33rd YEAR. NO. 163
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1908
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DOING ILL
Arc Seeking Supremacy
In Olympic Games
MAKE FINE RECORDS
Yankees and the United King
. dom are Now Neck and.
Neck
WIN IN DISCUS THROWING
Anglo-Saxons on Both Sides of the
Water Are Ahead of All Other
Nations in the Great Olympic
Games Weather Bad.
LONDON', July I6.-Amcrica and
the United Kingdom are .running a
neck and neck race for supremacy in
the Olympic game. The United King
dom started jheday with, four pUccs
to America' two, but America
picked up in the earlier events, and
won all three prize in the discus
throwing and first and third prizes in
me wcigiu tnrowing.
Morgan, who has competed alter
nately under the color of Ireland and
America, is now with the United
Kingdom, lie took second place in
the weights event. This evened up
the score of the two countries, but
England got another slight lead when
Taylor made his sensational win in
the 400 metre swimming contest,
beating Dcaurcpaire, the Australian
crack, by a handsome margin. SchcfT,
of Austria, of whom great things had
been expected, wo third in this event. I
It had been fully expected that j
.America would take all three prizes
in the weight-putting. Ralph Rose,
Olympic Club, San Francisco, was
first, and J, C. Garrells, Chicago,
third. The only man who came near
the winners was W. G, Arvicn, of
Connecticut. Nevertheless, the Am
ericans welcomed their win, as it re
duced Great Britain's lead in the ag
gregate, and if second and third
( I !. I.I
places were counieu ii aionc woiuu
bring the two countries to about
equal terms. A , great cheer, there
fore, went up when' the result was
announced, The burst of enthusiasm
was folowcd by a calm, during which
the occupants of the stands where the
Americans gathered awaited the hoist
ing of the Stars and Stripes on the
flagstaff in the center of the arena.
They waited in vain, however, as the
bluejackets to whom this duty had
been assigned had sought shelter from
the downpour of rain which .had made
the day's sport a cheerless affair.
Counting only the field -events'! for
which the Americans are making the
more serious bids, .the Americans at,
the conclusion of today's meeting had ,who thronged Diamond Head and ad
a lead over the United Kingdom of djoining hills and heights, Upon
19 points, the figures being 31 and 12, the first notification of sighting, ex
respectively. They are made up as cursion steamers hurried out of the
follows: ' . I harbor and as the fleet rounded Dia-
America Th'rowing the hammer, 8; I m.ond 'Head and came in view of the
team race, 3; discus throwing, 9; put- j city their approach was beheld by a
ting( the shot, 6; and 1500 meter race,
5, a total of 31.
- United Kingdom Team race, 5;
putting the shot, 3; and 1500-meter
race, 4, a total of 12.
The scores of the other countries
are as follows: Canada, who was
third in the hammer throw, 1; Swe
den, first in the javelin throwing con
test, 5; Greece, second in the javelin,
3, and Norway, third in the javelin, 1.
A first position counts Ave, a sec
ond three, and a third one. .
America was not represented in the J
teiiMiiilc walk, Bonhag, who hud en
tered withdrawing. ;;
The first heat of the ten-mile walk
was, won by Webb, with Carter sec-
and, Spencer third, K, R. Warner
fourth. All contestants repreicnt the
United Kingdom. Time, 1 hour, 20
minutes, 161 seconds.
BASEBALL GAMES.
National League.
Pittsburg 6, Boston 2. 1
St. Lmiis 4, Philadelphia 7.
Cincinnati 4, Brooklyn 8.
Chicago 3, New York 4.
American League.
Washington 6, Cleveland 1.
Philadelphia 3,. Detroit 3.
Boston 0, Chicago 2.
New York 10, St. Louis 1.
Pacific Coast League. .
Portland 2, Los Angeles 0.
San Francisco 3, Oakland 1.
Northwest League.
Spokane 4, Tacoma 3,
Seattle 1, Tacoma 3.
Butte 4, Aberdeen 10.
MUST BE UNION.
Miners Refuse to Mine Coal For Non
Union Smelters.
-
DENVER, July 16,-Th'e working
agreement, which effort is being
made to have the Western Federation
of Miners, who are in convention
here with the United Mine Workers
of American in substance is: The
Mineworkcrs refuse to mine coal to
be used in metalliferous mines and
smelters, wnere non union men are
employed. The Federation members
refuse to work in mines or smelters
where non-union coal is used.
BY WIRELESS.
At a late hour last night the wire
less station on Telegraph Hill in this
city reports the cruiser Milwaukee as
being off the Washington coast and
proceeding to San Francisco. She
reports "All well." This station was
also in communication with the
Standard Oil Company's oil tank
steamer Col. h. L. Drake, which
crossed out this afternoon for Cali
fornia. FLEET AT HONOLULU
Complete Another Leg in the
Great World Tour
THOUSANDS SEE ARRIVAL
The Great Atlantic Battleships Make
a Magnificent Scene as They Enter
the Harbor of Honolulu at Noon
Yesterday.
HONOLULU, July 16-The Atlan
tic "jattleship Act arrived here at noon
today, completing another leg in the
world's cruise. It was the most mag
nificent beyond anything ever seen in
these waters was the arrival, as one
of the powerful vessels after another
roVe out of the eastern horizon and
came within range of vision of the
thousands of spectators from the
whole Hawaiian group of islands,
cosmopolitan crowd of men, women.
and children of vall races, that, go to
make up Honolulu's population.
Nearly all carried American flags
and from the housetops of the city
floated besides the stars and stripes,
flags of almost every other nation of
the earth, the Chinese and Japanese
flags predominating. Just at noon the
Connecticut hove-to at the, outer en
trance of the. channel and the other
vessels took their position. This af
ternoon Rear Admiral 'Spcrry and
Governor Frear exchanged official
EXPLOSION OF POWDER
MAGAZINE KILLS NINE
Many Others Injured In
Occurs at Cle
FRAGMENTS OF BODIES
George Mead and Clerks In the
pany's Store Start to unload a Carload of Powder How
the Accident Happened Is Unknown
VICTIMS MAY NUMBER A DOZEN
EXPLOSION SHAKES THE TOW
WINDOWS FOR MILES A ROUND WERE SHATTERED
WOMAN'S BODY HAS, AS YET, NOT BEEN FOUND-NUM-
BER OF INJURED UNKNOWN.
TACOMA. July 16.-A special to
the Ledger from Cle Elum says an
explosion in the powder magazine of
the Northwestern Improvement As
sociation near Cle Elum at 5 o'clock
this evening killed, at least nine
persons and seriously injured a, num
ber of others. The dead are:
GEORGE MEAD, manager North
western Improvement Co.'s store.
GIFFORD McDONALD, clerk in
(.tore.
ANDY GRILL, clerk in store.
MRS. PETER MOFFATT, wife
of brickinaker.
BABY MOFFATT.
JOE ROSSI, miner.
JOE POGRIAPPI, miner.
Two unknown miners. '
Shortly before 5 o'clock Manager
Mead and the clerks went to the now-
der house to assist in unloading a
carload of powder. How the acci
dent happened is not known. The
magazine is three quarters of a mile
from the center of town and the ex-
plosion shook the town like an earth-
visitsr During the entire run to Hono
lulu the fleet experienced pleasant
weather and smooth seas. For two
hours daily except Sunday, the fleet
had tactical evolutions and at the
same, time routine drills were carried
on. No noteworthy event occurred
during the voyage. The Nebraska
which was left behind when the fleet
sailed on account , of scarlet fever
cases among the crew, overtook the
fleet yesterday. After passing Mo
lokai, the third division, composed
of the Louisiana, Virginia, Ohio and
Missouri, went to Lahaina to coal.
They will rejoin -the fleet July 19th.
FINDS NEW PEST
Seen For The First Time Since
It
Got Off The Ark. .
SAN FRANCISCO, July 16.-Prof.
C. W. Wood worth, head of the En
tomological department of the Uni
versity of California, has discovered;
a new pest in California. It is the
cantaloupe louse, and is said to be
destroying the Lima bean crop at
Carpenteria.
Prof. Wodworth sa:d yesterday:
"A rapid survey of the bean fields
shows hat the louse is distributed
quite uniformly over the fields. The
insect is capable of doing immense :
damaged and thorough study of the,
problem of its , extermination should
be made."
REBELS GAIN STRENGTH.
LONDON, July 16.-A special to
the Times from Tabriz says that it
appears to be doubtful that Rachin :
Khan's troops will be able to subdue
the revolutionists. ' It is impossible
to foretell, says the despatch, how the
trouble will end, but if it takes much
longer the cordon of wild horsemen
around the town will create desperate
economic conditions in Tabriz.
Terrible Catastrophe That
Elum, Washington
THROWN HALF A MILE
Northwestern Improvement Com
WHEN EXCITEMENT SUBSIDES
N LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE-
quake. Windows for a mile around
are .shattered and rocks and bricks
from the powder house were thrown
hundreds of feet. Mrs. Moffatt was
living in a tent near the magazine
with two children. The tent was
blown to pieces and Mrs. Moffatt's
body has not yet been found. Muffled
cries were heard soon after the ex
plosion but they have died down.
Fragments of bodies were scattered
'a half mile from the magazine.
Mead, McGonald and Grill were
literally blown in atoms and a dili
gent search of the debris failed to
bring forth a piece of their flesh or
bones that would fill anything larger
than a shoe box. Three Italians who
were not far from the- powder house?
were killed instantly. Rossi's shoe
was blown off and $150 found in it.
Cle Elum is in a great state of ex
citement and not uirtil this has sub
sided will , the complete list of vic
tims be known. Scores are slightly in
jured and it is believed the j victims
will number more than a dozen.
LAST SPIKE DRIVEN.
BUTTE, Mont, July 16. In the
presence of E. D. Sewall Snd other
officials of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul Railway Company of Mon
tana and South Dakota the last bolt
was driven in the big bridge across
the Black Tail river Tuesday after
noon. The lines from Chicago to
Butte will be completed by June 25.
GUNBOATS FOR ATLANTIC.
WASHINGTON, July 16-Acting
Secretary of the Navy Newberry has
announced that the gunboat Prince
ton and Viuksburg now at Bremerton
and Mare Island, respectively on the
Pacific Coast, will be brought to the
Atlanitc Coast in a short time. Both
vessels are now out of commission,
They will be fitted for the voyage and
advantage will be taken of suitable
weather conditions to make the trip.
They will be used on the Atlantic side
for coast defense purposes.
IS HARDLY LIKELY
NEW YORK, July 16. If the
president will consent his voice will
be heard in the coming campaign
even though he remains quietly at
Sagamore Hill or in. the Whitehouse
at Washington. He is now asked to
make a number of speeches into a
receiver of a phonograph the speeches
of course, to be of his own choosing,
but preferably bearing upon some of
the vital questions of the campaign.
An agent of one of the large talking
machines has laid the matter before
the president through Secretary Loeb
The agent called the secretary's at-.
tention to the fact that his phono
graph company has ten or a dozen
records of Bryan's voice.
It is not likely the president will
care to engage in a phonograph de
bate with Mr. Bryan.
EARTHQUAKE AT CHILE
TACNA, Chile, July 16. A terrific
earthquake occurred today in prov
inces of Tacna and Aricna. Consider
able property was destroyed but no
loss of life is reported. The cable
between Aricna and Lima is broken
as well as the telegraph lines to
Bolivia.
TROOPS TO GO SOUTH.
WASHINGTON, July 16-Orders
have been issued at the War Depart
ment for Battery E, Fourth Artillery,
upon being relieved from duty at
the camp of instruction, Fort Ben
jamin Harrison, Iindiana, to proceed
to Fort Dfl A. Russell, Wyo., for sta
tion, and for Company C, First In
fantry, when relieved from duty at
Vancouver Barracks, Wash., Septem
ber 15, to proceed to the Presidio at
Monterey, Cal., for duty at the school
of musketry
KILLS A RATTLESNAKE.
TOSTON, Mont., July 16. -Judge
Alton B. Parker, while visiting here
yesterday, participated in a tragedy.
The dead: One large and vociferous
rattlesanke. The judge was riding a
horse in the wake of a band of sheep
at Riverside ranch where he took
judicial cognizance; of the reptile.
The rattle waived its tail, and his
honor, not to be outdone, waived all
technicalities and by virtue of his
authority, and a large stone, executed
the defendant on the spot.
MRS. EDDY IS 87.
Ripe Age of the Christian Science
Founder.
NEWTON, Mass., July 16-Mrs.
Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder and
head of the Christian Science church,
today reached her 87th year, but be
yond congratulations from members
of the household and officials of the
church, there was no observance of
the event. Mrs. Eddy is reported in
good health and maintains the same
routine which has governed her life
at Concord, N. H., during the past
several years.
WILL MEET JULY 20
Scaler-Attel Match at
Couer
D'Alene City
UNABLE TO LAND SPOKANE
Promoters Have Hard Time Dodging
Ministers and the W. C. T.-U."
Four Special Trains Will Carry the
Sports From Spokane to See Match
SPOKANE, July 16.-The pro
moters of the Scaler-Atell boxing
match had rough sledding In their
effort to dodge ministers and W. C.
T. U. on orte side, and the frowns of
the prosecuting attorney on the oth
er, but have at last selected Coeur
D'Alene City on July 20. Four big
trains will be run from Spokane on
the evening of the match. Crowds are
now daily thronging the training
quarters of the men, especially Attel's.
SOCIALISTS ACTIVE
In New Zealand They May Hold A
. Demonstration.
.WELLINGTON, N. Z., July 16.-
The Socialists in Auckland are threat
ening to hold a demonstration of the
unemployed as a "protest against the
public expenditures incidental to the
reception of the fleet. The house of
assembly, Mr, Malcoln, one of the
members, declared that there was the
danger that the visit of the 4th Ameri
can fleet may cause the colonists to
place dependence upon . the United
States rather than on the mother land.
He therefore regjetted that the in
vitation had been given. ,
wen
AND VATHINS
By (he Prohibitionists'
National Convention
CHOSEN UNANIMOUSLY
Eugene W. ChafinY Stronges!
Competitor Was Rev. W. B.
Palmore of St Louis
PALR'ORE WONT RUN SECOND
After Being Defeated he Refuses to
Consider Nomination For Vice
Presidency, Chaftn's Victory Not
Assured Until Third Ballot
COLUMBUS, July 16.-For presi
dent, Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago;
for vice-president, Aaron S. Watkins
of Ada, Ohio. ' :
The above ticket was nominated to-
rtav Kv tliA PrnhiKff Jrtnicf a' VafJrtfiif
Convention, both men being chosen
unanimously. The full endorsement
of the convention was not however
given to Chafin, until after hree bal
lots were taken. On the first two bal
lots, chafin did not show a great deal
of strength, receiving but 195 out of
1083 votes on the first and 376 out of
1087 on the second ballot His nomi
nation was practically assured how
ever when the roll-call began for the
third ballot. His own state which
had voted largely for Daniel R. Sheen,
of Peoria, and the New York delega
tion was followed by those of Indiana.
and Wisconsin, who came over to
Chafin, and on the thrd ballot he re
ceived local of 636 votes. The strong
est competitor of Chafin, was Rev.
W. B. Palmore of St. Louis who re
ceived 274 votes on the first ballot
and 418 on second.
The convention up to this time, had
run smoothly and without the slight
est friction. It was decided to make
Palmore vice-presidential nominee,
and he was named by acclamation.
But declined to accept the office how
ever. The convention is finding itself
confronted with the necessity of nam
ing another vice-presidential candid-
date, and many of the delegates being
anxious to catch early trains for their
homes, became involved in a deep
parliamentary tangle. The rules were
several times suspended ana tne sus
pensions immediately revoked. Final
ly it was decided that Aaron S. Wat
kins would be named by acclamation.
There was no opposition to him at
that moment and Chairman Scanlon
was on the verge of declaring Wat- '
kins nominee when the delegates in
the various parts of the hall broke in
with a flood . of motions, counter-
motions, amendments and suspension
of rules. An extended debate follow
ed which resulted in restorations of
the rules and in the ballot for vice
presidency three men were named,
Watkins, T. D. De Marre of Ken
tucky,' and Charles S. Holter of In
diana. Then the ballot resulted in
the nomination of Watkins by an.
overwhelming majority and he was
immediately thereafter on a motion
of the Kentucky delegates made the
unanimous choice of the convention.
Both presidential and vice-presidential
nominees are candidates for gov
ernors in their respective states on
the Prohibition ticket. ". The afternoon
sessin was devoted to discussion and
the adoption of a brief platform
which is possibly the shortest on rec
ord, containing not more than 350
words.