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4. VOL. XLIH.-NO. 13,300. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1903. PRICE FIVE CENTS. When Farchaiine GARDEN GOODYEAR RUBBER COMPANY, R, H. PEASE, 73 AJfD 76 FIRST STREET C A M ERAS , CENTURY 5 R E o at 10 Discount BLUMAUER-FRANK DRUG CO. 14a FOURTH STREET. SHAW'S PURE BLUMAUER & HOCH mfiflnd 110 Fourth Street Sole Distributers for Oregon and HOTEL PERKINS Fifth and Washington Streets EUROPE Firt-Clanfc Check Restaurant Connected With Hotel. J. F. DA.VIES, Pres. St. Charles Hotel CO. (INCORPORATED). FRONT AND MORRISON STREETS PORTLAND, OREGON EoropcanJPIan Rooms 50c to $1.50 First-Class RestsKraist In Connection LOGGING ENGINES SAW MILLS EDGERS. TRIMMERS, STEAM FEEDS, SAW MILL MACHINERY of All Kinds CALL . kf ul vvaiauu OUR SALESROOM Will continue to be at 47 First Street, between Pine and Ash Streets, where a full line of samples will be shown, and for the convenience of our friends we have arranged that accounts due us may be paid at this office. Our main office, however, and also our warehouses and shops are located at 19th and Wilson Streets, on the: 16th-street car line. v. g. Mcpherson company RING UP MAIN 165 AND LET US TALK TO YOU ABOUT PRINTING AND PRICES F, W. BALTES & CO. iTrUandfoVen BARRETT AT OYSTER BAY 2Cew Minster to Argentina Calls on the President. OYSTER BAY. Xu I., July 27. The only visitor at Sagamore Hill today was John Barrett, formerly Minister to Slam, and recently appointed Minister to the Argen tine Republic. Mr. Barrett Is interested in the St. Louis World's Fair, and It is announced that his visit to President Roosevelt is partly lor the purpose of dis cussing -with him matters relating to the coming exhibition. BrlstovF Return! to Wishlnstoni WASHINGTON, July 27. Fourth Assist ant Postmaster-General Bristow returned from Oyster Bay today, where he con ferred with the President regarding the postal investigation generally. Mr. Bris tol had nothing to say. The Federal grand jury was not ready to report the expected indictment today, but may make & report tomorrow. Stockholders Asked to Help Concern. PHILADELPHIA, July 7. President Shields, of the Consolidated Lake Superior Company, has made another appeal to the stockholders for financial assistance. In a circular-letter sent to the stockholders he announces that unless the proposed $12,500,000 bond issue is taken, the whole property must pass Into the hands of the Creditors. ' The creditors are .New York and Philadelphia banks, headod by Speyer & Co., of New York, who nold all the avail able collateral security of the company for three loans amounting to 51,000,000. The tL&ke Superior Company Is capitalized at 102,000,000, of which 170,000,000 im held In this city. HOSE t27o Brsai. President. PORTLAND, OREGON. America's ORIGINAL MALT WHISKY Without a Rival Today MALT "Washington. PORTLAND, OREGON AN. RLAN Boom,.?1.00 to 93.00 Per. Day According to Location. . J. W. I1LAIN, Sec and Trcas. THE ESMOND I10XEL CEWB MOERSOX. MHiJir. Frest sb4 MerrlB Streets, PORTLAND - OREGON FREE 'BUS TO AND FROM AXX TRAIN. Rates European plan. 60c. T&c. $1.00, Jl.So. COO per day. Sampls rooms in connection. ON US I.rv. - t lAArv.!,.-. Front and nun vyuitv Hall Streets COKE TRUST TO BE FORMED I Place of the Frlck, Concern Is Prac tically to Be Taken. PITTSBURG, July 27. Arrangements have been completed for the formation of the National Coal & Coke Company, with a capital of $5,000,000 and $2,000,000, which will pracUcally take the place of the Frlck Coke Company in the general coking business, since the latter has withdrawn from the market.. Almost $5,000,000 of the total stock and bpnd issue has been -underwritten, and It is said that the remainder will be closed this week. Two great tracts of coal, com prising over 10.000 acres, will be devel oped and S00 ovens will be built in the Klondike section of the Connellsville re gion this Fall pr next Spring. FUEL COXCERXS TO BE MERGED. Utah Company to Be Joined With the Colorado. SALT LAKE, Utah., July 27. The Des eret News tonight says: "It Is stated on strong authority that in the very near future the Utah Fuel Company, recently organized and embracing- the Pleasant Valley Coal and other companies recognized, as appertaining to the Denver & Rio Grande, will be merged Into and become a part of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. It is reported also that the consolidation will be made large ly on the recommendation of George J. Gould and M. C Clemont, who was elected president of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Cosapaay to succeed J. WU Osgood- TABLES TURNED Convicts Make Guards Captive. DASH FOR LIBERTY The Officers at Folsom 'Prison Surprised. ATTACKED WITH KNIVES Thirteen Desperate Criminals Take to the Hirfs AFTER CAPTURING THE ARMORY Posses Pursue From All Sides and Fight Battle in Which One Fnjrl tlve Is .Killed Some of Their Prisoners Escape. JA3IES OF THE FUGITIVES. SACRAMENTO, July 27. The names of the convicts who scaped are: Mike Miller, o Fresno, serving 12 years 'for burglary. S. Eldridge, of Alameda County, serving 30 years for burglary. J. Thercn, of San Francisco, serving life for robbery. Fred Howard,' of San Francisco, serv ng 15 years for robbery. J. H. "Wood, of San Francisco, serv lnc life for robbery. E. Davis, of San Francisco, serving 33 years for robbery. J. J. Allison, of San Joaquin, serv ing four years for robbery. J. Mtirphy, o'i Contra. oat aervins 14 years for bigamy. A Seabls, of Sacramento, serving 25 years for "burglary. B. J. Roberts, of San Francisco, serving 20 years for robbery. R. M Gordon, of Sacramento, serv ng 45 years for robbery. Roy Fahey, of Sacramento, life terra for robbery. S. J. Case, of Los Angeles, life, rob bery. The two latter are thirdtermers. FOLSOM, Cal., July 27. GUARD "WILLIAM L. COTTER, dead. GENERAL OVERSEER JOSEPH COCH RAN, fatally wounded. Guard Charles Jolly, wounded in neck and arm; not serious. Turnkey "VY A. Chalmers, wounded In hand and arm; not serious. Warden Thomas Wilkinson, slightly wound ed in abdomen. Thirteen desperate convicts assault and overcome the guard, capture the prison armory, make their escape and carry with them 11 officials and guards of the Folsom state prison, Including "Warden Wilkinson and Captain R. J. Murphy. Such, in brief, was the news that startled the people of this community and sent a thrill through the length and breadth of the state this morning. This morning affairs at the prison went forward In the ordinary groove. There was no indication of trouble. The con spiracy of the -desperate convicts who had decided on a dash for liberty, had been well kept. The prisoners marched Into the dining-room and had breakfast, Warden "Wilkinson, as usual, scrutinizing their action. After the meal the men marched out of the main gate of the prison Into the- yard. The upper yard line was out and most of the stone line was through, when two prisoners turned sud denly on W. Chalmers, the outer gate keeper, and a dozen others rushed for the captain's office, only a few feet to the left of the main entrance to the prison proper They Pounce oa Gnards. Warden Thomas Wilkinson, Captain R. J. Murphy, Harry A. Wilkinson, the warden's nephew, and five or six guards were assembled in the captain's office, In readiness to hold the usual morning ses sion of court The prison court is held each morning and any complaint laid against, convicts by guards or officials is Investigated. The assembled officials and guards expected anything rather than trouble. They heard something like a scuffle at the main entrance and Captain Murphy rose from his chair, intending to investigate, when the convicts dashed in at the office door. Each of the desperate men was armed with a "file knife" or a "razor, and In the twinkling of an eye they were In the midst of the assembled guards and officers, none of whom were armed, and ordered them to line up and march out. Meantime, the "free men" outside learned that something was wrong and started for the office. Joseph Cochran, the general overseer, was the first to enter. He was armed with a stout cane, and be ing of an impetuous nature, Immediately began using the cane on the- convicts to compel submission. But the convicts who had planned the movement were desper ate. They had staked their lives on the move and one man clothed with authority and armed with a cane was not allowed to stand in their way. Slashed 'With Knives. In a twinkling men sprang upon the In trepid overseer and dirks descended and razors flashed Into his body. The other convicts sitemed crazed by the onslaught. They used their knives, evidently made in the prison blacksmith, shop from old files, and their razors, evidently furnished from the prison barber shop, Indiscrim inately upon the free men In the -room. Guard William L. Cotter, who has held the position for seven years, staggered, put his hand to his side and said: "My God, I'm done for," and then fell to the floor. Guard Charles Jolly was bleeding pro fusely from two wounds. . Then the convicts seemed to gather their senses sufficiently to enable them to carry out the conspiracy as planned. With guards and officials as prisoners, they were practically immune. The Gatling guns could not mow them down, without also killlnjr their prisoners. "Warden Wilkinson received a slash across thu abdomen but for over six hours did not know the knife had "more than clipped through his clothing. While at dinner, however, fce examined himself and found that the knife point had drawn blood for several inches. William I Cotter had been dlsembowfed, his intes tines cut through witH the knife, and was also bleeding from various other wounds. General Overseer Cochran had two deep, dangerous stabs in the back. The Cap tain's office looked like a slaughter-house. It is about 15 feet square and from the front porch to' the Tear door It was spat tered with blood. The melee was over in a few seconds. Captain Murphy, when the dash was made, realized instantly what was in tended and dashed Into- the annex, Intend ing to run xout, gather the guard, throw away the keys of the prison arsenal or armory and of the gate leading from the, yard. The rear door leading from the annex Captain Murphy found locked and he was beset by two convicts, who threat ened to murder him If he did not get back into the oflice and line up. Other Convicts Scasla In Line. In the meantime 3S0 cbnvlcts had been standing in lino in the prison yard. The conspiracy had been guarded so carefully that it is doubtful if sThaif dozen of them had an inkling of what thedesperadoe intended doing. Tho discipline to which they had been subjected afield; them In linev Not a half dozen men stirred from the ranks, but after the first rush every man saw and probably, understood that a break for liberty was being made by his fellow prisoners. Chalmers, the gatekeeper, was at his post of duty, while the'1 convicts were filing out When the- two who had been detailed to attend to; his -case Yushed him, he threw one of them to. the floor and In the tussle that followed he was severely cut on his left hand a.nd arm, but later, after the wounds had been dressed, went about his duty as if to be assailed by con victs was an every-day occurrence. The prison entrance proper has two doors, or gates, The outer gate was guarded by Mr. Chaliccr. the Inner by at conylct najned Joslrf5fy.-ho is-Aecv . ing a Hie, term ' Casey proved, that the spark of manhood was not extinct in htm. As soon as Chalmers was attacked he sprang to the inner door, shot the bolts and the convicts remaining inside the prison were as secure as If locked in their cells. Chalmers secured the outer gate, and in the passage between the two gates 19 convicts were securely locked. When the rush was made C. H. Ward was crossing the prison yard to his quar ters for breakfast He heard the com motion and turned around. At the same time Lieutenant of the Guard Kipp shout ed to him to come on. Mr. Ward started back on a run, but before he reached the office was seized by a convict, who flour ished an ugly-looking knife, and he, too, became a prisoner. Armory- Taken and Looted. The convicts, having thus quelled , all demonstrations made by the free men, started with their prisoners across tho yard, going within a few yards of the lino of 3S0- convicts who had passed out .of the prison in the direction of the prison armory, which is 50 yards from the main entrance to the grounds and to the north east of tho captain's office 100 steps and across the way from the officers' mess room. Four guards were at the armory receiving their rifles preparatory to 'tak ing out their "lines." The convicts marched their prisoners up to the armory, and, holding their -knives over them, de manded that the doors be opened. It was a case of opening the doors or slaughter ing the warden, captain and other offi, cials, and the convicts declared that, if a shot was fired, they would murder every prisoner. . Under the Maxzle of Gatllngs. Warden Wilkinson realized the useless- ness of resistance, and told the guards to open the armory doors. This yras done, and the convicts took, possession, secured ten rifles, 15 revolvers and all the ammu nition they wanted, and then marched to the main entrance and demanded that the gate be opened. They again threatened their prisoners, and- the gate was opened. The convicts marched out and up the hill In the very teeth of the Gatling guns trained upon them. Their plan had worked even beyond the wildest .hope of their im agination. Their prisoners were their safeguard, and they had not lost a sin gle man. Upon leaving the armory, Guard Jolly, who had been wounded and who was faint from loss of blood, was left behind. The convicts, with their prisoners, moved bold ly over the hill. Warden Wilkinson, who is stout, grew short of wind, and, when a quarter of a mile from the prison, asked his captors to release him, and they did so. They had taken his watch at first but returned It to him at the last moment The march was resumed, and when the convicts and their prisoners were about three-quarters of a mile from the prison the big sinm sent out Its notes of warn ing, announcing the escape, and at-the same time word was telephoned to Folsom and thence throughout the state. Siren Announces Escape. When the attack, upon the captain's of fice was made, Convict O. C. Clark, who is doing 20 years for forgery, was at his desk to the left and rear, making out his report When the rush was made he dropped down on the floor, crawled into the annex, and, after the trouble, left by the back door, went to the warden's of fice to the west of the building and turned In the alarm. It was then that the big siren announced the escape. When three-quarters of a mile from the (OMWidd oa ?c '.) KEENE T IT Harrrman Wins Great Railroad Fight SOUTHERN PACIFIC ON TOP Suit to Hinder its Develop ment Will Be Withdrawn. NORTHWEST WiLLBE BENEFITED War Is 'Also Opened for the Large Bankrupt Firm, of Keene'a Soa-iH-Law to He-Eater BHslness." NEW YORK, July 27.-(SpecIal.)-The bankers of Wa,ll street stood firmly be hind the market today to prevent anything like a panic Hooley & Co. went to the rB.""5. Hooley, head of" 1h iew wall, put their failure . brought no heavy selllpg, because it was recognized that to make selling profitable it was necessary to break through the support of Morgan, Harrlman, Rockefeller. Vanderbilt and Gould. The purpos'& for which? these inter ests, or some of them, have deliberately smashed values during the past six months is accomplished, and they are not prepared to see the matter go further. All is not yet safe, but all fear of panic seems gone. The sensational reports sent broadcast over the country on Friday and Saturday have been proved without truth or foun dation. It is stated to The Oregonlan that within a very short time both Taylor & Co. and Stow & Co. will be doing busi ness again. James R. Keene will release the Taylor firm of $1,500,000 liabilities, al lowing it to carry Its indebtedness to him as floating debt unsecured. It Js believed that one condition upon which matters have been cleared up Is that the suit of Keene against Harrlman shall be settled. The Harrlman forces have won their fight, carrying every point. The development of the Southern Pacific will co on, on lines laid down by Harrl man. The cash raised by the sale of lands of the railroad will be used by the Union Pacific In the joint Interest of Itself and the Southern Pacific by Increasing the power of the united system In the North west The organized support of the market to day brought a feeling of confidence, al though the street Is battered and sore, nearly every house having lost money heavily, but it is confident there is not to be a general slaughter. If the failures of the past week had come a year ago, the result would have been the most terrific catastrophe that ever came to Wall street The street was prepared by months of hammering and weakness was eliminated day by day, until at the last it stood ready for the crisis. No matter what comes to morrowand there may be yet more fail uresno idea of a panic Is entertained. KEEXB SEES" KO CAUSE FOR PANIC. Noted Financier Dlscasscs the Wall Street Failures. NEW YORK, July 27. In connection with the failures in Wall street, James R. Keene, whoso son-in-law's house, T. J. Taylor & Co., was among those to sus pend, is quoted by the Herald as follows In an ntervlew at his country house In Cedarhurst: "It Is a very extraordinary situation, and for some reason or other the public refuses to buy. It has been out of the stock market for two or three months, and its reappearance in Wall street would be a welcome sight in that gloomy finan cial district" "Do you think that the general prosper ity Is likely to be affected by the serious decline in stocks?" was asked. "I don't see why it should be," Mr. Keene replied. "Business is good, crops are excellent, and gross earnings of rail roads are larger than they were last year. I have no doubt their net earnings will be correspondingly large. In spite of all this people have no confidence. They are appalled at the tremendous decline that has taken place, the explanation for which has not been reasoned out by them. "The extremity of the danger should bring relief from a concert of the financial and railroad Interests to stop a further decline which must gather force if it con tinues. Perhaps the-best reason for the present situation, has been the absolute unwillingness of. the public for some time to buy securities. If you have sellers and few buyers it Is easy to predict the re sult "I believe over-capitalization and the disastrous collapse of three of four re cently organized trusts have paralyzed the buyer, produced a general fright and ter rible liquidation of good securities to pro tect bad ones. Despite this liquidation, which has reduced the average values of securities 35 per cent, bank loans have not been reduced, nor has the surplus re serve been materially increased. "It would be natural to look for a cor responding decrease in bank loans In con sequence. This has not occurred, and I have not yet seen any one who has fath omed the reason for it It may be safely said that this singular result, so contrary to all previous experiences, has caused much anxiety and produced grave appre hensions. "Explanation of It may be possible from people who understand the intricacies of the movement of money and shifting of loans. Buyers surely will be attracted, however, as In Wall street convulsions of the past" WALL-STREET FIRM GOES DOWN. Hooley &. Co. Suspend, but Liabilities Are Xot Large. NEW YORli, July 27. Another failure was recorded this morning, when official announcement was made on the exchange of the suspension, of Edwin S. Hooley & Co. The firm Includes, besides Mr. Hooley, Frank Brumley and Norbert Helnshelmer. Hooley & Co. were es pecially prominent brokers In the days of the Roswell P. Flower bull campaign. Hooley & Co. were specialists In Evans ville & Terre Haute and Des Moines" & Fort Dodge securities. In Stock Ex change circles Hooley & Co.'s suspension caused little surprise. Prices were irregular and fractionally lower at the opening. The market rallied just before the Hooley failure was .an nounced, after which it declined slightly, and then rallied again. The general "belief is the failure of the firm was duo largely to the heavy drop In the prices of Des Moines & Fort Dodge and Evansville & Terre Haute stocks on Saturday. It Is authoritatively stated that W. L. Stow had no interest in Evans ville & Terre Haute securities, of which company E. H. Harrlman is the presi dent and in which his firm is understood to have been largely Interested. Last year Mr. Hooley and Mr. Stow bought control of the Des Moines & Fort Dodge property, and at an annual meeting elected the directors representing their Interests, and last year they elected three more. The lease under which the Rock Island operates the. property Is still in force. Toward 11 o'clock there was a strong advance, led by New York Central, Brooklyn Transit and Delaware & Hud son, St Paul, Pennsylvania. Canadian Pa cific and United States Steel, which rose 1 to 2. The market seemed to reflect relief when the expected failure was an nounced. Shortly after noon i announcement was made of the failure of William Bassett & Co., members of the Boston and New York Stock Exchanges. The firm had practically no contracts outstanding on the New York Exchange for more than a year, and the failure was regarded as comparatively unimportant Hooley & Co. made no. statements of the situation, and It was impossible to laTl ti 'AiiaTtixTgatt- QLj fh&. obllglttInn3Bv conservative 'circles the firm's liabilities' are placid at about $3000. It is known that Hooley & Co. had of fers of help from high quarters, but deemed It advisable to decline. The firm of Hooley & Co. was organized In June, 1902, and consists of Edwin S. Hooley. Frank E. Brumley and Robert Helnshelmer. They acquired control of Evansville & Terre Haute two years ago. Hooley and W. T. Stow were the dominant figures in Des Moines & Fort Dodge, leased to the Rock Island road in 1SS7 for 18 years. LONDON SHOWS CONCERN. Stock Exchange Manifests Deepest Interest in New York: Situation. LONDON, July 27: The keenest inter est i3 manifested on the Stock Exchange in the financial situation of New York, the effect of which was shown today by the decline in Americans of to 2 points below Saturday's close. The American bank statement was regarded as disap pointing, the fact that there was no re duction In loans, in spite of the heavy liquidation, causing uneasiness. Operators on the Stock Exchange were nervous, (Concluded on Second Page.) CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. UulUCHtXC Convention to organize a new political reform party opens at Denver. Page 2. D. if. Parry scores labor unions in address before Furniture Association. Page 2. Bribe of $200 In sent a Texas Army officer in a box of cigars. Page 3. Foreign. Cardinal Gibbons Is givon a very cordial re ceptlon at Rome. Page 2. Belfast gives King Edward and Queen Alex andra an enthusiastic welcome. Page 3. British press terms Russian official's words on Manchuria situation Insulting. Page 3. Pacific Coast. Thirteen convicts escape from Folsom prison, after bloody attack on guards; they take U guards captive; fierce battle, in which, one Is killed, one wounded. Page- L Farmers to meet railroad presidents at Eull man. Page 4. Printers on Spokane Spokesman-Review on strike. Pace 4. Judge Beatty lays down law against boycotts. Page 4. Sports. Reliance Is chosen to defend America's cup. Pace 11. Prlxeflght followers speculate over coming Jeffries-Corbett fight. Page 11. State tennis tournament opens today at Mult nomah Field. Page 11. Commercial. Keene agrees to give up In great railroad flght with Harrlman. Page 13. Canned fruit pack In Northwest will nearly equal that of 1001. Page 13. Strong and healthy close to Xew York stock market. Page 13. San Francisco produce quotations. Page 13. "Wheat strong and. active at Chicago. Page 13. Marine. Leelanaw chartered' to take wheat to Cali fornia. Page 12. Blythswood arrives with coal from. Australia. Pane 12. . Portland and Vicinity. Charges of protecting criminals made against detectives; special session of Council called to act. Page 14. Supreme Court will spilt hairs to decide initiative and referendum case. Page 10. Labor leaders arrive to consult -with carpenters and street-car men. Page 10. Firebug is suspected of being at work on the East Side. Page 8. Mining men will, hold a convention. Page 10. Estate of H. "E- Corbett appraised at over $2,000,000; widow may contest the will. Pags 14. Mrs. Victor A- Schilling sues for divorce. Pase 8. Services held in memory of the pope. Page S. Italian" Count walks 18,000 miles to win a wager. Page 14. GDP Reliance Is Chosen to Meet Shamrock. SELECTION IS ON MERIT Columbia and Constitution Easily Outclassed. YACHTSMEN ARE ALL SATISFIED Constitution Almost Defeats the Sew Boat In the Last of the Trial Races, Which Is the Best of the Season. DEFENDERS OF THE CDP. The Reliance, which-Is to defend tha America's cup, la owned by a syndi cate, composed of C. Oliver Iselin. managing owner; ex-Judge Elbert H. Gary, Clement A. Griscom, Jame? J. Rill. "William H. Leeds, "William Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry "Walters, P. A. B. "Wldener and Norman B. Ream. Captain Charlea Barr, who successfully sailed the Co lumbia in the last two championship contests, -will be her skipper. During: the past 52 years no less than 11 attempts have been made to wrest the cup from America. Tho race this Fall will be the third time Sir Thomas LIpton has tried for the trophy. NEWPORT, R. I., July 27. After today's race between the Reliance, Constitution and Columbia, in which the former boat demonstrated her superiority over the other two, the challenge committee of the :New York Yacht Club selected the Re liance as the defender of the America's cup. It was also decided to discontinue the trial races. Messrs. Morgan, of the Columbia, and Belmont, of the Constitution, ware per fectly satisfied with the Reliance's aelec- "tiuS -by the cominTttee - Tticsy ariTBCtirttl the opinion that the Reliance Is the fast est o"f tho trio. From the showing of the three boats this season the Reliance Is fairly entitled to be the defending vesseL In any caser she has 'crossed the finish, line ahead, and has lost but few events on time allow ance. It is probable that the defender will proceed to Bristol for a thorough overhauling. The three yachts raced over a leeward and windward course today. There was a puffy northwester of 15 miles, straight blowing, when the starting signal was given at 11:30. The Reliance was first to cross the line. The Constitution crossed soon after, and the Columbia followed a couple of seconds behind the handicap gun at 11:32. Constitution Sails Great Race. "Within ten minutes after the start the Constitution took the lead and kept it for miles and it was not until the Reliance took In her spinnaker and hauler across the stern of the Belmont boat, cutting off her wind, that the new boat Was able to retrieve a mistake made early In the race. About five miles from the outer mark the Reliance was able to get by the Constitution, but the boats were so close at the turn that there was scarcely 20 seconds difference when they hauled la the sheets around the mark. At 2:20 the yachts were within five min utes of the finish and the Constution was holding the Reliance In fine shape, and to the observers on shore it looked as if she might win the race .on the allowance. The contest between the two boats was the hottest of the season for a course of this description. Columbia "Was Far Astern. The boats turned the outer mark as follows: Reliance .ltlQrfG Constitution 1:10:31 Columbia 1:14:33 Reliance Begins to Crawl Up. Hauling sheets around the mark, the Reliance began beating out the weather of the Constitution. They went about on the port tack about 2:10, and after that the new boat drew ahead and to windward steadily. The Columbia sailed a fast race to windward, and by a fortunate slant of wind close under the Kewport shore, hauled up so much. n the Con stitution that the latter barely beat her across the finish line. Summary: Elapsed Boat Start, Time. Finish. Reliance .11:30:06 3:01:03 3:33:41 Columbia 11:32:00 3:10:11 3:3S:11 Constitution' 11:30:37 3.09:16 3:33:33- Prevlous to the appearance of the three cup defenders an Interesting contest was started off the lightship by the Atlantlo Club of Gravesend. N. Y., three of the largest boats of that fleet, the Thistle, Lascar and the Ingomar beginning; a 290 mile ocean race to and around Nantucket Sound shoal lightship, finishing at the Scotland lightship oft Sandy Hook. The yachts started; as seen from shore, as follows: Thistle 10:10:33" Ingomar 10:17:0? Lascar ; .10:15:44 RAZED BY LIGHTNING. Minneapolis Suffers a Loss Reaching Into the. Thousands. MINNEAPOLIS, July 27. One of the worst wind, lightning and rain storms to the history of the city struck Minneapolis today. In Southeast Minneapolis the financial loss will aggregate many thou sands of dollars. Buildings were razed others were unroofed and lightning splin tered some. Electric wires were prostrated and. near ly all the street-cars were tied up.