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itfrsrMttfMt. W ... i v-f 'a '-J VOL. XLVI.-XO. 14,246. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1906. PRICE FrVE CENTS. i n MARINE DISASTER COSTS 300 LIS Italian Emigrant Ship Strikes a Reef. SINKS OFF SPANISH COAST Men With Knives Fight for the Possession of Boats. BRUTE STRENGTH RULES Officers Powerless to Save Women and Children Fishing Vessels Kescue Hundreds Captain Kills Himself. CARTAGENA, Spain. Aug. 5. A terri ble marine disaster occurred last evening oft Cape Palos. The Italian steamship Sirio. from Genoa for Barcelona, Cadiz. Montevideo and Buenos Ayres with about JOO persons on board, was wrecked oft Hormlgas Island. Three hundred Immi grants, most of them Italians and Span- lards, were drowned. The captain of the steamer committed suicide. The bishop of Sao Pedro, Brazil, also was lost, and another bishop was for a time among the missing. The remainder of the passengers and the officers and crew got away in the ship's boats or were rescued by means of boats sent to them from the shore. A number of fish ermen who made attempts at rescue were drowned, . Those rescued from the vessel are now et Cape Palos, in a pitiable condition, be ing without food or clothing. Vessel Sinks Stern First. The SIrlo struck a reef of rocks known as Bftjos Hormlgas, and sank soon after wards, stern first. Hormlgas Island lies about two and a half miles to the east ward of Cape Palos. Before he committed suicide, the cap tain declared the steamer had 645 pas sengers on board and that her crew num bered 127 men. The SIrlo had 670 passen gers when leaving Genoa, but additional . Spanish passengers were taken on board at Barcelona, where the vessel touched a lew hours before the disaster. The disaster occurred at S o'clock yes terday afternoon. The steamer was threading a difficult passage through the Hormlgas group, where the Bajos Horml gas Reef is a continual menace to navi gation. The vessel began to settle rap Idly, Immediately after she had struck, and a terrible scene of confusion and panic ensued on the vessel. Most of Officers Saved. The fishermen along the coast sought to render every asistance, and sent out boats which brought many of the sur vivors ashore. Most of the officers and crew of the SIrlo are among the saved. The survivors have gone into camp on the main square of the town at Palos. Harrowing scenes are enacted as the stricken families anxiously seek beloved members among the rescued. A mother who lost her three children went Insane. The doctor of the SIrlo gave up his wife and child as lost, but they were finally brought in by one of the rescuing boats, and the scene as this family was reunited was most affecting. One of the boats sent out by the fishermen brought In 24 passengers. Deplorable Plight of Survivors. The condition ot the survivors is most deplorable. They have lost everything and are without money, food or clothing. The maritime authorities of Cartagena have dispatched a tug to the scene carry ing relief supplies. The buildings of a circus and a poorhouse are being used as temporary quarters for the survivors. The latest reports from the cape say that three boats have Just brought In a number of rescued. An additional sadness is lent to the catastrophe by the fact that a number of fishermen who were conducting rescue operations were drowned In consequence of the overturning of a boat. The captain of the SIrlo, Just before he committed suicide, attributed the wreck to his own Imprudence. Full Cxtent Unknown. The Sirlo, owned by the Navigazlono Italiana. left Genoa August 2. All the ship's books were lost. It Is lmposible at present to ascertain the full extent of the disaster. Nine-tenths of the passen gers were Italians, and the remainder Spaniards.' AH the survivors have been landed at Cape Palos. The Inhabitants provided them with clothing and nourish ment. Thirty were landed at Hirmogas Island, about one mile from the tragedy. Fishermen brought in the first news of the foundering of the Sirio. and it cre ated consternation here. Boatloads of we shipwrecked passengers and crew began reaching shore shortly after the news be came known. Fearful Nature of Calamity. Pussengers confirm the fearful nature of the calamity. From the broken nar ratives of the terror-stricken survivors it would appear that It was the intention of the captain, after leaving Barcelona, to call at Cadiz before proceeding to Brazil. The captain, in order to shorten the route and gain time, proposed to pass as close as possible to the dangerous rocky ledges surrounding the Hormlgas Islands. "With out any warning and while running at full speed, the Sirlo crashed upon the rocks, with terrific force. A few minutes after the vessel sank be neath the waves. The passengers were In a state of horror and panic. Crowds ruehed forward, pushing each other and fighting for places in the bow of the boat. Many fell and were trampled to death. Dozens of men and women threw them selves into .the sea. A young mother who was carrying her baby was advised to abandon her child and try to save herself alone. This she refused to do, declaring that she pre ferred that they die together. Both even tually were picked up alive from the water. In the midst of this panic the captain and officers of the boat endeavored to re strain the people and restore a semblance of order and organize a system of life saving. This was not accomplished, for the vessel suddenly either broke In half or glided off the rocks and foundered in deep water. The captain purposely sank with his ship. Dies Blessing Passengers. The archbishop of Sao Pedro went down with the vessel while blessing the drown ing passengers. The other bishop, who was at first supposed to have been drowned, has since been reported safe. A steamer engaged In rescue work has reached port. She has on board the bod ies of several infants. The Austrian Consul at Rio de Janeiro was saved, but lost a large amount of money when the vessel went down. The government has issued Instructions that every possible measure for the relief of the stricken people shall be taken. A fleet of trawlers providentially hap pened to be only about 100 yards away when the Sirio struck. Notwithstanding the great danger, the skippers of these boats came at once to the rescue. The survivors of the Sirio praise the conduct of the captains of the trawlers Joven Mig uel and Vlcenta LUcano. The former steamed close to the side of -the sinking ship and took off 300 passengers. Heroic Mariner's Action. The crew of this trawler endeavored to sheer off, fearing that their boat would be sunk, whereupon the captain drew his revolver, leveled it at his men and shout ed: "AsMong as It is possible to take off another passenger you will not move." The deck of the Joven Miguel became so crowded with the terror-stricken sur vivors of the Sirlo that the skipper was obliged. In order to prevent his boat from capsizing, to force them down the hold at the point of his revolver. The Vlcenta Lllcano saved 200 persons, and an old fisherman,' sailing a dinghy, saved 12. A roll-call taken on shore shows that 385 persons from the Sirio are miss ing, but it Is believed that a few were taken on ' board French and German steamers which continued their voyage after the Sirio sank. Cabin Passengers Perish. It is said a large number of the first and second-cabin passengers were drowned, their cabins being the first to go under water. Many heartrending Incidents are related. Six children clambered Into the shrouds of the Sirlo while their mothers Were taken off by one of the trawlers. The Sirlo sank before the children could be res cued. The mothers, frantic with despair, watched their children as they were -engulfed. The children uttered piercing shrieks as they were drawn under the waves. It was with difficulty that the women were restrained from Jumping into the sea. Consul Shows Heroism. A monk among the passengers was drowned while kneeling on deck. The Austrian Consul at Rio de Janeiro jumped Into the sea wearing a lifebelt. He then noticed a woman and child near him on the point of going down. He gave up his belt to them and tried to swim ashore He was almost exhausted when rescued by a fishing vessel. The body of a child brought ashore had around Its neck a picture of the Madonna, and a young Italian who was drowned had clasped in his hand a picture of his fiancee. Among the drowned Is the prior of the Benedictine order, with headquar ters in London. Stokers- Are AH Lost. All the stokers went down with the ship. They were unable to reach the deck In time to save themselves. Among the sur vivors at Cape Palos are many mothers who weep and wring their hands for lost children, while there are also a number of children who are unable to find their parents. These have been admitted to the city foundling asylum. A large number of the surviving emi grants declare they will go no further. They desire to return home and Insist on traveling by land. FIGHT WAY AVITH KNIVES Italian Emigrants Display Unspeak able Brutality in Hour of Peril. LONDON, Aug. 5. The Madrid corre spondent of the Daily Telegraph describes the Sirio disaster as one of the worst on record. The Italian emigrants! with knives In their hands, and without re gard for women or children, fought with the greatest brutality for the possession of lifebuoys and boats. Many were killed or wourided including several members of the crew who were attacked by - the emigrants. When the captain saw the vessel was lost and that the emigrants had captured the boat he committed suicide by shoot ing with a revolver. The other officers then lost their heads and there was no body to direct the work of rescue. Eye witnesses describe the awful bru tality on board. For half an hour the emigrants were masters of the situa tion. They completely overcame the crew by sheer force of numbers and this in spite of the officers who tried to save the women and children first. One report states even, the correspond ent continues, that a group of emigrants approached one of the ship's boats which already was full and which was about to be launched, and dislodged the people, killing several with their knives. Just as they were about to occupy the boat them selves another body of armed emi grants came up and a fierce fight for the possession of the lifeboat followed. Many of the survivors brought ashore were seriously wounded, and a number sustained fractured dlmbs. Some of the injured subsequently died. tisreportedthat the celebratedSpan- .Conduded on Page 8.1 WILD RIDE OF A GIRL AERONAUT Swept Through Tops of Tall Pines by Unmanage able Balloon. LIFE SAVED BY MIRACLE Miss Laura Van Vaulkingburgh, Am ateur Balloonist, Has Thrilling Experience at Spokane Big - Crowd Watches Flight. SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 5. (Special) Whisked at terrific speed through the tops of the tall trees in . Natatorlum Park, Laura Van Vaulklngburgh, of Hillyard, Wash., assistant to Profes sor William J. Goda, a local aeronaut, narrowly escaped death In attempting a balloon ascension this afternoon. After the ropes holding- the airship captive broke the young woman was hurled headlong into the branches of the trees, where she saved her life by clutching the limbs. The daring young amateur aeronaut Is believed to have sustained serious if not fatal internal Injuries. The fact that Miss Van Vaulklng burgh was not literally torn limb frora limb in her flight through the pine forest was the most remarkable feat ure of her unsuccessful ascent, which was witnessed by more than 10,000 per sons. A strong wind was blowing from the northeast and the big gas-Inflated bag, 70 feet from the mouth of which Miss Van Vaulkingburgh swung gaily, attired in red tights, from a slender trapeze, rose majestically until the tops of the trees were reached. Then, caught by an air current, the bag dipped, plunging the girl into the tree tops. Balloon Lodges in Trees. Here the balloon found a momen tary anchorage until it was caught in an upper Btrata of the atmosphere and swept off toward the southwest like a monster hawk. The woman on the tra peze did not seem to lose her nerve for an instant, but it seemed certain to the thousands below that she would be dashed to pieces. Again the balloon rose and dipped. Miss Van Vaulkingburgh made an at tempt to cut the rope so she could es cape by making a parachute jump but the leads and guys were so hopelessly entangled that she was unable to do so. Again the inflated bag started sky ward and then with a veering wind it started due south and tore along at high speed. After covering about a quarter of a mile the trapeze ropes parted and the girl on the trapeze was plunged into the trees. The crowd saw her fall and rushed to the scene, but Miss Van Vaulkingburgh did not strike ground. Instead she hung suspended from a limb 75 feet from the earth, from which position she was rescued by Professor Goda and a dozen volunteers. Goda clambered up the tree like a sail or and held the woman until H. Kanson and J. H. Monroe brought a rope with which she was lowered to the ground. Crowd Cheers Heroine. When the ground was reached cheer after cheer went up for the plucky young woman and her rescuers and she was carried on the shoulders of half a dozen men to her dressing tent. When 4ast seen the balloon was headed for the city, but up to 10 o'clock tonight it had not been captured. E HALF-FAMISHED YOUTH STABS NEW YORK SALESMAN. Plnnges Knife Into Stranger's Back and Attempts to Hob Him. Tells Pathetic Story. NEW YORK, Aug. 5. Apparently crazed from hunger, John Carle, a home less youth, crept up behind William C. Pearson, a traveling salesman, who was walking through West Twenty-third street today, and plunged a long knife Into his back. As Pearson fell Carle sprang upon him and began rifling his pockets, but fled when a dozen passers by rushed at him. He was captured by a policeman, to whom he surrendered the knife, saying: "Here's what's left of lt.'t The blade was broken In half, three inches having been left " in Pearson's back. Pearson was probably mortally wounded. When taken to court Carle, much emaciated and so weak that he was hardly able to stand, said: "I made up my mind to kill someone and rob him. I was hungry. I had eaten nothing since Friday night. Yesterday I stole a fruitknife from a pushcart in Park Row and a few minutes before this man came along I made up my mind to kill the first man who passed. This man was the first and I went for him." Carle was committed to Bellevue Hos pital for mental examination. TO. DUPLEX ALASKA CABLE Experiments Toward Doubling Ca pacity of Wire Complete Success. WASHINGTON. Aug. 6. The Signal Corps headquarters in this city has been advised that the cable duplexing appa aratus sent to Seattle for use on the Alas kan cable has been a complete success. As soon as the cable-ship Burnslde com pletes its work of laying cables between the forts defending the entrance to Puget EVENTS OFCOMINGr WEEK Yacht Races at Cowes. One ' of the main events of the porting world In the coming week will be the Cowes regatta, which opens at Com, England, on Tuesday under the auspices of the British Royal Squadron. Yachts belonging to the squadron will compete In a handi cap over the Queen's course for King Edward's cup. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain, who arrived at Cowas August 1 on the Spanish royal yacht Glralda, escorted by the armored cruiser Princess DeAsturlas, will witness the contests during the week. Racing for Emperor William's cup for yachts of 40 tons or over and for the challenge cup offered by the Countess of Dudley for 52-linear rat ing class are the principal events on Wednesday. Thursday will witness the contest for town prizes for yachts of 100 tons r over and for the cup presented by Lady Brassey. In addition to a race for Mrs. Al meiich Paget's cup on Friday, the last day of the Tegatta, an event has been provided for schooners of 100 tons or over, for prizes offered by the squadron. Aquatic Sports In America. On .thls side of the water, too, aquatic aporta will have a large space In the events of the week. On Wednesday the largest and fleetest yachts of the big fleet of pleasure and racing craft from Glencove to Newport, R. I., will race for the King's cup over a course off New port. This race Is open only to sloops not less than 50 feet In length and schooners not less than 60 feet In length. At Worcester on Friday and Satur-. day the oarsmen of the N A. A. O. will compete in the annual regatta ot that organization. Harness Races at Buffalo. The grand circuit light harness meet will begin at Buffalo on Monday and the runners who have been at the big tracks around New York since early Spring will open the racing sea son at Saratoga the same day. The golfing event of the week will be the Metropolitan Golf Association open championship In New York on Friday. Big Conventions to Be Held. An unusually large number of Na tional and international conventions will be held In various sections of the country, among them the Interna tional Brotherhood of Teamsters at Chicago, the National tlnlted States Spanish War Veterans at Albany, the National Association of Master Steet Workers at Indianapolis and the Young People's Society of the United . Presbyterian Church at Winona Lake. Sound, which probably will be in about a week, it will go to Alaska and install du plexing equipment at the Alaskan end, thus giving the Alaskan . cable, which is now overtaxed, twice the capacity it has at present. Americans Fill London Pulpits. . LONDON, . Aug. 5. A large number of the leading pulpits of London were occupied today by prominent American preachers, who are here for the holi day season. CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 77 deg. ; minimum, 57. TODAY'S Fair. Northwest winds. Foreign. Emigrant steamer lost oft Spanish coast with 300 lives. Page 1., Russian general strike doomed to failure. Page 2. China and India to suppress opium trade. Page 8. National. Four Cabinet officers will take part In Fall campaign for Republicans. Page 1. Domestic. Chicago direct primary law full of defects. Page 1. Spokane girl has wild ride In runaway bal loon. Page I. Trans-Mlsslsslppl Congress called to meet In Kansas City next November. Page 3. Hunger-crazed boy stabs man in New York streets. Page 1. Two teamsters murdered and robbed at Tonopah. Page 3. Negro Educational Congress ends. Page 1. Fatal tralnwreck In Missouri. Page 2. I Sport. Portland and San Francisco break even on two Sunday games. Page 9. Portland Automobile Club returns from Mount Hood run. Page 9. Tacoma Lawn Tennis Club in readiness for opening of tournament tomorrow. Page 9. Schlllers beat Trunkmakers, 4 to 3 In 10-lnnlng game. Page 9. ' Veteran English player tells advantages of Rugby football over the American game. Page 9. Pacific Coast. Spokane boy loses life In trying to save dog. Page 2. Washington to have ' direct primary law. Page S. Clatsop County boy killed while hunting. Page 2. . Hood River wife-beater escapes lash. Page 2. Dubois to have full control of Idaho Demo cratic convention. Page 3. Portland and Vicinity. C. E. Loss, president of United Railways Company, returns to Portland and an nounces that company will at once award contracts and proceed with construction of city and Interurban lines. Page 12. - Road agent plys trade at outskirts of city. Page 12. Young woman attacked by negro while on her way home at night on the Slough road. Page 12. Mate Pearson, of the British steamer Suth erland, heroically rescues two longshore men from drowning. Page 9. Fire In Bull Run forest reserve threatened Portland's water supply until extin guished. Page 7. Charles A. Watson to be placed on trial in Federal Court today for land fraud. Page 8. Oregon National Guard in fine shape for maneuvers. Page 8. Dr. David T. Day perfects apparatus for extraction of Iron from black sand. Page 7. Sunday sermons by Portland pastors. Page 8. Charles Nlckell to be sentenced for land fraud In Federal Court this morning. Page 8. Rosary Church (Dominican) celebrates feast of St. Dominic Page) a. Arthur Sylvester severely Injured, 'head striking post as be leans out of car win dow while crossing Steel bridge. Page 12. Southern Pacific lays track around block aded tunnel in Siskiyous, and delayed trains arrive In Portland. Page 5. , Visitors from Eastern Oregon deny that crops nave suffered seriously from hot weather. Page 6. CABINET OFFICERS W1LLTAKE STUMP Taft, Shaw, Bonaparte and Wilson to Help Out the Party Next Fall. JEROME FOR GOVERNOR Admirers of New York Reformer Urge Nomination by Democrats.. Would Force Hearst to , Run Independent. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Aug. 5. Four v Cabinet officers Secretaries Taft, Shaw, Bonaparte ana Wilson are expected to take an active part In the Fall campaign. Secretary Root may also take the stump to make a few speeches. Shaw is an old campaigner, and is entirely at home on the stump. Secretary Taft's recent speech In North Carolina has stamped him. as a piece of political heavy artillery, and It Is under stood he will speak in a number of close states late In the campaign. Secretary Bonaparte has shown himself to be a forceful campaigner In his own state, Maryland, and it is the present plan to have him go Into other states after mak ing a series of speeches at home. Secretary Wilson will follow his usual custom and mingle among the voters of Iowa this Fall. There is need of good campaigners in that state because of the attitude of the two opposing Republi can factions. Both Shaw and Wilson are arrayed with the anti-Cummins crowd. Cortelyou No Campaigner. Postmaster-General Cortelyou, though chairman of the Republican ,National Committee, is not a campaigner. He did not go on the stump two years ago, while managing Roosevelt's campaign, and will not do so this year. Secretary Hitchcock is another Cabinet officer who Is not an active campaigner. When occasion demands, Attorney-General Moody can make a good political speech, and he may be heard this Fall in Massachusetts, though he is not slated to make a tour. The Secretary of Com merce and Labor, Mr. Metcalf, Is like Moody; he can make a speech, but it is not believed he will take any part in the Congressional fight, either in his own or other states. Triangular Fight in New York. Admirers of William Travers Jerome, the New if oik reformer, are talking of running him for Governor this year on the regular Democratic ticket. If this should be done, there would be a three cornered fight in the Empire State, for Hearst would be forced to run as an in dependent, and the Republican nominee would stand to' win. Opinion of Jerome in New 'York differs widely. He would un questionably prove strong among a cer tain class, but there is a large element In the Democratic party that regards him as a man who makes lavish promises but who falls to make good. Jerome would labor under a heavy handicap, in that the World and the American would oppose him. The Ameri can is for Hearst; the World does not love or admire Jerome, and has all along expressed the belief that no Democratic Governor can be elected In New York this Fall. If Jerome should be nominated, Hearst would lose many votes that would other wise come to his support With Hearst and Jerome both In the running, each would cut into the support of the other, and would so divide the Democrats that a normal Republican vote would be ample to elect a Republican Governor. Republicans Want Strong Man. It is no sure thing that Governor Hlg glns will be renominated by the Repub licans. He Is not the strongest man available; it is said that Hearst could beat him hands down if there were no third man in the field. Charles El Hughes, the man who conducted the life insurance Investigations so successfully, is looked upon as a strong man, and State Senator B. T Brackett, who was the first to de mand reform in the insurance law, and the man who offered the resolution at the last session of the . Legislature asking Senator Depew to resign, is also looming up as a possibility. Both are said to be stronger men than Hlgglns, and both are In a position to figure in the state convention. While President Roosevelt is taking no part in New York's factional row the Republican row he is known to particu larly desire the election of a Republican Governor, and It is not improbable that he may later give some indication of his preference. It is a sure thing that he will back the man he believes to the r strongest, and even the New York poli ticians are now alive to the fact that Theodore Roosevelt Is a pretty shrewd politician and a pretty good judge of the relative strength of candidates. Dollar Campaign Contributions. Campaign contributions have been put on the dollar basis this year for the first time. Now that corporations are not ex. pected to contribute handsomely, as In times past and would not contribute liberally If they were asked the money seekers of both parties have been forced to appeal to the individual voters, and Jl is all that the Democratic and Republican chairmen feel justified In asking any man to pay into the party coffers. There are many who can well afford larger sums, and who will contribute more liberally, but the expectation is that the bulk of the fund this year will come In Jl lots. Even President Gompers, In building up a fund with which to carry on his war on behalf of the American Federation of Labor, has appealed to the 2,000.000 members of that organization to contribute 1 each to aid in defeating those men for Congress who refuse to abide by the dictates of Mr. Gompers. If Gompers" appeal has the effect which he expects, he will have a neat $2,000,000 to wage war on the men whom he black lists; he will probably have a larger cam paign fund than Chairman Sherman or Chairman Griggs, the managers, respec tively, of the Republican and Democratic campaigns. In this connection. Chairman Sherman has decided to have fewer paid spellbind, ers on the stump this Fall than has been customary in the past. The best men whose time and services must be bought will be sent Into the most Important and the closest districts. In the other dis tricts local talent will be used to a great extent, to be supplemented by speakers ' who feel themselves sufficiently indebted to the party to give up three or four weeks to the Republican cause. Chairman Griggs has made no declara tion of his purpose, but as Democratic funds are Just as short as Republican, it is probable that he will have to follow the example of Mr. Sherman. More of the Franking Abuse. Democratic Chairman Griggs is gather rng together a number of tariff speeches for distribution in well selected districts. Wherever he deems it expedient he will bring the tariff question to the front, but In districts . where tariff revision is not a popular theme some other sort of litera ture will be distributed. These tariff speeches are all taken from the Con gressional Record, and will therefore be sent through the mails under a Con gressional frank, Uncle Sam footing the postage bill. The agitation against the abuse of the franking privilege did not result in check ing the widespread circulation of cam paign speeches at Government expense, so the voter will .get his biennial supply of reading matter from now to the end of the campaign. Both parties will re sort to this old method of distributing literature, but the Democrats have been the first to enter the field. HONORS SENATOR MILLARD President Invites Nebraskan to Ac company Him on Fanama Junket. OMAHA. Neb., Aug. E. Senator Joseph H. Millard has just received an invita tion from President Roosevelt to accom pany the Presidential party to Panama next November. The letter follows: My Dear Sir: The President directs me to say that he expects to visit Panama and personally examine the work being done on the canal In the month of November. I shall accompany him. The President thinks It would be appropriate for you as chairman of the Senate committee which has Investi gated the affairs of the Panama Canal to be one of the party of observation which, how ever, he finds Is absolutely necessary to make as limited as possible. I write to in quire whether your engagements will per mit you to be one of the party. Very sincerely yours. WILLIAM H. TAFT. Senator Millard stated In an Interview today that he had not yet decided whether to accept the Invitation or not. This investigation recalls the strenuous days of last Winter, when, after the committee on interoceanic canals, of which Senator Millard Is chairman, voted 6 to 5 to recommend a sea-level canal, the Nebraska Senator submitted a mi nority report in favor of a lock type canal and then addressed himself to the task of converting the members of the Senate to that Idea, which was supported by the Administration. His success, as evidenced by the result of the final vote in the Senate, elicited from the President most hearty commen dations verbally expressed, as well as an autograph note of congratulation. APPEAL FOR THE NEGRO CHRISTIAN CONGRESS OF COL ORED YOUNG PEOPLE ENDS. Lengthy Address to American Public Issued Seeks to Arouse the National Conscience. WASHINGTON, Aug. E. The Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress brought its sessions to a close here tonight by a meeting of 000 persons at Convention Hall. Numerous addresses were delivered, mainly regarding the work necessary to raise the standard of the race. , The last act of the congress was to issue a lengthy address to the American public by which the hope is expressed, "That an aroused public conscience may be directed to America's most trouble some and complex problem, a harmoni ous adjustment of the races." "We appeal to the friends of humanity everywhere,"- says the appeal, "to aid and encourage the negro in the develop ment of character and the acquisition of Intelligence, thrift and frugality as means to reach a higher level of life." The address characterizes as a "Mis chievous fallacy and dogma that the white race voluntarily Imposes taxes upon Itself lor the education of the negro." "Direct or Indirectly," it Is declared, "the negro contributes his full share toward bearing the heavy burden in every Southern city and therefore is entitled to the education of his children on equal terms with the rest as his just and equitable question and not as a clvio gratuity." WIFE SEES HIM KILLED Deputy Sheriffs Shoot Down Maniac at Crowded Resort. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Aug. & -Ed Youncer, a Great Western Engineer re cently from Jollet, 111., was killed In a pistol duel with several Deputy Sheriffs at Lake Manawa, a Summer rasort near here today. Youncer'a wife and two chil dren were witnesses of the tragedy. Youncer, who Is thought to have been slightly demented, created excitement at Lake Manawa today by flourishing two pistols and when officers tried to disarm him he opened fire on the,m. Five depu ties at once returned the lire and Youn cer fell dead. No one else was hurt, though the shoot ing occurred in a crowded portion of the grounds. CALLS FOR TEXAS RANGERS Sheriff Fear 9 Further Bloodshed Over Election at Cold Springs. COLD SPRINGS, Tex.. Aug. 6. As a result of yesterday's election tragedy, in which E. B. Adams, a candidate for Tax: Assessor, and his brother, Sam Adams, were killed and several others wounded, the Sheriff has asked that rangers be sent here to prevent further bloodshed, one of them arriving today. C. L. Williamson, one of the'partlclpants In the shooting, who returned to his home at Shepherd last night, heard, it is stated, a rumor that a brother of Robinson was looking for him. Alf Carnes stepped into the door of a saloon where Williamson was and was shot and seriously wounded bymistake for Robinson. Cossacks Mobbed by Peasants. VORONEZH, Aug 5. Peasants of Bol gusha, who had assembled for the village fair, today attacked a passing patrol of Cossacks. The latter replied with two volleys. A number of peasants were killed or wounded. T OF DEFECTS L Bosses Rule Under Direct Primary. THEIR POWER STRENGTHENED Startling Fact Made Clear by First Test of the Act, DEFECTS TO BE REMEDIED Politicians Speak Well of System Governor Deneen la EpeclalIy Pleased Given New Grip on Cook County Machine, CHICAGO. 111.. Aug. 5. (Special.) Illinois has not yet figured out the) exact working of her new primary law, which was given its first test yester day. It will require some time to thor oughly analyze the results and discover the actual effects and how they were produced. Perhaps the most striking peculiarity is that a candidate may have a majority of the popular vote, while his opponent, fourth or fifth down the list in popular favor, may have the delegates necessary to nom inate. This was shown in several Instances. Under the new law every voter may ex press his preference and also vote for delegates, and these expressions are counted separately. Therefore the un popular man, by devoting his work to securing delegates may get the nomina tion, regardless of the popular choice. This peculiarity will probably cause much confusion in the state convention. Does Not Down Boss. So tar as smashing the political boss goes the new law Is a failure. On the contrary it seems to strengthen the boss. This also was made clear in the first trial of the law. Politicians speak well of the law and say that It will work smoothly as soon as a few minor defects are remedied. "There Is lots of room for Improve ment in the new law," says Governor Deneen. "It should be extended to In clude all county candidates, from the Sheriff down, the Sanitary Trustees and all municipal officers. The primaries should be arranged so as to be held be fore the month of May. The law is young and subject to much revision. -1 can see where there are noticeable flaws, but I think they can easily be remedied." Incidentally, under the workings of th law, Governor Deneen firmly fastened his grip upon the Cook County machine. His faction will have 30 out of the 41 mem bers on the county committee. The day was replete with surprises, perhaps the most notable was the utter rout of the Hearst-Mayor Dunne com bine. Carey had been practically the Denw ocratlo political boss of Cook County,. Backed by Hearst and the municipal ma chine, directed by Mayor Dunne, he es sayed to go to Congress. It looked easy for the primaries, but he was hopelessly beaten by James T. McDermott, a young stockyards telegrapher, who had no means, but won on his personal worth and popularity alone. The candidate for Sheriff backed by the Hearst-Dunne-Carey combination waa-j also badly defeated, and as a result there i is a tremendous whetting of knives for revenge. In the Republican ranks; as well, there, was some smashing. Chauncey Dewey,, backed by Governor Deneen, put to rout the Judah machine, which has hitherto ; been invincible in the Second Ward. Dewey gained much notoriety because olT his feuds when a cattleman in Kansas. Congressman Lorimer had the fight of) his life. He was attacked because of his) affiliation with the packers, but managed) to squeeze through. Congressman Mann, father of the pure-food bill, won out by a handsome majority after a hard fight. Congressman Madden, deeply interested! in the deep waterway from the Great! Lakes to the Gulf, had no opposition.) Congressman Ralney, the only Democratic) Representative from Illinois, also had no opposition, and will return to Congress. I As showing the peculiarities of the new law. Senator Cullom defeated Yates 2 to 1 by popular vote, but today it was dlsH covered that Yates has captured many) delegates and will make a strong shown lng in the convention. I Passing of Tim Ryan. The day also saw the passing of "Old) Tim" Ryan, a famous Democratic boss who desired to make his nephew, "Big Tim" Ryan, a State Senator. Pitted against the old boss was Alderman "Johnny" Powers, and this contest fur nished about all the comedy of the cam paign. The rivals gave lake excursions, free picnics, free outings fori school chil dren and waifs, employed bands to parade the district nightly, gave big dinners, im ported Irish jaunting cars, stole each oth er's ballots, had great parades of Irish and Italians, and spent thousands of dol lars. At the end "Old Tim" Ryan met defeat and is down and out. Race AVar Is Resumed. YELISAVETPOL, Aug. 5. The race war between Tartars and Armenians at Shu- aha, Transcancasla, recommenced yester day with greater fury and the fighting and massacreing continued. Illinois