Show SPARKS FROM THE WIRES There has not been a pound of soft or hard coal In Lima O since last Wednesday Wednes-day The fuel famine Is unprecedented and there Is no sign of relief Wood has gono as high aa 10 a cord Tho announcement has Just been made that the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian society so-ciety of New York has received contributions contri-butions for a fund for a new building in New York city amounting to 0975 About fifty representatives of the agricultural agri-cultural live stock and commercial interests In-terests of the Vcst are in session at To poka Ran at the cull of Gov Stanley to organize an association to promote re ciprocity1 with Mexico nun other LatIn American countiles with special reference refer-ence to the products of the West AttorneyGeneral W H Douglas of Minnesota In an Interview states that the published letter of J J Hill In explanation ex-planation of recent transactions In the stocks of Western railroads and the purposes pur-poses of UK Northern Securities company com-pany would nut In any way Influence tho action which had been contemplated by the State officers of Minnesota |