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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Says Detectives spied on Union.

Boise, Idaho, July morris Fried
man, formerly an employe OF The
Finkerton detective agency at Denver,
who published his adventures AMI
many of the conf 'entiai reports that
passed through his hands in an attack
on the agency, was witness Satur-
day in behalf of William d. Haywood.
He told how the Pinke.tons Lad sent
spies into many of the important
unions of the Western Federati. y of
Miners.
By name and operating number
Friedman identified dozen detectives
who succeeded in entering or getting
very close to the miners union in
Colorado. and he produced volumin-
Gus copies of the reports they made to
the agency fer transmission to the
mine owners.
Spies Are Consistent.
Friedman was confidential stenog
rapher under Detective Mcfarland,
and, SO he testified, it was part of his
duties to copy the reports of the opera
tives as they reached the office.
Friedman swore that in several In
stances the detectives sent out by the
agency in behalf of the mine owners
managed to get themselves elected to
high Office in the unions and that in
couple of instances they carried
their roles to the extent of sharing all
the hardships of ,he strikers and
fSally being deported from the coun-
try with them.
Tried to Beegar Federation.
friedman said that one Pinkerton OPP
eraNve became chairman Of the union
strikN relief committee at Globeville,
and rs such had charge of all the
funds disbursed there by the local
union and general federation.
Friedman said that under instruc-
tions from his superiors at the Pinker-
ton agency this man first tried to beg
gar the federation by lavish eXpen-
diture in behalf of the strikers. and
failing in this he cut the relief down to
the lowest point in the hope that the
members of the union might censure
Haywood.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Crimes and Criminals.

8s5 A pickpocket secured the richest
haul that has resulted from the Brook
lyn bridge crush for long while
when he stole $3.50 from the pocket
of Peter Worth, i bookmaker.
Ira Dexter Of Algona, Iowa, indicted
by the federal grand jury for the frau
dulent use of the mails, was found
guilty and sentenced to three years at
Leayenworth penitentiary and fined
$500.
Following terrific struggle for the
possession Of razor, j. NJ Cole, "a
farmer OF Brinkle;ys, Ark, was dis,
armed by his wife. who cut his throat,
and. continuing the struggle, was
killed by the woman.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Accidental Happenings.

a l5n,av, y,ncY,1eS we've, No az h,,rt In
the derailment of an electric car Of
the Old Colony street railway line at
Brockton. Mass.
30 uy,.,,a 5ar,pi,,, stoc,x across tba trac,.
v,,lIa,n Han ! sar,aar o vas str,,cls
nv ans:ore train near $SNaucedah, Mich.
/ and Instantly killed
~ ! - = hr,af dnrat,on y,s,ted
,ra !, g n y !, in l., . n,,ch
!, !, ana
,.. II 3 cas yare hlnxsn sown -
Trarl Nv. apad ten and Robert D
aged six, sons Of Joseph Virgins,
were killed near Battle Creek, Mich,
by being run over BY 4 train.
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ss,tai assc,, 81 s.ss
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{. iIn,ninp 81 srnall creek
n, I'M Is thar,s ranch near Eie hin.
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Indian Horse Thieves.

Fargo, N. D., July ALFRED Lone
Elk, Sidney Bear Heart and James
Windy, who We're arrested with John
Swift Bird on a charge of stealing
horses. pleaded guilty, Swift Bird say
ing he is innocent The boys are
young Indians attending the Standing
Rock farm school.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
FLOOD is SPREADING.
Army Of Men Fight TO Save 10000
Acres Of Cultivated Land.

bakersfield, Cal, July I. Uninter.
ruptedly the waters Of Buena Vista
lake are still pouring through the
great gap Of broken leyee. and
slowly the flood Is spreading toward
the San Emidio road, where an army
of men and horses lis feverishly at
work on an embRnkment that it iss
hoped will save 10000 acres OF cult
waited land from inundation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
CRAMPS SEIZE RATHER.

Man swims Across Pond Several
Times Before Fatal AffIiction.
Madison, S. D., July 7.-Hans Hege-
daki. twenty-five years old, was
drowned while bathing in pond on
the Sunde farm. He swan across the
pond several times, but finally was
seized with cramps and was drowned
before companions could give him as
sistance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
BUILDINGS Blown Down.

Finley, N D., July 7.-During VIC
lent electric storm two dwelling
houses, several barns and other build.
ings were blown down and demolish-
ed. Many buildings in the surround
ing country have met the same fate.
No fatalities SO far are known.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Suicide in Jail.

Albert Lea, Mimi, July Z. Nick
Rose, alias Joe Russell, arrested on
suspicion of being a man wanted in
the Black Hills, South Dakota, for
horse stealing, took his own life
some time between and II o'clock
last night.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
ATTACKED WITH MEAT AK.
Victim of Assault at ArnoId's Park,

Victim of Assault at ArnoIds Park,
Iowa, Likely to Die.
Arnold's Park, Iowa, July 7. - Sta
ton Agent Jones of the Milwaukee
road was attacked while in a restau
rant here and received some severe
wounds from meat ak and knife. He
was taken to the hospital and is like
ly to die. A man named Walters and
the cook in the restaurant are &C.
cused Of the attack.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Domestic.

The epidemic of typhoid fever in
Pittsburg is gradually assuming seri-
GUS proportions. In June there were
498 new cases.
Commander Robert E. Peary will
not start on his seventh expedition
for the North pole until the middle of
July. He had expected = start on the
first. He has ordered the Roosevelt
equipped for three-years' voyage.
Hoke Smith was inaugurated gov
ernor of Georgia last week. The cath
.of office was administered by Chief
Justice William H. Fish Of the SUI
preme court before the joint session
OF the two branches of the legislature.
Notices were issued at Springfield.
Ill, to 2 nun Der of former state treas
urers and auditors that unless they
pay into the state treasury within the
next thirty days fees which they col
lected while in Office proceedings will
be commenced in the courts to collect
the fees.
Charles H. Mover was retained as
president and William D. Haywood as
secretary-treasurer of the Western
Federation of Miners by the fedora.
ton at Denver, although they are i'm
prisoned in Idaho on the charge of
completely in the murder OF Former
Governor Steunenberg. ).
Members of the American Society
of Equity, composed of farmers. met
at many of the county seats in South
ern Indiana and pledged themselves
to hold their wheat this ysar until
they are paid 81 a bushel for it. tt
is estimated that from 300, 900 to 5oo.-
900 bushels Of wheat were pledged.
~ Home Colony, established by anar-
chists on Hend erson bay, w ASH, about
ten years ago. is breaking IN. Mem
bers are reported to be quietly leaving
since Emma Goldman visited the
place few weeks ago. The colony
owns 219 acres, divided into two.acre
tracts, but all have never been occu-
pied. $50
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Auto Hita : rr..

s.. Louis, July 6. An automobile
containing five men and two women.
running at high rate of speed, strdch
2 tree and rolled down a fifty-foot EN-.
Dankment last night, Two Of the &C.
cupants were seriously injured. 81
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Fifteen Dead; sixty Hurt.

Pittsburg, July Z. Ali records of
fatalities following the celebration OF
independence day in Pittsburg were
broken this year Fifteen violent
deaths were reported to the coroner's
office, while the number Of injured
was three score.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
From Other Shores.

Robbers entered the residence OF
Prince Charyodeze at Tifis, Russia
killed the prince and plundered the
house.
Prince Egbir Mira, the son Of
Former Governor zuli Sultan, killed
his mother at Ispahan, Persia, because
she refused TIC supply him with money
to continue his designations.
All over England the bad weather
Is seriously affecting agricultural in.
terests. The land is waterlogged and
large tracts of grass are rotting at the
roots, The fruit crop is practical
failure.
Despite the loss in time occasioned
by the strike OF steamshovel men in
May and by the heavy rainfall, the
earth taken from the Culebra cut dur.
Ing the last month exceeded half a
million cubic yards.
Vice Admiral Count Won Baudissln,
who commanded the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern on the occasion of the
visit OF Prince Henry of Prussia to the
United States in 1902, has been pro
noted to the post of chief OF the ad.
miralty staff.
Count Peter Heyden is dead at Mos
COW. He was a member of the first
Russian parliament, founder Of the
Peaceful Regeneration party and
leader of the zemstvo movement that
preceded the convocation of the first
parliament.
The town of Quevedo, an important
center in the province of Los Rios,
Ecuador, again has been attacked by
band Of rebels who were repulsed
by the government forces The reb-
els had eight men killed and several
wounded, while the government forces
lost six killed and two wounded.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
MAN BEATEN DIES.
Drinking Bout and Fight Prove Fatal
70 Farmer

Valley City, N. D., July Z. - Louis
Anderson. a farmer, living ten miles
north of Wimbledon, was found in a
dying condition near the railroad
track and before he could be re-
moved to the hospital expired, An
derson had been to the city and is
said to have been drinking with sew
eral boon companions The jollitica-
ton broke up in free-for-all fight,
in which Anderson is said to have
been badly beaten. He had $3.50 in
his pockets when he was picked up
The authorities are Investigating.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
BOY AND FATHER DROWN.
Heroic Heroic Parent PIunges to Death When
Son Is in Peril

son IS N Peril.
Rochester, N y, July Charles
Beck, sixteen years old, attempted to
SWIM the canal with his trousers on
Yesterday, but his strength deserted
!, nm IN midstream and he called for
help. -
HIS father, Lewis Beck, heard the
boys cries. He ran to the canal
jumped in and succeeded in reaching
the boy. but both sank
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Bank Robbers Sentenced.

Window, Mimi. July Z. The two
bank robbers, White and Chester.
were sentenced by Judge Brown,
White receiving ten years and Ches.s
ter nine at Saltwater prison.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
An Awful Threat.
While, stop teasing that dog j.

i1IIe, ssul Teasing that dog.
= won't 3
Stop il. do you hear n
~ won t. Z
Willie, il YOU don't stop teasing that
dog III make you read the PRESIDENTS
message clear through. Z J-
II stop, MA. z
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
BROWNS in ST. cRolx RIVER.
John O'NeaI Meets Death, but Com.
panon is Saved.

panion is Saved.
Saltwater, July Z. : John O'Neal
was drowned in the st. Croix, below
the Simonet rug factory. He was out
in a skiff with Martin St. John. Both
men are heavy, and as they leaned to
one side of the skiff it turned over.
st. John chung to the boat until
Daniel Olstad, in a gasoline launch,
rescued him. He says that he grab
bed O'Neal twice, but could not hold
him. The body was recovered two
hours later.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Loses Both Legs Under Wheels.

Brainerd, Mimi, July Z. Charles
Willis, aged sixteen, son of James
Willis, had both legs cut off while at
tempting to board moving freight
Grain for Staples He will probably
die.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Tear orchar IS Story to Tatters.

Boise. Idaho, July Max Malich,
Joe Mehelick and Billy Altman. three
of the men variously implicated in al
legged misconduct at Globeville, Den
yer and Cripple Creek, on the work Of
Harry Orchard, went on the stand
yesterday as witnesses for William d.
Haywood and made denial of Or
chard's testimony. s
Malich swore that Orchard and
not he, suggested the plot of sdynamit-
ing a boarding house full Of non-union
men at Globeville, and that Orchard
originated the idea of killing William
Mcdonald, one Of Malich's business
rivals. #34
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
pisersai. Orchard.

The five witnesses on the stand yes
teraay norning added support to
those WHO have preceded them. They
We're called to testify concerning con
ditions existing in Colorado during
the the disturbances at Cripple Creek
and to show that there was no reason
to call out the militia. Orchard was
further discredited by Owen Barnes,
a miner, who lived near the Independ-
ence mine, and who Orchard said as.
sisted him in the manufacture Of
bombs Barnes said he knew Orchard,
Adams oc ans Easterly and others, but fat
y denied that he ever planned Of dis
scussed any criminal expedition with
Orchard.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Apache by sub-Agent.

Boise, Idaho, July 3.-Morris Fried
man, the stenographer who left the
employ of the Pinkerton agency at
Denver to write book in which Re
published certain correspondence of
the agency that passed through his
hands, was again yesterday the prin-
cipal figure at the Steunenberg mUr-
der trial More than half of the day
was occupied in reading to the jury
copies of the documents that Fried
man took from the Pinkerton records.
They were chiefly the daily reports Of
secret agents operating as spies among
the union men, and showed
Complete Surveillance
of the Western Federation of Mine
Workers of America during the labor
troubles in Colorado in 10000 Pink
erton men sat in the Federation con-
vention at Denver in 1904, reporting
all proceedings. None of the reports
that were read to the jury contained
other than general references to the
collateral issues of the trial, but they
We're offered in substantiation of the
claim of the defense that the Pinker-
ton agency conspired for the destruc-
ton of the Western Federation of
Miners and the lives of its leaders.
State Attacks Friedman.
The prosecution attacked Friedman
on the ground that he had played the
Pinkertons false, had violated his
pledge to them and had stolen the
documents which he produced, but the
witness would not admit that he mad
stolen the papers. He insisted that it
was not stealing to take information
that had been obtained by deceit. He
said that if he had known this, trial
was coming up he would have taken
many more letters and reports.
Misuse of Militia.
Another interesting witness was j. /.
Wallace, an attorney of Cripple Creek,
who served with the militia, first as a
private and then as lieutenant, dur
ing the strike of 10000 He related
several instances, as tending to show
the misuse of the power of the militia
by the mine owners; gave the criminal
records of some Of the gun fighters
imported by the mine owners: told of
the working Of the card system: re-
cited the circumstances connected
with the footing of the union stores
and newspaper Office, and swore that
he saw K. G. Sterling, chief detective
for the mine owners, fire the first shot
in the Victor riot the day of the hide.
pendence station incident
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Beginning Of End in Haywood Trial.

Beginning Of End in Haywood Trial.
Boise, July Z. The beginning
of the end of the Haywood trial was
reached yesterday. Counsel for the
defense announced that, with the ex-
ception of three or four witnesses,
their case in direct is before the jury.
Charles H. Meyer, the accused presi-
dent of the Western Federation of
Miners, will be called as witness On
Monday next. He will be followed by
William D. Haywood, the defendant.
Judge Fremont Wood has asked
counsel on both sides to submit their
requests for instructions. to the Jury.
Agree on Instructions.
He has notified counsel that he will
consider these requests and will
agree with counsel as to what his in
structions shall be in order that the
arguments on both sides may be linz
tied to what the jury shall be allowed
to consider as evidence.
In adjourning court yesterday aft.
ernoon until next Monday, Judge
Wood said he hoped the interval
would be utilized by counsel in prepa
ration that would prevent further de
lay and bring the case,5to as speedy {
close as possible. Counsel for the de
tense and for the prosecution, after
the adjournment yesterday Afternoon
We're willing to admit the possibilit,
of a verdict or disagreement in two
weeks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
From ..the states. J,

MIS-. " orning side showing the EN-.
bankment to Mrs. Struckoyle of the
States That monument? Oh, that's
3Cleopstra's Needle. II came from
Egypt, you know. and is literally COW
cred with hierogly phica.
Ss Mrs, Struc koyl odness gracious!
And haven't the sanitary arthc-ities
ever y tried to exterminate them?
Force and Eleganee.
u kaicker What do you think would
- N Ideal Language
Bockes Henry James baseball,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11

Boise, July 6.-At the adjournment
of the Steunenberg trial Wednesday
the prosecution served motive OF us
intention to submit motions to strike
cat evidence of the defense unless the
connecting-up testimony that has been
nronsised is Forthcoming.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Coates on the Stand.

Two of the witnesses figured con-
spicuously in the testimony Of Or
chard They were David Coates, for
merly lieutenant governor of Colorado.
and Pat Moran, formerly a saloon
keeper of Cheyenne.
Coates denied Orchards version Of
the plot to lddnap the children of Au.
gust Paulson, and Moran denied that
he made trip from Cheyenne to Den
yer after the independence station
was blown up for the purpose of get
ting $500 from George A. Pettibone
for Orchard.
Coates swore Orchard made threats
against Steunenberg and that he Loan
ed him $40 and that August Paulson
loaned Orchard $500 on which to leave
Wallace
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-07-11
Orchards story Attacked.

The defense operated along nearly
all of it's lines There were attacks on
Orchards testimony at several points;
there was showing that union min
ers had been abused by the mine own
ers and militia at Cripple Creek and
Telluride: that Pinkerton agents had
advised violence and endeavored to
prolong a strike; woman who serv-
ed with the relief committee that look
ed after the families of the deported
miners at Cripple Creek swore that
she had been twice arrested and twice
warned that if she persisted in her
work she would be deported, and an
other woman located Orchard with De-
tectives Scott and Sterling the night
of the second attempt to wreck the
Florence & Cripple Creek railway
train
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17

ence. on Saturday night, March q, The
net proceeds will go to the team for their
current expenses.
ole Olsen OF silver Creek. Neb.. a former
resident Of Florence, is here for week
looking after some repairs on his property
on state street lie Is haviug the house re-
painted and a new roof put on the east
portion Of the house.
d. c. I.onergen OF the Spruce I'M farm,
proprietor Of the Falrview star herd OF
Poland-Chinas received a hne SOW IRON
the Strawberry Point, Ia, herd last Tues
day, which he will add to his already large
herd OF Poland-Chinas.
w. r. Wall and Frank Parker spent sew,
eral days the last week hunting ducks ana
geese on Michaelsons bar, just east OF
DeSoto. They brought home several ducks
and two Canada geese, Frank Parker
bringing down the two Canadas al one
shot
Sam Purcell who has been in Los An
geles In the interests Of an automobile
company the past three months, has re-
turned here and is visiting his parents, and
Is assisting In placing the exhibit az
Omaha for the automobile show being held
In the Auditorium.
A movement has been started by hose
company No. 1 and the Fraternal order Of
Eagles to organize a band I'm Florence.
IL will be called the Florence band, and
all the lodges, business men and others
are asked to assist in whatever they can
to make the band a success. Florence Is
growing so fast that a band Is needed very
much.
The Fontanelle aerle Fraternal order OF
Eagles No. 1912 met Wednesday night. II
being their business night the regular busl-
ness OF the aerie was transacted The
membership has reached 100. on the next
meeting night the evening Will be given
over 10 social entertainment after short
business session. Captain Taylor enter
tained the aerle with the marching OF his
team. The work was splendid. All OF the
team now has new uniforms except caps
and belts, and the captain has enough
money In his hands TO purchase these.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-17
bellevue,

]. H. Grow is having erected on his place
q new barn.
Mrs Benjamin H. stoufrer has been
quite sick this week
Senator William r. Patrick made a flying
trip to Bellevue last Sunday.
Miss Maud Clarke of South Omaha spent
last Sunday at the Langheine home.
James McKiernan was renewing acqualnt-
ances IN town last Saturday evening
A. L. Alcott and Fred Jones, students at
the college, spent last week in Chicago.
Miss Cora Cow left last Tuesday for
Auburn, Neb.. to visit relatives for some
Arthur Wright received a visit from John
Reyes OF Beatrice the first part OF the
week,
Mrs. Stephen Phelps was called to Wall
Lake, Ia, Monday BY the illness OF reia-
tiYes
Ralph Longsdorf spent last Saturday
afternoon in Bellevue renewing acquaint-
ances.
Rev William NichoM was called 70 Nil
lersboro, Neb., Sunday by the death Of
friend.
Miss Kate Mckenzie Of LaPlatte visited
at the McDermut home last Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs McGovern ana son Of Missouri VAL
ley, la. visited Miss Myrtle Mcoovern last
Saturday.
Misses Margaret and Della o'Leary Of
La Platte visited with friends In Bellevue
last Sunday.
Reginald Pearson OF Lincoln. a surveyor
on the Burlington, spent last Sunday visit
ing friends at the college.
Wilbur Kast and Harvey Jones are the
Bellevue representatives at this term Of
the district court held al Papillion,
The college glee club gave a delightful
entertainment at Benson last Saturday
J evening A large crowd attended the con-
cert.
Misses Katie Mabel and Melene Shocks
/ and Messrs. Wells and johnson Of Omaha
we're guests Of T. c. and Bertha Miner
/ last Sunday.
Milton Elliott Of Omaha eontemplates
| establishing a pump and well digging bust
ness in connection with a blacksmith shop
| in Bellevue.
| At the weekly meetings OF both the Mod
| ern WoOdmen and the Royal Neighbors
several new members were taken into each
| organization,
| E. T. Yates, the cut-price druggist OF
| Omaha, was IN town last Saturday looking
| over the business situation with O view OF
putting In a drug store.
| Dr. Guy w WadsWorth, president OF the
! college, recently returned from a hunting
| expedition on the Platte with as many
| ducks as the law allows.
| The annual epidemic OF measles has made
its appearance In Bellevue, The children
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Henningsen have
been the first TO take the disease.
Mrs. Van Hoorebecke, who has for the
past month been under surgical treatment