VOL. XIVT. NO. 14,103.
POBTIAyP, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ORCHARD TELLS
STORY OF BLOOD
Plots of Inner Circle
Are Laid Bare.
REVENGE OF THE DYNAMITERS
Four Federation Cfficials Are
, Arrested lor Complicity.
HURRIED OUT OF DENVER
Suspect Arrested for the Murder of
Ex-Governor Stcuncnbergr Said
to Hare Weakened and
Told All He Knows.
DENVER. . Colo.. Feb. 18. (Special.)
W ith the arrest of the two heads of the
"Western Federation of Miners comes to
light the story of a plot to do murder in
tills state that makes the blood run cold.
Those in public office who had taken a
part In the overthrow of the Western
Federation wcro to have met the fate of
Idaho's ex-Governor, who had used his
office to arrest and punish the murderers
of the Coeur d'Alencs.
All the horrors of Cripple Creek, the
blowing up of the depot at Independence,
the mine horrors, have come to light
through confessions said to havo been
made recently by men arrested In connec
tion with the Steuncnberg assassination.
Harry Orchard Js one of the culprits who
has made confession of the plots of the
"inner circle" of the Federation.
Orchard, who was arrested for the mur
der of ex-Governor Stcunenbcrg. is well
known to the Cripple Creek authorities.
"When caught in Idaho, he was imme
diately identified by the Cripple Creek
authorities. Later. Sheriff Bell went 'to
Idano to bring him back on a warrant
issued immediately after the Independ
ence horror, which resulted In the death
of 34 nonunion miners, accusing him of
complicity In tho plot and charging mur
der, riic Teller Comity "Sheriff returned
without his man, as the evidence against
lilm for the assassination of Stcunenbcrg
was considered sufficient to hold him and
convict him of .murder.
Orchard Tells All lie Knows.
Since that time Orchard has made a
confession of his whole part In the
bloody transactions. He has told of his
connection with the Cripple Creek work,
Irom the attempts made to derail and
throw a train over an embankment, down
to the Independence disaster, which
brought about a scattering of the "Inner
circle" of the Dynamiters' Club, many
going to Idaho. From other sources the
Idaho assassination has been brought
home to prominent members of the fed
eration. It Is alleged that money was ivald here
In Denver from tho coffers or the organ
ization to men like Orchard and his gang
i for the work committed, ranging up in
the thousands for explosions .that
brought acath. The Idaho officers say
that the evidence In their possession from
several different quarters makes It cer
tain that the coffers of the Western
Federation . of Miners were used to aid
the dynamiters and the head officers must
have known what the money was being
paid for. Incriminating evidence of an
other nature Is also alleged.
Parjt Taken by Officials.
What part, if any, Moycr and Hayward
had In the local attempts that were frus
trated to take revenge on Hie men wlio
had declared against the Western Fed
oration Is problematical. They will be
tried in Idaho for their alleged, com
plicity In the assassination of Idaho's cx
Govcrnor. It is charged that the Dynamiters' Club
Jiad made all preparations for the assas
sination of members of the State Supreme
Court of Colorado, who had given opinions
hostile to Haywood and Moyer and the
Western Federation. Ex-Governor Pea
"body and Adjutant-General Bell are said
to have been on the list for slaughter.
Dynamite bombs were placed in this
city to catch certain members of the
court and the ex-Governor and his Adjutant-General,
and they were dug up not
very many days ago as a result of the
confessions that have been extorted from
' the men under arrest in Idaho.
Two reasons are given for the failure
to. explode the bombs. One is to the
effect that the men charged -with the duty
failed at the last moment. The other is
that they were simply waiting until the
Idaho assassination had time to sink from
the public memory.
Engineer's Assassination Explained.
The mysterious assassination of Martin
B. Wallcy, a Cripple Creek mining en
gineer, while on his way to his home
In this city one mornins, has been
cleared. He was the victim of the dyna
miters who had sworn to kill and de
stroy all who had opposed the reign of
the Federation. He had given offense to
the organization.
The coup by which Moycr and Hay
wood were railroaded out of Denver was
planned because the Idaho officers feared
that Haywood and Moyer, If warned or
permitted time, might sue out a war
rant of habeas corpus in the local courts.
STARTED OFF FOR IDAHO.
Three Federation Officials Given Xo
Chance to Delay Extradition.
DENVERt JTcb. IS. Charles . H. 3aoycr
and W. D. Haywood, president and sec
retary, respectively, of the Western Fed
eration of Miners, and G. A. PctUbone.
a member of the miners executive board
of that association, were arrested In this
city last night on warrants charging them
with complicity in the murder of cx-Gov-crnor
Stcunenberg, of Idaho, and were
taken from their cells In the County Jail
at an early hour this morning by. an
armed guard of 12 Deputy Sheriffs, escort
ed to the Union Depot and were there
placed on board a special train liiat a
few minutes later left1 the station, carry
ing the entire party, prisoners and armed
deputies, over the Union Pacific Railroad
on the way for Boise. Idaho.
The three men who were taken out of
the city as prisoners of the Idaho author
ities, it was learned today, were arrested
last night by three different officers, aftor
extradition papers had been signed by
Govornor McDonald. The papers were de
livered to the Governor Thursday last,
but not a word to the effect was allowed
to escape from the executive chamber.
In fact, it Is believed that no one except
the authorities who came with them to
this city was advised that Governor Mc
Donald had in his possession the papers
issued in Idaho.
SIsnecTFaj)crs and lcrt Town.
Governor McDonald signed the papers
not later, it is believed, than 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and' a short time
afterward left the city for. Colorado
Springs. The Governor is nol expected to
return before Moriday or Tuesday.
From information received tonight from
officials at the County Jail, where Moycr.
Haywood and PctUbone were put on their
arrival by deputies, it is understood that
three deputies were detailed from the of
fice of Sheriff 'Ncsbltt, of Denver, to make
the arrests The officers were Instructed
to preserve the greatest secrecy as to
their mission. .The three officials of the
Federation were apprehended in different
parts of the city, and were taken each
by a different officer to the County Jail,
where separate cells were provided.
President Moycr was about to leave tho
city for Dcadwood, S. D., it is said, on a
Burlington train, when he was accosted
in the car by a Deputy Sheriff, who forth
with presented a warrant for Moyor's
arrest. Secretary Haywood was taken in
custody by an officer Just as he had
stepped out of an elevator in a down
town building.
Captive Trio Meet on Train.
It is thought little attention was paid
to Pcttlbonc before the arrest. Watch, it
Is said, was kept over his movements and
he was arrested almost simultaneously
with the others, but In a very secret man
ner. Neither of the Federation officials
were Informed of the other's arrest, and
only when the three men were led out of
separate cells this morning, preparatory
to the journey to the depot, were the
prisoners allowed the Information that a
triple arrest had been made the night
beforo on warrants charging complicity
Jn the murder of. Idaho's ex-Governor.
Owing to the absence of Governor Mc-
Donal;J-;- Urcclty-Ufiralght ho state
ment coud be obtained concerning his
action on the"requcst of the Idaho author
ities for bc .extradition of the Federation
men. Over the long-distance telephone,
however. Governor. McDonald exprfped
himself as being surprised to learn that
a special train was used to convey the
officials of' the Western Federation of
Miners from Denver. He had no knowl
edge of a plan to spirit the mon out of
town.
Governor Explains Ills Action.
"Last Thursday morning," said the
Governor, "Deputy Warden Mills, of the
Idaho Penitentiary, who had arrived In
Denver the day before, called upon mo
at my office and presented, the requisi
tion papers for tho arrest of the three
men. Charges of complicity In the mur
der of cx-Governor Stcunenbcrg were sot
forth. I spent all or that day as well as
Friday and the greater part of Saturday,
investigating the charges against the men.
Concludcd on Page .)
rrlBCe Alexander Albert, of Rsttra
bfrg. If It were porciblc to conceive of a,
boy ever" wishing that lie were a girl,
then one might imagine that. Prince
Albert Alexander of Battenberg would
lll;e to chance places with hi sitter.
Princess Ena. lie is 10 and"Vne is IS.
Since she came out a year ago he has
been pampered and petted and made
no end of a fuss over, while since he
left school he has had to go through
the ordinary course of sprouts of a
naval cadet, with no consideration
fhown him because of his pedleree.
She' will soon wed the young King or
Spain, and then will become a real
Cuecn and have all norts of homaces
paid' her. and rank among thc moC
exalted personages on earth.' 'He tics
Just Joined the flrst-claes cruiser
Drake, where he will have to undergo
the same sort, of training at any other
midshipman, and nobody on board, not
even the humblest Jack Ta will ad
dress him as "Tour Royal UlghnesA."
He hae no prospects of ever sharing
a throne with anybody, or even becom
ing a rich man, for his widowed
mother. Prlncces Henry of Battenberg,
youngest daughter of tho late Queen
Victoria, hain't much more than the
annuity of $30,000 a year which the
nation allows her. She will not be
able to leave him anything like a fortune.
GIGANTIC 015
FROM DOLLAR OAS
Chicago Company in Five
Years Collects Million More
Than Value of Plant.
AGREES TO 85 CENTS NOW
Cost or Production Is Much Higher
Than in Portland, "Where Crudo
Oil "Costs Icss Than "Hair as
-Much as In Chicago.
CHICAGO. Feb. 1 S. (Special.) Wa
ter gas ought to be cheaper to con
sumers In Portland than It Is In Chi
cago, for the reason that the crude oil
used as fuel In the manufacture of gas
costs twice as much, and possibly
more, than In Portland, whore the cost
is about 1V cents a gallon.
Officials of the jjns companies In
Chicago decline to make public the
amount they have to pay for oil, and
the experts who examined their books
were under pledge not to reveal this
important information, but an oil ex
port who was a manager for the Stand
ard Oil Company in Illinois for many
years 'volunteered the information to
a representative or Tho Orcgonlan that
the oil could not be purchased for less
than 2i or 3 cents a gallon, and that
If the oil were partially refined as. the
gas officials allege, the cost may run
as high as 3 or 4 cents.
Coal is cheaper In Chicago than it
Is in Portland, but in the making' of
water gas here It docs not enter as an
important Item In the aggregate cost
of manufacturing; gas, oil boing the
principal fuel used.
The argument has been made that
gas ought to cost more In a small
than in a large city, other things being
equal, because -there arc fewer con
sumers to the mile of main needed for
distribution. The conclusion is invali
dated, however, by cold facts gathered
from various cities.
lc$s Cost-In Smaller Cities.
There arc many cities in the United
States and Canada using the same pro
cess of manufacture as here and having-
very few consumers per mile of
nialn where. nevertheless, 'the" eost Vjf
gas to the consumer is decidedly small
er. In Chicago the Tcople-'s Company
says It lias 1S5 meters to tho mile. It
has been charging H per 1QQ for gas
for several years. In Mckcesport,
Pa., tho JIcKcesport Gas Improvement
Company manufactures -gas by the
Lowe and Otto-Hoffman coke-oven
process, similar to that In Chicago, and
probably like that In Portland. It lias
10 miles of mains and only. 30) con
sumers, or 50 consumers to the mile,
and yet It furnishes gas at a rate of
IS cents net jer 1000 feet of gas. The
illuminant made is 16'i-candle-powcr.
The percentage of the gas used for
fuel purposes is 60 per cent, while
with the People's Company It- is only
27 per cent.
The quality of the gas, to be sure. Is not
equal to that served to Chicago or Port
land, but there is a vast difference be
tween 91.15 per thousand and IS cents per
thousand.
In Akron, O., the Akron Gas Company,
of which John R. Walsh, of Chicago, Is
president, furnishes gas to Its consumers
a coal gas of IS candle-power for SO
cents net, and it has only 27 consumers
per mile of main, or 1400 consumers in all.
With Duty on Coal Added.
Over In Toronto, Canada, where the
Consumers' Gas Company makes Its illu
minant by the Lowe and coal process,
there are 127 consumers to the mile, and
they get gas of 19 candle-power for SO
cents net for all purposes. This price Is
all the more impressive when the heavy
duty and freight on coal arc considered
and when the fact Is Included that the.
company pays a dividend of 10 per cent.
The data here given was taken from
Brown's Directory of American Gas Com
panies for 1905. admitted by sworn state
ments of gas officials to be absolutely, re
liable. Bearing on the general subject of the
cost of making and distributing gas, the
testimony of representatives, of the Con
solidated Gas Company of New Tork be
fore the Investigating committee of the
New York Legislature last Spring is In
teresting. The chief engineer of that
company showed that the total cost at
the burner was 57.75 cents per thousand.
His estimate was considered large, and
even he admitted that with modern equip
ment the price could be reduced, to .5S
cents.
Into this cost price was figured every
conceivable item of expense. Including
fuel, labor, office expenses, repairs, re
placements, doubtful debts, interest on
consumers' deposits, automobiles, vaca
tions, sickness, superannuation, mutual
aid society In fact everything but air.
Big Item for "Expenses."
Included in the total there was one item
of $75,00) for "expenses," the nature of
which was not divulged. It probably was
kindred with some of the "expenses" dis
closed In the investigation of Insurance
companies. In that city.
One month ago the attorney for the
People's Company of this city made the
statement with a pathetic twang In his
voice that If an SS-cent rate were en
forced on his company, the company
would have to fight or go finally into
bankruptcy. Now the company has agreed
to an ordinance making the price S3 cents
for five years.
The Council committee on lighting pro
posed the ordinance to that effect, giving
as its main excuse that It were better to
have S5-cent gas than to be menaced with
litigation. The members of the coaunlt-
E VENTS OP COMING "WEEK.
Opeaijvg et rarllameat.
When King Edward formally opens
Parliament Monday he will set In
motion the wheels ot a new govern
ment in Great Britain. Ills Majesty
wlll make the usual speech from the
throne and Parliament -will Immedi
ately take up the discussion of lis
reply. The Liberal party, under the
leadership 'of Sir Henry Campbell?
Bannerman, will then begin putting
into effect measures which It prom
ised In the electoral campaign.
Conference at Algeclras.
The Algeclras conference on
Moroccan affairs doe not promise im
mediate results. The discussion of
the most difficult question before
the conference, the policing; of
Morocco.' will proceed this week. The
exchange of notes which has tak.cn
place between France and Germany
leads to the belief that both coun
tries arc desirous oC reaching an
amicable adjustment of the ques
tions Involved.
Swimming Tearaameat.!
Every prominent swimmer In the
United States has entered for the
indoor swimming championships to
be held at the New York Athletic
Club, beginning February 21, and
continuing for four day. In addi
tion to the races many prominent
clubs will be represented by water
polo and xclay teams.
Con vrn ties ef MIbIbc Ea-giaeer.
The National convention of the
American Institute of Mining Engi
neers will be held at Lehigh Uni
versity. South Bethlehem. Pa., on
February 21.
Mar d I Graf at New Ortean.
The annual Mardl Gras festivities
In New Orleans begin on February
22 and continue to the 27th.
tee professed to believe the price men
tioned is a fair and equitable one for the
consumer, but the contention Is emphat
ically disputed by Mayor Dunne. Profes
sor Bemls, City Statistician Hugo Grosser
and others, all of whom have made ex
tensive Inquiry Into the cost of making
and distributing gas In this and other
cities. The ordinance has been passed by
the City Council.
diormous Interest on Investment.
Mr. Grosser has collected statistics
showing that in 1901, when the price of
gas was ?1 per thousand, ths people's
Company enjoyed net receipts of 23.76
per cent of the entire value of its tang
ible property, or its actual momentary
investment; that In 1902 it clsared 29.79
per cent and last year 22. S3 on the seme
basis. In other words, in five years the
net receipts or the company were F
57SJG2. or "1670,72 more than the total
value of the tangible property in 1901.
Taking the figures of the company on
all the property. Including the value of
the franchises. It Is shown that tho net
rweipts In IMSwcre 10.97 pr cent and In
Ifl-fiVH per, Cent-- The cvnnpany lias to
pay 5 per cent Interest on Its bonded In
debtedness of f36.0W.090. and. since 1S55
It has paid each 'year a dividend of 6
per cent on 332,0Q9,0CO of outstanding
stock. With' all these charges the com
pany has an annual surplus which
amounted 'in J90t to tl.l55.9&23.
At ?l for gas, therefore Chicago con
sumers have been compelled to pay a
dividend on watered stock or a profit on
franchise rights which they themselves
granted free of cost.
Mayor Makes a Discovery.
Mayor Dunne has made a moat Im
portant dlscovrry that the People's Com
pany has an arrangement by which It Is
to- get the crude gas given off at ttic
plant of tho By-Products Company, an
auxiliary of the Scmet-Solvay Company,
manufacturers of coke, for 9 cents a
thousand cubic feet. The Mayor has in
formation that this gas 2.XO.OjO feet of
It dally can be purified for 9 cents more,
making the cost of the gas. ready for
the consumer, to the People's Company.
IS cents a thousand feet. An offlct.it of
the Semet-Solvay Company assured the
Mayor that first-class gas could be fur
nished profitably to consumers at much
less than S3 cents.
Statistics or Somo Cities.
An interesting table covering many
cities of the United States has been com
piled by City Statistician Grosser, show
ing the candle power, miles of mains,
consumers to each mile, and net price
cliarged for illuminating fuel. Here is
the exhibit:
-21
2i
CITY.
o --
S
Chicago
Ogden "
People's
Akron. O
Cincinnati
Cleveland ...
Dayton. O
Detroit
Duluth ....
Fort Wayne. Ind......
Grand Rapids
Hamilton. O
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Sacramento
San Francisco
SL Louis (Laclede).
Scrantcn. Pa.
South Bend. Ind.
Ttrre Haute. Ind
Toledo. O
Toronto. Can.
2i 76
$.&
24IlS33i
.S3
.20
IS
17i 4SSj
191 475
21 ...
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SO
21 W. 1S1
17i !
0
-SO
2ti 2S
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IS ISO)
123 .90
20! 37
19 SOSl
24' 45!
.SO
64
.90
106
115
LOO
LC0
.S3
M
1.00
1.03
1.00
13) 204
20 300;
11JU
IS 355
20S
22' 43
103
22: 300
143
228!
20 600
2S....J
23 eo
20: 43
is; 2to'
19 2S71
....I'
17 and upward. and 95 cents.
Hlgh-Spccd Gas 3Ictcrs.
City Gas Inspector Dlederich la author
ity, for the statement that 27X000 of the
meters In Chicago are 7 per cent too fast
and that the gas companies arc being paid
for gas to which they arc not entitled.
Mr. Dlederich docs not charge that the
companies have knowingly used these
meters with Intent 'to swell gas bills
frasdulenUy. but his figures arc Interest
ing as showing the devices which might
be rcfcertcd to by unscrupulos corpora
tions for selfish purposes.
If the report of Inspector Dlederich to
Mayor Dunne be. correct. Chicago citizens
are paying 53?.00 a month, or nearly
&8,03 yearly for gas they .do not get or
use. It is declared that meters are likely
le get out of order with short-time use,
and that there sfcofd .be a change or rec
ti Meat toe of tkm at least every ' two
mn; w
fl.0
.75
.35
.50
HUES PDUR
DUTTHE
WEALTH
Frenzied Response to Appeal
of New General Over
seer for Funds.
GREAT HEAP OF TREASURE
Thousands SlrusglcT Up Aisles or
Great Tabernacle With Gold,
Silver, JcAvelry, Silverware
ami Other Valuables.
CillCAGO. Fob. lS.-(SpecIal.)-A large
table, covered to the edges and heaped
high with gold and silver coin" bank
notes. Jowclry. silverware, cut glass,
trading coupons, stock In Zlon City In
dustries, checks for various- amounts and
pledges ranging in size from 10 cents to
J32G0, stood In front of the platform In
Zion Tabernacle at the conclusion of the
exercises this afternoon.
The flood of wealth came In response to
an appeal from Wilbur Glenn Voliva,
ZIon's new leader, and the practical dem
onstration of seir-sncritlcc given by the
Zlonltes afforded one of the most spec
tacular and remarkable scenes ever en
acted, oven In that city of wonderful
scenes.
It wa. the first Sabbath service con
ducted by the newly-appointed deputy
general overseer since his arrival In Zlon
a week ago, but even In the seven days
he has been In Zlon he 'has made his
Influence so strongly felt that the rank
and file of Zlon have come to look upon
him as a second Joshua sent to lead
them Into the promised land, upon which,
under tho guidance of Dowle as their
Moses, they have thuo far been permitted
to gaxe In spirit only.
"Give So It Hurts,' Says Overseer.
"Zlon Is in need." declared the deputy
general overseer. "It Is no common need.
It Is a time for self-sacrifice. Give all
that you can. GIvo so that you can feel
that you have given something. Give so
that It really hurts you. then you will
know and experience the joy and. blessed
ness of giving."
Vollva then gave up his watch and loose
change. The response was electrical, and
overwhelming. .Two deacons struygled
forward with" a .b!gta6le amLrplaccd 4t
Immediately In front of the platform,
while Vollva. called upon his hearers to
come forward and placa their offerings
upon it.
In an Instant scores, then hundreds,
then thousands wore struggling forward,
crowding up the aisles. Olcn divested
themselves or watches and chains and
deposited them upon the tabic, women
took ear-rings from their ears and flngcr-rlngs-
from their hands, and added them
to the rapidly-growing pile.
Money Piled Vp on Tables. .
Money was tossed upon the tabic by
the handful, thoso who came to the meet
ing unsuppllcd with money or other valu
ables scribbled pledges and these soon
formed a heap by themselves, to be com-
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTErtDATS Maximum temperature. 37
dejr.; minimum, 5L Precipitation, .7a of
an Inch.
TOD.VVSOccaalonal rain; slightly cooler;
southerly -winds.
Steaneaberx Murder Case.
Harry Orchard, under arrest for the murder
of ex-Governor Steunenbenr, alleged to have
confessed. Pace 1.
Pour Federation of Miners' officials are now
under Arrest. Iacc I.
Idaho officials will neither affirm nor deny
story of Orchard confession. Page 1.
Domestic
Snormous profit made from 51 sas at Chicago;
cheaper to produce In Portland. Page I.
Zlonltes aive up wealth at appeal --from new
chief oversr. rase 1.
John A. McCall. ex-presWcnt or the Jfcw York
Life Insurance Company, u dead. Page 4t
Prlent Dolan. ot Pittsburg district, charges
John Mitchell xtllh cowardice. Page 4.
J-'orelgn.
Clement Failures Is Inaugurated President of
France. Page 1.
Armed conflict may mark the dissolution ot
Funeral ot King Christian of Dh"taarkS
Pare 2 '
Opening or the British Parliament today.
. Page S.
Copenhagen much excited over the visit of
Emperor William. Fane 2.
Cfalaa.
Methodist missionaries report all quiet In tho
Chinese provinces. Page 4. .
The London Tribune ys the x"ff trouble In
China la rebellion agalcat reftem. Page 4.
National.
Army bill provides for abolition of the grade
of Ueutenant-GeneraL Page '4.
Sharpshooters will be given extra, pay If the
bill goes through. Pago ,
President Roosevelt favors the -.Hepburn rail,
road rale bill. Page '
Patients at SC. Elizabeth's Government Hos
pital for the Insane treated with Incredible
brutality. Page 4.
1 FaclAc Coast.
V E. Korch -will urge nomination of candi
date for Senator by Idaho State Convention.
Pare 1.
Northern Pacific is attempting to block the
Union Pacific at Tacoma. Page 5.
Insane Callfsrnlan kills hU father and wounds
hla mother. Pace S.
Sport.
Brltt denies fight with Cans a fate. Page 1.1.
Ascot race meeting- furnishes a big scaadai.
Paie 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Shanghai teabuyer fears 'Boxer -war. Page 12.
First of intending fettlera come in on col
onist rates. Pare 0.
Co-operative Christian Federation plans model
city where saloons shall not exist and
smoking In streets shall be prohibited.
Page 13.
Petitions urging Councilman Masters' not to j
vote tor saioon licenses circuiateu in
SMetbodlst churches. Page 7.
Mr. Morrison attacks ChrlMlan Science doc
trines and- Dr. Small censures "ragtime
preachers." Paje 0.
Downpour In morning and thunder storm at
night vagaries of a February day. Page S.
Portland police hare Northern Pacific hold-up
In custody, but do not. know It until after
he has- been released. Page 9.
Police find no clew to the murderer of Julius
Kuhn. Page S.
Convention or -union leaders perfects organ
isation oi Oregon Labcr Party. Pace li.
plctcly swallowed later by the contribu
tions of money, jewelry and other valu
ables by the constantly moving stream of
contributors.
In the mass of donations was more
than a peck of- trading coupons received
by the ZIonifcs as wages In lieu of cash
during the past months of depression
and dark prospects. Many who had been
apprised that an extraordinary call for
aid would be Issued at the services had
brought with them to the tabernacle sil
verware and cut glass for want of any
thing more valuable.
Owners of stock In the Zlon industries
gave up bundles of their shares to add
to ZIon's treasury, others gave checks for
the amounts they wished to donate. One
man gave a check for $l,S0O, another gave
one for 00. and a score gave ?10O and
J3X) checks.
The value of the donations has not been
reckoned.
NO CALLS AT "FRIENDSHIP"
X'OXGWORTII AND HIS BRIDE
STKOLli THROUGH GROUNDS..
Gates to Beautiful Country Home of
John -R. McLean Arc Closed -to
the Public.
WASHINGTON.- Feb. IS. Representa
tive and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. who
were married at the White House yester
day, passel the day vers quietly at
"Friendship," the country home of John
R. McLean, at Tcnnallytown, which they
are making their temporary headquarters.
The weather was pleasant most of the
day and the couple took a stroll around
the beautiful grounds surrounding the
place.
The gates of the grounds were closed
during the day and it was said at-the
house tonight that there had been no
callers.
Plan to Go to Cuba.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. Tomorrow the
Longworths go to Palm Beach. Fla.. in
the private car Republic. Subsequently
they go to Cuba for a few days, unless
their plans are changed.
RUSSIAN TOWN AFLAME
Troops Have Been Sent to Quell
Antl- Jewish' Hiot.
KIEF, Russia. Feb. IS. An anti-Jewish
riot broke out today at Vietka, a town
of 6000 inhabitants, near Gomel. A large
part ot the town Is In flames, and troops
have been sent there from Gomel. It Is
not known whether there were any fatal
ities. IJonibtlirowcrs Kill Three.
ST. PJTrERSSlJRG.' Feb. ID. (Special.
' Fonr -women and a policeman were se
riously Injured by the explosion of a
bomb thrown by an unknown person at
lyceum Vcdcnsky, Sunday. Shortly af
terward n sanguinary affray between the
police .and revolutionists took place in
the outskirts. In which a bomb was
thrown which killed two revolutionists
and one Doliceman.
Revolutionists Break Up Meeting-.
WARSAW. Feb. IS. In pursuance with
the campaign of interference with the
elections to the national assembly, a band
of 30 revolutionaries today Invaded a po
litical meeting in the City Hall and broke
it up by shouting, firing revolvers and
smashing- the furniture. The thousand
electors present fled in panic
BLOWN UP BY POWDER.
Mine Workmen at JjujicIi at Shaft
Bottom 3Icct Death.
WILKE5BARRE. Pa.. Feb. IS. (Spc
cial.) In an explosion of giant powder at
the Buttonwood colliery, of the Parrish
Coal Company, south ot this city, at mid
night. It now develops three men were
killed and a fourth fatally Injured. The
victims arc:
JOHN "WILLIAMS, tlmberman. Lee Park.
OLIVER ANTHONT. tlmberman, Wilkes
barre. JOSEPH MINDEE. tlmberman. South
Wllkcebarre.
The Injured man Is John Cosmos, a
laborer, of Plymouth.
The men assembled In a tlmberman"3
shanty near the foot of the shaft, evi
dently to eat lunch. A large quantity
of giant powder was stored there. How
It was Ignited will never be known.
3Ir. T. P. O'CosHOr.
Mr. T. P. O'Connor, who nraises
the naturalness of American women,
saying they possess none ot the artlr
nclallty ''that characterizes women in
England. Is the wife of Thomas Power
O'Connor. M. P.. a. distinguished leader
of the Nationalist cause In Enzland,
and famous as a Journalist. Mrs.
O'Connor la a Texas woman. She la
a brilliant playwright, and when on
the stage was a charming actress. As
a hostess she also Is celebrated, and It
la said that thoso who are so fortun
ate as- to be members of the circle of
friends who sather at the entertain
ments at the O'Connor home In Chel
sea, near London, esteem themselves
fortunate. Mr. O Connor Is more fa
miliarly known as "Tay Pay." He
noted as a scholar, author and parlla
roenUrlan.
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I
BOHILLH
SSUE QN SENATOR
Says Idaho Convention
Should Nominate.
OPEN LETTER TO HEYBURN
Boise Lawyer Makes Brisk
Defense of Position,
CHALLENGES TO DEBATE
Feeling Has Developed of tatc, He
Suys, That Public Servants Are
in Xccd of Direction Cori--rcrning
Their Actions.
BOISE, Idaho. Feb. IS. (Special.)
Some days ago Senator Heyburn is
sued a statement in opposition to the
plan of nominating: a candidate for
Senator in state contention. As he is
not directly Interested, not coming up
for re-election this year, ' this haa
causcd some surprise.
W. E. Borah has issued an open
letter to him, in which he announces
that he intends to urge this upon the
convention, and that he will make a
campaign preceding' the convention be
fore the people of the state on the
subject. Further, he asks the Senator
to Join him in a joint discussion of the
issue. Borah says In part:
"If I may presume to offer a sug
gestion In the way of criticism us to
Lthe maner of your deliverance, let me
sayyhat It does not seem necessary to
brirfg-. so early into the conflict, in
sinuations against particular individ
uals or to challenge the good faith ot
those who may not agreo with you.
Personalities Left Out.
"If this movement has for Its sup
port only the selfish ambitions of an
individual, then It would seem scarcely
worth your while to turnfromV- your
urgent duties elsewhere to give it
even the passing favor of your valu
able time. If, on the other hand. It Is
a movement backed by the serious de
mand, even of a considerable .portion
of your constituency, It is deserving
of a dignified discussion relieved of alt
personalities, and such as would ht
expected of one occupying your ex
alted position.
"Do not further indulge in personr
alities. That is ,a dangerous field for
you to Invade. Senator. Reflection is
prudent under some circumstances. I
certainly have no desire myself to In
dulge in personalities in the presenta
tion of this question to the people of
this state. It Is my intention fairly
and fully to submit It for the consid
eration of the people and to abide by
and be content with their action.
Borah Asks a Few Questions.
"You say, 1 think the fancied ne
cessity arises only from the Inordi
nate selfishness of those who would
like to get the advantage of someone
else in the race for public office. If
your perspicacity were equal to your
assurance, what a marvelous polemic
you would be. Please be more specific.
"Who would gain tho advantage,
and how? Is not the field open to all
comers? Aro not the primaries yet to
be held? Have not all equal access to
the favor of the masses? Docs not the
forum belong- to the ambitious? May
not the people start with this matter
in their homes and follow it through .
the primaries on to the most demo
cratic of political gatherings the
State Convention?
"Is there any advantage In the race
for Senator other than that which per
tains to the Governorship or a Justice
of the Supreme Court? Will you say
that when the people select their dele
gates and nominate their Governor,
such advantage is taken as to discredit
the result? I should like if, upon this
subject, you would be a little more
specific. f
People Want to Know.
"Senator, the people demand in these,
days to know in advance where a man
stands and what he stands for. If he
wants the people to trust him he must
trust them. It Is not quite sufficient to
sav that if it is a Republican Leglslaurc
It will be a Republican Senator. The
most vicious, corrupt and unscrupulous
opposition to the President and his great
measures of today are, unfortunately.
within our own party. The Democrats
seem to have retired until it Is determined
which of the great forces is to prevail in
the opposition party.
"If, when the delegates come to the
state convention, a majority are against
me, I shall Insist that the convention In
dorsewe want to know. We are not
willing to spend our time and money In
discussing the merits of a candidate for
Coroner during the 60 days campaign.
and know nothing whatever in a practical
sense of who our candidate shall be for
the highest office within the gift of tfie
people of the state.
Question of Constitutionality.
You say, in effect, that such a proceed
ing Is unconstitutional. Into this domain
of constitutional discussion, which is pe
culiarly yours. I hesitate to enter. But
may I ask you what you mean in talking
about the Constitution and an indorse
ment at a political convention? I hope
you will point out again more specific
ally. "May I ask you what part of that docu-
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