The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-27

Mr. O'Neill was cross examined by Sen
ator Borah He said the magazine was
supposed To reflect the official views OF
the Western Federation Of Miners, which
in convention adopted the views of So
clalism. The magazine is paid FOR by
rhe Western Federation of Miners. and
all money has ito he paid out ON the
order of Haywood as secretary treasurer,
The magazine could not run twenty
Tour hours without the approval Of Hay
wood, could IT, asked Senator BoTah.
The magazine has been adopted by
the organization and the organization Is
more powerful than any one officer, II
Mr.. Haywood should decline 10 pay out
the necessary money, the executive board
would probably tell him what his duties
We're"
And in the executive board" com
mented the nterrogator we get back
20 Mover, Haywood, Jack Simpklns and
Marian Moore and the others?"
Yes, SIR"
o'NeiI said he did not know 6f any
conflict Of opinion in the executive board
as TO the magazine and had never been
told the. maeazine was unsatisfactory.
Al this point senator Borah began TO
quote from several issues OF the maga-
zine early in 1906 following the death Of
Governor Steunenberg. One OF these con-
tained the expression.
The press dispatches report the dig
solution Of Steunenberg Via tho bomb
route"
o'Nem said he wrote the sentence.
Wasn't IL a facl?" queried the wit
ness OF the lawyer.
Yes. / suppose II Is. said Senator
Borah
The lawyer next read an extract from
another paper which was reprinted in the
Miners Magazine. II read
"A chap by the name Of Steunenberg
was blown M the other day al Caldwell.
He came into fame as the inventor of
that reyered institution known as the
buIlpen II seems a bomb was carelessly
sian reVolutionist Such csrelessness
should be frowned Gown. The gate was
completely wrecked -
O'Neill said he selected the clipping and
had II published
Did YOU write this EDITORIAL"
Editorial Was Red-Hot,
Senator sorah here read an editorial
appearing in the Miners Magazine of
January. 1906 beginning with The state
nent that Steunenherg had been 'ush-
the career Of man who showed no
mercy" Continuing. the editorial. in
rages in the bullpen In 1899. attributjns
10 Steunenberg the responsibility for the
calling in Of black brItes OF soldiers.
who outraged the wives and sisters OF
miners and refused the request OF
miner who. with the dew OF death upon
his brow, asked for minister and was
told that he could make his confession
that the death OF Steunenbers was a step
forward but that the murder OF one man
did not destroy the system adopted by
editorial saidI that the sudden eNtermina-
tion OF Stcunenberg was not OF great mo-
ment because Steunenbergs would con-
tinue 10 rise
Did YOU write that editorial?" re-
peated Senator Borah.
Yes sir.
And YOU expressed the Views of The
orgenization?"
Il think / did.
You arc sure of II. aren't you?"
Yes sir; am
O'Neill declared that Orchard had never
come TO headquarters In Denver TO see
him and ask for money
w, F. Davis. a leading member OF the
Western Federation of Miners, was called
u the stand as the luncheon adjournment
was taken.
Impeaching of Orchard
After recess Davis said he was now a
resident of Goldied. New. mining and
prospecting. He began mining seventeen
years ago In the Coeur d'Alene district OF
Idaho. He Joined the Miners union in
1899. He went to work at the Bunker
Hill g. Sullivan mine In 1891, In 1898
Davis said he went to Alaska to prospect
some claims. He came back TO Idaho
thirteen months later. The Bunker Hill
mill explosion occurred April 20. 1899.
Davis said he Joined tho Western Fedora
tIon OF Miners In September, 1899; Be-
fore this he belonged to the Western
Labor union. Davis said he knew Fred
Bradley OF the Bunker Hill sullivan
nina hut never had any trouble with