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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-11
METAL MINERS
MEET IN DENVER
Federation Delegates Send
Greetings and Expressions
of Confidence to Boise.

Denver. June 1O.-About 800 delegates to
the fifteenth annual convention of the
Western Federation of Miners were pres
ent in Odd Fellows hall today, when Act
ing President G. +. Mahoney called the
assembly to order. Ontario, British Co.
lumbia, Alaska and Mexico. as well as
all the western states, are represented. A
committee was appointed this morning
to examine the credentials of the dele
gates and is expected to report this af-
ternoon. after which the convention will
be ready for business. Its sessions will
continue fifteen days.
One of the first questions which it is
said the convention will discuss is the for
nation of the industrial organizations OPP
posed to craft organizations, by which is
meant the consolidation into one fedora
ton of all the unions engaged in the diff
ferent branches of the same enterprise
No opposition to continuing in office
President Charles H Meyer and Secre-
tary-Treasurer William d. Haywood, has
been expressed by any of the delegates,
and the convention is expected to go on
record with a strong Endorsement of the
imprisoned officials, who are charged
with completely I'm the murder of former
Governor Steunenberg of Idaho.
The following members of the executive
board are in attendance at the conven-
ton:
J. F. Hutchinson of Burke. Ida; Ernest
Mills of Greenwood. 3. c.; Frank Schmel-
ger. acting secretary: Marion W. Moor
Of McCabe, AriZ., and j. c. Lowney OF
Butte.
The convention sent telegram to
Messrs. Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone at
Boise:
Fifteenth annual convention sends
greeting. Confident of your Innocence
and we are with you until your honor is
INDICATED and your freedom assured.
&C E. MAHONEY."
Ernest Mills of Greenwood, 3. C. is act
ing as secretary until the arrival of James
KirWan
At the afternoon session the commit
tee on credentials asked for further time
to prepare its report and the convention
adjourned until tomorrow.
A number of the delegates are wearing
buttons bearing the words. ct am one
of the undesirable citizens
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STORY STRONGLY DENIED.
Washington Inspired Statement Re
ceives Emphatic Negative.

Seattle. June 10.-Reports from Wash
ington that a combination between the
Japanese of the northwest and the pro-
gressive party at home are discredited
here by both the Japanese consul. S. Hi
shimidZu and Brigadier General o. E.
Wood who is here with the Kuroki party.
The former declared the report to be alb
surd and without any foundation Mr.
Yamaoks" the consul declared. ''has al
ways been a member of the Liberal par
ty and there is no reason WHY he should
enter into any combination with the Pro-
gressives. Reports have entirely misrep-
resented the conference at Washington
and again can do no good
General Wood laughs at the idea of any
combination trying to bring on war. and
says that the trouble is due to the agita-
ton of several dissatisfied persons who
thought they saw an opportunity TO make
some noise; that Japan does not want to
go to war with the United States.
c. T Takahashi. who represented the
Seattle Japanese society at Washington.
said:
1.-THE whole question is too absurd for
comment. I can speak unqualifiedly on
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CROP REPORT IS
NOT FAVORABLE
Wheat Decreased in Average
and Condition Below Aver
age for Ten Years.

Washington, June 10.-The crop report
ing board of the bureau of statistics of
the department of agriculture finds, from
the reports of correspondents and agents
of the bureau, as follows:
Preliminary returns on the acreage of
spring wheat sOWn indicate an area of
about 10. 4S4 600 acres, a decrease of 1.242,-
600 acres, or per cent, as compared with
the final estimate of the acreage sown
last year Q1.706000 aCres1.
The average condition of spring wheat
on June ] was S37. as compared with SO 1
at the corresponding date last year. 1871
on June 1, 1896, and ten-year average Of
1913.
For the state of Washington the spring
wheat acreage of 1907 is shown to be 1G2,
600; condition, June l, 90 per cent; condi-
ton June J. 1906. 81 per cent; ten-yeGr
average, 95 per cent.
The acreage condition of winter wheat
on June l was IA, as compared with $40
ON May 1. 1907; S2.7 on June 1, 1906 S5.5 on
June l, 1905, and a ten-year average of
S11.
The following table shows on each of
the principal winter wheat states the col-
dition on June ], in each of the last two
years and with the ten-year June aver
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INTO
MRS. EDDY'S MIND
Question of Christian Science
Teachers Competency to Be
Established.

Concord, n. H., June 10.-The defend
ants in the suit brought by the next
friends" of Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy,
the aged head of the Christian Science de-
nomination. asking for an accounting Of
Mrs. EddyS property, were successful in
carrying a point today, when Judge Rob-
ert N Chamberlain of the Merrimack su-
periOr court announced that he would,
within a week, appoint master to con-
duct hearings and take testimony to de-
termine whether Mrs. Eddy is competent
to manage her own affairs.
Shortly after Mr.. Streeter, who repre-
scented both the trustees and Mrs. Eddy,
had begun his address to the court he an
nounced that he would suspend the right
to bring UP the legal questions involved at
this time would agree to the immediate
settlement of the matter of Mrs. Eddy s
competency, inasmuch as he understood
that the court wished that phase of the
case disposed of.
Mr. Streeter asked that master be ap-
pointed to conduct the hearings on the
matter of Mrs. Eddy's competency, while
the attorneys for the next friends ar
gued that Mrs. Eddy's competency be es-
tablished before a jury, or, as Attorney
friends" expressed ii, to the court I'VE
wish her competency to be tried as that
of any humble person would be tried"
A feature of the proceedings was the
declaration of General Streeter that the
suit for an accounting of Mrs. Eddy's
property was not brought by her son,
George A. Glover of Lead, S. D., and the
others who appear as next friends" but
was instituted lat the instigation of a
New York newspaper. which has been try
ing to discredit Mrs. Eddy and her re-
ligious teachings
Judge Chamberlain, however, did not
define any limitations to the hearings
when he announced his intention of APP
pointing a master
1t is expected that the hearings TO de-
termine Mrs. Eddy's competency will be
held at Pleasant View, Mrs. Eddys es-
tate in this city.
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ROOSEVELT in JAMESTOWN.

Norfolk. Va. June 10.-This was Georgia
day at the jamestown exposition, and the
opening of Bullock hall, a replica of the
early home of President Roosevelt S
mother at Roswell. Ga, erected as the
Georgia state building, was the feature
that drew President Roosevelt to the ex-
position for a second visit
From the time the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt and their distinguished guests
were landed at the government pier at
1850 o'clock this morning, until their de-
parture at 4:S7 this afternoon, every
minute was ocucpied. The president
smoke in the Georgia ceremonies from the
reviewing stand, and in the afternoon ad-
dressed the convention of the National
Editorial association in the exposition au-
ditoriun
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Takahashi's Report.

MY object in discussing the Japanese
immigration limitation law with Ambas-
sador AOki was: First. the notification
of the present immigration limitation
law
Second. opposing the wouId-be immf-
grafton law proposed new treaty.. said
to be contemplated by Japan and the
United States
Third. acquiescence in the Japanese
naturalization rights in the United States.
ITO these discussions Ambassador Aoki
said: Japan has ample grounds to op-
pose the immigration limitation law but
If we go to extremes I fear war. Re
garding this Japanese limitation law the
japanese government absolutely disagrees
with the United States and will ask the
naturalization rights for the japanese
people. which the United States govern
ment viii have eventually to grant At
present the reelection of a president is
nearing. so we are hesitating at this time
to bring up these questions which are un-
popular in American politics.
What we must call especial attention
to is the fundamental antagonistie state
ments that the embassy made compared
with those of Secretary Straus Interview
on May y. We cannot ourselves be sat
isfied with such uncertainty and the con-
Trajectory statements
Before the departure of Takahashi from
this city. he sent to Yamaoka, who had
not then sailed for Japan, a report in
which he told of a conference with Secre-
taTy of Commerce and Labor Straus on
May regarding the immigration laws. In
this report. Takahashi quoted statements
made by Secretary Straus, which he said
were directly contrary to those made by
Ambassador Aok as to the agreement of
the two governments on the clause ex-
Guiding japanese coolie laborers from this
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Jap Minister'S Word Questioned.

Secretary Strauss the report SAYS
told us the exclusion clause in the irnmi-
grafton bill as well as the rule promuI-
gated by the department of commerce and
labor on March q were made with the
consent of the japanese embassy and the
japanese government. Compare nv pre-
vious kilograms and reports and you can
clearly see the difference and contradic-
ton from what was assured to us by Am
bassador Aoki and Counsellor Miyaokai of
the embassy The japanese ambassador
as we have stated in our kilograms and
reports, assured us that the japanese gov
eminent never for one moment agreed
with the limitation of immigration as pre-
scented to us today"
1t was after the interview with Secre-
tary Straus that Takahashi and KAYAK
ami received an invitation from Viscount
Aoki to dine at the embassy. TakahashFs
answer it is stated. was: We did not
come to eat, but to settle grave diplo-
matte questions
Just before Yamaoka's departure for
Toxic on May IA. Takahashi sent him a
telegram from Washington as follows:
Depart for Japan instantly and arouse
public opinion as We understood before.
There is no hope with the japanese en-
baSSV here
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STEVE ADAMS BEING
HELD |NCOMMUN|CADO
Prisoner Sullen and VIII Refuse to Tessify
When Called to the Wit
ness Stand.
Orchard Repeats His Story that Haywood Asked Him to Muir
der Andy Mayberry of Bingham.

Boise, Ida, June 10.-Into the further
cross-examination of Harry Orchard
today, counsel for William d. Haywood
repeatedly threw the suggestion of
great counter-conspiracy, formulated
and carried out by the enemies of the
Western Federation of Miners, and IN
dicsted a determination TO construct
their main line of defense on that field.
They carried Orchard by slow steps and
through the minutest details from tho
dynamiting of the Independence sta
ton down to the attempt on the life of
Fred Bradley and his family, and in
addition to a series of particular at
lacks on the credibility of the witness
and the general probability of his sto-
ries, and preparing the way for their
own testimony in rebuttal. they sought
TO show that Orchard has a mania for
boasting of the commission of crimes
Cnon-existent except in his own mind,
and that he is testifying under the con-
troll and suggestion of Detective Nc
Parland
They began today by making it clear
that as far as Orchard knew of his own
knowledge Haywood, Meyer and Petit
bone had nothing to do with the in
spiration, planning and execution of
tho Vindicator explosion, and that Hay
wood and Meyer had nothing to do
with the planning Of the murder of De-
tective Gregory
Alleged Plot of Mine Owners.
Passing then to the dynamiting of
the independence station, the first
crime with which the testimony of
Orchard directly connects Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone, they endeavored
to show that Orchard in springing the
mine had purposely sought to spare the
on-coming train and the non-union men
who were expected to entl ain and that
the whole plot was engineered by
agents of the mine owners and railway
mana gers. who wanted a comparative
" harmless Outrage" to injure the
union miners who were on strike.
Leaving the Independence station
crime which was followed by the fight
of Orchard into Wyoming and then by
his unexpected return to Denver. c0un-
sci for the defense sought to discredit
the story that Haywood directed Or
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Washington. June 10-Thousands Of dol
lars are being raised by the Japanese of
the Pacific coast to carry out the compact
they have entered into with the Progress
sive party of Japan for the overthrow of
the Saionji ministry, the annUlment of
the exclusion clause in the immigration
bill and the guarantee of the naturaliza-
ton rights of the Japanese residing in
this country These additional facts in
the International plot were vouched for in
semi-official circles tonight. The enor-
nous fund which is being collected will
be used to arouse a feeling in the Jana
nese empire sntagonistic to the American
government.
Notwithstanding the sweeping denial of
the existence of the alliance between the
japanese of the Pacific coast and the
Progressives, the anti-administrat alton par
ty of japan, given out by Charles Taxa
hashi of Seattle, the Associated Press to-
day secured the text of certain reports
which he forwarded to Yamaoka in Sc
attic and the Japanese society of Seattle.
In one of the reports. which it was au-
thcritatively stated today was afterward
read by Takashi at a secret mass meeting
of japanese in Seattle on the evening of
May rs, he quoted Ambassador Aoki's
statements in regard to the relations be-
tween the United States and Japan grow
ing out of the recent disturbances in San
Francisco and the adoption by the con-
gress of the United States of the immi-
grafton law excluding coolie labor from
continental United States. Takahashi's
report in part follows:
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MINERS RETURNED TO WORK
Strike at Rock Springs Over and All
Hands Glad That it Was No
Worse,

Rock Springs, Wyo., June 10.-The coal
miners strike has been settled and the
men returned to work this morning. At
a meeting in Omaha Saturday the Off
Gals of the Union Pacific and Central
Coal companies and representatives of the
United Mine Workers of America il was
agreed that the coal companies should
fully recognize the union and that the
miners were to return to work at the in
crease Of 10 per cent, which was offered
them. This arrangement is a temporary
one. effective to July 10, when it was
agreed that another meeting should be
held. possibly in Denver, for the purpose
of arranging a scale of wages and hours
for this district 1t is expected that at
that time a contract will be made which
panies for two years. Business men and
the general public are much elated over
the settlement of the strike.
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United States

The total area reported in oats is about
81 49,. 900 acres. an increase of $50 900 acres,
OF Ii per cent, as compared with the final
estimate of the area sown last year GO,
959. 0O0).
The average condition of oats on June /
was SIG. against $50 on June 1, 1906 81. g
at the corresponding date in 1905, and a
ten-year average of 1871.
For Kansas the oats acreage of 1907 is
shown to be 1914 per cent: condition. June
Il, 1907, 80 per cent; condition June 1, 1906,
60 per cent; ten-year average, So per cent.
The acreage reported as under barley
is less than that finally estimated as sown
last year by about ITO acres, or 81 per
cent.
The acreage condition of barley is 94.S
against 93.5 on June /, 1906; 1871 on June J.
1906 and a ten-year average of S9S.
The acreage condition of I'VE is ssh
against 500 on June 1, 1906; 93.6 June l.
1905, and 90.2, the mean of the correspond
ing acreage of the last ten years.
The report also indicates several other
crops and fruits, the details of which will
be published in the Crop Reporter.
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PHENOMENAL STRIKE IN
G0LDSPRINGS MINE
(SpeciaI to The Herald.l

Modena. Utah, June 10.-A strike made
in the Snowflake No. 5, near the Jennie,
in Goldsprings, borders on sensational
values. Cecil Newell. the discoverer, yes
terday distributed twenty-five pounds of
specimens among friends, each easily
worth So The rich streak is one foot
wide An extension of the Snowflake vein
at eight feet depth runs 81 to ~ a pound,
the richest gold ore ever encountered in
any place in this section, containing rock
breccia, making the quartz identical with
some rich Cripple Creek ores, but con-
tains more free gold and less tellurides.
The same formation gave a $4,000 essay on
the Dispatch group, six miles west of
Modena last week.
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Steve Adams in Boise.

ness said he had first discussed the
matter with Parker and Davis, the
strike managers in the Cripple Creek
district, but he could not recall the
exact date or place. Haywood wis
pered constantly in his attorneys car
as this part of the cross-examination
proceeded, prompting questions from
time to time. Orchard said he later
discussed the Independence matter with
Parker and Davis at the Belmont hotel
in Denver, and in the lobby of the
miners convention which vas in ses-
sion at the time. The witness declared
that IL was because Haywood's control
Of the federation was in jeopardy in the
convention that the leaders wanted
something pulled off"
Richardson next jumped back to the
Lyle Gregory murder in Denver, want
ing to know if Orchard had rot gone to
the Adams hotel that evening.
mo, sir" replied the witness. Il first
went to Pettibone's back yard and
buried the sawed-off shotgun and then
went home"
Orchard denied he had ever jumped
from a window of the Adams hotel
while Chief Loomis of the Denver de-
tective force was looking for him.
After long line of questioning, wrich
developed little that was material, At
torney Richardson suddenly turned on
Orchard and shouted:
Look here, have you been cautioned
not to give definitely any time or place
during this cross-examination?"
Il have been cautioned as TO moth
ing" retorted the witness, with feel
ing, but to tell the truth"
who cautioned you?'' demanded
Richardson.
MIR. MCFARLAND and Mr.. Hawley."
''Mr. MCFARLAND is your mentor in
this matter?"
Il don't know what you mean by
mentor"
Il mean he has coached you"
mo, sir, no more than to tell me to
tell the truth"
You have also received a letter from
Mr.. Bangs of New York, the superin-
tendent of a detective agency, encour-
aging you, haven't you?"
Orchard said he had never seen any
such letter. He also denied that he
has ever received letter from William
a. Pinkerton.
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FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.
California Man Killed and PhiIadel-
phian Fatally Injured.

Banbury. England June 10.-Jn a motor
car accident at EdgehilI, near here, today
a Mr. Johnson of California was killed
and Mr.. Blake of Philadelphia was NOR
tally injured. Mrs. Johnston and Mrs.
Blake who were of the party. sustained
grave injuries and their condition is pre-
Carious.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston and Mr.. and Mrs
Blake left oxford this morning In a hired
dangerous bend in the descent of Edge
hill which has been the scene of several
automobile accidents. the car turned over.
Mr.. Johnston's skill was fractured and
he died two hours later. Mr.. Blake lies
in hopeless condition in the f3anbury in
Urinary. whittier the two women also
were removed.
The chauffeur escaped with slight In
JuTies.
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ORCHARD CORRECTS HIS TESTIMONY AND
CONFESSES BURNING CHEESE FACTORY

Immediately after going on the stand
at $3.50 o'clock this morning, Orchard
asked for permission to correct two
statements made by him on Saturday,
one to the effect that Bill Easterly had
made bombs with "PettibOne dope"
with him at Cripple Creek, and the
other that he and Steve Adams had
carried their shotguns in holsters when
they were stalking Governor Peabody.
He said Billy Alderman and not Billy
Easterly made the experiments with
him, and that he and Adams did not
carry their guns in holsters.
Attorney Richardson brought out the
fact that Orchard was in conference
with Detective MCFARLAND this morn
ing. and with MCFARLAND and Attorney
Hawley yesterday, and that each morn
ing before appearing on the stand he
visits Hawley's office, but the witness
denied that he corrected his testimony
on any suggestion from either Hawley
or MCFARLAND. He said ne told Haw-
ley he had made a mistake in his tes-
timony and asked If he should correct
il, and Hawley told him to do SO.
Religion Gives Him Strength.
Didn't MCFARLAND speak to you
about the method by which you could
withstand cross-eXamination?" de-
manded Attorney Richardson, VINO has
handled the crOss-eXamination through
out.
mo, sir" replied Orchard, but Re
spoke of what gave me strength to go
through the examination"
Orchard has prOfessed religion.
Nov, then" roared Richardson,
didn't you make this correction be-
cause you discovered that Easterly is
here and Alderman is not?"
NO. sir. 1 knew Easterly was here
all the time"
Orchard said he had heard that Ack-
erman is in Goldfield. New.
Attorney Richardson next demanded
10 know of Orchard what he had talked
TO Nelson Franklin and A. b. Carlton
of the Mine Owners ASSOCIATION about.
He said he had a certificate of deposit
in a bank which had closed, and he
heard these men were buying such GER
tificates.
Orchard was going into the details
of the conversation. when he was
stopped by Richardson. who declared
The matter immaterial. This called out
a protest from Senator Borah, who
said:
You asked for this: now take it as
it comes"
Il didn't ask for lecture, retorted
the attorney for the defense.
Judge Wood said the prosecution
could go into the matter on redirect il
IL desired. and Orchard was not al
lowed to proceed.
Orchard denied that he had ever dis
cussed the mining troubles with Frank
lin and Carlton. He entered the same
denial as to kid" Waters. Frank N
Reerdon. A. T. Holman and Major Tom
Mcclellan.
Could Not Recall Dates,
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Cheyenne, Wyo.. June 10-A special to
the Tribune today confirms the report of
the killing of one of two fugitives be-
lieved to be the Northern Pacific train
robbers. near Sheridan. The dead man
had a check drawn by A. P. Hill on the
gill Bank & Trust company in favor of
Frank Stainer There were no other
means of Identification. The dead man
was buried by the posse Neighboring
of the escape of the other outlaw, who
is believed to be wounded and his capture
is expected.
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JAP POLITICIANS
START WAR TALK
Coast LIMOGES Send American
Money to Foment Feeling
Against United States.
BIG CONSPIRACY CHARGED
PROGRESSIVE PARTY TRYING TO
WIN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.


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y Washington. June 10.-Continuing I
\ his policy of adding nothing in the 4
y way of comment or facts to the dis !
y cussion Of REPRESENTATION incl I
\ dents, Viscount AOki, the japanese I
\ ambassador today as usual denied I
y himself to newspaper men.
\ Ambassador Aoki Is understood to I
y take the view that there are no mat
y tiers of difference between the United I
y States and Japan which are not ca 1
y pable of adjustment If allowed to be I
y considered on their merits. 1t is
y said to be this view that leads him 1
y TO deprecate the publication In this 4
4 country of the propaganda which is I
\ being used in Japan to influence I
\ votes in the fall for members of the I
y lower house of the japanese legisla- I
y tive body.