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CURRENT EVENTS OF THE WEE Doings of the World at Large Told in Brief. General Resume o f Important Events Presented in Condensed Form for Our Busy Readers. Portland stenographers have organ ized a union with 1000 members. American warships are leaving Cuba, as there seems to be no rebels in evidence. Detective Burns and Attorney Rog ers were tined for contempt of court at the Darrow trial. Several ships sailed from New York with improvised and pick-up crews, owing to the seamen’s Btrike. Forty dead have been taken from the ruins o f the city of Regina, B. C, which was struck by a hurricane. The motorman was killed and six passengers injured when a Seattle streetcar ran away and turned over on a curve. A cousin of ex-President Diaz, of Mexico, died at Hutchinson, Kan., while en route to Spain to join his relatives. Mexican federal and rebel armies are face to face at Bachimba and it is believed the final battle of the revolu tion will be fought. Miss Harriet Quimby, a woman aviator, with a male passenger fell 1000 feet in a Blériot monoplane near Boston and both were instantly killed. Congress gave a vote o f thanks to the captain and crew o f the steamer Carpathia. who saved 704 passengers from the Titanic. The plant of the Omaha Automatic Telephone company was sold at re ceiver’s sale for about 25 cents on the dollar. Many thousand dollars' worth of the stock is held by residents of the Pacific Northwest. Navy medical officers who have ar rived in Porto Rico declare that the epidemic o f sickness there is true bu bonic plague, but believe they can stamp it out. General Estenoz, leader o f the Cuban revolution, is reported killed, and General Ivonet captured. The board o f directors of the Oregon Apple show have decided to enlarge the exhibitions to include all land pro ducts. Crop scares on account of bad weather are sending up wheat prices at Chicago. The city of Portland will call for bids for ten new pieces of automobile fire fighting apparatus. A Tillamook man has written the mayor o f Portland to find him a wife, who must weight not less than 200 pounds and have $800. CALIFORNIAN ATTACKS TAFT. Claims President’ s Renomination Wat Unjust and Illegal, Washington, D. C.— Senator Works, of California, progressive Republican, presenting in the senate a resolution to investigate recent campaign con tributions and expenditures, declared that President Taft’s renomination had been procured unjustly and illegally. California needed no new party, he said, and the Republican party might better go down to defeat for the sins o f its leaders and come up four years hence than to form a new party. Senator Works said his resolution was based on charges publicly made by President Taft and .ex-President Roosevelt. The resolution declares it is common knowledge that public offi cials from the president, cabinet offi cers and senators down, have engaged in the pre-convention campaign. It directs the investigation of the financial transactions o f the Democra tic and Republican candidates for the presidential nomination, calls for names of officials engaged in the cam paign and their salaries, the percent age o f voters in the primaries and payments to newspapers and news paper writers and the amount o f ex penses o f delegates paid by others. The resolution stirred the senate, but was not acted upon. Mr. Works charged that men sent to Washington to discharge public duties had been giving their time to carrying on polit ical campaigns. “ Doesn’t that apply to certain mem bers o f this h o ly ,’ ’ asked Senator Nelson, o f Minnesota. “ I think it does,” replied Senator Works. Mr. Works asserted that a new parly in California would mean turn ing the “ purified Republican party,” there, back to special interests. SURPLUS ABOVE GUESS. U. S. Treasury Ends Fiscal With $ 2 3 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 Year Washington, D. C. — The Federal government closed the fiscal year with a surplus o f $2,000,000, according to estimates based on incomplete returns from the various sources of revenue the country over. This amount far exceeded the expectations o f Secretary MacVeagh, who months ago estimated that the surplus would be $10.250,000. The surplus at the close of the fie cal year 1911 was $46,682,000. The failure o f congress to pass gen eral deficiency and other appropriation bills which would have called for large disbursements during the closing days o f the fiscal year helped the govern ment to pile up its surplus. Another big element in the figures was the corporation tax, whirh, it is calculated, brought in $27,000,000, against $33,000,000 last year. Custom receipts yielaed about $310,- 000,000 this fiscal year, against $314,- 000,000 last year, while internal reve nue taxes amounted to $292,000,000, as against $289,000,000. The taxation on beer indicates that American people consumed 63,000,000 barrels during the year. The govern ment realized $149,000,000 on distilled spirits, $63,000,000 on beer and $70,- 000,000 on tobacco. Germans Welcome Taft. Philadelphia— A grand festival con It is definitely settled that the bat tleship Oregon will be in Portland har cert participated in by the thousands bor during the Elks Grand Lodge con o f members o f societies constituting the Northeastern Saengerbund, with vention, July 7 to 12. President and Mrs. Taft bb the guests A witness’ In the Darrow bribery of honor, was the crowning event of trial openly accused Darrow of offer the program o f the 23d Saengerfest. ing him money to turn over to him When the President and Mrs. Taft evidence against the McNamaia reached Broad street station they were greeted by a German song of brothers. A move is under way to make Thurs welcome sung by a 'large chorus. As day, July 11, a general holiday the President and his wife entered the throughout tne Northwest, that all auditorium the chorus of 6000 trained may attend the Elks Grand National male voices sang the “ Star Spangled Ranner,” while the immense audience parade in Portland. remained standing. In the convention o f the General Federation of Women’s clubs at San Tap Line Cases Dropped. Francisco, an honorary president of Washington, D. C.—The Commerce the federation declared that women court has decided to dismiss, for want are becoming lawless. of jurisdiction, the so-called tap-line PORTLAND MARKETS. cases filed recently. The petition Wheat — Track prices: Bluestem, presented by the tap lines required against the Interstate 92c; club, 86c; red Russian, 86c; val injunctions Commerce commission’s order deter ley, 86c; forty-fold, 86c. Hay—Timothy, $14o l7 per ton; al mining the status of tap lines with re falfa, $11; clover, $8(q9; oats and lation to the various trunk lines. The tap lines contended they were common vetch, $10(9)11; grain hay, $9. Corn— Whole, $39; cracked, $40 carriers under the law and that the commission had no authority to ex per ton. Oats— No. 1 white. $36(9)37 per ton. clude them from the divisions o f Berries—Strawberries, $l(«i]i.60 per through rates with trunk lines. crate; gooseberries, 2(u 24c per Kalananiaola Will Run. pound; raspberries. $1.50(0)1.75 per Honolulu— Kuhoi Kalananiaole, con crate; loganberries, $l(<i)1.26. Fresh Fruit—Cherries, 2((f)10c per gressional delegate from Hawaii, is pound; apples, old, $1.50(0:3 per box; sued a formal statement in which he new, $1.75 per box ; apricots, $1.26; said he would run for re election re cantaloupes, $2.25«(2.50 per crate. gardless o f what the party organiza Vegetables—Artichokes, 66(<£76c per tion does. His platform will be based dozen; asparagus, $1 per box; beans. on the propositions made in his con 7J'.; ;8c; cabbage, 2$c pound; cauli test against Governor Frear. In view flower, $2.75 crate; celery, $5(o6 per of the manner the planters controlled crate; corn, 30c per doz.; cucumbers, the convention, he expects the sup $1 box; eggplant, 25c pound; head port o f those opposing the “ un-Ameri lettuce, 12$c dozen; hothouse lettuce, can” rule which he says has been 75c(i($l box; peas, 6(o 7 c pound; rad brought about by a combination of the ishes, 16(o 20c dozen; rhubarb, 2$c planters with Governor Frear. pound; spinach, 4(o)6c pound; toma Famous Engineer Dead. toes, $1.76(0 2 per box; garlic, 8(r£10c Toronto — Cecil Brunswick Smith, per pound. Potatoes — Jobbing prices: Bur one o f the best known railway and banks, old, $1(0 1.26 per hundred; hydro-electric engineers in the world, died at his home here o f cancer. He new, per pound, l|((£2c. Onions — California, red. $1.25 per was 48 years old. Nearly every hydro electric plant in America was either sack. He was Butter Oregon creamery, cubes or designed or built by Smith. solid pack, 27c per pound; prints, 28c. a graduate of McGill university and a Eggs —Fresh Oregon ranch, candled, former president o f the Canadian So 23c dozen. ciety of Civil Engineers. He was the Pork — Fancy, 10(<i;10$c per pound. author o f several well-known text Veal— Fancy, 13c per pound. books on engineering. Poultry—Hens, 12Jc; broilers, 17(0) Congress Thanks Saviors. 18c; ducks, young, 10c; geese. 10(0. 11c; turkeys, live, 17(al8c; dressed. Washington, D. C.—The thanks of 24(o 25c. congress are conveyed to Captain H ops— 1912 contracts, 20c; 1911 Arthur H. Roatron and the officers and crop, nominal, 27(<i28$c. crew o f the liner Carpathia for their Wool — Eastern Oregon, 14(o 19$e rescue o f 704 survivors o f the Titanic, per pound, according to shrinkage; in the senate bill passed by the h >use. valley, 2(ko 22c; mohair, choice, 32c. The measure now goes to President Cattle—Choice, steera, $6.25(0 6.75; Taft for signature. The bill provides good, $6(o6.25; medium, $5.76(o6; for a $1000 gold medal for Captain choice cows, $5.75(o 6.20; good, $5.60 Roatron. (f£ 5.76; medium, $5 (o 6.60; choice Class Rata Lowered. calves, $7(a’7.76; good heavy calves, $6(o6.50; choice calves, $7(0.7.76; Washington, D. C. — Class freight good heavy calves, $6(o6.60; bulla, rates from the Missouri river and $3 60(0:6; stags, $4.75(06. points of origin East to destinations Hogs — Light, $7.50(o'8; heavy, in the Willamette valley through Port $6 25(o 6.70. land. Or., were held by the Interstate Sheep—Yearlings, $3io4.25; weth Commerce commission to be unreason ers, $3.250(4.60; ewes, $3((£3.70; able. Reductions averaging approxi lambs, $4(06.85. mately 12 per cent were ordered. rANT°N WOODROW WILSON IS NOMINATED BY DEMOCRATS ?m . ELEANOR M ] IN G RAM Struggle Third Longest in History and Break Came Suddenly. o f Tfà GâjnodnJ ile Cantile H e flyin g M erciuy etc. 'l U m L w i a FREDERIC THORNBURGH ' Q *ry*t. « Clark's Strength Diminishes Steadily as New Jersey Gov ernor Gains— Illinois and Virginia Fall Into Line CHAPTER I. a A ao^M m u armm- “ Four minutes,” panted the despair ing assistant manager. "Stanton—” Some one was running toward them, some one for whom a lane was opened by the spectators from other camps who had congregated. “Get aboard," called ahead a fresh young voice. "Get aboard; I’ll go.” "Thank Heaven for a man!” snarled Stanton, as the runner dashed up. “ Why, it’s a boy!” “Floyd,” Mr. Green hailed hysterical ly. “ Y'ou’ll go?’ “ I’ll go,” assured Floyd, and faced the driver; a s!im, youthful figure in a mechanic’s blue overalls, his sleeves rolled to the elbows and leaving bare his slender arms; his head, covered like a girl’s with soft closely cropped curling brown hair, tilted back as his steady gray eyes looked up at Stan ton. “ You? You couldn’t crank a taxi cab,” flung the racer, brutal with dis appointment and wrath. “ You'd go? A boy?” "Im as old as the driver of the Singer car, and scant five years young er than you—I’m twenty-one,” flashed the retort. “And I know all there is about gasoline cars. I guess you’re big enough to crank your own motor aren’t you, if I can’t? You’ve got thirty seconds left; do you want me?" Met on his own tone, Stanton gasped, then caught his mask from the man who held it. "Why don't you get on your clothes?” he demanded savagely. “Are you going to race like that? Jump, you useless cowards there— can’t you pass him his things? Tele phone the stand that I’m coming, some one.” There was a wild scurry of prepara tion, the telephone bell Jingled madly “Jes Floyd is one of our new factory men,” hurried Mr. Green, in breathless explanation, as Stanton took his seat. "He’s a gas-engine wonder—he knows them like a clock—he tuned up this car you’ve got, this morning—” The klaxon brayed again. A trim ap parition in racing costume darted th« unusual element lay In the boy beside him. Man, he refused to acknowledge him. The sharp crack of a pistol, the fall of a flag, and the whole struggling, flaming flock sprang forward toward the first turn, 'wheel to wheel in death-edged contest. And Stanton for got his mechanician. The Mercury led the first circuit, as usual. It was very fast, and Its pilot took the chances more prudent drivers avoided. Still, the lead was less than the car’s own length, two of its closest rivals hanging at its flanks, when they passed the tumultuous grand stand. Just ahead lay again the "death curve.” There was a swift movement beside Stanton, the pendent linen streamers floating from his cap were deftly Belzed and the duBt swept from his goggles with a practiced rapidity. “ Car on each side an’ one trying to pass,” the clear voice pierced the hearing. “ No room next the fence.” Stanton grunted. The boy knew how to rise in a speeding machine, then, and how to take care of his driver, he noted. Nevertheless, be meant to take that fence side. And he did. As the other drivers shut off power to take the dangerous bend more slowly, Stanton shot for ward at unchanged speed, cut in ahead and swept first around the turn, tak ing the inside curve. The spectators rose with a universal cry of consterna tion; the Mercury swerved, almost facing the infield fence, skidding ap pallingly and lurching drunkenly on two wheels, then righted itself under the steering-wheel in the master’s hands, and rushed on, leading by a hundred feet. The people cheered frantically, the band crashed into raucous music.» Stanton's mechanician got up to lean over the back of the flying car and feel the rear casings. "You’re tryin’ to tires,” he imparted, his accents close to the driver’s ear. That was the first time that Stanton noticed that Floyd lisped and blurred his final “ g” in moments of excite ment. It might have sounded effemi nate, if the voice had not been with out a tremor. As it was— At the end of the first hour, the bulletin boards showed the Mercury five laps ahead of its nearest rival. And then Floyd spoke again to his driver. • “ What?” Stanton questioned, above the noise of the motor. "W e’ve got to run in; I’m afraid of the rear inside shoe. It won’t stand another skid like the last.” Stanton’s mouth shut in a hard line. "I will not,” he stated. "Get back in your place. You can't tell.” “ I can.” Stanton deigned no reply, sliding past one of the slower cars on the The Man Who Dared. The official starter let his raised and Victory Is Soon Complete. arm fall and leaned forward, peering across the blended glare and darkness. “What?" he shouted, above the pul Baltimore, July 2.— Woodrow Wil vention this afternoon, but after the sating roar of the eleven racing ma- son was nominated for president by forty-third ballot his progress was shlnes lined up before the Judges’ the Democratic National convention slow. His managers had confidently stand. “ What?" on the 46th ballot. There was a flurry around the cen expected his nominaion on the forty- fifth ballot, but at that time his total tral car, whose driver leaned from his Baltimore, July 2.— Woodrow Wil was 633, as against 725 1-8 necessary •eat to stare down at the man who son gained 108 votes on the 43d ballot, to nominate. Clark’s total at that had slipped from beside him to the the first cast today at the Democratic time had dwindled to 306. ■ground. The great crowd congesting national convention, and the hoped for the grand stand pressed closer to the break appeared at hand. Woodrow Wilson lacked only 96$ barrier, staring also, commenting and Illinois' 68 delegates propelled the votes on the 44th ballot, indicating a conjecturing. movement, and gains were made also strong possibility o f nomination on “ The mechanician of the Mercury is from’ Connecticut, Iowa, Idaho, Louis the 45th ballot. off his car!” iana, Maryland, Michigan, North Car That there would be a slump of Un “Fainted—” olina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Vir- derwood votes to Wilson, probably on “ Fell—” “ The automobiles hadn’t started; he must be sick.” The referee was already pushing his way back, bringing the report from the hastily summoned surgeon. “ Heart disease,” he announced right and left. "Stanton’s mechanician just dropped off his seat, dead. But Stanton himself had already swung out of his car, with the ener getic decision that marked his every movement. "My man is out,” he tersely stated to the starter. “ I’ve got to run over to my camp and get another. Will you hold the start for me?” The question was rather a demand than a request. There was scarcely one among the vast audience who would not have felt the sparkle gone from this strong black wine of sport they had come to sip, If Ralph Stanton had been withdrawn from the twenty- four-hour contest. He had not only fame as a skilful and scientific racer; he had the reputation of being the most spectacularly reckless driver in America, whose death could be but a question of time and whose record of accidents and victories verged on the appalling He knew his value as an attraction, and the starter knew it. although preserving impassivity. “ Five minutes," the official con ceded, and drew out his watch. Already a stream of men were run ning toward the Mercury camp with the news. Stanton sprang into his machine, deftly sent it forward out of the line, and shot around into the en trance to the huge oval field edged by the Beach track; a mile of white rib bon bordering a green medallion. The row of electric-lighted tents, each numbered and named for its own racing car, was in a turmoil of excite ment. But most agitated was the group before the tent marked *'9, Mercury.” GOV. WOODROW WILSON, OF NEW JERSEY “ Durand's down and out—give me another man," called Stanton, baiting ginia, Wisconsin and Hawaii. the 45th ballot, but certainly on the his noisy, flaming car. "Quick, you—" Wilson’s vote o f 602 on the ballot 46th, if that many ballots were taken, But no one stepped forward from was a majority o f the convention. It seemed probable. the cluster of factory men and me was the highest vote he had received, chanics. Only the assistant manager MARSHALL VICE PRESIDENT. of the Mercury company responded and the vote o f 329 cast for Clark was to the demand: the lowest received by him during the "Yes, go; one of you boys. I'll make prolonged bulloting. Governor o f Indiana Is Chosen for it right with you. You, Jones.” When the result was announced the Second Place. demonstration for Wilson was as en “ I’m married, sir,” refused Jones Baltimore, July 3.— For president— succinctly. thusiastic and protracted as the weary Governor Woodrow Wilson, o f New delegates could make it. "Well, you then, Walters. Good Wilson lacked only 124 votes of the Jersey. heavens, man! what do you mean?” For vice president— Governor Thom necessary two-thirds to nominate. For the burly Walters backed away, as R. Marshall, o f Indiana. actually pale. This was the ticket completed by Convention Hall, Baltimore, July 2. "I’ll dig potatoes, first, sir.” — Forty-third ballot (official): Clark, the Democratic National convention "Why, you used to race?” 329; Wilson, 602; Underwood, 98$; at 1 :56 a. m. today. "Not with Stanton, sir.” The nomination o f Governor Mar Harmon, 28; Foss, 27; Bryan, 1; There was a low murmur of appro shall for vice president by acclama Kern, 1. val among his mates, and a drawing tion after the second ballot came as together for support. Stanton stepped something o f a surprise, for when the Convention Hall, Baltimore, July 2. down from his car, snatching off his — Forty-fourth ballot (official) : Clark, night’s balloting for vice president mask to show a dark, strong face 806; Wilson, 629; Underwood, 99; began it seemed that the Bryan- grim with anger and contempt. Wilson contingent in the convention Harmon, 27 ; Foss, 27 ; total, 1088. "You wretched, backboneless cow had definitely settled upon Governor ards!" he hurled at them, his blue- Convention Hall, Baltimore, July 2. Burke, of North Dakota. black eyes flashing over the group. There was not much o f a fight, how “Do you know what I and the com — Forty-fifth ballot (official): Clark, ever, and when two ballots disclosed 306; Wilson, 633; Underwood, 97; pany stand to lose If I'm disqualified Marshall steadily in the lead. Gover for lack of one of you Jellyfish to sit Harmon, 25; Foss, 27. nor Burke's name was withdrawn and beside me and pump oil? Isn't there Baltimore, July 2.-—Woodrow W il Mashall was proclaimed the nominee a man in the camp? I’ll give fifty dol son continued to gain steadily in the by acclamation. lars myself to the one who goes, a Stanton Stood, Watch In Hand, His Face a Set Study In Scorn. balloting for the presidential nomina A minute later the convention had hundred if I win.” tion in the Democratic National con- adjourned sine die. "IH promise twice that," eagerly from the tent to swing into the nar back stretch. To go in meant to lose supplemented Green, the assistant row seat beside the driver, and Stan the whole time gained. As they took “ Progressives" Confer. Jap's White Wife Insane. manager. He had private bets on ton’s car leaped for the paddock exit the back turn, Floyd again leaned Washington, June 26. — A confer Los Angeles — Mrs. Hachisaku Stanton. with a roar answered by the deafen over. Not one of the clustered workmen ing roar of welcome from the specta ence o f “ progressive” Republican Tsugo, the American wife of [a Japan (TO B E C O N T IN U E D .) moved. tors. senators to consider the situation de ese living at 225 Boyd street, was "Damn you!” pronounced the driver, “ Seven minutes,” snapped the start DESERVED TO MAKE A SALE veloping from the third party move brought to the receiving hospital and ment launched at Chicago will be she was so violent that she was sent bitterly and comprehensively. “ I’ll re er, as the Mercury wheeled in line. Stanton shrugged his shoulders with Book Agent at Least Showed That He called immediately after the Demo directly ,to the insane ward at the peat that offer to the man who will cratic convention. Senators Clapp. county hospital. According to Tsugo, go for the first three hours only, and supreme Indifference, perfectly aware Had the Valuable Quality of Bourne and Cummins met and dis they were married in Vancouver, B. meanwhile we'll send to New York of his security, since the start had Perseverance. and find a red-blooded male." not been made. But his mechanician cussed the movement. Senators Bris C., February 15. A certificate was The men looked at one another, but leaned forward with a little gurgle of tow, Kenyon and Poindexter are away issued by Assistant Police Surgeon The book agent who walked into 9hook their heads. irresistible, sunshot laughter. from Washington and when they re KidJer and the woman will be taken Peter Steffen's office looked like an "No? You won't? You work your "Don't worry,” he besought. "Really, ingenious fellow, but Steffens, glanc turn, if alignment of the Democratic before the lunacy commission. This miserable bodies three months to earn we’ll get In seven minutes ahead.” party has been shaped, a conference is the fifth case with exactly the same ing up In a hurry, spied his trade hat I offer for three hours. What's His mocking young voice carried o f “ progressives” will be held. conditions this year. the matter with you. don't 1 risk my above the terrific din of the eleven in a minute and muttered to him neck?" He turned, sending his pow huge machines, and Stanton turned self; Heney Calls on Bryan. Polar Corquerera Silent. "Confound that boy. Now, how did erful voice ringing down the line. upon him, amazed and irritated at the Baltimore, June 25. — Francis J. London— Fourteen bronzed members "Here, hunt the paddock, all of you— audacity. The starter also stared, that fellow get in?" Heney, o f California, one o f Colonel of the crew o f the Fram who were two hundred dollars for a man to ride Aloud, he said: "You're wasting just as a flashlight flared up and Roosevelt’s fighting lieutenants in the with Amundsen] in his dash for the the next three hours with m e!” showed fully the young gray eyes your time here. 1 won't buy anything Republican national convention, and South Pole, passed through London on 'You can't take a man from another dancing behind the goggles, the red today.” Charles R. Crane, o f Chicago, who their way from Buenos Ayres to Nor camp. Stanton," protested the frantic young mouth smiling below the mask, “ If you’ll only let me show you—” helped to finance the Roosevelt cam way. Four of these men— Bjaalsn, Mr. Green. "He might trick you, hurt the shining young curls which the "No.” shouted Steffens. paign for the Republican nomination, Hassel, Hansen and Wisting— got to the car.” "It won’t take a minute—” cap failed to cover. He stared, then were in consultation for three-quarters the Pole with Amundsen. All refused "But, really, my dear sir, this It His appeal went down the wind un slowly relaxed Into a smile, and went o f an hour tonight with William Jen to talk, as they were pledged to se heeded, except for one glance from the forward. something out of the common—” nings Bryan, o f Nebraska. Heney crecy because of the forthcoming pub racer's gleaming eyes. “No use. I can't read," said Stef "The talking done while I'm up. is and Crane reached Mr. Bryan's apart lication o f Captain Amundsen's book. "He won't trick me,” said Stanton. done by me," stated Stanton forcibly. fens. ments by a private elevator and were They admitted, however, that Amund The crowded stands were a bulk of "Remember.” "But your family, sir, would you de gone again before their visit became sen was very lucky and that be had swaying, seething Impatience. The "Don’t you ever need a rest?” prive them—" generally known. encountered few obstacles. paddock was in an uproar, the Mer queried Floyd. "I would,” said Steffens. "If I had cury camp the center of Interest. But Stanton opened his lips, and closed any. I'm an orphan." German Dirigible Burned. Flood Descends on Town. no volunteers answered the call. The them again without speaking. His "Wei1, you might want something to Düsseldorf, Germany—The Zeppelin Albuquerque, N. M.— A disastrous panting machine, its hood wrapped in trained glance went to sweep his op- ! throw st vhe cat," suggested the book dirigible balloon Schwaben I, station cloudburst five miles northwest o f Es- jets of violet flame, headlights and ponents. gaging their relative posi agent. ed here, was completely destroyed by tencia, in the Estencia Valley. Thurs- tail lights shedding vivid Illumination tions. their probable order on the first “Do you think." demanded Steffens, fire following an explosion o f escaping day afternoon, made many settlers around the figure of its baffled master, turn, and his own best move. The "that I would demean my cat by hydrogen gas caused when a strong homeless and it is believed caused loss quivered wtth Impotent life and successive flashlights on either side throwing your miserable publication at gust of wind broke it from its moor-1 of life. A wall o f water six feet high strength. Raging. Stanton stood, were blinding, the atmosphere was her?" ings and made it collapse in the mid- swept down on the town, flooding wntch in hand, his face a set study in suffocating with the exhaust gasolene The book agent wai only daahed a die. Several workmen and soldiers stores and homes and causing great •corn. and acetylene fumes. It was as fa second. were burned or otherwise injured. ! damage. Railway and telephone and Suddenly the harsh rasp of the offi miliar to him as the odor of sawdust "What about me." he asked, insinu some o f them seriously, but not fa- telegraph lines were destroyed. Relief cial klaxon soared above the hubbub. to the circus dweller, as the strong atingly. “ Don't you want something tally. The ariship had just arrived , parties have left for the scene of the —arwiti* summoning. salt wind to a habitant of the coast; to throw st me the next time I come?" from Frankfort. o f the disaster.
