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j -TII3 WEATHS2. J,::"V.
1 Partly dc torJjht and Saturday;
possibly gcxcrt; cooler. - . -V . ;
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; Peath yi Vounds
Umes vitti rcanuiouaoenness ta
iGewUf Qowaed War i: Vessel ;
WORKERS IN HOLD
RATS IN A
Whole Vessel Wrecked
Heavily Wounded
".by" Rescuers : Who
"San . Dieeo. Cal.. July, 2LThe; boiler on, the United "States
V gunboat ?enningt6n now lying in harbor-here, exploded at JO -30
- o'clock this morning, blowing up the entire ship so that she is listed
7 " heavily, and killing or wounding "every man aboard. ' It is estimated
L that between, 50 and 60 are dead and over a. hundred injured."
v -1 - The ship under command of Lieutenant-Commander. Leonard,
' was anchored in the channel oft SprekleS "wharf. At 10 :30, while the
crew were being put through a drill, a loud report was heard and
"the vessel was seen to list to .one side,, after which she , settled.
Tugs immediately hurried to the stricken ship attd towed hef to the
wharf.-' y.x r'i'J -"iVr-: 'V "' ' -v. -v ' .v" v' ' 1
; 1 Launches and all available
to the
Vcony
Bennington taking off thCrdead and wpunded wnicn wete
&tLto tjiev morgue and hpspitals. A numw ot tne .saiwrs
i-iveo xlead recovered inf thayr.KwrtJ4 at tJbronado imd
" Can TVcrr If filtorf with th t'niured and evervthine DOSSiblo-JS
I :':f being fclone' for the felief pt the.
l u ? i i ne explosion tore great
p vessel
resseland those of the crew n this part of the ship were killed in
tantly or hurled high in the air amidst flying timbers to drop back
ipoh the deck or sink beneath the waves. ',. ,L
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i mangled, heads and bodies were
while others were, torn apart by the explosion ana oniy scauerea
fragments'recovered-;;J;
: 15 M j4iV . ON. DECK INJURED i -l-l
Commander Leonard reports every man on deck was injured or
f killed.: Few of those below escaped with life alone.VThe engineers,
assistants and stokers perished instantly.; Members o the crew .in
the mess rooms arid bunker were caught and it is supposed that all
are lost,' -.The'' vessel is nearly submerged the water- pouring in
from the shattered hatches catching those beneath like-rats in. a
j A scene of horror and confusion baffling descriptioflr followed
i - the disaster.- The groans of the badly wounded mingled with, the
f , shrieks OLinose panic 5iritJtcn. ;
I - overbQard where they were rescued by launches.: Amid tl
, - friild be heard the hoarse commands of the "officers struggl
" bring order out of the chaos. Commander Leonard played the part of
H ) 1" a heroi and although wounded, retained his presence of mind and
' "coolly issued instructions." The work of rescue was begun. at once
by those, unmaimed, and the dead and injured piled m rpwspupon
the deck, whence they were removed to various hospitals.' ; ; V
, Twenty-seven injured Iwere" taken ;off "by the; firsts tug that
U - reached the stricken-.'ship, tod; these are all now,r in one Tiospital.
I 'f r?ti-Ti.n vnlnnteered their services and the work of resclie and re-
i , covery. went-hastily on;V-i': 1 ! f
W' News of the disaster spread rapidly through the "' city add a
-t .' rAwrl nf several thousand soon gathered on the piers and docks.
1 y All available craft' were manned and in a short time an army of tiny
LJ c ft had surrounded the wrecked vessel picking up. those in the
water and endeavoring to render assistance in every possible way.
' At 2 o'clock this afternoon over a hundred of the injured were
' reported at the hospitals St both'
succumb lo meir injuries. t wiuijr uwuih i uwijus uu
ff ihe balance "are beneath the blue waters of the. bay or imprisoned
? Vwithin the' ship. 7 . ?r1rJ?
1 The Bennington is an unarmored steel gunboat with a comple
' ; 'Ilment of 16 officers and 181 men. The keel of the vessel was laid
In Tune 1888, ana ne was launcncu
VI 71U lOnS. - XlCr rilll ui..crjr
ninS, Wnlie ner seconaary Dairery vuusiaia ui w BiA-iwuiiycrs,
1 Wee-pounders and, gatling guns. . v 't .V ; ' r 1
kEATEST DISASTER SINCE THE MAINE -
(Jooraal SpcUt STlet.) i -
an Dleio, Cal...Julx Il.On
t frightful dltr in tn niaiory
h Amicn nary, fclmoat rlvalllnc
blowing up ox tna Main ana m
or at Samoa, ocourrad , at- 10-.IO
fc thla mornlnt. when one of tha
A on tha gunboat Bennington,
h had luat arrived to ' tow ma
ppled Wyoming back to Mara taland
Vr yard, blow vp, blotting out tha
Wa nf from 40 to 10 aaOora and in.
L 'ring all tha men on tha reaael at tha
. Practically trja eniira inner portion 01
tha little flghtlng craft waa blown out
' Immediately after the ahock tha eaael
Hated badly and began to fettle. Tuga
iiurrled to her aaalatinca 'and aha waa
towed from , tha . underatream to tha
I wharf. ' - ;--.::;rf - f '
1 Tha axploalon Vraa plainly heard and
felt throughout .tha elty and -along tha
riajXriU bulidlnga .war ihskaa,- A
; and by tT)rovning
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CAUGHT LIKE
TRAP AMD KILLED
by the Shock and Lists
Being Harried i Ashore ;
" Dash to Scene.
(Journal. Special' Service.) 1 :r ; ' , ' H Sy
craft along tnewatertront nastenta
strldten.": C Zi i'hjflMZ'-:-
noip iuc : w
of those still alive were fright fully
crusnea, umos oroxen ana aisionea,
wnj Iuiuy.nnuuigiiijiuujii
the
din
mg to
sides of the bay, many of them will
jurrc , jlow. ncr uispwicracni
a aunvu TTu ;uvuynpiu-
great column of prater waa hurled Into
tha air and tha fact that a terrible ac
cident had occurred waa quickly real
ised. Immediately erery available craf
In tha harbor made for tha crippled ahlp
and tha work of picking up the dead
and dying from tha wreckage began. '
- All around tha crippled veaeela lay
the mangled corpeea and moaning tall
ore, some -Injured beyond hope of re
covery, theit leg and arm a nattered,
their eheata and facet scalded. . Some
maddened by . pain hurled themaelvea
Into the water, other a. begged reecuere
to kill them, bo Intanae ware their auf
ferlnga. " - - "
Aa apeedlly aa poaalble the'dead and
Injured were tranaferred r to1 waiting
boata and hurried to tha ahore. Th6ee
who were killed by. tha awful blaat were
oonteyed to the morgue and tha .in.
lured taken to the -verloua hoapltalg,
PORTLAND, ; OREGON. ; fPRID A Y . EVENING. " JULY 21.
; - CONGREGAJlbN'. CADETS OF EUREKA; CALIFORNIA,
WlEKEFEATjWOIM
dx2lif TroepVarjqulshed at
ptamjrtsjpwperatr Re:
distance, Losing Quriav: I;
WARSHIPS 8ICHTED AT '
K .MOUTH OF AMUR RIVER
Mikado Fteet Appear Neat Ylad
iroatok " Euaaian on Sakhalin
' Surrender to .Victorious EnemTr
"' Zematvotata Cenauf , ; Oovcrnment.
r-Jooral SpeeUl Serrlce.) - -
'jToklo, Julrll. An, ,lmpeilal ordi
nance waa leaned thla morning authoris
ing ' the" "appointment' of . noncommle
aloned officers ' from the reeerve .eon
acMpt'a . and aIojr converting thoae of
the aundry aoQrce rank into, privatee of
the, flghtlng. rank. ' ; : ' .': -
A dispatch from Otar'u aaya the Bua
alana defeated at Dallne were- - 604
trong.'wifh air Held and' three machine
guna. They offered- a 'desperate', realat-
anca." The cannonade oegan al a, o cioc
on 4he morning of July. 7. by the second
Una f RuiiUina. and the defenaa-iwaa
not taken ' untU the following' morning.
The' Russian' guns' Vara captured.,
- It la officially announced that 461 Rus
alan' aoMlera -wlth-li offlcara have auN
rendered, to, the Japapaa. , , ; -:
, ; CONDEMN THE' CZAR.'
eiatii tfoBgreaa j. JPaaaa ? BeaoUUeBa
, t eating toreruMirt Aetioa. -. (
1 , i Alontmtl Spedal Serflea.t
Moscow.-July JlThe aemstro eon-
greaa hr still ' in aeaalon without Inter
ference by the police; ttlscusslng "pro
posed constitution. Resolutions." have
been paaaed protesting agalnat the' viola
tion of private rights and the general
arbltrarineaa of the authorities. Mem
bers openly denounce, the" cur. saying
that' hope of reform- Is In vain and
favoring an appeal to the nation. ' ' V
Tha government naa auapenaea' ins
Slovo.1 the St. Peterf burg , newapaper
which printed tha prooeedlnga of -th
aematvo congresa. Two other-papers at
Moscow are aleo auppressed. .,, . ji
WARSHIPS SIGHTED, v '
Japanese atuWUoav Off tka Momtfe of
r ; the AjBjw4mhMaBta neeing.
f i ; .'. (Joartuil' SpetUI StTMA : . . v .
Copenhagen. July t tl. A" dlapalcb
from St. Petersburg atatea that advices
from .Manchuria elate that ; . Japanese
warships have bean sighted near Nlko
Mcvska at the. moutruof -the -Amur
rtver Many Inhabitants of Nlkolacvaks
have fled to Khabarovsk, v . ,
TERMS NOT . ACCEPTABLE. '
ro rorbid . Sovbls-TncklBg of Slbertaa
Bod OosasasroiaJ inieUa. j
" i iJearaal Special t write. I , - . v .
I Peteraburg. , July tl. The '. Novoe
Vremya, today assert that .the alleged
Japanese' peace conditions forbidding the
doubl-tracklng of. the Siberian railroad
are ..utterly unacceptable, V. aa being
equivalent to the econorolo ; suicide . of
Russia.
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MBMBBSjaSBBSBM f ""T-"
Oanal Chiefs Ball oath.' ' . '
t -i . t i JoarMl pmUI 91tLm.t . . '. i
. ' New. Tork, July tl. John T.'. Stevens,
the 'newly appolnted' chref engineer of
USe Panama canal, and Chairman Shonta
of the .canal coramlealon isallediyeater
dayon the steamship Mexico' for Pan
ama, where they , will Immediately as
sume control of the operations .upon
arrival at'th. Uthmu. . -,
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Daniel Norman William, Hanged To
rday for the Murder of Alma Neabltt
and Her, Mother.: s CV g
l,The!r)iiHea;'Or.,;julyX 11. Daniel Nor
man Williams died without confession.
He refused to make any remarks on the
scaffold; his last statement. My lips
are sealed to the world," having , been
made In hia cell Juat before the march
to. the gallows. He protested his Inno
cence 'of; the murder of Alma Nesbitt
and .her mother, for. which he waa
hanged, and only yesterday he remarked
to his death watch: "When they hang
me they commit murder.", a
Williams waa hanged tn the Jail yard
in' the rear of the Waaco. county court
house.' The drop waa aprung at .
m., and at :2t,he waa pronounced oal
Sheriff. Mnvllle of Clatsop adjusted the
noose and black cap. and Sheriff Bex to a
of Waaco' county sprung the trap. . The
murderer was atrapped by Deputy. Sher
iff Halght and Chief of Police Woods of
The Dalle.'- Mrs. N. C. Evans and Mra.
P'F. Fonts, both of Hood River, wit
nessed the hanging, a did several email
boya, 'who climbed . nearby . telephone
noles. ' Williams am not twitcn mus
cle after' the .trap was sprang, hanirlng
aa straight ana sun as uiougn me ooay
had been a log. - '
- Will lama only slept about three and
k half hour last night He retired at
LAND FRAUD JURY
The.jury: ' ... .
Jamea ureen, xarmer, bwmi nomej ia
A. Rose, farmer. Jaekaon county; R. B.
Collins, farmer, Hlllsboro; W. W. Scott
clerk. Crea well; Ray W. Porter, black
smith, Oregon City! John Mock, farmer,
Multnomah county; S. A. Tharp, Tanner,
Benton county; Henry Keene, farmer,
Marlon county;' J. B. Lewis,, merchant
CotUge . Orove; W. D. Barclay, .Benton
county; Oeorge Kirk, farmer, f Lane
county; -M. S, Adams, carpenter,. Day.
ton.f . v-t . r 'v ' ' v '
Congressman. J. N. WJlllamson, ,Dr.
Van Qeener and Marlon, R. Blgga.ap
neared with-their attorneya thl. morn
ing la the federal court to face second
trial, on -the -charge -of -conspiring -to
suborn, perjured. applications . for timber
lands.. . The morning .was. occupied .in
securing a Jury and the presentation of
evidence will oommence tomorrow..
Eight' farmers, . two mechanics, a
merchant and a clerk . form .the . Jury
that I to determine . the guilt or Inno
cence of .the. defendants. . Not on of
the. Juror, la from eastern Oregon, and
but on lives In WUllamson' .congres
lonal djatrlct, i . ,- ,- '
X. ieC3.' SIXTEEN PAGES.
WHO MARCHED FIVE HUNDRED
'w 1 ' :
Ui l WrW- Ar- M v I In I
.-- -; Are . Sealed to, the
!:-;'' v World.'
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PROTESTS INNOCENCE
OF THE NESBITTSV DEATH
Children Climb Telegraph Pole to
: See Criminal Done to Death Story
.; of Long Hid Murder for .Which
Wpliam Died. V" - . ; ; ' '
midnight. - after- rending'' The - Journal,
and waa up at t:t0 a..m. -He dressed in
a new dark ault that he received yester
day, black soft shirt, a black and whit
striped necktie and patent leather slip
pers. -He did not eat anybreakfaat, and
aa soon aa he arose be knelt In- prayer
for several minutes; after dressing he
read hla Bible untU Father Desmarala of
St Peter'a church , arrived, - which was
about I a. m. The time until o'clock
was spent In prayer and Bible reading.
At o'clock Sheriff . Sexton entered
the doomed man'a cell and began' the
reading of the death warrant '.A still
ness came over the crowd .standing on
the outside. Williams' cell was dark In
the early morning save for the light
made by a small candle. Williams stood
and looked steadfastly at the paper that
waa being read. When Sheriff Sexton
had finished the reading WilUama aaked:
."What la that, Sheriff V'.' .. . ,
"That la the death warrant."-wk the
reply. - . v - '' .:v ,- - " 1 '
- The ' prisoner looked straight ' Into
Sexton's face and said quickly:
-"If you have, anything to ask me, ask
It now. for when I' go out of her my
Hps are sealed to the world."
' The scaffold was about fO feet from
the Jail door. .Father Desmarala lead
the - way, , followed by the prisoner
guarded by Sheriffs Bexton and Lln
vllle, ' numerous deputlea , and visiting
Portland newspaper men. -WIlHama
walked as calmly-a though going to
his breakfast . When he . mounted the
scaffold ha looked down towards the
ground and kept hla eyea In that peti
tion until be waa dropped to hla death.
"Have you any statement 'to maker
asked Sexton.- ' ''-. ,
"No," came' the hardly audible reply.
. , When tha body dropped Doctor E. B.
Before the drawing . of Juror began
Judge Bennett made the request of the
court that Congressman Williamson be
granted a separate trial. The motion
waa denied by Judge De Haven, without
discussion or comment
Out of the psnel of 78 men. only tl
we're In court this morning, and .nearly
one-half of them dealred to be exoused.
Ten were allowed to go, and those who
remained proved Juat enough to aupply
the Jury. When the twelfth Juror waa
accepted not another name remained In
the box.1 - i ;
At the request of the district attorney,
the Indictment . against W. N. Jones,
Thkddeua a Potter, Daniel Clarke and
Ira ; Wade was dismissed this morning
on account - of defects which are re
garded aa fatal.,- It la the Intention of
Mr. Heney to call another grand Jury
and secure a second Indictment against
th same defendant i
A. H. Dover of Portland was th first
man examined for the new Jury In the
Wllllamaon cae. He had formed a de
cided opinion and waa excused., The
first Juror accepted waa James Oren of
8wt Home, a farmer, " : j . ' ; v
C; PRICE TWO
AND TEN MILES TO HE LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR.
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Sheriff F; C Sexton, Who Arrested
. WniiaVns atBelflngham, Wash.' ' i
Ferguson,' O." Dt.Dpa'n and J. K. Router
atepped beside the swinging body.
Fifteen rmlnuteaj. after ; the . trap .; was
sprung the body of Williams waa taken
down,- Placed in- a-cheap coffin; which
was under , the scaffold, the. body, waa
taken to 8t Petera church, where mass
waa 'held over the remains; Williams
was buried In the Catholic cemetery. No
mourners followed hla bier. :( 1
" Before ; the hanging 'there ' waa' tha
convicted and two accused murderers
In the- .Wasco - county Jail: -t basldea
William, were Frank Kela, who; 1 ac
eussed of . killing Jsmes Foa near
Williams' - old homesteed about'1 two
montha ago, and Mary Aleck, a pretty
Indian woman, aecuaaed of h murder
of an Indian woman at a small .village
below The Dalle several weeks-ago.
. The .Indian, woman wept nearly - all
night, crylng.i "Man ' go to big. long
sleep," Rela and Williams became great
friend and spent much of yesterday' to
gether.' Williams was engaged Tester,
day n writing a large manuscript,
which Js, supposed to be' an - autobi
ography; - It. waa given to Father Des
marala, who la firm In the bell that
Williams t an Innocent man.. , i t '
"Williams directed , that his personal
(Continued on Page Two.)
SECU RED
- C K. Rumclln, ex-councllman of thl
elty, professed to have a atrong opinion
and yet to be able to try th case fairly.
He was. challenged .'for cause. ly the
prosecution and excused.' ' , r ' ;
. John Mock of University Park waa
asked, .whether h was acquainted with
any of the defendanta and replied' that
he "might have . sold a bo of apple
to Mr. WlUiamaon two Xr three yeara
ago," but aa It appeared that thla was
the only time they had ever . had any
dealings Mock waa accepted. Follow
Ing are the men who were -examined,
but excused or peremptorily challenged:
A. H. Dover. Portland; C JC. Runt
I In, Portland; Daniel MoClaln, Harris
burg; J. J5 Burch, Rlckreall; Chauncey
Ball, Mount Tabor; W. H. CouneeU. Mll
waukle; Frank I. Coffman, Lents; Alfred
Baker, Portland; F. M. Jack, Browns
ville; Mas Busgholser, Buxton; K. E.
Tanner, Salem: W. H. Mattoon. Viola;
Joseph Cloasett. Portland; Pktlo-Hoi-brook,
Portland; J. L, Cook. SU Paul.
Aa soon th Jury; had .been secured
court waa adjourned, to IS e'olo
morrow morning. . i
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IIOCII DIE IIEIlIII
Carman - Day . Will D a I Hctgbla
7 Event In - the History ' '
--of tha-fairv:-'-"'
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GRAND CHORUS TO SING - ' ' .
V v SONGS OF FATHERLANP
Nord Pacific Saengerbund WU1 Met(
Tonight and a Great Parade - Will
" Wind Through the Streets on Sat-'
.urday'. - , , , .. t -.
Tomorrow will be German day at tb)l
Lewis and Clark exposition.' and It m;
expected that t least 1,00 natlv;
or deacendant of th faderland will '
meet and rnw old acquaintance' t:.
msk new one. ,. ; .. : .
The first session of th Nord. PaoJflai
Baengerbund will' be held' tonight' ' at: ,
t:li o'clock. In th . Auditorium on thej
fair grounds, and It 1 expected that i
th greatest choral wort .ever-heard at
the northwest . will delight I th . audi
ence on that occasion: thera are too
volcea .The .meetings of thla great ao
ciety will be resumed tomorrow moraW
Ing at .:! .o'clock," when, latportaaar
business matters will torn up. . 1 ...
At l:l ociocK, rrom tne oouruooawv
the Oermaa parade will move through
the city .to .the, exposition, and at t:l
o'clock Oermaa exercises will take-plo
on Lkvlew terrace; th program, will
be: : ', r ... . - ' ; '
Grand chorus TH Helaell . Rnhn."
Address, introducing Governor George
E. Chamberlal J-
Fast president. Paul Weaalnger. . ; ,
Addreaa:.. .Gov.' Oeorge K. Chamberlalir
Grand chorus "DS Dautche Leid,r '
Gymnast lo exhibition. ..-.By 4 Tarasr
Address In German, on Vienna n-Ameri
lean. BocJetlee '. . . . . Jonn nieeacn' , -
Grand chorus "Die Schwert aaMlnet '
Linken."" - '" ' sr t j V
Of" tettc , nhlhltlotr'. By Turner ...
AeWa of Weloom. ...... ........ ,
President H. W. Ooede. n
Grand chorus "Die- Wacht am RhalniT
'8tar-8pangle4 Baanar". ........... .L
De Caprlo'a Administration Bnd
In honor -of German day the and .
at the fair grounds wUl practically con .
fin themselves to German music, "Diet
Wacht am Rheln" wilt be heard. It la)
eatlmated, something like 7 time.
v'.'t - . Orde f . : .; . y .
:' Th order of march for the big pa"
rade will be a follows: , r. ., ;
Platoon of police.- . - ; '
Grand marshal with aldea . : , ' .
--Walla ' Walla band. "- : :'...
- "Veteranon" and "Krleger" Veretna ,
with float No. 1. ." 1 " -'.-! -
"Nord Pacific Saengsrbund.' ' ; ' 1
, Carriage with,, three presidents i
San Francisco, Spokane, Walla Walla.
Belllngham. Seattle Tacoma and. Porte
land el n gore. . '" '...'''"''.' ''" ,
Flot No-t. ' ' .,..i4',- . - ;;i r .
De Caprlo'a band. . ' ! 1
Iidlea' section of Turn Vereln j ir
tally-ho. ' - " ;'
., Active Turner, baalv Turner. , s
. Float No. t. . --, , - , .
. "Herman Sona," with float No, 4. I (
" Brown'a band. . .
"Schwaben Vereln." with float No.
' Representatlvea , of 'Oermaa,. AM so-e
clety in carriage . ' i
Float No. f, ';inraon verein. ,
Float No. "Oestrrlchlcli-T;
gerlscher" Vereln.
Float No. . '-!'"
St Joaeph' band.
gt. Joseph' Vereln and lit. Anr2
float No.. . - , I
Sehwelser" Vereln, float Kea, t, II
and 11.
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