Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 19, 1902, Page 7

j “THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF GRAIN STORM CAUSES | GREAT DAMAGE NORTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWESTERN MINNE- SOTA SUFFER. RUMORS OF GREAT LOSS OF LIFE THREE TOWNS, ACCORDING MEAGER REPORTS, ARE WIPED OUT. TO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY HEAVY ARE UTTERLY STROYED. DE- St. Paul, July 16.--Tremendous dam- age to property and, it is thought, seri- ous loss of life were caused by a cy- clone which early last night swept in a southwesterly direction from the in- ternational boundary across the north- eastern portion of North Dakota and iuto Northwestern Minnesota, Three towns, according to the meager reports which were obtainable at mid- night, are totally wiped out. Railway and Western Union telegraph lines are wrecked, and there is no communi- cation with the section of the state Where the mosts serious devastation is thought to have been worked by the ternado. The first intimation of the seriousness of the storm came at 8 e’clock, when the Great Northern and Northern Pacific telegraph lines In the Storm District were sudienly snuffed out. A few mo- ments later communication * west of Fargo on the Great Northern and west of Ulen on the Northern Pacific was absolutely cut off. Telephone lines suf- ered the same damages and from the Paul headquarters at midnight it was impossible to penetrate farther than Farg9. The little town of Borup, on the St. Vincent iine of uhe Great Northern, is an absolut? wreck. The final report last night v that the entire town had been wiped out and hardly a structure left standing. The Northern Pacific at midnight was unable to gain The Slightest Information over its own wires from the storm dis- trict. The Great Northern succeeded, after several hours’ work, in calling Larimore by way of Breckenridge. The ccndition of the wites was such, how- ever, that little or nothing could be learned. Portions of the messages transmitted were not intelligible. West- ern Union wires were in equally bad condition. It is generally thcught that the prop- erty loss will be enormous, added to which will be a heavy loss of crops. The damage to railway and telegrapa property will be heavy. Rumors of Loss of Life. Fargo, N. D., July 16. -- A cyclone, which is reported to have destroyed thousands of acres of grain and to have dene considerable damage tu property, struck Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota last night. All telo- graph and telephone wires are down and only meager details have been ob- tained, There were several reports of Joss of life, but none could be authen- ticated. As near as can be learned from this peint the storm struck the east and west line of the Great Northern at Em- erado and Thompson, two stations south of Grand Forks, then crossed the Red river\into Minnesota. At Emerado and Thompson Considerable Damage was done to grain and buildings. ‘Thompson the depot is reported to have been blown across the track. In Minnesota th storm continued south and east of Crookston and did a lot of damage along the Winnipeg line of the Northern Pacific. Ulen, recently visited by a storm, was again a suf- ferer. At Borup several buildings were damaged, and two miles from Lake Park on the main line of the Northern Pacific east of Fargo, a caboose in which were several stockmen, was Blown From the Track. ‘The occupants were severely shaken up, but no one was seriously hurt. Between Lake Park and Ulen a fam- ily was reported to have been killed, but it was impossible to confirm the rumor, Many farm ouildings in the path of the storm were destroyed, and some domestic stock was killed. The grain fields have suffered badly and thou- sands of acres are devastated. The whe was just heading and is so Juxuriant in growth that the plant is badly tangled, but it was estimated that much of it would straighten up. Barley and early oats were almost ripe, and those crops will be a total loss wherever the storm struck. Crops Are Ruined. Grand Forks, N. D., July 16.--Grand Forks yesterday was between the paths of two storms, both of which were of terrific violence and the outer edges of both passed over the city. A heavy fall of hailstones fell with the first and in the second the ground was covered with stones measuring two inches in diameter. Many crops are ruined and immense damage was done by wind. The depots at Emerado, ‘Thompson and McDonald were blown away. Thompson is badly wrecked and farm builiings innumerable were de- stroyed. In Meckinock, Gilby, Inkster, Conway ~rd other towns north and west great damage was done. Wires are down everywhere, and all telegraphic service is crippled. There are rumors of loss of life, but nothing definite is known. Defrance’s Body Recovered. Webster City, Iowa, July 16,—A searching party has recovered the body of David Defrance, who was drowned in the Boene river six miles south of this city last Thursday. It was found three miles south of where he drowned. Old Muddy Claims Another Victim. Yankton, 8. D., July 16.—Fred, the nine-year-old son of John Fanslaw, was drowned in the Missouri river last night. He dived off the bank into the water beyond his depth and could not be rescued. eat At} KING EDWARD ON HIS YACHT. First Appearance Out of Deers Since Operation Was Performed. London, July’ 16.—King Edward left Victoria station at 11:35 o'clock yester- day morning for Portsmouth, where he boarded the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The king was conveyed from Buckingham palace to the rail- way station in an ambulance drawn by two horses. The only other occupant of the ambulance was Queen Alex~ andra. -o- Portsmouth, July 16.—King Edward arrived here from London before 2 p. m. The removal of his majesty from his train to the royal yacht was safely ac- complished by blue jackets and the king’s couch was placed in a reception room which had been specially con- structed on the upper deck. The war- ships in the harbor fired a royal salute as the king embarked, and all the ves- sels dressed ship and manned yards or decks. The royal yacht steamed off almost immediately after the transfer was completed. Ps . -0- Cowes, Isle of Wight, July 16.--The royal yacht, having on board King Ed- ward, Queen Alexandra and the princess anchored in Cowes Roads at 4:20 p. m. after a short cruise eastward. It was said that the king bore the journey exceedingly well. , MACEDONIAN RISING. Intrenched Rebels Withstand At- tacks of Regulars. ‘ London, July i6. — The Vienna cor- respondent of the Daily Mail says of- ficial reports received describe a form~- idable Macedonian rising in the Vilayet of Monastir, European Turkey. Ac- cording to these reports the rebels, in- trenched on the banks of the Ostrovo, withstood the attacks of a thousand Turkish regulars and several hundred Pashi-Bazouks for a week. Finally the Turks placed the Macedonian women and children in the front, as a screen, and stormed the position of the rebels. ‘The latter maintained a murderous fire and many women and children were killed by th own husbands and fathers. After dispersing the rebels the Turks massacred the population and looted and burned the houses of the in- habitants. WOMAN TAKES AERIAL FLIGHT. Wind Lifts Her From Platform and Sets Her Down in a Corn Field. Omaha, July 16.—Miss Marie Karous of this city was blown from a train running forty miles an hour last night and was uninjured. She was on the excursiog train running from Wilber, Neb., to Omaha. While she attempted to pass from one car to another the strong wind lifted her twenty feet in the air and dropped her in a cornfield. The fact that she was not injured is attributed to the condition of the ground, made soft by recent rains. When the train reached the next sta- tion friends telegraphed to the train following and the young woman was picked up and brought through to Omaha. POISONED BY WELL WATER. Family of Nine at the Point of Death at Waterloo. Waterloo, Iowa, July 16—Peter Smith, a well-to-do farmer residing east of here, and his wife and seven children, are lying at the point of death as the result of a poisonous substance in the well weter they used for drinking pur- poses. They used the water for break- fast and were taken dangerously inl shortly after. Investigation showed that the well was lower than the stock yards of the farm, and that the water had become poisoned by drainage from them. Some of the victims have im- proved slightly, but are yet in a pre- carious state. a0 OF THE POPE. GRr His Holiness Informed of Archbish- op Feeban’s Death. Rome, July 16.—Cardinal Rampolla, the papal secretary of state, informed the pope of the death of Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan of Chicago. The pontiff was much grieved. and retired to pray for the repose of the late arch- bishop’s soul. Taft Preporing Reply. Rome, July 16—William H. Taft, gov- ernor of the Philippine islands, yester- day received a long cable dispatch from Secretary of War Root giving the basis upon which the reply to the last note from the Vatican regarding re- ligious affairs in the Philippines shall be framed. Judge Taft and his ad- visers are now engaged in the com- pilation of his reply so that it may be delivered te the Vatican Wednesday. Of for Target Practice. Washington, July 16—Rear Admiral Higginson yesterday sailed from New York with the battleships Kearsargs, Alabama and Massachusetts for the eastern end of Long ISland, where act- ive work in evolutions, drills and tar- get practice will take place in the neighborhood of Block Island to fit the squadron for the coming maneuvers next month. Row in a Convention. Marquette, Mich., July 16—The con- gressional convention of the Twelfth district yesterday resulted in a row that at one time threatened to split the Republican party in two. The young forces practically bolted and set up an independent organization. After an hour and a half a compromise was ar- ranged. ‘The convention will reconvene to-day. New Experiment Station. Minot, N. D., July 16.—It is said the United States agricultural department is to establish an experiment. station somewhere on the Canadian border in the near future. Ward county is go- ing to make an effort to secure *he station. Reason for Resignation. London, July 16. — Lord Salisbury’s friends ascribe his choice of a date for his resignation to his desire to enable his successor to complete the arrange- ments for the new administration be- fore the adjournment of parliament. Girl Jumps Into Magara. Niagara Falls, N. Y., July 16.—Nina A. Phillips, 23 years old, good looking and well dressed, committed suicide here yesterday by jumping into the rapids on the American side from Goat ahh seen vais here. CORN CORNER OFF SHORTS EFFECT A PRIVATE SET- TLEMENT WITH THE GATES CROWD. JULY PRICE TAKES A BIG DROP WITHDRAWAL OF THE SUPPORT CAUSES THE BREAK IN THE CORNER. ENDS WITH THE USUAL RESEULT OUTSIDERS ARE LEFT TO HOLD THE BAG — PRICE DROPS 15 1-2 CENTS. Chicago, July 16.—Gates has closed out his corn deal on the Chicago board of trade. Samuel Scotten, the managing partner of the firm of Gates, Harris & Co., made this admission early yester- day afternoon. He stated that settle- ments having been made by the shorts, the deal was closed as far as the New Yorkers were concerned, and closed in a manner highly satisfactory to the men who ran it. The withdrawal of the support by the Gates contingent explains the slump in the price of the July commodity, and once more the outside traders, particularly the coun- try man and the farmer, who hoped to realize high prices, have been left as the men to hold the bag. The Gates ccntingent, refusing early in the day to take July corn At the Fancy Prices from the farmers and countrymen and elevator people who were shipping it in quantities and expecting to get £0 cents at least for it, the price was knocked off 151-2 cents, which means a drop of 211-2 cents since the open- ing of Monday’s market. In bringing about the result the crowd bulling July corn made two on- slaughts as spectacular as any seen on the floor ¢f the wheat and corn market in many a year. Opening at 80 to 79 cents, the first effort to apply the screws to the traders who figured to dump corn on Gates and his associates forced the price down to 681-2 cents, Then came a lull, and shortly before 11 o'clock, after a reaction to 71 cents, down it dropped to 67 cents, then to 66 and 65 1-2 cents, All Sorts of Rumors traveled about the pit and floor to the effect that the end of the corner had come, and that now Gates had gone en the same shelf with Leiter and Philips, but the fact seemed to be that refusal to take corn was the secret of the slump. Dealers expecting to unload on the bull element: got 75 cents, where they expected to get 85 cents, Clever man- ipulation, jockeying the marke: and thereby refusing to take corn at the high “gures anticipated by the elevator people and others seemingly showed that Gates and his crowd still held the reins.. While, to the outsider, the slump in price appeared to make it evident that the bears that the bears had the yates people on the run, the old heals at the business said it was not so. Sensational Slide. Opening at 80 to 79 cents, then to 78 te 75, 74, 72, 70 cents, corn finally reached 691-2 cents at 10:30 a, m. A wild, frantic, war-whooping market was what greeted sightseers and ob- rervers, and the slide was one of the most sensation.l in years of trading. September corn showel weakness as & result, dropping to 59 3-4 cents. Receipts yesterday were practically what they were the day before, about 500,000 bushels. Of the 827 cars, 243 were eentract corn, which was available on the July deal. July closed at 651-2 cents and Sep- tember at 59 cents, the latter feeling the withdrawal of the stpport from the July deal. TRACEY ON THE TRAIL, Hackdriver Sees the Desperado Go- ing Toward the Caxendes. ‘Tacoma, Wash., July 16.--News by courier this afternoon says that Outlaw Tracey was seen yesterday noon by a hack driver on Natchez Pass trail, lead- ing over the Cascade mountains to the Yakima valley. The posses to-day are without a clue to Tracey's whereabouts. The body of David Merrill, who es- caped from tne Oregon penitentiary with Tracey on June 9, has been found near Chehalis., A bullet wound in the back reveals the nature of his death, and substantiates the story told by Tracey about the duel in the forest, The rez mains were in a somewhat advanced stage of decomposition, but were still recognizable. The last time that Merrill was seen in company with Tracey was on June 26, in Tumwater canyon, when poth escaped tueir pursuers. Later ‘Tracey teld that he had killed his com- rade unfairly in a duel. MARCONI MAKES PROGRESS. Wireless Mes: es Carried Fourteen Hundred Miles, London, July 16.—Sig. Marconi joined the Italian flagship Carlo Alberto on July 7, when she went to Cronstadt, whither she had been ordered in con- nection with King Victor Emmanuel’s visit to the czar. Sig. Marconi at once installed a wireless apparatus on board the warship. Yesterday he telegraphed the Marconi company that he had re- ceived messages from Poldhu, the sta- tion on the Cornwall coast at Cape Skagen and.Cronstadt. The distances are respectively 850 and 1,400 miles from Poldhu, crossing England at its widest point and a part of Denmark. He added that his new magnetic re- ceivers beat all others in sensitiveness. U. S. Warships Salute Royalty. Christiania, Norwsy, July 16. — The United States warships Hlinois, Chicago and Albany were decorated yesterday and joined with the other ships in fir- ing a salute on the arrival here of King Osear IT. Soldiers Suffer From Heat. . Paris, July 16. — Intense heat pre- At the grand military re- view at Longchamps 3 generals, the governor of Paris, 12 officers, 200 sol- diers and 300 spectators suffered from sunstroke, + FLOOD IN MISSOURI. Dange: Moines Valley to Mississippi Low- lands, ‘ Keokuk, Iowa, July 16. — The flood danger has been transferred from the Des Moines valley to the Mississippi | low lands for seventy-five miles in Mis- souri. The Mississippi rose a foot and a half in twelve hours yesterday above the mouth of the Des Moines river, partly by a sudden rise in the Skunk river, thirty miles above. Observer Goesewisch of the Keokuk weather bu- reau station, sent out warnings to all roints down the Mississippi river that the river will get near the danger line. A rise of only a foot and a half more will flood several hundred square miles of Missouri corn fields. MERRILL WAS SHOT. . Body of the Outlaw’s Companion and Victim Has Been Found. Seattle, Wash., July 16. — A special from Chehalis says: The body of Da- vid Merrill, who escaped from the Ore- gon penitentiary with Harry Tracey on June 9, has been found. A bullet wound in the back reveals the nature of his death and substantiates the story told by Tracey about the duel in the forest. The remains were in a some- what advanced stage of decomposition, but were still recognizable. The last time that Merrill was seen in company with Trac2y was on June 26 in Tum- water canyon, when both escaped their pursuers. Later Tracey told that he killed his comrade unfairly in a duel. SHERIFF IS CINCHED. Judgement Against Him for False Imprisonment. Brainerd, Minn., July 16.—The case of C. B, Clement of Minneapolis, vs. Sheriff O. P. Erickson and J. T. San- born of «his city, was tried in district court and a verdict rendered for plaintiff in the sum of $225. The plaintiff boarded for a few days at the hotel kept by Sanborn, and left without paying his bill. Sanborn secured a warrant and had Clement arrested on a charge of defrauding him of $8. Erick- son confiaed Clement in jail, and, un- der threats of prosecution, induced him to settle to the amount of $50 for hotel bill and sheriff’s fees. The amount sued for was $5,000. GIRL DROWNS AT CROOKSTON. Mabel Nichols Falls From Boat Tied t» the Shore. Crookston, Minn., July 16.—Miss Ma- bel Nichols met her death by accidental drowning within a block of her home. She and two of her girl friends were sitting in a rowboat, tied to the shore. They started to get out and Miss Nich- ols was standing in the stern of the boat when the other young women in disembarking rocked the boat slightly. Miss Nichols lost her balance and fell over backward into the water. She gave one scream and then disappeared beneath the surface, her body not being seen again until fished out with pike poles nearly an hour and a half later. ADDY AGAIN ARRESTED. He Is Charged With the Murder of Mrs. Gorton. Litchfield, Minn., July 16. — Frank Addy, who was found not guilty of murdering Milton Gorton, was immedi- ately arrested on the charge of murder- ing Mrs. Gorton, and will be tried at the December term of court. In con- nection with this ‘case Phil Addy, a brother of Frank, and Fred Rutland have both been arrested—the former in Idaho and the latter in Manitoba. The latter arrests add interest to the case and are thought to take in all the sus- pects in the minds of those at all con- versant with the circumstances sur- rounding the fire. SHOT HIMSELF DEAD. » Teena Andrew Norim, a Former St. Paul Man, Dead at Big Timber. Big Timber, Mont., July 16.—Andrew Norim committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. He was about 38 years old, was a blacksmith and formerly worked in or near St. Paul. He leaves a wife and one or two children, who are living somewhere near St. Paul. He separated from his wife about six years ago on account of family troubles. He destroyed all let- ters before committing suicide, so that it is impossible to locate his family or relatives. It is known that he received letters from relatives in St. Paul. BOHEMIAN HANGS HIMSELF. Frank Charfranek, Section Hand on Great Northern, Ends His Life. Crookston, Minn., July 16. — Frank Charfranex, a Bohemian, last night hanged himself in a barn on Capt. Han- cock’s place near Huclid. The man was a section hand on the Great Northern, put quit work some two weeks ago, suying that a large stim of money had been left him and that he was going to claim it. He said that he would never need to work any more. It is thought the man’s mind was deranged. HORSE HAS EIGHT LEGS. Owners Refuse $1.000 for This Colo- rado Freak. Sioux Ctty, Iowa, July 16.—In a con- signment of Western range horses front Colorado received at the stock yards here yesterday, there was a curiosity in the shape of a sorrel gelding with eight legs. The horse is owned by John Huey and John Wenzo of White Pine, Colo., and they had raised him. They refused $1,000 for him. The animal is six years old and weighs 900 pounds. Drowned in Water Tank. . Fergus Falls, Minn., July 16.—O0. M. Hagen’s three-year-old son was drowned in a water tank on his father’s farm in Aurdal town last night. The country was searched when the boy was missed and its was several hours before anyone thought of the trough, ———— ‘ Farmer Killed. Hastings, Minn., July 16. — Peter Holzemer, a well known farmer of Ver- million, was killed last eyening by be- ing thrown from his wagon a mile and a half east of his residence while re- turning from Hastings. Drowried in Red River. Fargo, N. D., July 16—James Flynn, fourteen years of age, was drowned in Red river while bathing. Efforts at lo- 1 unsuccess- renserea_vvom _ver| BREAK IN STRIKE AGREEMENTS REACHED BETWEEN FOUR RAILROADS AND THE STRIKERS, OTHERS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW MAJORITY OF STRIKERS ARE EX- PECTED TO BE AT WORK IN A FEW DAYS. NEITHER SIDE CiAIM VICTORY FREIGHT HANDLERS GET I CREAS IN WAGES BUT NOT ALL DEMANDS. Chicago, July 16.—With agreements reached between four railroads and their employes the great strike of the freight handlers and teamsters that has paralyzed the industries of Chica- go for a week is apparently broken. A majority of the strikers are expected to return to work to-day. By Thursday, according to the present outlook, there will be few evidences of the strike. Some of the more radical unionists may refuse to accept the terms accepted by representative committees, but appar- ently they will be able to wield but lit- tle influence with the majority of the strikers. It is possible, however, that the radicals may prevent the strike from being called off at a mass meeting of the freight handlers called for to- day. Upon the action taken at this meeting will depend the attitude of the striking teamsters. Their national president, A. L. Young, Ordered Them Back to Work to-day, but if the freight handlers re- fuse to declare the strike off officially some of the teamsters may refuse to work. It is conceded that their officers exercise absolute authority. _ The four railroads that entered into agreements with their men were the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, the Chicago & Northwestern, the Nickle Plate and the Illinois Central. Of the four the Northwestern and the Illinois Central accepted the proposition made upon advice of the teamsters’ board of arbitration. The Nickel Plate and the Lake Shore succeeded in getting their men to sign the scale presented by the railroads July 1. Consequently neither the freight handlers nor the railroads claim a victory. As the employes of the Lake Shore were the first to sign, however, the railroads are expressing the greatest satisfaction over the Breaking the Strike. The freight handlers return to work without having obtained recognition of their union, time and a half for over- time or the abolishment’ of the proba- tion period. On the other hand the freight handlers have obtained in- creases in pay, the smallest one being 25 cents a day, procured by the truck- ers, While the signing of the agreement breaks the strike it does not end it. It is still in progress as far as twenty of the twenty-four railroads in the city are concerned. President Curran and a few of his supporters are still un- reconciled and state they will not rec- ognize any of the agreements. The fact remains, however, that the majority of the freight handlers are seemingly tired of the strike and eager to return to work. It is probable that they will be given an opportunity to do so to- day, for all the railroads are ready and even eager to sign agreements similar to that obtained by the employes of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern rail- road. STEAMER MICHIGAN STOVE ‘In, Freight Vessel Collides With Her at Full Speed. Brie, Pa., July i6.—An accident hap- pened to the United States steamer Michigan at 10:30 yesterday that was quite serious. The Michigan was lying at her dock when the freighter M. B. Groyer hove in from the Pittsburg docks. While under full headway, full for the Michigin, the captain of the Grover evidently lost control of his poat, for she stove into the Michigan, driving her down the bay fully 150 feet. The crash was a terrifle one. The nose of the Grover plowed into the Michigan, tearing her from her fasten- ings and held her front while the Grov- er carried her all that distance. There was great excitement eboard the war vessel. The collision was unexpected and naturally enough the crew were demoralized by the -abruptness of the thrilling event. Splinters and ribs and flooring of the decks flew and threshed about and the air was full of debris. Commander Winder of the Michigan estimates the loss at $10,000. The ship received no damage below the water line. Capt. C. R. Baker of the Grover, it is said, places the blame on Second Engineer James Murray. The boat was moving toward a fuel dock near the Michigan’s berth and he signallei to reverse the engines. Instead Murray guve full speed ahead. ‘ MAN BLOWN TO PIECES. Dynamite Accidentally Explodes tr a Mine. Johnstown, Pa., July 16.—John Sav~- ach, a Slav aged thirty-six, was in- stently killed; Roger Harvey, Sr. aged fifty-five, seriously, and John Yelis, slightly injured by ar exv'osion of dyn- amite in a mine of the Berwind-White Coal Mining company at Winber yes- terday. Savach was preparing a stick of dynamite for use when from some unknowr cause it exploded, together with sixteen sticks which were lying near by. Savach was hb to pieces. Policemen Injujred inj a Riot. Belfast, Ireland, July 16. — A report has reached here that a score of .police- men and a district inspector were in- jured while attempting to quell a riot yesterday at Newry. A number of the combattants were also injured. Violen Cyclone in France. \Chalon-Sur-Saone, France, July 16.— A violent cyclone visited this city last i Sev- NEWS IN BRIEF. Overflow From the Wires in a Con- densed Form. Privy Councillor Emanuel Hermann, said to be the originator of post cards, is dead at Vienna. The czar has appointed King Victor Emmanuel honorary colonel of the Fourteenth Lithuanian dragoons. William Still, who was widely known as the father of the “underground” railroad, and one of the best educated members of the negro race, is dead at his home in Philadelphia. It is understood in Sydney, C. B., that a syndicate is being formed in England to acquire and develop coal areas ad- foining the Dominion company’s prop- erty. The Gowrie and Blockhouse col- lieries are particularly mentioned. The German court circular issued from Bergen, Norway, says Emperor William visited the yacht Wanderer, owned by C. L. F. Robinson of the New Yerk Yacht club, and invited Mr. and Mrs. Robinson to supper on board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern. The German chess congress opens at Hanover July 21. Pillsbury, Marshall and Napier have entered. The chess writers refer to Pillsbury’s intention to play sixteen simultaneous games blind- folded as being unprecedented and us having caused a sensation in Germany. ‘TRE MARKETS, Latest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, July 16. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, 791-2@80c; No. 2 Northern, 75@77c. Oats—No. 3 white, 49@50c; No. 3, 48@49c. Corn—No. 3 yellow, 59@60c; No. 3, 58@59c. Minneapolis, July 16—Wheat—No. 1 hard, 80c; No. 1 Northern, 77 1-4c; 2 Northern, 74c. Duluth, July 16.—Wheat—Cash,, No. 1 hard, 78 3-Se; No. 1 Northern, 75 7-8; September, 721-2c; December, 71 5-8c; flax, $1.35; rye, 57 1-2c. Milwaukee, Wis., July 16. — Wheat— No. 1 Northern, 78@78 1-2c; No. 2 North- ern, 76@771-2c; September, 74@741-8c. Rye—No. 1, 59c. Barley — No. 2, 72c. Oats—No. 2 white, 541-4c. Corn—Sep- tember, 60 3-Sc. Chicago, July 16, — Cash Wheat—No. 2 red, 76@761-2c; No. 3 red, 73@75c; No. 2 hard winter, 73@73 1-2c; No, 1 North- ern spring, 76c; No. 2 Northern spring, 75e; No. 3 spring, 68@70c. Corn--No. 2, 80c; No. 3, 69@71c. Oats--No. 2, 49@500; No. 3, 48 1-2c. Chicago, July 16. — Cattle — Good to prime steers, $7.90@8.65; poor to medi- um, $4.60@7.60; $2.40@5; cows, $1.40@5.50. Hogs—Mixed and butchers, $7.20@8; good to choice heavy, $7.30@8.10. Sheep — Good <0 ckoice weth $3.25@4.10; fair to choice mixed, $2.50@3.25; Western sheep, $2.50 @3.75; native lambs, $3@6.60. Sioux City, Iowa, July 16, — Cattle— Beeves, $6 @ cows, bulls and mixed, $2.75@5.25; stockers and feeders, $2.50@4.50; yearlings and caclves, $2.50@ 4. Hogs, $7.40@7.75; bulk, $7.50@7.60. South St. Paul, July 16. — Cattle — Choice butcher steers, $7 @ 7.50; good, $6.25@6.75; common to fair, $4@6; choice cows and heifers, $5.50@6; good, $4.50 @; tair, $3.10@4; good to choice veals, $4.50@5, good to choice feeding steers, $3.50@4.50: steer calves, $2@3.25. Hogs—Range, $7.20@7.60; bulk, $7.450 7.50; rough sorts, $6.65, Sheep — Fancy lambs, $5.85 @ 6; good to choice fat lambs, $5.25@5.75; fair to good, $4.25@5; good to choice yearling wethers, $4@ 4.25. NEEDED IN VENEZUELA. ‘ Two American Warships Are in Venezuelan Waters, but Another May Also Ha Work to Do. Washington, July 16.--The Marietta wharved at Kingston, Jam., yesterday from Cape Haytien, was m2 there by the cable instructions dispatched from the navy department yesterday, ordering her to proceed to La Guaira, Venzuela, in re- sponse to Minister Bow2n's appeal yes- terday for an additional ship in those waters. 3 The operations of the revolutionists and the government troops are now rather critical at several points, and although two American warships already are in Venezuelan ' waters another may be needed for prompt communication. The Topeka which sailed from La Guaira’Sunday arived to-day at Curacoa, whence it is.reported that 900 revolution- ists under Gen. Penalosa are approaching Puerto ‘abello, where the government forces are entrenched. pS CaP ANCSAL TS ACRES OF BLAZING OIL. Eleetrical Storm Starts a Fire in the Jennings Oil Field. Jennings, La., July 16. -- During an electrical storm that passed over Jen- nings oil field a bolt of lightning struck the field storage tanks of the Jen- nings Oil company, setting them on fire. ‘The flames spread to the derricks of the company a@joining, and in a short time they, as well as the tanks, were destroyed. By the time the derricks had fallen the flames had eaten away a portion of one of the field tanks, allowing the oi} to es- cape, and the fluid rushed into the burn- ing streams in the direction of the coulee. All workmen on the field immediately stopped operations and set about throw- ing up levees to prevent as far as possibie the spreading of the fire. In ‘a short time, however, another tank had broken loose, and the wind had @riven'the flames into the derricks of the Southern, North- ern and Crescent Oil companies; but they, fn some manner, escaped destruction. Shot While Fishing. Iron Mountain, Mich., July 16.—Fritz Jager of Marinette, aged forty-five years, is in the hospital at Crystal Falls from the effects of two loads of fine shot put ‘rto him while fishing at Stager. George Wicker, a young man while in bathing, saw a crane and shot twice at it, not secing Jager, who was directly behind the bird. Jager’s wounds are not considered dangerous. Priests in Retreat at Lemars, Sioux City, Iowa, July 16. — Bishop Carrigan announces the first retreat of the priests of the Sioux City diocese will be held at Lemars, beginning Aug. 25. ‘Wind Fails the Meteor. Kiel, July 16.— The yacht club here has received a dispatch from Emperor William stating that in the race from Heligoland to Dover the wind was so deficient that it was impossible to test the qualities of the Armerican-built s@hooncr yacht Meteor, __ stockers and feeders, . oo