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FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1907.
THE TWICE-A -WEEK TELEGEAPH
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MINNESOTA’S STEAM LAUNCH
LOST WITH SIX MIDSHIPMEN
AND SIX ORDINARY SEAMEN
NORFOLK. Va
DImotmt Landing
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Hamp'c
•e Mid.-h
12—Eleven
'ing sis mld-
R Pi
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n Phiiln H.
Stevenson. Franklin P. ’
Holden, Henry Clay }
ter Carl Ulrich; Sea- j
on, Jesse Conn, Frank j
rlev L. Vandorne and I
W.
to the fireman of
the liiunv was found floating near
h»re today and ns the lart seen of the
launch was when It pulled out from
the exposition pier, officers of the fleet
give up all hope of ever seeing the
men. Lieutenant David Randall, came
ashore last night In the launch of the
Mtnnaeota and It was at first thought
he had accompanied the party on their
retam trip, but It was learned tonight
that he was safe In Norfolk. He dld i
not take pas*age on the Minnesota’s
launch as had been supposed. While
the launch carried a good sized party,
no one has been found who can say
exactly how many occupants the
launch contained.
The men In the launch appeared *o
be In high spirits after an evening of
dancing.
How the launch, buoyed up by so
many air tight compartments, could
have been lost Is jvt a matter of spei
| Mir.pe'i-ra's rr.lssir.g launch. He was
■ verr.be of the second class, and was
i appointed to the naval academy from
I Newcastle. Delaware. His father
Thomas Holcombe, is employed as a
clerk In the comptroller's office at the
I treasury department In this city, and
j resides' nt 1619 Nineteenth street.
Northwest.
j Naval officers at the department re-
I r ••lied many perilous passages between
; ship and shore In these little steam
[ launches. But the general opinion
as that, with careful management,
e launches would weather almost any
j kind of a storm. The conclusion was
! reached at the navy department that
' 'ither on account, of the lateness of
the hour of the return trip, the Minne-
sota’a launch In her haste had been
driven hard into the heavy sea that
prevailed In Hampton Roads last night,
cr that the little boat had been run
down by some of the giant tramp
steamers that use the roads as a ref
uge In time of storm.
Breaking the News.
Acting Secretary of Navy Newberry
tonight sent telegrams to the rela
tives of the victims of the accident,
notifying them of the disappearance of
the Minnesota's launch. The follow
ing are the facts regarding the next of
kin and other details so far as known
at the Navy Department.
The midshipmen;
Philip Henry Field was born In Al
bemarle County Virginia, on Jan-
, uary 5, 1885, and Is the son of Wm. C.
| Field, of Denver, Colo. He graduated
I:
- b . W* -
HARRY ORCHARD SHOWED
EMOTION WHEN REMINDED
OF ABANDONED WIFE’S FATE
illation. One theory Is that It was run j from the navay academy In 1906, and
Wlto and cut In two by a passing vos- j was appointed to that Institution from
sel. whleh^may have passed complete- I Colorado on the recommendation of
ly over tile unfortunac occuoans of <he (Senator Patterson.
launch, and another is that he boiler j william Hollister Stevenson. of
In the launch exploded, tearing up the Newberne. N. C„ Is the son of 3t B.
Steamship City of Savannah
Evidence Believed
- to Justify Action
launch, and killing the occupants.
Those In the launch must have met
with sudden death, as It Is likely that
some of them would have swam ashore
had the launch merely foundered.
The commanding officer of the Min
nesota tonight refused to take any no
tice of wireless messages from pre-e
representatives asking for Information.
The coast on all sides of Hampton
Roads Is being patrolled tonight ofr
bodies that may porslbly wash ashore.
Tho police of the surrounding cities
and towns and tho Powhattan guards
al the Jamestown Exposition have
been naked to assist In the search for
those known to be missing.
Naval officers are tonight using
every effort to ascertain who was In
the launch. A large number of men
are reported missing from the various
ships. Men have been detailed to
•search Norfolk. Portsmouth, Newport
News and vicinity. The vessels of the
fleet are keeping in constant Inter
communication hy wireless telegraph.
Capes of two midshipmen were float
ing In the harbor tonight. The opin
ion Is that tho launch was run down
hy a steamer.
WASHINGTON, June 11—A tele
gram received at the Navy Department
todav from Rear Admiral Evans, at
Norfolk, says:
"Minnesota’s steam launch after
going to exposition last night Is still
missing and grave fears are entertain
ed that she was run down and sunk.
Bhe had a crew of five men. and as
passengers Midshipmen • Field, Stev
enson. Holden. Ulrich, Martin. Hol
comb and Second Lieutenant Randall.
Search has been made but without
success.”
The Navy Department tonight re
ceived a dispatch from Rear Admiral
Evans. In command of the United
States fleet in Hampton Roads, which
says:
"A ditty-box belonging to fireman of
the Minnesota’s missing launch inns
been picked up nft afloat near Berth
27 and I am forced to conclude that
launch with all on board Is lost. Have
ordered board of investigation. Steam
er last seen at exposition pier about
midnight last night ”
Tonight Admiral Evans telegraphed
that the five missing seamen are: R.
H. Dodson, seaman: H. L. Vandern.
ordinary seaman: F. R. Plumber, ordi
nary seaman: G. W. Wesrphal, fire
man, fjrst class: Jesse Conn, coal
passer.
First News of Calamity.
The loss at one time of six bright
young midshipmen fresh from the
academy at Annapolis, a young marine
officer very recently appointed, and
a coxswain and four other enlisted
men. attached to the big battleship
Minnesota—twelve men altogether—as
reported briefly to the Navy Depart
ment todny, was one of the most
severe blows that has fallen upon the
personnel of the navy since the Span
ish war. in the estimation of the offi
cials. The first news of the calamity
rearhed the department through the
Associated Press dispatches from Nor
folk Acting Secretary Newberry and
t!6n bureau and the seasoned naval of
ficer? who make tip the staff, hoped
that there hail been a mistake, because
they had received no word from Ad
miral Evans the commander-in-chief
of the Atlantic flee:, who was present
In Hampton Roads. A wireless mes
sage was dispatched from the station
at the Washington navy yard directed
to the fleet lying In the roads, inquir
ing Into the accuracy of the report.
Within half an hour the answer given
above came from Admiral Evans, and
It dissipated the last hope that- had
been cherished.
Evans Delayed Sad Message.
In the opinion of the officials of the
department Admiral Evans had de’/iy-
ed sending this sad message until he
had exhausted every means of finding
a trace of the missing men. for the
sailors nt the navy department said
that there was always a chance that
the launch had merely broken her
machinery, and going adrift without
control In the very strong ebb tides
that sweep by the roads had perhaps
gone out to sea where crew and pas
sengers were still safe. There was
also the chance, that having been run
down by some big steamer, the men
had been hauled aboard, while the
launch had gone down. In either
event, however, it was thought news
would have been received before 4
ev; vk t’rts afu-rn'or. when Admiral
Evans made his report.
Because of their youth ar.d very re
cent ent- y into the naval service, the
young officers who were lost were nor
widely known outside of the ne.val
academy. Midshipman Henry C. Mar-
fin. Jr., was a native of Ohio and a
member of the second cinss nt th na-
Admiral Browson, chief of the naiga-
val academy. Like the ohters, he had
bt-r-n sent aboard the battleship Minne
sota for a summer course of instruc
tion to afford the practical education
necessary to supplement the theoret-
ical work of the naval academy.
Philip H. Field was a midshipman
from Colorado, who belonged to the
first class of the academy.
Midshipman Walter C. Ulrich, of
the second class was from Wisconsin.
Midshipman W. H. Stevenson, of
Nn r ’h Carolina, was a member of the
se.'ond class ar.d Henry H. Holden, of
sir. was a member of the same
Stevenson, of Newberne. He was ap
pointed to the nnval academy by Rep
resentative Thomas, of North Carolina,
and graduated in 1906.
Franklin Porteous Holcomb was born
at Newcastle. Del., is the son of
Thomas Holcomb, a clerk In tho
Comptroller’s office at the Treasury
Department, and a hrother of Lieuten
ant Thomas Holcomb, of the United
State Marine Corps. He was appoint
ed to the naval academy as a cadet at
large from Delaware, on the recom
mendation of Representative Houston.
He graduated in February. 1907.
Herbert Leander Holden, son of Su
san A. Holden, of Portage, Wis., was
born In Chicago March 6. 1885, and
was appointed from Wisconsin on the
recommendation of Representative
Adams. He graduated in February,
1907.
Henry Clay Murfln, Jr., son of Henry
Clay Murfln, of Jackson. O., was born
In that city January 1. 1885. He was
appointed to the academy from Ohio
at tho instance of Representative
Morgan. He graduated in February,
1907.
Walter Carl Ulrich, the son of Carl
Ulrich, of Milwaukee was born at La-
Crosse. Wis., April 10. 1SS4. He was
appointed to the academy at the in
stance of Representative Otjen, and
graduated in February, 1907.
Sailors—all attached to the Minne
sota:
Robert K. Dodson, next of kin,
father. E. F. Dodson, 15S West Eighty-
fourth street. New York city.
Jesse Conn, next of kin, father. J. C.
Conn, 2324 Cleveland avenue, Louis
ville, Ky.
Frank R. Plumber, next of kin.
mother, Eada Kitchen, of Mabtown,
Wash.
Harley L. Vandorne, next of kin,
father. C. L. Vandorne. 31S Sixth ave
nue. West Cedar Rapids, la.
George W. Westphal. next of kin,
sister, Mrs. C. B. Harding, of Meenah,
Wis.
NORFOLK, Va., June 12.—It was
stated authoritatively here tonight
that the naval officials have absolute
Identity of the steamship which ran
down the launch of the battleship
Minnesota In Hampton Ronds last
night; and that the arrest of the crew
of the steamer is expected to follow.
Action Was Not
Duly Considered
ALBANY. N. Y„ June 11.—Governor
Hughes today vetoed the bill institu
ting a flat passenger rate of two cents
a mile on every railroad system In the
State more than 150 miles long. The
Governor points out that tho “passage
of the bill was not preceded by the
executive Investigation of suitable in
quiry under the authority of the State.
"Nor is the fixing of this rate pre
dicated on reports or statistics official
ly collated which would permit a fair
conclusion as to the Justice of Its oper
ation with reference with the railroads
within "its purview.”
The Governor says also in part:
"Injustice on the part of the rail
road corporations toward the public
does not Justify injustice on the part
of the State toward the railroad cor
porations. The action of Government
should be fair and impartial, and upon
this every citizen, whatever his inter
est. is entitled to Insist. The fact that
those In control of railroad corpora
tions have been guilty -f grossly im
proper financiering and of illegal and
injurious discriminations in charges,
points clearly to the necessity of effec
tive State action, but dees not require
or warrant arbitrary reprisals. In deal
ing with these questions democracy
must demonstrate its capacity to act
upon deliberation and to deal justly.”
When the message had been read in
the Assembly. Mr. Baldwin, who intro
duced the bill, moved that it be passed
notwithstanding the objection of the
Governor, and the motion He on the ta
ble. This was carried. It requires a
two-thirds vote of each house to re
pass a bill over the Governor's veto.
FIRST OF CASES AGAINST
STANDARD OIL TAKEN
WASHINGTON, June 11.—Develop
ments since the conference at the
White House last Friday evening in
which the President. Attorney-General
Bonaparte. Secretaries Root, Taft, Cor-
telyou and Garfield, and Interstate
Commerce Commissioners Knapp and
Lane, and United States Attorney Kel
logg. of St. Paul, 'participated, make it
probable that the Government will be
gin proceedings under the anti-trust
act against E. H. Harriman, and his
associates, for violation of the law In
connection with the so-called Chicago
and Alton railroad deal, the Union and
Southern Pacific transaction, and per
haps In connection with the Southern
Pacific and the San Pedro traffic
agreement. As there are some im
portant questions that are-common to
both cases, suits against the bitumi
nous coal roads will not be brought
until the courts have rendered Judg
ment in the Harriman cases. In the
event of an adverse decision as to
these common points and the Govern
ment decides that the law, as it stands.
Is inadequate to fully cover the case,
it is more than probable that congress
at its coming December session will be
asked to amend the law so as to meet
the present situation. As the report
of the interstate commerce commission
on the Harriman investigation has not
been made, the action of the depart
ment of justice in filinfi its bill or bills
will necessarily be somewhat delayed.
At the White House conference last
Friday evening. Commissioners Knapp
and Lane, who are underestood to hold
opposite views on this question, ex
plained their respective positions at
some length. The President and At
torney-General Bonaparte, however,
have kept well informed on every
phase of the disclosures that have
been made at the hearings of the in
terstate commerce commission. It is
believed that both the President and
the attorney general has reported the
same conclusion, namely that the evi
dence submitted justifies action to re
store the original status. In the
meantime, however, an action will al
most certainly be begun to compel Mr.
Harriman to answer certain questions
deemed Important which he declined
to answer at the hearing of the com
mission held in New York city and in
the west some months ago.
To. Ply Between
N. Y. and Savannah
CHESTER, Pa.. June 11.—The
steamship City of Savannah, built for
the Ocean SteamshiD Company by the
Delaware River Iron Ship and Engine
Company, was launched here today.
The‘vessel’s sponsor was Miss Susie
Cole Winburn, a * daughter of Vice-
President Wlnburn, of the Central of
Georgia Railway Company. The new
steamer, which was built to carry both
!E SORE
NEGROES INNOCENT
WASHINGTON. June 11.—The ex-
aminaation of Major Penrose, in com
mand of the negro troops stationed at
Brownsville, Texas, on August 13.
when the town was "shot up," and
Captain Macklin, of Co. C. 25tii Infan
try, consumed nearly the entire time of
the Senate committee on military-af-
passengers and freight, has a length of j we £ e botl J recalled
403 feet and 3% inches. It will ply be- J °*L S ® 1n * tor f 01 ^'
tween New York and Savannah. ZtZ i f testl_
As It gracefully glided off the ways I wle -l have re-
it was christened the "City of Savan- j ,l he n committee,
nah’’ by Miss Wlnburn, of Savannah. ! denied several important state-
Ga„ who was presented by President ; the
Hanson on behalf of the company with ( *k®shootin„up
wit^damon^s'^awwxwdatelv^engraw^ rose* reasserted 5 his “b^lef that^ the^sol-
With L: diers did not do the shooting.
s3nn h n»h h ” latest" addition S^+he i Senator Hemenway questioned Ha-
h f! oPnr rice^n 1 ' ;ior Penro:3e concerning the efforts
?ineT n S n imn^ 1 made b - v the military authorities to fix
^ the responsibility for the Brownsville
tant event in the history of this
nowned company has been reached.
The arrangement for the handling
and storage of cargo Is similar to that
shooting. The witness reasserted his
opinion that the negro troops were in
nocent and that citizens had done the
the shooting. He believed the shells
ot Springfield cartridges had been
ELEVEN MEN HURT BY
FALL OF ELEVATOR
■PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. June 11.—
Eleven men were Injured, two of them
seriously, this afternoon, by the falling
of an elevator in the big coal chute
of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company at Post Richmond, used for
coaling vessels. The seriously injured
are Louis Oftman. aged 42 years, and
Stephen Rockford, 30 years of age.
They will recover.
RECEIVERS APPOINTED
FOR MILLIKEN BROTHERS.
NEW YORK, June 11.—Judge Geo.
C. Holt, In the United States District
Court today, appointed temporary re
ceivers for 30 days for Milliken Broth
ers. a large steel manufacturing con
cern. The failure of Milliken Brothers
is said by counsel for the corporation,
to be due to under-estimating the cost
of completing the company’s plant at
Mariners Harbor. Staten Island, and
the depletion of the working capital of
the company. The manufacture of steel
will be continued by the receivers. The
liabilities of the company are about
86 500,000. The assets Including ths
plant and real estate is valued at $7,-
500,000.
Atlanta. City of Columbus, etc. The
passenger accommodations, however,
as to capacity, arrangement of rooms,
etc., differ very materially, there being
fifty-eight cabin state rooms, some of
which are en-suite. with private baths,
accommodating 116 first cabin pas
sengers: twelve intermediate rooms,
threo berths each, accommodating
thirty-six passengers and accommoda
tions" for sixty steerage passengers.
Two of the" cabin state rooms con
tain large double brass beds, sofas,
comfortable chairs and writing desk:
the private baths'-are furnished with
hot and cold, fresh and salt water, an
innovation to be found only on this
line.
The hull of the city of Savannah is
constructed under the cellular or
double water bottom system, channel
steel construction. with channel
frames, beams, stringers and ties, and
is constructed in the highest class un
der the United States. Standard
Steamship Owners and Builders Un- !
derwriter's rules, and especial survey j
hy their representative to Class Al !
for twenty years.
scattered in the streets in order to
place the blame upon the soldiers. He
was satisfied that the report of the
experts 1 of the Springfield armory, by
which the firing of many of the shells
had been traced to rifles in possession
of the batallion was trustworthy, but
he believed that those shells had been
fired at Fort Niobrara. Nebraska, at
target practice just before the battal
ion went to Brownsville, where the
shells were taken in a box to Browns
ville and placed on the rear porch of
FB" barracks.
He supposed some of them were
purloined by citizens and later scat
tered in the streets to incriminate sol
diers. When he was last before the
committee, he did not believe his men
wa> guilty and today that belief was
more positively expressed.
Captain Macklin. of Co. C, denied
having made statements at Browns
ville before the affray, to the effect
that if the people did not look out, the
negroes would jump the barracks wd|!
some night and shoot the town up.
He said he never made any such state
ment. He was questioned by Senator
The dimensions^ of the new steamer ' Foraker as to the possibility of seeing
* * at a considerable distance on the night
of August 13. He declared he could
not have told that a man had on a
uniform at a distance greater than 10
or 15 feet. He was substantially in
accord with the testimony of Major
Penrose who said he could not recog
nize his officers ten feet away that
night. Major Penrose discredited the
testimony of witnesses who stated that
they recognized negro soldiers, because
he did not believe any one could see
well enough that night to do so. He
acknoledged that artificial lights' might
have altered conditions. Captain Mack-
Hn was stationed on the barracks road
after day-light on the 14th. and denied
that any one had gone down that road.
Mrs. Leahy recently testified that she
went down the road at about 5:30.
o’clock, and saw five or six soldiers
cleaning guns on the upper porch of
‘IB”, barracks.
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NONE OF THE MEMBERS
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are as follows: Lenth on twelve-foot
water line, 376 feet: length over all.
403 feet: breadth of beam molded, 49
feet, depth, molded. 27 feet. The spar
and middle decks are of steel, the hur
ricane and promenade decks are of
steel covered with asbestos and then
planked and covered with canvas,
making the passenger deck apart from
the freight accommodations and fire
proof. Water ballast capacity 916
tons, bunker capacity 428 tons, cubic
freight capacity 352,500 feet, dead
weight capacity of cargo and coal on
mean draught 18 feet 6 inches. 3.500
tons: speed when loaded 13 knots. The
gross tonnage of the City of Savan
nah will be about 5,900 tons, or 350
tons larger than her sister ships the
City of Atlanta and City of Columbus.
There are four decks extending all
fore and aft, accommodations for 92
first cabin passengers are furnished
on the hurricane deck, 24 first cabin
passengers on the promenade deck.
The dining saloon, which is located
forward, is elaborately decorated,
while the smoking room, sun parlor,
officer’s quarters and pilot house are
located on the promenade deck. The
ship is electric lighted throughout,
with a perfect system of electric bell3.
The vessel will be equipped with
one triple expansion engine. Diameter
of cylinders, high pressure, 28 inches,
intermediate. 46 inches, low pressure.
BOISE. Idaho, June 11.—The attack
of the Haywood defense on the testi
mony of Harry Orchard goes on unre
mittingly, and the witness will proba
bly be continued on the stand two full
days more. Orchard withstands the
strain with remarkable fortitude and
at the end of six days shows no in
dication of mental or physical flagging.
Today began'with the dynamiting of
Fred Bradley In San Francisco. The
defense made a long and determined
effort to expose several features of it
to doubt and Improbability and to
vitiate it all by revealing the hand of
the Pinkertons:
Then the play went back to Denver,
winter of 1904-03. and the prlng that
followed, and there was an extended
effort to show that Orchard had prac
tically no communication with the
leaders of the Federation; that he re
ceived no pay for the iBradley crime or
anything else, and that with Steve
Adams, in a condition of Extreme pov
erty. extending over a period of several
months, he was reduced to the neces
sity of stealing a sheep from the Globe-
ville stock yards, that he might have
food.
Orchard Confessed the Sheep.
Orchard, to a laughing court room,
confessed that he stole the sheep, but
stoutly denied that it was because of
want. He insisted all through that sup
posedly hard winter and spring, he
continued to draw money from Petti
bone through Adams, and explained
that if he did not see Federation offi
cials often it was beceause he was “ly
ing low” to aviod capture.
This Globeville inquiry developed
another shocking crime. At this Den
ver suburb, there was a diabolical plot
—‘Orchard swore it was inspired by
Max Malich, the defense claimed that
Orchard was its author—a plot to dy
namite a boarding house wherein 150
non-union men lived, and in prepara
tion Orchard, Adams and a man named
Joe Mahalich broke into two magazines
and stole 600 pounds of dynamite
which they lugged home at night and
buried in their cellar. The crime was
abandoned. Orchard said, in one of
those flashes that make his testimony
remarkable, because Haywood inter
vened and forbade him to have any
thing to do with it.
Drew Strike Relief Supplies.
Carrying out the lines of testimony
tending to show that Orchard, regard
less of the great hold which it is pre
sumed he had on the federation lead
ers, was frequently without funds,
the defense showed that from late In
1903 until the middle of 1904 Orchard
continually drew strike relief supplies
at Cripple Creek and then dramatical
ly invited Orchard to explain the in
consistency to the jury. Orchard re
plied that Haywood. Moyer, Parker
and Davis all advised him to draw the
supplies, because if he displayed mon
ey he would excite suspicion.
The examination next reviewed the
earlier attempt on .Governor Peabody
and the making of bombs to kill him
and the plots against Judges Gabert
and Goddard, with an effort every
where to lighten and cast doubt upon
the testimony. Orchard told a dramatic
story of the first attempt to assassi
nate Peabody—an early morning drive
through the snow to place the bomb
and await for the victim, who was
spared by the unexpected appearance
of two coal wagons, which, coming
from an alley way were driven across
the trigger string at the moment that
Peabody was crossing the mine. Orch
ard brought Mrs. Steve Adams into
the play today. He said that while he
and Adams were watching Judge God
dard’s house. Mrs. Adams went with
them a couple of times as a blind to
divert suspicion from them. Mrs.
Adams, who • had a seat among tho
witnesses, laughed when Orchard told
the incident.
Called Himself Coward.
Orchard, who confesses that he hes
itated at no crime and took desperate
chances in those he committed, made
an interesting contribution to ,the
psycological study of his personality
when he called himself a coward. He
said he was too cowardly to openly
kill Judge Gabbert; that he regarded
all His acts as cowardly.
In five minutes today Orchard
showed more emotion than at any
time since he began his testimony. It
he went to the corner grocery for a
few days after the explosion, to learn
Bradley’s condition. Orchard said it
was while he was living in Denver
with Steve Adams that he was de
tailed by Haywood to help Adams
assassinate Judge Gabbert. In Denver.
Idea to Get Ranch,
“Haywood said he wanted us to
shoot Gabbert because he felt the use
of dynamite would get everybody Into
trouble.” said Orchard. His idea in
continuing to kill was to got the ranch
Haywood, Moyer and Fettibono had
promised him.
“And you were ready to kill every
body in Colorado for a JS00 ranch?”
suggested Richardson.
“I don’t know about that.”
Orchard said he lurked about Judge
Gabbert’s house several nights hoping
for a chance to shoot him.
“Why didn’t you go up and ring the
door bell and pump Into him?” asked
Richardson.
“Because I was too cowardly,” said
Orchard without a moment’s hesita
tion.
“You considered yourself a very
brave man. didn’t you?”
“I call all the things I’ve done very
cowardly," said Orchard In a low even
voice.
At the afternoon session, Richardson
asked Orchard if he had not tried to
get Max Malich. a man of good repu
tation In Denver, Into a plan to blow
up a hoarding house full of "scabs” in
Globeville. “No. sir.'* replied Orchard.
“Max Malich tried to get me Into it.
He suggested it.”
“And what, did you say?”
“I snid I’d try to help him do it"
He did not ask Malich for any money
whatever. Malich, according to Or
chard. said the “scabs" were driving
him out of business and he wanted
them done away with.
Haywood Forbade It. .
Orchard said he had talked to Hay
wood about the proposed dynamiting
and was told not to do it. That ended
the matter.
Mr. Richardson next devoted -himself
to the proposed assassination of Frink
Hearn of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company.
Attorney Richardson next asked Or
chard if he had not heard and read
of a debate between Haywood and
Hearn before a State Senate commit
tee. The attorney in response to an
objection from the prosecution, said
the question was Intended to show that
it was entirely possible for Orchard to
have learned what Haywood had said
of Hearn to the latter’s rather than
to have heard it from Haywood him
self. The question was allowed and
Orchard said he knew that Haywood
was at the Capitol frequently, but he
did. not know what he was doing there.
Richardson brought a new figure to
the case by asking Orchard in regard
to his acquaintance with Lottie Day. ■
The witness said he met the woman
after going to live at the Hotel Bel
mont. following his break with Adams.
■Before 'he could “get” Gabbert. Or
chard said that Moyer.. Haywood and
Pettibone ail three told him to go
down to Canon City to continue his at
tempts on Peabody. The arrangement
was made at Moyer’s home in the
Aberdeen flats. This was the first time
Orchard, had brought Mover into the
case for a long while. Orchard was
about to go into the details of the
conversation with Moyer, Haywood and
Pettibone. when court adjourned until
tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock.
T
TO.
CONCORD, N. H.. June 11.—A mo
tion asking for a trial before a jury
75 inches, stroke of pistol 48 inches: of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy’s compe-
steam from four single end boilers. 14
feet 9 inches diameter: length 10 feet
6 Inches; pressure of steam 180
pounds. Blake pump feed water heater
and filter will he used: steam steering
engine-of the most approved style,
hyde capstan and windlass,- also Baldt
pattern stockless anchors.
The City of Savannah will be placed
in commission in the regular freight
and passenger service of the Savannah
line on or about September 1.
FINDLAY. O.. June 11.—The first of
the 932 cases against the Standard
Oil Company brought by the State, on
charges of violating the Valentine
anti-trust' law, was taken up this
morning in • Common Pleas Court.
Thirty witnesses have been summon
ed by the State, but there is no indi
cation that the Standard company has
asked a person to testify in its behalf.
Wisconsin. was
Pnvid M Randall, second lieutenant
of marines, was barn in New Ta k and
appointed from Kansas, entering after
a competitive examination. March 10.
1905.
Midshipman F. F. Holcombe was at-
laehed to the Connecticut! and is sup
posed to have taken passage on the
QUARREL AND DOUBLE
TRAGEDY OVER LEGACY
CINCINNATI. O., June 11.—The bod
ies of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Baumgart
ner were found in their apartment to
dav. Both had bullet wounds in the
head. "Whether the husband or wife
did the shooting is unknown. From
his father. Baumgartner recently in
herited $4,000. since which time he and
his wife had quarreled repeatedly over
the disposition of the money.
NEW HOME OF WASHINGTON
LODGE OF ELKS DEDICATED.
WASHINGTON. June 11.—Several
hundred persons today witnessed the
laying of the cornerstone of the Wash
ington lodge of Elks' new $175,000 home
cn H. street, between Ninth and
Tenth streets N. W.
Former United States Senator Geo.
L. Wellington, of Cumberland, Mr., de
livered the oration. •
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 11.—
There was but one session of the sec
ond day’s hearing of the contempt
case against Sheriff J. F. Shipp.
While none of the members of the
alleged mob that hanged Ed Johnson
were positively identified. A. J. Ware,
a former Justice of the peace, testi
fied that he thought he recognized sev
eral of them at the time.
Luther Williams, Nick Nolan and
“Sheenie” Warner, were the three de
fendants that he thought he saw. He
also thought he recognized a painter
by the name of Paul Poole.
Mr. Ware testified that he had been
told in the afternoon hy Harry Haver-
camp, who was a city detective at that
time and who has since died, that
there was to he a lynching that night.
He was at the jail when the crowd
came out with the negro. He then
went to the bridge where the lynching
occurred.
After the examination of several
negro witnesses, an adjournment until
tomorrow was taken.
MOTHER AND CHILDREN
HAVE NARROW ESCAPE
STEAMER’S BOILER BLEW UP;
FEARED ALL HANDS LOST.
BREST. .Tune 12.—A steamer whos?
identity has not been conclusively es
tablished went ashore today in the
Strait of Bertheaume. The boiler blew
up and it is feared that all hands were
lost. Further details are lacking. The
steamer Is though to be the Yews, a
fruit boat from Plymouth for Brest.
CORDELE. Ga., June 12.—Mrs.
John Bridgers and children made a
very narrow escape yesterday after
noon from an accident. Her horse be
came badly frightened by an automo
bile. The horse ran on the sidewalk,
turning the buggy over. Several gen
tleman ran to give assistance ar.d Mrs.
Bridgers and her children were saved
any injury.
Miss Annie Tamenfaum who has
been the guest of Miss Annie James
returned last night to her home in At
lanta.
Yesterday, the members of the Pres
byterian Sabbath school enjoyed a pic
nic at Ray’s Mill, a few miles from the
city. Two tallvhos were filled wirn
parents and children. A big dinner
was served on the grounds and the day
was .delightfully, epent by all..
Roanoke College Commencement
ROANOKE. Va.,June 11.—At Roan
oke College, Salem, A r a.. this evening,
the address before the literary socie
ties was delivered by Hon. Martin A.
Knapp, chairman of the interstate
commerce commission. A large audi
ence heard the address. The com
mencement exercises close tomorrow,
when the largest class in the history
of the college will be graduated.
tency to manage her affairs, was filed
in the Merrimac County Superior
Court today by counsel for the plain
tiffs in the suit to secure an account
ing of the property of Mrs. Eddy. The
court is asked to give a heaMng on
this motion. It was in court that
Judge Robt. N. Chamberlain yesterday'
announced his intention of appointing
a master to determine Mrs. Eddy’s
competency.
was when the defense in a rough shod
manner asked if he had not deserted
his Cripple Creek wife and left her in
poverty, that compelled the sale of her
wash tub to buy bread. Orchard's lips
quivered and with tears near he fal-
terlngly denied that he had done so
and said that the federation leaders
had promised to care for her in his ab
sence.
.WASHINGTON. June 11.—Secretary
Root today positively declined to make
a statement respecting the Japanese sit
uation. The Secretary’s refusal was
based solely upon his unwillingness to ac
cord the war rumors official notice, and
not upon any belief on nts part that there
is the least danger of war, or even of a
breacli of the friendly relations that now
exist between America and Japan. Tho
fact is. that in the official mind the pres
ent agitation is nothing more than the
working of internal Japanese politics—a
strenuous opposition party In Japan is
seeking for weapons to attack the parts
in power, is appealing to the populace and
to the pride of the Japanese to affront
the United States.
FRENCH MINISTRY TO
SUPPRESS WINE FRAUD
CARMACK HELD HIS
CAROLINA AUDIENCE
COLUMBIA, S. C.. June 11.—Former
Senator E. W. Carmack, of Tennessee,
delivered a magnificent address here
today at the commencement exercises
of the University of South Carolina.
His address may be summed up as a
series of sermons and every one left
the theater feeling better for having
heard the distinguished Tennesseean.
This was th first time commence
ment exercises have been held outklde
the university chapel and they were
witnessed hy a large crowd.
Tis year’s graduates number more
than fifty, the largest in the institu
tion’s history of more than a hundred
years.
BOISE, Idaho. June 12.—Yesterday
reverting to his attmepts on the life
of Fred Bradley in San Francisco, P.UIIS. June 11.—The cabinet coun-
Orchard said it was after he had seen ; n apeclaIIy , U mmoned this morning
the milk delivered to the Bradley back. ’ - , ”
door several mornings in succession. | dl ' cus ? tb<i SI Ration in S0l } tb of
that he conceived the idea of poisoning |.T ra ."? e ’ did n ° t 1,nd I . TI ' loa dlff ‘ ,n
his victim rather than to use a bomb, deciding on tlio minister.ai statement
"With the failur.; of the milk plot, he be BP de °! 1 subject in the cha.ni-
went ahead and manufactured the b f- ^ as n \ ade b >'
bomb, first buving a piece of five-inch " Flnanc ® ^. Iln ‘ t? er CaiII "U-' - ho an-
iead nine 14 inches lonv nounced the Government’s determlna-
Orchard said he bought the pipe in a au h pp ^ a tb ® xv ‘"°
plumbing shop on Tavlor street, some- , f raud. In so dbing. he • neld out the
where In the 200 Mock Richardson theX^eram^t traTprapareT^
wanted to know if Detective McPart- an inducement for lhem ' to abandon
grape growing in favor of other crops,
to remit the land taxes in sucu coses-
for five years. The minister counsel
ed the organization of growers to rug-
A HAPPY
HOME
Is one where health abounds.
With impure blood there can*
not be good health.
With a disordered LIVER there
cannot be good blood.
STEVE ADAMS WILL NOT
TESTIFY SAYS JAMES KIRWiN
revivify the torpid LIVER and restore
Its natural action.
A healthy LIVER means pure
blood ^
Pure blood means health.
Health means happiness.
Take no Substitute* All Druggists.
DENVER, Co].. June 12.—“Steve
Adams will not testify for Ihe prosecu
tion In the Haywood case.”
I This was the declaration of Acting
j Secretary James Kirwin, of the Wes-
; tern Federation of Miners, to the min
ers’ convention today.
I Haywood’s lawyers, he says, have
j the assurance from Adams that he will
I repudiate his “confession” if he
is placed on the stand by the prosecu
tion. Mr. Kirwin also read the follow-
! ing message to from W. D. Haywood:
[ “Harry Orchard is the greatest liar
! of th? twentieth century, as every man
j he has implicated stands ready to tes-
I tlfy. There will be nothing to my case
but acquittal.”
ALLEGED THAT CASHIER
MISAPPROPRIATED MONEV
ATLANTA. Ga.. June 11.—Alleging that
its cashier. D. E. Moorefield. misappro
priated over $4,090 of its funds, the Fidel
ity Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Philadelphia, today brought suit agajnsf
M. L. Thrower and Nathaniel F. Jack-
son, his sureties, to the extent of $1,500.
land had attempted to trace the San
Francisco locations for the witness.
“Ail I know is that he investigated
the powder or dynamite purchase. He
brought me a list of the sales of. the
Judson Powder Company, and asked
me if I could pick out the name I had
given. I picked out A. Debs as the
one I thought I remembered.”
“Don’t you know there was but one
10-pound "sale of dynamite that whole
year?”
“Mr. McPartland showed me sev
eral.”
“But all the others were In the
name of a well-known customer of the
firm ?’’
“There were several names.”
Placing Bradley Bomb.
Orchard said the morning he placed
the bomb at the front door of the
Bradley house people were passing on
their wav to work. The lead bomb
was inside a wooden box. Orchard
took a down-town car and was out of
ear shot before the explosion occurred.
“From the examination of the place
after the explosion don't you know
that the walls were blown out in
stead of in?’ asked Mr. Richardson.
“They were all shattered.”
Orchard said that as Bradley open
ed the door he would be sideways to
the bombs, and the explosion would be
more likely to blow him out than in.
The witness with the same calmness
that has marked his demeanor
throughout, drew a diagram for the
attorneys showing just where he had
placed the bomb, and where Bradley
would be with the opening of the door.
At the suggestion of Judge Wood.
Orchard left the witness chair and
walked over to the jury box. where he
explained the diagram to the twelve
men. He did not hesitate in supply
ing any detail demanded by Richard
son.
Orchard said that it was from the
newspapers that he learned Bradley
had been blown into the street.
“Then you don't know positively
that he was blown into the street?”
asked Richardson.
“I did not see him go,” said Orchard.
In reply to questions. Orchard said
uiate the output and discontinue the
'manufacture of wine, and urged tho
"growers to assist the Government to
'suppress outside frauds by themselves
exposing wholesale buyers who refuse
to purchase their products unless
adulterated to suit their marksL Tha
‘city councils of a number of sina'i
places resigned today, but there were
no disorders.
VARDAMAN GRANTED
MRS. BIRDSONG RESPITE
JACKSON. Miss., June 12.—The Su
preme court today delivered its decis
ion in the case of Mrs. Angie Bird
song, convicted of the killing of Dr.
Thos. Butler, at Monticello, on Decem
ber 23, 1906. and sentenced to five
years in the State penitentiary, affirm
ing the decision of the lower court.
Immediately after the decision of the
court was made Governor Vardaman
granted Mrs. Birdsong a respite, whic^
will act as a stay of execution for 30
days, in which time she can arrange
and have published her petition for
pardon as the law requires.
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE ”
BEGUN IN SCHMITZ CASS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.—The at
torneys for Mayor Schmitz opened the
defense today by calling to the stand M.
P. Scott, former business agent of the
Cooks' and Waiters' Union. Scott testi
fied that he had Reagan "put up a job”
to have the license of Tortoni's restaurant
revoke!, because the proprietor had re
fused to unionize his employes. Under
cross-examination by Attorney Heney.
Scott denied that he had told Reagan
(as Reagan himself testified) that the
French restaurant keepers had "raised
a sack" of $2S.000 to buy protection Of
their licenses.