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THE EVENING STATESMAN. VOLUME 30. WARSHIPS TO BE SENT To Philippines Early in October PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES In the Orient —Rumors of War Be tween Japan and Russia Are Persistent. Was ington, Sept. 12.—Preparation •. being ma.le for the trip of the -. io destroyer Norfolk to Manila j] tin mi Idle of October. The squad wil] consist of the Decatur, the •idge, the Harry, the Chauncey the Dale and will be commanded nant Chandler aeour.panmn .. cruiser Baltimore. There is interest in the move because of li] lomatic significance. , airal Evans asked this addition command ostensibly because rli light draft and swift boats tallow waters. Evans has been ; ually reporting a dangerous [ition of unrest in the Orient, iging trouble of magnitude and clear that these communications have beei transmitted io ;he state de- Foreign governments are re watching the addition toj me fleei with marked in Quiet Day for Roosevelt. Bay, Sept. 12. —President -i velt iiad no visitors today as he Bras r< sting preparatory to his start VivIVENTOR HALE DROPS DEAD. Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 12—The ox of the fire department Hale, one most famous fire fighters in the the inventor of the water to\v other tire fighting apparatuses, dead, at Atlantic City accord ort received here this mom- Comes to Life. Kan is City. Mo.. Sep-. 12.—The v [c of ex-Chief Hale received a tel this morning savin*: that Hale is alive and well and has Uft for New ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF ISLAND GRABBING i a Un ••. : States Gnuboat Near the Coast of Borneo —Story Not Believed. ngton, Sept. 12 —Tlis morn department mail Irought a from an English paper giv ' is believed to be a biased of the manner in which an an gunboat seized the islands thi l east of Borneo. The story to the paper in a dispatch from ~ ' lakan the nearest point to the island. It says: "The states gun ; al Iriquois has been coning to San dakan harbor frequently ii June. No aggr< ssiveness was suspected and therefore she was not watched. The ag came when she was found ag islands. This vas smartly •• done. Tauquan»e and Bau th< principal islands, were abbed by Lnele Sam. Tile gunboat '■ proceed to an island and call the headman, present the Arm Bag, and nail up a proclama after which the gunboat would 53 'te the flag. Tauquanac is import- L-s It commands the entrance to ° : '■• harbor. The' government r< nue by leasing turtle eg? • ; - 'Qg rights. The natives are in go tinder American rule as * Americans, it is reported, pay Sood wages and spend money freely, tables between all parties concerned r '" ' ■ ing constantly dispatched." Hurricane Warning for Florida. > ashington, Sept. 12.—The weath ureau today issued a hurricane ing for the coast of Florida. All esßela ia the gulf ports are warned Lo: to venture out. IS OUT OE JAIL EDWIN MOOERS A Wealthy Californian, Whose Wife is Suing Him for Divorce and Alimony. Chicago, Sept. 12.—Edwin Mooers, i wealthy young Californian, has pen released from jail after three nonths' custody "under suit for di orce and alimony brought by his rife, who was formerly Miss Dorothy Bowman, daughter of a Ix>s Angeles jdivi'ne, Mooers' release was effected py J. C. Robinson, who came here from Dos Angeles and deposited $10,- -000 with a trust company as a guaran tee that any claims won by the wife Rill be paid. Mooers was arrested amen he started to sail for Europe in June 17th. Mooers first gained no :oriety when a student at Cornell as le was found starting for New York rith a college professor's wife. He vas expelled and the professor ch ained a divorce. Mooers married siss Bowman in March, 1900. Their loneymoon at San Francisco had lardly begun to wane when he brought a young woman into his wife's apartments. The bride, it i's said, attomrpted to use a knife and was later dragged senseless from morphine from her bathtub. Mooers is known on the entire Pacific coast. wLe-e his extravagance has attracted attention. fORMER CONGRESSMAN CHARGED WITH THEM ! Handsome 3:onde Accuses Him of Having Stc|en Her Watch—He Digs It Up. Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 12. —Former Congressman Hubbard, of Versailles. Mo., was held here at the instigation of Nora Akers, a handsome blonde with whom Hubbard passe,! part of the night. She claimed' that he stole her watch. Officers placed him under arrest near the union depot where his wife was awaiting him. Hubbard took the detective and the complain ant up the railway tracfe a short dis tance anil dug up the watch from a pile of sand. He claimed that it had slipped into his pocket in a manner unknown and that he tried to find the woman and return it, but could not. so he buried it. Mrs. Hubbard secur ed her husband's release by appeal ing to personal friends here. The ex-congressman's release was effected by Circuit Judge Ibson, an old friend of the family, who finding that his telephone message to the captain of police at the station brought no re suit, drove with Mrs. Hubbard in a carriage to the houuse of the chiel of police, who promptly ordered the ex-congressman liberated. riIGBOAT GOES DOWN WITHOUT WARNING From a Pier in New York Harbor— The Crew Escaped. Now York, Sept. 12. —The tugboat Heath without a moment's warning went to the bottom at the pier of the Savannah Steamship Co., at C this morning. It is believed that all or board were drowned. The boat was pulling at her lines in the tide," but there were no signs of life aboard and the crew was supposed to bt asleep. When the tide was up last night five men were aboard all of whom later retired. She sank so sud denly that the men standing on the pier did not notice that she was in trouble until water rushing into the fire engine room attracted attention. The boat was then going down like a rock. None could possibly escape. It is supposed the vessel sprang a leak in the night. Late r—Divers this afternoon dis covered that no one was drowned. The absence of the crew is unexplain ed. Spain 80-rows Twenty Millions. Madrid Sept. 12.—Financial news capers today assert that Spain has arranged to borrow $20,000,000 from New York banks, giving as a guaran tee a mortgage on tbe Almaden quick silver mines. WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON. THE EVENING STATESMAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1903. THE MARYLAND LAUNCHED SPLENDID NEW CRUISER Christened at Newport News Dockyard Today. A Great Crowd in Attendance. A Description of This Fighting Machine. Newport News, Va., Sept. 12. — There was launched from the ways at the big plant of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydook Company today the latest addition to Uncle Sam's navy—the fifteen thousand ton armored cruiser Maryland. The launching was in some respects the most notable in the history of the city; it was, moreover, one of the most beautiful and imposing. There was something indescribably majestic in the sight of this tremendous bulk of gracefully assembled steel descend ing with rapidly increasing speed down the long greased ways to the bright river, in which so many splen did ships have been christened. There was something curiously inspiring in the seene —the mountain of molded metal rushing riverward, heading The new armored cruiser Maryl and. launched at Newport News, Va., today. down the ways, the fluttering of thousands of handkerchiefs and the cheers from thousands of throats, the music, the ceremony. The available space about the ways was packed with enthusiastic human ity. The school children were pres ent in thousands. Work was suspend ed in the yard, and thousands of brawny workmen mingled in the great crowd. From the city came everyone who could spare the time. Al] the fashion and life of the city was there. ( From Baltimore. Annapolis and other points in Maryland came big crowds by special and regular trains. Washington sent a large contingent. Richmond was represented by many hundreds and many came from inter mediate points. On the lauunching stands were parties of distinguished visitors, including Governor Smith and party of Maryland and numerous naval officers and others from Wash ington. When the hour for the launching ar rived the block was sawn apart at the big ship's bow, and she started on her journey down the ways. It was an instant after the ship began to move that Miss Jennie Scott Waters, laughter of General Waters of Balti more flung the christening bottle against the vessel's shapely prow. In less time than it takes to tell it the ship was riding gracefully on the bosom of the James. As she came to anchor in midstream a renewed cheer went up from the assembled thousands, while the countless tugs and other crafts on the river added to the general din with deafening screeches from their whistles. The cruiser Maryland was author zed by congress along with the West Virginia, the Colorado, the South Da kota, the Nebraska and the California. SUES LABOR FEDERATION. Bridgeport, Sept. 12.—1n the United States district court today the Lowe company, hat makers, instituted suits against the officers of the American Federation of Labor and the national officers Of the United Hatters for $350,000 damages caused by strikes. The complaint names Gompers, Mitchell and all other prominent un ion labor leaders. The vessels represent a * long step ahead for the navy. Practically no advance was made after the Brooklyn and New York were built by the Cramps. The new ships have the in vulnerability of a battleship, with the speed of a first-class cruiser, and com pare favorably with the best vessels of foreign powers. The principal dimensions of the Maryland are as follows: Length on load water line, 502 feet: extreme beam, (53 feet, and 6M> inches; draft on normal displacement of 13.070 tons, 24 feet 1 i\ch; full-load dis placement, ammunition and stores aboard. 15,104 tons, designed indicat ed horsepower. 23,000; speed, 22 knots: coal supply. 1,850 tons; com plement of officers, 47: complement of seamen, marines, etc., 753. The ship will be propelled by two sets in twin screws, vertical inverted triple expansion, direct ic i ing en gines, designed for 8000 horsepower, having a stroke of four feet and run ning at 120 revolutions a minute. Each engine will be placed in a sepa rate watertight compartment, and will have cylinders 38% inches. 63% inch es ami two 74 inches in diameter. Steam at 250 pounds pressure to the square inch will be supplied from 16 watsjr tube boilers of the most im proved marine type. The boilers will be arranged in «ix watertight com partments, the total grate surface be ing 1600 square feet, and the total heating surface 70,944 square feet. There will be four funnels, standing fore and aft. The main battery will consist of 4 eight-inch breech-loading rifles and 14 six-inch rapid-Sre rifles. The eight inch guns will be mounted in pairs in two electrically controlled elliptical balanced turrets of the Hichborn type, placed on the middle line of the ship, one forward and one aft, each having an arc of train of at least 270 degrees. On the upper deck at the corners of the superstructure there will be 4 six-inch guns, mounted in sponsons. one in each corner, and having either a bow or stern fire, with an arc of train of at least 145 degrees. There will also be the gunr deck battery of 10 six-inch rise form ing a broadside, five on each side, the arc of fire of each being not less than 110 degrees, or at least 55 degrees forward and 55 degrees abaft the beam, except in the case of the for ward pair, which are so arranged as to be capable of direct ahead fire. • From present indications it i's hoped that the cruiser will be com pleted and ready for commission be fore this time next year. Golf Tournament at Lennox. Lennox, Mass., Sept. 12.—Society notables who have been spending the summer in the Berkeshires turn ed out in force today at the opening of the annual Lenox golf tournament en the Stockbridge links. Several additional trophies have been put up this year and from indications at the opening the tournament will be un usually successful. The play will continue through the greater part of the coming week. COUNTERFEITING IN CLEVELAND A Well Equipped Den Discovered in the Heart of the City—One Man Caught. Cleveland, Sept. 12. —A counterfeit ing den in the heart of the city was raided this morning. George Bennett was captured but his accomplices es caped. A fine plant for making sil ver coin of all denominations was found. Some spurious coin was also found. SWORE AT JUDGE WHEN SENTENCED Man Who Robbed Professor Lippey Gets Twenty Years in the Pen. Seattle, Wash.. Sept. 12. —Georgo Vanhorst. who robbed and beat T. S. Lippy, the Klondike millionaire in his home a month ago was sentenced to 20 years this morning. He swore at Judge Bell and said, "Is that all?" NATIONAL /LLIANGE OF GERMAN SOCIETIES Is Hoiding a Big Meeting at Balti more Today—Program of Entertainment. Baltimore, Md., Sept. 12. —Scores of delegates and visitors are arriving in Baltimore for the convention of the German-American National Alli ance, which will hold forth during the three days beginning tomorrow. The Alliance is organized in nearly every state of the union and a.l 1 the German societies of promi nence. Great preparations have been completed by the German citizens of Baltimore for the entertainment of the visitors. Monday will be occu pied with business, including the an nual reports of the officers and com mittees and the election of office-rs for the coming year. The entertain ment program will include a monster outdoor demonstration in Darley Park and an excursion trip down the bay. Among the cities that have sent delegates to the convention are Cin cinnati. New York. Chicago, Milwau kee, St. Louis, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Buffalo Boston and Philadelphia. TRIES IT ON A WOMAN. Washington. Sept. 12.—Postmaster General Payne this aftenroon issued a statement regarding the removal 04 Mrs. Todd as postmistress at Green wood. Dela., which recently caused discussion. He says she has made the office a meeting place for politi cal factions and took an active part in politics, which is strictly against the civil service rules. Excursion Train Wrecked. Kempton. Wis.. Sept. 12.—An ex cursion train on the Chicago. St. Paul and Minneapolis hue ran into a washout near here this morning. Pat rick Conway of Reedsburg, and Wen dell Brown, of Casnovia. were killed and several persons were injured, none fatally. CONTRACT AWARDED. New K. of P. Brick Will Be Erected by John Bailey. Charles E. Nye, A. F. Kees and P. P. Pearson, trustees of Columbia lodge. No. 8, Knights of Pythias, this morning awarded the contract for the new K. of P. building at Rose and Fourth streets to John E. Bailey of Walla Walla for $14,000. The con tract has been signed and work on the new structure will commence as soon as material can be delivered on the ground. The new building will be construct ed entirely of brick and iron, will be two stories in height and will have a frontage of 90 feet on Fourth street and CO feet on Rose. There will also be a large airy basement. The build ing ha* already been leased for a long term of years at a yearly rental that will pay a handsome dividend on the investment. TURKISH TROUBLES Show No New Phase of Importance THE MOHAMMEDAN COMMIITEt Issues a Note to the Powers Threaten, ing Retaliation for Turkish Atrocities. London, Sept. 12.—The Salonica correspondent of the Times ofter vis iting Monastir sends a detailed his tory of the suppression of the rebel lion. He says all reliable reports show that the country has been abso lutely devastated. Christians of both sexes and all ages who failed to find refuge in the woods were put to death by the sword. Afraid of Admiral Cotton. Vienna, Sept. 12. —Volksblatt today states that miltary circles in Con stantinople fear thai Admiral Cotton may force a passage through the Dar danelles and as a result an irade has been issued ordering the fortitications along the straits put in a state of de fense and mines laid. Washington, Sept. 12. —Minister Leishman cables the scire department under yesterday's date that the sultan has issued a proclamation changing the governorship of Beirut. The offi cial gazette prints a notice that Nasln Pasha 'i Damascus has taken charge oi the Beirut administration. He reports the situation is greatly improved at Beirut, owing to the com plete reorganization of the police force by Nasim Pasha. Athens, Sept. 12. —Papers here to day state that Roumania has agreed diplomatically to support Greece in efforts to suppress the Macedonian insurrection. Diplomatic circles do not believe the report. Cologne-, Sept. 12.—A Sofia dispatch to the Kolnishe Zeitung says the Macedonian committee iias handed to the representatives of the powers a memorial threatening that if Turkey does noi discontinue the extermina tion of Bulgarian insurgents the lat ter will take vengeance on Moham medans and make the powers respon sible. BOLD HOLD IP Of DAKOTA BANK. Robbery Executed in Jesse James Style by Party of Daring Desperadoes. Sioux Falls. S. D., Sept. 12 —The, Minnehaha county hank at Valley . Springs, 13 miles east of here was held up in Jesse James style early this morning by a band of despera does. The citizens were aroused by a series of explosions said to be nine in number. When they hastened to the streets to ascertain the cause they found the town picketed by eight heavily armed men who threatened death io all who did not return to their houses. The thieves looted the outer vault, securing $800, but failing to open the inner vault, seized a hand car and escaped. Officers are pursu ing them. France Explains. I Paris, Sept. 12.—The foreign office this morning announced that the squadron which yesterday was order ed held in readiness to proceed to the Levant will he dispatcher! only if de velopments in the Orient necessitate its presence. It will then go merely as a preventative measure, so as to be on the ground if needed. Admiral Treville. who is m charge of "the division, sailed with bis vessel* for lrclades island in the Aegean sea this afternoon. NUMBER 155.