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leases Senator Borah.
Judge Refused Motion for Instructed
Verdict of Not Guilt All Boise
Rushes to Congratulate Senator
Bells Ring and Bands Play Nearly
All Night.
Boise, Oct. 3. United States Senator
Borah last night was acquitted of the
charge of conspiring to defraud the gov
ernment of valuable Idaho timber land.
The case was submitted without argu
ment on the part of the defense, and
the jury was out just long enough to
take one ballot. The verdict was greet
ed with cheers and applause, which the
court officials made no effort to restrain.
This demonstration in the courtroom
served only as a beginning. As soon
as the news reached the outside, bells
were rung and the city flie department
made a spectacular run through the
principal streets, slopping eventually
at the Idanha hotel, where Mr. Borah,
surrounded by several hundred of his
friends and fellow citizens, was escort
ed. A brass band appeared as if by
mainc, and, as the senator reached tne
hotel steps, played "Hail to the Chief.'
The streets about the hotel were block
-ed by the cheering throng, whose shouts
mingled with the screech of the hre en
gine whistles and the clang of trolley
car hells. Mr. Borah thanked hi hear
era for their demonstration and the con
fidence they reposed In him throughout
the trial.
Mr. Borah held an impromptu recep
tion in the courtroom and another in
the lobby of the hotel, where he was
called upon for a speech. Wherever
he went during the evening he was
cheered and congratulated, the verdict
apparently being a most popular one
throughout the community.
Events moved fast on the last day of
the trial. When court met in the
morning, Judge Whitson announced
that he would overrule the motion cf
the defense for an instructed verdict of
net guilty.
Mr. Borah thereupon took the stand
in his own behalf and gave his expla
nation of the matter which the govern
ment attorneys urged as tending to con
nect him with an alleged conspiracy.
His testimony was a denial of any
knwoledge of fraud and a brief, clear
cut statement of all his acts as general
counsel for the Barber Lumber com
pany. The senator was cross examined
at some length and as soon as this was
over the defense rested .
There being no evidence to rebut, the
government also closed, and argument
was begun after the luncheon recess.
Special Assistant Attorney General li
lt. Rush, of Omaha, opened for the gov
ernment, and, when he had concluded
a two-hours' address, the defense an
nounced that no argument would be
made on behalf of Mr. Borah. Both
prosecution and presiding judge were
surprised by this move, and the latter
ordered a recess of an hour in which to
prepare his instructions.
In these he tcld the jurors the cir
cumstances depended upon to connect
an accused person with a conspiracy
must pjint exclusively to guilt. If
they were inconsistent, it was the duty
of the jury to acquit. A conviction,
Judge Whitson declared, could not be
lOUnd upon suspicious cxreumsutucee.
It was not sufficient, the court held,
that a man should be shown to have
corruptly engage in it, an to have had
guilty knowledge of its objects.
The jury was out 14 minutes. Dur
ing this time no one left the court
room, a verdict of "not guilty" having
Teen freely predicted and expected after
a very brief deliberation. As soon as
the words "not guilty" fell from the
lips of the clerk the cheering broke
forth. At its conclusion the judge
slightly reprimanded the audience for
"'improper conduct," but said he would
not attempt to punish anyone for con
tempt. Seattle Calls for Bids.
Seattle, Oct. 3. Bids have been
called for from contractors by the re
gents of the University of Washington
for three buildingB which are to be
erected upon the, university campus at
Seattle. These buildings are to cost in
the neighborhood of $550,000, and are
to form a part of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
exposition, which is to bo held
in Seattle in the summer of 1909. The
legislature appropriated this money
with the expectation of having the
buildings used for the exposition and
then turned over to the university.
Must Answer Charges
New York, Oct. 3. The Western
"Union Telegraph company and the Pos
tal Telegraph company were ordered
today by Justice Ford, of the Supreme
court of New Ytrk, to show cause on
Friday why the state's attorney gene
ral should not be permitted to sue
them for forfeiture of their charters on
th irround that thev have formed a
combination to incrtase telegraph tolls.
Attorney General Jackson alleges the
combination was made January 1, 1907.
Ashe and Brown Out on Bail.
Ran Francisco, Oct. 3. R. Porter
Ashe and Luther G. Brown, who were
indicted by the grand jury for the kid
naping of Fremont Older, were arrest
ed at the sheriff's office today and sub
sequently released on bonds furnished
by a surety company. Former Super
visors Wilson and Coffey, indicted for
-accepting bribes, axe still at liberty.
ASSASSIN NOT CAUGHT.
Officers Confident Slayer of Brown It
Still In Baker.
Baker City, Oct. 4. Out of the tan
gle of thec ry about the caiue of the
Brown dynnmite murder last Monday
night has come the belief that the vie
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um met ueawi at me nanus 01 memueri
of the Western Federation of. Miners
for apparent infidelity to the Federa
tion. Officers and detectives working
on the trail of the murderer say they
have evidence that Brown was paid
1 Federation money to testify
in behalf
of Adams and do other woik for the
miners. His relations with the foes
o! the Federation are supposed to have
aroused suspicion and marked him for
slaughter.
So much for the murder motive. As
for capturing the murderer, not much
progress seema to have been made. The
assassin left as a clew only his smell in
the earth where he lay to put the dyna
mite wire, and the smell is growing
fainter, so that it will probably not
further lead the bloodhounds.
But because the dogs picked up the
fresh scent yesterday and because the
county jail was visited in the early
dark Thursday morning by two men
seeking to bribe the lone prisoner to
poison the dogs or cut their throats,
the assassin is thought to be near by.
JAPANESE POURING IN.
Hundreds Crossing International Bor
der from Canada.
Bellingham, Wash., Oct. 4. As a re
suit of investigations by D. B. Babcock,
a special agent of the United States
Treasury department, sent to Vancou
ver when the anti-Japanese riots oc
curred, a force of Uncle Sam's officials
will be installed at the international
boundary line to keep back the scores
of Japanese who are daily crossing into
the United States.
Babcock was sent to Vancouver post
haste from Washington, D. C, to in.
vestigate and report on the immigra
tion situation and the results of the
riots. Quietly he has been carrying
out his commission. Next week he will
return to Washington. He was sur
prised to find that hundreds of Japan
ese had wrongfully crossed the inter
national boundary and were countinu
ing to do so.
The American Immigration office did
its duty so far as possible, but there
was no hindrance to foreigners in any
number taking not only an under
ground, but an aboveground, broad day
light, route and walking across the
boundary in the ehelter of friendly
woods. Now a big staff of guards is to
be placed at Blaine and an efficient
patrol system undertaken.
Official figures shew that 1,600 Japan
ese have come to the United States
from Vancouver in the last three
months. Of this number at least half
have dodged the officers at Blaine and
wrongfully entered this country.
CONVICTION SURE.
Government Has Ample Proof of Re
bates by S. P.
San Francisco, Oct. 4. John II.
Marble, one of the attornys represent
ing the Federal government in the in
vestigation being conducted in' this city
by Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Franklin K. Lane into the subject of
secret railroad rebates and other abuses,
said today that the officials have suffi
cient evidence to convict officials of the
Southern Pacific Railroad company of
such violation in at least 50 cases. It
is understood the matter will be re
ferred to the Washington authorities
very Ehortly, and that United States
District Attorney Devlin will be asked
to present the facta to the Federal
grand jury. Mr. Maible called atten
tion to today s testimony ot J. C.
Stubbs, assistant freight agent of the
Southern Pacific, who showed the dis
crimination and rebates in favor of the
large shippers.
"When it comes to favoring the
large shipper and discriminating
against the smaller shipper conditions
are worse in California than anywhere
else in the United States," eaid Mr.
Marble. "I do not see how it is possi
ble for the smaller concerns to exist at
all under the circumstances."
Primary Law Invalid.
Springfield, 111., Oct. 4. The new
primary law passed at the special ses
sion of the legislature in 1906 was de
clared unconstitutional today by the
Supreme court, which reversed the
lower court's decision and remands the
case. The court left nothing of the act
upon which a new law can be construct
ed. The court holds that the law vio
lates the constitution because it speci
fies more than the title. It says the
title does not confine the operation of
the act to the actions of political par
ties. Memorial to U. S. Grant.
Cincinnati, Oct. 4. In the presence
of a distinguished gathering that in
cluded many old army associates, a me
morial tablet at the birt hplace of Pres
ident U. S. Grant, at Point Pleasant,
in Clermont county, was unveiled to
day. It was the fint of three days'
celebration of the centennial and home
coming of Clermont county, and thous
ands of native sons joined in paying
honor to the county's most illustrious
warrior son.
Cooks Journey to Pole.
North Sydney, N. S., Oct. 4. The
American auxiliary schooner yacht
John R. Bradley, which left here early
in July for the Arctic regions, arrived
here late yesterday. The Bradley land
ed Dr. F. II. Cook, who is in command
of an exploration expedition at Smith's
sound, latitude 79 north. The expedi
tion expects to cross Ellsmere land
early in the spring and will attempt to
reach the pole by way of the Polar sea.
HAPPENINGS GATHERED IN AND
AROUND
HARVESTER TRUST NEXT.
Government Will Soon Start Suit to
Dissolve Big Combine.
Washington, Oct. 3. The farmers of
the country are soon to have the satis
faction of read ng that the government
has commenced proceedings to dissolve
the harvester trust.
Assistant Attorney General Purdy,
who has prepared all the trust cases,
has just returned from a summer in
Europe and today was in conference
with the attorney general. , He has
done much work upon the harvester
case, ihe department has succeeded,
through its agents in collecting a vast
amount of evidence, and Mr. Purdy
will be able in a comparatively short
time to have the case filed in court,
District Attorney Sims, at Chicago,
probably being selected to prosecute.
it is slated that the harvester crust
has Buch a complete monopoly of agri
cultural implements that it absolutely
fixes the price the farmer must pay,
and has ehminaed all competition
The farmers are encouraged to believe
that after its dissolution they will be
able to get their agricultural machin
ery at much lower prices.
How to GrOw Hops.
Washington, Oct. 3. "Growing and
Curing Hops" is the title of a new
farmers' bulletin just issued by the de
partment of agriculture. It is a very
comprehensive work by W. W. Stcck-
berger, covering the hop industry from
the planting to the baling machine.
Suitable climatic and soil' conditions
are described; methods of planting and
cultivation; trellising, etc., and many
valuable pointers are given on picking
and curing the hops for market.
It is a pamphlet that will be of great
value to farmers interested in hop cul
ture, and is expected to be" in heavy
demand in Oregon and Washington.
The bulletin, No. 304, can be bad free
upon application to senators or con
gressmen. Northwest Postal Affairs.
Washington, Oct. 2. Rural carriers
appointed for Washington routes: Bat
tle Ground, route No. 1, Clinton R.
Steele, carrier, Fred Masters Seely,
substitute. Spokane, route No. 10,
John Jansen, carrier, Frank Jansen,
substitute. Postmasters appointed:
Oregon Menominee, Thomas E. Cole,
vice W. C. Cameron, resigned. Wash
ington Curtis, J. A. Roundtree. vice
E. Duncan, resigned: Fernhill,
James Roxburgh, vice Thomas Ferdo-
len, resigned; Guler, Isaac D. Pearce,
vice O. W. Pearce, resigned; Millville,
J. W. Finley, vice B. F. Blair, resign
ed; Babcock, Nelson R. Caer, vice W.
F. Noltner, resigned.
Advance Guard Ready.
Washington, Oct. 3. Admiral Se-
bree, whe will command tne special
service squadron composed of the ar
mored cruisers Tennessee and Washing
ton, was at the Navy department today,
in conference with the officials in re
gard to the cruise of that squadron
from New York to San Francisco as the
advance guard of the battleship fleet.
It was. arranged that Admiral Sebree
hould raise his flag on the Tennessee
at New York on October 8, and start
on his voyage as soon as his ships are
ready.
Alaska Needs Workmen.
Washington, Oct. 3. From Alaska
comes an appeal to the department oi
commerce and labor for workmen.
Chief Powderly, of the division of in
formation, received a letter today from
the territorial officials of Juneau stat
ing that 500 men can secure employ
ment in Juneau, Douglas City and
Treadwell, where the demand for labor
is most urgent at present. Common
laborers and miners are most needed
and wages range from $3 to $4 per day.
New Terminal at Washington.
Washington, Oct. 4. After several
ears of work and the expenditure of
about $20,000,000 the magnificent new
union terminal station in this city
tands completed and ready for use,
today marking the formal opening.
The station is one of the finest in the
country. It was built by the Wash
ington Terminal company and will be
used by all the roads entering Washing
ton. To Name Her North Dakota.
Washington, Oct. 1. North Dakota
will be the name of battleship No. 23,
one of the new 20,000-ton vessels con
tracts for which were recently awarded
by the Navy department. The other
vessel, as heretofore announced, will
be called the Delaware. Utah now Is
the only one of the states after which
no war vessel has been named.
Strike Will Not Delay Mails.
Washington, Oct. 2. The railway
strikers in Cuba have declared that the
movement inaugurated by them shall
not interfere with the movement of the
mail eo far as they are concerned. This
the attitude ascribed to them in a
dispatch received at the War depart
ment from Governor Magoon.
Ask New Bids tor Saratoga.
Washington, Oct. 2. The sloop Sar
atoga, which was one of Perry's fleet
on his cruise to Japan, and which was
advertised for sale for the sum of $4,-
300, is to be readvertised. No bid
was received by the department which
it considered of sufficient size to justify
acceptance.
Forest Guard in Blue Mountains.
Washington, Oct. 4. Jeff Boyle has
been appointed guard In the Blue
Mountain National forest reserve.
WASHINGTON. D. C.
WILL AID LAND PROSECUTION.
Ballinger Announces Neuhausan's As
signment to Oregon Cases.
Washington, Oct. 1. The following
statement was given out at the genera
land office today:
"Commissioner Ballinger, of the
general land office, is anxious that the
land fraud cases in Oregon be disposed
of at as early a date as possible. And
in accordance with his statement made
to District Attorney Bristol, at Port
land, when in Portland during the sum
mer, that he would render him such
assistance as was possible, and in order
to facilitate the bringing to trial of the
indicted parties this coming fall and
winter, he has detailed Acting Chief of
thetField Division Neuhausen to duty
with the District attorney to assist in
the prepairation and trial of these cases.
"Neuhausen is familiar with the
cases is question, having had more or
less to do with them since the indict
ments were returned, and in order that
he may devote his entire time and at
tent ion to them, he has been relieved
of all land office work in that state.
The vacancy in the chief of field divi
sion, with headquarters at Portland,
has been filled by a transfer of Chief of
Field Division Louis R. Glavis, former
ly stationed at Oakland, Cal., to the
Oregon division."
NOT TO EXCEED 60 PER CENT.
Leeway Given Domestic Over Foreign
Bidders for Fleets Coal.
Washington, Oct. 2. Before leaving
Washington, the president instructed
Admiral Cowles, chief of the bureau of
equipment, who has been charged with
the fulfillment of the coal needs for
Admiral Evnas' Pacific fleet, to inform
the American bidders for supplying
coal that the president would be will
ing to award the contract provided that
bids were not more than 50 per cent in
excess of the foreign bids. Owing to
the fact that the American bids cover
entirely about 25 per cent of the coal
needs for the cruise, it will be neces
sary to award contracts for the remain
ing 75 per cent to the owners of for
eign bottoms.
Must Obey Laws.
Washington, Oct. 1. Prosecution
was directed against 35 railroads today
by Attorney General Bonaparte for al
leged violation of the safety appliance
law upon evidence gathered by the In
terstate Commerce commission. Forty-
one suite will be started against the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and
Grand Trunk, 31 against the Great
Northern, 22 against the Northern Pa
cific, 36 against the Southern Pacific,
19 against the Nevada, California &
Oregon, 24 against the Oregon Short
Line, 7 against the San Pedro, Los An
geles & Salt Lake, and 7 each against
the remaining roads, all of which
operate in the South and East.
Still One More Road.
Washington, Oct. 3. Another po
tent factor was injected into the troub
lous Alaska railroad case today when
Harry N. Abercrombie, an attorney of
Baltimore, appeared at the War depart
ment as the representative of the V al-
dez, Marshall Pass & Northern railroad
company, of Alaska, and served notice
that this third company, and not tLe
Copper River or the Alaska Home com
pany, had the legal right of way
through the government reservation of
Keystone Canyon, the the only ap
proach to the interior of Alaska.
Will Ask for Larger Drydock.
Washington, Oct. 2.- Secretary Met
calf has decided that he cannot award
the contract for the Puget Sound dry
dock, in view of the fact that the bids
exceed the appropriation of $1,250,000.
The whole matter will be held until
congress meets, when the Navy depart
ment will ask for a suffiiently increased
appropriation to enable it to build an
even larger dock. A larger dock is
deemed necessary, in view of the prob
able increase in the size of warships.
Swimming Test for Officers.
Wahington, Oct. 5. Naval officers
are much interested and not a little
amused by an interview with Assistant
Secretary Newberry, in which he is
quoted as saying that a swimming test
may be demanded of navy officers, just
as a horseback ride has been ordered to
test the horsemanship of army officers.
Newberry's idea is to have captains and
admirals dive from shore and swim to
their ships.
Idaho Land Restored to Entry.
Washington, Oct. 4. There have
been restored to the public domain
4(53,360 acres of land heretofore with
drawn for use in connection with the
Bear Lake irrigation project in Idaho.
The area restored is in the southeastern
portion of the state, in the Blackioot
district.
Oregon Woman Gets Office.
Washington, Oct. 4. Miss Sara
M.
Cameron, of Portland, has been ap
pointed a clerk in the reclamation
service. The postoflice at Mist, Ore
gon, has become a money order office.
General McCaskey Retires.
Washington, Oct. 4. General Wil
liam P. Duvall was today appointed a
major general in the army, vice Gen
eral McCaskey, retired.
September Work on Canal.
Washington, Oct. 5. Excavations in
the Panama canal tone during Septem
ber aggregated 1,571,421 cubic yards.
STENOGRAPHER MUSI TELL.
Information About Crime Is Not Con
fidential, Says Judge,
San Francisco, Oct. 2. That infor
mation imparted by an employer, to a
stenographer is not confidential under
the provisions of the political code
when it relates to the proposed com
mission of fraud or crime was decided
yesterday by Judge Lawlor, in overrul
ing an objection interposed by the Tirey
L. Ford defense to the questioning of
Miss Celia McDermott, Ford's steno
grapher. The court having ruled, the
examination of Miss McDermott was
resumed, but it brought out nothing of
value to either side. Miss McDermott
declared that she "tended to her own
business and knew nothing else."
The prosecution called Georgb Fran
cis, chief clerk in the law department
of the United Railroads, and assistant
to Ford. He was asked by Mr. Heney
whether he had not in May of 1906
seen on top of Ford's rolltop desk two
long narrow packages of bank notes
He denied it. He said the name of
Abraham Ruef was not on the payroll
ot tne company's law department, nor
were there on the payroll any "John
Does" or "Richard Roes."
The prosecution called for the books
of the United Railroads, and the de
fense made a vigorous and prolonged
effort to keep them out of court, on the
score that they were unwilling to have
them subjected td- the inspection of
Rudolph Spreckles, who was character
ized by Rogers as the company's finan
cial and personal enemy. Judge Law
lor ruled that the books be produced
and assured the defense that the prose
cution would conclude its case this af
ternoon, with the exception of the tes
timony of Abe Ruef, who will be called
tomorrow morning.
When court reassembled at 3 o'clock
further adjournment was taken until
this morning.
GRAND JURY CLEARS RUICK.
Also Indicts Two of District Attorney's
Accusers.
Boise, Oct. 2. The Borah trial was
interrupted for a time yesterday to al
low the special grand jurv, which has
been investigating charges of miscon
duct against District Attorney Ruick,
to report. The grand jury declared the
charges were "not a true bill," and re
turned indictments against two of the
men who filed affidavits against Mr.
Ruick.
In connection with its inquiry the
grand jury baB had before it an affidavit
made by George Y. Wallace, Jr., of
Salt Lake City. Mr. Wallace swore
that he met Fred Miller, of Spokane,
one of the Federation attorneys, in Salt
Lake last April, and that Mr. Miller
declared the miners' organization had
spent $91,000 of its defense fund up to
that time a month before the trial.
Mr. Wallace; it is stated, also said that
Mr. Miller told him $15,000 of this
amount was spent securing the indict
ment of Senator Borah.
Mr. Miller was called before the
grand jury and it is said denied the
story in all its details, saying he had
made no such assertion at any time or
place and that any such assertion
would have been false.
John F. Nugent, of this city, an
other Federation attorney, was also a
witness before the grand jury, and it is
understood that he said he had never
even heard of such a story.
Vancouver Asks Relief.
Ottawa, Oct., 2. It is reported from
Vancouver that a petition praying the
Dominion to pass drastic legislation
barriifg all Orientals from Canada is
being circulated. It is expected the
petition will have more than 5,000
signers. hentiment is in favor of
appealing to the king if the de
cision of the government is not
to act immediately. A dispatch from
Vancouver adds: If this has no re-
ults, measures to prevent the disem
barking of Orientals at Vancouver
which shall be effective will be taken.
Collision on New
Providence, R. I.
Haven Road.
, Oct. 2. The
and the Knicker
New York, New
Shore Line express
bocker limited on the
Haven & Hartford railroad were in a
rear end collision here this afternoon.
Three persons were seriously hurt, but
no one was killed. The Shore Line ex
press was bound from Bcston to New
York. The Knickerbocker limited was
standing at the station here when the
accident occurred. The locomotive of
the Shore Line train was damaged.
MotTett Tells of Rebating,
Chicago, Oct. 2. President Moffett,
of the Standard Oil company of In
diana, yesterday Epent 90 minutes be
fore a special gnnd jury, telling what
he knows about shippers violating the
laws prohibiting rebating. Itisunder-
tood he gave the names of shippers
who shipped goods over the Chicago &
Alton railroad under the same condi-
ions that resulted in the heavy fine for
the Standard Oil company.
Two-Cent Rate in Pennsylvania.
Ilarrisbnrg, Pa., Oct. 2. The Duns
more act passed by the last legislature,
placing long distance railroad passensrer
rates in this state on a flat 2-cent basis,
went into operation yesterday. Prac
tically all of the railroads have an
nounced their intention to comply with
the law pending the Supreme court de
cision on its constitutionality.
Strike Failure in Canada.
New York, Oct. 2. The general of
ficers of the Western Union Telegraph
company wer today advised that at a
meeting held in Toronto on Sunday the
few operators remaining on strike there
declared the strike a failure in Canada
and agreed to apply for reinstatement.
ROOSEVELT LAUDS
DEAD PRESIDENT
ICrtpaLc at Dpilraflnn of MrKlnlPV
UpuUiW U ft lVUIUUIIVII VI IIIVIk.il. VJ
Mausoleum.
Thousands Witness Ceremonies at
Canton Troops from All Parts of
Country Participate Monument a
Gift of the American People
Cost $600,000.
Canton, O., Oct. 1. To the many
memorable events which have taken
place in Canton since her most distin
guished and beloved son, William Mc
Kinley, first entered into the public life
of the nation, must be added one other,
thededication of the final resting place
of the martyred president and Mrs. Mc
Kinley with solemn and impressive cer
emonies yesterday afternoon.
The occasion was made notable by
the presence of the president of the
United States, by the governors of a
number of states, by members of the
senate and house of representatives,
justices of the United States Supreme
court and countless other persons of
prominence who were associated per
sonally or in public life with Mr. Mc-
Kinley.
The most striking feature of the pro
gram, aside from the presence ot bo
many men of wide prominence, was
the great parade of military which pre
ceded the formal dedication of the
mausoleum. The thousands of troops
in line included detachments of regulars
from nearly all of the army posts in the
East, South and Middle West. In ad
dition to these there was a full repre
sentation of the Ohio National Guard.
The procession moved through the
streets lined with spectators, who
cheered the soldiers enthusiastically.
The stars and stripes floated from all
the public buildings and business hous
es along the line of march, and from
hundreds of private residences.
The mausoleum is set upon a hill in
the Dicturesaue West Lawn cemeterv.
and it was here that the exercises of the
day took place. Great attention had
been paid to the care and comfort of the
scores of distinguished persons who had
been invited to witness the exercises
and to listen to the address ot President
Roosevelt. '
The unveiling ceremonies were wit
nessed by 3,000 persons from the stand
and 1,000 more were seated in the pub
lic stands. It is estimated that 100,
000 people from surrounding towns
were also present. Two thousand reg
ular army soldiers and 2,000 Ohio mili
tiamen protected President Roosevelt
and other notables and kept the crowd
from breaking through the ropes.
The tomb, built at a cost of over
$600,000, is the donation of over 1,
000,000 Americans to the memory of
William McKinley.
: Court Grows Weary.
Boise, Oct. 1. Federal Judge Whit-
son,- who is presiding at the trial of
United States Senator W. E. Borah,
notified the proDecution yesterday that
the case had reached the point where
some testmony connecting the defendant
on trial with the alleged Idaho land
fraud conspiracy must be presented.
"Great latitude has been allowed
you," declared the court, "in the pres
entation of testimony here on the prom
ise that the defendant would be con
nected with the alleged conspiracy.
But there is a time when the court has
to control the order of proof. Begin
ning tomorrow morning, you will con
fine your testimony to the defendant on
trial."
The attorneys for the government,
acting on this suggestion, said they
would offer in evidence today the rec
ords of the county clerk's office showing
that scores of timber deeds had been
admitted to record at the request of
Senator Borah.
Judge Whitson's notification to the
prosecution came at the conclusion of
the testimony of the government's two
most important witnnesses. It gave an
official intimation of the status of the
case against Senator Borah, which be
came more significant when Prosecutor
Rush stated tonight that the govern
ment's case undoubtedly would be con
cluded today.
Wants To Kill Roosevelt.
Keokuk, Iowa, Oct. 1. John Gately,
an umbrella repairer, was arrested here
today on the charge of threatening to
shoot President Roosevelt when the lat
ter arrives here tomorrow. Gately
made the threat while paying toll at
the Illinois end of the bridge over the
Mississippi river. The brige tender at
once telephoned to the local police and
the alleged anarchist was arrested when
he reached this end of the river. Why
Gately desired to kill the president is
not known, and when taken into custody
he would not give his reasons.
Send No British Fleet.
London, Oct. 1. Reports have been
appearing in the London papers for the
past week from Canadian sources that
the British admiralty intended to re-establish
a naval base at Esquimau, B.
C. Replying to inquiries today officials
of the admiralty said there was no in
tention either of resuming control of
the fortifications at Esquimau, which
were taken over by the Canadian g-v-erment
or of increasing the strength of
th British fleet in Pacific waters.
Japanese Are Admitted.
Vancouver, B. C, Oct. 1. Sir Wil
fred Lanrier, premier of Canada, has
instructed Dr. Munro, immigration in
spector at Vancouver, to cancjl the re
cent order issued by Dr. Munro against
Japanese ooming from Honelulu.