NOT A NEW DISCOVERY. =>v - J AM emu* « I* iT> T> ""-7 L iT£«*~ruße - / ,| ~ y' ~~*/ „ -\ -*•* '"" \> N /' c THE BOY—Huhl Any kid could have told Triggsy that. DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE | Condition* In the Hnalnc** World are Favorable, Oenplte Labor Trouble*. New York, July 27.—1!. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Iteview of Trade says: A fortnight of the steel strike lias •passed without materially altering the position of the contestants, or adversely affecting the industry as a •whole. Exceptional activity is no 4iced at. the mills not affected by the strike, and the movement of struc tural material for bridges, building* si.nd track elevation is still heavy. Steel bars for agricultural imple ment makers are firm in price and freely purchased. Railways seek freight, ears, and rails are sold for de livery next January. Cotton ties, sheets and hoops are commanding a premium. Pig iron is accumulating, but. producers offer no concessions. New lines of woolen goods for de livery after October 1 opened at mod erate reductions from last yjuar s prices, as generally expected by the trade. Supplies of heavy weight •goods have been reduced to a satis factory point and the situation in all branches of tin* industry is such as 'to engender confidence. Itaw wool, however, thus far fails to reflect the improvement, quotations remaining unchanged at. the lowest average price in four years. Shoe shops are producing at full capacitv, with orders arriving stead ily. and salesmen are already placing (spring samples liberally in western •and southern markets. Failures for the week numbered lOS in the United States, against 231 last year, and 28 in Canada, against 2S last year. Shower* in the Corn Kelt. Topeka, Kan., July 27. —fieneral rains throughout Kansas yesterday caused an effectual break in the. drouth. The rains came too late to be of material benefit to the corn, but will result in plenty of stock -water and giving new life to the pas tures. The rain in Topeka lasted an hour. Among the towns reporting rains are Pittsburg, Lawrence, Leav enworth, Eureka, Osage City. Burlin ffanie, Emporia, Parsons, lola and Lyndon. These localities report pre cipitation from lig-ht showers up to 'heavy rains. In many places rain is still "falling and indications are for heavier downfall. Earthquake* in Nevada. Salt Lake. Utah, July 27.—A section '75 miles wide through the Nevada des ert experienced a series of heavy earthquake shocks Friday. '1 lie vi brations generally were from north ■to south and at one or two points lasted five seconds. At Elko, „Vev., the shock was unusually severe. The high school building, a big new brick •edifice, was badly cracked by the vio lence of tiie vibrations and other buildings were slightly damaged. ('isarmakeri) Strike, Tampa, Fla., July 27.—A general <eig>armakers' strike was declared here Friday. This is a strike of all La Ke.-:istenvia workmen, about 5,000 in niwnber, because the International union men are at work in their fac tories. Only three factories remain unaffected by the strike. The strik ers demand an average increase of $5 per thousand. Accepted tl>e Chinese OllVr. Pekin, July 27. —The ministers of the powers have sent a note to the Chinese peace commissioners formal ly accepting the recent Chinese offer, •which wius for the payment "112 450,000- 000 tacls as indemnity, at 4 per cent, interest, the final payment to be ■made in 1940. The total payments of principal and interest will be 1,000,- 000,000 taels. Kitchener to Leave Alrlen. London. July 27.—The Cape Town correspondent of the Standard says: "It is reported in Pretoria that Lord Kitchener will give up his command •August .'!1 and proceed to England, where be will remain five months, then taking over the supreme com mand in India, and that Sir Bindon Blood is expected to succeed him in South Africa." The I.HUiirhliin of the Maine. Philadelphia, July 27. —The launch ing of the battleship Maine at Cramp's shipyard will take place to-day. The Maine is a sister ship of the Ohio, re cently launched at San Francisco, and of the Missouri, at the Newport News ship yard. She is 388 feet long and displaces 12,230 tons. 111 TRADE CROWS. Value of Exports in Last Fis cal Year $1,487,000,000. THE IMPORTS $822,673,000 Value of Farm Products Twice that of Manufactures. BIG INCREASES ARE SHOWN. Statement Prepared by the Treasury Department Demonstrate* that Circal liritaln I* Still Our llest ('uitomei Aiiiou*g the Nation** Washington, July 27.—The detailed figures of the foreign commerce of . the United States in the year ended June 30, l'JOl, were completed by the treasury bureau of statistics Friday. They show total imports $822,673,010; total exports $1,487,755,557. The imports by great classes in the fiscal year 1901, compared with the preceding year, are as follows: Ar ticles of food and animals in 1900, $218,510,098; 1901, $222,227,898; articles in a crude condition for use in domes tic industry in 1900, $302,426,748; in 1901, $269,763,404; articles wholly or ■ partially manufactured for use in manufactures and mechanical arts in 1900, $83,354,439; in 1901, $79,080,716; articles manufactured ready for eon sumption in 1900, $128,900,597; in 1901, $130,662,003; articles of voluntary use, luxuries, etc, in 1900, $111,670,094; in 1901, $120,938,095. The exports of domestic merchan dise by great classes were as follows: Products of agriculture.. .$944,059,568 Products of manufacture.. 410,509,173 Products of mining 39,267,647 Products-of •the forest.... 54,312,830 Products of the fisheries... 7,743,313 Miscellaneous 4.561,278 Each of these great classes except manufactures show a marked in crease over last year. The de crease in manufactures, which amounts to $23,342,583, is due chiefly to the absence of figures showing ex ports to Hawaii and Porto liico, which are estimated at about $25,000,000 for the year and largely consisted of manufactures. In two important articles of manufacture, however, the exports of 1901 fall below those of 1900. The total exports of copper in 1901 were 252,769,328 pounds, valued at $41,260,376,again5t 33,340,725 pounds in 1900, valued at $55,772,166. This decrease was due to a reduction in demand for copper in Europe. In cotton cloths there was a reduction, due to the temporary suspension of exports to China. The exports to each of the conti nents except Asia and Oceanica show a marked increase over last year. To Oceanica the apparent decrease of SB,- 014,099 is entirely due to the absence of the Hawaiian figures from the ex port statement of 1901. To Asia, the reduction of $15,510.- 993 is due in part to the temporary suspension of exports to China during the recent period of hostilities, and in part to the reduction in exports of cotton to Japan, as compared with abonrmal exports in 1900. By far the largest increase in ex ports was to the United Kingdom, the total increase being nearly $100,000,- 000, of which over $50,000,000 was in cotton, about $15,000,000 in bread - stuffs and about $10,000,000 in pro visions. The total exports to British territory were valued at $819,651,392. The total imports of the year were $27,268,168, less than those of 1900 and $22,243,180 less than those of 1891. The total exports were $93,272,475 in excess of those of 1900, and $603,274,- 747 iu excess of those of 1891. J'lcketlnjj In Permitted. New York, July 27.—Permanent in junction papers restraining the strik ing weavers of Frank & Dugan's silk mill in Paterson.N. J., from "serenad ing" or otherwise annoying non-union •workers, were receive din Paterson yesterday. The papers permit the strikers to post pickets and to urge •workers to leave their places, but all lof this must be done in a peaceable manner. The temporary injunction forbade the picketing. CAMERON COUNTY .. ..SS, THURSDAY, AUGUST I, 1901. SUN'S DOOE OPEN. A Deadly Wave of Heat Sweepa Over the West. Dorrni of People Died from Its lif lects—Crops Withered and Illed I'nder the Terrible mister ing 'l'liey Received—All Itet-ords Hroken. Chicago, Chicago, July 23.—Ten dead men, one insane and five pros trations showed the result of Sun day's sweltering heat. The tem perature Monday was pleasant, be ing below 80, and the deaths and prostrations were therefore the work of Sunday. Metropolis, 111., July 23. —Heat here Monday was greater than ever be fore in this section. Thermometers registered 110 In the shade and sev eral small thermometers in exposed locations burst because of the inten sity of the sun's rays. Kansas City, July 23.—Monday was the hottest day ever known in Kan sas City, the temperature reaching 106. Twenty deaths from the heat were reported Sunday and yesterday, Topeka, Kan., July 23. —Three deaths and ten prostrations form the record of Monday's heat in Topeka. The thermometer registered 106. From numerous plaees in Kansas come reports of intense heat and much resulting damage. Slight show ers fell last evening in some regions, 'but the larger part of the state is still parched by the terrible heat. In some parts of the state the tempera ture was as high as 109. The most hopeful estimate of the probable corn yield has fallen from half a crop to a quarter of a crop. Many coun ties report a total loss. St. Paul, Minn., July 24. —Reports from all sections of Minnesota and the Dakotas show that the heat wave continues with increased intensity. Many stations reported yesterday as being a record breaker, with maxi mum temperatures ranging from 100 to 108. liismarek reports a maximum of 106, the highest in many years. In St. Paul the to'p was reached at 100. The heat has had the effect of ma turing grain much earlier than usual and In northern Minnesota and Da kota the wheat is about ready to cut. Work in the harvest fields, however, is carried on with great difficulty, many prostrations of men and ani mals being reported. New York, July 24.—The Journal of Commerce, which telegraphed to a large number of bank presidents in lowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kan sas, prints a special report which says: "There is every reason for believ ing that the early reports of damage to the corn crop by the drouth have not been exaggerated. On the con trary it is quite evident that the situ tion is very much worse than at first reported and that much of the injury in beyond repair. "The region of worst damage lies within an irregular circle of about COO miles in diameter, with St. Jo seph, Mo., as an approximate cen ter. "The following question was sent to the bank presidents: 'Kindly wire us opinion of percentage of damage to corn and live stock by drouth in your vicinity.' "The answers indicate very serious losses in the region specified. In Kansas many report 75 per cent, damage to corn; in Missouri the ma jority of reports are between 50 and 75 per cent, damage; in Nebraska the reports are generally between 33 and 50 per cent, damage, while in lowa the injury is generally between 25 and 30 per cent. "It would seem from the returns given that a loss of 50 per cent, in this district would be a moderate es timate. This would indicate a loss of at least 312,000,000 bushels in the region of the greatest drouth." Topeka, Kan., July 25.—The heat record for Kansas was broken again yesterday. At Topeka the govern ment rfecord gave 106 degrees and thermometers in the street registered 110 and 112 degrees. Manhattan re ported 112, Emporia 112, Ottawa 110, Atchison 104. Abilene 108. Numer ous prostrations are reported and in Abilene there were three deaths. The financial part of the situation is lost sight of for the present. The thought now is of the extreme physi cal discomfort resulting from the heat, the alarming scarcity of drink ing water and the prospect of much sickness after the heated spell. St. Louis, July 25.—The maximum temperature here yesterday was 107, a figure never reached before in this city. Throughout the day people dropped on thesidewarlks in all parts of the city and horses in the streets fell to the pavement unable to move. In the 24 hours ending at 11 o'clock last night 40 deaths directly attrib utable to the heat had been report ed. In the same period 75 cases of prostration went on record. St. Louis, July 26.—Winds that pre vailed yesterday made their presenca decidedly felt on the superheated at mosphere and brought glad relief to Buffering man and beast. A maximum of 99 degrees was recorded. The diminution in the intensity of the heat was shown by the marked reduc tion in the death and prostration lists. Thirty-three deaths and 27 eases of prostration were reported, as against 43 deaths and 75 prostra tions in the previous 34 hours. Nine People Injured. Chicago, July 22.—Nine passengers were seriously injured and several others painfully bruised in the wreck of a Madison street cable car Sunday. The train was running at full speed, when the grip car was brought to a sudden stop because of a defective cable rope. The trailer bounced from the track, rose skyward and crashed with terrific force into the grip car. The shock was of sueh force that the passengers were thrown from their seats, several landing in the street headforemost and others falling against the seats and sides of the c§r. THE BIG LAND LOTTERY. A Cabinet Officer Says It la a Good Thing for Poor Men and Prevents the Hlch from Grabbing* Washington, July 24.—Secretary Hitchcock said yesterday with refer ence to the effort to prevent the opening of the Oklahoma Indian lands to settlement by injunction proceedings at El Reno, that the preparations of the department for the opening would proceed as though no suit had been begun. "We shall not let the matter go by default," he said, "but we apprehend no ob stacle from that proceeding. Any one can bring a suit." The secretary took cognizance of reports coining from Oklahoma that the men who are registering at El lieno and Fort Sill are doing so with the intention of transferring their rights to others. "The report," he said, "is to the effect that they can and will dispose of their numbers at enormous profits. That is absurd, because it is impossible under the regulations for them to transfer their rights. For any of them to at tempt to do so would be a clear vio lation of the law. They take an oath not to do such a thing and to use their rights for their own exclu sive benefit. There can be no specu lation in these numbers." The secretary also said that re ports are coming to the department of schemes for disposing of numer ous town sites, the promoters offer ing chances to the public. "The only town sites which have been au thorized," the secretary said, "are those of the three county seats. No others have been sanctioned and no one knows where others will be. Hence all except those three are bogus and reports of their establish ment should be denounced as intend ing to deceive the public." Referring to the suggestion that the new lands should be sold at auc tion and the proceeds of the sale turned over to the Indians, the secre tary said: "These lands are as much govern ment property as are any other part of the public domain. They have been purchased from the Indians and title is no longer in them. Hence the plan is not feasible. Moreover, it would not be wise, if practicable, for If the lands were put up at auc tion they all would fall Into the hands of men with money, and tho poor man would have no chance whatever. Under the present plan all have equal rights, regardless of conditions of wealth, and that this fact is recognized is made evident by the large number taking advantage of the opportunity for registration." El Reno, O. T., July 25.—The rec ord was again broken yesterday when 1(5,708 registrations were made in El Reno. Total for El Reno 120,637. The registration at Lawton was 1,342, making the total for that place 29,- 288. Grand total 149,925. G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT. Arrangement* Are IHade to Bring the Western Posts to Cleveland, 0., on Special Trains—The Kates. Cleveland, July 26.—The Grand Army departments of Nebraska, Mis souri and Kansas have issued official orders to the posts of their respective states regarding the national en campment in Cleveland. The Ne braska people will run a special train from Omaha. The train will be decorated with bunting, streamers and grain, the latter the product o? the state. The departments of Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado and Wyom ing have been invited to accompany Nebraska. The Missouri general order urges the greatest possible representation of posts from that state. Commander-in-chief Rassieur will accompany Frank P. Blair post, of St. Louis, on its special train, which will reach Cleveland on Sep tember 9. The department of Kan sas will run a headquarters train. St. Louis, July 26. —General orders issued by Commander-in-Chief Ras sieur, of the G. A. R., in regard to the national encampment to be held in Cleveland September 9 to 14, state that the Central Passenger associa tion has made a rate of one cent a mile to and from Cleveland. All oth er passenger associations, east, south and west, have made rates fro'u one fare for the round trip to a md a third, plus $2, which will apply through their respective territories, but when the Central Passenger asso ciation territory is reached the one cent a mile rate will only be charged. Sues fc.r 805,000. Butte, Mont., July 26. —Eva A. In gersoll, of Dobbs Ferry, N. V., widow of the late Robert (». Ingersoll, has broug'ht suit in the district court here against several heirs of the es ta.te of Andrew J. Davis to recover judgment for $'.55,000, with interest from August- 24, 1897, for legal serv ices rendered by Col. Ingersoll dur ing trial of the suit involving the va lidity of the alleged will of the dead millionaire, A. J. l)avis. Plaintiff al leges that the lawyer was to be paid SIOO,OOO for his work, but afterward a compromise was effected among the heirs and the alleged will was admit ted to probate. Hart a < linllenge. Chicago, July 24.—Nettled by re cent uncomplimentary 'comparisons of the relative playing strength of the Chicago National league and American league teams, President Hart lias issued a challenge in be half of the National league club for a series of seven or more games be tween the two local teams, to be played between September 30 and October 15. A Story ol" Wreck und Disaster. Seat tie, Wash., July 24.—The steam ship Humboldt, with SIOO,OOO in treasure and 80 passengers, has ar rived from Alaska. She brings news that two river barges were found de serted and the eight men who were in charge of them gone. Three ocean barges belonging to Black Sullivan, loaded with 300 tons of merchandise and bound for Dawson via St. Mich aels, have been wrecked near Kodiak. The ocean barges went on the rocks at Rocky island. Eight men started from White Horse on June 10 and 12 for Dawson in two scows, which ,were later found oa Freeman's Point THE STEEL STRIKE. No Indications of a Speedy Set tlement. Both Sides maintain Firm Attltudei and the Content Seems Likely to be One of the Longest uu Record—The Situation at , the Various Centers. Pittsburg, July 23. —The expected did not happen yesterday. Neither of the looked for programs for Wellsville or McKeesport were car ried out. At Wellsville the importa tion of men failed to materialize and at McKeesport the attempt to re sume at the Devvees Wood tube plant was not made. From the other Important point, Duncansville, conflicting reports are received, and the result of the quiet struggle going on between the American .Steel Hoop Co. and the Amalgamated association is still un certain. Late in the afternoon the Amalga mated association issued its first strike bulletin from the general of fices. The bulletin is printed in the Amalgamated Journal office and is intended to give the members of the organization official news concerning the progress of the strike. In the future it will be issued on each Mon day and will be followed by the regu lar issue of the Journal during the latter part of the week. The bulletin gives an outline of the conditions prevailing and reproduces abstracts of President Shaffer's re cent addresses at Wellsville and Mc- Keesport. In the most prominent part of the bulletin is printed the warning words: "Do not drink, especially if the trust tries to break the strike by importing non-union men. Don't believe anyone who says the mills will be closed forever, or taken out of the community if you don't goto work." Further on are the words: "There were not enough men in tho coun try to run the mills before the strike, so nil you need to do to win the strike is, don't work. Enjoy your summer shutdown; it means more work next winter. That is the time for mill work anyhow." Pittsburg, July 24. —The combine forces have decided to carry the strike into the courts. Judge P. M. Smith, of Wellsville, 0., has been re tained by Persifer F. Smith, district manager of the American Sheet Steel Co., to prepare papers for presenta tiOn within a few days to a federal court asking for a restraining order to stop strikers from accosting or molesting in any way non-union men on the highways. The move prom ises a crisis in the strike. Much interest is centering in the situation at >J*>nessen. It is report ed that 12 men were discharged Tues day because of their too close friend ship with the Amalgamated people. Among the many peculiar condi tions found at the Monessen mill is the fact that the men are paid on a tonnage basis and the company has by contract with the men offered a bonus on all tonnage over a certain limit, this bonus to fce paid at the end of the year. Some of the work ers have as high as SSOO thus far coming to them and They realize that in case of a strike, they will lose all of this. The effect of this is to hold the men to their places. Sharon, Pa., July 24. —A bill for a preliminary injunction has been granted by Judge Miller, restraining the strikers at the American Steel Casting Co. works from entering the grounds of the company. A hearing will be held to-morrow. Pittsburg, July 25.—Two moves, it is said, were made Wednesday by the officials of the American Sheet Steel Co. towards the breaking of the strike. One was the shipping of some of the non-union men that have been employed in the Vandergrift mills of the company to Wellsville, to assist in the starting of the plant. The second move that is understood to have been initiated is the starting of the long idle Hyde Park, Pa., plant of the American Sheet Steel Co., This plant was taken into the combine, burdened with the objectionable con tracts made by the former owners, and has remained idle since the American Sheet Steel Co. took hold of the property. Pittsburg, July 26. —The peace mis sion of M. M. Garland, who went to New York on behalf of the conserva tive element of the Amalgamated as sociation, has failed. Mr. Garland was unable to secure from the steel manufacturers any terms on which a settlement could bo reached. They would ifot recede an inch from the attitude they have taken, lioltjing that the workers' leaders precipitated the fight and peace negotiations are off. At the same time a more pow erful influence is being sought to carry the olive branch to J. P. Mor gan. Joseph Bishop, secretary of the Ohio state board of arbitration, is working as mediator, and plans to reach the combine people through Senator Hanna. Mr. Bishop is acting with the approval of the Amalgamat ed leaders and carries credentials from President Shaffer explaining the attitude of the association. There is little doubt that Hanna will receive the mediator graciously and it is ex pected he will promise to exercise his best endeavors toward a settlement. About his success with the combine people much doubt is expressed. Jnmes Fosburg Testifies. Fittsfleld, Mass., July 23.—James Fosburg was called yesterday as a witness for the prosecution in the trial of his brother for the murder of their sister. May Fosburg. The young Vale graduate made an inter esting figure on the stand and his testimony was direct and conclusive. It apparently left no doubt that his explanation of the reason why he did not know that burglars had been in the house and killed his sister was truthful. His testimony greatly ip oreased the faith of the defense in < tho ultimate acquittal oj his brother. A HOT RECEPTION. Citizens of an Illinois Town Prepared to («l»e One to Imported Laborer*— The Latter Turned Buck. Chicago, July 26. —General Manager Aetzen, of the Latrobe steel anil coup ler works at Melrose l'ark, gave out a statement last evening, declaring that the company has abandoned the effort to bring colored laborers to Melrose Park and that they will be •ent back to their homes in Alabama. All day the 300 colored men sat in ■their cars at La Orange, 28 mile*; from Chicago in fear. A committee of five citizens of Melrose l'ark called on them during the morning and urged ■the men to return to their homes in Alabama. They informed the ne groes of the actual state of affairs in Melrose Park, where 300 armed men ■were awaiting the arrival of the train determined that they should not be allowed to alight in the village. Their statements alarmed the imported men and finally five of them made, their way into Chicago, where they sought an interview with Chief of Po lice O'Xeil, asking protection, which he could not give, as the trouble was not within the city limits. After men had left the train to come to Chicago, the fears of those left on the train increased greatly, and it was with difficulty that the trainmen managed to keep tnem from running away in a panic. Nearly all of the colored men declared that they ■would not goto Melrose Park and that if taken there on the train, they would refuse to get off. At 2 o'clock Marshal Ran, of the town of La Grange, ordered the train bearing the colored men to move out of the vil lage. It did so and was placed on a siding two miles north of La Grange. In the meantime the attorneys for the steel company called upon Sheriff Magerstadt and asked that the com pany be given ample protection against the mob violence which was threatened. They stated positively that the laborers would be landed in the shops of the company late in the afternoon, whether the sheriff fur nished any aid or not. "I have just received a telegram from Adjt. Gen. Reece offering me the aid of the state militia if I need it," said Sheriff Magerstadt, after his con ference with the attorneys, "but I will not need it.l have sent half a dozen men to Melrose Park to make a report to me on the conditions there. If they say that 300 armed men are pa trolling the streets, as the officials of the company inform me, I will swear in a number of deputies and will pre serve the peace at all hazards. How ever, I am not going to call upon the militia, as the company is capable ol preserving the peace whatever hap pens." Out at Melrose Park the armed citi zens remained on watch until assured the negroes were not coming, whes they dispersed. FLAME-SWEPT. Dnvenport, lu-, Is Visited by u 8700,. 000 l'lre—lTlany People Were .flad< Homeless. Davenport, la., July 26. —'Fire laid waste to an area of sawmill and residence property in Davenport lasl evening equal to 20 ordinary citjr blocks. The flames started in big piles of kindling wood of the Rocl< Island Fuel Co. on the levee. A brisk breeze was blowing and carried the flames directly across the immense lumber yards of Weycrhauser & Denkmann, which was soon a seething mass of flames. The spread of the fire was so rapid that workmen bare ly had time to desert the yard. The flames pushed their way into the adjoining residence district, close ly settled with middle class homes, the average value a few thousand dol lars each, from which the occupants escaped only with their lives and the clothing on their backs. Over 50 homes were burned and some tene ments, resulting in hundreds of fami lies being rendered homeless; others deserted their homes in the threat ened district. The efforts to check the flames •were unavailing till they spread on the north to the spacious ground of St. Catherine's hall, a boarding school for young ladies, which was saved after the tower burned off. Gradual ly the battle waged on the edges of the flaming district told, as the less thickly settled portions of the city were invaded, and by 10 o'clock the conflagration was under control. The mill and yards of the Weyer hau.ser & Denkmann Co. were totally destroyed; loss $400,000. Residence and other losses $300,000. The U. X. Roberts sash and door factory, Red Jacket Pump Co., Standard Oil Co., Riverside mill and Davenport woolen mills had narrow escapes, as the flames were checked just before reaching them. It is believed there were no fatali ties, although it is impossible to say definitely at this time. Ilad the breeze blown from the east the entire business portion of the city would have been swept away.' Fortunately a southeast breeze car ried the flames toward the bluffs, and as soon as they were out of the thick ly settled district the work of fire men and hundreds of volunteers brought the fire under control. The heat was intense and two ambulance* were kept busy haulnig away persona who were prostrated by it. In a few instances persons living in the burnetl district have not been located by their relatives, but it is believed that they escaped. Possibly 100 families wera rendered homeless. Deadlock ICnded, London, July 25.—"The deadlock » the ministers of the powers has end ed," says the Pekin correspondent of the Daily Mail. "Russia has with drawn her proposal to reduce tha duties to 10 per cent, and has accept ed with some important reservation* Great llritain's counter proposal." A Free Trade Proclamation. Washington, July 26.—The presi dent yesterday issued his proc'anrm ti establishing free trade between orto Rico and the United States :uml declaring the organization of a 0!vil government for the island, 3
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