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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1903)
Bohemia Nugget plUnob oi p brIdqe. Spanish Train Oocs Into River and 300 are Drowned. -Madrid, July 1, Fourteen bodies I and fltty Injured persona have lieen ex- i'.UUI I.. II, nl thn til Mian - . . . . iiivivm I IUUI III niuvn vi ..... EVENTS OF THE DAY rI wbtch overturned at the Nejerllla rtvor last nigni. According to om- RAIN IN NEW YORK SMUT OUT rORUIQN WOOL. nowAitn nnoivif, rubi. , r COTTAGE GROVE . . OREGON. America U Determined That Cattle Ola eate Shall Not Onln I'oothoM. Wellington, June 30. A matter ol a good deal ot Importance lina como to tho attention of tlio department ot agrl- r.miiu. . m.i t n.i.-.-.-i I.I...I.. culture. A shipment ol bull for FLOODS MANY" STREETS TO A DEPTH OF FIVE FEET. NATION IS DUPED FREE SEED MAN GIVES GOVERNMENT SHORT WEIOIIT. TO ACT I'OR JUWS. Comprehensive Review of the Import ant Happealacs of the Part Week, Presented In Condensed Porta, Moat Likely te Prove Interesting. Postmaster General Payne will Uko a vacation for tlio leneftt of hit bealtb. Tbo Colorado river la-27 feet nbove Ita maximum height at Yuma, Arizona. Britain will nay the American fleet unprecedented honor on Ita arrival tbcro. Tho president's Arm atand for Pott master General Payne haa silenced his critics. Russia has summoned Minister Los car and other officials to nttond a Alan churlan conference. Tho treasury department has pur chased 100,000 ounces ot silver for coin age Into Phlllpplrio money. A total reward ot f 6,100 Is now offered for tho arrost ot Harvey Logan, the escaped Montana tralnrobber. Tho lord mayor of London, a He brow, cays Jews can only obtain relief in Rusisa by appealing to the better aide ot the nationa. Tho New York and Chicago limited on tho Pennsylvania road was wrecked near Lucas, Ohio. A number of pas sengsrs wore severely Injured. Tho employers association, of Kansas City, has commenced a fight against unions. Mad Mullah haa defeated the British, capturing 2,000 soldiers and killing SO ollicers. Tho enemies of the Panama canal wore defeated in the first skirmish in the Colombian congress. . A passenger and freight collided near Petersburg, Vs., killing two men and Injuring a number of others. The Trench cabinet faces a crises in its stand for community icbools in place of congregational Institutions. It has been brought oat that the postal frauds were largely due to wire palling and "good fellows" in office. Harvey Logan, a Montana train rob ber, in prison at Knoivllle, Tenn., made his escape by lassoing the jailrr. The flood in New Mexico, and North ern Mezloc haa driven many from their comes and rations are becoming short. Violent earthquake shocks were fait at Ealu.nlungary. Ex-Postmaster General Smith denies all charges of fraud. clal Information, thirty persona were killed and elxty othore eerioualy In jured. Many ot the latter will die. Of the 300 passengers on the train, II I la atated that only elx escaped unhurt. The train, which waa composed of two engines and 10 coaches, was cross ing tho bridge, when tho couplings broke between the engines. The sec- I ond onglno left the track and fell, fol lowed by the entire train, into tho bed of the river. Fortunatoly, tho wat er was low. Tho nearest medical attendance was I Strikes Tammany Hall, Dut Doea No Material Damage Urtatest Loss la Along the Water Front-Sewer Cavea In With Fatal Results. Now York, July 1. -New York and vicinity, as woll aa other parts ot tho country, were flooded today by a down pour of rain, during which, in the course ot a few hours, about half aa much wator tell aa in tho prolonged period ot wet weather laat month. Tho storm was accompanied by thunder and lightning and Tammany hall and sov- a mile and a halt distant, and there r th" p!ous spo wereetruck onljp ,xUt, , Ar ,,,,,,, but lm, ox,,t ' ... I lw lwtltai lull t-isi 1 1 a n a -. tn . rl 1 brooding purposes has rocenlly gono from Indiana to Argentina, In Boulh America. ThoyJ.dovoloped foot and mouth dlsearo before they got there. Nothing of this kind exl-ts In Indiana, nor anywhere along tho Muo of travel to New York, from which port tho ani mals wore shipped. They unquestion ably contracted the dlteaso on board tho vessel that has been bringing wool from Argentina to tho Untied Stale. The department haa rollablo Informa tion that foot and mouth dlseaso not Foreman of Company Exposes Fraud Wilson Will Probe Scandal-United States In Meantime, Will Withheld $18,000 Vet Due en Contract, Which Amounts to $101,000. passengers who were least injured aid ed tho others and did all possible until tho arrival of relief trains bringing nurses, doctors and soldiers from Bil bao. Tho tratn fell fifty feet from the brtdgo to the river bed, tho coaches pil ing up in a mass of splintered wood and iron-work. The scene Is described as horrifying. Many corpses were car ried down the stream, which was ac tually reddenod with blood. It was found Impossible to extricato numbers of the injured who were pin ioned under the wreckage. A ratlway guard was arretted In tho act ot rob bing the dead and narrowly escaped lynching. It is believed that the official figures underestimate the number of killed, some accounts giving the number of dead as 100. The full extent of the catastrophe will be known only when the wreckage has been cleared waay. The latest dispatches from Sara gossa, near which place the catastro phe occurred, give the number ot dead as 90 and the injured as 100. Tke res cue of the injured from the debris is not yet completed. ' done. Streets In various sections ot Greater New York were Inundated, and it la ex pected the damage by water will be very great. The flood waa most serious along tho shore front, on South and West streets, tn the borough ot Man hattan and in the Williamsburg section ot Brooklyn, where much damage was dono by flood 12 years ago. For a good portion ot the day hero, the water in soma of tho streota waa four and five feet deep, and man fam Hies were held prisoners in their homes. Fifleen feet of a sewer which is be ing constructed in Brookl-n caved In and filled with mud and water. About 20 men were at work in the excava tion, but all managed to escape except reter bears, who, it is supposed, waa caught In the flood and was washed away in tho sewer. ed there for a considerable time. Sheep are just as llablo to this dl case n-cattle. The question presented to tho depart ment la whether it will stop the Impor tation ot wool from Argentina and such other countries as havo foot and mouth dlteaso. Tho department will mako careful Inquiry Into this subject. Twn propositions aro presented. Ono is the shutting out of wool from these coun tries altogether; the other is the possi bility ot dlsenfectlng at our own porta. II exhaustive Inquiry Into the coun tries from which hides como shows that wo aio In graro danger ot getting toot and mouth disease from these countries, one or two things will bo Im perative, via: Importation do stopped, or that such disinfection be had as will prevent tho possibility of our getting thla dlteaso. SECOND SFAKCM BEOUN. COMET HAS TWO TAILS. Observations Made at the Lick Ob servatory. San Jose, Cat., July 1. The follow ing report was received from Lick ob servatory this evening: The conspicu ous white spct on Saturn, which was observed at Lick observatory on Wednesday, haa not again been in a fa vorable position for Identification until Sunday morning, when it was looked np at Lick observatory. The spot ap pears to have divided too far to be eas ily distinguished. The comet discovered by Borrelli a Oround Between Itcppner and Lexington Will Be Covered. Heppner, Or., July 1. Another body waa today added to the number found. This was tho body of a woman dragged from the mud and slime ot a deep puddle of water in front of tho residence of William Dutton, two miles below town. Though badly de composed toe corpse was Identified as that of Mrs. Clarence Andrews, a mem ber ot the ill-fated family of George Swaggert. Searchers were attracted to the place by the noiscmo odors and found the body partly expoeed. SYNDICATE BUYS MINES. Washington, Juno 20. In thu cam) ot tho Nollla trod contract suit before tho court ot claims, an affidavit by Charles Klngsley, of Falls Church, Virginia, has been mado public, nllrg lug that A. O. Nellis, of Now York, who had (ho coutrict for furnishing seed ready for distribution to tho gov ernment two years ago, directed that no books wore to bo kept, ami tho packages should bo lightweight. Tho legal representatives of Nellla aro su Ing for tho payment of 118,000 which Secretary Wilson withhold from the contract payment for alliged non-ier lor ni ana) fo contract. Tho full amount of tho contract was $108,000. Becrelary Wilson said tonight tho 18,000 was withhold as tho result ol an Inquiry into the work ot tho con tractor at tho tlino, and that tho gov ernment Is still In possession ot Nellis1 bond for 133.000. Mr. Wilson said that ho had dlrectod that the seed con tiact and Its execution bo probed to tho bottom, and that tho Investigation Had not implicated any one In the gov rnment employ. The distribution machines u-od by Nellis, ho said, failed to do satltfactory work, and caused serious delay in tho annual seed distri bution and a great ruth of work subso, quently mado it impossible for the government Insiector to see all that wns being dono. pner and Lexington, to note the prog ress of the work of search and decide upon future plans. The result was . i. . -ii . - - . .. week ago at Marseilles haa been regu- , I , 1 larly observed wiih the 12-Inch tele- K. fB "T ST teD Plck?1.,aen I MPh VRM CAlaTM-law1 an1 eanl haul- tn w- Powerful Eastern Company Will Spend Much Money In Utah. Salt Lako City, Juno 30. State Senator A. B. Lewta mado the an nouncement today that a powerful Eastorn syndicate had acquired heavy holdings ot Iron and coal landa In Southern Utah, and would spend be tween $25,000,000 and $30,000 000 In opening the mines, building railroads and putting up an Immonso steel plant, To thla end. the Utah OnAl A- T-nn lealerday the executive committee lr- n i .ti LAUDS OUR NAVY. slcope at the observatory. It has also been fully photographed with the long Japan's participation in tho Lewis "uuw'Dg 'T T 1. I Th. la an nnii.no 1 nnu.MHAn aa and Clark fair is assured. An American named Thornton and his native scout have been slain in Congo. Dr. J. W. Jewett, for 40 years cus toms examiner at New York, has been removed. Russia will refuse to receive the pe tition ot the Jews, which Roosevelt will forward. .Emperor William, at a dinner, said Teutons and Amrelcans are bound by ties of blood and relations should be closer. AlmoBt the entire plant ot tho Cin cinnati abattoir company, one of the only about one comet in 20 is so sltnat ed aa to permit ot this direct measure ment. Its nnclena Is about the bright ness ot a OK magnitude star. It lies due south at 2:30 in the morning. S3 'degrees above the horizon and Is about tnree-nitns or me way np to me zenith In the stellar aqnaris. each were selected and sont back to go over tee searched territor- a second time. All cases of need have been relieved temporarily, and Mrs. -firitton, who nas bad charge of emergency work. leaves for her home at The Dalles to morrow. Contributions continue to arrive. Those which came today amounted to week under the laws of Colorado. It will have a capital of $20,000,000, and will Usue bonds In an equal amoutit. Mr. Lewis absolutely refuses to tell bom ho represents, except that thoy are experts In the iron business ami amply able tn furnish the last amount of capital necessary for the undortak. ing. C. C. Parsons, a Denver attor ney, is in this city now on business connectod with the corporation. Kaiser Praises Vcasela Now at Kiel In Mcatage to Roosevelt. Washington, Juno 20. President Roosevelt today received tbo following cablegram from Kniperor William: Kiel, Juno 29. President ot the United States ot America, Washing, ton: On my arrival at Kiel I waa sa luted by a lino American squadron, and had the pleasure of receiving Ad miral Cotton and his ciptalns. It was a very happy and kind Inspiration on your part to sond the squadron to Kiel for the week, and thanks to this fact, I was able to inspect tho magnifl. cent flagship Kearrarge today when I was able to compliment the captain on tho exceptionally good state of olllclon. cy and neatness of the ship, and the fine appearance of his gallant crow With the expression ot my warmest thanks, I assure you that the squadron Is warmly wolcomod hero, and will, I trust, make an agreeable stay. Kverv. body will vlo with each other to make them Roosevelt Has Decided to Send Petition to the' Czar. Washington, Juuo 27. Tho presi dent has decided to transmit to the Itnsslan government tho petition pro filled tn Mm by the executive' council of tho n'nal ll'rltn regarding tho treat mentof Jews in Itus-la, This action haa been taken after mature considera tion. At first it was decided that the petition bIiouUI not bo p'roscntcd be cause It might be resented by thu Itns slan government and load to n response that would cause a break In thu rela tions ot tho two countries. However, tho first consideration has btun recun Id. led, and by direction of lh preal dent tho petition will go forward. What the it-suit will bo is problemati cal. At tho White Honsu conference on tho 16th Inst., the Jews had made thu point that tho csar was kept Ignorant as tu tho exact condition of the Jews In his empire by tho bureaucrats, who had hedged him aliout on all eldi-s, and they were sure If the president would only onco assist tlieui in laying llielr raso boforo tho ciar himself, hu would at onco adopt mea-urea to alleviate. their condition. Tho president at that hearing proml.ed to do what hu could It wax at once perceived to do what waa ailod involved tho ilangrr of a short reply and a disposition developed to regard thu full publicity which had been given to thu White Home confer ence as sulllclent to meet the needs of the cato, for It was assured that tho ciar could not fall to sou soma of the newspaper comments and reports iiou tho snbject. The Jews, howovor, were not satisfied with this passive attitude. Ulllclally, It Is oxpocttd that thu pe tition will bo received, but It may be stated that there have been no lack of Intlmationa from informed sources that the ciar will never bo lwrmltud to see the note, as the Itussian pi line ihlnlator win not receivo it lor transmission. In fact, It Is reallod Unit the Itussian position Is still correctly described in the statement telegraphed from Wash Ignton June 0, from which thin extract Is taken: Nor will it Im possible for Russia to re elvo any representations regarding the Klahlnef Incident from a foreign power. The Itussian government takes the satro position as that long hold by tbo American government, namely, that It refrains from Interfering In any In ternal affairs of ancthcr power and must Insist on similar treatment for Itself." SEARCH NEAR END SEEKERS I'OR II0DIP.S AT IIU'l'MiU WILL SOON I IMSII. Remains ot Many Known to Have Per ished Have Not Been Recovered -Town Pretty Thoroughly Cleaned Up Occasional (trailers on Relief Fund Turned Down. Ileppnor, Juno 20. Good piogrnss has leeii made In relief work today. Those who aro searching tho drills have now reached Lexington, hut sumo ol the ground already wrikod over waa not thoroughly worked, ami will Im gone over again. A camp was today made at tho Itorg place, about halt way between Hoppncr and I.tizliigton, so the men would not have to go to far for meals, and much tiuu Isthusruvtd. Two IhmIIcs were dragged from the wreckage today, two mlloj this side of Lexington. The tearcliora havo now nearly reached Islington, and many ate In favor of cairylng tho srarch no faither than this Kilnt, but ol going over tlm ground already searched n lecond time and thru abandoning tho hunt. On tho other hand, there am 1 1 or 10 peo ple knuiwi to Ixi lot whoso bodies nro not yet locovorcd, and some urn In fa vor of protocoling tho search ns long as there Is any potslb.e hope of Uniting any of the inlsaliig out. There aro many cesspools, cvllara ami natural re pressions which have been filled with mud, and dotihtloss them am IkhIIi-s burled lu thesu which will is or ho found. The town has bteu pretty thoroughly cleared up, and tonight a largo part ol tho force which haa been at work on tho streets and vacant lots will either be discharged (or el so sent; down to work along the creek. Dr. Klslner, who la at the head of thoh alth depart ment, has had teams engaged today in filling In several collars and other nox ious places with alkali. No cases of sickness have developed, and the health of the community is good. Tho work ol relieving tho netity la progressing satisfactorily. Now and then Home worthloss xirsin sorks to Impose Uon thu committee which bus this work In chargo. POWERS WILL PRESS CHINA. OUTSIDE AID IS WANTED. Kaasaa Legislature Def.att Flood Meas ure Opposing It. Topeka, Kan., Juno 27 The special session of the Kansas legislature will adjourn tomorrow afternoon, bills will bo passed. A long ensued tonight over the proposition to appropriate money for the relief ol Hood sufferers, many of tho mombers Insist ing that It was a disrgaro for Kansas to ask for outside assistance when there DUST CAUSES BAD FIRE. Waa Dlentv nf innnnv In tlm atntn taa. feel at home, in response to tho ury to meet tho needs ot tho situation. ELEVATOR QIVES WAY. LAMP LIT MINE OAS. Twenty-Three People Fall Forty-Five Feet All arc Injured. Pittsburg, July 1. The breaking of a shaft on the first floor of the II. J. Heinz company's plant in Allegheny largest in Ohio, has 'destroyed b, S " fire. Loss, $300,000, Peru has arrested a number ot depu ties wbe were to take part in congress on finding illegal documents In their baggage. In a raid by the police on the head quarters of the Macedonian revolution ists at Kostendle, Bulgaria, alx men were killed and much dynamitecap tured. Seventeen New York murderera will k. ! . 1. ! 1 1. m. u W OADVULDU 1I1IU1U lilO UVXI WCOH. Three tramps wera killed in the wreck of a freight train at Layfayette, Ind. long freight elevator, on which 23 per sons were crowded. The cage fell from the fifth floor to the cellar, a distance of 45 feet, and every one on the elevator was Injured. It Is thought that at least two will die. When the accident occurred the ele vator was evidently overcrowded. Ac cording to Dr. J. ti. Phillips, physician at the plant, the antics of two men on the elevator, who wera Intoxicated, caused the disaster. Dr. Phillips says the two men crowded Into the car after being told by the operator to stay off. Once on, they commenced jumping, with the result that the shaft snapped and left the elevator without control. Twenty-Four Killed and Fifty Others la Jored In Explosion That Followed. Barratoeran Coanulla, Mexico, July 1. Tjrenty-fonr miners were killed and about fifty others seriously wound ed In an explosion of gas Thursday nignc in uu taperanzas coal mines, the property ot the Mexican Coal and uoko company. ine disaster waa caused by the Ignition of gas by the flame Jrom a defective lamp. The men were on the point of quit ting work for the day. Probably 100 men were In the mine at the time of the explosion. After the shock of the explosion those who were able to move rueshd to tbo exits, but the falling earth ami aeuna carried many down to death. Fully fifty miners escaped wun oroxen iimus and scorched flesh At last reports the bodies ot twenty four dead men had been brought to light. Others may die as a result ot their Injuries. Expiation In Great drain Elevator Re mits la Lots ol $200,000. Milwaukee, Juno 30. A fire oirly today in the big elevators ownod by the American malting company la shown to have been caused by an explosion of dust. The buildings destroyed are malthouse O, yearly output 800,000 basbels of malt; engine houco and boil er room, throo stories; elevator F, six stories, capacity 25,000 bushels; malt- house A, output 700,000 bnshels; ele vator E waa badly damaged by water, but the efforts of the firemen saved it from destruction. J. M. Itolbs, local manager ot the American malting com pany, mado the following statement: "The lots to the entire plant and contents will be about $300,000. I es timate that about 401,000 bushels of grain and malt haa been destroyed. The buildings destrojed contained 72 paeumatlc drums In which all ' the malt and grain was stored." iimi anu irienuiy rccontlon ol mr brother tiy the citizens of tho United States. WILLIAM. I. It." STOP TO LAND ENTRY. Colombia telegraph wires are down and proceedings of congress are not ob tainable. Definite steps toward the erection of a $3,000,000 art museum In Chicago havo been taken by the National Art Museum. Interferon e by the Toledo humane I society stopped a butchers' contst for k lllng and dressing animals. Andrew Carnegie has given $100,000 to 4j uca, a. x., college. The Chicago pneumatic tool company has declared the regular l'i per cent aivmonu lor the quarter ending June 30. The department of agriculture will locate at Nodoches, Tex., the largest tobacco experiment station in the world. Lands Reserved tor the Navy. Washington, July 1. The president has issued the first of a series of procla mations under the Porto Rlcan land act, reserving for tho use of the United States government such of the public lands ot i'orto lileo as are needed tor naval purposes. The landa reserved In today's proclamation are 80 acres along both sides ol the Uagaus road between the harbor and the railroad station, the Isla Grande, all public lands and struc tures on Punctella point, the park and the presidio and the Island of Culebra and adja.ent keys. Caught Robbing Mall Boxes. Harrlsbnrg, Pa., Jnly 1. Jacob Devine was arrested at Columbia last night charged with breaking open and pilfering street mall boxea. The postal official t have been working at thla case for three months, and claim to have at last captured the culprit. Postofllce Inspector Malone, of this city, says uevine was ueiecieu prea icing open a box and the Columbia police notified. When Devine was searched one of the numeroua decoy lettera sent through the mail by the inspectors was found on him. Oil Belt Has a Fire. Sour Lake, Tex., Juno 30. Much excltemont prevailed In the oil field for a time just after the noon hour today, caused by flames springing up on the fivo acres of oil waste belonlgng to tho Guffeya and Texas Addition companies. The fire was caused oy some one throw ing a lighted match into the oil. For a time the flames were fierce ond led to the belief that the big Guffey tanks were on fire. The surface accumula tions soon bruned over and bv 3 o'clock the flames were under control. Tho loss is insignificant. Desert Lands In Walla Walla District are Withdrawn. Walla Walla, Wash., June 20. An order for tho withdrawal from desert entry of 1,100,000 acres ot land In the Walla Walla land office district was re ceived here today from the department of the Interior. The withdrawn dis trict compr'sca: All of Franklin county, Washington. Portions of 10 townships along tho unane river in waila Walla count. Ton townships at tho southwestern corner of Adams county. A small portion of Yakima county. The supposed object of the with drawal Is to Investigate the possibili ties for government Irrigation In this district from the Snake and Columbia rivers. The Older camo as a complete surprise. A tow months ago a govern ment surveying party prospected tho entire country along tho Snako from Itlparla to I'atco, and the order Is known to come as n result of Its rec ommendation to the department. The bill was voted down by a small majority. Of the 80 bills enacted Into law, only two are general bills. Ono Is to remit taies of property destroyed by tho flood, thu other la to extend the authority ot county commissioners In caeca of dire calamity. PACE MARTIAL LAW. Means Are Being ConiUered to Break Deadlock on Trade Treaty. Washington, Juno 20. The negoti ations with China for a trade tteaty havo rtacheil a critical phase, growing No more I out of tho demand of thu United Stat s wrangle and Japan for the ownlng of rt In Manchuria. Tho Itussian government has professed lo entertain no op)sl tlon to the demand, but tho OMnrro commissioners now take tho gro- nd that tho orls mentioned will ho opened to foreign trado in the future when trade necessities require it. Thorotoro thoy projoto to leivu this mstlcr In abeyance and conclude the trade convention without this section. Tho Unltrd States refuses to accept this suggestion. Japan lakes thn sun in potltlm. The Kngllsh Inlijenco lies In that direction, and negotiations aro deadlocked, pending the contrlvniue of some means by the powers named to bring some pressure upon China. Virginia Street Car Strikers Are to Be Shot In All Riots. Richmond, Va., June 27. Street cars were run on three linos this after noon, and are running tonight so far without serious molestation. On each car were four, six or eight militiamen with rifles loaded nnd liayoneta fixed. Strong guards of mllltla men Wern rn duty during tho day at all the power houses and car barns. Stringent orders were Issued by the authorities today with the obloct ot maintaining order, women and chil dren being asked to remain at home, as far as possible, and the troops being specifically direct! to shoot promptly, aim iu kiii, ii necessary, to prevent de struction ot property or peril to llfo or limb. RAILROAD FACES A BUI STRIKE. To Fight Beef Trust. Kansas City, Mo., July 1. Repre sentatives of the United States packing company, of Colorado, are in Kansas City to consider the question, they say, of establishing a million dollar packing Harbor Works at Rio. Washington, July 1. United States Minister Thompson at Petropolis, Brazil, reports to the eta to department that the government has embarked npon a scheme for vast harbor works ..I-... I , Tl.. n.ul oi..A. ...li I nf Rtn Invnlvlno- thfl tinllrllnn- nf -)! Aboat 1,000 carpenters employed by company waa organized under the laws lles ' 8tone doclr' The c08t ' th, have struck for an olght hour day and 60 cents an hour. I. f w Dlca1.PkiDS houses of Colorado in October, 1902, and its B- ""k $42,000,000, to be raised tnrongn a man placed by thn Rotbchllda. The bonds are to be sold at 00 per cent and bear 5 per cent In terest, being secured by dock charges of 3 per cent on merchandise. The work has been let to a British firm The battleships Alabama, Illinois, and Massachusetts and the cruiser Brooklyn, accompanied by the May flower as tender, have sailed (or the Azores lleands for the summer maneuvers. purpose Is to endeavor to compete with I the so-called "bee I trust " James II. Feabody, governor of Colorado, is the I president ot the independent concern. I which already has commenced the con-1 structicn of a packing house at Pueblo, I Ashes from the volcano Ecuador, have been falling days. Three days of rain dispel the fears of a China. have croj) Japan la Becoming Excited. London. Julv 1. Areonllnt- tn thn Sangay, InJToklo correspondent of the Times th lor sevdial I excitement in Japan over the Man. churlan problem is Increasing and the nation is plainly resolved to support mo government in any measures which are deemed essential to assert the helped failure Robbed by Clever Ruse, Little Valley, N. Y., July 1. Rob ters broke into a farm honse two miles from LImestono last night and robbed James and Patrick Qlnnton, who lived there alone, of M.000. The intruders set fire to a mass of rubbish in the yard, and when the brothers opened Ex.PresIdent Arias, of Bpanlsh-Hon-dursa, baa been placed in a dungeon by u euccessiui reDei party. The shipping traffic at Olenfuegos, Caba, la tied up by a strike of lighter men tor higher wages. Tho large wholesale boot and shoe firm of Lamkln & Foster, ct Boston, haa been attacked by creditors. a Chinese mandarin at Llnchow haa been executed for high treason. In sun- plying arms and ammunition to rebels. Wall street will make an unceateleas campaign against the get-rlch-qulck concerns centering in that district. rigthaand safeguard the Interests of the door to run to the fire the robbors the country. Marqnia Ito and Count Yamagata, who hitherto advised a waiting pcllcy, now, advocate resolute action by the Japanese government. An Immense Landslide. Ouray, Colo., July 1. An immense Inadsllde, 1,000 feet wide came down from the main range into Silver crook basin, beyond and between the Reve nue and Camp Bird mines. The whole top of tbo mountain broke off, and an other section of the mountains looks as II It would break off. The slides are caused by tho melting of deep tnow. No damage haa resulted. hit James on the head, knocking him unconscious. The other brother Is a crip pie. Both were bound and were not ablo to releaes themselves. Large Creosote Works Burned. Mobile, Ala., July 1. A telephone spoclal from Pascagoula today says that flro totally destroyed tne west rarca golna creosote works, entailing a loss of probably 1 200,000. Tho works were said to bo the largeat in the South. The fire waa caused by a piece ot hot iron falling on the creosote. An explosion followed. No one was In jured. New Telegraph Line. Omaha. Nob., June 30. Arrange ments were completed here tonight be tween the Postal telegraph company and the Union Paclfis railway by which tbe former Is given parmslslon to con struct a telegraph line along tho rlirht of way of the latter, between Omaha and ugden. Arbltratora Raise Their Wages. Chicago, June 20. The wages of tho 1,000 mombers of tbo Railway Kxprots Drivers' and Conductors' Union will be Increased on an average of 10 per cont, under the decision of tho Chicago ooaru oi nruitrauon, just made public. Tlm union mado a demand lor a uni form wage for all men, by which the uiguosi paiu woum receivo per month. In the agreement, they agree not to discriminate against union men; lo grant drivers extra pay for Sunday work, excepting one Sunday In each month. Find lore Postal Frauds. Washington, Juno 27. PoslolHco In- spectors are gathering evidence In at least six or sovon cases ot alleeml traml against tho postofllce department, which will bo presented to tho grand ury at soon as the government ofllc lata are satisfied thoy have a strong ouuiign inse to outain indictments. Theso cases havo come to light since tuo recent lnvcstigat on Into nnstal affairs has boon under way. It la Im possible to obtain any Information aa to the Identity of persona whoso acts aro being Investigated, All ot the Frclghthandlera In Chicago May Walk Out, Chicago, June 26, A general strike of all tho frelghthandlcrs employed by the railroads centering lu Chlcrgo may follow the calling out of tho C' Icigu & Alton men today. According to Presi dent Curran, of tho Krolglithauillera nnlrn, unlets tho managilnent of tho Alton road shall recede from tho stand taken It will bo necostary tor him to extond the strike to tho other lines lo enforce tho demands ot thu union. Tho frelghthandlers employed by tlm Alton road quit work today becauto two un ion men had been discharged. There Is no question of wages In tho contro versy, as les- than a month ago all the roads signed a new wage scalo, grant ing the frelghthandlers a substantial ln:reaao In wagoa. 1904 Fair Wants Funds. St. Louis, Juno 20 The World's Fair Company has expended In actual cash tf-,500,000 up to tho first of the nrAlAnf mnnlli aa nlmwri ! In addition, tho contract of tho auditing committee of the Na. provides that the Postal company may construct a lino along the same right of way from Cheyenne to Denver and from Ogden to Butte, Mont.; along the right cf way of the Oregon Short Lino railroad. Denies Postal Charges. Washington, June 30, The General Manifolding company, of Franklin. Pa.. criticism of whoso contract with tho postofllce department presulted In the letter of Third Assistant Postmaster ueneral Madden to tho postmaster gen- oral asking for an Investigation ot the matter, has sent to the postofllce de partment a denial of tho charges that It was a non-union shop, and eavs ll baa never employed child labor In its plant. The matter will be Investigated. Expects Early Action on Treaty. London, June 30, The Times' corre spondent at Shanghai tolegraphs that the Chinese treaty commissioners are I Informed that tbe Pekin government expects an early ratification of tho Brit- tional Commlsilon at work here. The Commission has been formally notified by the Exposition Company that a re quest will be mado upon tho secretary ui ine unitou otatrs treasury to be al lowed to draw on tho fund ot $5,000,- uuu appropriated uy congress lor the fair between now and Bpotember, prob ably in August. drafters Received $10,000. St. Louis. Juno 27. According tn In. formation which Clrcnlt Attorney Folk secured today. 110.000 was sunn I In Jefferson City to pass tho bill legalizing outstanding county warrants, which wero issued with deficiencies lu tho treasury. Tine motuuro was ono of tho BO-callod qulot measuera of thn o-nnnr.il assembly and attracted little attention at the time. It is said that there nrn more than 11,000,0 JO In these war rants now In the hands of speculators. Tho supremo court has declared theso warrants to be void. Cramp'a Branch Out. Philadelphia, Juno 20. The stock holders of the William Cramp & Sons' Ship & Engine Building Company, at a special meeting today, approved tho Increase of the capital stock ot the company from t6,000,000, and the In creaso of the mortgage Indebtedness from $1,000,000 to $7,600,000. John W. Grange and Andrew II. McNeale, stockholders, havo entered suit In this city to prevent the increase In the capi tal and tho mortgage Indebtedness. Cloudburst la Kansas, -T- 1 f ' . .. . auiio-iU, jnji. dune z. A rnln an tremendous In volume that It was max. tlcally a cloudburst, fell over Tnnnlra about midnight last night. A number oi residents In South Topeka were coin polled to leave tholr homes and fleo to higher ground, while a few of llin smaller nouses wero washed from tholr lounuations. drafters' Plot Is Laid Bare. Bt. Louis, June 20. It was brought out through statements mado to Cir cuit Attorney Folk today by wltnestus called to testify before the grand jury In connection with tho St. IauIs street car consolidation Heal In tho legislat ure, that the legislative agent of tho street car companies took $160,000, sowed In tho lining ot his coat, and turn'd It over to two agents at Jefferscn City for tho alleged purpose of buying votes. The names of tho agent and tho Individuals aro known to tho cir cuit attorney. Send Money Back Home. Copenhagen, Jnuo 2i. Tho Immi gration figures for May, 1003, show that more than twice as inaiiv persons emigrated from Denmark to America as during tho samo period last J ear, and the "Auirolcan tover" shows no signs ot abating, it is shown, how ever, that money sont hack by Scandl navlans In the United States offsota tn a large degree tho loss" to tho country caused by tho Immigration, Figures re cently publlshod In Chrlatlunn aliow that during 1002 a total of 14,000,000 kroners was remlttod. Oarden Seeds Sent Flood Folk, Topeka, Kan,, June 20, Over 7,600 pounds of garden' soeda wero received experts an car y ra.mcat.on ol tho Brit- in Topke. by malt today for the benefit German sen to 'th country by tho lab treaty, which, says the correspond, of the flood sufferers, Th a Is tlmnn... . i...i i..J7.."r"f. . ant I. a,ll..l.l turn,, -a l.ll .1.7. ..II,... I f tt.n 1T.U..I m." . - o.uujr H, HUB! UietllOUS, --.--.v, -v.-, .,,, arucio " uwiBu oiutos depart- are preparing to leave for home. The wwm Mvwp. .u ..a ojiuuty i"w.n w. nK.i.'Uftuio iu tuo ruuoi lund. by all thep owers, Its spirit Is adopted The seods were turned over to the In the present American and Jananean county commissioners for llt-un. negotiations. ' tlon. Scnatora En Route to Alaska. Donver, June 20. Tho committee on territories ot the tonato mot In Den ver and havo departed for Soattlo, en route tor Alaska. Tho commlttoo will visit all the nrnmliiAiit I.,,. ...l Soldier ClOok. which was coast wilttnmnnta will 1 I lr Ii ll.n such a factor In destroying North Topeka and float down tho Yukon to tho sea. recontly, camo up with a rush, and is thonco going by boat through tho neal flthlng preserves. The party Includes Senators Dillingham, of Vermont; Not son, of Minnesota; Ilurnhain, of Now Hampshire, and Pattorson, of Colornlo. flowing over Kansas avonuo brtdgo. Revelation to Oermans, New York, June 27. Having com pleted their soven weeks' tour through tho United States, tho delegation of 47 loader of the party says that what they admire most In the United Slates Is the people. Tho argcultural experl meni stations aieo wore a rovolatlon. iiier regular statlou, First Cable From Midway Islands. Washington, Juno 20, Socrotary Moody today rorolved his first cahlo imettage from the Midway Islands, In jtbe i'aclflo. It simply announced that itlia naval tug Iroquois left that plaro this morning for Honolulu, which Is