The Dolores star., 1908-07-24

The town Of Baltic, Ohio, containing
500 people, was practically wiped out
by fire on the 10th inst Starting in q
flour mill. the flames destroyed up
ward Of forty homes and business
buildings. The loss is estimated ut
100000.
Commander Robert f. Peary sailed
from Sydney. Nova Scotia, on the 18th
inst. on the steamer Roosevelt In an
other attempt to reach the North pole.
His last remark as he went over the
ships side was that he expected to ac-
complish his purpose.
In the United States Circuit Court at
Chicago on the 10th inst. Judge c. c.
kohlsaat decided that the issuing OF
railroad transportation to publishers in
payment for advertising is In violation
OF the provisions Of the Hepburn act,
which prescribes that rates shall be
alike to all.
BY vote OF 81 to the city council
OF Cleveland passed an ordinance de-
creeing that henceforth no private Gel
ebration of the Fourth OF July by the
use of firearms or fireworks shall oc-
cur. The ordinance was the result OF
The death of ten persons in this years
Independence day observation.
The lepers located on the island OF
Molokai have purchased large guam
tity OF daylight fireworks which will
be used to salute the Atlantic battle
ship fleet as 1t passes the island. A
large place which. on its explosion
will form the word welcome" has
been placed in a position of vantage.
Henry Farman's preparations for his
trip to the United States from Paris
are complete. His aeroplane will be
shipped aboard the steamship Phila-
| delphia. His paraphernalia includes n
model one-tenth the size OF the aero
plane, with which test Of the wind
and atmospheric condition will be
made before his flights.
Pressed to take some action to pre-
vent the American beef combine from
obtaining control of the retail beef
trade in Great Britain. Winston Chur-
chill, president of the Board Of Trade,
informed Lord Robert Cecil in the
| House of Commons that the operations
| of the six firms constituting the beef
| combine were receiving the careful at
| tention of the government.
A Berlin news bureau has received
private dispatch from Sosnowice.
| Russian Poland. stating that plot
| AGAINST tne lie OF Emperor NlCuOlds
has been discovered there. The con
spiracy. according to the dispatch, was
well planned and had many ramifica
tons. More than 100 men and women
were arrested at Sosnowice. charged
with being implicated In the plot. and
other arrests are impending.
| After two years of litigation over
the will of Daniel d. Wesson. who died
in August. 1906. leaving a $25,000,O ,O0O
1 estate, compromise has been reached
in the Supreme Court OF Massachu
sets. BY It's terms. after specific be
| quests <of over $4.OOO.000 are filled
the residue is to be divided equally
among Walter II. Wesson. Joseph
Wesson. Sarah J. Bull and the fouI
children of the late Frank Wesson.
AS a forerunner of the general in
crease Of about ten per cent In freigh
rates to be made by the eastern trunl
lines soon, the New York Central rail
road has filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission new rate OF
sugar and coffee between New Yorl
and Chicago. This means an II pc
cent increase in the present freigh
rates on coffee between the two citie
and seven and two-thirds per cent In
| crease in the present rate on sugar