THE HEPPHER TIMES
PibbM Bnry Tkni,
HEPPNER OREGON
WEEIi'SDOINGS
General Review of Important Happen
penigs Presented In a Brief and
Condensed Corm.
Senator Goi man has refused to take
the national Democratic chairmanship.
Colonel E. Butler, a prominent St.
I on is politician, Las been indicted tor
bribery.
Pacific coaet shippers have asked the
war department to state what goods are
contraband.
Brit:h press will not believe danger
avertou until the greater question of
the Dardanelles U settled.
The Massachusetts state board of ar
bitration is trying to aveit a strike at
cotton mills, with a prospect of success.
Bonesteel, S. D., gamblers have met
the demand of citizens to make grafters
go, and the reign of terror seems to be
at an end.
The meatpackers strike bas been re
newed in all the leading packing plants
and the tie-np is complete. The trou
ble is alleged discrimination in . rein
staating employee. Unless peace is
made at once all allied unions are like
ly to go out in sympathy. President
Donnelly, of the anion, is said to have
demaanded that strikers be reinstated
in 10 days instead of 45.
The grand lodge of Elks has abolish
ed the grip and sign.
A reign of terror attneds the land
rush at Bonesteel, South Dakota.
G. M. McEinney bas retired as head
of the Harriman immigration bureau.
Ex-Senator Vest is seiiously ill and
little hope is entertained for his recov
ery. Correspondens at Mukden report an
engagement in which the Russians lost
heavily.
Leading London papers contend that
the wai status of the volunteer fleet is
the paramount issue.
Russia will release the British sihp
Malacca on assurance that she was not
carrying contraband supplies.
St. Joseph, Mo., union packers as
saulted many nonunion men because
plants are not discharging them fast
enough.
Eleven million dollars has been al
lowed by the Russian government for
the immediate improvement of the Si
berian railway.
The government may reclaim a great
tract of land in Harney county .JOregon,
and has made temporary withdrawals
to permit a full investigation.
A warlike tone pervades the British
press.
Minister John Barrett has arrived at
Colon.
Russian ships have seized another
British liner in the Red sea.
Both sides in the meat packers strike
profess to be confident of winning.
Democratic leaders have asked Gor
man to become national chairman.
Russia is said to have received an
other submarine boat from America.
The German steamer Sambia has
been seized by Russians in the Red sea.
Reinforcements foT which General
Oku has been waiting aie being disem
barked. Japan has all faith in Britain pre
venting other Russian vessels passing
from the Baltic sea.
Chicago allied anions have written
the packers that they will strike un
less a conference is agreed to.
Portland is the only Pacific coast
port whose flour exports for the past
12 months exceed those of the preced
ing year.
Several packing plants leport that
their output is increasing.
Moorish bandits have looted houses
within two mi les of Tangier.
The rush to South Dakota lands near
Yankton has become a veritable stam
pede. One of the colliers authorized by the
last congress will be built at Mare
island.
Germany will demand that Russia
explain the seizure of mails destined
for Japan.
Constant skirmishes are occurring
near Mukden between Cossacks and
Japanese scouts.
Small riots continue at the various
packing plants where work is at I em ted
with nonunion men.
About two-thirds of the rural mail
carriers will receive $100 mots per
year, commencing July 1.
The steamer Hapsang, from Niu
Chwang to Cbefoo, is overdue and it is
feared she has struck a mine.
Other Chicago unions will go out on
strike unelss the trouble with the
meat packers is setlted at once.
Hot weather continues in the Mid
dle West and Central states. Chicago
and Pittsburg have both had a number
of deaths.
Peace negotiations are at a standstill
in the meatpackers' strike. The op
erators refuse to re-employ all strikers
at once.
St. Paul strikers resisted an at
tempt of officers to place nonunion men
in the packing bouses and free for all
fight ensued.
ALARM IS KEEN.
British Press Sees Peace Hanging
in the Balance.
London, July 23. The authoritative
aseuiances that the. Malacca will be ie
leased, cabled by the Associated Press
from St. Petersburg to the United
States, do not appear in the British
morning papeis. Special dispatches
to a somewhat similar effect from St.
Petetsburg do not allay the alarmist
views of the leading organs which con
strue Premier Balfour's poet-midnight
announcement that the government had
received no confirmation of the report
ed release of the Malacca to mean that
the incident remains unsettled.
Another cause for great apprehension
is the bioader question of Russia's
right to send vessels of her volunteer
fleet thiough the Datdanelles. A strik
ing evidence that the danger of the
situation bas not been mitigated in the
least, so far as British official and pub
lic opinion is entertained, is afforded
by the Daily Telegraph, which, under a
large heading, "An Acute Affair," de
claies that "relations between Great
Britain and Russia have reached the
state of an acute ciisis, but behind the
incident of the Malacca is the far larger
question of the status of the so-called
volunteer fleet.
"It has, we believe, been made clear
to the czar's government that the trans
foration of merchant vessels passing
through the Dardanelles into armed
cruisers cannot be recognized under any
pretext whatever as justifying Russia's
interference with British shipping. It
is not impossible that as a concession
to Russian dignity, the government
may offer to permit the Malacca to put
into some neutral port where her cargo
may be examined and the statement
verified that whatever munitions she
carried were intended for the use of the
British China squadron."
TRY TO DRAW TOGO AWAY.
Vladivostok Fleet Hopes to Weaken
Squadron at Port Arthur.
St. Peterbsurg, July 23. The news
of the first appearance of the Vladivo
stok squadron in the Pacific since the
outbreak of the war, telegraphed from
Tokio, causes no emprise at the admi
ralty here, although it is said Vice Ad
miral Skrydioff purposely has not noti
fied them of the squadron's departure
in order to prevent the possibility of
the information leaking out.
Vice Admiral Bezobrazoff's action in
giving the slip to Vice Admiral Kami
mura and passing Tsugar straits is re
garded as evidence of the insufficiency
of the Japanese naval forces. It is
probably the purpose of Admiral Bezo
brazoff to raid the coast towns of Ja
pan, capture merchantmen, make a
naval demonstration off Yokohama,
and generally create a panic among the
population, in order to compel Rear
Admiral Togo to reinforce Admiral
Kamimura, and thus weaken the fleet
off Port Arthur.
The idea that Admiral Bezobrazoff
would seiiously attack large porta of
Japan is, however, l ejected, owing to
the danger from submarine boats,
mines, torpedo boats and shore batter
ies. The report is current that the Vladi
vostok squadron is homeward bound
under orders to effect a juncture with
the first division of Vice Admiral Ro
jestvensky's Baltic squadron, which is
ready to go out on a trial tiip in the
Baltic.
ON TO MUKDEN.
Japanese Break Into the Enemy's
. Left riank.
Liao Yaang, July 23. News was re
ceived from Ta Tche Kaio yesterday
that the Japanese had broken through
the Russian left flank between Lieuten
ant General Count Keller's position
and that of General Rennenkampff, and
that they wee marching on Mukden.
The rumors to this effect sre persist
ent, but there is no official confirma
tion of them.
Confirms Japanese Victory.
London, July 23. According to a
special dispatch from Moscow, the Rus
sky Listok of that city confirms the As
sociated Press report from Liao Yang
that the Japanese have broken through
the Russian left flank and are march
ing on Mukden.
More Men Charged With Outrage.
Cripple Creek, July 23. Informa
tion charging Pearl Skelton with mur
der and complicity with the Independ
ence depot outrage on June 3 was filed
in the district court today. It was an
nounced that in formal ton making sim
ilar charges will be filed against Wil
liam A. Akreman, F. II. Mulaney, A
L. Nugent and William Gaff ney later.
Frank J. Hangs, local attorney for the
Western Federation of Miners, said
today that none of the men arrested
for the killing of Roxie Magee on June
6, in the Victor street riots, was guilty.
Increase of Capital Stock.
Louisville, July 23. At the stock
holders' meeting of the Southern Pa
cific held at Beechmont today, 1,520,
000 of the 1,978,000 shares of stock
were represented by proxies in the
hands of Judge E. P. Humphrey, who
acted as chairman. A resolution in
creasing the capital stock of the com
pany $100,000,000 by the issue of pre
ferred stock was adopted. Attorney J.
B. Weaver acted as secretary. None
of the other stockholders was present.
Hears She Will Release Ships.
Paris, July 23. Information reach
ing government quarters here leads the
officials to believe that Russia will re
lease the British and German merch
antmen seized in the Red sea, as a
means of averting international complications.
JAP VICTORY
Russian Army Driven From
Kiao Tung.
RESISTANCE WAS STUBBORN
Muscovites are Believed to Have
Lost 1,000 Men, While Victors
Lose Half as Many.
Tokio, July 25. General Kurokl.
after a severe fight, occupied Kiao Tung
on July 19. The place had been forti
fied by the Russians, who defended it
stoutly. In the fighting General Kuro
ki's troops drove the Russians' from
their strongly fortified position on the
Chi river, which is northwest of Mo
Ten Pass and east of An Pin, inflicting
upon the enemy mora serious losses
than they sustained themselves. The
fight began on the 18th and ended on
the 19th. The Japanese lost 424 men
killed and wounded. The Russian
losses are estmated at 1,000.
General Kuroki began bis advance
early in the morning of the 18th.
The fighting continued until dark,
when the Japanese forces bivouacked.
The Russians made two counter at
tacks, but were repulsed in each case.
The Japanese renewed the attack at
midnight, posting their artillery in
the valley below and on the high
ground to the south of the Russian po
sition. The main Japanese body was
assigned to attack the Russian centei,
a small detachment sent toward the
right flank and another to watch the
enemy's left flunk.
After these positions bad been taken
the fighting ceased for a time, hut it
was resumed at dawn. The Russians
had 32 guns in action, and they vigor
ously shelled the Japanese. To this
fire the Japanese replied, and the bom
bardment lasted for four hours. Dur
ing this time the Japanese infantry
moved forward and the flankers had
succeeded in scaling the heights on the
Russian right by 3 o'clock in the after
noon, at which hour the main force
was ordered to storm the Russian cen
ter. The Japanese artillery protected
this movement splendidly, but the in
fantry met with a severe fire and lost
heavily in gaining the heights.
The final successful charge was deliv
ered at 6:30 in the afternoon. The
Japanese succeeded in partially cutting
off the Russian retreat, and this soon
beame a rout. The enemy retired in
two directions, to the northward and
to the eastward. The Russian forces
engaged included, in addition to the
artillery, seven battalions of infantry
and a regiment of Cossacks.
NO MORE RAIDS.
Russia Will Release Malacca and
Put End to Red Sea Incident.
St. Petersburg, July 25. The steam
er Malacca is at Suda Bay, Island of
Crete, where, under an agreement
reached by Great Britain and Russia,
she will be perfunctorily inBpcted joint
ly by the Consuls of the two countries
and released unless palpable contra
band of war intended for the Japanese
shall be found, in which case the contra
band only will be held. British gov
ernment stores aboard the vessel will
not be examind.
The Russian reply to the Brittish
protest was handed to Ambassador
Hardinge in the afternoon. Russia
agrees that the Malacca shall not be
brought before a prize court, and un
dertakes that no incident similar to
this will occur in the future.
A claim for damages as a result of
delaying the steamer wili be presented
in due course of time through the Brit
ish embassy.
Tl captain of the St. Petersburg, in
his report, gives as his reason for sum
marily making a prize of the Malacca
the fact that the British master of the
Malacca declined to produce the mani
fests of his cargo.
Will Trust to Diplomacy.
Washington, July 25. The Peruvi
an Legation here has received a cable
gram from Lima confirming the pub
lished reports of the signing of the
treaty between Brazil at Rio de Janeiro
and establishing a mod is vivenda be
tween Peru and Brazil for the govern
ment of the region at the headwaters
of the rivers Yurua and Purusa, other
wise known as the Acre territory. It
is understood that both sides will with
draw their troops from the disputed
territory, trusting to diplomacy to set
tle the question of title permanently.
Case of Senator Burton Up.
Washington, July 25. Justice Brew
er, of the United States supreme court
has granted a writ of . error to the
United States district couit for the
eastern district of Missouri in the rase
of Senator Joseph B. Burton, convicted
in St. Louis of accepting a fee for serv
ing before the postoflice department
while a member of the United States
senate. The ase will be reviewed by
the United States supreme court, prob
ably in the fall.
Panama Now Gold Standard. '
Washington, July 26. The Panama
canal commission today received infor
mation from the government of Pana
ma of the ratification of the money
system of the new gorernment in ac
cordance with the agreement reached
by the joint commission, Panama ii
now gold-standard country.
LION LIES IN WAIT.
Warships Will Compel Russia to Give
Up Oriental Liner.
London, July 21. It is believed by
leading naval officials here, who aie
cognizant of certain sweeping orders is
sued yesterday by the admiralty, that
the British government intends to com
pel Russia to surrender the Peninsular
& Oriental liner Malacca, seized as a
pi ize of war by the Russian cruiser St.
Petersburg, and en route to I.ihau
under a prize crew. It is also gener
ally understood in naval circles that
no other British ships will be stopped
by the Russians after the British cruis
ers reach the scene.
The orders to commanders of the lat
ter vessels are declared to lie short, but
explicit, and provides that British ves
sels shall he free to navigate Eastern
waters, without recognizing the war
ships of any other power, or the right
to search them for contraband.
One of the developments yesterday
was the detachment by Admiral Doni
ville, commanding the Medtcmuiean
fleet, of his two swiftest cruisers to pro
wed at full speed to Poit Haiti, which
is at tne northern end of the Sues ca
nal. It is understood that these two
vessels will arrive at Port Said before
the Malacca, and be there when the
latter emerges from the canal. It is
considered likely that they will compel
the Russians to give up their prize, al
though, of course, their future action
is carefully guarded, and laymen can
only conjecture and reason from, the at
titude of the naval chiefs.
Naval officers generally agree that
such action can be confidently extracted,
and they are for the most part now dis
cussing the probable attitude of Russia
when the Malacca is taken by force.
PLEET ON RAID.
Vladivostok Ships Enter Pacific and
Take Japanese Steamer.
Tokio, July 21. The Vladivostok
squadron has overhauled a Japanese
steamer etiBtwaid of Tsugar straits.
The nu me of the vessel captured and
her fate has not yet been learned.
The Vladivostok squadron, unac
companied by torpedo boats, entered
the Pacific ocean today at 7 o'clock.
Its destination is unknown, but it is
suggested it possibly plans to raid the
east coast of Japan and then either re
turn to Vladivostok, escaping to the
southward, or attempting to form a
junction with the Port Arthur fleet.
The squadron was discovered in the
straits of Tsugar at 3 o'clock this morn
ing, steaming rrfpidly eastward.
At 3:30 A. M. it was reported off
Tappicape, and at 7 A. M. observers at
Hakkodate discovered and reported to
Tokio that it was then steaming east.
Warnings have gone out to shipping
along the eastern coast of Japan .anil
merchantmen are hurriedly seeking
cover. It is expected that most of the
shipping will be warned before' the
Russian ships can inflict serious dam
age, if a raid is intended.
Ordinarily, a lack of ccal would pre
vent an extended cruise, but it is possi
ble that the Russians possess a collier
at a rendezvous in the Pacific ocean.
ARMIES MEET NEAR TONG SCHU.
Russian Losses Put at 2,100, Jap
anese Losses at 1,200.
Chicago, July 21. A special to the
Daily News from Niu Chwang says:
Hard fighting has been going on for
several days in the neighborhood ol
Tong Schu, eight miles east of Ta Tche
Kiao. It is rumored that the Russian
loss in last nght'a engagement was 2,
100 and the Japnaese 1,200. The Jap
anese also have been in active- contact
with the Russians east of Hai Cheng,
where there have been many minor ac
tions. All along Kuropatkin's flank and
front the Japanese are moving into po
sition but the general attack is being
postponed until sup plies and reinforce
ments come to the front. Progress
along the muddy roads and mountain
passes is slow.
Liao Said to Be Sealed.
London, July 21. The Times' Tokio
correspondent, cabling under date of
July 19 says: "Japanese military
critics anticipate renewed efforts by
General Kuropatkin to recover the Mo
Tien positions, which are essential to
the security of his army if it remains
in the present position." The corre
spondent adds that it is rumored in
Tokio that three Japanese torpedo boat
destroyeis have sealed the Liao river,
where the Russian gunboat Sivoutch
and a Russian torpedo destroyer are
anchored.
Torty-SIx Clerks Employed.
Yankton, S. D., July 21. Seven
thousand people registered for Rosebud
land here today, and the rush tomorrow
will be still greater. The Milwaukee
road divided its morning train into six
sections and the evening train into two.
The total registration at Yankton alone
is now nvi r 40,000, and will reach the
60 000 mark before closing Saturday.
Forty-six clerks are now employed, and
this force will be increased indefinitely
to take care o( the people.
Russia Is Pleased.
St. Petersburg, July 21. The United
States has informed Russia that she
will be glad to join Great Britain In
the protection of the seals at the Kora
mander islands. This act will doubt
less make the best impression. It is
understood that Russia will communi
cate her answer in a lew days.
Another Russian Cruiser Passes.
Constantinople, July 21. A Russian
cruiser has just passed through from
Odessa with several guns covered with
canvas on her deck. She also carried
torpedo tubes.
PAYORS FORCE
Russian Acts In Red Sea Arouse
Ire of British People.
POREIGN MINISTER IN DILEMMA
Realizes That the Policy rostcrcd
by the King Will Be Repudiated
. Press Is With the Public.
London, July 22. The Associated
Press tonight intei viewed many promi
nent persons connected and in close
touch with the government roluttve to
the seizure of British vessels by
steamers of the Russian volunteer fleet
in the Red sea. Asa result of these
inquiries, theie is shown to be a hos
tile feeling against Russia, of a strength
and bitterness almost without piece
dent. The most conservative men,
who have been in the service of the
government for many years, tiud who
openly deplored the luisle with which
they thought Great Britain had plunged
Into the Transvaal war, tonight frank
ly declared for a policy of reprisal
agaiiiHt what is regarded as Russiu's vi
olations of treaty and her piratical at
tuck on British commerce
The warlike tone of such papers
like the Times, the Standard, the
Morning Post, and the Daily Tele
graph, which in national crises hither
to almost invariably have advised cau
tion, bus had its inevitable effect.
There has been stirred up a storm of
indignation among all classes in the
United Kingdom, the strength of which
the government itself can scarcely
gauge. Those who deplored the out
break of tlk war between Japan and
Russia and insisted publicly and pri-'
vately that Great Britain, crippled fi
nancially, after her South African ex
periences, must not, at all costs, be
drawn into t lie Far Eastern struggle,
are among the most outspoken cham
pions of a physical force that will pre
vent the repetition of the Malacca in
cident in the Red sea.
Those few officials at the foreign
office who are in full possession of all
details of Great Britain's desire to ar
rive at an entente with Russia are in
despair. They realize that the policy
so carefully fosteied by King Edward
and Foreign Minister Lsndsdowne will
now he iudignanty repudiated by all
parties in the house of commons, and
involve with the public the downfall of
any ministry advocating it.
Every nerve will be attained, how
ever, by the foieign office to secure
from Russia an explanation that will
pacify the aggrieved feelings of the
British public, and no step will I
taken officially that will tend to preju
dice subsequent diplomatic negotiations
looking to the settlement of all im
portant questions now outstanding be
tween Russia and Great Britain.
BIG STRIKE ENDS.
Packers and Union Rave Agreed to
Settle Trouble by Arbitration.
Chicago, July 22. The strike of the
packing-house employes begun nine
days ago, and which has demoralized
the packing industry through the coun
try, was settled here tonight at a con
ference between representatives of the
packers, officials of the Meatcutters'
union and representatives of all the
allied trades employed at the stock
yards. The whole controversy will be
submitted to a board of arbitration,
both sides agreeing to abide by what
ever decision this hoard mayraech.
Pending the decision of the arbitra
tion board, the men will be taken
hack to won as rapidly as possible by
the packers, and it is agreed by the
packers that all the old employes are
to be reinstated within 45 days from
the date work is resumed, if any of
the former employes are still unim
ployed at the expiration of that time,
such persons aie to have the privilege
of submitting their cases to the arbi
tration board for settlement.
The strikers will return to work as
soon as they can lie notified of the
peaceable adjustment of the trouble,
and it is expected that by tomoirow
morning everything will be in normal
shape at all the plants in the diffeient
cities where the employes were on
strike.
Japs Retreat After Hot right.
St. Petresuurg, July 22. The czar
has received the following dispatch
from General Kuropatkin, dated July
19: "There lias been no special phange
in the situation since July 17. "At 6
o'clock in the afternoon of July 18,
Japanese advance forces of considerable
strength wore observed in the direc
tion of Sikseyann, on the Liao Yang
Salmatsza road, moving against a de
tachment of our troops. After two
days' fighting, the latter force is re
treating toward the village of Houtsl
atsze, east of Anping."
Shoot Japanese from Trees.
Ta Tche Kiao, July 22. All is
quiet in this region. Neither side is
moving. The only activity is at the
outposts. The Russian sharpshooters
are having good practice sniping the
Japanese from the mountain sides.
Small detachments creep out at night,
steal up to the Japanese pickets in the
darkness, hide themselves in Ireetops
and there await sunrise. So soon as
the light Is strong they get fine shots
before the pickets can get away.
May Intercept American Steamers.
Paris, July 22. The Temps, discuss
ing the passage of the Vladivostok
squadron through the Straits of Tsur
garu, says its purpose is either to attack
the unprotected cities on the eastern
coast of Japan, or to intercept Ameri
can merchant steamers, which are sup
plying Japan with all kinds ol provis
ions through thf port of Yoko.
VIOLATE RULES Of WAR.
The Japanese War Office Publishes
Charges Against Russians.
Tokio, July 20. The Japanese war
011110 has uiada public a statement
charging the Russians with violation
of recognized rules of warfare. The
statement alleges that on two occasions
the white ting has been ' violated ; that
once a Russian column (lied persistent
ly on a field hospital wheie the Red
Cross flag was flying conspicuously,
thus compelling the Jupauese to remove
the hospital amidst great danger,
Twice, it is alleged, the ltusslana
filed on tho men. of the Japanese hos
pital corps, although their badges could
readily be distinguished. On three oc
casions Jupauese have been stabbed,
slashed and mutilated. On one occa
sion the Hnssians are deflated to have
stolen cattle and horses from noncom
batants and to have violated women.
It is also claimed that numerous cases
can lie cited where the Russians have
wantonly fired on the Japanese
wounded and that they have refused to
preinlt parties who weie succoring the
wounded on both sides to go unmolest
ed. These charges sre made by Geneial
Oku and it is stated ' that further
charges will he made, growing out of
the expei lencei of General Kurokl'a
army.
In explaining the publication of
these charges, the Ja-uiaiiese general
staff states that they hud no desire to
take such action, hut in view of Rus
sia's charges (hat they made through
the French papers there was rothlng
else left for them to do.
HELD UP BY SHOT.
Russian Steamer Stops British Ves
sel In the Red Sea.
London, July 20. A dipsatch from
Aden to the Daily Mail says that the
captain of the British steamer Waipara
repoits that the Russian volunteer
steamer St. Petersburg signalled him
to stop by firing across the bows of his
vessel on July 15, while 20 miles off
Jebel Zngur, in the Red sea.
The Russians examined the papers
of the Waipara ami declared they
would hold his ship as a prize. The
captain protested, and was taken on
board the St. Petersburg, where he
gave tho Russian officers a guarantee
that there were neither arms nor am
munition on board the Waipara destin
ed for Japan. The vessel was detained
for four hours and was then allowed to
proceed.
The captain confirms the report that
the Peninsular A Oriental company's
steamer Malaica was seizid in the Bed
sea July 10 by the St. Petersburg on
the ground that she carried arms and
ammunition of war tor the Japanese,
government.
BREAK Or A GREAT DAM.
Pennsylvania Valley Hooded and
Much Property Destroyed.
Scottdale, Pa.. July 20. With the
roar of Nlatrara, the new reservoir of
the Citizens' Water coinpaany burst at
midnight and more than SOO.OOO.OOtt
gallons of water rushed down the val
ley, sweeping buildings in its path.
It was discovered ahont 9 o'clock
that the dam was in danger of break
ing and messengers were hastily sent
through the valley to warn the people.
Hundreds of lives were thus saved, for
a few hours later the whole valley was.
under water.
The damage to the machinery and
reservoir alone will amount to at least
50,000. When the torrent swept
down upon the valley, buildings were
torn from their foundations and carried
on the crest of the great wave lias so.
many washtnbs. Crops valued at
thousands of dollars were completely
wiped out.
Profit Erom a Volcano.
Mexico City, July 20. The formal
transfer of the volcano Popocatepetl
to New York capitalists will be com.
pleted this week. The Inter-Ocean
railway will take the sulphur from the
volcano to Vera Cruz. It is believed,
that sulphur cun lie landed at New
York for $48 per ton (gold), which
would make the sulphur an effective
competitor of the Italian aVtirle. The
reorganization is Interpreted here to
mean that the German directors were
not willing to support the Standard In,
fighting the other oil interests.
Hemmed In by Big fire.
Oroville, Cal., July 20. Fire at the
Bella View mine, near 1m Porte, today
destroyed the mill, engine room and
other buildings close to the month of
the big tunnel. A huge pile of timber
lay close to the mouth of the tunnel
and this caught on fire. Four men
were working in the tunnei when the
fire broke out and fears are entertained
for their safety, as the tunnel Is strong,
ly timbered and it is thought these
timbsrs will catch fire from the hug
fire now blazing.
Bound to Prevent Passage.
London, July 20. The Standard'a
Tokio correspondent, cabling under
date of July 17, says the Jijl Hhlmpo,
in an editorial, expresses the hope that
Great Britain will see that Turkey
lends Russia no assistance by allowing
steamers of the volunteer fleet to pass
the Dardanelles. The Jljl Hhlmpo de
dares that Great Britain is hound, un
der the terms of the Anglo-Jspsnese
alliance, to prevent such assistance
being given.
Bandits Raid at Will.
Tangier, July 20.-The mountain
tribes, appsrently satisfied that they
have nothing to fear from the govern
men, are looting the entire countryside
outside of Tanger. They approached
to within a few miles of this plaoe yes
terday and carried away hundreds of
bead ol sheep and cattle.