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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1908)
f v. ',. NFWS (IF THF WFFKl I In n Condonscil rorm for Our Busy Headers, UAFFffllNGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A Hotumo of ttio Leu Important but Not Lota Interesting Events of tlin Pt Waak. A break l Imminent between Veil 'nrl ami Holland, French inrrrhitiit are trying in open up trade Hith Poland. lull Mill tpeHd m lmt a wrrk pre Idling hit tiller il acceptance Popu'l! national convention hits! Itryan ami cheered fur Kuotcvclt Mir American minister In Paraguay was hied mhhi iturillK the recent rrvo luilim A woman arretted In Michigan sup jtosed to Ite Mrs Conines, the I .a Porte mitrdrrr, turn ittlt to lie thr vvnwig rrMti KtHitrvrlt mIII trf rive altnMt ft a wmtl (or ln ImhiU oh lil cotton hum In tii In Africa 1 1 is rrjMirtrd holding ewniMtHy Hill rontrol ImmK Coat! telephone s-ompanlr The companies both deny it Insurance companies will have in a prrttrlly the entire lo u( II, ton.MNi In the rrcrrtt dock fire in U ton lUchid Khun, commander in chief of ihr thah's (our, hit iciven imtke that hr hIII bombard Tabriz and drive it all rebels, Trrasttrrr Sheldon, of the Krttultli van national riHwmttlee. hr Mill vo'unianl) publish a lull statement of the campaign rxplte Thr Vrnetuclan charge d'alfairs at Wahmjton ha hern rrrallrd. lhn v'omplritng ihr severance of .ill diplo IIMln- rrUtlott Hlth ihr United Stutr IIMiup Poller twiitlniir to Improve. Tbr prosecution ha 8ii)Hcl Ilia case ngaltist Hlrve Adams. Itowsrvrlt lilil farewell In Mrtn In Ihr departing I Vary riIltUiti. A Patch rmul I rn invito from llnl laiul In takr lip III atntluu III Portland. An English nrllainriitary rtmimlttrc lis rr..iiifl egalasl an liixirl tai on hop. Herman rar wn all jitarra anil Ilia world's championship In tli rwrnl au luiimlillr racrs In Franco, The national rstnvrntlun of tailor at s'bieago l' declared against frrak in iiuVHtiun In mrn'a olutliM. Tkr Amrrlrnn llailway itlillin rpMHt thai turln Ihn mt two nerk tl.;iO Mir fri'iitltt car oato trrn put In work lNlfrtalr llallrMiil Kmmilnn lia irtlnl tbnl It i rnit tiMrBniHilil tot ihr rnal l rrntrf tiliMr at Umlur lu fHINKM tako for hwii vrken It li hlimt on flat fir. In a flk'kt ltwM n Nortkarn I'n lfir liraVrmaH nnil n trnmii k wa Ixaliac a rhlr Hnr North Ynklma, VhI , Ikr trHWi m bot In iloatk ami Ihr lirakrMtan 'rinly womhiIhiI. Thr AMo'rhn Uttlflil flret hn nailnl from Han 1'mnelMiti hh It voy Mjf amnnil lk wwrlil. Th Nhrkn wa h'ft Irklml on nfHnt of nrlct frcr amow Ibn rror. Uko Mill Join lb? flnt Ht lloaululu. rijjktlnc roalliiHoi nt Tntirlr, Toriln. Mnnv lftk orfur ilnlly from kwnt in Ikn litt. Himhh pnrtm worn ilrwntl In llttI nt MikuIh, Nl'll I'rHnlilrnllnl N'miilnrn Tnft ilnycnl rigkl flrld in n ImnrWI kaiimi. Ilrynn lin rninplntn control nf tht Dfiiiwrriillr rmtiitnul eoinontlun, Nrw York iKillff think Ihoy have wiplurifl tln lllnrk llnnJ Irmlor In Hint lly. Tim Hrltlh mlnlHtrr nt Tulirrnn lia KRtilii priitiltl lu tli u lmlt Hunlml hi vrnr niotlioil. HoIIl-Ioii fiiimtlo In North Dakota linvi TiivriIimI Cnnniln, unit ilefy tbo inoiiiiti'il poller, Tim total ilrnlha from rnurth nf July ci'li'liratlon iiiiiulinr nuinlirr Ul, nnj tlic Injiinsl SOtO. Itui'f tin livrn rrlrntril from Jiiil on lioiiiln ii!i:rr(;ntlni; 1 1.)0,0011. Ill next trlnl Mill lie-in July ,fi- Tnn ItJillooiitati lu tho rcrvnt men nro In ii rrlttoul romlltlon nt Clinton, Out., wluro tin1 Intnluil too aiulilciily, I'lfly luirno prrlahril In n burning ntnlilo'lii I'ortliiml. 'I'lio hit; liunlwiiro II rm nf MurnliiillWcll Im.l n narrow vaonpo. I.lrulonnnt I'rnry hn ntjnln trtnl fur Hip North l'nlo. Ho U ntiout I000 nliiirt nf hi mtlmatnl niiiniint nf aup iilli, hut will trimt to luck for tho liiiliincc. Major Wooilruff declare the army tKC limit should lie (10 yean. The American aeroplane flying tua chine made a very succetiful trial. been cxtlnRulshed and yettcrday clK"t i trip, linlncri were brought out alive. "catualloon"aoeend8 Winner Make 1100 Mllni Many Nar- row Eicnpni, C hicfiKo, July 7 'Ihr CIiii.iko In iiii'in' h'llhiiin rice rtulrd IuiiikIiI, Mlirn the Iml of the iilur i-oiiiiMl.iiit cninp lit ciirih hi Wet Slicirord, fjur liri, hint iiillra frmn tlir MurllllK pulul Tin craft win the I'lchlinw, owned Ity ! J I'lrlditiK. f S.in Antonio, Tex ll covrrnl iippnixliii.ilrly too mile mure mil U)nl in tlir Mir 1'ivr Imitr h'liurr than It urarrt cnmprlltor, inn i aim iiencvrii to imvc captured tlir prir fur tlir lullixm which re nmlnril in the air tlir InijKtM Tlir lonlril mj in.irkril liy irveral Ihrillliiu rtvunr from drownliiu Thr Vlllr ilc Uirppc droiiied Into I akr MIclilKau oiin aflrr I lie Mart, ami tor u it hour or more Qilnuel A K Mueller and OeorKe Sclmeueck. lit plifiit, M'ere Mrpt arret Ihr urface, finally aruniK mIUi thrtr crafl to a lirlKht of 70IHI frcl. from which they drerndrd at llriitou llarhor, Mich A uliiiiliir rprrirnre frll to Ihr lot of C II I'rrrlno and I I) Car. the crew of the llliiioi while rndravor iiiK to rlfrrl n InndiilK near l.akr On larin thrir lialhHin frll into the Hay of U'linlr. 'I he arrnuaiit had dnniird lifr irrrrrr and UMiiauril to keep alioat until 4 yarhl iml nil from (ilrtin l!,ni( and rrrurd llirm Tlir fatr of I he Ii.iIIimiii nut kmiwii Itrrr The third rriuu accident took (dare tirar ("Union, Out Tlir liatlooo Coliiinlila rould not he controlled Ity Captain M I'elrrmn and C II l.eieh Irr. ami thry rrr dahri .lKlllt Irrr and draKk'ed through horhed wirr frucr Moth men were (Kilillully injured The lamlinu place of the nine ImI imiii Mrrr a follow I'lrlillnif. Weil ShelTonl. Qurlire; America. CarMtnville Mirh : KIiik I dward, Port Huron. Mirh ; Chicaico, AimikmI (Inl; t) S, I'inkrrlou Sta tion. f)nl . Columlih. Clinton. Out : Cinriniiall, Covrri. Mich ; IllinoU, (ilfHii Iftland. Ont . Villc dr l)iepic, llrnton llarb-or. Mich AEHOPLANE FLIES. Ooei 000 Yard Ur.oml Mark and Land SaUly. liiutniintHirl, N Y. July ' -The Aerial Fxpcrnnrnt orUtlon' aero drome No .1, the Curtf June IImmC. )elrrday earned the rlichl to liaxc it name the firm iticriltrd on Ihe Sclen lilir American trophy for ttiakliiyiaii olftcial IliKht of one kiloineter lit a trai(ht line, mcaiirrl from Ihe point where it left the Kr'Hinil Aflrr paiuu the tht! markinv; the linth. the machine flew cmhi yard fur ther, and lauded at the extreme cdKe of the lield near the railnMil track AIhuii Iimki ticrMin mw Ihe I rial The June IIiik croed ihrrr fence audi dectihrd a letter "S ' two thouaud ard lu IciiKth, In one minute and li rcond, at a tpeed nf 37 mile an hour, which followed a boo yard lliht in in irtcntili. The machine never behaved Itcllcr Hardly a tircftlh of wind wa utirrniK The trial today i of Krrat importance, at it i the tint othcul iei uf an aero plane ctcr made in America SOCIALISTS NOMINATE. Martin ft. Pratlon, Now Serving Sen toner, for Pretldont. NeM" York. Jitly 7 Candidatet for ttretdrni and icrpretnlrnt of the I'lillrd .Stair were turned ami a plat form wa adopted by the national committee ( the Socialttt party here rlrrday The ticket named I at lolloMt Por pretidenl -Martin It. l'reMnn, of Nevatla b'or ice pretdeiit Donald Mn nro, of Virinia The nomination of Preatou for prrMtlrnt Ma uiuiiiinou The can didate mi placed in nomlrtaiion by I), dr I. nut, who characterineil Ihe man he wa itamniK at an "loMirtt MorkiiiK man, not profeioual work tUK man," ami added.' "ihe iiamc of that man t Martin Prrttnu, and he I now in jail at Cnttdnrld, Nrv Pred ion i in jail today (or conduct lh.it I honorable, ami which no working man thould be athauied of " 1C I. eon explained thai Prcttou had been teulcnced to 'ii year' imprUon iiient for thoothiK a rettaiiraul keeper in fioldiirld three year aK duniiK a ttrike PreMoti, l)c Leon asserted had aclrd a the protector of defeiMii Ictt Kirl. and by to doiuir hit action curaKcd a rettauraut-keepcr named Silver. Silver. Mr l)e I.eon iated, "wot tlud by Prcttou while threaten ittK lo kill the latter.'' Dig Flro In Port nu Prince. Port au Prince, July 7 A tcriout fire lirnkc out here yetcrday in the vicinity of the Palace and Senate buihliiiK The flame spread quickly, there liciiiK a IiIkIi wind nod toon reached al.irmiiiK proportinnt pour Imiidrcd buihllnt! were liiirnoil, in clmliuK tlie cotirtliouiie nod the prison. All of the prisoners, who iiictudod a number of women, were taken to other U.irtm before the building took fire. Spark were carried to the artenaU which wa also burned. In Kcthcr with stores of powder and am munition nec6ver 220 Dodlei. Yiiznno, Fitropenn Uutnii July 7 An official Matcmctit shows that U'-!8 bodlet have been recovered from the Kikosky coal mine, where a a ex tilotiott occurred several days ao. Nineteen Iniured mm nrc now in the hotpitnl. Die fire in the mine lias NEWS ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. t UELATIONS SEVERED, Vennudlnn Coniul Prepare to Leavn Wahlri(;lon, . alntiKl"il, July II Tlir (lipid niNtir rr',itiou In tw nil America and Vrueurlu that have exitleil umiitcr riiplrdl) for more limit half a cm tury, thouKh hi recent year nevcrcly traiurd, were yrttrrday coinplelcly rtered Al 'i :i o'clock yenterday alleriioi.n Srtior Vrlo-(ioitlctH, the Vt'iieurluii cliarKe d'aliaire, called at Ihe ttalr departinrnt by appoint ment to preeut to ArliiiK Secretary llacou imllcr from hit ineriiiiirnl thai he wa to ipiil hi pott here, clot lUK iiji Ihe Vrueilrlau It'Kallou in wathiiiKloii ami repair forthwith lo Wnrnurla 'Ihr rbarxr raplainrd that the ac tion of thr tulr department in with dr.,wiuK Jacob Sleeper, the American charter, from Carara. and in elotinx up it leUHtiou ihrrr, madr it ueret ry for hi Kovermnriit lo take lm il.it arli'iii in the cate of it IrKatloii in Wakhmicton 'I hr iharnr madr no demand for hi p.iport nor rould he do o emuitt riil'y, in view tif the fact that Por tion MniKler Paul had decliueil to im- uch iaport to the American iliarKf wltrii lie wlllidrrw (rum Lara ra, on I hi Kround that there wa no nrrity for patort the rottutry bruin in profound racr, ami hi per mit! not beniK threatened in any hi) Srtior Vno Mated thai the ft'e am) pwprr of the Vrneiielall legation would Ik- idared lu thr tiiMody of S-uor Jriolto Piinmtal, the Vrneti rlan ronul tjrtirral in Nrw S'ork 'I hi lalrinrtii it rrtcardrd at an in titration that thr Vrtiruelan Knrrn llirnl will fol'ow Ihr ttrrredrnt rtab lihed Ity ihr United Stair in refraiu iiik from rhniut; ihr romulale No arrangement ha hern made for the transaction of any diplomatic lmlne which Vrnmurla miKht find it abso lutely uecrtary to tunitact. throuxh ontr unforrteen conttnicency FOR MERIT ONLY. New Chief of Army Englneert It Not a Politician. ahitiKtou. July in Pretidenl KiMorvrlt rrcoKiiiird merit when he appointed Colonel Y Ibam I. Mar hall a chirf of rirMiirer tf the army He picked the brt man in the etiKineer o.rp. and the 'tue who. in the ojnniou of unbiased official of the drparlincut ami of the army, wat mott rntitlrd lo the promotion, and in recouniziuR thr merit of Colonel .Marshall, he placed the corp in the hand of thr man moot competent to handle it In iIccuIihk upon Colonel .Marshall, the prrviilent va twayed by Secretary Tuft, who from the hrt ha favored the teleetiou nf Marthall for tht pott Colonel Marshall i phyttcaMy a man of ihe Taft type, ami for that rraton thrrr may have been a bond of sympathy between them l.aM fall, when the army ridnik' tet were held, the prettdent threatened lo re lire Colonel Marshall .brraute hr failed lo make the ride llut the fail ore wa not due to ihe disinclination "ii the pari of ihe new chief of eniti iirrr. it wa due lo the fact that tut horse rould be found in all the army table who could rtrry the rotund colonel for a full day's ride, at he tip the calc at nearly 3uu pounds Killed In Paraguay Revolution. Washington, luly ill Information received it ihr state department yes Urdu) is tli it the estimated In of life in tin recrut rrvolutnm in I'-ra Kiav w.i from ihi to tin person, while lint were wounded The in formation c.iiue In the department in a diopauh from lidward C O'llrieu American minister to Uruguay and ParaHiiay Thr revolution bean on July 3, when the minister of war wa taken prisoner The dispatch came by way of llueno Ayrei. dated July ? anil ul llmt Hint lilt (itv of A41111 cinn, where the revolution becau, wa lraiiiiui Trouble Brew In Honduras. Washington. July 7 Information has reached thr state department nf a proposed revolutionary movement .-KiiiM the Koveruuieut of Moniluras tinder the leadership of former Prcsi drill Ilimilhi. No details nrc Kivcu The Koverument of Salvador and Guatemala have Kivcu directions to prevent any movement of that charac ter takiiiK form in those countries. Agreement With Mexico, Washington, July It A perfect uiulerstautlinu between Mexico and the United State a to this Kovrrn inent'.s purpose to take all stops pos sible to prevent violation of neutral ity laws on the Mexican border, was reached at a two hour' conference between Aclint? Secretary of Stale llacou and Ambassador Crcjcl, Two Year for Forgery. ClucaKO, July in Daniel Keller, c.x-cnpiain in tue uiuieu ntaie army recently convicted of defrauilliiK the government throuRh the use of stolen (liiartcrmastcr's checks, was yesterday sentenced to serve two years at hard labor in the federal prison at Leaven worth, Kan. URAZIL IS STUBBORN. Iniltl on Soiling Wurthlpt lo Japan If She Like. Washington, July 7. -Ilecaiuc they tay the United Stale it interfering wantonly in the carrying out of her naval plan, llrail, through her diplo matic agent here, it planning a twecpiiig tytteiu of retaliation, where by 30 per cent preferential tariff to American! in Ilrazil will be abolished ami Ilrazilian war craft dittioved of in any way which the llrazihau gov ernment ice fit. "The movement will be begun by concerted agitation in t lie Brazilian newspapers," a llrazilion diplomat said to a United Statct naval omccr "We consider it our right to do what wc please with our ships It it no liody' btismes. There I no reason why the United States thould closely tunervite our naval tirourannne and frrret ont each informal agreement which may or may nut have been reached " Proof that 'Ilrazil hat already told one torpedo boat to Japan prompted tnrse statement n it tain tnai nra tl ha ordered 24 battlethipt to be limit in Muropcan shipyards, and that these vessels, when completed, Mill be turned over to Japan SNAKE INDIANS DEFIANT. Drive Oir Sheriffs, Who Oo to Invet tlgato Trouble. Muskitgro. Okla., .luly 0. -The shrrlffi uf Mrliitosit and Utuulgre count let went to the Old Hickory grmtrtdi, nr llriiryrlla, yesterday to investigate the uprising of Hnnkti ludians and were driven hhhv from the rninp by thirty armed Indians and Negro. Ilrfore sending tlirm away, Crazy Hnitkn deliv rrixl a mwsagn defying the law of tbo state and the t'nitmt Htnte govern wrm, wlrn, be deeloro, have no author itv uvrr the Indian. The o fllrer will get into rommtinlra tloti with (iutbrie atxl It I probable that state triRi will be tent to di perse tho mnlcflntcnl. Craxy Hnake it thr (under of several unelvlllzMl ('reek Indiana, many of whom do not sjienk Knglisb. Tboy find the law of the Hew state objectionable and thry nro enraged by Craty Hnnke's aorrtinn that tber are being cheated in the land allotment. Bid for Naval Collier. Washington, July 7 The navy de partment today opened bid for the purchase of three steam collier of American registry, 7300 tout dead weight, maximum cost J JXJ.ooo Of the four bid received, the Mason company, of Motion, offered to tell it collier, the Kvereti, .Maiden and Melrose, for 7S4,Ooo. and the New York Shipbuilding company, of Cam den, N J , bid to construct three vet se's, 74.10 tonnage, at J430.00O each. The Maryland Steel company, of Ilnl tiinore. bid to build one vetsel for 11113,000; two for $3-7.ooo, or three for ISViJ.ihmi each, all of the twin screw type. I knots. 7flfl tout, tingle crew type. II knot. 700 ton. $377.&0O each for tMo $.170,000 each for three vet sel Cramp .V Son of Philadelphia. Iml for IKl.oiH) for one or all three, tl knots, slot) tout Contul Will Investigate. Washington, July X General A. U. VI t'ur aik,MIinntllni- tltrt illwtrt IMAtlt tit Te. bit telegraphed to the war do- Mtrtmenl tnnt lie na cni lour iroop nf envnlry to Del ltio, nmtr the secno of oiH-ratiuat of the insurrectionist in Me Jen. Ameriran Consul Kllsworth, at Por llro )i i. stilts" nf Cnnhulln, Mexico, ha informed Ibn state dorttiieut that he is going to mnke a trip to tbo I.nt VariM ronntrv, the sreae of one of tho reernl disturiinnee between the rebel 'iml the Mexican trooim, to investigate enndit'on there. While he will report hi finding In the state department, he i making Ihe Inrritigntlou entirely on hi own reaponslblity. Red and Blacks Claih. Washington, duly P There ha been n clash between the Snake Indian nnd negroes near Sonoru, Okla., according to illiMitrhes received by the Indian Protective nMociatlon of Washington from Ktifiiubi Harjo, orator of the four Indian tribe Several complaint havo been registered hero of late by the In dians, who dvrlaro that tho white, through government nfllelal dealing with hnlMireod in Oklahoma City, nro obtaining possession of their land with hut nominal remuneration, nnd this it understood to have been the cauto of Ihe trouble. Paper Trutt Pay Fine. New York, July 7 Twenty-two member of tlie Manilla & Fiber Pa per Manufacturers' association, who were fined JSOOO recently for operating a combine in restraint of trade, paid their fines lo the United States circuit court today. The other two com panies are expected to pay their fines in a few days. Troop Fight Forest Fire. Washington, July P- The war depart; inent linn ordered "Colonrl W. S. Schuy ler, commander of Fort Iluaehuca, on ttio .Mexican tionler in southern Art-! r.ona, to render nil possible nsaistaneo in tho suppression of a serious firo rng ing on Hurtebucn tnountuin in the Oarce national forest. J FOURTH COSTS JJO LIVES. Crutade for Safe and Sans Celebra tion Come to Naught. Chicago, July 0 Once more thr annual barbaric orgy of death and mutilation, which masquerade under the gnitc of patriotic celebration of the nation' natal day, ha pasted, and the fearful cost ha been counted in part. In many home there is mourning for children who have met untimely cud and adult whose live have paid the penalty of wanton folly, while in darkened chambers ami hospital throughout the country lie thousands of maimed and suffering victims, tome sightless and tome disfigured for life, the work of the demon fire work, lu Chicago, as elsewhere, despite the brave struggle in behalf of a "safe and sane" Fourth, there was tc.int improvement over previous Fourths, ami the result of all the efforts toward reform can scarcely even be dignified bv the appellation of near sane. The death roll for this year's Fourth it 3ts, and the returns arc still incomplete. At midnight reports of deaths and casualties were still com in" in, and the total of the injured had reached 1129 In Chicago alpne. where the crutade for a safe and sane Fourth was strongest this year, there are eight dead and 130 injured The fire loss in the nation, so far as learned, it III.'JW) Of this Chicago will bear 10,000. Deadly tetanus last year claimed 73 victims after the nofc and excite ment of the Fourth had died away. Fifty three cases Merc caused by blank cartridge, eight by giant cracker, six by toy cannons anil four by firearms In 19ns the number of cic that developed M-a 89, St of which Mere caused by blank cart ridge In tttot it was 101, of which Hi came from blank cartridge In I'.ot there were 99 tetanus eases. 7-1 arising from the blank cartridge, and in 1903 the number ran up to 393. of which all but 29 cases came from but Ictless joy producers. OAKLAND TRAINS COLLIDE. Seven Killed and 30 Injured by Care less Englnaer. Oakland. Cal , July 6. The nar-roM-gaugc local, bound from the Ala meda Mole into Oakland, crashed into the Santa Cruz train No. 37, bound for the Oakland Mole, at 7:10 latt night at First and Webster streets, killing or injuring all of the passen gers in the Santa Cruz train smoking car. Seven were killed and over 30 in jured The collision was on the cross ing of the narrow gauge and main line, opposite the Webster street bridge The engine o,f the Alameda train, which was running with tender ahead, cut into the Santa Cruz train smoking car, about 10 feet from the front. The front end was smashed to splinters, the car being torn from the front trucks and the mas totted from the main line track up against the signal tower in Webster ttreet. The wreck of the coach containing its dead and screaming wounded was hurled on its side, with the Alameda local tender buried in the wreckage The baggage coach of the Santa Cruz train, which was in front of the smoker, was derailed and half way upset Doth locomotives were dc rai'ed When the train struck, the smoker was cut from the coach following, which continued on its course, crash ing into the boiler of the Alameda local. Some windows were broken in this ami the tirst Alameda coach, which was also derailed Otherwise they were not damaged The passen gers in these were shaken up, but not injured Practically all those in the smoker were pinned in the wreck and their cries for help followed the terrific crasli of the trains coining together Some were able to dig themselves out of the vvrec,k, but the majority had to be cut out. Several of the dead were badly crushed. The police and fire departments were called out, and were soon at work carrying wounded and dead from the wreck. Rebel Bombard City. Hueitos Ayres, July 0. Telegraphic communication with Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay, where there is a revolution, is still interrupted, but word ha been received from Asun cion at Corricnles that the artillery at the capital mutinied and bombard ed the market place. Many women are said lo have been killed in this lighting. Tlie foreign representatives at Asuncion are urging the belliger cuts to abstain front bombarding the citv. This news was brought to Cor ricnles by the captain of the steam ship. President Celebrates. Oyster Hay. July 0 President Roosevelt celebrated the Fourth of July with his family and a few friends nt Sagamore Hill. In the evening tlic president had a beautttui display of fireworks set off in front of the house. Seated on thi veranda with the president and his family were a number of relatives and many friends and neighbors. RUEF OUT OF JAIL Ball ilonils for $1,500,000 Ap proved by Court. PRISONER SEVENTEEN MONTHS Father and Sister Sign Obligations as Sureties, Holding Property of Ex-Bos in Trutt. San Francisco, July 7. Abraham Kucf wa released from the county jail last night on bonds aggregating ll,SCO,000, the largest amount ever given in a criminal case in the state. This sum is the aggregate bail upon 78 indictments, returned by the Oliver grand jury, charging Kuef with brib ing the former board of supervisors in connection with the granting of franchises to public service corpora tions, and upon which he was taken in custody by the prosecution as a sort of "prisoner of state." in charire of an elisor appointed by Judge rramc n uunne anu a nan a dozen private guards, at an expense of about $1000 a month. Since January 10. when the new administration went into office, Kuef has been languishing in the countv jail twenty sureties, including Kuels father and sister, and himself, signed the bonds It develoDcd vesterdav during the examination of his sure ties before superior Judge Frank J. .Murasky, that Kucf owned real es tate in this city which he recently transferred to his father and sister. upon which a real estate expert, on the witness stand, placed a value of $1.09S.Si6. Kuefs annual income from this property was $70,900. His father and sister went his bonds to the amount of 1600,000, while other sureties qual ified for IS70.000. Of the latter, Jo- scpn mrscii anu i.copoiu nirscn signed five bonds for 130,000 each, Louis Friedman six bonds of $20;00O each, and a surety company deposited a certified check for 1100,000, equiv alent to 200,000 in bonds. Ruefs next trial has been set for July IS on one of the indictments charging him with bribery in connec tion with the granting of a trolley franchise to the United Railroads. Al though he has been in custody for IS months, he has been tried but once, the jury disagreeing after being out 44 hours After leaving court Ruef went to the home of his parents to join them at dinner, and announced that later he would visit the county jail and bid farewell to the prisoners, and thank them for courtesies shown him. BRYAN IS DICTATOR. Has Complete Control of Convention In Denver. Denver, Colo, July 6 One great Itryan ratification leading to a wild burst of enthusiasm in celebration of the triumphant reappearance of the peerless one after a temporary eclipse; a demonstration of the completeness of the new leader's power over all men and measure; amnesty and har mony for all who may be useful and who promise to be good; expulsion from the temple, excommunication and the scaffold for all who have committed lese majeste and who re fuse to bow the knee in humble plea for nardon such is to be the Demo cratic national convention, the first session of which is to begin at noon tomorrow Todav the ltrvan neonlc have the bit in their teeth. They are running strong and free They are feeling the exaltation of power. They bub ble with joy over the triumph they have won over plutocracy. For the great majority of the conquered they have nothing but goodwill, and the right hand of good-fellowship But upon the heads of the few they are preparing to wreak their vengeance. Guffev the plutocrat of Pennsyl vania; MeGraw and hi side-partner from West Virginia.: loin Kyan. the head devil of the whole nntl-Uryan conspiracy; Sheehan, the head devil's chief scout; Smith, of New Jersey, known as the wolf: and poor Uov- ernor Johnson, of Minnesota, whose crime is that of being caught in bad company, are to be punished. Catch Black Hand Leader. New York, July 7. Lieutenant Petrosino and his Italian detectives yesterday were running down the loose ends of their' case against a Sicilian. Giuseppe Afhnto, who until recently, it is charged, was the mov ing spirit in many of the F.ast Side bomb-throwings Aflinto was arrest ed on the specific charge that be threw a momb in a tenement house in hast Seventy-fourth street to intimi date a wealthy Italian in an attempt to blackmail him. Uhts alliuavtt was sworn to by a man who, the police, say, saw the bomb thrown. Horses Burned, fortland. July 7. Fifty horses per ished in a fire of unknown origin, which started shortly after 13 o'clock this morning in the Dexter livery stable, corner Fifth and Ankeny streets. The loss to buildings and property is estimated at fully 313,009,