New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-09
Constant Reader Tells What He
Missed in Last WeeI's Papers.

Constant Reader, for their weekly chat'
Nothing that can be said to be Of universal
interest" was the reply. "but some things which
have excited much attention. The most re-
markabIe was the revelations made IN the tes-
tirnonv Of Harry Orchard who turned states
evidence IN the trial Of William D. Haywood
secretary of the Western Federation Of Miners
for the murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg Of
Idaho After three weeks of effort and the eX-
animation Of many veniremen. a Jury was Sc
cured 70 hear the evidence, and Orchard mas
been the principal witness. The name by whlch
he is now known is not his own. story from
Canada shows that he is really Alfred Horsley'
who early in life became the black sheep OF his
family. and while only young man deserted
his wife and away with the wife or announcer
man whom he also left IN the lurch to commit
bigamy in the Far West. The revelations in his
testimony Of the series of murders planned and
many Of them perpetrated are astounding and
appear incredible unless his statements are cor
roborated But the fact remains that the eigh-
teen crimes of which he gave the details were
all conamitted-at least the victims are dead
and the cold blooded manner IN which they are
described goes far 10 convince one that the
statements are facts"
What was the purpose Of all these crimes"
To perpetuate the power and carry out the
policies OF the miners inner circle the organ
IZgIl0n winch aimed 10 COIllFO! Inc laDOE
Western metal mines. The series of crimes re-
sembes nothing in history much as those
committed with the connivance md at the insti-
cation Of the Molly Maguires IN the PennsyI-
vania coal regions a third of a century ago.
which excited so much horror when the revela-
tons regarding them were made. Orchard told
or the witness stand Of the devilish ingenuity
displayed by the federations heads in conjunc-
ton with himself to assassinate Governor Pea
body. to blow up a station where fourteen 'scabs'
were sentsto eternity. to XIII all the men working
on ere mine level, 10 poison oldtime enemy
and to kill Ex-Governor Steunenberg. He de-
clared he acted under the explicit and direct
orders of Haywood, Meyer and Pettibone. all
Of whom under indictment Other men had
failed TO get the Ex-Governor, so the witness
was sent for. and he planted the bomb with a
wire connecting Il with the gate so that when
the latter was opened It would pull the cork
from a bottle Of vitriol which would set off the
explosives buried in the ground AS the witness
was Fastening away from where he had planted
the devilish engine Of destruction It went of
and fatal results followed. The efforts on cross
examination to shake the evidence of the man
on whom the prosecution chiefly depends for
fastening the crime upon the principals who |
planned and paid for its commission have thus |
far In the main proved fruitless."
Has the body Of lawmakers at Albany COM |
pleted fits work YETI" asked Busy Man.
NO" was the reply. the Governor has held |
them TO their posts, despite their desire to get
away to their ordinary avocations, in order to |
secure what he desires in the way Of legislation
And now deadlock has occurred between the
two houses over the question Of apportionment
that may still further delay the end OF the ses-
sion. The Governor found It so necessary TO re-
main at his post that he obliged to break an
engagement 70 go 10 Brooklyn to view the pa
rade OF the Sunday school army IN their June
walk, and to decline invitation 10 visit the |
soldiers at the state camp at Peekskill On the |
apportionment question the Senate committee |
devised plan which met with the Governors |
approval and which the Senators decided to |
accept. although it made changes in nearly a |
score Of districts rather than TO engage In a |
fruitless contest, but when it came before the |
Assembly it met with much opposition. Speaker |
Wadsworth found that it would curtau the in |
fuence Of himself and his father, the ex-Con- |
gresham, in Western New York and devised |
a substitute plan which would be much more |
favorable 70 their interests This he induced |
the lower house. Of which he is the head. 10 |
substitute for the Senate plan. AS neither side |
is disposed 10 recede It may be some time before
a compromise is reached"
You said the Governor desired more Iegisla- /
ton. didn't you /
another message embracing five matters, which
he IS DESTROYS Of seeing acted upon. At first It
was thought that this would tend TO delay adj |
journment, but closer consideration showed that |
with the aid Of emergency messages which
shorten the time bills must lie on members (
desks before they acted upon, these could
All De rushed through. and they are well under
way. But still another matter holds the legis-
lators at the State capital. The recount bill had
q hearing at the Mayors Office but, as told Won
two weeks ago. Mayor Mcclellan doubted his
right to pass on It. as Il affected his title TO
once and he conveniently absented himself
from Town and left 1t for Acting Mayor Nc
Gowan TO give the hearing on It, The Mayor.
however, gent a memorandum to the Legislature !
setting forth the reasons which impeIled him to
think that the proposed measure WAS uniust
10 him and why II should not become Iay,
But II Is expected that the legislature will /
promptly pass it over the disapproval Of the
acung Mayor and the Governor, who has been
insistent In securing the passage Of the n,eas,-a
VIII approve Of IT. The Governor has had +ho
opportunity to act promptly IN approving, =, +ba
pubic utilities bill. after the IeRtslatnrA "a
pAsseo II over the Mayors disapproval but he
mas not YET slgnihed his choice Of the ten me-,
VINO are 10 De appointed TO as important public
positions az there are held IN any mart ~ .ho
country. the Presidents Cahinat M .-,.,..s-.
The fact that the salary is nearly dorb,a .,a.
pala 10 the chief officers OF the government, Do
p4ftinents Is expected to assist the Governor g.,
securing Tie sort OF men he needs for tbaso
piaoes' BY the new law the Board OF Pan,5
Fanslt Commissioners. the State Gas c,oporn,s-
SIGN and the State Inspector Of Gas Meters min
go out OF office July J."
any more Developments in regard 10 The
residential nominations" WAS osked
all ne