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Newspaper Page Textnn 71 OREGON VOL. XX. iniipppcrivr i n, ... i...... , , . . H.if AMT I'UIH.M'. J. B.GODFREY, 4TT011XKY-AT-MW. Heal Estate and Timber Lands Soli A llrt'l'lt AOTB MADRi fr'T- IIKLKNfl, OREUO ATTOHXEY.AT-IAW. l.fflr. with B K. Oulrk, or niar.NS, i i ohs'ion. will (It bt l"il tiltnilun laellltl inaiiT niiiii'l la m Wlllpiaella la all II., malt aii'l lulled him I miii. " V. 11. POWELL, ATTOliXKY-AT.TAW. iri tt umtmi-r oam:v. T IIKISNS. I I OHSUOtf, limit !taii Bux 1 HoTtay rtfU W. (,'. FiKchcr, j JTT0ILVKY.AT.L1W. It AIM ! U, i l OREGON. U. (ium. T, J. Citato. Attori.eys-aM.aw. jr.) tartaat DulUlia. rutilatul Urofon. I .ilumi.ia Vvai.lr lualna "111 rlv I 'umH .trillion. I, W lY W. I!l Uhtt 1ILLARI A DAY, . TTOUXK 1 'S-A T-HW (iUSi- in-it door lo t'otirlhnuat, f IIM.kS. UkMiltM. Oanaral maiHra la ull, f frfon or Wa.h tnit . imiku raxla dnactiy !' Muuif r.o.i.l. Ir. Edwin Koss, I'itsivian and .Surgeon ST. HELENS, OHKUU.N. Dr. U.K. Cliff, J 'It n si tin n a n d Su rgeon . fif. HELEN, OttKOON. Dr. J. E. Hall, Vh ysicia n a n d Su vgeon . CUT'KAMK.OHKUO. Dr. C L. Hatfleld, J'h ysicia n a n d Su r$eon . VLUNO.MA, OREGON. Watts & Price, -DlAIIRa IK- floor and Feed Choice Groceries Staple Dry Goods Best Qoalitj Shoes Hardware and Notions Snipnoose, Oregon. Our Monthly Publication will keep yon potted on our work and method. Mailed Free to' tho h ADVERTISING MAN ( of any responsible home S3 JE S rJT I'dltarlallr I'enrlete. nalalanllr Ilea ajkllcaat. Now from all the world Well written, origin! torles--An-wora to queries Articles on Health, the Home, New Pooka, ml on Work About the Fkrm nil tiarJun. The Weekly Inter Ocean "" i.'; U member ol the Auocliitvd I'reii, the only Woatern Newt pnpar receiving the entire tele grnililo newi tervlue ol the New York Sun end ipeulal cable ol the New York World-daily re port! from over 2.000 epeolal oorreapondeoti throughout the . coimtry. 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Steamer NORTHWEST l.mva I'nrlland M.m.lny, W'nlni'a.lny and r'rlday nighla at l 10 i. in., lur the am poluia intntliiirl alKite aud 'IV IrUu, ira.'liiiid Ida Inllir plain at 10 a. ui, un ilia lolliiwiiig ilav. Hrtiirniiig, ll.a Im.iii li-nvfa l'uli-di) at ii'Kn, and Ca'l U.M'k at ft .'UIln the allritKin, Tiidaia, Thurtdata and humlava, li-avlnii rrtland early in Ilia morning. Waaiflooi ul aaimon m U llul.MikN. aariu. PJ n roHM.aMt. imili. - : "America" t Willamett Slough Roote t j 4 leive. Kf Itfletna A 1i & 1 J Arrue n( 'ort!n! 10 30 AM 4 m i-aif luniRini -v a Arriie at M. Helen IlKil'M Will "arr NnlliHi but t"am (art tii'i Kat Fr glil, J7l.a 1.IM1 II, Tlaalar. f Vtfk.A?? kl4!rf BO YEARS' Thadc Mami J-O DCtlONt aaa...t.AUa. A m An?or tondlnf thMCti V)4 dewrtitl!'n mT rltitextr NM'ti(i our otMiiuai frk whtMltew mn uetmlifte. I whablf tllla.alex (miiiui.tr. latxiailrteMlf (Mttfi.teti(ltU. llUMSbt tin raiMtU mt f.ev OiAmt wencf ff ewuriMaj ient, iptfti ewMtia-a, vi'h.mc eMSiirwa, ia ihm Scientific jlmcrican. A hxntf lltewtimiew, e.lf. 1 rejeit rtf. ruction nt mnf rt"tiefl .rtii. T..nt. C co new Torn ill. at) r at. Wuklnaiua. D.C. jJIvaV.-ie I 1 1 rw J1 aaaaa. -- - -- 7r 1 How About Your Title? d Kf? YOU ami It It tit rlfhlT J HK( iR! lliftl fovtrna. II i o rH ortli sml bow wht Ihtr n i tttlfi. It you eoiiivttii-Utt taia arurftv, laka no tum i word, but tniM u(kii kuowlny what I he rtM-onl "how a recantlti tha UUa. An Abctract li aaa-MnUil aa attreil. Iita.at on harlua; It. Wo hava tha only aet of abatracl bfMika lit ttta itttttity A 11 work prDsnnlly aiciiteJ and lattafacUon mrtjiiet1 f you hart proprrtr lo Iniiiro glva ui a fall. Wa ara aiuta fnr tha trrtt lira Iniiiranca compaulfoln tha world- If tou hate pti',ri) (or aalo Hal It with ui and wa will And a buror. E. E. QUICK fc CO., I Uam Sfr.,t Greatest Clubbing Combina TWO WEKKLY PAPKR3 FOR THE OF ONK-GKKATKST 1IAKUA1N IN GOOD BKADINO. Br a epeclal arrangement we are able to lurnlth Tut Okioom Mit and THK WKKKLY CAPITAL JOUKNAL at the following club bing prloolor both paper: tar One Year In A4raaea.-ei.50 farms Manlai la Aarance, Tee The Weekly Journal, ol t?leui, Ore., prlnU mort lniid newa about our atale government and the full leglilativ proceeding. Jual what you want lor tha coining lon. The Journal la a large eigbt pag paper full ol tulegraphio naw of tbe whole world. Bam pi copy fnrnUhed free upon Inquiry at thi office. WE OFFER YOU For $1 e U tmootht' eubecrlptloa le THE OREGON MIST. nOflfl year's subacrlptloa to Conkey'e Home JonrtaL Oae year's membenhlp la Amerksa Maiical Association. CONKEY'8 HOME JOURNA1, ..... . ll.L ka lit lulllertrr nd mualcal monlhlr family mat.ilne which uiJntmrht. U Vltiaitn it tlwart In com t lirinid on ood paper. nd mrchanlcally erarr I.X.ainbu? lhlrl".r .,r.. cfank.v a ham. J-r.l ''"ffc rS","'n.B! in one lor the hut hall it ilevmou 10 tor ibi uiutirairu .vr,"1" T"1"' I".."1:. .i.Ii..l.iio .ml ah.irt and aorial ainrirt. The lecoad ball it devoted lo the Inter- brloi . p." v. -V" - -1 ""..!; WITHOUT EXTRA CHJIROl) Prarllcal letiom In lace nd embroldery maklns. i'rat'llcal lomint III home aillllnrry. . i'raclloa Irmint In Interior decoration. i'raclii al tiiinptilont (or honiedretimaklnr. . . .. A coniiiloln liiah'oii deparlinent thrjwln the aeweil detlrn In bat and coituaM TAJ mar b. ord.r.d. teifWiffi h Wer-eoa that la n..,.r, to tha Wt"'i hiyilrw"?.'. It .iinittewe'l by a department of muilc which contain each month aeopitht tiV '"'' o" Vl ''nini anrf al.ttoo oa Piano ''''iiyrMt'"?.''!.'! of a lerlet of article, for the bora. Th... article ar. thoro!..l.ly p" acllial Sni lelT how'.ll kind ol pan may be raited both lor pl.atura ana """V'i'- Amarlon.n MueloaJ Aaaoolexllon enable It member lo purchaia hel Adiiietl all coininunlcallont and rtmltlance lo THE OREGON MIST ST. HELENS, JOHN A. BECK bKAI.KR IN Watches, Diamonds, Siherware, ...JEWELRY..,. Kcpairing a Specialty. Wi.rrlaoo at. Bt. from 4 flm. rOETLAWD. FOR PORTLAND DAILY Steamer Iralda C I. Hotthkirk. Matter. RAILHOAU TIME. Ij.a... a.li...M. , . ........... '.V .S u' dlM"'"'t Irem . lUlrui alt v, - ".'iiib. ia ruruana HJar M., arriving at al. Haltni al I M. Passengers and Fast Freictt. PORTLAND LANDING, TAYLOR 8T. A STORIA $ COLUMBIA RIVER H RAILROAD COMPANY. DAILY. TATION p. 7 00 I 09 ?0 a (a t a u M f It t J7 10 IV IV I I" JO 10 k a I in t u la t I t 40 t Ml 10 ft) It 10 10 21 10 M It M II US 11 It II to ' I L Ponlane A i .. (lobia ... i ... kalnlar .. j .. r Tram Id Mai tar... j . Qtllury ... . I'laukaiKt ! , Martlilarirl . Wrathorl... ' llliou .. i... knappa... ". . . H anaon... John Day. Ar. Aaloria .1. All train, malt float tannariitiia al (lobla lih Ntutharn I'afilie Irani, in ami from tbt r.a.itna Haunt vomit. Al Portland all iralna lain In Inn darx.l Aatorlt wllk I. H A S l o t boat anil tali Una and kiaanar I J Collar and (rora llvaco aat Nonk luark poinia. Taaaantara lor Altsrla ar aj olu mini ka llama al Hniilloa liaini will .lop (o lat tat aanaara off at lluullnn ahravomlnf Irora totnu J. '. Hart. litl . raaa. Atl.. Attorla. Or IlitlGIITH UIHKASK. The largrat nun erer paid for a pre tcription chanftd hand in Ban Fran ciipo, Aiigmt 30. mil. Tha trantfer it i intolved.in roin and tlock 1 12,500 00, ana til paiil iiv a party of butinett iiipii for a u4H'tHc lor Hriilit't I)ltt and Diahet, hitherto incurable dia- tiit-i. Fhev ttjuiiuenred the tenon In valuation ol tbe (periflc Nottruhtr II, 1UU0. They intarviewed aoore of llit niml and tried it out on ita nitrite by putting over three docen rate on t bat treatment and waU'hing them. They alto pi phyiirian to nam chronic, in finable i-a-'an, and adinlnittered it with the phyalrian lor juilge. Up to Au gutt :f, 17 per rent ol tha teat ratal were either well or progretting favora bly. There being but 13 per cent, ol (allure the partie were talitfled and rloerd tha trantactlon. Tha proraad Ingt ol tha invettigatlng committea and the cliniral reportt ol the tettrtte war publithed and will be mailed (re on ap plication. Addreiithe John J. Fulton j ("oninany, 421), Montgomery tlrtet, j 8an Fraucitco, I'tlil. Hinmb4-r that tt la th our buitnvM to March lh roiiUIn In r)atte& to land buy in Und or loan lit monar oa rral- T. Hl3. OHieOK ataa or OAILV. la a. i. r 11 10 t 4S 10 ot t If I 6J I O I U I 00 I J 44 I I? IN I Ik i vi i a I M 1 17 111 7 M I II It I 07 III iii in r 7 41 t II OUEGON, FRIDAY, JULY .'J, 1903. EVENTS OF THE DAY GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OP THE TWO HEMISPHERES. Comprehenalra Review of tha Import ant Happcalnga of tha Paat Week. Prcacntad la Coadenaed Farm, Moat Likely to Prove Interfiling to Oar Many Rtadera. Poatinaelor General Payne will take a vai ation for the heneSt of hi health. The Colorado rivci i 27 feet above it maximum height at Yuma, Arizona liritain will pay tha American Htx t unprw-edentiil honor on it arrival there. The president' firm stand for Poet mutter General Payne baa lilenced his critic. ftuaala ha aummoned Miniater Lea- ar and other official to attend a Man- clmrian conference. The treasury department ha pur chaiwd 1U0.000 ounce of eilver for coin age into Philippine money. A total reward of 11,100 ia now offered fur tbe arrant of Harvey Logan, the eraped Montana trainrobher. The lord mayor of London, a He brew, rtayi Ji'ws can only obtain relief in Kuaiaa br annealina- to tbe better tide of the nation. The New York and Chicago limited on tbe Pennsylvania road was wrecked near Luraa, Ohio. A number of pae engsr were aeverely injured. The employer association, of Kansas City, ha commenced a fight against union. Mal Mullah hat deWtod the B itish, capturing 2,000 soldiers and killing 30 orlieer. The enemies of th Panama canal were defeated in tbe first ikirmlsh in the Colom' ian congress. A passenger and frsighfcollided near PeliTBburn, Va., killing two men and injuring a number of others. The Frem b cabinet face a criaet in ita itand for community ichoolt in place of congregational institutions. It La U en brought out that the postal frauds were largely due to wire palling and "good fellowa" in office. Harvey Logan, a Montana train rob ber, in prison at Knoiville, Tenn.. made his escape by lassoing the jailrr. The flood In New Mexico and North ern Mexioc has driven many from their home and ration are becoming Jshort. Violent earthquake shock were felt at Ealu, Hungary. Ex-Post master General Smith denies all charge of fraud. Japan's partit ipation is the Lewis and Clark fair ia assured. An American named Thornton and hia native scout have been slain in Congo. Dr. J. W. Jewett, for 40 years cus toms examiner at New York, baa been removed. Kussia will refuse to receive the pe tition of the Jew, which Roosevelt will forward. Emperor William, at a dinner, said leu tons and Amreicans are bound by ties of blood and relations should be loter. Almost the entire plant ol the Cin cinnati abattoir company, one of tbe largest in Ohio, has been destroyed by fire. Loss, $300,000. Peru has arretted a number of depu ties wh were to take part in congress on finding illegal documents in their baggage. In a raid by the police on the head quarters of the Macedonian revolution- st at Koetemlie, Bulgaria, six men were killed and much dynamite cap tured. Seveateen New York murderers will be executed within the next week. Three tramps were killed in the wreck of s freight train at Layfayette, tnd. i"Y.lnhl tnlMrranh wires are down and proceedings of congress are not ob tainable. Definite steps toward tha erection of t t nnfl nnn art museum in Chicago have been taken by the National Art Museum. Interference by the Toledo humane society stopped a butchers' contst lor killing and dressing animals. Andrew Carnegie has given f 10ff,000 to Utlcs, N. Y., college. Tha rhlcaso nnenmatic tool comoanv ha iWlaraH the retrulsr l'i tier cent dividend for the quarter ending June 30. Tha denartment ol agriculture will locate at Nodochea. Tex., the largest tobacco experiment station in the world. iVu0 1 flfWl oarnantara Amnloved bv the various Chicago packing houiee have struck lor an eigui nour any auu 60 cents sn nour. Tha battleships Alabama, Illinois, and Massachusetts and the cruiser Brooklyn, accompanied by the May Bower aa tender, have Bailed (or tbe Asores llssnds for the summer man euvers. a fmm the volcano BanaraT. in Icuador, have been falling for aeveial days. Three days of rain have helped to dispel the fears ot s crop failure In China. PLUNGE OFP BRIDOB. Spanish Train Qoa Into River and 300 art Drowned. Madrid, July 1. Fourteen bodies and fifty injured peraons have been ex tricated from tbe wreck of the Bilbao train which overturned at the Nejerilla river laat night. According to oM cial information, thirty persons were killed and ixty others seriously In jured. Many of the latter will die. Of the 300 pastengers on the train. II is stated that only six escaped unhurt. The train, which was composed ol two engine and 16 coaches, was cross ing the bridge, when the couplings broke between the engines. The iec ond engine left the track and tell, fol lowed by the entire train, into the bed of the river. Fortunately, the wat er was low. The nearest medical attendance was a mile and a half distant, and Ibore passengers who were least injured sid ed tbe others and did all possible until tbe arrival of relief trains bringing nurse, doctors and soldiers from Bil bao. The train full fifty feet from tbe bridge to the river bed, tbe coaches pil ing up in a mass of splintered wood and iron-work. The scene is described as horrifying. Many corpses were car ried down tbe stream, which wai ac tually reddened with blood. It was found impossible to extricate number of the injured who were pin ioned under the wreckage. A railway guard wa arretted in the act of rob bing the dead and narrowly escaped lynching. It ia believed that the official figures underestimate tbe number ol killed, some accounts giving the number of dead as 100. The full extent of tbe catastrophe will be known only when the wreckage ha been cleared waay. The latest dispatches from Sara gossa, near which place the catastro phe occurred, give the number of dead as 00 and tbe injured as 100. The res cue of the injured from the debris is not yet completed. COMET HAS TWO TAILS. Obscrvatlona Made at the Lick Ob servatory. San Jose, Cel.. July 1. The follow ing report was received from Lick ob servatory this evening: The conspicu ous white tpct on Saturn, which was observed at Lick observatory on Wednesday, has not again been in a fa vorable position for identification until Sunday morning, when it waa looked np at Lick observatory. Ihe spot ap pears to have divided too far to be eas ily distinguished. The comet discovered by Borrelli s week ago at Marseilles has been regu larly observed with the 12-inch tele- slcope at the observatory. It bas also been fully photographed with tbe long exposure, showing two tails. Tlis is an unusual observation, as only about one comet in 20 ia so situat ed as to permit of this direct measure ment. Ita nucleus is about the bright ness of a US' magnitude star. It lies due south at 2 :30 in the morning, 63 degrees above tbe horixon and is about three-fifths of the way op to the xenith In the stellar aquaria. ELEVATOR QIVES WAY. Twenty -Three People Fall Forty-Five Feet All are Injured. Pittsburg, July 1. The breaking of a shaft on tbe first floor of the H. J. Heinx company's plant in Allegheny today leleased tbe ropes supporting s long freight elevator, on which 23 per sons were crowded. The cage fell from the fifth floor to the cellar, a distance of 45 feet, and every one on the elevator was injured. It is thought that st least two will die. vVbeu the accident occurred tbe ele vator was evidently overcrowded. Ac cording to Dr. J. . Phillips, physician at the plant, the antics ot two men on the elevator, who were Intoxicated, caused the disaster. Dr. Phillips says the two men crowded into the car after being told by the operator to stay off. Once on, they commenced jumping, with the result that the shaft snapped and left the elevator without control. Lands Reserved for the Navy. Washington, July 1. The president bas issued the first of a series of procla mations under the Porto Kican land act, reserving for the use of the United States government such of the public lands of Porto Rico as are needed tor naval purposes. The lands reserved in today's proclamation are 80 acres along both sides of the Cagaus road between the harbor and the railroad station, the Isla Grande, all public lands and struc tures on Punctella point, the park and the presidio and the Island of Culebra and adja ent keys. Japan la Becoming Excited. London, July 1 According to the Tokio correspondent of the Times th" excitement in Japan over the Man churian problem is increasing and the nation is plainly resolved to support the government in any measures which are deemed essential to assert me rigths and safeguard the interests of the country. Marquis Ito and Count Yamagata, who hitherto advised a waiting pel icy, now, advocate resolute action by the Japanese government. An Immense Landslide. Ouray, Colo., July 1. An immense InadBllde, 1,000 feet wide came down f . I. n . I HnnA (n.n GIIva .M.b 1 1 U ill uiv uiam iaut.? .i.iu w.a.v. . basin, beyond and between the Reve nue and Camp Bird mines. Tbe whole top ot tbe mountain broke off, and an- J other section of the mountains looks ss it it would break off. The slides are' caused by the melting o' deep (now. No damage has resulted. I RAIN IN NEW YORK FLOODS MANY STREETS TO A DEPTH CF FIVE FEET. Families arc Held Prisoner Lightning Strikes Tammany HaD, But Doea N Material Damage Oreatctt Lot I Along th Water Front Sewer Cava la With Fatal Results. New Yoik, July 1. New York and vicinity, as well aa ether parts of the country, were flooded today by a down. pour of rain, during which, in the course of a few hours, about half as much water fell as in tbe prolonged period of wet weather last month, tbe storm waa a-'com pan led by thunder and lightning and Tammany ball and sev eral other conspicuous spots were struck by holts but no damage to iprsk of done. Streets in various sections of Greater New York were inundated, and It is ex pected tb damage by water will be very great. The flood was most serious along tbe shore front, on South and Went streets, in tbe borough of Man hat Un and in the Williamsburg section ot Brooklyn, where much damage was done by flood 1 2 years sgo. For a good portion o the day bere, the water in some of the streets was four and five feet deep, and man) fam ilies were held prisoners in their homes. Fifteen feet of a sewer which is be ing constructed in Brookl) n caved in and filled with mud and water. About 20 men were at work in the excava tion, bnt all manned to escape except Peter Sears, who, it is snppoced, was caught in tbe flood and was washed away in the sewer. SECOND SFARCH BEdUN. Qround Between tlcppner and Lexington Will Be Covered. Heppner, Or., July 1. Another body was today added to the number found. This was the body of a woman dragged from the mud and slime of a deep puddle of water in front of the residence of William Dutton, two miles below town. Though badly de composed the corpse was identified 'is that of Mrs. Clarence Andiews, s mem ber of tbe ill-fated family of George Swaggert. Searchers were attracted to the place by the noiscme odors and found tbe body partly exposed. Yesterday tbe executive committee went over the ground between Hep pner and Lexington, to note the prog ress of the work ot search and decide upon future plans. The result was that all men were called in and paid off, -then three crews of ten picked men each were selected and sent back to go over the searched territory a second time. All cases of need have been relieved temporarily, and Mrs. Britton, who has had charge ol emergency work, leaves for her borne at The Dalles to morrow. Contributions continue to arrive. Those which came today amounted to 2,345.72. LAMP LIT MINE OAS. Twenty-Four KlL'ed and Fifty Others In jured in Explosion That Followed. Barratoeran Coanuila, Mexico, July Twenty-four miners were killed and about fifty others seriously wound ed in an explosion of gas Thursday night in Las Esperanxas coal mines. the property ol the Mexican Coal and Coke company. The disaster waa caused by the ignition of gas by the flame from a defective lamp. The men were on the point of quit ting work tor the day. Probably 100 men were in the mine at the time of the explosion. After the shock of the explosion those who were able to move rueshd to the exits, but the falling earth and debris carried many down to death. Fully fifty miners escaped with broken limbs and scorched flesh. At last reports the bodies of twenty four detd men had been brought to light. Othere may die aa a result of tbeir injuries. Caught Robbing Mall Boxes. Harrisbnrg, Pa., July 1. Jacob Devine was arrested at Colombia last night charged with breaking open and pilfering street mall boxes. Tbe postal officials have been working at this case for three months, and claim to have at last captured tbe culprit.. Postoffice Inspector Malone, of this city, says Devine was detected breaking open a box and the Columbia police notified. When Devine was searched one ol (he numerous decoy letters sent through the mail by the inspectors was found on him. Robbed by Clever Rase. Little Valley, N. Y., July 1. Rob bers broke into s farm house two miles from Limestone last night and robbed James and Patrick Qiunton, who lived there alone, ot 14.000. The Intruders set fire to a mass of rubbish in the yard, and when the brothers opened the door to run to tbe fire the robber bit Jame on the head, knocking him unconscious. The other brother is a crip ple. Both were bound and were not able to releaes themselves. Large Creosote Works Burned. Mobile, Ala., July 1. A telephone special from Pascagoula today says that fire totally destroyed the West Pssca golua creosote works, entailing a loss ol probably (200,000. Tbe works am ealil in be the lanreat In tha South. The fire was caused by s piece J of hot iron falling on the creosote. An explosion followed. No one wss in ured. . j vn on SHUT OUT FOREION WOOL. Aaserlca Is Determined That Cattle DU ease Shan Not Oaln Foothold. Washington, June 30. A matter of a good deal of importance has corns to the attention of the department of agri culture. A shipment of bulls tot breeding purposes has recently gone from Indiana to Argentina, in Sooth America. Tbey developed foot and mouth dissars before tbey got there. Nothing ot this kind exi ta ia Indisns, nor anywhere along the 'Ine of tr.v.l to New York, from which port the ani mals were shipped. Tbey nnonaatlnn. ably contracted tbe diiease on board the vessel that has been brlntrlna wool from Argentina to the United States. xne department has reliable inform- tion that foot and mouth disease not only exists In Argentina, but ha vi.t. ed there for s considerable time. Sheep are just as liable to thi di eaaa aa cattle. The question presented to tha dm.rt- men! ia whether it will stop the impor- taiion oi wool from Argentina and each other countries ss have foot and month diiease. The department will make eareful inquiry into thi aobiect. Two propositions ara presented. One is the shutting out of wool from these conn. tries altogether; the other ia the posai- Diiuy ol diseofeeting at oar own ports. ll exhaustive inquiry into tha coun tries from which hides come shows that we aia In i-ai !.. .i . . : - - -- ' " -"ft". Ui gflt lUg loot and mouth disease from these countries, ana or two things will be Im perative, via: Importation oe itopned, or that such disinfection be had as will P event the possibility of our getting ajisa VaiCTTBOSJ. SYNDICATE BUYS MINES. Powerful Eaatera Company'; Will Spend macB moacy la Utab. 8alt Lake City, June 30 State Senator A. B. Lewis made tbe an- nosuicement today that a powerful Eastern syndicate had aconired hw holding of Iron and coal landa In Southern Utah, and would spend be tween 125,000,000 and $30.000 000 in opening the mines, building railroads ana patting ap an immense steel plant. Tothisend, the Utah Coal A Iron Company will be incorporated next waea under the laws of Coloradc. It will have a capital of t20.000.000. and will ieaoe bonds In an equal amouiat. air. Lewis abeoln-el lafnaa to -n whom he represents, except that they are experts in tha i rOfi hnfil ntaaaa at xA smply able to furnish tha last amount of capital necessary for the undertak ing. C. C. Parsons, a Denver attor ney, is in this city now on business connected with the corporation. DUST CAUSES BAD FIRE. tbpteaioa m Qreat Orala Elevator Re nt u LOS of f 200,000. Milwaukee, June 30. A fire aarlv today in the big elevators owned bv tha American malting company la shown to navo oeen ceased by an explosion of dust. Tbe buildinrs deatmvarl km malthouse C, yearly outont 800 000 bethels of malt; engine house and boil er room, three stories; elevator F, six stories, capacity 25,000 bushels ; malt- noose A, output 700,000 bushels; ele vator was badly damaoed bv water. but the efforts of tbe firemen saved it from destruction. J M Poik. i i manager of the American malting cam- t "7i waue we loiiowing statement: "The loaa to tha ntin nun .-J contents will be about 1300,000. 1 es timate that about 40,000 bushels of grain and malt has been destroyed. iuo uuiiuings atstrojeo contained 7J paaouiuatic urama in wnicn all the malt and grain was stored." Oil Belt Ha a Fire. Sour Lake. Tex.. June Sn MnoK excitement prevailed in the oil field for s time just alter the noon hour today, eansed bv flamea anrinoinc nn nn ,k. five acres ot oil waste belonigng to the uuney ana lexas Addition companies. The fire was eansed oy some one throw ing a lighted match into tbe oil. For a time the flame were fierce and led to the belief that tbe big Guffey tanks were on fire. Tbe surface accumula tions soon bruned over and by S o'clock the flames were under control. The loss is insignificant. Denies Postal Charges. Washington, June 30. Tbe General Manifolding company, of Franklin, Pa., criticism of whose contract with the postoffice department presulted in the letter of Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden to the postmaster gen eral asking for an investigation oi the matter, baa sent to the postoffice de partment a denial of the charges that it was a non-union shop, and says it bas never employed child labor In its plant. Tbe matter will be investigated. Expects Early Actloa oa Treaty. London, June 30. The Times' corre spondent at Shanghai telegraphs that the Chineee treaty commissioners are informed that the Pekin government expects an early ratification of the Brit ish treaty, which, says the correspond ent, is adlaable, because, while article 8 bas not been accented in its eutlrlty by all thep owers, ite eplrit le sdopud in the present American and Japanese negotiation.