33rd YEAR. NO. 180
BID S
THE AIRSHIP
May Have Been Stricken
by Lightning
IT IS ALL DESTROYED
Count Zeppelin Had Just Com
pleted Most Successful Test
in All Aeronautics
HAPPENED IN A STORM
Cabled Account ia Not Very Clear,
,. But it Seema That the Airship
Took Fire, Perhaps From Light
nlng Flash, and Was Destroyed,
ECHTERDINCEN, Aug. 5. -A
dramatic end came today td Count
Zeppelin' airship ''and tonight the
monster balloon which yesterday wai
cutting through the air and out
distancing the pursuing automobiles
lies in the open field near here a mass
of wreckage. '
This chapter of accident is occas
ional by bad mood of nature and the
failure of the mechanical appliances
combined was responsible for the un
timely end of the balloon. The
count is almost brokcrf-hearted and
iit tumble to endure the sight of his
battered craft. He left by train for
Fiedcrichshaftcn. During he night
the front motor went working badly
and the count was compelled to rely
on one motor throughout the night.
Over Kchtcrdingcr, Zeppelin decided
to land. This was done successfully
and the engineers immediately set
about making the repairs to the mo
tor. .While Zeppelin was away at
luncheon the wind suddenly sprang
up and some of the bystanders called
the attention of the engineers to the
fact that a storm was brewing and
advised that the balloon be secured.
The warnings were unheeded. A few
minutes afterwards a gust of wind
truck the craft broadside. The bows
rose carrying with them a number of i
soldiers holding the ropes. After4
poising a moment at a height of SO
feet it rushed forward against a
clump of trees. The impact uprooted
them. The airship then returned to
earth, even more suddenly that it
rose' and crash crashing into the
ground. With a thunderous report,
the forward motor exploded. From
tht bow of the baloon there shot
lorth a livid flame, . while from the
rear escaped a , thick cloud of black
smoke which caused the entire struc
ture to disappear from view. When
the smoke cleared, the balloon was
seen lying in the open field on a high
plateau, with only tangled strips
of
aluminum and twisted metal, vis-
iblc
The officers rushed forward and
found several soldiers had been hurt.
The four engineers had escaped death
hut , were suffering from injuries.
They were taken to the hospital. v
Conijt Zeppelin's secretary Said tot
night that the count, is already pre
paring plans for another balloon,
STUTTGART, Aug. S.Durlng a
storm today the Zeppelin airship
broke away from-its moorings, took
fire and disappeared in the air. Sev
eral persons were injured. Count
Zeppelin, however, is safe. Count
Zeppelin's airship descended on a
plateau near the village of Echter
dingen, five miles south of this city,
shortly before 8 o'clock this morning,
owing to a defect in one of the mo
tors. After an examination of the
machinery, Count Zeppelin decided
to send to Friederichshaven for me
clinnlcs to make Jhe necesssry re
pair. ;Two companies of grcnadieri
were sent to picket a space around
the airship to keep off the crowding
villager! and people anxious to ob
tain a view of the novel craft, '
It now appear that the airnhp ex
ploded during a thunderstorm at 3
o'clock thi afternoon. Previous o
exploding, it burst into flame. It U
supposed to have been struck by
lightning The latest report from
Editerdingen lays it Is completely
ruined. ,
The balloon blew up unexpectedly.
A fierce guit of wind tore the balloon
from its anchorage and drove it in a
mithwesterly direction for some 50
yard. Here the rear ' end of, the
great fabric drooped and smoke and
flames were seen to burst out from
one end to the 'other. Then in a few
seconds came the explosion and a
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' , HEAT IS TERRIBLE.
In Chicago There Hat Been Nearly
Five Weeks Of It
CHICAGO, Aug. 5. - Yesterday's
heat record In Chicago was almost a
duplicate of Monday' fatalities.
The most Important feature of the
weather situation, perhap is the fact
that the city' four weeks of almost
unbroken heat gradually is growing
into five without the prospect of any
great change. -Weather Forecaster
Hersey last night announced that
there wa light prospect of any
change In the atmospheric conditions
in Chicago today or tomorrow. Eight
deaths and numerous prostrations as
a result of the heat were reported by
the police during the day.
FIRES AT AUTOISTS.
OAKLAND, Aug. 5. Automobile
enthusiasts of this section arts prepar
ing to declare war on Town Marshal
Geisenhoffer of San Leandro, it being
alleged by several motorists that the
officer has 'fired at them when they
passed him on the San Leandro road
at night. Several complaints of this
nature are reported. ' ,
WOULD KILL SULTAN
But Armor Coat Stops His As
sailant's Knife Attempt
WAS BRIBED TO DO THE JOB
j The Would-be Assassin Arrested and
Has Pockets Filled With Gold and
Everything In Readiness For His
Immediate Flight.
LONDON, Aug. S.-A special dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Geneva says: .
The Sultan of Turkey was stabbed
in the breast on Monday by a minor
palace official, The coat of mail
which the Sultan , always wears " de
flected the blow. The would-be as
sassin was arrested. ' Apparently he
Shad - been bribed to commit the act,
as he had a large sum of gold in his
pockets, and his baggage was packed
ready for flight.
: The news was received in Geneva
from Constantinople by a young
Turk here.
MRS. SELMA EWING DEAD.
OAKLAND, Aug. S.-Word of the
death of Mrs. Selma C. Ewlng, of this
city, mother of J. CaF Ewing, the
baseball magnate,at Denver on Mon
day has .been received here. Mrs.
Ewing was 72 years of age and
came to California in the fifties. Cal.
Ewing was with her whetv the end
came. The funeral will be held at
Denver today.
ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1903
BIG SUE
IN CANADA
1200 Mechanics Walk
Out of the C. P.'R. R.
AT HARVESTING TIME
Canada's Greatest Crop May
Have to Rot as a Result
of the Strike
WILL CRIPPLE THE COUNTRY
Mechanics at Vancouver and Winni
peg Are Out and Montreal and To-
ronto Are Expected to go Next-
Strike Will be Orderly.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Aug. 5.-
Promptly at 10 o'clock, on scheduled
time, all the men in the mechanical
departments of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad laid down their tools and
walked out, precipitating what will
probably prove the "bitterest indus
trial, war in the history of Canada.
Montreal and Toronto are expected
to go out this afternoon. Three hun
dred men quit here and are now in
session. Nine hundred are ' out at
Winnipeg. 1
The strike is likely to be quiet and
orderly, as the men figure that all
they have to do is to' sit tight. One
leader at Winnipeg declares that
within ten days not a wheel will be
moving on the Western lines. The
general public hardly realizes" that
the strike is really on or that it can
continue, as the biggest crop in the
history of Canada Is just ready to be
cut under the best of conditions, and
the strike, if continued, will paralyze
the whole movement and leave the
grain rotting in the, field. Under ordi
nary conditions it would tax the
railway company to transport the
men needed in the harvest fields.
IS AG. A. R, MAN.
Count Zeppelin, German Aeronaut,
Served In Civil War. '
NEW YORK, Aug. S.--It is not
generally known that Count Zeppel
in, whose mammoth airship, is break
ing all flying records in Germany, is
a veteran of the Grand Army, of the
Republic. 'He served through the
American rival war as a cavalry offi
cer in the army of the Mississippi in
the brigade commanded by General
Charles; Schultz. At the battle of
Fredericksburg, the young German
cavalryman owed his escape from
capture to' a brilliant feat of horse
manship which carried him through
the line of bayonets with which he
had been encircled. 'It was a cap
tive balloon sent up to observe the
confederate lines that first aroused
the count's interest ( in. ballooning.
After that lie made several ascensi
ons before resigning from the "Boys
in Blue."
SHE MADE OVER 30 KNOTS.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-In a trial
over the New York Yacht Club
course in HampStead Bay, Long Isl
and, yesterday the motor boat Dixie
II, made the highest known speed
record for a boat of her size and
type. Traveling four times over the
Hempstead course" of one and one
tenth miles, twice with the tide and
twice gainst it she recorded an aver
age peed of 31.03 knits or 35.74
statute miles an horr.
BASEBALL GAMES.
Pacific Coast League.
San Francisco 6, Portland IS.
Los Angeles 6, Oakland 4.
Northwest League, '
Tacoma 11, Aberdeen 5.
Vancouver 1, Butte 3.
GRAVES IN HOSPITAL.
NEW YORK, Aug. S.-John Ecm-
ple Graves, the candidate for vice
proident on the independence party
ticket is at a private hospital" where he
will undergo a slight surgical opera
tion. It is understood he will be
there about ten days.
TAFT SPEAKS TODAY.
HOT SPRINGS, Aug. S.-Judgc
Taft evinced his interest in the legal
affairs today by attending the morn
ing session of the Virginia Bar Asso
ciation and devoting the afternoon to
the preparation on "Law' Delay"
which he will deliver to that body to
morrow. '
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HOLD PRIMARIES.
TOPEKA, Aug. 5. The nomina
tion of W. R. Stubbs for governor
and J. L. BrUtow for United States
Senator on the Republican primary
ticket at the primaries held yesterday
ami tonight is certain.
HITCHCOCK AND CORTELYOU.
Have Long Conference Over Political
Situation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-An import
ant conference between Chairman
Hitchcock and Secretary Cprtelyou
was held late today at the Manhattan
Hotel.. Besides, talking with Hich-
cock about the political situation
throughout the country, Cortelyou is
thought to have laken up the gover
norship question in New Y.ork. Hitch
cock declined to say what, was talk'
ed about beyond admitting that he
had heard a great deal more about
the state question. Representatives
Bennett and Parsons were with Hitch
cock some time, their mission being
the discussion of gubernatorial nomi
nation. ' - ,
TRAMPS CLOSE CALL
Found Locked in a Burning
Freight Car
START FIRE BY SMOKING
Hoboes Are Released From Their
Death Trap in the Neck of Time
and Escape With Their Hair and
Clothing; Badly Burned.
PORTLAND, Aug. S Two tramps
were released from a burning 0 R.
& N. freight car this afternoon .just
after the tain had drawn into the
east side depot. The trainmen notic
ed the car was on fire shortly before
East Portland had been reached
and on arriving there hurriedly put
it out.
' Flames were already bursting out
on the roof when yardmen pried the
doors : loose.- When the fastenings
gave way two sorry looking objects
with faces blackened, and head as
bare of hair as if shaven and with
clothes pock marked with high
smoking holes, jumped out and scap-
pered back down the track as if their
lives depended -on it. When the
blaze 'was extinguished it was found
that the hoboes had been occupying a
space between the hay, and the roof
of the car barely high enough to
squeeze' their bodies in. They evi
dently had been smoking and set the
hay on fire. There could have been
but little ventilation in tfte space and
it is a. mystery how they escaped
suffocation. The police searched for
the tramps but were unable to locate
them.
BOY WIS
SELF DEFENSE
Jackson Reid, Who Mur
. dered Geo. De Mars
NOW REALIZES CRIME
Long Hours in Jail Causes Ter
ror That Brings on Frenzied
Condition
CASE FOR JUVENILE COURT
The Lad Still Insists That Shooting
Was in Self Defense and His Story
is Partly Corroborated by Other
Children.
PORTLAND, Aug. 5. Jackson
Reid, the 11 -year-old boy, who shot
and killed George F. (De Mars on
Government Island in Guild's Lake
yesterday afternoon, has now a faint
annreriatinn of the magnitude of his
-rr-- ---- o r
crime. And with this understanding
has come terror so great that the boy
is in an almost frenzied condition.
Early this morning he was taken in
charge by officers of ; the Juvenile
Court and removed from the city jail
to the court house. There he is con
fined in a cell, and so deep is his dis
tress that the presence of his friends
and relatives can only allay his suf
fering.
It was only this morning, after a
long night of solitude and meditation
in the jail, that the boy began to real
ize the enormity of his offense. Until
then the affair had appeared to him
one of uncommon interest and one in
which a lot of people had concerned
themselves, but he was rather in
dined to believe that he had done a
worthy deed and one much to his
credit. But the long hours of the
night disillusionized him.
However, he still insists that the
shooting was in self-difense and his
assertions are partly corroborated by
other children who witnessed the
tragedy. fte says that De Mars and
his brothers were not only attacking
his dog, but threatened him. It was
only after the threat and hostile
movements of De Mars toward him,
he says, that he fired.
A formal complaint will be made
against the boy this affernoon after
the verdict of the coroner's jury
which will hold an inquest at 3
o'clock today. V
He is the stepson of Charles H.
Schemp, who, with his family lives
in the old life-saving station on the
island. With the children was "Bob,"
a faithful shepherd dog, who guards
the place with jealous care. Yester
day, morning a Strang man appeared
at the door, and evidently thinking
the life-saving station was still open
to visitors, entered the house. "Bob"
attacked him viciously, tearing his
trousers and putting him to flight.
On the island ', at the same time
were aged Derrick De Mar, his two
sons, George and John, and Mrs. May
Hammer. "The party was fishing.
Derrick De Mar's hook broke. He
and his son started across the island.
They were warned off by Frances
Reid, the 13-year-old sister of Jack
son Reid, but paid no attention to
her." '.,' ,.' ' ."' .iV''-'-.'..''1'' "":
The preliminary hearing of Jackson
Reid must be had in the Juvenile
court, under the terms of the Juve
nile court act of 1907, which gives
that court original jurisdiction of all
cases involving children under the
age of 18 years. This act provides
PRICE FIVE CENTS
specifically that when a child is ar
rested and taken before a justice of
the peace or police magistrate, such
justice or magistrate shall transfer
the case to the juvenile court.
It is within the discretion of the
judge of the juvenile court, however,
to remand the boy to the circuit
court for a regular trial on t such
charge as the grand jury may see fit
to bringand in event of a conviction
he will be subject fo the same pun
ishment a though he had been over
the age of 18 years when the crime
was committed.
The juvenile court act also provides
that no child under the age of 14
years shall be committed to jail or
the police station, and if unable to
give bail, he must be kept in the
custody of the sheriff or other officer
outside of the enclosure of the jail or
police station, nother section of the
act says: "When any such child shall
be sentenced to confinement in any
institution to which adult convicts
are sentenced, it shall be unlawful to
confine such child in the same build
ing 'with such adult convicts, or to
confine such child in the same yard
or enclosure with such' adult . con
victs." CONSULS MUST PAY.
Can't Have Champagne Shipped in
Free Of Duty.
San Francisco, Aug. 5. Whether
champaigne is a necessary part of the
living of a British consul is the ques
tion Secretary of the Treasury' Cor
telyou was forced to pass upon re
cently, the matter having been refer
red to him by Collector of Port Strat-
ton of this city. W. B. JHearn, rep
resentative in Great Britain in this
city received three cases. of the bev
erage in question, a short time ago,
the collector allowing it to enter du
ty free as part of the consul's neces
sary living Later Stratton became
doubtful as to the wisdom of this
course and referred the matter to
Washington where Secretary Cortel
you according to advice just received
at the custom house, ruled that duty
on the wine was collectable and Con
sul Hearn will have to pay $24.
TO STEADY HASH
Hop Growers and Dealers Will
Hold Meeting
TO STOP OVER-PRODUCTION
Will Try to Induce Growers to Let
From Twenty to Twenty-five Per
Cent of This Years Crop go
Unpicked.
SACRAMENTO, Aug. S-There is
rumor to the effect that : the hop
growers and dealers in this and Yolo
county will hold meeting in this city
in a few days to take drastic action
to steady the hop market , from the
existing over-production. This mo
ment it ' is said to contemplate
bringing the growers and dealers of
the entire coast into a line with the
view of letting" a portion of this
year's crop, possibly 20 to 25 per
cent go unpicked. It is understood
that after the Mendiconi county
growers been approached then those
in Oregon and Washington will be
visited.
FOUND BIG CHECK; GETS $2.
CHICAGO, Aug. 5. William
Becker, a postoffice wagon driver,
found a $50,000 check in a drive way
beneath the Federal building and re
ported it to Superintendent Fred
Day. The check was payable through
the Merchants' Loan & Trust Com
pany. The Trust Company was no
tified, and a bank messenger was sent
for the check. Becker is said to have
been the recipient of many thanks
and a $2 bill.