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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
PROSECUTION FIGHTS
HAYWOOD EVIDENCE.

tive in the employ Of the Nine
Owners association
She swore Lyle Gregory took
Waters to Trinidad at the time OF
the coal miners strike there to act
as a guard with him.
Waters, she swore, always car
ried three revolvers. Orchard
came to their house twice during
the Cripple Creek strike and con-
suited Yates.
Owney Barnes, accused by ORCH
ard OF teaching him to manufacture
bombs, denied that story. He never
talked with Orchard about bomb
making.
J. Wolff, former clerk for Petit
bone, swore they did not occupy
cellar in the Stout st. store, but
rented another.
Orchard had testified he made
bombs there. Wolff couldn't re-
member Orchard ever coming to-
the Stout st. store. but saw him In
the Court st. store, a headquarters
for miners.
Marion Moore, Of the executive
board, knew Orchard slightly. He
met him in 1865 In Denver, when
Orchard asked him to take a letter
to Alaska for him. He told Moore
he wanted to get rid of woman.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
PRES. CHAPMAN RESIGNS

The regular morning session In
convention hall was devoted to
routine business, with prayer and
praise service. Rev. Samuel G..
Neil secretary Of the American
Baptist Publication society, and
Rev. H. l.. Laflamme, Baptist mis-
sionary, delivered addresses.
The opening hour this afternoon
was devoted to conferences, includ-
ing pastors, state and associationat
officers and juniors.
Rev. Curtis Lee Laws, of Mary.
land, acted as chairman of the pas
tors conference; E. A. Read, field
secretary Of Ohio, presided over the
officers deliberations. and Miss Lo-
rilla Bushnell, Of Colorado, over the
junior department. I
At 3:15 an open parliament, COM
Quoted by Rev. John w. Conley, OF
the First Baptist church. Omaha,
began.
The evening session begins at
7:15. In addition to the confer.
ence and praise service, L. p.
Leavell, Sunday school field secre-
tary Of the southern Baptist con-
vention, Of Oxford, Miss, and Rev.
o. c. S. Wallace, OF Massachusetts,,
will deliver addresses.
The program is interspersed with
music by the great convention
chorus and solos by picked voices.
The musical feature this year is
pronounced 1 of the best that has
accompanied the annual convention
work of the union.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
WANTS TO HANG FOR
BROTHER

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July s.
John Beeman, q negro preacher,
made application of the jailer to be
allowed to ride on the gallows In
place Of bis brother, David Bee
man. The preacher says he will 90
to heaven and his brother. being a
bad man, might not His sacrifice
would have tendency to convert
his brother and both would thus
get to heaven.
The offer Of the negro has caused
wave of sympathy Tor both him
and the condemned man, and a pc.
tition IL being circulated asking the
governor to commute the sentence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

The B. Y. P. U. international
convention this morning elected the
following officers:
President, DR.. E. Y. Mullins, head
of Louisville, Ky; vice president,
d. r. w. H. May, Hartford. Conn;
second vice president, George Mill
err, Baltimore; third vice president,
Corwin s. Shank, Seattle; secre-
tary, Rev. H. w. Reed, Rock Island;
treasurer, H. B. Osgood, Chicago.
President G.. H. Chapman an
nounced his resignation before the
election and was PUT in charge of
the work for Brazil.
The second days session of the
B. Y. p. U. international conven-
ton opened this morning with a
greatly increased attendance of
delegates over the first day, the en-
rollment now being estimated at
5000. Each train in the past -
hours has added its quota and
dozen states with sections Of Ca
NADIA are represented in the meet.
ings daily and nightly in the huge
auditorium of the new armory.
With the preliminary organiza
ton business and reports out Of the
way, the convention has settled
down to the interesting work OF
the sessions and the machinery OF
the huge gathering is working
smoothly in every department.
Today began with a concert Of
prayer at a. m. Department ses
sions were held at the armory ant
in the Westminster Congregations
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

supposed to tell. But the picture is
all lie, Just ..ne everything elsa
Orchardesque. It was posed by
Orchard and Q friends, George and
Henry Christianson, In Salt Lake
City In 1900.
They simply went to a photog-
raphers shop and rehearsed in
front of the camera a make-believe
card game quarrel, with Orchard
az the bad man Of the west who
shoots to kill when he catches an
other cheating.
This 7-year-old picture was put in
evidence by .ae defense to show
the bent of mind Of the liar who
glibly told on the witness stand
how he bumped" to death Is
men.
The photograph shows the pains
he took to frame up l fake murder.
How many OF those to which he
confessed were fake murdersf
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
ROCKEFELLER CHEATS
GOVERNMENT after ALL
(Scripps News Association.)

WASHINGTON, D. c., July s.
BY ordering Rockefeller to Chicago
TO testify Judge Lands upsets plans
of the department Of justice. 1t is
said as soon as Rockefeller opens
his mouth as a witness he secures
Immunity from all possible prose-
Icution. Attorney General Bona
parte realizes Lands must learn
the extent of the trusts property
before imposing any part of the
$25.000.000 fine. but the department
of justices trust buster Is not in
sympathy with the present pursuit
of Rockefeller He cannot dictate
to Judge Lands, however. For this
reason Bonaparte hoped the search
for Rockefeller would prove fruit
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
BRIDGE WORK
BADLY NEEDED

Commissioner James T. ONO this
morning sent letter to the city
council asking that $500 be appro-
priated at once for the repair of
the Havermale bridge, which was
knocked down during the recent
high water. The piers are good and
a temporary structure could be
built for that amount so that team
sters could have l shorter haul to
the 0. II. & N.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
METEOR BURNS HAY WAGON

JACKSON, Mo, July 5.-A small
meteor struck a wagonload of hay
driven by Elan Masterson and de.
stroyed the hay and wagon. Mas.
terson was driving along the road,
when he heard a sharp explosion
behind him. Turning quickly he
found the hay innames. Leapins
from the wagon he severely injured
his leg; but succeeded in unhitch.
ing the horses. The meteor was
about the size OF q baseball.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
WOUNDED H0RSETHlEF
MAKES ESCAPE

BILLINGS, July 81 Mccoy, I
of the alleged horse thieves cap.
tured by Sheriff Webb in single.
handed chase of over 100 miles and
who was shot by the officer, disap-
peared from st. Vincent hospital.
Alderman was in a bad physical.
condition, as his collarbone was
broken by the bullet. which passed
through the upper portion OF his
chest and made ugly holes before
coming to the surface of the skin.
On account Of his serious wounds
no guard was placed over him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

CINCINNATI, O.. July 6.-Pat-
rick Balm, saloon keeper at Third
and Washington SITS, introduced =
decided novelty when he served
electro-charged beer to his Gus
toners. The novelty nearly cost
Balm his life, for, as he attempted
to draw q glass he received 500
volts OF the electric fluid along with
a general SPLASH.
Traction company poles had bent
until they came In contact with the
corrugated iron roof OF BANS ~
loon. sending the current down
into the cellar and then W thr0uUa
the beer pump.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
BARBER CO. MUST
GET BUSY

The board Of puDirc works this
morning, through Street Commits
sioner ONO, ordered the Barber
Asphalt Co. to keep lights at the
torn places in the pavements where
1t has maintenance bonds. The
company was also ordered to get
busy surfacing places torn up by
the Empire k.ectric Co. that has in
stalled the underground wiring for
the Home Telephone Co.
In cose the company docA not
comply with todays orders, arrests
will follow. The action OF the
board Is the outcome OF confer
ence this morning between Com
missioner ONO and COOPERATION
Counsel Hamblen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
NEEDED IMPRO vEMENT
REQUESTED

The board of health this morn
ing sent request to the park
board, the nature of which will be
generally understood and widely APP
preciated when the results become
apparent. Countless complaints on
Natatorium were lodged yesterday,
and In lesser degree the same COM
plant is made against other city
parks.
The health board insists on i'm
mediate action ana 1t Is thought
certain Of the park board will ap-
preciate the pressing nature of the
case and proceed with the improve
ment.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

special Correspondence TO The Press
BOISE, July 5.-A startling pic
ture lies in the hands OF the Hay
wood jury as evidence.
See!
A poker game.
Big pot ut stake.
Somebody cheating?
Watch the varmint!
Card up his sleeve.
Quick quarrel.
Death to the cheat!
Harry Orchard is swift.
Draws gun and fires.
Dead man falls across table.
Oh! the goods on him.
Gard drops down his cuff.
Effect: Desperate man, that
Harry Orchard. uun man. Always
ON the trigger. Another notch on
Orchards pistol barrel. nas q prl-
vate graveyard.
That's the story the picture II
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
FELL INTO RIVER
FULL OF FOURTH

Charles w. Higgins, who works
for Pete Morrison, either jumped
or fell into the river at 2:15 o'clock
this morning following celebra-
ton OF the Fourth with firewater
instead Of fireworks. Detective
Macdonald and Patrolman Pitts
pulled him out. He was kept in
the police station the rest of the
night to dry.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses
were issued today. w. j. Scott,
Missoula, and Louisa Odenwald,
Spokane; Edward Larson and Ellen
Olson, Granite, Idaho.
Cupid" Haywood opened up the
auditors office yesterday to accom-
modate Levi Murray, Of Laclede,
Idaho, and Mrs. Lydia F. Swiler, OF
Spokane, with a license.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
fatally Beaten
(Scrlpps News Association.

SAN FRANCISCO, July g.
George MCGUIRE, western manager
OF Bradstreets Mercantile agency,
and member of the Bachelors
club. was attacked and beaten to
death by thugs in the heart Of the
best resident section of the city.
The assault occurred early this
morning. Mcclure died at the re-
ceiving hospital. No arrests have
been made.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
JOY OF WEALTH KILLS TWO

SOUTH NORWAI.K, Conn. July
5.--Frank c. Handle was told that
he was heir to an estate OF $40. 600.
The Joy over his fortune drove him
mad. He drowned himself in mill
pond.
WASHINGTON. D. c., July s.
VIM. Breene, day laborer. Of Wash.
ington, was informed that he was
heir to his fathers estate. worth
100000. He waved his hands in
the cir and fell dead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTED

Orpha ID. Price was made admin
istratrix OF John r.. Prices estate
this morning by Judge Sullivan.
Price hanged himself In a miners
cabin near Wallace, Idaho. recently.
He was formerly real estate man
here and his estate is worth more
than $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
slckAEoosg GETS PROPERTY

Judge Sullivan this morning sign
ed papers restoring George w.
Sickafoose to his property and con-
troll OF himself. He has been q
mental incompetent for some time
and his brother, Albert Sicksfoose.
has been guardian,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
POLICE COURT RECORD

Police court records were broken
today with 73 cases on the docket.
Sixty of them were Fourth Of July
disorderly conduct, drunk and fail
IRE to observe fireworks restric-
lions. A total OF $500 in bonds
are up.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
0YAMA IS GRATEFUL

(scripps News Associatlon.S
TOXIC. July 6.-General Kuroki
give a luncheon today In honor Of
Luke Wright, American ambassa.
dor. Field Marshall Oyama ex-
pressed his appreciation Of the re-
ception given Kuroki in America.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
OILY JOHN ARRIVES

(Scripps News Association.)
CHICAGO, July 5.-Rockefeller
will arrived here at 8 tonight over
the Lake Shore road. He appears
in court at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
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and
INJURED
fscripps News Association

fScripps News Association,
CHICAGO, July 5.-Reports from
the country at large today indicate
that the nations deathroll yester-
day from celebration accidents
number 40. Two thousand were in
jured.
Six deaths occurred in this city
city from explosives. Cannon
crackers in the hands of children
were to blame for most of the ia
talities.
Many Of the injuries reported
from various places may result In
lockjaw or other complications
that will swell the deathroll.
NEW YORK, July o.-Hospital
reports today show that not less
than a dozen lives were lost here
in yesterdays celebration. All
resulted from minor accidents due
to carelessness in handling fire.
works.
KINGSTON, Idaho, Henry Boehn
killed and Omar Dellaire probably
fatally wounded by explosion of a
box Of dynamite caps Boehn was
holding on his lap. His legs were
blown off and he hled to death be-
fore physician could be summoned.
Dellaire's throat was cut by flying
fragments. Victims with picnic
party were celebrating at Ross lake.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa.-Fool in
picnic party threw lighted cigarette
on can of powder carried in row.
boat. Explosion killed and in
jured 5.
CHELSEA, Mass.-Fool dropped
cigar into fireworks under seat in
bottom of boat carrying dozen
picnicers. Two boys and girl were
possibly fatally burned and all the
rest of the party were hurt. The
boat was wrecked.
WINONA, Minn.-Roy Van Sick
len, age II, climbed to the top of
an electric light tower on a Fourth
of July celebration dare. He touch
ed a live wire and fell to the ground
300 feet below dead. Thousands
saw the accident.
TACOMA.-George Smith held a
giant frecracker in his hand. He
is at a hospital with most of his
arm gone.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
BURNED T0DEATn

Coroner Witter was called to Buck
eye this morning when a man while
drunk last night was burned in a
house. There were no particulars.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
HOME INDUSTRY DIVORCE

Judge Sullivan this morning gave
q divorce TO Eva May Weishappel
from William Eugene. They mar
r.Si in Spokane in 1904 and he de-
serted. There are no children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05
MISS SUTTON WINNING
FINAL SERIES
(scripps News Association,

tScripps News Association.)
LONDON. July May Sutton,
playing Mrs. Chambers for the Eng
fish tennis championship, today
took the first set In 6-1.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa.-Fool in
picnic party threw lighted cigarette
on can of powder carried in row.
boat. Explosion killed 2 and in
jured 5.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-07-05

TACOMA-George Smith held a
giant firecracker in his hand. He
is at a hospital with most Of his
arm gone.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
STATUE OF GEN. SIGEl
GREAT PARADE AT UNWILLING
IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, October 19.-In the pres
ence of an immense throng of people the
equestrian statue of Gen. Franz Sigel in
Riverside drive at 1O6th street was un-
veiled this afternoon.
The nuveiling was followed by a parade.
in which detachments from the United
States Army and Navy. the national
guard and naval militia of the state and
t--ousands of members Of German civic
societies took part.
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, the president
of the monument committee, in a short
speech told simply the history of the gall
liant tGerman-American soldier and Franz
Sisel. the generals son, pulled the cord
which loosened the flags that hid the
statue from view.
Gov Hughes and Herman Ridder made
addresses.
Following the unveiling there was a
great military and civic parade Mai. Gen.
Charles K. Roe of the national guard. act
ed grand marshal. Those taking pa rt
in the parade included the regular soldiers
of the infantry and artillery and sailors
and marines from the naval vessels in
port 5000 soldiers and sailors of the ma
tional guard and naval militia members
of the Grand Army of the Republic and
the spanish War Veterans, and the Ger
man societies, in all numbering about
12O00.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
OUTLOOK FOR PARCELS POST.
Plan to Remove the Objections of
Country Merchants.

Postmaster General Meyer feels much
encouraged over the outlook for a parcels
post IN this country, for he has received
from Elisha Winter New England Or
sanizer Of the National Association of
rNe'ai Merchants. assurance that the on
position OF that body to the project had
oeen overcome. These merchants had
feared that if Mr. Meyers plan for trans
nlttlns parcels. up to eleven pounds. at
Il cents pound, should be adopted. il
would mean the ruin OF the country shop
keeper
MT. Meyer however. in an address de-
hvered at Boston October u pointed ont
mat his proposition included a protectfva
measure for the small retail merchants
rms Is to send parcels mailed by a ma =
iron OF the same rural delivery route or
at the distributing station. to a customer
on mat route at the rate of d cents for
the first pound and cents for each addi-
uohaI pound or fraction thereof. so that
package weighing eleven pounds may
be sent for - cents may
Al present the rural carriers I, iS cajd
al the Post Office Department. use less
enaii ~ "ree-quarters the capacity of their
wagons anu Will have plenty of room to
caLS parcels There will not ONLY he no
auuiI4oHa! cost TO the government for this
PiNheSt 10 retail merchants and their
euS'oiHefs' out II Will be source of reve
nue., since the cost of railway tranenorto-
tion IS absent P'i q"
Evening star., 1907-10-20
ATTACKS THE FOOD TRUST
SENSATIONAL ALLEGATIONS IN
THE PITTsBURG SUIT.
Claim That Produce Is Allowed to
Rot In Order That Prices Nav
Be Kept Up.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURG, Pa, October 19.-Sensa-
tional charges are made by the independ-
ent roduce dealers of Pittsburg in a suit
filed today in their attempt to break I'D
the alleged illegal combination of the
fruit growers and produce associations
of the United States.
The suit was filed In the United States
district court, and joined with w. H. Ar
Dor, who started the fight against the
they have been blacklisted The suit en-
tered today makes the case a national one
and paves the way for federal aid, which
has been promised by President Roose-
welt, who has referred the case to At
torney General Bonaparte for investiRa-
ton. surprise in connection with the
suit today Is making the Elg.n Board of
Trade defendant. Every railroad enter
the big fruit and produce growing asso-
ciat.ons of the country and produce trade
publications.
Throttles Trade.
The bill recites that the Elgin Board of
Trade has absolute power to determine the
price at which butter and other products
shall be sold at any particular time, and
also the quantity thereof. Among other
exhibits are a number of clippings from
traue papers. in which the produce situa-
ton in Pittsburg Is rdiculed list of
reasons why Ine prices of fruits are
higher In ittsburg than they should be
occupies four pages of the bill 1t is al
legged that fruit by the carload is allowed
to rot SO that prices can be held up.
Evening star., 1907-10-20
BOOM FOR WILLIAMS
REGARDED AS IDEAL CANDI-
DATE FOR PRESIDENCY.

John Sharp Williams, minority leader
in the last House of Representatives., was
declared to be the ideal democratic can
didate for President of the United States
at the first of the fall monthly meetings
of the Mississippi Society, held in Pythian
Temple last evening. Mr.. Harry Peyton
formerly of the Department of Justice and
a loyal Mississippian, was the speaker
who advanced the name of Mr.. Williams
He referred at some length to the work
which the minority leader has done for
the country, and declared that all of HIS
efforts have been prompted by the high
est patriotism.
IF the south is to rise again. as she
surely will declared Mr.. Peyton. then
will her favorite sons be placed before
the people of the country for the bestowal
of the highest office within their gift"
The speaker called attention to various
sections of the southland which he has
recently visited. and said that progress is
visible everywhere. Mr.. Peyton who is
an ex-member of the Mississippi legisla-
ture. referred at some length to the re-
cent campaign for the senatorship, which
Evening star., 1907-10-20
MIssIssIPPI's TRIAL TRIP.
Battleship's Four Hour Test Off Del
aware Capes Reported Successful.

PHILADELPHIA. October 19.-The bat
tleship Mississippi returned to Cramps
shipyard here today after successful
trial trip off the Delaware capes. The
trial began yesterday morning and the
big warship was given a four-hour test
at full speed, which was followed by an
endurance run of twentyfour hours The
trial was conducted by the United States
board of inspection and survey. Capt.
Richard Glover. president
Under the contract specifications the
Mississippi is required to make seventeen
knots an hour. but the speed figures cam
not be learned in this city.
The naval board left on an afternoon
train for Washington. where 1t is thought
the official figures will be given out. OFF,
cials of the Cramp Shipbuilding Company
who were on board the battleship during
the trial expressed satisfaction at the
results obtained.
Evening star., 1907-10-20

resulted in the selection of Representative
Williams over Gov. Nardaman.
Capt. Fred Beail who recently returned
to this city from Cuba, a so talked at
some length upon the island s resources
and cond tions. He described the Pearl
of the Antilles a country of much fer
t.lity. and said it seemed to him to be an
Ideal location for investment. He said
that much American capital is finding its
way into the plantations of the island.
The race problem" said Capt. Beall is
also there to some extent. but the ne is
strictly drawn" He then told Of the high
class Spanish and Cuban people. with
whom he said it is a pleasure to come
into social intercourse
The evening was enlivened by the ap-
pearance of a bevy of young ladies' from
Beicourt Seminary. under the chaperonage
of Miss Ida Lee Duncan, one of the pr n
cipals.
A program of vocal and instrumental
musical numbers was rendered, and a col
lation was served during the social hour
which followed the last address
Evening star., 1907-10-20

dress to the pupils of the school in
which he congratulated them upon the
event.
Special Escort for Taft In Berlin.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, October 1a.-The war office
has specially appointed Majors Won Pc
tersdorff and Won Reuter- for service as
special military escort to Secretary OF
War Taft during his forthcoming visit.
Assembly Votes Its Thanks.
MANILA. October 19.-The first joint
resolution Of the Philippine commission
and the national assembly was passed
this afternoon. 1t is addressed to the
American people, through President
Roosevelt and conveys the thanks of the
Filipino people for the boon of a national
assembly.