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;0VER9THE MORNING FIELD ON THE LOWER COLUMBIA
PUILUHM full AfVOCIATCD PRESS REPORT
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G. ALIU IS
Hung for the Murder of
Father Heinrlchs
HE SHOWS NO EMOTION
66 People Witness the Execu
tion of Misguided Murderer
at Canon City
HE DIES OF STRANGULATION
Orett might Ftili to Break Hi
Neck, and bs Chokes to Deth-Ii
Pronounced Dead After Nineteen
Minutes.
CANON CITY, Colo., July 15.
Calling malediction of most high
upon the Roman priesthood, and
shouting in Italian "Long live Italy;
and long live the Protestanti,'
CeUcppe Alia, the mprder of Father
Leo Hcinricha wa carried to hi
death trap exactly at 8:30 tonight and
mild the extreme penalty of hit
m . ,
crime. ,
Perhaps a more sensational and
thrilling scene wa never beheld by
any of the 96 persons present than
the execution of thia misguided mur
derer whoie cries were only hushed
by the automatic springing of the
mechanism which forever' silenced
the tongue that cried for vengeance
against those whom Alia considered
to be the destroyers of his home and
happiness. At 4 o'clock Warden
Cleghorn, through an interpreter
read the death warrant to Alia.
Contrary to expectations he show
ed not the slightest emotion. When
the reading was finished he said:
"All right, I am ready to die now."
At 6 o'clock supper was served to
the prisoner. This he ate with ap
parent relish. At 7 o'clock Alia was
notified tint the. execution would
take place in an hour. Alia said he
had no regret at killing the priest;
and said he felt that Heinrich was the
man he bad been hunting for, and
that he had worked for him in Por
tugal, and he was sure he had killed
the right man. lie said he did not
believe in Cod, for if there were one
he would not have been permitted in
the present predicament. He had no
fault to find with the law, but said
that the priest did wrong in breaking
.tip his family. Just before 8:30 Alia
was conducted to the execution house
where the black cap and nose were
adjusted. During this proccedure
Alia became frantic and rent the air
with yells and curses against priest
hood, Alia was placed on the trap
and after a prayer by Chaplain
Blake the water of the automatic
mechanism released the great weight
and exactly at 8:30 the body was
jerked into the air, Unfortunately
his neck was not broken and he died
, of strangulation. After 19
minutes
the bodv was cut down and he was
pronounced dead.
EXECUTED
LOBSTER CAUSES ILLNESS, j fleet outside the harbor.- No. others
j will be allowed on board until after
GLOUCESTER, Mass., July 15. the fleet is anchored. Governor
John Hays Hammond, the mining 'Freer will receive the official call of
expert, is at his residence here recov- Rear-Admiral Sperry tomorrow aft
cring from a serious illness caused by ernoon, and will return it in a few
ating lobster, according to a state- horus. The officials ol the fleet will
nicnt given out by the family today, be .the governor's guests at dinner
Mr. Hammond became ill the day Saturday. Monday they will be en
after his return from the funeral of. tertaincd by the Chief Justice of the
Former President ' Cleveland and for Supreme Court. . Steamers are arriv
several days was confined to bis bed. ing here from other islands, with
lie is now able to sit up, I hundreds of people to view the fleet.
1 of the picture on the traveling table. 1 take no
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BASEBALL GAMES.
American League.
Boston 1, Detroit S.
Wanhington 3, St. Louie 2.
Philadelphia '1, 7, Chicago '3, I
New York 1, 2, Cleveland 16, f.
National League. ( .
S. Louii 1, Philadelphia 8.
Pittsburg 3, Bo&ton 2.
Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 6.
Chicago 0, New York IT.
, Northweat League.
Butte 0, Aberdeen 2.
Spokane 1, Tacbma 6. . . t
Seattle 8, Vancouver 3.
Pacific Coaat League.
Portland 7, Los Angclei 1,
HUGHES MAY RUN AOAIN.
NEW YORK, July lS.-"Governor
Hughes will run for office again if he
thinks the people wish him to do to."
This wai the opinion offered by Rev,
Dr. Laidlaw, chairman of co-operat
ing committee of the Anti-Racetrack
camoaiun following a talk with the
governor at Saranac Inn last Sun
day.
HELD ON SUSPICION.
John Claudinnea Thought to be Con
nected With Dynamiting.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 11-
John Claudinnes, who is held on aua
picion of having had a hand in the
dynamiting of Gallagher home was
taken to Oakland this afternoon. He
is not charged, but hia name Is en
tered in the detinue book. District
Attorney Lanadon says Claudinnes
continues to repudiate original state
ments but that he is convicted on ad
missions made by a Greek at the
outset which were correct and that
both he and his brother were con
cerned in the outrages.
BATHED IN BLOOD
Bradford Van Vanarkin Found
in Serious Condition
STABBED IN DOZEN PLACES
Discovered Almost Naked in Bed at
San Jose With a Nine-Month-Old
Child Who is Unhurt-Tells Con
flicting Stories.
SAN JOSE, July 15.-Bradford
Van Vanarkin, a former resident of
Oakland where he was employed as
deputy coroner for 12 years, was
discovered today unconscious and al
most naked on a bed in his ranch
home on Morrill avenue. He was
bathed from head to foot in blood
and a nine-months-old baby was ly
inir at Ins side also covered with
gore. The baby is not injured. Mrs
Van Vanarkin is missing and is said
to have left for Oakland where her
I brother lives. Van Vanarkin tell
conflicting stories and is apparently
irrational. He is cut and stabbed in a
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ciozen places, aDoui ms iei( icg iroin
hip to ankle.
FLEET AT HONOLULU.
"
. . All Arrangements Completed to Re
ceive Atlantic Warships.
HONOLULU, July IS. The ar-
rangements for receiving the Atlantic
battleship fleet on arrival here to-
morrow is now complete. The pilots
and quarantine officials will board the
other.
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I Slowly
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1808
BUM OIL
KILLS 2 IN
Fire Fighters Meet With
Horrible Death
THE BODIES BURNED
The Santa Maria Oil Fields si
Orcutt, California Four Oil
' Tanks Ablaze
DAMAGE IS ABOUT $150,000
Fire is Thought to Have Been
Caused by Crossed Elecuic Wires
Th Town Can be Saved, it is
Thought
SANTA BARARA, CaL, July 15.-
Two men are dead and property
alucd at about $150,000 was destroy
ed by fire in Santa Maria oil fields
at Orcutt, the principal pumping and
shipping station of the Union Oil
Company and the Standard Oil Com
pany, today. The fire is still raging
but it is believed this evening, that
the town can be saved from the
flames. Four huge tanks, each hold
ing 35,000 barrels of oil have been
consumed. In the explosion of one
of the tanks two workmen who were
fighting the fire in an effort to keep
it off the pumping station were over
whelmed by burning oil. One was
instantly killed and the body con
sumed by flames. The other crazed
with the plain and blinded with the
oil broke from his rescuers and rush
ed madly back into the burning oil.
The fire started at midnight presum
ably from crossed electric wires.
LATER
SANTA BARBARA, July 16. At
12:15 a. m., the fourth and last oil
tank exploded about 5 p. ttt, throwing
a sheeting of flame 500 yards in every
diretcion and enveloping the pump
ing plant of the company in flames.
It was totally destroyed. The oil
is still burning on the ground but no
further damage is likely.
GETS BIG RECEPTION.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 15.-The
receiption given John W. Kern, the
democratic nominee for vice-president
that was held tonight was
hearty and generous, and as spon
taneous as the citizens of Indianapo
lis, regardless of party, could make
it. Fully 5000 people gave Kern a
hearty welcome and cheered him en-
thusiasticaly. The candidate address
ed the crowd for about 20 minutes
after being presented by Vice-President
Fairbanks. Four years ago Kern
presented Fairbanks to big non
partisan gathering under similar
circumstances. ,
MONTANA CLOUDBURST.
STEVENSVILLE, Mont., July 15.
By a heavy cloudburst yesterday
near here, bridges were washed away
and considerable damage done to
crops. It is reported that two Ital
ians employed on the big ditch lost
their lives. Several head of horses
and cattle were lost by the ranchers.
KNOW NOTHING OF HOLD-UP
WASHINGTON, July 15.-A des
patch at the State Department today
from Mexico City says nothing is
known there of the reported hold-up
and robbery at Purnandoro, Mexico,
of Salvador Agraz,. of San Jose, Cat.,
which was called to the attention of
the authorities yesterday.
3 jCjapos iwuojsih a'O
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Wllllebov. baclaid.awav until I health.
END OP FOREST FIRES.
The Heavy Rains of the Past
Helped Materially.
Has
MISSOULA, Mont., July lS.-Ac-cording
to information received at
the Forest Reserve headquarters
here, all of the big forest fires which
have been devastating the forests
around the western part of "the state
are now completely out. The heavy
rains of the past two days materially
assisted the rangers in subduing the
name.
FAVOR CLOSER RELATIONS.
President Lewis of Unite
Mine
Workers and Others.
DENVER, July 15.-President
Lewis of the United Mine Workers
accompanied by J. L. Lawson and
Duncan McDonald, members of the
exectuive board and James Mooney,
the national organizer of the same
body appeared before the convention
of the Western Federation of Miners
this evening and appealed for closer
relations between the two organiza
tions. President Moyer of the Fed
eration replied, saying that he favor
ed closer relations, and pledged him
self to do all he can to bring them
about. The executive board was or
dered by the convention to meet with
the Mine Workers' officials Saurday
in an attempt 10 uriny i wv
working agreement. A message was
received announcing the acquittal of
Steve Adams arid the convention sent
him a telegram of congratulations on
his "Complete vindication from the
foul charges of Bulkeley Wells and
his conspirators.." The convention
then adjourned in honor of Adam's
acquittal.
TO WORK FOR TAFT
Oregon Campaign Will Be Active
One
TO COMMENCE IN AUGUS
Chairman Cake Will Issue Call For
a. Meeting of the State Central
Committee Hitchcock Will Out
line Campaign Plan For Oregon,
PORTLAND, July 15.-As it is de
sired to inaugurate the Taft-Sherman
campaign in Oregon not later than
August 13, a call for a meeting of the
Republican state central committee
will be issued by State Chairman W.
M, Cake probably before he- leaves
Friday to hold a conference with
National Chairman Hitchcock at
Colorado Springs. Chairman Cake
will issue the call not only to the
state committeemen, but the county
chairmen will al.o-be asked to assem
ble in Portland, as the county chair
men will have to co-operate witfe the
state chairmen in the 34 cbunties of
Oregon Hood River county being
the 34th.
By issuing the call tomorrow, the
notice will reach atl the committee
men affected, and they will have
time to assemble- in the Rose City a
few days after Chairman Cake re-;
turns from Colorado springs, ims
he expects to do about June-25, as
the conference will consume only a
day or two at the summer" resort
which the national chairman desig
nated as the place of meeting.
On the return of State Chairman
Cake the state committeemen and the
county chairmen will be informed of
the nature of Hitchcock's informa
tion. Hitchcock will give instruc
tions as to when he wants the cam
paign conducted in Oregon and other
states. AH of this data will be- laid
before the state committee at the
earliest possible moment, in order
that the Oregon campaign managers
can prepare tor tne ngnt against
Bryan and Kern.
Accompanying State - Chairman
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smucu - MMtusuims to i "
Address, Lknn, Mass. ASTORIA,
MUM
H Wk m
HILLS SEVEN
Ten Others Are Seriously
Injured in Wreck
6 STILL IN THE MINE
Several Injured Likely to Die-
Gas Explosion Probably
the Cause
ALMOST ALL ARE AMERICANS
The Mine Was Said to be Gaseous
by Mine Inspector's Last Report
Reicuinar Parties Have Mara
Battle.
POTTSVILLE. Pa.. July 15.-An
explosion of gas in shaft No. 1, Wil
liamstown colliery, operated by the
Susquehanna Coal Company, resulted
this afternoon in the instant death of
seven miners, six nave Dcen lancu
r . ( t ,
out dead, while three more are still
inside. The known dead:
JAMES BOWMAN.
CHARLES RICKERT.
BERLEY. ,
STAKUM.
ARTHUR HAWK.
Ten others were taken from the
mine badly burned and torn by the
force of the explosion, and it is
feared that several of them will die.
It is with great difficulty that resr
cuing parties could go down into the
shaft, and here is little hope for the
six men still in the burning workings
being rescued alive.. . .
The "dead still in the mine are John
Reilly, John Whittelle and Charles
Rickert. Their bodies cannot be re
covered before tomorrow.
Business places at Wiiliamstown
were oroirtptjy closeJ and tfc resi
dents of the tGWtt htufied to the col
liery, about a mile dtstafil -.
There were scenes of wildest COS
fusion as women and children gath
ered about, screaming and crying,
and as each body was brought to the
surface there was a rush by the crowd
to ascertain the identity of the one
recovered and whether he was alive
or dead. , -
The storehouse at the colliery was
converted into a morgue. The injur
ed were "removed to the company's
office and there given treatment.
The district mine inspector in his
last annual report pronounced the
mine gaseous. ,
Cake will be R. E. Williams, of
Polk county, who is national com
mitteeman for Oregon. Hitchcock
telegraphed for both to be present
at the gathering, the trip to be made
at the expense of thet Republican Na
tional Committee. , Hitchcock will
outline" what he expects of the state
chairmen' and the National commit
temen in the states west of the Mis
souri river, so that there can be no
misunderstanding between the two
officers, and in order that they can
work in harmony and with a thor
ough understanding.
The1 Taft campaign will be conduct
ed from' Portland and headquarters
will be established in this city not
later than a month from today. As
soon aV the headquarters are opened
the program will be arranged for the
four presidential electors, and they
are expected' to take the stump not
later than September I.
vwmcr cierentn and Commercial"
Verdict Returned by Jury of Death
of John Buchneff. .
SAN FRANCISCO, July 15.The
coroner's jury sitting in the case of
ohn Buchneff, the, lad whose body
was found buried under a garbage bin
at the sanitary reduction works today
returned a verdict of accidental
death. ; It was shown that the boy
was digging in the garbage- for
candy, when a load of garbage was
dumped in on top of him and he was
smothered. August Delmonte, the
man held on suspicion, was released.
ON TRIAL TODAY.
The Two Booths and T. E. Singleton
Charged With Land Frauds.
PORTLAND, July 15.-Robert A.
Eooth, the ex-state senator; James
H. Booth, ex-receiver of the Rose-
burg Land Office, and T. E. Single
ton, their brother-in-law, will be
placed on trial in the United States
court tomorrow on indictment charg
ing conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment of the public domain.
The specific charge is that they
conspired to procure I. Thomas
Agee .to make false affidavits and
proof of the homestead entry of 160
acres of public land in Land county
during the year of 1903.
57 FISHERMEN DROWNED.
Terrific Gale Swept the Coast for the
Past Three Days.
SANTANDAR, Spain, July 15.
It is reported that 57 fishermen be
longing to the ports of Bermeo and
Ondarroa have been drowned in the
gale which has been sweeping the
coast for the past two or three days.
LIST OF ELK OFFICERS
Ail by Acclamation Except Grand
Royal Knight
46,345 MEMBERS PAST YEAR
Forty-four New Lodges Have Been
Added to the List With An In
crease of 29,789 in Their Member
ship.' DALLAS, Texas, )uly is. tn ad
dition to Rush L. Holland, of Colo
rado Springs, Colo., chosen grand
exalted ruler yesterday, the Grand
Lodge of Elks elected these officers:
Grand esteemed Jeadng knight
John G. Shea, Hartford, Conn.
Grand esteemed loyal knight A.
M McElwee, Fort Wort, Tex'as.
Grand eseemed lecturing knight
W. G. Sayre, Wabash, Ind.
Grand treasurer Edward Leach,
New York.
Grand tyler Charles E. Decker,
Minnesota.
Grand trustej Alfred T. Knolley,
Hackensack, N. J.
Grand' secretary Fred C. Robin
son, Dubuque, Iowa.
Grand inner guard A. M. Taylor,
St. Augustine, Fla.
The officers were elected by accla
mation wih he excepion of the
grand royal knight, Charles E. Sweet,
of Dowsiac, Mich., being defeated by
A. M. McElwee, of Fort Worth, Tex.,
and grand inner guard, A. M. Taylor
of St. Augustina, Fla., winning from
Thomas G Philen, of Memphis, Tenn.
and John J. Grooves, of Port Ches
ter, N. Y. ,
The annual report of the grand
exalted ruler, John Tener, of Char
leroi, Pa., showed that during the
year the lodges received by affilia
tion for initiation 46,345 members;
suspended or expelled 264; stricken
from, rolls for non-payment of dues,
8208; remitted, 5368, and de
ceased, 2718. Forty-four new lodges
have been added to the list with an
increase of 29,789 in urcmbership.
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