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
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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,
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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