EVENTS ME DAY
Newsy Items Gathered from All
Parts o! tlio World.
-PREPARED fOR THE BUSY READER
Lou Imporlnnt but Not Lots Inter
esting Happening from Point
Outside tho State.
Ono of tho Moroccan rebel leader
diss boon captured.
Spanish warships urn bombarding
tho position hold by tho Moor.
Tbn Greek flag " Crete linn been
brought down by n ehot from n foreign
waraiilp.
Tlio row betweon Pinchot anil Hal
linger I llkuly to cause rincbot'a res
igns' Ion.
A British lmttleililp wont ashore off
tho count of England. It It liojwd to
SBV0 tllO VKfll.
Ileney tins bin nominated by tlio
Democarta of Han Francisco for prose
cuting attorney.
Thirty-nine of Jnpnii'n leading busi
ness nmn have started for America for
n tour of tlio United Stolen.
Thaw ban been returned to tho In
aatio any I u m without special privileges.
HI mother will coutlnuu the fight.
Tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy
rallroml Incluilea Bibles among tho
book furnished the library compart
menu of their train.
Prohibitionists from all quarters of
tho country will celebrate In Chicago,
September 22, tho 40th anniversary of
the founding of their party.
The standard of tho 0. A. It., car
rled In paradea at national encamp
menU for 20 yeara, haa been missing
Inco tho parnde at Bait Lako.
llarrlman baa started homo appar
ently In good health and aplrlta.
A alight earthquake Ins boen felt
through Central Illinois and Iowa.
Itcporta from I'arls ssy Spain la
anxious to negotiate with tho Moors,
Tho trial of tho Japanese atrlkera on
Hawaiian sugar plantations li ncaring
an end.
The Calhoun trial In Ban Franclico
lias been tlolnytd by tho lllnosa onf ono
of tho attorneys.
Americana In Mexico aro forming a
military company for the protection of
American resident.
Tho contract haa been signed at Pe
kin admitting Americana to a share of
the Chinese railway loan.
Tho proposed visit of Taft to Seattlo
lias rent the Sound city. The question
Is whether the president shall play
:golf nr sea tlio fair.
Tho San Francisco primary election
nominated William Crocker aa mayor
on the Republican ticket. Heney Is
behind lila ticket for prosecuting at
torney.
Ilryan will visit tho Seattle expo!
tlon during Ita closing week and the
defeated candidate for presidential
lienor is expected to be qui to a draw
ing card.
A great leglal battle I on In tho
Federal court at Portland for tho ex
litonce of the Oregon Trunk railroad,
the opposition to llarrlman up tho De
sichutes Into Central Oregon.
Tho recent heat wavo at St Louis
has cauicd 37 deaths.
Excessive boat caused an epidemic
of murder and sulcldo In Chicago,
Governor Hughes, of Now York, has
returned homo full of praiao for the
Seattlo fair.
Charles Dnkln, a moltcr nt tho Don
vcr mint, hna boen arreatod, charged
with atealing government gold.
Tho reported acquisition of the Now
York Central linos by llarrlman would
Klvo him n second transcontinental
routo.
The provisional government of Creto
ha aworn allegiance to tho king of
drooco and tho power will have to
atcp in and take charge
Tho flro chief of Roswoll, N. M.,
hot und killed a man accused of bolng
an Incendiary after he had been fatally
wounded by his antagonist.
Tho Niagara Fulls haa claimed an
other victim, a young boy who was
swimming in tho river above tho ions.
Moxtcan ofllclala nay thoro is no
doubt but that concross will glvo rros
Ident Dial permission to cross tho
border Into tho United States to visit
Proaldont Tatt, who will later return
tho visit.
Corn is suffering In Nebraska from
intenso heat and lack of moisture,
The British houso ot commons has
passed tho South African confederation
bill,
HILL 0AOK8 ROAD.
Construction of Oregon Trunk Up the
Doscliules to On flu. hod.
Portland, Aug. 17.-Uncorlnlnty a
to the actunl forco behind tho Oregon
Trunk was removed when John V.
Stevens miidu tho onnouncement that
hu had acquired n controlling Interest
In tho project, which, In It execution,
Is to be flnancod by J. J. Hill, person
ally. Tho acquisition of thla property
by Mr. Stevens and his associate and
the Identification of Mr. Hill with it
aro of major InqiorUnco to tho railroad
situation In this state. It I regarded
us tho Initial stop by Hill In hi In
vaslon of CentraJ Oregon and tho
eventual building of a railroad to San
Franclscoo. Subsequent developments
resulting from Hill's Invasion of Oro
gon are expected materially to alter
tho railroad map or tho stale.
"On being asked several daya ago if,
I had any Interest In tho Oregon Trunk
or li I represented any railroads war.
wero Interested, I said no, and tho
latter statoment still holds good," said
Mr. Stevens.
"Slnco then, however, I have ac
quired n controlling Interest In tho
project, hnvo all necessary financial ar
rangement completed, and the road
will bo built as fust us it can be reas
onably dono with men and tnohey.
Tho matter I a personal one, and 1
have no objection to saying that J. J.
Hill, as an Individual, Is financially In
tercsld to any extent necessary to car
ry tho road through to successful com
pletion. "Plans In detail aro not fully devel
oped, but will In-come apparent from
time to time, ns conditions may stem
to require. It may bo said, however,
that the Oregon Trunk propose to
provide a quirkly a practicable a
northern outlet for Central Oregon, re
gardless of the design of any other
transportation company."
Having made thla announcement,
Mr. Stevens refused to budge an Inch.
FiaHT TO DE KEPT UP.
Balllnger and Pinchot to Meet Again
In Denver.
Denver, Aug. 17. Every subject
that in any way can bo connected with
the commercial, Industrial and agricul
tural growth of tho West, from the
Panama cana to scientific dry farm
ing, will be discussed in Denver thla
week at sessions of tho 12lh annual
convention of the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial congress.
Iletwecn 6,000 and 7,000 delegates
are expected. Tho congress began Ita
sessions yesterday, although tho real
work will not bo taken up until toJay.
Ono of tho features of tho congress
probably will bo the renowal of the
atrugglo between Secretary or me in
tcrlor Ualllnger ana Lhlei forester
Pinchot, begun publicly at Spokane
last week. These two men and 800
delegates from tho National Irrigation
congress at Spokane aro expected to
day.
Among the multitude of subjects to
bo discussed aro railroads and trans
portation; commercial problems, closer
relations with southern republics, with
anoclal referenco to tho Panama canal:
national defense, with special refer
ence to tho Pacific coast and Hawaii,
which will send delegates; conserva
tion of national resources, Irrigation
and reclamation: good roads; beet and
cane sugar Industry; reform of the
consular service; drainage of sub
merged lands, and separate statehood
for Arixona and New Mexico.
Among the accredited delegates will
bo five women, two from Denver, two
from Arixona and one from Texas.
Tho government will tako advantage
of the congress to give Illustrated lee-
tuns every night explaining what tod
oral authorities aro doing in (ho way
of public works, including tho Panama
canal.
Rival to Ue Duilt.
Victoria, II. C. Aug. 17. Thero wa
much military activity both In Japan
and Manchuria when tho Empress of
India left Japan, In consequence of
Japan's determination to rebuild tho
Antung-hluKden railroad. ftieanwnno,
a furthor causo of trouble has devel
oped in conscquonco of China having
determined to build u rival lino through
Manchuria to connect Corea via Chion
tao, tho Island in the Tumen regarding
whose ownership China and Japan are
still Involved, with Kllln, on the Chn
ose section of the Manchurian railroad.
Concreto Building Fall.
Winnipeg. Aug. 17. A concreto
Apartment block known as tho Drodnl-
lion, being erected hero, collapsed Sat
urday evening. Heavy rains had
moistened the concreto so that tho steel
girders gave way. Four men wero In
sldo nt tho timo inspecting tho work
end woro crushed, two so severely thoy
wore takon to a .hospital in a dying
condition.
Strikers Resume Work.
Fort William. Ont.. Aug. 17. Tho
striking dock laborers of tho Canadian
Pacific railway will return to work to
' morrow. A maBB meeting ot tho atrlk
I era and their friends, numbering 5,000
was addressed today by Mayor Peltier,
who urgHl the men to return to work
and submit their grlovancos to a board
of arbitration.
NEWS FROM THE
NEW LEPROSY CURE.
Philippine Quarantine Offlcor Usee X
Rity (Successfully.
Wa.iilnttun, Aug. 21. Tho X-ray
as a euro fo somo cases of leprosy
has been demonstrated by tho Amori
can health authorities In tho Philip
pies, according to Dr. Victor D.
Helzor, quarantine officer in tho
Islands,
Dr. Helzer, In a report to Surgeon
General Wyrnan, of tho public health
and marine lioipltel service, says tho
X ray Is suitable only for specially
solectcd cases, and Is valuable appar
ently only in tho earlier atages. San
I.tiiro hospital, at Manila, Is the first
Ins Ititlon In the world to ueo the X
ray for leprosy troatmenL
Official fluurea show that on March
31, 1009. thero woro 2,440 leper In
tho Philippines, segregation having
reduced by more than 1,000 the num
ber of cases during tho last two years.
At the beginning of tho American oc
cupation, 11 yoars sgo, thero were
noarly 4,090 lepers.
Americans perfected mo csiaunsn
ment for lepers on the island of Culien
in 1000. It Is estimated that under
the Spanish regime 700 new esses de
veloped overy year. At present tho
number of now cases averages 300 an
nually. Money Order Business Immense.
Wn.Mm'Inn. Atu. IB. Mnnov order
transactions In the jiostolllccs of tho
country havo grown so In tho last year
or two that It now is necessary to
maintain a forco of about 7S0 account
ants, bookkeepers, assorter and exam
iner In the ofllca of the auditor of tho
4nartmnt. Thorn nrn 50.000 moneV
order ofllccs, from which 850,000 mon
ey order account annually are recoivea
by Auditor Chance, iney aro accom-n.nli-rl
hv fiR. 000.000 raid money or
ders, aggregating 1576,000,000. Post-
masters are required to urpoau surplus
mnnnv rinlar flimU ami !OUt 2.500.000
certificate of deposit, aggregating
56u,000,000, also aro received by tho
auditor for official record and inspec
tion. The auditing of these vouchers
ami itAtumt-nt. reDrescnU 140.000.000
separata transactions. Approximately
250,000 paid money orders, weighing
500 pounds, aro received at the audi-tn-'i
n(Ttr nrh ilv. In the nroecss
of reassembling theso vouchers numer
ically into states and olllces or. issue,
mi'j.v mnnatf ftrftnr ! hsnrilpd sovvn
times, or the equivalent of 1,750,000
each day. Thla work alono requires
ICG expert sorters, all of whom aro
young women.
Program for Tour.
Uoverly, Maas., Aug. 18. Tbo pro
grama for tho prcsldcnt'a visit to Min
neapolis, SL Paul and Augusta, Ga.,
were approved by Mr. Taft today. The
president will arivo at Minneapolis
at 7:C5 a. m., September 18. In order
to allow tho president to visit Phoenix
and Prescott, Ariz., ho will leave Los
Angeles at 8 p. rn., October 12. After
speaking In Prescott and Phoenix the
president will visit the grand canyon.
Postmaster General Hitchcock will ac
company tho president through Texas
and Arizona.
No Information Obtainable.
Washington, Aug. 20. Thp acute
nesa manifested itself here todsy more
strikingly by tho dead silence at the
Interior department and the suppressed
but all pervading atmosphere of enthu
siasm at tho forestry bureau. Assist
ant Socretary Pierce, who is back again
and is acting secretary of tho Interior
department, does not caro to discuss
the charges of mlsadminlstration made
against Secretary Ualllnger by Chief
Forester Pinchot. Acting Commis
sioner Swartz, of tho general land
office, has just tho samo avoraion.
Seven Get Honor Medals.
Washington, Aug. 20. For gallant
conduct white under flro of the cnomy
In tho Philippines or in Cuba, fivo ofli
ccrs and two enlisted men yesterday
were uwarded medals of honor by tho
War department. Thoao thus honored
were Major James Church and Major
Paul Straub, of tho Medical corps;
Lieutenants George Shaw and Charles
Iieckman, Twenty-sovonth Infantry;
Lieutenant Charles E. Kllbourne, Sig
nal corps, and II. T. It, Quinn and Soth
Ewald, privates.
Wyoming Sheop Quarantined.
Washington, Aug. 17. Owing to
tho prceenco of an infectious diaoaso,
known ns lip and leg dlsoaso, or necro
baclllosls of sheep, tho socretary of ag
riculture has ordered u quarantine,
offcctlvo August 12, on tho counties of
Fremont, Natrona, Converse, Weston,
Crooks, Sheridan, Johnson and Dig
Horn, in tho state of Wyoming.
Sllaht Ouake Recorded,
Washington, Aug. 20. The seismo-
(riuili nt thn wnnthnr human In thin
city recorded a slight tremor of tho
'earth at 2:22 o'clock this ultornoon,
but In tho opinion of the observers this
disturbance did not assume the propor-
1 tlon of an earthquake
NATIONAL CAPITAL
WANT MORE BATTLE8HIPH.
United Slates to Lead World With
Bttllshlp( of Great Power.
Washington. Aug. 19. Congros
may be asked next winter to provide
for two 30,000-ton battleships, each
with 12 14'inch guns, and each costing
$12,000,000, It is stated that such a
program has been pretty carefully stu
died out.
After considerable preliminary work,
tho first 14-Inch gun has been con
structed at tho Mldvale works, and Is
shortly to bo testod at tho naval prov
ing grounds at Indian Head. II it la
deemed dosirablo to havo guns of 14-
Inch caliber. It will Immediately bo-
come u question whether thero shall be
10 or 12 or such guns on each battle
ship. Tho proposition of two jcara
ago, during tho Newport conference.
waa to have 10 14-Inch guns Instead ol
12 12 Inch guns, the former caliber to
have a relatively diminished velocity.
It was finally decidod, however, that
when the 14-inch gun was dovolopod it
should bo of a hitting power commen
surate with tlio Increase of caliber com
pared with the 12-inch gun. There is
an inclination also to adhere to 12-Inch
guns In the battleship battery, and it
la posilblo that with tho adoption of
the 14-Inch gun thoro will be 12 Instead
of 10 of thoso rifles, in which ovent
the next battleships to bo authorized
will be of at least 30,000 tons displace
ment, and estimated to cost approxi
mately $12,000,000 each.
It is likely such a battleship will
havo the ssmo speed and endurance as
tho 20,000-ten-battleships now build
ing. Much moy dopend in the determ
ination of this question upon the plans
adopted by European navies.
PROBE ALASKA COAL LAND.
Hearings Soon In Seattle and Other
Cities on Alleged Frauds.
Washington, Aug. 17. Mueh Inter
est was manifested hero today by Inte
rior department ofllclala In reports from
Denver that a hearing in Seattle,
Wash., next month, will disclose proof
of gigantic frauds In connection with
coal lands in Alaska. They declined,
In the absence of Secretary Ualllnger
and General Land Commissioner Den
net, to discus the nature of the report
It la learned that upwarda of 700 en
tries on coal lands In Alaska, Involving
about 112,000 acres containing valua
bio veins, have been suspended by the
deptrtment during tho last three years,
Estimating that theso entries are
worth at least $2,000 per acre on a
basis of 1 cent per ton, theso coal lands
would be worth $200,000,000.
Hearings will bo held in other cities
in tbo West in addition to Seattle, but
just what ones waa not disclosed.
Coal Output Lets.
Washington, Aug. 21. The effect of
the national deproseion beginning in
1907 and continuing In 1908 was the
most powerful factor In tho marked
decline In tho production of coal In tho
Unitod States in 1908. according to
statistics compilod by the geological
survey. The total production In 1008
waa 416.842.C93 short tons, having a
spot value of $532,314,117.
General Towntend Dead.
Washington. Aug. 20. Brigadier
General Edwin F. Townsend, U. S. A.,
retired, la dead hero as the result of
apoplexy. He was born in New York
In 1833 and graduated irom West l'olnt
in 1862 in tho samo class with General
Hood McPherson and Howard. Dur
ing the Civil war ho was promoted- to
bo major for gallantry.
Philippine Bond Sold.
Washington, Aug. 21. Bids wero
opened at the bureau of Insular affairs
today for $1,600,000 4 per cent, 10 to
30-year Philippine public works and
improvement bonds. This issue Is the
balance unsold of tho $5,000,000 au
thorized by tho acta of congress, last
amended February C, 1905.
Taft Appoints McConnelt,
Washington, Aug. 17. By direction
of President Taft, ox-Governor J. W.
McConnell, of Idaho, has been appoint
ed to an Important position in connec
tion with tho land fraud Investigations
In Idaho. Tho position pays $2,600 a
year and la permnnent. Ex-Governor
McConnell Is the father-in-law of Sen
ator Borah, ot Idaho.
New Marshal for Arizona.
Bovorley, Mass., Aug. 17. Tho
president today appointed Charles A.
Overlock, of Arizona, as Unitod States
marshnl for that territory. The retire
ment of B. F. Daniels, who has eervd
aa marshal tho last few years, marks
tho passing from oflico ot another of
Mr. Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
State Department Pleated.
Washington. Aug. 20. Tho news
from Pokln that Americans would par
ticipate In tho Hankow railway loan
was received hero with inionBe satis
faction, it bolng a victory for the
State department.
BRITAIN LOSES GRIP.
Will Accept American Domination to
j Save Empire.
Chautauqua, N. Y., Aug. 10. The
British crnpiro In momentary danger of
destruction at tho hands of Germany,
and ready, merely for the asking, to
accept tho domlnanco of tho United
States and sea tho empire's real scat
of authority transferred to Washington,
Is, according to Colonel S. S. McClure,
editor of McClure's Magazine, the sit
uation which is now confronting tho
country's statesmen.
Colonel McCluro called tho parting
of America from England In 177C a
disastrous mistake, and read a state
ment from Lord Itoeebcrry in which
that statesman predict that, if Eng
land and America had not separated at
the time of the Revolution, the seat of
tho great British empire would havo
already been transferred from the Brit
ish Isles to what la now the United
States and thoso islands would have
slmnly been the sacred historic shrine
of the great world-empire of tho Eng
lish-speaking people.
"Tho United a fates should secure
the dominance of the British empire,"
continued Mr. McClure, "for tho ask
ing. Tho present situation ox England
and Germany is that of two farmers
living side by side, ono of whom is a
first rate prizefighter, has trained his
people to bo prizefighters and says to
his neighbor, who hat been peaceably
engaged In cultivating his estate: 'I
want some of your property and I'm
going to have IL' The possible de
struction of the British cmplro, which
this means, Is the most terrible prob
lem beforo us todsy."
ROBBERY AS TRADE.
Santa Clara Gang Proposed to Loot
Many Bankt.
Santa Clara, Cal Aug. 16. Still
concerning their Identity, but talking
freely of the daring $7,000 robbery In
which they were the principal actors
Friday, the two boys captured at Sun
nyvale by Sheriff Langford were
brought here for arraignment on a
chargo of robbery.
To Sheriff Langford, who captured
them, the young men mado a startling
confession. Joo Willetts, who appears
to be leader of the gang, said ha and
his companion had planned a series of
bank robberies that would have created
a reign of terror in financial circles.
So far had their plans matured, that
on Thursday, with a hired automobile
awaiting their return, they entered the
First National bank, in the heart of
Oakland, and calmly weighed the
chance of making their escape with a
fortune.
"This Santa Clara robbery waa only
an experiment," aaid the youthful rob
ber, after making this revelation.
"We Intended, if It waa successful, to
go after a bigger and richer institution
next time and to clean up big money
beforo we were through.
"We purchased a machine in Oak
land and had It remain just around the
comer, as we did in Friday's job. Carr
and I went to the First National bank
about 12 o'clock and looked the place
over. Wo were well armed, and If
there bad not been so many clerks and
so many people passing outside, we
would have held up the cashiers and
teilers and tried to escape with all the
money In sight"
TWO TRAINS CRASH.
Over 40 Hurt in Wreck on Denver &
Rio Grande Road.
Colorado Springs. Ten persons are
dead and others expected to die, be
tween 40 and 50 are Injured, three en
gines are In the ditch, two baggage
cars, including the contents, are
smashed, and several passenger coach
ca ore badly damaged aa the result of
a headon collision botwecn cast bound
passenger No. 8 and west bound pas
scnger No. 1 on the Denver & Rio
Grnndo railroad, near Husted, 13 miles
north of this city at 10:25 Saturday
morning. The wreck waa duo either
to a misunderstanding of orders by the
driver of tho first engino of the north
bound train, or to his having mistaken
a switch engine Btanding on tho siding
at Husted for tbo train he was to pass
at that point and which ho later
crashed Into.
Lecture to Pay Debt.
London, Aug. 16. Lieutenant Ernest
II. Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer,
will lecture in the United States and
Canada, commencing the tour In
March. 1910. Ho will rcceivo a re
cord fee, but tho money will not go
into hia pocket, but will bo used to
pay off debts amounting to $70,000
contracted during hia record breaking
expedition. Tho Daily Express re
proaches tho British government for
its Ingratitude in declining to contrib
ute to the cost of Lieutenant Shackle
ton's expedition.
Earthquake In Japan.
Tokio, Aug. 16. A disastrous earth
quake ehook the Japanese provinces ot
Nagoa Saturday and it is feared the
list of casualties will bo heavy. In the
nrovlneo ot Oml. 400 houses wore ra
1 od. No particulars regarding the num
. ber killed aro available, aa all commu
' nlcatton has been cut off.
HEAT CAUSES DEATH
Withering Dlast Sweeps Missouri.
Kansas and Oklahoma.
VEGETATION IS KILLED THEREBY
Ten People Dead and Many Prostra
tions Corn Shriveled Up by
Fierce Blasts.
Kantas City, Aug. 17. Unusually
intense heat, officially recorded by tho
government weather bureau aa high as
110 degrees, caused at least ten deaths,
numerous prostrations and much dam
age yesterday In Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma. Throughout the Southwest
the day waa the most trying slnco tho
devastating drouth of 1901. As tho
withering winds swept across the plains
mueh vegatatlon fell.
In this city tho beat continued and
prostrated a score, some of whom are
In a dangerous condition. The Union
depot waa iiko an oven. Babies be
came seriously ill and medical attention
was needed before their mothers could
resume their journeys. Tlio distress of
a party of Immigrants waa great
The likelihood of an Ice famine added
to the gravity of tho situation here.
Dealers reported that tho factories
were running night and day, but that
tho demand bad exceeded the supply.
Most of tho dealers refused to deliver
more than 25 pounds to any residence,
and feared they would have to cut this
quota down.
At Wellington, Kan., the official
temperature was IOC. Corn was suf
fering grestly In that district. The
day waa the botteatFopeka has bad for
eight years, 102 degrees being offleisl
ly recorded. Two prostrations resulted
there.
QUAKE FELLS MOUNTAIN.
Thousands of Buildings Destroyed and
Great Property Loss.
Tokio, Aug. 17. Reports received
today concerning the earthquake In
Central Japan Saturday, show there
were many fatalities and great daaaage
waa done to property. The dead at
present are said to number 30, though
it la feared further fatalities will be
reported from the outlying districts.
Tbo number of persons injured is 82.
Thus far 362 building?, including many
temples, are reported to have been de
stroyed and more than 1,000 others
badly damaged.
The town of Aaaku, in Gifu, suffered
terribly. The banks of the Hida river
broko and the country is inundated.
The pcoplo of tho district fled to high
ground and remained in the open all
night Intermittent shocks were felt
throughout Saturday night and early
Sunday morning.
Tho mountain IbukI, a short distance
west of Gifu, collapsed with a thun
derous roar.
Slight damage was done at Nagoya,
to the southward of Gifu, and neigh
boring villagea.
CANADA CAN FEED BRITAIN.
Grain Crop of Dominion la Reported
Greatest In History.
Winnipeg, Aug. 17. From all point
In Manitoba, Alberta, baakatchewan
and British Columbia the unanimity of
opinion points to the anticipatory re
sult of this year's harvest aa being the
greatest in the history of the Canadian
WesL In some places, such as South
ern Alberta, tho phenomenal growth
makes It hard for the people to con
celvo such prospects. Farmers are
now busy gathering the hay crop,
which Is a heavy one. The grain bar
vest will be general during the latter
part of the present month.
The statement is made on good au
thority that thecomploted Grand Trunk
Pacific railway from Winnipeg to Ed
monton is tributary to wheat land cap
able of feeding the whole people of
Great Britain and Ireland in case of
need.
Spanish Turn on Moors.
Madrid, Aug. 17. Fighting between
the Moors and Spaniards waa resumed
today at Molllla. After a disastrous
week for the forces under General
Marina, during which tho Moors have
kept tho garrison of 38,000 men closely
hugging the walla of tho city whilo
they poured shot Into the fortifications
from tho mountainside, Marina moved
aggressively against the tribesmen to
day. The long expected munitions ar
rived soveral days ago and In spite or
tho attempts of tho Moors a number ot
French field guns have reached Marina.
Big Sperm Whale Taken
Victoria, Aug. 17. Tbo steamer
Tees, which ' arrived from tho west
coast of Vancouver Island thla after
noon, brought news that a sperm
whale, the first taken since last year,
was caught by the Kuyoquot whalera
last week, and 68 barrels of oil tcka
from the whale.