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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
A MYSTERY OF TIE SEA.
The PuzzIins 5eeswax of the Beaches
OF Oregon.

OF all the secrets held by the tlotsam
and jctsam oC l. - years hone is
stranger than that Of the hrcSwdX of
the Oregon beaches. Long before the
white main came to the great north
west by ship or prairie schooner YES
sells from the orient had skirtcd the
coast. Bits of wTeckage have told the
story of Chinese iUnks gone to pieces
on the shore. but the most curious Cvi-
dcnCc Of this eastern traffic has been
found on the Oregon coast south OF
the Columbia river. Mr.. Clarke gives
an account of this treasure trove in his
Pioneer Days
When Lewis and Clark made their
famous expedition they learned that
the native Indians of Oregon had for
many years found Jumps of becswaX
on the sandy shores.
BeeSwaX is practically indestructible
III water, but these pieces had pounded
in the surf until they were black and
battered almost beyond recognition.
In 1911 one Henry. engaged in the
fur trade. wrote an account of finding
masses of this wax. The pieces were
scattered over Il wide stretch of coast
and were now covered now uncovered,
by the blowing sand Some of the
Jumps were softened into all shapes
and sizes by the heat of tie sun and
bleachod nearly white. Others were
square and stamped with strange char
actcrs
In 1895 Mr.. Howell. walking on the
beach. saw something exposed in the
sand. 1t proved to he the corner of
some large squares of beeswaX weigh.
ing several tons. Many smaller blocks
were also found. all bearing the STAMP.
cd letters II II s" Besides the squares
of wax. quantities of large candies
We're discovered. In looking up the
matter it was learned that as far back
as records ran these tapers had beer
found with the wax on ~, shore
| of course the explanation may BE-
that some oriental ship bearing churcl
supplies for a mission farther souti
went to pieces on the Oregon coast
many. many years ago. but what
would shin bound for Mexico OF
South America hp doing so far north
ana what use could any mission have
''"'; an enormous quantity of wax
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

T HE eyes of the world are upon
h Idaho. At the little town OF
Caldwell in that new common
wealth of Uncle Sans great
northwest the most important murder
trial of modem times is to occupy the
attention of judge and jury.
notwithstanding the prodigiOuS mass
of matter published about the recent
Thaw trial in New York. that case WAS
insignificant as compared with tue
trial of William y. Haywood. Charles
ii. Meyer and George y. Pcttibone. set
to begin May g. charged with the as
sassinatiOn of Frank Steuncnbcr~. The
Thaw case was merely Il private at
fair. Il homicide growing out of rc.a-
tiOns between two men and a woman.
In the Idaho trial millions of citizens
are vitality concerned because the pros
ccutiOn If these men crows out of Il
memorable clash between organized la
Dor ana organized capital.
Cut down to its skeleton. this ease IS
merely Il plain murder trial under the
laws of state. But such are the cir
cumstanCcs antcCeGcnt 80 the pvOscCu-
ton that it has come 10 be regarded by
many thousands of men as a culminat-
ing incident in the struggle of employ
ers to destroy trades unioniSm. Wheth-
er the trial of Haywood and his asSoci-
ates will bring out any foundation for
such an assumption remains to he
seen. 1t is believed that the people of
Idaho. Colorado and half a dozen
neiGhhoring states which formed the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

ten from the governor of that state.
This quick action is called .'lidnap-
ing" by the sympahizers with the
prisoners. The United States supreme
court however, has decided that it was
legal.
Owing to the fact, that Idaho has no
statute for prosecuting accessories the
indicted men are 10 be e'icd as princi-
pals 10 the murder of Ex-Governor
Stcunenberg.
Haywood is called tile brains Of ;he
federation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
Maniaurea For Women Workers.

All the women employed III thc hig
Armour packing plant at South Omaha
carefully mauicurcd by manicurcs en-
ployed by the packing company. Sars
Il special dispatch To the New York
Times from Omaha. The manjcurc<
will be employed IS 4 result Of the
recent government inspection of the
plant. II is stated that the innovation
shows the desire of the company tC
make everything about its plant SAM
taIy. 1t is said that Swift x Co and
other big packing companies viii also
cmploy manicUrcs to work in theil
South Omaha plants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
NOTRE DAME OF RElMS.
No Cathedral in France Its Equal In
Wealth or Ornament.

"NS'ihA' ~ S'E'SA''iS''s'
The place where ii CRcims cathe
draD stands is far too closely shut i'll
by small and insignificant houses. But
the strongest Light. the meInest sur
roundingS, could not lessen thc marvel
of so marvellous church, ana mag
uilicent is the word that occurs to one
ON the threshold, as to Arthur Young
Cn the distant hilltop. There is 10 ca
thedral in France that can equal it i'll
wealth. in extravaganza. III gorgeous
ness of ornament. The facade of Notre
Dame of Paris, While something like it
IL general design. * Of Puritan sim
plicity beside the facade of Notrc
Dame of ReimS. No other west doors
are more deeply recessed. morn richly
charged with sculpture. row upon row
tier upon tier. some statues being a.
unexpectedly Greek i'll character rs
others are Gothic. No other sculptures
are on 50 large and imposing scale.
No other cables over the doors soar
upward in such high, acute angles. No
Other show such m ENHANCEMENT Of
figures ana traccrics. And the great.
tall windows above and I'll" rose be
tween are 50 bcsct with ornament that
hardly an inch Of bare stone remains
about them. IL the Iallcry Of kings;
| the statues stand under caryCn cano
| pies intricate. delicate. lacciikc IN their
| elaboration. The tail central gable.
| frettci and namhoyant. reaches up still
| higher. ANA on each side Of it the tow
| crs. with the long lines Of their arches
| and windows. seem bent on CarIyin.:
| the glory of il all to the very heights
| of heaven.
| Nor were architect ana sculptor less
lavish when they turned from the west
| front. Everywhere il is The same. The
| bUttrcsscS stand firm, Il mass of ar
| cadc2. inches sheltcrinC wide winged
! angels and tall pinnaclCs. or they %
| flying across aislpS in as light, graceful
! ana ornate 4 flight rs if beauty were
its only object They are the mos:
! beautiful buttrcSScS in Franco. Fergus
son says; the grandest pinnacleS, Mr.
| Moore declares. and both are right
| The TRANSCRIPTS are only new spaces fOi
| new ornament; the apse is only Il new
! motiyc for the new arrangement OF
| DutrcsScs and pinnacles. The gar
g0yles somehow seem more mon
! strous than those that look down from
/ other cathedral wallis, and around the
top of the apsc perchcd on 4 high bal
ustrado. are grotesqUcs-Owls. mcr
| maids. griflinS. unlcOrnS-strangc be
in-s that come OF the same family Is
the devils Of NOtrc Dame in Paris. only
the @rOtcSuueS Of RcimS are wh"r,
| they can be seen from below. where
| they serve in the decorative scheme
| breaking the horizontal lines of the bal
ustrade With the effect of still anothe
row of pinnaclcS. I have wandered 70
days about the cathedral without com
ing TO the END of its incXhaUstible dc
tail It Is almost incredible that on
church could be so covered with orna
mcnt. that its walls could bear upol
their surface such 4 rhyth4ical con
fusion of Scuipturcd stouc.-Elizabctl
Robins Pennell in Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

er thousands regarded him as a brave.
firm soldier in the right place.
In Idaho it was deemed necessary by
Governor Steunenberg to call for feder-
al troops, the state militia being Their
in the service Of the United States in
the Philippines. Negro soldiers were
supplied, under command of General
Merriam. At one time they had ap-
proXimately 500 miners corraled in Il
bull pen The troops were called for
after two Of the largest mills in the
mining district We're blown UP by union
miners, who had been thwartcd in their
efforts to make the mines CLOSED
ShOpS."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

theatcr of the events leading UP TO the
trial are about evenly divided in SeIti-
mcnt regarding the Meyer Haywood
Pettihone prosecution. Half Of the peo-
pie, it is said. believe that these men
are guilty of conspiring to bring about
the murder of Ex-Governor StcunCn-
berg, as charged in the Indictment.
The other half is said to hold that the
state officials. the mine owners and the
PinkcrtOn detectives have ConspiTcd to
convict these men. the chief officers Of
the Western Federation of Miners, as
a blow TO union labor.
Public interest in the matter is
heightened by the recent expressions
of President Roosevelt in defense of
his course i'm charactcri2in% Meyer and
Haywood rs undesirable citizens"
This correspondence has shown that
members of many labor unions
throughout the country have contrib
uted 10 Il fund for the defense of the
indicted mon and that there is in cx-
istencC Il strong organization whica de
clarcs that the accused never shall be
hanged.
The present writer will undertake
merely to present the facts in the case
to date without bias. These facts
make up an amazing story of re
peated assassination by conspiracy.
Through some diabolical agency at
least twcnty-siX men have been muir
dcrcd in mysterious ways in the west
during the past ten years. Somebody
tins are dead. Who caused their
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

1899 having served two terms of two
years each. He returned 20 his home
in Caldwell where lie was bank
president. During the next six years
he frequently received communications
notifying him that he was to be killed
because of his course in dealing with
the rioting miners. The ex-governor,
who was Il man Of remarkable ply
siquc, seven feet tall aud erect as an
Indian. had no fear He was living
happily with his wife and children
when on the evening of Dec. 50. 1865.
he walked home to eat supper with his
family at the usual hour.
When the big ex-governor opened his
front gate there was violent eXplo-
sion. His body, torn to shreds. was
found many feet away. The gate,
fence. sidewalk aud the front part Of
the house were wrecked. Nobody had
thrown Il bomb. 1t was evident that
the victim had set off 4 hidden infer
nal machine 10y opening the gate. SO
ficndishly contriycd had been the plot
that StCuncnberg had been forced to
kill himself at his own gate.
Caldwell is n small town. The three
or four strangers who We're in town ut
the time were arrested. All but one,
Harry Orchard. could account for
their presence. Orchard had been stay.
ing at the local hotel several weeks. In
! his room were discovered Il sawed off
| shotgun and several of the ingre-
dicnts Of bomb making. He was taken
/ TO the state capital at Boise and placed
/ in prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
Veteran Detective, but Active.

Then came upon the scene a remark
able man, man with Il record. He
was James Mcfarland. aged siXty-two,
manager of the pinkerton office at
Denver. Just thirty years before he
had succeeded i'll breaking up the inra-
nous Molly Mcguire conspiracy OF
murdcrers i'll the Pennsylvania mining
region. His work as a detective there
resulted in the hanging of eleven men
and the Imprisonment of more than
thirty. For many years he had been
lost to public view. The pinkertons
I'D given him what was considered an
.asy berth at Denver because of his
age. But the veteran was still active.
Mcfarland after many days wOrmed
a complete confession out of Harry
Orchard. 1t required three days for
him to write down the confession ver-
Datim. Orchard confessed that he had
placed the bomb which killed Steunen-
berg at the direct instance of the lin
ner circle" of the Western Federation
IF Miners, which, according 10 Or
chard, included President Meyer, See
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
NDy ROBERTUs LOVE.

T HE eyes of the world are upon
Idaho. At the little town OF
Caldwell in that new common
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10

IclaTy Haywood ana George \. Petit
Lone, who had been chairman of the
executive committee. Orchard also i'm
plicated l.. j. Simkins and Steve Adj
ans, two other miners. SimkinS, he
said, bad been at Caldwell and had as
sisted him in arranging FOR the &C.
strUctiOn of the ex-governor. Adams
had been concerned in various other
murders, all of which. according TO
Orchard, were planned and instisated
by the federation chiefs.
Mcfarland wrote down from the lips
oS Orchard statement which if true
clears up at least twenty-siX uneX-
piaineI murders during shc past ten
years, all OF which he attributes to the
federation ohiciuls. he and Adams be
ing used to carry out the plans of the
men higher up"
The blowing up of the Independence
railroad station in the Cripple Creek
district. which killed fourteen non
union miners. was one of the crimes
10 which Orchard confessed. Another
was the assassination of the superin-
tendent and foreman 10y Il bomb eX-
ploded in the Nindicator mine. Still an
other was the killing of several non
union miners by the dropping Of a
cage a thousand feet down a shaft.
This was supposed to be accidental.
but Orchard said it was the result OF Il
plot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-10
Justice Gabbert's Marrow Escape

Orchard confessed that he was re
spousible. with the federation leaders,
for the death Of Bartlett Valley, a
mining aSSaycr in Colorado. y bomb
had hccn buried under path across Il
vacant lot in Denver along which
Chief Justice Gabbert Of the state sd
preme court made short cut every
day in walking 30 his Office. Justice
Gabbert had rendered decision
against the federation. Orchard, ac-
cording to his story. was employed TO
kill the jugisi. lie planted the bomb
so that il would be exploded when the
first pasSerby should pick up a purse
lying III the path. Orchard had stud
led the movements Of his intended vic
tim and had attached the purse t. the
bomb Just before the expected appear
aucc Of Justice Gabbcrt. 1t happened
that on that day the justice took an
other route. VALLEY rode along on Il
bicycle, diSmounted, picked up the
purse and was blown to pieces.
Orchard confessed that he had made
many attempts to kill Governor Pea
body of Colorado. but had failed So
often that he grew superstitious and
refused 10 t:y again.
steve Adams was arrested in Oregon,
tried in Idaho and sent to the peniteu
tiary ut Boise for seventeen years foI
one of the murders. After his Convic
ton he also made Il confession, which
is said TO tally with that of orchard in
the main points, but is even more con
vinCing and sensational 1t is said that
Adams has retractcd his confession, de
clarlng that he made his first statement
under Guress. Orchard is said to have
! become dcmcnted since making his
confession. These things naturally vii
AID the defense.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07

Is THE DISTRICT Court.
In IT, Matter If the Application Of J ) Fuller,
EIu,.r T. Iandr.th and NJ. +. Rrnenel for the
Ai.utlcati"n Of water rights from Dry Cr,-.k
H. Water District Sumlp.r Forty. uf tn" State
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
Cedaredge Items.
From tie ChaInpion

The work of building a pound and
Jail has commenced and will soon be
completed. The Jail building will be of
stone and about l4xl6 inside.
The Western Fruit Grower published
at St. Joseph, No., has forwarded G.
H. Webb check for $500 as second
premium on an article on small fruit
raising.
S. NJ. Lovett, J. L. She I'd, G. E.
Rogers, E. S. Corbin and C. B. Pickett
went up to Montrose to ride the goat in
the Elks lodge tonight. They took NJ.
w. Baxter and Jerry Ryan along to
see that they got far play.
The National Forest off GERS were
last week engaged in planting small
number of yellow pine and Douglas
spruce on Hauser fiat above the Win
ton coal mine tor the government. This
planting is just an experiment which if
it proves success will be the begin
ming of a large amount of this kind of
work on the forest reserves.
Chas. McElravey last Sunday re-
ceived telegam that his father. Thos.
McEIravey. had been killed at Adena,
Ohio. He has heard no particulars but
the accident happened Saturday eve
ming. Mr.. McElravey spent about
eighteen months here with his son and
had returned to his home only a few
months ago. He was a very elderly
gent leman and was well liked by all
who knew him.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
Is TIE DISTRICT CoUE

STAT OF COLORADO. 49,
Co.. Ny OF DELHI.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
(trnm the lasrtcr }


+. =. Balch' has bought the Plaza
Hotel at Montrose and will go there to
conduct the business.
Mr.. Merchant made the school census
this week and reports the following
Number of persons Of school age in
Paonia school district between the age
Of and l6 years, male 30: female
30: total 4i9. Between 6 and q years.
male 29S; female 29I; total 592. IN
per cent increase over last year.
A suit has been filed against the
Town of Paonia by Merle d. Vincent
to recover fees said to be due him, AS
attorney, for services rendered in the
Stewart Mesa water trouble. 1t cost
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
PaOnia.
From the Nrw~InI-r.l '

G.. ID. Camp, father of Bert Camp.
has sold his ranch for n consideration of
81, 600 to J. A. Rovaart, and will move
to Salida at an early date.
The foot bridge across the river was
completed early in the week and is
proving n great convenience to the
people. The trolley is sort of knocked
out.
We failed to mention last week that
Jack Wakefield and Will Bcezely got
another fine bear up Minnesota creek.
Those dogs are just finding out how to
hunt bear now and they seldom fail to
land the game. Wakefield got another
small one this week.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
Advertised Letter List.

Letters remaining uncalled for in the
postotiice at Delta. Colo. for the week
ending June I, 1907.
Miss Gertrude Holman A. +. Otto
Miss Maude Morris
In calling for these letters please say
advertised. ELLA New, p. NJ.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
For Booklets on Old rlexico,
2OO3O: HARRY UPWARD No. 42756

In connection with the special excur-
sions to Mexico City, the Colorado L.
Southern is distributing some handsome
illustrated literature. Tickets at half
rates will be sold April 25th to May
18th. June Sth to 18th and June Goth to
July 18th, good for 30 days: stopovers
in both directions.
T, +. FISHER,
q, Z. A., Denver.
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07

the town some $1,000 attorneys fees to
find out that it would be as well to
compromise the case as to take it to
court and fight it through
The Delta independent., 1907-06-07
NOTICE OF WATER ADJUDICATION

IN TIE NATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
:. FULLER. ELMER +. LANDRETH
AND VI. +. EENEFIEL FOR THE ADJ UDl-
CATION OF WATER RIGHTS FROM DRY
'EEEk IN WATER DISTRICT NUMBER
FOErY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
Wl''rap~. 10y order of TIA" District Court
of tn ~.yrnrh Judicial District Of th.. Stat. of
toloTri". sitting in and for the County Of Delta.
the uni.'r-Ign'-i was appointed R-fnr-. in the
aboV~ matter Of which order the following i Il
cop!
STAIl OF COLORADO.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20
OIney Items, by Ted.

Miss Josephine Maucher is home
from Rocky Ford this week.
Oscar Griswold, who was taken to
the hospital in Pueblo sometime ago
to be treated for typhoid fever, issaid
to be improving.
Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Brewer
we're Pueblo visitors Saturday.
Miss Alice Hanen returned home
from La Junta Friday.
Terrell Griswold took in the sights
at Pueblo Saturday.
Earl Rieger is here from the Divide
Mrs. Moore was in Ordway this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccoy we're visiting
relatives in Fowler Sunday.
Mrs. Glaze and Mrs. Kerr were In
this vicinity Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. II. Cowden and Miss Enyd
Wellington went to Pueblo Thursday
Mrs. Cowden will visit in Denver oe-
fore she returns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Crowley came
from Montrose Monday.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20
BOX SPRINGS.
WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE DOING.

The Box Springs Canal and Rese'
voir Company held meeting on the
fourteenth of Sept. to discuss the un-
derflow proposition. They came to no
definite conclusion, but will call anoth-
er meeting soon. In the meantime
they will consult with Attorney Dou-
gan, of Pueblo, concerning the plan to
form new irrigating ditch.
Mr.. Elwin Peterson and wife, of
Jackson. Michigan, are expected To
arrive Wednesday morning to make
their home in this vicinity. Mr.. Pet
erson is brother Of f. l.. and z. ID.
Peterson.
Judge Patrick's suit against Col.
Faw, concerning the pure water prop
ositiou, was thrown out of court at
Pueblo, but Judge Patrick was given
sixteen days to file new suit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison, of Rocky
ford, visited from Friday until Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McCabe and
daughters visited at Pueblo and the
State Fair last week.
MEZink has been down on his home
stead for several days, but returned to
Pueblo Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodner, of Rocky
ford. came out to Granville" Satur-
day on business.
Master Rouse Faw has been laid up
for several days with asprained ankle.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20

Miss Alice Hanen, VINO has oeen
doing office work In the county trea' :
urer's Office during the summer, re-
sipned Thursday, and left yesterday
for her home 10 Olney, where she w''i
teach in the schools Of that place.
Miss FIanen caught on TO the pace u
the treasurer's once Quite readily, !
snd provsd unusually eilcient TOT :
novice il that kind Is Nosk: La 1ons M
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20
The Georgetown Loop.

This wonderful 81 hour mountain
excursion from Denver at a cost OF
only 49, 90 is the one of all trips that
should be made by those taking the
popular three.day Missouri Pacific ex-
cursion to Denver, Sept. 9th. Pur'
chase tickets from Colorado s. South
ern represe tatives on the train.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20
] E. Jeffery, M. D.
Residence Phone, Ordway II
Office Edgar's Drug Store
Mrs. Chavez Dies from Severe
Burns.

The funeral of Mrs. Chevez, Of Su-
gar City, who died Saturday night
from burns she received while trying
&, kindle a fire with kerosene, occurred
Sunday. =,
Her son, Charles Chavez, 22 years
old. was also badly burned while try
ing to save his mother.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20

LOST: Sack coat grey rlxtd, last
Slsnk between the James place and
X6okland Farm. Finder leave - this
Z 20 and ivereward. 4 N
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20
FOR SALE OR TRADE.

An International Hay Press, II
good order. Will trade for team.
J. A. Sale.
The Ordway new era., 1907-09-20

r. I, Schifbanes, of Arlington
Kansas. arrived In Ordway Sunday
fer an extended visit with.his friends'
E. Nevins and Fred Cook.