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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY VOL. XXV-NO. 29. 1906. FIVE CENTS. CZAR HAS DISSOLVED HIS Kill Throws Russia Back Under Control of His ' Own Despotic Rule. ESTABLISHES MARTIAL LAW Democrats May Defy Him and Endeavor to Continue Sessions. TROOPS POUR INTO CAPITAL Most Trusted Regiments to Guard Against Revolt. MUCH BLOODSHED FEARED Ministers Accuse Douma of Promot ing Anarchy Democrats Missed Opportunity to Secure Con trol ol Government. 8T. PETERSBURG, July 82. Russia's first experiment in parliamentary govern ment came to an ignominious end tonight with the promulgation of two imperial ukases, the first dissolving the present Parliament and providing for the convo cation of its successor on March 5, 1907, more than six months hence, and the sec ond proclaiming the capital of Russia and the surrounding province to be in a state of extraordinary security, which is only Inlinltesslmally different from full mar tial law. This measure of safety is to provide for the outburst which undoubt edly will be provoked by this daring meas ure. It Is now but a step to dictatorship. The text of the two ukases, both of wl'.i 'h are addressed in the stereotyped l. Tin to the ruling Senate, is as follows: Dissolution of Douma. "According to paragraph 105 of the fun-;-mental law, we order the Imperial Par l.u.nent dissolved, and fix the time for cunvocation of the newly elected Par 1 .'.iiient for March 5, 1907. ' Regarding the time for the elections to stii; new Imperial Parliament, we will lat'r Issue special Instructions. "The Ruling Senate will not fail to take proper measure to place this in effect (Signed) "NICHOLAS." "Fcterhof, July 21, 1906." Capital Under Martial Law. The text of the second ukase follows: "In consideration of a report of the Council of Ministers presented to us re garding the necessity in the future for the preservation of order and public safe ty in the city and province of St. Peters burg, we consider it necessary to declare in the above city province, instead of the state of reinforced security which now prevails there, a state of extraordinary security. The prefect of the city and the Governor of the province are Intrusted with the rights thereto appertaining. "The Ruling Senate will not fall to take proper measures to place this in effect. (Signed) "NICHOLAS." "Peterhof, July , 1906." With these pithy, but momentous or ders, which were promulgated at 8 o'clock this morning, Emperor Nicholas, by a stroke of the pen, set Russia back to where she stood two years ago, in the full grip of the autocracy and irrespon sible government, wiping out, for six months at least, the whole' structure of Parliament, erected at much cost. May Try Universal Suffrage. There is little doubt that the order for convocation for the new assembly will still further postpone the time, unless the new Parliament promises to be more amenable than the present. The delay in fixing the time for the new elections seems to indicate a de cision to change the present basis of suffrage to perhaps a basis of universal suffrage with which the advisers of the Emperor hope to swamp the educated lib erals, the Socialists and the workmen with the vast mass of peasantry. When Will Storm Break? The only uncertainty is the coming torm when and where it will break. The advocates of the "mailed fist" be lieve that, by dissolving Parliament and provoking a collision now, they will find the revolutionary leaders not prepared for an uprising as at Moscow, whereas further delay would nearly give the rev olutionists the time needed to organize ind to continue corruption of the army. There are no precedents in Russlon his tory for the execution of an order of prorogation, but Monday probably will And the palace In possession fit the mill- tary and th surrounding streets de livered to the Emperor's guards. Douma May Defy Czar. The Constitutional Democratic caucus adjourned before the news of the disso lution of Parliament was received, but the information already has reached the leaders of the party. The Associated Press Is informed that a meeting has been summoned for today to discuss pro cedure and whether they shall attempt, like the fYench Third Estate, to consti tute existence as a revolting body' In defiance of the sovereign's wilL The Russian Parliament, which ha3 been dissolved by imperial ukase, was constituted May 10, 1906, amid scenes of general rejoicing. The speech from the throne read at the opening session was conciliatory in tone. The re-organlzed Council of the Empire was formally con vened in the Hall of Nobles at the Win ter Palace the following day. On the third day of the sitting in the lower house the first signs of, the opposi tion's antagonism to the government when the demand for amnesty and the Polish campaign for autonomy began was made manifest; and when, on May IS, the reply of the lower house to the address from the throne was adopted, opinion was general that bis would cause conflict with the crown because of its radical demands. During the entire session, the house has been at bitter odds with the Govern ment and has demanded its resignation and the formation of a Cabinet from members of the majority. Time and again there have been rumors that the Emperor, because of the radicalism of the opposition, intended to dissolve Par liament and rumor has had it that troops would be called to forcibly eject the mem bers If they hesitated to obey an edict closing the house. The lower house, presided over by Professor S. A. Mouramstseff, had a membership of 457. UKASE READY FOR TWO DAYS Troops Poured Into Capital Ready to Suppress Uprising. ST. PETERSBURG, July 21. As the (Concluded on Page 3.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 84 deg. ; minimum, 61. TODAY'S Fair and cooler. Westerly winds. Russia. Czar dissolves Douma and puts capital under martial law. ,Page 1. Democrats may resist dissolution. Page 1. Terrorists prepare campaign of assassination. Page 1. (Black Sea fleet on verge of new mutiny. Page 1. General strike ordered In August. Page 1. Foreign. Dreyfus decorated with cross of Legion of Honor. Page 3. Wholesale slaughter of rebel blacks by Ger mans in Africa. Page 2. Terms of Central American treaty. Page 3. - Reported deatn of Princess Chlmay. Page 1&. Portuguese troops slaughter police. Page 13. Parliamentary Congress) to meet in London. Page 2. , . Gossip of European capitals. Page 2. National. Vital questions to come before Pan-American Conference. Page 18. Accepted bids for canal bonds. Page 2. Row In Public Printer's office. Page 2. Perpetual daylight of Alaska affects wireless telegraph. Page 2. Politics. ' Standpatters alarmed at tariff revision senti ment. Page 13. Deal between Hearst and Tammany. Page 13. Domestic. Lettem of Mrs. Harry Thaw's mother throw fierce light on Thaw's character. Page 1. Mrs. nuke will make It hot for tobacco king. Page 18. Details of Hooe's confession in Hartje case. Page 3. Son of Senator Moody murdered at Shoshone, Wyo. Page S. Sport. Berger says he wants to fight Jeffries. Page 16. Portland will send record-breaking crew to Nelson. B. C. Page Id. State championship tennis tournament will commence Tuesday. Page 10. No more amateur boxing In San Francisco. Page 16. Southpaw Gum, of the Giants, scores an easy shut-out at Seattle. Page 18. Faelflo Coast. Tug Chehalls cut In two by the Princess Vic toria and nine persons drowned In Bur rard Inlet. Page 1. Four men killed in wreck on the Spokane Falls & Northern. Page 4. Holy Rollers in California suspected of being about to burn children alive. Page 4. Iowa expert says Willamette Valley is peculiarly adapted to tne dairy Industry. Page 5. Wagonload of relief supply whisky disap pears at San Francisco, page 4. Helena Miller, aged 10. starts fire with kero sene and is burned alive, page it. Commercial and Marine. Hop situation reviewed by A. J. Ray. of Portland, page 33. Chicago wheat market declines a cent. Page 85. New York bank statement a surprise. Page 35. Change for better In stock market. Page 35. Nevadan arrives from Honolulu and leaves tomorrow, page 14. .. Portland and Vicinity. Daniel W. Tarnlev. land-frauA flrnre. mar. ried at Vancouver yesterday to Mlsa Ma- oei riKc, a i-ortiana girl, page 10. Government closes its case in land-fraud trial, page lu. How the Portland Gas Company dodges uu.eM. rags o. Francis J. Heney denies secret service men xoiiowea juage i nomas o Day. Page 10. Italian highwayman robs third saloon in ten days, rage 19. Mrs. Emma Albers contests suit of former nusDana to set asiae divorce. Page 24. James E. Bannister, electric lineman em ployed by city, killed by live wire. Page 8. Oregon conference of United Brethren Church decides on rebuilding of burned Philomath College, and will probably James J. Hill is reported planning road to Columbia s moutn. rage Miss Mary Frances Isom, Portland librarian. returns rrom Europe, rage s. . Features and Departments. Editorial. Page 6. Church announcements. Page 15. Classified advertisements. Pages 18-23. Happy Portland children on hot days. page 3S. Portland boys learning to swim. Page 17, Nez Perces Indians celebrate the Fourth. Page 38. Mighty ocean rising in Southern California. Page 41. Sons of eminent men. Page 44. Will try to swim English channel. Page 45. Some miracles In miniature. Page 48. Perry's flagship to be raised. Page 4a Judge Williams' recollections. Page 43. Susan Clegg. Page 43. The Roosevelt Bears. Page 4ft. Religious topics. Page ST. Book reviews. Page 34. Social. Pages 26-27. Seaside news. Page SO. Dramatic. Page 28. Musical. Page 28. Household and fashions. Pare 42. Youth.' aaPJUTtiwant. Page 47. . Will IE BOMB TO MET BAYONET Terrorists Mark Vic tims for Death. TREPOFF IS WARNED OF FATE Leaders of Reaction From Czar Down to Be Slain. GENERAL STRIKE IN AUGUST Czar Ruled by Trio of Reactionaries. Sailors Threaten Another Mutiny of Black Sea Fleet Disaffect- ' ed Soldiers in Prison. ST. PETERSBURG, . July 21. (Mid night.) Although the victory of the reactionists seems at . present to be complete, neither the Socialists Tior the Terrorists have accepted the situation, and, while the people are apparently completely overawed by the display of force on the part of the authorities, it will be necessary to continue the use of the bayonet for some time. General Trepoff himself is authority for the statement that he has again been warned that he is marked for assas sination. Despite this fact, he contin ues actively at work, although at all times surrounded by a heavy guard. The Socialist members of the Douma have held a number of secret meet ings, but so far they have refrained from carrying out their avowed deter mination of issuing a proclamation at tacking the Czar, the reactionary ele ment, and more especially their former allies, the Constitutional Democrats. If they do so. trouble must come. Czar Ruled by Triumvirate. The Czar is now more fully deter mined than ever that he is master of the situation. The triumvirate Poble donostzeff, Ignatieft and Trepoff has him completely under its thumb, 'and has thoroughly impressed upon him the fact that weakness at this time will end forever monarchial rule in Rus sia. Its will is law, and Pobiedonost zeff is more than ever the "power be hind the throne." The display of cow ardice on the part of the Douma has greatly disheartened those who be lieved that through the Douma was to come the dawn of a new era for the down-troaden Russian empire. Will Kill Czar and Advisers. Although, the military may continue in control, it is a certainty that out rages against prominent Russians will be even more frequent than in the past. The Terrorists are already planning- a campaign that has for its ultimate ob ject the death of every prominent reac tionary from the Czar down. Trepoff Is, of course, the one shining mark. Advices from the interior are still CAN THE WELL-ARMORED misleading, and show the hand of the censor. . The military at Sevastopol, Odessa, Kieff and Moscow continue to aid the local authorities in patrolling the towns. As a result, no further outbreaks are looked for while the present precautions are maintained. General Strike in August. The date for the general strike has been set as August 13 by the Union of Unions. Why this delay is deemed necessary is at present unknown, as the leaders of the general union are compelled to remain behind their sub ordinates, because of the instructions issued to the police to arrest all of them that can be fou SOLDIERS AND SAILORS REVOLT Guardsmen Sent to Dungeon Mu tiny at Cronstadt Revives. ST. PETERSBURG, July a. Fourteen men of the second battalion of the Preo brajensky Regiment, .including two non commissioned officers, have been arrested for agitating and conveyed to the fortress of at. Peter and St. Paul. ; Two squadrons ol dragoons and hus sars have been sent to Cronstadt, where there is a recurrence of the ferment among soldiers and sailors. THREATEN REVOLT OP FLEET Sailors on Black Sea . Prepare De mands for Reform. SEBASTOPOL, July 21. A meeting of 2300 sailors from the warships here today drew up economic demands for presentation to Admiral Skrydloff. Un less these demands are fulfilled the men say the whole of the Black Sea fleet will revolt. RAID REVOLUTIONARY PARTY Leader Leaps From Window and Is Spirited Away. ST. PETERSBURG, July 21. The ar rests made Friday in the office of the Misla were not connected with press offenses, but were caused by a sitting of the central committee of the Rev olutionary parly, which was being held there. . Solomka, the editor of the paper, who is a member of Parliament, hid three of the leaders of the party in his room. Two of them, who had im portant documents, were seized. Those who escaped were M. Chernoff, field general of the Revolutionists, and head of their central committee, and his leading lieutenant. The soldiers and police occupied all the exits from the building so quickly that M. Chernoff was unable to es cape. His confederates barred some of the doors in order co draw the at tention of the officers in another di rection, Chernoff and his lieutenant dropped from a second-story window into a crowd of workmen in sympatny with his. party, and were spirited away in a carriage before the police were aware that they had escaped. BEAT AND PLUNDER JEWS. Troops Shoot and Quickly Restore Order in Village. KALUGA. July 21. Antl-Jewlsh dis turbances broke out in the village of Spadelensk today. A mob beat Jews and plundered their homes. The troops fired a volley, killing two of the plun derers and wounding many others. Or der was restored Armed Rebels Attack Police. MITAU, Courland, July 21. An armed band today attacked a detachment of po lice near Tukum, the scene of the massa- " e AtrwnnriB lart 7 l.PPmtlur fl nil 1H 1 1 ( fl a private and seriously wounded two offi cers. A squadron of cavalry relieved the hard-pressed ietacnment. OIL KING WITHSTAND THE NEW-MOTIVE FOB KILLING OF WHITE Lurid Light acter of on Char Thaw. WHITE ALONE KNEW SECRET Not Married to Evelyn Nesbit on Return From Europe. MOTHER WRITES TO WHITE Mrs. Kolman Denounced Thaw as Villain .and Begged White to Persuade- Girl to Leave Him. Letters in Evidence. NEW YORK, July 21. The World to morrow will say: "Motive for the murder of Stanford White is indicated in a series of letters written by Mrs. C. Holman, mother of Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, to Mr. White, and after the lattefs death found among his effects. Abraham H. Hummel, of Howe & Hummel, who was counsel for Mr. Thaw and also for White, was con sulted by the architect regarding the let ters. In them Mrs. Holman complains bitterly of the conduct of Harry K. Thaw toward her daughter, now his wife, and implores Mr. White to do all in his power to bring her back to her mother's con trol. , "In the letters Mrs. Holman refers to Thaw as a scoundrel, a villain and a man with dangerous intent In his heart. She tells of an interview she had with Thaw when they were in Paris, and de clares that Thaw wanted her, Mrs. Hol man, to sign an affidavit to the effect that he. Thaw, had never intended to make her daughter his wife. Thaw Knew White Knew Too Much. "It appears that Thaw became aware of the fact that White had been appealed to by Mrs, Nesbit, now Mrs. Holman, and that the architect knew of the quarrels between Thaw and his present wife, also that Evelyn had told her step-father that she was not married to Harry Thaw at the time they arrived from Europe and were driven out of the Hotel Cumberland. "Thaw at that time had given a state ment, which was afterward corroborated from Pittsburg, that he and Evelyn had been married while in Europe. Thaw knew that White was the only person not of his own family who knew that his statement was false, and that Thaw did not marry his present wife until months later in Pittsburg. "Just what disposition is to be made of these letters is hot known at present. The letters are kept in a safe and it may be that they will be produced if Thaw should ever be placed on trial for murder and Mrs. Nesbit Holman should become a witness. 1 "District Attorney Jerome Is anxious BARE HAND OF THE LAW? that Mrs. Holman should come to New York, so that she may be served with a subpena to appear at the trial. Jf she does, she will be cross-examined most severely as to how, among other things. she came to apply to White for financial aid. . Thaw Did Not Intend Marriage. "Among the papers left by White are also a number of letters written to Mr. Holman, husband of Mrs. Harry Thaw's mother. It would appear that he, too, knew all the relations between Harry Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit. In all these letters Mrs. Thaw is referred to as "Flor ence." She was called thus before she went on the stage, and later on her friends eame to call her Evelyn. But to Stanford White she was Florence. Among the first letters is one written by Mrs. Nesbit to Mr. White. It is undated. but was penned after Mrs. 'Nesbit had re turned from abroad, where she had been abandoned by Harry Thaw and Evelyn, who at that time was not his wife. The leter was headed "Friday," but evidently was written in 1903. It is as follows: Dear Mr. White: Your letter received. Will send Florence's letter, as you desire. When we first went to Paris and met Thaw, he and Florence quarreled continually. We were at least I was Indeed miserable. I ex. pected each day to hear her say - we would return to America. Thaw came to me, asked me to sign a paper. The article was that be did not Intend to marry Florence. I thought, as she hated him, 1 was doing the right thing. I do hope something can be done to save her from him. He does not Intend to marry her. I only 'lope when she hears about the paper that her pride will at least save her. Very truly. ' E. F. NESBIT. Wishes Wife's Mother Had Died. At one time Thaw went with the girl to Pittsburg. Mrs. Nesbit at that time was not in Pittsburg, but Mr. Holman, to whom she was engaged, then informed intended wife of her daughter's pres ence in that town. It appears that the mother was very much annoyed because of reports that had reached her, and she had written to Mr. White. The letter is undated, but probably was written early in 1904. It reads: Dear Mr. White: I Just received a letter from Mr. Holman. He tells me Florence Is In Pittsburg with Thaw and her reason for going to Pittsburg was to see a lawyer about what I said about Mr. Nesbit In Paris. While In Paris Thaw hated me because 1 would not allow him to speak ill of you. He said It was Indeed a pity I bad not died Instead of Mr. Nesbit. as I was not fit to be her mother. It made me furious, and I answered back that, had her father lived, he would have been In Jail, as he had usee) so much money of the loan association that he ' was the at torney for. Now, Mr. White, Thaw Is doing all this against me, because he knows he Is guilty of murderous treatment of me, while I was abroad. Mr. White, It Is not right for me to stay away here and let him do as he Is doing and me keep quiet. If he is not guilty why should be try to do so much against me? Please do answer and tell me what I shall do. I am almost crazy, as she and Thaw have gone to Gill's, my best friends, with their lies. Good-bye. Please do answer. Very sincerely. K. F. NESBIT., Mother's Appeal to White. About 4e time Thaw and Evelyn Nesbit returned from Europe, November 1, 1904, there was considerable space devoted by the newspapers to young Thaw and his companion. Mrs. Nesbit had married In the meantime Mr. Holman, and In her desperation it seems the only person she ever cared to appeal to was. Mr. White, who had been known as Evelyn Neeblt's early protector. Mrs. Holman wrote to Mr. White as follows: The morning papers say Florence Is In New York. If the coward won't say she Is honorably his wife, please try to get her to see you and talk . sense to ber, and have her understand the awful light be has placed ner In before the world. I am simply tortured with reporters. My head has simply been splitting for a week. You have no Idea how disgraceful this affair is to Pittsburg people. They drive me wild tell lng me to take action, that she is not of as-e Mr. White, please do try to talk to her. She is too young to understand how she Is being .wronged. I hope I hear from you very soon. very truly. e. F. HOLMAN. Fears Boy May Learn Truth. There Is another letter signed E. Hoi man and addressed and written on a Thursday to "Dear Mr. White." Evident ly when Mrs. Holman wrote this letter she was afraid her boy Howard, whom Mr. White had also befriended, was be ginning to think that there was something wrong in the relations of his sister and Harry Thaw. Mrs. Holman writes as fol lows: Florence had asked Howard to visit her at Christmas time. Do you think It would be right when she Is In the horrible position she seems In? She says she Is not mar ried. Howard Is not a child, and! he has beard some horrible expressions from the boys at school. Oh, how horribly she has dis graced us an. I am heart-sick. And Mr. Hol man feels it so. People in Pittsburg talk awruiiy ana tne men hate him so. The wretched beast sent articles to the pa pers of Pittsburg. He did all he could to get me to say eomething, so he could airiv Ush that awful story he had made up saying i soio my aaugnter. I certainly did not. Howard will soon be home. He will be a great comfort. He is learning to obey and I am grateful to you for it. I hope you are well and that I may hear from you. Do you Know n r lurence is marrled'7 Affldavlti Thaw's Wife Made. In concluding its story which in eludes many of her letters, the World Bays: Much hag been said since the night Harry Thaw killed White about an affidavit ' which Evelyn Nesbit is said to have made in the office of Mr. Hummel and in which she is reported to have said things concerning the man now her husband. It Is known positively thac the original affidavit is in existence and that it was drawn in Mr. Hummel's office at the instiga tion of Mr. White, who had taken the girl to the lawyer. It is believed that this affidavit, the contents of which are known to Thaw, had much to do with the murder. Mr. Jerome may be able to get possession of the affidavit. Mr. Jerome will have no trouble in getting from the White estate ail the documents having any bearing on the murder and the White lawyers have assured Mr. Jerome that they will do all in' their power to aid the prosecu tion. There are many more letters written to Mr. White by the Nesbits, but whether they will be made public has not been decided upon as yec MOTHER MAY FORCE DECISION Flan to Declare Thaw Insane and Thus Prevent Trial. NEW YORK. July 21. A conference of 'Concluded oh Page 3- cms cut TWO BY VICTORIA Nine Persons Drowned in Burrard Inlet. TIDE RIP SWINGS THE TUG Big Steamer Following ' Fast Strikes Her. Amidships. SIX MEN ARE PICKED UP Party on Wrecked Cralt Was on the Way to the Blunden Harbor Oys ter Beds and Included Wom en and Children. VANCOUVER, B. C, July 21. Nine persons lost their lives this afternoon by an accident which occurred in Burrard Inlet, the harbor of Vancouver. The tug Chehalls was run down and cut in two by " the steel steamer Princess Victoria, leaving this port for Victoria and Seattle. The Chehalls had on board a party of 15 bound for the oyster beds at Blunden Harbor, on the northern coast of British Columbia. The party included the own ers of the beds and representatives of the English syndicate who contemplated purchasing the oyster properties. The Saved. R. H. Brlce, freight clerk of the steamer Cassiar and vice-president of the British Columbia Native Oyster Company. Captain Howse, master of the Chehalls. J. 6. Benwell, commission merchant, of this city. P. G. Shallcross. commission merchant, or Vancouver, and representative of the English capitalists who desired to buy the Blunden Harbor oyster beds. R. N. Rich, of Victoria, a friend of Mr. Shallcross. C. A. Dean, engineer of the Cheballfc The Missing. Mrs. R. H. Brlce. ' ' ---- - - Hilda Mason. A little girl who accompanied Mrs. Brlce. Barnet Benwell, aged years, son of J. O. Benwell. ' Dr. Hutton. Of Rock Bay Hospital, an ex pert on oysters, who was going north to ex amine the beds at Blunden Harbor. P. J. Chick, formerly purser of the steamer Cassiar and secretary-treasurer of the British Columbia Native Oyster Company. William H. Crawford, deckhand of the Che halls. Two Japanese firemen. One cook, said to be a Chinese. The tug Chehalis had been chartered for a three weeks' trip. The party of 15 on board included the owners of the oyster beds, Dr. Hutton and P. G. Shall cross. representing English capitalists and several of their friends. When she entered the Narrows at the entrance to Burrard Inlet, the strongly-flowing in coming tide swung the Chehalls across the channel. - Chehalis Cut in Twain. The steamer Princess Victoria, follow ing close behind, crashed into the Che halis and cut the tug in two before the speed of the steamer could be checked. The Princess was traveling at the rate of about 19 knots and the Chehalis at eight knots when the collision occurred. The Chehalis was struck amidships, was cut clean in two and the after half of the little vessel sank at once, pre cipitating all on board Into the water. The Princess Victoria immediately stopped, threw over life-preservers and lowered five boats which cruised about for an hour pioking up the six survivors. These were brought back to the dock at Vancouver. It is practically certain that there will be no more survivors and it is doubtful if the bodies of the nine missing ones will be recovered, so strong is the current at the scene of the accident. BIG. TANNERY DESTROYED Plant of United States Leather Com- : pany at Prentiss, Wis., Burned. PRENTISS, Wis.,. July 21. (Special.) The big plant of the United States Leather Company was almost totally de stroyed by fire tonight, causing a loss which will exceed 600,000. The plant had Just been rebuilt. The tannery had been in operation only since Wednesday, and cost 800.000. The United States Leather Company, which has its main offices in New York, carried its own insurance on the plant.. Its local officers say the plant will be reDuiii. Huge Warehouses Burned. 9TERLING. 111., July 21. The great warehouses of the Keystone branch of the International Harvester Company, located in Rock Falls, across the river from this city, were totally destroyed by fire this evening. For a time the entire business portion of the little city was threatened with destruction. The loss to the Inter national Harvester Company is estimated at J100.000. fully insured, with the excep tion of that portion of farm machinery de stroyed. Governor Mickey Under Knife. LINCOLN, Neb., July 21. (Special.) A dangerous but successful operation was verformed today on Governor Mickey at the executive mansion. An abscess had formed behind his right . . . .i a .H It i- u ,.f-.-Hwu , e riit In he ! nind the eye in order to save the sight. The only danger now is from Diooa poisoning, but it is believed that this has been obviated and that the Gov ernor will recover.