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g., yH,: 0fe Hi,toiicl Society C 50VCRSTHC MORNING FIELD ONTHC LOWER COLUMBIA PUIUSHKt PULl AftOCIATCO FRCSt 33rd YEAR. NO.' 166 REPUBLICANS GATHERING Leaders Hold First Ses sion With Hitchcock AT COLORADO SPRINGS Enthusiasm Displayed by Lead er of Sixteen States for the Coming Campaign TEXAS WANTS GOOD SPEAKER State Chairman of Oklahoma Says Hit Stat Will Glva the Democrat Close Race All Representatives Are Confident COLORADO SPRINGS, July 20. The first session of the Republican leaders with Chairman Hitchcock of the national committee opened this afternoon onu continued until nearly 8 o'clock. During that time the mem bers of the national committee and chairman of the state central commit tees from 16 States and Territories addressed the assembly and explain ed state conditions. . Tonight Hitchcock is talking; indi vidually with the leaders of Western States for the purpose of working out with still greater detail the plans for opening and conducting the cam paign. Great enthusiast was dis played by all the participants in the conference.' Representatives from California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota. Utah, Wash ington and Wyoming declared in pos itive terms that their States can be carried for Taft btit at the same time insisted that the campaign there should be carried on with the great est vigor and enthusiasm. Colonel Lyon of Texas complained that his State has been neglected by the Re publican national campaign managers in the past and he wanted a strong spekcrs sent there. The situation in Texas will be taken up at some other time, Oklahoma also desired that it be not ignored in the coming cam paign and State Chairman Hunter said if an earnest effort is made the Democrats will be given a close race, There is factional fight in Colorado and an effort was made to get Hitch cock to referee the controversy. The national chairman refused to be drawn into the fight in any capa city, and told the local leaders that jthey should settle their differences so as not to injure the Republican tamps. -Another conference will be held tomorrow afternoon. TAFT ADDRESSES GATHERINO HOT SPRINGS, July 20.-Judge Taft today assisted in the opening, of court and in the dedication of the court house at Germantown, Vir,, five miles from here. The subject of his speech was the administration of justice by courts, He was greeted by a large gathering from the neighbor ing towns and by the country folk, many whom traveled far to, see and her the candidate for the presidency, lie was given a cordial welcome. The strength of the judiciary, Taft was declared to be based on the fact that it rested upon the principal that the people share the responsibility of the work of courts in the form of duties, placed on the juries and in other ca , parities. ''- He justified the proper criticism of the courts by the people . because by such criticism, those who administer justice shall feel that they are under the critical eye of men and women who are, entitled to have Justice. for the people administered, "Without fear or favor." lie could not come into the atmos phere of a court he said without a feeling of deep regret that he ever left the bench. He concluded his re marks by congratulating Bath county uoon the fact that in it two political parties are nearly equally divided which he said was guarantee atrainst evils in the administration of the government. Judge Taft was heartily applauded when .he opened his address and was frequently in terrupted by applause. He was pre sented to the assemblage by J. A. Rivcrcombe, a member of the board of supervisors. In presenting Mm Rivercombe referred to him as the "Most distinguished gentleman in the United States."' 7 TOO MUCH NOISE. New York Starts Crusade To Stop Unnecessary Sounds. NEW YORK, July 20,-New York's new crusade against making unnecessary noise Is on in earnest under Police Commissioner Bing ham's order and yesterday, although Sunday is an off day for street haw kers, several arrests were ,made. Sev eral too vociferous push cart men were among the visitors. To-day the police under instructions will be gin their first week day's work In an effort to suppress the noise makers. Venders, scissors grinders with bells and bugles, old clothes men, unneces sarily noisy vehicles, trolley cars with flat wheels and other nuisance makers are under the ban. General Binirham is on record as, meaning business in this crusade to make New York a quieter icity and numerous ar rests are expected in the campaign of suppression. LIKE JEaFvALJEAN Ex-Convict Caught Who Was Leading Exemplary Life SERVED AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF Prank Sherlock Rode Away On War den's Horse From New Mexico Penitentiary Eleven Years Ago, And Now Must Return To JaiL CHICAGO, July 20.-A dispatch to the Record Herald from Williams, Arizona, says: . With a pistol pressed to his abdo men by Ranger H. E. Woods, Frank Sherlock, alias Charles Ely, recogniz ed as a convict who rode away from the New Mexico penitentiary on the Warden's horse eleven years , ago, yesterday exclaimed, "Guess you got me, kid," and quietly surrendered. He was delivered into the custody of Capt. Christ Man of the New Mex ico penitentiary last night and im mediately s'arted on the overland train for Santa Fe,. where he has two years to serve on a four year gen tence for horse stealing. Sherlock was betrayed by a fellow convict whom he discharged from a position with the Grand Canon Lime and Cement Company at Nelson, Ari zona., where Sherlock had taken a contract. Sherlock was' a Jean Val jean since his escape and has since led an exemplary life. For eight years he has served as a deputy sher iff of Mojavo conty, and in that time has run down many desperate crimi nals, ' STILL AT LARGE. ' RENO, Nev., July 20. Peter Clau dianes, for whom the police are look ing in connection with the dynamit ing of Gallagher's home at East Oak land, Cal., is still at liberty, It was related that he' had been captured but it proved false. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1908 BRYAN VAS WORRIED Notified Anti - Injunction Plank Was Worthless SAID HE WAS TRICKED A Reporter Relieved His Sus pense Regarding the D. B. Hill Bill CLEARS AWKWARD SITUATION Bryan's Appeal to Farmers For Cam paign Contributions is Meeting With Success Many Responses Enclosing Money Being Received. FAIRVIEY, Neb., July 20.-Influ- ential Eastern Democrats, today no tified Bryan that in their opinion the anti-injunction plank adopted at Denver was hardly worth the paper it is written on, the reason alleged by them being that the D. B. Hill bill, passed by the senate which is special ly endorsed by the Democrats, simply carried out. the common law. The provision granting trial by jury in contempt cases, "In discretion of the presiding judge." The plan was draft ed on the assumption that the Hill bill was passed only after it been amended to make a trial by jury mandatory at the demand of the de fendant. While Bryan was reason ably ure of his ground, the allega tion was that he and the majority of the resolutions committee had been "tricked" caused him to worry and he admitted he intended to make in quiry on the set. An Associated Press correspondent this afternoon relieved his suspense by explaining that advices from Washington that the Hill bill as final ly adopted by the Senate in 1896 pro vided for summary punishment in the direct cases of contempt but made it mandatory for the court to grant a trial by jury in all cases where such contempt was committed outside of the presence and where a trial was demanded by the defendant. This was an Bryan remembered it and it cleared up what promised to become an awkward situation for the Demo cratic candidate. The appeal of Bryan to the farmers 6f the country for campaign contributions is bear ing fruit, Today a number of re sponses were received with sums en closed varying in amount. STATUE OF LEE. Prepared For Statutory Hall of the National Capitol. NEW YORK, July 20.-Ex-Judge Geo. D. Christian of Richmond, Va., is here after , returning from Provi dence, R. I., where with other mem bers of the Virginia commission he inspected the new Valentine statue of Gen. R. E. Lee, designed for Statu tory Hall at the National Capital. The commissioners were .accompan ied to Providence by Edward V. Val entine, the Richmond sculptor who designed the statue of Lee over the general's tomb in the chapel at Wash ington and Lee University, Lexing ton. Members of the commission express themselves as being greatly pleased with the statue. . Virginia has been represented for' a year ' in Statutory Hall by a figure of Wash ington but the other niche to which the old Dominion is entitled , has all this time been vacant because the legislature was wiling to accept none but one of Lee. When the bill was introduced in the Virginian general assembly providing for the appropri ation of $10,000 for a statue of Lee for the second Virginia niche, many expressed the opinion that the move ment was ill,-timed. , The legislatre passed the bills, however, and the commission does not doubt that the statue will be accepted. CELEBRATES 80th BIRTHDAY. NEW YORK, Juiy 20.-Ex-Justice Rogar A. Pryor of the supreme court member of the Confederate states congress, Confederate general and a life long democrat, celebrated his eightieth birthday yesterday. A few friends called to see him and the large desk in the library of his home in West 69th Street, held two huge bunches of beautiful flowers. But he spent the day as he spends most of his time now-with his books and flowers. Mrs. Pryor is his constant 'companion. Ex-Justice Pryor was the youngest member of the conven tion which nominated rranklin Pierce at Baltimore in 1852, and he yet has decided opinions on politics. IS FATALLY ASSAULTED. SAN JOSE, Cal., July 20.-Frank Casena, a candy maker, was found wifh a fractured skull and a wound in the inside of the, mouth evidently made by a sharp stick or parasol, at the corner of First and San Fernan do streets at an early hour this tuors- ing by two friends whom he had left bat a moment before. His compan ions state that . he was attacked by some one or ones in party of three men and three women, whom they pursued several blocks, finally giving up the chase to return to the woun ded man's assistance,, Casena will die.- , ' DEAD BY DOG'S BITE Dread Hydrophobia'Causes Lit tle Brooklyn Girl's Death BITTEN BY MONGREL CUR Convulsions And Rabies Come After Six Weeks and the Girl Finally ' Dies With Screams That Could be Heard For. Blocks 'Around. NEW YORK, July 20.-Hydro- phobia has caused the death of Flo rehce Kirkman the six year old daughter of Ralpli Kirkman of Brooklyn, For hours before the child was removed from her home to a hospital her cries could be heard all over the neighborhood where she lived. Six weeks ago the child was bitten in the hand by a mongrel dog. She was playing in. the street at the time,' tossing a ball into the air. As she stopped to pick up the ball the dog ran at her and bit her. The girl's mo ther took her to a nearby drug store and had ' the woun cauterized. The wound seemed to heal and nothing more was thought of the incident un til about a week ago when the girl began 'to get spells of dizziness. ' Mrs. Kirkman called in a physi cian but he thought that the dog's bite had nothing to do with the child's illness. Then the child had one convlsion after another. The doctor advised her removal to a hos pital. ' She wastaken to the Kings County hospital where she. died. SPENT QUIET DAY. DENVER, July 20.-The Western Federation of Miners' : convention spent the entire day discussing in dustrial unionism and adjourned without taking action. There is no opposition tb President Moyer and he will doubtless . be re-elected presi dent by acclamation. This will be his seventh term. A BIS DOING VELL Score: United Kingdom; ' 54; United States, 46 U. S. LEADS IN SPRINTS Also Win 100 Metre Swimming, Standing Broad Jump and Wrestling Match TOURISTS "ROOT" AMERICANS Liverpool Police Tug-of-War Team Challenge American Team Other Nations Have Not Improved Their Positions. LONDON. July 20. The second week of the Olympic games began with the first day devoted principally to field sports, such as Americans are ' accustomed to witness. The American and British runners and jumpers gathered in the lion's share of laurels as usual, but the Americans exceeded even the most sanguine ex pectations. Several hundred Americans, mostly tourists, with many ladies, massed together in seats next to the royal box, and gave an exhibition of root ing which suggested an American college crowd and immensely amus ed the foreigners. The spectacular features of the day were eight trial heats of 100 metres races and eight trial heats of 800 metres. In the sprints America captured eight heats and Great Britain four. British won six and Americans three heats of tfoe nine in the 400 metre hurdles. The" American colors .went to the top of the flagpole .three times, sig nifying: a victory in the finals of the 100 metre swimming, standing broad jump and the bantam catch as catch can wrestling. The results today added three wins to the American's score and one to France. The other nations are not improving their po sitions. In the field events America added six points, while Greece, the only other nation to increase their score in these counts, picked up three. "America is now only eight points behind the United Kingdom, the score reading, United Kingdom 54, America 46. The City of Liverpool police team which won the Olympic tug of war has issued a challenge to the Ameri cans, both, teams in stocking feet or ia any footwear the Americans prefer and the match is to be for love or for any charity. VIOLATED COURT'S ORDER. Federation of Labor Boycott Buck Stove & Range Company. WASHINGTON, July 20.-In the Buck Stove & Range : case, Justice Sandetson of the district supreme court today summoned Samuel Gom pers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor; Secretary Frank Morrfson and John Mitchell of the executive council, and former presi dent of the Mineworkers, to appear at court on September 5 and show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of the court's injunction order. The situation alleges ' that Tustice Gould's order forbade a na tional boycott by the Federation of Labor and that it has been violated by public utterances and addresses of three labor leaders. Several utter ances were quoted and John Mitchell is charged with having last January put to a vote at a meeting of the PRICE FIVE CENTS Mincworkers, a resolution composing a $5 fine on anyone who purchased a stove or range of that company. The resolution also provides for the ex pulsion of men in default of payment f the fine. BASEBALL GAMES. American League. Philadelphia 1, Detroit 4. Boston 8, Chicago 1. Washington 5, Cleveland 3. New York 3, St. Louis 8. National League. Chicago 5, Boston 2. Pittsburg 6, Brooklyn 3. Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 4. St. Louis-New York game post ponedf rain. TROOPS READY. Governor Comer Orders Out Ala bama Cavalry as a Precaution. BIRMINGHAM, July 20.-Gover-nor Comer today ordered the Ala bama cavalry to proceed to Birming ham at once 200 strong. They arriv ed tonight. The action of the gov ernor is precautionary and the men will be held in readiness in case of further trouble as a result of the miners' strike. Reports from various camps today are that everything is quiet There is considerable desultory shooting in various sections however and a feeling of unrest prevails. FIRE DESTROYS TOWN. ( . SPOKANE. July 20.-Fire at Cot tonwood, Idaho, early this morning ing, wiped out the business section of town and did damage to the extent of over $250,000. The fire started in a saloon and communicated to the ad joining buildings which were as dry as tinder and burned with great rapidity.4 .. Ty ' TO BUILD IN HASTE 11 ".y.V.l Keen Rivalry Between Workers on Two New Battleships THE FLORIDA AND THE UTAH Both Ships Will Probably be Ready Within Two and A Half Years, While Delaware and Dakota Are Partially Completed. NEW YORK, July 20.-The na val constructors at the New York Navy Yard who are to have the su pervision of the building of the 20,- 000 ton battleship Florida, authorized fcj the last congress, are not going to lose any time in getting th.e sfiip ready for commission. The prelim inary work is now well under way, and within a few weeks the navy de partment will ask for bids for mater ial needed in building the battleship. There promises to be keen rivalry between . the private concern that will build the Utah, the Florida's sis- Jer ship and the workers who will build the Florida. It is expected by naval officers that both ships will be ready for the fleet within two and a half years. At the close of 1910 the United States will "own her first squadron of all big gun ships to con sist of the two vessels already named t ft and the Delaware and North Dakota, both of which are over thirty per cent , completed. Naval constructor William J. Baxter, the man who built the Connecticut, will again be at the head of the government force. MANILA, July 20-Lieut. Guy Burr, who was wounded July 10 in an attack on outlaws at Cota on the Island of . MindanaC, has died from his wound. Lieutenants Burr and Whitney, commanding a detachment of the constabulary, stormed Cota which was occupied by the outtaw Hyan. Fourteen of the outlaws were killed and two guns were cap tured.' '. ' ' ' -. ' "" , ' ': '