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33rd YEAR. NO. 167 ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1008 PRICE FIVE CENTS DEATH CALL FOR BISHOP End .Suddenly Comes to Episcopalian Prelate ILL FOR MANY WEEKS Bishop Potter Came From a, Long Line of Distinguished Churchmen KNOWN ALL OVER COUNTRY For the Past Week He Appeared to be Oanlng in Strength, But he Suf fered Relapse Monday That Brought On the End. COOPERSTOWN, N. V., July 21 Bishop Henry Cotlman Totter died here tonight. His death followed sickncs of several weeks, which be gan with stomach trouble and devel oped complications. For the. past week the BUhop appeared to gain but he filtered a relapse yesterday and last night all hope of an ultimate recovery was abandoned. The Bihop was 74 years old. He was unconscious all day and the end which came at 9:30 tonight was peaceful and quiet. All hi family but Mrs. Russell and Mrs. nyuc, two ot Ins daughters, who arc abroad, were at the bedside. His death primarily was due to the embolism of his right leg, following a long attack of liver and stomach trouble and the end has been foreseen for several days by the physicians. The Bishop suffered a severe relapse yesterday and though oxygen was given, he declined gradually and early today sank into coma, which lasted until the end. No arrangements for his funeral have as yet been made. Bishop Potter was first and fore most a churchman in the sense that the Episcopal Church uses that word. He came almost naturally by his standing in the church, for both his father and his uncle were bishops. Henry Codman Potter was born in Schenectady, N. Y May 2S, 183S, the oon of Bishop Alonzo Potter of the diocese of Pennsylvania, He was educated in the Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia, but like Phillips Brooks, he took his divinity course in the fa- ( tnous old Alexandria Theological Seminary in Virginia, graduating therefrom in 1857. Strangely enough he did not have a collegiate educa tion. After his ordination in 1858. his first charge was in Greenburg, Pa., . for one year. He then went to St. John's, Troy, where he was rector from 1859 to lSfiYi. Me renicmed this position to accept the post of assist ant rector of Trinity Church, Boston, where he continued until he became rector of Grace Church, New York. In 1883 he resigned this post to be come coadjutor bishop of New York, to his uncle Horatio Potter. The lat ter died in 1887, and his nephew then became bishop. Bishop Potter had not long been in bis new office when he began to ex hibit the energy and vigor which later made him the leader of his church. One summer, instead of going to Eu- roupe, he decided to' remain down) in the city proper, and to look after the poor of that sections. He came to know this life intimately, and it was about this time that he gave forth bis famous utterance "that the Epis copal Church, in spite of its magnifi cent traditions, would be a mon strous impertinence" in case it did not exert itself toward the solution of so cial problem and the uplifting of the manses of the people. The bishop's liberal viewa on tem perance subjected him to consider able criticism. The most striking mamlcittutitm of his theory in this regard was the dedication of the fa mous "subway tavern" in New York, with prayer and an address by the bifthop, This subway tavern was a tort of saloon where the working man, it was planned, could go and get his drink quietly without being Jcctcd to vicious influences. It be came the center of sensational atten tion for several months in mercurial New York, but at length it lost its novelty, failed to attract the poorer classes, and within a year or so was abandoned, as a reforn? saloon, and became very like any other groggery. A a financial experiment also it was a failure. Bishop Potter was twice married, first in 1858 to Eliza Rogers Jacob, daughter of one of his parishioners in Greensbtirg, Pa. Mrs. Potter died June 30, 1901, from heart failure, leav ing him five children. In the autumn of 1902 the Bishop was married to Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark, a widow of 55. FLEET LEAVES HONOLULU. HONOLULU, July 21.-The At lantic battleship fleet finished coaling and the final preparations are being made to resume their journey around the world tomorrow, when at 6 p. m. sail will be'set for New Zealand and Australia, Five thousand men were granted shore leave today. There was an ex cursion to Pearl Harbor for the offi cers this afternoon and tonight a grand ball held in honor of the sailors and marines. And Two Others of Portland Have Narrow Escape CAPSIZE IN AN OLD SCOW John Fowler, Age 13, and Ever ett Stafford, Age 10, Meet Death in the Middle of the Columbia Slough. PORTLAND. July 21.-Two boys drowned and two other boys barely escaped with their lives tonight on Columbia Slough. John Fowler, age 13 years, and Everett Stafford, a deaf and dumb boy, 10 years of age, The boys who drowned, and a third boy, had found an old scow and had rowed to the middle of the slough where they had capsized. None could swim, the fourth boy, who was watching the three from the bank, found a boat nearby and rowed to his companions, who were floundering in the water. These three seized the boat on the same side, overturning it. One of the boys and the boy who had come to his companions' rescue, man aged to save themselves by clinging to the overturned rowboat until rescued. The other two became ex- iliausted from struggling inthe water and were unable to hold on to the boat, went down before the rescuers arrived. - BASEBALL GAMES. American League. Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 2. New York'3, 6, Chicago 6, 3. Washington 1, Detroit 4. Boston 2, 3, St. Loflis 1, 2. ,' National League, Pittsburg 2, Brooklyn 0. St. Louis 2, 3, New York 4, 1. Chicago 0, Boston 5. Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 3. Pacific Coast League. Portland 2, Oakland 8. Los Angeles 2, San Francisco 1. TWO BOYS DROWNED PORTER flffi Shepard Breaks Record In 801) Meter Event U.S. GETS BOTH FINALS J. B. Taylor, Irish American Col ored Man, Gets Enthusiastic Reception PORTER JUMPS 6 FEET 3 Big Crowd Witness American Sprint ers and Jumpers at the London Olympic Games Weather is Still Unfavorable. LONDON, July 21.-A big crowd came out this afternoon to witness the work of the American sprinters and jumpers in the Olympic games at the stadium at Shepard Bush. The spec tators got a surprise when Harry F. Porter, Irish-American A. C, cleared tix feet three inches in the finals of the running high jump. This beat the jump made by C. L. Leahy, Unit ed Kingdom, by one inch. T. Moffitt, University of Chicago, of whom much was expected, did not do so well. The Americans also did well in the 200 metre flat race, for they got a number of men in the semi-finals. They likewise distinguished them selves in the 400 meter flat race. J. B. Taylor, Irish-American A. C, the first colored man to appear in the event, got a particularly enthusiastic reception when he won k-:s heat hands down. Again in the semi-finals of the 100 meter flat race, the Ameri can colors were well to the front, two heats of the four going to America. Kerr, Canada, got his heat after a tussel with I). R. Sherman, Dart mouth University, but Walker, South Africa, won his heat with yards to spare from W. W. May, University of Illinois; L. B. Stevens, of Yale, and Roche, of the United Kingdom. The final in the running high jump was won by Harry F. Porter, Irish American, with six feet three inches. Leahy, United Kingdom, and Somo dy, Hungary, tied for second place. ' The morning, which was somewhat clearer than previous days, saw the commencement of the running high jump and the heats of the first round of the 200 meter flat race. As there were 15 heats in the latter event, there was little time for anything else, but the committee managed to get in the third event of the high div ing contest. Kerr, of Canada, who was more feared by the American sprinters than any other ' foreign , competitor, carried off his heat in the 200 meter flat race today, defeating W. W. May, University of Illinois, one of the best men on the American team. It was a good race, May pushing Kerr right up to the tape. H. J. Huff, Chicago A. A., and N. J. Cartmell, University of Pennsylvania, got their heats with out much difficulty and Cloughen, ! Irish-American A. C; W. F. Hamil ton, Chicago A. A., and D. R. Sher man, Dartmouth College, also quali fied for the next round. Sherman outran Morton, the former United Kingdom champion, Lawson Rob ertson, Irish-American A. C, went down to defeat at the hands of R. J. Roche, the Irish champion. George; United Kingdom, won the first heat ofthe 200 meter dash this morning, beating Henney, Holland, the only other competitor, Time, 23i seconds. Huff, American, won the second heat from Duffy, South Africa. Time, 221 seconds. Roche, United Kingdom, won the third heat from Robertson, America. Time, 221 seconds. Cartmell, American, won the fourth heat easily. Time, 23 seconds. The fifth heat went to Malfat, France, who deefated R. C. Duncarf, United Kingdom, Time, 221 seconds. No American ran in this heat. Faaftman, Sweden, won the sixth heat in which no American started. Time, 231 seconds. Radoczy, Hungarian, had a walk over in the seventh heat. Cloughen, Americancaptured the eighth heat easily from Barozzi, Italy. Time, 231 seconds. . The ninth heat, in which no Ameri cans were drawn, was won by "Hur tesfield, United Kingdom. Time, 23 seconds. Hamilton, America, won the tenth heat, defeating Scbcrt, Canada. Time, 22J seconds. Kerr, Canada, won the eleventh heat, beating May, America, by 2J yards. Time, 221 seconds. The twelfth round was won by D. R. Sherman, America, who beat Mor ton, former champion o fthe United Kingdom. Time, 22J seconds. Reed, United Kingdom, won the 13th heat. No Americans were enter ed. Time, 231 seconds. Gutormsen, Norway, won the 14th heat, there being no other entry. The 15th heat, in which no Ameri can was drawn, was won by Hawkins, United Kingdom. Time, 22$ seconds The first heat of the semi-finals in the 100 meter (109.8 yards) flat run was won by Walker, South Africa, in 0:101. W. W. May, University of Illinois, was second and L. B. Stev ens, of Yale, third. The second heat of .this event was won by Kerr, Canada, in 0:11. D. R. Sherman, Dartmouth College, was (Continued on page 8) .... I, ...... hie mils Blum Between San Miguel and , Santa Rosa Island SAID TO BE A TOTAL LOSS Vessel Struck in a Dense Fog Crew Reach Point Ponception Lighthouse After a Fourteen-Hour Pull Sixty Persons Were Aboard the Anubis. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., July 21. The German .steamer Anubis, bound from San Francisco to Hamburg is ashore in the three mile channel be tween San Miguel and Santa Rosa Island. Tugs have been summoned to take off those on board and render whatever assistance possible. The vessed is believer to have struck a sand bar and it is feared she will be a total loss. The vessel struck in a dense fog, and it is believed that Cap tain Von Salzen has been taken off his course by a strong current which sets in between the two islands. News of the disaster reached the Point Ponception lighthouse when the third mate and seven of the crew arrived there after a pull of four teen hours. Sixty-eight persons were on the Anubis. ANOTHER NEVADA HOLD-UP. RENO, July 21. News reached the Journal tonight from Likely, Nevada, that the Likely-Alturas stage was held up last night by two masked men, heavily armed. They compelled the Wells Fargo messenger to throw down the box containing, it is be lieved, a large sum of gold for the pay roll at Alturas. The: passengers were not molested. No description of the robbers was obtained as it was dark and after securing the box they slunk into the woods. A sheriff and posse have started in pursuit. , REPUBLICANS DISBANDING Successful Conference Conies to an End AT COLORADO SPRINGS Chairman Hitchcock Gives Fare well Dinner to Visiting Leaders DISCUSS CAMPAIGN PLANS Hitchcock and His Party Leave For Chicago Today to Meet Central State Leaders Will Open New York Headquarters August 1st COLORADO SPRINGS, July 21. Thc Intermountain Republican Con ference came to a close tonight with a dinner givem Dy Chairman nitcn cock of the Republican National Com mittee to the members of the Nation al Committee and the State Chair man who have been here for three days. Most of the visitors will leave for their homes on the late trains to night or will start early tomorrow. Hitchcock and his immediate party will leave for Chicago tomorrow, The time of the Republican politic ians today has been fully occupied This morning an ascent to Pike's Peak was made during which Hitch cock devoted the time conferring with each politician individually. When the party returned to the Antlers hotel after the excursion a lunch was served and the western leaders re sumed the conference at 3 p. m. At the session yesterday stock was tak en, but today the plans for the "cam paign in the various plans were laid. Hitchcock although declaring that he could not discuss the plans, stated that the conference has been very successful and that the spirit of en thusiasm has been aroused, but the continuation of the conference and discussion went on uninterrupted. It is asserted by practicaly all of those who attended the meetings here that the question of contribu tions for the election expenses will not be raised at any time. The west erners said they have no doubt that the money will he found to carry on the campaign. Hitchcock has a busy program for the next week or ten days. He will reach Chicago on Thursday and meet several leaders of the central states with whom he already has engage ments. He may decide to have a general conference to be attended by as many national committeemen and state chairmen from the middle west as can be reached betore he leaves on July 27th, for Cincinnati, to at tend the ceremonies of : notifying Taft of his nomination. While in Chicago however, Hitchcock expects to make two . important announce ments. The chief one to be the ap pointment of a vice chairman and an executive committee of the national committee. The other will be the selection of the Chicago headquar ters. After the notification of ceremonies Hitchcock goes to New York to' open headquarters there August 1. , : HOT SPRINGS, July 2l.-Presi-deit Roosevelt is to review in advance Taft's speech of acceptance which he delivers at Cincinnati on Tuesday. Taft says "his highest regard for the president's judgment regarding the subjects to be' dealt with and wants his criticism, so he decided to go to Oyster Bay. Taft will leave here to-1 morrow night, reaching Sagamore Hill Thursday evening. Taft prob ably will spend the night with the president. He will leave New York for Cincinnati Friday afternoon. The plan of President Roosevelt's partici pation it the final review of the speech which is regarded as having S number of significant features from a politiacl viewpoint was finally fin ished at 4 o'clock this morning, that being the time of the last exchange of telegrams between the President and Taft. - In emphasizing the political im portance of his speech, Taft said to day that the idea of having a short speech, has been abandoned because of the number of important questions which had arisen, . The, speech will doubtless contain approximately 12, 000 words. : Xv The pressure for one grand rally of Virginia republicans before Taft leaves to begin activities of the cam paign in September were renewed to day by a delegation of leading repub licans. Judge Taft looks with some favor on the plan and will fix some date in August for it. Judge Taft todajr declined the ele phant offered by W. W, Powers of Rhode Island as a mascot for the campaign. Judge Taft replied that he was "Afraid-your elephant, were I to accept it, would be an elephant in deed."' . - ' The Judge added in effect that he is not in a position to properly care for the animal. TAFT BANNER REPLACED. LINCOLN, Neb., July 21.-High above electric wires of the traction company, the Taft banner which was torn down the first night before the Bryan's nomination, was again flung to the breezes. Mutilated and begrimed, the banner was stretched across in the same location from which it was said the Democras had torn it. MRS. B. TEAL DEAD Connected With Conspiracy Against Frank Gould WAS BORN IN PORTLAND Sister-in-Law of Joseph Teal, the Prominent Portland Lawyer, Who Fought the Railroads Successfully Recently. . NEW YORK, July 21.-Mrs. Ben Teal, the wife of a prominent theat rical manager and one of the three persons arrested in connection with the alleged plot to manufacture di vorce evidence against Frank J. Gould, the millionaire, was compelled to spend nearly four hours in the cell in the tombs this evening before bail could be secured. She was arraigned with Mrs. Julia Fleming, seamstress and Henry S. Mousley, a private detective, the other two who figure in the alleged conspiracy. . Ma gistrate Corrigan held them there on a $5000 bail each. Mousley secured bail but the women were not so for tunate and it was not until 8 o'clock that her husband secured bail for her. He was unable to secure bail for Mrs. Fleming and up to a , late hour the steamstress was a prisoner. PORTLAND, July 21.-Mrs. Teal was born ih the city. She is a grand daughter of the prominent hotel man for whom the ' Gilman house was named. Mr. Teal is a brother of Joseph Teal, the well known Portland lawyer who recently fought the rail roads successfully before the inter state commerce commission to pre vent the increase in the lumber rate. LINCOLN, Neb., July 21. It now seems certain that the new chairman of the democratic committe will be former Governor W. L. Douglass of Massachusetts. He is said to possess all the requirements desirable in a national chairman. ,.,