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Plumbers and
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Tennis, Croiiiet,
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GRIFFIN
Fancy and Staple Groceries
FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
Supplies if all kind nt lowest rnUw, for fishermen,
Fiirnu pf mill rt.
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Of New Zealand
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I'aid-up Capital,
A.sHeta,
Ama in United States,
Surplus to Policy Holders,
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Commission, Brokerage,
Insurance and Shaping. Atot
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Miiny new iiiiirvenioiits added.
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New Art ('ntalogiiii Fri . . .
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Kxi'liiHivo l'acillc Coast Dealers
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V W. M'KKMIMK, Agent
m mm
OF SHAREHOLDERS
15,000,000
1,000,000
2,545,114
300,000
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ASTORIA. 0RF
W. t. ACOn tad Pacific. Kxpreas Oo'l.
ASSAULTED BY
Dastardly Crime Perpetrated on
Kansas City Girl.
Tllli TOWM IS Al l. EXCITED
Vkllra haockttf Senseless tatf Duties' to 1
Prime Park Ske U It Critical
Condition - Mob Saaiklii
.""fjro Ta.
KANSAS t'lTY. Jul) l: A . r , 1 ..f
;. i-i, ,!,! I,,,.,, ,y, u i r -u i! I I
Hi'1 -un ! y J ill !n !lil city !,,nl;hl Hti'l
claniore I f .f ViliK-.in- ! .'gain . til".
rvitr .."i hIi.i criminally a-nauKe Ml.,
tin,., t ii v . W.iiiKlav ii. Kh:, n .i
popular mi I IiIkIiIv r.i..-,-t, e,,,r.
llool. light iMIpect. (,, .f uti.in
Ii ui- !' n . ii!;n , up. i,,.. ,,. i.
Jill
Tin- r.iti'. Ii Hi. i t,-. I Hi. . .Hi" n
f U: !! u ..n- ..f -ii,- in ,: I ir.im
ullage, - --r "-ii-:i.i:.-. h.-r- Ml.
Iul ii:i I Ii t . -..r-. " ti : - N'. v:..n.
.-r.- walkltig l .!. a".1'.- hav i.g spent
tli.- ,-vei.lng .it T: ': p.uk. At X.n.'-
i!h Kin-.-l .iii.l W.i Cm.) .ivi-ihh-
ilii'i-. n k r .i.iiii; u. 'ii iln'in from
Ii hlii. I N'l '.'i w.i. kimki'l .k
.ml Mi 1 1, UN in ilr.ik'K"! fi f -t
ini.i i private jii k iii. l ii.iul:' I
Wllel! Kill- l.-.o fi.1 iI IiiIK"..I llIT
.'.rt wan k'.iU 1m'1ikIIiI -. Tli'-y ri.
(I'll In 4 rrl'l.-ll iMr:.l'.l
1 l't a in Hi,- m.'b k,.'Iii huV'1
)mii.1nli '. iIk !"ii'lilii)f piarm Klv-Imn.
ilf'l nn-ii an' riU.IHiK th m-irro niiartiTu
In thr rmrth m l. rhunliir m. l-ollng
nrirr iih an. I uniaiina; ln1'K.
llllAIN MAHKrTTS ICX' ITKD.
Il.irli 1Ti.-
hi tin' N'w V.irk PpmIik'
Kantiana-".
XI-: W V i ' I ; K . July i: -AM :h- a-riln
iiifki-'.. .ii th .n.lu-.. i-Xi-liniiK' t .
i-i ii .ui. I v.-iy imii !i IiIkIiiT.
Th- wli.at tnai'ki-: i-ii .-.ally utinwi-.l
In.-T. ,i..-. a. :H ', mi Kill liuyniK l)"'Hlt j
tin- f.-atui -b f.r i!i- il i-m t tinii' fi: ii' '.In'
l IU'li-.- Ill iril .rf.l!l I'll. r. Il.'i,. i,
i ii Ii sti'-t ituriiiK f T-n Mm. 1
Tin- f ir-iisn m irk " .ill .-am- trnii '
a;: I tiliflii i an I ;1.- . r 1 in-. Jr in 111-' '
X.rllm.-ji; was i-ins: In alily Ir's favnr-I
ali!.-. i-.-.ii! lii; l.uiiiiK" t-i wln-.i; ill Hi.' :
It.-. I liiv. :a:l. y
Tli. 1 1 1' . . -1 i-nt iii ,iS iiit L' - " - ii'.- j
a I m - in! ..ti ;!i" ,i i-i't :ha; t : i . - wii.-.n ,
in. Kill I' - H"'-'l f-'i f--li' K 'iir;.... . .i.j
iiii tii i'i.. Im I , r..i . ull.i .k I
M:T1. KM'i.IITS INi-KKASI-:.
Stall. , I, ,,f S!i ,!iii nt. I.i rhll.i.lt"'
h.i ll'il.l.v (li.iwlh.
WASIIINMToN. July IJ -An in, leas
f tl.ii.X.li; nr -'U I T cell! In (he ahie
uf iiiuniiracture,! iron un l iniiirt
i,l Into the Phlliii.ne IihiiIhT l'.KHI l
liii:i In a i',ini;.vt-.iiive nt it.'in .nt nunle
imbllc livliiy ny the llvls'on 'f Itmu
lar aff ile, war t)ei,irlnient.
Iurnu I'-''1,1 lhee Imp n't were value I
at ll.O'.tfui a airi.ii.n $;i'.'.6:!6 for l!9!.
Tli' Impoi!. of t!iie c.immoilitlcs from
the Pnlteit State-i lmiei',l from J.10,
:'st in piiw to $i.ir,.i:6 in i:w, Mot of
the ma nif.icluir I .r.oi an.l ativl iie,l
In the Phillpi'ln com freni the
I'nlU'l KitiR,! im with r.ormany next.
IIAXNA AS (U'AliPIAX.
lilvcn the I'ate of Tluve I'hil.lrca of Ills
I ivor, c 1 Son.
i'I.KVUI.ANH. July I.'.-JUiIbc Plsset,
of the lommon pleas court, this after
n,Hiii ap.olnt.vl Setiator M. A. llanna
Kuanllun of Hie three clilllreti of his
n, Iiiii It. llanna, by tho latter'a H
vorce.l wife.
This action wa ruUen a the result of
an Injunction lue,l ycstciil.iy prohlh
Uliiir Mt. llanna from rcniovl"B the
chlUlren from the jurisdiction of the
I'levelan.l courts. She, however, left the
city for New York with the children
before :he paper were sorveil upon
hor.
T1IK MIXNKSOTA iMNOKMNKP.
Secretary of Navy Onlorn Famous OKI
Vessel Stricken From War Register.
WASHINGTON. July 12. The Secte
tnrv to.lay ordered the famou old
Mlnncaota to be stricken from the naval
reirlsitPr. The bo.tnt of condemnation
appraised her nt I15.0O0 nn1 she will be
sold nt public auction I" Hoston.
The Minnesota was the flagship of
Admiral Goldsborogh In the famous
buttle between the Merrlmac and the
union fleet In Hampton Roads the day
before the Monitor arrived.
GRANITE FOR ENGLAND.
Denuding of Scotland's Quarries Cre
ate Demand for Maine Product.
ROCKLAND, Me.. July 12. An Inno
vatlon in the granite Industry of Maine,
tlin Itini irt.uirt nt w lil . li c;iii lutnl'y I
i. I ni 1 1 -. I an I wlil. li niiiik n "-r In
tin. ki.i iII" tntl.. nil ov. r lh' f iiinti y
i!l In- lnlrn Iiji i iI lii r- cli irtly.
A .alio nt Krui.K- Hill niii.i I In
Aiiiiik 'rum tli" iUttrrn nt Cru'rh
.i:l! V !" !!;iii)K, H; nilni!'iii un I llur-rn-tiric
iI.iii.h t Llvrji nil. T)i;k Hill
In- III" Urn; r;ir'' f Aniirliiin irin-!ti-
i-VT ulilii,) In any ICuMii-an ( irt
anil will l.- lull .Imn In IJvrKi a'.
II a t"i r II a Inn l-i than B'.'AlH
Kianltii .-art tic wu ;! !-J .
KiikII'J )ia bwdn- alurm-l n-r
tin? ii arclly of ItiU liull.linK mon
tli.- H'-u'lun I (juiirrl? bi-ltig almniit !'
iiui). uii'l able wily ti auj'jily atnjll
1! rni'tiM ifi . rU'irri-J a: a Kf-! il'pth.
IIiikI.kIi IiiiIIiJ'TX have lati-ly tx-i-n Irn
l iriln! atone frnm rcln an. HuaiLi
a: 'iimi. 'riiblt nM. The flrat ari(.j
will nM f n.-arly i..n anJ will
hi- ii4.i) dlrrvt at (M'-WHt.-r.
CI.M.MIHA A'iAlX WINS
FIlM iXSTITt'TI' N.
(' iiii-n l:i First In Ia: i,t Trial I'.acM
In i-I-n J.-nr- Mi-: Witti an
A-i-IJ. nt
NKWJ'c UtT. It. 1, July IJ - T n- -.-lutnii.ii
iiituln ii-fi itc I thi- '.niK itiit n
In txlayn rail by Vir tiuiririn, in i"r-...-i
Him-, of two tiunu'.-ii n ul ti.in-t.-!i
1-tnlK. th In I ji..-i.!i. .- b-.ni?
.mo. in .r.- liutt afti-r I i-r t itinia't
.It tli- vry iilirt. The It wMn ya. lit.
h.ivv.'V-r, -a lcl ucli a r-ni irkaliiy
jilui.ky r.ir-. aft-r 1-Ii.i alwrn ..f lur
t"p tear, that It l (ri-tn-nilly Inlievl
h.-ri! that Hlii' U'iul'1 Imve mm :lin uf
but fa- tin- aivMent. Fur twenty niln
u!r after t.he atari a.'ie .mil-, I wt-.h ttie
re. k "f h-r cluli-t ifsall trathtic an-ti-rn.
tthlle f.iralx mure niinut-n a lie wa
tnntl.inl.iin, luffej In the wlnl while the
rr -w learel away the tannle-. All this
time the .Khera were Hii-ellng bI uik un
iler all all. yet :h IndejienJi-n. e k
beaten unly even mlnuti-a and forty
twu at-oiril at th Unit mark ani irit!
eil the a-oonl in e.i time tlian eith
er ol the other yaohta, although they
carrlel rlub-lopaaJH,
In the run home the two Bristol boat,
under (rrea pre of gai!. beat the I aw.
win yacht a little over iVur minute in
th t.-n n.ll.-s.
Th-i r-ult ..f the four ront-din be.
tei-n thene tli re.. Ima: Ih.im-h much
to be .!.. ermine I, a i.l i.e-a!y as to
thi-.r r l.itlvc nn-rita In anything ex-
-: IIrIi: alri. T i lay's r.iiv a !".:;
1 ill a (If! 'en-ka.it In 1
The race mlay c,i-. the fff an 1
the yacht will n-.t im-.n uKitn f ir a:
: it tin .1 iv.
'AI'TAIN STKiiXi. IJKSIt'.NS.
l:.-hr, I t,i H. .nit.-.in.. ,,f nt l-:sca-m
I" With Ui.ly Horv.
SAX PKANVIS.'O, )U,V y. .-f.,.,;., n
Putr.un S:r.iK. ,,f lie .iiiirteini.is:.-rs
.1 'P iniii.-nt, I'ait.- I Stat, army, a-!-n
ni'ii-, I t 'tiiii: that be had rcs.giii-d
fr.-m the army for personal and finan
cial reisons and tliu: his tvlgnatl ti
ha I ben ncceitid by Sii rerary Rot.
I'd- ro.tfnatlon followed the publien
t:..ti of a i ecupa,l,i In this city In
which I'aptiln Strong and Lady Fran
ci ll,pe. formerly May Yohe, are the
principals.
t'aptaln Strong and Iady Hope ar
rived h re from New York July 4. nn.l
register"! as Mr. and Mrs. II L Hast
Ings. of liostoti.
COXSIDIN1XS OPT ON HAIL.
Held to Superior iurt for Murder in
First Degree.
SKATTLK. July 12. John and Tom
Oonsidiiie wore I hi morning bound over
to the superior court by Police Justice
Ueorge to anwr to a charge of mur
der in the lirst degree for the killing
of ox-Oiler of Police Meredith.
Hoth were admitted to bail. That of
John Consullne was fixed at i;'0.iM.w un.l
that of To.n at $25,W. R.th secured the
amounts named tonight.
RATTLE AT HOUTKOP.
Five Piltlsh Soliders Killed and Seven
Wounded.
LONDON. July 12. A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, and
made public today, says that the R,iers
at ticked the constabulary pi; nt 'Inn.
kop, July 11, capturing a seven-pound
gun. They were eventually driven ott'.
The British lows was five killed atid
seven vvcund!.
WILL AFFl'XT GENKltAL STK1KK
WASHINGTON. July 12.-A the
headquarters of the International Asso
ciation of Machinists here. Prcsllent
O'CVmnell ndmlHed that the vollapso of
the strike at Cincinnati was likely to
have considerable effect on the general
strike as Cincinnati has been regarded
aa the center ot teh fighting, but re
Iterates that 'there wma no Intention to
call off the general strike.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.
DETROIT, July 12. The National
Educational Association tonight nt the
last session of ttg fortieth annual con
vention voted a declaration of princi
ples declaring that the problem of cle
mentry education Is the most Important
one with which the state must deal.
WORST DAY OF THE
LONG HOT SPELL
Most Discouraging Outlook for
Drought-Stricken District.
ALL CROPS BADLY INJURED
Wtalbcr Bureau Give Nt Hop ( Reiki in
Ft Crops Will YlcH Ose-Half-Vtituiios
Birsinf Is
Crisp.
KANSAS city. July U.-So rain U
' lay In any jur; of the drouth strick
n i:tr,t ctiiting of all Kansas.
Western Mis url. Oklahama and Indian
t -rrltory. rvcr mu' b of this region this
was tli- worit day of the long hot spell,
the i-nifi-riture beltg mire than W.
d-irr-i an 1 n iin-ez- Ktirr.hg. Corn,
"at", luy and potatoes are j badly Injur-!
that even with rain the y-'A
woiil 1 be short, an i the weather bu-
n au g!v- n.i h t ,,f r-L- f the outK'k
i di-Kiiriglng. A: ime places in Kan.
m th-T- ha h-eii no rainfill what.-v.n
f T n-arly tl;r"e months.
The pr-s nt Is th- wors: drouth since
1', when New England s-nt fo,"d to
th- H.-tti.r of Kansas. However, the
pa: few y-ar hav b-en very prosper
ous nr... and even now Kansas farmer?
:ir harvesting one of the largest crop
of ht-a: In the history of the state.
A great mmy counties send word that
with rain corn will be a half crop; with
out rain soon, no yield. A few say
th-r- is yet hr, for a fair harvest. Al
falfa has yielded well everywhere and
will be the aalvatlon of many farmers.
For the pan seven days 110.00 hogs
have ben received at the stock yards,
breaking all records. These heavy ship
ments are due t ) the scarcity of corn.
NEW REVORD IN KANSAS.
IPirh"-: T'mperature Ever Known
Vegetation Burning to a Crisp.
Ti'I'KKA. Kis.i July 12. All records
f t li-a: n the thirry-fonr years that
ib--tvi:i ins have been kept by Cn.in
c llu." Snow, of the University of Kan
si, w -r- !,r ik n today. :he mercury
r a -h.nir a maximutn average for the
it of l.i5 5 d"gree. In F-it S-ot:
th" nien-ury registered lto degrees. Tlie
h. .r was a.s- .mp.iti! -d by a light breeze,
wli. -li ' mi., as iir-Mihs from a red h t
fii'ti !'. I'lavii and withering veg?rj
:l..ti of all kinds.
Tr-.-s are showing the effects of the
If , utl'. The leaves are falling Mike late
-. sii-mner. Half grown fruit is dying
at i dropping from th? trees. Quoerly
nomth. the usual order of things has
t, - ti rev-rsed this time and the west-
n i.;r: of the stjt- I In a much n-ire
f 't'.'.ble en lit ion than the hitherto fa-v-r.-l
cistern part.
HOTTEST DAY YET.
KANSAS i'ITY. July 12. This was
th- hottest day ever exprlencel in
S tithwes:em Missouri. In Kanssas Citv
for f .ur hours this afternoon the gov
ernment thermometer registered 103,
wh le on the street (t soared to 10S and
110 degrees.
WARM AT OMAHA.
OMAHA. Juiv 12.-The thermometer
reiched 104 today and ranged from 100
to b'T throughout the stata, Street
thermometers In this city were as high
a ll'V
ANOTHER CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
Leak tile. Colo., to Get JIOO.OOO Under
Cert.iin Conditions.
I.EAPVILLE. Col., July 12. At a
meeting of the City Library Associa
tion a letter was read from the private
- ii-.'tary of Andrew Carnegie dated
Sklbo Castle, Scotland, stating that he
wuild donate $100,000 for a public li
brary for this city providing that the
citv would furnish $2000 a year to main
tain it. The offer of Mr. Carnegie was
n response to an appeal for aid from
tli.' association.
REPORT MADE PUBLIC.
Relates to Capture of Aguinaldo Funs
ton's Plan Approved by Mac
Arthur. WASHINGTON, July 12.-The war
department today made public Briga-dier-Ceneral
Funston's report of tbc
capture of Agulnoldo, May 2. This re
port ptvs'nts In detail all the facts re
lating to the capture of Agulnaldo,
which was made public at that time.
General Funston shows that his entire
Plan for the expedition was approved
by G'neril MacArthur.
SERVANT GIRLS' UNION.
Formal Organization Has Been Ef
fected In Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 12. Servant girb ard
working women generally have taken
the preliminary step for the formation
of the union -h- y h.tv b n wishing
f r so I mf. Las: nlg'.i'. trie Working
Wom-n's t'nion of Atn- rlca wan organ
ize 1 un I -r tb-- tiirtrt.oii of the In'crr.a
M'n.'il I'al.in Labir lejgti.
Fixl hour of work, more freedom
and liett-r ronsld -rations generally are
the oBJ" sought by the Working Wo
men's t'nln of America. Another
meeting will b- held next week at which
it U expected ;he irgailiatlon will be
le'rfei-t?). Mrs. J. Liuchridge, presi
dent of the Womin's International Un
ion lbor League jal It
"One of our prime objects will be to
gain set hours for household employes.
Girls should not be compelled to work
from X in 20 hours a lay but should
have s-t hours and time off for amue
ment and recreation thi? same as wo
nin empliysd In other occupations. We
intend to show housewives that the
mi.-.litv of their servants will be Im
proved by giving their help more time
for rest."
FORTY-SEVEN JAPANESE
ARE MADE PRISONERS.
Frav-r R.v -r Striker Give Out Offi' iad
Stit'in-.-it Two Union Leaders
Arrested.
VANCOUVER, 15. C. July 12.-Tii-r
ar now frty-seven Jap prisijners
guar-led by :he salmon strikers and
maroor.el on a small IsUnl in the Gulf
of Georgia, according to an official
stitemen'. of the union fishermen this
ev.'tilng.
The provincial police are trying to as
certain the location of this Lslani. Oth
ei; will be put on tfce Island as cap
tured, provide! the present ilan of the
striking union men Is maintained.
Frink Rogers, a prominent member
of the fishermen's excutive committee
and ex-superintendent of the Fisher
men's Union, was arrested today on ac
count of the allegation that he had been
mixed uo in the marooning of the Japa
nese at Bowen island, on Wednesday
night. Joe Desplae, another union
leader, was arrested for the sime .rea
son this afternoon.
OFFER PEACE TO BOERS.
London Dally Mail Says English Gov
ernment Wants War to Cease.
NEW YORK. July 12.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Lon 1 n says:
Referring to :h? governmnei's admis
sion that they had Information respect
ing the shooting of British wounded it
Vlakfonteln so long back as June 11. the
Dailv Mill, wh e corr-pon len: was
the first to make the news public state
that I only a sra ill portion o' the pol
icy of concealment n v being carried on.
It professes to have abundant evidence
that almost the whole theater of war
is in a much w irse condition thin the
public Is allowed t) know.
The state of affiirs in Cap? Colony
in particular is said to be in a mo
serious nature, due almost entirely to
the belief among the Dutch that the
constant efforts of the British to rr
pitiite '.hem prove that they are tired
of war. While the government is con
stantly saying in public that the war
will V fought to a finish, they are.
says the Dilly Mail, continually mak
ing offers of peace to the Boers.
EXPORT OIL SHIPMENTS.
Philadelphia Has Made a New Record
In Despatching 173.359.SA3 Gallons.
PHILXDELPHIA. July 12,-Shlp- j
ments of refined petroleum from this
port to Europe were never before, as
heavy or as frequent as they have bjen
within the last ten days. From the
first of the year up to last Saturday.
175.339.SS3 gallons had been shipped
abroad, against 135.S26,71S gallons for
the corre-'poiidiing period of last year,
an Increase of 39.533,163 gallons.
Local shippers argue that these large
shipments of oil are proof of the su
periority of the Amerl-an article.
There are now in port, waiting to be
loaded, as well as en route to Europe,
a great fleet of steam and sailing craft
with a capacity of many millions of gal
lons. FOREST FIRES IN COLORADO.
DENVER, July 12. Forest fires are
raging in two sections of the state and
it is feared that they will destroy a vast
amount of property before they can be
controlled or extinguished. One of the
fires Is on the banks of Chalk creek, In
Chaffee county and the other In Larimer
county. Both are said to be in timber
on school lands.
RICHARD B. HUBBARD DEAD.
DALLAS, Tex., July 12. Richard B.
Hubbard, ex-governor of Texis and
during President Cleveland's adminis
tration, minister to Japan, died in Ty
ler, Texas, today.
EXCITED OVER OIL DISCOVERY.
GUTHRIE, O. T.. July 12.-The peo
ple of Granite, O. T, are wild with ex
citement over the discovery of oil near
that town. The oil was found at a
depth of 107 feet and spouted to the
surface In grea.t quantities.
SILVER MARKET.
NEW YORK, July 12. Silver, 5SH-
THEIR EFFORTS
ARE UNAVAILING
Pittsburg Conference Failed to
Accomplish Anything.
WILL MEET AGAIN TODAY
II No A ret meal Is Resckea Ike Otsersl Strike
Set lor MoaJiy Will Proceed -Skilfer'
Hopefol lor Set- "
tlemtot.
PITTSBURG, sly 12,-Th second
day 'of the c -nference between ths
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers and Steel Manufac
turers came to a close tonight without
an agreement having oeen reached.
Another session will be held tomorrow
and fr m Indications late tonight, a
settlement of the general strike will be
deri il upon. When the conference ad
journed nothing definite could be learn
el. Lite tonight, however, President
Shaffer, of the Amalgamated Associa
tion, consented ti be quoted In the fol
lowing statement:
"Nothing actually was accomplished
today. No proposition wus submitted
by either side to the controversy. No
time limit has been set on the confer
ence, bur it must come to an end. To
morrow must settle It one way or the
other. If no agreement Is reached, the
general strike which was set for list
Monday, will procsed. I am still hop
ing for a settlement.
GOSSIP IN LONDON.
Asquith Dinner Will Not Be Postponed
at Bannerman's Request.
NEW YORK. July 12. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
Lord Skrathconi was the principal fig
ure at a dinner to Sir J. A. Cockburn
and Sir James Willcocks received the
freedam of the city and a sword of hon.
or at the Guild Hall In recognition of
his sen-ices in West Africa.
Th? Duke and Duchess of Fife were
employed In laying the foundation stone
at Passmore, King -Edward's sailors
palace In Commercial Road near Ume
house. The mont interesting political event
recently was the reception of Sir Wil
liam Vernon Harvour: by the Eighty
Club at a smoking concert with Lord
Tweedmouth behind him.
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman has
Intimated his willingness to attend the
As.juith dinner if It be postponed to
sine indefinite date. Mr. Asiiuith's
friends after considering the suggestion
decided to adhere to the date original
ly fixed.
S. P. RATES ADVANCED.
SAX FRANCISCO. July 12. The
Southern Pacific annountes an increase
in rates via the Shasta route effective
Ju'.v 12. First -luss rate to Portland la
advanced to $25 with a rebate of $4.75.
Second class $15 with $1 rebate.
AMERICAN LOOTERS SENTENCED.
TIEN TSIN, July 12.-James A.
Ragsdale. the American consul herei
has sentenced three American looters
caucht in the Chinese quarter of the
city to four years' Imprisonment in the
American jail a; Shanghai.
WEEK'S FAILURES.
NEW YORK, July 12. Dun's Review
tomorrow will say: Failures for the
week numbered 20S in the United States
aaginst 1SS last year, and 27 In Canada
asalnst 24 last year.
HAY SELLS HIGH.
KANSAS CITY, July 12. Hay today
sold at $20 a ton, the highest price ever
reached in this market.
M'HEXRY RESIGNS.
ST. PAUL July 12.-E. C. McHenry,
chief engineer of the Northern Pacific
tinlay resigned.
Baking Powder
Makes the bread
more healthful.
Safeguards the food
against alum.
Alum baling powders are the greatest
menace r to health of the present day.
OVl PP.. WtW VQ4W.