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THEIR AMMUNITION RAN Low.

The stock Of the posse began to run low at this juncture. and for an
hour they had to withdraw again to await a replenishment. About 2 o'clock
200 rounds we're sent from Riverhead. and a fire of renewed vigor was begun.
1t did not bring Reeves into view. however, " accomplish anything
and suddenly, after a silence in the house. which lasted he or ten min
ues at the most. but which seemed like hours. the murderer appeared at a
most unexpected point IN the upper story and let both barrels OF his shot
gun go at once. He fred at random, his only mark being the flame he
had seen follow the discharge OF a deputys pistol or rife.
1t was a hopeless fight, and as the night waned the firing of the posse
became desultory. although their watch did not relax for n moment The
weather was killing and reliefs had to be sent to the firing line hourly
to give their predecessors a chance to thaw out at q hotel in the yuIare
where headquarters had been established. Some OF the watchers sought
refuge from the cold and the wind in Reevess barn, where they fed the
cat' and drank milk from the cows to keep warmth In themselves Nc
one dared build a fire, for nothing would have made them o better target.
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Shortly before the Sheriff ordered the rush on the house Reeves, who
had not been able to get q bead on his watchers for some time. concocted
in his cunningness a ruse which came near being the death OF some of them
They had been keeping up q desultory round OF firing, which stopped al
together when they heard the sound Of a shot inside the house. Then there
was a heavy crash as Of a body falling
The deputies believed that the old mar had committed suicide and
came out from cover, intending to make a rush upon the house. When
they were without any protection Reeves suddenly appeared in a window
on the upper floor and let 30 at them with his double-barrelled shotgun.
They were completely surprised and beat a hasty retreat, revolver bull
lets swapping the ground on all sides OF them a they ran anxiouLy fi
their respective ambuscades. Reeves laughed at them and told them to
COME nut again.
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FIGHTING WAS FURIOUS
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE OF Gu
DAD BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA.
City Looked as If 1t Had Been Swept
by Storm of Fire, Shot and
SheIl-Many Men Killed.

SOLEDAD, Venezuela, July % Cby Boat
from Ciudad Bolivar. )-Ciudad Bolivar was
captured at IL O'Clock Monday night, after
fifty-two hours of desperate struggle and
much carnage. during which great courage
was shown on both Sides The Jail and the
Capitol were the centers of the most severe
fighting, and many men were killed and
wounded there. When those places were
captured only a few blocks behind the Cap
itol remained to be taken. At midnight the
fusillade ceased, and the silence of death
reigned all the rest of the night over Ciudad
Bolivar. No living persons were then to be
seen In the streets.
At 5 o'clock in the morning the corre-
spondent followed General Rivas, the COM
mander of the government troops, who met
General Gomez, the Venezuelan commander
in-chief, near the Capitol, and confirmed
the announcement that the Capitol, the Jail
and all the rest of the city were in the
hands of the government soldiers. General
Gomez informed the correspondent that the
resistance at the Capitol had been of a ma
ture worthy of a better cause, that each
yard of rampant was covered by the dead,
and that Gen. Nicholas Rolando, the last
representative of the revolution and his
two ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Pablo and Guz-
man-and Gen. Francisco Vasquez had been
taken prisoners. Ciudad appears to have
been swept by q cyclone, accompanied by
a conflagration.
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BARRY SAWS.
MILL sUp1LIxs OF ALL KINDS
LIE COMPETE RETAINS CUP
HE DEFEATED III. NJ. CLARK BY A
MARGIN OF ONLY ONE TARGET.
In Second Half of Match Both Men
Scored Twenty-Three-ROII Heikes
Scored 100 Out of 200.

c. o. LIE Compile, of Eminence, KY, main
tanned his lead of one target secured in the
first half of his fifty target match with H
NJ. Clark on Wednesday and yesterday won
the match by total score of 46 to 40. lie
Compile retains possession of the Grand
Hotel cup. emblematic of the championship
Of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and
Kentucky.
Both men scored twenty three in the
second twenty-five targets yesterday. Clark
missed his fourth and sixth targets. lie
Compile missed his seventh and then killed
straight until the twenty-fourth,. when he
missed He scored the last target
At the conclusion of the match for the
Grand Hotel cup. III. NJ Clark and Mr.
link, of Monticello. shot 100-target match
Clark winning by a score of 81 TO links 50
The scores yesterday were again good,
Heikes carrying off first honors, making a
record of 1870 out of a possible 200. Yester-
dav's scores follow:
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in A CURIOUS POSITION
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE DEFENDS
THE BRITISH CABINET,
A Majority OF Whose Members Are
Retaining ONCE to Combat Cham
berlain's Views.

LONDON, July 23-The Duke of Devon
shire, lord president of the Council and
Conservative leader in the House of Lords,
replying to attacks on the government to-
day, directed principally against Joseph
Chamberlain, maintained the strong free
trade position he had previously assumed.
He admitted that Mr.. Chamberlain had
knowledge of and had approved the leaf
lets prepared by Mr.. Chamberlain, but in
sisted that he was not directly responsible
for their issue. He declared emphatically
that no member of the government had said
a single word to identify himself with Mr..
Chamberlain's policy.
1--WE, the Cabinet" said he, "have not
changed our opinions, and until We have
time to make an inquiry we have no policy
to propose | am still a free-trader. Why
should free-traders be nervous? The whole
foundation of the free-trade system will not
collapse at the blast of single man. AS
to the demand for resignation, who should
resign? Suppose Mr.. Chamberlain were
compelled to resign and should, after all,
convert the premier to his views? 1t would
be very awkward. Or ought we free
traders to resign and deprive the Cabinet of
our humble assistance in defense of free
trade principles? That would be equally
absurd"
Lord Rosebery. having reminded the
Duke of Devonshire of >the ambiguous
speeches of Premier Balfour, the Earl of
Selborne, first lord of the Admiralty, and
the Marquis of Lansdowne, the secretary
for foreign affairs, on the subject, referred
in bantering tones to the government
curious position in the matter. The subject
was then dropped.
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NEW FORMS OF MARINE LIFE.
Interesting Discoveries by Scientists
from California University.

Interesting Discoveries by Scientists
from California University.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 23.-The investi-
cation of marine life and waters of San
Diego bay by Professor Ritter and his as
sstants of the University of California
have resulted in valuable additions to the
knowledge of marine biology of the Pacific.
Among the protocol and coelentarata a
number Of new forms have been discov-
cred within the last few days. One of these
is the peridinium of the animalculae that
cause the water TO assume the reddish hue
that at times has been noticed in the
water and that is said TO give the charac-
teristic hue to the Red sea. Other rare
specimens discovered are the radiolaria,
with skeletons of silica and OF marvelousy
elaborate patterns, which hitherto have been
reported only by the famous Challenger
expedition to the tropical Atlantic in 1872.
The most remarkable discovery, perhaps.
is that of the saphyrina. whose irdescence
vies with the plumage Of the peacock. show
ing in turn violet, purple, green. copper
bronze, and at night becoming phosphores-
cent. Numbers of new specimens of jelly
fish have been found. and new of the
order of crustaceans.
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WANT TARIFF CHANGED
VIEWS OF FURNITURE MANUFAC-
TURERS AND DEALERS.
Congress to Be Asked to Pass the
backs-Other Resolutions.

NEW YORK, July 23.-The Furniture AS
ISOLATION of America, a national organiza-
ton of retail dealers, manufacturers and
their representatives. began it's first an
nual convention here tonight The meet
ing was attended by 200 delegates from all
parts of the United States. President Will
liam l.. Shearer. of Boston, called the con-
vention to order and William c. Lowering,
representative in Congress of the Four
teenth Massachusetts district. was the prin-
cipal speaker, discussing Practical Meth
DDS of Extending Our Export Trade
Resolutions were adopted that 1t is ''the
sense OF the Furniture Association of Amer
lea that legisls ton to relieve our manufac-
turing interests from the present prohibit
tory tax On alcohol should be promptly en-
acted by Congress. and that our law relat-
ing to the payment of drawback on export
ed articles of domestic manufacture should
be amended. as provided for in the bill in
troduced in the last Congress by William
c. Lowering. of Massachusetts"
Copies of the resolution will be forward
ed to Nelson w. Aldrich, chairman of the
committee on finance OF the United States
Senate, and to Serene Il. Payne, chairman
or the committee on ways and means of
the House.
General resolutions were adopted also
tlidt TIE WdrerOOnS OF manufacturers
should be made accessible for the use of
dealers with their customers, such dealers
10 be those who carry stock and not to
brokers, canvassers and others having no
stock or store; that the executive COM
mttee be instructed 10 take mail vote
on TINS subject OF all the dealers of the
country, whether members of the associa-
ton or not. and that each dealer later be
notified TO the result
Congressman Lowering favored tariff re-
VISION. SAYING; 1t is fact that most of
the industries OF country to-day are
sorely In need OF new outlets in the markets
OF the world for their products and that
ire tariff should be so laid that the doors
may sometimes swing outward as easily as
they swing inward The statistics show
that within the past twenty-five years the
number or factories has been doubled. the
amount OF capital invested in them has
been quadrupled, the number of employees
Is now nearly three times as great and the
total value OF their annual product has
grows enormously. He continued along
the lines advocated by him in Congress last
winter.
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DIED in The BATHTUB
SUDDEN DEATH OF FREDERICK w.
HOLLIS. OF YONKERs.
Wrote Several Books and Secretary of
the American Delegation at The
Hague Conference.

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Frederick w.
Hollis, secretary OF the American delegation
to The Hague peace conference. and more
recently member Of the International
Court, died suddenly of heart disease to-
day at his home in Yonkers. Mr. Hollis
was in usual health yesterday. He arose
this morning and was not apparently i'll.
He proceeded to take his morning bath, and
his delay IL leaving the bathroom attracted
attention. A servant finally opened the
door and found him dead in the bathtub.
George Frederick w. Hollis was born at
Zelienople, Pa, July l, 1857, was graduated
from Columbia College in 1878, and studied
also at the University of Liepsic. He was
delegate at large to the New York Con-
stitutional Convention in 1884, member of
the peace conference at The Hague from
the United States In 1899. and was recent
ly member OF the International Court. He
was the author of a number of books in
Guiding a history of the peace conference
at The Hague and numerous lectures and
essays on political subjects.
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AFTER THE GOOD POSITION VA
GATED BY CHARLES HEDGES.
Indianapolis Man Who Is at Present
Assistant superintendent of
City Delivery.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 23.-W. B. Roberts.
of Indianapolis. former private secretary to
Senator Beverage, is a candidate for the
position of superintendent of city delivery
made vacant by the dismissal yesterday Of
Charles Hedges. Mr. Roberts has been
Hedges's assistant, and is at Birming-
nam, Ala, on department business. He is
said to have made an excellent assistant
superintendent of free delivery. A dispatch
has been received from Mr.. Roberts asking
that he be considered for the place Hedges
occupied.
Hedges was at the department this morn
ing. engaged in fruitless effort TO have his
dismissal reconsidered, on the ground that
Fourth Assistant Bristow had interpreted
too rigidly the regulations regarding per
diem allowances. He insists that the prac-
tees of which he has been accused are COM
mon in the department He was given to
understand, however, that his case was
closed, and those guilty of similar offenses
would be dismissed should the fact be as
certained. 1t is understood that four other
postal officials are being investigated for
swearing TO false accounts.
Postoffice inspectors are now investigat-
ing the affairs of H. H. Rand, the former
confidential clerk of the postmaster general
and now assistant superintendent of the
division Of salaries and allowance. Mr..
Rand has not been at the department for
some days
Rural free delivery carriers have been
appointed for Indiana routes as follows:
Claypool Walter E. Black and Maude
Black; Aurora, August c. Martin; Henry
Vile, Otto f. Gray and Tullis c. Holton;
New Haven, Ira j. Butler and Alkaline ].
Butler; Emmett. Z. Harper and Edward
Harper.
The American National Bank of Indian
apolis has been approved as reserve agent
for the First National Bank of Upton, Ind.
JOHN E. MONK.
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Pumps Were Stopped.

FRENCH LICK, Ind, July 23.-The in
junction proceedings relative to tapping
French Lick springs through driven wells
is the outcome of the rivalry existing be-
tween the different hotel companies.
When threats were made here to blow
up the wells, cooler citizens advised against
such a course, and named a committee of
fifteen TO go to Paoli and bring the injunc-
ton proceedings.
Sheriff Lashbrook and Deputy Baggerly
came over from Paoli to French Lick last
night and met with the citizens of French
Lick and decided upon action. AT 2:9O this
morning they went to the home Of DR..
Howard. took him out of bed, made him go
to his pump and have the engineer discOn-
meet 1t. They also directed him to have
1t nailed up and have the pumping cease.
They next called on DR.. Gagnon, but as
DIR. Gagnon had not finished his we'll he
was allowed to proceed until he strikes a
good supply of water, and at that time
cease pumI ing.
The water coming from both wells has
been thrown by 600-horse-power engines and
citizens of French Lick feel that If Pluto
Springs are allowed to go dry their bread
and butter will be cut off.
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TOPROTECT THE SPRINGS
RESIDENTS OF FRENCH LICK SEEK
INJUNCTION In COURT.
Driven Wells Near the Springs De-
crease the FIow-Owners Tempora-
ri1y Forbidden to Pump.

PAOLI, Ind, July 23.-Injunction proceed
ings were filed late last night before Judge
Buskirk by French Lick citizens seeking
to restrain outside persons from operating
pumps and other devices calculated to de-
stroy the sulphur springs at French Lick.
Azor c. Smith, Miles Boland, Elber Pruitt,
VIII w. Caves and the French Lick Springs
Hotel Company are the complainants.
They allege that John L. Howard, George
b. Gagnon and the Baden Lick Sulphur
Springs Company conspired together and
partially destroyed the sulphur springs at
French Lick by the use of engines, pumps
and machinery, thereby controlling the
streams and water currents which connect
and feed the sulphur springs. 1t is further
averred that by thus procuring water from
drilled wells, some distance from the
springs, the flow from the springs has been
decreased. Judge Buskirk granted a tenn
porary restraining order and Sheriff Lash
brook went to the springs at midnight to
serve notice on the defendants.
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HELLO, BILL" ALL CRIED
ELkS HAD JOLLY TINE IN BALTI-
MORE LAST NIGHT.
Paraded and Shouted to Their Hearts
Awful Havoc Among Crabs.

BALTIMORE, July 23.-What many of
the members of the Grand Lodge of Benev-
olent and Protective Order of Elks say has
been the largest and most successful Grand
Lodge meeting in the history of the organi-
cation closed this evening. There were 1.0e4
Grand Lodge members in attendance, and
most of them attended every business SEES
sion. There were two sessions of the Grand
routine matters were discussed. AT the eve-
ming session it was decided to restore its
charter to the Macon lodge, the charter
committee having reported favorably on
the application after a thorough investlga-
ton of the charges against the lodge. The
committee on ritual was not prepared to re-
port all the changes proposed in the ritual
and the matter was carried over, the COM
mittee having been instructed to report
complete ritual when it is agreed on. A reso-
luton was adopted discouraging the throw
ing of confetti during future Grand Lodge
meetings. 1t is said that many of the more
conservative members urged the adoption
of this resolution.
The installation of officers followed, each
outgoing and incoming officer delivering a
short address. Grand Exalted Ruler JOS
L. RAINING, or Ind1anapol1S, then declared
the Grand Lodge adjourned, to meet in Gin
cinnati next year. and to the strains of
Maryland, My Maryland" the Grand
Lodge members dispersed, nearly all sing
ing the anthem as they left the hall
Tonight was given up to jollification by
the Elks visitors and citizens. Bands pa
Iaded the streets and Hello. Billv' the
shibboleth of the order was heard on every
side.
Many of the visitors. especially from the
Southern and Western States, will leave to-
morrow and Saturday for northern trips.
taking in Boston, New York, Philadelphia
and Atlantic City. Those from distant
points who desired to see the national CAPT.
tai have visited Washington during the
week.
The local lodge of Elks to-day entertained
thousands of Elks and their friends with a
crab feast at Colchester Beach The last
steamer to arrive from the Beach reached
her pier at midnight. General Caterer
Thomas McNulty, who planned the feast,
said that the crowd of visitors numbered no
fewer than twenty thousand persons. Crabs.
with concomitants, were served in every
conceivable style. There were soft-shelled
crabs, hard-sheled crabs. steamed crabs.
fried hard and soft crabs, crab soup and
deviled crabs. He estimates that at least
sixty thousand dozens of crabs were eaten.
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SAYS LEE ASKED MONEY
ID. j. KELLY, THE ST. LOUIS FUGI-
TIVE, HITS BACK AT INFORMER.
Says the Lieutenant Governor Didn't
Tell All He Knew About Bribery
to Prosecutor Folk.

ST. LOUIS, July pa dispatch from a
staff correspondent at Niagara -on-the-
Lake, Ont, to-day says: I'D. ]. Kelly gave
to the Post Dispatch to-day for the first
time his story of the $1,000 check, dated
March q, which was handed to Robert Lee
for his brother John A. Lee. former Lieu
tenant Governor, and upon which the two
indictments, charging Kelly with attempted
bribery are based. Lee declared to Attorney
General Grove that he understood that this
was bride money. but that he refused to
accept it. Lee had the check for two weeks
before turning it over to the authorities.
kelly says that from the time the 1903
legislative session began he begged him by
wire and letter to let him have some money.
He was sorry for Lees distress. but he
thought he had given him enough during
the preceding two years, and tired of
supplying his wants.
March 20, 1903, Lee went to the Office of
the American Queen. the organ of the ma
tional health society in New York, and. ac-
cording to Kelly Lee said:
you know, Kelly. you promised me some
money and think ought to have it.'
you have done anything for me, but i guess
/ can let you have thousand"
When Kelly reached st. Louis week
later he handed the $1,000 check to Robert
Z. Lee at the Planters Hotel. March 81.
1903, Kelly received the following written
request signed John A Lee: Paper you
gave Bob cannot be used at present. 1 will
have 1t returned and you can send New
York Exchange, payable to Mrs. Lee. This
Kelly refused TO do
Now. said Mr.. Kelly. IF i attempted to
bride Lee In that instance, why did he not
mention all the checks of similar nature
that had sent TO him?
Mr.. Kelly then showed correspondence
for checks for sums aggregating s. go.
which. he said, he sent Lee between Nov.
q, 1901, and Dec. II. le02"
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THURSTON TAKES A BATH.
Former Senator Tests Temperature of
Sea Water with Clothes On.

Former Senator Tests Temperature of
Sea Water with Clothes On.
NEW YORK, July 23.-Ex-Senator John
M. Thurston, of Nebraska. has taken the
temperature of sea water at Coney island
but his enjoyment of the experience was
curtailed by the fact that he had his clothes
on. The Nebraskan and his wife visited
the island as the guests of an old acquaint-
ance who is now proprietor of an amuse-
ment resort there. They were taken on
board an electric launch for trip down the
lagoon They made a circuit of the grounds
and then passed out through a small lock
into Gravesend bay.
After pleasant trip the launch was head
ed back to the park. Owing to a change in
the tide the lock bad been closed. The visit
ors were confronted with walk over the
dam a foot wide, climbing the fence.
They chose the former and Mrs. Thurston
negotiated the distance without difficulty
Her husband ventured across next and
when half way oyer he lost his balance.
The creek is only four feet deep. but there
was plenty Of mud. and the former Senator
was not presentable when he finally reached
shore. A change Of clothing was found for
him and the party came back to town de-
cIaring they had good time, despite the
accident
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EXCITING TENNIS EVENTS.



CINCINNATI, July 23.-There were two
very exciting and sensational events in to-
days meeting of the Tri-state Tennis Tour
ney The first, was when w. P. Hunt and
Truax Emerson. local men, played Kreigh
Collins ands l.. III. Waidner, the Chicago
champions. The Cincinnatians were finally
defeated. The other feature event was that
between Ernest Diehl and Nat Emerson, of
Cincinnati, against r. G. Hunt, the Cal
ifornia champion, and DR.. Stephens, of
Pittsburg, the local men winning in five
sets. lTo-day's scores follow:
Ladies singles, semi-1nals: Miss Nc
Ateer beat Miss Neely-3-6, 6-3, 6-3 Miss
Closterman beat Miss Weimer-6-3, Ga
Mixed doubles, second round Miss Craven
and r. G. Hunt beat Miss Knsey and L.
Emerson-6-1, 60. In the mixed doubles
semi-final. Miss McAteer and Dr. stephens
played Miss Nicely and Nat Emerson, but
the match was not finished and will be
played tomorrow.
Mems singles semi-finals: Nat Emerson
beat l.. II. Waidner-6-4, 6-3. Kreigh Col
Inns beat Ernest Diehl-6-2
Mixed doubles, semi-finals: K. Collins and
l.. III. Waidner beat w. B. Hunt and H. T.
Emerson-9-7. 60. 81, TO. Ernest Diehl and
Nat Emerson beat DIR. Stephens and r. c.
Hunt-S-6, 60, 4-6, 1915, GA.
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JAMESTOWN, Island OF ST. Vincent. July
23.--The Soufriere volcano has been slight
ly agitated since July 49, emitting puffs in
ternittently which cause electrified clouds
and low rumblings. severe earthquake
shock was felt at lao a. m. Tuesday, ac-
companied by subterranean sound of
cracking which shook the buildings here
and threw the populace into a state OF con-
sternation, fearing that disastrous phe-
nomenon would follow this earthquake
similar to that of July IL. 1902, which pre-
ceded the eruption of Sept. 3, 1902.