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POHTLA2TD, OREGON, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DRASTIC LAWS '
FOR INSURANCE
Committee Puts Finger
on Abuses.
PRESCRIBES MANY REMEDIES
None of Guilty Spared by New
York Inquisitors.
WITNESSES FLY THE LAND
Eight Bills Proposed, One of Which
"Would Immediately Give Policy
Holders Full Control of
All The Companies.
FINDINGS OF FACT.
" Wasteful expenditure for new busi
ness. Andrew Hamilton, who within 10
years received upwards -o 11,000,000
from the New Tork Life Insurance
company In connection with. Its bu
reau of legislation and taxation, has
failed to render any proper account.
The excessive premiums, the enor
mous lapsed, rate and the high com
missions of the agents seem to be In
herent In the system.
Stock control of large life Insurance
corporations no longer commands con
fidence. At times members of the Senate,
while serving on iu Insurance com
mittee, lived at Andrew C Fields
house in Albany, which the Mutual
Life Company maintained.
It Is apparent that contributions
were made by insurance companies In
state campaigns with the idea that
they would be protected in matters of
legislation.
The New Tork Life Co. has per
mitted its executive officers to dis
burse enormous suras of money .with
out prbperaccountlng.
Evo-y effort was made in the books
of Je'oipity to -Conceal, -taym:nU
by the "New 'Tork Life to the Repub
lican National -;Campalgn Committee.
The directors ot the Equitable Life
are censured for non-performance ot
the functions with which they are
charged, and for the most part have
been figureheads.
The Germanla Life's expenses have
been high, amounting to 14.3 par cent
of the loading on its premiums.
It was left to the three leading
companies to make contributions to
political campaign funds. The Home
Life as well as smaller companies
have not dona this.
The bank account of President
liegeman, of the Metropolitan Life,
with Vermilye & Co.. has "been a
more or lei's speculative one, em
bracing purchases and sales of se
curities. In the co-called mutual companies
the policy-holders have had little or
no voice Jn the management. The of
ficers exercise despotic power by
means ot proxies collected by agents.
The large Insurance companies or
ganized to control a large part of the
legislation of the state.
Enormous sums have been expended
in a surreptitious manner and dis
honestly used.
Officers of the three big companies
from whom light might have been ex
pected on disbursements either re
mained out of Jurisdiction or have
been disabled by illness.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 The commit
tee appointed at the last session of the
New York Legislature to investigate
life Insurance made Its report today.
The report is extremely Aolumlnous,
extending to 319. printed pages. It em
braces a long review of the testimony
and recommendations and conclusions
s to remedial legislation. In addition,
there Is a chapter devoted to the State
Insurance Department, in which the
committee declares It would seem the
superintendent of the department has
had ample power to ascertain the trans
actions o flnsurance companies, but the
supervision by the department has not
proved a sufficient protection against
extravagance and maladministration.
Instances are given of reports made on
the affairs of the Mutual L-Ifo Insurance
Company, the Now York Life and the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, in
"which nothing was brought out to show
the conditions developed in the testi
mony given before the committee. No
substantial amplification of the powers
of the department seems necessary, ac
cording to the committee, which holds
that most of the evils which have been
disclosed would have been impossible
had there been a vigorous performance
of the duties already laid upon the In
surance Department.
Many Kcmedics Proposed.
The remedial legislation recommend
ed by the committee provides for the
safeguarding of tne rights of policy
holders in mutual companies in the
election of directors; recommends that
stock companies be given authority to
retire their stock and become mutual
companies; that such mutualizarton
shall not be compulsory. A recom
mendation is made limiting new busi?
ness to $150,000,000 a year. Lobbying
is condemned; the committee favors
the prohibition of contributions by in
surance companies for political pur
poses. The wisdom of economical man
agement is urged, but the committee
does not deem It advisable that 'the.
Legislature should attempt to prescribe
toe expenditures of Insurance compa
nies.. Further recommendations are
made on the valuation of policies, sur
render values, surplus, forms of poli
cies, and publicity of all; "facts per
taining to 'a company's business. An
amendment to the penal code Is rec
ommended to provide that the person
receiving a rebate should be qually
guilty with the one who gives It.
Finds Extraordinary Abuses.
In its detailed report of the investi
gation, the committee says that the
acts of the Mutual Life Company should
be thoroughly examined, In order t.hat
the extent to which moneys "have been
misapplied and the rcs-fronslbillty for
such may be determined.
Concerning the- New York Life Com
pany, the committee found that Its trans
actions with Andrew Hamilton showed
extraordinary abuses, and that the state
ment sent from Paris Dy Hamilton was
-withdrawn without suitable spjselflcations.
Condemn Harriman Peol.
In taking. up the Equitable Life Assur-
ancc Society, th' committee tells of tne
dissensions last February which resulted
in the reorganization of that society and
in thedi a closures which brought about
this "grave inquiry. The syndicate oper
ations of the Equitable and James H.
Hyde "and the relations between the so
ciety and Kuhn, Locb & Co.. as brought
out in testimony, are referred to, as la
the 530,000,000 Union Pacific pool under the
management of E. H. Harriman, Jacob
Schiff and James Stlllman. Participa
tion in this pool by the Equitable, the
committee holds, was clearly an im
proper transaction for an insurance com
pany. Ex-Governor Odell's shipbuilding suit
against the Mercantile Trust Company
is treated of, the committee holding that
the circumstance of the Introduction of
the Ambler bill might have been suffi
cient to Induce the settlement of the suit
through fear that proceedings inimical
to Its Interests might be taken if those
who could Initiate them were not ap
peased. The committee report contains
a full statement of loans made to Mr.
Harriman and to Kuhn, Locb &. Co. by
the Equitable.
Dcpcw and Hill Roasted.
The payment of $20,000 a year to Sen
ator Depcw by the Equitable, the com
mittee holds, -was not warranted, the
testimony as to the sen-ices rendered by
Mr. Dcpew not apt,-aring to give suffi
cient reason for such payment. The com
mittee also sets forth that It does not
appear that services were rendered by
ex-Senator Hill, who was paid :P0 a
year. In Justice to Mr. Hill, the commit
tee says It was not able to get his testi
mony on this subject because he was too
111 to appear. .... .jg...
The committee flnda that -in spite of the
irregularities shown, there $soJreasoa
,to question the Bolvency ofthcqMutual
jLiferthe New York IJfee-EquItabJe.
.wie uompany.
After TeVcitlng the resolution authorizing
thework and the plan adopted for the
Investigation by til e 'committee; 'caeli In
dividual company is passed' in review.
There are 15 companies organized under
the laws of New York issuing level pre
mium policies and in a single instance
only the committee departed from the
policy of limiting its Investigation to
companies organized under the laws of
New York. This company was the Pru
dential Life Insurance Company of New
Jersey.
Subjects Needing Remedy.
The matters demanding the considera
tion of the Legislature for the purpose
of remedying existing evils and of es
tablishing more securely the business of
life insurance in this state are grouped
under the following heads:
First Organizations of life insurance
corporations.
Second Control, or the rights of policy
holders In the election of directors.
Third Retirement of stock.
Fourth Investment Including syndicate
participations.
Fifth Limitation of new business.
Sixth Political contributions.
Seventh Lobbying.
Eight Limitation of expenses.
Ninth Valuation of policies.
Tenth Rebates.
Eleventh Surrender values.
Twelfth Ascertainment and distribu
tion of surplus.
Thirteenth Remedies of policy-holders,
or right to escort to the courts.
Fourteenth Forms of policies.
Fifteenth Publicity and state super
vision. Sixteenth Penalties.
Allow Mutuals to Incorporate.
The committee recommends that article
11 of the insurance law be so amended
as to permit the formation (hereunder ot
mutual corporations without capital stock
to transact the business of life insurance
and for such other , purposes as arc -authorized
to be connected therewith in
the case of stoek corporations; provided,
at least 500 persons have subscribed to
become members therein the aggregate
amount of at least $1,003,000 to be Insured
upon their lives, and shall have each
paid in one full annual premium .in cash
upon the insurance subscribed for, and
provided further, that it shall make the
same deposits with the Superintendent of
Insurance as arc required of stock cor
porations formed for similar purposes.
Section 300, permitting the incorporation
of companies under the co-operative or
assessment plan, should be amended, the
report says, so- as not to permit such
companies to be Incorporated in the fu
ture, and foreign companies of this sort
not already transacting business In this
state should not be permitted to enter
the state.
Evils of Proxy System.
Concerning the so-called mutual com
panies the committee says:
Notwithstanding their theoretical rights,
policy-holders have had Utile or no voice In
the management. Entrenched behind prox
ies easily collected by subservient agents
and running for long periods, unless ex
pressly revoked, the officers of theae com
panies have occupied unassailable positions,
and have been able to exercise despotic pow
er. Ownership of the entire stock of an un
mixed stock corporation scarcely could give
a tenure more secure. The moot fertile
source of evit in administration has been
irresponsibility of official power. However
much this may b expected In the caso of
absolute stock control of a stock company, in
that of a mutual -company it proceeds from
a flagrant disregard of the law of Its being.
C&clul mm. XVuw O
mm cast out
BY MATURE BRIDE
Widow of Yerkes Renounces
Dashing Husband and
- Drops (His Name.
WILL -NOT CONTEST WILL
Apollo From Alaska Locs Hope of
Snaring In Million, Which Rc
port .Swells to Seventy Dream
of Love Is Ended.
NEW YORK, Feb.. 22. lSpeclal.)-Wil-son
Mizncr. the much-advertized bride
groom of the widow of the late Charles
T. Ycrkcs, Is In the city today. He ar
rived last night, and, after registering
at the Hotel Astor. started down Broad
way with some congenial spirits. Later
he was seen alone in a Broadway resort.
It Is said that Mlzner has given up all
hopes of effecting a reconciliation with
his wealthy bride and he expects to start
back to the West in the next few days.
Estate May Be Worth $70,009,060.
Tlf sensational statement Is made from
a source which cannot be considered au
thoritative that the Yerkes estate. In
stead of having shrunk to $7,000,000 from
$15,000.0'), has really swelled and that,
when a final estimate Is taken, it wjll be
shown to be worth $70,0X11,005. Some
strength is lent to this report by the
announcement from Chicago that Mrs.
Yerkcs-Mizner will not withdraw as a
trustee of the estate and Louis S. Ows
ley, with her stepson, Charles Yerkes,
is hurrying to this city from Chicago,
both having been summoned hero for a
conference.
Brier But Pointed.
At the Fifth-avenue mansion this after
noon the following spirited conversation
took place:
"Is Mr. Mizncr In?" asked the reporter.
"No," was the terse reply In a masculine,
voice.
"Is Mrs. Yerkes InT' inquired the re
porter. "Yes, Mrs.;.Yerkcs-ls In,' .the voice re
plied. ThenlAefurth.informbm, wasvol-
" There Is no Mrs. .Mlzner .now, and
Mm. Ycrkcs Is sick Ia bed. The door
shut .quickly.
The bridegroom of two weeks odd did
not return to the haunt of his youth in
San Francisco after the quarrel with his
bride last week over the slepdcrness of
his allowance. That the quarrel was
not one of the lover's sort, but a breach
that will probably never be healed, is
borne out by his conduct "since he sud
denly appeared at the Hotel Astor yes
terday. Breach Cannot Be Healed.
After his hurried exit from the Yerkes
mansion and he went out, as he entered
for the honeymoon, with two dress suit
casesthe six-foot dandy went immediate
ly to "Washington. From there threats
of his projected Journey to California
reached his wife through the newspapers
and through telephone messages of Ad
dison Mlzner, brother of the young man.
But, contrary to all expectations, ab
sence did not make Mrs. Yerkes-Miznera
heart grow fonder. The portcullis of her
Fifth-avenue stronghold did not rattle
down at the signal of the stalwart knight
upon his return to New York yesterday.
Instead of reclining upon the Yerkes
divans and sipping nectar from the
Yerkes Sevres, the whilom tamer of lions
from the Golden Gate sought the cold
hospitality and iced refreshments' of the
Hotel Astor. Woe was written on his
RE-ELECTED SPEAKER OF TIIE
BRITISH COMMONS.
Jimw W. IrOwthrr.
James Wl'llam Lowther. who ha
been re-elected Speaker of the Brit
ish House of Commons. Is a Tory in
politics, and has been In Parliament
since 1SS3. In the last Parliament it
was said of htm that he knew every
member by name, but he finds a re
markable change as the result of the
elections. Mr. Lowther was born in
IS. 5, and was educated at Eton,
King's College. London, and Trinity
College. Cambridge, graduating from
the latter Institution with honor?.-, in
1S79 he was made a barrister; In 1SJJI
was undersecretary for foreign affairs,
and th following year represented
Great Britain at the international
conference at Venice. Before attain
ing the Speakership h was Deputy
Speaker and chairman ot the. com
mittee of ways and means. He Is a
member of the Privy Council,
, -iH
countenance, and. the old, Jaunty swing of
his long legs was ge.
Attempt to Contest Will. v
That Mixner's Influence had been
brought to bear, upon his bride to correct
the Yerkes will became known-immediately
after he had installed himself In
the Fifth-avenue mansion. Under the' will
his bride bad only aMife interest Ip a.
portion of the $1S.003.& estate, wfierea.
if the will were bre-Vn, it was possible
to get a large slice 1sT the fortune Jn com
pensation for dower rJchts.
A beggarly $200,000 a year did not sat
isfy the lofty ideas of this singular young
man. Personally he wanted to become
rich at a bound "and not have only a al
lowance of the interest on three or four
million dollars. At the time ot his hur
ried departure for, Washington his Ifftl
mate friends admitted, that he had m&do
and unsuccessful cffgftf to Induce hla wife
to give him a large sum of money. While
his influence heJ, she began to entertain
the Idea of contesting her former hus
band's will. But suddenly the young
Californlan lost his grip and at the same
time, in the languagef some' ot his ac
quaintances in the tenderloin1, "lost His
good thing."
Will Probate Ycrkcs Will.
.Mr. Owsley practically admitted today
that he knew Mlzner and his bride had
separated for all time. (
"Is It true," he was asked, "that Mrs.
Yerkes-MIzner and her husband haye
quarreled and parted and that the sepa
ration Is complete?"
"All I can say." responded Mr. Owsley,
"Is that there will now be no contest oT
Mr. Yerkes wIlL Mrs. Yerkes, or Mrs.
Ycrkes-Mizncr. if you prefer to call iter
that, has agreed to accept the terms of
her late husband's will -and Tf. expect to
have the document probated In this city
on March 15."
ALARM AT FEK1N COURT
RUMOR SAYS UPRISING WTJjIj
C03IE TODAY.
Legations Double Sentries and Pre
pare for Defense Manchus
Hated by People.
PEKTN, Feb. 22. Special.) The court
is in a state of alarm over a reported up
rising to take place tomorrow, according
to rumor. The German Legation last
night doubled the sentries on duty at that
building. Other foreign embassies also
arc taklng.the same precautions.
LONDON, Feb. 22. The correspondent of
the Tribtfne at Fekin. says:
The court Is nervous over tho possibility
of trouble on February SI. The President
oMthe Chinese Foreign Bftard appreciates
Q$ifoHtyw9?fn. aatfiOyaastlc rising.
The Gerthesf Legation, tonight doubled its
sentries oa aeceuat e the anti-foreign
feeling.
REALLY AIMED AT MANCHUS
3IIssIonarxs explanation of Reform
Agitation in China.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22. Dr. T.
W. Ayer, returned yesterday from five
years In hospital" work in North China
in connection with the Southern Bap
tist mission, discusses the situation In
China, on which he is well Informed,
as follows:
"All the trouble brewing in China Is
directly attributable to a deep-seated
and unconquerable antipathy toward
the government. Dissatisfaction is
spreading, and to my mind a revolu
tion Is imminent.
"The anti-foreign feeling is merely
one of the expressions of the move
ment, which has for Its purpose the
unseating of the Manchu dynasty and
the establishment of a republican form
of government. The boycott on Amer
ican goods is an expression of the
same revolutionary purpose. These
things are merely the means to an
end.
"The student class has become a
numerous and Influential body. It is
a matter of interest that a month or
so ago 12,600 students who returned to
China in a body from the schools they
had been attending in Tokio had a
great many unkind things to say of
the rulers of their own country.
"These students, who are members
of the better class in China, ere re
sponsible for the Tgrowth and propaga
tion of the anti-foreign sentiment and
for the boycott.
"The anti-foreign feeling Is not di
rected particularly toward the mis
sionaries. The doctrine that Is being
spread abroad In the empire Is that
the foreigners are here to grab terri
tory, and the Chinese can see that the
missionaries are not in China to make
money or grab territory."
Celebration In Tokio.
TOKIO. Feb. 22. Despite unfavor
able weather, the American Embassy
this afternoon was the scene of a. live
ly gathering, the occasion being the
reception gicn by Huntington Wilson,
Charge d'Affaires, in honor of Wash
ington's birthday. Americans residing
In ToklW and Yokohama. Japaneso
members of the American 8ocIety and
several others attended. Prince Ar
thur of Connaught being among those
present An artistically designed ar
tificial cherry tree with a hatchet be
side It commanded hearty admiration.
The day has been one of rejoicing
among Americans.
LOW RATES FOR SUMMER
Northern Lines Meet Cuts Made by
Harriman.
ST. PAUL. Minn-, Feb. 22. (Special.)
New rates to, the Pacific Coast on tho
Great Northern and Northern - Pacific
Railroads, In effect from June 1 to Sep
tember L. will be: Chicago to Coast points
and return. $175: St. Paul to Coast points,
$ for the round trip: St- Paul to Spokane
and return, $30.
. rabllshcrs Discuss Advertising.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22. The American
Newspaper Association continued its. an
nual meeting here today. There were
general discussions upon the- following
subjects: "Tho Advantages of Newspa
per vs. Magazine Advertising": "A Copy
right Law to Protect Cable Dispatches":
"Discountenancing of Advertising Agents
Who Cut Commissions": "Methods of Tak
ing From Magazines Advertising. Which
May Be 9ald'"te Belong " Rightfully to
Newspapers." aa4 "Pe-etefBce Rulings."
SALEM BOY LOST
IN WILLAMETTE
Canoe of Howard Catlin Is Up
set in Swollen River, and
He Goes Down.-
COMPANION - GETS ASHORE
Midshipman Fred Perkins, Home on
Visit, Tries" to Save His Friend,
But Barely Escapes WJth
His Own Life.
SALEM. Or.. April 22. Howard a
Catlin, aged 20, the son of Russell Cat
lin, a prominent hopman, was drowned
In the Willamette River here at 5
o'clock this afternoon. Catlin. accom
panied by MIdshlnman Fred Pcrklns.
, Jns"t home from Annapolis, went out In
a canoe, when the swift waters inci
dent, to the present flood capsized the
craft. Both were good swimmers, and
made heroic effort to reach the shore
near the steel bridge, where the bank
is high and precipitous.
Perkins, who was the most experi
enced, made a desperate effort to sus
tain his companion, but. the latter sank
and Perkins had great difficulty in
reaching the willows on the bank, to
which .he clunrr. until a relief boat
reached "him. He was nearly overcome
with cold and exertion, and after the
rescue almost collapsed with grief over
the loss of his companion.
Catlin was n bright student at the
High School and prominent In school
athletics. Grief Is universal, as the
family Is prominent and popular in the
community. Mrs. Catlin, mother of
the drowned boy, is president of the
Salom Woman's Club..
Immediately after the drowning a
launch and several small boats put out
In search of the body, but it could not
be found before darkness ended the
search.
H0CH PREPARED TO HANG
r
Scorns Idea of Suicide and Will Die.
Like Soldier.
CHICAGO Feb. 22. For the fourth time
since the conviction of Johann Hoch. prep
arations were begun today for his execu-
ITAT.Y'S CHIEF KEPKESENTA
TIVE AT ALfiECIRAS CON
FERENCE. Marqnlt TlKeati Veaotta.
Marquta Vlicontl Venosta. chief
Italian representative at the Moroccan
conference at AIgec!ra, la a distin
guished aUtesman icho has held the
portfolio of foreign affairs In several
cabinets. He first occupied the office
in 1S70. when the Italian troops en
tered Home. From 1S70 until ISM ha
wa under a political cloud, bnt In
the latter year Premier Gloltttl ap
pointed him Bering Sea arbitrator,
aifd in 1S98. after an absence of 20
years from the department, he again
assumed the reins at the Foreign Of
fice. Under Zenardelll. Pelloux and
other Premiers be also has held the
position. The Marqals Is now In hla
"Sth year, and owing- to hla experience
and eoEserratium is said to possess
a prestige held by no other Italian
Foreign Secretary.
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tlon. Hoch appeared in good spirits, but
announced that he had lost hope and ex
pected to die.
"I feel fine," he said, "but I guess that
I will have to die tomorrow. This Is tha
fourth time I have been near death, and I
guess this is the last time. I have no
hope, but still I feel pretty good."
Hoch was told that there existed In
many quarters an opinion that he in
tended to cheat the gallows by committing
suicide. He laughed heartily at the sug
gestion. "Me? Me take my own lifer he asked.
"Why. do you know what that would
mean? It would be an absolute confes
sion of my guilt. T am a soldier, and why
should I not be brave and drop from the
scaffold If I am innocent?"
Late in the day Hoch was removed from
his cell to the death chamber la the Jail
and a death watch set over him.
GIVES ROOT MORE TIME
Germany Extends Favored Nation
Tarirt for Another Year.
BERLIN, Feb. 22. The Reichstag
today passed the first and second read
ings, without amendment, of the Gov
ernment's proposal to' extend recipro
cal tariff rates to the United States
until June 30, 1907.
Chancellor von Buelow opened the de
bate on the bill. He said he placed a high
value on good political relations between
Germany and the "United States, which
were a. blessing to both lands, but It
would be deceptive to believe that he
would buy political friendship by the sac
rifice of Germany's economic Interests.
The grounds for the government's pro
posal were that a tariff war which might
only be resorted to in case of necessity
would 'damage not only Germany's ship
ping Interests but other important de
partments of Germany- He explained
that Germany's negotiations of treaties
with other states had not always pro
gressed smoothly and had extended over
long periods.
"We arc therefore forced." said the
Chancellor, "to ask Parliament to consent
to this proposal, so that we may continue
in peace with the United States."
"The note of the American Secretary
of State to Ambassador von Sternberg on
Tuesday showa that the United States has
the same desire for friendly commercial
and political relations that we have. This
note says that as soon as the German
conventional tariff has been granted to
the United States for the period expir
ing June 30. 1907, the President will pub
lish a proclamation granting Germany a
continuance of the advantages of section
3 of the Dlngley tariff. He hopes that the
prospect of certain alterations In the cus
toms regulations may be regarded as
proof of the earnest wish of the Presi
dent to free the American customs admin
istration from the appearance of being
severe on German exporters.
"Mr. Root hoped further that the bill
extending the conventional rates to the
United States will give time for establish
ing a permanent basis for mutual com
merce undor conditions favorable to both.
Mr. Root trusts that the present feelings
of mutual friendship will continue to ex
ist and that the two countries will come
to an agreement because of the true de
sire to be friends."
Prince von Buelow concluded as follows
""The Confederated German government.
being well aware of the Importance of
our commercial relations with the Unl
ted States, intends to trv bv everr moint
to settle the questions In a conclliatory
manner. It hopes the Reichstag will act
in that spirit toward the proposals."
The bill having passed Its second read-
jus, oaron riamaneim introduced an
amendment that it should extend only to
part ot Germany's conventional tariff.
Count von Posadowaky-Wehner opposed
tne amendment on the ground that it
would compel the government to discrim
inate forthwith against American goods.
"What advantage could Germany gain
wun mo united states?" he asked. "I
Dencve, the Minister continued, "tho
time has come when American citizen
3ee they are merely the football of the
great trusts; but wo will not wait until
xnis aiscovery has been made. A tariff;
war causes the greatest embitterment.
like others."
The amendment received only the votes
of a part of the Nationalists. The bill
was then adopted by an Immense major
ity, the negatives coming from only parts
ot the Nationalists and Conservatives
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 32
deg.; minimum, 4Z. Precipitation. 0.25 of
an inch.
TODAY'S Showers. Sonthwest winds.
IaaaraBce.
New York legislative committee reports con
demning management of big companies.
Page 1. 4
Eight bills Introduced In New York Legis
lature radically changing laws. Page 4.
Commissioners of five states criticise New
Tork Life management. Page 4.
Foreign.
Rumor ot uprising alarms Chinese court.
Page l.
National.
German Reichstag extends favored nation
tariff to United States. Page 1.
Idaho delegation rebuffed by administration
for trying to enforce political assess
ments. Page p.
Democrats control Senate committee on rate
bill. Page 2
Knox introduces new rate bill. Page 5.
Roosevelt criticised In Ho'nse for retiring
many Brigadiers. Page 7.
Politics.
Taft speaks at Chicago on Army. Canal
and Philippines. Page 5.
Bonaparte speaks on Navy at Baltimore.
Page 4.
Governor Folk and Archbishop Ireland speak
on reform movement. tPage S.
Domestic.
Mrs. Mlzner repudiates new husband and
will not contest YerkeVwill. Page I.
Pacific Coast.
Orchard rejects lawyer employed by Federa
tion officials. Page
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ORCHARD TURNS
DOWN H I Eli
Proof That Confession
Has Been Made.
SERIOUS BLOW TO DEFENSE
Counsel for Federation Offi
cials Hold Long Conference.
SQUABBLE OF DETECTIVES
Representatives of Rival Agencies
Urge Claims for the Glory of
Capturing the Men Charged With
the Steuncnberg Murder.
BY W. G. MAC RAE.
BOISE, Idaho. Feb. 22. (Staff Corre
spondence.) Since the arrest of the of
ficials of the "Western Federation of
Miners, there lias been much talk of
the so-called "inner circle," and specu
lation has been rife as to the names of
the men -who composed this committee
of death. Here are the names of the
men whom the detectives allege make
up this formidable body of assassins:
Charles Moyer. president of the Western
Federation ot Itinera.
"William Haywood, secretary of the Federa
tion. George Pettlbone. member ot the executive
committee of the order.
J. I. SImpkins, disbursing agent.
Ernest Mills, member ot the executive com
mittee. When the detectives first began
work on the assassination of ex-Governor
Steunenberg they had only four
men linked tvith the "inner circle."
The fifth man -was named- by Sheriff
Bell, and today for the first time the
name of Ernest Mills was connected
with this Infamous cabal.
Pcturbation of the Officials.
So positive are the officers who have
vbeen at -woijlv on. -the case that these
men actually planned the murders and
dynamiting which has been charged to
the' Federation that they quote the
actual language of Moyer and Hay
wood when the news was flashed over
the country that ex-Governor Steunen
berg was assassinated. According to
the story told today by a detective
who has worked on. the case since De
cember 3D, the night the ex-Governor ot
Idaho was murdered. Moyer and Hay
wood met in the office of the Western
Federation of Miners in Denver, and.
after reading the news of the assas
sination, were heard to remark:
"For God's sake, we must find out
whether Orchard was drunk. We must
find out whether he has been drinking,
and where ne is."
Prepare to XcaTc the Country-
The agent who overheard this excla
mation Is said to have wired this In
formation to the detectives in Caldwell,
and it was this that led to the arrest
of Orchard. Before the officials could
learn whether Orchard had been drink
ing, he was safely behind, the bars, and
so carefully guarded was the prisoner
that It was impossible for any agents
of the Federation to reach him. and for
this reason it I3 alleged they were
about to flee the country when arrested.
They knew that Orchard was unrelia
ble, but they did not believe he would
break down so soon, and trusting ta
this gave the officials time to round
them up.
It seems that the mere fact of his ar
rest was not all that caused Orchard to
turn to the prosecution. A letter which
was found at Silver City, a letter which,
it Is said, is sufficient in Itself to have
brought about the arrest of the Federa
tion officials, was already in the hands
of the detectives. This letter was shown
to Orchard and its contents are said tc
have been instrumental in bringing Orch
ard to terms. His confession followed.
Governor Admits the Confession.
Although the existence ot this confes
sion has been admitted and then denied,
it Is a positive fact that Orchard has
made a confession. Governor Gooding
admitted late tonight that Orchard had
confessed. The truth of this confession
would not have needed Governor Good
ing's admission.
No stronger proof of Orchard's turning
to the prosecution is needed than this:
Fred Miller, the Spokane attorney whom
Orchard employed to defend him when
he was arrested at Caldwell, was turned
down thl3 afternoon. Attorney Miller
tried to get an audience with Orchard
yesterday. He called at the penitentiary
and was refused admission because the
warden was not there.
Orchard Turns Down Miller.
This afternoon when Miller called hi
was handed a letter from Orchard. The
lettor read:
"Mr. Miller. I have learned that you
have been retained to defend Moyer, Hay
wood and Pettibonc. I will no longer
need your services as attorney.
"HABRY ORCHARD."
This letter was ,handed to Attorney Mil
ler when he arrived at the prison and
without trying to see his former client
the Spokane attorney returned to the
city and all day he has been fn close
consultation with Attorney Richardson.
John Nugent, of Silver City, who is here
to represent Vincent St. John, and C.
W. Moore, who will appear as counsel for
Steve Adams.
When it became known among the at-
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