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NEWS OF THE WEEK In n Condensed rami for Our JIAPPJMGS OF TWO CONTINENTS A lUiuma of tlio Lai Important but Not Lait Interesting Events of tlio Pail Week. Ilry.in In huy u hit speech of ac -rplmicr lint weather yet fire to great coil , end of August, nnd proceed to Pitts lie at lOno. New iiuri,( w,.r , .ftH Ktntes Geo. I omiu of hip riiiiiiipuic nrrmiKoiiieiiii railroad III ex- Mir nuking t.inl DUiiiUmH f rtiiituU ittav cause a nurrr! between k United Stale ami Ilnnduta Reports arc living tecrlveil at Kepiihhrati liemlo.liartcr of baliiei named alirr Tail. (iiniltl ha gut money from llarrl 11111 In pay hii railroad debt. Mini luil nlrn u( I lii- Wheeling road M l I'icslaii Hill nut accept the S, Uli.l nomination (ur preiidciii, mill AmkuiI tiillhaitt ha Itrni luinnl I'aiMina it frnul lh Unilnl Slain i Hjiilt iii a n urn the rmiMtry 4inl liMrvrlt lut win a rrfOHiruiK ni I'.aMrru milriMiU Imsc lifKim an at t4k un law paiirit liy Ihr tail nm K'ri IlliillliiK the huilla of ColillilUuUt rrtiir til iniployc Thr NiflhHfirn roail liai ln-cn liuyniK rri fur the iHh when the ifopt lirIM In HIOVC Hl CXIM-Cli In luvr ut for every piece of ioIIimk There m oie talk of Cortrlyou tuonuiK fur KuverHor of New York. The liiiriHallniul peace connrrt at I nniifiH i lupporletl by the knivt ami vabinel Curacoa ha whI back tiKr from rnrturU ami will utc none of Cai tru'i mrrchamllte. IiumIiI hat rainril nerilril money to piy nil hi railriMil imlebleiliieii Willi out nurremlrrinK cinlrol. The American car in the New York In I'ana race ha arrivcil at I'arm, nhere u receivcil a ureal ovation. The cahler nf a Kcmha, WIj . batik ttute alHiHI IA(M)a ami Klr at ln rxcuc a denlrc to kI mairicil Dcirclite HuriM liat been linn niuiieil to atuwrr to .1 charue of con Irmni m cullllrclloil willl the Ullcf trials. Tnrknh I IbcraU are not ycl nail l'"-il with the lullan'n coiiccMiniit "Ihey want corrupt nlbciaU removed Sinker al Vinetix, France, are t'KHlittK with tohlirri. The fn.hier nf a Sealllr natloiial lunk hail hi alary ratri becaute nf luleliiv m the uuliltiliim later it w.i tlirnrretl that iltirillK the pail een nr riKht eart he ha lolen nrirlv J SO. 000 Tlm Nleeil truat rrportit nn Improving tlUHllltHM, Tlm typhoon nt llnnkonjj la known to hnvo coat over 300 livi. Tlm Turklab pi-opli will cnll for n clonn aweep of corrupt olllclala. Th' work on tlm new I-'rmico-Ariirrl van tnrllf trunty ia proci-edltiK rapidly, (iould Hilmito In would welcome llnr riman'a help in runnliiK' hia rnllrimdn. A yiHini; nero hna been bunieil ut the atnke in Texna for mi naanult on n white Klrl. MetutnKini from tlm bnttleahlp Meet Indicate tlmt it la ImvInK nu vnay trip mid ia over l,'i(0 mllea from Honolulu, Tlm rnllrnntla hnvo lieun jriven more time to reiluce lumber rutea on condi tion they ilo not enjoin tho Interatnto Commerce commlaalon, Tnft linn been formally untitled of 111 nomluntiou. In hia apeech of nc ceptnnce ho anld, that, if elected, bo would tnku Itoonuvelt'a H)llcle na hia Kuldo. Four lUiKK'eta welKhln nbout half n Kuml ench ntid worth JfiOO, wero found in n fnahlonnhlo realdcnce ilia trict of Lou AiiKelea wlillo workmen were oxcnvntltiKV Nnn l'ntteraon ban beun expelled from rituhmi;, Tho cnr la cntcrtnlnliiK l'realdont FnllloroH, of Franco. 'Ilnrrlmnu In endenvorltur to aucuro control of tho Gould roiula, (lovernor NorrlH hna clcnrwl tho Montuna bind board of fraud chargca. Henrst opened tho Indeponiliiiico con vention by ilenouncliif; thu old pnrtlea. Tuft Ih rex)rted to lnvvo becomo wedn'd In n tolupliono booth lit Hot SpriiiKH, Vu mid u enrpvntor wiih called to tmw litm out. An lmK)rtnnt conforonco In IioIiik hold by oIllclnlB of tho Justice depart ment rcRnrdinir action to bo taken in tho Standard Oil coao. LESSEN MINE DEATHS. European Expert to VUlt America and Ootiduct Experiments. i Washington, July 28. In rooiiau to mi liivltntioii extended by tlm Unit ml Hind' government In liulmlf of tlio geological survey , (Inmt llrltnln, Ger linnny mill Ilolgium will send to this 'country next month tlndr lending ex pert In tlm prevention of mine dlana tera, to ii til in tlio Inauguration of tho work Imrii. Tlm negotiation wero conducted through tlm Statu depart ment. 'I ho thrrii experts nrn Cntitiiiti Dot. borough, Inspector of explosive under hid iioino oiiire, (iri'iit llrltnln; Ilerr oiuiauer, iifiui in urn licnnmi iiiitni er vlri', mill Victor Vnltiyno, engineer-ln-clilif of tliomlinlulstriitlnu of mine, Belgium. It la expected that tho ox- iiitrtu will rfiili N!itif Virl klu.ni fl... loglml auney In engaged in erecting plant for tlm puriioau of conducting In vastlgntlona into tlm cnuao of mine explosion. In compiiny with the oxtierl In chnrgo of tlm technologic lirnnch of tlm survey, tlu-y will visit tlm field of Pennsylvania, tlm coal Held nf Illinois, Wyoming, Colorado, Aliilmuin, Wml Virglnln nnil Ohio, In order Hint tlny inny Iciini tlm rotiilltloiM under which (Mini U mined in tit In country. l.xerliiient stntloris for tho proven- lion of illnantTM hnvo been In njiern tlon for it number of ymira in each country represented liy tlm export, nnd thero the ilrnth rale in tho mines Iihn been reduced to n tnlultnuin. With tho knowledge tlmt trilmt neci- dent hnvo lireti Increaalng nod tlm death rnti' coimtnutly becoming Inrger tlm (J tiled Xtntea government authori ties nre hastening to liegln tlm Inveatl gat Inn which It In believed will grent ly reduce tho low of life. It In ex pected that the ndvler of tho forulgn export will ho Invnlualile. LEVEE QIVES WAY. Camel Heavy DainaRa to Farm Land on San Joaipiln. Anlloch, Cnl., July SH. Uat niuht nt ' o'clock ntMHit 200 feut of the Snn Joaiiuln river levee Kvo way on the fertilo Jeraey Ulaml tract located eiut of here, lUxallnK the entire iinnd, com prialiiK nearly 4,000 ncrea. The loa will be nbout J r0, 001), nnd fnll princi pally Uxm the Jeraey lalnnd company, nlthouKh there are ninny amall fnrmera who hold leniea who will lime every thine;, a their crops were nil practi cally ready to hnrveit. Tho Jeraey lalmid company bad 100 ncrea of tlm (limit celery In the river aectlon, eatlmnled nt H.000 cnrloiula, that would have been ready to bnrveat in nlHtut two montha. There wna nlno fiOO ncrea of Mitntoea, bealilea other veiretablea, Nothiii; will bo aaved. Ilealdra thfa direct loan, all tlm ditclma uaed for dralnine; tho lami will bo ruined. Alio thouaaiwla of youni; celery plunta that wero ready fur plant- init nro umler wnter. It wna intended to make thla one of the Inreat celery lleiiia in tlm atute. ENJOINS ADVANCE IN HATE. Georgia Juilfta Grant an Injunction Agalnit Southern Roadi. Mount Airy, (in., July IW. On ap plication of the Macon Grocery com pany, and other merchant ami mer cantile corporation! of the state, Judge Seer, of thu United Slate court ' tenlay granted n preliminary Injunc tion restraining the Atlantic Coast Ittillrond couiHiiiy, the Louisville & Nashville ami the Nnahville, CluUtn tKMign & St. Louis, the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texan I'lielhY mxl the Southern Hallway couiimilea from put ting Into elTect the incrcnaed rate on ahlpmentM of staple product from WiHitern to Southern m)IiiIk, which the rnilnmda have given notice to the In terstate Commerce cnmmisalou will take effect on August 1, Judgo SMor will hear nrinimenU on July Ul nt Mount Airy. Tho increase, II carried Into eltect, tho potltion al lege, will coat the ahlpiierH mid pur chaaorn In Georgia from $1100,000 to $1,000,000 annunlly. Drill Into Vault Room, Seattle, WiMi., July 28. Cracks men drilled their way Into tho vault room of tho Seattle Safe Deinmlt com- pnny'a vaults, nt 701 Flrat avenue, in tlm heart of tlm huaituHM district, mat night, but before they hud lighted tho fuse attached to n pocket of it It ro t-ly- cerlno attached to tlio main door of the Inner strong box, A, J. F.lwoll, tho manager, viaited tho vaults with Kd Iliitlmlm, nf Portland, on an emergen cy case and frightened them away. I'.ntrauco would luivo Hecured vuluubleii worth more than $1,000,000, Coiners In Conl Mlno, Yubovo, July i!8.- Whllo clearing nwny tho ruins of tho explosion In the KIpovHky mine, which occurred early In thl month nnd resulted In tho death of nearly 200 mon, tho olllcera today found a not of counterfeiting tools and n minnttty of spurious money. It Is surmised that tho counterfeiters may have boon responsible for tho disaster, NEWS ITEMS FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. 1 FORMS NEW UNITS. I'roiltlnnt Mnkoi Ohangei In Admin litrallon of Fortius, WnahltiKton, July 2H. A radical cIibiiko ia to be Hindu in tho ndminla trntion of foreat roaorvea, or Kntlonnl fortwtfl, durlni; thu cornlriK fnll; not a chnnKO of ollcy In any way, hut n c'm"K( I" the maimer of disponing of lon-atry buainraa. TliuchniiKO la prl mnrlly In the Intereat of tho people of the WiHt, but incidentally It bemiflU tlm aervlce, in that it will aavo consld ernblo time, mid permit of prompt ac tion. In brief, tlm lurio clerical force of tho foreat aorlvce, now mnlntnined In WnahliiKton, la U bo divided in halve; one hnlf will remain here, the other half will hu ncntterod over tho Weat, wherever the aervico mnintnlria dlvia ion hendiiunrtera. About 2M clerkn nnd ntenoraphera will bo aent out from WnahlnKon to I'ortlnnd, Kan Frnnclaco, Suit I.nku, Denver, Mia aoulii mid Albuiueripie, from 40 to CO KoIiik to ench place. Theao reajHCtlvu oincea will lie plnciil In cliarnn of ml minlatrntlve olllcera, yet to be nelect til, mid once organized will handle and diapoao of jiractlcally nil ndmlnlatrn- tlvn iueationa tlmt ariiu In their re apective diatrlcU. Tlm I'ortlmid office, for inatnnce. will baiHlIc all queationa nrlnlnK in thu National (oreala of (JreK'on nml woali Inyton ; Halt Lake City will handle rimea from Idaho, Utah ami Nevada; MliHMiuln will hamllu Montana mid Mill neaotn mnttura, mxl Denver will take caro of nueatlona nrliliiK In Colorado ami Wyoming. Tbia chaiiKu In adminiatratioon will not entail any new nmiointmenta what aoever. All thu clerk will bo trans ferred from WaahlnKton, and the ad miniatrativu olllcera will be choaen from mmiiiK the present olllclala of the aervlce. UIDS FOU COLLIERS HIGH. Navy Department Reject and Will In vile NeW Tenders. WmMiigHiH. July 31 Acting Hero larv wf tan Navy Npwrlwrry nnnouaeeil .teiterilay that of tlie I Ida luhmittnl fur rulliiri under the provlio nf the naval appropriation art at the at ae lN ii f eimrM. none will l,n nttlfae lory lit niiNounen! nliio that, a no eraerceHey nxiale.1 reipjiring InimiHliate de.Uery of anv eollier, llir navy do pnrtnmit wouhi invite lendera of en) lem to lw delivered wltkln IS iminth", apeeifviHg la tap invitation Itie en ral ehNraeteriatie, aiewl, earryini; en paelty nnd eipilpment neeeary fur the nuvni erir. The RpprnprintiiiN wn rSSSOOO for eneh ewml, ami the word lay of Ike net waa urh a to a Hon! nn nilvnntafp to lh .Mnekuitla eomiwuy, whleh ai tkre" eollier praetlenllr ready far delivery. The iletmrt Hient deel.led that the luil were exeeMJve, and did not meet all nf the reimtremeHtn. The an BuuHeenteHt nf the rejection of all bid wa made after n enaferenee held by Mr. Newlierry with Admiral Convene, preIJeal of the Iwwrd of eomtruetioN, and with repreMititativH of the com panie which awhmitted bill. Thw bid ware received during Uat month. WIIIInki Cramp A Sou of Phil adelphia, proH, In build three col lier at 173 OOO eaehj the New York Mhi lnilMIng enmHy, of Camden, N. I. at flSSino eaeh; the Maaebuitti Hhip eompany. of Ihi.ton, at l2ft,lKMI neu. and I'e Marvlaad Steel eompany, of llrfllimore, at 37fl,IKKI eieh. Japanoio Sealers Duty. Washington, July ?S. A dispatch received by the Nnvy department to day from the gunboat Yorktown, on sealing jwtrol duty about the I'ribyxloh Islands, Alaska, Indicntim that while tho situation in sealing waters nt pres ent is quiet, fivo Japanese schooners are seiiling near tlm Island of St. Paul, If the sealing vessels should encroach upon tho seal preserves a serious clash I probable. Colonel Symon Retires. Waihlnglnn, July 31 Colonel Thn. V. Sviiiona, corpi of engineers, wni placed on tlio retired list of tho nrmy yeerdny nu his application, nftcr more than 37 years nf service. Colo nel Hymens la now employed on the New York state onnnl commission. He wna formerly superintendent of public grounila iu thli city, Knocker Aro Challenged. Oyster Hay, Aug I Morality of tlio workers on the annum canal is to lie the subject of a conference between Prekidciil Roosevelt and Secretary of War Wright today. Secretary llishop of the canal couiiuUsiou said veslcr dav "The president is annoyed at the strictures on the morality nf the canal camp and wishes ihem cleaned up." Midshipman Losos Dorth. Oyster liny, July !!0. Tho president todoy approved an order for tho dis missal of Midshipman James M. Har alson from tho naval academy. Har alson was found guilty of uslntr ob scene language to an enlisted man. QIVES ADDITIONAL TIME, Commliilon Da fen Operation of He duend Halei on Lumbar. WahlnKfm, July .'10. Ufum ntuillcn- tlon or tho ilufetidnuta In thu l'acilic Lumber cnaea, tlm Interatnto Com merce commission hns extended the elftctlvo dntea of iu order from Au jpjat Ifi to OcUber 15. Tbia nctlon wna taken ujkjii the showing made by tho carrier Involved that, owinj: to tho Immenae number of rates involved, It would be a physical impossibility to check up tho rates and print and file tho new tariff beforo August 1C, nnd also upon their naaurance that, If the extension waa granted, they would not apply for nn injunction to restrain the commission' order from becoming ef fective. They expreaaly reserve tho right to test thu reaaonableneaa of the rates ordered by thu commission In a suit to be brought for that purpose or in suit which may develope out of reparation elaima by ahlpjiers who have been ship ping umier tne advanced rates. Th s doe not Include the caao involving rate from the Willamette valley via San Francisco, on which thu Southern 1'nciflc has already filed a petition In San Francisco asking an Injunction against.thu commission' order. Kills All Exequatur!. Washington, July 30.- Drew Linnrd, American consul at Ceiba, Honduras, cabled the State department today that President Davuilla had canceled his ex equatur ami those of nil the other con suls nt that tiort. There was no ex planation of the net in tho cablegram, but It I thought here thnt the consuls united to prevent the execution of rev- olutionisU who had Incurred the dis pleasure of President Davuilla. It is likely that nn nddltionnl lrunbont will be ordered to Amapala nt once to assist the Milwaukee in making n demonstra tion against tho revolution. Thu Mil waukee was ordered from Honolulu Monday. Ready to Begin Tests. Washington, Aug 1 The work of inllatitig the big gash'.g of Captain Thoma S Kaldwin's airship will be begun today The tent in which the balloon will be homed arrived at Fort Meyer yesterday and will be pitched tinlay liy Monday, barring accident!. Captain llaldwin will be ready to make his tint flight There is an element of uncertainty as lo what Captain Italdw in's aerial craft will do when it get up in the air. many of its fea ture! beiiiK new in Iht country In the past Captain llaldwin has steered hi balloon by shifting the weight of his body New London I Penitent. ihinjttnn, Aug I Satisfactory urancc have lieen given the navv department by the official! and citi en of New I onilon. Conn . that there will be no further discrimination against the culUted men nf the navy, or me uniform ni me united btate. in the places nf public amusement in that city A formal letter has been received by Acting Secretary of the Navy Newberry from the mayor of New I ondoii MatttiK that amusement manaKer of the city unite in extend init a welcome to uniformed men of the navy. Wright to See Rooievelt. Wnahington, July 23. Secretary of War Wright expect to go to Oyster Hay tho latter part of this week to confer with tho president on nendlnir matters of Importance. Tho papers in tho onto of tho oiirht endeta. whoso dismissal from the military academy was recommended by a board appoint ed by Colonel Scott, suiH'rintendent of the academy, have been returned to thu War department from Oyster Haw bearing tho approval of President Roosevelt of tho ftndinj and sentence of tho bonrd. Shippers' Letter Not Received. Oyster Hay, July 29. Whe,n sksed today whether President Roosevelt had taken any action on the letter reported to have been sent to him by the Re ceivers' nnd Shippers' association of Cincinnati, asking him If ho Intends to enforco n decree against sovernl rail roads forbidding nn Increase in rates, tho president's secretary said that no bucIi letter had been received by the president. Select Building Sites. Washington. July 29.-1. II. Mo Dowoll, of tho supervising architect's office, has been selected special agent lor mo 'l reasury department to select sites for public buildings nt La Grando and Pendleton, Or.; Wnlla Walla, Wash., and Pocatello, Idaho. Mr. Mc Dowell leaves for tho West tomorrow. Equipped to Lay Mines, Washington. July 29. By direction of tho Nnvy department tho cruiser Snn Francisco is being equipped for the laying of mines. HARRIMAN WILL FICJHT. 8larts Suit to Prevent Lumbermen Qbtllng Reduced Rata, Portland, July 27. Whllo tho re duced trnnmcontlnrnUl rate on lum ber nhlpinenU from Oreiron to tho Mid- dlo Weat will go Into effect on nil line on Auguat IS, the WillnmctUi valley lumber mill men have not won their flnnl round, lnc tho Southern Pacific company ha opened flro from n new quarter nnd sued in tho Federal court for an IiijUnctl m against the Inter ntato Commerce commission' order cutting down the 16 rnUi to San Fran cisco and bay points. The new attack by thu Southern Pacific conipany will again check the lumber industry in the valley, as It clouds thu future with un certainty. Temiiorary Injunctions are regarded a very dangerous to business pros pect, and especially so in this case. Although the railroad propose to give a bond to Indemnify lumber manufac turer In event of losing tho railroads' casu In court, the alleged bond does not prove to be any proUction to tho lum ber Industry. No new lumber mill Is going to start up and no old mill Is go ing to resume business on tho promlso of a railroad company to reimburse the mill should a lower rate ultimately be made. It is believed by well-informed law yers mat mere doe not exist more than one chance in 100 for the South ern Pacific company to win any Import ant ground In the tight against railroad regulation as a result of its newest at tack upon the validity of the Hepburn law. Should thu company win this suit It would destroy the Interstate Commerce commission as at present created and organized. DOUBT SULTAN'S GOOD FAITH. People of Constantinople Accept Hli trade With Stolidity. Constantinople, July 27. The mo mentous act of the sultan of Turkey In proclaiming yersteday the restoration of the constitution of 187G has left the population of Constantinople un moved. The aspect of the city is to day perfectly normal and there have been no manifestations of satisfaction of any kind. The stolid fatalism of the Moslems, who for centuries past have been accustomed to a regime of personal rule and who arc not used to political freedom, is thought partly to explain the apathy everywhere appar ent. Added to this is skepticism regard ing the durability of the new era prom ised. Furthermore, past experience and the fact that the sultan conceded a re-establishment of the constitution under extreme pressure inclines the Turks to the belief that the concession Is intended merely to surmount the present troubles and avert the threat ened disruption of tho empire, and that the earliest opportunity will be taken again to suspend tbo charter of liberty. TOOLE UNDER CHARGES. Waives Immunity and Denies Compli city in Land Frauds. Great Falls, MonL, July 27. On ac count of charges made in connection with state timber land in the Flathead valley district, an investigation has been in progress at Kalispell before Governor Norrls, and land board and ex-Governor Toole, who was a member of the board when the sales under in vestigation were made. The charges are to the effect that the commission favored the big land companies by sell ing to them through dummies valuable timber land for less than It was worth, Several witnesses today testified that dummy names were used. When Mr. Toole wished to take the stand attorneys for the complainants objected on tho ground that to permit such testimony would grant immunity to any person so testifying. On be half of the governor himself and the other members of the board, the at torney general waived such immunity. Mr. Toole emphatically denied the charges mado by Prodger, as did Mr. Galen, Secretary of Stato Yoder nnd Superintendent Harmon. Mr. McCrca also denied having made any such re mark to Prodger. Tho investigation will bo continued and Governor Norrls Insists ho will go to tho bottom of things. Mount Baker In Eruption. Rellingham, Wash., July 27. Mount Haker Is now a seething volcano, and three craters aro belching forth vapors and sulphurous fumes, according to fivo members of nn exploring pnrty which left this city Tuesdny nnd re turned last night. 'I ho mnin crater Is now at least AV feet In diameter, nnd tho intense heat caused by tho interior fires has molted tho snow from around its mouth, causing numerous landslides. Tho smaller craters, which aro estimated to bo nbout 800 feet from the main one, aro more active. Wool Market Reported Active. Dillon, Mont., July 27. Tho past week has been very active in tho wool markets. Sales amounted to 250,000 pounds at prices ranging from 14 to 17ft cents. At Lowiston the buyers and growers have deadlocked over prices, and the greater part of the 1 three million pounds will be consignee. SENTIMENTWARLIHE Venezuelan Consul Expelled From Wlllemstad, Curacoa. PROTECTED BY DUTCH SOLDIERS People of Island Demand Protection Agalnit Venezuela and Cruder Qelderland It Sent. Willcmstad, Island of Curacoa. July 28. Tho population hero mado a big demonstration against Scnor Lopez, the Venezuelan consul, who retires, when he sailed on tho steamer Mara calbo today. A largo military forco protected Senor Lopez on his way to tho steamer and soldiers aro patrolling' tho streets. Tho populace Is overjoyed with the order of tho governor exiling' tho Venezuelan consul. The principal club here admitted everybody today on account of tho occurrence, and thero was great joy manifested when it became generally known that Senor Lopez had left. , The public demands from the govern ment protection against Venezuela, and insists that a naval force shall bo sent to declare that the traffic in arms and ammunition shall be free and to compel Venezuela to respect the Dutch flag. The Dutch cruiser Gclderland, arriv ed here this morning and went first to the quarantine station. The cruiser had as a passenger M. do Reus, tho Dutch minister who u expelled by President Castro. She has been order ed back to Venezuela to protect Dutch Interests as their condition Is now con sidered alarming. INQUIRE INTO INCREASE. InterttatelCommerce Commliilon to InveittgateRates. Washington, July 28. The Inter state Commerce commission today is sued a statement that without waiting for filing of complaints It will institute an Investigation in its own motion for the purpose of determining whether advances in freight rates are justified. "The commission," tho statement says, "has no authority to suspend a proposed advance in rates and can or der reduction of the advanced rates only as the result of an investigation fater the advanced rates have become effective, but tho commission, while It could make no order prior to the actual advancement of rates, has almost un limited power of investigation, and it Is understood that if the tariffs filed with the commission show Increases the commission without waiting for the filing of the formal complaints, will institute an investigation on its own motion for the purposo of determ ining whether or not the advances aro justified. "Such general information would enable it to handle promptly any com plaint which may be filed against ad vanced rates. The commission is hav ing a close check kept of all advances in freight rates." TYPHOON AT HONGKONG. Wrecks Buildings and Steamers and Drowns ManyChlnes. Manila, July 28. AJlestructivo ty phoon swept over Hongkong at mid night last night causing heavy loss of life among the Chinese residents and unrooting many buildings. Tho ty phoon caused tempestous sens, which resulted in several steamers being driven ashore. The Uritlsh steamers Persia nnd Schuylkill and tho coasting steamers Charles Harden and Laisang were bat tered against the shores, where at last reports they are still resting. The crew of the Dritish cruiser As traea performed gallantly in attempt ing to rcscuo tho Chinese crew of a junk. After battling desperately in tho mountainous seas for over an hour, the llritishcrs succeeded in rescuing six out of a total of 13. The remain ing seven were drowned. Tho property loss on shore will bo heavy. Aik Money to Reclaim Wet Land. Memphis, Tenn., July 28. An effort will be mado to get a largo proportion of tho government fund of $38,000,000, for the reclamation or wet lands in the Mississippi valley by the Mississippi Valley Dralnago and Good Roads asso ciation, which began its annual meet ing here today with delegates from Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. If tho convention suc ceeds In its effort to bring about a big national undertaking, thousands of acres of land which now ia worthless will be rendered valuable. Scout Crulsen Completed. Boston. Mass.. July 23. Tho For River Shipbuilding company today offi cially turned over to tho Navy depart ment the now scout cruiser Salem, whose recent trials showed her to ba the fastest large ship of tho Anerie&a nsvy. rm?