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Guidl Receives His Appointment.
ROME, Aug. 2S. Monslgnorc Guldl has
been appointed delegate In the Philip
pines. Ho is expected to hasten his de
parture for Manila in consequence of in
formation received at the Vatican of the
organization of a schismatic Catholic
church in the Philippines. The Vatican
proposes not to attach much Importance
to the movement, and declares "It cannot
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cause they are excommunicated from the
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GUTHRIE, O. T., Aug. 2S. A bold at
tempt to murder an entire family was
made at Blackwell, O. T., by arsenic be
ing placed by unknown parties in the
coffee-can. Mrs. Alice Combs and her
son. Ernest, arc lying near death, their
recovery still being In doubt. While the
Combs family was absent from home,
unknown persons entered, placed the
poison in the coffee and stole a number
of valuable articles, which were later
found broken In many pieces a short dis
tance from the house. Mother and son
were thrown Into spasms from drinking
the coffee and have suffered greatly.
TALKS TO VETERANS
President Roosevelt Is Wel
comed in Granite State.
6. A. R. REUNION AT THE WEIRS
Thirty Tboniand Old Soldiers Heard
His Address Day .Marked by Poor
Arrangements Closed at
Concord.
New Hampshire's arms were open
yesterday In readiness to receive the
President. Long before ho was awake
a. committee representing the Governor
boarded the train. The welcome they
extended to him on behalf of the state
was magnified later In the day In the
smaller towns through which the train
passed, and at Nashua, Manchester, the
"We Ira and Concord, although the day
was replete with the miscarriage of ar
rangements. VKWRimT TC "FT.. Auir. 2S. President
Koosevelt tonight Is the guest of Secretary
of State Hay, "whose Summer home Is slt
nnteA n fiw mlls from here, alone the
shores of Lake Sunapee. The Secretary and
his daughters met the President upon nis
arrival and Joined with the assemblage In
extending him a hearty welcome. The
President delivered a brief address to tne
townspeople. In which he thanked them
fnr thplr frrftptlntr. He then entered Secre
tary Hay's launch Nomad and steamed
to the Fells.
At The Weirs where a. Grand Army re
union was held, the people. In the excess
of their desire to accord the President a
fitting TecepUon, came near causing a
rniRh which mle'ht hnvfi resulted disas
trously. As it was the President was for
a time In the midst of a howling, surging
mass, and -was all hut carried off his feet.
So inadequate were the police arrange
ments that the crowd had entire control
of thi. situation, and some relief was ex
pressed after the President, having viewed
the veterans, was escorted into the hotel
for luncheon. Here the carefully laid plans
for his entertainment went astray, lunch
eon being finally served tnrougn tne gai-
lnntrv'nf fh Rnvprnfir's Staff, who turned
in and acted as waiters. The President's
speech at the park, where the veterans
were gathered, was most favorably re
evtA. As In ths case of the BanEor
speech, he admonished his hearers to re
main still and not to shove. A great
crush.occurred at Goncord-aaJbe train tv3
pnlMng' out, "and fora time .It was leared
peopte wouia oe nun.
XEW HAMPSHIRE'S WELCOME.
First Extended Speech of the Day
at Xanb.ua.
NASHUA, N. H., Aug. 2S. For the first
time since beginning his tour of New
England President Roosevelt last night
slept aboard the train. He remained up
until a late hour talking over old times
with "Bin" Sewell. his former guide, who
he Insisted should accompany him to Ells
worth and back to Bangor. In all proba
blllty the President will return to Maine
in October for a hunting trip.
Early this morning at Klttery Junction,
Me., the train was boarded by General
Ayllng, of Concord, N. H., Secretary of
State: Edward Pearson and George xi.
Moses, representing Governor Jordan, of
New Hampshire, who extended the Presi
dent a welcome to that state as soon as
the train had passed the boundary-. In his
anxiety to respond to the greeting of the
people at Clermont, a mall station, the
President, who had not nnlsncd dressing.
rushed to the door of his car wrapped In
an overcoat; and bowed to the little gath
ering. The train reached Nashua on time.
The President and Tils party were es
corted to carriages, and all proceeded to
the City Hall. At the station and along
the streets and massed around the plat
form which had been erected In front of
the City Hall were thousands, who cheered
Incessantly from the time the President's
train appeared until he had bogun to speak
to the great assemblage. The President
said In part:
"Mr. Mayor, and you, my fellow-citizens.
men and women of New Hampshire: I
am glad to have the chance to be greeted
by you this morning, and to acknowledge
from my heart your kind greetlnga This
is one of the Industrial centers, the pros
perlty.of which has meant the prosperity
of the whole country. But prosperity It
self never made any man happy. You are
not going to be happy without it. but
you are not going to be happy if you do
not have something else besides. Prosper
ity must be the basis. The material well
being must be the foundation, but on it
you have to rear a superstructure of
kindly brotherhood, all striving for de
cency In public and private life, or but
scant will be the good of prosperity. More
than that, it Is possible by government to
create conditions under which men can
become prosperous, and It Is. unfortunate
ly, easy enough, by bad legislation or bad
administration, to paralyze our life so
as to render It Impossible for any one to
be prosperous: but all that government
can do Is to creite conditions under which
prosperity can come. If Individual citizens
lack the thrift, the power and the mind to
work, no laws will make them prosper
ous."
The President occupied about 10 min
utes with his addresa Withdrawing from
the platform, the President, the reception
committee and those who were with the
President resumed their carriages and
proceeded to the Nashua Junction station.
The ovation to President Roosevelt was
continuous, and as the train drew out
prolonged cheers followed.
MOLLY STARIC'S II03IE.
President's Address to the People of
Manchester.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Aug. 2S. A Pres
idential salute, mingled with the cheers
of a great crowd, greeted the President
as his train reached here. As many of the
men on the reception committee here were
personally known to the President, the
exchanges of courtesies were unusually
cordlaL The President was driven about
the city In a barouche drawn by four
horses. On one of the bridges the two
leading horses became unmanageable and
had to be taken out. Another delay oc
curred when the procession was held up
by a passing freight train.
At a point opposite Merlmack Common
the President's carriage was brought to
a stop and the local company of Spanish
American War Veterans tendered the
President a salute, and their commander,
Colonel William Sullivan, stepped forward
and presented a bouquet of roses. In ac
cepting them the President spoke for 10
mlnutea He said in part:
It is about 123 years ago that Molly
Stark's husband had a siwmlll here, and it
strikes mo you are a pretty good repre
sentative of Stark, Major Sullivan. He
had his sawmill here, but when the coun
try called to arms he was going to do his
duty or Molly Stark was going to bo a
widow, and those Hko you who have done
their duty In modern times in the last few
years have been showing yourselves fit
representatives of Stark and 'the men who
founded our Republic And, gentlemen,
we'have heard a good deal of criticism
about what our people have done In the
Philippines. Those who went were our
brothers, friends, companions'. There was
occasionally one of them that did some
thing wrong. Well, we are not all of us
immaculate at home. There is every rea
son why we should put a stop to wrong
doing, punish the wrong-doer, be he sol
dier or civilian, and where It lias been pos
sible to get at any soldier who did wrong
he has been punished, but the fact remains
that you and those llko you In the Philip
pines have written a new page in the
honor roll of American history, and shame
to us as a Nation If we don't stand be
hind you and appreciate what you have
done.
"And now. Just one word. This is one
of those great Industrial centers, the
building up of which has meant that build
ing up of the material prosperity of our
country. Now, there is always certain to
be Fome evil In any great movement for
ward. Our material progress has been ac
companied by certain evila The marvel
ous success which has produced such great
corporate and individual wealth has meant
that certain abuses have drawn up In con
nection with that individual wealth and In
connection with the corporations that are
the ordinary Instruments of industrial ac
tivity at present.
"There are evils. Let's try to cet rid of
them, but let's show common sense in the
effort Let's devote our best thoughts and
best energies to Undine some method of
getting rid of any and all evils in the
Douy politic, but let vs. above all things,
beware in using the knife not to handle it
so that it will be dangerous to the com
munity even more than the evil attacked."
He was enthusiastically cheered at th
close of his remarks, following which the
line of march was taken up for the depot.
wnere me president boarded his special
train for The Weirs.
TALK TO GRAND AR3IY 3IBX.
Visit to the Encampment at The
"Weirs.
THE WEIRS, N. H.. Aug. 2S. Fully 30.000
people joined in welcoming the President
on his visit to the encampment of the
New Hampshire G. A. R. here today. The
special -train came in a few minutes after
noon. Governor Chester B. Jordan and
Congressman Frank D. Currier, who had
Doaraeu tne tram at concord, were with
the Presidential party. After luncheon
the President was escorted to the camp
grounds, where the speaking took place.
President Roosevelt was introduced to the
veterans, and when he could make himself
heard he began his address, speaking in
part as follows:
"Any American who has a proper sense
of the relative proportion of things must
realize that the men who fought for the
Union in the dark days of the Civil War
there Is owing a greater debt of nrratl-
tiide than 'to any oths'rs. jcfcaJUwerebc.
seeds you did ana vital the- need of doing
them. Many were the lessons taught tne
root of us. coth by what you accomplished
in tne war and by the way Jn which,
when the war was over, you turned to the
work of peace with the same spirit which
had led you to triumph on the tented
fields.
"To you alone it was given to face vic
torious valor, the one crisis In w'hlch not
merely the Nation's well-being, but the
Nation's life was at stake. To you it was
given to solve the one problem, which If
not solved aright meant death for our
people. All of the work of the men who
founded this Republic would have gone for
nothing had you not done your part well.
It would have profited little to us or to
mankind at large If the experiment of free
government by the people and for the
people had been founded upon this con
tinent only to go down In bloody wreck
on the question of slavery. You saved
the Union and you freed the slaves and
thereby freed the slaves' master from
the worst of all thralldoms.
"There was no money reward for what
you did. There was hardly one of you
who did not during those four years re
ceive far less than he could have earned
(Concluded on Second Page.)
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Domestic.
President Roosevelt spent the day speechmak-
Ing In New Hampshire. Pare 1.
Secretary Shaw takes 6teps to prevent a pos
sible money stringency. Page 1.
J. G. Carlisle's nddress on the power to ac
quire and govern territory. Page 5.
Preparations complete for the Joint maneuvers.
Page 2.
Proceedings In the Peter Power sixl. Page 12.
Miners troubles In West Virginia and Penn
sylvania. Page C.
Foreign.
Klnc Victor entered Berlin as Emperor Wlll-
lam's guest. Page 3.
Whitney establishes a turfmen's trust In Eng
land. Page 3.
John Barrett honored by the Empress of China.
Page 3.
Proposed International combination of steel
and Iron exporters. Page 3.
Sport.
Portland defeated Helena In a 10-lnnlng
game; ecore. 5-3. Page 5.
Butte defeated Seattle; score. 3-1. Page 5.
Spokane beat Tacoma; score. 15-5. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Secretary of State Dunbar disallows Mrs.
"WaEBoncr's claim for Merrill reward.
Page 4.
Laws Alaska will ask next Congress to enact.
Page -1.
Rains save Lower California from a third con
secutive crop failure. Page 4.
Lone highwayman holds up Spokane street
car. Page 4.
Balslev-Elkhorn mine In Eastern Oregon Is
old by Sheriff to satisfy a Judgment.
Page 4.
Commercial and Mnrlne.
Bears are la full control of Eastern grain
markets. Page 13.
San Francisco takes place In the interior de
mand for money to the extent of $200,000.
Page 13.
Iron market Is becoming decidedly quiet.
Page 13. '
Two ships taken for wheat loading at Portland
yesterday. Page 12.
French Government's relentless pursuit of a
deserting sailor. Page 12.
Tug Wanderer coming' to the Columbia for bar
service. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
City authorities urge decision in the Banfleld
case. Page 10.
Lewis and Clark directors go out to Guild's
Lake. Page 1.
Multnomah delegation will, be asked to urge
.passage of labor laws. Page 8.
IL E. Dosch bopea to establish friendly rela
tions with Japan for 1003 fair. Page 11.
Andrew White Is charged with murder In the
first degree. Page 11.
Elks' Carnival grounds Illuminated for the first
time. -Page 14.
Miss Diamond Donner goes on the stage In
New Tork City. Page 10.
WILL BE PREPARED
Stepsto Relieve Possible Mon
ey Market Stringency.
MORE BANK CIRCULATION
Institutions Respond to Secretary
Shaw's. Invitation to Increase
the Quantity of Their Out
standing Notes.
WASHINGTON. Aucr. 23. In vte-se nt
rumors as to Secretary Bhaw's plans for
relieving me money man:et m the event
of a poasible stringency, the Secretary,
PROBABLE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR
OF CALIFORNIA.
EX-GOVERXOR JAMES H. BUDD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. (Special.) Ex-Governor James H. Budd may 'now
be said to be an active candidate for tie Democratic nomination for Governor of
California. It cannot be gainsaid that he Is a popular man, and elnce he has
entered the race the several other candidates have been relegated to a" back
Beat. Indications are that Budd will be named on the first ballot, possibly by ac
clamation. The convention, which had .been called for September 1. was today
postponed to Tuesday, September 2, at 1 o'clock. Since the adoDtlon of the call
for the convention September 1 has been made a legal holiday.
James H. Budd is no new figure In CalUornla politics. He has served the
etate as a member of Congress and Governor. He was born In Janesvllle. Wl3.,
May H8. 1853. and came to California when a boy. He was graduated from the
University of California in 1S73. and admitted to the bar the same year. He was
elected to Congress in 1SS3. and served one term. In 1SD4 he was nominated for
Governor, and was elected after a hot campaign. He declined a renomlnatlen In
1800 to return to the practice of law. Since his retirement from office he has
taken no active Interest in politics.
who Is In New York today, authorized As- 1
slstant Secretary Alles to make the fol- J
lowing statement:
"The Secretary recently Invited some of j
the larger National banks in the princl- j
pal cities to order additional amounts of 1
circulating notes to be printed. National
banks are entitled to Issue circulation to i
the full amount of their capital. The ag-
gregate capital of National banks Is $700,
CGO.OOO, but the banks have outstanding
only 533S.0OO.00O of circulation. The Secrc-
tary has hoped to Introduce an element
of elasticity Into the present system. His
suggestions to the various banks In the
larger cities that they make preparation
for additional circulation have met with
very favorable response. It Is not his
intention that they should Issue this ad
ditional circulation at all, now, but only
In case of actual necessity and emerg
ency. With this in view, those banks
which have made arrangements to de
posit United States bonds as security for
such additional circulation have sent in
their orders and the Secretary has had
all branches of the Treasury service bus
ily engaged In expediting the preparation
of the notes pending a possible emer
gency." t FOR PUHIilCS COXVEXIEJiCE.
Treasury Circular Regarding Free
Entry of Personal Effects.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28. Secretary
Shaw has Issued a circular regarding the
free entry of personal effects under the
act of 1S97, In which he says:
"It having been brought to the atten
tion of the department that certain persons
have sought to place a strained construc
tion on the department circular. No. 4S,
under date of May 7, 1S02, the following
explanation thereof and supplemental In
structions are hereby Issued:
"The language employed in the circular
referred to Is as follows: Exemption from
duty will be allowed oh wearing apparel,
articles of personal adornment, toilet ar
ticles, and such other personal effects, of a
value not exceeding $100, as are ordinarily
purchased abroad by tourists, provided
they are not Intended for the use of other
persons or for sale.
"There Is no warrant in this language
or In any ruling of the department that
Justifies the Importation of cigars, splrt
uous, vinous or malt liquors In any .other
quantity or manner than provided by law,
except where there Is anything in the
circular to warrant the exemption of mer
chandise as such from duty. The statute
uses this language, 'Wearing apparel, ar
ticles of personal adornment, toilet articles
and similar personal effects.' For some
years It was held that 'similar personal
effects,' In order to be exempt, must be
similar to "wearing apparel,' or similar to
'articles of personal adornment, or similar
to 'toilet articles.' The department still
holds that exempt articles must in a sense
be similar that Is, they must be of the
same general class of articles as tourists
ordinarily purchase abroad.
"The difficulty, It will be seen, lies in ap
plying these rules in the light of the stat
ute to particular coses, and it is the in
tention to vest the customs "with some
measures of discretion. A dress pattern
is certainly similar to a gown, while a holt
of dress goods Is merchandise. Customs
officers are expected to protect the reve
nues of the country, but they are not ex
pected to administer the laws with cap
tious and vexatious discrimination. When
ever circumstances Indicate that the re
turning tourist is attempting to impose
upon the Government, the maximum rate
of duty Bhould be collected, and then all
questions Involved can be determined on
appeal."
The Secretary also Issued Instructions
to the Collector of Customs at New York
In tho matter of relmported foreign goods
as follows:
"I :m in receipt of your letter of the
23th. calling attention to the department's
letter of-August 7. 1902. relative to the re
importation of an automobile, and sug
gesting that certain Individuals are seek
ing to have the rule applied to merchan
dise. This was not the intention. The
object of the ruling is to relieve tourists
from the second payment of duty on wear-.
lng apparel, articles of personal adornment
and other personal and house effects ap
propriate to their journey. It must not be
extended to merchandise.
"It Is the intention of the department to
grant the traveling public every reasonable
facility for their njoyment abroad and
their convenience In returning; hut while
this Is being done, the extreme penalty of
the law should be vislred upon those who
seem to take advantage of Its relaxed rules
lor purposes of smuggling."
Minister Wni Term of Office.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S. The Inference
to be drawn from a reference to Minister
Wu Ting Fang In a Victoria dispatch
that his term at Washington has been
extended for another three years cannot
be explained by the officials of the Chinese
Legation here. The latest official Infor
mation which the Minister has received
was a communication from Pekln Indefi
nitely postponing his departure from
Washington. Mr. Wu's successor. Lang
Chlng. with the special coronation mis
sion headed by Prince Chen. Is about
due in China, and it is stated by the Chi
nese officials here thit he expect? to re
turn to take up his new duties in Wash
ington next Spring. In that case Minister
Wu will not leave Washington until April
or May next. The usual term of Chlness
Minister at one post 13 three years. By
May 1 next Minister Wu will have com
pleted three years of service at Wash
ington. However, it Is sta.ted here that
after a three years' term at one post no
limit Is fixed for a further stay.
Naval Changes.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S. The Navy
Department has announced that Captafn
Colby M. Chester would succeed Captain
Charles H. Davis as Superintendent of
the Naval Observatory. Captain Davis
will be placed In command of the battle
ship Alabama, as the successor of Captain
W. H. Bronson', who in turn will succeed
Compander Walnwrlght as Superinten
dent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Commander Walnwrlght will be assigned
to the command of the protected cruiser
Newark when she goes Into commission
October 15.
Asks Help for Starving Indians.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S. Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Jones today received a
telegram from Senator Rawilns, of Utah,
representing that 6000 Indians on the Nav
ajo reservation, in the southern part of
his state, are starving, and requesting
that assistance be dispatched to them.
Sensation in Lisbon.
LISBON. Aug. 2S. A great sensation
has been caused here by tho arrest of
several high officials charged with de
frauding' the state to the extent of ?400,
000 and with accepting bribes.
OUT AT GUILD'S LAKE
Lewis and Clark Directors
Make Inquiries.
CAREFULLY EXAMINE TBACJ
Take an Engineer Along: In Order to
Investigate Engineering: Pro'b
lems Arguments Pro
and Con.
Six members of the board of directors of
the Lewis and Clark Fair went out to
the Willamette Heights and Guild's Lake
site asterday and made a thorough ex
amination of the tract and Its possibilities
as a location for the 1S03 fair. After they
had looked over the premises for over two
hours they returned to the city, express
ing themselves as satisfied with the in
vestigation. Those who went on the
tour of investigation were: Charles E.
Ladd. Rufus Mallory. William D. Waln
wrlghc, Paul Wessinger. A. L. Mills and
H. W. Scott. Oskar E. Huber, of Huber
& Maxwell, acted ns the engineer for the
party, and made the necessary estimates
regarding that end of the business before
the party. All of the ground lying be
tween Thurman street and the lake was
gone over, and every point, both advan
tageous and disadvantageous, was consid
ered. When the time for leaving arrived no
definite decision had been reached by the
members of the party, though a number of
them were very favorably impressed with
the merits of Guild's Lake. The proposal
to locate the fair near Willamette Heights
has been gone over in the regular meet
ings of the board, and considerable oppo
sition has developed.
The arguments advanced for Guild's
Lake are that it is at no great distance
from the business part of the town, a little
over two miles, and the fact that there la
lake that can bo used In connection with
the other attractions makes- its a place
to be considered carefullj. Within a few
hundred feet there runs the main line of
the Northern Pacific Railway, and -a
branch line could be constructed to the
fair site with little or no difficulty, and
with a small expense for the tifc3 and rails,
for t".ire is very little grading to be done.
Thus the fjlr would be in direct railroad
connection with all the districts of the
United States, and exhibits would only
have to be loaded at their home stations
and taken from t,he cars direct on tha
grounds. Tne river is distant out nine
more than the railroad and ships could be
accommodated at wharves so near the
grounds: that ther-matiecof. -transporting .
foreign exhibits thatcame on the nigh. ' .
seas would be attended with very little
inconvenience. Thus- are the freight trans
portation facilities provided for. The
street railway lines are of great Import
ance, and Guild's Lake has the advantage
of having two of then. representing op
position companies, running within a. few
blocks. These lines could be easily ex
tended, and the public from the down
town section could reach the exposition
gates without change of cars, and with
'only a 15-minute ride. Then. too. the site
Is only a few blocks from the residence
part of the city, that Is building up so
rapldlv along North Twenty-fourth street
and In Goldsmith's Addition. By 1905
many thousands of people will be living In
this neighborhood, and they will be able
to visit the fair and walk both to and
fro. without the necessity of riding on the
cars at all. Probably the most important
eason urged for tht selection of this site
is the proximity of the lake and the pos
sibility of creat aquatic attractions. By
OammJng the outlet of the lake the water
level could be raised several feet, and
thus !t would be possible to makj; lakes
and canals throughout the grounds and
present suc,h features as have never been
attempted by any i"alr or exposition that
has ever been held In any city. Higher up
on the banks cf the lake could be situated
all the attractions hha are not neces3ary
to have near the wattr. giving plenty of
room for the features on the lake side
Itself. On the whoie. persons who have
the lake site at heart have a most pleas
ant task In urging its acceptance.
On the other hand, there are those who
contend that this place Is too far from the
East Side district, and people who reside
In that section would have to undergo In
convenience In getting to the fair, as they
wouM have to cress the river In making
the trip. Then. too. It Is considered that
Ir would he a very poor place to erect any
permanent buildings. It Is also stated that
the possibility of making a secure dam at
the outlet of the lake Is bad. for the reason
that the bed of the- lake Itself Is said to
be compe?td of sawdust that has been
dumped there by the neighboring saw
mills. Opponents to rhe location are at
present very firm, and it is a question
whether they can be brought to a change
ot mind. -
The board will meet for the selection of
the site on September 12. and it is prac
tically promised that the selection will
take place at the time set. Just where
Jt will be Is a question that no man can
answer, though there are many who think
they have "straight tips" on the matter.
CONCENTRATOR BURNED.
Fire at Bntte Canned ly the Burning
Out of a Fuse.
BUTTE. Mont., Aug. 2S. The concen
trator of the Montana Ore Purchasing
Company, better known as the Helnze"
Concentrator, was totally destroyed by
fire tonight. The alarm was sent In at 3
o'clock. The fire originated in tne dynamo-room
and was caused by the burning
out of a fuse. In a very few minutes tha
building was a mass of seething flames.
The concentrator Is distant about 10?
yards from the smelter, and a trestle con
nects the works. The trestle was soon In
flames, but by prompt action It was saved
without much damage. The loss Is esti
mated at $1CO,000. which Is covered by
$60,000 Insurance. It will take about three
months to repair the damage, and In tho
meantime fully 600 men employed by the
company will be laid off.
Forest Fires Extinguished.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S. Advices re
ceived today by the General Land Office
indicate that the work of extinguishing
the forest fires which have been raging
on the public lands In Wyoming Is pro
gressing satisfactorily. Acting Commis
sioner Richards today received a tele
gram from the agent supervising the
work of extinguishing the fires around f
Grand Encampment and Battle, Wyo., '
saying that three of the fires In that lo
cality are about out.