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rfriivfl - .... ? Sbtetktt teal Society C 0:, llutor 1 UBUHlt FULL AttOOIATID UOVIR THI MONNINa CIBLD OH Trfl LOWCft OOL0MBI4 NO 1 56. VOLUME LXIII, ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1907. PRICE FIVE CENT8 m Willi DRILLS AND LECTURES Third Day's Proceedings Are Interesting ENTHUSIASM IS SHOWN Fort Stevens Is Scene of Quiet Activity Gun Details Show Improvement In Work IS CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT Cot. Walker Much Pleated at the Al lured Succett of tht Encampment Several Visitors Yeiterday Everyone Rudy For Hostilities on Friday. At Fort Steven yesterday the drill exercises were resumed in much the a ma ordrr e an Monday. The forenoon was taken up with further instruction as to handling tin guns iul Hi" infantry Instructed In support work. In the afternoon, com mencing t :'M, int ructions were given In rangc-flnding. The totT nd tins officers of the Third Regiment and ths men detailed to ths guns gathered in the plt room of Battery MWiIit nd listened to very clear and Interesting explanation of the uses of the various Instrument nd the method used In primary mid secondary stations by Lieutenant Canfleld. U Illustrated hi talk by a dlnitram on a blacklward on which ' drawn a mnp and the lines of observation, This was followed by a demonstration in breach drilling by Lieutenant Cullen nil one of the guns of Jluttery Mishler which was very In structive. Captain Willis gave nn In torentiiiif talk ou the construction and tl.. a irtin Its filMrnt Inn. IVCOil. etc., using the- gun before him as Illu strative of his remarks. The by this time very interested guardsmeu then adjourned to the station on the emin ence back of the guns where they were treated to a lecture on range-finding by Captain Willis, a subject on which he Is thoroughly conversant and which he handled in fine shape. During this lec ture a detachment of Company C, Third Iti'glment, were In ehaiye of the disap pearing gun and were given practice in sighting and ranging the gun. lloats passing up the river were used as imaginary targets mid the. boys showed proficiency In their work. The gunner was checked up by a regular who sighted the gun after the order of "fire" to note the gunner's efficiency and who then reported to the Instructor. No charges were placed In the gun, n primer only being used. At Battery Clark tho drilling was the same as yesterday' but the mortars were handled by the militiamen, the regulars looking mi. An Improvement even over yesterday waa noticeable. The bundling 'of a mortar is interesting to ah observer and the way the boys are handling this one would certainly be interesting, if loaded, to a living target. The mortar is handled by detail of 10 men who are numbered 1, 2, 3, etc. These men assume their positions, all but No. 0 and 10, standing in line about 30 ifeet back of the mortar. Nos. 0 and 10 stand to the right of the mortar probably IS feet back a the entrance to the magazine. At the command of "Commence fir ing," Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 which is "broach detail" assume their positions at the breach while Nos, S and 6. the "elevat ing detail" take their positions at the elevating cranks. Nos. 7 and 8, the "traverse detail" take their positions at traverse mechanism. ..Nos. 0 nnd 10 are the truck detail. A gun go is attached to the traverse table for determining ths trareis, Hack of Hie mortal' and to the left It the Information booth In which the observation are received from the sta tions, n a blackboard which runs on a slide is marked the "tone" "azimuth" and "travere" and when the order to losd Is given this board Is exposed to the detail 1 At tha order Txaw No. 0 falls the anna which according to the number de termines the charge of powder, and the projectile and powder are carried from the inxgsilne on a truck made for the purpose, The breach detail open the breach, the projectile and charge are in serted and the lanyard attached. The elevating detail elevate the muzile of the mortar the angle being determined by an Instrument placed near the breach, the traverse detail awing the bed to the point needed and the mortar la ready for action. Hie detail then reports "ready and go to cover at the rear, one taking the end of the lanyard. When the order to fire is received from the battery commander In primary sta tion the order Is repeated and the mor tar tired. This operation Is then re peated until the order "cease filing" li given. During the Instructions Colonel Wal ker can be seen pretty nearly every where giving the closest attention to all matter connected with matters In hand, lottery Clark ti la charge of the following officers i Captain II. 8. Steele, regular, com mam'ef. Lieutenant A. J. Cooper, regular, em placement oflWf, Captain Creed Hammond, O. N. C, commandca Lieutenant Rennle, O. X. O., emplace ment ofllref, Lieutenant R. Rabh, O. N. O., range officer. Battery Mushier U In eharge oft Captain Willis, regular, commander. Lieutenant Culler, regular, emplace ment officer". Lieutenant Canfield Jr,, regular, range officer. Captain Williams, 0. X. 0., com manded Lieutenant Schumaker, 0. N. 0., em placement officer. (Continued on pegs I) War Department Will Lose No Time on the Work DEPENDENCIES PUT IN TRIM Large Sum Will be Spent on Hawaii and the Philippines Transport! to Make Special Tripi to Take Out the Material OHIOAOO, July 0. A dispatch to the Tnlmno from Washington any! There Is to be no delay, upon th pnrt of tho War Department In utilising the appropriations made at the last session of Congress for fortifying the American dependencies In the Pacific Ocean. In order that the keys to these possessions may be put In condition for defense a rapidly as ' passible ' the department is arranging for the transportation of or dnance material purchased for Ameri can coasts to Hawaii and the Philip pines and will replace it at once with funds which became available on July 1. The appropriations Include $200,000 fo the construction of seacoat bat teries In the Hawaiian Islands and $500, 000 for the same purpose in the Philip pines, For accessories $130,000 was granted and for the construction of mining casemates, etc, necessary for the operation of submarine mines $200, 000 was authorized. For the purpose of sub-marine mines and the necessary ap pliances to operate them, en appropria tion of $2011,400 was made. It Is understood that orders have been Issued to the transport Crook to make a special trip to Honolulu and Manila. The transport will carry mines for Pearl Harbor In Hawaii and Olongapo in Subig Bay, the two points which would have to be defended In the event of war. HAYWOOD TRIAL Newspaper Man on Wit ness Stand MOYER ON STAND TODAY McParland Charged by Counsel For Defense With an Attempt to Manufacture Evidence ORCHARD TO SELL HERCULES McParland Denies That He Ever Sug gested Anything Improper To News paper Correipondtnt Day Devoted Mostly to Bradley Explosion Affair. BOISE, July 9. Defense in the Steun enlierg murder case today charged that Detective James McParland had .been guilty of attempt to manufacture tes timony against William D. Haywood but was unsuccessful In getting the basis of the' charge before the court and Jury. Alva A. Swsln, a newspaper corres pondent who represents the Pueblo Chieftain at Denver, was eslled to the stand and questioned as to a conversa tion he had with Detective McParland lu Denver lat fall. Senator Borah (for the state objected to the conversation on the ground that no foundation was laid for its introduction. Clarence Parrow for the defense who was examining Swain explained that the testimony waa offered for the purpose of showing that there existed a conspiracy between the mine owner and the Pinkertons to se cure a conviction and execution of the accused "McParland approached this witness In au attempt to manufacture" testi mony,' he declared, "And I believe that we have a right to show It." Judge Wood said that there was noth ing in the evidence that furnished prop er (foundation, and sustained the state's objection. The defense took exception and sld it would make a later attempt to secure the admission of Swain's tes timony. Counsel for defense Is evident ly counting on reaching the matter through McParland himself, but it is quite probable that the state will not call McParland as a witness. It is claimed by defense that McParland told Swain that he had a letter from Or chard saying that when Haywood paid him for the Vindicator job he took mm to one of the Denver banks to draw the money and when they came out Swain was standing at the door and saw them. It is said that Swain told McParland that he could not remember the inci dent whereupon the detective impressed him with the Importance of it as evi dence and significantly urged him to re call it and become a witness In the case. McParland denies that he ever sug cested anything Improper to Swain who was at the bank, there being a run on the institution the day that Orchard visited it Allen A. Gill and Mrs. Gill, (formerly the master mechanic of the Tiger and Poorman Mine, jointly related for the defense that in February and March, 1803, Orchard tried to sell them his in terests In the Hercules mine. Gill met Orchard in Spokane a month after Gov ernor Steunonberg was killed and that Orchard said it was because of Steunen bcrg that he lost his Interest In the Hercules mine. The day was mostly devoted to read ing the depositions on the Bradley ex plosion in San Francisco. The weight of the testimony seemed to favor the gas explosion but none of the testimony was conclusive. Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, will be brought Into court to morrow to testify on behalf of his co- lefrndant SAN FRANCISCO'S NEW MAYOR. Dr. Boston Elected Acting Mayor To Succeed James L. Gallagher. SAN FRANCISCO, July 0,-The board of supervisors at a special session today selected Dr. Charles Boxton, a member of the board, to succeed Supervisor James L. Gallagher as acting Mayor of the city. It is understood that the selection of Boxton is only for a tempo rary purpose. TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE. Wife Wai Busy With Politics and Neg lected Home. LONDON, July 0. A St. Petersburg dispatch to the Daily Mall says that the husband of one of the women deputies in the Finnish parliament tried unsuc cessfully to commit luicide and the rea son he gave for the attempt was that his wife was so occupied with political work that she neglected her home. The misery to which he and bis family were reduced, he said, drove him to despera tion. THE RUNYAN CASE. Operator irrested for Acting With Mrs. Carter Receiving Stolen Money. NEW YORK, July 9.-Late today the police arrested Harry Kirkstein. a younu telegraph operator charged with acting with Mrs. Laura Carter in receiving and disposing of $3000 stolen from the Win or Trust Company bv Chester B. Run- yan who took $70,000 from the com pany's fault -"n aniresee Kirkstein told the police that he had lived in the woman's flat until she Informed him that she had a "good thing" when he le't bee. She afterward telephoned him to meet her which he did. She told him Itunyan had given her $5000. He says that he advised her to take the money to the trust company and tell the offi cers where Itunyan was. He did not ses the money. STRIKE MAY SPREAD It May Be Fought Out In Chicago SMALL LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO Western Union Company Will Not Meet a Committee of the Operators Except As Individuals Strike- May Be Gen eral Throughout the Country. SAN FRANCISCO, . July 9,-Indica' tions tonight are that the telegraphers' strike will spread and that the next walkout, of operators will occur in some huge eastern center. A committee of the Western Union operators today call ed upon Assistant General Superintend ent I. N. Miller of the Western Union for the purpose of seeking adjustment of their grievances but Miller through Chief Operator Jeffs refused to receive the committee except as individuals and ex-employes. When President Small of the Telegraphers' Union heard of Mil ler's action he telegraphed to President Roosevelt, claiming that every honor able means had been exhausted to se cure an adjustment and that he had no hope of a settlement without an exten sive strike and that in answer he de mands of the telegraphers throughout the country that the strike will be made general. He will leave for Chicago to morrow. CHICAGO, July 9. Indications to night are that the controversy between the telegraph companies and operators will be fought out in Chicago. A meet ing of the local union has been called for Sunday Which President Small, who will leave San Francisco tomorrow, will attorn. PEDAGOGUES MEET Educational Association In Session ADDRESS BY BISHOP Scores of Papers Read on Mul titude of Topics and Discus sion of Subjects E. G. COOLEY FOR PRESIDEFT Entire Day Spent in Sessions of Seven teen Different Departments Accept anoe of the Incorporation Provided by Act Congress with Constitution, Etc LOS (ANGELES, July 9. The mem bers of the National Educational Asso ciation spent the entire da; is sessions of 17 different departments. Scores of papers were read upon multitude of topics and discussions of subjects fol lowed. Ualesa something! unforeseen Occurs the convention tomorrow will elect Superintendent E. G. Cooley, presi dent for the ensuing year, accept the incorporation provided by act of con gress with its constitution and bylaws and select Cleveland as the place of the next meeting. A general session was held tonight at which Right Rev. Thos. I. C. Conathy, bishop of the Roman Ca tholic diocese of Monterey, addressed the convention upon "The Personality of the Teacher." He appealed for the teaching personality endowed with knowledge and sympathy and possess ing an absolute love of truth as well as a consciousness of duty to God and to society. He referred to the demand for the best teachers, and said that better remuneration must be made or serious injury wilt result fivmi inferior and poorly paid teachers. He gave a sincere greeting to the association and also ex pressed in the name of the universal body of teachers in the Catholic schools an expression of good will and loyalty to all others engaged in the honorable vocation of teaching. The entire sys tem of education, from kindergarten to university, maintained at tremendous sacrifices by the Catholic people, builds itself upon the great principle that un derlies all true education, conscientious conviction of duty to ehildhood with God and country and truth as the ends to be reached. At the conclusion of Bishop Contay's address W. O. Thompson, president of the Ohio State University, of Colum bus, Ohio, concluded the session with an address upon "Economic Relations of Education," which was listened to with attention by the delegates. GLASS JURY COMPLETED. SAN . FRANCISCO, July 9. The jury to try Vice-President Louis Glass of the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company on a charge of paying Super visor Charles Boxton a bribe of $5000 to vote for the withholding of a fran chise to the Home Telephone Company orf San Francisco was completed this evening. One of the jurors may be re jected as there is some doubt that his name appears on last year's assessment roll YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES. At Oakland San Franoisco 3, Port land 2. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 4, Oak land 5 (11 innings.) At Seattle Seattle 5, Vancouver 6, At Tacoma Tacoma 2, Butte 0. At Aberdeen Aberdeen 8, Spokane 7. THOUGHT TO BE HONEST. Bank Messenger TeUa Plain Story and Will Not Bo Prosecuted. NEW YORK, July . H. J. Wilson, the messenger of the First National Bank, who disappeared a week ago, col lecting $34,000 in checks and $1700 in cash, has appeared before represent. Uvea of the bank and the company which is on his bond and explained to them in detail how he lost the bank'a property. Wilson ws induced by friends, who believed in his honesty, to emerge from bis concealment and tell his story. Wilson was not placed under arrest, nor - will he be1 unless - investigation should prove bie story false. The offi cers of the bonding company are prac tically convinced of the truthfulness of his statement - Wilson claims his collections were stolen by a pickpocket When he dis covered his lose he fled, fearing to face possible arrest and disgrace. OUSTS ONE POLICE FORCE. BUTTE, July 9. District Judge L. L. Caloway has decided that the police ap pointees of Mayor Joseph Corby are en titled to office as against the old officials appointed under the administration of Former McGinnisa. Because the city council, the majority of which is Demo cratic while the Mayor is Republican re fused to confirm the police commission or the heads of the police department and the incumbent a refused to vacate, for a matter of nearly two months Butte has had two sets of police officials. KINO BUYS AMERICAN HORSES. NEW YORK, July 9. When the At lantic liner Minnehaha arrived from London yesterday with Alfred F. Van derbilt's show horses aboard, it became known that two of his prize-winning high steppers had been purchased by the King of England just before the stable was shipped home. The animals were King Edward and King James, a pair of typical state coach horses, 162 hands high. George D. King of Springboro, Pa, bred them, named them, and sold them to Mr. Van derbilt about a year ago. JAPANESE MATTER More Absorbing at Hague Than the Conference OPINION OF JAPS AT HAGUE Correspondent London Telegraph Sends Report To His Paper That Situation is Really Strained Though Both Govern ments Aro Trying To Conceal Facts. LONDON, July 9. The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph at the Hague conference sends his paper a dispatch which purports to reflect the views pre vailing there on the Japanese-American situation which he declares to be more adsorbing than the conference itself. The correspondent learns that the situa tion is realy strained although- both governments are trying to conceal the fact. He asserts that since June 20th the question has, entered upon an acute phase. Japan has been sending the United States extremely categorical notes stating without bitterness but in clearest terms the dilemma and that un less Washington is able to control Cali fornia, Japan will consider herself free to act directly against California. Nothing however has yet been exchang ed 'precluding a pacific settlement but many of the Japanese at the Hague ' are of the opinion that the Japanese government ought to act without delay so as not to give America time to utilize her vast resources and economic poten tiality a hundred fold greater than Japan's to perfect warlike preparations. PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT. OYSTER BAY, July 9 The President today appointed William O. Ralston to be assistant United States Treasurer at San Francisco.