"HE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1907.
COULD SEE ONLY
11110 SHIP-LENGTHS
Lookout on Columbia Testifies
. That Night of Collision
Was Foggy-
FLOATED NINE MINUTES
ft earner Stayed on Surface After Be
ing Struck Both Boats Were
Blowing Their Whistles
Regularly.
BAN FRANCISCO. July 2o.-An In
Tfstlgation into the cause of the wreck of
the steamer Columbia was begun this
afternoon by Captain John Bermingham.
upervislng inspector of steamships in
this district. The first witness called was
F. Peterson, lookout on the Columbia. He
testified that at the time of the collision
the weather was foggy and he could see
only two ship lengths ahead, but he heard
the whistle of the San Pedro about IE
minutes before the vessel was sighted.
The San Pedro's whistle was sounded
bout every minute to starboard of the
Columbia. '
When Peterson first saw the San Pedro
she was about 150 feet distant, and was
coming "square on" to the Columbia. On
sighting the approaching steam schooner
he leaped onto the bridge where he was
at the time of the collision. He believed
that the Columbia floated for eight or
nine minutes after she was struck be
fore she went down. He reported to Cap
tain Doran when he first heard the
whistles.
In answer to questions he said he could
not tell whether or not the Columbia wan
frolng at full speed. There was no wind
and the Columbia blew her whistle
regularly. After the collision Peterson
said, he was told by Captain Doran to
arouse the passengers. He called those in
tha forecastle and then started to the life
boat to which he was assigned but founa
it was gone. He. had no time to call tho
people in the steerage or cabin. He ran
to another boat and was there alone when
he saw Captain Doran standing near and
was asked to give a hand in launching
" the boat.
Quartermaster Hlnner testified that he
came on watch at midnight He said that
the Columbia floated from five to seven
minutes before going down. The shock
of the collision was not very great and
he doubted whether If one standing in the
middle of a stateroom at the time would
have been thrown down.
SAY HAWSE WrAS THE BRUTE
Surviving Passengers Make Charge
Against Third Officer.
BAN FRANCISCO, July 25. Third Offi
cer Hawse, of the wrecked steamer Co
lumbia, whose sworn report of the disas
ter, filed with the Federal inspectors,
charged Captain Hansen, of the Ban Pe
dro, with cruel and inhuman conduct In
refusing to aid in the rescue of the
stricken passengers, is now charged by
survivors who occupied the same boat
with him with conduct more cruel than
that specified by him In his formal re
port. Here, in brief, are the charges mad
against Hawse:
One Refusing to give his coat to an
unconscious woman rescued from the
water In a freezing condition, his remark
being "My coat is my own."
Two Ordering a sailor to strike a
crippled man whom he believed occupied
too much space in the lifeboat.
ThreeSltting calmly In the stern sheets
of the boat and refusing to assist in drag
ging men and women from the water.
These charges are made separately
by members of the party of survivors
who reached here this morning- on the
steamer City of Topeka from Eureka.
They are corroborated in detail by dif
ference members of the party, who de
clare their intention of presenting- the
charges to the inspectors when the In
vestigation of the wreck Is begun.
These same passengers further declare
that the attack made upon Captain
Hansen by Hawse is entirely unjust;
that the former did all In his power
to aid the survivors, and that his re
fusal to permit any more survivors to
be landed on the San Pedro was right
and proper, for the reason that the
deckload of lumber had shifted and
that Captain1 Hansen feared if the life
boats approached too near the schoon
er they might be suddenly over
whelmed by some' of the lum
ber sliding into the water. They de
v fend Captain Hansen In terms as warm
as those used against Hawse are bit
ter. The strongest statement against
Hawse is made by Miss Lena Hansen,
of Minneapolis, who was" In the same
boat with the third officer until they
were picked up by the Elder. She said
this morning:
"The charge of unofflcerlike conduct
against Captain Hansen is utterly ab
surd. It should be the other way.
Hawse was fully dressed and sat calm
ly in the boat, refusing to aid In the
work of rescue. He was asked to give
his coat to a poor woman who had
been pulled from the water in a
drowning condition, and answered:
'My coat is my own.' His conduct
throughout the affair was of the same
order."
H. If. Decker, of Tea I a, this state. Is
a cripple, and managed to get to the
boat with his wife. He says that Hawse
ordered hint to crouch low In the boat,
and that when he attempted to do so,
despite his crippled condition. Hawse
directed a sailor to 'hit him over the
head and dump him Into the ocean' If
he did not move faster.
The information tha$ Hawse had pre
ferred charges against the master of
the San Pedro caused the greatest sur
prise among the survivors, and they
were free to declare that the charges
' should rest the other way.
Mr. and Mrs: H. H. Decker, of Tesla,
Cal., were among the survivors of the
Columbia who returned on the City of
Topeka, Mr. Decker had this to say:
"We are a reunited couple. When
the Columbia went down I Just had
time to kiss my wife good-by when
she was washed off the deck, and I fol
lowed her. Hours later, when I was
aboard the Elder, a doctor called- out
my name. I followed him tb the cabin
and there was my wife, her right eye
. blackened, and she was rolled up in a
blanket."
HAXSEX DID ALL HE COULD
Survivors Arriving on Topeka Vin
dicate San Pedro's Captain.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 25. The
steamer City of Topeka arrived at 8
o'rlock this morning with 11 more sur
vivors of the Columbia disaster. This
leaven only a few in Eureka and those
In the hospital. ( The Topeka left Eu
reka yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock,
flocking at Broadway wharf No. 1 this
morning. A largo crowd ot relatives
and- friends of the survivors were at
the wharf and carried them away in
automobiles and carriages to beNfitted
out with clothes and cared for.
The survfvors on the Topeka could not
say enough to express their appreciation
of the kindness shown by the people of
Eureka. When the steamer Geo. W. Elder
arrived at the dock there were doctors,
nurses, medicine, food, clothing, carriages
and ambulances waiting to aid the res
cued passengers. Nothing was too much
trouble for the humane cltliens ot Eureka
to do.
. While there was very severe criticism
of some pf the crew of the Columbia, the
survivors vindicate the sailors and Cap
tain Hansen, of the San Pedro. They ex
plain that Captain Hansen took aboard
all the wrecked passengers he could safe
ly land on the San Pedro. He and his
wife stood on the bow of the schooner all
night, cut off by washing lumber from
their cabin, and directed the aid that was
extended to those on rafts and clinging
to drifting timbers.
TOPEKA BRINGS IX SURVIVORS
Seventeen More Passengers and.
Seamen Reach San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25. The steam
er City- of Topeka arrived here today
with the following survivors of the Co
lumbia wreck:
W. H. SMITH, of San Francisco.
MISS ALMA OSTERBERG, jit Cleve
land, O.
C. C. ROLAND. Spokane.
PHIL ASHFORD. Llvermore, Cal.
J. F. KAVANAl'GH, Oakland.
H. S. KEEVER. Denver. Colo.
MR. AND MRS. H. H. DECKER, Tesla,
California..
MRS. H. C. SHAW, Stockton.
N. WINKLEBECK DUNN, Poplar
Bluff. Mo.
MISS LULTJ HANSEN. Minneapolis.
Members of the Columbia's crew who
arrived on the same vessel were W. T.
Lawrence, J, J. Fogarty, A. St. Claire, C.
E. Nolan, R. Engman and Purser J. F.
Byrnes.
SUMMARY OF THE SURVIVORS
Revised Returns Show Total of 93
Lives Lost.
. SAN FRANCISCO, July 25. A recast
of the returns from the work of res
cue shows that of the 245 persons on
the steamer Columbia, 152 have been
saved, while five bodies have been re
covered and 88 are reported "lost.
Of the entire number of lost, 39 were
men, 49 women and five were children.
Of the 191 passengers, 114 have been
saved. Sixty-eight of these have been
taken to Astoria, eight have arrived
here and the remainder are at Eureka
or on their way to this city. Of the 98
men, 70 were saved . and of the 91
women 42 were caved. Two of the
seven children survive. Of the 64
members of the crew, 38 are alive.
BETRAYED B HIS DEATH
VICTIM OF COLUMBIA TRAV
ELED WITH PARAMOUR.
Louis Malkus, 'Prominent in Lpuis
laaa, Had Deserted Wife to
Elope With Other Woman.
SHREVEPORT, La., July 25. (Spe
cial.) The wreck of the steamship
Columbia has uncovered a scandal In
this city. Among the passengers who
perished In the collision with the San
Pedro last Saturday night off the Cal
ifornia coast were Louis Malkus "and
wife," according to the dispatcher re
ceived here.
Malkus formerly resided In Crowley,
near this place, moving from there
June 22. Shortly afterward "it came
to light that he had deserted his wife
and baby and fled with Miss Inez
Ellzey, a beautiful young woman with
whom he was infatuated. Their where
abouts was a mystery until the lists
of the Columbia steamer victims be
gan , to arrive.
Malkus was very prominent In af
fairs here. He was former Labor Com
missioner for Louisiana, and had the
contract for building the State Odd
Fellows Home for Widows and Or
phans at Crowley. It Is shown that
he is $5000 short on that contract, but
this is protected by a bond In the Fi
delity & Deposit Company, of Mary
land. His deserted wife ta working
as a stenographer and clerk for a busi
ness firm in this city in order to sup
port herself and baby.
Resigns After Long Service.
NEW YORK, July 25. Andrew Ma
son, superintendent of the New York
assay office, who has been in the ser
vice of the Government for CO years
or more, has presented his resignation
to Director of the Mint Roberts. Mr.
Mason Invented a new process for re
fining the precious metals, which re
sulted in the saving of large sums an
nually in the cost of operating the
New York assay office. In recognition
of his services Congress voted Mr.
Mason a large bonus.
Noted Travelers to Orient.
SAN FRANCISCO, July The steamer
Siberia, which sailed this afternoon for
the Orient, carried a number of prominent
people as passengers, including Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Straus, Congress
man and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, of
Ohio; Governor Carter, of Hawaii; Com
manders Hughes and Sears and Lieutenant-Commander
Gillis of tho United
States Navy and Government Inspectors
of Steam Vessels Bulger and Bolles.
Great Fire in Ottawa Suburbs.
OTTAWA, Ont., July 25. New Edin
burgh, a suburb of this city, was swept
by fire early today. Estimated loss,
300,000.
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GIRLS STAND GUARD
Will Not Allow Desecration of
Indian Graves.
THEY BOAST ROYAL BLOOD
t
Attempt to Sell Wyandotte Cemetery
and Remove Bodies Thwarted by
Three Descendants of Great
Chief Who Ruled Ohio.
KANSAS CITY, July 25. Helena, Idaho
and Lida Conley. sisters and Wyandotte
Indians, began an armed guard today
over the graves of their ancestors in
Huron Cemetery, in Kansas City, Kan.,
recently ordered sold by the Government,
and threaten to shoot the first person who
may attempt to remove the bodies.
Congress authorized the sale of the cem
etery, set aside for many years as a tri
bal burial ground, and a division of the
money among the remaining members
of the Wyandotte tribe, first removing
the bodies. The Conley girls say they
won't permit the . graves to be touched
and they today began the erection of a
shanty upon the outskirts of the ceme
tery. Miss Helena, Conley said:
"From this time on one of the three
Conley sistera will be here in the day
time. At night - all three of us shall
sleep here and guard. In this cemetery
are buried 100 of our ancestors. The
blood of the ancient royalty of France
flows in my veins. My grandfather owned
the whole State of Ohio. Why should we
not be proud of our ancestors and pro
tect their graves? We shall do it and
woe be to the man that first attempts to
teal a body."
"We shall ke'fep right on asking bids
upon the. property," said H. B. Durant,
chairman of the civil committee which is
trying to sell the cemetery. "The Gov
ernment is behind us."
MEXICO ASKED TO HELP
Differences Between Salvador and
Nicaragua May Be Settled.
WASHINGTON, July 25. Mexico has
been approached by the government of
the Republic of Salvador with a request
that it take what practically amounts to
the initiative in opening negotiations be
tween the latter country and Nicaragua
for a settlement of the differences be
tween them and the reference to arbitra
tion of the claims for reparation for dam
ages sustained by Salvador as a result of
the expendition against it by President
Zelaya about six weeks ago, which cre
ated considerable damage in and about
the harbor of Acajutla and surrounding
country.
Among the Central American diplomats
and at the State Department the impres
sion is general that Nicaragua has de
cided to desist from her .Intention to
send another expedition against Salvador.
FEMALE ASSASSIX IS HANGED
Refused to Plead for Mercy From
Czar" Nicholas.
MOSCOW, July 25. With the observance
of the greatest privacy, Madame Fromki
na, who in March last attempted to as
sassinate General Rheinbot, the ex-prefect
of police, and who in May made an
other attempt to murder the inspeotor of
the political prison here, wounding him
with a pistol, which had been mysterious
ly smuggled into her cell, was hanged In
this city at sunrise today. i
The authorities made every effort during
the past fortnight to persuade the woman
to plead for the mercy of the emperor,
but this she- obstinately refused to do. Her
parents Interceded with the throne in her
behalf but their efforts were unavailing.
Madame Fromklna was not charged with
actual murder, but was accused of mak
ing several ineffectual attempts to kill
officers. It is believed that her mind
was unbalanced and that she suffered
from hysteria.
Getting After Opium Trade.
' PEKLN,.. July 25. The Chinese govern
ment has formally announced its assent
to the proposal made by the United States
for a joint investigation by the powers,
including China, into the whole question
of the opium trade and of the production
of opium. Details of the procedure will
be arranged later. China's delay In ac
ceptance was due to a misunderstanding
on her part that six independent commis
sions comprehended such an inquiry, as
well as cries of inspections in the Interior
of China.
Paris Howls for Murderer's Life.
PARIS, July 25. There is a great and
Increasing clamor for the carrying out ot
the death sentence imposed last Tuesday
upon a man named Soleillant for the mur
der of a little girl under particularly atro
cious circumstances, especially as the
Chamber of Deputies has. appropriated
$5200 for public executions.
King and Kaiser Will Go Visiting.
BERLIN, July 25. It is now certain
that King Edward and the Kaiser will
meet at Wllhelmshahe, near Cassel.
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August 14 to August 16. The Kaiser
will return the visit in England dur
ing the first half of November and will
be accompanied by the Empress.
Ten Thousand Starve in Jamaica.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 25. The
famine in the St. Elizabeth district is
growing In seriousness. The local govern
ment is blamed for not taking proper
measures to prevent suffering. Governor
Olivier, who is investigating the situation,
learns that there are 10.000 victims.
A scandal has been disclosed in the dis
trict of Pt. Elizabeth. Starving people,
naked, without schools, and Ignorant of
all religion have nevertheless been pay
ing taxes.
Colombia Opens Great Fair.
BOGOTA. Columbia. July 25. The Na
tional holiday was 'celebrated here with
the opening of a great industrial exposi
tion, which demonstrates the richness of
the country. The exposition shows that
Colombia raises cotton of long fiber. With
much land especially adapted to the cul
ture of cotton of this character, the crop
is not only sufficient for the home supply
but enough to supply surrounding coun
tries. - Aeroplane Proves Successful.
PARIS, ' July 25. The Blerlot aero
plane made a successful 'flight today
on a field at Ishly. Jt sailed a distance
of 135 yards straight at an altitude of
some 15 feet, which was followed by
a curve of about 165 yards.
ALSO II RESCUER
VIES WITH FAIRBANKS IX SAV
ING LIFE OF WOMAN.
Auto Collides With His Machine and
Fair One Is Thrown Out He
Seizes Opportunity.
STORM LAKE. July 25. (Special.) W.
J. Bryan is not to be outdone by Vice
President Fairbanks. He rescued a Storm
Lake woman from an automobile accident
here today. He was being driven to the
lake in an auto after addressing the
Chautauqua.
A etop was made, when a motor, which
was being driven by Mrs. E. B. Stillman,
of Correctionville, Iowa, crashed into his
car. Mrs. H. W. Deal who occupU3 the
rear car, was hurled to the ground and
slightly injured.
Mr. Bryan sprang out and, after lifting
Mrs. Deal Into the car, cranked the ma
chine and the Injured woman was
brought home.
OPPOSES GERMAN AGREEMENT
Protective Tariff League Howls at
Tariff Reductions.
NEW YORK, July 25. A policy of
opposition to the new tariff agreement
with Germany, recently put into ef
fect, was adopted by the board of man
agers and the executive committee of
the American Protective Tariff League
at a meeting in this city. It was de
cided to take up the subject with Pres
ident Roosevelt, the members of the
cabinet. Senators and Representatives.
A resolution offered by William F.
Draper, of Massachusetts, was unani
mously adopted, declaring that the
agreement is contrary to law and to
the policy of protectibn, unfair to "the
American - importer, to the customs
service, and a material and Indiscrim
inate reftucrlon of tariff which shold
be made only after hearings and then
by the legislative branch of thp Gov
ernment. LOGGER ROUGHLY USED
Martin Hanson Robbed and Bound
to Wagon Wheel in Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash., July 25. (Special.)
Lured to a room In the Highland Hotel,
Seventeenth and D streets, there beaten
and robbed and then marched down a
rear stairway, through an alley, at the
point of a gun, blindfolded, gagged and
tied to the wheel of a wagon, was the
experience of Martin Hanson, a logger,
whose cries for help were heard by Ser
geant Dan Costello. about 5 o'clock this
morning. Charles Simpson, whom Han
son declares he recognizes as his assail
ant, was subsequently found in the room
where Hanson say the robbery took
place, and is now locked up, awaiting
instructions from the' County Attorney's
office as to the charge which will be
placed against him. .
Sign of Wall Street Depression.
NEW YORK, July 25. Dull times in the
stock market have been reflected in the
sale of a seat on the Stock Exchange for
$71,500, which Is $1500 less than the price
brought at the last sale of a few weeks
ago. Last Summer, when the public came
Into the stock market in large numbers,
the price of seats jumped to $95,000, which
Is the record price.
Mrs. Susan Bullet Dixon.
NEW YORK, July 25. Mrs. Susan Bullet
Dixon author of "Repeal of the Missouri
Compromise, ".."Slavery In American Poli
tics," and other works, died today at St.
Luke's Hospital, aged 78 years.
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LONG CHASE WINS
Mrs. Spalding Gets Back Lost
Needlework.
BY JOURNEY OF 7000 MILES
Entrusts Precious Tapestry to Peri
patetic Salesman Who Pawns It
. in Pittsburg Found With Joy
After a Long Search.
CINCINNATI. O., July 25. (Special.) In
a race that will cover nearly 7008 miles
when It Is completed, Mrs. W. L. Spald
ing, of Portland, Or., enjoys the satis
faction of knowing that she has re
covered a piece of fancy needlework ap
praised at $5000 from the man to whom
she and her husband, acting on behalf
of a woman friend who wrought the
tapestry, had entrusted It In the East.
Mrs. Spalding arrived in Cincinnati to
day on her way back to Portland, Or.,
and has with her the tapestry that cost
years of toll on the part of delicate hands
and nimble fingers. Miss Ida Oberer is
an expert in needlework. Upon the finest
of silk goods she worked a banquet set.
containing in embossed effect the like
nesses of eight Presidents of the United
States together with likenesses of civic
heroes. The centerpiece contained out
lines of the portraits of Washington,
Lincoln, Garfield and McKlnley. There
were eight other pieces.
Mrs. Spalding, on behalf of Miss OberBr,
entrusted all these pieces to the care of
a traveling salesman who, If he received
$.'XKKI for them, was to get $250 commission.
The traveling salesman brought the goods
East. Meantime Miss Oberer and her
family - were alarmed, and Mrs. Spalding
determined the goods should be returned.
She went from Portland to Pittsburg,
thence to Washington, D. C, and then
back to Pittsburg, where she found that
the man had pawned the banquet piece.
Mrs. Spalding has left to join her hus
band in Florence, Idaho.
HOUNDED FROM THE ARMY
Colonel Ayres' Wife Lays, His Re
tirement to Spite Work.
NEW YORK, July 25. Lieutenant-Colonel
Charles G. Ayres, of the Fourteenth
United States Cavalry, was officially In
formed today of his retirement from ac
tive duty in the Army. His only, com
ment was: "I im only a soldier. My
Commander-in-Chief has Issued his order
and I shall accept if without comment."
Mrs. Ayres said: "Colonel Ayres has
been hounded out of the service by 'a
clique of officers' wives, who are jealous
of me, and who have influenced their
weak-minded husbands to strike at me
through my husband." t
PROCLAIM DOMINICAN TREATY
President Roosevelt and Caceres
Both Make It Effective.
WASHINGTON, July 25. The President
signed the proclamation notifying the
public of the conclusion of the Dominican
treaty. Similar action was taken today
In Santo Domingo by President Caceres.
President Roosevelt's proclamation re
cites that a treaty "providing for the as
sistance of the United States in the col
lection and application of the customs
revenues of the Dominican Republio was
concluded and signed by their respective
plenipotentiaries February 8, 1907, (herein
is recited the text of the treaty which Is
proclaimed) to the end that the same
and every article thereof may be observed
and performed with good faith,"
Saves $1,000,000 Yearly on Mails.
CHICAGO, July 25 The revenue derived
from hauling the United States mails by
the railroads running west from Chicago,
St. Louis, St. Paul, and Minneapolis and
the Missouri River Is to be further re
duced approximately $1,000,000 a year as
the Immediate result of the reports of 125
inspectors, who have been at work for
the last six months determining whether
the space used in railway postal cars by
the government was In excess of space
sufficient to accomplish the work. '
Western railroads having headquarters
In Chicago have received notice from the
Postoifice Department cutting down the
space allotment in the railway postal cars
to 40 feet on various routes, making a re
duction of $15 a mile, or a saving for the
government of $7500 a year In a 600-mile
run for a single car., There are likely to
be- six cars on the route, making a total
saving of $45,000 for one postal route.
Cutter Itasca to Cross Atlantic.
NEW YORK, July 25. The practice
cutter of the United States Revenue Cut
ter Service, the Itasca, formerly the Ban
croft, started today on her first cruise
across the Atlantic. She had on board
27 cadets of the first and second class and
two cadet engineers. The cruise will last
until October.
Stable Fire in San Francisco,
BAN FRANCISCO, July ' 25. Fourteen
horses were burned tonight in a fire
which destroyed the stables of the Trans-
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Women's black Hosiery in all styles and sizes; reg
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values to $1.75, for 9S
Great special sales of Household Needs, Pho
tographer's Chemicals and Drugs, as advertised.
Special unadvertised sales of Undermuslins,
Leather Goods, Waists, Women's Linen Suits,
Summer Millinery, Stationery, Toilet Articles.
SEE FRIDAY BARGAIN WINDOW DISPLAYS
continental Fuel Company. Many wagons,
trucks and a large quantity of hay were
also burned. The loss is said to exceed
$25,000, with no Insurance.
Takes Two Sliots to Kill Himself.
STOCKTON, Cat.. July 25. Supervi
sor Henry B. Knight, of the Fifth Dis
trict of San Jacinto County, committed
suicide this morning at his ranch near
Lathrop by shooting. He got up and
dressed himself, and Without telling
any one of his Intentions steeped out
doors and ehot himself In the left
breast. The shot apparently did not
strike a fatal spot, and the desperate
man deliberately threw another shell
Into the gun and took a second shot,
falling dead without a word. The two
shots were very near together, one
striking the heart. The deceased was
a prosperous farmer, and leaves a
widow and children. He was serving
hie third term as Supervisor. Nervous
prostration own to overwork Is glvea
by the family a the cause tor his act.
Entire Corner Fourth
and
Morrison Streets
Pongee Coats Reduced
A few samples in ladies' high-grade Pongee Coats, beauti
fnlly made and trimmed. Suitable for evening or auto wear.
Today only at the following prices:
$55 Coats S29.95 $35 Coats $21.75 $30 Coats $18.50
Vaults
COLD-AIR METHOD. DO IT NOW, or the little MOTH WILL
rates stored free. Phone and our messenger will call.
for men reduced to.$1.50
WEDDING
and' visiting cards
W.G.SMITH 6 CO.
WASHINGTON BUILDING
Fourth and Washington Street
ALASKA
AND BACK
249 Washington St.