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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1908-04-25
MARROW.

Psnia1o con iaa De ORC poi Institute Americana 4. New Iuk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
GRAIN BROKERS ARE WILD
CROP NEWS FROM THE NORTH
WEST STARTLES CHICAGO.
Bullish Setiment Causes a Skyward
Trend OF Prices-Stories OF
M Effects From Heat.

CHICAGO. August 3.-ScorchIng hot
weather throughout the corn belt and the
Dakotas and Minnesota threw the board
of trade into wild excitement today, and
sent the price of wheat and corn soaring
skyward. The former grain advanced
nearly } cents a bushel. and the latter
showed almost an equal sharp bulge in
price
Bullish sentiment in wheat. which has
been developing recently as the result OF
BLACK rust reports from the northwest,
broke out with intense vigor today upon
the receipt of a dispatch from Minnea polls
which claimed that the black rust is
worse than in 1904. and that the crop is
simply burning up with the heat.
The advance in corn was helped along
by dispatch which stated that the corn
crop in central Illinois has begun to
fire, owing to excessively high tempera-
lures.
Extreme bullishness marked trading at
the opening. and initial quotations on
wheat and corn showed wide fluctuations.
prices ranging from a trifle below Satur-
days closing figures to nearly cents
above. After little reaction. owing to
profit taking. prices again started up
ward. until the gain in wheat had almost
the deliveries vitality affected by the crop
scare. At one time the May option sold
at $1.O19s. December at the same time
touched 97A. and September 4b. Corn
for May delivery mounted to GlB. and De-
cember to 65ss. a gain of 2Ac in each case.
September corn sold up to 76es.
Oats were bullishly affected by the sud
den rise in the prices of wheat and corn.
but the advance in that grain was less
marked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03

OF Washington to succeed the late Bishop
Henry Y. Satterlee by the diocesan CON
vent1on May g. In reply to cable an
nouncement of his election. Bishop Brent
at first said: AS God bids. I will do.
BY cable June :. Bishop Brent sent his
declination: Must decline. Would have
gone. God bids me stay John v:3O" The
following day DR.. r. II. McKim called a
session of the diocesan convention for
June II to elect a new bishop.
The convention session was an eXcit-
ing one. as many who had voted for
Bishop Brent at first opposed his re-
election Those favoring his reelection
argued that he had not received letters
ington diocese and that he made a hasty
decision. On the fifth ballot Bishop
Brent was again elected bishop and he
was at once notified by cable of his. re-
election His declination of this second
election was received today.
Much Surprise Created.
This second declination created much
surprise among ministers and laymen
who heard of it this morning. 1t was
hoped that Bishop Brent would find his
way clear to accept the local bishopric
and many chung to the news of Bishop
Brent's illness as holding out a hope that
he would accept if only to get out of the
threatening Philippine climate.
The election of bishop will again be
the special business of session of the
diocesan convention to be held probably
in October At the close of the last one
the general opinion was that If Bishop
Brent again declined the convention
should meet early in October. meet
ing at an earlier date. it was pointed out
was practically impossible, because many
of the delegates spend the summer out
side of Washington. The date for this
meeting will be fixed by the president
of the convention, DR.. Mckim.
Reports from Boston say that Bishop
Mission House in the Hub Friday for an
acute nasal trouble. Although much Sc
crecy was maintained regarding the op-
GRAFTON, 1t is understood, that it was not
a severe one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
NEW ELECTRIC ROAD
GOULD LINE TO CONNECT WITH
THIS CITY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, August 3.-Work is
to begin at once near Fredericksburg for
a dam across the Rappanahannock river.
The work is to be under the direction Of
w. c. Whitner, hydraulic engineer for the
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
who is also president of the Fredericks-
burg Power Company. Both these COM
panies are controlled by the Gould inter
ests.
The GOulds last year succeeded in OBJ
tanning a repeal of the law prohibiting a
parallelins of the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad and an
nounced their intention of building an
electric line from this city to Washington
Application for A charter with this object
in view was made. but it was withdrawn
and charter will be asked for line to
connect with the Richmond and Chesa-
peake Bay line at Ashland and an electric
line which comes from Washington into
Virginia and which line is owned by the
GOuldS.
Power developed by the building of the
new dam near Fredericksburg will be
used to operate the cars on the new line
The dam will involve an expenditure Of
$4,000. will be of concrete. 800 feet long,
% feet high and will be completed by
Christmas. The power to be developed
will reach about 1900 horsepower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
FARLEY RECEIVED BY POPE
PRESENTS THE PONTIFF WITH
A NOTABLE OFFERING.
Largest Peters Pence Contribution
Ever Presented by an Ameri-
can Diocese,

ROME, August 3.-Archbishop Farley of
New York visited the Vatican today and
was received by Pope Plus with marked
distinction. The archbishop presented the
jubilee greeting and the offering OF the
New York archdiocese and gave a salts
factory report Of conditions there. The
people thanked the archbishop for the Of
ferinE Of Peters pence and sent the apos-
tolc benediction to the clergy and laity
Of New York. Archbishop Farley then in.
troduced his suite. comprising the secre
tary. the Rev. James v. Lewis, and the
assistant secretary.
The Peters pence offering brought by
Archbishop Farley was the largest ever
presented by any American diocese
The pope knew all about the celebration
of the New York diocese last April and
said:
can do. You make miracles. Indeed the
centennial was a most remarkable reli-
gious event. That is the result CT a
church breathing free air and enjoying
real liberty and not being restricted with
In the bounds Of certain concordats."
Pope Signs Over Bygone Days.
During the conversation the pope re-
called Monsignor Farley's visit to him at
Venice in 1902. remarking: ut is quite diff
ferent now from that day. Then 1 was
free"
Here the pope sighed as if from grief
Archbishop Farley, however. found the
pope in splendid health and cheerful. In
deed. speaking with regard to a cardinal
who has not yet come to see him since the
conclave. the pope said jokingly: ut is
very unkind Of him. He put me in prison
here and never came again.
Monsignor Farley also presented Father
G. Evers. the founder Of the printers
mass In New York, to which institution
the pontiff gave his special blessing.
Afterward the archbishop visited Car
dinal Merry del Val. the papal secretary
Of state. with whom he had a long con-
versation- rega riding the conditions Of the
church in America. The archbishop left
Rome today for Frascati by automobile
and tomorrow will go to Castle GandoIfo
on Lake Albano. Returning to Rome
Thursday, Archbishop Farley will present
to the pope the ]. J. McGrane pilgrimage
comprising about 200 Americans, who left
New York July Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
AGAIN DECLINES CALL
Bishop Brent Repeats His
Former Refusal.
WILL RETURN TO MANILA
Believes It His Duty to Remain in
the Philippines.
REASSURED BY PHYSICIANS
Condition of His Health Will Allow
Him to Stay in the Orient.
Letter to DIR. McKim.
Why Bishop Brent Declines.

1T is not that fail to recognize
the splendor of the missionary
opportunity in Washington and
the dignity of the heritage which
YOU bid me enter-they inspire
me: nor that / shrink from the
tasks and problems of leadership
which you invite me to face in
company with you-they chal-
lenge me: nor that / do not often
times yearn to serve the church
in the homeland again-I am hu-
man. But God charges me today
the morrow can take care of
itself-to. continue my witness to
the high Importance of the far
off missions of the church and
the gravity of the nations re-
sponsibility in the orient by
abiding on the spot where ! am
Bishop c. HI. BRENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
'FERN|E IS WIPED OUT
Bush Fires Rage in Elk River
District, British Columbia.
HUNDRED AND FIFTY DEAD
Hosmer and Sparwood Fighting for
Existence; Michel Spared.
THOUSANDS MADE HOMELESS
Five Million Dollars in Property
Consumed in Fernie-Fugitive
Families Separated.
THOUSANDS MADE HOMELESS
Life and Property Lost
in Terrible Bush Fires

FERNIE. r. c., August 3.-Fol-
lowing is a summary of the loss of
life and property I'm the fire which
has ragged in East kootenay since
Saturday:
Number of people killed, 40.
Number of people homeless. 6.Oo0
District swept by fire. from near
Granbrook to within four miles OF
Frank, Alberta, a distance of fifty
miles.
Towns destroyed. Fernie. Coal
Creek. Hosmer: partially destroyed.
Michel.
Total property loss estimated at
S4.JOO.OOO.
Property loss in Fernie 5000. 600.
The origin was a bush fire in
''slashings'' of the Cedar Valley
Lumber Company across the river
from Fernie.
Practically every insurance COM
pany in Canada is Interested. but
no details are available today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
Three Organizations in Con-
vention at Boston.
OVER $4,000 IN ATTENDANCE e
Twenty.Fifth Assembly of the Su-
preme Lodge.
Pythian Sisters Open Their Annual
Meeting With an Exemplifica-
tion of Work.

BOSTON. August 1.-THE tWenty-ffth
convention of the Supreme Lodge and
the biennial encampment of the Uniform
Rank of the Knights of Pythias. with the
annual convention of the Pythian Sisters.
were formally opened in Boston today
with an attendance estimated at from
5000 to 5000 delegates and members.
The Pythians will hold business sessions
and parades and enjoy trips about the
city for six days closing next Sunday
with religious mass meeting. presided
over by the grand prelate of Massachu-
sctts the Rev. Allan A. Stockdale, at the
Union Congregational Church.
The most interesting feature of. the
gathering proved TO be the encamoment
OF the Uniform Rank. which formally
Franklin field today. Over 2cOO tents ac-
commodate the 1000 knights on this, BCs
tons most expansive playground and
here the chief features of the first day S
program was held.
Early in the afternoon the convention
delegates gathered i'm King Solomon Tenn
pie TO witness the exemplification of work
by King Solomon Temple of the Pythian
Sisters of Boston.
immediately after the work the camI
a, Franklin Field was dedicated Repre-
sentative ID. Sidney Woodworth of Boston
president of the ways and means commit.
tee. formally turned the camp over tc
Charles A. Barnes of Jacksonville ILL.,
the supreme chancellor, who accepted the
| CAMP and in turn passed il over to Ar
thur j. Stobbart of ST. Paul, Mimi, major
general commanding the uniform rank.
Flag Raised Over Tented City.
The flag of the camp was then raised
over the tented city and the encampmen
was formally under military orders. Ad
| dresses of welcome by Gov. Guild anc
| Mayor Hibbard and responses by Gen
| Stobbart followed.
Tomorrow the supreme lodge will form
| ally begin work in the convention hal
at Hotel Somerset.
Companies of the uniform rank were ar
! irving until late last night, one compan,
| arriving from Texas. another from Wis
consin and others from Washington, Col
orado and California. The. compan,
from Ohio brought along pack of prairie
dogs which created great amusement IL
! CAMP.
| over 5000 of the 1900 uniformed
knights were in camp at midnight, ant
other companies from nearer home were
| arriving during the morning hours.
The city is gaily decorated the pre-
, dominating colors being the blue, yellow
and red of the Pythfan order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
DESTRUCTIVE CLoUDBURST.
One Life Lost and Cabins and Live
Stock Swept Away in Nevada.

message from Verdi, New. says de-
structive cloudburst visited that section
yesterday in which one life was lost
Scores of live stock and cabins and great
quantity of logs were swept away. Miss
Eta Tixley, aged twentyfour. daughter
of John Tixley. foreman of the Verdi
Mill and Lumber Company, was on the
porch of the lumber Office. located in the
canyon. when the water. fully ten feet
high, rushed against the building. carry
ing Miss Tixley with it.
a cIoudburst near Steamboat Springs
yesterday caught several persons in the
rush of waters. but after battling des-
perately they finally saved themselves.
James Burk and Nom. Ross were severe
ly hurt. Much live stock and timber and
a ranch were destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
THREE KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Victims Were Walking the Tracks
of the New Haven Road.

NEW BRITAIN. Conn, August 3
Three laboring men who were walking
on the railroad tracks of the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad at
Pratts crossing. two miles east of here
we're struck by local train from New
Britain to Hartford this morning and in
stantly killed.
A fourth man, Michael Fury of Worces-
ter, Mass, was hurt. but not seriously
He says he was not with the other men
and did not know them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03

week. This announcement added greatly
to the interest centerins in the tests.
It is understood that A. M. Herring.
whose aeroplane is to be delivered At
night and day at his shop in New York
in order to complete his machine in time
for prompt delivery.
Three Air Crafts Together.
1t is now most probable that the three
aeria! crafts for which the government
has contracted will be at Fort Myer at
new features. little. in fact. being known
about the two aeroplanes.
Orville Wright will fly his machine at
Fort Myer in the government trials at
approximately the same time that his
brother Wilbur Wright will fly in the
aeroplane which the Wright brothers
have had in France for the past year.
The machine which is coming TO Fort
Myer was built by the Wright brothers
in Dayton. Ohio.
aeroplane contractor. has worked on the
aerial navigation problem for many years.
1t is said he made a flight at ST. Joseph,
Mich. In November, 1893. In a machine
which had many of the principles to be
found in the Wright brothers aeroplane,
though on a larger scale.
Sounder Sails High.
READV1LLE. Mass, August 3.-The
Hill observatory has received from Silver.
nails. N. Y. THE Sounder'' balloon
which was sent up from Pittsfield. Mass,
by H. H. Clayton Tuesday last.
While the records. which were received
intact. have not been worked out in de-
tail. 1t was stated today that the Sounder
reached a height of six miles and expe-
rienced a temperature Of more than 30 de-
grees below zero. The Saunders height
was the greatest so far reached by those
balloons in New England. although in
similar experiments at ST. Louis last year
a sounder reached the height of ten miles.
The saunders are small balloons. weigh
ing only q few ounces and carrying an
aluminium box containing various me-
teorological instruments for recording the
temperature and wind velocity of the
upper afr and the altitude attained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
Kaiser and Party at Stockholm.

STOCKHOLM. August 3.-Emperor Will
liam and his party arrived here today on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern on
Swedish warships met the imperial yacht
at sea. and later the king and queen Of
Sweden welcomed the imperial party
aboard the Swedish royal yacht. A state
dinner in the emperor's honor will be
given tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03

THE HAGUE, August 3.-Oficial dis
patches received by the government from
the governor Of the island Of Curacao,
confirming the withdrawal by President
Castro Of the exequaturs of the Dutch
consuls in Venezuela. says that an excep-
ton was made in the case of N F. He'll
1873.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
Drowned Mans Body Recovered.

CHICAGO, August 3.-The body of a
man. believed from letters found in the
pockets of his coat to be George T. Hur-
ley of Buffalo N. Y. was recovered from
the lake at the foot of Oak STREET today
The man was drowned while swimming
Saturday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
SULTAN Is PLEASED.
Recipient Of Evidence of Loyalty
From His Troopers.

| CONSTAET1NOPLE. August "A dep
utation Of three hundred men and a few
officers of the second army corps ar
rived here today from Adrianople to as
sure the sultan Of their love and of the
loyalty of the troops. Omer Ruchdi
Pasha, the minister Of war, and Shekir
Pasha. chief of staff, met the soldiers,
and. headed by band, the column march
ed to the Yildiz palace. After the SOL
diers had assembled in front of the pal
ace the sultan appeared at a window and
said: Il am very pleased to have seen
you all. l salute the soldiers. my chill
dren. and l order you to convey these
salutations to your comrades in the army
corps"
Amba ssador Leishman at CONSTANT
nople has been directed by the State De-
partment by cable to communicate to
the Turkish government the President 8
congratulations and qualification over the
action of the sultan Is proclaining a con-
stitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
Noted Civil War Character Dead

DES MONIES. Iowa, August 3.-Maj. r.
d. Kellogg, who offered In the Iowa leg
islature the famous resolution pledging
Iova's faith, credit and resources in men
and money to the maintenance Of the ma
tional honor in the civil war. died last
night. One Of his children. Mrs. William
Carter, -is travelling in Italy. The other.
Mrs. L. l. Krebs. Is with her husband in
the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
Life Lost in $500, 900 Fire.

CHICAGO, August 3.-Fire due to spon-
taneous combustion destroyed the plant
Of the National Rendering Company near
Lansing, ILL.,. today. causing a loss of
$5OO.OOO James j. McKeag. the night
Watchman, lost his life in the fire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
NOTABLE ENGAGEMENT.

Son of Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee Will Wed
Atlanta Girl.
ATLANTA. Ga, August engage.
ment was announced here today of Miss
Ethel HUFF to Lieut.. Adna r. Chaffee. ir.
10th Cavalry. and son Of Lieut.. Gen
Chaffee, retired. The marriage will take
place late this fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-03
Weather.

Fair tonight and Tuesday.
Light variable winds, becoW-
ing southerly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
East Indian Maoic,

A former French chief justice IN
Chandernagore, Jacolliot. gives an ac
count Of several curious performances
that were displayed for his benefit by
a yogi named Govinda- Swami on The
terrace Of his own house Being by no
means credulous. Jacolllot took every
precaution to prevent deception Fine
sand was strewn on the ground IN or
der to make as even a surface as pos
sible. Jacolliot was asked to seat him,
self at table upon which we're " peW
Gil and paper. The fakir CIR vi
laid piece of wood upon the SAY. "a
announced that whatever figures Jad0I'
lot might draw on the paper the piece
OF wood would transcribe precisely
upon the sand. The yogi stretched OUT
his hand. and the wooden piece imme
dlately copied upon the sand the most
complicated and twisted figures thai
Jacolliot drew. When the Frenchman
stopped writing the piece Of wood nlso
came to a standstill. The fakir stood
at distance against a wall, While
Jacolliot held the paper and pencil 10
such way that the Indian could mol
possibly see what he was inscrlblng~
Harper's Weekly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15

~ LENISTER did not wait long
after his visitors departure,
but extinguished the light
~ locked the door and began
the further adventures of this night.
The storm welcomed him with suffo-
eating violence, sucking the very
breath from his lips, while the rain
beat through till his flesh was cold
and aching He thought with pang
out to meet the thousand perils Of the
night. And 1t remained for him to
bear his part as she bore hers, smil-
ingly.
The last hour had added another and
mysterious danger to his full meas
ure. Could the Kid be jealous of
Cherry? Surely not Then what else?
The tornado had driven his trailers
to cover, evidently, for the streets
were given over to Its violence, and
Roy encountered no hostile sign as he
was buffeted from house to house. He
adventured cautiously and yet with
haste, finding certain homes where
the marshals had been before him
peopled now only by frightened wives
and children A scattered few OF the
vigilantes had been taken thus, while
the warning elements had prevented
their families from spreading the
alarm or venturing out for succor.
Those whom he was able to warn
dressed hurriedly. took heir rifles and
went out into the drifting night leav-
Ing empty cabins and weeping women
The great fight was on.
Toward daylight the remnants OF
the vigilantes struggled into the big
blank warehouse on the sandspit and
there beneath the smoking glare of
lanterns cursed the name Of McNa.
mara As dawn grayed the ragged
eastern skyline, Dextry and Slapjack
blew in through the spindrift, bringing
word from Cherry and lifting load
from Glenister's mind.
There's a game girl" said the old
miner az he wrung out his clothes.
''she was hah gone when she got to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-05-15
RILEY's FIRST HIT.
Wrote q Poem "by Poe" and Palniss
1t on the Public.

1t on the Public.
James Whitcomb Riley began his ca.
reer in a newspaper Office in Anderson,
Ind. by writing humorous rhymes as
| advertising locals 'doggerel" be
! ca; d them At the same time he
wrote many rhymes with the serious
! intention of having them, if possible
recognized as poems. But he could not
get them published. Even compost
lions whose worth he had tested-those
that would please people when Ia
stand up and read 'em to them" would
be returned promptly by every maya
zine to which he offered them for pub
LEGATION. The Hoosier dialect was too
Glow down" for the average magazine
editor.
Finally in freak of boyish indigna-
ton. to prove that what editors really
wanted was not originality. but imlta.
ton, he devised the scheme of writing
a poem in imitation of Poe and Of
palming it off on the public as Il real
poem of Poe's recently discovered, The
scheme was very skillfully planned
and very deftly executed and success.
full beyond anything the clever deyiser
Of it had ever dreamed. From one end
of the country to the other "Leonainie
was hailed as veritable find bit
of genius most genuine ore. Riley had
his revenge He had some trouble
however. in proving that he was not an
intentional forger.
He lost his newspaper position, but
he Immediately got anotbe" and letter
one on the indianapolis Journal. Come
and get pay for your work, said Judge
Martindale, the editor. The turn IN ,le
tide had come.