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mr.. MORGAN MAY YET WIN.
There Is Reason to Believe Canal Treaty
with Colombia Can Not Be Made.

settlement Of the differences between the
government and the insurgents will be
reached but he admits that the conditions
are just row very serious.
The negotiations between this govern
ment and France are progressing rapidly
and there Is every belief that there will be
no difficulty in securing 4 perfect title to
the property Of the French Panama Canal
company. This is an important essential
but the condition precedent is the ratiica-
tion by Colombia Of the treaty granting
70 the United States absolute control and
sovereignty over the canal strip 1t is gen
orally conceded here that President Roose-
welt will not wait any thirty months for the
Colombian government to act in the mat
ter without any certainty that favorable
action will be taken at that time.
SO strong is the feeling that 1t will be
impossible to secure the ratification Of the
treaty by Colombia In time to serve the
purposes Of this government that the
friends Of the Nicaragua route are already
bringing pressure to bear upon the admins.
tration to open negotiations with Nicaragua
and Costa Rlca to have the negotiations
under way ana in shape for speedy settle
ment should the Colombian negotiations
fail
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tspeclal 70 rho post.l

washington. July Ex-senator Morgan's
dream Of a Nicaragua canal may yet be
realized. While the administration sup
porters profess confidence that the negot!l-
items for securing control OF the Panama
strip VIII be successful and that the canal
VIII De built Oh that route, the fact is eYl.
cent mat parent TO the belief is in the
wish Recent developments In the sltia
lion In Colombia have beeu such that there
Is out httle prospect that any early settle
ment Of The necessary treaty obligations
with Colombia may be made.
General Gabriel Santos leader Of the Co.
lomhian liberals, who are conducting the
war against the government, has rejected
the peace proposal presented through Or
Concha, the Colombian minister at Wash
lngton, and has declared that the liberals
have men. arms and money sufficient to
prolong the iusurrection for another thirty
months at least. The insurrecuon has been
in progress for Thirty months and there
has been no session OF the Colombian con
gress In TINT time General Santos declares
THAT there will be no session Of the con-
gress for another thirty months, unless the
government Will make better terms 20 the
insurgents. Minister Concha insists that
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HIGH WATeR lN TEXAs.

The san Marcos and Guadalupe rivers are
falling at Gonzales.
The Brazos is rising slowly at Richmond.
The Colorado, after scor - a total rise OF
twenty.eigbt feet, is At a standsun at
Columbus
Blacksmith Tiorcaer was drowned at Uh-
land, near Loekharr; iva infants died fry n
exposure.
Tho Brazos rose eight inches at Veasco
Wednesday night but is not out Of It's
banks and an overflow Is not expected ne
damage has been done there.
At Navasota the Brazos is reccding ut the
rate Of an inch per hour.
Trains on the b BEAUMONT div SON OF the
Santa Fe are not operated cas-, of Allen
farm.
The damage TO crops n Calver; viii not
be IS great as was at drs, expected.
The BRACES falling rapidly at Marlin anl
the international and Great Northern has
resumed its train service from tb0t point
The BRACES is falling at Mllican aud the
damage to crops there will not be as great
as at first reported.
At Hampstead the river is at st.EldstiI
The lood cut a new channci IN the Brazos
between Waller and Washington count cg,
adding 800 acres OF the latter 10 the former
The Red river rose Ave feet In twenty.
four hours and is now over is lowlands.
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District Averages.

Not included in means.
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LYNcHlNe IN VIRGINIA.
a Negro Was Hanged by Mob Near
leesnura.


a Negro Was Hanged by a Mob Near
teesbure.
Washington, July 31.--Charles Craven the
supposed murderer Of william H. Wilson, "A
farmer living near Herndon, Va, was
lynched this afternoon on the pike one mile
east Of Leesburg, Va He was taken from
the jail at Leesburg by mob OF 100 men
who overpowcred the guard, broke In the
outer door and then entered tne cage, usin
hammers and crowbars. Little difficulty
was encountered in this work y moose
was thrown around the prisoners neck AMI
he was led down the pike IN the direction
Of the scene Of the murder. The party had
proceeded scarcely a mile when the rope
was thrown around d tree ana Craven was
pulled from the ground. as soon as the
body was raised In the air the mob 1r2d
fully SEQ shots Mt the dying man, Before
Craven was lyucbed he was given an OPP
portunity to make statement. He strong
lv protested that he was innocent Of klll-
ing Wilson and also that he was innocelt
Of burning Smiths barn Tor which oncnge
he had been sentenced 10 jail two years
before Men, women and children, who
lined the road from the jail to the scene OF
the execution. Justify cheered the mob. Gov
ernor Montague was appealed to by the
officers Of the commonwealth. and he Or
dered the Alexandra Dight Infantry 10 the
scene. but the mob accomplished It's work
before the arrival Of the soldiers,
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ABSORPTION Rumors.

Denison. Texas, July 91.--There can hard
~ be any doubt that the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas railway wants the Fort Smith
and Western. Absorption rumors have
been flying thick and fast for several
weeks 1t is stated that the Katy has gone
So far as TO take an option on the road.
and that this option expires this week
BY Saturday the Fort Smith and Western
Will reach Crowder City with the first
train. Little grading has been done north
OF the Katy toward Guthrie and some OF
the knowing ones have predicted that in
case the road Is absorbed the Katy win
South McAleSter via Crowder while a
branch viii start from here and run into
Guthrie.
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BELIZE FOB WEST lNOlEs.
Secretary Chamberlain Has a Hopeful
View OF the Future.

Secretary Chamberlain Has a Hopeful
View OF the Future.
London, July 3l.-In an explanatory state
ment In the house Of commons today OF th ,
grant Of i25o0oo for the relief OF the
sugar planters in the British West Indles.
Coionial Secretary Chamberlain said he
took a hopeful view Of tie future of the
Islands, When he took orhce, grave ann g.
hension existed that the Islands would be
thrown on the hands Of the government.
ana it was that state Of affairs that lei
10 me appointment In 1886 OF TO- al G, ~
mission to Investigate the West Inlle6
sugar Industry lie result of the Brussels
convention was the abolition of sugar
3puhtes, which We're running the West
indies, ana the situation had much I'M.
proved, being nov much brighter, esueria l.,
as direct line of fruit steamers was DO
NeiQplng an important trade II was prom
!sea also That enormous coal deposits which
mad been found IN Trinidad would mate
rally heip the Islands and British GuIlna
Which mad been largely dependent on sugar
was EHW developing diamond ana end
helds Which promised to have Considerable
CONNIE a9 value. However, the period TN
now 70 the promised abolition of bountins
In 1903 must DO bsIdged over and t251tt1
was the smallest sum that woia snfdpe
! ne government would see thar the RELIEF
Iund was 50 distributed so that those in
greatest need should get the largest share.
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SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.
Today's Weather.
DOMESTIC.

= Shenandoah, Penn, Is quiet since the hot
blood OF the rioters has cooled down.
Twelve hundred soldiers are encamped
within the city.
w. J. Bryan snys that ]. P. Morgan IS
the most dangerous man IN America.
The State Of Illinois Will hght the beef
trust.
The injunction issued against oats ma.
nipulators az Chicago was modified, but
still holds good ,SESI
Hebrews in New York are investigating
action Of police during the riot.
negro was hanged BY mob near Lees
burg, Va.
Severe earthquakes again visited sections
of California.
The president discussed Porto Rico's
future at Oyster Bay
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HOUSTON.

Charles Alexander was bound over Inv
Justice Matthews yesterday on eight
charges Of forgery and utterlng forged In.
strnments. Bond $3.50 on ench count
County commissioners ordered the Glenn.
Ing deepening and strengthening of Har.
ris bayou and VIII build a steel bridge
hcross It Mt M9in street public road
Patrick joyce. who was one of the frat
Of the food sufferers to reach Houston from
Galveston In the storm food OF 1900, was
found dead In his room yesterday.
The Colorado foods near Bay CITY added
three-quarters OF a mile to the log ram
which jams the entire channel In thirty.
six hours.
The police force made 522 arrests during
July, forty-one of them being on burglary
charges,
The mayor advertises for plans. speclaca.
dons and detail drawings for new mar
ket house to cost $4,000.
City Attorney Stone gives his reasons
for insisting on the forfeiture clause as
prescribed in MS daft of street railway
franchise ordinances.
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The MICHIGAN TICKET.
Democrats Nominate a Compete List of
State Officials.

Democrats Nominate a compIete List of
State Officials.
Detroit, Mich, July Sl.-Mlchigan demo
Gratis at their State convention here today
nominated the following ticket:
Governor George Fl. Durand of Flint.
Lieutenant Governor-John f. Bible OF
Iona.
Secretary Of state-John Donovan of
Bay City,
rreasurr.-w. F. Davidson of Port
Huron.
Auditor GeneraL--D. A. Hammond of Ann
AFbor
Attorney General.-wlliam F. knight Of
Grand Rapids.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction.
Prof. Woodbridge NJ. Ferris Of Big RapIds
commissioner of Land ofice-C. \. Nat
Judge pursnd, who was nominated for
koYethot hiied vacancy on the supreme
e aG , Of THIS state during the year 1892
democrat at heart, though not n boiler in
ballot. y" 'ne iour'h
The free silver element made vIgorous
light 10 defeat Durand intimatins I'm, be
would likely leave the party In the lnrch
ana ana ietnse To- run or conduct lukewarm
,,iH nr he did not attend the conyen.
name as candidate He was not even nomi.
mated by his home delegation from Genesee
county his name being presented by Hon.
represented the Tenth district in congress-
Judge Durand's son, who was here, refused
70 encourage any one who was booming his
tatner candidacy IL was stated that the
somewhere In the northern part OF the
state ana could not be reached by wire
Aiter the. nomination Of Durand had BEEN
made nnanimous on motion OF C. j. Cam.
pau OF Detroit, the generally accepted
leader OF the silver democrats Stnte SEM
ator Helm declared from the platform that
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Appointment by Quay.


Washington. July 81.-,J Emmersop Rose
special agent Of the census bureau. Is In
Texas, charged with the duty Of securing
corps OF statlstIcians one In each county.
for the purpose OF collecting facts for
census bulletin on the cotton ginning In
dustry Recommendations for these M.
pointments would be from the senators and
representatives and Rose is required to in.
cure INTO the qualifications OF the april
oants. II for any reason they are not sails.
Factory he makes recommendations OF his
own These statisticlans receive salary
OF about ~ per diem while actually EN-
ploycd, Rose has already repnrted that
quite number OF the applicants are too
old or otherwise united Tor the work.
Rose is one Of Selator Quay's appointess.
and was rc0ppolntcd In 1870 In the last
census he served MS a clerk In the popula.
uon division, In charge OF the night force.
and was made n special agent when the
census bureau was made permanent,
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IMPROVEMENT Al AlEARNE.

Above the Railroad Bridge, Reports Say
Situation Is 5ettercd.
Hearne, Texas, July 3l.--rhe overflow sit.
natlon Is very much improved today on all
plantations heard from above the Zig Bra
EOS railroad bridge, South OF this point
the situation has been more serious. The
water has been higher than az ANY zine
Below y. - ford water covered the tracks
OF tne t,arne and BrazoS Valley railrgal
ana the train returned 10 Hearnc. being mn.
4ble to complete the trip. This evening a
force went down to get the road ia share
10 run trains when the water goes down
a conservative estimate of the damage dom
can not be made at present
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RED RIVER OUT OF BANKS
HAS RISEN FIVE FEET IN THE LAST
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
Cotton Belt Trains Are All Delayed
Texas and Pleific Is Also in
Trouble.

TcSarkana Texas, July 31.--Red river Is
overlooking it's low lands today, IL rise Of
five feet being reported for the last twenty
four hours
All trains centerlng here have been de-
loyed beyond record by washouts. The Cot
ton Belt passengers both ways were d..
layed four hours this morning The Texas
and Pacific will start passenger train to
Shreveport over their Texarbaua. Shreve.
port aud Natchc2 branch tomorrow, the
first for three days,
Business throughout this section has been
completely parayzed by the weather and
crops of all kinds are ruined by oyeraows.
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MINISTER Wu's SUCCESSOR

He May Net Come TO Washington ~
Nearly Year
Washington, July 3l.--The annoanesria
from China that Minister WI Is to rtnai
here indefinitely IS explained by lhe iif
ther announcement here that Llans caai
the newly appointed minister TO thetpaH
States. who is now la London acting
secretary to Prince Chen instead Of coali
directly to Washington TO assume DIS c's.,
ms originally intended, is going nl' ~ *
make visit To China and Minister
probably viii not he able 10 lea,s
United states this year. IL Is staten y H. I
Chinese legation that the empassy aplSsss
cd by the Chinese government to iep'sss Il \
China ut the coronation VIII mol altesA Ia Il
of King Edward vi aud ny
be expected in this country within ~
night
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ssoretaru Boot in france.

Havre, France. July 31.-GeneFa w. ~.
Of the French army boarded fne W. ~
la Savoie on her arrival here iI psai n
noon and officially greeted hhas ssats 4
American secretary OF war, ~ p,rws ~
the French government. GeneIsa. nsticau B.
he saluted the army OF tne ~ m o.
public IN the person of It's c'''''
lister Of war. o.-.I P.tt
He proceeded ut once to Paris
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COMMERCIAL

Cotton values reacted on better weather
reports from Texas and movement of new
bales.
the grain corners were snuned out In
Chicago wheat and corn falling or heavily.
Oats held firm and even made an advance
In the face OF the injunction against ma
nipulators.
Provisions eased of in sympathy with
grains
Stocks were feverish, several railroad
shares ieapine TO higher prices
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RAILROADS.

Galveston will have a new steamship Tine
to parts In Southern Europe.
An announcement regarding the Rock
Island reorganization has been made.
frisco officials say nothing concerning
the Chicago ana Eastern Illinois deal.
Transfer Of the Monon TO Southern rail.
ways will take place In August
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he was ready to put mis- shoulder to the
wheel and work heart and soul for the
nominee. After the nomination OF Y can
dldate for governor the convention ld-
discussion of candidates for other places
on the ticket
The platform is devoted almost entirely
tonal issues being an Endorsement oC the
election OF the United States senators di-
rcctly by the people
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OFFICIALS ARE SILENT.
Nothing Definite Given Out Concerning
the Ba Railroad Deal.

New York, July. 81 There were no devel-
opments up to late hour this afternoon in
the reported deal between the St. Louis
ana san Francisco road and the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois.
President Yoakum of the Frisco and II
RI. Porter of the Chicago and Eastern Hi
nois maintain all their reserve Of yesterday
and none of the other principals on either
side would discuss the matter
The officers OF the Frisco road are re-
ported to have held a meeting today, hit
whether or not this meeting had 70 do With
the Chicago and Eastern lllinsis deal could
NOT be nscertained.
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SPORT.

President Nicklin has called n meeting
for August II for the settlement OF the
Southern league muddle.
The pacing race was the feature at the
Columbus track.
a rank outsider won the highest stakes Mt
Harlem.
Racing events at other tracks were tame.
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ordinary business could be done by tho de-
PENDANTS nnd other members OF the board
OF trade acted as check against any early
Violent fluctuations on the board. Notice
was posted on change Interpreting the
courts action Us dismissal of the lnjunc.
ton against the board Of trade and stating
That all business could proceed as usual
save In the matter OF closing out deals
with Thorburn, Waite x Co. This matter
was considered held In 0beyance
July standard oats opened / cent higher
at o. and sold at 65 early James Patten
sent brokers into the Dit to sell ,ndIs
crininntely and about 10000 bushels were
covered early by shorts This tended to
weaken the price and July dipped to G39i
September oats opened a shade up at 321,
but sold to 3l%G3ih before noon in sym.
pathy with July.
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Cotton Belt Lied Up.

Memphis. Tenn, July 91--A scinlitar spe.
clal from Camden, Ark, reports that no
Cotton Belt trains have passed there since
midnight owing to d washout on the main
line at that point, The dispatch also SAYS
that 1--WE miles OF the FL Dorado branch
OF the Iron Mountain Is under water eight
miles north of Camden and no trains can
ppsg
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

Washington, July 31,-Eastern Texas
FAR Friday and Saturday, except showers
In northeast portion Friday, Hight t. fresh
southeast winds.
oklahoma ana Indian Tcrrtory-Fair Fi.
day AMI Saturday.
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HEBREWS INDIGNANT.
They Are Preparing 10 investigate Ae-
tons Of Police.

Wl1s OF FoTce,
New York, July 3l.-Hehrews met this
afternoon and formed what thev cen ,hs
last Side vigilance committee, the pnrpose
bemg to prosecute an Investigation Of The
actions OF the police during the RIOT ~
Yesterday The Hebrews claim thew ycera
abused by the officers A committees was
appointed TO collect evidence which WIN no
turned over to the law committee az tbe
proper authorities '"e
Mayor Low sent message to the meet
Ing. saving In effect that ne was DESTROYS
OF iocatlng the responsibility for the
trouhle' The ARRANGEMENTS are under yay
row night "" '"uioI-
The building occupied by r. Hoe & "a
WW Vas guarded today by detail OF ten DO
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Shock at Santa Marin

Santa Maria, Cal, July 3l,-Another
earthquake shock was felt here at 1925 p NJ.
No damage was done. Two families arrived
this afternoon from Los Alamos Ii Is re-,
ported q reign Of terror holds sway there
leave,
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Transfer OF Az Monon.

New York July Silt is stated that no
date has been hxed for the formal transfer
OF the Monon road to the Louisville and
Nashville and Southern roads, Technically,
change of control already has been effected
but legally the transfer will not occur, so
1t Is authoritatively stated, until the latter
part of August or the early part of Septe4n.
lNAr
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WILL FIGHT BEEF TRUST.
Illinois State Official Has Been Colleoti,o
Evidence.
Especial to The Post)

Especial to The Postl
chicago Ill., July S1,-The State Of iii.
nos VIII fight the proposed packers com.
pine Attorney General Hamlin has been
IN Chicago for two days gathering evidence
ana VIII soon proceed against the concerns
proposing the merger. Whether the COM
Dlhe takes the form Of a gigantic sales cor.
poration or n mere consolidation of tbe
tuted. We 4NsN'
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Texas, has been authorized to begin bps
ness With capital of $4,000.
The corporate existence Of the Cos,s
National bank of san Angelo, Texas n,
been extended until July 81, 1922
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WASHINGTON.

Minister WI may rcmaln In Washington
another year.
CLAYTON has made an alleged explanation
regarding the mining deals
The matters q tarln and trusts Is be
ginning 10 fTighten the republicans.
Senator Morgan may vet win in his night
for the Nicaragua canal
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Another shonk Eelt

Santa Barbara, Cal, July Sl.-Another Sc.
we're earthquake shock was felt at Los Ala
mos at 1880 o'clock tonight II WINS al.
most as heavy us that Of early this morn.
ing slight shock was felt In this city
at the same time.
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TERRIBLE MINE EXPLOSION
Lives OF Miners May He Lost ''~
Rescuers Come.

Rescuers Come,
Sidney, y. S. W., July Sl--An espsH
resulting In heavy loss Of life has o. 49,
at the Mount Kimbla co,llery az We ~.
gong, a port forty miles from mere
ty-seven bodies have been recoVe.trs. 4, RI
were wrecked Or, hundred and fcrpsSii
miners were rescued. but 10y W. W.. i
entombled. 1t is feared Their ls'''r
hopeless. a.,
A portion Of the colllery is Oh ms
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uNFAVORABLE CoMMENT.

Spectators on the board were all IN
clined to comment unfavoraby upon the
appeal to the courts. The big bulls said
that IL such precedent was established
there would be nothing but short selling.
II the prices went down deliveries would
be made, but il the price went against
the sellers there would be nothing to pre-
vent them defaultiBg en- their contracts
Apparently iItimidatcd by the possibNi-
ties Of having to answer to the court II
fictitious prices were pumped into July oats
an spectators allowed the manipulated
July options In all s.a!ns TO die with
nash In the pan. July oats were sold free
~ by the bulls and many OF the shorts
covered, bringing the closing price up to o.
The famous july corn deal ended In a
slump Of cents and closed at b6. July
slumped sharply losing at one time cents
Ile close was 3A down at 6gA Other
deliveries were weak, but not markedly So
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Rabbi Marks Reonuerl,,n

Fort Worth. Texas July sl.-Rahh, Sam.
uel Marks Of San Antonio Of the congre.
letlon OF Bethel who was slightly injured
while on a northhonnd Katy en- route "a
orr worm, is rapidly recovering and will
pc aoie 10 resume his journey over tha
day. =" S"tu''
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FOREIGN

Joseph Chamberlain advocates relief for
the British West Indies
Lord Kitchener was presented with a
sword Of honor by people OF Capetowu
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WASHINGTON NOTES.
Lspecial 70 The pnst \

washington July sl.-Contract Surgeon
SS SaH L Gable, United States army has
top o renewed from duty at Fort sam Ho M@
dutv 1"u oruered to Camp Eagle Pass for
-He FIRST National bnak OF Grange,