BOHEMIA NUGGET.
COTTAGE GROVE. . . OREGON.
EVENTS OFTHE DAY
A Comprthtnilve Review of (he Important
Happenings of Ike Put Week Presented
In a Condensed Form Which It Moil
- Likely to Prove ol Interest to Our Many
headers.
Drawing of Oklahoma land has be
gun.
Tho Kansns drought is effectually
broken.
Negotiations in Pckin will be closed
in two wcoks.
General Wood has loft Havana for
tho United States.
Shamrock II has sailed from Eng
land for New York.
The battleship .Maine was launched
M Cramp s shipyards.
it is reported in London that Kru
ze'r has asked Choate to end the Door
war.
Teamsters from interior are taking
the places of strikers in San Fran
cisco.
Transport Meade arrived at San
Francisco with soldiers from the
Philippines.
The run of fish on the lower Colum
bia is larger than has been known for
several years.
Formal negotiations for a settle
ment of the great steel strike liavo
been opened.
The Cuban government offers a re
ward of $1,000 for the capture of
Bandid Lima, dead or alive.
The feeling is growing stronger in
England that that government should
not oppose the Nicuroguan canal
treaty.
, The steel trust will carry the strike
into thetcourts.
Tho sugar trust will add $15,000,-
000 to its capital stock.
The Constitution beat Columbia
four minutes in a 28 mile race.
There are rumors in London of
peace negotiations to end the Boer
war.
Dr. Koch says bovine tuberculosis
is not transmissible to the human
system.
A lone highwayman held up the
Cazadero stage near Mendocino, Cal.,
but got nothing.
The teamsters' strike in San Fran
cisco is becoming serious. Both sides
are standing firm.
A lire in a reduction plant near
Florence, Col., destroyed $250,000
worth of property.
Petroleum on board an American
ship at Stockholm, Sweden, exploded,
burning 15 persons and the ship.
Bear Admiral Schley will demand
an investigation of Maclay's charges,
and will sue the author for libel.
An excursion boat on the Saginaw
river sank near Saginaw, Mich., with
30 passengers on board. AH were
saved.
The Boers have given up all hope
of intervention and realize that they
must fight the war out on their own
account.
The Canadian Pacific Bailway is
considering the question of substitut
ing electricity for steam on its heavy
grades.
William II. Hunt, present secre
tary of Porto Rico has been selected to
succeed Charles II. Allen as governor
of that island.
The mine firemen's strike has been
declared off.
The southwest was again scorched
by a hot wave.
The steel trust has made no effort
to start up idle plants.
Tho rivers and harbors committee
lias returned from Alaska.
The international mining congress
has opened at Boise, Idaho.
Whitninrsh has been exonerated of
tho charges brought against him.
San Francisco teamsters have quit
work and tho wholesale) trade is about
tied up.
Colonel Albert Jenks, a well known
artist, dropped dead in Los Angeles of
heart disease, aged 70 years.
A Pittsburg woman started tho fire
with kerosene, and, with her three
cliildron, was burned to death.
Tho mayor of Santa Paulu, Cal.,
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed by a tough character of that place.
Corbin and Chafl'ee have decided on
radical changes in tho army in tho
Philippines. The military forco will
bo reduced to 20,000 or 30,000.
A movement has been started by
tho labor unions of San Francisco to
shut out Japancso, placing them on
tho saino footing with tho Chinese.
At a Chicago race track four horses
became frightened, threw their riders
and bolted from tho track into tho
spectators and several persons were
iSevorely injured.
President Palmer, of the Rio
Grande & Western, has sold his in
' tercets in tho road to the Gould inter
ests for $0,000,000.
Prince Bonaparto's philolgical libra
ry of 15,000 volume's, tho finost in
tho world, has been secured for tho
Newberry library, Chicago,
In soiling its interest in tho Sioux
City & Paoiflo railroad the govern
ment has recovered all the principal
and about $500,000 in addition,
MINING MEN AT WORK.
Congress it Bolie Discusses Reform
Int Laws.
In Mln
Boise,
Idaho, July 25. At yostor
nlng's session of tho Inter-
day morn
national .Mining Congress the com
mittee on credentials r ported and tho
reiHTt wax adopted. Tho remainder
of tho fission was devoted to reading
mid discussion of paper.
The following resolutions, oiiereu
by President Prince, were adopted :
""ltecolvcd, that the magnitude and
importance of the mining industry,
which bus now reached over $1,000,-
000,000 of minimi product, cull for
the establishment of n national de-,
partinent of mining, the chief olllcerj
of winch shall 13 a niomvcr oi mo
president's cabinet.
"Resolved, That the congress of the
I'liilcd States lie rosicctfully request
ed to provide bv law for tho locating
and workinc of minus of tho reserved
mineral!! gold, silver and quicksilver
on Spanish and -Mexican land
grants."
Another rescliition adopted was tlio
followinc:
"Besolvcd, That in the opinion of
tho International Mining Congress,
it is not to tho best interests of min
ing that undeveloped mines or pros
leots be placed on the 'boards' or
lists' of mining exchanges and
offered for sale to theecneral public.
The session yesterday was enlivened
by an animated discussion aroused by
the reading of a paper by Judge
B. Hevburn on "Amendment of the
Mining Law." Tho judge- said, in
speaking of the conflicts arising over
locations because of the uncertainty
of the strike of the vein :
"I propose a solution that all end
lines shall be parallel. When the
first locater goes to tho recorder's
office to file on his claims he should
give notification that ho has discov
ered a new ledge. Then let tho near
est deputy marshal surveyor go to
that vein, determine its exact course
and then compel all locators to make
their end lines parallel with tne nrst
claim." The discussion covered the
entire field of controversy.
The delegates aro practically a unit
on tne proposition to worn lor uie
establishment- of a department of
mines at Washington, with a secre
tary whoshall bea niemberof the pres
ident's cabinet. A committee will
bo appointed to visit Washington dur
ing the coming session of congress
and press tho question. There was a
committee appointed on legislation at
the .Milwaukee session last year.
Their efforts, however, were directed
n the main, to securing changes in
tho present national mining laws,
which were adopted many years ago
and have not been sufficiently amend
ed.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Engineer's
Report Concerning
Needs.
Next Year!
Washington, July 25. The report
of Captain W. C. Langfitt, Corps of
Engineers, United States army, sta
tioned at Portland, Or., on improve
ments of rivers and harbors in Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1001, to
gether with recommendations relative
to future appropriations was made
public yesterday. The following are
the recommendations for future ap
propriations :
Columbia and Lower Willamette
rivers below Portland, $725,000.
Improivng Columbia river between
The Dalles and Celilo, either by con
struction of boat railway or by means
of canals and locks, $214,570.20.
Mouth of Columbia river, $000,000.
Columiba river to Cascades, $150,
000. Columbia river, near Vancouver,
$12,000.
Snake river from Riparia, Wash,,
to Lewiston, Idaho, $28,000.
Mouth of Couquille river, $75,000.
Willametto river, nbovo Portland,
and Yamhill river, $70,000.
Entrance to Coos bay, $142,970.64.
Tillamook bay $27,000.
Siuslaw river, $05,000.
Clatskanio river, $12,588.47.
Lewis liver, Wash., $11,900.
Cowlitz river, Wash., $7,000.
Couquillo river, from Couquillo
City to Myrtle Point, $3,000, .
lxng Tom river, annually, $500.
Coos river, $3,000.
This makes a total of $2,147,598.37
for the rivers and harbors of the tlireo
states.
The report discusses in detail the
work lieing dono now upon each pro
posed improvement, as well as mak
ing recommendations for tho amount
to bo expended in the future. In
each instanco the recommendation is
that the amount bo expended during
tlio fiscal year ending Juno 30, 190.),
the estimates being in all cases mado
for that year.
Floodi In Hungary.
London, July 20. Tho valleys of
tho Danubo and other Austro-JIun-garian
rivers have been flooded by
violent rains, says tho Vienna corres
pondent of tho Daily Express. In
Budapest, 300 dwellings wero ren
dered untenable. Entire villages
have been swept away. Twenty-six
persons wero drowned at Lipolz,
wlioro houses of two stories were sub
merged. Baptist Young People's Union.
Chicago, July 20. The eleventh
annual convention of tho Interna
tional 'Baptist Young Peoplo's Union
began in this oity today. Over
15,000 dblogates and visitors from all
parts of tho United States and Can
rt'da aro expected to bo present at tho
meetings, whioh, will hold fivo days.
Today was spent in informal reunion.
Tho conferonco will uo opened form
ally at tho Coliseurn tomorrow.
NEWS OF THE STATE
ITEM 3 OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of Im
portance A Ilrlef Review of the Growth
and Improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report.
Wallowa county spent $772 for coy
ote sculps last month.
Bromo grass fivo feet high flourishes
on the arid lauds near Illy.
Large quantities of match wood aro
being shipped to Portland from Coos
bay.
Athena has paved its streets and is
now working for an electric lighting
system.
Thonas Sherwood has boon ap
pointed stock inspector for Union
county.
The Salem Flouring Mill Com
pany's new buildings are rapidly n cur
ing completion.
A large hay crop in tho Willametto
valley has mado that staplo cheap.
soiling from $3 to $o per ton.
Piles for Maro Island, Cal., aro be
ing cut on tho Santinm. Tho sticks
are from 42 to 80 feet long and several
thousand will be shipped.
A promising coal prospect has been
found at it ice. lull, Douglas county,
by tho steam shovel crew who aro ex
cavating there. The find will bo
developed.
A number of small hold-ups are re
ported around Athena and Weston.
A stage lino lias been established
across tho mountains from Prinevillo
to Foster.
James Hall, a California pioneer of
1852, died recently at Fairvicw, Was
co county.
Several rich clean ups arc reported
from tho placer mines of Mule Gulch,
Grant county.
Tho Eugene excelsior factory is
running night and day, turning out
12 carloads every month.
Oregon college presidents arc dis
cussing a more thorough regulation
of intercollegiate athletics.
Tho natural ice caves near Elgin,
Union county, aro becoming quite a
summer resort for that.section.
A. W. Sturgis,ot Josephine county,
expects to realize $10,000 from the
annual clean up on his Forest creek
mine.
Timber fires aro raging in tho
mountains in Lake and Klamath
counties, and the valleys arc gutting
blue with smoke.
The prune crop in Benton and Linn
counties will be such a record breaker
that it is feared much of the fruit
must go to wasto for lack of drying
facilities.
The number of children in Lano
county between tho ages of 4 and 20,
according to tho reports of the several
school clerks, is 7,549. Last year tho
number of children was 7,382.
The Oregon rattlesnake seems luck
ing in real venom. Several men
wero bitten recently in various hay
fields in Eastern Oregon, but no
fatalities or serious results are re
corded. Portland Markets.
Wheat Walla Walla, export value,
555Gc per bushel; bluestcm, 57c;
valley, nominal.
Flour best grades, $2.903.40 per
barrel; graham, $2. CO.
Oats White, $1.32J1.35; gray,
$1.301.32 per cental.
Barley Feed, $10.5017; brewing,
$1717.50 per ton.
Millstuffs Bran, $17 per ton; mid
dlings, $21,50; shorts, $20; chop, $10,
Hay Timothy, $12.5014; clover,
$79.50; Oregon wild hay, $67 per
ton.
Butter Fancy creamcry,1719o;
dairy, 1416o; store, ll12o per
pound.
Eggs 17J18c per dozen.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 11
lljo; Young America, 1212c per
pound.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, $3,25
4.00; hens, $4.O05.OO; dressed. 10
11c per pound; springs, $2.504.50
per dozen ; ducks, $3 for old; $2.50
3.50 for young; geese, $4 per
dozen ; turkeys, live, 810c; dressed,
1012Jc per pound.
Mutton Lambs, 3Jc, gross;
dressed, 07o per pound; sheep,
$3.25, gross; dressed, 60Jo per lb.
Hogs Gross, heavy, ?5.750;
iigiu, i.iowo; urcsseu, u,;6(S7o per
pound.
Veal Small, 7 t8Jc; largo, G
TMc per pound.
Beef Gross top steers, $4.O04,25;
cows and heifers, $3.25 3. GO; dressed
beef, 07Jo per pound,
Hops 1214a per pound.
Wool Valley, ll13o; Eastern
Oregon, 812c; mohair, 2021o per
pound.
Potatoes $1.001,25 per sackjnew
potatoes, 1 Jc per pound.
Pasteboard 'armor is likoly to conio
into military fashion. It is, if thick
enough, almost impenetrable to car
bine, bullets, which can pierce, five
inoh wooden planks. Repent experi
ments prove tliis.
Tho record was broken recently in
tho salo of unoccupied lands in Ne
braska, Wyoming and Kansas, Over
50,000 acres wero disposed of, tho
largest amount in any ono week in
the history of tho land department.
IN8URGENT8 8URRENDER.
A Band of 500 Is Iht first to Give Up In
lilsnd of Samar.
Mnnlln, July 29 Gonernl Hughes
entries the news of tlio first stirrendor
of Insurgents In tlio Island of Siuiinr,
500 men, with two field guns, 30 rllles
and 70 baton, giving themselves up to
the United States authorities.
The opinion prevails u.niotig tlio
United States ollicora that It will tuku
years to accomplish the economic plnn
or General Corliln. The civil and frill
catlonal authorities hold thnt a contlu
nance of tlio protection of minor posta
Is necessary, aside from that afforded
by the, cotistabulay. It In generally
expected that tho concentration will
bo maro gradual than Is anticipated In
Washington.
The first meeting of tho I.oglslatlvo
Chamber hold today was lamely at
, tended. Commissioner Wright, speak
! Ing of the charter of Manila, said tho
same reasons that controlled In muk
Ing Washington tho federal city ot
I talncd In Manila, and Washington, ho
declared, was tho best governed city
i in the world, Hoprcsontntlvoa of tho
; Spanish Chamber of Commerce vche
niently opposed tho charter, asserting
that It was inconsistent with the prln
clples of the freeBt cuvcrnment on
i earth to deny the right of suffrage to
tho residents or tho metropolis, while-
granting It to those or other localities
They also declared that tho proposed
system of government for Manila was
far less liboral than that offered by
the United States authorities, who
proposed to make the representatives
of tho district In Manila elective by tho
people.
Kx-Major 8hlolds. of tho Thirty-third
Infantry. U. 8. V., has been appointed
purcnasing ngont, vice Lieutenant Mas
scy, deceased.
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE SHOCK8..
Experienced Over Ure Section of the Nc
vada Desert.
Salt Lake City, July 29. A section
75 miles wide, through the Novadn
Desert from Dccth as far west an Car-
lln experienced a scries of heavy
earthquake shocks about 2:30 this af
ternoon. Tho vibrations generally
were from North to South,
and at ono or two points lasted for
fully five seconds. So far as learned
no serious damage was done though
tho forco of tho shock was great
enough to shake dishes from tho
shelves. Tho extent of tho earth
quako north and south Is not known
At Elko, Nov.. tho shock was unusu
ally severe. Tho high school build
Ing, a now brick edifice, was badly
cracKca uy trio violence or tho vlbra.
tion, and other buildings wero slight,
ly damaged. Tho earthauako was pre.
ceded and followed by rather remark
able meteorological phenomena. For
some tlmo preceding tho shock the air
was perfectly still, whllo tho heat was
extremely oppressive. A few minutes
after tho shock, however, a violent
wind and rain storm, accompanied by
heavy thunder and lightning, burst
over the city, tho rain continuing for
several hours.
At Decth, Nev., goods wero shaken
from tho shelves In the stores. Tho
shock was not felt CO miles north of
Elko.
AFTER AIRSHIP PRIZE.
Paris Inventor Awaiting An Opportunity io
Make Another TrlaL
Paris, July 29. Keen Interest Is still
taken in tho steerablo balloon of tho
Brazilian aeronaut, M. 8antos Dumont,
Each day he visits tho grounds of tho
Aero Club at St. Cloud, where tho
balloon Is kopt filled In readiness to
seize the first opportunity to renow tho
attempt for the Deutach prize, tho sum
of 100,000 francs offered for a dirigible
balloon. The motor Is working satis
factorily and producing a higher speed
than at tho last trial, but wind and rain
have thus far prevented a thorough
teBt. So confident Is he of winning tho
prize that ho offers, with tho accumu
lated Interest thereon, another prlzo
of 4000 francs to tho first .member of
the Aero Club performing tho round
trip from St. Cloud to the Eiffel Tower
prior to October 31.
Much Fruli and Produce Ordered.
Philadelphia, July 29. Large orders
for fruit and produce havo been re
ceived by tho local, dealers from tho
sections of tho Middle West which
have been stricken with drouth. This
demand has been larger durlngthcpast
two weeks, veterans In tbo produco
market say, than over boforo In tho
history of tho business In Philadel
phia. Fireman and Engineer Killed.
MemphlH, Tenn., July 29. Freight
train No. 9 on tho Choctaw, Oklaho
ma & Gulf road, was wrecked near
Palestine, Ark,, this morning early by
running Into an open switch. Tho
engineer and fireman wero killed and
a brakeman injured, It Is behoved tho
switch waB thrown by men Intending
to wreck and rob tho passenger which
was duo thero 30 minutes later.
Garment Workers' Strike Ended.
Now York, July 29, General Secre
tary Whlto, of tho United Garment
Workors of America, announcod today
that tho striko of hiB fellow craftsmen
was officially ended. Tho striko af
fected about 70,000 workers,
Strike Makes Tlnplate Dearer.
Philadelphia, July 20. Tho striko
of Bteelworkers has raised tho prlco
of tlnplato in this city frpm 20 to 30
per cent Before tho striko tlnplato
Bold at 4 per box at the mill, and
4.17 In Philadelphia. Prices today
average f 5 and $5.26.
Mysterious Explosion.
London, July 29. "A curious Inci
dent took placo hero," says a dispatch
to tho Dally Mall from Perth, Western
Australia, "during tho open-air recep
tion to tho Duko and Duchess of Corn
wall. Evory ono was starlted by a
loud roport close, to tho Duke,
who jumped and clutched his
chair, saying, norvouoly: 'Someone
must bo shooting.' The police- aro In
stituting a vigorous search. It seems
that the explosion was puroly accidental
ASKS I'OH INQUIRY
SCHLEY'8 R
UEST 18 GRANTED
8ECRETARY.
DY TH
A Naval Court Wll He Ordered to Invcstlgete
the Admiral's Conduct During the Santi
ago Naval Ciripalgn Sessions ol the
Court Will lie )pen-Sehl:y Will .lie Al.
lowed lo Call Knesset.
Washington, lltily 25. Secretary
Long, in ueonruinco with a request
from Admiral rVJiluy, yesterday ad
vised that olllcorlliut he would order
a court of Inquiry tooxumino into tho
entire matter n Admiral Schley's
course in tho Santiago mtvul cam
paign. Ijitcr, i the secretary an
nounced that, owijig to the extremely
hot weather, thi court would not
meet until SeptimW and that ho
would turn over Ills reception room
to tho court. Tin) secretary said :
"It is too hot haw and I do not be
lieve it would Ikj vry comfortablo for
olllcers to sit in tlaiir heavy, full dross
uniforms during August. I Issued
an order somo tiiao ago dispensing
with tho wearing of full dress uni
forms during u court martial, but this
case will le so iniortant that every
form of olllolal dignity will lo ob
served, even to the guard of marines
ut the door."
"Wili'tho sessions of the court bo
open?" was asked.
"Unquestionably," was tlio em
phatic reply. "I pnqioso to ninko
that fact very plain. It would Ik) a
great nilitake to havo a secret court.
Tio country has the right to know all
that transpires in tho way of tcsti
mony offered. Personally, I should
bo very glad to have a court composed
of a larger iiuinlvr of olllcers, but tho
naval regulations restrict me to tho
selection of three. I hoi to an
nounce the personnel of the court to
morrow and this will civo tho inden
advocate and tho recorder ample time
to prepare a list of witnessed who aro
to Ih summoned. 1 do not Ixdlovo
that tho hossion of tint court will Ikj
prolonged, liccuuso uftor all. a ureal
deal of ' tho talk over tho Santiago
campaign is like tho genii's vuior,
wliicli can lio cundfiiscd in u small
bottle."
"Will Admiral Schley be allowed
to namo witnesses?"
"Admiral Schloy." was tho reply,
will lo afforded every omxirtunitv
for tlio appearance of all Witnesses ho
may desire. Ho is also entitled, un
der tho naval regulations, to Iw repre
sented by counsel."
hile eocretury I.oiik was not asked
whether the court of inquiry would
bo asked to form and submit an opin
ion upon the facts disclosed bv tho
investigation, it is considered quite
probublu that this course will Ixi nur-
sued. Unless tho order convening
tho court expressly requires this opin
ion to Ikj expressed, its rctiort must
ik coniiiKti to stuting tlio facts found.
Although no positivo declaration
has lrcen given on the pcrwonncl of
the court, it is assumed about tho
navy department that Admiral Dcwev
will be president of the court. There
is an impression that the two other
members of tho court will 1m retired
naval olllcers, or at least olllcers who
had no connection with tho Santiaeo
campaign. llie selection of retired
olllcers will havo a double advantage
:soi only will tnoy Ik) Irco from any
preiudico growing out of their active
connection with the department, but
tlicy will liavo no fear of future con
sequences arising from their courso
while members ot the board.
MINES AT NOME PROSPERING.
Nome City Brings News of Urge Clcan-Ups
and Rich Strikes.
Port Townscnd, July 20. Tho
steamer Nomo City arrived last night
from iNome, Mincing 'is passcngcrA,
Tho passengers report niarvclously
noli strikes in tho Fulrliavcn district,
00 miles north of Nomo, and that a
stampede had occurred, Tho Blue
stono district is still frozen, and it
will lo somo weeks beloro miners will
bo ablo to commence sluicing, Tho
Kougarok district is also backward,
and 1,500 men aro in Toller City
waiting for tho scuson to open. There
aro somo lew claims being worked
Sunset Gulch, ucross tho harbor.
prospects well. A striko is reported
on Draso creek, and a Btampcdu is on
Over $500,000 has tn-on sluiced from
winter dumps near Nomo, and tlio
prospects for tho future of that conn
try wero never better than at present,
Cleared of Insurgents.
Manila, July 20. Colonel Zurbano,
with 20 oiliocrs, 518 men, 243 rifles
and 100 bolos, has surrendered to
Lieutenant Hickman, of tho First
cavalry, in Tayabas province Tho
ex-insurgents havd taken tho oath of
allegiance to tho United States, and
tholr surrender clears that district
of tho revolutionary clonient.
Torpeodo-boat Adder Launched.
Now York July 25. Tho United
States torpedo boat Adder was launch.
cd at tho Crescent ship yards, at Kliz-
abethport, si, J,, today, Tho launch
ing was private.
To Relieve Strained Relations,
New York. July 20. A disnntoh tn
tho Herald from St. Petersburg says:
Tho sojourn of Count Oston-Sacken,
tl... n..nl..n nml.n.on.ln. i it.- -
jkiiNmn uiiaoiiiiui iu bliu uur
n court, in tho llussian mmltnl
lln a linntl ni-n1nnnfwt t Tlinrn
authority for saying that this is duo
to Germany's deairo to roliovo tho
" v taav v v" fvvvi vvm OsiU b IV U
empires arising from Russia's strong
disapproval of Germany's polioy in
tho far East.
MAINE LAUNCHED,
New Ilitlle-Shlp Olven to the Waves at
Cramp's Yards.
Philadelphia, July 30. Tim buttle
ship Miilnii, iliwlgned to lin larger,
stronger and faster than her name
sake, whoso HhaKl(mt muss still lies m
I (In, Imrluir nf I liivilllll. has Ikhii inc.
cessfully launched from tho yards .
the Cramp Ship .t Kngiiio Untitling
Company. One of tho largest crowds
that has ever seen a ship leave tho
ways at Cramp's yards was on hand,
and patriotism ran high as tho ship
left her cradle. Kensington where
tho shipyard Is liKiatod, took a lioli
day, and attended the launching
Thousands of kmhoiih from other partH
of tlio city wero on hand, and as tho
yard was thrown ojmn to the public,
every vantage point in tho conllne
of tho place swarmed with humanity.
Tho weather was bountiful.
The statu of Maine was ollicially
represented by Governor Illll and
moiiilKrs of his staff. From Wash
ington catno a large number of naval
olllcers and others.
Tho Maine is 50 ter cent Mulshed.
Her keel was laid in April, 18!(. and
tho ship will Ikj ready for transfer to
tho government in lti month or two
years' time,
THIS 18 MACALAY
Who Started the Latest Rumpus About Rear
Admiral Schley.
IIIHTOIUAN KIMi.Ut HTANTON MAII.AY
Edgar Stanton Miiclay, the third
volume of whoso "History of tint
American Navy" charnotorire Hoar
Admiral Schley as a MIchwIkt admi
ral and a coward in connection with
tlio btittlo of Santiago, is u nun (if
Itev ItoU'rt Muoluy, who was tho
pioneer Methodist missionary in tho
far East. Ho was bom in Fooehow,
China, 3H years ago, and was grad
uated from Hywcusu university in
1885. For tho next 10 years he wan
connected with tho rcportorial and
editorial staffs of the New York Time
mid Sun. In 1800 hu wns appointed
lighthouse keriK'r ut Old Field Point,
Hntauket, N, v., mid during the past
five years ho devoted much of liii timo
to historical work. Ho is now con
nected witli tho Ilrooklyn navy yard,
a portion to which ho was appointed
recently by Secretary Long.
DURNED TO DEATH.
Two Men Who Made Effort to Rescue People
From Burning Building.
Louisville, Ky., July 30. In n llro
which destroyed tho property of tho
Bagley-0 nihil in Photographic Supply
Co., two men, one a iKillccman, uoro
burned to death in an effort to rcscuo
women and children who occupied
rooms above the store. Shortly l
foro midnight a terrific explosion
uwukonod.ovorylKMly in tho uoiglilior
hood, and among the 11 rut to reach
tho front of tho building on Jefferson
street was Max llelovitch, n cigar
maker living aoross the street. Hard
ly hud the first explosion died away
before he hud dashed up tho stairs in
answer to a woman's screams. About
tho timo hu reached tho second lloor
ho must l.avo fallen, for when picked
up only a few inintcs afterward hid
right sido was burned to a crisp. Po
lice Officer James Purdun wns found
on tho third lloor, suffocated, anil
seven firemen woro taken from tlio
ruins. Some of them will probably
die.
It is retwrted that several "persons
who lived in tho building lest their
lives, but tllis cannot bo perilled.
Several aro missing ami may bo in
tho ruliiH. Tho lire spread with suoli
rapidity that even tho llro lighters
wero nau-pulsMcd. When the (lift
crush can hi there was nothing lint,
smoko, hut in a moment hitur
placo was a veritable, furniico from
floor to roof. Tho loss !h about ffio,
000, Pour Deaths at Chicago.
Chicago, July 30. Nitietv-livo de
grees marked tho ollloial maximum
tonipcruturo in Cliicugo today, tvhllo
tho humidity registered 18 tier cunt.
which Intensified tho sutVerlni.
Similar conditions aro expected to
provail tomorrow, according to tho
prediction! of tho wnntlmr i.h,.,,,.,,
Four porsons died as a result of tho
heat, and an equal nuinhor woro pioi
trated. Thermometers nn Hw, .....
showed 08 to 102 in tho shade and
irom iuo to ivi in tho sun,
Train Jumped (he Track.
Dayton, O.. July 30 A frnivnl
train, used by tho Chase, Construction
company, which is sunorlntKiwH...,
tho construction of tlio
between this city and Troy for tho
Dayton & Northern Traction Co.,
jumped tho track today eight miles
north of this oity whilo going down
a steop grado, resultimr In turn
and serious injury to four persons.