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A WATER SPOUT.
Destructive Flood in Colorado.
$50, 900 WORTH OF PROPERTY DE
sTRoYED IN TWENTY MINUTES.

DENVER, Aug. "a Central City special
says: The most destructive flood in the history
of the country occurred on Monday. At go a
heavy storm cloud appeared accompanied by
thunder and lightning About o'clock the
citizens were startled by an almost unearthly
roar to the West, and almost instantly vol
ume OF water. between four and five feet,
came rushing down Nevada and Eureka
streets, taking everybody by surprise. Heavy
quartz teams standing in the streets were over
turned and casried down stream like feathers
Rocks weighing 800 or 600 pounds were rolled
along the streets like pebbles. Animals and
everything in the track of the flood were
swept away in an incredibly short time. The
streets were cleaned of people, everybody seek
ing shelter
were carried through the streets at the rate of
about 10 miles an-hour. The whole length of
the gulches, from Nevadaville on one side and
the head of Eureka street on the other, pre-
sents desolate scene. The roadways are en-
tirely destroyed, in many cases the ruts being
five and six feet deep and extending hundreds
of yards For about three miles the road is
strewn with debris of every kind. At several
points between Central and Black H lwk the
debris is piled % feet high. Eureka street for
quarter OF mile, is one. mass of rocks and
rubbish. On Main street four feet of sand is
deposited.
The flood was caused by the bursting of a
rain cloud, a little West of the city The
natural channel OF the stream became damned
turning the water into the streets. The only
loss of life known at present is that of Joe Ger
~, whose body was found in the Blackhawk
The flood lasted but twenty minutes The
damage is estimated at $4,000.
A number of small houses were washed
away and many residences and stores flooded,
and mud and sand deposited on floors and Gel
lars to the depth of several feet. At Idaho
Springs several houses in Virginia Canon were
carried away. A six year old girl was drown
ed. Nearly all the railroad and country
bridges between the forks of the Ozark and
houses in the business part of the town flooded
and streets damaged. The damage at Idaho
will amount to $4,000. 1t will take 4S hours
to repair the damage to the railroad track be-
tween Idaho and Floyd Hill. No trains are
expected to depart or arrive in Central until
late tomorrow
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Sudden Death.

SuOden Death.
CORNISH, Arg 9.-Nathan iel Boynton of
North Limington, was found dead in his pas
ture last evening. He went for his COW at the
usual hour, but not returning strict search was
made, and his lifeless body was found The
supposed cause is heart disease. His age was
about Go years.
Fire in Biddeford.
BIDDEFeRD, Aug. 9.-The store and stock of
boots and sho es of Honestus Peaslee on the
Alfred road, was burned last night. Less
5000; Insurance $500. Cause unknown
A Fatal Fall.
Josh Leguard, a French boy Is years old
fell through the elevator-way of the Peppereli
weave room this afternoon striking upon his
head and shoulders, receiving fatal injuries
He was watching the elevator as it passed and
did not notice that the gate was open, and
went into the way head first.
Secretary Blaine Suffering from Malaria
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-For several DAYS
past Secretary Blaine has been a sufferer from
malaria with stong tendency to chills. His
Physician is a'.xious to have him go to the sea-
side, and it is possible he may within the next
few days 60 to Fortress Monroe or some other
convenient seaside resort Mr. Blaine has
scarcely been out of Washington since Noyem
Der last.
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WEDNESDAY MORNING., AUGUST 10

days. For three weeks past have not slept
in bed, but stolen rest in doorways, or
in chair in the office of some hotel Some
times l have walked the streets till day.
light. Such things, gentlemen, tell heavily
upon man of my age. Otherwise no man
with remnant of pride left could have
acted as | have done tonight But l
thank God have at least retained cour-
age enough 10 tell the truth, And now, gen.
tlemen," sail the brave old man, straighten-
ing up with wonderful dignity of manner, 'ac-
cept my gratitude for what 1 have received.
1 have eaten and drunk with you, and am re-
freshed and grateful. / trust you will pardon
my infringement of hospitality and common
honesty and permit me to depart"
The dinner party Immediately raised purse
OF S6S for their needy friend. Robson will not
Tell his name, but says that twenty-five years
ago he was a Congressman from Ohio, and he
was once candidate for the Vice Presidency
OF the United States
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FOREIGN.
One of the Amendments to- the
Land Bill Accepted.
TERRIBLE PERSECUTION OF THE
JEWS IN RUSSIA.

LONDON, Aug. 9.-In the House of Lords
last evening various verbal amendments were
inserted upon the report of the land bill,
standing orders having been suspended SO as to
enable Lord Carlingford, Liberal, to move the
the third reading at once. Earl Carnarvan
Conservative, replied to Carlingford, and COM
planned that the bill had been. sent to the
Lords SO late that its careful consideration had
been impossible.
In the Commons to-day the Duke of Argyle's
amendment to the clause of the land bill ex-
Guiding from the right of free sale tenancies
on which permanent improvement have been
made by the landlord was accepted by the
government with an amendment that the i'm
provement must have been substantially
maintained. Parnell wished to amend still
further, but the amendment in form was &C
cepted by the government and passed. The
minority was composed of Parnellites, Home
rulers and Radicals.
Gladstone declared he would not agree to
the amendment of the House of Lords relative
to the .slster tenant right in any shape or
form.
Rt Hon. Henry Broad, Speaker of the
House, who hitherto has been one of the
principal seceders, supported the government.
After discussion the amendment Of the Lords
was rejected, the Homerulers voting with the
majority.
Opposed to Special Legislati on for Brad
laugh.
Many Conservatives and Liberals in the
House of Lords and in the Commons have
signed memorial to Gladstone, urging him
not to propose any special legislation on behalf
of Bradlaugh.
The Vacant Deanery Of Westminster.
1t is now stated that the deanery of West
minister, made vacant by the dea tn of Dean
Stanley, has been offered to Rev. Henry Mon
tagu Butler, head master of Harrow school,
who will probably accept.
Action Demanded on the Turco-Greek
Frontier.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. Count Corti, the
Italian representative here, in the name of the
foreign ambassadors, has presented note to
the Porte maintaining that the delimitation of
the Turco-Greek frontier ought to continue
without interruption, and declaring it will be
impossible to delay the cession of the second
zone for a fortnight as the Porte demands.
Jewish Prosecutions.
BERLIN, Aug. 9.-Jewish disturbances have
occurred at Justrow, in West Prussia, during
which a rabbi was wounded. His assailants
escaped after fight with the police. Further
disturbances occurred at Dub1itz in Pomerania.
LONDON, Aug. 9.--The Standards Berlin
dispatch says, that SO many towns and villages
in Western Russia whose population is princi-
pally jewish have recently been burned that
there is a suspicion of systematic incendiarism
Up to the end of June IS, towns and villages
have been burned Two of the most terrible
were at Karez and Minisk. From 10 to 20
houses and shops were destroyed at Karez, and
SO persons ki!led. The bulk of the survivors
were rendered destitute.
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MINOR KILOGRAMS.
The London Times and News approve of the
release of Dillon

The London Times and News approve of the
release of Dillon.
Countess D'Eu, daughter of the Emperor of
Brazil, has been delivered of son.
The rumor that Postmaster General James
is going to resign to accept the presi-
dency of the new trust company forming in
New York is pronounced untrue.
The Portsmouth, N. H., city government
was organized yesterday,
Timothy T. Wood, a veteran turfman, died
at Wood Glen, Long Island, Sunday, aged SO
The carpenters and joiners' national conven-
ton in session at Chicago are perfecting the
national organization.
The large wooden mills at Maidle Amana in
Iowa. belonging to the Amana society, and
running four sets of machinery, were reported
burned Monday night, causing loss of $780,
000
On Monday at Binghampton, N. j., while
John Reagan and Newton Martin were fight
ing, fourteen year old son of Reagan struck
Martin with club at the base of the brain,
causing instant DEATH Reagan and his son
were arrested.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

Howa Boston Merchant was Swindled.
Boston, Aug. 9.-Daniel Goodnow, cotton
merchant on Commercial street, has, it is al
lged, been swindled by G. A. Fuller. lately a
cotton merchant, who represented himself as
an agent of the Pepperell Manufacturing Co.
of Biddeford, Me-, and induced Goodnow to
purchase ship, the Western Sea. and store it
with $4,000 worth of cotton and merchandise
and ship it to Biddeford via st. John, N. B.
The vessel reached and cleared from st. Jyhn
last month, since which time nothing has been
heard of her or the parties negotiating the
transaction. The Pepperell Co. had no knowl-
edge of the affair.
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Cut in Passenger Rates at the West.

CHICAGO, Aug. "a war of passenger rates
has broken out in the West which threatens to
rival in bitterness that existing in the East A
day or two ago the Wabash road instructed its
connections west of Kansas City to hereafter
Louis and $3.50 to Chicago, to their regular
rates from all points on their lines. Heretofore
those rates were only given to passengers buy
ing through tickets at Kansas City, but the
roads west OF that point could only ticket
through to st. Louis and Chicago by adding
more than the rates given above. The Wabash
claimed that the Alton had forced them to do
this by allowing the Atchisoh, Topeka and
San Fe to ticket through from Denver at re-
duced rates. This the Alton officials deny.
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A number Of American aesperadoes were at

A number of American desperadoes were at
Guaymas, Mexico, recently, and left for
Aamos, presumably to rob the bullion train.
A carriage containing 5000 eagle dollars was
stopped thirty miles from Thermosillo and the
money carried off.
Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman, who shot George
T. Coles in New York recently has been in
dicted for murder in the frs, alegree.
Mrs. G. Fl. Haskell of Harvard, was found
dead in her bed room with the lamp broken
and her body on the carpet badly burned 1t
is supposed that she died of heart disease.
The colored people of Charleston, S. c.,
have adopted resolutions denooancng as I'M
thize with the President.
The Australian Parliament has passed poll
tax bill of $40 on every Chinaman, also pro-
hibiting vessels from bringing more than one
Chinaman to each hundred tons.
There will be special session of the Com
mons Sunday to take the Irish vote on the
supply bill.
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The War in Freight Rates

NEW YORK, Aug st is said nothing will
be done i'll regard TO the war of rates until at
ter meeting Of the joint executive COMMITTEES
which takes place in Commissioner Fink s
ofhce tomorrow. There are AZ railroads rep
resented ON that committee and the officers of
several are already in town. Commissioner
Fink said today he expected there would be a
full representation. Freight agents on Broad
way are adhering to theIschedule of rates adopt
ed last week. 1t is declared at the meeting to.
morrow a satisfactory agreement will be speedi-
ly arrived at.
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Watertowu Cattle Marker.

WATERFOWL, Ang 9.-Beef Cattle-receipts .
615 head; Western Cattle were slow of SALE but the
decline of 1sc last week reganed as the supnIv
light; Northern Cattle moved off easily at ono
tations: sales of Beef Cattle-choice at 2509 90:
extra at 25@S 90; first quality at O0G7 90; sec,
ond qualitysat O095 80; third quality at IOO0
Ats.
Store CattleWork Oxen " pair at S1OOaS165:
Mich l Cows and Calves at $2ogS45; Yearlings $40
Farrow Cows $159S30; Fancy Cows S5oaS65
Western fat Swine, live at 14@71a; Northern
dressed Hogs 814.
Sheep and LambsReceipts 6SlS head; demand
is more active, supply heavy and average Quality
fair; sales of Sheep in lots 5o94 80 eacR extra at
OO95 so; Spring Lambs 51s@7A. Veal Calves
212@6 Va. laws
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METEOROLOGICAL

unIOATI0Ns Fon THa NEXT TwRNry-sr3Uk
HOURS.
WAh DEPT, 0sFICE CnIER SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, y. c.,
August 10. An.
For New England.
local rains, followed by clearing weather,
warmer southwest, veering to colder northwest
winds, falling, followed by rising barometer.
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Secretary Blaine to Minister Lowell.
WASHINGTON, Aug 9-The following was
sent to-day:
TO LoaoeU. Minister, London:
At this hour q p. n.y. the physicians give
an encouraging report of the Presidents con-
ufUioIaHis I,nlso and temperature sig irCry
diminished. Since morning the pus has been
flowing freely and his appetite has improved
He has been able to sleep with comfort, lying
on his wounded side.
{Signed) BLAINE, Secretary.
Mrs. DR.. Edson's Opinion.
New YORK, Aug. 9.-The Posts Washing
ton despatch says that according to Mrs. Dr.
Edison, who spent the most of last night in
attendance on the President, he. passed the
time in comparative comfort. She says he is
great and constant sufferer and at present is
exceedingly feeble. He talks very little The
operation has removed any immediate danger
and unless unfavorable symptoms appear there
is no reason why he should not recover. She
regards his condition, however, as serious.
DR.. Hamilton Perfectly Satisfied With the
Presidents Condition.
DR.. Frank Hamilton, who arrived here last
night says he is wholly satisfied with the re-
suits of the operation and the Presidents pres
emit condition. The patiens would not be SO
well, he said, for three or four days on &C.
count of the operation.
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MEMORANDA.

Sch Com Keorney, of Calais, from Hoboken
bound east. with 2S9 tons coal, is ashore on the
Sch Mary Harris, from Calais for Newport
News, Va, put back to Calais 9Th with loss of fore
mast, having been struck by lightning.
Sch G Macomber, Rumrill, at Philadelphia from
Port Prince, reports, 9Th inst, while proceeding
up the Delaware, collided with scbr Brooklyn and
had bulwarks stove.
Sch WIN Butman, from Boston for New York
with salt, struck on Half-Tide Rock 9th, but came
off without damage and proceeded.
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DESTROYED by AM Infernal Macbina

PRoylDENcE, r. L, Aug. 9.-The dwelling
Of DIR. William II. Bowen in Scituate was burn
ed last night with nearly all the contents. The
doctor was absent and his family were aroused
in time to save their lives. After the house
had burned down, the fire broke out in the
Doctors barn near by. Help being at hand,
the flames were extinguished; when it was
found that the fire was caused by an internal
machine operated by clock work, doubtless
the same kind used to destroy the house. The
loss on the house was $1,000. DIR. Bowen has
been very active in enforcing the law against
liquor settling, and has before suffered In con-
sequence. There is great excitement in the
town.
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DONIESTIC PORTS.

ASTORIA, Oar Both, ship Henry S Sanford,
Waite, New York.
JACKSONVIILE-Ar 9th inst, sch Hattie Card,
from Belfast.
CID 9th, sch Jas Ponder, Robinson New York.
DARIEN-Ar Sd, sch Grace Bradley, Hupper
Charleston.
Cid 4th, sch Flora Rogers. Rogers, Philadelphia.
WILMINGTON, NC-Ar 9th, sch Nellie Starr
Coleman, Portland.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA Ar 9th, sch Mercy L
Truudy, Crowley, Calais.
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DonsestIc lssaraess.


NEW YORK. Aug. 9-Evening.-FIour market
rather more steady and prices are without decided
change with moderate export and fair iobbing
trade demand. 'iS
Receipts of Flour 80 491 bbs; exports ,6SS bbls.
sales ~, 200 bbls; No 2 at 8 1904 90; Sunerfinea
Western and State 1O@4 SO;common to good art'
Western and State S6@5 25; good to choice Wes
tern extra at 30G6 rs; common to choice White
ct 30; common to good extra Ohio at OOG6 rs:
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UNOFFICIAL BULLETINS.
I11.45 A. MI


The President is resting comfortably. He
has taken nourishment quite freely during the
morning, and relished it, Dr. Reyburn says
that his pulse and temperature are at present
perceptibly lower than when the morning bull
letin was issued, and he considers the patieat
progressing finely. He says there is no ca use
for alarm.
DIR, Agnew considers the Presidents condi-
ton to be verv encouraging, and he expects to
leave for Philadelphia during the day if the
patient continues to improve.
The discharge from the wound this morning
has been entirely satisfactory and the pus is of
a perfectly healthy character. The nourish-
ment which the President has taken this
morning consisted of the koumiss, and milk
and lime water. All reports that the Presi-
dent is sinking are entirely unfounded.
[4.30 P. MI
The surgeons report the President has had a
quiet afternoon although he has not at any
time to-day been entirely free from fever. His
pulse at this hour is 104 and his temperature
about 100 The continuous fever is attributed
by the surgeons to yesterdays operation As
soon as the patient RECEIVERS fully from that
they expect decided change for the better.
MIDNIGHT
The President has been to-day more COM
Portable and quiet than would be thought COM
patible with a state of continuous fever. He
has taken more nourishment than yesterday
although Still III llqulu 10TH anu HIS eXporl-
enced no recurrence of the distressing nausea
which aggravated his febrile symptoms yester-
day afternoon. The new lncision is still very
sensitive to the touch and even the laying of a
piece of lint saturated with carbolized oil on
the raw flesh in the mouth of the cut causes
pain. 1t is to the sensitiveness and painful
condition of the wound that the continuous
fever is attributed. The sides of the incision,
however, will grow less sensitive.
The quantity of pus obtained to-day was not
great but it was apparently all that the wound
contained. The track was thoroughly cleared
and what irreta,ion there now is from the
wound must be attributed to the fresh iDcision
and not to retention of anything which
ought to come out. The patients pulse rose
from 104 at noon to JOG at 6 p M, and the
temperature from 1871 to 1919. Shortly after
the evening examination the fever began to
abate as it did last night, and at this hour the
pulse is below 100 and the temperature has cor
respondingly decreased. Drs. Bliss and Rey-
burn both report that he is doing extremely
well and that decided change for the better
will be apparent as soon as the irritation caused
by the new incision entirely subsidies
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THE PRESIDENT.
His Condition Pronounced Sat-
isfactory by the Physicians.
THOUGH HE is STILL SUFFER-
ING FROM THE OPERATION.

The President passed a comfortable day yes
terday on the whole, though he had some
fever the result of the operation of the previ
GUS day. He took considerable nourishment
and his condition was better than on Monday
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FROM OUR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.

Ar at Belfast, l, LIST inst, barque Rachel, Walls
New York.
Ar at Liverpool 18th inst, ship Commodore, Blanch
ard, San Francisco.
Ar at Queenstown 9Th inst, barque Wetterhorn
SkalIing, Maulmain.
Sid FIN Trapani Sd inst, barque G B Hazeltine
Gilkey, United States.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
pors,yuJ Daiiy Wholesale Market.

portianJ Daily Wholesale Market.
-~ PORTLAND. Aug. 8.
Flour is in better inquiry and the market is very
strong and commands full prices; Wheat continues
to advance at the West and millers are asking high
er prices for Flour. We quote Corn 1@2c higher,
more active and firm; futures are strong, and we
look for further advance, and it is predicted that
Corn will go up to 75cmany of the dealers through
out the State buying quite freely they antici
pate rapid advance. AT Liverpool Corn was quot
ed to-day at 53s 3d. and advices from there state
large business in Breadstufs at higher prices Pro-
visions are steady and rather quiet but the tone of
the market is firm Cheese is quiet and easier with
out quotable change Eggs steady and unchanged.
Onions and Potatoes declining, and are in good re-
ceipt. Watermelons are lower. Green Corn is
quite plenty and selling at 23c p doz for Massa-
chusetts and 16c for Maine. Fresh Beef is without
material change, but the market is rather weak ex
cept for Loins. which in good request we quote
Steers at 7@91sc p 1b: Kinds at 10@12c, Fores a.
614@615c; Rattles at 51a@6s4 Cribs at e1s971s;
Rumps 13lAc; Rounds at 7@81ac; Rump Loins at
141S@16c, and Loins 15@1Skc.
The following are to-day's quotations Of Flour,
Grain. Provisions. &c.
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NOTICE. Ladies now using cream tartar and
soda in baking will have better results by using
Congress Yeast Powder. Try it in biscuits, cake,
doughnuts, pie crust, etc.
SHADES ENGLISH MUSTARD is sold by all gro
ers.
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Five Persons killed by a Boiler Explosion

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 9.-The boiler of a steam
threshing machine on the farm of Henry
Young, near Columbia, ILL.,, exploded, killing
five persons and seriously wounding five 9TH
eFS
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In this city, Aug. 8, Martin G. Gerts, aged 90
years 10 months.
funeral this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at the re-
sidence of Capt. Nathan Fcssenden. No. 455 Cum
berland street.
In this city, Aug. 8, Arthur C. DeWalfa,=aged %
years months.
funeral on Wednesday afternoon at oclck at
"a Hanover staeet
In Patten, Aug. 9Th, Mrs. Weodard, widow of
Winchel Woodland aged about Sc years.
In. Now York, Aug. z. Charles Eugene Furblsh,
aged 80 years.
Funeral service at the house of Geo. L. SWEET,
No. IL Myrtle street. this morning at O'Clock.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
In Oakland, CAL, Aug. z, Mrs. Rachel A., wife of
Chas. W. Owen, and daughter OF Geo. G. and Emily
Bracket of Portland.
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Gored to Death by a Bull.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. 9-Mrs. H. c.
Robinson of Monroe, was gored to death by a
bull Sunday. She leaves 1.-TWO children and
husband.
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MARRIAGES..

In this city, Aug. s. by Rev. s. F. Pearson, Geo.
land.
In Auburn. Aug. 3, j. Sumner Stinchfeld of Lew
iston and Miss Laura A. Archer OF Aurora.
In Deer Isle, July 81 Edward j. Parker and Miss
Mary 4. Mcdonald.
In Deer Isle, Aug. 1, Arthur v. Webb and Miss
Lucy S. Hatch