1CT Will . All. : .
M'DONELLHESIGNSi
INQUIRY. ORDERED
Career as Colonel of
Guard Will End.
ACCOUNTS TO BE INVESTIGATED
Finzer Takes Official Action
and Officers Meet.
MILITARY FUND STRAIGHT
Brad of Third Regiment Declares
He Will Tonight Also Give Satis
factory Report of Regimen
t tal Money He Holds.
Charles I McDonell, Colonel of tho
Third Rfglment. Oregon National Guard,
has tendered a verbal resignation of l
office, surrounded by conditions which
assure its acceptance.
Taps were sounded over his career as
third ranking officer in the state militia
yesterday afternoon when an order Issued
by Brigadier-General Finzer directed an
Investigation of his accounts, this dictum
following closely the announcement
made by Colonel McDonell that he hid
decided to resign from the service. Last
night Colonel McDonell submitted to Gen
eral Flnser a report of his military fin
ances which the militia head declared ti
be highly satisfactory. The balance of
Government funds held by Colonel Mc
Donell amounted to less- than 309 for
which he accounted for to his chief.
'Protective" Meeting Held.
But another fund, the extent of which
is unknown, has to be accounted for by
Colonel McDonell. Assembled yesterday
In a meeting termed "protective" by Gen
eral 'Flnser. the Captains of the Third
Regiment discussed this fund with Colonel
McDonell and at the close he promised
to give a satisfactory account of the trust
to them tonight.
"My order for an investigation still
stands." said General Flnser last night,
after these phases surrounding Colonel
McDonella exit from military life had
transpired and the General admitted that
Colonel McDonell confessed criminal neg
ligence in his handling of military funds.
"There is no shortage In my account
current." said Colonel McDonell. 'but
I admit I was slow with my reports. The
regimental funds do not amount to more
than JlfrX) or HW and I can straighten
them out In a day's work on the reports
which are the hardest part of a Colonel's
position."
That Colonel McDonell had decided to
resign from the militia struck Portland
like a thunderbolt yesterday; that his ac
counts have been ordered Investigated
before he is allowed to step down from
his exalted position will create as great a
surprise as a bursting shell. Though
he announced at the expiration of the
recent target practice that he intended
to resign it was ;iot until yesterday that
General Flnser was aware officially of his
subordinate's Intended move.
Ugly rumors accompanied Colonel Mc
Donell's action. In less than an hour a
hurry call summoned the Captains of the
Third Regiment and Immediately after
their so-called "protective" meeting. Gen
eral Flnxer drafted an order which in
structed Inspector-General Jackson to In
vestigate Colonel McDonell's accounts,
t'naware of the step taken by his superior
Colonel McDonell last night submitted his
tardy account current to General Fin
ser and early in the day he had promise!
hisbrother officers to submit a satisfactory
report of the regimental funds tonight.
X Official Complaint Made.
As Colonel of the regiment. Colonel
McDonell had charge of the main
tenance of the Armory, its rental, the
payment of Its keeper and other ex
penses entailed by supervision over the
structure. The fund resulting Is
termed the regimental fund, and it is
this sum around which Colonel McDon
ell's plight seems to center.
There has not been any official com
plaint against Colonel McDonell," said
General Flnser, "but steps have been
taken to check up his accounts to pro-
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, TOTtTT. X XT. OREGON. SUAY 31IX. AUGUST 15, 1909. , TRICE FIVE CESTSl
PROFIT OF $6000
ON 400-ACRE FARM
140 ACRES OF VETCH YIELD
$1800 AND FODDER. '
Willamette Valley Farmer Pays but
$00 0 Rental and Has Ten .
Times That In Gain.
. . ti i vv II. Ana. 1 4 " S ni I" 1 SI 1. )
A. C. Armstrong, a farmer residing four
. . .. i in
miles northwest or j-iainview nu
miles southeast of Albany, will realize
a profit of $4S0O on 120 acres of vetch
he threshed this week. Incidentally,
he will clear up about 16000 this year
on a farm of 400 acres, for which he
pays an annual rental of 1600. Some
other Linn County farmers are doing
almost as well, and farming in the
Willamette Valley Is paying better this
year than for many years.
Armstrong had 140 acres in vetch
this year. He mowed 20 acres of it,
and after storing his barns full of loose
hay for his Winter's supply, had enough
left over from the 20 acres to bale 20
tons, which is worth ,113 a ton. The
vetch on the remaining 120 acres was
threshed for seed by the thresher and
cleaner of Parker Bros, this week, and
Armstrong had 70 tons of threshed
and cleaned vetch seed from his 120
acres. This Is worth four cents a
pound in the present market and after
Armstrong pays all expenses of thresh
ing, cleaning, etc.. he will realize a net
profit of $IS00 on the vetch seed alone,
to say nothing of the vetch hay he
baled.
In addition to his 140 acres in vetch,
Armstrong has 200 acres in Spring oats,
which is In splendid condition and will
doubtless return a big yield and give
him an additional profit of several hun
dred dollars for the past year's work.
HARPER DIAMONDS STOLEN
$10,000 Theft a Year Ago Comes to
Light Through Confession.
CHICAGO. Aug. 14. (Special.) Thai
Mrs. William H. Harper, widow of the
late president of the University of Chi
cago, was robbed of several thousands
of dollars worth of diamonds a year ago,
was revealed today through the arrest of
a negro for the recent theft of a chate
laine bag valued at 1150 and $12 in money
from Mrs. Henrietta A. O'Day. Botl:
thefts were committed on trains on the
Chicago Northwestern road, and Leon
ard Martin, the young negro under arrest,
who has been 'in the employ of the Pull
man Company as a train porter, has con
fessed, according to the police, not only
of the thefts mentioned, but to a long
series of other thefts.
The Harper diamonds were stolen Au
gust 12. 19"S, and in her report to thd
police. Mrs. Harper placed the value of
the gems at from J6000 to J10.000. The ne
gro confesses he disposed of the diamonds,
as well as other property stolen by him
during two years through confederates,
and that his share from the sale of the
diamonds was 1400.
PURSUED BY 13 HOODOO
Los Angeles Broker Believes It
Spoiled Marriage for Him.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 14. (Spe
cial.) Thirteen may have no terrors for
those who laugh at superstitions, but J.
L. Lewis, a broker, could not be con
vinced In thirteen thousand years that,
when a one and a three get together they
do not have a decided influence on his
life. He says the "hoodoo" has followed
him for 18 years.
On June 13, 1S86, Lewis married Miss
Bertha Hancock, Just 13 hours after he
had met her in a park in Minneapolis.
July 13 of this year she disappeared with
A. M. Griggs, who had known her in Buf
falo, N. Y. Griggs and Lewis met down
town yesterday (Friday, the 13th). Lewis
has 13 bruises on his face "as a result of
the meeting. - Griggs was fined 115.
When Griggs paid his fine. Mrs. Lewis
left the courtroom on his arm. Lewis
went away by himself to shake off the
"hoodoo." If possible.
CHOLERA PATIENTS FREED
Russian Natives Storm Hospital
and Try Lynching.
PSKOV. Russia. Aug. 14. At Talahsk
the villagers stormed the barracks,
where a number of cholera cases were
under treatment, today, and attempted
to lynch the doctors and nurses.
They succeeded in carrying off five of
the cholera patients, whom they re
turned to their homes.
HARRY MURPHY,
, J-"5 '. - " r.,rtXwB,fc - -JL Few More Recruits A CU1I, i ' , Here Next Me-.h.
Cert-iaJT Weold HI. F.-er. Thl. Time. l.el.V JTrw Rota.
i i . n i ' 1 1 1 1 1 ' ' ' '-.'i'"J-- tT ' 1 ! ."' ' y
111 ABSENT: DAY
OF TRIAL IS LOST
Senators Sustain Ob
jection. SCHIVELY GETS MORE DELAY
Hereafter Senators Must Ob
tain Leave of Absence.
SESSION ENDS IN 5 DAYS?
Legality of Impeachment Trial After
Close or Session Will Be Made
Strong Point by Defense.
Hopes to Get Into Court.
OLTMPIA. Wash.. Aug. 14. (Staff Cor
respondence.) The absence of 11 of the 42
members of the Senate when roll was
called this morning resulted in the
loss of a day in the Impeachment trial
of J. H. Schlvely, State Insurance Com
missioner. Yesterday an attempt was made to
secure an adjournment over Saturday
and Sunday, but a majority of the Sen
ate insisted on remaining in session
today. This, however, did not deter
nine of the Senators from taking leave,
two, Graves of Spokane, and Nichols of
King, having been regularly excused
upon the reconvening of the Legisla
ture last Wednesday.
Israel Wins His Point.
Attorney George C. Israel,' represent
ing Schlvely, made a vigorous protest
against proceeding in the absence of so
many of the members, declaring it
would be unfair to compel him to con
tinue his attack upon the articles of
Impeachment. The managers opposed
the continuance. Edge declared that
it would be establishing a dangerous
precedent-lf the absence of a few mem
bers were taken as sufficient excuse
for delaying the proceedings. In reply
to this, Israel insisted that he would
not quibble over the absence of three
or four Senators, but that the failure of
nearly one-third of the members to be
present was too serious a condition to
be overlooked.
Argue on Crucial Point.
That' the condition was as fair to
the respondent as to the board of man
agers and the state was the contention
of Meigs. Mr. Meigs announced that
a tentative agreement had been reached
between the managers and respondent's
counsel which would eliminate a num
ber of the questions to be argued on
demurrer, leaving practically alone the
question of the right to Impeach a
state officer for acts committed when
a deputy. "If the deputyship is to be
considered," said he, "it Is no use to
amend many of the articles. This is a
most vital question and should be con
sidered at this time. It it Is disposed of
we can begin taking testimony the first
of next week."
Senate Sustains Chair.
Cotterlll, of King, suggested that the
members present listen to the argu
ments and defer voting until absent
members could read the transcript pre
pared by the stenographers, but this
plan did not appeal to the Senate mem
bers. Rosenhaupt, of Spokane, who was in
the chair, sustained the objection of Mr.
Israel, and pn appeal to the Senate body
the ruling was sustained by a vote of
19 to 12.
Senator Allen announced that on
Monday and every day thereafter he
would ask for a call of the house, so
that Till members-would be present, and
on motion of Falconer, of Snohomish,
a resolution was adopted providing that
no member should be excused unless
upon vote of two-thirds of the mem
bers of the Senate.
Friday's Vote No?recedent.
An analysis of yesterday's rollcall on
article 1 indicates that if the same ar
guments were applied to the 12 other
articles, which seem to fall within the
rule adopted yesterday, the members
( Concluded on Page 4.)
WITH HIS READY PEN,
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature
73
decrees; minimum. M dOR-rees
TODAY'S Showers, followed by clearing
weather: westerly winds.
Foreign.
MeClure predicts British loss of empire un
less American dominance is accepted
Section 1, page 3.
SerlOMs difference between Britain and colo
nies on naval policy. Section 1. page 3.
Powers send fleet to Crete to force removal
of Greek flag and prevent Turkish at
tack. Section 1. page 1. .
Moors make savage attacks on Spanish
forts. Section 1, page 4.
Church and state forbid Princess Clementine
and Victor Napoleon to marry. section
1, page 5.
Many persons killed by earthquake in
Japan. Section 1, page 1.
Interesting details of Are at Osaka. Sec
tion 1. page 4.
National.
Humphrey will work for whole Northwest
on rivers and harbors committee. Section
1, page 2.
Hawley and Ellis win victory over Bourne
In appointment of census supervisors.
Section 1. page 3.
Navy Department plans to build 30.000-ton
battleship. Section 1, page 4.
Attack en Boston in war game postponed
for eight hours. Section 1. page s.
Colonel Lyon objects to . Taf fi dividing
Texaa offices with Democrats. Section 1,
page 4.' ,
Politico.
New York reformers boom J. P. Morgan for
Mayor. Section 1, cage 2.
Domestic.
Santa Clara bankrobber admits extensive
plans for looting banks. Section 1.
page, 3.
Btorm in Chicago drowns three persons. In
jures many, does much damage. Section
1. page 5.
Uncertainty of wheat market w"1,"""
storage of much California wheat. Sec
tion 1. page 3. -
Train wreck on D. ft R. G. road cause, ten
deaths. Injures 40 to 50 persons. Section
1. page 1.
Portland man and actress severely Injured
in auto wreck In San Francisco. Section
1. Page 3.
Belllngham man commits suicide in Los An
geles to escape disease. Section 1, page z.
Theft of famous Harper diamonds comes to
light In Chicago. Section 1. page 1.
Millionaire Bradbury must stay in Jail dur
ing reprieve. Section 1. page 1.
Sports.
Coast League scores: Portland . Y?" V
Sacramento & Oakland 0; Los Angeles 2.
San Francisco 1. Section 2. page
Two motorcyclists Injured in races at open
ing of Indianapolis speedway. Section 1.
page 2
Shake-up In Tacoma baseball team. Section
2, page 2.
Northwestern League, score,: Seattle 1 Spo-
?ma--ponlandr no game; rain. Section 2.
page 2.
Portland Automobile c'ub Tlt
road to Mount Hood. Section 4. page 4.
Portland team will go south tonight to tight
for second place. Section 4. page 4.
Fail sports will soon be taken up at Mult
nomah Club. Section 4. page 4.
Fight fans are losing faith in proposed
Jeflries-Johnson battle. Section 4. page 5.
Shakeup in Tacoma basenatl team. Seftlon
1. page 2.
Smlthson defeats Shaw in great hurdle race
in Seattle. Section pag 2.
Pacific Northwest. x
Absence of U Senators causes postponement
of Schlvely trial. Section 1. page 1.
Hill believed to be victim of Harrlman
"hold-up" game In Tacoma. Section 1.
page 5. .
Portland boy kills brother in hunting acci
dent near Buxton. Section 1. page I.
Maxamas may scale Olympics next year.
Section 1. page 6. . t .
Marshlield young man found dead; friends
insist It is murder. Section 1. page 7.
O. R. & N. short of cars at Pendleton.
Section 1, page 6.
President Kroeze. of Whitworth College re
signs and charges Intrigue In faculty.
Section 1. pag-3 6.
Willamette Valley farmer clears tSOOO from
400-acro farm he rents for 600. Sec
tion 1, page 1
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon hop trading will be resumed when
harvest is over.. Section 3. page 9.
Wheat strong and higher at Chicago. Sec
tion 3, page 9.
Union Pacific stock continues to advance.
Section 3, page 9. a
Rock to be cleared from Upper CSlumbla
at Big Eddy. Section 1. page 9.
Portland and Vicinity.
Perpetrators of Campbell hold-up caught by
police. Section 1. page 4.
Colonel Charles E. McDonell resigns from
Oregon National Guard; accounts to be
audited. Section 1. page 1.
Two St. John women badly burned by kero
sene explosion. Section 1, page 1.
Gralnhandlers not to strike, old wage scale
agreed to. Section 2. pace 3.
Suspicion Hill is naeKmg Porter Bros, will
not down. Section 2. page 12.
Mayor Simon wants draws on bridges regu
lated. Section Z. page 10.
F A Seufert enthusiastic on stocking Co
lumbia with sockeye salmon. Section 1.
page 8
Many visitors to be entertained by Com
mercial Club this week. Section 3. page 7.
Railroad gasoline motor-car to run between
Falls City and Salem. Section 3. page 10.
Real Estate and Buildlna.
Several large realty sales closed during
week. Section 4. page 6.
Many apartment-houses are under construc
tion In Portland. Section 4. page o.
Lighting effects will be feature of new Elec
tric building. Section 4. page 7.
San Franciscan proposes to erect big hotel
in Portland. Section 4. page .
Portland make, gain of 21 per cent in
building expenditures during six months.
Section 4. page 7.
T. J Seufert buy. tine home on East Side
for $15,000. Section 4, page S.
Portland cltlien refuses J40O.000 for Panama
tract. Section 4. page 8.
Brooklyn district badly needs river sewer.
Section 4. page 8.
Building permits for week amount to 182,
3HO. Section 4. page 9.
Petition is circulated to widen Sandy road.
Section 4. page 9.
i
PUTS D,0WN HIS IMPRESSIONS OF SOME CURRENT EVENTS
I I
I TWllTHfl rJs ilHasH.
I Hi u i iinuiu uiinuii,
TEN PERSONS DEAD
Over 40 Hurt in Wreck
on Rio Grande Line.
PORTLANOER AKG INJURED
Heavy Trains Meet Head-on
With Terrific Impact.
MANY SUFFERERS.WILL DIE
Three Engines and Most of Cars Re
duced to Wreckage Tourists
Do Heroic Work In Rescu
ing Mangled Travelers.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 14.
Ten persons are dead and others are
expected to die, between 40 and 50 are
Injured, three engines are in the ditch,
two baggage-cars. Including the con
tents, are 'smashed, and several passen
ger coaches are badly damaged, as the
result of a head-on collision between
eastbound passenger train No. 8 and
westbound passenger No. 1 on the Den
ver & Rio Grande Railroad, near
Husted, 13 miles north of this city, at
10:26 this morning. The wreck was
due either to a misunderstanding of or
ders by the drli-er of the first engine of
northbound train No. 8, or to his having
mistaken a switch engine standing on the
siding at Husted for the train he Was to
pass at that point and which he later
crashed into.
Dead.
The dead:
JAMES ROESPOKA, Chicago.
C. M LARKIN, Colorado Springs.
C. S. BROWN, Perrico' Springs, Mo.
J. A. GOSSADE, fireman on lead engine
No. 8, Colorado Springs.
T. E. MURPHY, traveling cy agent. Den
ver. A. A. DAVIDSON. McPherson. Kan. .
F. G. FREDERICK, attorney. St. Louis.
F. W. BELLES, Colorado Springs.
PETER NELSON". Monroe. Neb.
JAMES J. PARKER, Chicago.
An engineer was dead-heading his
way to Denver, riding the lead engine
of the double-header. A portion of his
body is reported to have been found
late tonight at the scene of the wreck.
Injured.
The injured:
F. Baker, Portland, Or., Internally In
jured. R. L. Kemper, Denver, - cut, arm and leg
broken.
Andrew Jacohson, Oldham, N. D.p inter
nal Injuries.
Peter Fratrlchon, Colorado Springs, head
cut, Internal Injuries.
Elmer Joklsch, Virginia Falls, 111., leg
broken.
John Kendstrom, Victor, Colo., face cut
and legs broken.
K. I. Frank, McPheraon, Kan., leg and
head cut.
F. J. Sediace, St. Louis, cut and legs
broken.
L. L. Shaver, express messenger, Denver,
Slightly hurt.
Mrs. T. M. Randolph, Okmulgee, Okla., in
ternal injuries.
W. E. Sacks. Denver, arm broken.
Charles Campbell, residence not given,
legs broken.
Fay Steiok. Kansas City, slightly Injured.
W. W. Taylor, bridgebuiider, D. & R. G.,
Pueblo, leg broken.
John W. Roberts, New Carmbrla, Mo., head
badly cut and leg broken.
C E. Whiteside, Jerrlco Springs, Mo.,
back and chest injured.
Henry C. Shipman, Chicago, broken rib.
and legs.
Stephen Makeson. Pueblo. Inspector,
slightly injured.
J. W. Leafgren, Axtell, Neb., mailcarrier,
body bruised and legs cut.
O. C. Skinner, Topeka, Kan., ribs broken.
E. C. Tannehill. Des Moines. Ia., head
battered, left arm broken.
John Reinhart, Carson. Iowa, legs broken,
face cut. '
Mrs. D. K. Seaton, Harriahurg. 111., taken
to the Arcadia Hotel, suHerlnz from a
broken back. Her death Is expected.
Rammed hy Another Train.
As No. 8 drew into Husted at about 40
miles an hour, the crew of the engine
saw a light engine standing on the
switch north of the station. Mistaking
the engine for the second section of No.
1, the crew did not stop, and the train
went through Husted as fast as two en
gines could "draw the thirteen 'heavily
loaded cars. As soon as the train got
out of the station the engineer of the
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OIL EXPLODES;
WOMEN BURNED
THEX THROW OIL ON SELVES,
THINKING IT WATER.
Mrs. W. F. Basey, of St. John, Ex
pected to Die Mrs. W. E. Ash
by Is Badly Injured
Through attempting to start a fire
hy using kerosene last evening, Mrs.
W. F. Basey and Mrs. W. E. Ashby
were both severely burned at the Basey
residence. North Edison and Catlln
streets, St. John. Mrs. Basey's bums are
so serious that they are thought to be
fatal, while Mrs. Ashby is also In a
critical condition.
Mrs. Ashby, who lives at Edison and
Fessenden streets, called at the Basey
residence last night at dinner time, and
together the women attempted to use
kerosene in starting a Are. The oil ex
ploded and new into Mrs. Basey's face
and set fire to her clothing. Mrs. Ashby
jumped to the rescue and her clothing
also caught Are. Then, to make mat
ters worse, the women threw over
themselves the contents of a can sup
posed to contain water, but which in
reality contained more of the inflamma
ble oil.
Then, screaming with pain and both
blazing, the two women rushed from
.,Hdlnii- to the vard. where the at
tention of George Ethridge. a neighbor,
was attracted. Mr. Ethridge ran to
them, tore the burning clothing away
and smothered the flames with his bare
hands. He was burned also, although
not seriously.
Dr. A. W. Vincent was called. Both
women were removed to their homes.
They were both badly burned about the
front of the body and the neck. Little
hope is held out for Mrs. Basey's re
covery. Mrs. Ashby is also severely
burned, but will recover.
MILLIONAIRE MUST SERVE
Judge Says Bradbury Shall Stay in
Jail During Reprieve.
SAN RAFAEL, Cal., Aug. 14. Mil
lionaire William B. Bradbury, sentenced
to serve a term in San Quentin for per
jury, must remain in the Marin County
Jail until the termination of a 30 days'
reprieve granted him recently by Gov
ernor Gillett. Such was the decision of
Superior Judge Lennon today after hear
ing arguments on application for the re
lease on parole of the aged capitalist.
In denying the writ Judge Lennon said
that even now Bradbury was defrauding
the court of $40 given him by mistake
by the clerk.
Bradbury appeared In court accom
panied by his wife, who, when h'e broke
down and wept during the proceedings,
stood so as to shield him from the gaze
of the curious crowd.
PUPILS WED IN SECRET
Two High School Students Found
to Be Man and Wife.
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. 14. (Spe
cial.) Two young high school stu
dents of this city have been married
for over a year, and the secret has
only leaked out within the last few
days. .
Miss Alice Bungay, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Bungay, and Bernard
Lind, the former 17 years old and a
junior In high school, and the latter a
year older and a classmate, took a
quiet little trip to Coeur d'Alene on
July 17, 1908, and were married.
Coming back they went to their re
spective homes, and the bride took up
her school work last September when
school opened. The groom has been
working at the Spokane & Inland
office.
BALLOON COMES TO GRIEF
City pf Oakland Torn on Barbed
Wire and Navigator Hurt.
OAKLAND, Aug. 14.-The balloon, City
of Oakland, which made its initial ascen
sion today in search of a new Pacific
Coast time record, came to grief in Liv
ermore Valley this afternoon. The bal
loon struck a 60-mile breeze and sank,
drifting across barbed wire fences and
through trees, until it collapsed.
Captain Van Tassel, the aeronaut in
charge, was slightly Injured. Professor
von der Nalllen, president of the Oak
land Aero Club, who was the other pas
senger, escaped without Injury.
CRETE 1ST
HAUL
GREEK FLAG
Powers Will Send Ships
of War to Isle.
AID TURKEY AGAINST GREECE
Stave Off War by Blocking
Annexation Move.
near(
TURKISH FLEET IS
Sultan Urged to Keep Off WhlleU
Powers Keason With Greece,
Crete Is Greek In All but Gov- ;
i
ernment and Seeks Union.
LONDON, Aug. 14. Special.) It Is an
nounced here that Crete has Informed tha
protecting powers that it will not lower
the Greek flag that has floated from tha
fortress of Canea since the withdrawal of
the international troops from the Island.
The Cabinet has resigned after announce
ment that the flag must be lowered by
force. If at all.
A joint note, signed by the four protect
ing powers of Crete Great Britain, Rus
sia, Italy and-France has been presented
to the Turkish government. -It promises
that the powers shall see that the objec
tionable flag hoisted by the Cretans is re
moved permanently. j
French warships will be sent to re-
inforce the French guardship now in
Cretan " waters. The battleship Victor
Hugo and one 6ther have sailed from
Toulon. The resident foreign consuls,
will take no action before the battleships
arrive, for fear it would cause a Cretan,
rising.
A Turkish fleet Is now lying oft the)
Island af Karpatnos. Both the French,
and British governments have urged tha
Porte not to allow the fleet to enter GreeH
waters.
The Greek flag was' holsled over tha
fortress of Canea July 27, the day after
the final evacuation by international
troops. . In May, 1908, when Great Britain.
Russia, France and Italy decided grad
ually to withdraw their troops, Crete de
clared for union with Greece, and tha
island has been in a state of excitement
ever since. Turkey has been demanding
that her rights in Crete shall be main
tained.
The Island of Crete, thoroughly Greels
in its traditions, became a part of tha
Ottoman Empire in 1715, after being buf
feted about from one power to another
through all its early history. The little)
nation was In almost constant insurrec
tion throughout the 19th century. Greeca
Intervened in 1897, and in a short, decisive
war was beaten by Abdul Hamid. Then
the hold of the Turk on Crete was firmly
fastened. The Greek legal code is in
force and the Governor of the island is a
former Prime Minister of Greece. As a
result, both Greece and Crete are dissat
isfied, holding that they should be joined
In government, as they are In race, his- '
tors", language and religion.
So, with the departure of the last for
eign forces, Greece saw her opportunity
to test the disposition of the powers by
asserting full authority over the Island.
Greece replied on August 4, to the Turk
ish note, which, although couched la
friendly terms, practically demanded tha
recall of the officers serving in Crete.
Greece maintained that the question was
in the hands of the four protecting pow-J
era of Crete, with whose knowledge anaj
consent the officers were sent to tn
island.
Turkey next intimated that the friendly
request to Greece would be followed, un
less satisfaction was obtained, by a mom
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MISSING BOY FOUND DEADj
Body of Horace Logan Discovered lnrj
Vosemlte Park. . j
SAN RAFAEL, Cal., Aug. 14. Thevj
body of Horace Logan, a student, losti
for nine days in the Yosemite, was found
this afternoon at the foot of Staircase
Falls, back of Camp Curry.
Adolph Schnack will get a reward oti
1000 offered by the Crocker estate fosT
the finding of the body.
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