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Beasley is being taken back to Alaska to explain his endorsement on checks for $7000, which are alleged to be forgeries. In connection with the pontract for building the Government telegraph line from Daw son, down the Yukon river. Beasley ex pressed a willingness- to return to Alaska, saying the transaction can readily be explained. He insists he is innocent of any wrong doing, saying that he endorsed the checks not knowing two other signa tures on them to have been forgeries. AUTHOR AND WIFE BURNED Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Major Both Suffer Terrible Wounds. MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich., July 20. Charles H. Major, author of "When Knighthood Was In Flower," and Mrs. Major, were badly burned this afternoon. Mrs. Major was heating a curilng-Iron on an alcohol lamp, when the comb In her hair became ignited, burning her hair, arms and hands In a terrible manner. Mr. Major, Jn attempting to extinguish the flames, suffered severe burns about the arms -and -hands. JUST A JOKE OF PLATT'S Aldrlch Could Not Be Vice-President Even if He Wished. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 20. Tom Piatt Is becoming facetious In his old age. In an Interview today he declares for Senator Aldrlch of Rhode Island for the VIce-Presldency, Aldrlch has held the title of boss of the Senate for something like ten years, and of course would not surrender that title for the Vice Presidency. Even if Aldrlch wanted the Vice-Presidency, he could not get It. Whatever his popularity may be in the Senate, he Is personally little known and less appre ciated in other parts of the country. Furthermore. Aldrlch Is an extremist in his protection policy and there are other reasons why he would be unsatisfactory. However. It is scarcely worth discussing, because Piatt evidently Intended it as a Joke. PRINCE TO VISIT AMERICA ""r Heir of British Throne Will Be Guest of Roosevelt. LONDON, July 20. The Standard says It Is reported at Portsmouth that the cruiser King Alfred will after the naval maneuvers be held In readiness to take the Prince and Princess of Wales to New Tork, they having accepted an Invitation to visit President Roosevelt. There is no official confirmation ot the report. LEO'S SOUL GONE Death Rends It From His Feeble Body. BLESSING ON HIS LIPS As Breath Passes, . He Gazes on Crucifix. PATIENT IN GREAT AGONY Weeping Cardinals and Rel atives Surround Him. HIS LAST WORDS TO 0REGLIA Confides Care of Church, to Cardinal Garraerlengo in Last Conscious Mo ment End Due to Exhaustion in Struggle With Disease. OFFICIAL TITLE OF LEO XIIL. His Holiness the Pope. Bishop of Rome and Vicar ot Jesus Christ. Successor of St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles. Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church. Patriarch of the "West, Primate ot Italy. Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province.. ' Sovereign of the Temporal Dominions of the Holy Roman Church. ROitE,' July 20. Pope Leo XHI is dead. The last flicker of life expired at 4 min utes past 4 o'clock this afternoon and the pontiff now lies at rest. The period of over two weeks that Pope Leo passed In the shadow, of death was no less wonderful than his life. His splendid battle against disease was watched the world over with sympathetic admiration, and ended after tremendous efforts to conquer the weakness of his aged frame by the marvelous power of his mind. The pleuro-pneumonla with which his holiness had been suffering was scarcely so responsible for his death as that inevitable decay of tissue which ensues upon 93 years of life. The tested steel which had bent so often before hu man Ills was bound to break at last. Tonight the emaciated and lifeless frame which held so brave a spirit lies on the bed in the Vatican, beside which almost all . the world has prayed. The red dam ask coverlet rests lightly over the body, the cardinal's scarlet cape is about tb shoulders, while on his head has been placed the papal hood of velvet, bordered with ermine. A white silk handkerchief is bound about his chin, and in the hands that have blessed so many thousands has been placed a crucifix. So Pope Leo will remain until tomorrow, watched by uni formed officers of the Noble Guard and rough-clad Franciscan penitentiaries, who will keep a ceaseless vigil until the burial ceremonies. Tomorrow the Sacred College of Cardi nals will assemble for the official duty of pronouncing Pop Leo descd. After this sad function has been performed, the body will be taken to the small throneroom ad joining the death chamber, where it will oe embalmed. The funeral ceremonies will extend over nine' days, the body being removed to the Cathedral of St. Peter's, where it will Ho in state. The ultimate resting place of the dead pontiff will be in the magnificent Basilica of SjL John the X.ateran. Patient Though In Pain.' Pope Leo's final moments were marked by that same serenity and devotion, and, when he was conscious, that calm Intel ligence, which Is associated with his 25 years' pontificate. His was no easy death. An hour before he died, turning to Dr. LapponI and his devoted valet, Pio Centra, he murmured: "The pain I suffer is most terrible." Yet his parting words were, not of the physical anguish that he suffered, but were whispered benedictions upon the cardinals and his nephews, who knelt at the bedside, and the last look of his al most sightless eyes was toward the great Ivory crucifix hanging in the death cham ber. Practically all the cardinals now in Rome, kneeling at the bedside, watched the passage of his soul. Earlier in the day Cardinal Seraflno Vannutelll had im pressively pronounced the absolution in articulo mortis. The condition of his 'holiness varied from agony to coma. Wishing to relieve him, Dr. Mazzonl suggested that mor phine should be administered, but Dr. LapponI did not agree, fearing that the end might lje quickened. Of this supreme moment, Dr. LapponI gives and impressive description. He said: Death Through Exhaustion. "Death occurred through exhaustion, although in the last two hours Pope Leo made a supreme effort to gather together all' his energies. He succeeded; in rec ognizing those about him by the sound of their voices, as his sight was almost entirely lost. Still he made a marvelous LATEST PHOTOGRAPH OF POPE LEO. ROLE Regent During Papal gnum. CONCLAVE AUGUST 3 Long Contest Puts Can - didates All Equal. MAY BE A LONG STRUGGLE Haifa Dozen Candidates Have Good Chances. POWERS WILL K0T INTERFERE Tlicy All Desire a Pope Who Shall Be Impartial and Not'' Stir L"p Strife Among? the Nations. ROME, July 20. The greatest Interest Is now centered In the work of the holy conclave, which Is to select the success or to Leo XIII. The conclave will, it Is generally believed, meet August 3. Spec ulations, prophecies and predictions come from every direction In favor of the vari ous candidates. The comparatively long Illness of Leo has had the effect of nar rowing the chances of some who en tered the contest with what was thought to be the brightest prospects, while It has brought forward Into prominence oth ers who at first were hardly considered. The result Is that they are all now about on the same level. It Is said that there has never been a conclave In which there i are so many candidates who have a. fair chance of winning. Such a situation might) lead to a strug gle ot much longer duration than that of 1878, when Leo was elected. That con clave lasted scarcely three days. The contest would be prolonged especially If. after the early ballots, the different par ties whose exact strength could only then be established, persist In remaining faith ful to their favorites instead of joining WEARING THE TRIPLE CROWN. display of his energy, and even his death was really grands " It was resigned, calm madly across St. Peter's square, then quite empty. A second later another fol- and serene. Very few examples ,can be j lowed on a bIcycle. WIth!n a few sec given oi ' a man or sucn aavancea age. after so exhaustive an Illness, showlns such supreme courage in dying. The pon tiffs last breath was taken exactly at 4 minutes after 4 o'clock. "I approached a lighted candle to his mouth three times, according to the traditional ceremonial, and afterward de clared the pope to be no more. I then went to Inform Cardinal Oreglla,' the dean onds,. as if by magic, newspaper men, gendarmes and messengers, running, driv ing and gesticulating, dashed, to and from the portals of the Vatican. Like a wire less message tKere flashed the words: "He Is dead." Rubbing the afternoon sleep from their eyes, bareheaded men and women, many carrying babies, besieged the door of the nf ihf Snprfid Cnllpirp tchn ItnmpHlntfllv I.. .. . . .... j vaiican. - u.ne transformation was com- assumed full- power and gave orders that j pletc The qulck movement and Intense the Vatican be cleared of all curious per- fecU of the rapld,y crowd sons having no right to be therein. Con- nQW permcated where a few ralnute3 be temporaneously. the- cardinal instructed forQ there had becn no s!gn of Ufe The Monsignore RIghl. the master of cere- French aor'a carriage drove furl monles, to send Jhe Swiss Guards from ously from too VaUcan and drow at a the Clementine Hall to close all the cn-j near.b teleffrapn ofllce. without wait trances to the Vatican and dismiss all . , for the horscs tQ tnQ Ambas. jjersuua iruiu me utruiu uiiuuioer, uie uouy being intrusted to the Franciscan peni tentiaries." niourniiitr City is Calm. The death of the pontiff occurred at a time when all was singularly calm about the Vatican, as people had been so long expecting the final summons that their sensibilities were wellnlgh numbed. Out side St. Peter's, the empty trolley cars j swung slowly around the loop and across ; the square Into the cool colonnade which ! for over two. centuries has been the pride of Roman architecture. The clang of the car bells was the only noise that dispelled the traditional peacefulness of an Italian afternoon. Now and again one of those little open carriages in which all Rome rides rattled across the baked stone with which the square of St. Peter's Is paved and took its place on the cab rank that lies In the shadow of Mlchaelangelo's 400 columns. A few half-naked urchins' dawdled In the spray which a light breeze . blew from the fountain that plays un- f ceaslngly beside the huge obelisk brought ' to Rome from Egypt by some conquering Emperor. A few yards away, beside the doors that led to the Vatican, some 20 ' or 30 men and boys and a handful of j gendarmes lazily awaited the news. j Inside, the Swiss Guards lolled on a i bench and complained of the heat. Scarce- ly a soul passed up the marble staircase, i and the courtyard of San Damaso was s deserted except for the heavy black car- j riages of the cardinals and their coach-1 men, who were awaiting their masters. It was the hour of the siesta. Nothing 1 could have been more peaceful. Occa- . slonally one of the more energetic among , the watchers ventured Into the sun to take another glance at the pope's room, which, kept closely shuttered, was in perfect harmony with the quiet iscene it overlooked. At Z) minutes -past lour a man dashed sador Jumped out and notified his gov ernment of the pope's death. There soon HISTORY OP THE POPE'S ILL NESS. July 4 Stricken with senile pneu monia. . , July 5 Condition so 'grave that in jections of digitalis and camphor are given. July 6 Liquid gathers In the pleura and an operation Is decided upon. July 7 Operation produces restless ness and death Is hourly expected. July 8 Derangement of the kidneys adds to the seriousness of the case. July 0 Second operation performed to remove the llqfrom" the pleura, and the physicians 'abandon all hope. July 10 Operation has a more bene ficial effect than expected and tne condition 'of the patient Is much Im proved. July Jl Life is only kept up by re sort to the most powerful ot stimu lants. July 12 A change for the better oc curs and the doctors have hopes that the patient will survive. July 13 A serious relapse Is suf fered, delirium results from nervous ncss, a fatal termination is nearer than ever before. July 14 Delirium Increases. July 15 Delirium followed by burst of energy and another relapse. July 10 Alternate attacks of rest lessness and drowsiness. July IT Breathing becomes painful. July 18 Sleep brings Improvement and even hopes of recovery. The pope sits up. July 10 He falls into state of coma, strength steadily declines and doctors give up hope. July. 20 Death comes at 4:04 P. if., after few lucid Intervals. followed the cardinals, who. with set faces, drove slowly homeward. Vatican Closely Guarded. Bohlnd the shutters of Pope Leo's room, which still remained closed, all was over. The heavy bronze doors were swung to, and entrance to the Vatican was only obtainable by knocking at a little wicket that was closely kept within by the papal guard and without by the Italian police. The- latter had been slightly reinforced, but had no difficulty In controlling the crowds, which were allowed to remain In the square just as they were accustomed to do before the death, but not to enter the Vatican Itself. Carriages kept rat tling up, most of the occupants holding in their hands extra editions announcing the pope's death while they quickly got out. In the piazza of St. Peter's sat a group of young Roman Princes discuss ing the situation. Near by was another group of peasants and working women who make Rome so picturesque. A few entered the basilica Itself, and there of fered up prayers for Pope Leo's soul. Among the supplicants were many monks, who, with hands up-lifted, prayed long and earnestly at the gates of the dimly lighted shrines. Last Day Pull of Pain. Pope Leo's last day on earth was full of physical anguish; and this was height ened by fleeting moments of conscious ness which permitted him fully to rec ognize the slow approach of his end. The coma of last night was broken by periods of lucidity. When the doctors assembled In the sickroom for the morning confer ence, the aged sufferer recognized them and mournfully said their task" would soon be over. The doctors recognized that the catastrophe was very near, and soon In formed Cardinals Rampolla and Oreglla and the other leading figures of the Sa cred College. Towards noon the pontiff had a distinct sinking spell, during which his heart al most ceased to beat. The cardinals and Pope Leo's relatives were hastily sum moned, and word spread through the Vat ican that death had actually occurred. Last Rally Before Death. But, despite the Imminence of danger, the pope again rallied. Even while the cardinals stood about the bedside expect ing death, the sufferer opened his eyes and his Hps moved with words of bene diction. He recognized and spoke to Car dinal Oreglla, and. still thinking of the church he loved so well, confided its In terests to the dean ot the Sacred College. The cardinals, prelates and the dying man's relatives kneeled beside the bed and kissed his hand. For two hours the pope lingered in a sta'te of semi-con sciousness. (Concluded, on Second Page., (Concluded on Page 3.) CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. Death of the Pope. Leo XIII expires in prestneo of his personal and official family. Page 1. Affecting scene at dying pontiff's bedside. Page 1. Funeral services to be held in state nine days hence. Page 1. The whole world Joins In mourning. Page 4. Career of Leo as statesman, diplomat, bishop and pope. Page 5. Preparations for conclave to elect his successor. Pagel. Foreign. Bloody battje at capture of Cludad Bolivar, in Venezuela. Page 3. King Edward starts on his tour of Ireland. Page '-. War feeling against vRussIa grows In Japan. Page 3. National. President Roosevelt states his position toward labor unions. Page 2. Casslnl denies he made agreement with Hay regarding Manchuria. Page 3. General. Wyoming troops hold cattlemen at bay. Page 3. Archbishop Katzer, of Milwaukee, dead. Page 3. Northern Pacific provides money for new branches. Page 10. Sports. Seattle defeats Oakland, 5-2, and Jumps to fourth place. Page 11. Claud Schmeer is released at his own request. Page 11. Sacramento team will arrive today. Page 11. Constitution beats Reliance In yacht race. Page 11. Pacific Coast. Decisions handed down by Oregon and Wash ington Supreme Courts. Page tf. In the destruction of a Nome hotel three people lose their lives. Page tS. Connor Creek mine, near Huntington, Is robbed of large amount of gold dust and money. Page 0. Assistant Postmaster Tracy, at Baker City, dismissed; petition for retention. Page 6. Smith and Lane, who attempted to swindle Astoria, are sentenced to ten years each by Judge McBrlde. Page tf. Range war Impending in Eastern Oregon. Page 3. ' Commercial and Marine. Few bop contracts being made. Page 15. Advanc& in spot "Western com. Page 15. Liquidation continues In New Tork stock mar ket. Page 15. "Wheat weak and lower at Chicago. Page 15. San Francisco produce quotations. Page 15. Rushing work on steamer Telephone. Page 14. Increased traffic on Portland-San Francisco line. - Page 14. First grain ship ot 1003-4 fleet sails. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Money to build Nehalem & Tillamook Railroad has been secured. Page 1C. Harrlman Interests object to tapping Central Oregon by Columbia Southern extension. Page 10. Chief Hunt believes public Is criticising hw department . In order to have him removed Page 10. Temperature ot 91 degrees Is made oppressive by humidity. Page 10. President of Pacific Coast Passenger Asso ciation has glad hand for every city. Page 10. Oregon dty celebrated at carnival. Page 12. Manager George L. Baker wins suit of actors against Empire Theater. Page 12. Judge George sentences Lincoln County prlsS oner who. refuses to escape. Page 12. Suicide of Insane patient at Mt. Tabor Sani tarium, discovered. Page JJL