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eiven any iptima,ion of ii.

mill The strikers claim IL have
blocked all efforts in that direction.
RED LODGE, Mont. Aug. g.-She-
if Potter today shot and killed Todd
Sloan. an alleged Wyoming horse
thief. Sloan was caught with a lot
of stolen horses. He was about to
fire on the sheriff when the latter
shot him dead.
HELENA. Mont, Aug. 9.-The trav-
ell over the Northern Pacific railroad
is so unprecedentedly heavy that on
the 18th of the present month trip
le passenger service will be inausu'
rated west of Billings. Two OF the
trains will be Northern Pacific and
the third Burlington, running solid
from st. Louis to the coast via Bill
ings.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. Aug. 9.-The
delegates of the the United Mine
Workers of America of East Tenn
essee and Kentucky are in session in
this city today framing the demands
to be made for the new scale which
goes into effect September ]. A
conference of the operators and minrs
will be held next week to consider the
matter. 1t is thought that all the men
will ask will be shorter hours.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-The
transport ship Sherman is due to-
day or tomorrow. She has on board
General Macarthur and the l4th in
fantry.
WILLIAMSTED. Curacao. Aug. o.
The Venezuelan government announc-
es that a Colombian invasion of the
country occurred yesterday, and the
threatened war is now on,
CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-Formal charges
of mismanagement of the affairs Of
the Knights of Pythias endowment
rank affairs will be presented against
ex-President Hinsey and ex-Secretary
Stolte by their respective lodges.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The state
department claims that the situation
on the isthmus is not so serious as
has been reported and quieting
down of the South American troubles
is predicted.
PARIS. Aug. "a cable from the
South African country says that Mr.
Steyn. former president Of the Orange
Free State. is coming to join Presi-
dent Kruger and try to effect DeaH>.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.-Presi-
dent Ralston, of the Seby Smelling
company said today that they were
now certainly on the trail of the bull
lion thieves. Winters. the suspect
is said to have been at the head of
the gang. ii it was he alone who did
the job. he must have worked very
hard to carry off twelve hundred
pounds of bullion. To accomplish
the work he must have made number
of trips. Howevar, it is thought
that he may have done the whole job
unaided 1t is believed that the bul-
lion is secreted somewhere on the
mainland. The detectives feel sure
they have the right man in Winters.
ROME. Aug. 9.-Duigi Gianotti. an
anarchist, today confessed that he as
sisted Bresci in the assassination of
King Humbert. They left Patterson.
N. j., together. Gianotti started a
street row to attract attention. while
Bresci assasslnated the king.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 9.-The steel
trust today ordered the big lewis
wood plant at McKeesport dismantled
and it will be removed to another To-
cation on account of the hostility OF
the people to the corporation
TACOMA, Wash, Aug 9.-The
steamship Hyson brings news that not
less than two million rats have been
killed by the authorities of Oriental
cities as a means to prevent the spread
of the plague. In most cities pre-
miums have been offered to persons
who would bring in the ,argrsi nun.
her of rat tails within "A specified time.
At Toxic the rat catch ars have re-
reived so much per head. and large
sums have been paid out in this man
ner Similar operations have been
conducted Mt Yokahoma. Osaka. Kyo-
TO, Hong Kong, Canton. Annoy and
Foo Chow. At TOXIC several build
ings of the imperial Japanese mi
versity were torn down and burned.
because some of the rats in the build
ings We're found to be 'nfected With
plague bacilli. Although. the plague
has not yet invaded Tokiu. the author
tiles have determined not to relax
their precautions. With this object
they are commencing new crusade
against rats. this time by a systcm Of
rewards. Instead of paving o much
per rat. prizes will be allotted after
the total number of rats reaches 200
900
VILE, France, Aug 9.-The
French squadron here has received
orders to be ready to sail at a mo
ment's notice. Constantinople is the
probable destination.
CHICAGO, Aug. 9-Phill'ps, the
corn king. announced this morning
that his check had been sent out for
the full amount that he owed every
one of his creditors.
SAIGON, French Cochin China,
Aug. 9.-Prince Henry of Orleans
died this afternoon.
BERLIN. Aug. 9.-During the next
few days Count Waldersee, who has
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