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THE STAYTON MÄH r. D. A I l «ANDER. PublUhcr STAYTO N ..................OREGON NEWS OF THE WEEK In a Condensed Form lor Our Busy Headers. A R eturn* o f the L u t Important but Not L u i Intarlatine Evanxa o f tha Paat Waak. Sweden has issued a challenge for the America’s cup. Many publishers throughout the country are demanding the removal of the tariff on paper. Criminal prosecution may follow the attempt to kidnap Fremont Older, of the San Francisco Bulletin. Evidence has been offered in the San Francisco graft cases to show t^at Ruef, Ford and Mullaly often held confer ences. The Great Northern has a stockade all ready for strikebreakers who are to take the places of men at the Hillyard, Wash., shops. PLA N T O H IT H A R D . Telegraphers Want to C all O ut Leeaed W ire M en. Chicago, Oct. 1.— More aggressive warfare against the commercial tele graph companies is being planned by the striking operators. At their meet ing today Clialrman Likes announced that within a tew days the coiii|<anie* would realize that they were in a teal fight. The suggestion from New York that all operators working leased wires be called out was vigorously applauded. President Small, who left the city Friday night with a lot of documentary evidence against the telegraph comjian- ies, was in Washington today on a se cret mission. It leaked out that the visit Small made to 8t. Louis Thursday was for the purpose of meeting Com missioner of labor Neill, who was in that city at the time. It is said that Commissioner Neill is reluctant to take up the trouble until it is definite ly decided who has power to settle for the operators. So far each city has been looking after its own strike, and no one has been empowered to propose terms of peace. Commissioner Neill is said to lm ready to call on the companies provid ed he is given assurance tliat any set tlement he may make w ill be accepted by the men on strike. It is said that within a few days a vote of the various unions will be taken to place the entire question of a settlement in the liands of the national executive board. There are signs of uneasiness in W A N T H O M E RULE. many parts of Cut». Troops are al most constantly pursuing outlaws and strikes have tied up the railroads. Vote at Alaska Prim aries Was P rac Taft promises to explain to Japan tically Unanimous. why the Atlantic fleet is coming to the Seattle, Wash., Oct. 1.— Bringing Pacific. He may also arrange a settle with hi in defiance of anything Governor ment of the immigration question. Wilford B. Hoggatt said to the contra Harvey K. Brown, of Baker City, ex- eheriff of Baker county, is the vict m of a murderous assault which was al most a duplicate ol Jthe attack which killed ex-Governor Steunenberg, of Idaho. He may recover. Old ene mies are believed to be the perpetra tors. Secretary Taft liaas arrived in Japan. Germany’s influence in Turkey is growing. Rudyard KipliDg is at Montreal, Canada, and will visit the Pacific coast. Bryan w ill announce his candidacy for presidental nomination on the Dem ocratic ticket December 7. A Seattle man who had been bound by the court« not to beat his wife hired another man to do it for him. Missoula, Mont., is said to be the only town left on the Northern Pacific where the boilermakers’ strike is felt. One of the dummy locators used in the Idaho lan$d frauds says he filed on the government land just to accommo date a friend. San Francisco graters kidnaped the managing editor of the Bulletin, who is hostile to them. It was seven hours before he was rescued. ry, Tom Gale, long-term delegate to the national congress from Alas ka, arrived in town today from Nome on board the steamship Northwestern. Gale is emphatic in de claring that 99 per cent of the residents of the northland are anxious for home rule and are standing on their demand for some sort of legislation by the na tional lawmakers whtreby Alaska shall be freed from the chains which now hamper her progress. Gale has been all over the territory and has kept in touch with the poli ticians and with the citizens The primaries were just over when Gale left Nome, and he eaye that the majority cast for home rule was practically unanimous. He has with him a rough draft of a bill which will be introduced into the next congress by United States Senator Samuel H. Piles and which, it is hoped, will become a law. If it does it is calculated to remove the legisla tive swaddling from Alaska. While Delegate Gale does not go into details regarding the claims of Gover nor Hoggatt, he went so far as to say that the governor’ s oft repeated asser tions regarding the antipathy to home rule in Alaska are creatures of his own desires, and of the de*ires of the big mining interests, toward whom Gover nor Hcggatt is declared to be extremely friendly. Through the carelessness of an oper ator to throw a switch a passenger train BROW N AFTER VENG EANCE. on the Baltimore A Ohio crashed into a freight train at Bellaire, W . Va. F if teen men were killed and a score injur Calhoun’s Attorney Alone Instrumental ed, several fatally. In Kidnaping o f O ld er. The Asiatic squadron has arrived at San Francisco, Oct. 1.— The alleged San Francisco. attempt to kidnap Fremont Older could There has been a small outbreak of not truthfully be marie to appear to have been under thoee defending them Boxerism in China. selves from charges of bribery, accord The strike of railroad boiler makers ing to Patrick Calhoun, of the United seems to have been broken. Railroade company. “ The facts are,’ ’ said Mr. Calhoun, There have been many deaths and “ that Mr. Luther Brown, who is a law much ruin from floods in Spain. yer of Los Angeles, and one of the asso Judge Wickersham, of Alaska, has ciate counsel of my defense, was attack resigned and w ill give up the fight. ed by the Bulletin, which printed an The Deep Waterways commission has infamous story concerning him in con started down the Mississippi from St. nection with an alleged attempt to kid nap ex-Supervisor Lonergan. Paul. “ Mr. Brown swore out a warrant in About 2,500 coal miners in Mon Los Angeles county and had the war tana have received an increase in rant approved by Judge Cook, lof San wages. Francisco county. Older was then ar An entire town in Japan has been rested and an attempt was made to destroyed by the overflowing of a river take him to Los Angeles. It was but and 600 lives lest. an ordinary arrest.” It is further pointed out by Brown’ s Rumors are current in New York friends that it is perfectly obvious that that railroad telegraphers may soon join in the strike with the commercial it would have been futile to have at tempted the arraignment of Older in men. San Francisco county in view of the Representative Lormie*, of Illinois, close relations existing between Older may be appointed chairman of the and the prosecuting officials of Han house committee on rivers and harbors Francisco county. in place of Burton, who has resigned to take a place on the waterways commis Company Building Stockade. sion. Spokane, Oct. I . — Hillyard, the Lipton will send a new challenge for Great Northern’s town just beyond the the America’s cup. city limits of Spokane, is agog today The Japaneee government is settling over the building of what bears all the the Vancouver trouble with Canada di earmarks of a stockade in the company’s rect. yards, presumably forjth e housing of P. H. McCarthy has been nominated strike breakers from the East. Com for mayor by the San Francisco Labor pany officials refuse to discuss the high board fence that has arisen in a day party. and night, but the strikers now claim The Harriman and Fish factions are that the coming of strikebreakers will again fighting over the Illinois Central cause a walkout of the machinists. A l railway. ready the company has been obliged to lay off 40 of its 70 machinists. A general strike on the railways of Havana has started and may spread M exico to G reet Root. throughout the island. Mexico City, Mex., Oct. 1.— The It is reported that the Federal grand official reception committee having jury In Han Francisco has found six completed arrangements for the recep indictments against the Southern Pa tion of Mr. Root and party in this city cific and Pacific Mail Steamship com is now considering that portion of their visit tliat will be spent in the interior. pany for giving rebates. BORAH IMPLICATED Goveromeot Produces Letters Sbowlog His Connection. STEUNENBERG DEEPLY INVOLVED C orrespondence I t Sw eet, One T h at o f the o f William Men Indicted for Fraud. Boise, Sept. 28.— Half a score of let ters which the government attorneys in the trial of Senator Williaam K. Borah declare go to show the complicity of ex- Governor Kteunen!>«rg in the alleged timber land fraud conspiracy were in troduced in evidence late yesterday aud read to the jury. The letters were written by W illiam Sweet, cne of the indicted men, who, it is reported, will take the etuud as a witness for the United States. The documents were produced by J. H. Richards, the local attorney, to whom they were written and who acted as legal adviser to Sweet. Most of the letters were dated from New York and Boston and several of them were replies to letters or tele- grume urging him to return to Idaho. “ I can’ t see why I should come back unless it is in regard to tiuitier, and that is all in the governor’s hands,” wrote Sweet in one of his notes. Then he proceeded: “ Aa to the money coming to me, put it in the bank. I have absolute faith in the governor. He came to my assist ance and helped me out of a mens 1 never ought to have got in. I don't know wliat I would have done if it had not been for the governor.” In another letter Sweet gave the amounts he was “ in” on the timber deal. The total amount was about $29,000, including a $7.500 note signer! by himself and Steunenberg. Shortly after this Sweet wrote to his attorney that he had read in the papers of a timber inspector being sent to Idaho. Borah's name was drawn into the case for the first time just before ad journment, when Henry S. Worthman, another local attorney, took the stand and produced more letters from Sweet. In one letter to Worthman he wrote: “ Richards used his power of attor ney to turn all my money, $10,000, over to Steunenberg, and it Is like pulling a cat through a stocking to get it back. I wish you would see W. E. Borah about this and get him to make a little statement of the governor’s ob ligation to me. He is the governnor’s attorney, but is a first class gentleman and knows a little statement is only fair to me. Tell him I haven't the scratch of a pen from Steunenberg to show that he has (1C,000 of my money. He said the copy ;>f .mr agreement was lost.” IN D IC T S H A R R IM A N IL IN E S . Federal Grand Jury at San Francisco Finds 124 Counts. San Francisco, Sept. 28.— The Fede ral grand jury yesterday returned five indictments of 124 counts against the Southern Pacific company and the Pa cific Mail Steamship company charging violations of the interstate commerce law. These indictments, if followed by convictions, are sufficient to render the corporations liable to fines aggregating from $124,000 to $2,480,000, the mini mum fine pres« ribed by law on each count being $1,000 and the maximum fine $20,000. The defendant corporations are ac- cuse«l of secretly cutting to $1 the pub lished rate of $1.25 on through ship ments of matting from Kobe, Japan, t<» Han Francisco and thence through the United States. Two indictments of eight counts each were returnedjagainst the Pacific Mail Steamship company, which transported the cargo from Kobe to San Francisco, and one indictment of eight counts and two indictments of 50 counts each were returned against the Southern Pacific company for for warding the cargo in broken lot ship ments from this city eastward. L IN K O F R O C K IS L A N D . M t. Hood Railroad Hsadsd Lake City. fo r Salt Portland, Sept. 30.— There is abund ant reason to believe that Portland and Salt lake are soon to t>e connected by a new link in a transcontinental rail road chain that is to be forged us fast us labor aud sulUcieut capital can com plete the task. Concealed liehlnd the seemingly loeul electric line enterprise of the Mount Hood Hullway A Power company are said to t>e the matured plans for the Salt lake project, tracked by the mil lions of Senator W. A. Clark and his associate interests. E. P. Clark, of 1.08 Angeles, directing genius of the Mount Hood road, who gave his jier- Konal attention to the initial work done in Portland, came to the Pacific North west as the personal representative of his distinguished namesake. W ith the secrecy tliat smacks of the previous conquests of George Gould, but which, it Is believed by persons well advised, is in reality the linking of the Rock Island system aud the Moffat railroad between l>enver aud Suit lake City, the plans for the new road into Portland have been practi cally completed. Though it has htren denied, and will Ire denied again, it cart be asserted with confidence that the site of the Inman A Poulteu Lumber company yards and docks lictwcen Kart Sherman aud East Carirtheis streets will the Ire water front terminal of the new line. Practically all details for the entrance of the road to the city have been concluded anti meanwhile engineering parties have completed the location across to the Eastern slope of the Cascades. thence southeasterly to ward Central Nevada to the eastern ter a in us at Salt Lake City. It may surprise some engineers to learn that a route has lieen found by which the line will make a gradual as cent of Mount Hood, to the southeast of that eminence and through to the upper Iieschutes on a compensating grade of lees than 1 per cent, but such is a fact ami the construction crews already en gaged in the vicinity of Bull Rim and between that point and Fairview will Ire rapidly advanced along the route so tliat consiilerable of the heavier j>art of the work will protably Ire complete«] during the winter months. Apt latching the I>eechutes at a point not far from the mouth of Warm Springs creek, it will follow up the Deschutes, cross the spur of Walkers range and thence proceed In a south erly course to the drainage of Sprague river and thence up that stream to the southeast, through the Klamath Indian reservation and thence in a nearly di rect line to Winnemuora. The main line will be built with re gard to the shortest mileage and best route, while branches are projected to tap the irrigates! districts of Crcxrk, Klamath and lake counties, but these are to follow the completion of the through line which is just at present the objective feature of tire entire en terprise. Engineers have Ireen over the route repcate<lly, partita having easily main tained the secret of their purpose and work because of the activity of the Harriman system engineers in the same territory. B O R A H J U R O R IL L . Possible That Sickness May Block Idaho Land Fraud Trials. Boise, Sept. 30.— Peter Neth, one of the jurors empaneled to try United States Senator W . E. Borah, was taken violently ill lust night ami it is said iris indisposition may stop the trial, al though this cannot be definitely told until today. The nature of Neth's illness is being carefully withheld, but one of the gov ernment’ s counsel said luet night that he believed Neth to Ire suffering from temporary mental drangement due to the excitement of the trial. Many rumors were afloat last night as to Neth’s condition hut no authorm- tive statement was given ont. The day following his acceptance as a juror Mr. Neth asked many questions of Judge Whitson as to whether buying improverl homestead property consti tuted a crime. He speaks English rather brokenly and hut little atten Decisive Victory fo r S tate. tion was paid to him. Omaha, Sept. 28.— Judges T. C. Munger and W . H. Munger, in the Challenge U nder O ld Rules. United States court tonight denied the injunctions asked for by the railroads London, Sept. 30.— The officers of operating in Nebraska to prevent the the Royal Irish Yacht club have de state railroad commission from enforc- cided, instead of sending a reply to ing the laws reducing grain rates. The the New York Yacht club today, to call restraining order issued some time ago a meeting of the Irish club for October by Judge T. C. Munger was dissolved. 2, at which the answer of the American This is regarded as a decisive victory club to Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenge for the state, although it is presumed will l>e fully considered. Sir Thomas the case will be appealed by the rail is so desirous of arranging for another road companies to the Supreme court contest that he said to the correspond of the United States. ent of the Associated Press today that he really believe«! after all he would challenge under the old rules if he C ru iser C olorado Arrives. San Francisco, Sept. 28.— A wireless could get a designer of note. message from the armored cruiser Col Another Blow to 8aloon. orado, of Rear Admiral Dayton’s sqniid- ron, received t«xlay at the naval train Knoxville, Tenn., Sept. 30.— The ing station in this harbor, reports that state Supreme court t«xlsy held the all on board were well and that the Pendleton law to be constitutional. voyage from Honolulu had been nn- This statute abolishes saloons in all eventfol. The_ vessel will arrive here cities of 100,000 or lees, “ hereafter in tomorrow. corporated.” GALLAGHER IS STAR Tells ol Graetlig United Rail roads Overhead Fraochlse. CARRIED NOTES FOR TIREY FORD Defensa In Hen Francisco G ra ft Case Gets Admission Franchise Would Have Paased Anyway. Ban Franolmsco, Sept. 26.—-Twice yesterday during the ‘I’irey L. Ford trial, wherein the chief counsel for the Uni led Railroads is charged with hrib- ery of public officials, it was affirmed that confessed bribe-takers, memht rs of the hoard of supervisors, would have vote«l to grant the Unltetl railroads a franchise for an overhead trolley sys tem without the use of the money which is alleged to have tie«<n so lavishly dis tributed. James L. Gallagher, ex chairman of the troard of supervisors, explicitly declare«! his belief that I ho fra nchis«' conic) have Ireen secured with out any attempt to influence the opin ions of the member*. Su]rervisora Samuel Davis, the only other witnesa of the day, reiterated this assurance on his own ammnt. Gallagher cs-cupied the stand during four hours of the srwaiou, aud every scrap of testimony he gave was thresh ed out hy the attorneys for either side. To l>avls scarcely an hour was devoted. it devehqxKi tliat Gallagher had ar ranged immunity for himself and tha other rnerntiers of the| board in tho course of l wo or thre«< interviews with Kudolph Spreckels. Gallagher admitt««! having had sever al conferences with For«!. At oil«« time he carrietl a note from W. M. Ab bott, one of the United Railrtsuls' at torneys, to Abraham liuef. Afterward he took the note to Ford, who permitted him to see thst it contained a hint that an attempt was lieing made to trap tho supervisors Judge lawlor is considering what form of punishment ho will sdminister to the people connected with the de fense of Ford, who were caught by De tective Burns In the act of setting a trap to spirit awsy former su|>ervis«ir Thom as F. lionergan, chief w itnrti against the defendant. The offense of seeking to take a witness out of the jurisdiction of the court is clearly provided for in the code, arid some punishment will ho mete«l out to serve as a warning against such tactics. W IT N E S S CONFESSES PERJU R Y Anything to Secure Imm unity— Money Advanced to Dummies. Boise, Sept. 26.— Tho first sensation in the trial of Unite«! States Senator William E. Borah came late yesterday, when Albert Klanop Nugent, tho ice- ond witness produced by the govern ment, admitted on cross examination that he committed perjury in taking out a timber claim, a«lmitted that he had la'on promised absolute immunity by an officer of the Federal government for testifying, admitted that at the re quest of the Federal officer he had sworn to a complaint against a man whom he did not know, and last pro claim'd thst he believed it to l*e a part of his bargain for Immunity thut he should swear to any cornlaint against any person, regardless of any know ledge that he might have as to the per- ronn’s guilt. When the name of tho Federal officer who induced him to sign the cornlaint was asked by Borah's counsel, the witness swore positively that he could not remamlier it. The day was given over to the intro duction of a mass of |>apers on file in th i land office at Ikiise relative to 31 alleged fraudulent claims, and to the evidence of two men who said they re ceived money from John R. Wells, with which to prove up on their timber land claims. Wells is one of the men indicted with Borah. Counsel for the latter did not object to fchia testimony, on the understanding that the trans action in question would ultimately lie connected in some way with the sen ator on trial. A nother Alaska S trik e . Taoorna, Sept. 26.— Private advice« from an authentic source report u rich gold discovery on Valdez creek, in the Hushitna valley, 75 miles from Copper Center, which is on the Valdez-Fair banks trail, 300 miles from Valdez. Peter Monahan, the discoverer, ttxrk out $30,000 two years ago and during the past summer, with machinery to work the trench above tho creek, took out one nugget value«! at $940 and sev eral running from $200 to $300. It is predicted the stamped# w ill result In a mining town equal to Fairbanks. Snow 8 to rm O ver Lakes. Cleveland, 0., Sept. 26.— A terrific gale from the west has been raging over the lower lake region for more than 24 hours. So far as known no damage to shipping has occurred. With the storm came a heavy drop In the tem perature and this morning there have been flurries of snow.