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-. - , GOOD r.lORUHJG ': ,v :-: THE WEATIlin. -'' Fair, followed by increaiii-j dogd Ineaa with showers j cooler; e:terly .winds. -'I.X...A 7 '' i J i ' .' . - .VOL. II. NO. 17.: ,. v. PORTLAND. OREGON, a SUNDAY llORNINO, JTILY 9, FOUR L SECTIONS-THIRTY-SIX PAGES. price : five crinrc ' 1 ...1 ' ?r-r lORf FlliiES HITS Si II'JlV Russian Islsnd-Off Siberia Is Teken by: ihc Japanese . 7 . POTEMKIN MUTINEERS -- HAUCDOWN RED FUG 'rt.f Surrender Made to Roumanian j 'Authorities Torpedo Boat's Crew ' Refuses ; tof Ca pitulate aitd 8all$j Away. St Petersburg JulV t.( Bulletin) An -official dispatch. Jias been received that the. Island of Bakhallan Baa bean captjrredjMthjs Japanese squadron. (Ooprrlght, ; Runt Kefc-s service tn Service; . by Leased ' Wirt to The JoaraeL) ConsUhsa. July. . Tb rad flag has been hauled down from tha Potemklr. : and bean replaced by tha Roumanian flag-. t"The mutineers surrendered after a 'lona Parley ashore early this-morn' Ing With tbe Roumanian official, and ; almost an eight hour parlay aboard tha mutinous battleship. " Tha crew of torpedo, boat No. 1(7. which accompanied tha Potemkln from Odessa and came into this harbor early this morning, appeared to be in tha aama , mood to. surrender aa tha Potemkin's crew and were Included In tha nego tiations to that end. But after tha bat tleship's men had aurrandered and been taken on shore, tha tornado boat' craw refused to flvs up their arms. - They swore they were not rebels and had been coerced ' by the Potemkin's mutl- . neers into accompanying them.Y No. 247 Immediately steamed out of theV harbor. her craw signaling she was bound for ' Odessa. v .,' - Tha .Roumanian officiate" on 'tha quay aaw a boat put oft from tha Po- K?iraain. it lanaea a deputation of mu- , tineers headed by Engineer Mltuschen . ko. - who had conducted tha parlours earlier In .the morntngJTbO latter low rormea tna Roumanian offiolals that tha crew had consented to surrender on the Roumanian fovernment's terms, namely, that they would be" tdnsldeTed deserters, lay down their arme and da liver the Potemkln and torpedo boat til . undamaged, whereupon they would be . permitted to land and travel' la fJRou- manlan territory unhindered. Acting; on instruction from Premier Ksntacuseno, . who had direct tele-J graphldcommoiricatioir'Wuh the king - at Bucharest, the Potemkln'g surrender was accepted. j"v. . t - : -. . Beoelved With . Cheers. - The- captain of tha port immediately 'ordered the Potemkln and the torpedo boat to be brought into tha inner har bor. Lieutenant Commander- Negrtelef, with a number of Roumanian naval of ficers and seamen, immediately steamed off and boarded the mutineers. Tha lieutenant commander himself took the '"'wheel of tha Potemkln and steered tha battleship Into the harbor, the torpedo boat following-. .Both anchored oft tha quay at 1 o'clock. " ' ' -The waterfront- and the quay -were lined with Roumanians, who received the repenttnt mutineers with cheers." The PotemklQ's sailors responded heartily. As soon as tha vessels anchored the work of transferrin .v.taa mutineers ashore began. : The first squad of muti neers with their kits landed at S o'clock this afternoon. After dining aboard tha remainder debarked before sunset. 1 L-JTha multitudes ashore gave tha muti neers sn enthuslastlo- and friendly re- '. ceptlon. - ' - ''' '.' . '" , . The Roumanian-speaking; mutineers Were given tobacco and . drinks and treated Ilka heroes. "The port captain --ordered the Roumanian guards on tha ' ships to keep off visitors. Tha guards falledj for a multitude of Constansans 'hired boats and stormed: the' vessel, swarming Up the sides, when tha port .. .. captain then signaled to permit visitors. . A tremendous rush followed. ' Xatuem Cry fo Joy.' , Ashore this afternoon tha mutineers Awere treated hospitably by tha crowds la . ths streets. Ths mutineers had to olssa up before going ashera. They looked a ; fine body of men.' - , Three Bessarbla Roumanians, who . were wounded by the troops at -Thee-- dosla when they tried to land Thursday, . wera taken to tha hospitals. . - Ths naval and military officers ashore were pestered by ths mutineers, who did . not understand tha terms of surrender. . They were anxloua about their fata and when told they would not-be eent to Russia and would be permitted to travel . where they pleased and stop- over; tha frontier - many, of tha mutineers, cried 57-for Joy, The imprisoned Officers, the Junior , lieutenants, mciuaing jvsvigator amx '.left, were released' by 'the ringleaders ' .'this morning. The mutineers courte ously returned them their swords. The '.- mutineers ' declared they had no 111-- will against the officers ae they were ss much slaves to tha autocracy tha ... sailors.' ' . j , .. The offloers. when they rame ashore this evening, were very anxious to eecer tsln what th admiralty at 0t Peters ' bury would do with them. They are n eager to- yeturn; -home. "Thay" ln . . formed the authorities that they had - not Joined the mutiny. All they had done In seelsting tha mutineers to man age the ship had been dona under om pulsion and threate .of death. One of '-. tha mutineers said: 7" , . OompeUed U SCatdaja ' '. . w'e were compelled to mutiny by the Ill-treatment of . Commander Oollkoff. Bo far a known there wis. no revo lutlonsry ptdt among the majority of r the men. We could not stand tha con ditions on board any longer. When we Mammoth - Canvas D9wnbyTornadfj tporr- Crowd of Four Thousand. - - WILD ANIMALS FREED RUN THROUGH STREETS .'r',;"1-' r iii.ru i i I., ."r 1 "1 U One Man Is Killed and Scores Are Injured Lions r and : Tigers 'Are Lassoed. (Special Dlepatea br Leased Wire to Tha Journal) Middletown. N. T., July 8. One man was killed and (cores of men. women and children injured In a cloudburst and cyclone at Warwick, Orange : county, this afternoon., Tha cyclone struck the action of tha vlUage where Bawtell & Welch Brothers' . circus - was showtnr. ana tne tents, under which were 4,004 people,-wer f lattenr In an tnaUnt. The menagerie tent containing larre jiumoers or wild animals, was also niown aowo tna cages being overturned ana oroxen,TO'-rhs-enes of , agony-of tha thousands under tha big tent were added tha roars and screams "of the lions and Ugers and trumpeting of ele phants. .. - . ..!; Tha clrous employes tore tha tent asunder and released , the crowd, after which their J (fforta were to recantura am animus wnicn were running through the streets. ' Twe ' bears, one leo card- several hyenas, threa Hons and a num. oer or monkeys were lassoed, but one panther and a dosen monkeys are still As tha Wreck was elaarad im . tft body of Solomon Cohen of Elmlra was round under a wagon. He was Instantly Killed. He was a candy butcher and only, joined Friday." Another employe was lauuiy injured. Hundreds of woman naa mucn or theirciothg r w TELEGRAPH OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN SCANDAL (Spedal Dispatch by Uesed Wire to The Jearaal) New Tork, July . The charge that . the' company baa again taken up the bualneas - --of supplying rsoa news : to - tna tmolrooma haa -brought about a clash between offlclala or tnerweatern Union Telegraph com pany. tuner colonel dowry must re sign or Jaooo B chirr will reelan from tha directorate if it is proved that of ficials of tha company have know ingly sought and maintained relations wmi fiuuiruum interests. r ' "' ",' "' An investigation has been ordered by Mr. Sen iff and there will bo no whitewash- for even . tha highest of ficial In tha company If ha haa bean guilty of breaking tha agreement of a year sro that tha Western Union would not laasa a wlra for poolroom privi leges. ; i . - - . . HARRY C. BOYD KILLS V , v. HIMSELF AT. SPOKANE . - Hprial Dleeetek te Tbe JearaeL) J Spokane. July I. Harrv C. Bovd as. alstant general agent for the Hamburg Bremen Fire . Insurance company,, and well known all over the weet, oonunltted suicide by shooting Isst night In a second-hand storer where he had-purchaaed the gun with which tha deed was com mitted. " It is- believed that Boyd was temporarily insane as a result of busl neoe worries. -Boyd had always been a hard, steady worker according to . his friends. Hs ft. survived by his widow: GEN. CHAFFEE ACTING n SECRETARY OF WAR (Bpeelal fibpatch br Uased Wire te Ths tan-sal) Washington, July S. Lien tenant-General A. R. Chaffee haa bean authorised by President Roosevelt to perform the duties of secretary of war during the absence of Secretary. Taft'&nd the Ill nest ar absence f Assistant Secretary of - War General Oliver. -' - Y "We are going to play a atralght came and five all fair treatment. We mean to break up , this bualnesa ' of Illegal trafficking la girls. . We mean to regu late the Immoral conditions of tbls city snd make them It per cent better." , Such- waa tha statemsnt of Mayor Harry Lane, made last night before the Travelers' -Aid association of Portland. Hs seoke for It minutes and reiterated promisee made before his election re garding the regulation of the north end. "My friend. Dr. Woode Hutchinson. has said that every woman who goes to the bad belongs there and nothing can stop her." said the mayor, "but I don't believe that, - If a girl who la under a shadow Is- lifted up and kindly treated will often berome a good woman. I be lieve Dr. ' Hutchinson's ' estimate of MAYOR AfiNOUNGES A -' , - v . ' , T " ; ,'' rY-j ' i , . - ; fs-Blown f:r:T LZ LrrTv MOST EMBARRASSING. 4- IN 0 REG ON - (A Rondeau by Charlotte Perldns Gilman.) , U In Oregon a few shorthours r vl.vTJ --"I spends and bless the guiding powers . j That brought me to so fair a land, 'Where Nature with unsparing: hand- pjrj au a once her - i Wealth of the fields for reapers, plowers, K Wealth of the great woods" gieen with showers,' . .' . .. And wealth of mines all at command . :. "-v-',''-i;: ' y,-- :v A,-.: zT- And O "the beauty 1 Land of flowers I .-V .. Whose cities the rich rose embowers, . ; -' - -J: ." -;i 1 And. whose wide hills smile calm and grand Y; ;T On the world ocean's placid strand : . '"t 'Underthe snowrowned mountain' trwers, dtM ES DUNSMUIR A WASHINGTON IAN Famous Canadian Millionaire Visits Vancouver, His Birth-Place Tells of His Capture by Indiansr Interesting Chap V ' . te'rs in His Ufe Hitherto Unpublished. ; -rjr That ha was born at Vancouver. Washington, 14 years ago yesterday and six months later captured by Indiana In the - northern extremity of . Vancouver island are two Important events not generally known In tha history of Jamas Dunsmuir. owner -or tne yaoni xnieiie, now in ' Portland harbor. Aside from the members of - his family '-and mott Intimate acquaintances no one until yes terday knew that when an Infant he was In cspttvlty. - J - . Mr. thinsmulr-eonnded the atory to a newapaperman yestsrdsy for tha first time. Boated in an easy wicker chair In the shade of . an awning- stretched abovol4h -upper deck of his handsome boat the wealthy British Columbian re called the past It was his birthday. and m - ths afternoon he Intended to visit tha scene where ho first saw tha licht of day. In tha town aoross ths Columbia, and only sn hour's ride from Portland, ho was born juiy s, issi. " "I think." began Mr. Dunsmuir. .-inn t wss tha first white child born In what la now known as the state of Wash, ington. However, I do not know to a certainty, but for some reason I have always been under . this - impression. When I grew to the age of understand ing I have often heard my -parents: speak of the Columbia river country,: Fort ' Vancouver, and of the limited number of whites who lived. In the seo Uon at that time. - To enter the employ of the Hudson Bay company my father.- Robert Dune, j muiri- lert Scotland In company -with my mother and others In a ealllng ves- "It 1st a great thing for the moral, physical and financial v conditions, of a country to hive noble women In -it.' The oondltlona of a country depend entirely on the mother A country of true, virtuous mothers " makes a strong na tion. - ..-,. "I hav no use for a man who will live from the earnings of woman. Find ths lowest woman in this, city and I will have mora confidence In her than In the man whom aha eupporta. The man who galna hla livelihood In this manner will eoon have no place In thle city. I am going to see thst the city laws, are enforced. . , ' i ' - "I know that It Is wrong to mske promises, but I -desire to ssy that we now have a new chief of police. I ap pointed CspUin OrtUraacher noting chief today, and when I bed hint la mj, otnoa " - : ' ' :!. richest dowers. sel for tha Pacific coast. It Is my Impression that tha aama of the craft WBB-the-Marjr Dare; Tha- voyage was Ions;. It was tha Intention to discharge moat of the cargo, at the post oa Van couver ieland operated by the company. But when the Columbia was reached It was decided to leave portion of the supplies at the stors eonducted by the company near Astoria. ' ' "Not being acquainted with tha chan nel , the captain loot hie bearings and ths ship went on a sandbar. I do not know how long- aha was forced to He there, but I have beard my father aay that all of the sailors deserte6V..jroln ashore In small- boats. - Finally - some other. Vessel happened along, pulled the Mary" Dare Into deep water, and the offloers add passengers were taken up to Fort . Vancouver. . I was born short ly aftsrwsrd." i . For tha aaxt atx weeks the Donamutrs and those - who - accompanied them busied themselves In looking; after the Interests of the Hudson Bay company., The stores were, replenished - with the stock of goods from tbe -old country. About the only customers were the In diana and United States soldiers. ' : ' ' V. . Bi rant tm Oomiaad. : A" barracks had" already been" estab lished by Uncle Bern, which wss In charge of Lieutenant U. a Orant, subse quently president of the United flutes. At that early data ha was a young man, but In latar years tbe -alder Dunsmuir often dwelt upon his soldierly bearing. (Continued on Page Two.) pointed) out' to pint that we were the servant of tha people: that there ahould be no favoritism shown, because the law was no respector of persona. "I aald to him that If there was any favoritism shown by him or any officer I would -fire' them. end If the police committee did 'not sa notion such aetlona I would fire' them. I told him that thia class of man ' who gain their livelihood frpm women muat be ahewn the line,' or go up agalnat tha rockplle. ' I Instructed him to notify those woman that they were to heed no man's threats, or to listen to no man who offered them pro tection: for-money, and If they were not fairly treated to make H Jyiown to head quarters. , . .( ..'' "As long aa theae women era law abiding .we are going to glv them pro tection. ',.',.. . -., .... , NEWPOLICE STROfiG EVIDENCE FOR PROSECUTION Abundant " Promise of - Sensa- TTtlonaf Developments Shown In Williamson TrlaL- WITNESS ADMITS HET PERJURED HIMSELF Three Testify They Took Claims ' and That Biggs Was to V i r ' Pay. Costs. Although the triai. of Congressman Williamson, his partner. Dr. Van Oeener, and Marion R. Biggs for subornation of perjury baa been. In progress but two days, there la already abundant promise of sensational developments. ?; Henry Beard admitted that he made repeated falee statements under oath in proving up on a timber claim which ha was to convey to Williamson and Oeaner. Tha charge against tha defendant Is that ; thfyt procured a large number of persons to make entries under the tim ber and atone act, tha entrrmen making affidavit that they were taking ' the olalms for their own use and benefit and had mad no contract or agreement for tha aale of the land to any other per son. These affidavits, it la charged, were false, tne claimants ha vine enured into previous agreement to convey the lands to William eon and Oeaner, who were advancing all tbe expenses of se curing" the land, and who were to pay each claimant 176 when tha patenU bad been issued and ths deal waa consum- ciated. - The affidavlu and proofs war made before Marlon R. Blgga, , United Btatee commissioner at Piineville. . .. Three witnesses have testified , thus far, ail of whom took up timber claims on tha understanding that Oeaner would advance air the costs and would pay them besides 1 7Sap!ecd lor thetr claims when patents had been Issued. . The transactions under Investigation occurred in Juno and July, 1102, only a few weeks after Williamson had been elected to congress for the first time. According to tho eeetlmony which has been given, Oesner Anally became ap prehensive thatv-trouble would result on account of tha timber claims taken up at his alleged Instigation, and April 14, 104. wrote to one of the an try men, Henry jfl. Beard, as follows: , -'4 -r-v Oeeaer's better. '.- - 1 think; the only thing for you to, do now Is to relinquish your timber claim. The department has a tip on tha bust ness and to avoid any trouble I have got to get out from under the whole thing, have nothing more to do with It and save trouble for alt of us. They are liable to call ua before tha United SUtea grand Jury as witnesses and give ue-a lot of trouble, ao tha only thing to do la to relinquish your claim. I would do that right away. - Say nothing about (it). , Oo before Mr. Biggs." i There was no session of court yes terday afternoon, and tbe case will not be resumed until I o'clock tomorrow, aa tha morning- la to be occupied with arguments on Senator Mitchell's motion for a new trial. Nearly a dosen entry. men who took up timber claims at the Instigation, it is alleged, of Oesner and Blgke are yet to Ustlfy. T. B. Neu nausea, who ia 1a charge of Xha special agents la Oregon, ia also a wltnees In the ease. '.Only threa wltneaaea ware on tha aund yeatarday morning, but all of them gave testimony of Importance. . Cross-examination brought out soma sensational testimony from 'Beard, "Didn't you - swear In - making final proofs that yon had - mads no contract for ths sals of the land?", asked Judge Kennett. -r . . - . r - -Tea, .sir," answered Beard. -'" "Do you mean to say that you swore to what was not truer' - "It looks that way," admlttad tha wlt neee. . - .. -. : , i "Then that was a lie that you swore to In making float proof H ......... .. . "Tea,-sir: I guess It was. , Ws were to let Dr. - Oesner have tbe land when we got tine to It We didn't have oontreet but Biggs told ur Oes- (Continuedion Page Two.)"' - -.Baldwin, who has charge of the Travelers' Aid society work In this city, submitted an exhaustive re port of the work accomplished during June. Scores of friendless girls, have been given asslaUnce and smploymsnt has been secured for many. Hundreds of Inquiries have been answered regard Ing the city. Through ths efforts of the association the "Girl In Blue" has been forced to leeve the city and stsps have been made to secure a cleaner pro gram for rOay Parse" at tha exposition grounds. Adjuunt ' Organ of tha Salvation Army, who baa charge of the associa tion work on Incoming steamers; ex. Municipal Judge Hogue and Detective Hawley of the Boys' and Girls'. Aid ao elety gave abort talks. . POLICY A $209,000 Fire at Gold . field Wipes Out Busi- v ness Section. TOWN IS SAVED ONLY T -VIAFTEa HEROIC EFFORTS Water Is Scarce and Ketrs of Beer and Cases of Wine - :;;- ' Are'- Used :, by 'the "' . - FjraP!grttar- ; (Special Dispatch ky leased Wlra te The Journal) Ooldfleld, Nov July t. Beared and blackened, debris with occasional massee of burning material, suggesting camp- SM - I. .11 V. . what waa until I o'clock this afternoon two of the principal business and resi dence blocks of ths city, Ooldfleld haa bad her first " destructive fire. It. laid wests that portion of the town bounded by - Columbia, Fifth, avenue, Ramsey snd Myers.- "The loss . approxlmaUs $104,000 with no Insurance. ? , t ' That the ' entire business portion of the city - la not in mine Is due to the hernia efforts of a band of nre-nghters with crude apparatue and an insufficient supply - of water.--' The firemen fought valiantly using- dampened blankets and even cass after case of champagne and over-r barrels of beer from the Enter prise Mercantile company, which build ing waa saved only after a herculean fight I , There were a score of persona badly burned and numbers of narrow escapes. Quests of the Grand View hotel were forced to- flea for their Uvea, without aavlng even their, personal belongings. Tonight, tha city ia under martial law and 200 extra officers have been sworn In by ConsUble Russell to guard the burned district and prevent a further spread of the flames from flying sparks.. The fire started at a few minutes past I o'clock from an exploding gasoline stove In the Bon Ton millinery establish ment on Columbia street conducted by Mrs. W. I Wilson. A strong wind waa blowing- out of ths north and with ln- creolble swiftness the flames communi cated .to tbe adjoining buildings to the south and within 10 minutes tha new Ooldfleld hotel near completion was a seething" mass of-flames.- - The building. which -was three stories In height, was feullt of heavy timbers and the heat from tha burning structure was intense beyond description; It waa-about at thla point and tha Ban Francisco bakery, some distance northward that ths great est fight was made to save Main street. For . many minutes tha result was In serious doubt. The building occupied by tha Max Meyer dry goods 1and clothing concern waa literally wrapped In blan kets that . were kept saturated with water. Even tha wood work? about tbe exterior was' aflame at least half a dosen times. Men sacrificed their 00 is fort and endured severe bums in staying the flames at thia point and at Cassia . Ish'a mercantile establish ment Just oppoalta the Ooldfleld hotel. The principal loaaea were: , The Ooldfleld hotel. $50,000. , The Grand View hotel and Nevada Detective agency, $40,000. . . . San Francisco bakery, $20,000.'- 1 Robert Romer 4k Co., $2,000. . Enterprise Mercantile company, $10, 000. . - Boh Ton Millinery, $2,000. Offices of Doctors Dunham and Von Wedelstaedt, $2.S00. ." Ashen lodging house, $1,000. Damages from heat and water to the business blocks on tbe west slds of Columbia street, $10,000. Numerous real, denoes brings tha tout to nearly $200,000. ' At one time It appeared aa though the entire western residence section of ths city would, go up ia flames.-- About 20 minutee after the conflagration started the .wind suddenly veered to the . west, driving a volume of flames and smoks over the homes In that section. The wild est confusion prevailed. Persons hurried to . their homes, quickly pecked all they could and removed their belongings to places of safety., v For a time the streets were packed with a maddened throng. ., All sorts of vehicles were pressed Into . service and pande monium prevailed. -," With equal . suddenness, however,' tbe wind again shifted to its former course, directing the flames toward ths southern, section, where the flames spent them selves. v.. , TEACHERS ARE WANTED : IN UMATILLA COUNTY (Rseetal IXapatck te The JoaraaL)' Pendleton, Or.vJuly t. Teachers for Umatilla" cohhty'schoolsthis year 'are vary hard to, find, according to the eutement of' County Superintendent Welles. Many schools n the county aa yet are without teachers for the com ing year, although the directors offer good salaries. There are many first- class teachers who have not applied for schoola thla jraar, "' - ' " World's Xslaaest Woaaaa. - -(gseeial Pteeetcb arLaesed Wire s Tke Jeanut) New Tork. July $. Mrs. Herman Oel- rlchs will soon bo tha richest woman In tha world. - She has made $2t.oe,00 since shs revoked the power of attorney given her husband In 11(7 and took the management of Iter owu'ew.alra. - - ' Asemaed ataa ee. 7 (Special Dlapetra to Tke Jeeraal.) Pendleton, Or, July I. A report waa brought to thla city thla morning by an Ind'-n from te reservation tt Joe Parr. I r vMi t i I -rtously - ' weeks at t Yesterday, Next to tho Hottest Day In Poi land for 30 Years. HEAT CLOSES DRAWS ON WILLAMETTE BRIDGES Expands Ralls and Boats Are Forced to-Walt for Cool X : Evening to Get By Pa- ; - r-ifiodCoast Sizzles. 4. o'clock yesterday afternoon the temperature Was M decrees In the shade: I It was almost a record breaker.-' But -the records at the office of the weather 4 burfaiTshow that onulyTSTMSlTTt" was-"" 101 degrsee; that waa tha hottest weather the city has ever experienced sine the ' eeUbllshment - of the bureau, some .JO ' ... years ago. The whole Faotfia ooeat was i In the, grasp of. a heat wave. Bhowers j are predicted for tomorrow afternoon. . The peoplo of Portland '. thought - ' yeatarday was -a scorcher, still a light breese fanned - the crowd on tha shady aide of tha street.- So nerce did the sun , shoot IU rays against the stsel rails on j the bridges over the Wulamette that the ' metal expanded and It was - Impossible to operau the drawa. - The reatdenU on the east slds of the river thought It waa ; a hot day-that did nobody good, and' kept cool In the knowledge that they would not be . delayed by open draws. I ' Until nearly i o'clock tbe streetcars and .' pedestrians crossed the structures with out 'having' to wait for passing boats. Heat sufficient toexpandsteel appreciably Is almost unknown here and allowance had not been made for It In building the bridges. ..'-" Among tha ateamera ueld In port 'were the Mascot and xsona, , bound for the Lewis -river; the Undine for Vancouver! and the tugboats Nellie and Annie Com- Ings. Reaching ths Morrison , street . bridge with a log raft In tow early In tbe afternoon, Just when the structure had. gone out of commission, ths raft towed by the Annie Comings was made . fast to ths draw rest ana tha boat was moored at one of tbe neighboring' docks -to await developments. The Palpma also happened along In the middle . of the afternoon and . was forced to Join tbo ' Idle fleet. . u::,:. ' ' - ream boat-men . were ' anxious to get away and tried to get the city authorities to come to their assistance. They ex- . plained that tha fire boat George H. Wil liams could"' easily straighten out mat ters by throwing streams of water on tha expanding Iron. But no-one-appeared- to take- much Intereet In their case; It was - too- warn for energetic work. ' Finally ths -brldgetenders, using saws, hammers and other ..implements, eut away the obatruotloas and the fleet passed on. - - Ths following fla-ures vlll show . how rapidly the temperature crawled up front. 4 o'clock In the morning until I In the afternoon: Hour, Tern. , , Hour 7 ; ; Tarn. 4. ..... ...... r 00 i s TiTrs-.TTSfi . if - - - ;.. J . 12.....-.,..... 3 ....,, ..V l Mf . T ...... is! .............. 70 75 - 4.... 10.. . , ...v.... it HEATWAVE KILLS. Two Oblldrem and One Xaa Baoeumb la .--."aTew Tork ty. -7-7- ' -(Spedal Ptspatck by Laaaed Wire te Tae Joeraal New Tork, July. $. Two little chil dren and one man were killed by the beat In Greater New York. Four other persons were overcome and Uken to the hospital-while everyona else-was uncomfortable In t the suffocating heat which refused to yield to the brief thunder showers which promised for a' time to clear the atmosphere. -..The following is the list of dead: . -James Muller, T months old. Brook, lyn. . . 7 - Ellen Condon, Id months old,. Brook Im- .';.-. f " 7 J. Blumberg. IS years old." '. i:. Tha thunderstorms, which came lata In the afternoon, were erratic and con fined : to. certain sections. Oratafut showers thst visited Harlem absolutely Ignored lower Manhattan and left it to swelter unrelieved In the heat. Light ning played pranks during the showers In New York and Brooklyn, and In car. tola localities .things were -made lively for a time. Lightning struck a ol hoisting : derrick In One Hundred and Seventh etreet, while bolts fell In Pro, peet park ndrBer"plWsr'T"r - " "; The. highest point the thermometer reached today waa St degreee at noon. After mercury fell steadily, and our. Ing- the Bhowers took quite a drop. . r p. -. XM Braaka ' SWoortL -," (Spertet tHaeaeck te T. J.nmetV ' Drain, Or.. July I. The beat tod broke all previous records st this pl" the weather bureau thermometer rg; terlng 10s.,- :'- " " ' extremely Mot at - (Bpeelal l)lDtr ta Tee JearMLt Salem. Or.. July . The weather w extraordinarily hot here today. 1 temperature varied from I to 191. reata rnia Eoo I'- (Spatial f-paw te 7 Oervals. C-.. i paaaed ov r t today. 1 ' e t tor" 1 lit c ;""faYrfiiiiiiii i i 1 1 1 " . ' T.;. -:. '7 v.