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EXPLOSION OF POWDER
Eleven Firemen Injured at an
Omaha Conf1agration.
ONE OR TWO MAY DIE
Wholesale Grocery Burns, Entailing a
Loss of 100000, Fully Covered by
Observation-Disclosures Were Re-
moving the Powder.

Omaha, June 1s.--At an early hour
this morning the building occupied by
Allen Brothers wholesale grocery was
discovered on fire. The blaze started
on the fifth floor and burned down
wards, destroying the fourth and fifth
floors and their contents. The damage
to the stock is estimated at $780, 900
and is covered by insurance at $4,000
The building is damaged s15,OOO the
loss being covered by insurance.
During the progress of the fire a
magazine filled with powder, which the
tiremen were moving to a place of
safety, exploded. Eleven tiremen, in
Guiding the chief, were injured, two
seriously. The injured are: Chief John
Redell, left eye closed, hands burned.
painful, but not dangerous; Lieutenant
Thomas Ruane, probably fatal, burned
and bruised; Lieutenant John Sullivan.
burned, face and hands; Lieutenant
John j. Ormsby, burned, face and
hands; Fireman Frank Hardy, burned,
face and hands: Joseph Hoffman, body
hands and face burned Harry Redell
son of the chief, burned face, hands
and back and cut on legs; Martin
Ramage, burned. face and hands; Otto
Giske, arm fractured by falling bricks:
Pipeman John McCumber, burned, face
and hands; Assistant Engineer Isaac
Simpson, head and back hurt, suction
blew out of the engine and struck
him.
None of the injured, with the excep-
tion of Ruane, are in a critical condi-
ton, though the burns are painful and
will incapacitate them for duty for
some time
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To Sail the Ocean Rlue.

Gloucester, Mass, June 1S.-Howard
Blackburn of this city set sail at ! o'clock
this afternoon in his little sloop-rigged
four-ton boat the Great Western, to cross
the Atlantic. Blackburn has followed a
seafaring life in Gloucester fishing vessels
for many years. and in January, 1888, was
cast away in his dory on the Grand Banks
with one companion for five days with
out food or water. His companion died,
but Blackburn was rescued, although he
lost his fingers and toes and was other
wise crippled as the result of his terrible
experience. The Great Western is stock
ed with provisions for 80 days and Glou-
cester, England. is the point where
Blackburn expects to land first.
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Visited the EmperOr.

London, June 1S.-The correspondent
of the Daily News at The Hague says:
Doctor Zorn, whom Emperor William
summoned on Friday by a special mes
senger, arrived in Berlin yesterday
Saturday morning, accompanied by
Mr.. Hollis of the United States delega-
ton. They only had time for breakfast
and at 10 were driven to the imperial
palace. where admission was granted
them by the kaiser himself. who was
waiting for them. They had further
audience with his majesty to-day (Sun-
day. and were expected to leave Ber-
lin on their return to The Hague this
afternoon.
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Duke Alfred to Ahaicate.

London. June 1S.--The Berlin correspond
ent of the Daily Mail says: In the course
OF secret session of the diet of Saxe-Co-
burg and Gotha yesterday Saturday, the
minister of state. Councillor Won Strenge,
made a confidential communication con-
tanning the sensational announcement
that Duke Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha, the reigning duke, would probably
abdicate this year
The reigning duke of Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha, Prince Alfred of Edinburg, who
married the grand duchess, daughter of
Emperor Alexander II. OF Russia. sue
ceeded his uncle on the throne of the
duchy in August 1893 His only son died
last February. The English Duke of Con-
naught is now the heir apparent.
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STAGE ILLUSIONS.
How Thunderstorms, Rain, Hail and
Snow Are Initiated.

How Thunderstorms, Rain, Hail and
Snow Are Initiated.
From Chambers Journal.
A curious part of stage illusion IS
that which may be comprehended I'M
der the term theatrical meteorology.
Whatever may be the state of the
weather without, the stage manager
within can bring about rain and hail,
wind or a thunderstorm at will; and
and the illusion is so complies as to
sometimes make nervous members of
the audience insensibly shudder.
Hail and rain are represented by a
closed wooden cylinder about six feet
long, which is INSTRUCTED inside by var
ious cross pieces, a quart of peas COM
pleting the arrangement. BY turning
this cylinder first one way and then
the other. the peas rattle through 1t
with close imitation to the sound of
heavy rain on a roof.
The wind arrangement consists of a
wheel about two feet in diameter, set
in a frame like that of "a grindstone.
This wheel is furnished with ribs on
its periphery somewhat like the floats
of a waterwheel, and drawn tightly
over the ribs is a piece of thick silk.
When the wheel is turned the ribs
rub against the silk, and by turning
the handle first quickly and then slow
| ly. very good imitation of the sough-
| ing of the wind is produced.
| Lightning may easily be initiated by
| using chemical or electrical means, and
| the usual mode of producing thunder
| is by shaking large sheet of flexible
| iron plate. Some theaters have, how
ever, a far more elaborate and effective
| thunder arrangement, which is used as
an auxiliary to the sheet of iron when
storm is supposed to reach its height.
This consists of a number of cannon
1lh L. Il Il. 1rxr, oI ~
fall at the right moment, and to run
over a floor above the ceiling of the
theater.
A snow storm is brought about by a
perforated revolving cylinder above the
| stage, charged with paper cutting. I'm
fortunately these messengers of frost
have a habit of resting on all kinds of
projections, and dislodging themselves
in subsequent scenes when their pres
| ence Is not desirable.
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COMING AND GOING.
Fred Grant Arrives at Manila witt
1900 Men-Other Men Coming Home

Fred Grant Arrives at Manila Will
1900 Men-Other Men Coming Home
Manila, June IS, 1910 a. m.--The Uni
ted States transport Sherman, which
sailed from San Francisco May "a with
1900 men and II officers under command
of Brigadier General Fred Grant, has
arrived here after a smooth voyage.
One private died after the transports
arrival. The troops brought by the
transport will go to the island of Ne
gros to relieve the California troops.
General Bates, who arrived on the
transport, and General Grant will be
probably assigned to the command of
the volunteer generals, some of whom
will leave for home soon.
Generals Hale and Funston desire to
accompany their regiments home. The
Utah artillery, it is announced will ac-
company the Nebraska troops on the
transport Hancock, leaving their guns
here. The Pennsylvanians will start
for home on the transport Senator this
week. The Indiana sailed to-day with
500 discharged and sick soldiers. She
will go into dock for a few days at
Nagasaki, Japan.
Military operations against the in
surgents in the south have apparently
been planned. General Wheaton at
linus is sending reconnoitering parties
to-day to locate the enemy, and other
"Reminiscences are being made from
Cayite
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VIII Strike for Nine.Hour pav.

Baltimore, June lS.--Two thousand en-
ployes of the marine department of the
Maryland Steel company held meeting
to-day and determined to strike at the end
of seven days If their demands for nine
hour day and weekly pay day We're not
acceded to by the company.
A strike at Sparrow's Point at this time
would be a serious matter. Five thousand
men are employed by the company and a
tie-up of one department would doubtless
soon affect the other branches. The COM
pany now has under construction three
torpedo boat destroyers for the navy four
other craft and steel dry dock
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GETTING EVEN FOR A SLIGHT.
Doctors Wife Takes Sweet Revenge on a
Society Leader.

From the London Chronicle.
A medical correspondent writes: "A pa
tent of mine, Mr.. c., solicitor, having
given up the active exercise of his pro-
fesson, retired some II years ago with
his wife to the country. He was made
welcome by the surrounding gentry, and
was soon on friendly terms with all except
the county set Recently my patients
wife received, for the first time in Il years.
a call from a Mrs. X, who regarded her.
self as the leader of the county society.
After making a few vague remarks, APP
parently excuses for the long delay IN
calling, Mrs. X. boldly came to the point
and asked for subscription to her vol
untary schools Mrs. G. agreed with en-
thusiasm and at once wrote .. check and
handed it to her visitor. so Slad to help
you! I hope you will find this right, but
I have a poor head for figures; If 1t is
wrong please correct me. 1t has tagen
you long time to get here; I imagine it
will take you a long time to get back! /
have. therefore, postdated the check
somewhat, so that there may be no, diff
Guilty in getting it cleared! Goed-by!' The
check was dated March "a, 1911.''
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FINE CHANCE TO BE A KING.
Buy One of These Islands and Lord 1t
Over the People.

Here was a great chance for people
wishing to become independent landed
proprietors. The French government
offers for sale some of the little islands
situated at the entrance of the bay of
st. Malo. on the coast of Brittany.
Farmerly when the famous French
pirates, Jacques Cartier and Sourcouf,
brought down the wrath of the En-
glish on their heads by their acts of
daring, the victims tried to get near
enough to st. Malo to throw firebrands
and to discharge cannon into the town,
but they were never able to succeed in
passing the islands.
The Fench government has taken
away the cannon from the fortified
walls of Gouchee. La Plate, La Ron
f1eresse and one or two other of these
blocks. The state. which is always
short of money, found it needless ex-
pense to keep up this property, and so
offers it for sale
The inhabitants of St. Malo are very
uneasy and d!scontented at the pro-
ceeding. And not without cause, for,
no restrictions having been put upon
the SALE the highest bidder will be-
come practically king, be his nation
ality what it may.
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Alger Inspecting Waterways.

Detroit, Mich, June 1S.-A Tribune
special from Houghton, Mich, says:
Secretary of War Alger arrived early
to-day and spent the entire day view
ing the governments improvements on
the Portage lake water ways. The en-
tire channel from Portage entry to the
ship canal was traVersed. He will
spend tomorrow in viewing this dis
trict. Every possible argument is be-
ing offered him to cancel the proposed
transfer of Major C. B, Sears to Porto
Rico. The important marine interests
of Lake Superior are unit in their de-
sire that he be retained here in charge
of the work he has so successfully
managed for some years past.
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Tacoma, Wash, June 1s.--A party of
So members of the Western Canada
Press association many accompanied
by their wives, was entertained in Ia
coma to-day and left at midnight to-
night for Portland in charge of L. E
White and Frank Lee, president and
secretary respectively of the Portland
Press association. While here the
party made a short sight seeing trip
about the city, was entertained at din
ner and was given a reception at the
Ferry museum tonight. The excur-
sionists are publishing small daily
paper on their train, but have missed
the last two publications.
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Mrs. Jennie Price, who lives on Webster
street, was riding a wheel across the
Lake Shore track at the entrance to Cor
don park. and fell in front of an APP
preaching train. Patri, who had been de-
tailed to assist the hagman at the cross
ing. ran to Mrs Prices assistance, but
both he and the woman were run down.
Mrs. Price lost leg and an arm and
suffered a fracture of the skull, while
her rescuer was struck by the pilot of the
engine and was picked up insensible from
a bad wound In the head. The woman re-
tanned consciousness, but the physicians
say both will die
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ALEX DELONG,
Death of One of the Best Known Pioneers
of Western Montana.

of Western Montana.
Missoula, June 1S.-Alex Delong, one
of the best known pioneers of Western
Montana. died at his home in Missoula
at IL 80 o'clock tonight of pneumonia.
Mr.. Delong had just returned from a
trip to the coast, where he caught
severe cold that developed into pneu-
monia. He was accompanied by Will
lam Bancroft, who brought him home.
1t was not thought at first that his case
was serious, but he sank rapidly after
reaching home. Mr.. Delong was born
in Ohio Aug. 5, 1929. He went to Cali
fornia in 1S49 and came to Montana in
1863. He lived on Gold creek during
the palmy days of gold mining there
and afterwards went to the Flint creek
valley. where he occupied a ranch I'M
til 1882. when he came to Missoua and
purchased the old Marshall grade
ranch. There he lived until this spring,
when he sold the place and came into
town to live. He bought the Stoddard
property in Lows addition and had ex-
pected to spend several pleasant years
here. Mr.. Delong was well known and
much liked over Western Montana. His
funeral will be held from the residence
in Lows addition Tuesday noon.
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American Meat May Enter Belgium.

Washington June Especial Plenipo-
Tertiary Kasson has just received an au
tbenticated copy from Belgium of the de-
cree recently enacted by the Belgium gov
eminent raising the prohibition on the
importation into Belgium Of American
meat cattle. This wiz be formally pub
lished at once for the information of the
meat interests in this country. The de-
cree recites the preceding DEGREES prohib-
iting importations of cattle from America
and the opinion of the veterinarians that
American meat cattle and swine can now
be imported into Belgium under the terms
of the decree of 1897 prescribing the places
where they may be landed and slaugh-
tered,
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ATTACKED THE MAYOR.
A Baptist Clergyman Asks the City
Council to Impeach Him

Atlanta, Ga, June 1S.-In a sensa-
tional sermon tonight Mr.. Broughton,
pastor of the Baptist tabernacle, called
upon the city council to impeach James
G.. Woodward, mayor of Atlanta. The
clergyman's references to alleged acts
of the mayors private life and conduct
were sensational in the extreme. The
audience of 1000 people cheered the
minister. Mr.. Broughton said: IF the
city council does not impeach the may
or, I will take steps myself" Mayor
Woodward was Informed of Dr.
Broughton's remarks late tonight. The
executive said: Il regard the state
ments of DR.. Broughton as ridiculous
j ask the public to suspend Judgment"
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of Oxford and Cambridge universities,
Captain Fisher has given notice to the
Following named Yale men that they
have been chosen to make up the train
ing table, which will be given on Tues
day They are F. T. Flount u9o0), Dixon
Bdardman' d902), T. r. Fisher lS9O
and w. D. Brennan $4,000, sprinters
and short-distance runners; ]. p. Ad-
ans Q900l, G. B. Splitter 1899 and III.
=. Smith (1900), long distance runners;
%. c. Walker C1899), high jump; Will
lam FinclSe t190D and c. K. Palmer
1s99l, hurdles: Charles Dupee Q90D,
hundred-yard dash.
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ment in jail at the port of Tuxpan,
Mexico. The charge against him was
that he violated the quarantine laws
of the port by stealing in and out with
out official permission In addition to
imprisonment he was fined $780, The
baron got news of his predicament to
the Russian minister af the City OF
Mexico at the earliest possible moment
and the case was laid before President
Diaz, who Immediately ordered the ba-
rons release. The baron says he will
institute suit against the Mexican gov
eminent in the sum Of 100000 for dam
ages to his feelings and health.
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GOVERNOR SMITH WILL ATTEND.
He Approves the Objects of the Anti
Trust Conference at st. Louis.

Trust Conference at st. Louis.
Austin, Tex, June Ex-Governor Say
ers is much encouraged over the pros
poets of a large attendance of COVER
n.ors and attorneys general at the anti
trust conference to be held in st. Louis
September 20. Up to this time II gov
ernors have responded to his invitation
to attend the proposed conference. OF
that number IS are outspoken in favor
of the antitrust legislation. Governor
Savers received letters from Governor
Robert B. Smith of Montana as follows:
Il heartily endorse your action in
calling a meeting of the governors and
attorneys-g general of the several states
and territories for the purpose of dis
cussing the subject of trusts and of
state legislation that will tend to do
away with the. evil. God being willing.
l will be with you at the meeting in
September and I will try to persuade
our attorney general to attend"
The replies so far received by Cover
nor Savers are about evenly divided be-
tween democrat and republican COVER
nOrS,
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Jones Can't Answer Them.

Toledo, Ohio, June 1S.-Myor Jones has
issued an open letter in answer TO several
thousand people all over the country who
have made appeals to him for personal
aid Mr.. Jones' mail since his campaign
for mayor has been enormous. keeping a
force of clerks busy opening and sorting.
Many of these letters have been appeals
for personal help in every conceivable
form. To-day a letter is given out by
Mr.. Jones stating that while he is an
advocate of the theory of the brotherhood
of man, it is impossible to give these peo-
pie the assistance desired or find time to
write an answer to each.
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Cleveland Street Car strike.

Cleceland. Ohio, June 1S.--There were no
new developments in the strike of the
street railroad men to-day, principally for
the reason that the company made no at
tempt to operate cars except on the Eu-
cid avenue line. The police still afford
ample protection and the cars were run on
schedule time from Z o'clock in the morn
ing until o'clock this afternoon. 1t is
expected that an attempt will be made to-
morrow morning to resume operations on
some of the other lines, and more trouble
is looked for.
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Could You Blame EN-

From the Chicago Tribune.
~ wish the tiresome man on the
front seat of the grip car would stop
his whistling," said the doctor.
Let him alone" said the professor,
drawing phantom smoke vigorously
through his unlighted cigar. Hes an
artist, in his way"
An artist?"
Yes. He's a car tunist."
And at the next crossing several per-
sons got off.
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Jonah Was Shut in.

From Harper's Bazar.
The superintendent of a city Sunday
school was making an appeal for a col
lection for a Shut-in society, and he
said:
Can any boy or girl tell of any
shut-in person named in the Bible?
All, see several hands raised. That Is
good This little boy right in front of
me may tell me. Speak up good and
loud. so that all will hear you, john
ME-
"Jonah!" shrieked Johnnie.
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More Bloodshed Feared

London, KY, June 1S-A messenger just
from Manchester says all is quiet there
Judge Eversole will not go to Hyden to-
morrow to open court, owing to the danger
in passing through Clay county. Sid and
Lee Baker, friends of the Whites and
Towards, passed through here Tonight
going back home to fight 1t out If neces-
sary The quiet at Manchester Is be-
lieved to be that which precedes a. storm
More bloodshed is the opinion of the best
informed men.
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COLLISION ON THE N. P.
One Man Killed and Five Injured in a
Wreck Near Astoria.

One Man Killed and Five Injured in a
Wreck Near Astoria.
Portland, Ore, June R.-An east
bound Northern Pacific freight train,
which left this city at p. M, collided
with an excursion train returning from
Astoria at 8 o'clock, one mile east of
Linnton station. The cause of the col
lision is said to have been a misun-
Outstanding of orders on the part of
trainmen. One man on the Astoria
train was killed and five persons in
jured The man killed is D. P. Bell of
this city, who was engaged in serving
lunches to the excursionists. The
wounded are: Homer Darling, severe,
Birdie Putnam; Mrs. Bell, wife of D.
P. Bell; Jones Mallin. engineer; E. r.
Barnes, brakeman.
Both engines We're badly damaged
and two cars containing live stock
were demolished, all of the stock be-
ing killed
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Special Dispatch to the Standard
Helena. June 1S.-Deputy United
States Marshal Sam Jackson brought
Harry S. Scott, squaw man arrested
in Custer county, here to-day and
placed him in the county Jail to await
the action of the grand jury, which
meets here next week. He is charged
with selling liquor to Indians.
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Too Inquisttive.

From the Indianapolis journal.
And by the way, brother" asked
the minister who had been called in
to smooth the pathway of the expiring
pioneer, were all those bear stories
the truth?"
The old man opened his eyes.
"Parson," said he, that's a mighty
mean advantage to take of a dyin'
man."
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Milwaukee. Wis. June 1S.-A Senti-
mel special from Eau Claire says: In
nine pulpits here to-day the New Rich
mond cyclone was the subject of the
sermons. The general sentiment eX-
pressed was that it was a mysterious
dispensation of Providence, but the
Rev. Joseph Moran of the Episcopal
church said it was the devilish work
of an unknown power and not the act
ne Cod
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Chinese Railroads.

Lima Ohio, June 1S.-Captafn Brice has
lust returned from China, where he inves-
tigated the railroad concession received
by his father the late ex-senator Calvin
S Brice. Captain Brice went over the
proposed route with a party of engineers
and will make report to the syndicate
which expects to build the road. He will
probably return to China at the head of a
construction party.
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A Compressed Affair.
the Detroit Journal.

From the Detroit Journal
Mrs. Belleville Smith had been kept
at home by Illness; but Belleville Smith
had gone. Yes, the opera was very
good, but I suppose you can't tell me
how anybody was dressed" sighed Mrs.
Smith, dejectedly. well, l saw one
fat woman in gown so small for her
that she must have been dressed by
hydraulic pressure" replied Smith.
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Taxation of Ricxcles.

Berlin. June 1S.-It is announced semi
officially that an increase in. the tax on
bicycles is impossible because the COM
mereial treaties with Austria, Russia and
Italy preclude such a thing.
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No Disarmament.

Berlin June 1S.-The Kolnische Zeitung
to-day announces the complete failure"
of the disarmament committee of the
neace congress at the Hague. Several
provisions, 1t asserts, have been adopted
in the committee by equal vote, but all
of these it predicts will fail in the plenary
ell