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Arrested for Robbery.

Aberdeen, s. D.. Sept. i'll. Webb
Lewis, one Of the best known citizens
% Edmunds county, has been arrested
on a charge of robblng the vault Of the
county treasurer of about $500 In gold
Stor a ana resigned seyer wd' months ago
He knew the combination of the vault
and safe of the auditors Office and was
naturally brought under suspicion 1t
ie elleged that Lewis went to the Min
nesota state fair last week and during
ais stay exchanged large amount Of
gold for other money In st. Paul. It
10 alleged that he finally confessed that
he took the money In business hours
and while the county treasurer and his
clcrkwere In their office, They did net
discover the theft until the next day.
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Oregon Hold-Up.

PendIeton. Ore. Sept. 1.-two
masked men compelled Harry Walters.
station agent for the o. r. * n. at
North Powder, at the point Of a revolv-
er TO open the depot safe and turn over
all the money and other ya,uaoies.
amounting TO over $500 Wednesday
night little before midnight. AS
they had secured the booty the robbers
bound and gagged Walter and laid him
on the Office floor. where his wife found
hin. some time later. They then made
a very hasty escape. travelling north
toward Union. Walters had been UP
town about ii o'clock and started
home. When near the depot two men
overlook him and walked along with
him. As they reached the building one Of
them stepped to one side. and the other
entered with Walters. Drawing re-
voiver the man made Walters open the
safe and turn over the contents.
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The Wireless Wonder.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE following
cablegram was received today by the
Marconi Wireless Telegraph company
Of America:
London, Sept IL, 9O2.--Have received
following from Marconi: Perfect mes
sage received inside Gibraltar harbor
and throughout entire coast OF Med
iterranean tour direct from Poldhu,
across France, Spain and the Alps. All
kilograms for king and ministry re-
ceived correctly on tape of Spezzia.-
Marconi's Wireless Telegraph company.
Limited"
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Holmes At II Again.

Dover Eng, Sept. l2,--Frank Holmes
of Birmingham started from Dover at
half past six O'Clock this morning in
an attempt to swim the English chan
mel. This Is Holmes second trial to
swim the channel, he having started
from Dover In the morning Of Aug. %
last, when, after covering six miles, he
was seized with cramps and obliged to
abandon The attempt
Holmes abandoned his attempt after
being in the water two hours.
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Merrimac Builder Bead.

Newport News. Va, Sept. 11.--Wilson
Hny. who supervised the construction
OF the Confederate ram Merrlmac. is
dead al his home In Hampton, aged "A.
For the past ten years he had been an
invalid. During the war he was sta
TONED at the Portsmouth navy yard
until Norfolk was evacuated. when he
was transferred to Richmond. After
ward he was appointed paymaster in
the Confederate army.
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who married a daughter OF the late
Gouverour Morris of New York.

London, Sept, 12-Among the ras-
sengers on board the North German
Lloyd steamer Kron Prins Wilhelm
which has left Southampton for New
York, Is Rear Admiral Chas. Beresford,
M. p.
Gibraltar. Sept. 1.-THE United States
battleship Illinois, flagship Of Rear Adj
miral Crowinshleld and the United
States cruiser Chicago, have arrived
here.
Victoria, II. c., Sept. l2.-The steani-
er Victoria has left for oriental ports,
carrying $40 boxes containing the bones
OF Cinnamon who have died In this city,
While the practice Of exhumlng the
bodies Of deceased Cinnamon and the
transportation of their bodies TO their
native land is one which has been car
ried on for years, the present consign-
ment is the largest that has ever been
made at one time from here.
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The Philippine scourge.

San Francisco, Sept. ll.--Lieut.- Col.
M. p. Maus, who was commission Of
public health for the Philippine islands,
and who was recently relieved from
duty, was passenger on the transport
Meade, which arrived today.
Col. Maus had entire control of the
fight waged against the epidemic Of
cholera In the islands. He Is hopeful
Of the outlook and thinks the worst
Is over. He declares that the disease
was brought TO Manila by ships from
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Earthquake in Alaska.

Seattle Wash, Sept. ll,-Steamer
Humboldt passengers report earthquake
shocks occurring Aug. II In Alaska.
along the coast between Muir and va
kutat. At Dundas the shaking began
about G o'clock, lasting several seconds.
The shock broke window glass, caused
the collapse of an unfinished building
OF salmon cannery and badly fright
ened lot Of Chinese fishermen. Tay-
Tor bay was literally filed with Ice
Jared off from Brady glacier, Innum-
cradle tons fell in the water choking It
almost to the point of preventing naN1'
cation.
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Reward for Mrs. waggoner.

Portland, ore, Sept, liza bill is to be
introduced in the state legislature at the
coming session for the relief OF Mrs..
Waggoner OF Chehalis, Who In com.
panv with her son. found the body OF
The outlaw, Merrill. in the woods. The
reward of 1850, which was offered for
the body OF the outlaw, dead or alive.
viii be claimed in this manner In con-
sIderation OF the fact that the secretary
OF state refused TO pay more than s5oo
10 Mrs. Waggoner. the amount which
supt. Lee OF the state penitentiary Of
fernd the WOMAN.
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New York's School Children.

New York Sept. ll.-Figures on the
public school registration just COM
pleted, show total for Greater New
York Of JO2,903 scholars. This is an in
crease of $4,000 over the preceding year.
There are e4.7OO pupils enrolled in part
time" classes, not included in the total
given. Children to the number of
$500 were refused admission for var
iouS causes.
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Our "Princesses."

London, Sept. 12--There are no
bounds TO the ambitions of American
princes, says the Daily Graphic, with
reference 70 the report Of the Ameri-
can invasion Of the Paris dress-making
trade. In this line Of business, how
ever, the Graphic is OF the opinion that
Americans are counting sure rebuff,
and says It understands why French
coslumers smile at the report They
know the worst enemies OF the invad.
ers says the paper, will be those OF
their own household and that, although
the American millionaire may propose,
his wife wa dispose. and they have
confidence In her good taste"
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RECEIPT IN by President.

oyster Bay, L. l.. Sept. 1i.--Arrangeo
,nents have been completed for the
rcception which President Roosevelt
WIN tender 10 the citizens OF Nassau
county on the 18th inst. Decorators
ore AZ work and many Of the build
inys viii be resplendent with bunting.
Two presidential salutes VIII be nred
by :he Hicksyille battery, one when
the reception begins ana another when
II closes. =,
II Is expected that between ten and
twelve thousand will attend. and sher-
IN Johnson Of Nassau county VIII swear
In $50 ceputy sheriffs whose duty II
WIN be 10 keep the crowd at Sycamore
Hil moving during the hoars e ths ~
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Tom Johnson spenks un.

Cleveland, O., Sept. l1.--Mayor John
son, replying to an inquiry from a
Springfield. O., newspaper asking II he
was a candidate for governor and for
president. wrote as follows
am not q candidate for anything ex-
cept for mayor next spring, II Is my be-
lief that my field of usefulness lies very
close to the city of Cleveland Yours
very truly, TOM l.. JOHNSON.
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,umDer Of Derricks aud Pump
~, plant. Destroyed commu-
niestIon cut OK

.ort Tex. Sept. 1.-THE oil
D, IL IN fire and Judging by the great
n is,,,m :, Of smoke which is fowins IN
'O'1 so,ndle Top there is grave rear
.Ssi great loss viii be sustained a., Il a sns
snas s : no, entirely DESTROYED The Are
started early in the evening .. ~ sa sps
s" oil. along the Texas q saplhe
, .aS and burned about 60 feet OF
80 This was gotten under control
w, +, vas believed that all danger had
a ''sS.sa but in the meanwhile the IRE
~ Kan communicated TO the field and
nsu m of huge settling tanks con-
y num- Thousands of barrels OF petro-
,'nn' nave already exploded ana others
s ss reported as being in the direct me
~ ,he fire, which has spread over
w,as area. The ground IL saturated WIN
W and ,uere is no chance OF stopping
" S nragress OF the flames tonight, Inc
~ snreading rapidly and II Is pea
MAJ ,bat the whole field VIII be lg-
IVA ''eV hsfore daylight. A telephone from
MsSys which is the station at the OIL
ga savs The whole OF the Keith Ward
...si embracing several acres and con-
,sInIng large number OF welis have
ssn burned over and II ls peileveu
~, some of the wells have caught,
.Imgh thjs is not as yet positively de-
,s,mIned. as no one can approach 10
ssS ant At | o'clock the big tanks be-
,orsing 10 the Higgins company are
hnrnIne Rumors have been sent ouc
,rsyery direction for the men who own
tS,m or represent the companies.
BEAUMONT, Tex, Sept. -, 1880 a. M
rhs agent al Gladys, the railroad sta
tIsn al the oil fields, telephones that the
a.. seems 10 have burned itself out to
! treat extent and is now confined 70
ore well in the Kelth-Ward tract, ana
N, biz Higgins tank No. 2. the oil
tron The latter has ceased 10 How ana
/, NOW burning inside the tank, which
Nm do damage only &, the tank. fhe
extent Of the damage cannot be tod,
| M smoke completely Ubscurlns great
portion OF the burned district
\ A large number Of derricks and sever
Al pumping plants have been destroyed.
mich oil has been burned and the one
usher continues to shoot up column
dfames
That is about all that can be told at
this hour and until daylight nothing
an be learned. As it appears at this
hour the field is no longer In danger.
A.
ave that portion OF II In the south or
he burning tank, as that might fall to
pieces But unless something OF the
kind occurs there viii hardly be an
other spread OF the flames. The ex-
tinguishment of the burning well Is q
problem yet, but not a hard one, and
II there be only one well burning, as
is believed It can be put out In
short time, after the workmen are en-
abled to get at II.
Al 2;50 a, m. communication with
Gladys was completely cut off.
Houston, Tex, Sept. 12,--At $3.50 a. m.
the Postal Telegraph operator at Beau
mont says the fire Is increasing in brill
llancy as seen from the city and is
lighting up the place as though II were
heated near the city limits, 1t may be
hat this indicates that the fire is again
preadlng. He also says that parties
ne expected back from the field mo-
Etntarily, when details of the outbreak
| nav be learned
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Msckay Denies story OF Combine

New York, Sept, ll.-Clarence II.
Mackay of the Postal Telegraph COM
pany said today; There Is absolutely
no truth in the rumors and published
statements to the effect that negotia,,
tions are going on between the Postal
and Western Union companies with
80, Ia consolidation or sale. NO
consolidation or sale Whatsoever is con-
tcmplated."
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John Bull Congratulated.

Vienna. Sept. 1.-THE Fremdenblatt.
In an article congratulatlng Great Brit.
ain on the Anglo-Chnese treaty nego-
tiated by Sir James l.. MacKay says:
THE abolition Of the likin seems TO
be assured II all the powers consent 10
the stipulations drafted by Sir James.
or these powers the United States alone
Is afraid Of losing by the substitution
for the kin of higher import and ea-
port duties, because American exports
60 chiefly TO northern China. where the
llkin is smaller than elsewhere"
The Fremdenblatt however believes
that the treaty VIM become effective.
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ception. The president win receive his
neighbors on the porch Of HIS house,
A number Of committees have been
appointed OF which Frank c, Travers
will be chairman ex ofldio. He will
have general supervision Of all ar
i0ngenenis.
The president will have as his guests
Tuesday Senators Hanna, Lodge.
Sponer, Allison and Aldrlch.
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in the victorious nation and has inter-
rupted her development?
Civilization is not extended so much
by stretching the boundary line as by
the growth OF peaceful arts: II is sus-
pended during national conflicts"
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r. r. Manager snake Bitten.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Sept. ll.--W. s.
Hopewell, general manager and vice.
president Of the Santa Fe Central rail-
way, was bitten by a rattlesnake while
inspecting a mine near San Pedro. He
cauterlzed the wound with lighted
cigar and afterwards obtained medical
assistance and does not anticipate seri-
Gus results. He was prominent In
Pittsburg before coming TO Santa Fe.
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One Of Tracy's Pals Sentenced.

Deadwood. 8. D., Sept. 1l.--Robert
w. Coulter pleaded guilty to assault
and robbery in the circuit court today
and has been sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment. According to his own
statement. which has been verified
by investigation OF the sheriff, Coulter
Sas formerly associated with Harry
Tracy in the hold-up business and had
served a term In the Wyoming peni..
tentiary for stage robbery committed
near Green River.
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Rather Rash.

ST, Joseph, Mo-, Sept. ll.-Unitei
States Senator Berry of Arkansas, adj
dressing the veterans at a reunion here
today of ex-Confederates Of Missouri
declared that the Confederate soldier
performed greater acts Of valor and
hcroIsm than any other soldier in
ne worlds history The Union soldiers,
we're, he declared. in the main. drilled
and better supplied with arms and am.
-aunItion, and triumphed because OK
their superior numbers. IF Jeff DAVIS
was traitor, / am a traitor, TOO,
aid the senator. A barbecue held TINS
afternoon was attended by 5000 per-
tons.
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BRIEF TELEORAMS.

London, Sept l2,-Experts estimate
the damage done to the Kentish hop
growers by rain and hall yesterday at
fully 100000.
London, Sept 12-The death in an
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fessed friendship. but asked for three
months In which to communicate with
the various tribes over which he was
chief, The Moros In the camp OF Col.
Baldwin said that this was simply a
r,lse to gain further time and prepare
for war
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Tired Tired

Tired. That one word tells
the whole story. No rest.
No comfort. No particular
disease. Just all tired out.
Fortunately, physicians know
about Ayers Sarsaparilla.
They prescribe it for ex-
haustion, anemia, depression,
general debility. All druggists il.Si
No matter what ails you nor what
medicine you take, you cannot get well
II your bowels are constipated, Cor
rect this at once by taking Ayers Pills,
Just one pill each night. These are
great aid to the Sarsaparllla,
Is esnls. &c. AVER CO., Lowell. Mass.
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OREGON's FOREST FIRES
They Are Raging in The Cascade and Coat
Ranges, Smoke Being Dense.
Extraordinary Phenomenon nc Asto
rta-Great Destruction I'm the
Vicinity Of springwater

Portland, Ore, Sept. 11.--Smoke frorI
forest fires in the Cascade and Coas}
ranges has become so thick along thd
Willamette and Columbia rivers as {
make navigation peiilous IN thl
forenoon the smoke and fog made q
impossible to see clearly more than on1
hundred yards, and steamers wer1
compelled TO run by the compass. THU
morning the fires came SO near thid
city that layer Of ashes and clnder1
an eighth OF an inch thick was spread
over the entire city. The fires are rag
ing in all directions destroying man.
millions Of feet Of fine timber,
Although the United States govern,l
ment has taken great precautions u
guard against forest fires, II Is bef
leyed that not for twenty years haj
so much timber been destroyed In ons|
season. In many cases barns ana
houses in isolated localities have beell
destroyed. There has been no rain foIl
nearly two months and all vegetation
has become so dry that a good raln1
storm Is the only thing that Will stoI!
the fires.
1t is impossible to estimate the loss
but already many hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars worth of timber has
been consumed
EXTRAORDINARY PHENOMENON
Astoria, Ore. Sept. 11.--People were
badly scared by an extraordinary phe'
nomenon today. Smoke backed up from,
the coast In solid bank and the setting,
sun turned the sky yellowish green
All lights were turned on at p. m,
The girls employed In the Sanborn Cut !
ting Packing company plant ceased
work and got on their knees to pray.
The captain of the steamer Bailey CAT
CERT was compelled TO use search-
light at II a. IN. and all the way down
the Columbia river The Portland and
Oriental liner Indravelli anchored here
at 3: 40 o. M, waiting for daylight
Port Columbia, Wash, Is on fire. A
steamer has left here TO render assis-
lance.
CONTINUED DESTRUCTION.
Oregon City, Ore. Sept. l1.-Late re-
ports state that fierce fires are raging
In the vicinity Of Springwater. Hous-
es, barns, and stock are being burned
and the whole country is devastated
Frank Busch's place Is In ruins ana a
saw mill has been burned. Many cattle
were caught in the timber and burned
to death. There are heavy fires four
miles east OF Molallo. The fire between
Shubel and Clarkes Is still spreading
and much damage is being done.
Charles Hettman's house has been
urned. Fire near wood camp four
miles west OF this city burned 500 cords
Of wood today and 1000 cords are In
danger. The sky to the north and west
OF the city is aglow with flames which
are increasing hourly.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-15
Bhipping Notes.

Nothing has been heard of the J. +.
Glade.
The S. s. America Maru arrived at
HongkonG on July ;.
The Title Il. Starbuck will load sugar
for Atlantic coast ports.
The barkentine Amelia sailed from
Eureka for Honolulu on July J.
The ship william II. Smith is loading
coal at Newcastle for Honolulu.
The schooner Okanogan sailed from
Port Gamble for Honolulu on July 5.
The Italian ship Wallacetown, from
London for Honolulu, arrived at Lima
on July 3.
Mr. II. S. Award, representing Froh-
man. the theatrical manager is aboard
the China, bound for Oriental ports.
The Oceanic Company's steamer
Australia has been taken off the Tahiti
Iun and will be fitted with oil burners.
Through an accident at the Naval
Station one day last week hawsers
worth a large sum of money were
burned.
Latest reports from Rehring Sea say
that there are hut slight hopes OF res
cuing the steamers Portland and Jean
ME, which are drifting somewhere in
the Arctic sea.
The steamer James Makee. from
Kauai ports on Saturday, brought Ss5
bags of rice, thirty-nine packages, en-
CINE. eighteen packages sundries, and
two mail pouches.
When the steamer w. G. Hall left
Nawiliwili the following sugar was left
on Kauai: X. S. NJ, 1900: =. X, ESQ.,
w. 900: Max, 1850. Mob, 100, or Il
total of $500 bags.
The steamer w. G. Hall brought the
following freight: Twenty packages
pia. twenty-one bundles green hides.
one horse. fifty-fve packages sundries
and nine bags of coin.
Purser Ferguson OF the steamer w.
G. Hall reports that the Mikahala was
discharging at Eleele, the Flint was
lying at Makaweli, and the steamer
met choppy seas while crossing the
channel.
The steamer ClGudine brought the
following freight from Maui ports on
saturday: Ninety packages sundries
seventy-five bags potatoes, fifty hogs
one mule, fifty-nine packages machin-
cry. 2ll5 sheets corrugated iron.
The American wooden bark j. B.
Brown is now out 81 days from New
castle, bound for San Francisco with
coal. Reinsurance has been paid She
was spoken on May 20 in latitude 81
deg. south by 100 deg. west by the ship
Hawaiian Isles, which is now in Hone
lulu
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-15
HONOR FOR
CAPT. NflLStN

ynHrn ~ o. N,H.H r the hu,u.
..r .H.u.I No. D NueHt. ual iHaun
n UHr.u'u is io boz rewarded o. the
government f.r iIs bravery DID,"
I ll, captain aud crow ~ Tho
.hn Frank stan when thc lat
I. ..s .Hrr nt aoa The reward Will
ta.suiar glass. which has been
...Hrfal 90 the state Department in
.E. rHrtan. urd win be presented 10
u. captain az the FIRST suitable oppor-
uuIg
Snapper Nielsen H. n very popular
trln master. u was while making "a
tfiu in the Wright from Honolulu to
san Francisco that he fell in with the
burning Franciscan, which had 5000
tons OF coal aboard from Newcastle.
After the FIRE had been raging for three
days the Euglshmans matches were
blown of by the Imprisoned gases and
distress signals were put up by her dis
henrtcned crew. The Wright, coming
up at this juncture. succeeded in res
cuing % men from the doomed ship
and took them to San Francisco.
The Wright IL now out IL days from
san Francisco, bound for hahukona.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-15

The annual report OF j. c. Ridgway.
Deputy Collector OF Customs at Hilo.
shows some interesting facts concern
ing the trade of Hilo. Sugar aggreget-
ing 127452 ,i29 pounds was shipped dur
ing the IL months ending on June 80.
while for the previous II months the
quantity exceeded this amount by l.
456,3OS pounds. This year the sugar
was valued at 5000, 2439S, while that
for the period ending June so, 1901, was
valued at s4,453, 1881. The coffee ship
ments for this year were also less, only
lll.S2S pounds having been exported. as
compared TO 1879 pounds for the pre-
vious year This years coffee was val
ued at So, 5S3.9l, while last year II was
worth sl3,s2S67. This year SOS. 234.0S
worth OF hides and skins were shipped
as against s9,09lS7 worth last year,
During the year 81 vessels, with n total
tonnage OF 5i,23l. entered the port.
while SIS clearances aggregated 67,44I
tons,