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THE EVENING STATESMAN. "Volume 30. CONFESSES MURDERS bntrell, the Grave Robber of Indiana Us SIX Ot HIS VICTIMS .. Merely for the Sake of Selling Cadavers to Medical College. Mur 8. —Cantrell, the [ndianapous. a«ms- ° . serving time has **** S ed under oath to six murders. . are investigating his believe it entirely true. s being collected and I before the grand jury. ..... ■ victims were William • Indianapolis; Walter Newark, murdered and a Pittsburg man, im 'e was Claude and last forgotten also robbed of $300; r£rrie Selvage of Indianapolis, whose ieath was also a mastery; Charles . : a negro of Indianapolis, and X • French, of Bellefontaine, O. AH the ho lies were sold to medical colleges. To Observe His 103 d Birthday. a. I!!.. Aug. B.—Francis Bin non familiary known as "Uncle Pr ■ will tomorrow celebrate the and third anniversary of • the midst of a gathering of his friends and relatives at his a \ aon a little village about teo : ,ni this city. Mr. Binnon was born neal Lynchburg. Va., on tag 9, 1800 was married at the age cf 14 to Miss Horsa Walton of Ten- Mswe and in 1842 came with his wife*o Marion county, where he has s.i \- res led. Mrs. Binnon died in 1853, an.! her husbad never remarried. He has living fortw-two grandchild ten, thirty-five great-grandchildren and a lozen grcat-great-grandchidren. H< living forty-two grandchild- Is and has remained a demo crat ev»»r since. TURNERS IN DES MOINES. Dea Mo nes, la.. Aug. 8. —Numerous delegati >r.~ are arriving in Dcs v the turnfest of the Upper Mississippi Turnbezirk, which will be during the next three days, ires will have a conspicu ous plan the program in addition to the usual athletic contests and Monday evening Governor Cumins > address the societies. ere will be a reception ng three days will be oe eontests. It is expected f ; -ition will attend the •ontesta by not only the ac young men's classes are 5 the women and girls' rlington, Clinton, Daven and Ottumwa are some that will be well repre **** the meet. AN INFORMAL SPIN. • v J., Aug. B.—There was ;pin today after which rd was towed into Erie ut into condition for the cup racos. CANADIAN BOAT WINS. Vug. s—The Canadian cup - won by the Cana lian Strathcona, gam/ely defeat _JL rican yacht, Irondequoit. " Admiral George W. Melville, •el of the United States bureau of * i «im engineers, who goes on the re lir*a list today. Wfi«a mitt Library CHAMPION SWINDLERS Of THE WHOLE WORLD The Humberts on Trial in France for Buncoing Bankers Out of Millions. Paris. Aug. 8. —The trial of the Humberts, the famous swindlers open ed today. The court room was crowd ed with fashionables. Shortly after noon the prisoners were escorted into the court room by guards. Madame Humbert came first, dressed entirely in black, pale but composed. Her ausband followed; then came Romain and Emile Dauringa, brothers of Mrs. Humbert, jauntily arm in arm. All gave their place of residence as Con eiergerie prison. Madame Humbert maintained her previous attitude of bravado and con tinually interrupted the proceedings with protests. During the examina tion she frequently turned and plied the judge wiih questions in an angry tone. She denied all the charges and assuming a dramatic attitude cried: "We are the most honest people in France. We are suffering under false accusations. I never slept in the pri son but always stood clinging to the bars of my cell." She repeatedly as serted that the Crawford millions ex ist and declared that their only error was in losing their heads for a mo ment and fleeing from France. The spectators greeted each declaration w-ith roars of laughter. The crowd wishing to enter was so great that sextuple lines of military guards were ordered. Many prominent people were turned away, including the actor Co quellin. who as he left said it would be the most dramatic scene of recent years. The railways are treating the Hum bert trial as a national holiday and running big excursions at low rates. Public interest is intense, as Mad ame Humbert has promised to pro duce at the trial the Crawford broth ers American millionaires, on whom was based the story of a $20,000,000 inheritance on which she borrowed $10,0(10,000 from Paris bankers. Jersey's Salt Water Day. Setgirt, N. J., Aug. B—This is "salt water day" on the Jersey coast, and the farmers of Ocean and Monmouth counties, who have observed the cus tom for years, began tc arrive in farm wagons with their families soon afier sunrise. They had come for a day's outing and for their annual bath in Old Neptune. Guests from neigh boring summer hotels turned out in large numbers to view the pictur esque scene. The bathing outfits, as usual, worn by the farmers and their families were remarkable for variety and originality. RACING STABLES BURNED. New York, Aug. 8. —Incendiaries at tempted to burn the stables of the Empire tracks at Yonkers early this morning. Thirty valuable horses were rescued with difficulty. GIBBONS IS BETTER. Rome, Aug. 8. —Cardinal Gibbons passed a restless night, but shows some slight improvement LIKE DARIUS 6REEN LANGLEY'S AIR SHIP Wavers and Wobbles and Coming Down Suddenly Sinks in the Sea. Tidewater, Aug. B.—The initial test of Prof. Langley's airship was made this morning. The track on which the launching car ran pointed toward the Maryland shore. At a given signal the car was drawn back 30 feet, by powerful springs and then released propelling the model into space at a velocity of nearly 80 feet a second. After leaving the track the airship sailed on a level with the house tops about 100 yards toward Maryland, when a sharp turn to the right was made. Not over 500 yards in this direction was made be fore the model struck the water and immediately sank. For fully 50 yards before she finally disappeared the model pursued an uneven, wavering course. 1 - When this became noticeable to the watching scientists they immedi ately dispatched a tug and smfall boats to the rescue. In order to recover the car when it sank a fine wire had been attached to the model and retained on a house boat. By following this wire they were enabled to raise the machine "with the aid of hooks. When brought to the surface the machine presented a dilapidated appearance. The wings were torn from the body, the fine steel framework was badly bent and the engine was out of place and badly indented. The propeller and steering gear suffered the smallest injury. The model was hauled aboard and was not returned to the house boat. Prof. Langley's assistant who was mainly in charge of the experi ment was greatly chagrined at the failure and declined to make any statement. Uangley was not present. WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON, THE EVENING STATESMAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1903. MAJOR GENERAL YOUNG SUCCEEDS GENERAL MILES And Will Have the Rank of Lieutenant General for One Week When He Will Become Head of The General Staff Under the New Law. Washington, D. C. Aug.—Although Americans who started in life as day laborers have become president of the great republic, no man wiio should ered a musket as a common soldier has ever attained to the position of commander of the army of the United States until today. Major General Samuel Baldwin Marks Young, who today succeeede to the command of the army on the statutatory retire ment of Lieutentant General Miles, began his career as an enlisted man in the Twelfth Pennsylvania infantry. All of his twenty-one predecessors as commander of the army began their military careers as commissioned of ficers. It has been stated frequently that the chief objection to General Miles on the part of his brother offi cers was due to the fact that he was not a West Point man. The same cause for complaint is to be found in the case of the new commanding Major-General Young, who become 3 Chief of Staff of the United States army, today. General William H. Carter, who with Major-General Henry C. Corbin, will constitute the general staff is also shown. He is said to have the enviable distinction of having more enemies than any other of ficer in the American army, because of his close relations of the Secreta ry of War, Elihu Root. general. General Young is the third man who has come from civil life, as distinguished from those who have gone through the academy, to attain the command of the army. The first, after it became possible to appoint a West Point graduate to achieve that position was General Winfleld Scott, who became commander in 1841, thir ty-nine years after the establishment of the academy. He entered the army from civil life as a captain of artillery. Since Scott all the commanders of the army except Miles have been West Pointers. But the new commanding general is a soldier from the ground up, without any fuss or feathers. He is not a medal of honor man, but one who quietly and faithfully performed his duties at all times, and is recognized as a tireless fighting general who is ready for duty day or night. He emerged from the civil war with the respect of all his comrades, and per formed excellent service during the Spanish war, later distinguishing himself in the Philippines. Five months alter he entered the Pennsylvania regiment as a private, April 25. 1865, he was made captain of volunteers. One wear later he was promoted to the grade of major. In October. 1864. he had reached the grade of lieutenant colonel, and two months later was placed in command of his regiment. April 9, 1865. he was brevetted brigadier general of volun teers for conspicuous gallantry, and was honorably mustered out of the service July 1. 1865. A year later he was appointed in the regular establishment, with the rank of second lieutenant of the | Twelfth regular infantry. July 2S the same year he transferred to the cav alry arm of the service with the rank of captain and was assigned to the Eighth regiment. He was not pro moted again until August 16, 1592, when he was commissioned as major. He held this rank until August 16, ISB2, when he was promoted to a lieu tenant coloncey. and was transferred to the Fourth cavalry. In 1597 he was given another promotion, this time to the colonelcy of his regiment. Upon the outbreak of the Spanish war Col. Young was given the rank if brigadier general of volunteers and was assigned to duty at Las Guasi mas. Cuba, where there was a lively battle in which Sergt. Hamilton Fish and Captin Allyn Caprnn. in command Of a light battery, were killed. This is the battle in which Col. Capron. the father of Capt Capron, fought so de perately after his son had been killed. During this campaign father and son lost their lives. Before the close of tha Spanish war General Young had been honored with the rank of major general of volun teers, which rank died with the vol unters army in 1899. He was made a brigadier in the regular army in 1900 and sent to the Philippines. Then followed the daring and successful campaign in Luzon, conducted under the special direction of General Young, whos cavalry scattered and broke up the insurgent organizations effectu ally. General Young was a member of the couct martial which tried and found euiity General Eagan, who attacked General Miles before the commission which investigated the scandals of the Spanish war. Later General Young was promoted to major general and selected by Secretary Root to be president of the army war college. The personal relations of the new commander and President Roosevelt are strong because of their associa tion in the Santiago campaign. Sec retary Root also has a high personal regard for General Young, and also places a high estimate' upon his abil ity as an army officer. General Young will serve only five months as commanding general of the army, as he will reach the age limit January 9, 1904. Upon his re tirement it is the plan to appoint Ma jor General Henry C. Corbin lieuten ant general in command of the army. General Corbin will not retire for age until September 15. 1906. Gen. Miles' Retirement. Washington, Aug. B.—Without a word of official commendation from the government which he served so galalntly Miles at noon walked out of hi's office in the war department for the last tlmte. With dignity and silence he" received a brief and coldly formal order retiring him from the service, an order in marked contrast with the laudatory one whereby his predecessor Schofield was retired from active duty. No episode con nected with Miles' private life has oc casioned so much comment in Wash ington as the studied omission of any reference to his distinguished services. The administration sympathizers could expect nothing else in view of the antagonism since the Spanish war. Miles' friends, however, regard his treatment as harsh. The Army and Navy Register, which usually reflects the sentiment of the army this morn ing after a lengthy review says that Miles had a record before he came to Washington which entitled him to more than this fling of silence. It was the last official act in a bitter fight and accomplishes nothing except to ex cite remark. It would like to believe something generous of the department at this time. Inasmuch as Miles after his retirement is just as amenable to military discipline as before it is hardly probable he will say anything. His last duty as commanding general was to receive this morning all the officers of the army stationed at (Continued on Page Eight) JAILBIRDS ESCAPE fOUR TOUGH CASES A Murderer, Two Horsethieves and a Forger, Saw Their Way Out of Prison. Columbus, 0., Aug. 8. —Lewis Har mon, convicted of first degree murder, Kelleer and Spifflet. horse thieves, and Eyling, a forger, escaped from the county jail this morning by saw ing the bars with tools presumably smuggled in by friends. Harmon a few days ago attempted suicide by cutting an artery with broken glass. Harmon, Eyting and Keller, escaped prisoners, were captured by a large posse near Winchester canal this af ternoon. Opening of Wagner Festival. Munich. Aug. 8. —A large number American and English visitors arc here for the Wagner festival, which opened today and will continue until September 14. The works to be per formed this year under the personal direction of Prof. Ernest yon Possart are "Der Ring res Nubelugen," "Die Meistersinger yon Nurnberg," "Tris tan und Isolde," "Tannhauser" and "Lohengrin." The artists to be heard include Mes dames Lillian Nordica, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Josephine yon Art ner (Hamburg), Charlotte Huhn (Dresden), and Ada Robinson (Wsis baden), and Horren Dr. Otto Bries enmeister (Stockholm), Ernest Krau* (Berlin.) Theodore Betram (Frank fort). Emil Gerhauser and Leo Slezak (Vienna). The conductors are Her ron Hermann Zumpe, Franz Fischer and Hugo Rohr. Typos Meet in Convention. Washington, D. C. Aug. 8. —Nearly three hundred delegates coming from all parts of the United States and Canada have arrived in Washi'nton in anticipation of the opening next Mon day of the forty-ninth annual conven tion of the International Typographi cal Union. Tomorrow the visitors will take an excursion to Baltimore in response to an invitation from the local typographical union of that city. The business sessions to begin Mon day will probably last ten days or two weeks as a large quantity of business demands the attention of the dele gates. Methodist Elder Becomes an Indian. I,'Anse. Mich.. Aug. B.—The annual Obijbway Indian Methodist camp meeting which has been in progress on the grounds at Pepueming this this week, concluded today with an interesting ceremony. This was the adoption of Presiding Elder U. M. Thompson of Marpuette into the Obib way tribe. The event was consumma ted with imposing rites that included the christening of the presiding elder with an Indian name. STEAMER STRIKES A ROCK. Montreal, Aug. B.—The steamer Hamilton, running Soo rapids, stove a hole in her stern on a rock thiß morning, but succeeded in beaching, thus saving her passengers. DEFENDERS CAPTURE ATTACKING FLEET Result a Triumph for Wireless Tele, graphy—The Battle Lasted Fifteen Minutes. Bar Harbor, Me., Aug. 8. —Admiral Sands attacking fleet in its maneuvers attempted to strike last night and came into Bar Harbor technically cap tured. Admiral Barker's fleet is now coming in from the sea. The maneuvers were a distinct vic tory for wireless telegraphy. After a night spent in patrolling with all men at their stations the fleets cleared for action. The fog shifted and at 4:40 this morning the enemy was sighted from Mount Desert. A general alarm was sounded and orders being issued by wireless telegraph. A miimic battle followed with continuous volleys for 15 minutes. The defenders used a natural draft while the enemy was compelled to use a force draft. The enemy which was tactically captured, was ordered to follow the blue squad ron into bay. Rev. Reginald Campbell Sails. New York, Aug. B.—Rev. Reginald J. Campbell pastor of the City Tem ple, London, who has been making a tour over a large section of the Unit ed States and has been heard in many pulpits during the last few months, sailed on his return trip home today. He is enthuiastic over his reception in this country and says he intends to make another visit next summer. Mrs. Maybrick Still in Prison. Manchester, Eng., Aug. 9.— Florence Maybrick today entered the 15th year of her imprisonment. The Manchester G-uardian commenting on her case says that it is not at all certain that she will be release 1 in 1904. If so it will be distinct concession on the part of the government. NUMBER 126. IDAHO TOWN BURNING Cover d' Alene City May Be Blotted Out LUMBhR MILLS CAUGHT FIRE Spokane Fire Department Went to tha Rescue—Pumping Water From the Lake. Spokane, Aug. B—The lumber mills of Coeur d'Alene city are aflame and the entire destruction of the town is threatened. Assistance has been ask ed for from Spokane and a special train has left with the fire depart ment. The fire broke out in the Cover d'Alene lumber yards this morning and the planing mills and dry kiln iffice were destroyed. At noon the .lames threaten the entire town unless the wind changes. Spokane engines are endeavoring to save the town by pumping water from the lake. Bartlett, a carpenter has a leg blown off by an explosion of an mgine and two others were seriously injured, while fighting flames. The loss will probably be $100,080. Ten acres of stacked lumber have been de stroyed. CONVICTS STILL AT LARGE. San Francisco, Aug. 8. —The police it 3 this morning arrested a man sun posed to he Convict Howard. The sus pect proved to be Dr. Stagg. a Jen ast of Ukiah here on a spree. Pedes trians thought him a convict on ac count of his suspicious actions and iioiified a policeman. The police ad mitted their error and released him, today. Stockton, Aug. 8. —Local train offl ials report that two heavily armed .nen were taken off a freight from Sacramento at Brighton early this morning by constables. The m'en are believed to have been Fahey and an other convict. Nothing of the arrest is definitely known here. FRANCO-SPANISH ALLIANCE. Madrid, Aug. 8. —Former Premier Silvela, in an interview today denies :hat an alliance has been formed be ween France and Spain, although their extreme friendliness leads to the hope that it soon will be. Killed by Premature Blast. Bristol, R. L, Aug. 8. —While a gang was blasting cold slag at a Bristol fur nace this morning there was a prema lure blast and two men were fatally and six less seriously injured. COMING TO SEE CUP RACES. Liverpool, Aug. 8. —A large number of prominent Clyde yachtsmen sailed today on the Campania to witness the cup races in America. CARNEGIE LIBRARY FOR DUBLIN. Dublin, Aug. B.—J Andrew Carnegie today offered $140,000 to build a li brary here. Chicago Wheat Market. Chicago, Aug. 8. —Wheat opened at ld% ; closed at 80%. Capt Charles W. Rae who succeeds Rear Admiral Melville as Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, with, rank of Rear Admiral, today.