf of Mexico. Dallas, Tex., July 1. The long drouth prevailing in Texas was quite generally relieved today. Heavy rains are reported from Dai! 3 south to tbe Gulf, and many sections north, east and west have received portions of the downpour. Tbe corn crop is said to ba beyond redemption, but cotton will be saved.' ' There was considerable alarm for the safety of Galveston throughout the dny, as a severe gale' was reported raging there this morning, and telegraphic communication was entirely interrupt ed during the day. It was later learned. however, that no damage had been sus tained and that the water was but slightly above normal. At Houston, a high wind prevailed, but no serious damage is reported. FEDERAL ARBITRATION BOARDS House Labor Committee Orders Favorable Ra . pert on th Bill. Washington, July 1 . The labor com mittee of the bouse has perfected and ordered a favorable report, on the bill empowering the president to appoint federal arbitration boards to investigate and adjust strikes, lockout!, etc., which are of such magnitude as to affect in terstate commerce. Tbe membership of the board was reduced to five mem bers, three to be appointed by Lie pres ident and one by each of the parties to the labor controversy. The duties of the board are to investigate and report the facts, tbe idea being that publicity of the actual facts will do much to com pel an adjustment. Furthermore, pro vision is made that the contending parties may submit their cause to the board of arbitration for final decision, but this is not compulsory. .The bill will be reported at once, but it ia too late in the session to expect final 1 action. . Official Trial of Torpedo Boat Destroyer. Baltimore, July 1. The official trial of the torpedo boat destroyer Truxton has been held over the Barren Island measured course in Chesapeake . bay. Tbe vessel exceeded her contract speed and the mean endurance average for an hour by 1.9 knots and 1. Odd knots re spectively. Her maximum speed corrected for tidal allowance was 29.9 knots, while under forced draught she averaged 27.66 knots for one hour. The Truxton ' wa built at Sparrows Point by the Maryland Steel Co. Bliss Is Reaominated. Detroit, June 30. . The Bepublican state convention renominated Governor Bliss on the first ballot. A motion to' make his nomination unanimous was defeated,, however, by the objection of editor M. L. Cook, of Hatitings, who had placed John Pat ton, Jr., ex-United State senator, of Grand Rapids, in nomination, and who waged a bitter fight against Governor Bliss throughout Uie campaign, Ninth Infantry Goes East. San Francisco, July 1 The 10 com panies of the famous Ninth infantry, ' which arrived on the transport Kil patrick, left for the Bast today, Colonel C. F. Robe In command. The head quarters of the regiment and six com panies will be stationed at Madisou Barracks, N. Y., and the other com panies at fort Niagara. Absorbing Missouri Mines. Kanpas City, July 1. Tbe Star say; All the big coal mines in Missouri are to be absorbed by a syndicate controlled by J. P. Morgan. The Missonri oper ators have had so much trouble with labor nnions and with railroad that many good mines can be bought for reasonable price, t: It is also assorted that the plan to consolidate MitiHOuri mines by Eastern capitalists was only part of a plan to form a trust to control the coal output of tha United fHiitru. . Kotherbitho, a iaf diiUnoa from the