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of Leo's Death
Irs Ago is a Base
Imirer
DOS DEAD
PONTIFF.
, Italians Believe Story
lied Eight Years Ago
Ifcretly Superseded by
(og. C- (To the Editor.)
sltor to your beautiful
lege to call attention to
In the telegraphic news
i Issue, which, If It did
discordant note In the
litigious opinion elicited
LrPopo Leo XIII, might
pass as an amusing
Ipti In question Is under
"Singular Surmise,"
kmmences nt follows;
S. It will hardly he
lit Is nevertheless true,
It of influential people
amongst Iloman Catho
t Italy, continue to be-
Ivas not tlio real Pope
has lust passed away,
fcr Cardinal Poccl, who,
ws, bad Impersonated
I number of years. The
brother were as alike
land It is noteworthy
I youth Gioacchino, who
lias extremely delicate.
sents mi labor, and his
He French republic
llocks to the policy of
orders, notably the
are also aimed at coil'
Sllcy at the Vatican."
purpose to treat this
a controversial sense
I to say, that it is very
mat no Catholic and
few non-Catholics hi
phero outside of the
her entertained Biich a
It is my purposo tp re-
connection, tho publl
opening naracranh In
pcle In the August num-
erlew of Reviews, from
le veteran Journalist, W.
me late nont ff. I
permission to nuote:
pope died, tho greatest
mi away. Greatest In
fn in fame, greatest in
le statesmen. Leo XIII
for of the hitman race.
filow while he lived, In
no peer. Venerable
Pj age, his station, and
piety, the late pope was
FBCrallln ns n Rnvnrnlm
rivals, a man who had
The frail nnd fra.
only served as a lantern
soul within. Of him.
most vehement Prnt.
bitterest Free-thinker,
My but good."
a "Protestant of Prot
be once declared him
; has no special predi
tholiclsm. His oninion
e a summing im nr thn
I the world unon thn tin.
is entitled tn
M base fiction of name
Mer criticism.
one "who nothine
w mean," but who, on
r-i was one or the most
aen, could ever hn
connection with n rir.tr
base as would shamo
MUl.
ri such a Hiimr h
connection with the
rais, such as our own
". tho late Cardinal
VWi. or thn vonornlilo
Fhop Richard of
distinguished men
IOr thnv 1. 1 u
e nam.. .1' ..."u.u,u " '
iu uio impost-
5 nS!" ot Americans
n rn
tho '"crease of
ueeaso of provincl-
nltnt-ntw '.uV;: "7 ' Pno- is an
GIBBONS ILL
STAY
altogether different MiWXm thS
character given him In Eng Ish liter
attire which has been styled hv a ii
tlngulshed French writer of the last
cahoii;ach;;?chTsplracy fteainst thp
The Jesuits are too busy doing
good to pay attention to the slanders
uttered against them, hut rather
Imitate the silence of Christ before
" M. G. MUXLV.
NO MESSAGE FROM KING.
Plus X Feels Deeply the Lack of Cor-
dlality In Humbert.
Rome, Aug. 7. The pope spent the '
morning quietly in the Vatican. He REFUSES TO HEED
.o ..iuv.il uinujiiiuimca oecatrse no
message of congratulation has been
received from the king of Italy. Later
Cardinal Gibbons was received In pri
vate audience. The pope sent his
apostolic benediction to all Catholics
In America.
Pins X has hoped that the old an
imosity between the church and the
government of Italy had disappear
ed, but (Ids lack of cordiality on the
part of King Humbert proves that
II still lives and that the mission of
the peacemakers is yet Incomplete.
i ius a, line Leo XIII, considers
HOI
E
HORRIBLE WRECK
FAITHFUL TO DEATH.
Was Stricken in the Vatican
and Ordered by Physicians
to Leave the City.
PLEAS OF DOCTORS.
Despite Their Orders, Will Stay In
Rome to Attend Pope's Coronation
Next Sunday Heat In Rome Is
Now Terrible Many Deaths From
Prostration Expected at Coronation.
OF CIRCUS TRAIN
Twenty-two AreKllled and 70
Injured in a Collision on
the Grand Trunk.
SECOND SECTION CRASHES
INTO HEAD TRAIN,
Air Brakes Refused to Work Engi
neer on Second Train Saw Danger
But Was Powerless Three Promi
nent Officials of Grand Trunk
Among the Dead Many Animals
Killed.
Rome, Aug. 7. After being receiv Durand, Mich.,
himself a prisoner V tho l in ' l'U l,y tho "1)e' Cardinal Gibbons was Brothers' circus train!
wll rcmaH? coZ-int to in Vhn6 h 1 talicn 111 n,ul removed to his hotel, two sections, were wt
lll remain constantl) in the ,atl- The phyBlplnn atu,.1(U.1K ,lIm ordcr. , m,l east ot here this
110 IS A MQOEST
Aug. 7. Wallace
ns, running in
recked half a
s moraine, nnd
( eo mm to leave Rome immediately if peopio woio killed nnd injured,
to escape the overpowering heat now I A partial list of the dead is as fol
' pievaillng. Gibbons refused to obey, j lows: Andrew Largo, special agent
, saying he will assist in tho corona-1 for the Grand Trunk, and John Mc-
tlon of the pope Sunday. Carthy, trainmaster of tho Grand
This determination on tho part of ! Trunk. Tho following arc all show-
the American cardinal aroused the men; John Purcell, Lars Larson, C.
AS PIUS X HE IS NOT warmest reeling of admiration, as it Thomas, John Leasy, Andrew Hnvl
CHANGED IN THE LEAST. , showed a helf-seciificing devotion to land, Frank Thorp, Robert Wright,
duty, in spite of personal danger. Charles Raldo and Joseph Wilson.
The heat in Home is something tor-1 Among the fatally Injured, flvo of
riblo now. The sun glaring down up-1 whom are reported to bo dying, Is
on the white walls and streets Is al- James Foley, commercial agnet of the
most blinding to the eyes and the Grand Trunk railway.
Miffocntlng heat is prostrating bund- The trains were rujinlng from Char
lotte, wlierc tnoy exhibited last night.
trimr...,! 4.. r,lt. 1 Tllf Uiwltmia HOT'O n ll n 1 f limit fllinol
His position as Patriarch of Venice i ,,,, ,', k,.oi,i' .-,! riu. flrai ,.i.Hnn .lninvn.i .,,i
b,ui"uhtJ,1llm ?2'0UU. t0 iiim ua yen.r; 1 It Is only by strict observance of the , was standing on the main track near
wnlf'h fllri Tin r-n fnr tuhpn hp li'tlil . . . . ' . . i ... ,
laws or neallli that lorclgners are i nere, wnuu me secomi section, nrriv
able to withstand It. i lug at high speed, crashed Into It.
Preparations ate being made to ; The engineer of tho second section
care for an unusual number on Sun-' saw tho train ahead, but the air
day, the date set for the coronation. brakes refused to work. A relief
as It Is expected the congregation or train with surgeons, lias been sent to
the Immense crowds will cause many I the scene.
deaths from heat prostrations. Eighteen Dead, Twenty Injured.
Ulbbons' Illness IS not now alarm-1 rinrnm Mlrli Ami? T As the
leave j wrecking crew progresses, It Is un
says the Only Change Will Be in the
Color of His Robes He is Simple
Man of Out-Door Habits.
.., ' ;.? , lu . , i "eds ot the natives,
oijuw ftlllll OUll Ul U lUilll riUS A 11-.. Permit. l'rr... )1.
' m
1 1.
which did not go far, when he paid
tho bills for all of his numerous char
ities. So when he was called sudden
ly to leave Venice, uo often found him
self without money.
Once, when ho had to come to
Rome ho was without a cent, and did
not know where to turn. He was fi
lially obliged to borrow $400 from a
bank, and was in a perfect fever until but he was ordered to
tho debt was paid. He has a nephew, itonie as a measure of safety.
John Daptiste Sarto, who, notwlth-J
standing the relationship, is only the BOXERS THREATENING,
arcnpnesi ot me vnuigu ui reawsuu. i
When In the past people used jo , Officials Murdered in the In
k Cardinal Sarto what he would do J .
Hore,
provincl-
T- ii ...
ISni, - , mi iius arucio
rOto i . union in
llan. v,.,nauo to do serv-
I l7J,'n? to the "story."
asli
if made pope, referring to his modes-,
ty and affability, he replied:
"I shall have white robes Instead
of red; that will be the only change.
I shall temaln the same Sarto as
ever."
He was sincere in thinking he
would not be made pope, monslgnore
Stratlmirovitch, the Venetian prelate,
accompanied him to Rome, and up to
tho door of the conclave, and. in tak
ing leave, as usual, hoped Cardinal
Sarto would be made pope. His emi
nence replied laughing: "No, no fear
for that Tell me the number of
your telephone, and I will let you
know who receives that honor."
In all of the excitement of his l.rst
triumph, he kept his word, and went
to the telephone station, and called
up the number, only to find thai Mon
slgnore Stratlmirovitch knew the re
suit of tho ballot and was already on
his way to the Vatican.
Plus likes not only to walk, but to
climb A few days before no lert
Venice for Rome he ascended Jlount
Grappa, 5,500 teei ms--. r
greatest enjoyment Is music He Is
zo I'erosi, uic v...
Pe
for
...mi .iinlr who was lormenj
-r i ' Mnrk's. Venice.
rosl is chiefly indebted to him
nounced that IS were killed outright
and 20 injured, Beven of them fatally.
Many of the menagerie animals were
killed.
Forty Were Injured.
terior of China. Thf list of in lured haH increased to
Matuhestcr. Aug. 7. The dispatch j pi. The Rlchlleu hotel U being used
this morning nays that several letters as a temporary hospital. Tho seven
have been received by officials in . rear ears of tho first train and tho
Loudon from dlffeient parts of i engine and two cars of the second
China, predicting another mu'Ioiis tm'n in which many wero sleeping,
outbreak of Uoxers. are piled up. Many wero killed while
Advices from the interior state that 'asleep. Some are crushed and man
there Is much feeling against Russia j Kied beyond Identification. Ono big
nnd that many Russian officials have
been murdered. The dispatch says
that Russia thinks the situation at
the present time Is too critical to per
mit of leprisals, therefore the news
of the deaths was not given I" the
outside world.
Deserts Her Family.
Albauy. Ore., Aug. 7. Mrs. W. 11.
Mm-,, wife of a Southern Pacific
bridge carpenter of this city, eloped i
vesterday with a gammer wnu m
been in the city for the past
days.
Last week Mr. Hays bought a new
piano and some furniture ror the
house, ami gave his wife $80 to com
plete the purchase. She took tho
money and with the gambler left
tho cltv. As yet their whereabouts
are unknown. Tho woman left two
children, both girls.
elephant, two camels and Heverr.l less
valuable animals are killed. Some of
the animals escaped and are at largo.
Animal Keepers Killed.
George Hartley, of Los Angeles, Is
among the dead. Many of those kill
ed wero animal keepers. The scene
of tho wreck Is Indescrloablo, the
animals keeping up a constant tur
moil. The death list Includes all the
bosses save one.
Death List Increases.
1-1... It., lu ....... l)Q nn,l Ihn
- I I 11V UIUUI .IB. Id HUH null litu
1 I number Inlured of 70 Is thoucht to
bo correct. Gcorgo Hartley is not
tlead, but will recover.
EDITOR ARRESTED.
his musical career.
GRAIN MARKETS.
Quotations Furnished by Coe Commis
sion Company-B. E. Kennedy, Lo
cal Manager.
Chicago. Aug. '.-Much activity
wns noted today among the neavj
buyers The men whose Judgments
n Ttakeu s Anal in stock . ventures
are buying again after two dajs
""However, it Is not fair to say that
th" market has turned permanently.
London markets are
Wheat- U''V " 6'
Hun OU VI
Dec
Com
Si 14
Close.
79
Sopt
D2V&
Wheat- cD05nlnc-
Sopt "J"
Dec. 7J
Chicago Wheat.
Chicago. Aug. 7.-Whcat
79; closod, 79.
f.2W
Close.
81
7Vi
opened
Kaw Again on Rampage.
Kansas City. Aug. 7. The Kaw
river Is again on a rampage, and
hundreds of men are working this
morning on temporary bridges. In
preventing the debris from carrying
them away. The piles of tho James
street bridge are washed away
Exoloslon on British Cruiser,
Plymouth. Eng., Aug. 7. A dis
patch from Funchnl says an explos
ion occurred In the boiler room of
the British first-class crulber Ulalte
in which one stoker was killed and
four Injured.
Last of Shamrock's Trials.
Highlands, Aug. 7. Today will
probably be the last of the Shamrock s
trials. It 1 I'100' weather. Tho
boats left tho anchorage at 10 o'clock
this morning.
Sham Battle in Progress,
liar Harbor. Aug. 7. Information
received this morning saya tho ene
my in maneuvors, was sighted last
nigh! "ft Har Harbor.
London Writers Held for Contempt
in Whlttaker Wright Case.
London,, Aug, 7. In High court to
day, on demand of Whlttuker
Wright's attorneys, the court sum
moned the editor r.f the Sunday Sun
and Arnold White, tho writer who
had tne story In thnt paper, late
Sunday, to show cause why they
should not he Imprisoned for con
tempt of court.
The urtlelo dealt at length on the
i forthcoming proceedings against
Wright. The hearing has been Bet
for Tuesday next
CONVICT SEAVIS CAUGHT.
Two More of the Prisoners Steal
Horse and Buggy.
Folsom, Aug. 7, Soavls, a cap
tured convict, was brought hero from
Auburn today. Two convicts stole
a horse and cart belonging to Chas.
Darling tluee miles west of Folsom,
during the night. Thebe moll aro
supposed to be Case and Fahoy.
Evidence for Ewens.
Cynthia, Ky., Aug. 7. Rebuttal
testimony in tho Jett-White case is
being given today, showing lJwen's
excellent character.
Henry Combs, Whose Betrothed
Died Sixty-Five Years ago, Lived
a Hermit.
New York, Aug. 7. After having
lived 65 years ns a hermit, Henry
Combs Is dead in his hut near Inn
wood, U I. When 22 years of age
Combs was engaged to marry. Ills
botrotbed died. He left his home,
built a little hut on the hay front,
nnd there made his home until the
day of his death.
FORTY-NINTH CONVENTION.
international Typographical Union
Picparlng for Coming Meeting.
Washington, Aug. 7. Preliminary
to the forty-ninth annual convention
ot the International Typographical
Union to be held here net week, the
laws committee began its labors to
day. The Pacific coast Is represent
ed by K. Fennesy, of loa Angeles.
There are 70 proposed amendments
to be considered.
Crushed to Death.
Grant's Pass, Or., Aug. 7. George
Hall, n prominent nnd well-known
young mining man of this city, wns
crushed to death Tuesday In the
mine owned nnd being developed by
himself and his fnther on Grave
creek, t no body of the unfortunate
young man was brought to this city
yesterday. The funeral services oc
curred this afternoon from the family
home.
L REPORT
TWENTY-TWO NEW DIS-
TRICTS IN ONE YEAR.
School Population Increased 5,291
3lnce 1902 Report Was Made Over
30,000 Children Not Attending Any
School.
Salem, Aug. 7. Superintendent of
Public Instruction .1, II. Ackermnn.
yesterday completed tho compilation
of the school statistics for the year
1903, as taken from the nnnuiil re
ports of the superintendents of the
different counties recently filed
The stntement Is very exhaustive In
Its scope anil covers every detail of
school statistics.
The total number of persons In tho
state of school age, between I and 20
yents of ago, for 1903, Is given hh
143,757, against 138,4011, nn Increase
of 5,291 for the year. Of the total
enrollment, 92,390 are of the primary
cIbhs; 8.080 of the secondary class;
100,001 between 4 anil 20 years of
nge on the register, anil 1,517 under
0 years of age.
In the state there- wero 11,911 teach
ers employed during the year, of
which number 1,153 hold state ter
tlflcates. 929 first grade cer
tificates, 835 second grade, 144 third
giadc, 62 primary grade, and 170
permits. Those holding certificate-!
of Institute attendance number 2,134,
and there were 1,258 applicants ex
amined for teachers' certificates, of
which 197 failed and there wero 190
certificates Indorsed during the year.
The table of attendance shows
that thero wero 32,110 persons of
school ago not attending nny school;
4,801 between 4 nnd 20 years ot ag3
attending school outside of districts,
Tlie wholo number of days attend
ance for the year wiih 9,877,189. and
the nverago dally attendance wnB
C4.129, against 00,779 last year.
The miscellaneous statement shown
thnt thero aro 2,143 organized dis
tricts In tho state, against 2,121 last
year, an Increase of 22 districts, of
which total number 47 districts lull
ed to report. Thero aio
2,159 schoolhouses In the state,
against 2,125 last year, showing 34
buildings to have been constructed
throughout tho state. The table also
shows a total of 90,070 legal votera
for school purposes at the time of
making tho county reports, against
85.140 last year, showing a Ihm thy
Increaso,
Tho average number of months of
school taught during last year was
192, antl there wero 30 county school
institutes held. Tho library report
shows thnt there aro 70,391 llbrarv
books on hand, of which 15,495 were
purchased during tho year.
Tho financial report shows that la
nil of the counties In tho stale al
tho time the reporla were made,
thore was a total or $383,300.40 chmIi
on hand.
STERNBERG
IRE PRESIDENT
German Ambassador end the
Members of the Legation
Visit Oyster Bay,
OFFICIALLY INTRODUCED
TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
The President Refers to the Many
Friends of the Ambassador In
America Best of Feeling Evident
In the Meeting Baron Returns to
Washington,
Oyster liny, Aug. 7. Huron von
Sternberg, accompanied hv Assistant
Secretary of State Loomls nnd Colo
nel Sims and neveral other members
of the German legation, arrived and
were Introduced to the president this
morning.
The jinny was driven to the homo
of .1. West Roosevelt, where the
baron donned his official garb. The
president received them In the par
lor of the Sagamore hotel.
Upon being lutioduced to the ircB
Ident, Sternberg iiresented Roosevelt
the olllclnl recall of Holloben
from Washington, after which lie
presented his own credentials, The
president In leply was highly com
plimentary to Steinberg nnd referred
In the ninny friends lie hnd niuilu on
his previous rusldunco In America.
After the official Introduction, the
party chatted on the topics of tho
tiny, the Oyster Hay surroundings
Included, after which the baron re
turned to Washington.
Notified of Sarto's Election.
AVaslilnuton, Aug. 7. i.lanagor
FnlcoiM this morning sent a letter to
the Catholic church dignitaries, of
ficially notifying them of Sarin's
election.
Explosion In Spain.
Madrid. Aug. 7. In an explosion
in a factory near Malaga, this morn
ing 1C wero killed and eight Injured.
AFTER THE CONVICTS.
Case Was Captured While Fainting
From Weakness and Fever.
Sacramento, Col., Aug. 7. Sheriff
House has gone to Yolo and Is eloso
on the trail of Howard, who will bo
captured soon. Scnvls says they
were running up a hill near Auburn
when Case tell on Ills face fainting.
Ho waited for an hour nnd then left
him. Case waH sick with fevor.
There is much excitement hero,
anil two posses have gone out to
look on both sIiUih of the river. Tho
Amador gang Is near the Cojipur
initio and the trailers aro closo to
them.
Stolen Horse and Cart Found,
Folsom, Cnl Aug. 7. Constable
Donnelly found tho stolen horse and
cart totlay In Sacramento. Two men
held up a citizen on Twenty-first
street, Sacramento, with rlllen luit
night. The jiollco are certain thoy
wero convicts.
SWINDLER CAPTURED.
New York Broker Robs His Patrons
and Starts for Europe.
... .... i i,.i.,.,,i. riiuntt
jnow vtiiii, auk. i ...
head of a hrokeiai'o firm who la ue-
" . . intflAA (sam
cased or niproiriauiiK uj,uw -
Dlanch Smith, of Mliwaiiuee. which
i.i... ... Ii...al vutifl :irriilin
sue gave nun -
ed In liollce court this afternoon. Ho
piotcsted Innocence, and gave ball
ror $10,000.
When searched In the station, the
police' found a ticket to Kuropo and
papers showing that he bad (llspoH
ed of his business In the Cousolldnt
,..! it.MintiL'ii for $0,000. He will luiVO
a hearing Monday.
STRIKERS ARE VIOLENT.
French Laborers Threaten to Blow
Up Magazines,
. ...I. r....t tllM
Paris Aug. 7. A iiiiiirn
de par meat of Mordl.am. wyn the
" rltieH tliero have .Uscover,,, an
ntiarchlstle plot to blow up tho pow
d"r , mgazlmm. A strong wrrUon
l as been plated ll charge. Hie rovtH
olmlstV demand the dlmln1 "
dhorderly striker, to ln.prl.i.ne..l.
Portland PuultUt Shot.
Portland. Aug. T !'"' '
Hanged for Robbery.
Hlrnilnghnm, Ala-, AI. 7.
RISK A S r""bHry-
this sense Is