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PORTLAND, OREGON SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 13, ' 1902.-
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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Outlaw Known to Be
, Near Auburn. '
HE 18 IN GL08E QUARTERS
Officers Confident Outlaw
Cannot Escape.
MERRILL SE'E-ty, WITH HIM
Fugitives Appear Together at Ttto
Different Place Tracy Holds Tip
a Farmhouse Just Then
Fomo Passca By.
SEATTLE, July 12. Late advices
from Auburn state that Tracy -Is known
to be about nine miles east of Auburn.
He Is badly wounded, and the SbeVlft,
who Is at Auburn, says there Is no
doubt that the com let's race Is about
ended, and that, while he may not be
taken for a day or two. jet he cannot
get away, and Is sure to be killed or
captured.
BLACK DIAMOND, Wash., July 12.
Deputy Sheriff Walter Collins arrived here
from Deary late tonight, with the news
that Elmer McDonald, a Franklin butcher,
saw Tracy and Merrill together between
Franklin and Kanaskat about noon today.
Collins says the news was wired to Deary
by McDonald. While details are lacking,
the deputy places entire credence in Mc
Donald's statement, and declares him to
be an honest and reliable soring man.
"McDonald and I watched the road near
Kanasket all last night," said Collins,
"and did not leave there until about 11
o'clock this morning. I went to Deary
and McDonald to Franklin. Hardly had
I arrived at Leary before a wire from
McDonald reached town to the effect that
he had serxothMerrfll and raeyabouti
midway between Kanasket and Franklin.
McDonald Is honest and truthful, and
there must be something to his story."
Tracy and Merrill Again Seen.
Another story heard by Collins Just be
fore leaing Leary was that Tracy and
Merrill had been seen by a man named
Williams, near Lake Thirty-Two, not far
from Kanglcy. Williams told a crowd of
people that he had met the tw o at Lake
Thirty -Two just af.er they had held up
a family ana secured a meaL They were
then said to be on their way to Kangley.
It hat been learned that the story circu
lated about Tracy shooting at Fred
Brooks, a rancher, living a mile from the
Pautot house, is a canard and originated
with a Jest. Brooks' shirt was torn, and
his side slightly scratched by a hay rake.
He showed the abrasion to one of the
deputies, and as a "josh" related to him
an Imaginary encounter with Tracy. The
credulous manhunter immediately, placed
the tale in circulation.
Posse Starts Out.
Three wagons loaded down with mem
bers of two posses, one under ex-Sheriff
Woolery. and the other in charge of Dep
uty Fred Berner, left here about 10
o'clock this morning on receipt of news
that Tracy had been at Frank Pautofs
hoase. After the hounds refused to take
the trail, the majority of the combined
posses went toward Lnumclaw. The only
reason assigned for their itinerary was
that Tracy had Inquired how far It wag to
Encumclaw, and must intend to go there.
A few of the guards saw flt to exercise
fieir own Judgment and remained in the
region of Pautot's house. They believe
that Tracy Is almost exhausted, and suf
fering fiom his wounds, and will remain
in the country becween Black Diamond
and Green River until he is in better
physical condition before doing much
traveling. Two deputies, Galvln and AVar
ner. are stationed at Black Diamond.
Hounds of Little Value.
The refusal of the hounds to take the
trail of Tracy today has convinced those
who are familiar with their performance
tnat they cannot be depended on to render
much assistance in locating Tracy. The
animals struck a blind trail twice yester
day before following the convict to the
eage of a small lake In Glnter Swamp.
Many people believe Tracy took into the
wooded legion between here and" Green
RIer after leaving Pautofs house, and
w 111 soon show up at some f armnouse for
a meal. Th. roads near Enumclaw, Cum
berland; Franklin, Palmer, Buckley. Cov
ington and other places are well guarded.
Around Black Diamond and at many
points along Green Rier where the fu
gillv e might pass, the guard is either very
weak or a negative quantity.
POSSD PASSES RIGHT BY TRACY.
He' Had Just Held Up an Old Rancher
Outlaw Prepares to riRht.
SEATTLE, July .12. Tracy, the Oregon
com let - outlaw, was last seen on Green
Rhcr, about two miles southwest ot
Black Diamond, last night, by Frank Pau
tot, a rancher. The convict passed In
front of Pautot's house, and a short dis
tance beyond It took to the brush. Pautot
was so frightened he passed the night at
the house of another rancher.
At 8 o'clock this morning Frank Pautot
appeared at Ray's ranch, a half-mile from
his own home, accompanied by his wife,
and told his story. Mr. Pautot said that
at 6 o'clock last night he eaw a strange
man coming from the woods toward hts
house. The stranger approached with his
rifle leveled, "and when 30 feet away said
he was Harry Tracy and wanted supper.
He ordered' the old man into the house,
where Mrs. Pautot was preparing the
evening meal.
The convict sat down, and said he was
very bmgey and tired. He rolled up his
right trousers leg and exposed a v ery bad
07 swollen limb. He complained ofj rheu
matism, and said the recent wet nights
had about done him up.
"While seated at the window, he saw
Fred Berner coming up the road. Believ
ing that a posse was close In pursuit, ne
jumped from "the chair, drew a revolver,
and with that weapon in his left band and
his rifle In his right, he ordered the old
couple Into the bedroom. He remained
standing with the bedroom door partly
open, where he had a full view of the
back of the house.
"Deputy Berner, followed by several of
hia posse, was hurrying on to Black Dia
mond. The men all passed the house 'with
out Inquiring about Tracy. Pautot said
Tracy could, hardly walk, and that he had
commanded him to procure a horse and
drive bim to Buckley, near Ortlng, in
Pierce .County. Mr. Pautot said the des
perado remained In the house until nearly
dark, and left after threatening the couple
GREAT INCOHONEE OF REDMEN, WHO ARRIVES IN
PORTLAND TODAY
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Dr. Edwin D. Wiley, of Dcs Moines, la., who Is jiow serving the
second year of his term as great lncohonee of the Great Council of the Im
proved Order of Red Men. will arrive in Portland today. "5 The RedMen
of Portland have been looking forward to bis visit with Interest, and
have arranged an enjoyable ptpgramme for his entertainment. Today'
he will be welcomed by a committee and escorted to the Hotel Port
land. Monday he will be taken to Astoria for a sightseeing trip, and In
the evening he wil. address a mass meeting of Red Men, which will bo
followed by a chlnook salmon dinner. Tuesday, on his return -to Port
land, he will be taken on a carriage drive about the city, and will be
given a banquet in the evening by the members of the Great Council of
Oregon and the chiefs of the city tribes. Wednesday a trip to the Cas
cade Locks will be taken by boat, returning to Portland at 6 P. M. At
8 P. M. a reception will be given him in the wigwam in the A. O. U. W.
building, which will be attended by all the city members of the order.
with murder if they came from their house
that night and told of his presence there.
He said he would not be far from their
place, and could tell how they acted.
Since hearing Pautot's story, officers
believe there Is no doubt that Tracy was
w ounded in the hip by a buckshot, night
before last, when Bunce fired at him so
many times. ,
TRACY OX PALMER CUT-OFF TRAIL.
Officers With Bloodhounds Are Wait
ins for Convict to Come Up.
KANASKAT, Wash., on the Palmer
Cut-Oft, July 12. Tracy Is believed to be
near here. He has traveled nine miles of
territory' today, and" is trying to reach the
other side offtthe mountains. The posse,
under ax-Sherlff Woolery. with the blood
hounds, arrived here this evening, and it
is not believed the outlaw has yet passed
this point.
As Tracy this morning was assumed to
be heading Cor a pass over the Cascades,
the newspaper, men took a long lead of
the deputies and crossed to Enumclaw.
The farmhouses along the route were
visited, but Tracy had not 'passed that
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does not touch the railroad at any point
until Palmer is reached, and would fur- I
nish an absolutely secure route to the
bandit. He Is believed to be. somewhere I
on this trail at the pyesent writing. The
correspondents reached" Palmer nt 6
o'clock tonight and found Woolery's dep
uties here with the bloodhounds. That
Tracy is heading here is a reasonable
certainty. It is believed he Is somewnere
between here and Franklin. Guards are
watching all available routes.
Tracy can only pass the mountain
range at two points. . Oneals to follow
up the Green River Valley and cross at i
the Stampede Pass, where the Northern
Pacific goes through. The other is to
take the partly comploted state road built
in 1S96 that leads from the White River
across the Natchez Pass to the headwat
ers of the Yakima. The latter is a diffi
cult route and uninhabited the entire dis
tance. It is almost beyond reason that
he can ever cross the mountains, but if
he does he will stand small chance in the
open prairies, where speed is the only as
surance of safety.
3Iannscr of Construction Company.
DENVER. July 12. A. C. Rldgeway.
general manager of the Colorado Springs
& Cripple Creek Short Line, has been se
lected by D. H. 'Moffat as general man
ager, of the company that" Is to undertake
the construction of the Denver, North
western & Pacific Railroad. Mr. Ridge
way has accepted, and will assume his
duties September L,
DESIRE OF VATICAN
To.Establish Diplomatic Re
lations With United States.
BELIEVE NOW IS THE TIME
Anxious to Take Advantage of the
Philippine Question for That
Purpose Wonld Draw Out
Negotiations.
ROME, July 12. There is apparently a
disposition on the part of the Vatican to J
take advantage of the Philippine question
to forward its desire for the establishment
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of diplomatic relations with the United
Slates. The Vatican authorities hopo that
the question of the purchase of the friars'
lands and other matters Involving the pay
ment of money will render Indispensable
the continuance of relations opened by
Governor Taft for at lenst two years,
while they are also hopeful of reserving
the question of the withdrawal of the
friars from the islands, so as to prolong
the relations even longer.
REDUCING XAVAL FORCE.
Scleral Small Vesse.I on Asiatic Sta
tions "Will Go Out of Commission.
WASHINGTON. July 12 Secretary
Moody today cabled to Rear-Admiral
Wilde, the ranking Rear-Admiral in Phil
ippine waters, instructing him to place
the gunboats' Aray at, Basco, Calamlanes,
Marie Veles, Panaya and Paragua out of
commission. These vessels arc small
gunboats, which have been engaged in
patrol duty in the lower islands of the
archipelago.
3hls action is part of the movement re-
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PHILADELPHIA. July 12. The battle-ship Maine, which has been under construction In Cramps ship
yards since the Spring of 1S59. will leave for her builders test off the Delaware Capes Tuesday afternoon. The
trial will take place Thursday, and it is expected the Maine will be again moored at the shipyard Friday.
Easily the most powerful battle-ship that the Cramps' yard has turned out for the United States Navy,
the Maine also is planned to be the fastest. She must attain IS knots speed, the same requirement as for the
Russian battle-ship Retvizan, recently completed at the yard. In most rcsoects the Maine and the Retvlzan
are alike.
The keel of the new Maine was laid February 15, 1900, the anniversary of the destruction of the old Maine
in Havana Harbor. There was a delay in her construction, resulting from the controv ersy over the question of
armor plate. She was launched July 27, 1901, Miss Mary Preble Anderson, of Portland, Me., a descendant of
Commodore Preble, being her sponsor.
The Maine Is 3SS feet 2& inches long on the load-water line. Her beam extreme is 72 feet 2 Inches, her
draught 23 feet 14 inches and her displacement 12,5-DO tong.
cently decided upon to reduce the active
naval force on the Asiatic station. It will
furnish a considerable number of officers
and men to reinforce the present quota on
the station, which is not at all commen
surate with the duties to be performed
Orders also have been sent forward for the
withdrawal of the supply-ship Arethusa,
nnwnt r!nltp. frnm the station. Sh will
come to the New York navy-yard. It Is !
probable that the gunboat Princeton also
will be withdrawn from the Asiatic station
in. a short time.
ROOT AT OYSTER BAY.
Will Go Over the Philippine Ques
tion With the President.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., July 12. Secretary
Root arrived In Oyster Bay tonight on
board tne Kanawha, from New York. Ho
was taken In a launch direct to the Presi
dent's house, where he was welcomed per
sonally by Mr. Roosevelt. The Secretary
will remain at Sagamcre Hill until late
Mondav afternoon. It is expected that he
will then return to New York and thence
to Washington, arriving there Tuesday
morning. During the next 48 hours, the
President and Secretary Root will go over
several matters of Importance, w hlch have
been awaiting their consideration. Among
them, are the Smith and Waller court
martial cases and the Philippine friar
question. The negotiations respecting the
friars are in an acute stage, and demand
delicate handling. The President said to
night that he hoped that pending ques
tions of importance could be so,arranged
In the near future as to admit of Secre
tary Root's departure for Europe soon.
The Secretary' Is in serious need of rest,
and proposes to take a short European
trip for the purpose of recreation.
e Stephens Renominated.
CHHjDRESS, Tex., July 12. Tne Demo
crats of the Thirteenth Texas district
have renominated Congressman J. H.
Stephens.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Foreign.
The Vatican is anxious to establish diplomatic
relations with tho United States. Page 1.
Fixing: of the coronation date upsets London
society's plans. Paso 2.
I The London theatrical season Is at an end.
Paso 2.
Cause of the collapse of the Leipslscr Bank.
Page 2.
Lord Kitchener received an oration on his re
turn to England. Page 0.
Domestic.
The Chicago frelghthandlcrs' strike is still un
settled. Page 1.
Chicago Is threatened with a food famine be
cause of the strike. Page 1.
The known dead In the Johnstown disaster
numbers 112. Page 2.
There is no prospect of an early settlement of
the Union Pacific strike. Page 2.
The flood situation at Toptka, Kan., becomes
more serious. Page 3.
Sport. .
Tacoma defeated Portland, score 7 to 2. Pago
12.
Butte defeats Seattle, score 3 to 1. Page 12.
Helena shut out Spokane, score 10 to 0.
Argregor won the Toung handicap, at Washing
ton Park. 'Page 12.
x Pacific Coast.
Convict Tracy la ba,dlywoundd. Pope!.
War Department sets aside $142,000 tor enlarg
ing Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Page 1.
McBrlde people highly pleased over declarations
"of Washington Reoubllcan conventions for
war on railroads. Page? 9.
KUlintr of coyotes for Oregon scalp bounties
.appears to be as lively as ever. Page 0.
Attorney S SI. Bruce, of Whatcom, acquitted
of charge of larceny in connection with fail
ures of banks ot IL St. John. Page 8.
Washington County people pledge assistance to
Portland-Hlllsboro electric railroad. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
July corn shorts petition for "margined prices"
i to beat Gates. Page 23.
Weather reports cause slight decline In wheat
in the East. Page 23.
Stock market dealings show confidence of spec
ulators in continuance of prosperity. Page
23.
New York bank deposits decrease, causing gain
In reserve account. Page 23.
German steamship Elba chartered to load
breadstuffs for South Africa. Page 7.
Schooner Fred J. Wood completes cargo for
. Tslntau. Page 7.
Portland customs receipts four times greater
than those of Puget Sound. Page 7.
List of cargo ships for Portland is still grow
ing. Page 7.
Features and. Departments.
Editorial. Page 4.
Social. Page 18.
Books. Page 22.
Adc's fable. Page 27.
Youths'. Pago 28.
Woman's department. Page 2. "
Mr. Dooley's letter. Page 28.
Questions and answers. Page 22.
Scrapbook. Page 31.
Seaside resorts. Page 20.
How criminals are tracked In Australia. Page
21.
Mount Adams as seen from the north. Page 28.
Turning of the tide. Page 30.
Modern scientific farming In England. Page
Homes and. haunts of famous authors. Page 31.
THE NEW MAINE.
FOOD GROWS SCARCE
Famine Threatens Chicago.
Because of thejStrike.
CONFERENCESWITHOUTRESULT
Teamsters Sympathise Witb Freljcht-
handlers and Refase to Haul
Perishable Goods Ice Men,
Also Take a Hand.
CHICAGO, July 11 A food famine
threatens Chicago because of the freight
handlers strlko and those who are idle
in sympathy with their movement. South
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1SADEM. July 12 Fred H. Perkins named by 'Representative Tongue."
for appointment as naval cadet to Annapolis, is a s'onbr Mr.1 and 'Mrs Vf.;
T. Perkins, of this city. Fred was ,15 years old 0nJune3,a few days'
before his graduation from the Salem public, schools. - He wasthe young
est of five boys who took a competitive examination for the naval ca
detshlp, and secured his appointment upon the excellence of his an-
swers to the questions propounded. The examination was conducted by
Professor W. C. Hawley, of Willamette Uni ersity. t
Young Perkins formerly resided at Grant's x Pass. He has been
known by his teachers as an industrious boy, exceptionally bright, and
a close student. At Annapolis he will take a four years course of study
In the Naval Academy, to be followed by a two years tour' around tho
world on a Government-battle-ship. After graduatloh he can "either re
main In the Navy or return to civil life. During his four years "study
he will be furnished board at the academy and allowed $500 per year for
other expenses. '
Water street will be unable to supply the
demands for food products Monday un
less the strike shall be brought to a close.
Tons of perishable matter He rotting on
railroad tracks and in the freight houses.
The yfrelghthandlers will not touch It,
the teamsters will not haul it and the Ice
delivery drivers will not bring the Ice to
save it from destruction. The colu-storage
warehouses may be drafted Into service
Monday. If this interferes with the suc
cess of the strike it is possible that the
teamsters will refuse to make city deliv
eries and shut off the supply from this
source.
Conferences betw een the striking freight
handlers and the managers of the rail
roads did not produce any definite result
today. All the railroads, with the excep
tion of the Chicago 8c Northwestern, the
Erie and the Illinois Central, refused to
recede from their position and declared
that -tho men must accept the terms of
fered July 1. This means 17 cents an hour
and a period of probation for hew men.
The demands of the men were IS cents,
time and one-half for overtime and no
period of probation, all men to receive
full pay from the start. The NorthwesU
ern road offered 17 cents an hour, single
time for overtime for men employed by
4he day, but not for men whoso wages
re paid Ty the month. The Erie offered
If-nts, single time for overtime and no
period P' probation. The Illinois. Central
declared t.at lfc na made, an agreement
with its empK?yes since tho beginning of
the strike. andNat It would do no more.
The meh must acuePt that or remain on
strike. -x
Although it had been tJje understanding
of the members of the boarC of arbitration
and the general managers ofve railroads
that the committees who were t call upon
the railroad managers would hCye full
power to accept or reject all proposals
from the railroads, the committees an
nounced at the conclusion of the confer
ences that they did not possess this power.
but were compelled to report back to the 1
officers of the union. They declared tnav
they had been s6nt to the conferences
with Instructions to demand 13 cents, but
If, that were found to be impossible to. ob
tain, to take IP, but even this must not
be accepted until the. officers of the union
have been consulted.
A general meeting of the frelghthan
dlers'wfll be hqld tomorrow to determine
the advisability of accepting the offers
of the Northwestern and Erie roads.
Attitude of Teamsters.
Numerous meetings of teamsters wllf
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AS CADET TO ANNAFQLIS.
bo held tomorrow for tho purpose of call
ing a strike in sympathy with the freight
handlers, but the officials of tho organiza
tion declare that no strike will be called
by the organization as long as they can
prevent It. While there may be no official
strike of the teamsters, the condition is
the same as if one existed. The truck
teamsters refused today to accept freight
for the frelghthouses, and in many of
the wholesale houses they were informed
by their employers that If it was impos
sible to deliver the freight they need not
attempt to do so. The railroads deprecate
this attitude on the part of the shippers.
They declare that the strike of the team
sters is a matter between their employers
and the teamsters, and that it Is no af
fair of the railroads, and they do not see
why they should make further concessions
to the frelghthandlers for the sake of
producing peace between the shippers and
their men.
The frelghthandlers, who are now fully
assured of the aid of. the teamsters, wheth
er a strike shall be sanctioned by that
organization or not, announced tonight
that they wlllnake an effort to call out
the railroad switchmen by appealing to
them not to handle cars of freight that
are loaded by nonunion men. It was an
nounced at the headquarters of tho
Frelghthandlers Union that this ha3 been
done, but Grand Master Hawley, of the
Switchmen's Union, who is In the city
on business having no connection with
the strike of the frelghthandlers, said that
he had received no such request; that
under the rules of his organization it
would be out of the question for him to
call a strike, and that he did not believe
there was any prospect of the men going
out to aid the frelghthandlers.
The National convention of the long
shoremen is now in session here, and
Grand Master Keefe. of that body, said
tonight that he had not been approached J
In the matter of a sympathetic strike, but
that the frelghthandlers could present
their request to the convention Monday
it tney snouid desire to do so. . What ac
tion w'ould be probable In such an event J
Mr. Keefo declared he could not guess.
Police guards at all of the depots were
reinforced this morning bv bringing in
more men from the outlying districts. The
policemen -stand in pairs to increase their
efficiency and In order to protect each
other against sudden assault.
, President Hugh McGee and other offi
cials of the truckmen'3 organization were
importuned ceaselessly to call a strike,
but they refused. The calling of a strike,
however, would merely make the present
actions of the drivers authoritative; it
would change the practical situation but.
little.
The freighthouse superintendents were
in a perplexing fix. Most of .them, by
bringing in .men from other cities and
towns to take the places of striking
frelghthandlers and clerks, had a suffi
cient force on hand to handle tho usual
quantity of freight, but the defection of
the truckmen left them with no freight
to handle. The nonunion frelghthandlers
found themselves with almost as little o
do as the teamsters who blocked the ap
proaches. ut the headquarters of the Teamsters
(Cuncluded on Third Page.)
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Vancouver Barracks to
Be Enlarged.
$145,000 la SET ASIDE
New Quarters for Two Com
panies Will Be Erected.
LOCAL TIMBER WILL BE USED'
Department Proposes) to Develop the
Station. Into One of tho Largest 1st
ihf) Country Plans for Worls
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The War Department wilt enlarge- tha
harracks at Vancouver, "Wash., to ac
commodate a full regiment ot Infantry
New Quarters will be erected for two
companies ot field artillery. The. im
provements will represent an outlay of
approximately S15O.CO0. The buildings
will all bo frame, and local timber will
be used.
WASHINGTON. July 12. The action of
the War Department today in allotting
$142,000 for Immediate expenditure in en
larging the present quarters at "Vancouver
Barracks indicates that this post is hot
only to be retained as department head
quarters, but is to bo gradually developed
into ono of tho largest permanent Army
stations. The money now made avail
able will be expended under the direction
of the department and constructing quar
termasters in enlarging and fitting up
the 10 barracks' buildings now standing,
making them sufficiently large to ac
commodate a full regiment of Infantry.
New quarters will also be erected for tho
accommodation of tw o large companies of
field artillery of 120 men each. Such ad
ditional officers' quarters will be erected
as aro necessary to accommodate the
complement of officers in command ot
the additional troop3 provided for. A
large building fo'r the "Bachelors' Mess"
will also be erec'ted, together with sev
eral smaller buildings not yet arranged
for..
The apportionment of funds made today
does- not provide for sewer, water and
heating systems, for which additional
funds will be allotted later. In the con
struction of all buildings, local timber
will be used, as experience has taught
that on the Pacific Coast frame buildings
are a great deal cheaper and equally as
satisfactory as brick. Plans for this new
work aro now being completed, and will
be advertised at an early date, as most
of the work will be dono by contract.
At Fort Lawton 5105,500 has been ap
portioned for erecting new quarters for
two additional companies of infantry in
addition to the two companies now quar
tered there, while headquarters for a reg
iment will also, be, built, making thi3 the
most important post on Puget Sound.
These buildings-will be frame.
At Fort Wright tho 527,000 allotted will
be expended fn erecting officers' quarters
of brick, to replace tho quarters now
provided. Work, at the late-named posts
will be dono by contract, under super
vision of the constructing quartermasters
now at these stations. Plans for tha
work will ba completed as rapidly as
possible. '
For the establishment of a cantonment
for a depot of recruit instruction at San
Francisco, with the understanding that
most of the construction work will ba
done by the troops, the department sets
aside $73,000; to carry on the work, of re
habilitating the post at Whipple Barracks,
Ariz., $120,000.
CAPTAIN GREBLE HURT.
Receives Serious Injuries While In
structing Artillery Class.
WEST POINT. N. Y.. July 12. Captain
Edwin St. J. Greble. instructor; in artillery
tactics, and three cadets were Injured to
day in an artillery drill. Captain "Greble,
accompanied by six cadets, was taking a
gun along a high embankment west of
Highland Falls, when the horse Captain
Greble was riding became unmanageable
and leaped over tho embankment, draw
ing the gun carriage with it. The caisson
fell on Captain Greble, crushing both
legs and injuring him internally. Two
cadets who "were riding on the caisson
were also injured.
The facts regarding the accident here to
day are: Captain Edwin St. John Greble
and Captain Edmund M. Blake, Instructors
in artillery tactics, had the entire first
class of cadets out for a drill. Cadet Col
lins, of Illinois, rode the lead horse of
the four drawing the gun carriage, and
Cadets Phillips, of Ohio; Geyer, of Penn
sylvania; Boughton, of Michigan, and R.
C. Moore rode upon the gun carriage. In
passing along a road at the foot of Crow
Nest Mountain, near the Intersection of
the road leading to New burgh, and below
which there Is an embankment of 15 feet,
the lead horse began acting badly, and
Captain Greble ordered Cadet Collins to
alight, and he himself mounted the ani
mal. He had no sooner done so than the
horse jumped off the embankment, draw
ing the other three horses with it. Tho
limber turned over, and tho heavy gun,
being wrenched from It, fell down the
bank and upon Captain Greble. Cadet
Moore also was thrown down the bank
and badly Injured. Cadet Phillips sustained
some slight bruises and scratches, but the
other two cadets Jumped and escaped In
jury. Captain Greble and Cadet Moore
were taken to the hospital in an ambu
lance. Captain Greble has seen service la
the- Philippines. His father, John T. Gre
ble, was killed In the Civil War.
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