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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
Admit. eighteen Murders.

On Thursday. Orchard crowned bis
admissions OF grave crimes when,
continuing his testimony against
William %. Haywood. he made an ex.
piicttly detailed confession OF the
murder OF Frank Steunenberg by an
internal machine that directly opens
the way for his own conviction and
execution for the mortal offense.
He swore that the assassination of
Steunenberg was FIRST suggested by
Haywood. was jointly plotted BY Hay
wood. Meyer. Pettibone and himself,
WA financed by Haywood and was
executed by himself after the failure
Of an attempt IN which Jack Simp-
kins had participated.
Orchard lifted the total OF bis own
murdered victims to eighteen. de
tailed the circumstances under wAieh
he tried TO murder former Governor
Peabody. Judge Goddard. Judge Cab
bert, General Sherman Bell. Dave
Mofrat and Frank Horne. Incidental
~ he confessed to plan TO kidnap
the child Of one OF his former asso-
ciates
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
Cavern Under ST. Louis.

St. Louisa portion of Washing
ton avenue Immediately west of the
intersection of Jefferson avenue
dropped twelve feet below the surface
on Friday morning by the collapsing
of the roof of one of the natural un
foreground passages known as Uhrig's
cave. The main underground pas
sage way is thirty feet below the sur
face at Washington and Jefferson ave
nues and has five branches which ex.
tend In different directions for mile
Their existence was discovered in
1855.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
Peabody 10 Testify.

Kansas City.-James II. Peah,dv
former governor of Colorado. who /,
here on business. said in an interyieN
that he had since the Haywood tria
in Boise began received several an
onymous letters threatening his life
II would be very injadicious on m,
part to make a statement about thu,
RAN Orchards testimony. or abou,
the Haywood case, continued Mr.
f'eahcdy. I've been subpoenaed as
witness In the case, and am onl,
waiting telegram calling me &c
Bosse 10 testify"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
Railroads and Possoffies Department,
Said to be in collusion.

Cincinnati, o.--An investigation Of
the relations of the railroads and the
postothce department. by direct order
ot President Roosevelt. which has al
ready caused = saving to the govern
ulent OF more than two million dol
lars, is declared in an article in tn.
Ftmes-Star to be nov under way
fhirty-iwo poStotioe inspectors aS
said 10 b. AZ work on a case of al
legged conspiracy OF the railroads ast
the p0siofiee department.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

that we ought 10 get Ex-Governor
Steunenberg lie thought that If we
got him after letting him go seven
or eight years and then went back TO
Paterson, N j., and wrote letters to
Judge Gabberf. Judge Goddard. Pea
body, Bell and the others telling them
they would get the same thing as
Steunenberg, IL would show them they
were not forgotten either and would
have good effect. Meyer said II
would be better than killing them;
that II would be a living death, for
they would be confronted by the
thought always OF somebody waiting
for them.
Haywood said he had sent several
men to Caldwell TO do the Steunen-
berg job. Among them were Minister,
Art Bascom, Mccarthy and Steve
Adams. Minister was miner-a
member OF the union. ] didn't know
Mccarthy"
Planning steune nberg's Death.
Orchard then told how he and Jack
Slmpkins had gone to Idaho to com
init the crime of murder In removing
Ex-Governor Steunenberg and detailed
| their movements. and failure to get
the governor until after Simpkins had
left Caldwell Continuing, he said
| Once came to Boise but could
not find him here. | returned to Cald-
well and stopped at the Saratoga
hotel, carrying the bomb In my grip
Nfnally located Governor Steunen-
berg on Christmas night. 1905, and
taking the sawed-off shotgun Petit
bone had given me, | went out to his
house. heard the governor coming
and tried 20 get the two parts OF the
gun together but had not succeeded
before he passed into the house.
then went down town again
j Planted Bomb at Gate.
THE next time | saw the governor
he was sitting In the Saratoga hotel
III went mp to my room and got the
. bomb and hurried out to the Steun
enberg house and planted the boml
by the gate. | then started back tt
the hotel. and when about two blocks
away met Governor Steunenberg OF
his way home. | ran as fast as
could toward the hotel, but had no
reached II when the explosion oc
Cured
Il went 20 my room TO do up som'
: acid and giant caps and things In
package. As l was doing so a gian
cap In my pocket exploded and tor
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
Socialists Spoil Coronation Jubilee.

Budapest-Emperor Francis Joseph
arrived here Friday afternoon for the
celebration of the jubilee of his coro-
nation as king of Hungary. June s,
1851 The socialists seized the occas-
ION 70 make demonstration in favor
OF the extension Of universal suffrage
Ia hungary. The great crowds which
ass mbied in the streets during his
niSJestyS journey from the railroad
station to the palace greeted hin,
Win shouts OF Give us universal suit
rage The police pushed back the
people with drawn swords.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
.JAPS THREATEN
TO TEAR LOOSE
San Franci co Wrongs Mus1
be Righted or Something
viii be Doing.
Pyess Of Toxic Declares That u May
Prove Dangerous 10 Keep the Peo-
pie in Suspense Regarding Al
legged outrases.

Toxic ffochi. which Is sup
porting Count Okuma in his position
ON the American question, says;
THE San Francisco ontIages are
worse than the murder Of mission
airy 10 China, which resulted. In the
occupation OF kiaochOw.
Who would blame an appeal 10 the
last measure II an impotency 10 pro
tect treaty rights Is proved?
He hope. however that Ambassa
dor Aoki will be firm enough to make
the Washington government quickly
take measures 10 mete out justice &c
the Japanese
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
s.elys,ns Brother Butts ln

st. Petersburg view of the pre-.
valcnt reports that Premier Stolypin
had abandoned his defense OF parila-
uent and that It's dissolution was i'm.
minent. an article in the Novoe Vrem.
"a ca Thursday signed by the pre-.
rsier's brother and opposing such q
step. attracted general attention. He
said that while the douma undoaht
cdiy Is revolutionary and huriened
with many sins. the problem Of IL:
becoming a healthy establishment oI
the state Is not excluded from tbs
question OF its dissolution.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
The Howard Gould Divorce Scandal
to ae Aired In the Courts.

New york.-~The case of Mrs.
Howard Gould. who Instituted suit for
a separation from her husband. How.
ard Gould. was given its nrst
public airing la court on Thursday
The occasion was the hearing ot arEu-
ments on motion OF counsel for Mr..
Goeid 10 strike out certain allega.
tions In Mrs, Goaid's complaint AT.
guments OF considerable length were
made, and at this conclusion the At.
,orneys were given until Monday to
die briefs In the case.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

San Francisco, ~ President W. II.
Isahy Of the board of police commits.
Sioners announced on Thursday that
his, resignation had been In the hands
OF Mayor Schmit1 FOR three weeks
ana that In very short time he In.
tends leaving the city for an Euro.
pean trip In discussing the matter
President Leahy said hts resignation
had been prompted by the necessity
ot going to Europe on business con
nectcd with his theatrical interests
and hts belief that no city offieisl
should absent himself from the city
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
Life los, In Auto Race,

Albany. n. Y--Tha soo-mile auto.
mobile endurance run under the aus
pleeS OF the New York Motor club
ended In the loss OF one hfe. Clar.
eRee Mckenzie OF New York. and the
serious. II not fatal Injury of two
other persons about three miles east
~ Albany Thursday RiSht, whea one
Of the automobiles crashed into an
electric ear The car In the accident
Wss among the leaders In the race.
The scene az the cplliSion was az
C,sftoa HEIGHTS. a station on the Al.
hany electric Hna.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
sca, capsissa

o'Nssll. Seb a fishing party had
a sad aud tragic ending at Nander'e
Lake. eight mllcs southeast If Page. on
"Wednesday -Four persoas WEIR,
drowned By boat capsirIng. The
dead Clinton Samson. aged "a
years Morris samson. agNd 80
uonths Mrs blanche Tracy. aged 80
years. Miss Alice Dunn. aged ~
years The accident occurred shou,
noon. when a hnatload of six persons
stared cat on the lake and went
down only sbou, twenty feet from the
bank.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

81 Petersburg The fourth squad
ron os the tias&ars OF the guard. sta,
tened at TsarSkoe Selo. 10 which
place the imperial family had Just re.
moved. have reYnltea against the
strict discipline which recently had
been instituted BY new commander
The .roable for a time threatened ta
spread Through the entire regiment,
hng the mutiaoan troopers we're
promptly surrounded aud dlsarmed by
other troops. and order vas restored
Without blossdsAed The rlngleaders
vjll b. court marttaled
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
srysn is WiIIina.

Richmond, Vain an interview.
William J. Bryan declared that the
matter of section should no longer
De bar to mans nomination for
the presidency by the Democratic
party. He explained why he could
not regard President Roosevelt as a
democrat, and said that under Ger.
tain conditions he Bryan would be
a candidate for the nomination. tina,
Is II his party demanded it. and if he
considered 1t for the good of the par.
ty b'''
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

Then, under cross-examination by
the defense. Orchard confessed guilt
OF the soIdId social crimes Of desert
ing his wife and young child In On
taria. fleeing 10 British Columbia
with Hattie Simpson. the wife Of an
other man. and committing blgamy
by marrying third woman at Grip
pie Greek. Through the shocking de
tails Of murder plots. stories OF secret
bomb making. and tales Of man hunts
with sawed-oT shotguns and internal
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
ORCHARD A DETECTIVE.
Such is Charge Made by Woman
Whom He Married in Cripple
Creek.

Cripple Greek, Colo.--Mrs Ida
roney, the woman who Harry Or
ehard married in Cripple Creek, is on
her way to Boise to appear as a wit
ness for the defense.
According to intimate friends OF
Mrs, Toney. she will swear that AZ
the time she married Orchard. he
claimed 10 b. Piukerton detective
She will also testify that Orchards
home was never searched by the mil
ttia, although he was considered to be
a strike leader. All the surroundins
houses were searched
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
STILL AT HEAD
Western Federation /
by Men on IM|

Western Federauon
by Men on Tu'|
Denver.-Accordins|
ment in the latest
ers' Magazine a mos'|
augurated at the hlss1
vention of the Wes's'
Miners, which opens
Monday for the cos
labor unions.
That Charles H. n
tinued as presiden'
Haywood as seei
organization is the y
ion among the delee
ready arrived. The ]
the election OF onleS
floor of the conven "
vides that officers
| til their successors !
election of presides.
| treasurer. 1t is 49,
again as 1t was -
The delegates ar y
are unanimous ~
ry Orchards si 49,
| the federation oine
he committed are b
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
COULDN'T STAND DISGRACE.
Suelded Because Husband Was Ae
eused OF Numbering Her Mother.

Berlin.-A dispatch from Karlsruhe
to the Lokal Anzeiger says that Mrs.
Karl Hau committed suicide by
drowning on Friday in lake near
Pfacffikon, canton of Zurich. Switz-
erland. Mrs. Hau was the wife of
Karl Hau. professor of Roman law in
George Washington university, who
is charged with the murder of his
motherin-law, Mrs. Moliter, at Baden
Baden, in November last.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

one side Of nv coat out. was afraid
everybody in the hotel had heard t sne
exploslon. waited a WINE, uu'
here was no indication that ANYONE
heard what had occurred in my rom
went downstairs and renamed a.
the hotel until Monday, when l N''
arrested"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
LAWYERS NTEND !
DOWN ORCH
Defense Is Laying 4. .
the Charge THAI I
Assassin Was ~.
ownsa

Boise. Slow
the defense in the n,]
developing the lines I
hopes to break dow, I
Harry Orchard. 50 4,
Haywood. now on III
Pettibone, who are III
the same charge. In
heap further obliquy 2
they have done 20 y
, capable Of petty crine.|
admission he Is a bin,
liar and an incendiayy ?
the traitor to his empl
deserted two wives M
all these offenses IL Y
to confess, but under ,
animation by Richard,d
to his story and GIVE
verse. Possible win.
nesses have been nar,,
for the defense state I
that the pile of sworn ,
will bring to contradicf'
convince the jury Of +
of his testimony. b.
they have plainly I'M
tention to prove that d
hired agent OF the nir'
harassed by the WEE
of Miners, determine /
labor from the msnea
Colorado, planned
train wrecks and =
that could be laid to (
Western Federation Z
would keep militia Oh
while non-union men /,
mines.
1t has been shown u
examination that Ord
with railroad detective
region of Cripple Cre
great strike there, Vi
the same time he W
dence of the Leaders
Federation of Miners,
Richardson, Orchard I
he was hired by Moyel
of the Federation, to I
against thugs alleged
hired by the mine ou
and terrorize him.
From half a dozen q
will be called to deny
tons. Already two N
Orchard of completely
: says were Matched wi
/ circle" of the Weste
have been called upo
open court where the
tators. Orchard has
as the men he named,
, terly and Owney Barn
sneered their denial d
J The court room 50
able-possibly the n
) ever seen in any couri
) session since Orchard
j the stand a crowd ha
: sion. Every seat is 4
the sheriff calls the
Hundreds are turned
prisoner, Haywood, b
six lawyers. The stats
J. woods family, his VI
ter and two daughter
hind him, but the p
every detail, consults
= uously and is alwayl
;. showing the slightest
Between counsel for
: defense the feeling Il
z At every session Their
e Exchange of sharp v
# the situation becomes
q Hawley, the senior Z
- state, is quick to a
= right in his challenge
Senator Borah, his GO
y quick of tongue and
y ardson, for the deiel
!, :. sonant voice that IT'S
: ;; impatient of interrupI
= ly filings a sheer al I
y or thunders his oDle
- thinks an interrupts
a Clarence Darrow SID
- watchful as a cat. y
! of speech, he seldor
70 the passages, and y
y smooth the ruffied =
side.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20

was mot until the flrst interruption
came from the defense that the two
saw each other.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-06-20
Railroad Wrsu

Great Falls, ao-.
ing of an eastooa'.
the Mountain Gen.
Sunday morning "
with ore and sn~s
Two hundred sns
Brakeman Frank
was almost rs z
wreck was cause 60
a rail as the ens.
thirteenth car
the track. IIa' -
hours. Pollock
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who died in this q
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a Pennsylvania
she had been ~
her mother. is
lice officers
indicate an ints
identity OF the -
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tor Europe one ~
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25
LAKE MoHONK CONFERENCE.
Several Speakers Favor Disposing of
Philippines for Filipino Rule.

LAKE MOHONK. n. Y, October Do
The Philippine Islands and Hawaii were
the themes considered at the Mohonk con
ference yesterday. The speakers included
Paul Charlton. law officer of the bureau
of Indian affairs: Thomas Lawler of Bos-
ton. William Alexander Sutherland. in
charge of the Filipino students in this
country; DR.. Arthur J. Brown and DR.. c.
c. Gregan. who represented the Presby
terrain and American foreign mission
boards. respectively.
Representatives Jones of.Warsaw, Va
and Drscoll of Syracuse, N Y. spoke
against the retention OF the Philippines
They did not favor the sale OF the islands,
but advocated eventually leaving them to
the control of the Filipinos themselves
Col. Elijah w. Halford made a spirited
reply. expressing his belief that the Phil
ippines were under the present control of
this country by. divine. appOin tment and
that Americans should rejoice at the op-
portunity of doing good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25
UNIONS MUST KEEP HANDS OFF
Sweeping Injunction Against Or
ganized Labor by Federal Judge.

WHEELING. W, Va, October %
What is said to be the most sweeping in
junction ever issued against organized
labor was granted at Philippi, W. Va,
yesterday by Federal Judge Dayton. The
injunction. which is temporary restraints
John Mitchell, president; T. l.. Lewis.
vice president. and the district officers
of the United Mine Workers of America
from organizing or interfering in any
way with about 1000 non-unon miners
employed by the Hickman Coal Com
pany. Glendale Coal Company and the
Richland Coal Company. located in the
Wheeling district. A final hearing in the
case will be held at Parkersburg, w. Va,
next month.
When informed of the granting OF the
injunction by Judge Dayton. National
Vice President Thomas L. Lewis of the
United Mine Workers of America said
yesterday afternoon:
Pronunciation of injunctionS never had
one modified and condemnation OF judges
never changed their attitude. | can say
in regard to the West Virginia situation
what | said al Parkersburg to the late
Judge Jackson, that regardless of all the
power and influence of the corporations
and courts of West Virginia the time is
coming when the MN RS will be org an
lied. and it will not require violations of
injunctions to establish the union in this
state. / do not believe in intimidation
where applied to courts, corporations or
non-unon men; neither do | believe in al
lowing any person to -intimidate me. and
for this reason, representative OF
the United Mine Workers, | expect TO
comply with the mandate of the courts.
but that viii not prevent me from talking
to my fellow-Workmcn and advising them
to become members of the United Mine
Workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25

Mrs. Florence Abel, who occupy the two
upper floors OF the building. heard the
woman stumbling around the room below
and rushed down to find the door secured.
This was smashed in, and the sight of
the woman's body wreathGd in flames
greeted Their eyes. There was no one
csc in the room. Mrs. Abel ran to the
front door and yelled Fire A fw
minutes later passerby, heard the cries,
ran TO box at the corner of Stricken
street and Patterson avenue and sounded
an alarm, but the woman was past hu-
man aid when the apparatus arrived.
Mrs. Grtevc, whose husbands business
requires his presence in the suburbs n.
night. was known to have employed can
dles exclusively for lighting purposes. anG
1t is thought that she Decam. entangled
in the bed clothing and that the wick set
fire to the sheets. Owing 10 the fact
that the womans husband was absent de-
tails concerning her We're uncotainable
though it was l,arned that she had lived
in the neighborhood for three months
The interior of the house was damaged to
the extent OF So. ...-
Coroner Silas Baldwin of the north
western district will make an investiga-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25

pality and wherever Weshmen are found.
The party will put forward its own can
didates. who will be pledged to vote for
determined by the votes of the party. An
executive committee is to be elected, and
his body will select the candidates for
parliament and control the candidates and
n embers. thus securing a pledge bound
party in parliament, like the Irish party.
One of the pledges to be given by the
league candidates is that they will not
accept any office Of profit under the GOV
srnment until the legislative program of
the league is achieved. All Welshmen
are invited to contribute to the funds.
The prospect Of bread being still dearer
IS, brought nearer by the fact that the
London Flour Millers' Association has
again raised the price of flour. Last year
the sales of British wheat were at the
rate OF $6.45 per quarter. This October
they are actually $7.91 per quarter. Here.
lgain. as in the case of -four. the de-
tveries are much below the average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25
NEW YORK STATE FUNDS.
Deposits Increased to $4,000, 900
to Help Relieve the Situation.

NEW YORK, October 25.-This state
ment was made last night by State Con-
troller Glynn and State Treasurer Hauser
who are at the Hotel Belmont:
The rumor circulated in Wall street
yesterday that state funds are being trans
ferred from this city is absolutely false
After spending several days in New York
city in careful scrutiny of the financial
situation. we have transferred no state
funds from this city. There are more
state funds here today than there were
week ago.
we are here to protect the financial in
terests of the state and aid in restoring
confidence. and with that object in view
have actively cO-operated with Secretary
Cortelyou and the Gearing House AssOci-
alton.
There is on deposit today in this city
over S12.0O0 OJO of state funds, and more
viii be forthcoming. if necessary. to re-
store confidence and TO dispel this sense
less frenzy"
Controller Glynn refused to say how
much more money the state was prepared
to deposit in the banks here. He said
that the deposits had already been In
creased considerably to relieve the pres,
ent situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-25
Welsh National Policy.

a Welsh nationalist party is projected.
and the announcem mt interesting from
many standpoints. is specially interesting
By reason of the fact that the prominent
WeIshmon who are moving in the matter
have gone to Ireland for their models OF
1t rational organization and of parlia-
me ptary party. The broad outlines of
the scheme have been indicated by Mr.
j. Madden of Liverpool, well known as a
speaker on liberal and Irish nationalist
platforms. and he announces that the
first shot of the new party will be fired
at the next election for the Flint Dor
oughs. when Mr.. Alfred Elias of Liverpool
will come forward as a Welsh nationalist
candidate. Mr.. Elias Is at present CO.
operating with other influential Welshmen
in forming in Wales a National League.
on the lines Of the Irish national organiza
ton. for the advancement of the interests
and political independence Of Wales 1t is
to have branches throughout the princi-