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Show nse of a garden hose prevented tin tuna of W. W. Fife from ' burning to the ground. As it was a large pile of lumber, lum-ber, valued at 30O, was nearly consumed. con-sumed. Over two blocks of hose were laid. Standard. Secretary Rusk la in Cliicngo in con necilon with an experiment he U pie-paring pie-paring to try oh a large anal in the treatment of the disease known as lumpy jaw, It has recently been treated successfully by the admlnlstrut on internally in-ternally of iodine of potassium. Que of the Inspectors of the bureau of animal experiment aud the sec-rotary expects t ) have it tested on two hundred head of cattle affetced with the lumpy jaw, to settle the question as 10 the value of the remedy. It s given lu doses of one to three drachms, dissolved iu pure water. It is best administered before feeding, and the doso should vary according to the size aud weight of the catllp. The treatment can be applied without danger dan-ger by any fanner. The secretary is also interested in extending microscopic inspection in-spection of pork, as th demand for inspected in-spected pork is constantly increasing, and it brings abont half a cent per pound mors in American and British markets than uninspected- The packing season begins in October, and the secretary desires to have his force in a condition to inspect a much larger number of carcasses than last season. The markets of Denmark, Germany, Ger-many, Austria, France, Spain and Italy, have been opened to inspected pork during dur-ing the past tear, and it requires a largo Quantity to supply them. It is estimated that the farmers of the country coun-try will receive a cent a pound more for hogs marketed this year than if there were no Inspecting . The secretary is greatly encouraged b7 the marked success suc-cess which has attended the inspection. Word reached Ogden yesterday that Royal Read, a 12-year-old son of William Wil-liam 8. Read, member of the Arm of J. G. Rad & Brother of this city, had been killed at Bloomlngton, Idaho, by a horfi. Mr. Read and his family left Ogden about three weeks ago on a pleasure tour and visited many of the well known resorts of Northern Utah and Sou; hern Idaho. They have several reiailvea and friends in Bloomington, near Moutpoller and several days ago arrived in that place. Thursday morn-' ing. Royal, while holding a horse, which was gr zing near the home of Mr. Allen, tied ths halter to his leg and stretched himself out at full length upon the grass. The horse suddenly became be-came frightened, and started to run at full speed across the country, dragging the lad over a picket fence and many other obstructions. The animal ran several blocks befoie being captured. When picked np it was found that the boy had received many Injuries, among them being a broken arm aud leg and a fractured skull. After living about twelve hours Royal died yesterday morning at 2 s'clock. The sorrow-stricken sorrow-stricken family left by rail at midnight, while the father started for home yesterday yes-terday morning, bringing the body with him In a buggy. Tnay will ar. riv8 here to-day and the funeral will likely be held at the third ward meeting meet-ing bouse Snnday, The exact time, however," will be glTen to-morrow. Standard, " HERE AND THERE. The democrats of Wyoming have nominated John K. Osborne for governor. gover-nor. The Minnesota republicans met at St Paul Thursday and nominated Knute Nelson for governor. Philadelphia, July 29. Twenty-nine Twenty-nine deaths are added to the resnit of the hoc weather to-day, bnt relief is now at hand. There was a thunder storm to-night,and the temperature has fallen several degrees. Knoxviixe, Tenn., July 20. Andrew Bealson and John W. Ellis outraged Mrs. William Dilke, at her home near Back-boro, Back-boro, Wednesday, tying her husband ud so that be could see. They were captured cap-tured to-day and to-night a mob took them from jail aud hanged them both-The both-The outrage was a piece of spite work, the woman having refused to marry the ravisher.i and choosing Dilke. "HJewIork, July 29. Heat continues insufferable. In lofty, well ventilated offices the merenry makes 99 degrees; on the oven-like streets it registers over one hundred. Up to 11:30 o'clock to-day there had been forty-two deaths . from sunstroke and a large number from prostrations. Last night was a sleepless one for most of the city dwell- ers. the temperature not going below 80 degrees. Over two hundred horses have died from heat since Monday. 5- The beat continues nnabated through-oat through-oat the whole day and evening Up to mid .light there were 107 prostrated.wlth forty-six deaths.and in Brooklyn twenty j seven deaths. A fire at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon' destroyed a barn belonging to Mrs. Holen Taylor in the rear of her residence resi-dence on Adams avenue, between twenty-first and twenty-second streets. The barn contained a lot of hay and the building was almost consumed before the fire department reached the scene, the alarm not having been turned in until it was too late. How the fire origin ated Is not known, but is it supposed that children were playing with matches, when the hay became ignited and caught the barn. Damage abont 650; insnred for $500, with Ballantyne's agency. The prompt work of the department aud the |