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Alfonso Declares Martial
Throughout Spain.
Law
SPANISH REBELS SHOT.
DESPERATE FIGHT IN BARCELONA
Government Contends at Same Time
Against Sedition at Home and
Fanatical Moor.
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Madrid, July 29. Tho revolution. In
Catalonia has reached a serious stage.
There, is much bloodshed. Artillery
has been employed in tho streets of
Ilarcelonia to quell tho outbreaks.
Tho city is terror-stricken. Tho revo
lutionists are reported to bo lighting
desperately behind bnrricades. The
troops include mounted artillery and
the defenses of tho rebels havo peen
raked with shot.
King Alfonso hastened back to Ma
drid from San Sebastian today and is
sued n decree proclaiming martial law
and suspension of tbo constitutional
guaranto throughout Spain. Orders
have been given to the governors of
provinces to crush tho rovolution at any
cost without hesitation and without
Pity.
Today marks a black chapter in
Spain's history, for there was tragedy
both at home and abroad. Tho army
at Melllla bad a bloody battle with the
Moors, which, though the victory was
won by the Spaniards, resulted in the
loss of 21 officers and 200 privates kill
ed' and wounded.
An exact estimate of the dead and
wounded in the clashes between the
troops and rebels in Barcelona is not
possible because of the rigid censor
ship, and the government has not fbu-d
the total.
WHITES FEAR FOR SAFETY.
Herded Into Square, and Then Artil
lery Is Turned Loose.
Madrid, July 30. It was officially
announced tonight that tho cavalry at
Barcelona succeeded today in driving
Into St. Martin's Square, the principal
bands of revolutionists against whom
tho artillery opened tire, causing great
losses. Tho survivors surrendered.
Tbo official statement furthorsays
that It now remains only to overcome
small groups of revolutionists in tho
villages near Barcelona. frontier
Maura announced tonight this favor
able report from Barcelona:
"Tho arrival of reinforcements will
enablo us to quell the outbreaks."
Thus, according to official advices,
the insurrection has been checked, but
at n heavy las of life. After lighting
desperately and successfully for a long
tlmo behind barricades, tho principal
mobs were gradually driven to St,
Martin Square, whore they found them
selves entrapped. Heavy detachments
of artillery and cavalry came up and
surrounded them.
Tho artillery immediately opened
fire, mowing down tho revolutionists,
who sought to escape, but wero met at
every point with shot and shell. Those
of the insurgents who were not killed
or seriously wounded threw down their
arms and surrendered.
Tho Insurrection continues in the
neighboring villages, whither the
troops are proceeding. Tho command
ers of the soldiers aro under orders to
spare none who attempt to resist.
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
MAKES NEW RECORD.
for
ENGLISH OROP SMALL.
WOMEN BUY LAND.
Bloody Troubles Expected With Reds
in British Columbia.
Victoria, B. C., July 29. The situa
tion in Skeena, where 2,000 members
of related Indian tribes threaten the
safety of the scattered whites, has
been little, if any improved by the in
vestigation conducted by Special Com
missioner Stewart, of the Ottawa office
of Indian affairs, who with Superin
tendent Vowell and Chief of Indian
Police O'Connell returned here today
from Haselton, hoping that a clash be
tween the reds and tbo whites may be
averted by diplomatic and immediate
government action, but admittedly far
from sanguine.
Others from the North today em
phatically assert the Indians only
await the closing of navigation to Ini
tiate sanguinary hostilities. These in
dependent Northerners brought from
Ilaxelton a petition of the white resi
dents of the Skeena for transmission
to Ottawa asking the immediate dis
patch of a sufficient force of the
mounted police to guarantee their rafe
ty and also protect the builders of the
Grand Trunk Pacific
BLACK HAND TERRORIZES.
Chicago Seamstresses Going to Raise
Fruit In Idaho.
Chicago, July 30. A group of Chi
cago sesmstressea today deputized
Miss Clenna Lynch t- Wendell, Idaho,
Monday to perform tho final formalities
in the purchase of a IGO-acro fruit farm
which they have bought with their
pooled earnings. If all goes well they
propose to leave their work here and
go out to Wendell, where they will
form a little fruit raising colony.
The young women call themselves
"The Idaho Guild." They banded to
gether a year ago with tho agricultural
project in view. They secured 160
acres of government irrigated land,
have now made their last payment, and
Miss Lynch will go through the final
formalitiea necessary to acquire title
to the land.
Among the prospective farmers. In
addition to Miss Lynch, are the Misses
Adelaide Jackson, Marie Miller, Helen
Miller, Laura Hunt and Maud Lynch.
Most of them became enthusiastic
over the idea of investing in irrigated
land at meetings of the Dressmakers
Art club. Tho Idaho Guild was
launched with eight members, but a
few others havo since becomo imbued
with agricultural enthusiasm and havo
contributed from their earnings to tho
land fund.
SPAIN SUFFERS GREAT LOSS
People of East Kootenai Go About tn
Groups Armed.
Victoria, B. C, July 29. Through
the resumption of activities by the an
archistic Italian element operating un
der the mask of the Black Hand, a
reign of terror has been inaugurated in
the Crows Nest colliery district of East
Kootenay. At New Michael business
is suspended, and the community, fully
armed, goes about in groups, fearful
of sudden assassination.
Five or six leading citizens have re
ceived tne regulation warning, among
Uiem Joseph ierona, proprietor of the
Northern hotel, and Carlo Salmo, for
whom tho town of Salmo is named, a
well known mining operator.
The men suspected by the police are
low Italians, lately from Pittsburg, and
a bad lot
In each of the threatening letters
1200 was demanded.
More Supplies Required.
Spokane, Wash., July 29. So great
is the rush of applicants for Indian
reservation lands, to be drawn August
9, that the Land department officials
loaay piacea an order lor bu,uuu more
registration blanks, 10,000 soldiers'
power of attorney, and 60,000 colored
envelopes. At 4 p. m. Tuesday, with
little more than half the time for reg
istration passed, Superintendent Wit
ten had received 36,656 applications
for Kalispell lands, 60,220 for the Spo
kane reservation, and 67,079 for the
Coeur d'Alcne, the total being 148,965.
May Close British Mines.
London, July 29. Tho balloting of
the members of the Winners ' Confer
ence of Great Britain, to decide wheth
er or not a national strike should be
declared in support of the Scottish
miners who are resisting a wage re
duction of sixpence a day, was conclud
ed today and resulted in 618,261 votes
in favor of a general strike and only
62,980 voted against
Troops Are Driven Back With 3,000
Klllod and Wounded.
Madrid, July 30. Official dispatches
received here today admit that the
battle between Moorish tribesmen and
the Spanish forces outside of Molllln
July 27 was a disastrous defeat. The
Moors cut off communication with the
Spanish outposts, and the main force
of the Spaniards was driven back under
the walls of the city, hero fighting con
tinued desperately in the city,
Mellilla is full of wounded.
The extent of the disaster is plainly
apparent from General Marina's dis
patches given out at the war office
today. He says:
"On July 27 the Moors cut the rail
road, severing communication with our
outposts. Our batteries shelled tho
Moors, but tho advance posts were en
dangered and they had to be abandoned.
The situation at Melllla is grave, de
spite the desperate bravery of the
troops, who are now fighting under tho
walls of the city.
"Our losses in the engagement were
General Pintos, a colonel, two lieuten
ant colonels, five captains and many
officers and subalterns and about 1,000
men. Tho wounded number at least
1,500, Including many officers. Tho
hippodrome is full of wounded soldiers.
Two generals were mortally wounded."
British Grower Tells Method of Hop
Cultivation.
Salem Davis Jones, owner of a hop
yard of several hundred acres in Wor
cestershire, England, and one of the
largest growers in that country, Is In
tho city, tho guest of Jack Carmlchael,
a prominent Oregon hopman.
Mr. Jones madotho Interesting state
ment that English and continental hops
will not bo ns heavy n crop as last
year, and that from present Indica
tions English hops will command at
least 30 cents in tho market. Last
year them wore 38,000 acres of hops
in England, and this year only 31,000.
Thirty cents is not considered a partlc
ulsrly high prlco in England, for it costs
from 18 to 20 cents per pound to pro
duce the crop.
The mothod of culture is radically
different than from that in use In this
country, and whllo it Is expensive, it is
very thorough and effective. The
trellis system Is used, with a wiro one
foot from tho ground and another near
tho top of tho poles. To each of these
wires hooks nro attached and tho wires
are never taken down, the hops being
cut off and picked. This mothod of
courso prevents cross-cultivation and
necessitates plowing in only one d I rec
ti n. The space under tho wires is
worked by hand with hoes or forks.
Feritllicrs am used extensively, the
utual quantity being about 20 tons to
the acre. During the cultivating sea
son tho ground is gono over about 20
times. Tho spraying system used in
.England Is unique, consisting of a
main pipe four Inches In diameter,
from which laterals as small as an inch
in diameter radiate in every direction
through tho fields. On each acre there
are two taps for tho attachment of
hoso. The spraying material is forced
through the pipe by steam power.
Hops are washed five or six times with
about the same solution as that used in
this country.
STUDENT LOAN FUND GROWS.
University Now Has 86,000 Drawing
Interest for Needy Students.
Unlvesrsity of Oregon, Eugene The
past year has shown a remarkable gain
in the amount of the Student Loan
fund at tbe University of Oregon.
From a total of approximately 1800 at
tho beginning of the year it now
amounts in round numbers to $5,000,
and the indications are that this amount
will alio be largely Increased during
tho coming year. Nearly 16 gifts to
the fund have been made, ranging in
amount from 126 to $1,000.
One of the largest of these was made
by the D. P. Thompson estate, of Port
land, and was for $1,000, Another
gift of approximately the same amount
was received, but Its donors have re
quested their names withheld. Senator
It. A. Booth, of Eugene, gave 1600,
and several others added amounts vary
ing in sizo from $160 to $260.
Loans from theso funds are made to
deserving students at a low rate of in
terest, and the plan is to have ten men
guarantee tbo fund against loss. Since
the beginning of the University Loan
fund some six years ago only ono loss
has been sustained.
SECURES LAKE TRADE.
Klamath Merchants Boost for Good
Roads Over Mountains.
Klnmath Falls Handlers from tho
Silver Lake section, In Northern Lak
county, nro coming to Klamath Falls
for thoir supplies. Alrondy several of
them have mado tho trip of approxi
mately 17G miles nnd iinvu returned
homo with their wagons loaded with
povlsions purchased from tho merch
ants of this city. Tho ono drnwback to
getting nil of the trade of Northern
Lake county Is tho poor condition of
tho roads. At this season of tho year
It is possible, to travel over most any
kind of a trail, but with the first light
storms tho ronds becomo practically
impassinio.
Urvlllo Wright Momslns In Air
More Than an Hour,
Washington, July 28. .The world's
aeroplane record for two men, both us
to llmiv ami distance, wan broken Inst
uvenlng In n beautiful lllulit of 1 hour,
12 minutes and 40 seconds upward of
60 miles, njul at n speed averaging 40
miles an hour, by Orvlllo Wright at
Fort Mynr, with Lieutenant Frank P.
Lalim, df tho army slRnnl corps, as a
passenger.
Tho former record was made Inst
year by his brother, Wilbur, at !.
mans, France, with Profonsor l'nintov,
of the French Institute, as passenger.
That flight was 1 hour, 0 minutes and
31 seconds, Wilbur wns an eager
spectator of yesterday's IlighL
The cheering that heralded the set
ting of a new mark In tho conquest of
the air wns led by President Tnft, who
wns an intensely Interested spectator
throughout tho (light. This success
was all Important to the Wrights, In
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anxious to do It. trading In this city "i V'?"'"0' ,T l Z.
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upon them by tho united States
and the merchants of that section ore
willing to have their freight shipped
via Klamath Instead of Shanlko, tho
way It has been coming, Tho distance
is about the same, but tho freight rate
is lower. It Is very likely that steps
will be taken by Klaumth rouiity to
Improve the roa'is to this Isolated sec
tion, so that the vast territory In the
remoto parts of both Klamath and Lako
counties will be enabled to get all their
supplies from Klamath Falls.
This city is so situated that the ar
rival of the railroad has mado it the
natural distributing renter for all
Southern Oregon. The only drawback
Is tho road question. Klamath county
Is now prepared to build good roads at
n reasonable cost, but the county Is too
largo to construct highways In every
section in a short tlmo. The opening
up of the Lake county traffic to Kla
math Falls also makes an opening for
Portland wholesalers, who will havo to
hustle in order to meet the competition
of Sacramento and San Francisco.
Warfare May Upset Cabinet.
Paris, July 30. Private advices re-
ceivod bero from Madrid say tbo feel
ing in Spain against the war on tho
Riff coast is strong and widespread,
and it is doubtful whether Premier
Maura will bo ablo to weathor tholfinanpinllv
storm. The masses are described as 'almost the wholo Nohalom valley with
lialnfi hsiaMln 9t visa ivbw tku nnnAa . .... Z.
Activity In Gold Mines.
Grants Psss There will be much ac
tivity among Southern Oregon mines
this fall. Many mining men looking
over the field in order to obtain good
options on some of the best paying
property. In conjunction with this
movement on the part of buyers, some
of the owners are introducing tho dia
mond drill, One of these machines ar
rived this' week to be used Upon tbe
property of the National Copper com
pany, located 17 miles from this city.
It is understood that tho Buckeye group,
of mining claims will also havo a ma
chine of the same kind here within a
few days to make tests on their prop
erties which nro in tbe ssmo neighbor
hood. Creimery Reopens in Columbia.
Mist The creamery belonging to
the Nehalem Valley Cream association,
of this place, will open for business
August 2, with Fred Mann, formerly
or a Portland creamery, and E. F.
Messing, of this city, as managers'
The creamery has been Idle sinco No
vember, when tho formor manager ab
sconded with several hundred dollars,
leaving the association in bad shape
The creamery will cover
Big Tract Subdivided.
Grants Pass Subdividing of large
tracts of orchard and farming landfill!
continues In this psrt of Rogue river
valley. Along the Applrgata rivir,
near Murphy postoffice, 600 acres of
land, with 2G0 acres under irrigation,
and sufficient water rights and ditches
to irrigate 1C0 more, besides nbund
ance of water In the river that may be
appropriated for the remainder of the
premises will be subdivided Into ten
acre lots and planted Into fruit. Them
will be an earnest effort on the part of
the owners to sell only U men with
families, who deslro to have homes In
a pleasant climate, and to be close to
tho railroad In order to market fruit.
Brief Shortest Filed.
Salem L. II. Mclfahan, attorney
for J. K. Sears, plaintiff in tho action
to prevent tho use of $10,000 state
money In the Crater lake highway, has
filed his brief in the Supromo court.
The brief is one of the shortest ever
pieced on record in the Appellate court
of Oregon.
PORTLAND MARKtTS.
being hostile to the war, the purpose
of which they do not comprehend, and
which they suspect of being an out
growth of mining speculation. The po
sition of General Marina, commander
of the Spanish forces In Morocco, is
described as being inherently weak.
Americans Given Share,
Berlin, July 30. The Gorman bank
ers participating In the Chinese rail
way loan have forwarded advices from
Pekin that negotiations for an Ameri
can proportionate aharo in the loan aro
nearly completed on terms agreeable to
(the Americans.
mil routes, ino wenaiom valley as
well as most of Columbia county is
fast becoming a dairying section.
Fine Grain Yield at Weston,
Weston The Price brothers, James
and Marvin, havo finished threshing
1,200 sacks of barloy with their com
bine on Dry creek. They have a good
yield, averaging 66 bushels an acre,
Thoy aro now in wheat, which Is run
ning between 35 and 40 bushels an
acre and Is quite free from smut. A.
J. Mclntyre had 160 acres in wheat,
north of town, which yielded 40 bush
els an acre.
Wheat New crop: Bluestem, $1.02;
club, 98c; Russian, 96c; valley, 97c;
turkey red, $i; 40-fold, $1.
Hay Now crop, Timothy. Willam
ette valley, $126416 per ton; Eastern
Oregon, $17018, mixed, $15 60
16.60; alfalfa, $13; clover, $llftl2.
Grain bags 6Jc each.
Fruits Cherries. 6CMlc per pound:
peaches, 90c(7($1.10 per box; apricots,
$l.25ftl.50; logsnberries, $1CJ1.60
per crate; raspberries, $1.60; black
caps, $2.26; blackberries $2; wild
blsckbrrles, 10c per pound.
Potatoes New, $1.26 QQ 1.60 per
hundred.
Vegetables Beans, 6c per pound;
cabbage, 1J$1 He; celery, 90c$l
per dozen; cucumbers, 256? 60c; let
tuce, head, 256335c; onions, 12kC15c!
peas. 7(fl8c per pound; radishes, 16c
per dozen.
Butter -City croamery, extras, aoc
per pound; fsney outside creamery.
27H0?301ic; store, 20c Butter fnt
prices average l)c por pound undor
regular butter prices.
Eggs Oregon ranch, candled, 27W
28c psr dozen.
Poultry Hens, 16c; springs, lOOi
16c; roosters, 96110c; ducks, young,
UdiUc; geese, young, lie; turkeys,
18c; squabs, $267,2.25 per dozen.
Pork Fancy, 11J?1 kc per pound.
Veal Extras, 0r(10c per pound;
ordinary, 7678c; heavy, 7c.
Hops 1909 contracts, 186J19c: 1008
crop, 1213c; 1907 crop, 8f(,0c; 1006
crop, 5c.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 10JJ23o per
pound; valley, 2325c; mohair,
choice, 2426e.
Cattle Steers, top, $4,50; fair to
good, $44.25; common, $3.76C!4;
cows, top, $3.60; fair to good, $36$
3.25; common to medium, $2,606;$
2.75; calves, top, $6S5.60; heavy,
$3ft3.60; bulls and. stags, $2.76
3,25; common, $267,2.60.
Hogs Bost, $8.76619.10; fair to
good. $7.76(38.26: stockors. IG677:
China fats, $6.76fi&7.
Sheen Top wothers. $4: fair to
good, $3.60(33.75; ewes, Xc less on
all grades; yearlings, best, $4; fajr to
good, $3.603.76j spring lambs, $5.26
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gov
ernment tho so-called "endurance
test," which required them to remain
one hour continuously In tho air with
ono pasienger. Orvlllo did nearly 13
minutes better than that, and could
have kopt on Indefinitely- -three hours
nnd a half, the limit ltniosed by the
gasoline capacity of the supply tank.
GRAFT WAS HUOE.
Chicago Police Collected Nearly 3,
000,000 a Year for Protection.
Chicago, July 28. Astounding revo-
latlona follow tho partial Investiga
tion of vice conditions In Chicago,
tiimlo In connection with the present
crusade against pollen grafL Many
vicious Industries wero seen to be cen
tered in several districts of tho city In
such proKrllons that tho task of In
vestigating coondltions In the territory
over which Inspector McCnnn had jur
isdiction Is glgantla and will unfold to
the grand jury's gaze a spectacle many
times as loathsome as that presented
by tho levee west of tbo river.
Conservatively estimated, the an
nual amounts In graft alleged to bo
paid for olco protection by resorts of
many kinds In tho city, Including dis
orderly houses, hotels, flats, rooming
houses, gambling houses, dance balls,
and saloons, mado a total of $2,932,
760, nearly 6,000 places contributing
to the sum, If such fund exists.
The largest part of this enormous
revenue is said to be paid by resort
keepers and others In what la known
as the Twenty-second lveo district.
In addition to these amounts receiv
ed from habitues of Twenty-second
street levee, the First word ball neta
it organizers $30,000 a year on the
average. Itesort keepers and others
ar forced to contrlbuto In tho whole
sain purchase of tickets and wine.
WILL DISTRIBUTE RICHES.
MEXICO HAS QUAKE
Area Over 1,000 Miles Squoru Is
Deviistiitiul by Trumlilor.
TIDAL WAVE ADDS TO HORROR
Hundreds of People Havn Lost Their
Livos and Many Towns Aro
Completely Destroyed.
Reports Ssy Rockefeller Will Bastow
Millions Upon Poor People.
New York, July 28.-That John I).
Rockefeller, the oil king, Is preparing
those who profess to havo acquaint
ance with the Rockefeller plana. It Is
said Rockefeller has trlready transfer
red many millions to his son, John D.
Jr., so that the younger Rockefeller
may have tho honor and fame of being
tho dispenser of princely gifts.
According to the accepted version of
thi rumored plan, the money will bo
given directly to tho poor through cer
tain Rockefeller channels. Charitable
institutions and colleges will not bene
fit to any oxtent by the projected phi
lanthropy. Like all other Rockefeller activities,
tho distribution of wealth to the mass
es will bo handled by a company duly
incorporated.
Just what method of charity will bo
followed has not been ascertained, but
It ia said the money will bo given out.
right to tho needy and that iittlo will
be handled ns loans. Whatever loans
may be made will be without Interest.
Rockefeller refused to discuss tho
rumor in any part, but tho activity of
his agents has lent a certain color of
truth to the reporL
Czar and Family In Germany.
Eckerneforde, Schleswlg- Holsteln,
July 28. The Russian imperial yacht
SUndart, with Emperor Nicholas, Em
press Alexandra and their children on
board, and a naval escort anchored In
mis naruor eariy today. Tho omporor
nnu empress lanuoa ana went to Prince
Henry's country place at Himmels
mark. Extraordinary precautions havo
been taken to guard tho Russian sov
ereigns from attack. Gorman torpedo
boats aro picketed around tho Russian
squadron to prevent the approach of
any unofficial craft.
Mexican Riots Kill Six.
Moxlco City, July 28. It is report
ed that six persons aro dead and 36
wounded as a result of the riots in
Guadalajara, capital of tho stata of
Jalisco, and tho second largest city In
me Mexican republic. Samuel E.
Maglll, tho American consul at Guada
lajara, has presented formal claim for
Irjuries sustained by American cltl-
Ena.
Mexico City, Mexico, July .1. Hun
dreda of liven were lost, Innumrrabln
leron worn Injured and great prop
erty lo resulted front earthquakes
which shook tho cut Iro Southern part
of Mexico, extending from Oaxacn on
the. rioutheast to Acapulro on tho l'
clflc coast, Which was partially dovan
tnted at 4 o'clock yesterday morning.
Eleven dead aro rxirted In this city,
and 62 bodies have been recovered at
Chllpanclngo.
Adding to tha horror of tho quake a
tidal wavo swept thn city of Acapulco,
carrying down the bauflxio houses
which Hue tho shore, with hundreds of
occupants, who w re unable to rscawi.
Most of these, It Is said, wero women
and children.
Driren panic-stricken from tholr
homes by the quake, it was some tlmo
before thn Inhabitants realized tlm
predicament of the families In thn
tworor quarter. Fires which started
gained n good headway, and theso
added to the death tint,
Tho total number of dead In Acapulco
Is not known, It being difficult tu get
details from thero tonight over Federal
wires.
About 100 miles Inland from Aca
pulco tha towns of Taluca, Puebla,
Horles and Chllpanclngo, tho capital
of the stato of Guerrero, also suffered.
A runner reached Chllpanclngo with a
roiort that the town of Mazatlan, a
near sesport, which was qnly recently
awept by fire, was again devastated.
The people there had only commenced
to rebulid, and the damage, therefore,
waa not as great as It otherwise would
have been.
Reports have also been received front
Kooiian, spate, Provldencla, Atoyac,
Ayutla and Chllpa, and It Is said seve
ral people wore killed In each place,
whllo there was also n great Iota of
proerty. Iguata, Teloloa; an. Coeula,
Cutznrnala, Amatepec, Ssltojec ami
other towns north of the Balsas river
suffered. Home of these reports havo
reached the city by native runners, or
have been received from the territories
by Federal wires.
Tho shock was felt ai far as Oaxaca
on tho Southeast, and groat rumblings
ur reported In tho ground in many
places, whllo tho quake throw many
bridges out of plumb on tho Ouerna
vacal railroad. Many of tho towns
when damage Is reported aro practi
cally Isolated, having only runners as a
means of communication with the out-
l.l au.1.l t. ,r-. i- It
in,ll.i,IL , f u.; "" t.r ciiuu is uoinir
7-m7:.i::ir:J of casualties, but
i. -. f .-i. '.I"". ..7 m ho weeks until
are received by mall.
official reports
Acapulco Is in the esrthouake zone.
and many temblors have been exjerl
enced there, but the nresont one, which
was followed by a tidal wave, is ssld
to bo tho mo it destructlvo In the his
tory of the seaport.
In the tidal wave sevsral craft In tho
harbor, It is said, wsrasunk, increasing
the loss of lifo.
Vast Area Fails Etnhquake.
Moxlco City, July .11, Central Mex
ico, from tt.e Atlantic to tho Pacific
and from Qunrato on the north to Oax
aca on (he aouth, an area of more than
1,000 square miles, was shaken vestir-
day by a series of tha most savora
earthquake shocks felt in tho region
for n quarter of a century. Tho lower
part of Acapulco, tho wholo of Chllpmi
clngo and probably tho other towns
wero totally dastroyed. Reports of tho
loss of Ufa aro scattering, but It Is cer
tain that hundreds must havo txrl'hcd
In tho coast cities and In tho Interior
towns.
Heney Off for Interior.
Sonttle, July 31. Tho steamer Ohio,
from Alaska. today, brought news that
Francis J. Heney, tho San Francisco
prosecutor, who left Cordova on tho
Ohio, wont ashore at Juntau nnd start
ed overland via 8kauway for Whllo
Horse, Yukon Territory, on tho Yukon
river. General J. Franklin Hell, chief
of staff, U. ii. A., also loft thostiamcr
at Juneuu and started on a short trip
to Interior Alaska. The steamer Cut
tago City, which arrived from Alasku
last night, brought $210,000 in gold
bullion.
Cuban Csblnet Resigns,
Hnvono, July 31, Tho cablnot cri
sis, which for some time has been Im
pending, reached it climax today, when
all tho minister snd tho presidential
soortoory roslgnod. Tho action of tho
cablnot was taken after a conference
with the avowed purpose of expressing
loyalty to the president and rollovlnif
him of tho embarrassment of making
removals.