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GRIFFIN
Fancy and Staple Groceries
FLOUR. FEED. PROVISIONS,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.... ..
Siij.ilitH of nil kinds at liwit rut, for fishermen,
Fanners hii1 I'HK,'rs-
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UNLIMITED LIABILITY
Subscribed Capital, .
I 'aid-up Capital,
Assets,
Assets in Unitod States,
Surplus to Policy Holders,
Has boon Underwriting on the. Pacific Const ovei twenty-two years.
SAMUEL ELMORE& CO.
Resident Admits, Astoria, Or.
e. a.
Commission. Brokerage,
Insurance and Shlgplag.
SUPERIOR
STEEL
RANGES
STREET
Baseball, (iolf,
Sjxiitiii (iouds
& REED
WE ARE
5BLLIN0
A0I3NTS
run. . .
Moore's
Steel
Cooks
' CARLOAD JUST RECEIVED
431 HON!) STRICT.
Between Ninth and Tenth
Typewriters.
Many iit'W improvements ndded.
.Seo on r latest
No. 2 Smith Premier Typewriter
New Art t'utuloguu Krtti . . .
L M. ALEXANDER & CO.
Kiclusivn l'acitlc Coast Dealer
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300,000
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Custom Hou Drokp.
ASTORIA, ORE
Af mi W . f. A Oo ana PMUa Imprest Oo'.
ALL LAND PROOFS
Alleged frauds to Be Investigated
by Commissioner Merman.
NUMEROUS CASUS INVOLVED
Imtiliftiot Will Cuter Prooli Mde Ibr
Prtsesl Veir fader Timber isd
Sltic Acic Applies lo Scv
iril Sulci.
WASIIIN'iiTi N. J tii : n amount
f flip t Mi'ttr land fr.ni li. l.m.n.r.vl In
M Ollilll.l III. I 1,1 h ', I 'nlll!ll!l ,l-r 1 1 -r-miiiiti.
of lio general Ijiii ,,111,.-, h
li 1' i all .t .f in.1,1,. lut.iiK id.
'r, . !i year u:i.-r ill !iinl-r an I stomal-;.
M.iliiiK id,. , ,,iii lul,,ii if a full in--Bl..:l
ei ni l Inquiry began s m.- tun,
tur .
Tli,. npplli :i..h tippll.-s i ..I . :.i .
where K ,. riiim-M llinli.-r land U pur-
lia-d mi. l:!V.i! th..iiun l ,.f .ibb
M.iny I trie- i-"in jmI.k .m l slvuln'oi s.
II l !-'"K '. lUVP II I I " 111 lllK Jl" ;i
UK. tilii fimkiim I'lin 'i m,. ..( itii-n,; tan,)"
f r. .in Hi,- pi-niin.'ii:
i'iiNKi:iti:s"i: ui:n-si:i nv
KM ! V i:itS ASSio'l ATIoN
M.iy..r Wi.-I:i!i A-k'-t (.1 tnt-tf.r,- III
T'-amnli-rii' Sirilc S,-vrrl In.
Jur-I In
HAN fllANVISi'ii July ;5.-Th.-mi!
ImiKirtini: cl.-vi-lniMini: in ih'
'.pinmipn' i'.rlkr in-lay a (( r-,;y ,if
ilip Kmi'liiyi-rn A h I.iI mi i.i cumniu
niinil.in fr iin May r I'lu-la 1. !.ttlr.K
Ihui li,. hill Iippii k -I by lub-ir Uil
fi. t" tirfnic hIhiii 1 Hiif,.r,ni Ikwim-ii
r iu.sciim'Iv.k uf Uif iCmi'l ij'fri Aw.
rlnon mil :li,. lln.lli.-rhil if T-iim-.;tii.
T.'i'' Kmpl iy,T .ii"-m:l.in nml-fl'-J
.May, 1 1'li. l.in t ?! ,uM i.,! t'
1 ! r : y 1 1 mir'i a fniifor" .'.
Ali.ni' I n.ii-uiil 'ii 1 .-n ri
tt.'rk. A'n.'iii; :li,' BlrikiTs . n.:."
fi'.li'iif : tii.inif.i vl. A mrnll "ii"l
hi riiirvl .mi Hry.ni: .':rft. A inn -un!,iM
ilrhrr iu .lit i, k I Tlif r"H'''
.h irc.-.l Hi,. , t a I. ; u n'i-r:nK .m,
'V. i ill T.- r!iil,).- I
Tin: i-i pi: s sr i :ss i
ll-l.-'f TI1.1; r
S 1
,a
I!
,'f ('.ir.llii.ils
'all,-,l.
Will
ItiiMK. July -AI:lioiii;h U10 iiop,- h
In i x,--. 111 !n al:!i. tin- f'-i Uiig ,r. iiln .1:
:!..- Va!i.-.iii thai a iii.i.iik of th- ,ol-!(!'-
of ir-linals i-anno! 1- i.ir .iff. 1.11 I
I! I.i not Bn-riv ilia! tin- oan.llil it.-M for
the 1 a I li - v hi,. ni.ik.iiK -hi h M'l li- proji
nr.illoiin f -r thi roiii-l.iv.-.
Cue of tin- i'hl-f ih.ira-:-rn "f the
next i-o-i. l i ' a '-liih pre
late, will Im- (he hug- .lumber of ian-illlat-K
for the chair of St. IVter. A
tlrnt acrutlny l exl'e.t-.l to .-ho.v six
or nev.'n rtii'illnaU li-'r.g favored ,'or the
lunlltl.-ite. Th.iBe who uiv well Inform
ed niitioli.i : n .lea 11. vk. and he ulil
mute ,-le, !:,,ii of 1 ..ir.Bld-r who has nJ:
yet been mentioned.
I'Viou oni-: lH'NDiiKn
FAMIMICS AIU-2 HoMKLKSH
Klre Xjy W'nate an Area of Twenty
IHoekn 11; navennori, Iowa.
PAVK.N1MUT, la., July i.V-Flre lal.l
w .mte nn area of a oaw mill an I iel
denip (uoirly 1 mlgh: e,ii.il to twenty
blockn nnd ciuiied a lom of JTOo.rtoO. The
llamea st tried In piles of kindling Mood
on the levee and puMi'd :helr way In
to 1 ho adjoining residence dlKtrlot, from
which the ixciipani-. of the houaen is-
caned only with their Uvea and the
cloihlng on their backs.
Over forty homes were mimed, some
of them tenement, resulting In ft hun
dred families being rend 'rod liomel?.
TIII0 I-XiSItl'lUrll TlttAL
Moiher of the Victim riaced on the
Stand.
riTTSFIKI.n, Mass.. July W.-In the
Fosburgh manslaughter case today Mrs.
U. T. Fosburgh. the gray haired moth
er went upon the witness stand.and
told In simple words how her daughter
was killed.
Ilerthii ttheldon, a guest In the Fos
burgh home on the night of the tragedy,
wis another Important witness. Ry her
testimony the defense wished to Jhow
that there were burglars In the house
and that they were seen by little Bea
trice Fosburgh,
NEOUOR8 SIDE-TRACKED.
Armed Strikers Were Ready to dive
Them Warm Reception,
CHICAGO. July 25. While residents
of Maywood, Melrose Park and Belle
wood waited along the tracks of the
Chicago Junction Railway during the
early hours of the morning to bar out
the train load of Southern negroes, the
sdof
mm Ii-..iikIiI train wan . iark' 'l ul
li:u. Miaul. I
Tli" ini-i'iU iVn'.ral riii'1 tur:.--l Hi'
bii.i l,il train uvi-r l II"- Jun, ilmi lt i:i
way ul J2.20 u. 111. WlH'ii ItiU.. Inlinl
vat r-Mti'l II a iliill"',! iii'i l i pf'-
! f M'ln.n,. I'ark till m rnlrg
Tli,. iii-nr i-ii ni-iv I'jUil In ltu-:r .r
iimlnii thai tlipy wuul.l noi tiav
.,m.. N.irth lil thry knuw.i ui li 11
;,-ni;i ,ib biewlng.
All ilav Vfulclnlny Ihp fj ri lhat
rM li"-l tti. in it th. grrctlnK awallliiK
:h. tn at M lri. Hurk urew ni'-ir thrpa:.
iilriK- Karly toilay II wj il.-r-l.tr" 1 ,;n
train itmt IV) of mi-n b'l J - r:
1 J at I'ultn, In I., an I gnur to work f r
:hr railway r'jiniany. Ign irai.t thit
ih" train ii at Illuc Iland, the ppac
i-i.innilitpi-, oimuxupj of thf Itcv. T. K.
' i.'kliiKtniiii. I'i-ii r H. Il'ililanilpr. V'. H.
S.-lnrki-y. A. II, finllarh-r. Omrl'-i
Wiilff anj flfi.-cn i.thom during the -ar-!
Iinurit of tt murrilnir await.-.) the n
Kr n ti 1 'i n ar tn imunlf them n:
li-avi- Ihp ram ami th.- i--i(clneiT 1 1 uli
out to 'fnp nafi- plar.
A" an offw-i t.i the jn-arf r m:nltt
aii itln-r ( T' il putlniu'.i-i a! l2'- m -n. all
iirin. l Willi ri-v-jlvi-ra, wt-r,- alt'-r-l
alotitt Hip tracka waiting to k!vp th
in-Kr.H-4 a hint t' I'-avt? or t the i'""-B.-.JIJ
,.i if iln-y rt-malnrj.
ItKSICNATIi N ItK'Jt'KSTKD.
A lank a ' ur: 'li-rk l'- f!fl e 'in Ar.
i-i.uni of MlnliiR Sul.
HAN FHANVISNl. July I-V-Aitw.I-l-iif
lo alvli-i- from Nunp. Julie- Nypi
hm formallv r-.-qui-ntt-l the ri-lKnatlo:i
of ('..'ore.- V. Kon-hK'nlua. -I-rk f th-fnl'-l
H;:it. .Imirli't court. Th re-
iui"t wa inailn on July 11. but no ri-s-iMtisp
haj lx-"n male on thi- next day
wh'-n the null h-f: for thla city.
Thl la ai"-rt'-'l to b an mitoome of
tin- mining; r'V'lvershlp Ktmr which re-i-pntlv
atirartt-J miK-h attention.
rnAAinivuinnnnafvvAAnAinAp
Ti'H.iK NO ACTION. 5
IHTL.AND, Ore., July 25.
T.'ii- committee on Aatorl regTit
U iuv-n again ailjournej with
out a.-tlon b-lng- tuken. The
C ineinb. rs ri-fus,. to talk. p
eVlJVIVVXnVlriiUVlVlAAAAAAAilAu
MAO LAY MAY ISO.
lli:orian's Job In Navy Yard Endan
gered by ll:s Attack 0:1 Schley.
WASIUNC.TuN. Ju'.y An ff.rt
his b-en male 10 stvure the r --mov.il
,f IMward S. Macluy, :he author of
th,- ll.siory of th- Spanish War con
taining 1 ho criticisms of Ke tr-A lmir.il
S. hl.-y.
M.icl.iv is a clerk In th- ltrooklvti
1 navy yard.
It pres.-:ita;lve Sidney K. Mudd, of
Maryland, a member of the committee
on naval affairs In ihe las; house, callc 1
0:1 S vretury Iong an l n'proseiiUM t.i
him the Impropriety of M tcliiy imiuIii
nlnir an employe of the government in
view of the language which he made
use of In reference to Admiral Schley.
The secretary promised to give the
matter his early attention.
Secretary Long decided tonight to ap
mIiu ('aptain Saniue f. Lomley, judge
alv.vato of the navy, to be Judge aj
vocate of the court. Secretary long w ill
probably soieci one of other retired ad
mirals to take Admiral Klmberiey s
place. liear-Admlrals Luce, Hamsay,
Jouett, (Iherardl and Walker are some
of the niimos advanced for consldera
tloti. STEAM Kit LOriSK ASHORE.
Goes 011 a Spit Off Nehalem Bar Will
Trobibly Oct Off.
TILLAMOOK, Ore., July 25. The
.small steamer Louise, which plies l
tween Tillamook City and Garibaldi.
went on a spit off the Nehalem bar to
day and sens broke over her. C. H.
Wheeler and Joe Richardson, who were
on hoard, had a narrow escape.
It Is expected the steamer will get off
tonight.
STRUCK ON A LED. IE.
Constitution Met With Accident In Her
Race Tester.! ly.
NEWPORT. R. I July 25. -In a race
from New London, the Coiis.llutlon
struck on one of the ledges iff Race
Rock, about three miles "rom the start
and It Is believed has torn sime of the
plates off her fin.
The official finishing time was. Co
lumbia, 6:21:53. Constitution G 34:16.
RACE DECLARED OFF.
CLEVELAND. 0 July 25.-Tralner
Oeers this afternoon announced it would
be impossible to get The Abbott In
condition for a race with Creceus Au
gust 15, and the the race had been de
clared off.
KILLING WAS JUSTIFIABLE.
BLACK FOOT, Ida., July 25. Billy
Trapp, who killed Tom Callan last
night, was completely exonerated today
after a preliminary lamination,
after a preliminary examination.
NO HOPE FOR
A SETTLEMENT
Steel Manufacturers Stand on
the Attitude Taken.
ANOTHER MILL TO CLOSE
Belltl Thai Nitlooal Tt Cooptty Esiployti
Hill Soo Go 0al-Fe4ritkn ol
Labor Often Animate -Shatter
Satufttf.
I'lTTSIifl'.ii. July 2;.-Ths ppac
mlstl.in of Mr. 'larlani, whj -,v'nt to
N.-w York on behalf of th- conservative
el-m.nt In the Arnaigamat-d Asx.-ii-':oll.
has failed.
Mr. Car. an 1 wa unable to secure
from ih- !-'l manufacturers -ny terms
:i which a H-tti-m-nt could I reach
ed Th-y w,,ull 1.0: r..ede an '"oh
fr u :h- attltu !e th-y have liken, hold
ing that th- workers' 1-aders pieclpi-ti:-
l Ih- fight, anl 1 ace 11-g itiatl ins
are tiff.
rr-sil-nt Sh.ifT-r. .f the Amalgamat
ed Asie.ate.n. a., in a -nore hofieful
mo id today than f ir m i'me. lie de
dare I h- wa p-rf-e ly satisfied wi'h
con liti ns In W-llsvilk- and .ipprhaj
e no difficulty In keeping ihe'men in
line.
Orga-ili-r Flynn. of ;he Amerlran
Federation of Labr, was a caller at
the offices of the Amalgamated Asso
ciation, He set at rest the stor
ies that th- federation was r.ot
In sympathy with the Amalgamated
AsK-!itlon by saying the entire cigan
Iratlon was ready to assist the Amal
gamabd As.Kiation flnancUtly and mor
ally whenever assistance was asked.
t'p to S o'clock no change tad taken
place at Welsville. The mills are still
at work. Information from McKe?sport
leads to the belief tha; the mill of the
Nitlonal Tuge Company would shortly
be Involve 1 In the s rike.
NKi'.Iti iKS WILL UK SENT BACK.
Litrob- St.
and 0
Kmp'.
upler Works Will
Them.
Not
I'HPW.o. July 2J.-0-ner.il Manager
A-rts n, f the La t robe Steel and Coup-l-r
w,.rk. gav- out th" statement this
v.-ning that the company -ad aban
I'lie! the ,ff rt ti bring colored lator
,rs ! M-Ir.- Park and tha: they v. Ill
be s. n: back to A'ab.ima.
All day the ' ".i n-grvs sat In the cars
in Lm'nni.-., twenty-eigh: miles from
I'htc.igi. in fear. A committee if citi
zens f r ,111 Mi !r s,. Rark 'nformed the
color-.1 m-. :'. that 30 irmoj men were
awa.titig the arrival of the -rain. Near
Iv all ,.f the m-n d vlarej they v.ould
ii"t g : Melrose r.irk and .hat ;f tak
en there on the train ihey -vould refuse
t.i m off.
KOCH'S THEORY CRITICISED.
Earl Spenc
Tubei, r Des Not Relieve Bovine
ul. 'Sis Will Not Affect
Humans.
UNDON. July 25. Presiding at this
afternoon's session of .he Rritish Con
gress of TubercuKsis, Earl Spencer
1 chancel! ,r of the Victoria University
and a vice-president cf the congress)
severely criticised Dr. Robert Koch's
theory to the effect that human beings
were Immune from contagion from tu
berculous cattle. The speaker earnestly
trusted the oottgr-ss would not indorse
the view- 0.1. i -'ie.' ssary to take
measures to pr. vent th? ransmisslon of
iiihervnl.isis from animals to hum.ins
SUING THE DIRECTORS.
Seven: h National Bunk Officials- Sum
moned to Supreme Court.
NEW YORK. July 2J.-Willlam E. D.
Stokes, a stockholder of the Seventh
National Bunk, has taken out a sum
mons In the supreme court against the
directors of the bank, President Thomas,
and Receiver Raynord.
The complaint charged the directors
with making a report to the stockhold
ers that the capital of the bank was
unlmpaiiwl when as a matter of fact it
w is already Insolvent.
ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION.
Plans for Interesting Educators An
nounced by Officials.
ST. LOUIS, July 25. The committee on
organlaztlon of the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition Company has submitted a
number of highly satisfactory reports
on the promotion work being done at
the Pan-American exposition among
representatives from Central and South
American states.
The committee recommended an addi
tional section to the by-laws provid
ing that the historical committee shall
consist of seven members and shall be
charged with the special care and super
vision of all exhibits and matters per
taining to archaeological collections, the
discovery, settlement and development
"f the Liulsla-ia teiritory nd shall b
harg'-l with the duty of .li-vlsing a
nlan f r the erection and malntc-nanet-if
six h lilj!-t, m mum-nts an l hun t
ings us may In their Judgment be ap
propriate i :r the pr-s-rvatlon of objects
'if historical Interest connected witn the
aforesaid matters and the commemora
tion of such hlst incal events.
Th- committee on education Is hard at
work io enllnt th- co-op-rit.on of all
leading cJu'-'ttors In the country for Its
work of making the educational '.xhlbltj
at thi world's fair a d-pariment uf much
magnitude and excellerue as to show,
.in the largest scale possible thi evo
lution of public tf'lucaUon an.J higher
scboO! training not only In :hlj Country
but of the ho! ClvllilflJ Worll.
Th mlnlstors of education In the dif
ferent countries will be consulted re
garding their wishes, and letters ad
dressed in the official language of the
country ire ready to be mailed as soon
as -h. nresljent has extended offlc-tally
an Invitation to the foreign countries
to rjart.eipat- In our worl l's fair.
TBAMSTKRS' STP.IKE GROWS.
Additional Men Will Walk Out
Street Car Men May Strike.
anl
SAN FRANTISfTO. July 25. Secre
tary McLaughlin of the Brotherhood of
Teamsters announced early rtiU morn
ing that It had been decided to call out
all the members of the brotherhood ex
cepr those employed by the Pacific
Transfer & River Express, which hav.
agreed to make concessions. This or
d-r will affect about three hunlrel men.
While there is no prospect of an im
mediate settleetiint of the teamsters dif
ficulties, there are some chances of an
understanding between the machinists
and their employers. The conciliatory
committee of the resuscitated Munici
pal League has Induced the mayor to
attend the meetings of the Employers
Association with a view to the sugges
tion of a conference with th strikers.
The Scotts at the Union Iron Works
have stated that a discussion of rhe sit
uatlon with committees from the shops
might lead to an amicable understand
Ing. This suggestion has been submit
ted to the machinists and they will de
cide today whether to act on it. One
effect of the machinists' strike has been
the prictical stoppage of work on largs
buildings because the iron work cannot
be procured.
The Ca'.! announces this morning that
a strike of street car employes is prob
able b"fore the close of the week.
FIP.ST RAILROAD RIDE.
I'matilia Tion-.-er
Is Now
Take It.
Ab nit to
PENDLETON. Ore., July .'3. Alexan
ier Waujth, a pi meer stockman of south
Umatilla county, w-js In he . ity today
on his way to visi; his -.'aughter at
Mountain Home. Idaho.
The remarkable feitures of -his little
incid-nt Is that Mr. Waugh is a man
74 years of age and this irip to Moun
tain Home will be his first tide on a
railroad train. He came A'est in an ear
lv dav. and his business has been such
:h.it he has never before lequired the
services of the iron h rse. He Is a man
of much m r. than irdlnary intelligence
and is a good conversationalist end sees
no reason for surprise In Ihe fact that
he has never traveled by rail.
Gjod reports continue to rorn from
the wheat Mel la. The grain is proving
to be of good quality, while the yields
in nearly every Instance are larger ihan
even at first reported.
MRS. INGERSOLL'S SUIT.
BUTTE, Mont., July 25.-Eva A. In
gersoll, widow of the late Robert G. In
tersoll. brought suit here today agtlnst
the heirs of the estate of Andrew J.
Davis to recover Judgment for $93,000.
with interest from August 24, 197, for
legal services rendered by Ingersoll.
THE DANISH WEST INDIES.
COPENHAGEN, July 23. The new
cabinet favors the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States, and
the minister of foreign affairs is famil
iarizing himself with details of the oase
with a view to continuing the negotia
tions. SHOT BY A WOMAN.
NORTH TAKIMA, Wash., July 25.-
At Takima City this afternoon, Mrs.
E. H. Scholes, wife of the Northern
Pacific agent there, shot and fatally
wounded A. Richmond, an old mm
about "0. Richmond was drunk and
aoused her.
SEAL CATCH SHORT.
WASHINGTON. July 25.-From a
preliminary report of the special agent
In charge of the seal Islands of Alaska,
it Is thought the number of seals tak
en during the present season will not
equal that of last year.
MINING CONGRESS OFFICERS.
BOISE, Ida., July 25. E. I Shaffner,
of Ohio, was elected president of the
mining congress: Major Fred Reed, of
Boise, vice-president, and Irean Mahon
was re-elected aecretary.
DRINKING WATER
GETTING SCARCE
Some Kansas Towns Are in Se
rious Straits.
CORN CROP ENTIRELY LOST
Tcnsefilirt Nat l Hlb TbrasiglMwl lk
Stale kiit N. Relief Wai Eiserleace.
Ldaooi Streets Deltf e try
Tinrter Skoweri.
;!;j;t.f u .
TOPEKA. Kas.. July 2S.-Tempera.
tures were not go high In Kansas today,
averag.ng about 100 for the entire state.
However, not the least relief has been
experienced In ihe drouth.
Now that the corn crop is entirely
blasiel. people are devoting their atten
tion to obtaining water to drink. Some
towns are la serious strjlts.
CONTINUES DRY AND HOT.
No Immediate Change Effected In Cora
Belt Region.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Offlcial re
torts show that the corn belt region
continues hot and dry with no prospects
of an immediate change in conditions.
Showers nave fallen in the northern
half of the corn belt area since last
night. Including Eastern Nebraska, Io
wa, Northern Illinois, Northern Indiana
and Ohio. Moat of these rain were
light.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
LONDON. July 25.-A Thunderstorm,
accompanied by hail and Incessant
lightning, ragei for a couple of hours
in London this afH-rnoon. The streets
were turned Into rivers.
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION.
NEW TORK, July 24. -The board of
directors of edc failed Ssventa National "
Bank today decided upon a plan of re
organization. The plin pr vides trat
the company s;oo.; be incras..; trom
fjm to $2,300,000, l2.0M.QOt of ,he new
stock to be sold at $'.3) per shara.
BICYCLE RECORD BROKEN.
SALT LAKE, Ju'.y 25. The one-miie
unpaced bicycle record, w hich has stood
f r four years, was broken tonight by
W. E. Samueiso.i, of Provo, Utah. Sam
uelson rode the distance on an eight lap
track in 1:53 2-3.
TRIAL CUP RACES ,
CHiCAGO. Julv 23. Cadillac, of De
troit, won today in Canada's cup trial
races; Milwaukee, of Milwaukee, s
ond; Detroit, of Detroit, -hlrd, and Ill
inois, of Chicagi, fourth.
GAMBLING HOUSE HELD UP.
DENVER. Co!., July 23.-A News
special from Tucson. Ariz., tells of the
holding up of the "Big Adob," a gamb
ling house there, and the proprietor be
ing relieved of several thousind collars.
A lone robber committed the deed and
escaped.
M LAURIN RULED OUT.
COLUMBIA. S. C, July 2o. The state
executive committee late (might rdopt
ed a resolution ruling Senator McLaurin
out of the Democratic party. The ac
tion was totally unexivc;ej.
THE QUESTION LAID OVER:
MILWAUKEE. Wis.. July 23. The
question of selecting a city for the erec
tion of a national Elks home for aged
and Indigent members has been laid over
for another year.
SHAMROCK II. IS READY.
GOUROCK. July 23. The ocean rig
I of Shamrock II. w as completed today.
nor srores are an on ooam. ner ue
Darture will be postponed until Satur
day morning.
LIBRARY DONATIONS CONTINUE.
WINNIPEG, Mann.. July 23. Andrew
Carnegie has presjnted to the city of
Winnipeg $100,000 .'or a free public li
brary. BUTTE SELECTED.
BOISE, Ida., July 25. Butte has been
selected as the place to hold the next
meeting of the International Mining
Congress.
BASEBALL. SCORES.
SPOKANE, July 25. Tacoma, 7; Spo
kane, 13. . ...
SEATTLE. July
attle, 5.
:5. Portland, 5; Se-