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PUtUSHCt FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS RKPORT
33rd;YEAR. NO. 159
ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1908
PRICE FIYE CENTS
NEW BATTLESHIP
IS LAUNCHED
The South Carolina, a Sister
Ship to the Michigan, About
Half Finished
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CROWDS WITNESS BABTISM.
New Vessel Comet Closer to the
Dreadnaught Tjrps Than Any Ship
In the American NavyIs 450 Feet
Long.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 11:-
Into the waters of the Delaware
River, on whose nhores so many ships
of the "new navy" have been built,
there was hunched today the great
teel hull of what will be the formid
able battleship South Carolina. Built
by the Cramp Shipbuilding company,
the South Carolina, a sister ship to
the Michigan, launched a few weeks
go at Camden, is about fifty per
cenf. completed and will be turned
over to the government before the
end of next year, The contract for
her construction was signed two
years ago this month and her keel
was laid December 18,1906.
The launch of die South Carolina
was etnirely successful, and was wit
nessed by a number of invited guests,
including an official party from the
Palmetto State and a number of dis
tinguished naval officer! from Wash-
ington, New York and other points.
The Navy Department also was well
represented.
It was a fete day at Kensington,
as all such occasions are, and when
the gates of the great Cramp yards
were thrown open to the public
shortly before noon an .immense
crowd surged in to witness the bap
tism of the latest addition to the na
tion's fleet. Grouped about the whar
ves and dotting the river for miles
Around were craft of every descrip
tion, from local excursion boats to
foreign steamers.
Governor Ansel of South Carolina
was one of the conspicious figures
on the christening stand. The cere
mony of naming the big battleship
-was performed by the Governor's
daughter, Miss Frederick Ansel.
It was a few minutes past noon
when the last shores were knocked
ifrom the ways and the colossal ves
sel began her brief journey. Swing
ing aloft the wine bottle, which was
clothed with the Stars and Stripes,
Miss Annell crashed it against the
steel bow and tittered the christening
words. As the mammoth hulk glided
gracefully down the greased cradle,
' the enthusiasm of the crowd' found
vent. To the shouts and cheers of
the people was added the din of
countless boats whistles and it was
'swung gracefully to in 1 mid-stream
that the pandemonium subsided.
After the ceremonies the invited
guests were entertained at luncheon
' by the officials of the shipbuilding
company. Informal addresses were
delivered by Governor Ansel and
other notable present.
The South Carolina and her sister
ship Michigan are regarded by naval
experts as marvels in the art of ma
rine architecture. .They come closer
... a 1- l . t -:
to tne .urcaunougn giass ui warsmps
in the English tyivy than any other
tig fighting vessels in the American
navy. '
The principal dimensions of the
South Carolina are. : Length between
perpendiculars, 450 fec,t; breath on
load waterline, 8p feet; mean draft,
24 feet six inches; normal displace
ment, 13,0000 tons; full load displace?,
went, 17,000 tons, designed speed on
trial, at normal displacement, 18 1-2
knots; horsepower, 17,000; bunker
capacity, 2,100 tons.
In addition to a main battery of
eight 12-inch breech-loading rifles,
the South Carolina will be equipped
with two submerged torpedo tubes
and will carry a secondary battery of
twcntytwo 3 Inch rapid lire guns, two
3-poundcr cini automatic gum;
eight Mitch semi-automatic gun, two
3 inch field pieces, four machine guns
of 0.30 calibre.1
The hull will be protected on tlx
waterline by a Complete belt of rinor
eight feet wide, having a thickness of
eleven inches throughout the ma-
ehinerv Miai'ti :nnl twelve liiclici at
the magazine spaces. For a height
of eight feet above the main belt
there will be the casemate armor,
eight inches thick at the top to ten
inchei thick at the bottom. There
will be a complete protective deck
from stern to stern. The magazines
and shell rooms win be to arranged
that about one-half of the total tup
ply of ammunition will be carried at
each end of the ship.
The propelling engines will be of
the vertical twin-screw, four-cylinder,
indicated horsepower of 16,000. Each
engine will be located in a seperate
water-tight compartment. Each of
the two funnels of the vessel will be
one hundred feet high above the base
line. The crew of.the South Carolina
will number 51 officers and 7S8 men.
JAPAN IS CORDIAL
TOKIO, July 11. The Yokohama
municipality has voted the sum of
16,600 yen to cover the expense of the
entertainment to be given the officers
'and men of the Atlantic fleet while
j they are in that city. A reception
j committee of fifteen which includes
tthe mayor of the city has been organ
ized. j MAYOR FOUND
j" CHICAGO, July 11 A despatch
jto the Tribune from Dubuque, la.,
sayi:
Mayor H. A. Schunk, who disap
peared recently, was yesterday found
in the Trapplst monastry, 18 miles
(from here.
j Troubles in legal and political af
1 fairs are assigned as the cause for the
j official's desire to shun the world.
LAKE OF OIL BURNS
Extraordinary Conflagration in
Old Mexico
IS OVER ONE MILE SQUARE
Has Been Burning For Five Days,
ia of Unknown Depth, and the
Blaze May be Seen 200 Miles Out
to Sea.-
CHICAGO, July 11. A despatch
to the Tribune from the City of Mex
ico says; ,
I A lake of oil covering an area of
more than one square mile and of un
known depth in the State of Vera
Cruz is on fire. It has been burning
for five days and has created the wild
est terror among the natives of that
section. The blaze is seen for more
than 200 miles at sea, according to
navigators who have arrived at Vera
Cruz and Tampico.
The scene of the fire is about 75
miles south east of Tampico near the
Sail Geronimo river. It is remote
from any. railroad.'. An oil field was
being developed at that place by the
Pennsylvania Oil Company which is
composed of Pittsburg men. The
company had bored a number of wells
and all of them were flowing oil in
large quantities. The product was
being placed in earthern storage tank
preparatory to shipping.
A careless workman accidently set
fire to one of the wells and the flames
were communicated to the under
ground reservoir of oil. A terrific
explosion occured which unlifted the
earth's surface throughout the whole
field. The explosion was heard 75
miles distant. The oil company lost
$200,000 worth of machinery. The
whole oil field will be destroyed.
SCHOOLTEACHER
BADLY BEATEN
Miss Emma G.Robinson, a Port
land School Teacher, In a
Serious Condition
ALL CLOTHES TORN FROM HER
It SO Years of Age Taught School
For 25 Years Her Assailant Un
known But Sheriff.' ia Running
Down Clew.
MERLIN, Or., July 11. -Miss
Emma G. Robinson; for 25 years a
teacher in a Portland public schools,
and who has a mining location near
Galice, was perhaps fatally beaten by
unknown persons who broke into her
cabin Friday night. In addition to
beating the woman terribly, the
assailant tied her hands and tore the
clothes from her. Miss Robinson is
in a serious condition. The sheriff is
at present running down a clue which
he expects will end in the arrest of
Miss Robinson's assailant. The at
tack is believed to be an outgrowth
of trouble over the mining claims.
Miss Robinson is in the neighbor
hood of 50 years of age. She has a
brother connected with the Idaho
University at Moscow.
DOOR-STEP CAMPAIGN.
Bryan Makes a Speech to Returning
Delegate and Others at Fairview
LINCOLN, July 11-Bryan opened
his door-step campaign today with a
brief speech touching on the publicity
of campaign contributions and the
platform and candidates. The speech
was made to the Nebraska delega
tion, Lincoln-Bryan Club and the
Nebraska Traveling Men's Bryan
Club. In the afternoon Minnesota,
North Dakota, Ohio and Virginia
delegations were visitors at Fairview
and on the lawn in the shade of the
house Bryan had them seated, and
seating himself amidst them listened
to assurances of efforts to be made
to elect him. The returning New
York delegation had no time to make
the four miles trip from Lincoln
Fairview and consequently Bryan
went to depot where he had an infor
mal talk with thenj. Among the first
he saw was Chairman W. J. Conners,
of the state centra! committee, who
assured him that New Yorw would be
carried for Bryan. "If we don't,"
said Conners, "I'll never shake hands
with you again."
MYSTIC SHRINER AT ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL, Minn., July It. The
red fez worn by the Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine !s much in evidence
about the streets of St. Paul to-day,
and the regalia of the order is attract
ing attention in all parts of the city.
The annual sessions of the Imperial
Council of the Mystic Shrine begin
next Tuesday, and the members are
arriving on every train. Special en
tertainment has been provided for the
visitors over Sunday and Monday.
Headquarters weje opened today at
the Ryan hotel.
The visitors are receiving the heart
iest kind of a welcome. Flags and
bunting are lavishly displayed, and
the emblem of the Shrine adorns the
fronts of numerous hotels, public
buildings and, business houses, Mon
day will be occupied with the recep
tion of the delegates. The opening
session will take place Tuesday, and
the following day will be given over
to the exhibition drills. Parades
banquets and receptions are schedul
ed for nearly every day and evening
during the week.
SALUTE FOR BRYAN
WASHINGTON, July ll.-The
Democratic clubs of the District of
Columbia celebrated the nomination
of Wm. J. Bryan on the Washington
monument grounds last night by fir
ing a salute of 46 guns one for each
state.
BASEBALL' GAMES.
American League.
At Boston Boston 7, Detroit 3.
At Philadelphia Philadelphia' 5,
Chicago 5.
At New York-New York 3, 3,
Cleveland 2, 2.
At Washington Washington 4, St,
Louis 2.
National League.
At Chicago Chicago 5, Philadel
phia 4.
At j'lttsourg nttsourg o, xew
York 2.
At St. Louis St. Louis 0, Brooklyn
1.
At Cincinnati Cincinnati 3, Bos
ton 2.
Northwest League.
At Rutte Butte 3. Tacoma 3. eame
called in tenth inning, on account of
darkness.
At Vancouver Vancouver 2, Se
attle 1. -
At Spokane Spokane 4, Aberdeen
3.
Pacific Coast League.
At Oakland-Los- Angeles 10, Oak
land 6.
At Portland Portland 5, San Fran
cisco 4.
FOR WIRELESS SERVICE
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.
Managers of the principal hotels of
the country are arranging to install
a wireless message service embracing
the entire United States and far out
to sea on each coast. Negotiations
have been carried on for some time,
and last night the managers of the St
Francis hotel in this city announced
that they have joined with other hotel
managers over the country in th?
scheme. " T T
NO TROUBLE IN PANAMA
PANAMA, July 11. Present in
dications are that the election of
presidential electors tomorrow will
take place in an orderly manner. At
the same time the authorities are pre
pared to promptly suppress and dis
orderly demonstrations. A victory
for Domingode Obaldia, the indepen
dent candidate ofr the. Presidency of
the Republic seems assured. The
electors chosen tomorrow will meet
August 1 to elect the. President.
TO HELP THE JEWS
Russia Promises More Tolerant
. Attitude
INDICATE LIBERAL POLICY
Czar Apparently Willing to Enter
Into Treaty With England to Pro
tect British Subjects of the Jewish
Faith May be Only Scheme.
NEW YORK. July H.-Despatches
from London and St; Petersburg to
the Jewish Daily News- say the Rus
sian government has decided to adopt
a more tolerant attitude with refer
ence to its Jewish subjects. The Lon
don despatch says the British foreign
office has received a report from the
british ambassador at St. Petersburg
to the effect that Russia is willing? to
enter into a treaty with England re
garding rights of British subjects of
the Jewish faith to sojourn and trans
act business in Russia. It adds that'
this is to ' e the first evidence on the
part of Russia of a more liberal pol
icy toward the Jews in the future.
The despatch from St. Petersburg
confirms this news but does not speak
optimistically of the promises made
by Russia regarding the Jews. It de
clares that all the concessions names
are of a minor character and that even
these may be withdrawn after having
been in force long enough to assist
the government in securing a loan
from Jewish bankers in Europe who
the despatch says have kept aloof
from all foreign loans floated by Rus
sia.
TAFT CONFERS
WITH LEADERS
Has a Busy Time With Hitch
cock, Dover and Others, at
Hot Springs
CAMPAIGN FUNDS ARRIVING
Burton of Ohio Said to Have Been
Offered Assistant Attorney-General-ship
But Says it Was Not His In
tion to Enter Race.
HOT SPRINGS, Va., July ll.
The many conferences that have bee,n
held by William H. Taft concerning
the plans for the campaign during
the past week have prevented hira
from devoting as much attention to
his correspondence as is necessary to
keep pace with the flood of letters
that are coming to him. Frank H.
Hitchcock, chairman of the Repub
lican National Committee, Postmaster-General
Meyer and William Nel
son Cromwell left last evening.
Attorney-General Wade H. Ellis,
wh4 it is said has been proffered the
Assistant Attorney-General to suc
ceed Milton D. Purdy, recently ap
pointed United, States Ristrict Judge
in Minnesota, is ill, and was n5t
to come here today In response to an
invitation by, Mr. Taft. Mf. Ellis has
telegraphed , that his ' brother will
visit Hot Springs' probably today, and
will confer with Mr. Taft in his place.
Representative Burton of Ohio who
has been extensively talked of in con
nection with the Ohio Senatorship in
succession to J. B. Foraker, declared
that it is not his intention to enter
any Senatorial race, if party strife of
any kind would embarrass the Na
tional ticket and resulting from that
course. Mr. Burton will sail from
New York next Saturday for Europe,
to be gone for several weeks. He
will spend, most of his time in Lon
don, where he will gather data for the
National Monetary Commission. He
will probably go on the same mission
to Paris. He will also gather informa
tion of value to the waterways com
mission, of which he is a member.
Senator Smooth of Utah, will go
abroad on the same steamer.
"I have received a dozen checks
since I have bejn in. Hot Springs
from people who wish to make the
first contribution to the Republican
party for ,the campaign," said George
R. Sheldon, of New York, treasurer
of the National Republican Commit
tee, today.
Asked when he would open his
office for camgaign funds, Mr. Shel
don replied that he would do so in
New York Monday morning. Mr.
Sheldon declared in an interview to
day that he is convinced that the
American people will never accept
the radicalism of the Democratic
convention.
Arthur I. Vorys, of Ohto, will be
here Monday to confer with Mr. Taft,
John A. Stewart, president of the
New York State League of Republi
can Clubs, is here.
ELKS AT DALLES.
Fully 100,000 Visitors Are Expected
To Arrive By Monday Night.
DALLAS. Tex., July '11. With a
myriad of incandescent lights and
fastasfically garbed in flags and vari
colored bunting, Dallas is in readi
ness to receive her guests, the vast
army of the Elks of America who
will' meet in tnnual session Monday.
It is estimated that fully 100,000 visi
tors will have arrived before night
fall on Monday.
WILL ENTERTAIN KERN.
INDIANAPOLIS. lulv 11. Vice-
President Fairbanks will preside at
the big non-partisan reception ' which
will be held When John W. Kern, the
Democratic nominee for vice-president,
returns from Denver. Four
years ago Kern presided at the non
partisan banquet in honor of Fair
banks and was enthusiastic in the ef
forts for the arrangements preceding
it. ' :'
PANAMA ELECTION.
PANAMA, July ll.-The Presi
dential elections to be held throughout
Panama tomorrow will undoubtedly
be orderly as the supporters of
OBaldia will meet no opponent be
cause of the action of Arcias, and
the other candidate in withdrawing
from the contest. Ut, . ,j
;
ISHOP POTTER IMPROVED.
COOPERSTOWX, July ll.-Bish-op
Potter, who has been making no
progress toward recovery in the past
several days, had a comfortable day
today, and the physicians report if
any change wilt take place it is in the
direction of improvement. The great
est anxiety has been felt as to his
general condition.
WIRELESS ESTABLISHMENT
NEW YORK, July ll.-Wireless
telegraphic communication between
Lima, Peru and Iquitos, on the Ama
zon river, has been successfully est
ablishe dacording to a cablegram
which has just been received by
Edwardo Higginson, Peruvian con
sul general at New York.
THE SHAH WILL REFORM
LONDON, July ll.-The Times
correspondent at Teheran says that
two of the shah's ministers will go
to the British legation to apologize
for the disrespect shown the British
through the recent troubles. The
correspondent adds that the shah has
issued a fresh rescripe promising to
rule justly and to establish courts pf
jtistice, 0sf. ;:-": V-"" 14
TO INSPECT CONDITIONS
NEW ,YORK7July ll.-Under
orders from the British government.
Captain Horace Hood, royal navy,
will sail to-day for South America
where he will inspect naval conditions
Captain Hood is the naval attache
of the British embassy in Washing
ton, and he denies that his mission
has any diplomatic object.
CHICAGO SUFFERING
Yesterday the Hottest Day in
Seven Years
2 DEAD MANY PROSTRATED
Tenement People Seek Relief in the
City Parks Official Record 96 De
greesThe Extreme Heat Almost
. Unbearable.
CHICAGO, July ll.-The highest
temperature in seven years was re
corded in Chicago today, two deaths
and numerous prostrations resulting.
The only fact that kept humidity be
low the normal and kept the death
list from mounting in greater propor
tions was the breeze that came laden
with heat, until even the shade gave
but snail relief, The hottest day
that Chicago exer experienced was
July 21, 1901, when 103 degrees was
recorded. Today, the official record .
was 96 degrees with the street ther
mometers 4 to 7 degrees higher. In
the tenement district the heat was
unbearable and all persons who could
moved rnto the parks. Relief before
Monday is not expected.
HEIRS CONTEST WILL
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11.
Eastern heirs yesterday began in the
federal court here a contest of the
will of the late Jacob Z. Davis, who
left an estate valued at upward of
$5,000,000. The new claimants allege
that through conspiracy and a false
will they have been defrauded out of
their share of the estate. The action
is brought by Attorneys for Catherine
D. Stead and her husband, James
Stead of Philadelphia. The list of
defendants is a long one, including
all of the heirs of the estate under
the will in question.