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EVENTS OF THE DAY OATHCRCD FROM ALL PARTS OF THE TWO HEMISrtiEKES. Comprchcruilve Review of the Import, ant Happening of the Put Wetk, Presented In Condensed Form, Mos Likely to Prove Interesting to Our Many Reader. Mark Twain la seriously ill. The Union Pacific baa announced peace with the boiler makers. The town of Altman, near Cripple Creek, was almost entirely destroyed by fire. Emperor Francis Joseph will not In tervene to prevent further bloodshed In Crotia. Rear-Admiral Darclay ha3 been or dered form Boston to the Puget Sound navy yard. Fire in a grand stand at Cambrlde, Mass., hemmed in the crowd and they had a close call for their lives. The cup defender Reliance has proven herself a much better boat than either the Columbia or the Con stitution. Hannah opposes the endorsement of Roosevelt by Ohio because he fears It would Injure his chances for re election. A power factory at Santo Domingo was blown up by enemies of the gov ernment and 22 people killed and a number of others Injured. The anti-dynastic outbreak In Yu nan province, China, is serious. I A cyclone in Central Kansas did much damage to crops and property. Four were killed and six Others In jured by a Pittsburg elevator break ing. An eastern company has secured control of all the coast powder fac tories. A. W. Machen, deposed postal of ficlal.v la now charged with disobey ing orders. Portland was discriminated' against in letting contracts fof carrying Phil ippine freight. i The Union Pacific Boiler makers' strike has been declared off. Both sldeB .made concessions. Russia hag assured the United States that it will help maintain ah open door in the far East. Count Cassini, Russian ambassador at Washington, and Secretary Hay are receiving large numbers of letters from cranks. Mexico will make silver its coin, but at a fixed ratio. The announce ment has already caused much for eign capital to be invested. 'The forest fires near Glen Falls, N. Y., are now under control. ' The drouth in Porto Rico haa been broken and the tuln of all fropa nar rowly averted. f , Because of increased trade with America, Peru haa opened a consular office in Chicago. The United Lead company haa in creased ita capital atock from $15,000, 000 to 125,000,000. ' The director! of the Bank of Eng land have reduced the bank's rate of discount from 4 to 8)6 per cent. Receivera have been appointed for the Eastern tuoe company, with a cap ital atock of $1,000,000 and general offices at Zaneaville, O. The liabilities are given aa $800,000, and assets aa $550,000. Begging letters to well-known New Yorkera netted Olgar Beckwith Neilson, who waa cashiered from the Danish army, an income of $300 a month, ac cording to ofllcera who have caused his arrest. The railroad commissioner of Maasa huBetta haa authorized the Boston & Northern railroad company to issue $2,000,000 new atock at 120, and the Old Colony street railway $1,000,500, new atock at 105. A tornado at Horton, Kan., injured several persona and unroofed a aumber of building?. A big rise in the Mississippi la caus ing great damage to farm land about La Crosse, Wis. Six persona on a runaway Chicago trolley car were injured by ita collision with a freight train. A defaulting cashier haa necessi tated the closing of the Southpoit, Conn., national bank. The reservoir at Hatch, Idaho, haa gone out. No Uvea were lost, but crops will be seriously damaged. The American saddlery and harness company, with a capital of $10 000, haa been incorporated in New Jersey. A Chicago bootblack received only $10 for restoring a lost $10,000 bill to ita owner, whose joy caused him to faint. The monitor Arkansas, which wna grounded In the Mississippi, ia again afloat, aa the result of an unexpected freshet. The Chippewa and Ottawa Indiana have decided to press a claim of $750 000 against tho United States for vaca tion of territory in 1795. Descondeanta of Waihington'a French brethren in arma and other prominent Frenchmen propose presenting to the United States a reproduction of the original bust of Washington by Pier e Jean David. President Gompera ia in favor of a union of emplcyora. Another union haa joined tho ranka of the striking Denver laborers. RusbIh ia deeply hurt at the criti cisms o the American presa regarding Manchuria. SKLL CHILDREN FOR FOOD. Terrible Conditions Exist In Famine Stricken DUtrlcts of China. Washington. May 26. United Stales Consul McWade. at Canton, under date of April 7. sent to the State De partment a detailed report of the fam ine conditions in kang SI, In support of his cabled appeal for help. He pro duced a mass of Information which he declares to be reliable from Amer ican missionary and naval sources in Kai Kwan Pin, Wu Chow and other places, showing the destitution . and the consequent suffering, which the Consul-General says, is absolutely ap pallng. He says that thousands' In their desperation were 'selling their children from $2 to $5 each, yet so many were offered and so few pur ehnsed that not all could be sold at even this price. Mr. McWade says so heartrending were the appeals for assistance that he had contributed far beyond his means, and would have given more had he had the money. When report was written the fam ine was Increasing greatly In In sever ity, and thousands were starving to death. In one village 200 perished from starvation, and he said that un less something In the way of relief came soon, thousands and thousands will starve. Whole families were sub sisting on a few ounces of rice a day, and were eating herbs and leaves. Unless the rice and other crops of July, August and September proved plentiful, the famine would only be silently alleviated. In conclusion, Mr. McWade says: "The natives feel that the Ameri cans have come among them for their and our mutual benefit, and not as their enemies, nor to seize any of their lands under any Bpeclous or other pretenses. That feeling is em phasized by the great charity of our people at home, who, In their earnest efforts to relieve, and not to destroy, know no religion, creed or nation." AMERICANS NOT MOLESTED. Venezuelan Move Against Foreigners la Contrary to Treaties. Willemstad, Curacao, May 26. The President of the State of Marcaibo and the Governor of Caracas have tried to enforce the new law against foreigners, obliging them to recognize only the Venezuela tribunals for the adjustment of their claims and com pelling them to waive their rights to claims for damages for robbery or Vil lage perpetrated by the government or revolutionary troops, and enforc ing other vexatious measures under penalty of Immediate expulsion. These measures were enforced against British, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish and French citizens. When their respective legations learn ed of the fact they sent orders to their Consuls not to comply with the demands of the local authorities, as the new law was contrary to exist ing treaties. The ministers of the powers also called on Senor Urbaneja, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and protested against the action taken. He promised that orders would be Is sued to suspend the enforcement of the new law. United States citizens were not molested. If the law Is enforced later compli cations with the powers will arise, and is believed that more than 40,000 of the 60,000 foreigner residing in Venezuela will leave the country. WHEN PENSIONS DATE FROM. Indian Veterans Will Receive Pay From June 27, 1902. Washington, May 26. The Interior Department haa decided that all pen slona allowed under the Indian War Veteran act, approved June 27, 1902, shall be effective from the date of the passage of the act. That is to say, when a claim ia allowed, the veteran or his widow or other survivor draws $8 a month from and after the date of the allowance, and Is granted, in addition, an accrued pension at the rate of $8 a month from June 27. 1902, up to the date of the said allowance. There has been some question in the minds of the pension authorities as to whether accrued pension would run from 1902, -when the act affecting the veterana of the Pacific Northwest be came a law, or from 1892, when the original Indian War Veteran act, ap plying to the Black Hawk survivors, went on the statute books. The later date was finally settled upon as being the one Intended by congress, and all pensions hereafter allowed will carry this accrued pension, as well aa future allowances. Ask Permission to Strike. Anaconda, Mont.. May 26. At a meeting of the Mill and Smeltermen's Union, held last evening In this city, It Is reported to have been decided to nsk the permission of the American Labor Union to strike, unless the men recently discharged at the Washoe smelters be reinstated. It is uie opinion of a majority of the labor leaders here that there will be no strike. It is alleged that the men dis charged had been too active In at tempting to dictate the policy of the company In the matter of running the new works. ' Killed In Explosion on Steamer. Quebec, Moy 26. The steamship Couban, of the Black Diamond Line, from Sydney, C. B., for Montreal, which passed Inward off- Matane Light yesterday, signaled that an ex plosion of gas had occurred on board which completely destroyed the sa loon and blew up1 the poop deck. Three Iron beams were also broken in the lower deck. A waiter was killed and two steerage passengers are miss ing, and It is thought they were blown overboard by the force of the explosion. Coins to Be Sold. Washington, May 26. Tho Bureau of Insular Affairs, with the approval of Secretary Root, has authorized the sale of 100 sets of the seven new Phil ippine coins that recently have been made by the United States mint at $2 per set, tho value bolng 97 cents. The proceeds will bo turned over to the Philippine Treasury. There had been quite a demand for the Bets of coins from collectors. PEOPLE HOMELESS FIRE AT ST. HVACLNTHE, DESTROYS HUNDREDS OF HOUSES. Blaze which Started In a Shoe Factory Works Destruction of One Fourth ol the Town Wind Blowing a Gale Loss Will Reach $400,000 Origin ol " Fire a Mystery. St. Hyacintbe, Quebec, May 22. A fire today In toe shoe laitory of Cote Bros, destroyed that and half a dozen other industries and 250 houses, leav ing nearly a quarter of tho city's popu lation hoinelewj tonight. The loss is placed at $400,000. Nobody knows how the fire started. When it was first notioed, it had se cured a firm grip upon the Cote factory. The wind wag blowing half a gale at the time, and the buildings in the im mediate vicinity were of such a char acter as to fall easy prey to the flames. The burned district is practically the name as that destroyed in 1876. The river Yamasaka flows through the town in the shape of a letter V. fit. Antoine street i uns along the top of the V and practicaly everything south of that street was burned. FRUIT CROP IS QONE ALSO. Thermometer Below Zero, with Killing Frosts Prevailing. Uutte, Mont., .May 22. Ten feet of snow is reported from Coutte, Mont., near the international boundary, today, and the thermometer is ranging from 4 to 6 degrees below zero. Traffic on the Great Northern is seriously interfered with, and the trains are being operated only under the greatest difficulty. The cuts of the road are filled with drifted snow. Conservative estimates tonight place the loss of stock at about $ 2,000,000, and the number of head of stock lost is figured at about 90,000. This loss will be swelled by the ruination of the fruit crop throughout Northern Montana, which it is understood, ia a total fail ure. The storm was followed by frost of the most damaging kind, and all garden stuffs have felt its effects. The Mis souri river is rising rapidly, and the ranchers are leaving the lowlands in anticipation of a disastrous flood. SOUTH CHINA IN DANQER. . France Said to Be Planning Coup While Attention Is Distracted to North. Victoria, B. C, lay 22. Alfred Cunningham, manager of the Hong Kong Daily Press, a passenger on the Kaga Maru, which anived last night, said in an interview here that Japanese Journalists do not regard Russia's action in Manchuria as surprising cr unantici pated. Mr. Cunningham says that while attention is being maintained in the north by Russian aggression, a mat ter of far greater importance to Ameri ca, Britain and Japan is being over looked in the south ; that is the aggres sion of France in the Southern prov inces. ' Mr. Cunningham is of the opinion that France and Russia are acting in concert, the former in the north and the latter in the south. He cays France fcaa bribed the officials of Kwangai and is waiting the opportunity to pour troops into that province. The south, said Mr. Cunningham, ia now on the verge of a far greater interna tional crisis than that now on in the north. At present the rebellion in Kwangsi is practically brigandage on a large scale. The rebellion in South China, he paid, is another factor. Thero is no doubt but that the reformers have or ganized the brigands and a rebellion which will be far greater than the Tai ping lebellion ever was will break out before long in South China. Large quantities of arms are being shipped in to the rebels, chiefly from the United States, and headed by the reformers a movement will break out pro-foieign in its nature, to overthrow the empress dowager and reinstate Kwang Su. Let Lighted Lamp Fall. Lincoln, Neb., May 22. Fire that broke out shortly before noon in the Biownell block, a four story office buildinggutted that structure, caur ing a loss estimated at $125,000, and for a time threatened surrounding prop erty. The fire started in the cellar of a grocery Btore by a clerk dropping a lighted lamp which caught a large pile of straw used for packing. .Fifteen firemen were overcome temporarily by smoke and the intense heat and taken to the hospital, but it is not believed the condition of any of them ia serious. Umpire Is Named. Northfield, Vt., May 22.--Frank Plumley has received notice from the secretary of .Btate of his appointment as umpire of the British-Venezuelan and Holland-Venezuelan claims com missions, to sit in Caracas June 1. Mr. Plumley has accepted the position. He will leave for Washington this morn ing, and will Bail for Venezuela Satur day. Ho was formerly United States attoiney for this district. He ia the judge of the court of claims. New Folder of Northern Pacific. The Northern Pacific haa just issued a handsome Yellowstone park folder, descriptive of the trip through that park, and also dealing with Alaska and coast exenraion points. The folder ia designed to answer some questions that always arise during the excursion season. The Yellowstone park season ia formally opened on June 1, and the first train for the park will leave coast terminals on the day previous. ON PUGET SOUND. President Receives Hearty Ovation in Wester Washington. Olympia, Wash, May 23. President Roosevelt caught his first glimpse of Puget Sound at 1:20 yesterday after noon as his train entered Olympia, the capital city of Washington. Although other stops had been made in Wash ington, it was in Olympia that the official reception to the state was ac corded the President. The Governor's staff, ex-Governors of the state, state officers and reception committees appointed by the Legis lature, in addition to 5000 people from out of the city, were gathered here to greet the President. From the Nor thern Pacific depot to the State capitol building, long lines of troops from the National guard of the state were de ployed, and the President and paity entered carriages at the depot and were driven through aVches of ever green and flowers and between long lines of soldiers to the office of-Governor McBrlde. The President's carriage was escort ed by a platoon of cavalry. Governor McBrlde and Mayor C. J. Lord occu pied seats in the President's carriage, which had been decorated with the state flower, rhododendron and ever green. At the ofilce of Governor Mc Brlde an Informal reception of ten mniutes was held, and distinguished men of the Evergreen State were pre sented to the President. From the main entrance of the Cap itol building a platform had been con structed reaching out 50 feet. A se ries of arches Increasing In size start ed at the Capitol doorway and ended at the end of the p'atforni. One hun dred and fifty people were seated on the platform and from its outer edge the President addressed briefly the people gathered in Capitol Park. At the close of the Preident's ad dress the party entered carriages again and were, driven for ten minu tes through the residence portion of the city to the Masonic Temple. The Masonic Temple in Olympia was built over 50 years ago and was the cradle of Masonry in the Northwest. Within its walls the first Masonic lodge or ganized In territory west of the Mis sissippi river and north of the Colum bia river, held its sessions. When the Temple was reached only the Pres idential party entered. Within they were greeted by John Arthur, of Se attle, Grand Master Mason of the State of Washington, and were presented to officers of the Grand Lodge. Crowd at Tacoma. Tacama, May 23. The President called Tacoma the "City tf Destiny" yesterday afternoon at Wright Park arid captured the hearts of 30 000 peo ple assembled there. Probably not more than two or three In the 30,000 expected to hear Tacoma's pet name. The cheering, at all times durtng the resident's speech was loud and pro longed, but when he referred to Taco ma, by the name dear to the hearts of all true Tacomans, the women waved handkerchiefs frantically, the men Rwung their hats, and the youngsters screamed with delight. The President was plainly pleased with the hit, and he smiled broadly, causing another round of vociferous applause , CUBA SIQNS TREATY. Piatt Amendment Has Been Accepted la Its Entirety. Havana, May 25. The permanent treaty between the United States and Cuba, in which is Incorporated all the provisions of the Piatt amendment was signed this afternoon. The act of signing the treaty took place at 4:30 o'clock this 'afternoon at the office of the Secretary of State. The signers were Secretary of State Zaldi and United States' Minister Squiera, who were constituted special plenipotentaries for that purpose. Senor Zaldo and Mr. Squiers simply met, accompanied by their secretaries, and the signing was accomplished, and copies of the treaty exchanged within a few minutes. ' The permanent treaty contains no provision for its abrogation, and no extraneous conditions of any kind It simply incorporates the entire piatt amendment into the form of a treaty. The length of time consumed by the negotiations was principally due to the fact that Cuban Government de sired to include in the treaty various extraneous conditions, especially one to the effect that there should be no In tervention ta Cuban affairs by the United States, except through the ini tiative of the President of Cuba. All these conditions were rejected. Hall Breaks in Roofs. Salina, Kan., May 25.-r-The worst hail storm In the history of Sallna visited this place tonight. Nearly every window In the town was broken. The hail broke through corrugated iron roofs on the business houses, and the rain pouring in damaged thousands of dollars worth of property. After 'the hail a severe wind storm came up, tak ing the roof off the Methodist Church and doing damage to other small build ings. A bad storm is reported from the vicinity of Niles and Pennington northwest of Salina. Damage by Cloudburst In Ohio. Cincinnati, O., May 25. Reports to day show that much damage was done last night In different parts of the Ohio Valley by cloud bursts and lightning. No lives were lost and none was seri ously Injured, but many people were shocked by lighnting. The Interban electric lines are still badly disabled. A car on the Mill Creek Valley line was struck by lightning and set on fire at Carthage, and the passengers nar rowly escaped death, all being un conscious for a short time. Catholics Look to Emperor. London, May 23. An addreas to Emperor William is Deing widely signed here expressing the hope of the British Catholics that Germany may be entrusted with the protection of Catholic interests in the East, and as suring the emperor that the British Catholics will labor to remove the mis understandings between Great Britain and Germany, and the promotion of the friendliness of the two countries. GUEST OF OREGON PRESIDENT GREETED BY THOUSANDS , OF LOYAL CITIZENS. Lays Corner Stone of Lewis and Clark Monument at Portland Welcomed to the State by Governor Chamberlain at Salem Pay Glorious Tribute to the Northwest. Portland, May 22. President Roose velt was gloriously welcomed tc this city yesterday. All Portland made holiday, put on ita best attire, flocked everywhere he went and climbed even tc the roofs and chimneys to see him pass. The spirit of the people was stirred as never before in this city. If it had been a martial thrill that elec trified the populace, it could not have moved the thionga of enthusiastic spectators more than the peaceful visit of the president. . Countless thousanda crowded he streets as he rode by. Less numerous but still unnumbered they awarmed lo the city park, where the president laid the, base of the Lewis and Clark monu ment. In the evening they Burged around the hotel, calling for him with increased clamor, nntil he appeared on the fire escape and satisfied them with a brief speech. Then he returned to the banquet from which the people had called him. ; All arrangements for the visit were carried out successfully. Ibe only untoward event was the heavy rainfall which began just aa the president en tered the city park, and continued dur ing the ceremoniea there. But the rain could not quench bis ardor, and he spoke even the better for it. He knew the blessing of abundant rain, and paid tribute to Western Oregon by saying that here he did not need to talk aoout irrigation. Ihen, after paying tribute to the memory of Lewis and Clark, and exhorting the people of Oregon to emu late their predecessors, he sealed the cavity in the monument where lies the copper box. He will leave this morning for Puget sound. On Behalf of the State. Salem, Or., May 22 Ten thousand citizens of Oregon welcomed Preaident Roosevelt to the state capital yesterday morning. On behalf of the people of this commonwealth, Governor George E. Chamberlain voiced the state's greeting and with vociferous cheera the people manifested their hearty concur rence in all that was aaid. For an hour the president addressed the assem bled multitude from the weat, atepa of the capitol, and that they were highly pleaeed with the ideaa heexpreased waa demonstrated by freMuent interruption of applause and cheers. The reception here waa the formal welcome on behalf of the state. Noth ing waa left undone which could con tribute to the comfort of the preaident or add atrength to the expression of re spect and admiration for the nation's chief. FACES BIO. DEFICIT. Postal Department Must Ask Congress tor .Appropriation. Washington, May 23. Congress will be asked at the ooenine of it nnrt . aion to make an appropriation to cover ioe aenciencies in Dotn the regular de livery service and the rural free deliv ery service of the poBtoffice department. Postmaster General Payne announced Kjuay mat mis aenciency now aggre gates exactlv $227. S00. nf whlnh tins uou is in me iree delivery branch. The posimaBier general said he very much regretted the existence of tbe deficit, and for the first time publicly criticised the administration of A. - , . v uuuvu the general auperintendent of the free ueuvery system, wno is now on indefi nite leave of absence. "This ia not the first ti mn that. rlo flcit haa occurred in the free delivery service," said Mr. Payne. "I regret ita existence. At th last congreoa Mr. Machen pointed out that without additional appropriation no more routea could De established be yond those readv to be Install Jan ti. ary 1. He maintained, however, that it congreea appropriated $500,000 for the purpose the work could be contin ued during the rest of the fiscal year. xuib appropriation waa promptly made. but it Was exhausted. Dnanitn fMo fact, the office (free delivery) waa going uu luuremoiujj me aenciency, and if we had not taken stens to curtail th ex penditures and suspend the establish ing ui rumoH unui me oeginnmg of the next fiscal year the deficit would have Deen much larger. It waa not gcod ad ministration." . Turkey Would Exile Bulgarians. Constantinople, May 23. Hil Pasha, the insnactnr ma ' K e ....... ... uuuu 1 1JO reform movement in European Turkey, ia credited with having formulated a plan for the colonization of Anatoila and the islands of t.h the Bulsariana, whom he proposes to deport wuuicmie irom Macedonia. It ia doubtful, however, if the powera will permit this. Meanwhile, Hilma haa planned to auwmarily exile to Anatcila me juaceuonian prisoners who were suspected of complicity in the recent "who in European lurkey. Government Subsidy Doubtful. Vancouver. B. C Mw 23 tf .nn cash subsidy ia granted by the Dominr ion government to the transcontinental railroad to be built by the Grand irnnK, it will be very email. It is doubtful if any financial aid will be given by the government to the enter prise. Aa for land grants, it ia defi nitely announced that there will be none. All that the government pro- posea to uo ia to guarantee the bonds of me company, taking a first mortgage CHINA COWED BY RUSSIA. She 1 Agreeing, One by One, to All tb Czar's Demands. Londcn, May 21. According to a. Pekin dispatch to the Times, dated May 19, the situation at Niu Cliwang and in Manchuria, in jite of procla mations and assurance, is unchanged. There ia a constant flow of Russians and war materiala to both Ibe Chinese and Corean banks of the Yalu river. Trustworthy evidence, eaya the dis patch, confirma the report that num bers of Chinese detcribed as former brigands are officered by Russians. They number at least 2,000 and carry a badge inscribed "protectors of the for est." ' . Reviewing the Manchurian situation, and commenting on the apathy of the powers, the Times conespondent avers that China is agreeing one by one to all the Russian. demands. She has already undertaken not to alienate any portioa of Manchuria to any other power a not to alter the preeent administration in Mongolia ;.not to open any new treaty portB in Manchuria, and has given an assurance not to employ foreigners in the administration of Manchuria, and whether China gives her consent or not, Russia retains the telegraph lines between Port Artbnr and Mukden. China haa ag.eed that Russia shall have full control of the tuBtoma at Niu Chwang, and there ia little doubt that an agreement exista giving Russia ex clusive mining right! in the Mukden province. When Manchuria is gone, what se curity will there be, asks the corres pondent, for the position of Japan in Corea, militarry or civil? Does any one know what secret agreement was signed by the emperor of Corea during the year he resided as refugee in the Russian legation at Seoul? STREET CAR TAKES FIRE. Fainting Women Trampled Upon and One Man Badly Hurt. New York, May 21. In a wild rush of frightened passengers to escape from a burning street car near Cypress Hills, Long Island, Michael Murphy, of Ja maica, was pushed through a wjndow and so badly cut by the glaea that hia condition is critical. The car was on ita way to Jamaica when a flash of flame shot from the trucka and the motorman brought the car to a stop. Before the paseengera were aware ef the danger, fire worked through the floor and caught the trim ming of the seata. The 25 paseengera jumped to their feet and started toward the rear door. Two women fell in a faint on the floor,'' but the crowd was too intent on saving themselves to pav any attention to them. It waa in the jam at the door that Murphy was cruahed against the window with such force that the glass broke and he was shot out onto the ground. Aa he fell fragments of glass cut hia hands and fare in a dozen places, and a Tnai'ed edge caught hia foot. The wmnht of bis falling body sent tho fuYvrp odijes through hia clothing and severed an artery In hia ankle. ' Two jwlk-eumrh helped the crowd out of tlie srs. Mur phy waa sent to a hoapita1. SHEEP AND CATTLE FJJKZIr:. Loss by Unexpected Blizzard on Montana . Ranges Amounts to Millions. Great Falls, Mont., May 21. The heavieet sheep and catt e loss in the history of Montana, the damage of which will foot up as high as $5,000, 000, has been caused by the terrible storm which haa been raging for the past three days. In some sections fnlly 90 per cent of the sheep on the ranges have i eriahed. Three herders, at least, have wan dered away in the blinding storm and have frozen to death. It ia difficult to get names. An aged herder at Portage waa lost Sunday. Two more in the Shelby Junction country are missing and there ia no hope that they can be found alive. Two thousand five hundred sheep are drifting on the ranges without herders. The latter have abandoned their flocks on every hand and fled for safety to the settlements and ranches. Nothing like the fury of this storm haa ever been witnessed in Northern Montana. Of a consignment of 600 cattle bound from Havre, all but five were found frozen stiff. Losses are reported on every hand, from Harlem, from Leth- j bridge, from Chinook ' and Havre. ' Commissioners Report No Progress. Washington, May 20. No progress' ia repotted from the United States treaty commissioners in China. The exact nature of the obstacle to the con aumation of tbe trade treaty ia not known. The Chinese commissioners make one statement in the matter ; the Russian government makes another and conflicting statement, and the commissioners do not know which to believe. It ia probable that the state department may feel it necessary to canae the Chinese government to give more definite instructions. CJerman Wine May Be Excluded. Washington, May 21. Acting Secre tary of Agriculture Moore has reques ed the secretary of state to ascertain from the United States consul at Mayence the facta regarding the trial of Dr. Schlamp Von Hope, who ia charged with the adulteration of Nietiner wines. It waa alleged in thia case that the winea were largely adulterated and im itated, if tnia were ao, under the act of March 3, 1903, they would be ex cluded from United States porta. Earning! of Rubber Company. New York. Mnv 21.Th nn,..i . port of the United Statea robber com pany showa total earnings to be $51, 888,757 and the total net income $2,- 774.398. which Aftar AaAnMi l-i i. and bad debts, lettja aurplua lor the writ. 1 O J II A tO