DUTCH WILL NOT
INSIST ON WAR
Decide to Avoid Taking Offensive Un
less Compelled to Do So.
WORST IN YEARS.
Cabinet at The Hague Maps Out a
General Plan of Procedure Against
Venezuela Hostile Preparations
in Naual Dockyards Being Rushed
Night and Day.
The Hague, Aug. 20. After a nine
hours' session, during1 which the dis
pute between The Netherlands and
Venezuela was canvassed exhaustively
in all its phases, the cabinet dispersed
shortly after midnight last night, and
Minister ol Foreign Affairs Van Swin
deren proceeded to the royal chateau at
let Loo, to acquaint Queen Wilhel
inina with the result of the council.
The terms of The Netherlands' an
swer to the letter of President Castro,
of Venezuela, were fully discussed, and
it is understood thatt he actual text as
well as the broad lines of action, drawn
up to meet any possible eventualities,
were agreed upon.
It is maintained that the present
question is rather one of sovereignty
and national honors, matters which
are not so susceptible of solution by
arbitration.
The Netherlands government is in
clined for the present to adopt a wait
ing attitude, but it is ready to take
energetic steps whenever the develop
ments from the situation demand. It is
agreed to push all necessary prepara
tions in order to be ready to support an
ultimatum, should it be decided to for
ward one to President ("astro. Work
will be rushed night and day at the
naval dockyards to complete the prepa
rations needed by the warships, so that
they will be in readiness to reinforcce
the vessels now in the Caribbean by
the end of next month.
In the meantime every effort will be
made to find a pacific solution of the
dispute, and especially in view of the
fact that Queen Wilhelmina is opposed
to resorting to war until all other meth
ods have been tried.
Railroad Companies Furnish Men to
Fight Fires.
Vancouver, U. C, Aug. 21. A
heavy pall of smoke caused by ap
proaching forest fires hangs over this
city, the air is oppressive and there are
no signs of it clearing. The fires now
burning in Vancouver's vicinity are
the worst known in 10 years. They
are now dangerously near the city, and
are still burning fiercely. The Cana
dian Pacific and British Columbia Elec
tric railways have large bodies of men
out on the Lulu island line fighting the
flames.'
The fires are consuming hundreds of
thousands of dollars' worth of valuable
standing timber, leaving hundreds of
acres of land with nothing but black
ened snags. The worst fires are in the
Squamish valley, and on Bowen island,
but the blazes at Point Grey and in the
Capilane valley are likely to prove
very troublesome. The civic water
works property is said to be threatened
by the fire and a force of men has been
sent out to check the flames.
The tire has got into the big timber
of some exceedingly valuable limits,
and it was reported at Squamish land
ing today that it was racing through
the forest, and would, unless rain
came soon, cause thousands of dollars
of loss.
The forest fire3 that threatened
Nanaimo and Ladysmith are well under
control today,. Much valuable timber
has been destroyed, but no houses have
fallen prey to the flames. The old
workings of the Extension mine were
gutted by the fire. The telegraph line
along the E. & N. is burned down.
NEWS NOTES FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY
NEEDS LARGER NAVY.
Be
LAW SET ASIDE.
UNIFORM FISH LAWS.
Anglo-American Commission at Work
Under Recent Treaty.
Vancouver, P.. C, Aug. 20. The in
ternational fisheries commission ap
pointed to draw up a uniform code of
laws for the fisheries lying between
Canada and the United States is in the
city. It is composed of Professor
David Starr Jordan, president of Le
land Stanford university, and S. T.
Bastedo, of Ottawa, who represents
Great Britain.
It is not the intention of the com
mission to hold any public sittings,
but it will spend a week on the coast
gathering information respecting fish
eries in the Straits of San Juan de
Fuca and the Gulf of Georgia. Pro
fessor Jordan stated that they were
acting in accordance with a treaty be
tween Great Britain and the United
States, signed last April, when it
was argeed to appoint a commission to
draw up statutes. It will be
Australia Allows American Marines to
Rarade With Arms.
Sydney, N. S. W., Aug. 21. There
arose a circumstance in connection
with the parade of American bluejack
ets and marines in Sydney which at
one time promised to make it impossi
ble for the carrying out of the pro
gram as originoally planned, but the
matter was adjusted and the men
marched in accordance with expecta
tions. Imperial regulations forbid the land
ing of armed men in Australia. This
fact was communicated to Admiral
Sperry, who in turn informed the gov
ernment that he would not allow his
men to participate in the procession
and reviews unless they came ashore
armed. This was followed by a con
ference between Admiral Sperry and
the commonwealth government, after
which it was announced that the gov
ernment had granted permission for
the American sailors and marines to
land armed, but without ammunition.
This provision was accepted by the
American commander.
Vessels Out of Commission Must
Prepared for Emergency.
Washington, Aug. 22. With the
best portion of the American navy in
Australian waters on its cruise around
the world, and with demands for gun
boats in Cuban waters, at San Domin
go, Venezuela, Central America and
various other places where American
interests may need protection, the
Navy department has been put to it to
secure enough ships to fill urgent
needs. Some vessels which have been
long out of commission and others
which had been relegated to innocuous
desuetude because of their antique
build and ewuipment have been ordered
into commission, and it is probable that
the next congress will be asked to pro
vide for some additional gunboats
which can on occasion be utilized for
police duty.
The gunboat Hanger, an old iron and
wood barkentine, will be placed in
commission at Cavite. The Frolic, a
mere steam vacht used during the
Spanish war, will also be placed in
commission and accompany the Ranger
to New York. The Wheeling will be
placed in commission at the Pugct
sound navy yard.
BALDWIN WILL LOSE MONEY.
Re-
duty to gather all possible information
and prepare a report by January 1.
SEVENTY MINERS KILLED.
Explosion
Wrecks Maypole
England.
. 2".- The worst fears
ized about the explosion
HOLLAND TO PLAY LONE HAND
Needs No Help From Other Powers
in Venezuela.
The Hague, Aug. 21. The govern
ment of the Netherlands has no inten
tion of giving out the terms of its re
ply to President Castro, of Venezuela,
until it is delivered in Caracas through
the German minilster there, who is
watching Holland's interests in Vene
zuela. The subject has been mooted by
their ! some politicians that other powers hav
ing claims against enezuela will join
Holland in an action against that coun
try. This, however, does not meet
with favor here, and no such sugges
tion from any other power has officially
reached The Hague.
The government of the Netherlands
is confident of its ability to handle the
situation single-handed, now that it
has tlu sympathy and support of the
United States.
Airship Does Not Come Up to
quired Contract Speed.
Washington, Aug. 18. The airship
board of the signal corps today calcu
lated that Thomas S. Baldwin's dirigi
ble balloon traveled at the rate of 19.61
miles an hour during the official trial
yesterday at Fort Myer. This speed is
subject to correction.
Unless General Allen, chief signal
officer, allows Baldwin further speed
trials, the latter will now receive but
$5,573 for his military dirigible bal
loon. This is much less than the actual
cost of delivering the airship to the
government by Captain Baldwin. He
estimates the total expense of building
the ship at $8,000.
Captain Baldwin was allowed three
speed trials and now will have an op
portunity to make three trials four en
durance. An average in yesterday's
speed trial will have to be maintained.
Enlarge Bremerton Yard.
Washington, Aug. 21. Naval de
partment officials have decided that
Puget sound navy yard shall be made
the principal naval station on the Paci
fic coast and are formulating plans for
its enlargement. It already has been
decided to recommend at the next ses
sion of congress that another drydock
be authorized, making three in all, and
that when this is under way, a fourth
will be asked. It is the intention of
the department to equip this yard so it
can handle all repair work on the larg
er vessels on the Pacific and Oriental
stations. Detailed plans are now being
worked out.
CATCH JAP SEALERS.
Two Vessels With Crews of 69 Cap
tured by Revenue Cutter.
Washington, Aug. 20. Dispatches
received today by the Department of
Justice and the revenue cutter officials
of tin; Treasury department state that
two Japanese poaching vessels with
total crews of 59 men have been cap
tured by the revenue cutter Bear, near
St. Paul's island, the chief island of
the seal group in Behring sea. The
dispatch received at the Department of
Justice came from Assistant United
States Attorney Raht at Valdez, who
informed the department that the
steamer Dora had just put in there.
The captain brought word of the cap
tue, with the statement that the Hin
zer Maru, the larger of the two ves
sels, was painted white in imitation of
the revenue cutter Manning, which is
at San Francisco, and that in further
imitation of the United States vessel
the Jl inzer Maru carried forward yards
or papier mache. Ihe boat had a crew
of 32 men and the Zeiki a crew of 27.
The captain of the cutter Bear in his
dispatch to the revenue cutter service,
says that the captured mien will be
taken to Unga, Alaska, and turned
over to a United States commissioner.
He says he has suflicknt evidence to
convict the men and it is therefore, as
sumed here that the vessel captured
contained seal skins.
Extend Cable to Cordova.
Washington, Aug. 22. -j- Brigadier
General Allen, chief signal officer of
the army, today received information
that the Washington-Alaska military
and telegraph system had been extend
ed to Cordova, Alaska, by the construc
tion of a branch from the existing
cable on the north side of Montague
island to Cordova. The work was com
pleted by the cable ship Burnside and
the office of Cordova was called and
opened for business on August 12.
General Allen says the branch will be
of great convenience, not only to the
army, but also to commercial interests
in Alaska,
RIOTERS UNDER CONTROL.
Two Regiments of Soldiers at Spring
field Ordered Home.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 19. - That the
race war situation in this city is con
sidered much less serious was evidenc
ed last night, when Governor Deneen
ordered the First and Fourth infantry
regiments to take trains for their
homes today.
"I took this action after a confer
ence with enerilt Warner, Mayor
Recce, Major General Young, Adjutant
General Scott, General Foster ani Gen
eral Wells," explained Governor De
neen last night.
"Does that mean that you consider
all danger of serious trouble past?"
he was asked.
"It means that we can properly guard
the city with the troops which will re
main. There will still be the Second
and Seventh regiments under General
Foster in the Western division, and the
Third and Fifth under General Wells.
The departure of the First and Fourth
will lessen'our forces by about 1,000
men, leaving a good 2,000 here."
Major General Young said:
"The mob element has had a lesson,
and the way citizens with knowledge
of riotous misdeeds are responding to
the appeal for information on which to
base indictments Will furnish further
instruction to the violently inclined.
We are getting news on which we will
be able to make many arrests of im
portance, and these arrests will render
the situation much easier to handle.
With the ringleaders behind the bars,
there will be little for the military to
do."
There were the usual baseless alarms
last night, but up to midnight nothing
of a serious character had occurred.
TWO MORE DEAD
AT SPRINGHELD
White Man and Negro Girl Fall Vic
tims to Mob's Rage.
Much Sniping at Night Frequent
Shots From Ambush at Troops
Keep Town in Uproai Governor
Offers Rewards for Lawbreakers
and Calls for Evidence.
EVANS RETIRES.
Plans for Torpedo Fleet.
Washington, Aug. 18. A plan is
being outlined for a special board of
construction to supervise the details
of the fleet of torpedo boat destroyers
and submarines which are now under
construction or to be begun. On Sep
tember 1 proposals for the construction
of 10 destroyers authorized at the last
session of congress are to be opened.
It is stated today that by that time
specifications for the submarines au
thorized at the same time will be
ready. Bids for the construction of
the submarines will be advertised to be
opened on November 2.
Recruits for Pacific Fleet.
Washington, Aug. 18. Determined
that the Pacific fleet must have a full
complement of enlisted men as well as
officers for the approaching cruise to
Samoa, orders were issued today by
Admiral Pillsbury, acting secretary of
the navy, for 250 additional men to be
rushed to Mare island. Orders we're
wired to the officers of the training
station at Newport, R. I., to assemble
these men tomorrow night. It is said
they will be sent to New York and
from there to Mare island.
Mine in
Insult Castro's Flag.
Willemstad, Aug. 21. The Dutch
island of Aruba has furnished the lat
est incident in the existing difficulty
between the The Netherlands and Ven
ezuela. Five days ago a Venezuelan coast
guard vessel arrived at Aruba for the
purpose of taking away the Venezuelan
consul. As soon as the purpose of the
visit became known the people of the
island starter' a demonstration.
P
Wigan, A ill
have been real
which occurred in the Maypole mine
yesterday. The entombed miners mini
bored about 70 and it is impossible that
any of them can have survived.
Efforts at rescue, however, continue
unceasingly. Thirty bodies were dis
covered today in the workings, but the
fumes from the burning coal prevented
the rescuers from reaching the others
who probably are lying down in the
mines.
A few bodies were brought to the
surface today, but all were so blacken
ed and mutilated that identification
was impossible. At midnight an
enormous crowd was still keeping a
sorrowful vigil at the pit mouth.
Smallpox in Brazil.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 2D. It has just
been learned here that last week there
were 151 fatal cases of smallpox and
50 of tub. rculosis on the coast of Bva
7,il. The tribes occupying the valley
of the Ohaco have been subdued by the
government troops after a si niggle of
revolt. The papers of the South At
lantic are much occupied with the
Tacna-Arica dispute between Chile and
Peru. Orders from London prohibit
the importation of Brazilian alfalfa.
Machine to Pick Up Walnuts.
Fullerton, Cab, Aug. 20. L. L.Sid
well, a Rivera walnut grower, is pt in
fecting a machine to pick up walnuts
by suction. The machine is operated
by a gasoline engine, a four-inch hose
being held just above the ground under
the walnut tree. The suet ion draws
the walnuts through the hose into a
tank installed on the wagon. There is liminary proceedings in
an exhaust near the top which sepa
rates the nuts from the hulls.
Attack Immigration Law.
Washington, Aug-. 21. The Oceanic
and Mercantile Steamship companies
have appealed to the Supreme court of
the United States the cases which were
decide.d against them in the Federal
court of New York and in which are
involved the question whether the col
lector of customs is justified in refus
ing clearance papers to vessels which
refuse to pay penalties imposed upon
them for bringing undesirable aliens
into this country. This brings into
consideration the constitutionality of
the present immigration law insofar as
it deals with this point.
Stands All Tests.
Washington, Aug. 2D. The army
airship board today decided that Cap-
j tain Baldwin's dirigible balloon had.
i met all conditions entitling him to the
amount agreed upon for its purchase, i pected to have important bearing on
The board calculated that the airship rate and rebate litigation that is soon
had maintained an average speed of to be begun through the department.
19.75 miles an hour while in the air I
Admiral Leaves the Service After 48
Years on Duty.
Lake Mohonk, N. Y., Aug. 19. Far
from grim warships and the sea where
he spent nearly half a century in the
service of his country, Rear Admiral
Robley D. Evans, U. S. N., who is at
this quiet mountain hotel, yesterday
reached the age limit of 62 years and
passed from the ranks of the country's
active sea fighters. His has been the
longest service (but two years short of
half a century) of any man who has
reached the rank of rear admiral in the
United States navy. All through the
day the hotel wras thronged with ad
mirers of "Fighting Bob," anxious to
congratulate him on his 62nd birthday
and to wish him many more happy and
useful years. Telegrams by the score
reached him from all parts of the coun
try, all expressing felicitations and
affection for the man who had done so
much to build up the American navy.
Many of the messages brought delight
ed smiles to the admiral !s face, while
others brought just a suspicion of mois
ture to his eyes. The telegram in par
ticular which caused "Fighting Bob"
many smiles came from an old friend
in Washington and said :
"For some of us, skipper, your flag
will always fly."
EUREKA IS SHAKEN.
Early
Rebate Cases.
Aug. IS. The attorney
Press
Washington,
general's office has been constantly in
touch with the Interstate Commerce
commission's representatives at San
Francisco, where the railroad rebate
cases are soon to be heard. It is re
ported that Attorney General Bona
parte has given orders that the agents
of his office be in constant attendance
at the hearings, as the reports are ex-
Kaiser Completes Fund.
Benin. Aug. 2D. Tin emperor has
given I.uoo to the Koch fund for the
resisting of the spread of tub rculosis.
This donation completes the 100,000
that Andrew Carnegie stipulated
should be subscribed before his gift of
a like amount, made last winter, should
Lecomea vailable.
Time to Suppress Castro,
iris, Aug. 21. The Temps this af
ternoon expresses satisfaction at the
interpretation of the Monroe doctrine
made by the United States by her in
dorsement of the plans of Holland to
secure redress from Venezuela: The
pap r says: "The arrogant Castro,
who insultingly ejected the French
minister from Caracas, becomes daily
more and more impossible. The time
certainly has come for the settlement
of the numerous international d'.ilicul
ties with Venezuela, and the action of
Holland probably will open a way."
Roef is Held for Trial.
San Francisco, Aug. 21. Abraham
Ruef was today held to answer for
trial in the Superior court by Police
Judge Cabaniss upon the charge of
bribing ox-Suprevisor J. J. Furey to
vote for an electric street railway
franchise for the Parkside Realty com
pany, after a preliminary examination
that consumed t'7 days, the longest pro-
the annals of
the local police court. The bond was
fixed at $3,000, which was furnished.
two hours, one minute and 50 seconds,
this speed being slightly more than the
required minimum per cent of the max
imum speed of 19.61 miles an hour.
California's Gift to Her Namesake.
Washington, Aug. 19.- Captain V.
L. Cottman, commanding the cruiser
California at Mare Island, has recieved
2,000 from the silver-service commit
tee of the State of California, to be
awarded in yearly allotments for excel
lence in target practice, steaming and
in the care of engines. The prizes
are to be known as the California state
prizes for the cruiser California.
Bacon Silent About Catro.
Washington, Aug. L'O. Assistant
Secretary Bacon declined today to dis
cus the news from The Hague to the
eifect that the war minister had assur
ed The Netherlands government that
this country ould interpose no objec
tion to a blockade or other maneuvers
on the part of The Netherlands against
Venezuela.
Finishing Plans of New Warships.
Washington, Aug. 19. Naval Con
structor Robinson, with a large force
of assistants, today is busily engaged
in completing the original plans and
specifications for the two big new bat
tleships, Florida and Utah, that are to
be added to Uncle Sam's navy within
the next two vears. It was announced
Morning Trembler Likened to
Big One of 1906.
Eureka, Cal., Aug. 19. An earth
quake shock ablmost as severe as the
one of April IS, 1906, but not of so
long duration, shook this city a 2:58
o'clock yesterday monring. It seemed
to come from the west, and was what
is known as a "twister." No one was
injured, but considerable damage was
done.
A second and lighter shock was
at 5 :80 o'clock.
Chimnevs were thrown clown
people rushed from their houses in
fright when the first quake shook the
city. The courthouse was damaged
most by the shake. The right arm of
the statue of Minerva, carrying a spear,
was twisted off the statue on the dome.
The spear crashed through the roof of
the building and into Judge Hunter's
courtroom.
The statues on the north side of the
building were shaken off and brick and
plaster were loosened and fell to the
ground. Plate glass windows in sev
eral business houses were cracked.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 18. Follow
ing the addition of two victims to the
death list, sporadic, outbursts of law
lessness in various parts of the city
and increased symptoms generally that
the mob spirit still rules Springfield,
Governor Deneen last night issued six
proclamations offering rewards amount
ing to $1,200 for the arrest and con
viction of the riot leaders. The deaths
now number five, but sioce one death
was due only indirectly to the disturb
ance, no account has been taken of it.
The two new victims were J. W.
Scott and a three-weeks old negro
baby, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Payne, of Springfield. The
baby succumbed to exposure when its
parents started to walk from Spring
field to Pittsfield in an effort to avoid
persecution. Scott died in a hospital
from wounds received Friday night.
Scattered sections of the city were
in an uproar at different times during
the early part of the night. Harvard
park was again the storm center.
Twice patrols were fired upon in that
vicinity, but in neither case was any
one injured. This is the section to
which troops were called Sunday night
by similar occurrences. Over in the
western end of town in the vicinity of
the state house and arsenal there were
several cases of revolver firing by
rowdies.
The marauders traveled in groups of
two or three, obeying the orders of the
militia patrols to keep moving, but a3
soon as they were well past the groups
of soldiers they drew their revolvers
and fired into the air and fled down side
streets, escaping in the darkness.
Two arrests, apparently not connect
ed with the rioting, added exciteftient
and served to frighten timid residents.
As a consequence calls for troops were
frequent and the militia had a hard
night.
A. picket from Company L, Fifth
infantry, fired five shots at a negro
who attempted to break the sentry line
at Eighth and Jefferson streets early
today. The negro escaped.
Thomas Richardson, a brother of the
negro accused of attacking Mrs. Mabel
Hallam, fled to Mississippi last night
after he had been attacked by white
men in Harvard park. Tom Richard
son was a teamster, and when attacked
he jumped from his wagon, leaving the
horses standing in the street, went to
the railroad station, and boarded a
train for the South.
YELLOW PERIL IS REAL.
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Unwritten Law in Colorado.
Denver, Col., Aug. 19. The "un
written law" was upheld today in Col
orado by the act of Governor Buehtel
in granting a pardon to George P. Nic
olai. convicted of killing John Moore.
Nieolai's wife w as involved in the case.
Canadian Statesman Says America
Has Cause to Fear.
Montreal, Aug. IS. T. Himer
Greenwood, the most prominent Cana
dian in the British parliament, and a
member of the executive committee of
the Liberal party of Great Britain, who
is visiting Canada, predicts a conflict
between Japan and America. He says:
"Japan is preparing to restrict the
overflow of her people into countries
where thev are not wanted, but it does
j not require a prophet to foresee that
I the feeling between these swarthy
John Bulls of the Pacific and the white
! races of America may soon grow acute
! and may mean war. Just now Japan
is having a struggle to make both ends
meet in national finance ana nas cue
down her naval and military program
by large amounts.
"I have no doubt myself, however,
that when she gets over the enormous
losses of the late war with Russia
there will be trouble. If she can stir
up and force an alliance with half
awakened China the yellow peril will
be a realitv."
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Tampieo, Mex.. Aug. IS. Despite
every effort made to stop it the minia
ture volcano of burning oil in the San
Geronimo district contir.ue? unchecked,
rdon Governor Buch- consuming lno.o'io barrels of oil daily.
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Cholera Spreads South.
St. Petersburg. Aug. 21.- The cen
ter of virulence in the cholera epi
demic has been transferred to Rostov-on-Don,
w here 31 new cases and 10
deaths were reported on August 10.
The cholera is now working its way
down the Black sea along the Caucasus
I coast.
Records Distant Earthquake.
Washington, Aug. 10. The Coast
and Geodetic surviy observatory nt
Chelttonham, Md.. reports an earth
quake beginning at 5:56 and terminat
ing at 7:17 A. M. today. The medium
phase was recorded at : 1 0 A. M. The
record indicates that the origin of the
tremors was about .1,000 miles distant
from Washington.
Bacon Takes to Mountains
! Washington. Aug. 21. Assistant
! Secretary of State Bacon li ft Wash-
ington today for a month's vacation in
1 the Rocky mountains, where he ox-
I pects to hunt and fish.
Snds Greeting to Francis Joseph.
Washington. Aug. 19. The presi
dent sent a cablreram of congratula
tion to Fmperor Francis Joseph, of
Austria-Hungary, yesterday, ti e . cea
sion being the birthday of the emperor.
The message was in the usual form,
expressing the president's wishes for
the happiness of the emperor and for
the prosperity of his country,.
Garfield Completes His Tour.
Washington. Aug. 19. Secretary
Garfield, of the Interior d partrrent.
returned today from an inspect ion
tour through the public land states and
territories, which was extended to
j Hawaii. He has been absent since
I June 1.
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patch to Curarao on August 29. They
are expected to arrive at Curacao Octo
ber 2". when the Netherlands will have
live formidable ships in Carribbean
waters.
Holland Has Free Hand.
Thellague. Aug. 19. With the sin
gle prov;so that no military occupation
of territory must occur, the government
at Washington is understood to have
given the cabinet of The Netherlands
a free hand to .leal as it sees fit with
President Castro, of Venezuela. The
Netherlands' cruiser Frit sland will not
sail for the Caribbean before the ond
! of next month.
Arkars.ms Draw Color Line.
Memphis, Tentu. Aug. 1. Serious
troub'e is expected t.vlay at Truman,
Poinzttt county. Arkansas, over the
importation of 12 uegrroes to work in
the yards of the ?pri;tg:ield Lumber
company. Last night the white em
ployes of the company and residents of
the town di dared they would not per
mit the blacks to live among them and
declared they would be driven from the
county. A ossee visited the camp,
but the negroes tie 1.
Eva Booth is Stricken.
Warsaw, Ind.. Aug. IS.- Overcome
by the intense It. 'at. after aliressirg
an audience of l.""0 pero::- at the
Winona Lake P.tbie conference. Miss
Eva Booth, leader f the Salvation
Army in the United States, fainted just
afttr leaving the auditorium and is
now under the care of physicians.