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' ' ' - " - '. I lih$ & II 1 iw 1 i&i5?stelf A i& iff isMrtf THE DAILY ASTORIAN Is the biggest an! best paper on the Columbia River THE ASTORIAN has the largest circulation of sny;a;cr on the Columtla Fiver " ,1 V? '-j'-' "-"'ilk FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT VOL. XLV1. ASTORIA, OUMiON: N.VRTDAY MOKXIXO, JL'LY 3, 1897. NO. 152. - - Ss-gSSjlgsS-. I WILLIAM ....The Housefurnisher.... Cadsby Blocks Washington and f Irst Streets V " WtW ' 1 1 if i i v N'-vK '''X Lit I i Mnilli' Aiuiiimlcr, T ynfil 1 -5 Mi'tiellc, ht vnl 1 WWeU, lirt iinlily, ht rl I Iirolrr liuily lriiMrl, r yarj 1 lligelow llml !raai-U, wr ysr.l I li.'ilmry Ilrn.il, r yard Alex. Hmith A Son.' lUs.1 Telrr, per janl 75 I'nl inlr THitrx, per ynrd ,k' TnM'lry lriitd, nirdiiuu, per ynl M Tirlry Ilrtlc!s, llml fur year lUMi ll"vy Ingrain, alt w.m.I, per yur.t Kxln Siiirr Ingrains, all wml, xt yard "5 I'ark Mill. Ingrain, all woip r yard " Ingram i'nrprt, all im'I. pur ail , . Ingrain Crwt, hall wool rr ynril Cotton Cliniti Inoraln, -r )anl -5 I.iiKilrum. per ynnl, from Oil (loth, t-r yar.l.fMitn SPECIALS FOR THIS WEEK l.nwu IliMit liin, 4 fri'i limy, painled rrj, enoU S 2 'Hi Colildrr Kent .A fin Hix'kiTa, pbcIi 2 W l.nrgn Itontmi Kocki'ia, stiitnlilo for ntililimr or puroh 2 ill t .1 1 1 Camp Stools, rniiVH tup, i-nob .... 25 Jjj r.i.hy Carria.-r. full piw, kk.I a id drmniMf rtlti-rnr. from . . ft i R lirfiitfrralnra, family ni 'n',, U i'.u.L I.,vki Vu T Hllillililfl fur llll.t lllllllMk(l'illil ...... ... t'l .Vi n, " g 1 Everythlnf In stock to furhlsh LOpcn evenings during FIREWORKS! Bombs, Firecrackers, Torpedoes, Flags, Festoon Papers. Lanterns, Balloons, Etc. The Largest Stock In the City. Wholesale and Retail. Country Orders Solicited GRIFFIN UNION MEAT COMPANY Shield Brand Hams, Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS Uuaranu.4 th. httt la th. Mark.t ORNER FOURTH AND OLISAN STREETS - PORTLAND, OREGON Cut! Cut! Cut! Wo have postponed the auction sale until late in the HeaHon, and have cut tho prices Of4 Alib GOODS IN THE STORE So in to make them lower than any place in Astora. , Space too small to mention prices. Come ir? and see the Goods and Prices Everything marked in plain figures. Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Etc. FRIEDMAN'S, COMMERCIAL aT GADSBY a PORTLAND, OREGON 9 ! - - ft s a minslon or cottage throughout the summer till 8 p. m. jjj in If' 8 i s 10 .EVERYTHING FOR THE FOURTH & REED IK RETALIATION' The Two I'ciitiircs of the Tiirilf Dill Considered Yesterday. Horn ci.ai si:s vi;i i: i-asskd AlliviB, Idler. Mills. Wm dad Vliite Itatt Lively Dthaic - Tue Slump T I'rcidcatial Vjmiriiitiulii. Wiiii:iiiflJM. July 2-!U'lru:lly unit liUllutMII ltV I 111' tWU liuiM-ll Of till' t.irllf to ixiiipy tlif alii nilijii ot ilir .Hat-, tixl.iy In til.- i li'lnl.iti u! nil otlnl nuliJiiiK. liuih prm il'ti it iiKn-nl lo, .illho.iiili i- on llr i-.iiru.-lty cliiux . iirntriu l- lo S u i loi k. Hlxirtly In-fiirf inljourniniit Alllmm i-ii- tlni(rtl Id M'iii; .in iiiri--iiM nt un il.r tlnm fur Ihi' nruil vol.- ,l.ut T'll-r watiM not I otix iit to ii lUHiK turn- mull nil llio protion.'! uiticrulnivMii hul 1m-cii ittili niltxl lo llu' iiiili'. Ai AlllivHi un not lir uri'i in n.jlnnlt tlw am. iwlin.-nt, hit llh.ln w lil ri'.-t iiikI lite linn- for I lit- lli.il oti- Kun i-fl IIioukIi ih.r.' I mill ho- lli.it H Kill l- nii' luxi luiiiorruK. Tli rit.il'.ilory tiiuw rov.li tlmt ulinrii-r .in;' country l-tni. nil n IM.rt lo'inty on mi)' until., lli.ro vlmll t'- .-.i-.l, In it.itlon to Ui- itutlii" .ro vlil. il ly Ihr net, an mlilitloiwU iluty i'ul to tin- Hinounl of tin tioumy. Tin- cl.iu.n' K Hiirinl to. S3 to Iko li iiitM-rntli.- n.itoi from Ixjiilrl.iiwi-i.'nil-i y ntul M 'Km ry-voiliis kIUi thr n iul'IUnn In tin- ainrin.itlve. Tim ri- irt ity i liiinw mhikik-i r tlw I .ri - lid ii ; . Kill: tin- tulvlcc tui.l colitftn of thr n.-niitr. lo niuk- rn Iproclty trrnl- eltiiiK .M r C' f.t r--l u tK ii In ili.llm on i.'i- ili t ihi ti-.l iiitU'li-K. or il.n-liiK the .irlH . on llu- fm- lint. 'Dii' nini'inlni nt liroiiulit out much oiiiKlllon--Mill, Tel ler mill White .iyln Uiul It rviul.-il Ilir 'oiiiitiiloii.il rlRht o( t!; Ikiuh.- of 1' r. cnlatlv to irticl.it'' In n .muri .i(T'ctln ri'Vrmi.-. li:l' Siin'iim .Mi.nn.in, i.r.iy iiikI Clmnl.r l-r.-tl. l Hh lin..llty .iinl iio.ru'ly. ll w.m iik-rml to S' lolk, i.i ili iii.o r.it. limy .iii l M'ir:in. vol inii with Hi.- ri'iml !! .inn In Hi. iitl.j ni nth.-. STAMP TAX. W.nhliit t.M:, July -Si ...I'.or l.o.lk'i' to iluy pi. iMii'i .l tin- ilr.itt aI .in unit i.ilmi'iit to tin- tuiilt hill provl'ilit for a tinnp lux oil tok'4 alul 1miS.1i., In tH'coM lIHc Kith tin' in Hun of the r. puliKi-iiii wiiii lorliil iiui uii of lut 'ilKtit. -mil ulinil iril It in till' lltiiiiu'i' conmiltli'i-. An pri--(itiri-il th.. ,iiii 'rtilini'iil iirol'Ui tor a lux of !vo iriit a harc of S L. cr traction, of tho t.u vnlur of the cailtal mmk, or of Iujiii'k, on ili.ir lame, nnn n( two c tit x fop itch $l'0 or fr.u-ti.in of each tnnwni r of itOi k or IkiII.U. I'liUnl States uiul tiii 1iiiI nrt rxcciti.l. iim nr. Inillvllual iliouil.t to M"Miri' innrtK'n tin. alio la.' hUh k anil ihiiiiIs of umtu:il iH'nctlt laillillnit nuKoclnlloiui. Thv iinn-nd-int lit haM '.'I'l-n Huhnutti'.l to lto.' rt'liilMI- can ni.'inln'rx of tln Jtulloiary conmilttce and approved ly tlivm iu to form. NOMINATIONS. Wii.tltlnniini, July :. (Sihh'IiiI to the Ai- litrlan.l The pn-olilcnt today Hi nt llm lot- low lint nomination lo tho Ki iiate: Wlll- ,m W'o'i.lvllle llockhlll, dlctrlcl of foliitn- lila, to la' minister and ctnuul general lo Oriwe, Kounianhi and Servla; Arthur S. Hardy, of Xi llainpihire, mliilMer n-Kldi'iit and conmil iiciU'rnl of tho 1'iilt ed Slate In lYrla; Aliriim K. Sinllh, lllinott oonmil of the I'liltnl Slalix at Vh'lorin, II. C: K. l. Ili'imtls. to Ik collectiv of riistoniK of tho district of I'UK. t Siiuiul ,nnd i'X-tiovi riior W. J. Mo- t'oliiicll, of Idalio, to 1o Indian Inspector. Al'I'olNTMKNTS. WiishliiKton, July 2. The president ha appointed William Kyun n ml Thoimv lax Im. of Idaho, and Ueortfc A. Jack, of WaolilnKton, n niemlioi'si of the hoard to murk tho land grunts iilimir tho Norlh- oin raoitlo railway in Iho four d'Aleno district of Jdaho: nnd Koss iltillln. of Missouri, as special aRi-nt to niako allot ments of .lands to the Indian. TRADE AND CHOI'S. Pun & Company l'ronilso TrvmcnJnui Cro. Now York, July 3. It. (J. Oun & Co 's Weekly Jievlow of Trade will say tomor row : Midsummer vacations havo commenced In ninny ot the works with the doorcase of orders, ah usual at this season. This customary vocation Is called a strike, wh.ro iiKrooim-nts roKardlng the wokis for ihc roniiiiK year have not lnyn reai h eil iind the extensive strike of tho nin.it- kamatod Iron workers, announced July I, Is of this nature, hut the strike of the coal miners In Illinois and other centr.'.l western states Is not, and may prove costly. LarK hope are built on the prOB;iivt Ive demand after the tariff bill ha pns. ed, but" tho pressure In tho market ot In rue Importing stocks may defer It. The general belief I that the removal of un certainty will In any case Increase bust ncss. ,. Since much of the future depends on the eiiipi, th. brlithii iiIiik rox i I are f the hlith. t Inip'Hlaici'. Thir -! Jm.i f hy p.-rsoiiM osuully must is-sr Irnlsttc, now fur . i ii any rnade a month K. our lin.inlsliiK IVi,ii,,,W liislii'ls of Kliml. l'lt''KCTH UltKillT. Ni k Vi-rk. July 2 - llriiltri-.'i- lonui row Kill tny; l:.tli-r Kiath.r fuorahly iiflecud the ivi of iw..M.fiulfl'' iroii1s, particularly ili'lilnit, jlu.u uiul h'S. Oril'iH for lir'Hiipt shlpnont are fewer, but the movement of K"""! for fall di llvery linn Ih-kiki. The ininst eixouriiKlnx femur! in continued, uiul, In gome Insiaiaes, In-ereuml'-lli4 l oiiflU.-tu e of th men hats and iiriiiuliieturers that the autumn will rln u I a me volume of liuMtu-ji at IiIkIi- r (,rln-s. The leant tin iir.ilile fiutiiri of the week Is foiiiui In Hie disappointment ot the In- k of ilemiui l ami the rtu-tlon In pi ji.. liens rur some Viin-'ties ot iron anu stnl. The threatened strike of ti.Vt Iron and tiluss workers mid soft cc.il iiilmrr Is, exeetit In the hitter Instance, li.e in p irl lo Hie v .uuo of the year. Tl.oi ,u: .V CHILI. WorkliiK 'la l'rotcst Aicalnst (jov eriiment lniutlon. N.-w York, July 2. -A pei'la4 to the HiT-ild from Valpr.ili, Chill, say.: If the ijovernmenl doi not soon take s'.eMi to iM-tt-T the condition of the work site chuiws throughout Chill, there will le u dark, le: tsilrltiK outlook In stoi fur them. The lli-raldo here says the closure ( tho mtfiu-erlnic establishment Kill cause others to follow and leave inor. thun l.iwo Korkliwtmen-s families cximimhI ,to hui. r. , It adds that this may cause tile parulyialUm of several nllrate sUldlshments In Tunaca prov ince, tlirowliut d.b") nun In the strets nll.1 ei.tisliiK the stoiimKe of all the bulld- Iiik work ihrouKhiHit Chill. Work'.n-- mm are preKir1iKC to (hold u monster meetliuc next Humhiy to protmt against the d-lay of conitre In dlscussinK the reforms toimtonw tiirlrl law. which lias Ueii KUhmlttol to that boily. The work ing-men will ulso protest iiitainsl the Idle piilltii-al discussion In coiujress on the ieolutlon of the Kovernment railway dl- reclom to order llw locomotives from the I'nltiM Bliile after having promised lo iirutix't t.V national Induslrlcs. A!M!ltAL MILLKR. To He A.dKiu-il lo the I'aclllc Coast Sipiailnn. New York. July 2 A dii-patch to the Herald fpm Washlimton s.iy: Kear Admiral J. N. Miller will be the eouim:iniler-lti nier or tno racinc siiuau- ron. All doubts on this point weie re moved when a calilenram was roolvid it llu- iIi'iMirtmetit frvim that oltlccr an- ruuiucliur that he would have 111 the lirooklyn at once for New York. The liepurtni.-iit, liMrninv t'.iroiiKh Special Amlsissadiir Held that ftlls Miller is 111 with t.phold fevev In lin.lon, cahl'd to Rear Admiral MiU.r anihonzlntt him to lelay his ri'turn. In ils message to the .'.i parimeiit tho oITlci r s.ild that his ilaui.-!ier's coislltion h.is Improved to such an extmt ithat he feels JustllU'd 111 re tu in In with the Rrooklyn. I'pon his arrival orders will lie Issued by the de- imrt'uent to lUar Admiral Miller dlrect- it him to proceed at once to the Wis? coast and a.-sur.io command of the itlc miiailrnn. . SHOT A STKNtiGRAFHK.R. Chlcifi'V July ! -While Charles Nelson. lKi Graves place, a stonoftrapher, sat on bench In W'ashliifTton park last nlKht wlih his comiKUilon In a bicycle ride. Miss Marvurvt Staples. l.'CT Michigan av enue, an unknown assassin llred three hots al him from tho cover of a lilac bush. One bullet entered ,Ni'lon s nony near tho heart, another ptened his neck, and Iho third wounded him In the fleshy purl of the lee. Nelson was taken to the hostiltal. 1'hyslclan pronounced tho wounds fatal, i After f.rlnn the three shots the assassin ran nway ami was soon lost to tne crown mm Kiiimu-u. The cause of the not Is (unknown. ROCKKI-'KLLKICS MISSIONARY GIFT. Now York, July 2. It Is authoritatively stated that John P. Rockefeller will be nold to his offer of Ti:m to the Amer ican Haptlst Homo Mission Society mid the American baptist Missionary Vnion. The sum of JJJfi.rtv, upon the raisins of which by the two s.vlotles by July 1 his ulft was conditioned, has Veen secured. and there will 1 a comfortable margin. AMliLlK RlYIiS IMPROVING. Richmond. Vn., July 2. The Princess Troubelskoy (Amello Rives) has entirely recovered from tho nervous uttack which rostrated her s.me time nfio. She has recently roturmil to lor homo. Castle Hill, Vu.. and Is now hard nt worn on a new novel, which she hopes will surpass ivt:iln:i she has ever attempted. LtHiAN MONl'MKNT CKKEMONIES. Chlrngo, July 2.-At the request of Senators ttilloni nnd Mason. Secretary AlK'or has decided lo send 2.Unu regular troops to Chicago to tako fl'.trt on July 22 111 the ceremonies at the unvnUlns of iho Logan monument. TinT YKLI.OW FLAG. San Francisco, July 2 The Faelflc Mall steamer , Acapulco arrived this morning from Panama flying the yellow flag, four deaths having occurred on board from fever CURRENCY REFORM COMMISSION I'resident StrongW Inclined to Send Z Special Message to Congress. SILVER MEN DO.VT WANT IT Will Oppose the flitter la til December (Joettioa sill lot be Decided tatil .IcKialejr't Hctara. Washington, July 2. The quesllon whether th presUli-nt will enj a special messajfe to conKres recommending- th cr-ntion of h currency commission will be definitely settled next week. Th pres idei.i Is stronnly lncllnl at thla time lo send a spoeiul currency messufte to eon Kress, nirurdlng himself as In a consid erable measure pleilKel to this courfce. Home of the vr.sldi nt'g Influential ad viser on financial questions are ofxH.d to the message, a Mng Impolltle at this time, owlnit to the hostility to the com mission on 'the port of conferee and a tluil determination, a stated, will not he reache.1 till Mr. McKtnlc-y's return from Canton. Tlie chief difficulty which presented It self lo those who favored the commtslon for the 1nveUjfiition of the currency system ha lieen the 0olllon It would encounter tn corutres. While the bill for the creation of the comm'sslcn couid be easily pussed In the house, where fac tious ofiMltlon would be unavailing affalnst the 0(erallon of the cloture order that would brii.it It to a vote, such op position in the senate jmtght be almost Interminable. SeveraJ silver senators have openly avowed their unalterable hostility to the creation of the commission, and Senitor Teller ha declared that he would remain here until Deccmtier to defeat It. Secretary Gtwte will I at work for some time on a comprehensive Jcurrency re form scheme, and some suggestion has Iteen made as to the wisdom of not hav InK any furUier aKitatlon of the ques tion but of iH-rmlttlr.fr 'Mr. Gatje to frame the mra-sure. The matter was unde r discussion at the cabinet lieellnfr today, but not In a man ner to lead lo a definite conclusion cf IKillcy. It la iro!iable that Mr. Hunna. who Is chairman of the executive com mittee of the Indianapolis convention, aikl isThaiw othr members of the cotr mltlie. .will come to W'ashinsrton after t!ie prtsldent's return from Canton to discuss the situation with the president and Mr. Gage. 1 :YNCM IN THE FIELD. Now York. July 2. William D. Eynum. chairman of the sold democratic com mittee, hopes to be able to take ih; field w hen the camiwiign opens tn the Middle Wistcrn states. It was in those states that the sold standard democracy was founded ind made Its bet showing In the campaign of is;, and Mr. Rynum ays tha a vigorous effort will be made o trerurthen the party In all these stati ra-jana especially In Kentucky. Iowa and I ohlo. S11C1PE 1N GUAYAMAS. A Disappointed Ixver Blows His Hmlns Out With a Revolver. Guayumas, Sonora, July 2. A 'ei.sa tlonal double suicide has occurred here. Senor Clodomlro Maytorena, a Widely known uud popular young man, had been ensased for some time to Senorltu Ampora Y'nlso, the duufrhter of an equal ly aristocratic family. Another suitor found more favor In the eyes ot her stepmother than d!d young Maytorena, and the latter was notified to cease pay ing his visits.' This led to clandlstlne meetlncs, and when a mutual friend at tempted to Interfere u personal encounter resulted. For this the young man was uliout to be arrested when he took two pistols, one In eich hand, pressed each to his temples, and fired two balls, both entering the brain. When the shocking news iw-as conveyed to the young lady she took polso-n and Is reported to have since died. LARGE LAND CLAIMANTS. San Franciscans Laying Title to liable Property In Mexico. Val- San Diego, July 2. Three San Fran ciscans claim a direct title by deed to a tract of land containing two millions of acrog In the best part of Lower Cal ifornia. They nre William McCrlndle, J. M. Porter urd C. R. Dr.iy, all wealthy men. The land, however. Is at present lalmed by the Mexican Land nnd Town- site Co. The deed of the San Francisco lalmants will be taken to the City of Mexico by McCrlndle, who will endeavor to obtain Its formal recognition. STRUCK ON A ROCK. The Yacht Llewellyn Sunk In Long Isl and Sound. New Y'ork, July 2. On tho yacht Llew ellyn, as she steamed up tho sound on her way to Oyster Ray last nlpht, were Alfred Carr, her owner, and a purty of friends. In the party were many wom en more or less known in society. The vessel had rounded David's Island and was sweeplna- along at th rate of 'i mile an hour, when she smnshed Intf i ro. lt that stove a hole three feet wide In the port side of the yacht. In a few se'iond the vessel feifun to sink. Th women, who haI been thrown to l!' de k i,y the shot k, got to their feet and ran up "and down hysterically screaming. Mr. Iselln, quietly snioklna- In hi steam launch half a mile away, had teen the collision and In a flash was bearing down upon the boat at full speed. From every direction Came other launches owned re members of the New York and Laroh mont yacht clubs. The governmment '.vg Hamlllcn was tn the race, too, but Mr. Iselln with his mrtjr was ahead, ond kept tiier until he reached lbs side of the sinking Llewellyn and rescued the passenger and crew. The Lewellyn In one of the largest steamer yacht on the noiind and Iter value Is estimated : ACCIDENT IN -rR18CO HARBOR. Bteamer Itesoiute Runs Into a 8cow and Kill the Captain. San Francisco, July 1 At 7 o'clock this morning the steamer Resolute, cur rylng sugar for the California rttlBry. ran Into a scow schooner which was at anchor. A customs Inspector on duty on the steamer was killed and another badly wounded. The steamer struck the schooner's bow and the bowsprit drove through the pilot bouse. In the pilot house Captain Com rill was at the wheel and James A. Flunkett stood beside him. The bowsprit struck Plunkett and drove him through the wail Into the engi le room, killing him Instantly. Captain Ctxnrell was thrown to the deck nnd severely Injured. THREW EGGS AT THEM. Reformers In Montana Treated Harshly by the People. Missoula, Mont.,. July 1 Prof. 8. C. Relix, proprietor oftbe Garden City Com mercial College, and Associate rrofeseor Rouse, were severely dealt with by a mob, RetU and others have during the past six months figured conspicuously In rhe reform movement with the ministerial Association, causing the arrest ot variety people and resulting In variety thea ters closing. The night before tne state law prohibiting gambling . went into ef fect, a large number of people remained until the death ot King Faro. Amors them were Reiti and Rouse, who feared the officers would not ienforce the law. They found a temporary refuge In the Florence Hotel, w t-n a mob saw and attacked Ihera. Being evicted by tne proprietor, the mob chased them a block through the city and threw eggs at them. They were then protected at the Rankin Hou until the chief of police came and the mob was dispersed. The professoia were taken' home by officers. None of the men were masked. Numerous ar rests will follow. CORNELL AGAIN WINNER. Poughkeepsle, July 2. Cornell won the second great race by twelve lengths. Columbia second. Pennsylvania dropped out at the ti.ird mile. The contest, which had been heralded as iromixing a close and exciting finish, and which each college coach declared would be a record-breaking contest, turn ed out to be the merest sort of a pro fession land an apology for a ra?e. The water conditions were not favorable for fust time. The Pennsylvania's boat was iitad full of water at the end of the sec ond mile ard she "was fTorced to retire irom the contest. ANOTHER REDUCTION IX COPPLR. New Y'ork, July 2. The latest episode in the war between the sugar rcMains interests and Arbuckle Hros. Is another reduction of half ft cent In the p.-ict of coffee ty the Woolson Spice Company. The war between the companies was begun because the- lArbuckles wtrj pre paring to go Into the sugar refining busi ness. The Woolson Company U con trolled by the sugar refining company's nterests. The reduction brings the vrlcc to ten cents a pouno. it is cxpeci. u that the Arbuckles will make a similar reduction. BEEF 'AND PORK. Kansas City, July 2. Kansas City packers broke all records during the first half of 1S7. This Is the record for the six mouths ending June 30: Hogs killed, lAVo.tsJO. Cattle killed, 412,000. Sheep killed, 470,0(10. These figures Indicate , an Increased slaughter of 3o7,OuO hogs, 43,W) cattle, and ltifi.oOo sheep over the first half of 1S?6. COLLISION IN NEW YORK HARBOR. New Y'ork, July 2. The three-decker barge Andrew Church, carrying over 30 ! persons, ran into the steam yacht Gold en Rod, oft he Hudson Y'acht Club, an chored oft West 12oth street Considerable Oumage was done to the barge. The bow of the yacht was smashed. A P"".ic followed and many received Injuries, but none were serious. NEW WHEAT IN 'FRISCO. San Francisco, July 2. The first con signment of new wheat has arrived from Southern California, and the ships now tied up are preparing tor the coming season. At this time last year the ton nage In port did not exceed 34,000, while ai the present time lSO.ooo will not cover the tonnage that Is lying here waiting charters. NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH Thirty Men Scalded In Boiler Room of the Monitor Puritan. ONE CF THE BOILERS BL RSTED Hooding ttse Koom kits Steam aid Ho'. Water A Miracle ttut Allf rhe Pics Were !(t Kilted. New York, July 2 Thirty men narrow ly escaped death in tiu boiler-room of the tnonltor Puritan. That they were not scalded to death is due to the presence of mind of one of the crew. The Puritan is moored at the foot of the main street of the Brooklyn navy yard, and has been undergoing repair to her boilers. The repairs had been completed and the men were only putting on , the flnlshlng touches at the time of the explosion. Or ders bad been jglven to start the fire un der the boilers and get up steam, to tliet both engines and boilers could be given a thorough test, a the vessel had Ken ordered to sea for target practice. Engineers were In th engine-room giv ing Instructions to firemen. There was suddenly a slight hissing gound of escap ing steam In the room, but the men con tinued to work. Then a sharp report and a flood of hot water and steam from one of the boilers started them to their feet. In an tntsant the room was filled with steam that was so dense the men could hardly see. When the burst of steam came from the boiler August Wilson, the boiler-maker in charge, ordered the men to get out of the rcom. Wilson was the last to get out, and while be was trying to find the entrance to the engine room Chief pngineer Cowle, of the Puritan, who heard the report of the explosion, rushed Into the room. Cowle made sev eral attempts to get to the valves, but was held back by Wilson. When the steam had hearty exhauted the valves were closed, but riot until Cowle had been burned about the head and neck. The In jured (were attended by the ship's sur geon. The cause of the accident was the blowing out of the crown sheet In one of the boilers. It was a miracle, the offi cers say, that none of tne men were killed or greater damage done to the ves sel. As It is, the monitor will have to remain at the yard for some time, so the boilers can be put In trim. A HARD RAP. Kentucky LulHlng ami Loan Association Goes to the Wall. Louisville, Ky.. July 2. Within 72 hours four building and lean associations, whose estimated assets and liabilities foot up over a million and a quarter dollars, have (gone to the wall In this city, finding It impossible to conduct busi ness under the recent decision of the court of appeals In regard to the legal rate ot interest. The Kentucky Building and Loan As sociation went under this morning, with assets and liabilities of $212,0M each, from the same cause. A FATHER ABDUCTS HIS SOX. Oakland, Cal.. July 2. William G. For sythe, otherwise knewn as Dr. De For est, Tests under the charge of havlnss abducted his own child. V.e left here on Thursday last with the child, a boy, which had for over a year been In the possession of Its mother, and all erTorts to find him have so far been unsuccess ful, i His wife, who la suing for a divorce, let him take the child to his mother's house In San Francisco on his promise to return the next day. THE DOCTORS TO MEET. ' ; New Tork, July 2. Several New York physicians are arranging to go to Mos cow to attend the jtwelfth International congress of medicine to be held there from August 10 to 21 Inclusive. Word has been received here that the cxar has de cided that 7,000 free first-class tickets on the Russian railways be placed at the disposal of the members of this congress. The American delegation. It Is expected, will not only be large, but will Include some distinguished special1''". Absolutely Puro Celebrated for Its great leavening strength and healthfulnees. Assure the food against alum and all turn; ot i adulteration common, to tne c.-.:c; (brands. EOTAL EAKING POWDKH i CO- NEW TORK. fMMl