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Tilt SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUWE IHA I., 1IAHK, 1'roprlntor. TERMS: $125 IN ADVANCE. NORTH PLATTE, - NEBRASKA. j V v v vv V vv V V vvv v v vy BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Omnlia nnd South Omnha will prob ably Join In n celebration of Labor dny. MIbs Nettle E. Droslus of Vnlcntlno, Neb., hns been appointed to the posi tion nt Fort Mohnvo Indian school, Arizona. Norway has ndoptcd the Erbnrdt flyBtem of artillery nnd has ordered twenty-two complete batteries from Germany. E-Scnator Pugh's condition shows Improvement at Washington. HIh pliyalclaiiB express themselves bb en couraged. Francis Schlatter, the Bo-cnllcd Dlvlno healer." was tried In the police court at Washington Saturday, nnd fined ten dollars or. thirty days In tho workhouse. Tho president has appointed William Cameron mlno Inspector for tho In dian territory, nnd D. Clem Denver re ceiver of public moneys at O'Neill, NobranBka. Mrs. Fred Hodgo, n fanner's wife, residing near Oxford, Wis., was crlm Inaly assaulted by two masked mon, while returning from the field. It 1b fenred alio will die. Tho secretary of tho German nuvy nnd somo Gorman manufacturers are UBlng lnrgo qunntltlcB of an oily pro duct of German brown coal tar call ed "MaBtit" for heating und steam producing purposes. At Beatrice, Nob., Jack Gorman was arrcstod for stealing a horao and buggy from II. W. Rodinnn. Ab he had counterfeit money In his posses ion ho will nlso bo held for tho United States authorities. A London dispatch Bays: "Tho bos rctary of state for India has received n dlspntch from tho viceroy, Baying that tho monBoon 1b weak nnd lrrogit lar, but gcnornlly aufflclcnt for flow ing, except in Gujarnt nnd Punjab." Tho stnto department has Issued a wnrrant to t,ho roprcsentntlvo of tho ntnto of Missouri to accuro tho return from Montoroy, Mexico, under extra dition of Adolph Grogor, who 1b charged with embezzlement of $3,000 from a company In which ho wna em ployed In St. Louis. Tho wookly crop bullotln of tho Bur. llngton railway, which has Just been prepared lis tho ofllco, of General Su perintendent Calvort and aubmltted to Goneral Mnnngor Holdrcgo, bIiowb that while Nebraska has not boon do ing Itself proud this year In tho pro duction of record breaking crops, tho Btnto Is going to do a grout deal bet tor than many others. According to preliminary estimates mado by Commissioner EvnnB, tho sum apont for punalona during thn year ending Junb 30, 1001, was $138, C31.000 an lucroaBo of only $09,000 over tho total for 1899-1000. Mean whllo 44,801 original penalonB were granted, 4,751 nnmoB wore restored to tho roll and ro-rntlngs wero allowed In over 00,000 cases. Tho census olllco hnB Issued a state ment giving tho atnttstlcu of tho school, mllltin, and voting population of tho Btntcs of Idaho nnd Illinois, nnd Hawuli, tho rcflultn bolug us fol lows: School ago, Hawaii, 33,774; Idaho, 54.0G4; Illinois, 1,589,015. Males of mllltin ago, Hawaii, 72.G9G; Idaho, 41,785; Illinois, 1,091,472. Mnles or voting ngo, Hnwait, 70,007; Idaho, 79, C07; Idaho, 53,032; Illinois, 1,401,456. Secretary Root hns appointed Cnns. Conant apodal commissioner of tho war department to Investigate tho banking nnd coinage In tho Philip pines and report to tho sccrotnry of wnr rccommondnttonB for ronicdlnl adoption. Mr. Wilson, sccrctury of agriculture, docs not tako so gloomy a view of tho agricultural prospecta between tho Allegheny and tha Rocky moun tains ub do Bonio of tho so-called ex perts who nro not connected with tho government service, Tho ofllclal mandate of tho court of appeals of Kentucky, ordering tho Scott county circuit court to grant ox-Sccrotary of Stuto Caleb Powers another trial, wus laauod. It la pos alblo that tho trial will be held In October. An alleged highwayman, giving his name us Will Jouea of St. Joseph, Mo,, was probably fatally shot through thu base of tho spine at Lcuvenworth, Kan., whllo seeking to escape from ti policeman. His companion, giving the name of Murphy, waa captured. Rural frco dollvery will bo estab lished on September 2 at Sac City, Sac county, la., with four carriers. Reeves Ilroa. bollor works nt Allt unce, Ohio, was completely destroyed by flro. Ijooh estimated at about 9100, 000, with $40,000 insurance. Tho comptroller of tho currency hn-j approved tho application of tho fol lowing persons to organlzo tho Farmers' National bank of Red Oak, la., with a capital of $50,000: Ralph Prlnglo, M. Chandler, W. T. Marshall. R. F, Owens and others. IS TO TIMBER FRAUDS Commissioner Herman Takes Precautions to Prevent Them. APPLIES TO ALL STATES HAVING Directly Aimed to Check Incurrence In Montana tin l Idiiho Iteclstrars Cen- urcil for NcRlcct Other Mil tten from ,tlm Nntlonut Cnpllnl WASHINGTON. July 20. On ac count of timber land frauds discovered In Montnna and Idaho Commissioner Hermann of the general land ofllco has sitspcnded all proofs mado during tho present year under tho timber nnd stone act pending conclusion of tho full Investigation and Inquiry begun some tlmo ago. This nctlon nppllci; to all stato where government timber land Is purchased nnd Involves thousands of cases. Many largo companies and speculators, It la alleged, have had "dummies" ns agents mako purchases of theso lands from tho government. Commissioner Her mann said today: "Owing to tho net of congress per mitting selections of valuable timber lands ns indemnity for lands held by individuals and operations within the forest rcscrvo n speculation In so-cnlled forest rcscrvo scrip baa atartcd. By this mentis tho owner may relinquish them to tho government nnd take vnl uablo lands on tho unappropriated public domain, or mny convey his hold ings to another person seeking to hold tho right of selection. "This system provided great rivalry nmong speculators and mining com panies In tho acquirement of lnrgo tracts of timber lnnda. This has In duced many others who aro not own ers of such scrip, or exchangeable lnnda Inaldo forest reserves, to avnll thomsolvea of an enrllor act of congress approved Juno 2, 1878, tho tlmbor nnd atone act. "This act HmltB each purchaser to 1C0 acres and expressly requires np plIcnntB to awcar that tho purchase Is not speculative but mado In good faith for his own oxclusivo use, and that ho has not mado nny agreement for tho transfer of his title. For ninny years, particularly tho last year, this law has been groBaly violated and abused by persons who perjure thcniBolvca beforo tho local land officers. Tho general land ofllco has directed Us special ngonts to report on nny further enscs that may bo discovered and all land officers havo been warned to oxerclso tho utmost strictness In tho examina tion of parties and witnesses. "Many of tho fraudulent proofB mado might havo been detected had the reg latrars and recolvorB nt tho local land ofllcca strictly applied tho rules for scrutiny of proofs of applicants. After such proofs havo passed tho local of ficers, showing regularity and apparent good faith of entries, it la' Imposslblo for tho authorities hero to detect error or fraud." GET NEBRASKA POTATOES. Hloni City Kncer to (let Thorn nt Good l'rlcci. SIOUX CITY, la., July 20. Tho scarcity of early potatoes In tho mar ket hero Is causing u good deal of ac tivity among local doalors to get hold of them. Every dny from 400 to COO bUBhnls aro brought In over tho com bination brtdgo In wagons by Nebras ka farmors, and tho wholcsnlo com mission men and rotntl grocora have mon at tho bridge from 3 to 7 o'clock In tho morning to meet these wagons nnd buy ns many potatoes ns possible. This competition means good prices and tho farmnra llko thn arrangement very much. From 75 conta to $1 a bUBhol Is being paid. Tho lato po tatoes hero will bo very greatly dnm nged If rain doen not come within a week. FREE TRAOEJTOR PORTO RICO. I'rrtldeut Issues Formal I'roulumutlon to Thin KfToot. WASHINGTON, 1). C, July 2G. Tho president has Issued his procla mation establishing freo trndo be tween Porto Rico nnd tho United States and declaring tho organization of a civil government for tho lalnnd, Tho proclamation la purely formal nnd only In tho body of tho resolution adopted by tho Porto Rlcnn legislature (heretofore published) doca It appear that tho Island Is act freo commer cially tomorrow In tho commemora tion of tho anniversary of thu plant ing of tho American flag on tho In lands. Drouth l'uts 1'otntnes Up. CHICAGO, July 20. In leaa than a week tho wholcsnlo price of potutoo:t In tho local market has advanced ns a result of tho drouth from 70 cents a bushel to $1,10, tho latter being tho closing figure yesterday. This lucrcnao of 40 cents a bushel In so short time s said to bo unprecedented. Reports from southern Illinois, Missouri and Kansas Indicate that tho recent show ers camo to lato to save much of tho potatoes In thoso sections. GENERAL DROUTH SITUATION. Thunderstorms Followed by Hot Hon Lit tle llrnetlt to Crop. WASHINGTON, July 20. Ofllclal reports show that the corn bolt re gion continues hut and dry, with no prospect of Immediate chnngo in theso conditions. Showers have fall en In tho northern hnlf of the corn belt area since last night, Including eastern Nobraska, Iowa, northern II llnola, northern Indiana and Ohio. Most of these rains, which generally were light In amount, fell last night. Today there wcro Bomo light rainfalls In western Ncbraskn and Oklahoma. These precipitations, however, tho forecast officials say, nre not nlwaya conduclvo of tho bent results to the growing crops, as they aro mostly thunder showers, Immediately follow ed by a hot Rim. Showers, It Is said, possibly may occur In tho drouth stricken region tomorrow, na they usually aro Inseparable from vlsltu tlona, of Intense heat, but no general occurrence of them la predicted. Tem peratures In tho corn belt whllo n few dogrccs lowor today than yesterday, were again high, ranging from 95 do grccs to 100 degress and higher. WHY IS THE WEST, HOT. This I'rolilcm In No I'urzlluE; the Scientist. PORTLAND, Ore., July 20. Edward A. Denis, forecast ofllclal In chnrge of tho Portlnnd ofllco of tho wenthcr bureau, said today concerning Mr. Servian' theory of heat causation through sun disturbances: "If Mr. ScrvlsB' theory la correct tho cxccsslvo heat being experienced In the cast should bo correspondingly felt In tho North Pacific states, as we arc under tho Influence of the same sun und situated In thn samo hemi sphere. Tho facta aro that the central west hns had a month more of tem peratures averaging from C to 12 de grees warmer thnn usunl. Tho nor mal daylight temperature In Portlnnd in July le GG.3. This year It has been only C2.5." KAISER AS PEACE MAKER. Mny Assume the Hole to Knct South Af rican Coiilllflt. LONDON, July 2C "Tho rumor na to tho enrly peace negotiations which haa pervaded tho House of Commons for somo days," says tho Dally Ex press, "has taken tho moro definite form thnt Emperor Wllllnm la soon to nBBumo tho rolo of peacemaker. Mr. Krugcr and his advisors aro repre sented as having empowered tfys kaiser to act for tho Doers, and ljo la willing to tnkc tho Inltlntlvo in or der to popularlzo his relations with tho German people, who disapprove his friendship for Groat Drltnln. Something apparently is on foot, whethor Emperor Wllllnm is in it or not." Mr. Krugcr's arrival nt Tho Hague Is connected, the Dally Express thinks, with the rumored pcaco suggestions, GREAT BATTLE WAS FOUGHT. Anil Frenuh Trampled Over Moors Iti Alcler. LONDON, July 27. "A few dayB ago," says a dispatch to tho Dally Mall from Cadiz, "a great buttlo was fought between tho French nnd tho Moors near Flgulg, It waB tho ro sult of the French operations to sub jugate thu tribes south of tho AtlnB mountains and to occupy tho oasis of Tafllot. Tho French wero victorious. Tho Moors assort that tho French gov ornmont has 90,000 troops on the Moorish border." Ov rdose of Strychnine. LINCOLN, Neb,, July 27. Georgo Colby, n young man of Grand Island, took fifteen grains of strychnlno nnd died in less than nn hour later In ex cruciating agony. Information from his home la to tho offect that ho waa leading a fast lite and associating with disBoluta characters. Condition of thn Treasury. WASHINGTON, 1). C, July 2C To day's statement of tho trcasuryy bal ances In thu general fund exclusive of tho $150,000,000 gold reserve lu tho division of redemption shows nvnlla bio cash balances $171,979,820. Gold, $98,521,003. Klne Herulves the Concrnn, LONDON, July 20. King Edward received tho foreign delegates to tho British congress on tuberculosia nt Marlborough. His majesty briefly ox pressed IiIb keen Interest In tho con gress and his hopes of fruitful results therefrom. Itnt for the Urn nil Army. ST. LOUIS, July 20. In goneral or tiers Issued by Commander-ln-chler Leo Rassleur of tho G. A. R., In regard to tho thirty-ninth nntlonnl encamp ment to bo held In Cleveland Septem ber 9 to 11, announcement la made that the Central Passenger association has mado a rate of one cent n mlln to ami from Cleveland, All other passenger associations, east, south und west, havo mado ratch of ono faro nnd a third tor tho round trip, plus $2. Mil L0NGMLL OELP Navy Secretary Pleased to Grant Schley's Request for Investigation, DEWEY AND OTHERS FOR COUNCIL Wishes to (live Snntlnco Oflloer Fnlrest Fosslble Iloarliip; Tho Order Will llo Iittied Hoon und Ilecomo KfTectlro Later. WASHINGTON, July 25. Secretary Long, In nccordanco with a request from Admiral Schley, advised that of ficer that ho would order a court of Inquiry to examine into tho entire matter of Admiral Schley's course In tho Santiago naval campaign. Later tho secretary announced that, owing to tho extremely hot weather, tho court would not meet until September nnd that ho would turn over his recep tion room to tho court. Tho secretary said: "It is too hot now nnd I don't bo liovo It would bo comfortablo for of ficers to sit In their heavy full drops uniforms during August. I Issued an order somo time ago dispensing with tho wearing of full dress uniforms during a court-martial, but thio case will bo bo Important thnt overy form of ofllclal dignity will bo observed, oven to tho guard of marines nt the door. I proposo to give tho court tho uso of tho largo reception room ad Joining my ofllce, which 1b a conveni ent nnd commodloiiB place." "Will tho sessions of tho court bo open." "Unquestionably"' was tho em phatic reply. "I proposo to mako that fact very plain. It would bo a great mistake to havo a secret court. The country has tho right to know nil that transpires In tho way of testimony of fered. Personally, I should bo very glad to havo a court composed of n largo number of officers, but tho naval regulations restrict mo to the selec tion of three. I hope to nnmo the personnel of tho court today nnd this will give tho Judge advocate nnd re corder nmplo tlmo to preparo n list of witnesses who are to bo summoned. This list will necessarily bo quite lengthy and It will tnkc some little tlmo to nB8emblo tho ofllcers hero. I do not believe that the session of tho court will bo prolonged, because, nfter nil, a great deal of talk over the Santiago campaign Is like tho Gonll'3 vapor, which can bo condensed In a Btnnll bottle." "Will Admiral Schley be allowed to namo witnesses?" "Admiral Schley," was tho reply, will bo afforded every opportunity for tho nppearanco of nil tho witnesses ho may desire. Ho 1b nlso entitled un der tho nnval regulations to bo rep resented by counsel." Whllo Secretary Long wns not nak ed whether tho court of Inquiry would bo naked to form and submit nn opin ion upon tho facts disclosed by tho Investigation, it is considered quite probnblo that this course will bo pur sued. Unless tho order convening tho court expressly requires this opinion to bo oxprcsscd, Its report must bo confined to atntlng the facts found. Wyoming n n 1'nsture. OHAHA, July 25. R. M. Allen, president of tho Stnndnrd Cattlo com pnny of Ames, Nob., nnd ulso con nected with tho beet sugar Industry there, arrived in Omah.i from Wyom ing. Ho said that pasturago thorn la Biiporb nnd thnt tho atockmon nre taking uniiBiial steps In order to derive tho most benefits possible from this fact. Thoy aro buying in Nebraska nil tho cheap cattlo and aro taking them to Wyoming feeding grounds. Cnmier Tub Precaution. MARSIIALLTOWN, In., July 25. Representatives of seventeen Iowa and Nobrnska canning factories met hore to discuss tho situation iir viow of tho protracted dry weather and decid ed to withdraw all prico sheets un til they enn ascertain the 'probable shortage of tho season's pick. fnmlltlon of the Trensurr. WASHINGTON, July 25. Today's Btatomcnt of tho treasury balance in the general fund, oxclusivo of tho $150,000,000 gold reservo In tho divis ion of redemption, shows; Available cash balnnce, $1C9,051,53S; gold, $97, 401,013. Funeral of Mm, Krticr. PRETORIA. Tuesday, July 23,-Mrs. Krugcr, wlfo of former Presldont Kruger of tho South African republic, who died Saturday last of pneumonia, nftor an lllncsa of thrco days, was burled hero today. Hoot Hiienlm of thn Fort. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 25. Secretary Root spcaka In high terma of tho posalbllltles of Forts Rlloy and Leavenworth ns posts for mllltnry In struction. He anys Fort Rlloy Is nn excellent post for ono of tho big mil itary campB of Instruction nnd ma neuvers contemplated by congress; also that troops to the present enpar Jty of the quarters a.t Jefferson bar racks nnd Forta Riley, Leavenworth and Sheridan will be retained. LOOKS LIKE A LONG FIGHT. Indications that Strike la the Steel Mllli If to Ito Allowed to Drift. PITTSBURG, July 21. The strllto presents practically no now situation nnd It nppcars as If the contending forces arc settling down to a pro tracted struggle. Whllo tho company at the Wcllsvllle mill received tho ac cession of a few men from tho ranks of tho strikers yesterday, tho numbor Is not yet largo enough to Justify the mill In starting up in full. In the meantime tho Amalgamated men arc keeping n constant watch on tho mill and all tho nvenucs that lead to it. Pickets havo been thrown out all along tho streets nnd at tho railroad stations, bo that nothing will escape tho vlgllanco of tho strikers If the company should bring any new men in. At tho Dowcss-Wood mill in Mc Keesport everything Is ns beforo. From unofficial sources, believed to bo conversant with tho company's plans, it la said tho management has no in tention of resuming the operation of tho plant nt present. Nevertheless tho strikers nro wary and evidently do not believe this becnuso they continue to patrol tho streets for the purpose of keeping their eyes on nnyono going townrd tho mill. Pickets nro lined along tho streets as well as along tha river front nnd strangers aro kindly but firmly asked to allow who they nro nnd how It hnppchs they arc Id McKccsport. NEBRASKA CORN CROP. Keporter I.oveland ItevlewH the State by Counties. United Stntes Department of Agri culture, Nebraska Section, Climate and Crop Service of tho Weather Bu reau. University of Nebraska, Lin coln, July 24. The past week has been hot and dry. Tho dally mean tompcraturo has averaged 12 degrees above the normal In eastern counties and 9 degrees nbovo in western. Tho maximum temperatures for tho week havo generally been btween 105 de grees nnd 110 degrees. Tho rainfall consisted only of a few scattered showers, with generally very light fall of rain. Tho past week has been a good ono for hnylng nnd threshing, but a very unfavorable ono for corn. Early plant ed corn has been practically ruin ed In the southern counties. Lato corn planted is qulto generally be ginning to tnssel very small and is in a critical condition. In southern coun ties it has been damaged consider ably and with rain soon would pro duce only a pnrtlal crop. In northern counties tho late planted corn Is in better condition, nlthough It has suf fered considerably from drouth. Iu many western counties a lnrgo per centage of tho oats and spring wheat has been cut for hay nnd In many southern couties a largo portion of tho oat crop will not bo threshed. Fruit of all kinds and garden vego tnblcs havo been damaged by tho drouth. Apples and peaches aro drop ping badly. DR. KOCH'S LATEST THEORY. Ilovlue Tuberculosis Is Not Trausralsslble to Unman System. NEW YORK, July 24. Prof. Koch of Berlin will announce, says a Herald dispatch, from his discovery that bo vino tuberculosis is not transmissible to tho human system. Tho famous bacteriologist, In nn interview, mado tho statement that ho has demonstrat ed that meat and milk tuberculosis in fected cattlo may bo consumed with nbsoluto Immunity. Dr. Allen F. Hnlght of Chicago, tho official representative of tho American Medical association, said: "If I had not heard Prof. Koch quietly an nounce his discovery In private con versation It would havo scorned to me absolutely Incredible I can only say that Prof. Koch Is too profound a student and has too much reputation at stnko to promulgate such a proposi tion unless convinced of its soundness boyond tho shadow of n doubt. If ho Is ablo to theoretically domdustrato his claim tho sanitary systems of tho world will be shaken to tho very roots. Tho word revolution but falutly expresses what the discovery will pro clpltate." Ohio llryiin Doinornit. CLEVELAND, July 24. At n prelim inary meeting hero of tho lenders of tho bolt among tho Bryan democrats, Georgo A. Groot of this city has been chosen us temporary chairman of tho stnto convention to be held nt Colum bus July 31. Dr. Abner L. Davis of Flndlay will bo tho temporary secre tary. Plcht to Hitter Knd. CAPETOWN, July 24. It Is reported that General Dolarey haa Informed tho KlerkBdorp commando that thero Is no longor any chance of European Intervention, nnd that they must fight the wnr out to tho bitter ond. Sheet Steel does Up. NEW YORK, July 24. The brokers nnd Jobbors In the sheet steel and galvanized Iron trade in this city ad vanced the price of sheet steel 1 cont per pound. SCULISY'S' PLANS SUIT Admiral Is Preparing to Make Maclay Answer for Criticisms. ASK FOR A COURT OF INQUIRY Wishes Uzoneratlon lly Fellow Officer llcforo Any Clv;l Action Dene Wilt Hbto To Berre With lllm Will Frob nbly lie Itamscy nnd llenhum Also. WASHINGTON, July 24. Tho Wash ington Post last night telegraphed Ad miral Schley that In nn editorial It in sisted that ho owed It to himself as well as to his friends to begin proceed ings ngninst Mr. Maclay, tho author of tho "History of tho United States. Navy," to dlsprovo the latter's charge, adding, "Will you do this? Please wlro statement." Today It received tho following tele gram: "GREAT NECK, L. I., July 23. Edi tor Washington Post: , I bellovo tho first step should bo Investigation of all matter by a court, then a civil action afterwards. I am preparing to take this course. (Signed) "W. S. SCHLEY." Tho Post In tho morning, as a result of extensive Inquiries based upon tho admiral's dispatch, will say In part: Admiral Schley proposes to ask nn In vestigation at the hands of a navaL court of Inquiry nnd then to suo His torian Maclay for libel. His action Is. the sequel to the developments during tho past wool:, when tho cntlro country has been surprised by tho publication of tho unexampled abuse poured out on him In tho third volume of E. S. Ma clay'a "History of tho United States. Navy," In which publication Schley Is said to have run away in "caitiff flight" and Is, In addition, denounced as a. coward, a cur and a traitor. Tho Schley court of Inquiry will un doubtedly be ono of tho most celebrated cases in the naval or military history of the country. Tho high rank of tho ofllcers Involved In tho controversy and tho intense public feeling which has. been moused will combine to give the Investigation a dramatic interest. Nothing has occurred In Washington for many years that will compare with it. Tho appointment of the court of In quiry Is oxpectcd to bo made by Secre tary Long, though It would bo In the power of tho president to make the se lections If ho chose. This is hardly likely to occur, however. Admiral Schley's ,lejtcr asking for tho appointment of the court will uo addressed to Secretary Long, who is his lmmedlato chief. To nddrcss tho communication to tho president, Ignor ing Secretary Long, would not only be n breach of naval etlquotto, but would bo totally at varlanco with Schley's careful observance of punctilious pro cedure. The courf, therefore, will be named by Secretary Long unless lie Bhall prefer to refer the matter to tho president. Mr. Long hns already stated that ir Admiral Schley requested a court of Inquiry ho would grant tho request and has also expressed his willingness to personally select tho court. While ho has not mado any statement as to its personnol, there is overy reason to be llovo that ho favors Admiral Dewey and Rear Admirals Ramsey and Ben ham, tho two latter being now upon tho retired list. Allen In WashlnEton. WASHINGTON, July 24. Governor Allen of Porto Rico nrrlved hero yes terday afternoon. Ho camo direct from Canton, Ohio, where ha saw tho presldont. The governor will now confor with stnto dopartmont otficlals, mnklng a moro detailed report on hlu administration than ho made to tho president. It Is said that he may remain hero until after tho Isstio of the president's proclamation of tho 25th announcing frco trade with Porto Rico. Tho be lief Is thnt ho will then relinquish his ofllco, In which event tho nomina tion of Hon. Wllllnm II. Hunt of Mon tana, at present secretary of the Island, to tho governorship of tho Island Is bolleved to bo probable. Illinois Corn In Wilting. CHICAGO, July 24. Although the maximum tompcraturo in Chicago yes terday wns only 80, five moro persona died from tho effects of tho terrific heat of Sunday. Many others over come during that day of unparalleled torrldlty aro In n serious condition. Tho government thermometer regis tered 102 at Springfield. Thero were several prostrations nnd ono death. Will Hnnp to Nearest Tree. FORT SILL, Okl., July 24. A law nnd order league "lias been organlzod hero to suppress tho dozens of crooks who havo Infested tho country since tho Kiowa-Comnncho registration be ban. Tho organization has decided to print nnd dlstrlbuto 1,000 handbills bearing tho following: "Notlco is here by served on all confldonco men, pick pockets, thieves and crooks who are caught plying their vocations that they will be hanged to tho nearest tree."