i ————————————————— wa THE BOILERS WERE BAD Reported Leaking Just Before the Ves- sel Was Blown Up. SAN DIEGO HOSPITALS ARE FILLED. The Dead Given a Military Burlal Sunday Afternoon at Polat Loma--The Doctors and Nurces Worked all Night at Hos: pitals— Fifteen Bodies Believed to Be in the Hold of the Vessel San Diego, -That the (Special) } + boilers of the nite tates gunboat Bennington, s blown up Friday ment wa % ' which oir the ¢ r parade, : Grave 3 age, bear names of men who di at Me the Mexican War; othe heir lives int tl nd who followed C t Old San Pasqual neighbors in death Army and Navy paid their last trib utes no le mierey, who gave f Californis Stock ic the conau oa Lhe the bay ACTOss around or ong Rosecrans came Fron journey Fort the coast heavy artillery; from the city of San Diego, the naval reserves: from the Loma, a company of khaki-clad repre Fortune a dozen sailors impressive body of mourners were the 52 men from the battered Bennington Besides these there were hundreds civilians, who, unthoughtful of the fa- tiguing journey from the gity, brought their offerings of flowers to lay upon the graves, a ——— on oS 5 AABN Alonso tn Visit William, San Sebastian, Ypain (By Cable). It is rumored that Emperor William has asked King Alfonso to time his visit to Berlin so as to include September 1, the anniversary of the Battle of Sedan, but the Spanish Government has replied that the King would wish to remain in Spain until the general elections, which take place September 6. The question of the visit was discussed between Cen. Montero Rios, the Premier, and Herr Von Radowitz, the German Ambassadoe, of NEWS IN SHORT ORDER, The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid Reading, Domestic] of Veteran s +f Corp Tniss fiers tempt to blov stantinople, but thus vered. Marine to visit Havana has declared of yellow fever, Jean Jacques Henner, the French The British journed until Government course, Ihe Japanese are meeting with stub born resistance in the Island of Sak- halin, but are gradually driving the Rus- sians back. The Chinese boycott of American goods even affects Standard Oil prod- ucts. House of Commons ad- Monday to enable the decide upon its future 0 A bomb was thrown at the Sultan of Turkey, who escaped injury, but several members of his suite were killed. Replying to King Edward's telegram of thanks for the welcome accorded to the British squadron at Brest, Premier Rouvier answered that the welcome given to the British sailors demonstrated the reciprocal sympathy existing between Great Britain and France. Revolutionary speeches were made at the Zemstvo Congress in Moscow. One speaker said they had appealed to the Emperor, and now they should appeal \to the people. Forty-Five Tons of Dynamite in One Charge. A Menace to Navigation in the Piscataqua | River, Hampshire, | Sight Witnessed by a Crowd of 30,000 | Persons The Largest Charge of Dyoamite | Ever Exploded. New TOKIO TO HONOR TAFT. Elaborate Preparations By For His Reception. Japs Killed in His Cell Large Relnforcements From the Mails Army- Russians Captured. dguarter Japans CHICAGO STRIKE ENDING Nearly All of the 5,000 Have Surrcnd- ered Completely. LUMBER DRIVERS WERE THE FIRST. Department Store and Rallway Express Team: sters Will Also Seck Unconditional Reln statement —Leogth of Strike 105 Days jured in Riots and Assaults, 462 CROP REPORTS IN NEW HANDS, Assistant Hay’'s Is Now Is Charge. Secretary STANDS BY MR BONAPARTE, a Speers 1 Twe Killed By Cyclone. Wi Si ] heard ic, Was rthern came f10s G ¥ farm hinery, | ma the damage on S000 In For miles and fences wes blown away, farm alone amounting to every quarter grain 1s ruined trees can be unrooted down. seen Found Dead ln Hotel Atlantic City, N. J. (Special) Niel Brown, a well-known man of Philadelphia, was found dead in bed at a hotel here. Apoplexy is thought to have caused death. He was a mem. ber of many clubs and was an expert whip. He was here attending the horse show, son society Wealthy Man Kills Himself, Owatonna, Miss. (Special).—Benja- min Cook, a member of the state pub. lic school board, shot and killed himself, His daughter found him sitting on a blanket, covered with blood, a revolver in his hand and a bullethole through his head. No cause is known for the sui- cide. Mr. Cook was former chairman of the State Democratic Central Com. mittee, and was reputed to be the wealthiest man in Steele county. He was 72 years of age. re. ee nternation of Washing interview with ling the granting of a liday nachinists Yard half to the Navy he during 1 holiday, b was gi with fi President, summer, the time men when it would with the regular work of This year the Secretary of Navy decided that the condition of work at the Washington yard was such that the half-holiday could not be grant. ed. The appeal of the men 1 dent Roosevelt was taken t} that he might order again that they be given the half-holiday in common with the department employes in Washing- ton, In response to the request of the com mittee for an interview the President referred the members to Secretary Bone apartd, informing them that the Secre tary’s determination of the matter would be final, and that he himself must de cline to make it a subject of review, A LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS, shou! the Secretary Wilson issued a statement acknowledging that the Agricultural De- partment had largely overestimated the tobacco acreage. After cutting his throat, E. Maurice Cox jumped into Rock Creek, but was rescued and taken to a hospital. Capt. John R. King, the new head of the Grand Army of the Republic, issued his first order, which pays tribute to the memory of the late Gen. Wilmon W. Blackmar, whom General King has DEATH CAUSED BY HAT PIN STAB. Victim Said It Was Done By Accident-—May Have Been Murder. SECRETARY HAY'S WILL. His Widow, Brothers snd Sister Beneficiaries. siament that Bold Diamond Robbery. Park A stolen { SpeCia diamond at Deal Beach. Somewhe entered New Y farmly sneak thieves Moore, a hant, while h ocean, 2000 worth of diamond sunb Moore. When they found their rooms were {ed ewelry, in Yous $ and succee Wife Murderer Ends His Life. Keokuk, Ia Lon Jackso | who shot and killed his 15-year-ol his home, near Downing, Mo, ( Special) at and then disappeared in the woods, has com mitted suicide. He returned home and hanged himself to a tree in the back yard after shooting himself in the head. The pistol shot aroused watchers over the wife's body, who found Jackson lifeless. Both husband and wife ‘were buried in the same grave. Two Siege Guos Ruined. New York (Special). Fire, starting in & hay shed on the Fort Hamilton preservation on the Long Island side of the Narrows, spread quickly to a gun shed, under which there were six siege guns, and to stables, in which were nearly 200 horses and mules. The sol diers of the garrison fought the flames until the arrival of engines from Brook. lyn, when the fire was gotten under cone trol after the main barracks had been threatened. suereeded. : ROOT IN HARNESS AGAIN. The Secretary of State Takes Charge Venezuelan Affairs. w— FIVE MINERS BLOWN TO PIECES Fatal Result of Explosion of Twenty-Five Pounds of Dynamite ¥ FINANCIAL. Robert Glendinning good demand for and the year over Louisville Nashville ending June 30, earned dividends of $£31.580.000 “his looks hike a genuine for Southern Pacific,” said EL B when the price moved up a point a surplus demand Smit Allegheny Valley's net carnings in May increased $50,515. For five monihs of this year the net gain was $137 810. President Corey, of United States Steel, is home from Europe, and is rep- resented as being optimistic on the out look for business, Bankers say most of the $45,000,000 which Japan received from the United Stan Jor its last bond issue will be sent... that ¢wuntry, and not spent for supplies in America, fastern trunk lines have reduced the freight rate on sugar to meet the cut made by the Gulf railroads. Last Win. ter the Gulf roads upset grain rates,
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