Heppner gazette., July 25, 1907, Image 7

CONVICT GLASS
BY FLANK ATTACK
Ilcncy forced to Change Tactics In
Bribery Prosecution.
Silence of Vice President Zimmer
Cause an Effort to Prove That
Other Supervisors Than Boxton
Received Money From Pacific
' States Telephone Company.
San Francisco, July 18. The trial of
Louis Glass for bribery peached a cru
cial stage yesterday, when the prosecu
tion made its first attempt to begin the
introduction of the testimony of 10 or
more supervisors other than Boxton
that their votes were bought by Theo
dore V. llalsey, acting under direction
of Vice President G laps, of the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph company.
Such testimony is called "evidence of
similar offenses" and it is often admit
ted in criminal trials for the purpose
of showing corrupt intent on the part
of a defendant in the commission of
the act for which he is being tried.
Glass at the present time is being
tried for the bribery of Boxton; the
prosecution contends that it has the
right to lay before the jury the inference
of his guilt contained in the proof of
his having bribed other supervisors,
like Boxton, against the granting of a
rival franchise to the Home Telephone
company. The defense denies this
right, mainly on the ground that the
etate is not privileged to prove other
crimes in an effort to establish the
crime on trial.
The argument of this point, conceded
to be of even more than its original im
portance, since the defection of Second
Vice President Zimmer irom the ranks
of the proeecutor'g witnesses, occupied
the last two hours of the afternoon ses
sion and was in progress at adjourn
ment. The jury was excused at the
commencement of the argument and
was taken by bailiffs to a point near
the Temple Israel, later to be returned
to its quarters at the Fairmount hotel.
ATTEMPTS TO BRIBE JURORS.
Cudworth and Fish Testify Against
Friends of Schmitz.
San Francisco, July 18 : Charges
that efforts were made to bribe two
members of the jury which tried and
convicted Mayor Schmitz on the charge
of extortion, were laid before the grand
jury yesterday at a special session. The
jurymen involved in the charges are
Royal W. Cudworth and Charles D.
iish, both of whom gave their testi
mony .
Mr. Cudworth and his wife both told
the grand jury of the efforts that had
been made to communicate with him
while he was locked up at the St. Fran
cis hotel with his fellow jurors. Mr.
Gish gae testimony showing efforts
liail been made to reach him while the
case was on trial.
The grand jury also heard the evi
dence of I). Capelli, a teamster in the
employ of Mr. Cudworth, and of F.
Owings, whose story was corroborative.
The grand jury took the matter under
advisement.
-Henry T. Scott, president of the Pa
cific States Telephone company, who is
accused by Assistant District Attorney
lleney of seeking to mislead the prose
cution in regard to the whereabouts of
T. V. Halsey and of being instrumental
in preventing E. J. Zimmer, vice presi
dent of the company, from testifying in
the Glass case, was called before the
jury-
Small Denies Friction Talk.
Oakland, Cal., July 18. After a
meeting of the telegraphers in Sunset
ball, West Oakland, today, President
Small gave out the following statement:
"I expect to leave Oakland within
the next 48 hours for Chicago, where I
will hold a conference with prominent
leadars on next Tuesday, and recom
mend that our executive board meet in
that city on that day. The strike in
San Francisco and Oakland will contin
ue. The fact of the matter is there are
not enough telegraphers to fill the po
sitions, and there is no worry about
strikebreakers."
Cabinet Follows Old Custom,
Tokio, July 18. Although Korea is
xinder an absolute monarchy, the dem
oncratic custom has existed since olden
days of demanding the retirement from
the throne of a sovereign whose conduct
endangers the national welfare. When
such an occasion arises, the usage pre
vails that all the cabinet ministers
shall appear before their ruler. One
of them, acting as a spokesman, humb
ly states the advisability of the emper
or's retirement in favcr of a rightful
successor. When this state is reached,
the emperor is bound to abdicate.
Gulf Steamer Takes Fire.
Savannah, Ga., July 18. Thesteam
ahip Allegheny, from Philadelphia, is
burning off Tybee. All passengers
were transferred to the government
dredge and brought to Savannah. The
Allegheny is a Merchanta & Mariners
liner, and left Savannah this afternoon
for Philadelphia. The fire occurred at
10 o'clock tonight, two miles off the
Tybee island. All of her 32 passengers
and her crew were saved, but the ship,
Iter cargo and all baggage is a loss.
Halsey Pleads Not Guilty.
San Francisco, July 18. T. V. Hal
eey today, in Judge Dunne's court,
pleaded not guilty to ten indictments
charging bribery of supervisors as the
gent of the Pacific States Telephone
company.
LAWYERS HAVE INNING.
Devote Entire , Day to Arguments in
Haywood Case.
BoiBe, Idaho, July 19. A day of ar
gument on the admissibility of points
of evidence followed the announcement
from the defense that they had no fur
ther witnesses to offer in behalf of Wil
Ham D. Haywood. The jury was not
brought into court, Judge Wood having
been Informed by counsel of their de
cision to rest without offer of eur
rebuttal. Clarence Darrow spoke for
an hour and a half of the morning ses
sion. Senator Borah replied in the
afternoon and was followed by h. F.
Richardson. Judge Wood will prob
ably announce his decision today.
The point argued was the proposition
to exclude from consideration by the
jury the evidence offered by the de
fense to show, by proof of deportation
of minners from and the employment
of detectives in the Cripple Creek dis
trict of Colorado, that a conspiracy was
formed among the mine owners and the
citizens of the district to prevent the
employments of members of the West
ern Federation of Miners. The posi
tion taken by the Haywood defense was
that Harry Orchard was employed by
the Mineowners' association through
detectives to commit crimes which were
then charged to the Federation, and
public opinion aroused against the un
ion workers, and it therefore followed
that, if Colorado evidence for the state
was admitted, the defense had the
right to show a counter-conspiracy.
The reply of the Btate was that the de
fense had failed legally to connect its
case in these particulars and therefore
its evidence merely confused that issue,
In the absence of the jury the argu
ment gave cunsel an opportunity to
take a wide range in commenting on
the methods employed on both sides.
Mr. Darrow was impassioned and vitu
perative. He bitterly assailed Orchard
and the Pinkertons.
Mr. Borah confined himself largely
to the legality of the question of admis
sibility. He spoke for an hour, force
fully reviewing the evidence and alle
gations made by the defense, which,
he said, failed to show by the member
of the alleged conspiracy between the
mine-owners and the Pinkertons that
any such conspiracy existed.
DISSENSIONS IN THE RANKS.
Strikirg Telegraph Operators Criti
cise National Chiefs.
San Francisco, July 19. Yesterday
was a busy day in the ranks of the strik
ing telegraphers at Oakland. Ihere
were committees appointed and many
impromptu consultations held, and dur
ing the afternoon several operators
waited on the three members of the
executive committee, M. J. Reidy, S.
Konenkamp, and J. M. Sullivan,
but absoluthte silence was maintained
as to the meeting or the trend of the
discussions.
It was evident from the bearing of
the conferees that the situation was
considered serious and there were hints
of increasing friction among the leaders
of the strikers. The executive commit
tee came in for severe criticism on ac
count of its reported remarks deprecat
ing the calling of the strike and its ap
parent lack of sympathy for the local
operators.
It has been rumored persistently for
the past few days that there was a ser
ious split between President Small and
his executive committeemen.
Mayor Taylor Takes Office.
San Francisco, July 19. Dr. Edward
R. Taylor, dean of Hastings Law col
lege and acting president of Cooper
Medical college, today received his
commission as mayor of the city and
county of San Francisco. Regarding
his plans for reforming the city govern
ment, Mr. Taylor said: "I have no
plans at present. In fact, the whole
thing has come on me so suddenly that
I have not had time to think about it
as yet. I intend to conduct the govern
ment on a nonpartisan basis, but fur
ther than that I have no plans."
Equal Pay for the Sexes.
St. Joseph, Mo , July 19. The thir
teenth biennial convention of the Retail
Clerks' International union today elect
ed F. II. Conway, of Chicago, presi
dent. Resolutions were adopted de
claring that women clerks ehould be
paid the same wages as male clerks
where they do the same work. The
convention also will declare for an
eight-hour day. President Conway de
nounced department stores as a curse
to humanity, paying only starvation
wages to women employes.
Call for Death of Japanese.
Seoul, via Tokio, July 19. Placards
were posted today in one of the thor
oughfares calling for the death of all
Japanese ofhcials in $eoul. The minis
ters are strongly guarded and every pre
caution has been taken to prevent riots
and attacks upon officials. The emper
or is reported to be too worried to take
food or sleep, but this report is consid
ered to be one cf his usual maneuvers
to enlist the sympathy of his people for
him.
Acquitted of Land Fraud.
Eureka, Cal., July 19. A jury in
the Federal court this afternoon after
less than 10 minutes deliberation and
on the first ballot found George W.
Brace, formerly of Eureka, new of Oak
land, not guilty of conspiring to defraud
the government out of valuable public
timber land in Trinity county.
Hundred Jackies Desert.
Norfolk, Va., July 19. During the
past few weeks 100 desertions have
been listed and advertised from the
battleship Minnesota, one of the war
ships in Hampton Roads. The local
police were notified of 15 desertions j
yesterday.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON, D. C.
MAY BE WAR ON GRAND BANKS
Modus Vivendi Regarding Newfound
land Fisheries Expires.
Washington, July 19. The approach
of the first of August, marking the be
ginning of the new herring fishing sea
son upon the coast of Newfoundland, is
a matter of great concern to the State
department, for it finds the fisheries
controversy between America and Great
Britain in a most confused and unsat
isfactory shape. The modus vivendi
entered into last year by the terms of
which and greatly against the wish of
the Newfoundlanders, American fisher
men were permitted to ply their voca
tion unmolested off the shores of that
island, expired with the close of the
fishing season.
It was the expectation ol Dotn tne
American and British governments that
before the opening of the next season
some permanent arrangement could be
reached that would prevent future fric
tion on this score.
Indications today are that it will be
difficult to reach any kind of permanent
settlement of the trobule, and tne
whole efforfof the negotiations is ap
parently concentrated for the moment
upon the drafting of some form of
modus vivendi to guard against the
development of friction upon the fish
ing shores that might haves erlous re
sults.
INCREASE ARTILLERY CORPS
Twenty-Five New Companies Are to
Be Organizsd.
Washington, July 19. In accordance
with an act of the last congress, provid
ing for an increase in the artillery corps,
the acting secretary of war has directed
the organization of 25 additional com
panies of coast artillery, each with an
enlisted strength of 109 men, to be
designated from the 129th. to the 156th
company respectively. New companies
will be organized at the following points:
The Presidio of San ifrancisco: ort
Baker, Cal.; Fort Casey, Wash., and
Fort Worden, Wash.
Skeletons of the new organizations
will be formed by transfers from old
companies at the various posts and, the
additional strength provided for will be
made up by fresh enlistments. The
Ninth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Nine
teenth. Twenty-eighth, Thirty-seventh,
One Hundredth, One Hundered and
Fourth, and One Hundred and Twenty-
seventh companies have been designat
ed as torpedo companies.
NAVAL OFFICERS IGNORED.
Public Learns Plans tor Fleet Before
Men High in Rank.
Washington, July 18. There is seri
ous friction between high naval officers.
The question is raised, "Are the great
naval movements planned without con
sultation with the heads of bureaus
through which their execution must
depend?" This question is prompted
by the discovery that no verbal or writ
ten order referring to the movement of
the fleet to the Pacific has been re
ceived by any official of the Navy de
partment here.
The ofhcials and officers have only
known by the public announcement
that the greatest fleet of American bat
tleships ever assembled is to mobilize
in the fall for a journey to the Pacific
coast. They wonder if they are being
slighted or if the head of the navy for
got to give them official notice.
Not Due to Carelessness.
Washington, July 18. It is said at
the Navy department that it is ex
tremely imprcbable that the accident
aboard the battleship Georgia resulted
from any carelessness on the part of the
personnel of the ship. A short time
ago a thorough inspection was made of
every detail of the Georgia's ordnance
by Commander Scofield, one of the
most expert ordnance oflicers of the
navy. Tins inspection included every
one of the guns, the details of the tur
ret mechanism and the workings of the
ammunition hoiste.
Umatilla Land Is Reopened.
Washington, July 18. Development
under the Umatilla iirigation project
having reached a point where it has
been ascertained that land can be re
claimed, more than 62,000 acres of land
have been restored to the public do
main. This land will be subject to
settlement on such date and after such
notice as the secretary of the interior
may prescribe and will be subject to
entry, filing or selection upon the ex
piration of 30 days from such date.
Postmasters Appointed.
Washington, July 18. The following
postmasters have been appointed: Ore
gon Alma, Eliza J. Luce, vice Silas
Maine, resigned. Washington Deer
Trail, Silas W. Tuttle, vice M. II. Al
len, resigned; Robertville, Henry Res
torff, vice A. R. Babcocb, resigned.
New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, July 17. Postmasters
appointed: Washington Uniontown,
Michael Reisnauer, vice W. A. Strupp
ler, resigned. Thomas Moffit has been
appointed a regular and Cecil O. Moffit
a substitute rural carrier on route 3, at
Garfield, Wash.
Will Reclaim Yellowstone Land.
Washington, Jnly 18. The eecretary
of the interior has withdrawn from en
try 225,000 acres of land in Montana
and North Dakota on account of the
Lower Yellowstone reclamation project.
NAVAL OFFICERS DOWNCAST
Believed Precautions Would Prevent
Further Powder Explosions.
Washington, July 17. Aside from
their deep concern over the injuries
suffered by the unfortunate turret crew
of the Georgia, the officers at the Navy
department were a good deal cast down
when they learned of the accident, as
it tended to shake their confidence in
which they had rested for more than a
year, in the perfection of the regula
tions so carefully framed with a view
to safeguarding human life in the tur
rets. April 13, 1904, a terrible accident
happened on the splendid battleship
Missouri, when through a "flare back"
five oflicers and 26 enlisted men met
their death.
Just two years later to a day there
wae another explosion in the six-inch
turrets of the Kearsarge, whereby three
men were badly injured. Thataccident
occurred through a sailor's handling an
iron extractor so as to make a short cir
cuit in the electrical current, which set
fire to the loose powder. Measures
were taken to make both accidents im
possible of recurrence.
It is understood at the Navy depart
ment that the Georgia had just com
pleted her preliminary target practice
and was on what is known as Barnsta
ble range, near Provincetown, just in
side Cape Cod and about 60 miles from
Boston. The Navy department officers
expressed confidence tonight that the
dispatch of the Georgia with the Atlan
tic fleet on its projected cruise to the
Pacific will not be cancelled.
JAPANESE SEALERS SEIZED.
Schooners Caught by Cutter Manning
Near St. Paul Island.
Washington, July 20. The State
department has been informed that the
revenue cutter Manning, on July 5,
seized two Japanese fishing echconers,
the Nitto Maru and the Kaimo, near
the boat landing within about a mile
of tfie seal island of St. Paul. Both of
the vessels were fully equipped fcr
sealing, and there were evidences that
they had been plying their craft, in
the shape of fresh seal skins in the
small boate. The seized vessels were
taken to Unalaska and left in charge of
the United Stdes marshal. The crews
were taken aboard the Manning and
conveyed to Ungi, in charge of a United
States marshal, where they will be
tried before a United States commis
sioner upon the charge of violating
the sealing regulations.
The Japanese embassy has been no
tified by the State department, but as
the case appears to be an ordinary one
of poaching, it is not expected that any
diplomattic incidents will result.
Guards Against Slocum Horrors.
New York, July 18. The Federal
government is determined there shall
be no overcrowding of excursion and
other craft running out of New York
harbor and no repetition of the Slocum
horror. A large force cf customs offi
cers has inspected every portion of the
boats, with the result that 15 passen
ger carrying boats were put out of com
mission and tied up. It was found
some of the masters did not even have
licenses. Moreover, hundreds of per
sons were obliged to disembark from
vessels because of overloading.
Joining National Forces.
Washington, July 16. The State de
partment today received unconfirmed
advices that the republics of Guatemala
and Salvador have joined forces and are
beginning the mobilization of troops to
resist any attack that may be made by
the Nicaraguan government. It is
stated at the State department that all
of the Central American republics with
the possible exception of Costa Rica,
are strongly opposed to the plan of
President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, for the
federation of the five republics.
Crops Damaged bv r?ain.
Kansas City, July 17. The western
half of Missouri was drenched by a
terrific storm last night. Reports re
ceived today indicate much damage to
corn fields, bridges and culverts in the
lowlands in many instances being
washed out. Dispatches from Des
Moines, Iowa, state that 40 or 50 fam
ilies have moved from the bottoms dis
trict of Des Moines to higher ground.
The Des Moines river is higher than it
has been since 1903.
Close Call for Judge Parker.
New York, July 17. Friends of
Judge Alton B. Parker heard today
that he had a narrow escape from death
in Virginia Saturday night. While
riding on a train between Norfolk and
Richmond, a bullet crashed through
the window beside which Judge Parker
was sitting and embedded itself in the
woodwork on the opposite side of the
car. It could not be ascertained who
fired the shot.
"Flare-Back Caused Fire.
Washington, July 20. The naval
court ot inquiry in the case of the ex
plosion upon the Georgia, will find that
the accident resulted from a "flare-
ba'k," meaning that when the breech i
of the eight-inch gun was thrown open
after it had been discharged some
shreds of burning cloth or unconsumed
gas were driven into the turret and
upon the powder about to be inserted
for the next charge.
Bank Changes Name.
Washington, July 18. Thecontroller
of the currency has approved the con
version of the Franklin County bank,
of Connell, Wash., into the Connell
National bank, with f 25,000 capital.
ORCHARD CORROBORATED.
Prosecution Offers Evidence to Rebut
Showing of Defense.
Eoise, Idaho, July 17. In the last
stages of the case against Willim D.
Haywood, the prosecution put six wit
nesses on the stand yesterday to rebut
the evideence of the defense. They
testified to conditions in the Coeur
d'Alenes in 1899, and to the situation
in Colorado during the strike period
of 1903 and 1904. The important wit
nesses of the day were called to contra
dict the showing made by witnesses for
the defense for calling out the militia
of Colorado other than a desire upon
the part of the mine owners to drive
members of the Western Federaticn of
Miners from the mining district. One
witness flatly cntradcited the evidence
introduced by the defense to show that
the explosion at the Vindicator mine
was due to an accident.
While the big trial wae going on in
the District court, before Judge Fre
mont Wood, an interesting offshoot of
the case was being beard by Justice of
the Peace Savage. W. II. Aller, the
depot agent, who was arrested charged
with perjury, was brought before the
magistrate for preliminary hearing.
The state was represented by Prosecut
ing Attorney Koelsch, and the prisoner
by Peter Breen, an attorney of Butte,
who has been associated with Hay
wood's counsel, having been retained
by the Miners' union of Butte to watch
the case. Fred Miller, who was Orch
ard's counsel at the preliminary hear
ing at Caldwell, immediately after the
murder of Governor Steunenberg, as
sisted Mr. Breen.
A motion to dismiss will be argued
this afternoon. Aller was released on
deposit of $2,600 bonds.
FAIRBANKS GOES HOME.
Vice President Starts East After His
Portland Banquet.
Portland, July 17. Charles Warren
Fairbanks, vice president of the United
States and generally conceded to be a
candidate for the presidency in 1908,
spent yesterday in Portland. His com
ing wasattended by no salute of artil
lery nor rataplan of drums. He was
here in a purely unofficial capacity and
save for the informal dinner tendered
him by the Portland Press club at the
Sargent Grill, there was nopublie dem
onstration in his honor.
The tecond citizen of the land was
accompanied only by Private Secretary
King and took his chtfnces 'on securing
a room at the Portland hotel like any
ordinary private citizen.
The Press club had, the night before,
extended Mr. Fairbanks an invitation
by telegraph to be the' guest of honor at
dinner, which invitation he accepted by
wire, and that dinner was the feature
of his visit and one of the most suc
cessful affairs ever held here in compli
ment to a public man.
Vice President Fairbanks had already
made himself en rapport with all the
diners by his unaffected friendliness,
but it remained for his address, which
was entirely impromptu, to disprove
completely the charge of frigidity bo
often made against him.
While he attempted no oratory, his
address was eloqueont in the highest
sense, and its sincerity was so apparent
that all his auditors were deeply im
pressed. He will leave this morning at 8:30
over the O. R. & N. for his home in
Indianapolis, making no stops en route.
Colorado Graft Ridden.
Chicago, July 17. "Colorado is the
most corrupt state in the Union. It is
overriden with graft. Even the wo
men, who are possessed of the right of
franchise, have been reached by corpor
ate interests. A franchise grant in
Denver is indorsed by the people, no
matter how bad it is. Throughout the
commonwealth wealth overrides hones
ty and the popular will is smothered in
dollars." Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Den
ver's bellingerent Juvenile court judge,
sat in the Great Northern hotel and re
cited astory of a politically rotten state.
New Frisco Mayor.
San Francisco, July 17. Dr. Edward
R. Taylor, physician and lawyer, dean
of the Hastings Law school of the Uni
versity of California, was tonight, by
the board of supervisors, elected mayor
of San Francia'O, and by the open avow
al of the bribery-graft prosecution the
svcalled "reign of the big stick" came
to an end. Dr. Taylor was the third
man to whom the election was offered
by Rudolph Spreckels and District At
torney William II. Langdon.
Count Boni Finally Loses.
Paris, July 17. The appeal of Count
Boni de Castellane from the decision
of the court on November last granting
a divorce to the Countess Boni de Cas
tellane, formerly Miss Anna Gould,
was dismissed this afternoon and a
final decree of divorce duly entered.
Attorneys for the count made practical
ly no contest.
. Summer Blizzard in Austria.
Vienna, July 17. A sudden cold
wave has struck Austria-Hungary and
conditions are prevailing such as have
not been experienced in 130 years. Ten
degrees registered here yesterday. There
is some snow in the mountain districts.
Summer visitors ato the hotels are
snowed in and the railwaye are not
working.
Why Dreyfus Resigned.
Faris, July 17. The Patrie says the
real reason for the recent resignation
from the army of Major Alfred Dreyfus
as because General Picquart, the min
ister of war, refused to give hm the
rank of lieutenant colonel. General
Picquart thaonght it would be impolite
to repoen the affair by making this
promotion.
GRAND WELCOME
GIVEN FAIRBANKS
Vice President Spends Busy Day as
Guest of Astoria. .
8ays Prosperity of America as a Na
tion Is Just Beginning Whol
City Turns Out to Meet Him and
Warship Adds Salute Barquet at
Seaside.
.Astoria, Or., July 16. Nineteen
times the boom of the guns of the
cruiser Charleston broke the Btillnesa
ot the air at noon yesterday announcing
the arrival of the train bearing Vice
President Fairbanks, who was Astoria's
honored guest. As the vice president
stepped from the train the cruiser's 1
band played a martial air, the blue,
coated marines brought their guns to
present arms and the crowd broke into
cheers while dozens of whistles on
steamers, mills and canneries joined in
harsh but loud aclaim.
Shortly after 4 o'clock the procession
formed and headed by a platoon of po
lice, the Charleston's band and the
cruiser's full complement of marines
and bluejackets and followed by the
vice president and the other guests of
the city in automobiles proceeded to the
VanDusen field, where Mr. Fairbanks
addressed a crowd of several thousand
people who had gathered to hear him.
Mayor WTise welcomed the distin
guished visitor in a few well chosen
words and then Senator Fulton in his
usual happy manner introduced the
guest of the day. Mr. Fairbanks'
speech was purely of an imprompta
nature, but he is a pleasing talker and
his numerous witticisms and local hits
soon aroused the enthusiasm of the au
dience and dispelled the idea that he is
an "iceberg," as so often depicted.
He spoke of the great and unequaled
prosperity of tbe country, of the won
derful opportunities to be found in the
West, and prophesied that the prosper
ity of America as a nation was but just
beginning.
Following Mr. Fairbanks, short
speeches were made by Governor Cham
berlain, Senator Mulkey and Congress
man Ellis, when an informal reception
was held and the public was given an
opportunity of making the personal ac
quaintance of their distinuished guest.
At 6:30 in the evening a special train
bearing Vice President Fairbanks and
party left for Seaside where a banquet
was held.
BRAVE SOLDIERS BURNED.
Terrible Powder Explosion on Bat
tleseip Georgia.
Boston, July 16. With six of her
officers and crew dead and 14 others
either dying or suffering from terrible
burns received in an explosion of pow
der in the after superimposed turret,
the battleship Georgia steamed slowly
up Boston harbor from the target prac
tics grounds in Cape Cod bay late yes
terday and landed tbe dead and injured
men at the Charleston navy yard.
With the arrival of the Georgia there
became known the details of the most
terrible naval accident that has ever
taken place along the coast of New
England. The accident ocurred shortly
before noon yesterday while the Geor
gia's crew was at target practice off
Barnstable in Cape Cod bay. In soma
manner as yet unexplained two bags of
powder became ignited and in the ter
rible flash that followed the entire tur
ret crew, consisting of three offiwrs and
18 men, was engulfed in fire and re
ceived horrible burns, one officers and
five men dying before the ship reached
port and another before midnight.
The explosion occurred in the after
superimposed turret, but the men, un
der command of Lieutenant Caspar
Goodrich, son of Rear Adimral Good
rich, commandant of the New York
navy yard, and Midshipmen Faulkner
Goldt'hwaite and James T. Cruse, were
operating thp ieht inch enns.
Jailed for Contempt.
San Francisco, July 16. The first
serious blow to the bribery graft prose
cution was struck by the Louis Glass
defense in open court yesterday through
Emile J. Zimmer, second vice presi
dent and director of the Pacific States
Telephone & Telegraph company, who
first refused to be sworn afterward ac
cepted the oath, answered two or three
questions, then refusedto testify fur
ther. He was, by Judge Lawler, com
mitted for contempt to the county jail
"for a term of five days and until the
question is answered."
Passenger Trains Crash.
Leavenworth, Kan., July 16. A
Chicago Great Western passenger train,
running over the Kansas City North
western tracks, is reported to have run
into a Burlington train at Bethel, be
tween here and Kansas City, at 1
o'clock this mcmine, wrecking the
sleeper and killing and injuring several
passengers. The injured are to be
taken to Kansas City for treatment.
A wrecking tiain is now on its way
from Kansas City to the scene.
Try to Blow Up Leishman.
Constantinople. July 16. A bomb
exploded last night in front of the sum
mer quarters of the American embassy
at Yeni Keui, a suburb of this city.
Four persons were slightly injured.
Otherwise no damage as done. The au
thors of the outrage have not been
traced.
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