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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-07

at the office of the Western Fedora
tion of Miners in Denver in August,
1905, Meyer protested against further
acts of violence in Denver and urged
that certain Outside work. be
taken up.
Orchard swore that Meyer wanted
him to go to Goldfield and murder John
Neville, who accompanied Orchard to
Wyoming after the Independence sta
ton was blown up, and according to
Orchard, knew too much about the
crime for Meyers peace of mind.
Then 1t was, the witness swore, that
the Steunenberg plot, suggested by Hay
wood, had it's inception. Before the
Steunenberg story was developed Or
chard told of various plots to kill Gov
ernor Peabody, General Sherman Bell,
Judge Goddard, Judge Gabbert, Dave
Moffatt and Frank Herne. The state
produced large lead shell and Orchard
identified it as the outer casing of the
bomb he carried to Canyon City in the
hope of blowing up Peabody.
Orchard came to the stand today in
perfect composure and in the same
even voice resumed his remarkable
confession of countless crimes.
Tells List of Plots \
During the forenoon Orchard related
a long series of plots, many of which
led up to the Steupenberg affair
At the afternoon session Orchard
said he started for Idaho two days
after talking with Meyer and the others
on the subject. Pettibone helped him
get his trunk ready. He put the Pea
body bomb prepared for use at Canon
City in the trunk and took 1t along.
Pettibone knew about this.
Before starting for Idaho" said
Orchard, "Mr. Haywood gave me $2i0
in cash. He had given me $50 before
this. 1 was to ask Pettibone for any
additional funds. Meyer Haywood and
Pettibone were all present when this
arrangement was made. 1 went from
Denver to Salt Lake. spent four or
five days there and then came on to
Nampa, Idaho, stopping at the Com
mercial hotel.
"I registered as Thomas Hogan.
After being in Nampa three days I
went to the Pacific hotel at Caldwell.
1 registered again as Thomas Hogan.
1 began at once to make inquiries
about the governor This was about
the 9Th of September, 1905. l stayed
in Caldwell two or three days. found
out where Steunenberg lived and
learned that he was not at home.
came on to Boise to try to locate him
here. 1 was told he was living at the
Idanha hotel. The Portland exposi-
tion was going on at this time and
decided to go there for a few days.
Then I went to Seattle to look at a
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-07

went away I tried to catch Governor
Steunenberg down town some night, so
1 could slip out and plant the bomb
for him near his home. He was out of
the city large part of the time.
"Once came to Boise, but could not
find him here. 1 returned to Caldwell
and stopped at the Saratoga hotel, car
rying the bomb in my grip. 1 finally
located Governor Steunenberg on
Christmas night, 1905, and taking the
sawed-off pump shotgun Pettibone
had given me, went out to his house.
1 heard the governor coming and tried
to get the two parts of the gun to-
gether, but had not succeeded before
he passed into the house. 1 then went
down town again.
1.-THE next time l saw the governor
he was sitting in the Saratoga hotel. I
went up to my room and got the bomb
and hurried out to the Steunenberg
house .apd planted the bomb by the
gate. l then started back to the hotel
and when about two blocks away 1
met Governor Steunenberg on his way
home. l ran as fast as 1 could toward
the hotel, but had not reached 1T when
the explosion occurred.
81 went to my room to do up some
acid and giant caps and things in
package. AS l was doing so giant
cap in my pocket exploded and tore
one side of my coat out. l was afraid
everybody in the hotel had heard the
explosion. l waited a while, but there
was no indication that any one heard
what had occurred in my room. l
went down stairs and remained at the
hotel until Monday, when I was ar
rested"
"After your arrest did you COM
municate with any one?" asked Haw-
ley.
mo, sir"
Did you receive a telegram from
anybody?"
Yes, sir"
what did you do with this tele-
gram?"
destroyed it,"
"Where was the telegram from?"
Attorney Richardson, for the defense.
objected to this. The telegram itself
was the best evidence. he declared.
"Well produce the original telegram,
declared Senator Borah.
Orchard said the telegram was not
signed.
The witness spoke more slowly and
perhaps with just tinge of feeling in
his voice as he told of placing the
bomb which destroyed Governor Steun-
enberg. During his recital he looked
directly across the room at the young
son of the dead man, who sat with
gaze constantly fixed upon his fathers
assassin.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-07
her husband when it is broached to her.

llCI HuSDdIu WHEN IL is DrOaCnG0 To her.
She said today:
Pettibone is the commencement of a
national struggle between the United
states government and organized la
Dor, and will eventually lead to re-
bellion. Mr.. Steunenberg always be-
lieved that struggle for supremacy
would come, though he did not know
when. When he prepared his first mes
sage to the public after having been
elected governor of Idaho he was at
loss as to the position to take regarding
the unions, and often consulted me, but
finally decided that if any trouble came
UP during his administration he would
be fair with both sides and act as he
considered right. When the trouble
did arise Mr.. Steunenberg was greatly
worried and one evening, after he had
made his final stand, he told me he
thought 1t would cost him his life.
THE thought that his life was at
stake did not influence him in the least
in what he thought was right. After
completing his term as governor he
never believed his life was in dam
ger, and had practically forgotten the
ordeal through which he had passed.
His assassination was a terrible shock.
"Since his death 1 have learned that
there were several attempts made on
Mr.. Steunenberg's life before the horri-
BILE deed was actually committed. At
one time Orchard was hiding behind
some rose bushes in our front yard,
with the intention of shooting my hus-
band when he returned home in the
evening. When he finally arrived his
brother was with him and Orchard,
thinking it was Mr.. Steunenberg's son,
allowed him to pass unharned. One
night when Mr.. Steunenberg, our
daughter and myself were at home, we
were badly frightened by some one
prowling around the house. We learned
afterward that it was Orchard, who
was there with the intention of shoot
ing Mr.. Steunenberg"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-07
To Help Kill Governor

1 told MIN what my object was"
To Help Kill Governor
Orchard remained in the mining dis
| trict for month. While he was there
| ne talked with Simpkins about kid
naping the child of one of the mine
owners, but nothing came of it. Simp'
kins finally decided to return to Cald-
we'll with Orchard to help in the as
sassination of Governor Steunenberg
From Wardner Orchard and Simp-
kins first went to Wallace, Idaho
where Orchard decided to get rid OF
the Peabody bomb. Simpkins said II
was dangerous thing to have around
and he thought it had better be thrown
away. Orchard said he gave the bomb
to a friend named Cunningham to dis
pose of in the river. Proceeding from
Wallace to Spokane Orchard said he
and Simpkins bought ten pounds of
powder there to make a new bomb
with when they reached Caldwell.
Arriving at Caldwell for a second
time Orchard said he registered him
self as Hogan and Simpkins as Sim
mons. Orchard identified his writing
in the Pacific hotel register introduced
in evidence yesterday. Y
1--WE tried to locate Governor Steu-
nenberg at once,' said Orchard, but
dence several times and then finally
saw him in the Saratoga hotel one
Sunday evening. In the meantime we
had fixed up the bomb, so Simpkins
and took the bomb out at once and
set it under the sidewalk with a string
stretched across the walk so when he
struck it it would upset the bottle OF
sulphuric acid. We went back to the
hotel to wait, but heard nothing.
After two or three hours we went out
and got the bomb. We found some
one had broken the string but had not
upset the bottle. We hid the bomb
in some weeds. The bomb was made
in a wooden box just big enough to
hold ten pounds of powder
Next day Simpkins concluded he had
better not stay around any longer, for
he had seen several persons who knew
him. He thought it might go hard
with me if l was caught in his COM
pany. He said had better remain and
finish the Job alone. This was some-
time in November. 1905.
Tralled Governor
"Simpkins all this time was a MEM
ber of the executive board of the West
ern Federation of Miners. After he
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SENTENCED TO JAIL;
GOES TO GRAVE INSTEAD
BY Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 6.--John
Wilson, an old man, was sent to the
detention ward of the central emer-
gency hospital today from the city
prison, suffering from delirium tremens.
An hour later telephone message from
Judge Wellers court announced that
Wilson had been sentenced to three
months in jail for vagrancy. When the,
hospital attendants went to the cell to
tell the old man of his sentences they
found him dead.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-07

at the office of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners in Denver in August,
1905, Meyer protested against further
acts of violence in Denver and urged
| that certain outside work. be
Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-07

ranch. Pettibone had told me to do
this. He thought it might be good
thing to have ranch where we could
hide out whenever it became necessary.
From Seattle 1 went to Spokane and
then to Wardner to see Jack Simpkins.
[ told MIN what my object was"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08

one month after the trust was dis
solved says:
Since the price Of lumber went
down the song Of the hammer and
saw and the swish of the plane Is
heard everywhere, but there is no
response in the hearts Of the lum-
ber dealers. The home builder Of
the middle class is happy because he
can now make the longed-for repairs
to his home, or II he has money and
credit he can build a new home.
But the lumber dealer Is sad and
growing because he is stocked up
with high priced lumber and is COM
PEELED to sell It at a loss, the price
having gone down s6 per thousand
on standard qualities of lumber.
Since the retailers trust was brok-
en- and the coast association dropped
its price fixing agreement, the price
to the consumer has dropped So. A
few months ago building was at
standstili. Now that lumber prices
are within the reach of the most
humble home builder. contemplated
improvements are being made and
will continue until the prices are ad-
vanced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08
GENERAL MILES TELLS Of THE CAPTURE
OF CHIEF JOSEPH

General Nelson A. Miles writes q
graphic sketch of the capture Of
Chief Joseph and the termination Of
the Nez Perce war which ragged in
Idaho and Montana during the sum-
mer Of 1879. General Miles, then a
colonel, effected the capture Of
Joseph and his band of warriors, at
Bear Paw mountain, northern Mon
tana, after General Howard had
fought a running fight with the old
warrior for over 1000 miles from
whitebird, Idaho, to Yellowstone riv-
er. Montana,
A portion of General Miles article,
which appears in the Sunday Record
Herald Magazine of August 4, is as
follows.
AS we drew near in the early morn
ing Of September IL, the scouts re-
ported the Indians in camp some eight
miles distant. Then occurred the
hurried preparations for a rapid
march and serious encounter. All
encumbrances were left with the re-
serve, everything was prepared for
action, and with eight troops of cav
airy and four companies Of mounted
infantry the command moved toward
the Indian camp at a rapid walk,
which soon was quickened to a trot,
a slow gallop, and the rush of wild
charge at the close.
Nothing is more inspiring and ex-
hilarating than the march of brave
men to battle. All was animation
amid the most intense excitement,
and yet perfect order and calm, de-
liberate determination prevailed.
Orders were given is as low a tone
Of voice as could be rendered distinct,
and frequently by the motion Of the
hand or the sword; and the only noise
was occasioned by the football Of the
rapidly moving chargers and the
slight clanking of this swords an1
equipments.
The day had dawned clear, and the
atmosphere was cool and bracing. The
rolling prairie was most suitable for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08
Crank Has Resigned.

w. A. Crank, president of the Boost
club, has resigned his position owing
t., the fact that he will be leaving the
city shortly. The resignation has. al
ready been rendered the club and
would have been acted upon last even-
ing had meeting been held. A meet
ing was called for last night, but was
not held owing to the lack of a quo
rum. Aside from President Crank the
other officers of the Boost club are
A. ]. McAllister, vice president; Jack
Huston secretary, and w. d. Burford,
treasurer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08
CALIFORNIA HAS
BUSTED A TRUST
CARTWRIGHT LAW PUTS
LUMBER COMBINE OUT
Prohibitive Prices Of Lumber Had
Caused all Building to Stop When
the New Law Was Invoked and
Prices Dropped One-third-Build-
ing Is Now Being Resumed and
Lumber Prices Are Normal.

Oregon lawmakers. present and
prospective, might with profit look
into what is known as the Cartwright
law passed at the last session OF the
California legislature for the pur-
pose of busting the lumber trust Of
that state. This law went into effect
the first of May and from the results
thus far obtained 1t Is apparent that
California has found the way to
reach this most demoralizing trust.
Prior to the passage of the Cart
wright law conditions were much
the same in California as they are in
the west. The powerful combination
among wholesale dealers formed for
the purpose Of maintaining" prices,
resulted, there as here. in complete
stagnation in building operations.
The price Of lumber had been
boosted until 1t was virtually pro-
hibitive and building at a standstill.
Cnder the Cartwright law the lumber
trust in California was dissolved May
% and Immediately the strongest
possible refutation of the claims made
by the lumber dealers that the high
price of lumber was not due to price
fixing agreements was had in the
rapid decline Of prices.
Within a month the price Of stand
ard size lumber dropped Sc pei
thousand, and the decline since tha,
time has been steady and it is pre-
dicted will reach $40 within a few
weeks and standard size lumber
which before the trust was broken
was selling to consumers for s32 will
be sold for not to exceed two-thirdi
that price. Referring 20 the situa
ton there the San Pedro Daily New'
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08
PocateIlo BOYS Heirs to Millions.

Arthur and John Watson Of this
city, employees OF the Oregon Short
Line, are heirs to a portion Of the $5.-
10000 estate left by their distant
relative, NJ. Holt, a crockery manu-
facturer Of Manchester, England, who
died not long ago, leaving the bulk Of
his immense estate to the children
OF his deceased daughter, Mrs. Emma
Holt Watson, says the Pocatello rri-
bune. A sister of the Watson boys,
Mrs. John L. Riggs of Blackfoot, will
also participate. Mrs. Riggs received
letter from a firm Of Manchester
attorneys the other day, notifying
her Of her heirship, and enclosing a
check for $3.50. Mrs. Riggs and her
brothers will at once arrange to go to
Manchester to claim the big fortune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08
NEIL-SWENSON.
Wedding Took Place Last Evening at
Church OF Redeemer.

Wedding Took Place Last Evening at
Church OF Redeemer.
F. S. Swenson and Miss Lydia Neil
OF Milton, were married at the Church
of the Redeemer in this city at s
o'clock last evening. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Quincy, rec
tor of the church, with few friends
IN attendance.
The groom is now the publisher of
the Inland Empire Magazine, and but
recently came here from Milton where
he was engaged in the newspaper bus
mess. The bride until recently was
the Milton manager for the Pacific
States Telephone company. She is a
niece Of F. NJ. oliver OF this city, who
gave the bride away at the wedding
last evening. H. A. Barrett OF Athe-
ma, acted as best man, while Miss
Viola Van vranken Of Milton, was
the maid Of honor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08

not officially recognized by the ma
tional order, the gathering here will
make recommendation of any
changes they desire and submit them
to the national body. The suggestions
of the state convention are usually
carried out by the higher officers.
New officers will be elected at this
meeting. The present officers are:
President. f. T. Wightman Of Salem;
secretary, Malcolm Barger of Astoria;
second vice president, c. L. Phillips;
third vice president, C. e. Mcdonald;
sergeant at arms, H. T. Mckay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08
LAYING TRACK TO HOT LAKE.
New Railroad In Grand Ronde Valley
Is Being Extended.

Is Being Extended.
Plans are about ready for the juno
ton road from the main line Of the
Oregon Central railroad to Hot Lake,
says the La Grande Observer.
The new track will be laid as soon
as all the plans are perfected, and
when completed will leave Hot Lake
and connect with the main line at a
point opposite the Frank Hempe farm
house. This means nearly three miles
Of new track for the Oregon Central
to lay.
1t is generally understood that the
service on this branch will be the
same as that in use between Union
and Cove at the present time. How
ever, It will be several weeks before
the new railroad is completed and the
train service started over 1t.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08
Banner Barley Crop.

Miss Belle Watrus, formerly OF
Adams, but now residing at Pomeroy,
WASH, has 800 acres of barley on
Alpowa ridge near that place, which
it is estimated will yield $4,000 BUSH
els, or so bushels per acre throughout.
II is the banner barley crop In that
entire section and has been visited
by many admirers during the past few
days,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08

Governor Chamberlain has appoint
cd IL delegates from Umatilla coun-
ty to attend the Fifteenth National
Irrigation congress to be held In Sac
ramento, September 81. Those nam
ed by the governor from this coun-
ty are c. T. Goodwin of Milton; D. c.
Brownell, Umatilla; Louis Scholl, jr.,
Echo; John T. whistler, J. F. Nc
Naught and A. c. Crawford of Her
miston, and s. A. Lowell, M. B.
Gwlnn, James Johns, w. ]. Furnish
and H. c. Willis Of Pendleton.
Neither Mayor Fee, the county
court nor Pendleton Commercial as
sociation have appointed delegates as
yet, but 1t is thought that a number
will be named later who will go to
Sacramento. An effort is being made
to secure enough delegates from
walla walla and Umatilla counties
" OSSupy SpcSioi Soit DA' DioioSh
of Walla walla, having the matter
in charge.
The delegates named by Governor
Chamberlain to represent the state Of
Oregon at the irrigation congress are
as follows:
Portland-F. E. Manchester, T.
| Richardson, F. B. Holbrook, ]. W.
Cook, A. H. Devers, 8. B. Riggen,
s. Cornell, George Mcmillan, A. N.
Smith, ]. H. Buggard, e. c. Giltner,
c. C. Chapman, L. Krause, Sam
Mendelsohn, E. L. Thompson, ]. NAL
lery, Mrs. L. Grandstaff, Charles K.
Henry, C. B. Williams, E. P. Shell
don, ]. T. Carroll, E. B. Piper, c. s.
Jackson, w. A. Wilson, John Cor
dano, A. B. Slauson, C. w. Cornelius,
George L. Hartman, r. A. Andrews,
N. w. Roundtree, ]. B. Laber, Eu-
gene D. White, Mrs. P. P. Chapman.
Salem-w. R. King, Mrs. w. r.
King, John H. Lewis, J. R. LAber, ].
]. Darymple, A. Huckenstein.
Heppner-Frank Gillian, c. A.
Rhea, C. E. Redfield, Sam E. Van
ictor.
Klamath Falls-G. IT. Baldwin, R.
A. Afford, L. Gerbert.
Baker City-C. F. Hyde, W. C.
Cowgirl, w. ]. Patterson, s. L. Baer,
A. L.. Curry, s. White, I. B. Bowen.
Besides these the following were
appointed from various places about
the state S. Thomas of Lexington
| J. A. Mallery of lone, C. T. Goodwin
of Milton, D. C. Brownell of Umatil-
la, j. T. Whistler, A. c. Crawford and
]. F. McNaught of Hermiston, Louis
Scholl of Echo, w. F. Wooden, c. L
Reames and E. c. Hanley of Jack.
sonville, C.. R. Ray, j. Hurd and j
T. Reddy of Medford. F. S. Young
and E. j. Frasier of Eugene, o. E
Wonderly of Rainier, F. w. Fentor
Of McMinnville, Charles Ballard anG
! ]. E, Shearer, Roseburg, w. ]. Smith
and L. ]. Johnson Of North Bend, w
P. Murphy, E. E. Straw and ]. S
Green of Marshfield, w. Wright Of
Union, B. F. Irvine of Corvallis, ]. H
Mhyte of Astoria, N. S. Merrill Of
Merrill, j. Mahon of Mule, c. M
Redfield of Redmond, C. D. Huffman
of La Grande, Henry Richardson ant
Julian Byrd of Burne, C. w. Mallette
j. R. Blackaby, J. M. Kackey ant
Miss Lavina Smith of Ontario, c. w
Allen of Laidlaw, F. A. Seufert o.
The Dalles, James Blakesley of En-
terprise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-08
ELKS TO MEET AT BAKER.
State Convention VIII Be Held Sep.
tember 1S, 10 and 20.

State Convention VIII Be Held Sep
tember 18, 10 and 20.
At the meeting of the Elks held in
their temple last evening initial steps
were taken toward preparing for. the
state convention Of Elks which is to
be held in this city beginning Sep
tember IS and continuing two or three
days, says the Baker City Herald.
A general committee, consisting of
George Small, Nose Fuchs, w. 81 Lew
ems, DR.. e. B. Mcdaniel and Edgar
Beard of Portland was appointed to
have the general supervision Of af-
fairs and see that everything is done
that will be necessary to entertain
the large number of visitors that will
be present.
This committee will appoint SUBJ
committees to look after the various
details Of the work and nothing will
be left undone that will add to the
comfort and convenience of the guests
when here.
1t is expected that the state con-
yention will bring In the neighbor-
hood Of 500 visitors to Baker City
and this burg should put on her best
bib and tucker to show the guests
what a beautiful little city we have
here in the mif3t Of such rich coun-
try.
Although the state organization Ia