Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-02

3OBtOn anu Maine udS ofuSiSu tSh ~
comotives. The Denver Northwestern
and Pacific two. The Boston and
Maine has also placed an order for
] 900 fruit cars. The Missouri, Okla
homa and Gulf has ordered fifty freight
cars. The Great Northern and North
ern Pacific 1000 each and the Idaho
Northern and Washington 75. The
s 900 freight cars for which the Bal
timore and Ohio are In the market has
been increased to 10000, and large
amount of passenger equipment Will
be ordered In addition. The Pennsyl'
vania railroad are making Inquiries
for 5000 fruit cars of different types.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit company
are about to purchase 1000 cars OF
both the open and closed kind.
WASHINGTON, July 29.--Considera-
BILE improvement in the business situa-
ton compared with conditions prevail
ing a year ago is noted in a report
made public today by the bureau OF
statistics regarding the lake traffic for
the month OF June last. 1t is shown
that the domestic shipments from the
lake ports of the leading classes of
commodities totalled ten million net
tons compared with seven millions
net tons shipped June. 1908. Domestic
shipments for the current season to
the end of June OF twenty million tons
show a total of IS per cent in excess
OF the total domestic shipments for
the corresponding period in 1908
LANDER, Wyo., July 30.-One OF
the greatest oil strikes of recent
years has just been made on Plunkett
lease on the Shoshone Indian reserya-
ton about five miles north of Lander
in well being drilled by Los An
geles syndicate headed by George
Mitchell. At depth of $50 feet a
strong flow of oil and gas was en-
countered and though the well has
been plugged because there are no
facilities for taking care of the oil
the gas pressure is forcing out about
fifty barrels per day of the best grade
OF oil ever found in the United States,
according to the opinion of experts
who have sampled it.
MADRID. July 3O--The news from
Barcelona is that the calvalry and
troops have gained upper hand and
captured the main body of the in
sLrgents and that only isolated bands
are holding out in the suburbs, ere
ates the greatest relief in official cir
cles here. Work of repression will
| rapidly be followed up throughout the
Catalonian part.
Late last night It was officially an
nounced that the cavalry engaged at
Barcelona succeeded in driving in St
Martins square the principal band OF
revolutionists against whom the ar
tillery opened fire. After fighting des-
perately and successfully for a long
time, the reyolutionists we're surround
ed Many persons were killed in the
| fighting and the survivors surrendered
to the troops. No figures are given
os the casualties at Barcelona.
General Marina. commando 4 the
Spanish forces In Morocco, epolts
there is momentary quiet outsids Me
lila. No details OF the situation OF
the army at Melilla are given out ex-
| cept that Spanish reinforcements with
the new commanding general have
| arrived.
| WASHINGTON. July 30.-If weather
| conditions are favorable, Orville
Wright Will, late this afternoon. en-
| deavor to make the ten mile official
speed test In his aeroplane at Fort
Myer. carrying with him Lieut.. Benja
min d. Foulers as passenger. Only
two days remain for completing the
test and unless the weather lays
their purpose the Wright brothels wi l
not ask for another extension of time
President Taft and members of the
cabinet and other high government
officials will be at the fort today to
witness the flight.
LhoOp, heA.' ouiy oV.l HIet Culi-
dren were drowned and twenty two
houses washed away by cloud-burst
accompanied by terrific hailstorm.
which did immense damage, killing
hundreds of goats on the hills and
destroying crops. Hail covered the
ground to depth of four inches.
WHITE JPLA1NS, N. Y, July 30
Neither Harry X Thaw nor his coun
sci, Charles Morschauser, showed
much interest today in the report that
Evelyn Thaw intended to begin a suit
for divorce as soon as the present
proceedings closed.
This is the first intimation we have
received of such a suit" said, MIR.
Morschauser, "and we have received
no notice at all from Mrs Thaw or
her attorneys" Mr.. Morschauser said
so far as he knew Thaw had no In
tention of suing for separation or di-
vorce.
"Will he contest his wifes sui? p
the attorney was asked.
Most certainly II she brings It,"
said Mr.. Morschauser. Mrs. Thaw
has no grounds for divorce" he con
"a.