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FLOODS IN COLORADO Railway Tracks Washed Out and Train Service Suspended. MANY TOURISTS ARE STRANDED Mteter In II* Wild Fury Alinoti Up to Famout Bridge In Hoysl Gorga Pueblo Under Water. Deliver, Aug. 21. Another cloud- tiural al Four-mlle creek, near Canon Icily, laat night made more disastrous Hhe flood In the Arkansas river, which Lince dawn yesterday threatened the -adjoining towns, washed out railroad tracks and tied up many tourist trains. Tlis cloudburst was one of the heaviest in that section and soon the river, ■wollen by mountain torrents near >4*anon City, had risen eight feat sia inchea The trains of the Denver A Rio 'tirando and Colorado Midland railroads were blocked at many places and scores of tourists were delayed at Pu eblo. Salida, Grand Junction and other points. The magnificent Royal gorge, where tiie Arkansas river rushes through a canyon nearly 3,000 feet deep, was a scene of wild fury. The water had reached a level of the famous hanging bridge. Many of the nearby canyons were washed clear of tracks. At I'ueblo last night the water was eplashing over the levee at Hie state asylum grounds, and with a sis-inch rise the grounds of the asylum as well as a large portion of the residenco por tion nearby will bo under water. Officials of the Rio Granile state that 46 miles of their track between here and Salida, a distance of 100 miles, is washed out and that it will lie at least a week before main lino trafile can be resumed. NtW GEYSER RIStS. Hurls Immense Volume of Water in Yellowstone Park. AIRSHIP EXPLODES. THIRTY BUSHEL WHEAT. Wellman Made Good Start, but Acci dents Bring Failure. Montana Farmer Makes Success of Working Dry Land. Camp Wellman, Hpitzonburgrn, Aug. IB (via llaiiiiiwrfsel, Aug 21). Walter Wellman's second attempt to sail over tho North Polo in a balloon line resulted iu a failure. Tho giant dirigible bal l-'ou ' ' A ii.' r.. ii,' ' in who'll Mr Wi ll man and his party of throe sot out, proceeded about 33 miles from the starting point, when disaster overtook IL After a long preparation and wait ing for favorable weather, the oppor tunity came today, and Mr. Wellman decided to make the start. It waa Id o'clock in tho morning when the great airship was brought ont of its shed and tho daring explorers took their places in the ear. When the anchors were cant loose, the airship ascended beautifully, the en ginos were set in motion and everything Boomed to work to |>erfe«tion. The big air craft waa maauvered for come time and answered the helm perfectly. Then its head wan turned northward, and it sot out al a speed of 2S miles an hour. Suddenly, after having covered 32 miles, and when everything seemed to bo going splendidly, the leather guide rope, to which was attached 1000 |>oiiudn of provisions and stores, broke away. Tho accident occurred just as the airship was nearing the pack ico of North Hpitzenbergon. Released from this groat weight, tho airship shot upwards at a terrific pace, until it was a great height above the rloiijn. The pilots succeeded, however, in bringing her down near the earth, turning her about and sot out to fight their way southward against a strong wind. The nirnhip proceeded slowly south wnrd to the edge of the pack lee, where tho steamer Pram was anrborml. After much difficulty, a tow rope was gotten aboard the Pram, which started imme diately to tow the airship to Hpitaea- bergen. The strain was so great, however, that it threatened to tenr tho car to which the rope was attached to pieces, and Mr. Wellman finally decided to bring the airship down to the surface of the water. Thia was effected with out mishap and the car rested on the surface of the water until all the mem tier* of the crew, tho dogs and the sci entific instruments could be transferred aboard the Pram. The America was then towed back to the landing stage, and within a short distance of where the start wns made. Hut tho ill luck of the ex|>edition waa not yet at nu end. Just as the airship had reached the landing stage and ev erything looked favorable fur its rescue without serious damage, a sudden gust of wind caught the lug bag broadside on. and snatched it away from its tow lines. It was carried careening over rough ice hummocks for some distance and then it exploded. All the scattered purls of Iho airship were subsequently recovered, but the damage waa so great as to preclude any further attempt to fly over the pole this year. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL | NEW LEPROSY CUHE. Philippine Quarantine Officer Ussa X- United States to Lsad World With Ray Successfully. Battleships of Great Power. Washington, Aug. 21. Tho X-ray as a cure for some rases of leprosy has been demonstrated by the Ameri can health authorities In the Philip pies, according to Dr. Victor D. Heiser, quarantine officer in tho islands. Dr. Heiser, in a report to Surgeon General Wyman, of the public health anti marine hospital service, says the X ray io suitable only for specially selected cases, and io valuable appar ently only in the earlier stages. San l.asro hospital, at Manila, is the firat institution in th" world to use the X- ray for leprosy treatment. Official figures show that on March 31, 1909, there were 2,446 lepers in the Philippines, segregation having reduced by more than 1,000 tho num ber of eases during ths last two years. At the beginning of the American oc cupation, 11 years ago, there were nearly 4,000 lepers. Americano perfected the establish ment for lepers on the island of Culien in 1906. It io estimated that under the Spanish regime 700 new cases de veloped every year. At present the numtier of new cases averages 300 an nually. Try to Leave Out Farm Land. Washington, Aug. 25.—Statements and interviews quite constantly arc printed from friends of the jioliey of conservation, baaed on the assumption that amendment of the law will bo nee- eMary to enable the elimination of agri cultural lands from national forests. Associate forester, in the absence of Forester Pine hot, when asked about thia matter, and requested to make a statement setting forth in substance the facta, prepared the following: "In establishing the boundaries of national forests, it is the aim of the sort ice to exclude, so far us possible, lands more valuable for agricultural purposes than for forest purposes. Any one acquainted with the mountainous regions of the west in which are located national forests will realize, however, that small areas of agricultural land in pockets snd in valleys of minor streams exist, which in establishing boundaries to ineulde forest land could not be ex cluded.'' City Sliding Into River. Bombay, Aug. 21.— The fate of the prosperous Punjab city of Dera Ghazi Khan, with a population of 26,000, which for many years has been grad ually slipping into the River Indus, is now regarded as definitely sealed. Nothing can be done to prevent the encroachment of the waters. From 60 to 100 feet of the river front is being swept away every day, and one by one, mosques, mansions and hovels are dis appearing in the stream. Ex-Shah Trios Murder. Rome, Aug. 21.—According to a dispatch received here today from Te heran, the recent attempt of the young shah to commit suicide was really an attempt to assassinate the child by his father, the deposed ruler, 'who struck tho boy with a poniard. in order to continue tho war against system, making it possible for the of the grafters. w ficials of the navy department to keep in communication with the nation’s Racing Autos Get Three More. warships in every sea. created much Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 23.—Three interested discussion here today. The new system, according to the re more lives were sacrificed todnv in the speed carnivnl that marked the open ports that have leaked out, is now be ing installed on several vessels at tho ing of tho new Indianapolis motor Charleston navy yard, the operations speedway. Ono mechanician and two and trials being surrounded with the s]M«ctators wore today’s death toll, utmost secrecy. Charles Mera in a National in the 300- Coal Output Less. mils raco lost n tiro and crashed Washington, Aug. 21.—The effect of through a fence into n group of spec tators. Tho dead: Claud Kellum, In the national depression beginning in dianapolis, mechanician in the Nstional 1907 and continuing in 1908 was the cur; Unifier Joleffo, Trafalgar, Ind.; most powerful factor in the msrked James West, 29 years of age, Indianap decline in the production of coni in the olis. West was a meat cutter. United States in 1908, according to statistics compiled by the geological Carmen Reject Scale. survey. The total production in 1908 Chicago, Aug. 23 Following tho lead was 415,842,698 short tons, having a of tho North and West Ride Streetcar spotevalue of 9532,314,117. Men's union, the members of the Routh Ride organizations tonight voted to re ject tho wage scale agreement reached recently bv their officers with tho street railway officials. Thia throws tho whole question upon again and tho 10,000 union men are in a more defiant mood than over. President Mahon, of the national , union, arrived today and is trying to prevent a strike. Washington, Aug. 19. — Congress may be asked next winter to provide for two 30,000-ton battleships, each with 12 14-inch guns, and each costing (12,000,boo. It is stated that such a program has been pretty carefully stu died out. After considerable preliminary work, the firat 14-inch gun baa been con structed at the Midvale works, and is shortly to be tested at tho naval prov ing grounds at Indian Head. If it ia dAemed desirable to have guns of 14- inch caliber, it will immediately be come a question whether there shall bo 10 or 12 of ouch guns on each bottle ship. Tho proposition of two years ago, during the Newport conference, waa to have 10 14-inch guns instead of 12 12 inch guns, the former caliber to have a relatively diminished velocity. It was finally decided, however, that when the 14-inch gun waa developed it should be of a bitting power commen surate with the increase of caliber com pared with the 12-inch gun. There io an inclination also to adhere to 12-inch guns in the battleship battery, snd it io possible that with the adoption of the 14-inch gun there will be 12 instead of 10 of those rifles, in which event the next battleships to be authorised will be of at least 30,000 tons displace ment, and estimated to cost approxi mately (12,000,000 each. It ia likely such a battleship will have the same speed and endurance as the 26,000-ton battleships now build ing. Much may depend in tho determ ination of thio question upon the plans adopted by European navies. Million Cigars From Philippines. Washington, Aug. 24.—One thrifty Philippine commercial concern managed to get into the United States 1,000,000 cigars and, it is thought, other tobacco products, in advance of certain rules and regulations which the war depart ment and the treasury department were |*r*-| anng. The cigars and other stuff arived on the day the tariff went into effect. As the tariff allows importation free of duty of only 150,000,000 Philippine cigar*, the proportion which has already come in is regarded as large. The cigars are understood to be of inferior grade, and it is said that the No Information Obtainable. Washington, Aug. 20.—The acute long sea voyage from Manda has a deteriorating effect upon them, but it ness manifested itself here today more is claimed now that some concerns have strikingly by the dead silence at the invented a method to offset this. Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Park. Wyo., Aug. 21. For two or three days past there have been indica tions of an eruption of some kind near Fountain hotel, Yellowstone park. Yesterday a new geyser broke out in full force aliout Itm feet north of the Interior department and the suppressed regular Fountain geyser, near the ho but all pervading atmosphere of enthu tel. Today this new geyser, which siasm st the forestry bureau. Assist does not apjH-nr to affect any of ths ant Secretary Pierce, who is back again others in the vicinity, played to a and in acting secretary of the Interior height of ISO to 200 feet, throwing department, does not care to discuss immense quantities of hot water and the charges of misadministration made steam. against Secretary Ballinger by Chief The new geyser does not play regu Forester i’inchot. Acting Commis larly, as dues "Old Faithful," but at sioner Swartz, of the general land short intervals, eruptions occurring office, has just the same aversion. five or six hours apart and lasting aliout one hour. The crater of the Open Bids for Battleships. new geyser is large and the quantity Washington, Aug. 21. — Bids for the of water thrown similar to that of the HENEY WILL ACCEPT. construction of the two battleships, great Fountain geyser, located some Arkansas and Wyoming, authorized by two miles south of the Fountain hotel, Must Make Campaign.^However, on the last congress, were opened at the though the water from the new one is Independent Ticket. Navy department today. These two carried to a much greater height. Newport, Or., Aug. 23.—Francis J. battleships are to be among the most JAP STRIKERS ARE GUILTY. Honey furnished tho Oregonian a writ formidable fighting machines afloat. ten atatrmont today, in which ho figures They will carry as heavy armor and as Jury Finds Four Took Part In Con out that, according to the recent Ru powerful armament as any known ves sel of their class, will have a speed of spiracy In Hawaii. promo Court decision in California, he 21 knots, which is believed to be the Honolulu, Aug. 21. — After being cannot accept the nomination for prose highest practicabls for vessels of their out six hours the jury in the case of cuting attorney on either the Demo type and class, and will have the high the four Japanese strike leaders charg cratic or Independence I-eaguo tickets. est practicable radius of action. ed with criminal conspiracy brought "Tho only way in which I can be in a verdict of guilty at 10:46 p. m. come a candidate is by |>otition signed Seven Get Honor Medals. yesterday. The defendants. President “ Washington. Aug. 20. For gallant by a certain number of voters who did 1 Maklno, of the Higher Wage associa conduct while under fire of the enemy tion, the organization in charge of the not vote at tho primary election, re in the Philippines or in Cuba, five offi questing that my name be placed on the Japanese laborers on the sugar planta ballot ns an independent candidate,'’ cers and two enlisted men yesterday tions of the islands; Editor Soga, of nays Mr. Honey. were awarded medals of honor by the tho Japanese newspaper Jiji, ami Mr. Ileney has been nominated both War departmenL Those thus honored Assistant Editors Negnro and Tashaka, by the Democrats sad the lnde|»endonce . were Major James Church and Major of the same pa|>er, were arrested and League. but California 'a now primary Paul Straub, of the Medical corps; charged with criminal conspiracy June law forbids that a randidnta accept Lieutenants George Shaw and Charles 14, when officers with search warrants nomination bv two parties. Further Beckman, Twenty-seventh infantry; entered the offices of the Jiji and the more, a candidate must be named by Lieutenant Charles K. Kilbourne, Siff Higher Wage association and found tho party with whom he announced his nal corps, and H. T. R Quinn ami Seth affiliation at the primaries. Mr. Honey there evidence of what the authorities in registered as a Republican. Ewald, privates. claimed to tie a widespread move on Mr. Honey says ho doos not wnnt tho the part of the Japanese strikers to office of prosecuting attorney, but will, U S. Has Improved Wireless. take imsaeasion of the government of if nominated and elected, sacrifice his Boxton. Aug. 25.—News of an im business interests for the public wesl the territory. provement upon the Marconi wireless Thirty Fall With Bridge, Chicago, Aug. 21.—Ten persons were injured seriously and 20 others had narrow escapes laat night, when 260 feet of the 12th-street bridge over the river and viaduct collapsed. It was thought at first that several had been killed, but workmen digging in the ruins until late tonight had not found any bodies. The accident occurred just after a streetcar had run part way across the bridge and 30 passengers had alighted to walk over the danger ous portion to get another car. Con struction work weakened the bridge. WANT MORE BATTLESHIPS. General Townsend Dead. Washington, Aug. 20.—Brigadier General Edwin F. Townsend, U. 3. A., retired, is dead here as the result of apoplexy. He was born in New York in 1833 and graduated from West Point in 1852 in the same class with Generals Hood, McPherson and Howard. Dur ing the Civil war he was promoted to be major for gallantry. General Booth May Go Blind. London, Ang. 23.—General William Slight Quake Recorded. Booth, commander-in-chief of. tho Sal Washington, Aug. 20.—The seismo vation Army, was operated upon today for septic poisoning of the eye. Tho graph at the weather bureau in this doctors are not yet able to nay whether city recorded a slight tremor of the earth at 2:22 o'clock thia afternoon. tho General’s sight will be saved. Caldwell, Mont, Aug. 20.—F. F. Ir vine. member of the Montana board of control of tho Fourth Dry Farming con gress, and one of the successful dry land farmers of thia vicinity, is now harvesting 40 acres of wheat, which be estimates will yield about 30 bushels an acre. Thia grain waa planted in September on sod ground that had been plowed in May and June. Being the first crop from this ground Mr. Irvine regards his crop as unusually good. He says the field has been attracting at tention and people have been coming in from milea around to see for them selves what can be accomplished by conscientious application of dry farm ing principles. Mr. Irvine has informed Secretary John T. Burna, of the Dry Farming congress, that he will send a sample of this crop to Billings, Montana, for ex hibition at the Fourth Dry Farming congress, which will meet at Billings, October 26-27-28 next. WIND AGAINST WELLMAN. Twice Prepares to Fly to North Pole, but Puts Back. Hammerteet, Norway, Aug. 20.—A dispatch from Walter Wellman’s Arc tic expedition camp at Spitsbergen dated August 14 says: “ A north gale which had been blow ing on the 5th dropped on the 12th, and Mr. Wellman made ready to start in search of the North Pole. The bal loon was inflated and provisioned, and the motors were working smoothly. On the 13th the wind was still variable, but Mr. Wellman decided to get the airship out of the house. "The officers and crew of the Thalia assisted in swinging the airship, which was of fine appearance, out of the shed. The wind, however, again freshened and at 6 o’clock in the morning Mr. Wellman ordered the airship back into the shed to wait for more propitious weather.” C. P. R. Discovers Fraud. Montreal, Que., Aug. 20.—The legal department of the Canadian Pacific railway believes it has unearthed a huge conspiracy to mulct that and other corporations by means of false claims for damages for personal injury received in alleged accidents. The claimants are alleged to have a regular organization, with branches iu Chi cago, Toronto, Vancouver and other places, and to carry on a systematic scheme of fraud by mean* of false claims, false witnesses, etc. Three arrests have been made and others are Pure Food Scrap Renewed. Deaver, Colo., Aug. 24.—Secretary of promised. Agriculture Wilson and Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the Bureau of Chem istry. will be in Denver Tuesday to at tend the annual convention of fooj commissioners. As a result, it is ex pected that another controversy be tween Federal officials will be brought to Denver, thia time not over forestry and irrigation, but over the use of ben zoate of soils in food. Supporting Secretary Wilson are sev eral members of the Scientific Referee Hoard, while Dr. Wiley's chief suppor ter is Commissioner J. Q. Emery, of Wisconsin, president of the association. Another feature will be report* Tues day afternoon on result* of food, dairy and drug control in various state*. New Tariff Works Well. Washington, Aug. 4.—The new tar iff law ha* gone into operation with sur prising smoothness, according to Assist ant Secretary of the Treasury Reynold«. "We expected to be overrun with questions, many of them silly,” said Mr. Reynold* yesterday, "but the num ber of inquiries each day has been little more than we have had under the Ding ley law.” Thia is ascribed bv the Assistant Sec retary to the bills having been passed bv a republican congress. The phrase ology is much the same ns under the old, only the rates have been changed. The operation ia rendered easy for the collectors. ________ Yoakum is Optimistic. Oklahoma City, Okla., Aug. 20.—B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the executive committee of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway, who is making a tour of the West to observe the crop and general business conditions, said today: “I find business conditions are good and improvement general all along the line. Cotton is in good shape. In some sections it needs rain. The corn crop has been hurt in this state in some sections, but there will be more corn than last year by reason of the increased acreage.” Black Handshake Costly. Cincinnati, O., Aug. 20.—The ex ecutive board of the Freemen’s Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal church here has elected Rev. J. F. Decking to be president of Rust uni versity, at Holly Springs, Miss. The election was made necessary by the abrupt resignation of Dr. F. C. Eng lish, of Cincinnati, who said he had been threatened by a mob at Ethel, Miss., because he had shaken hands with a colored presiding elder. Ocean Falls After Quake. Mexico City, Aug. 20.—A delayed dispatch from Acapulco says three se vere earthquake shocks were felt there Monday. The ocean dropped far below the normal and along the entire shore line of the port the beach was exposed for a distance of 30 feet. The shocks are believed to have been those regis tered at the Washington observatory. The people of Acapulco are still living in the open, not having ventured to re turn to their homes. Woil Impcr.ations Increase. Washington, Aug. 21.—Wool impor tations into the United States in the fiscal year just ended exceeded those of any earlier year except 1897, when ab normal importations were made in view of the proepective transfer of wool from the free to the dutiable list. The total quantity of wool imported in the fiscal year just closed was 265,600,- 000 pounds, against 126,000,000 in 1908, 203,000,000 in 1907, 249,000,000 Quake Tale Exaggerated, in 1905, and 351,000,000 in 1897, when, San Francisco, Aug. 20.—Passen as already suggested, the importations were abnormally large by reason of the gers arriving from Mexican ports to prospective transfer of wool from the day on the Panama steamer Acapulco, the first vessel to bring news of the free to the dutiable list. esrthquake of July 29, 30 and 31, de Tieton Land to Be Opened. clare that the reports reaching this Washington, Aug. 19.—The acting country by wire greatly overestimated secretary of the interior vacated the the loss of life resulting from the dis- They declare that only former order of withdrawal under the trubances. reclamation act in connection with the two persons were killed outright at Ynkima (Tieton) project. Washington, Acapulco, although hundreds had nar today and restored to the public domain row escapes. where not otherwise withdrawn, re served or appropriated, about 33,000 Moors Cut Wires Again. acres of land in the North Yakima dis Madrid, Aug. 20.—Advices received trict, the same to become subject to here from Penon de la Gomers, on the settlement on and after November 9, coast of Morocco, says the Moors again and to entry December 9. have cut telegraph wires snd isolated the Spanish garrison there. The bom Philippine Bands Sold. barding at Penon de la Gomers is con Washington, Aug. 21.—Bids were stant and there have been many casual opened at the bureau of insular affairs ties among the Moors. The Kabylis today for (1,500,000 4 per cent, 10 to are mobilizing near Alhucemaa pre 30-year Philippine public works and paratory to marching on Melilla. improvement bonds. This issue ia the balance unaold of the (5,000,000 au Wreck on Leper Island. thorized by the acta of congreaa, laat Honolulu, Aug. 20.—The steamer amended February 6, 1905. Nilhau went ashore early today on the State Department Pleased. coast of the Island of Molokai, and Washington, Aug. 20.—The news has been abandoned by her officers and from rekin that Americana would par crew. The vessel, which is of 600 ticipate in the Hankow railway loan tons burden, will probably prove a was received here with intense satis total loan. The steamer Claudine has faction, it being a victory for the gone to the scene of the wreck to at State department tempt to float the Nilhau. HOT WAVE IS BROKEN Southwell Is Much Relieved by Cooling Breezes and Rain. CORN ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY Many Prostrations and Some Deaths Reported From All Sections East of Rockies. Kansas City, Aug. 19.—Severe warm weather throughout the Southwest gave way to a limited extent laat night before cooling breezes. The day was the moat trying Kan sas, Missouri and Oklahoma have ex perienced for years. Despite the ex- ceaaively high temperature, however, there were comparatively few prostra tions. Eight deaths wers recorded at Kansas City. Oklahoma reported excessive heat. Government thermometers at McAles ter registered 113 ; at Ardmore, Ill; at Vinita, 101; at Oklahoma City, Gothrie and Tulsa, 106. In Kansas City and Western Mis souri the temperature was near the 100 mark all the afternoon. New York Hss Big Downpour. New York, Aug. 19.—The steady downpoor which during the last two days has broken all August rainfall records, is over. The city’s rain gauges show s total precipitation of 5)y inches as the official record of the storm. Fierce Wind in Charleston. Charleston, S. C., Aug. 19.—As a result of a fierce wind and rain storm which passed over this city yesterday, all the telegraph wires leading into the city are down and communication with the outside world is by long distance telephone. No loss of life is reported. Heat Record at Fort Worth. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 19.—With the weather bureau thermometer regis tering 111 degrees and street thermo meters recording 120 degrees, yester day was the hottest in the history of Fort Worth. Five Killed in St. Louis. St Louis, Aug. 19.—Despite a de cided drop in the temperature, five more deaths were recorded here yes terday as a result of the heat. Three of these were persons previously pros trated. The maximum temperature today was 89 degrees. Three Deaths at Norfolk. Norfolk, Neb., Aug. 19.—The beat claimed three victims in Norfolk and vicinity last night. ROBBERS BIND WATCHMAN. Desperate Attempt to Blow Safe o Portland Factory. Portland, Aug. 19. — Safecrackers made a desperate effort to get into the safe of the Dombecher Manufacturing company yesterday morning and suc ceeded in badly damaging the safe with three charges of nitro-glycerine, but did not get at the contents. E. R. Mickley was in the fireroom of the factory when be was suddenly seized by one of four men, all of them masked and armed. He was thrown down and his arms tied behind him. They then went back to the factory, gathering up a sledge hammer and other tools, and went at the safe. They knocked off the knob with a hammer and drilling holes, set off in all three charges of nitro-glycerine. In the midst of their work a switch engine pulled into the siding to pick up can from the factory, the brakeman enter ed the rear door to get hie orders and was met by a volley of shots' from the robbers, one of the bullets going through his hat. He promptly ran off and the engine backed down town, going back in half an hour with police aid. As the engine returned, Mickley was found but the robbers had gone, leaving a pint bottle of nitro-glycerine and all their tools in the factory office. Miss Elkins May Marry. Rome, Aug. 19.—Rumors are cur rent here today that all the objections of the royal family to the marriage of the Duke of Abruzzi to Mias Katuerine Elkins, of West Virginia, have been removed. The couple, according to the latest reports, will be married as soon as the duke returns his explora tion trip in the Himalayas. United States Senator Elkina has repeatedly denied that his daughter was to marry the duke, declaring that if Miss Elkins is ever married it will be to an Amer ican. Powers Caution Cretans Canea, Crete, Aug. 19.—The foreign consuls here, on behalf of the interna tional squadron now anchored in Ca nea bay, today notified the Cretan gov ernment that the Greek flag would be hauled down today. They warned the government that irreparable conse quences will follow any attack'made on a landing party. On account of this warning the Cretan authorities issued an appeal to the people not to obstruct the action of the powers. Troops to Quit Fort William. Winnipeg. Aug. 19.—The regular soldiers who have been on duty at Fort William returned to their barracks here today, leaving 30 special Canadian Pacific railway constables armed with rifles to maintain order. Five hundred men are now working on the docks.