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The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Tells Of Another Crime.

In the long story Of his confession"
Orchard tells of many things. He con-
fessed to the blowing up of the hide
pendence railroad station. The Find
lay mine. at Independence, Colo, en-
ployed nonunion men. The plan. Or
chard says, was to kill off two shifts
at once by blowing up the railroad sta
ton as one shift was going to work
and another leaving. Two o'clock In
the morning was the hour selected.
Orchard says that this crime was
framed up" in Haywood's room In
Denver. Haywood made his get
away" by inducing a saloonkeeper
named Neville to burn down his sa-
loon, get the insurance money, and
then to travel north through the noun
tains. On the first night out, Orchard
pretended to have forgotten his gun,
and rode back i'm the night with the
ostensible purpose of getting 1t. At
that time he says he laid the mine
which tore IL men limb from limb and
crippled six more for life.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
M. c. Can Sue for Millions.

The supreme court has unanimously
sustained the Wayne circuit court in
overruling the demurrer of the state
to the bill of the Michigan Central
Railroad company. This is the case
in which the company is asking So
100000 for the repeal OF It's special
charter, and the attorney general con-
tended that for several reasons the
company should not be permitted TO
bring suit. The main issue, the ques-
ton Of 100000 damages, will now
be fought out in Detroit.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
City Cannot Lay Tracks.

Five justices of the state supreme
court, constituting majority, decid-
ed that the city of Detroit cannot
build street railway tracks to be leas-
ed to an operating corporation. The
council of that city in 1905 ordered
the department of public works to lay
tracks on several streets and appro-
priated $4,000 to start the work. The
question of the legality of this action
was Immediately raised and an injunc.
ton applied for The Wayne circuit
court granted the injunction and the
case was carried to the supreme
court.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10

this train was to return at two o'clock
in the morning, Orchard, according to
his confession" was ordered by Sec
rotary Haywood of the Federation to
wreck the train on a very dangerous
curve. The attempt to wreck the train
was made; spikes were pulled from a
rail on a curve OF a 300-foot embank-
ment. When l was ordered to wreck
that train" says Orchard in his con
fession," II said would not do IL. And
| was the man who passed the word to
the conductor. warning him to look
out" The conductor took warning and
the wreck was averted.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Would Make Nice Trips.

Representative L. l.. Kelley has in
troduced bill in the house providing
for the transfer of state land sales
from Lansing to the counties in which
the lands are located. Objection to
the measure is raised in the ground
that sales conducted in verious parts
of the state would lead to too much
travelling by state officers and clerks.
Land Commissioner Rose is opposed to
the proposed legislation.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Armory Bill on General Order.

The house ways and means commit
tee reported out the new military bill
and it was placed on the general or
der. 1t allows $4,000 a year for state
armories, with $4,000 limit per COM
pany. The bill is now satisfactory to
its promoters, but it is far from sat
isfactory to many members, and I'M
less number of amendments are
agreed to the measure will be killed
in the senate.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10

der, and both confessed In their con-
fessions they stated that they were
the tools OF the Timer Circle" OF the
Western Federation of Miners. and
implicated the officials Of the fedora
ton in long list of murders and at
tempted murders Charles III. Meyer,
president; William d. Haywood. sec
rotary, and George A. Pettibone, com
mitteeman, all members OF the In
ner Circle" were kidnapped" IN Colo
RADIO on hurried extradition proceed
ings and rushed to Idaho on a spe-
cial train. Orchard has since become
greatly weakened mentally and
Adams has retracted his Confession"
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
activities OF the Inner Circle" of the
Western Federation OF Miners.
Orchards Remarkable Story.

Western Federation OF Miners.
Orchards Remarkable Story.
According to his own confession. Or
chard was the principal assassin in the
pay OF the Western Federation OF
Miners, hired to get rid of objection
able persons. A remarkable side to
his story is his care not to injure per-
sons not enemies of the Federation.
He planned many times, he confessed,
to assassinate Gov. Peabody OF Col
orado, but, as he says in his 'confes-
SION: II could have got Gov. Peabody
time and time again, If had not been
afraid of blowing up those Peabody
girls"
He tells in another place how he de-
liberately foiled determination on the
part of the Federation to destroy a
whole trainload of innocent people.
There was a military ball at Victor,
Colo, Nov. IA, 1903, in the midst of the
mining trouble in this district. The
military was in control. and the
miners objected to the martial law. A
train on the Florence & Cripple Creek
railroad took over to Victor from Grip
pie Creek 21S persons. Knowing that
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Total increas. in deposits. .sai. s44 2s5 Is
"Good Roads" Law Knocked Out.

"Good Roads" Law Knocked Out.
The state good roads" law, insofar
as 1t relates to the appointment Of
county road commissioners in Wayne
county, was held unconstitutional by
the supreme court. Such an opinion
was stated by the court in affirming
the Wayne circuit court, which re-
fused to mandamus the board of coun-
ty auditors to allow certain claims
under the act. The chief objection to
the act that was raised in the hearing
was that while the cities Of Detroit
and Wyandotte pay fve-sixths of the
tax, the inhabitants of those cities
have no voice in the action required
to adopt or rescind the laws. The
method of appointing commissioners
was also attacked
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
To Restrain Political Activity.

Representative Miller, of Detroit,
suggestions that the Kinnane railroad
commission bill be amended so as to
include clauses preventing political
activity on the part of commissioners
and also prohibiting gifts to the COM
missionsrs. He announces that he
will present these in the house IL
like amendments are not made in the
senate,
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10

or those who we're successful In
passing the examination and were ad-
mitted to the bar upon motion of
Judge Brown. a member OF the board.
They are: Jay w. Lncey and II.
Monroe Durham. of Grand Rapids;
Frank Edward Knapp. of Quincy;
Harry Corgan, of Onotonagon; John
oliver Duncan. of Suttons Bay; Ar
thur Jerome Butler, of Lake View;
Edward ]. Sweeney, OF Michigamme;
Herbert A. Andersen, George Martin
Read and Sidney Louis Alexander, Of
Detroit
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
D. U. r. Pays S2o,5s4.

April 30 was the last day for the
payment of railroad taxes for 1906
without penalty. The Pere Mar
quette tax of $461, O9S was received.
Among other taxes received were De-
troit United railway, $20,5S4; Detroit
& Mackinaw, $74,927; Manistee &
Northeastern, $24,7O1; Detroit Union
Depot & Station company, $23,S7S.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10

Nugent OF Idaho, the firm of Richard
son, Patterson & Hawkins OF Denver,
and lawyers from every town in the
west in which the Western Fedora
ton of Miners has had trouble.
VIII Be Hard Fought Battle.
The trial will be long and hard fought.
In the first place, 1t will be difficult to
secure a jury in a state where every
one takes vital interest in the trial
The prosecution will exert every posi-
BILE effort TO secure the conviction OF
Haywood, as the hope of fastening the
long line of Colorado murders on the
officials Of the Western Federation OF
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Call Constitutional Convention.

The house committee on constitu-
tional revision has acted on the vari-
Gus bills to provide for a constitutions
al convention which the people of the
state ordered at the last general cleo
ton and to-day reported a bill provid-
ing for such a convention to meet In
Lansing, Nov. 6.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
KING to Succeed Pierce.

Paul II. King, at present journal
clerk of the house of representatives,
and most efficient employee for
number of years, will probably sue
coed Charles S. Pierce as clerk. The
latter will be appointed state game
and fire warden at the close of the
session.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Report Cigarette Bill.

The house committee on state af-
fairs reported the bill of Representa-
tive Dickinson of Eaton against Gig
arcttes. IL absolutely prohibits the
manufacture, sale OF giving away of
cigarettes in the state.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
To Clear up Old LAKES.

Back in 1868 the state of Michigan
made a grant of lands to Houghton
county for the construction of a state
road, condition of the grant being
that the lands should be exempt from
taxation. The lands are now located
in several northern Michigan coun-
ties. In some of these counties they
were placed on the tax rolls and, the
taxes not being paid, were returned
as delinquent and bid in by the state.
The county treasurer of Houghton
county is now in Lansing, endeavor-
ing to straighten out the records and
secure the cancellation of the taxes
assessed against the lands.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Approves Rifle RANGES.

Authority was given by the state
military board to Capt. r. c. Wander
cook, of the First artillery, to hire
horses to drill his command before the
opening of the state camp. Hereto
fore the members of the artillery have
been compelled to go to camp with
out practice, The horses engaged
will be taken to camp The secretary
has approved the purchase by the
state military board of the rifle
ranges at Detroit and Grand Rapids.
Contracts will now be let for clear
ing the ranges and putting up the
targets.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10

trial, and many excuses have been
made TO account for il. The Idaho
laws provide that man cannot be con-
victed of a crime on the uncorrobor-
ated confession OF an accomplice. 1t is
stated that the prosecution has delayed
because II was unable TO obtain cor
roboration of Harry Orchards confes-
sion. The district attorney yields no
information on this point. But since
the prosecution is now taking up the
case, Ii is presumed that IL has stronger
evidence against Meyer, Haywood, and
Pettibone than the confessions" OF
Harry Orchard and Stephen Adams.
The fact that Adams has retracted his
confession practically destroys il as
evidence, and Orchard is understood
to be in so weakened a state Of mind
that he will not be able to take the
stand, and the prosecution will be
forced to seek to have his sworn testi-
mony, on which the indictments were
brought, admitted as evidence in the
form of afidavits.
The confessions of Harry Orchard
and Steve Adams for the murder OF ex-
Gov. Steunenberg were obtained by
James Mcfarland OF the Pinkerton
detective service. who broke up the
Mollle Mcguire gang in Pennsylvania
in the seventies, and secured the con-
viction and execution OF II members.
Murder of Steunenberg.
When ex-Gov Steunenberg was muir
dered, Dec. 30, 1905, the nature OF the
death trap set for him and seemingly
the probable motive for the act pointed
suspicion toward the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. James Mcfarland, SUI
perintendent OF the western branch of
the Pinkerton service, with his Office
in Denver, took up the case. Three
days after the murder Mcfarland ar
rested Harry Orchard, in whose room
in hotel in Caldwell was, found a sus-
picious white powder and some letters.
In his trunk in the railroad station. 1t
is claimed, were found materials for
making bombs, cipher code, and let
tiers from several Federation officials,
containing instructions and advice.
How Confession" Was Got.
Mcfarland set about obtaining q
confession from Orchard. He worked
on his nerves by placing him In soil
tary confinement with silent attend
ants. At the end OF a week MOZART
land appeared. sowed the seed OF dis
trust in Orchards mind. and left him
to ruminate over what he believed to
be the treason of his instigators. Nc
Partland did not come back for days.
BY that time Orchard was ready 10
talk. It took five days steady writing
to take down his confession" IL
takes seven hours rapid reading to get
through with this document, which pur-
ports to give the entire history Of the
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10

saying that it was obtained from him
by coercion and undue influence.
All Idaho is torn between the prose
cutlon and defense in this trial. Al
though broken by great ranges of
mountains and divided into separate
sections by lack of through railroad
connections, Idaho is a unit and its
progressive citizens are well acquaint-
ed in all parts of the state. The popu-
lation is small, but enlightened. Rich
mines and irrigated farms have pro
duced a great deal of wealth, and the
resultant culture has not weakened
the moral fiber of its citizens. The
people of Idaho are very high class
Of Americans.
Trial Made Labor Issue.
The prosecution of Meyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone has been made a
labor issue throughout the United
States. For year and more meet.
ings have been held, ending with a
sensational series in all the large
cities a few weeks ago, in which the
prosecution was declared a persecu-
ton, and the question was asked:
Shall our brothers be murdered?"
The purpose of these meetings was to
obtain money with which to conduct
the defense, and over a quarter of a
million dollars has been raised.
There is tremendous interest in the
trial all through the west, even in
portions where there are no mines or
miners. 1t is most talked of in labor
circles. There the spirit regarding
the trial is good. All the labor unions
ask is a fair and speedy trial. They
have reserved their judgment and are
willing to stand by the judgment of
any IL good men.
The trial will cost the state of Idaho
over 100000. The defense expects to
spend even more. 1t has $1,000, 900
belonging to the Western Federation
of Miners, besides the $4,000 raised
in public meetings. James II. Haw-
lay, formerly a well-known California
lawyer, now of Boise, Idaho, and Sen
ator w. L. Borah of Idaho, are lead
ing counsel for the prosecution.
Clarence Darrow of Chicago heads the
defense. His principal assistants are
ex-Gov. John T. Morrison and John F.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
GREAT TRIAL ON

Chiefs of the Western Federation of
Miners, Accused of the Murder of
Former Governor Stuenenberg of
Idaho, Soon to Face a Jury---State
Is DiUided on Question of Their
Guilt or I7nocence---Immense Fund
Raised for Defense---FIght Prom
Uses to Be Long and Bitter.
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Putting Money in Banks.


The report of the condition OF the
state banks, six trust companies, and
one savings society in the state at
the close of business March % issued
by the commissioner of the banking
department, II. NJ. Zimmerman,
shows the following increases over
the last report, Jan 26:
Loans. discounts, bonds, mort
cages and securities .........$ e032 All. IS
Commercl deposits.$ 494. 966. IS
Savings deposits. 3.0l3,906.75
Total increase in dsposits....s 35OS, SIS. 40
And the following increases are
shown in the items named since the
corresponding report OF one year ago,
that OF April 6, 1906
Loans. discounts, bonds. mort
cages and securities. ......... .s28, 7S3 331. "a
Comnerc'l deposits.s I. Sc. t67. 81
Savings deposits. IA, 28l,S17.61
The Yale expositor., 1907-05-10
Practical Points.

The chief characteristics OF this re-
markable man Joseph were: CD
filial devotion; GU absolute purity and
honesty; CD unse.fishness, and readi-
ness to help others; ca humility; CD
a cheerful faith in God and in his
destiny; 90 faithfulness in little
things; ca resolution and enterprise:
(S) patience and perseverance. These
qualities are within the reach OF any
man, and they will make any mans
life successful.
These dealings OF Joseph with his
brethren are the very pattern OF Gods
dealings with men. Trench.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-04-30

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at work examining the surveys the Occur dAne reservation
favorable for the reservation to be
this year tits estimated that this opening will bring more than hy
sand people to Occur dAlene It will increase permanent
aim wonderfully and there will be scramble tor houses both
buy and rent Some Of the people who purchasing lots
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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
FIGHT ON BAILEY
MATTER MADE SPECIAL ORDER
 FOR TO-DAY.
Fourteen Members of State Senate De- mapd investigation of Charges Brought Against Texas By
 Attorney General
 Davidson.

Austin, Texas, Jan. 1.-The intro- duction of a resolution in the Senate of Texas signed by fourteen members of that body demanding an investiga- ton of Senator Bailey and State Attor- ney General Davidson and their con nection with the readmission of the Waters-Pierc Oil Company into Tex as aftes it's election under the anti trust laws and fixing of hearing the same for Monday afternoon next upon which occasion both Senator Bailey and Attorney General Davidson are i'm vited to be present and the setting of special order for tomorrow with out displacement of the House resoIu- ton demanding a Bailey investigation, were the special features of the day in the matter of the investigation of Senator Bailey by the Texas Legisla- ture pending his election on January 2?
 Every effort was made to get the Bailey matter considered before tbe House this morning, but failed The opposition to Senator Bailey, however, late this afternoon forced the House to set, as a special order without dis placement, consideration of the Bailey resolution for tomorrow.
 Friends of Senator Bailey, in antici- patton of tomorrow's contest, tonight prepared a substitute resolution which will be offered tomorrow morning The fight will then be made upon the sub stitutlon of this resolution for the one now before the House. The substitute resolution as now agreed upon. seeks to offset the charges made against Sem ator Bailey in the first resolution by outlining that he has admitted all his connections with Pierce, Kirby and the Tennessee Coal Company, and has suc- cessfully combatted the same charges as now exist before a legislative body in Austin six yearS% ago; that it is wholly unnecessary: that the appro- priation will be a useless expenditure of the funds of the State and in con- alteration of that fact, said resolution outlines that the speaker shall appoint a committee of seven House members who shall, whenever they see fit, meet and pass upon this matter of the Bailey Waters Piefce oil case; that if in the judgment of this committee, after due consideration there is foundation to the charges, they shall so state to the Legislature and then said body shall decide as to the charges to be pre- ferred and the general trend of the proposed investigation. Both factions are unusually active tonight in prep aration for tomorrow's contest, each claiming that their resolution will pre- vail.
 The original resolution demands a sweeping and instant legislative legis- lation pending the conclusion of which a senatorial election may possibly be postponed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
HAS. MILLIONS FOR ALABAMA Big Plants in Birming ham District.
 HOADLEY'S ANNOUNCEMENT
 Locomotive Works and Steel Plant to Be Built.
 Industries To Re Constructed At Gate City And Lewisburg VIII Bring a7.ooo Men to MiaeraI
HoADLErs ANNOUNCEMENT

Birmin gham, Jan. 1f.--(special By Long Distance Telephone.)--In speech before the Birmingham Com mercial Club here this afternoon, Joa- eph Hoadley one of the high ofiiciaIs of the International Power Company. and President of the Alaabma consoI- dated Coal and Iron Company. an- nounced that he and associates would build at an early date at Gate City R $S,5oo,000 locomotive works. He fur ther announced that he had recom- mended to his company the location of a 25o ton ice factory at Gate City. also a S1,500,00 iron and steel plant at Lewisburg. three miles from Birming-. ham.
 The Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron Company owns considerable prop erty at both places.
 Mir. Hoadley has just completed a tour of inspection of properties of his company. He said that the locomotive works would bring to the district 21,- 900 men, many of whom would be skilled mechanics.
 R. H. Edmonds. of Baltimore, a di- rector in the Alabama Consolidated Company. also delivered an address 10 the Commercial Club in which he stat-i ed that Birmingham and In fact all Alabama would be surprised at the big industries located here in the next few months.
 Following closely on the announces ments made by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, that several million dollars would be expended in the Birmingham district on which q bg start had already been made. there is considerable industrial excitement here and business men and workmen feel elated.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-12
TRADE FALLING OFF.
Cotton and Kerosene Importations To
 Chfna Show Decrease.

Cotton and Kerosene importnhons Io
 China Show Decrease.
 washingtona Jan. 1.-The American importations of cotton goods into Chi- na suffered a heavy falling off during the years just closed, Is the assertion made in a statement issued today by the bureau of statistics of the bureau of commerce and labor.
 This reduction. however. is general and not aimed exclusively at this coun- try The reason for this marked de- cline in China's importations of cotton products, is due, 1t Is explained to the fact that the flowery Kingdom bought more of these goods than, she could consume one year ago.
 It Is shown that China purchased about fourteen million dollars less worth of cotton goods for the eleven months ending with November last than in a corresponding period in 1905. The American importations into China for the leven months of 1905 aggre- gated s31, 100000 and in the same pe- riod during the past year they amount ed to only $17.0oo.00o
 x The Tour principal classes of cotton goods which China has been accus- toned to draw from the United States In any considerable quantity are cotton sheetings, shirtings, drills and jeans.
 Kerosene--4the second article in im- portance of the American export trade to China-also shows remarkable de- crease for last year. During eleven months in 1905, our export trade in that product amounted to 71.5o0, ,000 gallons. while in like period in the past year, the exports to China had fallen to only about 4A,000, ,000.