Amador ledger., 1906-02-23

and W. ID. Haywood, secretary of
that organization, in Denver, on
Sunday last; on charge of murder,
in connection with the assassination
of ex-governor Stenenberg at Cald-
we'll, Idaho, several weeks ago has
brought once more into the light OF
notoriety, the alleged methods of
this notorious organization. Meyer
and Haywood are, and have been for
years, the guiding spirits OF the
Western Federation. They we're at
the helm in those stormy days in
Colorado, when the struggle for
supremacy was on between established
civil authorities and the forces of
organized labor. The reign of terror
that prevailed in that stricken state
throughout the critical ordeal is still
remembered with horror. Assassina-
tion was rife, and only the heroism
born of determination to pursue the
path of duty was able to stand
against the policy of the right of
might and numerical strength. Law
and order came out triumphant, as
the inevitable result of the struggle
The blowing up of Ex-Governor
Stenenberg, who was governor of
Idaho during the labor troubles in
the Ceur de Alene district several
years ago, and who did his duty in
suppressing the disorders, has led
to the revealing of an alleged TAR
reaching plot of crime recalling the
Mollie MCGUIRE regime in Pennsyl-
vania many years back.
Harry Orchard has confessed to
placing the murdeIous bombs that
took the life of Stenenberg. In his
confession he Is said to implicate the
officials of the Western Federation,
as parties to the conspiracy. He
sheds ligth on many of the myster-
ious murders in Colorado camps
which have heretofore defied the law
officers to nnravel. On the strength
of this confession, Meyer, Haywood
and Pettibone, all prominent labor
leaders, have been arrested and taken
to Idaho to answer these charges.
Other arrests are contemplated. The
story of Orchard is so astounding as
to be almost beyond belief. That
intelligent men-as the leaders of the
Western Federation unquestlonably
are-should have given their sanction
to rule of violence and crime, Is
certainly hard to accept, on any other
theory than that the men we're intoxi-
Gated with a sense of power and
authority. The revelations of the
trial will be awaited with keen inter
est not only in the United States, but
throughout the civilized world.
The freight business at MarteIls
station has been running very light
for several weeks. Only an average
of six or seven tons per day of general
freight, consigned to Jackson mer-
chants has been coming through.
Piccardo's four-horse team is able tC
get through with this easily. Oi
course, this is outside the heavy
freight In oil and other mining
supplies, which is hauled from the
station direct to the mines by Nc
Calls teams. An average of about 6
carload of sulphurets tailings from
the Kennedy chlorination dump is
shipped to the Selby works daily.
Some of the cars are of so tons
capacity. 1t will take fully veal
to get rid of this dump pile.
Thackeray's Portrait.
The following story furnishes an ex
ample Of the manner in which Thack
cray did not hesitate to treat what III
considered vanity in others. After Ions
pleading his family induced the famous
novelist to sit for his portrait, an6
Lawrence, the painter, gladly under
took the task. Soon after the picture
was completed Thackeray CHANGED tt
be dining at his club when a pompous
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