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sn a nt 1 1 1 v 4 '' C VOL. XLV.-NO. 13,922. -PORTILND, OKEGOX, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTSr IS 5E Gunboat's Boilers Ex plode at San Diego.- GREW DEAD OR INJURED Thirty-Nine" Killed, Twice as Many Maimed. BODIES FLUNG HIGH IN AIR Mishap to One Boiler Causes All to Blow Up Many Bodies Wedged in Wreckage Still Sought by the Rescuers. RECENT DISASTERS ON AMER ICAN WARSHIPS. Battleship Misrourl, off Pensacoln, April 13. 1004, explosion of powder, S3 killed, 5 injured. Battleship Massachusetts at Phila delphia December IS, 1004, explosion In flreroom; 3 killed.- 4 scalded. Battleship Iowa, 'April S, 1903, ex plosion of sun; 3 killed, S Injured. Cruiser Olympia, Norfolk. Va.. Sep tember 12. 1003, explosion of barrel of alcohol: 2 killed, several wounded. Battleship Connecticut. September October. 1004: tfiree mishaps or at temps to wreck; no one hurt. SAX DIE5GO. Cal., July 21. Broken and blackened, with her flag: flying at half mast, her hold filled with 15 feet of wa ter, the United States ship Bennington lies beached on the shores of San Diego harbor. Thirty-nine of her crew He dead at city morgues, the fate of a dozen more is as yet undetermined, and three score are stretched upon beds of pain in -various hospitals. This is the result of the ex plosion which wrecked the trim little naval craft and wrought such tinible havoc among her crew at half-past 10 o'clock this morning. The placid waters of San Diego Bay have never before been the scene or sucn a disaster, and San Diego City has never before been stirred by such scenes of death and suffering as those witnessed to night. Bodies Ranged In Rows. Twenty-one dead bodies lie ranged with gruesome precision at Davis & Anderson's morgue. The stark forms were outlined in Immaculate winding sheets, the terri ble results of scalding steam upon the faces fully hidden beneath the folds. Thirteen victims were stretched upon improvised biers at Johnson & Connell's morgue, while five others were to be seen at Woolman & Bradley's. At the two latter places the work of the explosion was terribly In evidence. The' face of every victim Is scarred and scald ed. In many cases almost beyond recogni tion. At Agnew's Hospital tonight are many injured, suffering in almost every instance from scalded bodies. Several are expect ed to succumb to their injuries before the night is over. On board the Bennington the -unharmed members of the crew are working under great difficulties to reach the boiler-room and coal bunkers, where. It is believed, a dozen bodies are lying wedged in the. wreckage or submerged In the water which fills that part of the vessel. Cause 'Sot Yet Known. The cause of the. explosion has not yet been determined. There Is much talk among the crew, especially the Irrespon- rible membersv of weakened and leaking boilers, but until a thorough inspection of the wrecked boilers can be made no definite official statement is obtainable. An examination of the Bennington above decks did not disclose- any great aamage. The vessel was covered with a gray coating, the color of ashes. The escaping steam carried a gray-colored mud, which smeared everything, even the sides of the vessel. There were broken gangways and displaced ma chinery of n minor character, but no serious damage to the main deck was visible. It was explained by those on board that the wreckage was all below, but just how serious this is will be fully tietermined only after a thorough ex amination. This cannot be made until tho water has been pumped out and the vessel righted. Commander Young: de clined to make any official statement for publication. He said, however, to n reporter this afternoon that he'fce lieved the disaster was caused by the explosion of boiler D on the port side and that boiler B, while not exploring, has been damaged, allowing the steam to escape, and added to the horrors of the catastrophe. , . .. Lieutenant Vieter Bhfcfe man who made the perilous trip .jfrWad the bay of Santiago de Cub a-reported the presence of CerVera'g stwaron. Is at tached to tho BeMg-tK. He was not aboard, however, having "left -Thursday morning by train , for Mare &iand Hos. pltal, where It is sail 'he wfil undergo an operation tot, appettdieftl. Arrangements' .fir fewryfer the dead have aot been jrfte4, ..hut It Is thought nearly, Jf tte all, the bodies will he lircjl . she military cemetery en Iiajt I .' ;rei"rvatln on S&a IMego 8im'mr he sent 1 Nil C 1 to their former homes, should their families so request. EXPJLOSIOX WRECKS WARSHIP Hardly a Meraher or Crew Escapes Death or Injary. SAN DIEGO. Cal.. July 2L Twenty eight dead bodies are lying at morgues, on piers and on the deck of & ruined ves sel of the United States Navy, scores of men are lying grieVously or painfully In jured In sanitariums and hospitals, and 15 sailors are missing: and probably hare found death In the waters of the harbor as the result of an explosion of,a boiler on board the United States gunboat Ben nington at 10:10 o'clock this morning. The following is an official re-lsed list of the- casualties. The total number known to be dead so far Is 39. Tbe Bead. B. XV. Brown F. J. Gels Heat, X". K. Perry. Preston Carpenter. Charles McKeon", E. W. Branson. J. Hunt. E. B. Robinson. J. C Barchu. TV. C Wilson. C F. Nelson. E. B. Ferguson. L. B. Archer. -"TV. O. Chamber. John McKuaa. C. J. Exell. Seven unidentified. J. Xewcomb. B. A. Hughes. A. B. Entel. A. Xamerer. "W. Cherry. f! Ruthlntr. A II Scrurre tC Haggbloom. w. R. JB. Carr. II. F. Saunders. E' Ttriuh 1. L. jBnrns. il. g. Qulnn. a J. Kuntz. J. Hllscher. G. Brownlee. Seriously Injured. The seriously wounded number 16, as follows: W. M. Flckweller. G. T. Clark. R. A. House. O. H. Hallett. H F. Saunders. C. teller. G. A. Toelley. D. R. McCllntock. F. W. Brown. B. R. Seavey. J. McManney. G. Hoffman.' G. Schultz. "W. W. Werthen. F. W. Snacklette. One unknown man. Other Injured. The wounded number 55, the following names having been ascertained: O. A. Nelson. W. Hofreuter. Tarlor. L. A. Grles. E A. Starkweather. O. D. Dledrfch. II. E. Hlse. E. C. sneparo. II. X. Stewart. H. C Dean. Urockman. TV. BushnelL 8. Kckrrm. W. M. Taylor. C. H. Miller. L. K. StroebeL F. R. ConnelL A, Burg. Pflugw. R. Savage. Knoblock. Only two officers were Injured, Lieuten ant Perry, who afterward died in a hos pital, and Ensign Leo Eahm. whose right hand was scalded. Santa's Injuries were dressed by the ship's surgeon, and he did not even go to a hospital. Ensign Lacy was almost suffocated In the first attempt to Invade the boiler rooms. He recovered quickly, however, and resumed duty. Explodes With Great Roar. The Bennington at the time of the acci dent was lying In the tream Just off the Commercial wharf at the foot of H street. The warship had received orders from the Navy Department at Washington to sail this morning for Port Harford, where she was to meet the monitor Wyoming and convey the vessel toMare Island Navy-Yard. -Steam' -waitfup and every thing was In readiness for sailing, when suddenly and without any warning what ever the rtarboard forward boiler ex ploded with a deafening roar. The ex plosion was terrific People standing on the chore saw a huge cloud of white steam rise above the Bennington. Col umns of water were hurled Into the air and for a distance of nearly twice the height of' the spars of the vessel. It was immediately apparent that an awful disaster of some kind had hap pened. The ferryboat Ramona was com ing across the bay at the time of the accident. Captain Bertelsen, of the Ha mona. immediately gave orders to chango the courae of the boat and. Instead of con tlnuing his trip to the San Diego side of the bay, hurried to the aid of the stricken warship. The tug Santa Fe. the -launch McKinley, the Government launch Gen eral DeRusjcy and a large number of other launches and water craft which were near the scene at the time also rushed to the assistance of the Benning ton and endeavored to lend every assist' anee passible. By the time the Ramona had arrived, many of the pallors of the Bennington, who hd jumped into the bay to escape the scalding steam, had been rescued, and the removal of the wounded, which had already been commenced, was- being con ducted in perfect order. Terrihle Scenes on Ship. At the time of the accident Commander Lucicn Young and Surgeon A. E. Peck were on shore. As soon as they learned of the disaster they hurried to the water SHIP 18 COMPLETE WRECK. SAX DIEGO. Cal.. July 2L It was ' learned late tonight that Commander Younjr had advised the Xavy Depart ment he believes the Bennington Is a complete wreck. It Is thoucht that dlvlnp and lifting apparatus will be needed to determine the full extent of the ship's Injuries and It may b disclosed that the d&mare la much greater than at first believed. front, where Cemmander Young Immedi ately took charge. Oq board the Bennington were pre sented terrible scenes. The force of the explosion had torn a great hole In the starboard side of the ship and the vessel was already commencing to list. A. sec tion of the upper deck was carried away from stem to stern. Blood and wreck age were distributed over the entire ship, the after cabin and the vicinity of the ship adjacent to the exploded boiler re Dcmbllng a chamel house. Over It all hung the great cloud Of white smoke, which drifted slowly toward the Coro nado shore. The new? of the explosion spread over the city Jlke wildfire. Every physician who could be reached by telephone was called to the water front. Within a com paratively short time nearly a dozen phy ridans were on the scene and attending the wounded. Bodies Flung High la Air. A do sen or 35 were blown overboard by the force of the terrific explosion. Cap tain Wentworth, who was looking at tae Bennington when the disaster occurred, says he saw human bodies hurled over a hundred feet -upward. The air was black with smoke, which enveloped the skip. When It cleared away, only a few en Cei4ed e Fifth Face.) PITCHED BATTLE IN MINING GiP New and Old Companies Strug gle for Water and Min-. ving Rights. SIX MEN ALREADY SHOT Cornucopia and Mayflower Em ployes Arm ThcmsclTcs and on Two Occaskms jcch&Bge Many Shots. BAKER Cm". Or.. Jnlxr a rSrvnl This city Is greatly disturbed and'Cor- sucopia intensely excited ovpr a riotous and bloody contest now In progress In the celebrated mining district in the north eastern part of this county. The particulars are meager, but the fact that six men have already been shot and that two battles have occurred Is sufficient to cause apprehension that unless the authorities do not soon step In and stop bloodshed a crime of no small proportions will startle this whole com munity. The names of only one of the wounded participants has been obtained. Valentine Laubenheimer. He was shot twice. There are three others of the Cornucopia side and two reported and perhaps more from the Mayflower side. Sheriff 'Brown started from here at S o'clock to get to the scene of the troublo as soon as possible. Cclonel Emmet Cal lahan, the attorney tor the Cornucopia Company, will follow soon, accompanied by two prominent physicians from this city. The fight which took place last night was over a road. The conflict today was over 'a water flume. The fighters number shout a dozen men on each side. They are all well armed and prepared to re sist to the last. Pierre Humbert represents the old Cornucopia or Union-Companion group of mines and George Boggs the Mayflower side. They are both on the ground. The Sheriff of this county has been notified by the party represented by Mr. Hum bert, so Colonel Callahan says, that unless the constituted authorities protect the old company In their rights they will look after .thelnlatoreets- themselves. The quarrel Us-ariren over rights and water rights claimed by both sides. The Humbert faction claims that Boggs has recently located water and torn up flumes that have been owned and used by the old Cornucopia mines for the last 20 years. About the same claims have been made about the road. The fact that both parties have been anticipating trouble is evidenced by the preparations which have been going on for some time. Firearms and weapons of offense and defense have been shipped in for sev eral weeks past story; op oxe fight. Open. Battle for Possession of Old- Establtehed Road. BAKER CITY. Or.. July 22. Superin tendent John A. Wilson, of the May flower mine, arrived from Cornucopia at midnight last night, and gives the owing account of the batU.e up to e time he left there at 11 o clock Frl ty morning: Humbert and his men lay In wait ong the disputed road for Boggs and parts, who were known to be com Into the mine. Boggs had with him son and three colleagues of New ork. as guests. The road has been WJUCsHir SAN FRANCISCO. July 21. The Bcn<on U a sUter ship f of the .Torktmrm sad Um Concord, bavlsr U mum dJneastoas. tcsnrre. speed aa annazaeat. She hu a lestx of SM feet: bre4tX 36 feet; xyeca -t!rr, 14 feet; aisyteecaMet. 1719 toes: s?ee4. HLS ktfota. derived from esxtats of 3M l4Wst4 fexasewcr. Sfce fca a Wterr oZ Kx rtx-laca rSAe sea elcfci rsa M smaller caliber. T&e Senai&stea takes rack assaf; Um eSlcteat IKil craters eeels-W for special cctr is staUsw water, eel's keel was laid la 1SGS aad efce cart t9,Mt. Her aerasal eiliaut b IS oSJcei aaa 181 ssea. The Beaslsctoa Itft thl peft sot saue from te HawaUta port as4 west te-8a JXefc srrtrter acre es TeiSMtir 11. Wm sm satlee fron Hoseiahi atw was under orders to so to Sa XMeco. ut ttl.Sr kakrs -rK eeol. Umt yroced to ?uuh, -srbera see w t take tbe ?lee of the monitor Wj-ojEtax. wfcica. alr4r 7m4 saSe aerlftwsif. ar-at Saa Dtesa. dropped ocm t W pre peUers er Port Harford ana Wcatse atest liissi niiiili. 8M ker war. to a sfeeMerca core at Pert Barters atrf'tae Beaalactoa sailer orders to ro to tie wtlMaw'tC 'tht MaMti'-awBtar aaa'tew her to 'tfcto sect. It was exietee that the EKafcea vev2 sail on bar erVa ts-Aar. - - . - In use as a public road for 15 years and has never been disputed In this section. Humbert's men shot young Paige, of PefiBsylrania, In the heel, and In turn the Boggs crowd fired shots at and wounded soma of the Humbert men. At 11 o'clock yesterday It was reported to.WJ.lson that ope of the enemy had been wdunsed. and Wil son states that Mr. Boggs and his party were strictly on the defensive. The last information received by any one here was that three men had been ser iously wounded. A man by the name of Lobenhelmer did the shooting on Humbert's side, and he received two shots In return. Circuit Judge Sam White Issued "John,, Doe warrants to Sheriff Brown, who left with deputies early in the evening, before the ar rival of Wilson. SiGSBEE'S FLEET IS" NEAR Wireless Message Announces Ap proach of Paul Jones Bones. - NORFOLK, Va July IL The Cape Henry Wireless station tonight reported Admiral Sigsbee's fleet ISO miles out and It is expected that the fleet win not ar rive until tomorrr"- morning. NEWPORT, R. L, July 21. The squadron of warships under command of R ear-Admiral Slgabee, which Is bringing to this country from France the body of John Paul Jones, was spoken by wireless telegraph early to day. The following-' 3 Maase -was re ceived at the Government torpedo sta tion here: "Will arrive at Chesapeake Capes Saturday morning If weather contin ues favorable. No Incidents on passage-' This message was sent through the Nantucket Shoals Lisbtshlp. which the squadron passed daring the night. NORFOLK. Va., July n. The com mandant's office at the Norfolk navy yard reported at 11:15 o'clock this morn ing that Admiral Slgsbee and fleet, bear ing the body of Admiral John Paul Jones, was in communication with the Cape Hen ry wireless telegraph station. The report stated that the North Atlantic battleship squadron. In two divisions, under Ad mirals Evans and Davis, which went to sea to meet the fleet bearing the body of Admiral Jones, was close to Admiral Sigsbee's fleet. AVOIDS GREAT DISASTER Steamer Strikes Rock and Runs Aground Where Slocum Sank.' ' X NEW YORK. July H. The excursion steamer Slrlus was deliberately run aground off North Brother Island today to avoid a panic among her 1CC0 passen gers and a possible repetition of the Slo cum disaster. The Slrlus, carrying a Sunday school pic nic party, stove In her side on a rock, near the very spot where tho Slocum burned last year. Although Captain Pearce did not believe the ship would sink, he ran her aground with all possible dispatch and landed his passengers with the aid of small boats. Another boat took the excursionists to their picnic grounds. f WHOLE TOWN WASHED OUT Cloudburst Sends Flood Down on Georgetown, Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. July 2L George town. Ind.. a town 12 miles west of New Albany, on the Southern Railway, was almost washed away today by a cloud burst. Little Indian Creek, which runs near the town, became a torrent, and, ris ing out of Its banks, spread over the sur rounding country, doing much damage. So far as can be learned, no lives were lost. Keg Dropped on Head. PASCO. Wasiu. July 21. (Special.) An unknown roan, who has been mend ing sewing machines about town for a day. is lying- at the point of death near the Northern Pacific icehouse as a re sult of a crushed skull. He was sitting- under the long: gangway of the Icehou?e when some Italians, who are here In the employ of the Northern Pa cific, were passing away time by pick ing a beer keg along the gangway. It 'dropped off on the man's head. Dr. Palllster, of Kennewlck. is In attend ance and everything Is being done, but the Injury 1s fatal and the man will die within a few hours. II. S. GUNBOAT BENNINGTON WHICH WAS, SCENE OF DISASTER AT Utrt xMKlfe ace aaa weat to KaaoreKi u SHOOTS TO SAVE :SISTEfi'S HONOR Louie Feraris Slays Carlo Bor rranto at Fourth and Sheridan Streets. SLAYER IS SOON CAPTURED Rohert 'Church, Government Em- ploye, Holds Assassin Until Ar rival of Police at Scene of 'the Crime. Louie Feraris. an Italian, aged 24 years, shot Carlo Bornanto. another Italian, aged 33 years, five times' at 8:45 o'clock last night at Fourth and Sheridan streets. Feraris was cap- i tured and Is confined in the City Jail; Bornanto died at St. Vincent's Hospital at 1 o'clock this morning:. Behind the shooting Is a brother's desperate attempt to save a young sis ter from shame and outrage. Accord ing: to the story told by Feraris through an Interpreter to Detectives Snow and Kerrigan, and substantiated In part by others of the Italian colony. Bornanto and another Italian whose name Is at present unknown by the au tborties Induced the young sister of Feraris to enter a certain house in Little Italy and there attempted to as sault her. Feraris arrived on the scene, rescued his sister and took her home. Bornanto made threats at the time that he would kill Feraris if he came between his slater and the two men again. Last night at S o'clock Bornanto. fwho lives at 65S Sixth street, went to the home of Feraris at 656 lxtb street, next door. And demanded that Ferari come out and fight. He exhibited, a knife, and Feraris locked the door or the dwelling and refused to have anv thlng to do with the man. Bornanto was intoxicated at the time, according to Italians questioned by the police on the scene of the shootlrtsr. After making; quite a disturbance. Bornanto went away from the house. and half an hour later Feraris put on his -coat and started down town. At Fourth and Sheridan he came face to face with Bornanto. who advanced toward him and endeavored to begin a quarrel; Feraris. nor caring- to have trouble, bejran. to walk away, go Ins: toward the street-car line. He had not taken a dozen steps when Bornanto with an oath drew a knife and started toward Feraris on a run. Feraris drew a revolver and fired six times. five of the shots taking: effect in Bor- nanto's body. The victim fell at the adge of tho aldowalk. Slayer Is Captured. The shots attracted the attention of several hundred people in the vicinity. After firing, Feraris ejected the cart ridges from his revolver and. putting the weapon in his pocket, began run ning down Sheridan street toward Third. A dozen Italians started to run after him. At Third and Sheridan was standing Robert Church, who is attached to tho Customs-House in the Immigration service. He had seen the shootinc and Feraris flight. He ran toward the fleeing man to capture him. Feraris nulled the revolver from his pocket and made an Ineffectual attempt to reload tbn w eat) on. but before he could do so Church was upon him and threw him to the sround. Citizens rushed to Church's assistance and held Feraris until the arrival of the police. Immediately after the shooting; was sfiiiirn SAX DTBGO. TT&e ves- scatloa skip at tit pert. Os J air T reDortad to nollce headquarters a oatrol wagon, in charge of Driver Isaacs. De tection Snow and Officer Evans. wa sent to the scene. The wagon was stopped at Fourth and Sheridan, whera Bornanto was placed upon a-stretcner and preparations made for the triojo St, Vincent's" Hospital. Detective Snow and Officer Evans ran down the block to where Church was havins a hard time detaining Feraris. ' The Italian was secured and brought back to th patrol wagon. Here he was led pas Bornanto's body, and when hesaw his victim Feraris almost fainted and be-. Ban Jo scream that he did not want Bornanto to die. The wounded man was removed to the hosnltal and Fer aris taken to the station on a street car. At the station Feraris broke ".town again- An interpreter was obtained, and through him the police got Feraris side of the story. Officers were at once dispatched to see if the knife supposed to have been used by Bornanto could be found- Between sobs. Feraris de clared to the Interpreter that he had fired at Bornanto In self-defense and In defense of his sister's honor. He frequently expressed the hope that his victim would not die. and declared until this trouble had commenced he and Bornanto had been as brothers, llvlnsr in adjoining houses in perfect harmony. " At St. Vincent's Hospital, Bornanto was Immediately placed on the operating-table. He had been struck in Ave places. A bullet had pierced the right lung, another had passed through the pit of the stomach, a third had broken the right wrist, and the fourth and fifth were lodged in the groin. Blood was spurting from the two wounds in the man's breast. The house surgeons declared immediately that It was Impossible for the wounded man to survive. The gun with which th shootinc was done is a 3S-callber weapon of the hammerless pattern. It was practical ly new, and was oiled and ready for instant use. - Feraris explained last night that since the affair of a. few- days ago he had been expecting: trouble with Bornanto, and had prepared to defend himself. Bornanto is much larger and stronger than Feraris. When the latter was searched at the central station five extra cartridges and $101 In money was found In his pockets. Both are laborers and neither Is married. They have been In Port land for years and are well known among- the Italians of South Portland. BOMB THROWN AT SULTAN Several of Suite Killed, hut He Escapes Injury. BRUSSELS. July 21. A. telegram to tbe Petit Bleu from Constantinople says "Durina: the selemllk here .today a bomb- was -exploded intisS' courtyard off the mosqUe, close to the Sultan. His Majesty was not injured, but several members of his suite were killed or wounded. Several arrests have been made." CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 88 deg.: minimum. 61. Precipitation, none. TODAY'S Partly cloudy with possibly show ers. Cooler. -Westerly winds. War la the Par East. Text of Chinese note on peace conference. Page 3. Many Russians surrender on Sakhalin. Page 3. Japanese capture Russian defenses with sev eral guns. Page S. foreiga. Balfour will call election for Parliament ia October. P&ge 3. Stormy times expected in Morocco confer ence. Page 3. Bomb thrown at Sultan of Turkey. Pago L 'atloaaI. Canal Commlfsfon calls for bids for supply ing labor. Page 4. Politics.. Another batch of indictments' against Mil waukee grafters. Page 2. State Treasurer of Kansas will be ousted. Page 2. Domestla. Terrible explosion on gunboat Bennington kills 39 of crew, injuries all others and wrecks vessel. Page 1. Murderer sentenced to be hanged 23 years ago found alive In Illinois penitentiary. Page 2. Pacific Coast. Six men shot in fight for water rights in mining camp. Page I. Thlrteerf-year-old boy first 'up Mount Rain ier. Page 6. - . Norman "Williams hangs. Page 6. Collins calls international questions into ex tradition proceedings. Page 8. ' .HoriethJoves tracked through 12 counties. Page S. . Commercial sad Marine. Trult Jobbers pressed to fill orders by strong demand. Page 15. Black rust in wheat causes bulge la East ern markets. Page IS. Active speculation In Son Francisco grain market. Page 13. New York stock market apathetic Page 15. Trade reviews show heat has checked dis tributive activity. Page 15. Steamer Valencia will call here regularly for passengers. Page 5. Tlrst of many Portland-Japan cattle ship ments -oa Aragoafa. Page 5. Sport. Race meet bsm at Irrlngton today. Page 12. Smasatag games of tennis ar played. Page T. Tigers defeat Qtants by score of 2 to 0. Paze T. Brltt gets decision over Sullivan In one-sided SgkU Page T. i EagllcK beat Americana in contest for tennis trashy. Pax 7. Lewis sad Clark ZxpeskieH. ActesWoaa. 26,849. Page 11. German-American arraaga- for great oaager- fett. Page II- , fVasfclsgton 9aakers close ' their session. Para 1. Portlasd sad VlcJslty. Jury selected for second trial of WHUimsen case,, -wales begtea today. Page 2. - Ju4ga Truer will decide this afteraoea waether Trail saoald be, opeaed Sundays. Pare 1- Se-oeewiTes cumilaia of soot- from sawdast barstd la street railway's power plaSt, Par 14. Cefifeteac et Charities sad Correct loa el sets RatBbt Wise a vice ereaUeat. Page 11. Jaage Caaaerea. seta eases oi scalpers far trial. Part 14- XjmU Kerarts fatally wouads Carlo araaate. T&zt X. Srlitiaet eettrtsses foUvered. before tfee Cfea- Uwt. Pare 11. Tm .girls ataewaed. ia jtreaaa oa SaHrlns' 2 aaa. Tae 9. IS CHOSEN: linn Tnui nrniun lrw mm m-hinn IB MB S I lllllfei WBM.W1IBW iamson.Gesnerand - Biggs Face Charges, MANY JURORS ARE EXCUSED Judge De Haven Denies Will iamson Separate Trial. VENIRE ALMOST EXHAUSTED ' Indictment Against W. X. Jones, Thad. S. Potter et al. Is Dis missed and Xevr Grand Jury Will Consider, THE SECOND JUKI'. Jatnes Green, farmer. Sweat Some. Una County. L. A. Rose, farmer. Phoenix, Jack eon County. R. B. Collins, farmer, Hlllsboro, Washington County. TV. "W. Scott, clerk, CreaweU, Lans County. Roy W. Porter, blacksmith, Oregon City, Clackamas County. John Mock, farmer. University Park, Multnomah County. S. A. Tharp. farmer, Monroe, Benton County. Henry Keens, farmer, Aumsvllle. Marlon County. J. P. Lewis, merchant. Cottage Grove, Lane County. "W. D. Barcley, stockman. Benton. George Kirk, farmer, Eugene. Lane County. M. S. Adams, carpenter, Dayton. Lane County. ... Twelve men were selected yesterday morning out of 3S answering: to the call ot the clerk of the Federal Court, to whem will he given what has prdved to be-the difficult task of deciding the guilt"1 or Innocence of Williamson. G saner and Biggs. In their second hearing, which com menced yesterday- When the last man of the 12 was accepted by the Government there remained but one name in the jury box. The 'Jury was finally selected at a few minutes before 1 o'clock. Judge De Haven having determined to fill the panel before allowing a recesa. and therefore holding court from 10 until 1 o'clock. Court was then adjourned until this morning at 10 o'clock, when a half day's session will be held and the technical points disposed of prior to the real commencement of the trial. The second body of 12 chosen to pass upon the guilt or Innocence of the three men who are now facing for the second time in a month the ' indictment charging- them with conspiracy to suborn perjury is an Intelligent collection of men. and one that, to all appearances, will give a fair and impartial consideration to all the points of evidence and testimony- that may be produced either by the Govern ment or by the defense. Upon the opening of court yesterday morning Judge Bennett asked in behalf ot Mr. Williamson that a separate trial be granted his client, but the court over ruled the motion and ordered that the three men be tried at the same time, as In the previous hearing. Jones Indictment Dismissed. At the conclusion of the morning session District .Attorney Heney dismissed the case against Willard X Jones, Thaddeus Potter et al., owing to a defect In the in dictment. This case, which is one of con spiracy, will bo taken up once more. In all probability, by a new grand Jury yet to be called, and a new Indictment will proba bly be returned. In the selection of the Jury yesterday morning, A. H. Devers, of PostlandV was the first man called and the first ex cused. He was permitted to go by the court, having formed a previous opinion. Jamea Green, of Sweet Home, Linn County, was the first man accepted, helng ln good favor with both the defense and the prosecution. Charles E. Rumelin, of Portland, re gretted to say that he had formed an opin ion, and was excused by the Government. IV. A. Rose, of PhoenlxC Jackson County, a farmer, had no prejudice, and was accepted.- . H. EL Tanner, of Salem, was challenged peremptorily by tbe Government, after y he had been accepted by the defensaA Tanner, In answer to the questions of tha Government, stated that he did not know Sam Richardson, a lawyer of Salem, who was with the attorneys for the defense, and also that he was unacquainted with LBlager Hermann, or S. B. Ormahy. W. H. Mattoon, of viola, Oackanaas County, was accepted by the defease and challenged peremptorily by the Govern- ment. He was first challenged for cause, but convinced the court that he had- -no unchangeable opinion, upon wbteh 3r. Heney excused him. T. M- Jack, of Brownsville, a laborer fec tfae Southern Pacific, bad f orcaed as opin ion, and was excused by the cesrt. Vit Bursholzter. of Washington, Coun ty, a. Eaallcarrier for the Govern at&Bt, was excused by tfee court. x Reads War News aad Sports. R. b. Col Has. of HWehero. Wasfetegtoa County, was the third Jror chonea. ' Asked if he had read et the case ia the. papers, the Jwor stated that he slated ta keep abreast of the Jtuaso Jwpawose-y war, to digest the ssjortias page ad to . sCsaeieoed oa Pace 14.)