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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
Mcfarland Charged by Counsel
For Defense With an Attempt
TO Manufacture Evidence
ORCHARD TO SELL HERCULES
Mcfarland Denies That He Ever Sug-
gested Anything Improper To News
paper Correspondent--Day Devoted
Mostly to Bradley Explosion Affair.

BOISE, July 9.---Defense in the Steun.
enbcrg murder case today charged that
Detective James Mcfarland had been
guilty Of attempt to manufacture tes-
timony against William D. Haywood but
was unsuccessful In getting the basis OF
the charge before the court and jury.
Alya 4. Swain, newspaper cores
pondent who represents the Pueblo
Chieftain at Denver, was called to the
stand aud questioned as to conversa'
ton he had with Detective Mcfarland
in Denver last fall Senator Borah for
the state objected TO the conversation on
the ground that no foundation was laid
for its introduction. Clarence Darrow
for the defense who was examining
Swain explained that the testimony was
offered for the purpose OF showing that
there existed a conspiracy between the
mine owners and the Pinkertons to Sc
cure conviction and execution oil the
accused
Mcfarland approached this witness
in an attempt to manufacture testi-
mony," he declared, "And | believe that
we have q right to show it,
Judge Wood said that there was moth
ing in the evidence that furnished prop
er foundation. and sustained the states
objection. The defense took exception
and said il would make later attempt
to secure the admission Of Swain's tes-
timony Counsel for defense is evident
" counting on reaching the matter
through Mcfarland himself, but it is
quite probable that the state will not
call Mcfarland as witness. 1t is
claimed by defense that Mcfarland told
Swain that he had letter from Or
ehaM saying that when Haywood paid
him for the Vindicator job he took him
| to one of the Denver banks to draw the
money and when they came out Swain
was standing at the door and saw them,
1t is said that Swain told Mcfarland
that he could not remember the incl
dent whereupon the detective impressed
him with the Importance of it as evil
dence and significantly urged him to re-
call it and become q witness in the case.
Mcfarland denies that he ever sug-
gested anything improper to Swain who
was at the bank, there being a run on
the institution the day that oMhard
visited it.
Allen A. Gill and Mrs. Gill, formerly
the master mechanic OF the Tiger and
Poorman Mine, jointly related for the
defense that in February and March,
1893, Orchard tried to sell them his in
terests in the Hercules mine. Gill met
Orchard in Spokane n month after Gov
enor Steunenberg was killed and that
Orchard said it was because of Steunen-
berg that he lost his interest in the
Hercules mine.
The day was mostly devoted to read.
ing the depositions on the Bradley ex-
plosion in San Francisco. The weight
of the testimony seemed to favor the
gas explosion but none of the testimony
was conclusive, Charles II. Meyer,
president Of the Western Federation Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL SCORES

At Oakland-San Francisco 8, Port
land 2.
At Los Angeles--Los Angeles a, Oak.
land 5 III innings.)
At Seattle-Seattle 5, Vancouver 6
At Tacoma Tacoma 2, Butte 0.
At Aberdeen-Aberdee s, Spokane 7
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE.
Wife Wal Busy With Politics and Neg
lected Home.

LONDON, July "a st. Petersburg
dispatch to the Daily Mail says that the
husband OF one of the women deputies
in the Finnish parliament tried unsuc-
eessfully to commit suicide and the rea.
son he gave for the attempt was that
his wife was so occupied with political
work that she neglected her home. The
misery to which he and his family were
reduced. he said, drove him to despera-
tion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
Fort Stevens Is Scene Of Quiet
Activlty...Gun Details Show
improvement In Work
IS CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT
Col. Walker Much Pleased at the As
sured Success Of the Eneampment--
Several Visitors YesteTday--Eyeryone
Ready For Hostili,ies on Friday.

At Fort stevens yesterday the drill
exercises vera resumed In much the
samu order as on Monday,
Tho forenoon was taken UP with
further instructions as 10 handling the
guns and the infantry instructed In
support work, In the afternoon, COM
mencing at l;30, instructions were given
In range finding The statf and line
officers Of tho Third Regiment and the
men detailed TO the guns gathered In
the plat room Of Battery Mishler and
listened TO very clear and interesting
explanation OF the uses Of the various
instruments and the methods used in
primary and secondary stations BY
Lieutenant Garfield lie illustrated his
talk by diagram on u blackboard on
which was drawn y map and the lines
Of observation. This was followed by q
demonstration in breach drilling by
Lieutenant Cullen on one OF the guns OF
Battery Mishlcr which was very in
structivc, Captain Willis gave an in
tcresting talk on the construction and
action OF gun, It's operation, ecoil,
etc., using tho gun before him as illn-
stratye OF his remarks, The by this
, time very interested guardsmcn then
adjourned 10 the station on the emin-
encc back Of the guns where they were
treated to lecture on range finding by
Captain Willis, subject on which he Is
thoroughly conyersant and which he
handled in fine shape. During this 'lee-
ture detachment OF Company G, Third
Regiment, were in charge of the disap-
pcaring gun and were given practice in
sighting and ranging the gun, Boats
passing up the river were used Ms
imaginary targets and the boys showed
proficiency in their work, The gunner
was checked up by u regular who
sighted the gun after the order Of
"hre" to note the gunner's efficiency and
who then reported to the instructor. No
charges were placed In the gun, n
primer only being used
AT Battery Clark the drilling was the
same as yesterday but the mortars
were handled by the militiamen, the
regulars looking on, An Improvement
even over yesterday was noticeable, The
handling of d mortar Is interesting to
an observer and tho way the boys are
handling this one would certainly be
interesting, If loaded, to living target.
The mortar Is handled by detail of
10 men who are numbered !, 2, 3, etc.
These men assume their positions, all
but Nos. 0 and 10, standing in line about
80 feet back of the mortar, Nos, 0 and
10 stand to the right of the mortar
probably 10 feet back at the entrance to
the magazine.
At tho command OF Commence Ar-
ing,' Nos, |, Q, 8 and 4 which Is "breach
detaiP assume their positions at the
breach while Nos, 8 and 0, the "elevat-
I ing detail take their positions at the
elevating eranks, Nos. 7 and 8, the
"traverse detaip take their positions at
traverse mechanism. Nos, 0 and 10 are
the truck detail, A guage is attached
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
II May Be Fought Out In
Chicago
SMALL LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO
Western Union Company Will Not Meet
a Committee Of the Operators Except
Az Individuals-Striko May Be Cen
eral Throughout the Country.

SAN FRANCISCO, July s-Indica'
tions tonight are that the telegraphers
strike will spread and that the next
walkout Of operators will occur in some
large eastern center. A committee OF
the Western Union operators today call
ed upon Assistant General Superintend-
ent /. n. Miller of the Western Union
for the purpose of seeking adjustment
of their grievances but Miller through
Chief Operator Jeffs refused to receive
the committee except as individuals and
ex-employes When President Small of
the Telegraphers' Union heard OF Mil
ler's action he telegraphed to President
Roosevelt, claiming that every honor
able means had been exhausted to Sc
cure an adjustment and that he had no
hope of settlement without an extern
sive strike and that in answer he de-
mands of the telegraphers throughout
the country that the strike will be made
general, He viii leave for Chicago to-
morrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
SAN FRANcIscVs NEW MAYOR.
DR.. Boxton Elected Acting Mayor To
Succeed James L. Gallagher.

SAN FRANCISCO, July e.--The board
Of supervisors nt special session today
selected DIR. Charles Boxton, member
Of the board, to succeed Supervisor
James l.. Gallagher as acting Mayor Of
the city. 1t Is understood that the
selection Of Boxton Is only for tempo.
rary purpose.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT.

OYSTER BAY, July 9-The President
today appointed William 0. Ralston to
be assistant United States Treasurer at
San Francisco.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
ASTORIA, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10. 1907.

Miners. will be brought into court to-
morrow to testify on behalf Of his co.
defendant.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10
RUSH FOR7|F|CATION
DEPENDENCIES PUT IN TRIM

Large Sums Will be Spent on Hawaii
and the Philippines - Transports to
Mako Special Trips to Take Out the
Material.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-10

CHICAGO, July 9,--Indications to-
night are that the controversy between
the telegraph companies and operators
will be fought out in Chicago. A meet
ing of the local union has been called
for Sunday which President Small, who
will leave San Francisco tomorrow, will
attend.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01

The California legislative mill is as
tickle as April weather. Last session
law was passed Tequ iriug the pre-
sence and signatures of both parties
at the clerks office in securing a
marriage license. 1t was a fool law
anyway, but it served a purpose,
namely, to knock out of business all
marriage license blank books then in
use, and require new set to conform
with the new order of things. This
session bill has been introduced to
change back to the old system, only
one of the contracting parties to get
the license. This will no doubt pass.
1t is move toward sanity. But it
will also serve the purpose of the
blank book manufactures IN getting
another dig at the county treasures
throughout the state. 1t would be a
godsend to the taxpayers if the Cali
fornia legislature met once in four
years instead of biennially.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01
ja11-td
SEALED
PROPOSALS.

Bids will be received at the office of
the undersigned until s O'Clock D.
m., on Thursday the 14th day of
February, 1907, for doing the printing
and advertising of the City OF Jack
son for one year from date of con-
tract. Bids Will only be received tor
advertising IL newspapers of general
circulation printed and published in
the City OF Jackson.
bidders will state in proposals the
price per square for doing said work,
according to the following schedule,
to wit:
First-Priee per square for the first
insertion,
seoond-Prioe per square for the
second insertion.
Third Price per square for third
and each subsequent insertion.
The said square to consist of 234 ems
Headings of publications not to ex-
ceed two inches.
Bidders will also state in said pro-
posals the prices for doing the follow
ing printing, to wit:
Letter heads, per 5C0
Envelopes No. 6, per 500.
Envelopes No. 10, per 500.
Tax receipts, 100 per book.
Dog tax receipts, 100 per book.
Treasurer s warrants, 100 per book.
License certificates and receipts,
80 per book,
Criminal complaints for recorder g
court, per 100.
Criminal warrants for recorders
court, per 100.
Criminal commitments for record :
er's court. per lOO
Posters i, 4 4 sheet per pc l9s,. 100; 800
Posters i. sheet, per 100;
Circulars, letter size, per 100.
'' '' additional
loo. D''
Assessment lists, per 1000.
Postal cards, per 100 including
postage.
transcripts and briefs, "a lines to
page.
Assessment roll CIRCULATION book l..
l25 pages.
The newspaper to which contract
for advertising shall be awarded.
shall furnish free of charge, on the
day OF publication, copies of said
paper as follows: One copy to each
member of the Board of Trustees.
one copy to the city clerk, one copy
to the city marshal, one copy to the
city treasurer and one copy to the
city attorney.
The Board of Trustees reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
l.. j. GLAVINOVICH,
City Clerk.
First publication, January IS, 1907.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01
PEOPLE OF THE STAGE.
Theatrical Lie Has Few Joys and
Much Bitterness.

Theatrical Lie Has Few Joys and
Much Bitterness.
Booth, to whom Henry q. Abbey
would cheerfully have paid $1,000
night for $50 consecutive nights, was
one Of the most unhappy men on the
face of Gods earth. He had buried
two wives, been through the mortifica-
ton Of bankruptcy and so far as world
ly wealth Is concerned, SO far as the
comforts Of a settled home go, had yet
to make the one and secure the other.
This being the case, what dosyou sup
pose is the fate Of minor people? The
fact is that they work hard, are under
paid, never play the parts they prefer,
pay much, by far the greater portion of
their salaries, for stage costumes, in
variably have gang of hangers on
who eat the bread they earn, are out Of
engagements most Of the time and
ninety times out Of a hundred die SO
poor that they are buried at the eK-
pense of thefr fellows. In the first
place, it is extremely difficult for them
to obtain position, and, having
position, how few its advantages.
They have to rehearse at inconvenient
times; they go out in all kinds Of
weather regardless of their health or
comforts or home desires; they dress In
outlandish places, either wet, damp
and chilly or overheated. They are at
the capricious mercy Of speculative
managers, and, having found by ex-
perience that there Is very little SYM
pathy for them, either before or behind
the footlights, they wrap themselves
in a garment of mental indifference to
appearances, which is utterly misun-
derstood by a cynical and suspicious
world
know Of girl who was called to
Sunday night rehearsal. Her father
was very Ill, but the rental of their
rooms, the fees for the doctor and mon
ey for the drugs depended upon her at
tending to her business. 1t was imper-
ative that she should be In the theater
at 7:80 o'clock. Having arranged the
room as women only can, having placed
upon the table by the bedside of her
father his medicine. she kissed him
goodby and, with loving touch, prom
ised to be back as early as possible.
You know what Sunday night rehears-
ais mean. They mean 1, 2, 8, 4 o'clock
the next day. That Is what this one
meant. The girl hastened home. The
candle light had gone, thes'co gray
of. the early morning was in the room,
the father was dead upon the bed
Boston Globe.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01

The Board OF Supervisors of Amador
county, State of California, do ordain
as follows
Section l. Three new sections are
hereby added to Ordinance No. 1lS
of Amador county, to be numbered
Sections ga, 5b, and &c, and to read
as follows;
Section 5a That the number of
permits for Licenses issued, or to be
issued, for saloons and bar rooms by
the Board of Supervisors of Amador
county, shall not exceed eighty nine
in number at any one time; and per-
mission shall not be granted by the
Board of Supervisors to any person
to conduct a saloon OF bar-room at
any place within Amador county;
except to such persons as now hold
permits for license to conduct
saloons or bar-rooms, and who are
now conducting saloons or bar-Iooms
hereunder, and to those who held
such permits for licenses on the 18th
day of January, 1907, or to his or
their grantees and successors, and
whose permits for Licenses have not
been revoked.
Section 5b. That the Board of
Supervisors of Amador county may
in their discretion refuse such per-
NIT for license, and deny the petit
tlOn therefor, notwithstanding the
filing of the petition and consent iu
accordance with Subdivisions one
and two of Section 3 of Ordinance
No. ll6 OF Amador county, California.
Section sc. This Ordinance shall
take effect and be In force from and
including the 4th day of February,
1907, and the clerk of said Board of
Supervisors is hereby author lied and
directed to cause this Ordinance to
be published for one week in the
Amador Ledger, weekly newspaper
printed and published in Amador
county, State OF California.
Passed, adopted and approved by
the following vote this 10Th day OF
January, 1907.
Ayes: Supervisors A. GriIlo, d. a.
Fraser, l.. Burke, w. NJ. Amick.
Noes: Supervisors John Strohm.
W. M. AMlCh,
Chairman of the Board of Super
visors of Amador county, State of
California.
(Seal)
Attest: j. K. Huberty, clerk of
said beard.
(Endorsed) Filed January 10Th,
1907. j. K. Huberty, clerk.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01

United States Land Office at Sacra-
mento, CAL, State of California.
10 whom it may concern: IN office
is hereby give that the State of Call
fornia has filed in this office its State
School Indemnity Selection, No. 1884,
A. b. Q. D., applying to select as
indemnity the following described
tracts of land, to wit; s F a of n &
a sec. 22, NE q of S w 4 and S Il a
of S W a sec. %, and S W d of MEL
sec. 30, Up. 7 n. r. IA E. NJ. d. Mer.
A copy OF said list by descriptive
subdivisions has been consplcuousIy
posted in this office for the inspection
of persons Interested and the public
generally.
During the sixty days period of
publication of this notice this office
Will receive protests or contests as to
any of the tracts applied for, claimed
to be more valuable for mining than
for agricultural purposes.
Dated. Sacramento, California,
November %. 1906.
JOHN r. ARMSTRONG, Register.
WILL A. NEWCUM, Receiver.
Date of first publication December
7, 1906.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01
Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.

Department of the Interior.
Land Office at Sacramento, Cali
tornia, Jan. Z, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that John
Mehrtens, of Clements, California,
has tiled notice of his intention to
make final five year proof in support
OF his claim, viz: Homestead Entry
NO. 1852. made June Is, 1900, for the
Lot " s = of N w a, Sec. 3, Lot l,
Section q, Township s N, Range Is
b., M. D. M, and that said proof
VIII be made before the U. S. Com
missioner of Amador county. Cali
fornia, at his office in jackson. Cali
fornia, on Wednesday Feb. 20, 1907.
lie names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon, and cultivation of the land,
viz
George Ellis of Ritchey, California.
Edward Grelich of Drytown, Calf.
John Nash OF jackson, California.
ID. &. Gibson of Clements, Calf.
JOHN f. ARMSTRONG;,
JaII-td Register.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01
All headaches go
When you grow wiser
A nd Laarn To nsa

An "EarIy Riser
DeWltt's Early Risers, safe, sure
pills. Sold by f.. w. Ruhser.
{ An effort is being made to have
music introduced as special study
in the public schools of jackson,
SSutter Creek and other places in this
county. Let us hope for the sake of
the pupils, and all others concerned
that the movement will not succeed.
The trouble with our educational
system now, is that there are al
together too many branches of study
for the youthful mind to digest. 10
master even the Iudiments of all
these studies the school child would
have to be travelling encyclopedia.
The truth is, the pupil does not
master even Ahss elementary branches
of common school education. The
musical faculty is a gift, not an
acquired art. Not one in a thousand
is possessed of natural aptitude for
music. Not every lover of music, by
a long shot, is capable of scoring q
success as musician. To compel
children at public expense to devote
lot of time to this study is little
short of crime. Where one chilc
would be benefited, hundreds would
Be injured. Glass singing and voice
culture incident thereto. ia very
/. proper in every phase of school life
That involves no mental strain. Bui
the study of music as a science Is E
very different thing. The child that
has a faculty for music, should be
educated in that direction elsewhere
than in the common schools. The
child brain is tortured enough with 6
multiplicity of studies as it is with
ont any additional sacrifice on the
altar of the Moloch of music.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01
FRIDAY FEB. l. I9OT
Caminetti has introduced a pro


Caminetti has introduced pro-
posed constitutional amendment for
the benefit of Alpine county. AS
the law now stands citizen is barred
from serving on trial juror twice In
one year. As Alpine county has less
than 100 voters-a good proportion of
these are exempt on account of being
county or township otiicers-it is next
to impossible to impanel two juries
in the same year. To meet this state
OF affairs, Caminettl wants the con-
stitution amended so that in counties
having less than 1000 inhabitants a
juror may serve more than once in
twelve months. aThe principle is
pernicious, and If submitted such an
amendment ought to be voted down
overwhelmingly on general principles.
Constitution tinkering has reached a
pretty pass when a proposition to
amend it to suit less than 100 voters
can be seriously considered. We can
not believe that the people of Alpine
county-for that is the only county
in the state to which the amendment
will apply-want to be honored with
such distinction. Alpine is doing
remarkably we'll. considering the
drawbacks. 1t is by long odds the
most economically governed county
in the state when its sparse popuIa-
tion and small assessment roll is
taken into account. 1t is a forced
put, however. 1t could not keep up
its county organization without a
rigid economy. Still, when county
is too small in population and too
limited in finances to administer the
laws for the protection of personal
and property rights in the same
manner as its sister counties, it is
time to think of surrendering its
county government. 1t would be a
far more reasonable amendment to
provide that when a county's popuIa-
tion falls below 1000 it should be dis
organized, and its territory appor
toned to neighboring counties.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01
Ordinance No. 128

An Ordinance to add three new
sections to Ordinance No. 118 to be
numbered 5a. 5b, and 5c, relating to
and regulating the opening establish
ing. conducting and carrying on of
saloons, bars, bar-rooms and other
places where Intoxicating liquors,
wine, ale or beer or any mixture con-
tanning the same are sold or given
away by the glass or in less than one
quart, OF are sold or given away to
be served or distributed, or drank, or
used on the premises where sold or
given away, in Amador county, State
of California.
Amador ledger., 1907-02-01
To cure a cola In one Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Iat-
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. h. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
M. l.. Smith, Notary Public, and
Stenographer; office Marelia Bldg.
Court street; telephone No. Alb.