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RETRIBUTION DUE. WILL USE NO COAL NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form lor Our Busy Readers. HAPPENINOS OF TWO CONTINENTS i A Resume of the Lett Important but Not Less Interesting Events of lho P'it Wssk. A row betweed Tillman nnd Dotllver ii led to talk of n duel, Tin Ilnguo eonfntenco I linvlnn some lively debates ovortho Aincrlman prop oalllons. Kxprns roinpuiile In Nobiaskn will . ' Unlit tdo now suite law reducing ralca 25 Mr cent. Japanese Imvo formally demanded li cense in Had Francisco prcjxtintory to suing for damages. Commissioner Nolll In making n strenuous effort to keept ho telegraph ra alrlko from spreading. The Jamestown fnlr Mm hoirnwcd nuoljinr $360,000. The company's .property li given as security. Sedition In spreading In India ami ll la predicted Hint linglaiul will soon Imvo nnotlior war on her linntU, Archbishop niliinnn, of HL Ixmla, ta bcon appointed to tnko a renin of American Catholics, estimated nt 16, 000,000. Thn tin Inn I 'art I lie nt llm Omaha lioM haa fuat ttirntxl out two nil ateel Uix cnu nml II It prolMUlo lliti change Mill bo adopted. JiiiIim Cluirlm ftwnvno. of thn North orn illitrlcl of KlorliU, In dojd. Tho Judge wan (nought Into prominence n abort lime ago by an attempt to lm ixnoh him. Telegraph ojx'nilira aro lo voto on n grhursl atrlkn. ' It la lepotted thnt tlm Moqul hull In I'Uih art- on the warinth. ana I'lillitilnliilila lint forbidden rallies nt Helmut In which there la kissing. Odrssn la again tho scene of rioting in which uuiny Jew itro being killed. A tornmlo In Kaitrrn Wisconsin struck several town nml killed two Hople, Tho Hague, conference la receiving ninny propositions to mltlgato tho hor ror of war. Negotiation nro In progress to arttln lho illaputo lictwrrn United Htatea, Co. lonibla nml Panama. (Hover Cleveland, who ha licon III for three weoka, la lumrovciid snill vlontly to lie around tho liouso. Ilfliiillt Ilnlaitll ha a roplurod General Maclean, comintitiilcr of tho holy guard of tho aultaii of Morocco. Tho Minora1 Federation ha voted to continue Mover and Haywood In olllco nml given nlicut f 10,000 to nut In their defense. Cheater II. Ilunyon, cashier of the Windsor Tml company, of Now York, Ima illtuipitwiod with $110,317 of thn -ooniKiny a mimey, leaving o trncu of hit whereabouts. Harrfman linn ordered full publicity' ol nil ntllrcad accidents on him linen. Tho Minora' Federation convention tt Donvcr liua ndpotod n Hoclnllit plat form. Thouannda of Japitueao mo being simugglcd Into Uio United States from Moxlco. A now ordinandi paaaed In Phlludol phki makca tho olty n partner In nil troot cur lluen, A French emigrant agent hat boon jtrrcatod by hit government for sending weftvera to America, Navajo Indiana In Arliona threaten a lovolt been u mi lho okciH klllod ono of them In self defenao. 1'roaldnnt Cnhroro Inui pnaacd whole vnlo dvntli aentoncea In Utuitoiniiln for nlletfod roTolutlonnty nets. Tho contett for tho Itepubllcnn nn tlonnl convention city la now on. Clil cao Boenm to lutvo tho preference-. Tho Knrbago driven of Now Yoik liavo roiurnod to work, The men will truat Mityor McClollun to glvo them u fit lr heiirliiK of tholr otao, ArmuKOinontt mo nlntoal comploto for tho trnnafer of 10 battlcnhlpe from Atlantic to Pud (lo watori. TliU It he llovod to bo u (novo to offtot action by Jnpau, Japan throatonu to start a boyoott Bgnlneb American kooiIb, rroopocta of n aottlornont of tho tolo grophora' atrlko aoom Utter. Oorean doloaatoa liavo pro tea tod to Tho Huguo oonferenco against nnnexa tlon by Japan. Tho Fronoh itnnto la Booking to cor- jiroot n number of Uilnga oomplalnaJ of 1 4y wins groworu. WAII ON NEW YORK FILTH. Hmllh Oepartmont Takes Up Work Loll by QarbtRe titrlkers. New Yoik, July 2. -An attempt lo anlllo the atrikr ol itarlmne collrciora ny nrbltmllon fill lid liiat nluht. Jly notion of tho civil aorvlco law tho men who hnto failed l(rnort for flvo dnyn iwo no lonxer In tho employ of tho oily. Tho I leu I 111 demrUnent took heroic met arcN today to cleun tho ttreett of tho nllM of filth and kaiImuo which Imvo mvumiilitUxl, TJiero weru it num. Imr of olaahea botwinsn the ttrlknra and atrlkubroakers during tho day, none of which, however, nitumeU serious pro portions, Ccndlttont In eoino tiarta of lho con rwiUh! dkitrlct may bo Imagined when Uio pllra make strooM linpnarnule. Hov ral dojtoia, who liavo vlalted thedls trlcla where conditions aro woral, auy tlmt n K't deal of alckneaa nml many dentin must neceaaarlly follow rut n con- iixiuance of till (IlnMlrous atrlkn. It Is n curious fact thnt tho people whoao health and xery live nro men' so I by the iirovnllluu condition", yes trrdny aided the atrlker In an mttompt to drive nway workmen who had ben rent (o remove the cniliitte, Dr. lien el ntllwl for and It recelvliiK ample )llco protection. DAD OUTLOOK FOR NEW DOUMA Reactionaries Are Probable Winners l(tfardd as Incompetents. HI. rctrraburir, July 2. The most unfavorable AiiKiirlr for the working Kiwer of the third doiima may Iw iliawn from the Zemalvo ronureaa, which Ima ln In aoaalnn the pant week nt Movw. MemU'rahlp to till Ixxly I dlctattxl by tho olarv which will control tho elrctlona In moat of the province of Huaaln, and It waa thouglit Uie work they nreoinpliahol at tlila ronfrrence mlnlit forealutdow the com iKialtlnn of the next paillament. Tho so railed ''blnck nobility" or reactionary xeutry, wetn In n large ma jority nnd tho dellberutlont of the con Krraa were flllnl with a display of utter unfatnlllarlly with parliamentary pro cedure nnd hoatlllly towanla tho liberal ptoxram. The Octobetlata, who expect ed lo form the ceutrr of tho new dotilim, made n dlaappolntlriK ahowltiR. The majority of the uiemlxni soouicd without plana or definite Idea, and without lender rapnblo of directing the work. JAPANE8E POACHEHS CAUQHT. LarRS Party Found on Prlblloff It land bv Cutter Perry. Han HrancUxyJuly 2, Tlio alonmer Momer, Captain Donaldann, which ar lived today from tho I'rlblloff lalandt, brouitht wonl of tho capture of " Jap- auere sittl pKtehors nt HI. l'aul'n lalatid of lho rrlbllofl troup by tho United HlaU a rovonuo cutler l'erry. The Jnpuneao, each of'whomwns armed and ptovlded with alx rounds of ammunition, aurrenderoil totheKovern- ment olllceri and woro taken on Iwanl the fchoonrr, which wit towed by tho rorry to Unalnrkn. o sen) were found In tho amatl boaU nnd only 12 aklnt on tho Mhooner. At the echooner was outside Uio thieo-mllo limit and at noevldonce of imachliiK In tho way of tklnt wit found In the loW. It wa do- cltled lo kIvo the Japonrto anoUier chance befuio conllecntlngthe echooner, WAft VESSELS COLLIDE. Rumored Sinking of Torpedo Boat by Battleship. Toulon, July 2, It Is reported to night that during Uio voyage of a French eipiadron Umnd from Marseilles the tattlcdhlp Jnurcgulborry collided with tho torrwdo boat dtatroyer lVrtiiy anno and that 00 men wero killed or In jured. The mnrlllmo prefecture do ollnos to glvo nut any Information In tho way of confirmation or denial of the report. Later reports aio to the effect that It waa tho torpedo Imat deatroyor Dardo that collided with the Jauregnlberry nnd that tho Dardo was sunk. Ad miral Foy, In charge of tho prefecture had received no news of lho accident up to tho tlmo ho loft his ottlce at 0 p, in. Tho squadron was bound from Marseilles to Koblor, Algol In, No Bribes to Secure Cars. Ban Francisco, July 2. Vlco Preal dent and (loners I Manager Calvin, of tho Southern I'aalflo, announced that after a thorough investigation of the re)itfl that employes had organised a system for tho expedition of freight over Southern 1'iiclllo line In return for bribes, has been completed, nnd shows that thoro Is no such organise. tlcn. A few shlpnors, Impatient at delay, brllod ono of the yarduisstera at Sparks, Nov., who In making nit trains wouhr glvo proferenco to Uie ulspittoh of certuln oars, Quake Rattles Windows. rorUmonth, N, II.. July 2. Knrth trembling tlmt shook houres percepti bly at Intorvnls woro felt hero today. Windows shook and rattled nnd brlc-n-broo clatter from tho shelves, Bomo times halt an hour would elapw bo twoen tho vibrations, but by sundown 100 shocks had boon felt. The heaviest caruo between 6:15 and 54t5 p. ra. NEWS FROM THE NOT HtOAIIDEO AM A MENACE. Aokl flays America Is at Liberty to UtrenKthan Pacific Fleet. Washington, July 6. "No, tho Jap anese would not regard It as tn un friendly net If thoAmorlcangotorntnont tho saw lit to liicroacfl hor naval rcpro aonUtlun In her territorial water uon tho I'aclllc exl, or oven If tho sent ad ditional inon-of-war to the Asiatic sta tion. Him would not look upon It as a menaco or regard It with regret." Thoae wero tho words of Vlccotint Aokl, the JajiaiiMo nmbaaasdor to lho United State, whoae nltontlon was (tilled to the puhllrhcd rcjwrla that the general buunl of tho navy had locom-niondc-1 lo the president that the ,lat llcohlpi of tho American fleet bo sent around to tho I'aaifla coast. At the rnmo tlmo the ambnsador oxprasol a great deal of Interest In tho atorle printed nnd naked It they wcio true, lie dlallked, ho said, to appear In lho publlo prints, when them was no ronton for It, but he felt at pcrfoct liberty to ay what he did on this aubjoct. Will Issue New Small Bills. Waahlngton. July 4 Tho Treasury deportment Monday began carrying Into effect the provision! of the A Id rich act, which confers upon tho )retary of tho treasury authority to Untie all uectwiMry (piantltio of email bill to meet tho Imaluct need of tho country. Tho largo denominations of gold certlll cute ate being replaced by new $10 cortlflcntra, which will be liuucd from the suhlrensury. Kmall silver certifi cates In largo quantities will bo Issued at once, a will now seilea of Unitid Htntrs ff note. Not One Penny of Graft. Washington, July 3. "After Inves tigating every charge which hns lccn brought to my attention, whether ap parently well founded or not, I have ix-uu unable to flml n slnglo penny of graft going to any one In connect lo.i with tho Iathmlan nuutl work." This statement wa inndo by feretory Tail today when hla attention waa railed to tho ttateiuents tliat special accountants had lHtn tent to the lathmua to exam ine tho books of tho dliburstng olliccrs of tho commlaalon. Irrigation Work Delayed. Washington, July 0. Owing to un usual ssvere Weather, which rendered it Impooslblu to carry on work cf exca vation lor a contldciablo portion of tho pant winter, the secretary of tho In terior ha gniuttxl an vxtenalon of two inontha' time to tho following contrac tors, In which to completo tholr con tiacts on main laterals of the Okan ogan Irrigation projcot In Washington John S. and H. 1'eterteon. Frank K. Jones and iMinund Kail, all local lesl dents, Secretary Adluata Land Claims. Washington, July 2. Tho secretary of tho Interior lias approved Oregon re linqulshmenta No. 21 and 20, La Grande, embracing tho claim of 40 set tlera, etc., and covering 7,517 acre, and Oregon relinquishment 26, Tho Dalle, embracing the claims of 23 set tlers, etc., nnd covering 2,821 acrta. This la part ol an adjustment of claim growing out of n con diet with tho Northern I'aclllc grunt. Postal Changes In Northwest. Waahlngton, July 2, Ilural free de livery carrier have boon appointed a followt: Oregon ratkers, routo 1, Percy J. Dickson carrier, Joseph O. Anderson substitute, Washington North Yakima, routo 3, Pied I). Dye carrier, Iloberl llurdill subatltuo; Itoolienter, routo 2, Kuiuia Mnnnora car rier, Allen K. James subatltuto. Tho poatotllcoat Arotlc, Chehalls county, Wash., will be discontinued July 31. Appointments by President, Oyaler ltay, N. Y President Hooaa vtdt hasnnnounrod thfsoappointmonUi Phillip M. llrown, seoretaiy of ombnt sy. nt Constantinople; Potor Augustus Jay, aocrotary of omUisay, nt Tokto. Tho pitMildent signed the application of Mixllcal Inspector Presl' M. Ilixey, to bo advanaed to tho rank of medical director. Dr, Ilixey now holds tho poiltlon of surgeon general of lho navy, Civil Service Examiners Washington, July 0. Civil servlco examinations will bo held this fall for positions in the departmental sorvlco InWnshlngtrn, at thn following places In Oregon: Portland, Kugeno, linker Olty and Astoria, Bopbmber 11 and Ootobor 10, Idaho Boise, September 11 nnd October 1; Moscow,- September 11 and October 10; Pocatollo, October 11. ' i ' Mora Time Allowed Bidders Washington. July 4. Acting Secre tary Newberry yesterday announced that the tlmo allowed (or tho presenta tion of bids (or torpedo boat destroyers would bo extended lo September 3 next NATIONAL CAPITAL INVADE BANKERS' PRESERVES. Suit Under Rate Law Ajcalnat the Big Express Companies. Washington, Julp 2. Ono of tho most Imtiorlantcases yet filed with the' Interstate Commerce commission under the new railroad rsto law was today prcssntod by tho American Ilankcis' as soclsllon, whloh alleges that tho ex press companies through tholr power and facilities as common carriers, aro usurping tho prerogative of tho banking atsoclatlona and at tho tame time em ploying the capital of the banks In Uio oonduct of tholr business, II Is allege that Uio excliango busi ness, of the exproM companl and the relations which they have wltli tho rail road companies enable them to serious ly discriminate ngalual regular commer cial operations of banking Institutions. The complaint is dlroctod sgalnat the Adams, United fitaU-s, American, Paci fic, Wvlls-Fargo, Southern and Gient Northern express companies. American Flour In China. Washington, July 0. Vlco Consul A. W. Pontius, of Nluchwnng, China, reports soma Interesting figures In re ference to American shipments of Hour to tliat tiort during 1000, lie says; "An Incressoof nearly $200,000 was shown In comparison with tho figures of tho preceding yearn. Tho Impoits of American Hour during the year were 30.414.000 pounds, valued at 1712,060 In American gold. In addition to tho foregoing figures, American flour to the amount of (1,330 was Imported fiotn Shanghai. During 1007 the di rect imports of American flour will rnoet likely Ixj larger than tlioeo of the preceding year. Nebraska In Commission. Washington, July 6. Tho Navy do- pnrtment la Informix! that tho new bat tleship ebrtuka was placed In com mlaalon today at the llremerton naval station on Pugct sound, making tho only Inttlcahlp in nctivo sorviro In the Puclcu waters. Lieutenant Come is acting as commander of tho thlp tem porarily and has with him only a skele ton crew. The Nebratka mut remain nt tho llremerton yard for somo time yet, nnd In tho meantime Captain Hog Inn Id Nicholson, who Is to be perman ently in command of the ship, will gather up a crew fur hor in tho Kast. Carriers Cet Higher Pay. Waahlngton, July 3. On July 10S letter carriers of Portland then receiv ing $1,000 wero promoted to $1,100 under the now law, nnd one carrier nt f 000 promoted to $800. Tho promo tions are bated on growth of imputa tion. Promotions may bo mado In other Oregon cities at follows $850 to $000; $000 to $800; $.1000 to $1,100. Al bany, threo from $850 to $000; Astoria, flvo from $850 to $000; lis ker City, two from $850 to $000 and ono from $000 to $800; Kngene, three from $850 to $000; Pendleton, three from $850 to $000; TIiq Dulles, two from $850 to $000. Can't Fix Evacuation Dste. Washington, July 4. Secretary Tuft throw somo additional light upon his plan regarding tho American evacuation of Cuba yesterday by sending the fol lowing cablegram to Governor Mogoon at Havana: "I am In receipt of a tele gram from General Loynas Castillo ru 1 1 something I hsvo had with rcfetenco to tho restoration of Cuba to tho repub lic. Tho plan for tho revolution of tho government of the Island upon tho per son to be selected by a fair election, as outlined in my loiter to you, has not been changed In the slightest." Contracts tor Big Ships. Washington July 4. lleloro leaving for lho West, Secretary MetraK an nounced his decision In icepect to im portant matters. In ono of there ho places contracts (or thn construction of the two American "Dreadnaught" bat tleships, tho interesting point of his decision bolng the rejection of tho Navy department's plans nnd the acceptance of tho mora progrctalvn Idcaa of the private shipbuilding firms, Involving tho into of stettin turbines. Transfer of Naval Officers. Wathlngton. July 2, Lieutenant O. T, Pettingtll, U. 8. navy, has been or dered to Paget sound navy yard for duty. Assistant Paymaster W, J. lllno, U. 8. navy, has boon detaohod from duty on tho Trlnoeton and will proceed to tho navy yard nt Pugot sound for du ty as assistant to tho goneral storekeep er of that yard. To Rout Fractious Indians. Washington, July 0. The secretary of tho Interlcr Ima made a request that tho attorney goneral iiuttiorlro Uio or punlxatloii of n posso by tho United States manlinl (or Arliona, to assist In tho removal of disorderly Indiana from the Indian resorvatlonAP Fort MoDow ell, to be used If found expedient, Pennsylvania to Punlth Thlsvss Who 8tole Over 86,000,000. Hnrrlelfurg, Pa,, July 1, "The state will bo avenged upon thoeo who have plundered II. Criminal and civil suits will bo Instituted and tho case is a strong cno." This declaration was made today by Jsmes Scarlet, chief counsol for the leg islative committee which has Just com pletod Ita three and a half months' In vestigation of Uie Pennsylvania rapltol scandal. Within 30 days tho Investi gators will rendor a report to Governor Htnart, and then, when ho turns over tho papers to Attorney General Todd, will come the retribution. The Investigation has disclosed not only one of the biggest public scandals In Uie history of the nation, but has brought out some very peculiar facts. It lias shown that, whereas the capltol was built for less than $4,000,000, nearly $0,000,000 was spent In furnish ing It. Tie $4,000,000 spent on the building had been appropriated by the legislature and no scandal attaches to Its expenditure, bat not one cent was ever appropriated for the furnishing of the building, and it was only by acci dent lsat (all tliat 8tate Treasurer ISerry discovered that nearly $0,000,000 had been taken from the treasury and sown among the contractors who vied with each other In the percentages of their profits profits which wero raroiy lees Uian 400 percent and in a number of laslancM wero moro than 2,000 per cent. In ono Instance, Sanderson, It Is alleged, charged $3,260 (or a mantel which cost him $32. ADVANCE FREIGHT RATES. Schedules Between Mississippi and Rocky Mountains Incrested. Chicago, July 1. Freight rates In the territory between tho Mississippi river and tho Ilocky mountains will be advanced 6 per cent by the action of the Western railroads in raising the minimum on carload shipments and other change In the classification. It has not yet been determined to cancel many of the carload commodity tariffs, though a few of Uiote whose usefulness has pasted will bo canceled and the commodity rated according to ciasaiuca tlon. It Is the Intention to csneel all less than carload commodity rates, but as they have to meet special conditions, tho shippers generally have not made any specific complralnt. Tho call for the meeting of tho West ern Classification committee at Char levy, Miss., July 10, was sent out yes terday. Tho docket contains 425 sub jects, many of which were rulings Is sued by F. O. Becker, chairman of Uie commlttoo, since January 15, 1D07, and w 111 be ratified by tho committee. Thi most Important of the subjects is "To revise the minimum weights," on which special committees havo been at work. Tho new Western freight classifies tlon will becomo effective September l, 1UU7. INQUIRY INTO TELEGRAPHS. Commissioner Smith Will Exclude All From Immunity. Chicago, July 1 . A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington rays: In accordance with Uio Instructions of President Roosevelt, Commlmssloner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith Is arranging for an Immediate investiga tion of the relations between the (olo graph companies of Uio United States. Tho investigation will be conducted in such a manner as to avoid giving any company or ottlclal the privilege of Im munity from prosecution In case a vio lation ol the law should be uncovered. The Investigation will determine tho nature and extent of the agreement ex isting between the telegraph companies, the rate of wages paid to employes, Uie opersting expenses and such other data as will bo useful to tho department of Justice In determining whether to Insti tute legal proceedings, and to congress, should that body doalrotohavo the gov ernment oxoroiso control over Uio tele graphlo service. Steel Trust In Great Britain. London, July 1. A great combina tion of steel and Iron manufacturers, similar to thoro existing In tho United States and Germany, is in course of formation in ureac uriuin wiui mo avowed purpose of combatting Ameri can and German competition, whioh is Increasing, Mno big companies, head ed by Yickero' Sons & Maxim, and in cluding John Brown & Co., which re cently was amalgamated with the liar- Ian A Wo lit company, have assembled 30 concerns which were previously In dependent Work Under Bad Conditions. Colon, July 1. Despite the strike ol stoamshovel men in May and the heavy rainian, uie oar in taicm irom tne uu lebra out during May exceeded 600.000 cubic yards. This result is regarded as splendid and as being due to the stren uous enorta of Lieutenant Colonel Goe- thala, chief engineer, and his staff. Steel Corporation Is Planning ti Employ SaLslltBte. WILL INSTALL MANY GAS ENGINES Claim fa Made That Saving Effected Will More Than Pay Cost of Installation. PllUbnrg, July 2. That'tbe cost of production of steel may be reduced a few cents a ton, millions of dollars are to be spent in new machinery at the plants of the United Stales Steel cor poration, and about 100 engine are to be relegated practically to Uie scrap heap. This step will probably take two or three years to complete, but it Is assured by Uie experiments tliat have been carried on at the Jxhssr Thompson plant of the corporation at Uraddock, where the experiments have been along the line of abolishing coni In favor of gas as fuel and uting the gas lhatblows from the blast furnace. Tho experiments at the Edgar Thomp son plant, It Is said, has determined Uie policy of tho stool corporation for all their work, and gas engines will be immediately installed as fast as they can be built at all the plants. At Gary, Ind., where a new plant Is being built, 20 cr more of the new engines will be Installed to furnish power and to "blow" the furnaces. These engines are said to cost about $160,000, and tho cost for engines alone at this plant wi 1 bo about $3,000,000. Besides this oat lay there will bo a great expenditure for the vast system of monater pipes for carrying tho gas from Uie blast tnrnscea and for Its purification before It can be used in the engines. I UNCLE SAM'S BIG SURPLUS. Balance at End of Fiscal Year Was 887,000.000 One of Largest. Washington, July 2. So far as work ing purposes are concerned the fiscal year of the government ended June 30 with a surplus of substantially $87, 000,000, one of Uie largest net balanea ever shown. In the fiscal year 1003 thero was a surplus of $01,287,275', but that was Uie largest since 1600. While Uie official figures for the fiscat year will not be announced for a few days yet. the figures now available are approximately correct. They show that in the year Just closed the Income from the various eonrces of revenue waa $605,300,134 and expenditures $578, 370,700, as compared with receipts of $504,454,121 for the ltt fiscal year and expenditures of $508,784,700, thA surplus In that year being $25,669,322. There has been a tremendous increase In tho receipts In the year Just closed, while the expenditures have been only about $10,000,000 in excess of last year. The largest increase in receipt) has been from customs, although internal revenue has shown a big gain. The receipts of this fiscal year In customs wero $333,230,120 and In Internal rev enue $270,300,388 WOMEN SAVE MANY LIVES. Their Heroic Work Prevents Break ing of Big Dam. Laramie, Wyo., July 2. How the breaking of tho Wheatland dam, im pounding Uie largest artificial body of water in Wyoming, waa pievented by the heroio efforU of four women is modestly told In a letter from Miss Knight, addressed to her mother. Mies Knight, who la visiting Miss Helen McGill, at McGill, with her hostess and Mrs M. J. Heed and daugh ter, was riding by the reservoir when she noticed a leak in tho dsm. The women notified Mrs. Reed's husband. who Is in charge of the reservoir, and he started for Wheat field to summon help. Mrs. Iteed and the three girls spent Uio entire night filling the crevice with hay and dirt, using eleven loads of hay. When Reed returned in the morning they were almost exhausted, but had succeeded in keeping (ho break from enlarging to Uie danger pclnt. Texas Resort Is Burned. Mineral Wells, Tex., July 2. Min eral Wells, with nearly 10,000 visitors from all over the South, was threatened with total destruction by fire last night. The firo started in tho skating link of tho ralaro Amusement company, a new $5,000 structure. From there the fire spread to tho Mineral Wells sanitari um, a four story brick, II I led with pa tients. These wero all moved out and no loss of life la reported, The Mineral Wells bathhouse was totally destroyed. as woro Uie Lithia pavilion and a part ot tne wann notei. Close Havana Cigar Facorles, Havana, July 2, Tho cigat makers who are on strike, not having replied to the ultimatum of the manufacturers to submit tholr differences to arbitra tion, the manufacturers announce their Intention to close all their plants in-, definitely.