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Bohemia Nugget HOWAllll III1NKY, rntillativrt.. COTTAGE GROVE ...OREGON. EVENTS OF THE DAY A Comprthtnilve Review-of th Important ' Happenings of the Past Week, Preaenied In i Condenud Form, Which li Most ; Likely to Interest Our Many Ruder. "Demonstrations continue In Franco against ttio closing ol Catholic schools. Autotnobllo ilovotoes in Knglsnd And themswlve liadly handicapped by strln- -as- . m.. Kcni rpet!u iunr. " rcpnralfrhis for (lie coronation nro In lull swing, but tnoio is a nouccauio lack 01 nitthiiiiaein, MK fluht wlth'.orMtlilcvcs in Ofcla lioma resulted in thn wounding and capture ol povcral of tho gang. Ohnlnrn In Kuvnt Is snreadlnt. rapid ly. .Many of tho victims aro attacked .In tho Btroots anil dlo in a low minutes. A passenger nnd freight train collid ed In the yards at Uheyenne, vsyoming, resulting In tho Injury of half a down passeggora. Tlio president has approved tho find lugs of tho court martial in tho caso of Major Glenn, but disapproves the ac tion In thoCook rao. Tlireo soldiors wero seriously Injured "ntFWl Douglas, Utah, by tho horses attached to n can which they wore . handling running away. Ten fishermen-lost their lives In a galo on Fra?ejr river, B. C. " OholcraJJhas broken out afresh in MaHtln, n number of new caws being reported . , James Jeffries knocked out Hob Fitx . slnimons In tho eighth round in a fight . at fan Francisco. ghic'agp messengers wont on strike for'moo'p'av Telegram's arc being de livered through the? mail. Ahr'ila-Ohappelle a town in Ger many, wllldieroatter celebrate Ameri can independence' day by hoisting tho American flag. There is much anxiety among British cabinet officials over the king's con dition. Many believe he will not be able to stanil the coronation. - Acting Secretary Ityan has ordered a temporary withdrawal of tho tract in Eastern Oregon recommended by com missioner Hermann and Superintendent Orm'sb Two hundred persons .were drowned by the capsizing of a steamer on West river, China. There Is not a great deal of interest being taken in tho coming coronation of King Edward. Tlio bodies of tho Cebu, Philippine teachers have been found, thus ion firm ing the fears that they bad been mas eacred. Extensive preparations nro being made for the joint navy and army ma neuvers at the entrance to Long .Island Bound. The secretary of the interior has ro reived camples 0 an alleged core for leprosy, which will be fowarded to Honolulu for a test. Tracy has again disappeared and, as a result, reports are being sent to the pflkcri) from various places as to his wfTereabouU. Ono report has him at Salem. From Fobruary 4, 1899, to April 30, 1002, there wore 2,156 engagements, of mora or leea feriouMiees, between American troops and the enemy in the Philippines. Tho United Stales cruiser Albany has sailed for Stockholm, Sweden. Serious religious riots aro reported in several French cities. More trouble Is expected. Colonel Thomas Ward, chief of staff to General Miles, has been appointed brigadier general. 'i Cardinal Ledochoweki, prefect of tho congregation of the propaganda of tho Roman church, is dead. Tho treasury department will, in a few days, call for bids for the improve ment of tho Portland postoflico building. Otders have been received at the New York novy yard to proceed tat once with the, building of tho battleship Connec ticut? ' 1 a . Tie general managers of tho railroads entering Chicago nro considering vari ous moans of preventing strikos in tho fUthrff. " An Ohio doctor is under sentence of death in Nicaragua. Tho state depart ment lias taken active steps to secure his releato. Secrotary Root has gone to Europe lor a short vacation. Fifty-six porsons were drowned in a ferry boat accident in Russia. The complete unofficial abstract gives Chamberlain 270 plurality for governor of Oregon. - Capt. M. I. Smith, the first man who stretched wires across tho state of Wis . conslu, is. still living In Topeka, Kan. Chicago chemists have invented a procoss for making wall paper stronger that promises to revolutionize the in duetry, Tho largest stockholder 'n the United States Steel Company, "Mr. Cutler," is John D. Rockefeller, not Andrew Carnegler his dividond is (1,000,000 annually. . Westminster cathedral, London, the now centorof tho Catholic church in England, has boon dedicated. It has hcqn building six years. Gov. Smith, of Maryland has ap pointed n commission of thro to pur chare a bust of Roar Admiral WJnileld Soott Schley to be placed in tlio new statu capital at Annapolis. Throo Clovoland tradesmen announce ths Invention of a process to produce gas of chemically treated air, tho pro obm being so cheap and simple that production of light and heat may bo revolutionised, RELIEF FOR 8TRIKERS. Extensive PUni Under Consideration by Mine. I workers Officer. Wilkosbario, Fa.,July 21). President Mitchell was kept busy receiving oom mlttcos at strlko headquarters today A committco from tho stationary lire- 111011 spent somo timo with him. It is understood that tholndlanapolisconveiv tion mado no provision for tho firemen, but it is understood thoy will receive . the samo provisions as tho minors. A j committee (rom.Nantlcoko oxplalned to President Mltclioll that men with largo families should reroivo tho first .con sideration, and that tho relief given them should be larger than that given to men with small families. Prosidont Mitchell tonight had a con' ferenco with District President Nichols nud Fahoy and National Hoard menv bor John Fallon. It is understood tho matter under discussion was tho varl OUS relief plans which tho local asoenv biles of mlnuworkors hnvo proposed for tho distribution of provisions to tho striker?. It is expected that thoexcen tivo board, which is composed of Protl dent Mltclioll and the district presh ilonts, will make somo kind of recom mendatlon which tho local boards will carry out In tho work of giving relief. Mr. Mitchell wan asked whether it was true that tho United Mlnonorkcra had employed counsel for tho purpose of impeaching Judge Jackson, of West Virginia. He replied that ho had heard nothing of such a move. RAIN STORMS IN TEXAS. Deluge la Central Part of State Continues Immeast Property Losses. Dallas, Tex., July 29. The deluge of rain which has been pouring over Central Texas for several days !has not abated. In addition to three lives lost at Stovensonville, there has boon much property damaged. Within four hours at Cameron yesterday 15 inches of rain fell. A thousand feet of the' Santa Fe tracks was carried away and a portion ot tlio Arkansas Pass road destroyed. Little river rose 20 feet in eight hours and is now bank full, but slowly reced ing. Tlio streets 01 Cameron aro badly damaged, and farms in tho bottom lands are being flooded. At Galesvillo 10 inches of rain fell. Two Texas A Pacific passenger train were tied up at Weatherford all day yesterday. Dig Springs is probably tlio greatest suflerer from the Hood. from a property standpoint, as the water is over tho town from four to 22 feet deep. The track for 10 miles west of Big Springs lias been washed out and the bridges are gone. Fifty pas sengers aro watorbound here, and no attempt will be made to run trains The damage nntil the water recedos. will be enormous. At Waco, the Brazos was still rising at midnight, and is within one foot of the danger line. It is still raining there. LAND SALE ABANDONED. Congress Fixed Too tilth a Price on Tracts Near Pocatcllo, Idaho. . Washington, July 29. Assistant Land Commissioner Richards has not I fied the interior department that the auctioning cf lands within the five-mile limit of Pocatello, on the Fort Hall reservation. Idaho, has been aban doned. During the seven days that sales were conducted, only 09 tracts were disposed of, from which the gov eminent realized HZ, 437. Bids were made for fcur additional tracts, but were subsequently withdrawn. With these exceptions, no purchasers ap peared to take np the hulk of the land, which was considered not worth the minimum price of f 10 an acre fixed by law. These surplus lands must now remain idle and unoccupied nntil con gress repeals the $10 limiting pro vision. Tho fact that the sales were so few is conclusive evidence to the depart ment that the contention, of tho Idaho senators that no minerals exist on these lands was correct, and that the state ment was circulated with a fraudulent intent. Commissioner Richards has started for Washington. DA8H FOR LIBERTY. A Urge Body of Striken Under Arrest, but Many Made Their Eicapc. Tamaqua, Pa., July 29. This even ing about 50 strikers captured William Eagan, a Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company brakeman, and made an at tempt to march him out of the region hen they reached a point near Muuch Uhunk they wero met by about 20 den utios armed with Winchester rifles. At the point of their guns the officers marched tho men to a train which was in waiting, and took them to Lanford. When they arrived thero a largo crowd 01 strikers gathered about the train und made a demonstration. The deputies surrounded tlio prisoners, and, keeping the crowd back by leveling their cuns at them, took up tho march to the jail. About 8 o'clock tho deputies made an effort to tako tho prisoners to tho offlco ot a justice of tho peace. When they reached the principal part of the town the crowd pressed in and the prisoners made a dash for liberty, all but 17 of mem making tneir escape. At present the town is in a state ot turmoil, and serious rioting is learod. Wreck Near Omaha. Omaha, July, 28. Passenger train No. 6, west bound on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, was wrecked three miles west of South Omaha at 2 o'clock this afternoon, tho fireman being killed, tho engineer perhaps fatally hurt, and two express messengers uauij uruieuu, .mo iireman was crushed to death beneath tho onglne. 1110 accident was caused by spreading rails. China at St Louii Fair. Pekln, July 20. The emperor an nounces that he has decided to tend an imperial commission to represent China uv mo ot. ixiuib exposition, instead of placing China's Interests in the hands of the minlstor to tho United States. The United States minister hero, Mr. Conger, has tecurod an audienca with the emperor for John Barrett, the com- mlssloner genora of tho exposition for Asia and Australia, when tho announce, A -In .1 .111 A 11,1,. I la Whan , I went will bo formally made, NEWS OF THE STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS OF OREGON. Commercial and financial Happenings ol lm- portance A Drlel Review of ths Growth and Improvement! of the Many Industrie Throughout Our 1 driving Commonwealth latcit Market Report. A project Is mi foot to put in a first class waterworks at Dallas. Marlon and Umatilla counties rvpfltt a dccreaiq In tlio school population J. A. Beattle, president of tho state normal school at Wilton, lias resigned to nctvpt a position in thn K1i.1t, Bnton county farmers aro now cut ting tholr fall town grain. Both the fall and spring sown wheat will yield wen. Tho stnto fair this vear promises to 00 one 01 tlio most successful over held Many special features have been se cured. Tho French bark Asie. which cap sized at Portland last January, has Been completely repaired and has sailed ironi that port with a full cargo. Tho annual report of tho public schools of Yamhill county shown total school population of -1,775, 11s compared with 4,S2tf 11 vear ago. Tho avorago attendance also fell off. Portland Elks aro working hard for tlio carnival to bo held this fa I. Re duced rates over all transportation lines haw beou secured and everyone in tho" Northwest will bo able to attend. Tho Western Union Telegraph com pany has mado arrangements to place a largo clock on ono of tho principal streets of Oregon City. The clock will bo connected by wire with tho ono nt Licit oborvatory, and will liavo a. dial 30 Inches in diameter. ' A salt war is on at Portland. Whole sale) men, in ordor to fight tho trust, now havo tour rescels pu routo loaded with salt, and ono is discharging her cargo in ttiat port. Tho ofTect Is nl- ready noticeable, $14 per ton having oeen sliced olt tho price within 30 days. Tho Pacific Coast Lumber Company. 01 Aiuany, nas oeen incorporated with 4u,uuu capital stock. During tlris warm weather about COO patients of tho rtate insano asylum en joy a picnic twice a week. Several attempts have been mado the , past week to burn Fort Stevens, but in each instance the flames were discov ered in time to prevent serious destruc tion. Placer mining on the Snake river is proving very profitablo in some place this season. The clean-up from one bar for the season is estimated at f 10,- uuu. A representative from a Nebraska firm baa purchased 1,000 head of extra tine horses in Crook county and will ship them East during Augutt and Sep tember. iionsiueranio uuiicuity is being ex. perienced in seenring labor to pull flax in 1 lip Holds around talem. Tim work is exceeding tiresome and hot and the pay email. A big ledge ot nickel, gold and Conner nas oeen iounu in Josephine coon I v. The new vein is one of the largest oodles 01 ore ever uncovered in South' orn Oregon. PORTLAND MARKETS." Wheat Walla Walla-, 03c for new crop; 6101c for old; valley, 06c; oiuestem, uouoc. Barley 117.75 for old, 16.60 for new crop. tiour licet grades. 13.0503.60 per Barrel ; grauam, s.Ud3.2U. Millstuffa Bran, $1516 per ton; middlings. 21.50; shorts, 18; chop, f!6. Oats No.l white. .1601.2O:grav. Hay Timothy, $12(316: clover. f7.5010; Oregon wild hay, I56 per ton. Potatoos Best Burbanka. 75385c percental; ordinary, 50c per cental, growers prices; sweets, I2.252.50 per cental; new potatoes, lc. Butter Creamery, 2021c: dalrv luismc; store, 101310c. Eggs 2022c for Oregon. Cheese Full cream, twins. 124 &13c;YoungAmerica, 13KQ14Kc: fao J tory prices, 1 lc less. Poultry Chickens, mixed. 13.60(2 4.60; hens, M.00a6.60 per dozen. HQllMc per pound; springs, HQ HKc per pound, $2.6084.50 per doz en; ducks, J-'. 00(23. 00 per dozen:. tnr. keys, live, 1314c, dressed, 1618c per pouna; geese, 1 -i.uutgo.uu per dozen Mutton Gross. 2K33c per nonnd; aressea, oc per pouna. j 1 - , Hogs Gross, 0Jc; dressed, 77Kc per pound Veal 78c per pound Beef Gross, cows. 33c: steers. 3)lc; dressed, 78c per pound Hops 1617c; tew 'crop 1718c. Wool Val!oy,12&aiB -.Eastern Ore gon, bt&nxc: moliaii, 2626c pound, . 1 The body of Jesse James is to bo sr. burned at St. Joteph, Mo., and buried in the larally lot at Kearney. The Burlington & Northwestern mil. road, 105 milos long, will be shifted from narrow to standard irauL-o In inn nours. uno rail is to bo moved. J'.x.l'resident Grovcr Cleveland is apour 10 publish a book on ethics of intorvlow fishing. Uo declared in an that 13 thing la the best means he knows ol to preservo health. Workmen aro busy repairing th lower story of the white house. Canada, arousod by tho Moriran steamship combine, plans a now na- tio'nal trans-Atlantic lino Jidmond Bruwaort, French consul Senol at Now York, is to bo minister to Cuba. Ills probable successor In Ilonri Merou, at preient French consul general at Chicago, Gen. Lloyd Wheaton lias arrived from the Philippines and tells of the thousands of lives saved bv Improved sanitary precautions as tho result oil t. .. ..- ' II American occupation of the islands. DISORDERS AT PARIS. I More Rlotlnt, follow! Atttmpl to Cloittht Uiurch school! many Arreili. rails, July i'ti. imtut banco tm tinuo ns 11 sequel to yesterday's clerical outbreaks us protests ngalntd tho gov ornment's onfrceiiient of tho law against unauthorized congregntioni. It now appears that 300 arrcits nere made mid nuiiioroi'a prosecutions nro pending although tho majority ot thu ptlsouera wero released. rresh meetings to protest In fuvoi of the religious enters ar oxpocted to bo held, while tho Had leal and Socialist papers aro urging tho Republicans to meet at tho Pauthoon na a counter demonstration. A serious dlsturhanco occurred nt 10:30 o'clock this evening from the turraco nt tho Cafe do Museo do Clunlc The pollen cleared tho cafe. So.eial persons wore Injured and 25 arrests wero mado. Soma disorderly mcotingi ot Catholics wero held during the course ot tho owning, resulting in scullion und the making of arrests. Tho agitation recalls to somo extent the scones enacted when M. I'crrl, then premtor, expolled tho Jesuits, in 1880 Demonstrations In favor of tho nuns and of the touching friars nro taking place in hiris and many places, in the provinces where; the prefects prorouted uiumsoivea at tho schools and ordered that thu Institutions bo clotod. Up to ine present, however, no serious Incl dent has been recorded. ihu Nationalists have lolned tho Clericals in engineering tlio agitation and their leaders nro in tho forefront of tho offervescenco in Paris. Much sympathy has been worked up on Ik' nan 01 tuo nuns, and their schools Inn been made imrticuhtr objects of dnmon strations, Tho Clericals culled tioii their sympathiiers to meet outsldo of tho school conducted by tho Sisters of t. lucent do Paul, in the northeast iiuurler of larii, which was closed and a great croud gathered there, com polling a largo body of mounted muni cipal guards and police to form a cordon in tho streets loading to tho school. A few trilling collisions oceuired between the I lericiilsnnd counter demonstrators who replied to the Clerical cries of Ixmg live tho good Sisters" and ."Vivo la llbeite," with "Down with the priests" and "Long live the rupubll nationalist mcmer of tho chamber of deputies as arrested whllo trying to iorce nig way through the police cor unn, out was subsequently released tntl-ClerIcal meetiiiKS In tho Ijitln quarter this evening led to some offer vesevneo, but no notenorthy disorder Troublo of a similar nature occurred at several other points. Against these incidents, however, must bo set off the addresses in support 01 ine government voted by many mu niuipai councils. vtiiuo much sym pathy is foil with tho Sisters personal ly, Premier Combes undoubtedly feols that he is supported by the mass of lira people, and fs not likely to recede from the position ho has taken. MEXICAN TRAIN HELD UP. irlng American Robbcri Male a Blj Maul Eicapcd In the Darkneii. El Paso, Tex., July 23 A daring holdup took place on the Moxican Ceil' tral about 12:30 oclock yesterday morn ing, just after the train left Bernijillo. At Bernijillo three, Americans boarded the train, two secreting themselves on the blind baggage and the other enter ing the third class ctMcli. As soon as tho train pulled out the two riding on the blind baggage entered tho express car, and, covering the messenger with tholr guns, ordered him to throw up his hands. Thw express mossencor offered 110 resistance. The robber then went leisurely througli tho rate, securing (50,000 in currency, con- signed to the Banco MInero, nt Chi huahua. Thoy aUo took what other money packages were in tho safo. and stood quietly by until the train stopped. making a Iiasty exit, and diopplng oft 1110 train as it nag slowing down Alter alighting they disappeared in the darkness. About the timo tho robbeis entered tho exprom car tho conductor of the train became engaged in an altercation with a passenger who refuted to nav nas lare. finally tho conductor had the train stopped and the pas enger ejected. The robbers alighted at tho mime timo. It is now bellrved tho troublesome iiassonger was a partner ot the robbers, and hie action a ruse to secure the stopping of the train, Union Pacific MachlnUli Strlk Omaha, July 20. The Union Pacific Railroad today brought in 38 new men to tako places in Omaha shaps, but the strlko leaders say 21 of thorn desarted without goiny to- work. Tho railroad oflkfnls saV this 'was not unoxnoctod. and that the greater part of those who did not go to work wore men who ero found Incompetent and released, Mr. McKeon, superintendent of motive power, said today that piecework would noon bo introducod into other parts of tlio shops 01 the system, and that It will soon be used exclusively, . 1 Propoied Redudlon In Pay, Llwood, Ind.. July 20. Renewed efforts wero mado hero today to hayo tho Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel workers accept tho 26 per cent reduction in wages In ordor that the American Tlnnlafo company mav secure nn oruor 01 j.ouu.UUU boxos o tin from tlio hiandnrd O l company. Tho meeting lusted for four hours, arid de spite the fact that I'reeidont Shaffer ad vised the men to accopt tho reduction, they refused to do so. Troops, and StrlHen Claih. London, July 20, Thu Vienna corre spondent of tho Dally Exproiw roports that tho agrarian strlko in tho province of (iallcia rosultcd today in n conflict between troops und strlkois at Czort- kow, in which it is reported 23 persons were killed and 40 wounded. Uunchlaj of the Dei Moines. Boston. July. 20, The cruiser Dos AfnlnfUl U'litfdi la linln.. In, III nl ll.n yard ot tho Foru IUvor Ship and Engine company, win be launched Haturduy, . beptombor 20. CLOSED BY L0U.BET ISSUES ORDERS AGAINST MORE, CATHOLIC 8CHOOL8, execution ol Ihe Order Keiutli In rithhng Clerical RI0I1 al Anjleri Seven Clash Between Radicals and Catholic Students, In Which Many Persons Were Injurtil Twelve Arrests Midi. L Paris, July A cabinet council at the Elysco pulnco has ciiiihIihhI tho quest tans brought Up by tho applica tion ot tho law of asKoelutlons, Presi dent limpet signed n deereo submitted by tho prouder, M. Combes, ordering the forcible closure of several congrega tional schools. Decrees of cloning sim ilar schools in other departments will bo signed as soon as the prefects' ro ports aro received. A great clerical demonstration was mndo In front of tho town hull at An- Kicr,-capital qi mo department 01 .Maine ot l.olro, tonight, und was con tinned until midnight. Tl'10 municipal council was in session nt tho timo of thu discussion. There wan much fight ing between students ot thu Catholic college nud tho Radicals, In which sev eral persons wero injured. Twelve ur resti wero mndo. Tho Journal Official publishes a de cree signed by President I.ouhct desig nating 12 congregatlonalist schools In Paris and II in tho deiiartmeiit of tho t-elne, which it orders to bo closed lm mediately, as they havo been opened since the passage ol the law of iismi' ciations without authorisation. As 11 matter of fact, most of tlio schools des ignntcd have boon closed already, and the sisters in chargu of them Imvu re turned to their convents. FAST TRAIN WRECKED. Seven Persons Killed and rilleen Injured In an Ohio Wreck. Dayton, O.. July 2S. Tlio Panhandles limited train from .St. Louis east lKitind for Now lork wan wrecked to night at Trohln'a station, a way station a short distance) from Xenia. ltiiglncor Clark, of Xenln, was Imprisoned under his onglno and burned to a crisp. Ills lii email was terribly mutilated, his head being crushed, his right arm broken and both legs cut tiff. Seven pawengera uro know 11 to luivo been kiihtd and ut least 15 injured. Train No. 2 was Hying eastward when tho engine struck a loaded coal air, which in thu durknesei had escaped from the sluing in Aenla and run down grade to tho danger point. The engine struck it going at tun speed, and was turned over with Kngiueor Clark under neath. The postul cur, a combination car and day coach, lni'llcd by tho heavy sleepers behind, piled over thu cnglno. Two Pullmans followed and were laid acrOMi the track at right angles. A gas tank Under ono of the cars ex plodetl, letting Uro to the wreck, ami tho tetal car, the i caches and tho wo sleepers were destroyed. Cries for help could bu heard coming from one of the Pullmans, and the hclpleax onlookers weru compelled to suo two womn and ono man burned to death lieforu their eyes, unable to lend any id on account of tho HorcCneiM of the lame. At that point the Cincinnati, Hamil ton k Dayton and Panhandle railroads crnsM 011 the spot, and both tracks were torn up for 60 yards, blocking traffic. RAVAGES OF CHOLERA. Disease Appears In Every Qvartcr of Cairo, in Most Cases ratal. London, July 28. In a dispatch from Cairo, Kgypt, the correspondent there of the Dully Telegraph sayH that tho utmost consternation prevails, ow- I.... ... ..1 K..1 J l , 111K .lie) lerriiyiiiK preixrerii ui euioieme. II hope of localizing ihe diee'UBC eavn tho correspondent, has Won abandoned, and there Is no doubt that Kgypt will avo to rneut a devastating epidemic. Tho d lucaso appeared last week in prac tically every quarter ot Cairo, 42 new ciues being recorded in one day, Sev eral natives fell dead at their work. Temporary hospitals aro lieing erected. The British regiments at Cairo will leave to camp in tho elesortat the earli est moment. Slightly better roports, according to1 tho Telegraph's col respondent, hare been received from Upper Kgypt. Tlio lotal number of cases ot cholera ut Cairo and Aoucha, near Assloot, July 10, is 307, ol which 227 proved la ta I Plunged from i Trestle McConnellsville, ,, July 28, Tho worst railroad wreck In thu history of this valley occurred today at Potida, two miles below here, on the Ohio h Littlo Kanawha. Tho rear coach jumped tlio track on a trestle und fell 10 Icot, turning completely over. Tho train was going 30 miles an hour, and the. coach was completely, wrecked. Of tho 30 paseongers, two wore killed and Ino injured, three of whom will dlo China will Abolish the Uklm Shanghai, July 28. Tho viceroy of Wu Chang has received tho Chinese govern mept' a sanction for tho plan of bheng, one ol the Chinese tanlf com issinners, which was approved by thu viceroys, for tho entire abolition of tho I Ik I n throughout tho omplro, thus so curing froo transit of all merchandise, natlvn and forolgn. Bheiig'a sclieme tuovldcs for increased' import duties, and according to icino reports uleo for increabud export duties. Coal Shortage at New York. NewYork, July 28. With shipments of nnthraclto coal from thn mining regions showing a shortage of 11, 129,- 200 tons In throo months, as compared with last year, and no sign of n cottjo ment ot tho strlko in sight, thu local market is beginning to tako on tho aspect of a cornered grain market. Dcalors are) no longer iiblo to .supply the immediate needs of customers, and ns for Now York's winter supply, thoy say that the resumption of work at the mines at opco would not enablo , -.. . .. tho operutors to meet the demands. CREST OF THE FLOOD. Illjth Walir Meik on the Mississippi It Nw Reached al Qulncy. Keokuk, ln July 21. Tho crest of tho Mississippi river Hood Is nmv at qulncy, and by morning will bo still further south. The river reached thn maximum at qulncy at iukiii today, nnd has Ikhiii stationary thorn since. A stationary gauge Is expected at Hanni bal tomorrow morning. Thu Lima hiku levee, extending north from Meyer, III., 20 miles north ot qulncy, developed danger today, and a largu force ot men wero employed to tatrul It 1 and earth tool wero scattered along Its length. Tho I.l.na lako and Ihu I II. llunler luvt'osdiwtroyiMl com valued at several itilllhuin of dollars. Unees on tho Illinois side ol the river, Ivlow qulncy, nro slniidlug and saved most of tho country there. Tho Mississippi rhtir fell several Inches hero during tho Inst 21 hours, and thero urn no sign In town rivers of any inoro Hood hi prouchlng. A ginduul fall for tw weeks will end the Hood In tho vast 1! ..I. ..f I...... 1......I.....I .. i,lrllll,tll . ui,,ii,dv nnlless and with no chain o ol 1111 Income (hi yivir. Kneli community seems to bo taking euro of Its own refugees. Tho hi mo conditions ohtnlii along the 76 milt of tho Mississippi river on tho Missouri sido nnd 100 mile ol tho Den Moines liver lowlands. The Kipu Inllou ot tho village ot 8t. 1'runclnvlllo Mo., has been nearly doubled by the refugees of tlio Hood dlntrlct, who lost absolutely everything. Tho Illinois river at IVorln reached 21 feet nheivo low water Inst night, and nt 10 o'clock this morning the dikes on vtlilrli (lie tracks ot the IVorla l'okln Terminal lailway am built gav way. 0ur ,U00 feit of track Is gono and tho water Is miuriug thiougli the crevasse, lloding hundreds ot acres of grain. BROKE THROUGH THE CORDON Ladronc Chiefs and Mas) of The Ir followers Escaped to the Mountains. Manila, July 21. Montallon and Fotlturdo, tho ladroue chiefs, have broken through the constabulary ceir 11011 in v nviio province ami nnvo c' eaivl to thn mountain". Tho corelnp cuceimpaMod Ihe leaders and many of their followers. The latter, when trapod, made a sucoesiou of bleaks to eseaK!. The iiuisiahulary withstood tho first attacks, killing 14 and eaptur Ing 16 men. Tho ladronc finally inioMMil under corcr 01 tint elarkn and fnr-iHl their way through 11 we-uk sM)t In tlio cordon, iniir Ihiwimps, killing one and wniiiiiling eum nt the iNinstabiilary. The latter c-upltired thu papers anil ellecti ei the liMiiIers nnd destroyed quuiititiew ot supplies. An tixtunsive drive, with tho oh ect 01 exploring the ladrmiK chiefs Men tallon and l eliaardo and 50 of thel followers was orgnulnd In Cavlle' province. Twelve hundred ixuistabu Inry, eummandiil by Captain Itakor formeel a ceimpluto angle shaped cordon i-overlng 00 squaro milui. Patrol launches gnurili-1 thu rivers, and It was oxtwcird to i-Iomi the eurdon ves terday. The uiitiro male imputation of 1110 towns nnd farms wero to In In cludeil in Hits e-omviilratlfiii iiiotuuient H hen e-ouip hdei. t in ndronns wen) to hvo Ik-oii nrresttxl nnd tho others wcref to have beeii releN-d. OUR SHIPS KEPT BUSY. Uy Activity of Kebels on Shores of Ihe Car. rlbbean Sea. Washington, July 24. Unusual In snrgent activity In the Wet Indies and on tun snnriw oi inn unrilibcan sea are taxing tho resource of the navydeiiarl ment in thu mailer of ships to look alter American intertill. A cablegram received at thu statu department from Minister lioweii nt Uuracas slutiw that thu Marietta Is proceeding to nscertalu the facts eonncctcd with the alleged hlockada by the Venuauelan govern ment at its own port of Cnriipano. An attack nn Puerto Cabulln. .which I about 70 miles west of thu capital. I expected by the government and the president may go there from llarrelona instead ot to Caracas ns he or glnallv inteniieii. iho tlireo United Ktates warniupit on ino Venezuelan coast nro kept moving with celerity to put In an appearance at tlio port where disturb auccN nro threatened. Meanwhile n cry comes for a shin at iiayti in inu shape oi a cablvgram from .vi inisler l.lvliigstonu ut Cntio Huvt en who reports that troops and llaytlen warships are approaching to attack and bombard tho capo. There Is a good ileal of apprehension among the for eigners for their safety. f Peary Relief Pxpedlllon. ' Now York, July 21. Provlsonod for noyoral monlliB and all equipped to wjllmtand tho rigors of tho Polar seas, the Peary rellof ship Windward will start today for tho far north, says Sydney, O. II., dlBpatch to the Tribune. Aboard aro Mrs. Peary and littlo elaugli tor Mario. Tho wlfu of thu explorer Is comment oi muling her husband at tape Sablna and that his return to civ lllzatlon will bo signalized by tho news that he has discovered tho long sought' for polo, German Situation Improves',' llerlin, July 24. Tho Cologno da- nettq today concludes u pugo survey of the business situation by saying that pioductlou and consumption aro coming nearer to balancing each othor. that ox. ports uro siowiy increasing, tlmt trade is showing a hopeful expansion, that rutos for money uro easy, and that tho symptoms indicate a return to normal times. Tho Journal, howavor. warns synuicatcs ugainst raising prices. Victims of Elbe Disaster. Hamburg, July 24, Tho Primus has been partially raised and brought nearer shoro, Thu total number of missing is now placed at 104, Stxtv- one bodios havo now been recovered, Iii'liilry into the rlrcumstancos of the disaster shows that there Is a groat lack of life-saving appliances on thn Kite excursion stumors. Tho Primus Is known to have had on board only six Ilfobolls and a slnglo boat. The steamer Dolphin, which enmo up later with lOO passengers, also had only one boat, capablo ot carrying seven persons, TIMBER AND WATKR SUPPLY OF OREGON WILL UE PROTECTED. Secretary Hitchcock Is Advlied In Set Aside Ure;e Area ot Land In Eight Counties In the Eastern Part of the Stale to He He served from Settlement Irrigation Pro. eclijn Contemplation. Washington, July 21. Laud Com iiilsslotivr Hermann, Forest Superin tendent Oritlsby and thu geological sur vey linvu united In recommending t.i the secretary ut thu Inteilor thu tem porary withdrawal ol thri'O tracts of laud In Crook, (Irani, Harney, linker, Malheur, Umatilla, Union and Wal Iowa counties, embodying thu pinks iuiiI heavily Umbered regions of the Strawberry, llluu and Powder lllver mountains, tho total a left Ming ap proximately 0,000 square) llillem. This withdrawal, It made, will bo tho Hist step In thu direction of creating u vast forest rcrervo III Knstern Oregon, where, In the opinion ot tho survey and land ollUvthiiro Is n crying need for protec tion ol tho tlmU'l and water supply, esHclnlly as it Is contemplated to eon struct stnraga leservuirs In tlie'ie nee' lions, 'Hie largest withdrawal recommended Is rtaighly UshaHl, thu Istsei ut tho "I."' rnnnliig north and south along tho llluu mountains, and the uptight mulling east nud west along thn Straw berry mountains. Tho latter section Is approximately 120 miles from el to west, varying In width (nun six to 18 mile. Tim llluu mountain Hmtlnii varies .in width from lo to 40 in lies, and extends duo Hiilth from the Cum tllln Indian rerervatlou for 100 utiles, to its Intersection with the) Mrawbrrry mountain wlthdruwnl, the two forming a light angle. Thow combined with drawal embrace about 80 tnwnliiM. Including tho head waters of thu John Day, fllvlcs, Crexiketl, Malheur, (irund Itundo and Powder rhurs ami nmnhiir less tributary streams. Tim recouiinendiMl Powder Itlver mountain withdrawn! embraces (.bout '.'8 townships in I'nker, Union and Wal lowa cotmtlo, tlio tract Inilng 4A 'miles from iHlt to west, and 1H inllw north and seiuth. with a corner of tho .10 square mile added on tho northwest, fills tract include tho headwaters of thu Wallowa and Oranil Hondo rivers and their tributaries south and west of Kutcrprl-e. Thu third withdrawal riH-oiuuioiideel Is almost wholly In Iho northern end of Union county, and embraces about 1 1 townships In thu llluu mountain range that extends Into Washington. It forms tho watershed of a portion ut thu Oraud Hondo rivrr. Cominlnloner Hermann nnd Siicr Inleiideiut Or.msby, In addition to thon tracts, also le-coiiimeiidiHl the tempei rary wlthdrnwut nt about 41 townships lying south and adjoining thu first recommended Straw berry mountain withdrawn), Ixdng a true) 21 miles from mirth tei south, and 00 miles from east to we-st. All eif the riveiinmcndcd withdrawals aro irregulur In shau, and aro laid out to exclude),, ns far ns possible, all lands that are agricultural In character, ur am now owned by set tlers. Thu lines huvu latch drawn to eliminate thu towns of Canyon, lace, Hllvics, Fences , Prairie, Cllfl-rd, Smnpter, McKwen, Mearham, Josnpli nnd others. Springfield, III., July 21. At a meeting ot ihu executive hoard ot thu United Mltioworker ot Amerleu, Illi nois dtqiartment, held this nftnniMiii, tno.000 was voteel In aid of thn strik ing miners In thu anthracite Holds nt Pennsylvania. A check for thu amount was formally drawn and tonight thu amount was telegraphed to tho national officers at lndlaiiaiolls. RAISING THE STRIKE FUND. Several large Contributions Have Already Dccn Received by Officers. Indlaiiniolls, Ind., July 21. Presi dent Mitchell will leave for Chicago tomorrow afternoon, lie will stty In that city a day or two and will go direct to Wllkcsbarro to resume active management of thu strlko. Thu national officers attach a great deal of Importance to the resolution reported by tho committee appointed by tho convention to elraw up t.n ux. iiressinn In regard to tho recent minu horrors in which m many men lost their lives, In this resolution atten tion Is culled to tlio fact that In several instances the minors huvu been hack to work In mlnoa laiforo thu bodleis of their frlonds had been removed, fills afternoon several largo con tributions for tho strlku fund wore recelvod. District No, 1.1 (Iowa) seut $5,000; tho Itollermakers' und Iron Shipbuilders' National sunt $5-1(1. Indianapolis unions mot tonight and resolved to assess members ut least iter cent per week nn tholr earnings for the anthracite strikers. This will amount to f!J,000 pur week, Japsnisc Labor Unsatlsfaclvry, Havre. Mont.. Jul v 21 A runort bus reached tho rail ivav officials hero that tho Great Northern will ropluco its Japanoso workmen with Italians, It Is understood that thu railway company has found thn work ol tho brawn men unprofitable, and that tho change Is in tho mitiiro of an oxporl ment. Tha Great Northorn employs over 1,000 JapunuHO on Its ' llnui In Montana. An Italian Interpreter is now at Havro makingjirrangoments, Transport Sumner Arrives. Bap Francisco. July 24. Tho United States transport Bumnor arrived today frorrt Manila, film brought more than 1,400 cabin pastonbers. mostly nlllcura nd tholr families: 203 enlisted mem of the Sovontoenth Infantry and 22(1 of the Twenty. fourth. Thoro wero two deaths during tho voyugo, Private Richard Johnson, of tho 'fwonty.fourtli Infantry, died of nnoumonla and Snr. geant John Kelly, ot the Sovimth, who was on hlsway homo to bo retired, mc cumbed lo a general breaking down,
