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Netos and Vie to s 'From All Around The Case Against Haywood. A jury of twelve men to try William D. Haywood on the charge of plotting the murder of former Governor Steu nenberg of Idaho was completed at Boise, and the indictment was read. The defense had used all of its chal lenges, and in a formal statement to the press Messrs. Darrow and Rich ardson called attention to the fact that the jury was made up of seven Repub licans, four Democrats and one Prohi bitionist, that all but one had been farmers and that none of the jury had ever belonged to a labor organization, except one, or who now works for wages. They say, further, that the jury is made up of a class to which none of the defendants has ever be longed and that they are drawn from Harry Orchard, for the state said they were satisfied. James H. Hawley made the opening address for the state, the keynote of which was that the inner circle of the Western Federation of Miners made a business of murder and assassination through employed agents and that the defendants had been for years active members of this inner circle. Whan the defense objected to Hawley’s ref erence to various other crimes charged against the federation as being not germane to the present case Judge Wood sustained the state’s attorney, holding that whatever the state ex pected to prove could be referred to in the address. This did not mean that the matters referred to would not be passed upon when offered in evidence. The first day’s evidence came from witnesses who had personal knowledge of the killing of Steunenberg. Among them was the son of the slain man, who told how Orchard, passing under the name of Hogan, had approached him shortly before the assassination and asked him the whereabouts of his father. The state led out with its trump card next day by calling to the stand Harry Orchard, who says his re:?l name is Albert Horsley, but who passed under many aliases and who confesses that he laid the bomb that killed Steunenberg. With some lead ing questions, he was led to tell in de tail a long story of various murders and attempted murders, which nefari ous work he says he performed at the Instigation and in the pay of the offi cers of the Federation of Miners who are now under indictment in connec tion with the Steunenberg murder. He said he was a Canadian by birth and after moving into the mining region of the northwest became a member of the miners’ union and achieved a reputa tion by executing sentence of death and destruction upon those who op posed _the purposes of the union. lie Suits Against Coal Roads. The president lias ordered the de partment of justice to prepare suits against the so called anthracite coal railroads, and these will be filed in the federal court at Philadelphia. The cases grow out of the investigation conducted by the interstate commerce commission. an agricultural county in which each for a year and a half has read about the case in the local daily papers known to be hos tile to the de fendants. Near ly all of the jurymen had ad mitted that they had formed opin ion s. Counsel Public Utilities Bill a Law. The public utilities bill, which is con sidered one of the most important re form measures passed by the present session of the New York legislature, has been signed by Governor Hughes and will go into effect on July 1. The bill places under direct state control every public service corporation, great or small, in the state, with the excep tion of the telephone and telegraph linos. Bryan Is Puzzled. William J. Bryan, who has recently made several public addresses in the east, in discussing the policies of President Roosevelt, stated that he was not consistently Democratic nor consistently Republican. He said the president had espoused many Demo cratic principles, such as the income tax, the regulation of railroads, the prose cution of the trusts and the arbitra tion of labor’ difficulties. On the other hand, he was un-Democratic in his advocacy of a ship subsidy, an asset currency, a large navy and the respec tive spheres of the state and federal governments, but, he declared, “his im pulses are good and his sympathies seem to be with the masses on several questions. I am always glad to com mend him when I can, for public ques tions ought to be considered on their merits and not from a partisan stand point.” Olive Branch For Foraker. The appointment of General William V. McMacken as collector of internal revenue at Toledo, 0., which was an nounced at the White House June 6, was somewhat of a surprise to all the Ohio factions, Inasmuch as McMacken had been indorsed by both Senators Foraker and Dick, while his opponent had been favored by Representative Burton and other administration men. In some quarters this appointment was looked upon as an effort on the part of the president to bring about har mony between the Foraker and Taft factions, although the official announce ment simply states that McMacken was more generally supported than any other candidate and was recom mended by both senators. Beef Trust Boosts Price. Retail butchers in eastern cities were notified that the price of beeves would be advanced 8 or 9 cents a pound, which means about 2 cents a pound more at retail. Scarcity of cattle is given as the reason for the Increase. 'The big packers say that the new In spection law is largely responsible. Knox In the Field. Philander C. Knox, United States senator from Pennsylvania, has been Indorsed by the Republican state con vention of that commonwealth for the T Ik w Senator Knox. candidacy at this time. It Is under stood at Washington that, while Presi dent Roosevelt’s first choice for his successor in office is Secretary Taft, the nomination of Senator Knox would be entirely satisfactory to him. WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. pres idential nomination next year, and in an interview given the newspaper reporters the senator Las ex pressed his willingness to accept the nom ination if ten dered to him by the national con vention. He de clined, however, to enter Into any further dis cussion of his American Horse Derby Winner. Richard Croker, the one time master of New York city as the leader of Tammany Hall, who has been living in England and Ireland for several years ItL '1 MB in 4 Richard Croker. have won SIOO,OOO additional in bets at the prevailing odds of 10 to 1. The event Was especially gratifying to Cro ker and his American friends because of the unfriendly action of the New market racing stewards in barring his horse from their course. Douma Passes Reform Laws. Three obnoxious laws have been re pealed by the Russlon douma, as fol lows: Providing for the punishment of persons expressing approval of po litical crimes, excluding from military service persons accused of political crimes or under suspicion and penaliz ing private instruction in Poland. The douma voted for the abolition of the re-establishment of field courts martial for the punishment of civilians im plicated in spreading revolutionary ideas in the army. French Seamen’s Strike Off. For several days following the 31st of May not a ship was able to leave the ports of France, owing to a general strike of sailors and others belonging to the naval reserve. The crews of many transatlantic ships joined in the movement and deserted their stations. The strike was declared by the Na tional Seamen’s union because of the bill increasing pensions from S4O to $72 for seamen and from $156 to S2OO for captains, this being held to be in adequate. Even the fishermen at some places took part in the strike. After an interview with the minister of ma rine at Paris on June 4 the seamen’s leaders telegraphed to all ports calling off the strike. It was said that the minister had given assurance that the deserters would not be prosecuted and that the pension law would be im proved. Demands of Telegraphers. Each director of the Western Union Telegraph company has received a copy of the formal statement of griev ances prepared by the Telegraphers’ union. It cites six cases of discrimina tion and arbitrary dismissal of em ployees on account of their union con nections and demands their reinstate ment. They ask that eight hours con stitute a day’s work and seven and one-half hours a night’s work, and they want a fixed scale of wages based on the promised 10 per cent increase, which they say the company has evad ed in various ways. Investigating Japanese Riots. In response to the inquiry of Secre tary Root, Governor Gillette of Califor nia has submitted a report concerning the recent attack upon Japanese res taurants in San Francisco. This and other official reports confirm the im pression that the riots were the out come of labor troubles and had little to do with the racial feeling, except in some details. This subject is still causing considerable agitation on the part of the progressive party in Japan. and devoting him self to the breeding of race horses, achieved the great est distinction of the English turf when his three-year old colt Orby, rid den by the Ameri can jockey Reiff, won the Derby race at Epsom Downs. The stakes amount to $32,500, and Mr. Croker is said to Practical Training For Girls. The Boston school committee has ap proved the recommendation of the su perintendents to establish with the next school year a girls’ high school of practical arts with a four year course, conditions for admission to which will be equivalent to those of the regular high schools. The theory of this school is to give opportunity to those pupils whose talents lie in the direction of doing and expressing rather than in acquisition. On the academic side courses will be created in English, his tory, art, modern languages, mathe matics and science, but these will be treated in their relation to some prac tical line of work. On the industrial side the school will be divided into two classes, one for those seeking to be come home makers, and the other for those who aim, at least for a time, to be self supporting. For the first class emphasis -will be given to all phases of domestic science and arts, and for the second a foundation will be laid in some distinct taste, so that the pu pil may be able to enter upon the higher forms of the various women’s industries. Long Scores Roosevelt Books. Dr. William J. Long of Stamford, Conn., has contributed another chapter to his controversy with President Roosevelt by making public a lengthy and scathing reply to the president’s attacks on his books on the subject of natural history. He begins by quoting Mr. Roosevelt’s remark, “I don’t be- Dr. W. J. Long. to stuff and hang oa your wall. From his own records I have reckoned a full thousand hearts he has known intimately.” After referring to several Incidents narrated in the Roosevelt books, he concludes: “You are not a sportsman, though you have slain your thousands; you are not a naturalist, though you have measured hides and horns; you do not and you cannot un derstand the ‘hearts of the wild things.’ It needs no eye witness nor any affi davit to support this statement. You have vourself furnished all the proof.” Railroads Fighting Two Cent Law. In a statement the Pennsylvania rail road frankly avowed its purpose to “get square” for the new two cent fare law by abolishing all commutation rates and selling only tickets nt the uniform rate of 2 cents a mile. Even ten trip and workman tickets will be dropped, and no excursion tickets will be sold after Sept. 30 unless the courts shall have ruled against the law, as the Pennsylvania officials confidently expect. The Reading, which had begun to make some concessions in response to the rising tide of public Indignation, stopped short as if encouraged by the action of the Pennsylvania, and Baer said nothing further would be done. Baer’s company also filed a bill in equity to upset the law on the ground that the loss involved would be con trary to charter rights. PAGE FIVE lieve for a min ute that some of these nature writers know the heart of the wild things.” He then proceeds to say that after care fully reading two of the president’s big books i‘l find that every time he is near the heart of a wild thing he invari ably puts a bul let through it Hearts are good to eat and heads