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ASTOfiU FUIUJC UBUBY ASSOCUnOJL NOTIOKI Are fotto be Taken Trom Tho Library without p mission y will be liable to prosecution. KKy 0 mm M 1 f ASTOKIA, OKKCON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 10Q1. sp, 7 ECtiPS ARPlUjglE CO. Plumbers and Steamfilters HOL.I2 AC2I2INTM l'OH B27 BOND FIjjMyvJGjrACKLE Tennis, Croquet, Haseball, Golf, and all Kind of Sjmrting Goods GRIPFIN & REED Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR. FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIG4RS Supplies of all kinds at lowiwt ratca, for iLshcrinon, Faruiora mid Iigpera. A. V. ALLEN, Tenth and Commercial Streets Wl Qrilllxr Jo OCIillVy Pacific Navigation Company Steamer "Sue II. Mmorc" and "W. H. Ilrrlmn'.' Only line AntorU to Tllltunouk, (.HrlhuMI Had Bay City, Hormon villi: Connecting at Astoria with th Or rm Railroad A Navigation Com pany and kit.) th Astoria A Coluni bl Hirer Hallm4 tor Ban Fran- . cltco. Portland aad all points Bast. For freight and passenger rales apply to Homuol Elmore A Co., Oensral Agontii, ASTORIA, ORE ( O. It. A N. R. n. Co.. Portland, AGENTS A.4C, R. R. Co., Portland. ( U. C. LAMP. Tillamook, Oregon. We Rent New KOPP'S ADeliciousand Palatable Drink Absolutely Pure Tha North raolflo Brewery, of wht ch Mr. Jota Koro la proprietor, makes ber tor dom-wdc anj sxport trade.. Bottled bw for family use or keg boor waagStod at anny time. Delivery In tha otty free. orth Pacific Brewery . - 1 1 i H JiltL I 1 I g E I' G. J. TRENCHARD, (tonnissloa. Brokerage, Insurance and SMprtog. SUPERIOR STEEL RANGES STREET WE ARE 5ELLINQ AQENTS I OR. . . Moore's Steel Cooks CmOID JUST RECEIVED BOND STREET. Detwevo Ninth tod Tenth Typewriters. Many new improvements added. Seo our latest " No. 2 Smith Premier Typewriter Now Art Cotulogno Free . . L. M. ALEXANDER & CO. KxolnnivH I'noilli' Coast IWler 245 Hlnrk St., Portland, Ore. F W. M'KF.CIINIE. laxl Ag-nit. BEST Cuatoia Hom Broker.' ASTORIA, ORE. acml W. F. . and Pacific KxprsM Oos. STRIKERS MAKE SLIGHT GAINS Main Advantages, However, Still With the Mill Owners. BREAK IN CARNEGIE FORCES Mta la Company'! Mill il Pliisbsri Jala the Striken Other Acqulilllooi ttfibla lb Lail Tutsiy-Foiir Hour. IMTTSilClfi. Aug. 13-N'-.;!itT aid" in -v.-l ,.-. l.u -lv ...lay in tli.- Ki.-a: In- dllattlll c llll.c; lx-:n.-ili i I ll :.--tm mill ii'l'!") . hi t'i,. .t t.i 1. . itn.l !h r.ul; I. .hi: n rh- In! hi T'.t- a'.r'.k t. tut I.. k,iI.m Mt I'lii.l.iirit M K- f !' ;. Wli.-liiHf .ml J I -I I .i 1 1 ii ti -f ur h'urn. Iiu; in th,. main th a l mi! iic.. Mil' wtt'i Hi - mill ..wni'M. I! 'Ill till-. ! 1 1 in ,r-;,irlnn in.iVin Ih it '.rltiK r..iful ! :h,. oi:.t,. nwit. Iiu; m.-I'.:it 1 ! !wn nlimn l' hind Tin- K 'i'' nl n'luill 'ii ; n!i!i: cjn In lir.cfti- numwtir (1. I an f : 1 . v . Tr ni'-n nil: a; :(! I nn r tuiio null if !! 'urn k f..lti;..iii- at I'll .Imrg n I J In-. I .lie crlki-rt. TM-rv d.-fi-v-ll.-n r-;.r. :i'.vl h.- ftm: l.r. ik In i!u- 'iiitirKl" I 'I i 'f in .iv :h.in 1 ."...' lin n. Tin :rlk rj .-rv ;ulill,nu ..v r IV In- it' nl. lui: :!n- I'liiii' inv (liiliim :i h-iv' flll'il r i r i'lii " .it .iiiii ainl !!ut :!it.' nmill nil Ii- :n ir' 1 b.t'.i.:ih ii: any lll' Tf nf .hi- 'I.'l'. Thi ll-IUIn- I'U.i!. in whith tin- men :riu-k Hun lay, m nn.ily olno.-l lnvn :.!:i'. irklnu nh rt iian'K' I until v.--tiT'lav af-'rnmn. Whifl un.nh'r ! will lie In ir I1 -ni itlr. -ti'vriil hun'lrel b'V itii'"y i,t the Nitiinal Tui '.rk ; M. K4,"rt .'nt u! during llir niKi! anl .ly. and 'h.dr u. lion ma !ir:.illy iill-d .h iffn.t df ;!u- mrikiTu to fln.illy ,: ui th,. ilnnt. Th" wurk arc If 'in nh a 1 h" andi'd, bu: ill'" rnnki nf :h- nk.-.-s arr thLiiilng nnj Hie upi'"y .f mitirial lit llml'.vl. V.ie trlk r nit.li ualn nt Whf'.lnu And l-M-1. offl I Tit .idml'!d tnday thai H"ntt.vil ui!d bi rl'iMi'l down. Th.' S'ri'l t'.irp't:atl,iit haa .irl.ri'l tl nl Oh.tr'.ivn plan! at farm").'!.- Ji da. nmntlcl ml rin'V I d I"'i!ilitiri. S fir R ! irJ -r hni I'r'vad.-d. although i --1 'tlicl.ilii .im'r; :hat lli.rt' ha t"n lntimld.i(l,m it Wh'ilnir. M. Ki'-Mp and I'lttfiiirn !l,i:h nidi' .'xjir's. tli'lr f"iifl'l !) nf ultlina:,- vlo:,iry and ar nirrylns forward '.lii'lr platm. li:cllKl. NOT TO STIUKK. Mahoning nml Hhivinnirn Va!l. y Work-t-rn Will Nt Ou!. riTTSIU'ltO. Aiik 13.-A ltd cram frnn Yoiiii(jStiit n, o., My th fuiniu e tV"ikiT huvo doi-ldi'd n.u to :rlk''. Tho x-oii : tv. oynimUtiv of the ' Furmn-o 'ork''t' t'nlon. of Mahoning and Sticii atiKo vallry. nn-t In this city today to ri'i'five and lake action n tlii report of tin' null-commit to.) npimlnti'd t.) in vmtlK"tt.' the rumored aale of tlv output of tho furimcif of the two vtlleya to the I'nltfd Slate Snv CorptiraMxii. The auti-comtnlitfe'8 flndliiK tvan to the effect that th,. rumor wai correct hut the executive committee, after a lung dlacumMon decided tha: to strike nt this time l InadvlBAhle. UESOIA'TION COKS OVKR. Membera of Tex.w I'if'.alature May Contrlhute II I'er Pay of Their Sniurle. Al'STIN, Tex.. Aur. 13. A resolulion tvna Introduced In the leRialnture tod ty pledKlnn llnanclal and moral support to the ateel atrlkera and reii!rltiK mem bera to contribute Jl per day if their salary to aid the striker. The reaolutlon went over unlll tomor row. RIO MORTOAUK F1LK-D. Consollduied Tobacco Co. Fllea Jlf.O.OOO, (HW to Morgan Trust. N1CW YORK. Aug. U.-There was filed In the Hudson county court house, In Jersey City, today a mortgng. for Ji:.0,OOl,0.0 made by the Consolidated Tohuvo Conip.iny of America to the Morgan Trust Company, to secure :he issue of four per cent bonds not to ex ceed Jl 50,0110,000. It bore revenue stamps to the a mount of $75,000, The papers showed that the Consoli dated Tobacco Company has absorbed the American Tobacco nnd Continental Tobaco Company and subsidiary con cerns. LEWIS SCORES ROOF.RS. Says the Washington Executive's Inter Was Aimed at Him. SEATTLE, Aug. 13. Attorney James Hamilton Lewi gave out an Interview todav In which he scores Governor Rog er roundly for the signed statement published in the Telegram last night in regard to the law concerning murder er In Washington. LewU say the il'.V'Tfior "overa'.-pj el ex u:iv. linear- liill'y," an) miatit "lawyera tthi JuKle tvlih la it " f .r a (er.iinl alur up m him, aa Ii" la ihe only ationv y f .r Nord atrotn. "The K'rtiTnor had no: lo-'-n nakd to 'ak'i at -pi In th- iiu t .r," aJ'ya Mr. Ivtt-ia. "and In pri')ud.r.n tli -aae liil ni Kr-at injuat.ee." Mr. I-wln ln mi.; tic lurd'-at turn down of hia pr .f -M n il c areer In the iat two week In hla m. i-eh-hra.-'l of nil criminal ai. In tor Nor:h w'at. Nor latrom h i be -n In th,. c.iuvy J iSI 'hi year, cx lnic '.he r unity oer HO, (Ml. He a t i hitrig Augu; 13. Ml'ST riCAHK ATTKNTIi ns TO Ills ItCTltoTHKlJ Ai'em.. to I'llain hlnard N"wln in Ilaker 'lry Warn.-d tu l-,iv T'.wn. HA K Kit rTV, ore.. Aug 13 .-Ed. New'- n vl,o It ergig'd t i 1 1 niarr el l i i ti. dl-knovtn young tcmim jv re r'.-i-lv- l 'ttn lhreati-n'.:ig l-::-r !''m;ind. In ir thai lie r a attention ! tti young lady In iu!l'n. Sunday :.it young Newt. wan a-c-iat I on th- i:r-et by a a'rir.ge mm an !, aft. r wie c uive: m:!.iH. tt.ia Invll'-d ;,i ei aonte eanly fr 'in a box. 11 a n-vn! pl-i-ei and hull). Hat dy w'aa tak n violently III. rhyaielalia prmuincel It a ia? of ;ti a n ii i pol mtng and h.T-ly caved N-ttt .n'a llf.. Th. f.i. t of the p 'iiing wis u;-pra-d uni'l t-Iav tvhn N.:.n r- jc -ivel an.t'ier anon m ua !. :r fllb-1 with ubuae anl t.i:lng that as :he andv ilit not flnlah him they would get I him yet unlet he left tow n by tha: I nigh:. Th. l "-r ha. been en: to :. j.'iat.tl authorl'.lea ft'. Hp kaiie for lnv.a- tigatlon. KAWToN FiOOMINi; HEVOND KXPiyTATrONS Town I.ota Sell aa High a IH' a Fr..nt Foot a: Auction Four H.ink for the Town. I.AWToN. O. T.. Aug. 13-lndlca-tiona today were that lht reeclp'.s from t'i auction a lie of tow n lota n w In urogmia under directl.m of the federal government will exceed JViO.ta'O In Iaw toii. This la more than wlee the ea'.i mute of moat of the boomers of the rej-rvation. On twer.ty-five-fo lot h.-re t lay oi l f.ir $Hd h fr.m; foot and the aver age during the day waa about J'.j a front f..ot, Two wholesale grocery c"in p:in!e win b-'gln the erection of bul'.d mga torn orr nv. Two private back w ere eauibllslnd t-uliy. making a total of i four for the ;on. M ELLEN IN PORTLAND. D-nles Hi i'ompiny la Abou; to lluild In (.'l.Mitta'.er Country. PORTLAND. Ore. Aug. 13,-Pregi-d-nt Melln of ;ho Northern Picltlc nmve 1 here tmlay. He denied the re port sk-nt out frttn L'wlton that his c .mpany haa decided up in extiflalve railwav building lti the CUarwater country. Continuing, he aald: "I said I had no doubt that they would need railrmds for their country land that thH tvani would be supplied when the i.illr.uds get together and agree. I did not My whether this would be this year, next year, year after or five years hence. COMMISSION LEAVES MANILA. Civil Governor Taft Addresses Letter to the New Justices. MANILA, Aug. 13. The United State3 commission ha left Manila on Us north ern trip. Civil Governor Taf; addressed a letter to the ne.v Justices urging that the courts be so conducted as to cre ate a good Impression. The natives first offense ghoul.l be treated with paternal clemency. A contract providing for harbor Im provements his been signed and work w ill begin inline liately. The cost of Im provem -nts will amount to $1,600,000. ILLEGALLY HOLDING LANI-S. Several Thousand Acres Under Fence in Southern Oregon. PORTLAND. Aug. 13. -United States District Attorney Hall today 'wired the attomcy-g-noral of the United States for iieiniis'i.'n to send deputy marshals to Southern Or 'gon to tear down the fences of the Jesse P. Carr Kind Com pany, in accordance with a decree of the court. The court held that the Carr Lind Comp vny had Illegally under fence about SO.OOO acreti of land In Southern Oregon and Northern California. FLOODS IN ARIZONA. Heaviest Rain of the season Haa Oc curredMany Railroad Bridges Washed Out. rRESCOTT. Arix.. Aug. 13.-Th: heaviest rain storm of the season has oeurred In -'his section. Five bridge on the Santa Fe, Prest-ott & Phoenix raliway ar reported washed out. A cloudburst In th,. Black Hllli between Prescott and Jerome did much dam age and several narrow escapes of life are reported. PANAMA TOWNS ARE ATTACKED Reports From Colombia of Revo lutionary Movement. GEN. L'RIBE REPORTED KILLED Fell W bile Fl(htlaf Vcaeiuclaa Troopi A(iIdiI Coloablai lotidcr Railroad T fai lle ei lilhmui (joti oi Inbladered. VAS!IN ;T.N, Aug. 13.-The ata: lrpartm-nt : la.y rwlvJ null advice from three d.ff-t-.-nt quart ri in C jlorn la. a" ho i :..g the r-'Vo!u:i .r.ary move nietit In prg- aa and a rather er I 'ua r.inl.'.lin of afTi'r. It.ih termini if the l'an.ima raliway route were h ard fr .n. C ri.u!-';- n.-r.i: Cuder, w riting from It, Panama aa ti the revolutionary attack on .'i-Jrhy :'i:ia. Jn 1 (.'.mau: Malmr', I at (' ! -m. r. p.r lng tha; guerilli flght in? had be-n gMing on a: diff-ren: jpcn:a b ttt.en dim anj Panama. At ; th- a.im, time. Mln'.iiter JIart wr ite 'from th.- iiiii.i of Cjltinbia aa to :he arte!; and ImprUnmen: of prominent adh-rvn'a of th- form-r president. Dr. Stlml-nt". aa they werj au.'pected of ek.ng to have :he Nitionalist organ Join the Ub-ral-i, whj are said to be showing Increased strength and activity In the rev iluti jnary movement. URIBE-URfBH REPORTED KILLED. NEW YORK, Aug. 13. The Time to morrow will say: Ajx-ordlng to El Coiservador, a semi official newspaper published at Barran ijudla. Colombia. 3enera Urlbe-Uribe was killed at San Cristobal. Veneiuela. on July ST. while fighting with the Ven eiuelan troops against the Colombian int ad-rs. WARFARE IN PANAMA. General Situation Near the Railroad Is Satisfactory. NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Senor Artureo de Itrigard, consul-general for Colum bia In this city, has reclved the follow ing cibl,. dispatch from Acting Gov ernor Arisiides ArJ na of Panama: "Traffic continues unhindered. Pred atory warfare carriej on around rail road has produced no alarm. General situation Is s.itisf ictory." The railroad referred to in this mes sage Is that owned by the Panama Railroad Company for the protection of which President. J. Edward Simmons has askel this government to send a warship. Consul-General de Brigird characterized as untru the assertion bv the revolutionise tha: they have S000 men under arms in the, department of Panama. "It U also untrue," he said, "that the government has done nothing to con ciliate the liberals. President Marro quin has Issued several decrees guaran teeing freedom. The government doej not, as has haen stated, persecute the families of the revolutionists. In fact, th? family of General Urlbe Is In Bogota now enjoying the same privileges as mine w ould were they there." The steamer Aleane has Jus: arrived from Savanilla and Cartegena. One of her officers said: "Very little news is permitted to get out, although It is known or. the coast that some desperate fighting has recently token place in the Interior." SENATOR BARKER-VLB WILL LAND THE NEBRASKAN Places Bryan in the Democratic Temple of Fame Alongside Jefferson and Jackson. NORFOLK. Va.. Aug. 13. Senator Itiirksd.ile. who will be temporary chairman or the Democratic state con vention, !n his speech tomorrow will say of William J. Bryan and free silver: "Twice we have followed a great man to great defeats, but Democracy Is not a party of one man or of one Idea. In the Democratic temple of fame along side Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson and Samuel J. Tllden, we will place tho equally urea: Nebraskan and In the memories of our past and glorious rec ord free silver a: the ratio of 16 to 1 will have an abiding place s another cause nobly fought and hopelessly lost." BOSS CROKER AT WANTAGE. Tammany Chieftain Has Bad Luck In Improving His English Home. NEW YORK, Aug. 13. Says the Tribune's London correspondent! The villagers and tradesmen at Le coinbe are confident that Richard Croker will remain at the Moat House until the end of September, but his de parture for America Is not likely to be deferred more than a fortnight. One of his confidential advisers states posi tively that Mr. Crgjcer will sail about the middle of August to take charge of Deinocratlo politics in New York. Mr. ("rotter delight to mislead evtry .nqulrer and keep hi plan enveloped In mvtrrv. but unl tho usually In iU eonfld' nc- are ile' elied, he will leave England about August . The master of Moat House finds pr grM and 'mprovem -nt a: hia Wantage ata:e difficult. Unoxpecel thing are con;antly hip-;-nlng. Wh"n the huge baain for a lake wa comnletel th, water wit l-t In ex perimentally , enable the workmen to luslire whether the exc-avatlo.- were of .ufflclm: d.-pth. When :he lake emptied again th? volume was too great for the bed of the :ream and ther was a find of water In the hou- of Wan lag', a mile and a half d.r.ant. In con eouer.ce of the overflow. The excavations were deepened and the water was again let In. Bu: the trjut :ream fed from the ame springs a the lake hrltelel up and the flsh wer- left high ar.d dry. The entrance of Moat H .use s now a wide sweep of gravel - road wl:h a massive wall sur mounted by Iron ;.allngs, and the land on either side Is owned by Mr. Crokjr. THE SCHLEY WITNESSES. Acting S-cre'.a-v Ha:k?:t Say No Oue Know Who Th?y "Jay Be. WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.- Acting Serre.iry Haekn:, of "ne navy depart ment, gave out a stat-m''nt today In re ligion to the witneisrs to be summon ed before the Schley court In Inquiry. The -cretary says: What witnesses will he brought be fore the court In behalf of Admiral S-hley Is for the admiral himself to say. No on can possibly know- what wit nesses the -.'ourt is going to summon before them. Mr. Hacketl declined to answer spe cific question .as to the particular wit nesses, especially as to ivhether Admir al Sampson wa on "the lis: prepared by the Judge advocate of the court, and he further announced hereafter he would decline to answer all inquiries regarding matter relating to the Schley court CLOUDBURST IN ARIZONA. Bridges Washed Away and Narrow Es cape From Drowning Reported. PRESCOTT, Aril., Aug. 13. The heaviest rain storm this season has oc curred In this see: io n. - Five ridge on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix rill way are reported washed out. A cloud burs; In the Black Hills between Pres cott anl Jerome did much damage and several narrow escapes from drowning occurred, but no loss of life is reported. PANAMA WAR RUMORS. The Gunboat General Pinion Not Yet Re-.urned From Her Expedition. NEW YORK. Aug. 13.-A dispatch from Panama to the Herald says: The troops daily expected from Buena Ventura have not yet arrived. It is rumored the General Pinto, governor of Cauca has resigned. The general Pinzon (the converted yacht Namouna) has not yet returned. PRESIDENT KRUGERS HEALTH. His Feeble Heart Action Causes His Frlejids to Fear the Worst. NEW YORK. Aug. 13. Report of Mr. Kruger's falling health are not au thoritatively confirmed, says the Trib une's London correspondent. Special ists may be required for his injured eye sight, but feeble heart action is the real source of danger and cannot be guard ed against. RUMORED CONSOLIDATION. OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 13. A bulletin has been issued from Union Pacific headquarters that Horace I. Bettis has been made general auditor of the Un ion Pacific. Bet:is and other Union Pa cific officials deny any knowledge of the rumored consolidation of the auditing department of the Union Pacific, South ern Pacific and other roads under con trol of the same Interests. TO ORGANIZE THE CRAFT. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Aug. 13.-The International Typographical convention today decided by a vote of SI to T6 to submit a referendum vote preamble of the prop)sl:ion allowing stereotypers and electrotypers complete autonomy and to control the charters and organize members of their craft. SCHURMACHER APPOINTED. SALT LAKE. Aug. 13. Thomas M. Sehurmacher, general agent of the Un ion Pacific at San Francisco, has been appointed traffic manager of the Oregon Short Line, with headquarters at Salt Lake. Mr. Sehurmacher succeeds S. W. Eccles, resigned. LIPTON IS CONFIDENT. LONDON, Aug. 14. The morning pa pers publU Interviews with Sir Thos. Llpton In the course of which he ex presses himself as confident of the suc cess of Shamroik II., an dsays he be lieves the Colubmia will be chosen to defend the cup. SOUTH BOUND . ... TRAIN HELD UP Robbers Plunder Missouri, Kan sas and Texas. LAUGHED ALL THE WHILE Fiillal of Shall Alara Crew 4 Passu. ers Tbo-ii Little Booty u Sf ' cared Robber Raa Oswi lot Arrested. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13. A pecia! to the Po'-DI:-atch from Den!on. Texas, says: Missouri. Kansas & Texas passenger train No. 3, south-bound, wa held up and robbed a: Canary switch, L T., tbi morning at 1:30 o'clock by two men who go: on the train at Atoka. When two mile north Of Caney they crawled over the tenler with pistol In hands. covered the engineer and fireman and commanded them to stop at Caney wat er tank. There the men were Joined by three others, and at this Juncture a fusiliade of shots alarmed the crew tnd passengers. Postal Clerk Tulley was compelled to go through, the train, carrying the sacks. In which valuables were thrown. Every passenger was robbed, and then :he robber turned their attention to the express car. Both safes were blown open with dynamite and the contents se cured. The amount stolen Is not yet known, although the robbers got f-ome valuable Jewels. They gave a dlam-md ring and a shirt stud to Engineer Lan ham. After the work was done the robber who seemed to enjoy the situation, laughed over the matter. The whole af fair wa carried out without a hitch and It Is believed the men have had experience In this Une of business be fore. While the robbery was going on the operator at Caney. hearing the shots, advised the Denlson office that the train was being rohbed. After holding the train two hours the robbers left, going east Into the dense bottoms. THE ROBBERS CAPTURED. Bloodhoauds Were Put on Their Tracks and Followed Thein Up. DENISON. Tex., Aug. 13.-The fol lowing men have been arrested on a charge of having committed the rob bery a Caney Swl'ch: E. C. Ri:hmond, Bob Alford, George Brown, lonn Gibson, Tom Edwards and Tack Barr. The men were arrested at Caney and taken to Anoka this morning. Two hours after the robb?ry was committed bloodhounds had trailed these men to :heir homos. There were found three masks, and in the firebox of a cook stove when the arrests were made the shoes of the men arrested. The tracks were measured und fitted the shoes ex actly. This afternoon the men were giv en a hearing at Atoka and in default of $5000 ball, were remanded to Jail. There were two men connected with the robbery who rode away on horse back and have not yet been captured. HAVE OBTAINED THE CONTRACT. LONDON. Aug. 13. A dispatch to the Dally Mall from Geneva says electrical engineers of Zururlch have obtained the contract to supply all the machinery for the new electric Installation of Nic aragua Falls. It will consist of eleven turbines of 53,000 horse-power each. FOULED THE CANABIAN BOAT. CHICAGO. Aug. 13. William H. Thompsm, Cadilac's skipper, presented Invader wl:h the third race of the in ternational yachting match for Cana da's cu;o today by fouling tha Canadian boat at :he start. MRS. W. A. POTTER DEAD. KENNEBEC, M.. Aug. 13. Mrs. Pot ter, wife of Hon. W. A. Potter, former United States minister to Italy, died here last night. FRUIT DEALER FAILS. CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Danlel F. Sher man, a pro.nlnMt fruit preserver, filed a petition In bankruptcy today sched uling liabilities of $1,115,000. The assets were placed at $5000. POPULATION OF FRANCE. PARIS, A9ug. 13. Official census re turns show the population of France to be 3S.611.333, an Increase in the last fivs years of 421,364. BASEBALL SCORES. T A COMA, Aug. 13. Tacoma, 10; Spo kane, 4. PORTLAND, Aug. 13. Portland. 8; ' Seattle, 1.