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Sherman Denies Charge.

Big Moose, n. Y. Aug. 5.-Siee Pres
iden, James s. Sherman. today made
the following statement regarding the
testimony brought out in the Indian
land contract investigation at Musko-
gee yesterday. in which his name Was
mentioned.
II never heard my name In eonnec-
ton with the contracts which were tho
subject of Senator Cores testimony
yesterday. I never had any interest Of
any kind in any Indian contract other
than the interest / for year have had
in the welfare of the Indians. and
which / shall ever have-no personal
interest I mean. The story. so far as
my name is concerned, Is without any
foundation whatever.
III any person has said / have my
personal interest In this or any other
Indian contract he has stated what
was not arue."
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RELATIONS BETWEEN PORTUGAL
AND THE VATICAN ARE
STRAINED.
SPAIN GETS 5000 RIFLES
Government SEXES Arms From Tug
Chartered to Attend Demonstration
May Have Been For Carl
ist Uprising.

Lisbon, Aug. S.-Portngal like Spain.
Is almost the verge of an open rup-
ture with the vatican, due among other
causes. to friction over governmental
censure Of the Roman Catholic arch
bishop Of Braga for suppressing Portu-
uguese Fracasian newspapers without
submitting the order tn the Portu-
guese government for approval Since
the Issue of the royal decree. July IL.
multiplying action of the archbishop. the
clerical forces, inspired. II lis charged
by Cardinal Merry Del Val the papal
secretary of state, have been conduct
Ing bitter campaign against the gov
eminent on this account. At the same
time the vatican has been raising diff
ffculties about refiliing diplomatic va
cancies caused by the death OF Senior
Martin Dqx Antas, the Portuguese am.
bassador to the vatican.
Danger also threatens the govern
ment from the side of the republicans
on account of the refusal of the king
to redeem the promise made by gov
eminent OF an amnesty for political
offenders, including the assassinators
Of his father and brother.
Bilbao. Spain, Aug. Silk thousand
rifles were seized by the authorities to-
day on board the tug which had been
chartered to so to San Sebastian,
where the great governmental
demonstration was proposed to be held
yesterday. before the clerical leaders
abandoned the manifestation. The local
authorities at San Sebastian had held
that the Carlists were planning to
take advantage OF the Catholic mani
festation to start a movement against
the government. No statement, how
ever, is made as to which party to the
conflict chartered the tug and loaded
1t with arms.
San Sebastian, Spain. Aug. S.-The
city continues tranquil. no further at
tempt at a demonstration having been
made since the group of more hot
headed adherents yesterday gathered
on the street with shouts of death 10
Spain; long live the pope" The troops
however, will remain in the summer
capital for several days.
The pope and Cardinal Merry De
Val received this morning from Spair
many kilograms expressing loyalty Il
the Vatican In the conflict with Spain
The kilograms sought to encourage tht
Vatican to resist the anti-clerica
| movement in Spain.
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length, and this needed no decora.
tions, for It was filled TO its capacity
mainly with ladies whose beautiful
summer costumes made II like = vast
garden. About $4,000 persons were in
this immense stand, a. ut its center
was q gorgeous throne on which sat
the acting grand master. William
Bromwell Melish OF Cincinnati, who
became head Of the order on the re.
cent death Of Grand Master Henry w.
Rugg OF Providence, R. 1. Mr.. Melish
will be regularly elected grand master
before the close of the conclave.
just north Of the Art Institute the
parade passed before another review.
ing stand In which were Mayor Busse,
the city council and the park commits
sioners.
Beautiful "TempIar Way"
At Washington street the marchers
turned west to State, where they en-.
tered on the "Templar Way" This
stretch extended from Randolph to
Van Buren, street and was made beau
tiful by handsome arch and massive
Corinthian columns OF pure white
erected thirty-three feet apart on both
sides OF the street Festoons OF natur.
al laurel connected the columns. and
the bright red cross and the shield
and coat of arms of the order were
prominent in the scheme Of decora
ton.
Moving south to Jackson boulevard
the knights again turned west, and
near the federal building passed be
fore yet another reviewing stand
which accommodated Governor Deneer
and his staff Marching north on La
Sale street. the parade passed be
meath the grand commandery arch Of
pure white which spanned the street
at the La Sale hotel, the headquarter,
of the grand commandery of Illinois
This was beautiful structure de
signed by one of Chicago's most ia
nous sculptors. Upon its top stool
the figures of mounted knights four
teen feet high. At the new city hal
on Washington street the parade wa,
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Barbecue for Editors,

Williston, \. D.. Aug. "a barbecue
was the feature of today's meeting OF
North Dakota editors in the hospi-
tality of williston. 1t was pulled sf at
noon in excellent style and to the uS-
most satisfaction and enjoyment of all
participants
taken for a drive over the irrigation
plant and the substation. They visited
the irrigation power plant and the
mines during the forenoon session Of
the editors.
Arrangements were made for keep
ing a legislative committee at Bis
marcl during the coming session.
There win be a band concert this even
ing and the session viii close with a
big banquet tonight.
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news OF THE WEEK
COMBINATIONS OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
4 BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Other
Matters In Brief Form for All
Glasses Of Readers.
Washington.

The value of imported manufactur
ers' material OF the United States
for the fiscal year just closed, includ.
ing crude and partly manufactured
goods. amounted to sS56,000,ooo, as
compared with $6T1 900 last year,
$40 100000 ten years ago and s2ST.
100000 twenty years ago, according
to statistics reported by the depart
ment of commerce and labor.
Just to show the doubling
Thomases that they can withstand
any physical test for army officers,
General Robert s. Oliver, assistant
secretary of war, Is to spend most
of his months vacation in the sad
die. General Oliver is sixty-three
years of age. His first task will be
a fifty mile horseback ride. Miss
Oliver. his daughter. will accompany
him.
Lieutenant Ellery Farmer OF the
Twenty-sixth United States infantry,
has been detailed as professor of mill.
tary science at the University of Mis-.
souri,. He will report at the uni
versity about August Is. Major Fred.
erick S. Foltz of the Fifteenth
cavalry has been detailed as as.
sistant commandant of the mounted
service school at Fort Riley. kas. He
will relieve Major George II. Cam.
eron, Fourteenth cavalry, who will
Join his regiment.
Present indications that the ma.
tional regatta of the American AS.
ISOLATION of Amateur Oarsmen to be
held this year on the Potomac river
under the auspices of the Potomac
Boat Club, will be one of the great.
est gatherings of oarsmen ever held
In America. Two days. Friday and
Saturday, August IL and 10, will be
devoted to the races. Crews and In
tividual scullers from all parts of the
United States and from Canada will
enter the contest.
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May Use Soldiers.

Washington. Aug. s.-President Taft
has authorized the use of troops TO
fight forest fires in Montana, Idaho.
Washington. Oregon and California.
The war department has ordered
Maj. Gen. T. II. Barry, commander OF
the department of California, with
headquarters at San Francisco. Brig.
Gen. NJ. ii. Maus. commanding the de-
partment of Columbia with headquar-
tiers at Vancouver barracks, Wash. and
Brig. Gen. Walter Howe. commanding
the department of Dakota at st. Paul.
Mimi, to hold the troops at all posts in
their commands in readiness to fight
forest fires.
The troops will be furnished as they
may be requested by district officials
of the national forests. Commanders
o. posts viii be instructed to give i'm.
mediate assistance in case OF call In
their territory.
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Foreign.

Lydle Lopoukhova, her brother.
Feodor. and Alexander Volinine. the
famous Russian dancers who have
been engaged by Charles Frohman
for an American tour, sailed for New
York on tn Oceanic. Their first per.
formances will be given at the En-
pire theater in New York.
France appears to be on the eve OF
one of the most colossal strikes that
the country has witnessed in recent
years. The engineers and firemen af-
tiliated with the national railroaders'
union are to meet to reach a final de-
cision on the action of the central
committee of the union, which has al
ready decided on general strike.
The workers demand an increase in
wages.
The supreme court has decided
hat Governor General Forbes OF
the Philippine Islands has the
power to deport obnoxious aliens
from the archipelago and has
granted a writ of prohibition against
the lower court which assumed juris
diction in the cases of dozen
Chinese who were deported last
August and returned to Manila In
March and began suit against Gov
srnor General Forbes and others con
nected with their deportation. 1t II
possible now that the case will 60 Il
Washington.
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CHOC1AW INDIAN HEARD
VICE PRESIDENT AND SENATOR
CURTIS OPPOSED CONTRACTS.
Added Bribery Charge 10 Made kS Gov.
srnor Of choctaw Nation-Mc-
Murray Denies Charges

Muskogee, Okla. Aug. ss-Not only
United States Senator Charles Curtis
of Kansas, but also vice-President
Sherman. disapproved of the contracts
whereby an attorneys fee. Of $3.000.-
600 was to be allowed in the sale OF
0.0o0,0 600 worth Of Indian lands In
Oklahoma.
This assertion formed the substance
of the testimony given by Senator
Curtis today before the committee APP
pointed by the house of representa-
tives to investigate what are known
as the McMurray contracts.
Senator Curtis came here to testify,
following the testimony given by Sem
ator r. p. Gore who declared he had
been informed that Sherman and Sem
ator Curtis each were interested in
the contracts. the approval of which
by congress and President Taft was
sought by J. F. McMurray.
Senator Gore charged that a New
York syndicate stood ready to pur.
chase the land for $50. 100000 and the
contracts held by McMurray called for
10 per cent attorneys fee. whereas
the Indian treaties with the govern
ment provided for the disposal Of the
dams on the floor of the senate and
in his testimony here Senator Gore
charged that he proposed sale was an
attempt to rob and plumber the In
dams.
Muskogee, Aug. 6.-More charges Of
attempted bribery In Oklahoma Indian
land deals were made before the con-
greasionaf investigating committee to-
day. D. C. McCurtain, a Choctaw In
dian, governor of the Choctaw nation
and attorney for that tribe. testified
that ]. +. McMurray had offered him
$4,000 to approve the land deals.
The contracts were those which were
disapproved by President Roosevelt in
1908. Il was called to the hotel by
McMurray." testified FcCurtain. While
there was introduced to Cecil A.
Lyon. the national republican commit
teeman from Texas. When Lyon left
McMurray, he said: I have decided to
give you $4,000 If you will not oppose
these contracts. II the contracts go
through just as they are. you will get
the money. II our profits are cut down
then your money will be cut down In
proportion"
]. I. McMurray in an interview late
today denied that he had ever offered
$4,000 or any other amount to Mr..
McCurtain. McMurray declared that
Cecil Lyon was financially interested
with him in the old tribal contracts.
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sermon on "Templarismr delivered by
Rev. DIR. George II, MaeAdam of Madi-
son, Wis, in the absence of Sir Knight
very eminent grand prelate Of the
grand encampment. The music was
In charge OF the grand organist of the
grand commandery of Illinois, the
choir consisting of several male quar-
tets belonging to the order In this
state.
Monday was devoted mainly to the
receiving of the grand and subordinate
communicates and escorting them TO
their hotels. II Is estimated that fully
100000 visitors came with the knights
and that about 100000 other excur-
sionists have flocked to the city this
week In consequence of the conclave.
OF course every hotel was thronged
and thousands of the visitors found
quarters In private residences.
On Monday evening all the local
and visiting Communicates kept open
house at their respective headquar-
tiers. and many of the visitors found
their way to the various amusement
parks and the theaters.
Parade Of The knights.
The grand parade" Of Tuesday was
the largest parade of Knights Templar
ever held. The preparations were
elaborate and Michigan boulevard was
most deliberately decorated. The sir
knights formed In line Of march on
the boulevard south Of Thirty-first
street. and signal to move was given
by the guns Of Battery B. l. N. G.. the
detachment for the purpose being
composed Of Knights Tenplar all oil
whom are members Of the battery
The same detachment fred the salute
to the grand master.
Marching northward In Michigan
boulevard. the parade passed. near
Hubbard court. beneath an entrance
arch built In the form Of an ancien,
battlement with its towers and tur
rets. This was intended to represen,
the entrance to the city. and a. the
column passed under II. buglers sta
toned on Its heights heralded the ap
proach Of each grand division.
Next the knights came abreast Q.
the lirst grand stand. one-half mils Y
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General.

President Taft Is pleased with the
result of the Ohio convention.
Thousands Of acres of unoccupied
lands are soon to be thrown open to
settlement.
Clifford Pinchot was suggested as q
likely candidate for the New York
governorship.
Mr.. Roosevelt is looking into indus
trial conditions in the mine regions
pf Pennsylvania.
Democrats of Minnesota nominated
John Lind for governor. but it Is said
ne will not accept.
Political leaders claim that Bal
finger is too heavy load for the ad.
ministration to carry.
The strike situation at Columbus,
Ohio, Is SO serious that troops have
been called to quell rioting.
John G. Carlisle. secretary OF
treasury under the Cleveland ad.
ministration. died in New York.
President Taft Is back at Beverly
and viii make no more jaunts until
he goes to Panama In November.
The president has busy week be
fore him. engagements having been
made for large number Of callers.
Thirty cotton mills at Fall River
owned by twelve corporations and
employing 5000 operators, were shut
down until August 8. for the purpose
Of curtailing production.
More than 81 500 900 Il being saved
annually to the citrus fruit growers
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Prisoners Crowded in Cells.

New Orleans, Aug. "a special to
The Pieayune from San Pedro Sula
Spanish Honduras. says that the jail
there is packed with political prisoners
1t is said that In three small cells
there are over 100 men. crowded almost
to the point of suffocation. Some Of
the most influential natives are among
the prisoners suspected Of being impli-
Gated in the alleged movement to over
throw the government. Several sus-
poets are said TO have been severely tor
tured in an effort to wiring confessions
from them. The Bonilla expedition ID
reported to have been last seen u
Guatemalan waters near Livingston.
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dismissed. after marching forty-three
blocks.
Enhancing Scenes at Night.
The scene In the streets at night
was especially beautiful. for all the
arches, festoons and columns Of the
decorative scheme were brilliantly Il
Illuminated, and on State street. In ad
dition to the "Templar Way" the mer
chants had put up decorations that
transformed the great shopping dis
trict into a veritable fairy land.
Undoubtedly the most spectacular
feature OF the night display was the
wonderful electric set piece erected
in Grant park on the lake front. re
producing in colossal size the official
emblem or badge of the conclaye. n
was $50 feet high and its 5000 power
full electric lights of varied colors
brilliantly Illuminated all that part Of
the city.
To provide added amusement for the
visitors. big aeroplane meeting was
started on Monday under the auspices
of. the Aero Club of Illinois. and the
Illinois Athletic clubs Marathon swim
ming race In the Chicago river was
set for Aug. Is. the closing day Of the
conclave.
Much Of the success of the conclavs
must be attributed to the efforts oil
John d. Cleveland. grand commander
of Illinois and president OF the trf
ennial executive committee. Arthur
Macarthur Of Troy. N. Y. II the very
eminent grand generalissimo Of thu
grand encampment and w. Franz
Pierce Of San Francisco the grand
captain general.
Among the most noted of the visit
ing masons from other lands are: TIT
Right Hon. the Earl Of Euston. prt
grand master Of the great priory a
England and Wales: the Lord Athlum
| ney. past great constable: Thomas
Fraser. great marshal: r. Newton
Crane. past great herald: F. C. Val
Duzer. past great standard bearer
H. ]. Homer. acting grand master ban
ner bearer: John Ferguson. past pre-
ceptor Of England and Wales. and thu
Right Hon. Luther b. Archibald, mos
eminent grand master OF the grea
| briory Of Canada. and ofncial stan.
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DIR. Crippen and Miss Leneve must
remain in Quebec until August Is.
Republicans and populists Of Ne.
braska declare for county option.
Oldfield says he is willing to meet
Jack johnson in an automobile race.
Progressives Of Iowa largely con.
trolled the republican state conven.
ton at Des Moines.
President Taft has decided that hia
public speeches henceforth will BE-
few and far between.
Arthur Gogelin. night marshal Of
Telluride. Col, was shot and killed by
Jesse Mum. q miner.
King Alfonso has given Premier
Conale-jas q free hand In the contro.
yersy with the vatican.
Congressman Charles @. Tirrell OF
the Fourth Massachusetts, district,
died suddenly last week.
DR.. Crippen and his companion
we're identified and arrested on the
steamer Montrose at Father Point.
Premier Canalejas describes the re.
call Of Marquis de Ojeda. the Span.
ish ambassador to the vatican. A. .an
indefinite suspension Of negotiations.
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Teheran. Persia. Aug. S-The casual
ties In yesterdays battle in the city
streets between the government and
nationalist insurgents were about
twelve killed and wounded on the gov
eminent side. The nationalists. who
were fighting under the leadership OF
Satar Khan. made famous by his long
defense of the city Of Tabriz against
the forces OF the deposed shah. lost
thirty killed and wounded.
Three hundred of their number were
captured i'm final assault which was
made after their position IN the north
ern part OF city nau been under fire
from infantry and rapid fire guns dur
ing the entire afternoon yesterday.
Bakir Khan. principal subordinate to
Satar Khan was among the prisoners
and was wounded.
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Hear. Hard Luck Stories.

Bismarck. n. D., Aug. b.-Anothef
day of the time Of the state equaliza-
tion board was given over to hearing
hard luck stories yesterday. These
yarns were spun by county auditors
and representatives Of express COM
panies doing business In the state.
There was no actual work of equal
ization done. but this morning the
board starts In eQualixing assessments
On real estate exclusive Of improve
ments. There IL good authority for the
statement that there win be decrease
in the levy this year. and the valua-
tions will be left as thsy were placed
hy the state board In 1909.
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Petrol Explodes on Submarie.

Portsmouth. England, Aug. Give
officers and five men were dangerously
injured today by an explosion of petrol
on the navy submarine Al. So great
was the force of the explosion that
the coxswain was blown completely
out OF the coming tower and fell into
the sea.
The Al seems Inflated. being the
same boat which was sunk in a coll
lision of Portsmouth In 1904 early in
its career. all aboard being drowned.
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Will Make Longer Trip.

New York, Aug. s.-Theodore Roose-
welt has added several cities where he
win stop over and make speeches. TO
the itinerary Of his western trip. His
first stop win be Cheyenne. Wye, and
the cowboys there are expected to show
New Workers just how a farmer presi-
dent Of the United States should be
welcomed.
Mr.. Roosevelt will travel In q spe-
cial car. and a reporter Of New York
magazine for which he works win 60
along. Mr.. Roosevelt said yesterday
that there would be very few political
speeches made on the trip. which be-
gins Aug. Is and ends Sept. II.
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Government Crop Report.

Washington. Aug. s.-The average
condition of corn crop on Aug. l as
estimated by the crop reporting board
OF the department of agriculture made
public with the general crop report to-
day was 1913 as compared with S5.4 last
month. S44 year ago and sal average
on Aug. for last ten years.
Average condition Of the spring
wheat on Aug. / was 81 as compared
with 61.e last month. s1.S last year and
s1.s. the ten years average on that
date.
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Earthauakss Recorded.

Washington. Aug. s.-Heayy earth
ouake shocks were received on the
seismograph at Georgetown university
last night. lasting for . period Of forty
seven minutes.
The shocks consisted OF two maxi
mum shocks and q series of lesser dis
turhances. The indications were thai
the center Of disturbance was about
. 900 miles from Washington.
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Salvation Army Arrested.

st. Paul, Aug. 6.-The entire Saliva
ton Army corps of st. Paul was placed
under arrest last night and taken to
the central police station In the patrol
wagon-base drums flags and all-on
the charge of obstrueting the streets.
All but Captain a. d. jackson were
released at the station. Captain jack
son was held at his own request. II
being presumed that he wishes to fight
the case.
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Troops May Fight Fire.

Washington. d. c.. Aug. 6.-The re-
quest has been made for troops to pro-
tect the national forests In Montana
and Idaho from forest fires and to as
sist in extinguishing flames. General
Wood. chief Of staff of the army has
applied to President Taft for an order
this purpose.
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Sir Wilfrid Laurisr Hurt.

Winnipeg. Man. Aug. s.-Sir wilfrid
Laurier. who Is making political tour
of western Canada, was slightly injured
train he was ON collided head on with
a freight. The fireman was killed and
Laurier injured about the legs.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-03-11

nandez, con Ell Pueblo de Puerto Rico
~ Wenceslao Borda, reivindicaci6n de
bienes indernizaci6n de perjuiciOs.
Viernes IS. Succession de GuillermO
Orrach, con Succession de Jacinto Po-
lance, nulidad y danos y perjuicios. 4
Martes 29. Tomas Quinones y Guz-
man, con Salvador y Gerardo Caste
ll6 y otros, cobros de credito hipote-
carlo.
Microbes 80. JESUS Al. Amadeo,
con SUCCESSION de Cruz Castro, y OtrO
terceria de dominic.
Jueves 81. Cayetano Cerame, con
Ramon Solla, y otros, revocation de
una orden de injunstion.