TRIES NEW TACTICS
Ileney Would Prove That Glass
Bribed Others Than Iioxton.
DEFENSE OBJECTS TO TESTIMONY
Change of Plant Mads Necessary Be
bauie of Silence of Vice Pre
Idenl Zlmmer.
Sun Francisco, July JH, .Tim trial ol
frills Glass for hrilicry reached u cru--iu
1 stage ) eslenlay, when the proen'U
(ion made it llrnt attempt to begin t ho
Introduction of 1 1 to testimony of 10 or
inoMi supervisors oilier than itoxton
tliut their vote were bought hy Theo
dora V. llulaey, acting under direction
of Vice President Glass, of the. Pacific
Stales Telephone A Telegraph company.
Such testimony l called "evidence of
ilmlhir offenses" and it in often admit
toil in rrlinlnal trials for tho purxMo
if showing corrupt intent on tho part
of a defendant in the cnrrimlsnlon of
tho act fur which he ia lielng tried.
Glass at tho preaent time In being
tried for the brilicry of lloxten; the
proMcculion contend tluit it him the
right (o luy licforo tho jury the inference
of his guilt contained In tho prMif of
ilia having hrllnsl other supervisors,
like I toa ton, against the granting of n
tival franchise to the Home Telephone
company. The defense denies thin
rinlit , iiuiinly on tho ground that the
state is not privileged to prove other
-crimes In an effort to establish the
;rline on trial. ,
Tho argument of thla point, conceded
to Im of even moro than ila original irn
ortanco, since tho defection of Second
Vice President Zlrnmer (mm tho ranks
of tho prosecutor's witm-nse, occupied
4he last two houra of tWe afternoon sua
sion ami was in protons at adjourn
merit. The jury wan excused at tho
commencement of tho argument anil
win taken hy laiiliff to a jwiint near
the Temple Isiael, later to l returned
to iU quarter at the Falrriiount hotel.
ATTtMPTS TO BRIBE JURORS.
Cudworth and Flh Testify Against
Friends of Schmiu.
Han Francisco, July 18. Charges
that rfforti weio mado to brllw two
member- of the ury which tried and
convicted Mayor Schmitz on the charge
of extortion, were laid before tlio grand
jury jesterday at a sjiecial session. Tho
jurymen involved In tho charges are
Royal W. Cudworth and Charles I).
iiHli, both of whom gave their testi
mony. Mr. Cudworth and Ida w ife both told
tho if rand jury of the effort that had
liecn mado to communicate witli him
while ho was locked up at the St. Fran
via hotel with his fellow juror. Mr.
iish gae teHtiniony showing efforts
had been nutde to reach him while the
vase was on trial.
Tho grand jury also heard the evi
dence of 1. Capolli, a teamster in the
employ of Mr. Cudworth, and of F.
OwinifH, whoao story waH eorrolairutive.
The grand jury took tho matter under
advisement.
Henry T. Scott, president of tho Pa
cific States Telephone company, who is
aivtiHod hy Assistant District Attorney
ileney of seeking to mislead the prose
cution in regard to the whereabouts of
T. V. llalsry and of being instrumental
in preventing K. J. Zimmer, vice presi
dent of tho company, from testifying In
the Glass case, was called before the
jury- J
Small Denies Friction Taik.
Oakland, Cal., July 18. After a
meeting of the telegraphers in Sunset
Jinll, West Oakland, today, President
tfmall gave out tho following statement:
"I expect to leave Oakland within
tho next 48 houra for Chicago, where I
will hold a conference with prominent
leaders on next Tuesday, and recom
mend that our executive board meet In
that city on that day. Tho strike In
Han Francisco and Oukland will contin
ue. The fa;t of tho matter 1 there are
not enough telegraphers to fill the po
sitions, and thero is no worry about
strikebreakers."
Cabinet Follow! Old Custom,
Toklo, July 18. Although Korea is
tinder an absolute monarchy, the dem
oncrntlc custom has existed since olden
lays of demanding the retirement from
tho throne of a sovereign whose conduct
endangore the national welfare. When
such nn occasion arises, tho usage pre--vails
that all the cabinet milliliters
filial) appear before their ruler. One
of them, acting as a spokesman, humb
ly states the advisability of tho em per
or's retirement In favcr of a rightful
euecoHBor. When this state is reached,
the emperor Is bound to abdicate.
Gulf Steamer Takes Fire.
Savannah, Ga., July 18. The steam
ship Allegheny, from Philadelphia, is
burning off Tyboe. All passengers
were transferred to the government
dredge and brought to Buvannah. f The
Allegheny is a Merchants A Mariners
nnil loft Buvannah this afternoon
for Philadelphia. The fire occurred at
10 o'clock tonignt, two miies on uie
, Tybeo island. All of her 32 passengers
and her ctew were saved, but the ship,
her cargo and all baggage is a loss.
Halsev Pleads Not Guilty.
o.. T?-.,irt ti mT. V. Hal.
t ' a i! .r&ctuv'nuw, u v . j .
eev todav. In Judge Dunne's court,
y . J 1 ... . , i i . i
pleaded not guilty to ten waiowneiiw
charging bribery of supervisors as the
gent of the Taclflo States Telephone
company.
hUSSIA SEEKING TROUBLE.
Qunboat Violates Rights Accorded to
American Vessels.
San Francisco, July 1 ft. Tho Imrk
cntin H. N. Castle, Captain A. Poder
sen, arrived hero txlay from tho cod
fishing grounds off tho ct of Siberia,
and MiMirts that tho vessel had been
boarded hy the Russian gunlxuit Maud
jur, her ship's papers laken and warned
to it-ay .'10 miles from tho shore, under
threat of being confiscated and tho ofll
ccrs and crew taken to Petropavlovsk
in irons.
Captain Pelcrser. stated that on June
lHhowascxl fishing in tho Okhotsh
s'a, eight milrs from the shore, in
company with the schooner J. D.
Sprocket, tho barkentlnea Fremont and
City of Papeete, all from San Francisno,
wben tho Mandjur hove In sight. The
commanding ofllcer, said Captain Ped
ersen, Ixiarded the Castle, bcImhI not
only the ahip'a clearance papers, but
all of Captain Pedersen's private papers
and hia m-ster's commission and certi
fleate. Captain Pederwn remonstrstel,
declaring that his vessel wss outside
the three-mile limit, and therefore ho
whs violating no law. The Russian
commander, however, stated that no
fishing would bo allowed within 30
miles of the shore, and gave the H. N
Castle and the other vessels seven days
to get Isryond tho limit.
As a number of the Fremont's crew
wero on shore at the time, the vessels
remained for six dsys awaiting their
return, Whon on tho sixth day tho
gunUiat again apxared on the horizon,
tho Castle and the J. I. Sprockets sail
ed for San Francisco, leaving the Fre
mont and the PajHOte. Captain Pedcr
sen will lay the matter before United
States Attorney Kobt. T. Devlin tomor
row morring and request that it Is?
taken up by tho Washington authorities
at once. Tho H.N. Castle belongs to
A. U. Pond, of this city.
JAPAN TURNS TABLE8.
Loa Angeles Workman Iniutis Ameri
can Flag and Farea Badly.
Ihi AngelcM, July 10. T. Vonl, a
Japanese employed as a wiper in the
Southern Pacific shops Inthia city, nar
rowly escaped aeriotis injury at the
hands of an enraged mob of American
workmen today. Yonl was wiping an
engine on which had been placed two
small American flaifS. While wiping
tho engine, Yonl tinned and deliber
ately rnat upon one of the flags. His
action was seen by another workman,
who Immediately pulled lonl from tne
engine to tho ground, at the same time
acquainting the other workmen in the
building of Yoni's act. A crowd
quickly Burroundod Yonl and ho was
being roughly handled, when ho man
aged to elude his assailants and es
caped.
How to Reach Harriman.
Washington, July 10. The Inter
state Commerce commission joint8 out
a plain and direct method by wh'oh E.
U. Harriman, tho railroad magnate,
can 15 placed in prison for merging the
Union and Central Pacific railroads.
The act of 1874 is pointed out as the
present statute under which Mr. Harri
man ma be criminally reached. The
wording of the law Is quoted and a de
cision of the United States Supreme
court given as a precedent. There is
no recommendation made that proceed
ings be instituted, as tho department
of justice is supposed to take action.
Ship Mules to Islands.
Seattle, Wash., July 10. A ship
ment of 450 Missouri mules Is held in
the government corrals at Fort Lawson
and will be forwarded to the Philip
pines within a few days on the trans
port Dix. The last shipment of 232
mules needed to fill out the order for
the Philippines arrived last week. The
average cost of the jmules to the govern
ment will bo $210, when tho animals
are delivered in the islands. There are
10 horses held at Fort Lawton for ship
ment to the Philippines to lie used as
mounts for oflicers stationed there.
Passenger Trains Crash.
Leavenworth, Kan., July 10. A
Chicago Great Western passenger train,
running over the Kansas City North
western tracks, la reported to have run
into a Hurlington train at Itcthel, be
tween here and Kansas City, at 1
o'clock this morning, wrecking the
sleeper and killing and injuring several
passengers. The injured are to be,
taken to Kansas City for treatment.
A wrecking train is now on its way
from Kansas City to the scene.
Denies He Is Japanese Spy.
Toklo, July 10. Ueneral Terauchl,
the minister of war, in an Interview to
day, contradicted the reported arrest of
a Japanese spy at an Diego, Cal. He
said: "There are no Ja pa uese military
oflicers in America except military at
taches. The war oflice has never in
structed any ofllcer or ama'eur spy to
examine American forts." .
Five More Japanese Held. v
San Antonio, Tex., July 10. The
Immigration inspectors at Laredo, on
the Mexican border, arrested five more
Japanese near Green's station yester
day, making their way into the state
through the brush. All will be sent to
San Francisco for deportation to Japan.
Corean Plot la Exposed.
Toklo. Julv 16. A dlsrjatch from
i ' ,
Seoul, Korea, reports the sensational
I j. I ri t l. 1
( aisoovery oi mnu, uu wom wumf
ed In the Seraglio palace, it is supposed
. with the Intention of assassinating some
I of the emperor's ministers.
. NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL j j
MAY tit WAH ON GRAND BANKS
Modus Vivendi Regarding Newfound
land Fisheries Explrts.
Washington, July IB. Tho approach
of the first of August, marking tho be
ginning of the new herring fishing sea
son upon tho couat of Newfoundland, is
a matter of great concern to tho State
department, for it finds the fisheries
controversy between America and Great
Itritain in a most confused ami unsat
isfactory shape. The modus vivendl
entered into last year by the terms of
w hich and grout I y against the wish of
the Newfoundlanders, American fisher
men were permitted to ply the'r voca
tion unmolested off the shores of that
island, expired with the close of the
fishing season.
It was the expectation of both the
American and British governments that
lie fore the ojienlng of the next season
some permanent arrangement could I
rcachod that would prevent future fric
tion on thla H.-ore.
Indications today are that it will be
diflicult to reach any kind of permanent
settlement of the trobule, ami the
whole effort of 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 crlous re
sults. INCREASE ARTILLERY CORPS
Twenty-Five New Companies Are to
Be Organlzad.
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 166th
company respectively. New companies
will be organized at the following points:
The Presidio of San Francisco; Fort
linker, 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 ar.d Twenty
seventh companies have been designat
ed as torpedo companies.
NAVAL OFFICERS IGNORED.
Public Learns Plana for Fleet Before
Men High in Rank.
' Washington, July 18. There is seri
ous friction between high naval oflicers.
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 ha been re
ceived by any official of the Navy de
partment here.
The ollicials 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 improbable 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 tho Georgia's ordnance
by Commander Scofield, one of the
most expert ordnance ollicers of the
navy. This inspection included every
one of the guns, the details of the tur
ret mechanism and the workings of the
ammunition hoist?.
Umatilla Land Is Reopened.
Washington, July 18. Development
under the Umatilla irrigation 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
plration 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. aV
len, resigned j Robertvllle, Henry Rcs
torff, vice A. It. Habcocb, resigned.
New Northwest Postmasters.
Washington, July 17. Postmasters
appointed: Washington Uniontown,
Michael Reisnauer, vice W. A. Strupp
ler, resigned. Thomas Mofht has been
appointed a regular and Cecil O. Mofllt
a substitute rural carrier on route 3, at
Garfield, Wash.
Will Reclaim Yellowstone Land.
Washington, July 18. The secretary
of the Interior has withdrawn from en
try 225,000 acres of land in Montana
' and North Dakota on account of the
Lowe: Yellowstone reclamation project.
NAVAL OFFICERS DOWNCAST
Believed Precautions Would Prevent
Further Powdar Explosions.
Washington, July 17. Aside from
their deep concern over the injuries
suffered hy the unfortunate turret crew
of the Georgia, the officers at the Navy
department were a goxl 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 bock"
live oflicers and 26 enlisted men met
their death.
Just two years later to a day there
was another explosion in t lie six-inch
turrets of the Kearsarge, whereby three
men were badly injured. That accident
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 toth accidente 1m
jiosfible of recurrence.
It is understood at the Navy depart
ment that the Georgia had just com
pleted her preliminary target practice
and whm on what is known us barnsta
hle range, near Prowncotown, just in
side Cape Cod and about 60 miles from
Ifcieton. The Navy department oflicers
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.
8chooners Caught by Cutter Manning
Near St. Paul Island.
Washington, July 20. The State
department has tieen informed that the
revenue cutter Manning, on July 5,
seized two Japanese fishing schooners,
the Nitto Maru and the Kaimo, near
the Isjat landing within about a mile
of the seal island of St. Paul. Both of
the veisels 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 boats. The seized vessels were
taken to Unalaska and left in charge of
the United Stites marshal. The crews
were taken aboard the Manning and
conveyed to Ungi, in charge of a United
States marslial, where they will be
tried before a United States commis
sioner upon the charge of violating
the sealing regulations.
The Japanese embassy baa 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
diplomatic 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 overlcading.
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 rtain.
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 Dos
Moines, Iowa, state that 40 or 60 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 iteelf 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 of inquiry in the case of the ex
plosion upon the Georgia, will find that
the accident resulted from a "flare
back," meaning that when the breech
of the eight-inch gun was thrown open
after it had been discharged some
shreds of burning cloth or nnoonsumed
gas were driven into the turret and
upon the powder about to be inserted
for the next charge.
Bank Changes Name.
Washington, July 18. The controller
of the currency has approved the con
version of the Franklin County bank,
of Connell, Wash., into the Connell
National bank, with (25,000 capital.
JAPAN READY FOR WAR.
Would Attack United States on 8outh
With Big Army.
Mexico City, July 15. Nine thou
sand vfteran Jajianese soldiers are now
in Northwestern Mexico. They are sta
tioned at Ktints in, the states of Sonora,
Sinoloa and Chihuahua. Each group
is commanded by skilled commanders,
who saw service in tho Ruaso-Japaneae
war. Thirty thousand Japanese, the
vast majority of whom are veterans of
the Russian campaigns, are in the
southwestern section cf the United
States and Lower California. Three
Jnirfinesft generals who held high rank
in tho Russo-Japanese war have been
in Mexico for. three months. They
dress like Mexican rancheroe and are
ostensibly buying land.
The Trans-Oceanic Immigration com
pany, whose vice president is T. Ilina
ta, a rnernlier of the Japanese parlia
ment, is subsidized by the Japanese
government to bring Jajianese soldieis
to Mexico. They have been coming in
to Mexico at the rate of 800 per month,
landing at Salina Cruz, Manzanillo and
other Pacific ports.
In case of war, the plan Is for the
Japanese fleet to sail into the Gulf of
California, capture the port of Guay
mas, and use the state of Sonora as a
base of operations in a campaign atfainst
the United States. The plan would
practically duplicate the operations
against Russia, in which Japan seized
Corea at the outbreak oi the Russo-Japanese
war.
Japan, in her war against the United
States, will despoil Mexican territory,
which has no navy, just as she did that
of Corea in the war with Russia.
Foreign diplomat here, and especial
ly those of Europe, are watching, the
developments with interest and aetor-
lehment because of the inadequate
American secret service officials, who
seem not to be thoroughly informed of
Japan's operations in Mexico.
This story is absolutely correct
in
every detail.
TIRED OF BEING GOVERNOR
Judge Wickersham Creates Sensation
by Speech on Alaska.
Seattle, Wash., July 15. Federal
Judge James Wickersham, of Alaska,
speaking before the State Bar associa
tion, created a tensation by declaring
that he was tired of acting as the gov
ernment of Alaska, and that the bar
of the state must whip the congres
sional delegation into line to grant
some power to the people of Alaska.
His speech overshadowed that of Vice
President Fairbanks in importance, for
he insisted that the only authority of
any kind. in Alaska iB that of the judi
ciary and the governor is a mere figure
head with only authority to appoint a
private secretary and notaries public.
He denounced Seattle for quiet. y en
joying a $20,000,000 annual trade with
Alaska and refusing to aid Alaskans in
getting a system of government.
The Bar association banquet lasted
until 1 a. m., Mr. Fairbanks, Governor
Mead, Congressman Humphreys, Sena
tor Piles and others speaking in re
sponse to toasts.
V
FREIGHT CAR POOL BREAKS.
Big Roads Abandon Project Which
Does Not Succeed.
Chicago, July 15. The American
railway clearing housey which for eight
months has been trying to perfect a
pool of all freight cars in the country,
is in process of disintegration, accord
ing to the Inter-Ocean. The Chicago &
Alton railroad, which was one of the
strongest advocates of the car pooling
scheme at the outset, will withdraw.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Faul
railroad has already withdrawn, and
many of the big roads in the East and
West have determined to abandon the
project.
The organization has failed in its
prime object, to insure each road hav
ing on its own rails all the time the
number of cars owned by it. It has
failed to do this because it had no
power to penalize the roads for disobey
ing the mandates, beyond the Imposi
tion of the established rate of rental
per diem.
Panic Threatens All Japan.
ictoria, B. C, July 15. A financial
depression was being severely felt when
the steamer Tartar, which arrived to
day, left Yokohoma June 29. A meet
ing of the managers of eight of the
most prominent banks of Japan was
held shortly before the Tartar sailed,
for the purpose of devising means to
check the depression. The government
has redeemed treasury bills, recognized
nationalized railway shares as negotia
ble securities and paid proximate in
terest on these, but the banks consid
ered a more drastic course.
Good Will Towards Koreans.
The Hague, July 15. It was official
ly stated today that Joseph II. Choate,
speaking to the Corean delegates at The
Hague yesterday, , merely said that
America had always felt good will to
ward Koreans, but he manifested no
opinion about the present condition of
that country, and only expressed the
belief that no action can be taken here,
adding that if the Coreans desire to
make representations to the United
States it must be to the government.
Europe Has Summer Shivers.
Berlin, July 15. Unseasonable cold
prevails throughout Middle Europe.
Temperatures as low as 41 degrees have
been reported in Southern Bavaria,
and it is reported that snow ia falling
i in the Yosges mountains.
IS GUEST OF ASTORIA
Vice President Given a Rousing
Welcome In City by Sea.
DISPELS THE "ICEBERG" STORY
Whole City Turns Out to Greet Him
Warship Adds Official Salute
Banquet at Seaside.
Astoria, Or., July 16. Nineteen
times the boom of the guns of the
cruiser Charleston broke the stillness
of 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
band played a martial air, the blue
coated marines brought their guns to
present arms and the crowd broke into
cheers while dozens of whistus 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 Wise 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 impromptu
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 ia
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 ai a nation was but just
beginning.
Following Mr. Fairbanks, short
speeches were made by Governor Cham
berlain, Senator Mulkey and Congress
man Ellis, wben an informal reception
was held and the public was given an
opportunity of making the personal ac
quaintance of their distinuiehed 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 Expiesion 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
tice 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 yestetday while the Geor
gia's crew was at target practice oft
Barnstable in Cape Cod bay. In some
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 officers 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
Goldthwaite and James T. Cruse, were
operating the eight inch guns.
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 Pacifio States
Telephone A 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." ,
Reds Denounce Cabinet.
Montpelier, France, July 16. March
ing workmen and their sympathizers,
singing anarchistic airs, stopped to
night in front of the barracks and ac
claimed the soldiers, who were invited
to join the procession and demonstra
tion. The troops were confined, how
ever, and wer not allowed to mingle
with the celebrators, who were not dis
orderly. At a mass meeting the work
men condemned the government and ex
pressed sympathy with Southern France,
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.