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1 4iiifiw-- if 1 1 nrmn fa .tkal Society mr m it t m & iUR ,y w r& f NT 7 v v V V PUBLISHES FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT "OVCRSTHC MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA 33rd YEAR. NO. 127 ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1908 PRICE FIVE CENTS n BASEBALL SCORES. Am WITH NEGROES Sheriff Killed-Deputy and Negro Shot POSSE IN HOT PURSUIT Open Fire on Sheriff When He Attempts to Arrest Alf. Hunter MURDERER 0E SUSIE PRIDE Pacific Ciast League. At San Francisco San Francisco 0, Oakland 6. At Portland Lo Angeles 4, Port n,i 2. Northwest League. At SpokaneSeattle I, Spokane 3. At Seattle Aberdeen 5, Vancouver EASTERN SCORES. National League. At Philadelphia Pittsburg 1, "Phil adelphia 4. At Boston Chicago 4, Boston 2. At Brooklyn Cincinnati 4, Brook lyn 1. At New York-New York 2, St. LmiU, 4. American League. At Chicago Chicago 2, Washing ton 1. ' At Detroit Detroit 8, Boston 7. At Cleveland Cleveland 6, New York 4. .Shooting Took Place Three Miles ' East of ' Hitchcock, Okla.-Ceorge W. Garrison, the man Killed, Dep' uty Wounded is Unknown. OKLAHOMA CITY. June 5. Sheriff George W. Garrison of Okla honia City was shot and killed, an unknown deputy wounded and a ne gro shot in a battle that took place ili r' niilixt rant of Hitchcock this evening. According to reports re ceived here seven negroes took part in and opened lire on the sheriff when he attempted to arrest Alf. Hunter, alias James Kingsbury, who killed Susie Pride in Oklahoma City, May 10 A l.mir i it:ince IrlPDllOllC IrOIll Hitchcock is to the effect that a posse of 50 have gone in pursuit of the five nctrrocs. who escaped. One hundred Wn arc gathering arms and ammunfc tion and will leave on a special train nt midnight for Hitchock from here 200 GRADUATES. ANNAPOLIS, June cresence of thousands 5. In the of persons from all over the country, 201) mem bers of Class 1908 were graduated from the United States Naval Acad emy today. AGAINST ANTI-SALOONS. WASHINGTON, June 5-The con vmtinn the International Grand Lodse of Good Templars placed it self squarely on record against the compromise anti-saloon movements mu-h as the "Model saloons" anti rpmnlv St was resolved to the total . ........... suppression of liquor traffic. I II I I II II If II If 1 f I ill l l l i I If i n f r Li y I , li, , ii ,n Hs j i i TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON CRUISER TENNESSEE )r? iiii Jn 1 ) CUNARD S. S. COMPANY. LONDON, June 5. The issuance by the Cunard S. S. Company two days ago of 600,000 in 4 per cent mortgage debentures stock, redeem able between 1911 and 1920 at 102, suite price 97, has been a success and the lists were closed this morning. Ten Others Injured-Vessel Running at Ninteen Knots An Hour Under 335 Pound Pressure CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION IS UNKNOWN FLOOD GROW Steampipe on Statboard Side Engine Bursted With Fourteen Men in Engine Room Whose Half Naked Bodies Were Show ered with a Torrent of Steam and Hot Cinders THE CREW WERE ON THEIR SEMI-ANNUAL NAVAL SPEED TRIAL CATASTROPHE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER 0F7ICERS LEFT ENGINE ROOM ON THEIR TOUR OF INSPECTION INJURED ACTED IN GREATEST HEROISM IN AIDING UN FORTUNATE COMRADES-OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN ORDERED. gelcs hospital tomorrow. ; The Tennessee, flagship of the sec-' ond division of the Pacific cruiser fleet, left Santa Barbara this morning j at 10 o'clock with the Pennsylvania, Washington, Colorado, and West Virginia on semiannual speed trial provided by the naval regulations. Admiral Sebree had ordered the cruisers to speed and the Tennessee had just concluded a series of evolu tions and started straight away at a speed of between 18 and 19 knots. Admiral Sebree, when in the engine room, had just taken a note of the dial recorded by the steam pressure of 235 pounds and had not left the room a half minute when the ex plosion occurred. One of the tubes had exploded and this one in the bottom tier. The break was less than six inches in length. An official investi gation has been ordered. The Tennessee arrived inside the breakwater this evening. ING WORSE Conditions Are Critical in Montana BOAT RACE. SOUTH BEND, Meg., June S- In the race from Harwich to South Bend yesterday, a distance of 46 miles, the yacht Brynluld was the winner; Sir Thomas Lipton's Sham rock was second, while Heather was third. ANOTHER MYSTERY Engineer Thrown from Forty Foot Bridge FIRST ROBBED AND BEATEN Employed by Northern Pacific Co. Was Found Yesterday in Critical Condition, Expected to Die High waymen Still at Large. TACOMA, June 5. -Edward J Costello, an engineer on the Northern Pacific was beaten, robbed and thrown from a 40-foot bridge last night. He was found this morning and will probably die. The highwaymen are not apprehended. SAILS FOR FRISCO. PORTLAND, June 5. In water ballast, the Asucion sailed yesterday for San Francisco DEAD: GEORGE WOOD, water tender, Scanton, Pa. E. C. BOGGS, second-class fireman, Woodlawn, Ala. A. REINHOLD, machinist's mate, second class, Germany. GEORGE W. MEEK, fireman, first-class, Skidmore, Kas. PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED: S. STEMATIS, first-class fireman, Norfolk, Va. F. S. MAXFIELD, second-class fireman, Toughens, Pa. SERIOUSLY INJURED: E. J. BURNS, coal passer, New York. WALTER S. BURNS, coal passer, Brooklyn, N. Y. J. P. A. Carroll, fireman, second-class, Hartford, Conn. SLIGHTLY INJURED: R. W. WATSON, fireman second class, East St. Louis, I1L R. F. RUTLEDGE, coal passer, Athens, Pa. G. M. CORNS, fireman, second-class, Ironton, Ohio. A. HAYED, water tender, Brooklyn, N. Y. H. FITZPATRICK, fireman, first-class, Brooklyn, N. Y. I j Bishop Potter Re ported Very III f NEW YORK, June 5. Bishop Henry C. Titter is at his home in Cooperstown suffering from nervous breakdown! He has been sick for a month or more. A 'clergyman close to the bishop declared that the latter's indisposition had induced him to abandon his trip to Europe. He had intended to leave in a day or two for London to attend the decennial Lambeth conference, June 15. SAN PEDRO, Cat., June 5.-A ter ribe accident to the United States ar mored cruiser Tennessee occurred at 11:08 this morning, while the vessel was steaming at a 19-knot an hour speed trial off Point Hueneme, Cal. The steam pipe on the starboard side of the engine burst under a 335-pound pressure, killing four men almost in stantly and injuring 10 others. ' The explosion the cause which is unknown, occurred a few minutes af ter Admiral U'Riel Sebree, Captain F. B. Haward and Chief Engineer Rob ertson had left the engine room af ter their tour of inspection. There were 14 men in the fire room when the lug on the inside of the boiler blew out releasing a torrent of steam, coal dust, hot ashes anl cinders through the ash pit, shower ing the half naked men. A blast from the steam ventilators' told those on the deck of the acci dent. Lieutenant-Commander Rob ertson, a navigator, instantly sounded a general alarm and dropping twenty lines of hose to be ready for instant use in case of fire. Within the doomed fireroom No. i amidships, on the starboard side, which is one of the enclosed fire com partments, the survivors were hght- fireroom, No. 11, and died almost immediately. The surviving seamen, all of whom were injured, acted in the greatest heroism in aiding their mates. The impression among the officers' crew, Reinhold and Meek were martyrs to duty, for they were found dead where the others had escaped They stayed at their posts to the last. The accident served to demon' strate the complete efficiency of the naval fire drill. There was no con fusion. . "It was a hell-hole," said one of the survivors. "Everything seemed to be all right, when, without a warn ing the shower of hot cinders, steam and ashes burst out of the fire-hole. The boys dropped all over the room, ENTERS UNIVERSITY. SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.-Geo. Barry McMillan, graduate of the University of South Africa, and of the Elsenberg Agricultural College will enter the University of California with the freshman class this fall, as the first representative to the U. S. from Cape Colony. He is beng sent by the Cape Government to study agriculture. He is the son of the chief clerk of the MSnster of Agricul ture at the Cape. RAILROADS ALL TIED UP All. Streams Continue to Rise Great Damage to Crops and Livestock DAMSTHREATEN TO GIVE AWAY DRAGGED 12 BLOCKS Runaway Horse Victim Thrown from Surrey FOOT CAUGHT IN HARNESS James Kennedy, a Ranch Foreman's Terrible Accident Witnessed by Many Who Were Unable to Assist Him Badly Hurt; May Recover. PORTLAND, June 5. Thrown from his surrey at Third and Davis streets, while his horse was running away, about 12:30 o'clock this after noon, Thomas Mays, a ranch foreman in the employ of James F. Kennedy, was dragged by the heel across the Steel bridge to Holladay avenue and (Continued on page 8) Great Northern Branch Lines Out of Service, 150 Miles of Most Valuable Track in Danger of Being Washed Our Heavy Rains Continue. MISSOULA, June 5. This evening the flood situation in Western Mon tana is growing more serious each minute. Helena is cut off from the outside world, without railway, tele graph or telephone communication. For a short time this afternoon the telephone connection was had. It was learned that all the streams in the Helena district were overflow ing, great damage to crops and live stock. The Great Northern's branch lines are out of service, the main line is cut in several places. AH streams continue to rise. The Northern Pa cific lost several miles of track east of Missoula today and at several points the Boots have driven the telegraph operators from their posts. At Gar rison nearly all the residents have fled from their homes and camped upon the hills in the rain which is falling steadily. None of the dams have as yet col lapsed but are in a critical condition. This afternoon the Northern Pacific released by wagon, two hundred pas sengers east of Missoula. To be sent on a made up train. ' The damage to the road on the St. Paul line between Missoula anl Butte will not fall short of a million dolars and is becoming greater all the time. At midnight the Northern Pacific surrendered the fight against the water east of Missoula for the pres ent. Unless the rain stops there will (Continued on page 8.) none of us knew what had happened. ! Those of us who were able to scram-1 ble'to our feet opened the door and when the room cleared we began dragging the boys out." There was no wreckage, but the explosion as described by the surviv- j ors was frightful. So great was the blast of soot and steam that every j man in the room was blackened from head to foot, while those who were j close were back were literaly cooked i alive. There are sixteen similar com partments, separated with steel doors Head-On Collision Eight Are Killed I ! ing for life. Reinhold and Meek were ! and men in the adjourning compart- struck dead. Boggs and Wood Crawl- ments did not feel the explosion. The ANNAPOLIS, June 5. A Kead-on collision of two special cars on TT the Washington-Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad tonight, J eight were killed outright, scores of others seriously injured, some J fatally. The colision was due to confusion of orders. One car was J proceeding from Baltimore to Annapolis, others running from An- J napolis to Baltimore. The latter was well filled with passengers. J ed or were dragged into the adjoining , injured will' be taken to the Los Anr