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THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1902.
ALL CROPS LARGE
Banner Yields, and Prices
Very Satisfactory.
FIGURES FtfR EASTERN STATES
In Willamette Valley "Wheat Is Ifot
Up to Expectations In Quantity,
but Quality Is Excellent
Oats Are Better;.
CHICAGO. Aug. 10. (Special.) Nature
has dealt lavishly with the farmers
throughout the grain-growing sections of
the country, despite the heavy rains of
June and July In some localities and the
drouth in others, and a3 a general etate-
ment the crops -will exceed those of last
year, and In many instances prove the
largest for years. Not only is there prom
ise of this being a banner year in the
amount of grain harvested, but it comes
in the face of high prices. Specials to the
Hebord-Horald give the following esti
mates of yields:
"Wheat, Corn. Oats.
State bushels, bushels, bushels.
Illinois 24,600.00!) 13G.000.000
Missouri 63.700.000 290.000.000 ....
Minnesota ...90.000,000 25,000,000 20,000,000
Nebraska 24.000.090 300.000,000 35.000.000
Wisconsin .... 7.000.000 J2.0M.OOO
Ohio 32,012.673 9S.224.265 37,234,191
So. Dakota.... &5.000.X 60,000.000 J...
Indiana 40.000,000 170,000,000 44,000,000
Heavy. JAbove average.
GRAIN IX THE VALLEY.
Why Wheat Yield Is Reduced Rota
tion of Crops.
ALBANY, Aug. 10. (Special.) Thresh
ing machines have now been in operation
in Linn and Lane Counties for a week
or more, and it is apparent from the re
ports received that the yield of wheat will
not be up to expectations. The yield will
be good, as wheat yields are reckoned in
these days, and will be equal to that of
last year, but will not averago as largo
as the excellent appearance of the stand
ing grain Indicated. That the quality of
the grain is first-class is declared by all
farmers, dealers and flouring-mlll men.
Only Winter wheat has been threshed.
The Spring-sown grain is still uncut.
While the opinion has been that Spring
wheat will yield an Immense crop, the
disappointment over Fall grain causes a
hesitancy In predicting large returns from
any grain yet to be harvested. Oats are
generally pronounced a big crop, and the
yield will be larger than last year, yet It
is not safe to say at this time that the
farmers will harvest as big a crop of oats
as they have been figuring on.
Small Yield on Summer Fallow.
One of the mpst surprising features of
the crop conditions Is the very email yield
of wheat grown on land that was Sum
mer fallowed last season. Several farm
ers have reported a yield of only about
12 bushels per acre, or no more than is
grown on land that has been cropped for
several years In succession. The straw
on Summer fallow land indicated the
usual large yield and no one suspected
the shortage until the threshers began
work. The lateness of the season has
been quite generally assigned as the cause
of the poor yield. Vers' little threshing
has yet been done in the hill country, and
the farmers from that section, in both
Linn and Lane, say that their crops will
turn out better than in the flat country.
Though ihe flatlands are high, they did
not drain well enough to shed. the sur
plus of water late in the season.
"Wheat Acreage Slightly Reduced.
In both the counties named the acreage
will be but slightly leas than last year.
Had the weather been favorable In seed
ing time, the acreage would probably have
been greater than- In 1901, for many fields
not sown to wheat in 1901 because of the
crop failure of 1900, would have been sown
to wheat in 1902 If the weather had per
mitted. As a consequence the acreage of
oats and hay shows a considerable in
crease in these counties. In Linn the to
tal number of bushels of oats Is expected
to bo 20 per cent greater than last year. In
Lane the increase In oat "acreage was not
so great a3 in Linn.
Grain Production Reduced CO Per Ct.
"The amount of grain produced in Linn
County now Is not more than 50 per cent
of what It was 10 years ago," says W. H.
Goltra, of the firm of Goltra & Rum
baugh, dealers In farm machinery at Al
bany. "Sales of machinery used in grain
raising are just about half what they were
10 years ago. Dairying, fruitgrowing and
hopgrowlng have driven out the wheat."
C. C. Hoguc, pne of the proprietors of
the Magnolia Mills at Albany, gives the
same estimate of the grain production now
as compared with 10 years ago. In speak
ing on this subject, Mr. Hoguo said that
12 years ago he was the agent for the Or
egon Pacific Railroad at Yaqulna. and
though wheat was shipped away on boats
as rapidly as possible, he sometimes had
as much as 5000 tons of wheat accumu
lated awaiting shipment. Last season only
a single cargo of Valloy wheat was ex
ported, and this was gathered at various
points in Western Oregon. Some flour
manufactured from Valley wheat was ex
ported to Japan, but the quantity of this
did not near equal the amount of wheat
exported a few years ago.
Not Enough Rotation of Crops.
The decrease In the total wheat yield
In the Valley cannot be accounted for en
tirely by the areas of land which have
been devoted to the uses of dairying, hop
growing and fruitgrowing. As everybody
knows, the land does not produce as much
grain per acre as it did years ago. One
crop has been grown so many years in
succession that the land is worn out.
While there are a very few In these coun
ties who still adhere to the Summer fal
low method of rejuvenating old land, the
large majority are adopting the more mod
ern idea of giving the land a rest by
seeding it to clover or vetches. The farm
ers of this section of the Valley have been
among the first to accept the teachings
of the agricultural college people, and
though it may bo possible that the Sum
mer fallow method may prove the best,
those who have trjod rotation Intelligent
ly are satisfied with their experience. One
farmer cut from his SO-acre clover field
last year one and a half tons of clover per
acre, and sold it at JG per ton. A second
crop the same season was permitted to
get ripe, and the seed was sold for J1400.
He cut another crop for hay this year and
will plow the second crop under for fer
tilizer. Many dairy farmers In Linn Coun
ty use the second crop of clover for pas
ture for their cattle.
Wheat-Growing; Will Me Profitable.
"While It is probable that the Willam
ette Valley will never again produce as
much wheat as it ha3 in past years, I ex
pect to see wheat-raising a profitable in
dustry in this section," says A. W. Bow
crsox, manager of the Portland Flouring
Mill Company's mill in Albany. "That
time will not come, however, .until rota
tion of crops has given the land a rest
end restored Its former ' productiveness.
It costs but little more to raise a big crop
than a small one, and the profits of the
former are, of course, greater. The dairy
ing industry is certain to bo a great aid
to wheat-growing. In a few years I ex--pect
to seo some of the land now used for
pasturago or cloverfields plowed up for
wheat crops. The yields of wheat on such
land will be large for several yeara This
change will prevent the overproduction of
butter, and make both dairying and wheat
growing profitable. The development of
the dairy Industry creates a larger de
mand for znlllfeed and causes a corre
sponlng advance in the price the' farmer
gets for his wheat. The renewal of the
fertility of the land Increases the yield of
wheat. The two industries should aid and
regulate each other." A. W. P.
TWO PAPERS COMBINE.
Philadelphia Times and Public Lea
ser to Re One.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 10. The Public
liedger and the Philadelphia Tunes will
announce tomorrow that on and after
Tuesday, August 12, the two newspapers
will be consolidated and will hereafter
appear under the title of Public Ledger
and the Philadelphia Times. The retail
price will be 1 cent daily and 2 cents
Sunday. The two papers are owned by
Adolph S. Ochs. The Philadelphia Times
will cease as a separate publication after
Monday's Issue. The editor-ln-chlef Is
L. Clark Davis, of the Public Ledger,
with Dr. A. C. Lambdln, of the Phila
delphia Times, as his associate. George
W. Ochs will be general manager of the
consolidated properties.
The Ledger and Times will tomorrow
both publish an Identical editorial, which
in part is as follows:
"The amalgamation of two lareg news-,
paper properties, euch as are the Public
Ledger and the Philadelphia Times As a
step of such great importance to Journal
Ism in this city that it seems proper to
present here some of the considerations
which have led to It and the purposes
controlling it. This is commanded by
that respect which every newspaper
owes to the community It represents,
upon whose good opinion and confidence
it must rely for Influence and success,
and by that sense of public responsibility
without which nelthet opinion nor In
fluence can be deserved.
"A little more than a year ago the
Philadelphia Times wns acquired by the
present ownership. Within that time,
under many disadvantageous conditions,
the paper attained a position in the pub
lic esteem that was In every way grati
fying. No higher testimony could have
been borne to the Ideals in Journalism
expressed in the Philadelphia Times than
la the willingness of the representatives
of the Drexel estate to transfer to the
same ownership the Public Ledger which
they held In trust as one of the con
servative Institutions of Philadelphia,
with no previous thought of surrendering
Its control-. On the completion of this
purchase the question immediately arose
of the relations of the Public Ledger and
the Times. Both were devoted to the
same ends and represented the wsame
ideals and purposes in Journalism. This
must necessarily be so since two news
papora under one ownership and control
could not follow different ideals or ad
vocate diverse views without discrediting
tho sincerity of both, unless the news
paper business be degraded to a mere
commercialism fatal to its character.
The obvious suggestion wao to sell the
Times, and very advantageous offers
were received for Its purchase. Why
they were finally rejected may be briefly
and frankly explained.
"The present ownership very promptly
determined that It could not afford to ap
pear as carrying on a newspaper broker
agebuying newspapers to sell at an ad
vance. By a mutual agreement between
all Philadelphia morning newspapers, the
Associated Press franchise held by the
Philadelphia Times Is surrendered and
its name, with Its good will and property.
Is from today amalgamated with that of
the Public Ledger, ,the combined news
papers to be known as the Public Ledger
and the Philadelphia Times.
"We believe this consolidation, costly
and unusual as it is, to be to the Interest,
not only of both papers, but of all news
papers in Philadelphia and of . the com
munity at large, and the business com
munity in particular. The public Is better
served by a few strong, well-sustained
newspapers, each filling its own chesen
field, than by a larger number wheae
competition must be often unprofitable
and harmful. The morning newspapers
of Philadelphia and no city in the world
presents a better and stronger group,
more ably and honorably conducted, more
truly devoted to the city's Interests,
owned and controlled as they arc by men
of large affairs, representative citizens,
men of high alms and chip virtue are
sufficient to meet every want and repre
sent every shade of honest opinion. The
majority of the morning papers are now
sold for 1 cent, and that will be the price
of the Public Ledger and the Philadelphia
Times.
"One other change or Innovation in the
traditions of the Public Ledger made
necessary by the amalgamation a Sun
day edition has been approached with
grave consideration, and with the utmost
regard for a sentiment which is entirely
rwpected. Even apart from religious
feeling or obligation, the observance In
each week, of one day of rest and general
cessation from usual pursuits Is so ad
mirable an American Institution and so
manifestly to the general advantage that
It cannot be Ignored. The Sunday Issue
will be a clean and decent, dignified
newspaper. It will uphold all that is
good and true and honorable and all that
makes for the betterment of mankind,
and It will, we hope, preach many a ser
mon that. If not a substitute for those
spoken from the pulpit, will reach a
larger audience and may not make less
effect for good."
The Press for a Cent.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10. The Press
tonight furnished the following notice:
"The Press announces tomorrow morn
ing that the Dally Press will bo tomor
row, August 11, and hereafter, sold for
1 cent, the Sunday Issue remaining at 5
cents, as In the past. This change to 1
cent in price Is accompanied by no change
or alteration in the proprietorship or
management's policy, standards or char
acter of the paper, but Is taken as part
of the steady policy of development which
has marked the Press under its editor,
Charles Emory Smith, who resigned his
place as Postmaster-General to return to
its chief editorship."
A COLONEL REBELLED,
Would. Not Take Part In Closing:
Knns Schools.
VANNESSA, Department of Morblhan,
France, Aug. 10. The Prefect of the De
partment of Morblhan asked that a de
tachment of cavalry bo sent to assist the
authorities In their efforts to close tho
unauthorized congrcgatlonallst schools at
Ploermet. Tho General commanding the
district ordered Lieutenant-Colonel Stre
mey to go with a part of his regiment.
Colonel Stremey refused to obey this or
der, declaring his religious sentiments for
bade him to co-operate In closing congrc
gatlonallst establishments.
General Andre, the War Minister, has
ordered Colonel Stremey to be confined in
the fortress of Belle Isle and to be court
martialed. Fishing? Good; Crevr Drowned.
ST. JOHNS, N. P., Aug. 10. The steam
er Virginia Lake returned here this morn
ing from Labrador and reported tho fish
ery prospect there to be excellent Tho
catch promises to bo above the average.
A schooner has gone ashore at Farm
yard Islands. Her crew of 10 persons
were drowned.
"Sot OverTrise.
There is an old allegorical picture of a
girl scared at a. grasshopper, but In the
act of heedlessly treading on a snake. This
Is paralleled by the man who spends a
large sum of money building a .cyclone
cellar, but neglects to. provide his family
with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a safe
guard against bowel complaints, -whose
victims outnumber those of the cyclone
a hundred to one. This remedy is every
where recognized as the most prompt and
reliable medicine In use for these dis
eases. For sale hy all druggists.
STRIKERS IN GOOD CASE
STAXD STROXG OX BEGIXNEfG OP
FOURTEENTH WEEK.
Probability That Attempt Will Bo
Made to Start Some of the Col
lieriesFraternal Aid.
WILKESBARRE, Pa., Aug. 10. The
14th week of the anthracite miners' strike
will begin tomorrow. President Mitchell
is authority for tho statement made to
day that the strikers are In good shape.
Contributions to .the relief fund aro com
ing in from many quarters now, and the
dissatisfaction which was at first evinced
over the distribution has now disappeared
and the strikers have settled down to
what they believe will be a much longer
siego than was at first anticipated.
While the strike leaders are inclined
to throw cold water on ail reports that
an attempt may be made to resume min
ing at an early day !n the Wyoming re
gion, it would not be at all surprising
Should one or two mines In this section
be started this week. The same story has
been told for weeks past, but there is a
well-authenticated roport In circulation
tonight that the Lehigh & WilKesbarro
Coal Company may start work at Its
Wanamler colliery some day this week.
At the office of the company, however,
those In charge refuse to give out any In
formation. A general review of the whole strike
region shows that unless the operators
can break the ranks of the strikers by
starting a colliery here and there, the
men will be inclined to remain out for
some time yet. The amount of relief to
be distributed will not satisfy all, but
the miners seem to be willing to make
some sacrifices In that direction In tho
hope that eventually they will win.
A $20,000 contribution from the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen is expected by
the strikers within the" next 10 daya Other
railway brotherhoods aro expected to fol
low it.
XtAIX MADE IT DISAGREEABLE.
Troops Went to Target Practice
Charges Against Miners.
SHENANDOAH, Pa., Aug. 10. Heavy
rains fell hero today, making things dis
agreeable for tho troops In camp on the
hill outside of Shenandoah. Despite tho
IB9H
Brgadler-Gencral J. P. S. Gobln, In
command of the Pennsylvania
State Guard at Shenandoah.
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inclement weather, however, there was a
large number of visitors In camp from
surrounding towns. None of tho sol
diers left camp except the two companies
that are on provost duty at the two rail
way stations In the town proper. Not
withstanding it wis Sunday, the men
were permitted to continue target prac
tice today. The signal corps also put In
several hours perfecting tho signal sys
tem. It Is estimated that the total cost to the
State for transporting and maintaining tho
troops for the first 10 days they have been
In the field was $35,000.' This includes the
pay of officers and men and the cost of
ammunition.
Brigadior-Gencral Gobln remained at
headquarters all day. He said he had re
ceived no Information of impending trou
ble anywhere, and knew nothing of any
attempt to start the collieries. County of
ficials are still endeavoring to arrest per
sons who wore In any way connected
with the fatal riot of July SO. It Is un
derstood that two foreigners now under
arrest charged with rioting will also have
to answer to the charge of murder.
TYPOGRAPHICAL I'MOS.
Annual Convention to Begin in Cin
cinnati Today.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 10. The annual
convention of tho International Typo
graphical Union meets here tomorrow for
a session of four days. President James
M. Lynch, of Syracuse; Vice-Presidents
C. E. Hawkes, Chicago; James Mulcahy,
St. Louis, and J. F. O'Sulllvc-i. Boston,
and Secretary-Treasurer J. W. B ram
wood, Denver, have been here the past
week at work with various committees,
and they were Joined today by delegates
from all parts of the country. Most of
the delogates seem to favor Washington
for the next convention, although Newark,
N. J., is a strong rival. It Is conceded
that St. Louis will get the convention In
1904, and Nashville wants It for 1905.
The convention this week will be of
unusual Interest, as It Is tho occasion of
the golden Jubilee. The National Typo
graphical Union was organized here in
1S52 after previous efforts In New York in
1859 and In Baltimore in 1861. There are
now S9 locals with over 40,000 members.
The first local union was organized In
Boston more than n century ago.
PRINCE'S BUSY SUNDAY.
Homage at Tomb of General Grant
To Sail August 18.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10. Prince Tsla Chen
of China spent a busy Sunday, The pro
gramme Included an Inspection of the fire
apparatus of, the New York Fire Depart
ment, a drive through Central Park, a
visit to the tomb of General Grant, and a
dinner at the Chinese Consulate.
At the tomb the Prince was escorted In
the crypt, and while the party stood with
bowed heads. Colonel MIddlcton, the cus
todian, placed a handsome floral wreath, a
token of respect from the Prince, over the
remains of General Grant. The wreath
was made of American Beauty and white
roses and laurel leaves. Some one re
marked to the Prince that the wreath was
very beautiful.
"Nothing Is too beautiful for the Illus
trious General of the American Army,"
replied the Prince, and then ho added:
"General Grant was very fond of the Chi
nese people, and they all loved him when
he lived and all respect his memory."
Before leaving the tomb Prince Chen
said:
"This Is the third tomb of a great per
sonage I have visited during my present
trip. In France I paid homage to the
memory of the great Napoleon, and in
England I visited the resting-place of
Queen Victoria."
The dinner party at the Chinese Consul
ate was composed of somo 30 persons. In
cluding Minister Wu, the host; Prince
Chen. Herbert H. Pierce, Third Assistant
Secretary of State; Mayor Low's secretary.
Mr. Reynolds; Sir Chen Tung Liang Chang,
the new Minister; Mr. Wang JKal Kah, and
Mr. Ou, Minister Wu's first secretary.
Only one part of Monday's programme
is certain, and that is Sir Chea'a visit to
President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. The
Prince will convey to President Roosevelt
the best wishes of the Chinese Emperor
and nls hope for a continuation of the
friendly feeling that has existed between
the two countries. It had been planned
that the royal party should leave New
York tomorrow night, but as the Prince
expressed & desire to visit the business
section of tho city, the departure will
not be made until Tuesday night.' The
Prince will go on a special train on the
New York Central to Niagara Falls. He
expects to qall from Vancouver on Au
gust IS.
NO TRACE OF BARTHOLIN
One of His friends Arrested Not a
Clear Story.
CHICAGO, Aug. loTThe search for Wil
liam Bartholin, who Is suspected of hav
ing murdered his,, mother .and Minnie
Mitchell, was continued today, but no
trace of the missing man was found. Os
car Thompson, who was for IS years the
constant friend of the fugitive's mother,
and who was arrested yesterday, stoutly
maintained his Innocence of any knowl
edge of tho. murders, and pleaded with the
authorities "to be released. After a long
examination, however, Thompson was
sent back to his cell, as the pollco feel
confident that he has not told all ha
knows. It was learned today that Thomp
son was In the house the night Mrs. Bar
tholin was killed.
Thompson having admitted to the police
that he was in the house every -night for
two weeks after Mrs. Bartholin's disap
pearance, firmly denies that he saw Bar
tholin from Tuesday morning, the day
after her murder, until Friday evening,
and he also declares that he never heard
a suspicious sound or saw suspicious
signs during the day In which the awful
tragedy was committed within his very
reach.
Inspector Hunt found a close friend of,
Bartholin, who saw him last Tuesday,
nearly a week after he disappeared with
Minnie Mitchell, who was killed on the
night of July 30. Bartholin called at tho
house of this friend last Tuesday nlghtr
Ho was in a terrible state of mind, and
his actions aroused the wonderment of
his host. From him the police obtained a
description of the clothing Bartholin wore
when last seen. These clothes were found
today in Bartholin's room, thus proving
beyond a doubt that he returned to the
house six days after the death of Mlnnlo
Mitchell, and that he could have returned
at no other time save at night, when
Thompson was at home. Thompson says
he never saw Bartholin after the Wednes
day night he went away with Minnie
Mitchell.
Another suspicious circumstance to add
to the complications of the mystery devel
oped tonight, when It was discovered that
Horace Clark, a companion of Bartholin,
has been missing since the murder of Mrs.
Bartholin. It lo now stated that It was
absolutely impossible for Bartholin to
have buried his mother In the basement
during the daytime.
Office Blown to Pieces.
DENVER, Aug. 10. A Republican spe
cial from Longmont, Colo., says that the
safe of tho Denlo mill wns blown open
by burglars early this morning. Nitro
glycerin was used, and the office build
ing was blown to plecea The mill, which
Is located 1D0 feet away, was not Injured.
Tho burglars only secured about $20 for
their trouble.
Ofllccr and Prisoner Killed.
JOPLIN, Mo.. Aug. 10. At Webb City, a
mining town two miles from hero, early
this morning City Marshal Rich was shot
and killed by Joe Gideon, who was then
killed by a policeman. The officers were
trying to arrest Gideon and his brother
Jim. After the shooting Jim. was hurried
to the police station to prevent violence, a
mob gathering quickly.
Saloonkeeper Shot.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Aug. 10. Ed
White, proprietor of a saloon, was shot
and killed on the street here early today
by Arthur Moors. White was walking
along the street with Mrs. Mooro, when
Moore appeared vtid began shooting.
Moore Is under arrest
DEFENDS THE FRIARS.
Head of Order Intimates Thnt Amer
icans Are Unjust.
ROME, Aug. la Thomas Rodriguez,
general of the Augustins, and supremo
head of the whole order, which Is very
powerful at Rome, will leave here tomor
row for Naples, where he will board the
steamship Llguera, sailing next Wednes
day for New York. Father Rodriguez
will pay his first visit to the United
States.
The general of the Augustlnlans re
ceived a representative of the Associated
Press here today with great cordiality.
As it was known that his Journey to the
United States was attributed to an In
tention to send American Augustlnlans to
replace the Spanish members of the order
now In tho Philippines, Father Rodriguez,
when questioned on this matter, said
nothing definite had been decided.
"Nothing can be done," said Father
Rodriguez, "while the negotiations aro
still pending between the holy see and
the United States. Whoever Is Impartial
must admit it to be strango that while
Washington cannot or will not expel the
friars from the Philippines, It should re
quire this to be done by the Vatican,
whose principal duty and interest Is to
protect the friars, both materially and
morally.
"Tho truth Is, that the friars aro not
hated by a majority of the Filipinos, but
only by that faction which wanted to get
rid of them In order to be left without
curb or law. This I verified myself when,
in 18S6, I visited the islands from end to
end, and I have had confirmation of this
statement in recent reports, which say
that friars have been returning to the
parishes outside Manila which they left
after the revolution of 1S9S, this being
partially due to their excellent work in
the present cholera scourge. A result Is
that tho Augustlnlans now again occupy
10 places outside of Manila. They would
easily be able to return to all the aban
doned Interior districts where they for
merly administered religion to 2,500,000 Fil
ipinos, if tho civil government .of the
islands showed more energy in repress
ing the rebellious elements, which are
against tho Americans no less than
against the friars.
"Experience will convince Washington
of the necessity of having the Philippines
under strict rule, as the natives are en
tirely lacking in the natural qualities or
political education to govern themselves.
If autonomy Is granted them, one year
will be sufficient to reduce the Islands
to anarchy, the most powerful Filipinos
becoming the heads of so many tribes or
factions.
"With regard to the substitution of
American for Bpanish Augustlnlans in
the islands, tho difficulty is that while
the friars of our order In tho Philippines
at one time numbered over 300, and even
now amount to 135. those In the United
States, who are mostly at Vlllanova, near
Philadelphia, number only about 100, and
of them scarcely 10 could be spared."
Oldest Actress Dead.
NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Mrs. Elizabeth
Young, the oldest actress on the Ameri
can stage, died today at Actress Fund
Home, on Staten Island, aged 92 years. She
played with many of America's prominent
actors and actresses until her last appear
ance In 1SS9 with Mrs. Langtry in "Mac
beth." Mrs. Mockay Goes to Germany.
LONDON, Aug. 10. Upon the advice of
her doctors, Mrs. Mackay has gone to
Germany to undergo treatment
PRODUCES STRENGTH FOR WORK
Uorsford's Acid Phosphate.
It perfects digestion, enriches the blood,
calms and strengthens the nerves and
bulldo up the general health. It is the
most permanently beneficial Tonic,
SEVEN BURNED TO CRISP
CAUGHT TS FRAME HOTEL FIRE TS
TEXAS.
The Women and Children Might
Have Been Saved, but They Would.
Not Jump Into Blankets.
SAN ANGELO, Tex., Aug. 10. A fire
discovered In the' Landon Hotel at 2
o'clock this morning destroyed the struc
ture, burning seven people to a crisp and
doing a property damage of $75,000. The
dead:
Mrs. Landon. who owned the hotel.
Edward Hendryok, of Waco.
Mrs. Fowler, of Houston, and her
grandson.
Mrs. Schullmpsky, of Houston, and two
sons.
All of the bodies that have been recov
ered are fearfully charred, and In no con
dition to be moved, except In blankets.
When the clerk discovered the flames,
the Interior of the dining-room was a
gulf of flames, which he could not get
through. He rushed up the main stair
way, kicking in doors, calling out at the
top of his voice and making noise In
every way in his power. Most of the
guests were aroused by this means and
by the discharge of firearms as some of
the guests got out
There were 75 persons in the house, and
all of them emerged safely except the
seven named and three others who have
not been located, but who are believed to
be safe. The seven women and children
got out On a small balcony and were ap
pealed to to Jump Into blankets which
were being held for them, but they failed
to do so, and delayed until the gallery
fell back into the flames which wero lick
ing up the big frame house.
In addition to the hotel, three stables
and half a dozen stores were burned, only
the greatest efforts preventing the whole
of the business section of the town from
being destroyed.
Pittsburg Morning Fire.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Aug. 10. Tho fire
early this morning proved, from an In
vestigation today, to be much smaller
than estimated during the progress of tho
blaze. The loss on the building will bo
about $10,000. Schwarzchlid & Sulzberger
lost $10,000 by water damage. De Noon
Bros, lose $23,000.
Fire Destroyed 855,000.
ALTOONA, Pa.. Aug. 10. Tho Opera
House block, which was occupied princi
pally by the Imperial Dry Goods Com
pany, was gutted by flro early todav.
Loss, $35,000.
Fatal French Train Wreck.
PARIS, Aug. 10. Three persons were
killed and a dozen seriously Injured to
day ns a result of tho derailing of an
express train between Carleville and
Lille.
RESPECT UNITED STATES
Rebels of Venezuela Let Captain
Nickels' Train Go.
WILLEMSTAD, Aug. 10. Tho Red D
Line steamer Caracas, which has arrived
here from La Guayra, brings the news
that Captain John Nickels, of tho United
States training-ship Topeka, now at La
Guayra, had beon held up by revolutionists
when returning by train from Caracas,
whither he had gone to confer with United
States Minister Bowen. The men who
stopped the train which carried Captain
Nickels showed him great courtesy and
the train was permitted to proceed imme
diately. Trains running between La
Guayra and Caracas have been held up
several times lately by revolutionists.
The post of President Castro at Cuo, 25
miles from Caracas, Is still difficult His
forces cannot advance because of the
heavy rains and the consequent difficulties
in the transporting of artillery. The rev
olutionists have found it very difficult to
march over tho country, and their pro
posed operations will take longer than
was expected.
Success lor Revolutionists.
PORT OF SPAIN. Island of Trinidad.
Aug. 10. News has reached here from
Venezuela that after three days' very se
vere fighting in the streets of Barcelona,
In the State of Bermudez, the revolution
ists under the command of General Pena
loza, captured the town from the govern
ment forces. The government lost 60 men
and General Puerto Bravo.
Perils of Mont Blanc.
CHAMOUNIX, France. Aug. 10. The
two residents of Paris who recently per
ished from exposure on Mont Blanc, and
whose guides were reported to. have been
killed while descending the mountain in
search of assistance, were named Staeh
Hng and Maudlt The bodies of the three
men, together with that of the guide,
Culea, have been brought here. The Guide,
Blanc, who was supposed to have been
killed, was found alive at the bottom of a
crevajne. The fall of the guides Into the
crevasse was witnessed by telescopes from
here, and led to the supposition that both
men had been killed. Blanc had a mirac
ulous escape. He had a sheer fall of about
111 feet but was almost uninjured, al
though he suffered from the effects of six
hours' exposure. Culea was killed in
stantly. Wilson's Nicaragua Trouble.
NORWALK, O.. Aug. 10. Fred Wilson,
brother of Dr. Wilson, whose reported cap
ture and his sentence to death has been
the subject of Interest between the United
States and Nlcaraguan Governments, ar
rived here today, en route to his home
near Milan. Mr. Wilson states that when
he left Bocns del Toro. two weeks ago, his
brother was well, and that up to that time
uo word had been received regarding the
sensational reports sent to this country.
Neither Mr. Wilson nor his brother had
been In Bluefields for a month, and he Is
at a loss to understand how the report
started.
Belgian Queen's Illness.
SPA. Belgium. Aug. 10. Serious rumors
are in circulation that the attack of heart
trouble from which Marie Henriette,
Queen of the Belgians, Is suffering, 13
dangerous, but at a late hour tonight Her
Majesty's physicians reported that tho
Queen had revived and that there was no
causo for anxiety.
Distress at Petit Goava.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haytl. Aug. 10.
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25-ln.
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The people of Petit Goava, to the west
of here, are in grJtt distress, and have
asked for assistance.
(It -was reported from Port au Prince
August 6 that further government rein
forcements had started for Petit Goava
to aid the government forces beaten there
by the revolutionists.)
OUR STRAY ISLANDS.
Rumors That Japanese Claim Them
to Be Investigated.
"WASHINGTON, Aug. lO.-Orders have
been Issued by the Navy Department pro
viding for a visit of the United States
steamer Adams to "Wake Island and the
Midway Islands, belonging to the United
States, In the Pacific Ocean. This action
has been determined on as a result of the
recent communication received at the de
partment from the master of the transport
Buford. who reported that while approach
ing Wake Island In June last he discov
ered It Inhabited by a party of Japanese.
While the steamship Nero was making a
survey of the Pacific for a trans-Pacific
cable In 1S39 she discovered the Midway
Islands were also Inhabited by Japanese,
which was somewhat surprising, as the
Islands always have belonged to this Gov
ernment. The Adams will be in charge of
Commander Fox, who will make an Inves
tigation of the circumstances connected
with the case of both Wake Island and the
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OO FEET, $2.10 AND UP.
Midway Islands, and If It shall be ascer
tained that the Japanese have settled In
thosia Islands with the sanction of their
government, with a view to laying tho
basis for a claim of sovereignty over them,
representations will be made to Japan on
the subject for the purpose of securing
their removal. The Adams will also touch
at the Hawaiian Islands and will visit each
one of the group.
PORTLAND-CHICAGO.
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