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GALLOWS FOR ALL
IS NT
Dynamiters Can not Es
cape the Toils.
EVIDENCE IS HOW COMPLETE
PAR i
Mnrw Are Involved in Murders001 Btr,kc it
J I
by Infamous Club.
MORE ARRESTS TO FOLLOW
funds of 'the Western Federation of
Miners Are Alleged to Have Been
Used to Pay Assassins for
Taking Iilvcs.
DENVER, Colo., Feb. 13. (Special.)
Hcywood, Moycr and Pcttlbonc will
never see -Colorado again," says James
McParland, head of the detective agency
employed by the State of Idaho to run
uown the murderers of ex-Governor sicu
nenberg. "Their Says are numbered. "We
have absolute evidence that will convict
them of complicity in the foul assassina
tion of ex-Governor Steunenberg and
evidence that will convict a great many
others, too, of the same offense.
."They cannot escape in any possible
way, and the legal knowledge of all their
attorneys cannot keep them from the
gallows. You can say for me that the
day of dynamite outrages in the "West
is at an end. Heywood, Moyer and others
know " that they are guilty, and they
know .that their time has come. The
Steunenberg assasination was the -final
etraw that broke the. camel's back. and.
was their undoing.
"But it was no worse than the Inde
pendence outrage, tho murder pf Collins
in Telluride, the blowing up of the
Smuggler-Union mine, the Vindicator kill
ing, the Stewart assault br tho many
other crimes for which they -were re
sponsible, continued MoParland this
morning in the denunciation -of the t--ce
men. "The anarfthlsjs a.tHfco bc&diof inc.
"Western Federation of Miners -will never
trouble this state again.
Hiding Under Flimsy Dipgulsc
"We got Vincent . St- John, in Burke,
Idaho, last night. He has been there, un
der tho clumsy disguise of John Vincent,
ever since he left this state. He will be
prosecuted with the others. There will
be a great many surprises to tho people
of this state before this case is ended
and all the arrests have been made.
"I cannot state how many more will
be taken into custody, or where these
arrests will be made, but there will be
enough of them before this case ends.
T was employed by the State of
Idaho, not by the mincowners, to run
down tho Steunenberg case. I went
to work January 10, .fter Orchard had
been arrested, and I did not cease my
labors until last week. The evidence
against all of these men is so strong
that .they cannot possibly escape pun
ishment this time."
Orchard Did Not Assist.
McParland states that Orchard did
not assist in the running down of the
alleged conspiracy and that Orchard
did not charge Heywood and Moyer
with the crime.
There could not be any question of
the part played by Orchard and of his
knowledge of the working of the mod
era Mollie Maguires, says McPar-
iand.
The next question was the connec
tion of Heywood and Moycr with .the
assassination club. Governor McDon
ald was furnished evidence in plenty
that the treasury of the Western Fed
oration of 'Miners had been used to
the extent of many thousands of dol
lars in aiding Orchard, Pettlbone,
Sam Adams, Thomas Hogan and sev
eral others.
Evidence was also forthcoming to
prove -that the leading spirits in this
plan of wholesale assassinations had
associated with Heywood and Moyer.
It is not charged that either of the
officers arrested had taken .a direct
part in the murder of Steunenberg or
the killings in this state, but it is
made, evident that they or one of
them, muBt have known what they
were -paying large sums of money for
to such men who were fugitives from
justice.
Confession of Many Pages.
A bulky confession, containing over 1000
words, from .Orchard, sets forth that the
Western Federation of Miners wero privy
to the deeds and the aims of the men, who
had been paid large sums from the treas-
urv of the "Western Federation of Miners,
but the single confession of this man Or
chard is not relied on.
Corroborative proof of what Orchard
confessed regarding tho operations of the
Dynamiter Club was found In Denver., time, and is not worried over the out
He confessed to plots that were on foot come. Mrs. Hcywood states she cx
in this state to do murder, and he told Pccted the kidnaping for several
where the explosives that were to be used " J tnat Heywood
could yet be found. This confession was
transcribed and a copy submitted to the
authorities in Denver. They went to the
spots designated by Orchard and found
the bombs. These Instruments of death
were to have been used against public of
ficers in this state who had taken part
in the overthrow of the Western Federa-
tion. ,
In the Idaho courts, Heywood and Moy-
r win ho riven an opportunity to clear
their skiris, and, should they escape1
Idaho, the Colorado authorities will .have
something- to say.
Startling evidence is in the possession
of the authorities of this state regarding
the hitherto mysterious death of Mcrritt
B. Wallrl, who was blown up on a vacant
lot at Colfax and Emerson streets, last
May. Many stories were advanced at the
time.
The decedent had been a mining engi
neer in Loadville and Cripple Creek, and
was an opponent of the "Western Federa
tion of Miners and subsidiary unions. His
body was blown to pieces by a nitro
glycerin bomb. The pollco could llnd no
clew. The Colorado Mincowncrs Associa
tion and relatives and friends employed
detectives who worked for months, al
ways tracing the.. mystery "to the organ
ized gang of dynamiters, but never quite
able , to secure .evidence against the Indi
viduals. It was known that Wallrl had been fol
lowed that morning by a man on a. bi
cycle. With the confession of Orchard.
the matter Is made plain. The man on
the bicycle trailed him until he reached
I 'the vacant lot and threw the cxplosh'c or
placed it where lie was certain "Wallrl
Pcttibojic lias a Record.
Fottlbone, who was arrested, at the same
time Haywood and Moyer were taken
in charge, is notorious in the Cocur
d'Alcncs, and was connected with the
outrages on the Sullivan mine, at Ward-
ncr, which brought the Federal troops to
the scene. He was arrested by the troops.
For some time past he has been Hying
In Denver, and has been around the head
quarters of the Federation of Miners. He
is connected' by strong evidence with the
assassination of Steunenberg.
Denver was the head center of the Dy
namiters Club. The refugees from Crip
ple Creek and Telluride and other places
gathered here and planned assassinations
by the wholesale. It is stated by those
who are in possession of the confessions
and the testimony of the witnesses that
the club and its doings will be brought
dangerously home to all the men now
under arrest-
First Appearance of Orchard.
Orchard was well known in Cripple
Creek. The first time he came into prom
inence was previous to the discovery of
the plot to derail a train of miners in a
cut near Independence, when he was in
some way connected with the local union.
It is asserted by those who have seen his
confession that he was one of the men
selected to do the work of the "Inner
Circle" whose duty was to initiate a reign
of terror which would cause the mine
owners to end the strike In favor of the
Western Federation of Miners.
When the time came to do the work
that would wreck the train and throw
it down the embankment. Orchard
wilted and alleges he gave informa
tion 'that, prevented the horror. But
this is doubted, as tho next heard of
him was in Denver, where he says
he drew from the treasury of the
Western Federation money .for ser
vices rendered. Soon he became a
valued member of. tho "club" and was
.let- in on all of tho Jobs. Through 'his
able to know of ail tho plots con
coctcd.
History of Many-Crimes.
In his confession, it is said. -Orchard
tells the history of the blowing-up of
the Independence mine, June 6, 1904,
when 40 people were marked for death
and 13 fell victims. He gives facts
of the murder of Martin Glcason, a
mine superintendent, who was bru
tally slugged and his lifeless body
later thrown into a shaft to give the
crime the appearance of accidental
death. Ho recites the facts of the
blowing up of the Vindicator shaft.
when Shift Boss Beck and Foreman
McOormlck went to their doom.
All this and more, Orchard freely
confessed to, calmly detailing what
part of tho dastardly work he himself
performed. That executed by his own
masterly hand he explained could be
distinguished easily. His Ingenious
onind was responsible for many sclen
tific devices in executing plots wherein
the deadly dynamite was the weapon
of death.
Orchard referred particularly to the
blowing up of the, Independence depot
and the Vindicator shaft. The mech
anism of . the machines that blew
both to destruction was of tho same
pattern. Both machines with the set
pistol and wire attachment were iden
tical. It was a master stroke for him
in inventing such a mechanical ap-.
pliancc to perform the deadly work, he
seemed to tmnk.
In these two crimes. Orchard. It will
be shown by the confession when that
startling document is given to tne
public, was the leader.
HEYWOOD "WAS,LOXG WATCHED
Wife Says She Expected He Would
Be Kidnaped.
DENVER. Colo., Feb, -19. John C.
O'Neill, editor of the Miners' Magazine
Western Federation of Miners' official
organ, now in charge of federation
headquarters in Denver, denies that
Harry Orchard was In the employ of
the "Western Federation of Miners or
received any cash from tho associa
tion. He says Orchard's family was-
carea ioraner nis aeporiauon irom
Cripple Creek by the federation, as
were the families of other deported
miners.
John C. "Williams, of Grass Valley.
CaL, Is on his way to take charge of
the headquarters of the federation in
the absence of President Moyer. At
torney F. M. Richardson left for Idaho
last evening to appear for Heywood
and Moyer. He will apply to United
States - Federal Court for a writ dt
habeas corpus and will fight the case
for the federation officials in the
courts.
Mrs. W. D. Heywood has been an In
valid for several years: she expects to
see her husband set free in a short
was being shadowed.
O'Neill says that mincowncrs were
responsible for the blowing up of 13
men at Independence depot, near Crip
ple Creek. June 6, 1S04. and he chal
lenges the Mine-Owners Association to
try any of the federation men for the
crime.
O'Neill alleges evidence will be
brought out in the trial which will
I put the blame on the owners' associa
tion. The Colorado workingmen object
to the methods used in getting the ao
cused officials outside of the state.
They blame Governor Jesse McDonald
with catering to the mincowners and
violating the esAftUlttUpa.
SWIFT" SPECIAL
RINGS TO BOISE
Federation Officials, Charged
With Complicity in Steiinen
berg Murder, in Jail.
PRISONERS VERY RETICENT
Train on the Way From Denver Docs
Xot Stop at Principal Ckies,. and
Engines Arc Changed at
Obscure Points. -
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 13. Special.) On a
special train that made no stops at the
principal cities and towns on the way
from Denvor, and changed engines and
took water at obscure points. Charles E.
Moycr, president of the Western Federa
tion of Minors; William D. Haywood, sec
retary of the same organisation, and G.
A. Pcttlbonc. a former member of the
executive board of the Federation, who
were arrested. In Denver Saturday night
charged with the murder of Frank Steu
nenberg, cx-Govcrnor of Idaho, arrived at
Boise this morning in custody of a strong
guard of Idaho and Colorado officers.
The officers In charge of the prisoners
were Adjutant-General Bulkley "Wells, of
Colorado: Colonel D. W. Strickland, of
he Governor's staff; Meldrum. "Watson
and Fisher, operatives of a detective
agency, and James Mills, Deputy Warden
of the Idaho Penitentiary-
The train left Denver at 6 o'clock Sun
day morning, and reached Boise at 9:13
this morning. A large crowd was at the
Boise depot. The train would have been
in two or three hours earlier had It not
been for a hot box. Nothing occurred
during the journey out of the ordinary.
The prisoners seemed 111 at ease and
had little to say. They entertained them
selves part of the time playing cards, and
kept their own counsel. At no time did
they discuss the charge upon which they
were arrested.
The party was taken to the Penitentiary
in two vehicles. Arriving there, they
were searched, their belongings being
taken in charge by "Warden Whitney.
They were assigned to separate cells.
"While they were In the office Attorney
Richard Cunnlngliam. of Silver City,
strand In nAd walkinc ud to. Haywood.
$jre"4um. Wardcii "VVTiltue'y stopped
him at once.
Cunningham stated he had taiowa"Hy-
wood at Silver City and done business
for him. The4 Warden asked him If he'
were Haywood's attorney, and Cunning
ham said he was not. The Warden then,
in response to a question, said no one
would be allowed to speak to the man
without an order from Attorney Hawley
or the Governor.
During the formalities in the office Hay
wood and Pettlbone smiled, but Moyer
was as impassive as an Indian. The
Denver officers will leave for home In the
morning.
WAS HE DYNAMITER'S VICTIM?
Suspicion Hcvlvcd That Federation
Killed Ingram at Hossland.
ROSSLAND, B. C., Feb. 13. (Special.)
The revelations in regard to the dyna
mite operation of the "Western Federa
tion of Miners have revived the question
whether the explosion which killed John
S. Ingram, ex-Chief of Police of this
city, at the Center Star mine recently.
was not due to conspiracy against his
life Instead of accident, as the Coroner's
Jury decided.
Ingram quarreled with the Miners' Fed
c ration seven years ago, since which time
certain members of tho federation at
tho union meeting filed charges against
him and nedcavored to have him removed
from his position as Chief of Police.
which he held for two years. This re
sulted unsatisfactorily. He was after
wards deposed from the police, force, and
during the strike of 1901 he was actively
engaged in bringing into the camp non
union miners from Winnipeg and else
where. In 1902 he was again appointed
chief, and served for a year and fought
the federation while in office.
In 1903 he accepted a position with the
War Eagle and Center Star -Companies.
ubm McFarlaad. Fiakerta Detect
ive, Who Solved tie Steaseafeerg
Harder Mj-tery-
having charge of the powder magazine
During the period of his employ his life
was several times threatened by anony
mous letters, and bewas given the privi
lege, ea showing- these missives to th
M&t-Zm'x - tv ' '"
i -'ansnsnm
" MKKjm isisislsH
pollco authorities, of carrying firearms
for his protection.
Tho circumstances attending the explo
sion which resulted In his death were
suspicious to some people, though no di
rect evidence has ever been procured to
prove that his death was the result of
the deliberate act tof hi -enemies, but
there arc a -few. who believe that his
death was not due to accident- He was
most careful in-thc performance of his
duties and brave and. fearless.
Arrest Made at Cripple Creek.
DENVER. Colo., Feb. ' 13. Informa
tion reached here tonight from Cripple
Creek that Edward Green, a Federa
tion man. had' been arrested on a war
rant forwarded by the Idaho authori
ties charging him with connection In
the Steunenberg assassination. Two
other warrants are in the hands of
Cripple Creek officers.
DYNAMITE BOMBS DUG UP
PJJAGED TO .KILL SUPREME
- JUSTICES' IX COLORAD O.
Orchard Gives the Locations and a
National Guardsman Goes to
Denver to Give Testimony.
DENVER, Feb. 1?. Publication was
made .here today of the complaints on
which Governor Gooding, of Idaho, based
requisitions for Charles H. Moyer, presi
dent, and William D. Haywood, secretary-
treasurer of the Western Federation of
Miners, and G. A- Pettlbone. a former
member of the executive committee of
that labor organization. From theso It ap
pears that the men. who were secretly ar
rested here Saturday night and hurriedly
removed to Idaho, were charged directly
with the murder of ex-Governor Frank
Steunenberg, of Idaho, and not merely
with being accessories to tho crime.
The complaints and requisitions In the
three cases are Identical, and charge the
accused men with having discharged the
bomb, by means of which Steunenberg
was killed at Caldwell, Idaho, December
, IKS. The, specific charge of murder
was made. It Is explained. In order to
forestall habeas corpus proceedings on
behalf of the accused men. but no attempt
will be made to prove that they were in
Idaho at the time of the commission of
the crime. It ia alleged, however, that
they conspired with others to murder
Steunenberg and furnished funds to carry
out the flot.
iong Iiist of Crimes.
Tho atrocious murders committed dur
ing labor troubles In the Cripple Creek
and Telluride districts in thi state, which
have been shrouded in mystery, the arli
chain ef crimes with which, cnorts
feelag "made to connect the officers of the
"Western' Federation of Miners on a con
fession said to have been made by Harry
(Concluded on Pace 5.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
r
The Weather.
T.ESTRDAT"S VaJdmum temperature.
dec.; -mlnJrawCWt. Precipitation, v.-v oi
an lack.
TODATS Rata. Fresh southeasterly b re ere.
TereifB.
Hungarian Parllastent dlnolvea br force
and will rseei in oewnce ot tmjwror.
Paso 5.
British Cabinet announces step to irun
home rule and t auacnea or unaraoer
laln. Page 5.
Germanr refuses concessions to France In
Morocco. Face s.
Split in Russian Cabinet. Pas;e 2.
Chinese Viceroys encourage antl-roreJ
movement. Pace u.
-atiBaL
i
President recomsBaa iocic caaai lor
Isthmus- paxe
Senate fixt-4y foregte o re onj.
ran .
House
HH4i V4M ars)Kf fsMC ia
rfes-Psice S. 7 " V-
rttq
President a4 XtsjMn tp leakier rate
bill. Pat a I.
Suprem Co
e4soa
acainst a
President
irstttMt'Bt for-
est rsKr
XMcvMrtfcsit war ta Ffori&a. and Cuba.
Pe4. .
"tVesiStsii.Je .m rformance at theater
brAMtefn w tse. Pace A.
LaborKrWe practical clvlt war In
Color: rare 1.
HarriraaitylAles make low excursion rate to
facisc weasi xor nuraunr. i r is.
Packers summon Government oflclal as wit
ness. Pace
Suit becun by Mutual Ufe acainst Mc-
Curdy. Pace 5.
Sport.
McCatte'rty alleced fo have "dopta-' winner
on uie ASCOl irac. rc
Gsns and Sullivan matched to flcht at Los
Anceles. Face .
TacUc Coast.
Detective McParland fays Federation offl
dais will be nancea. face i.
Special train trom Denver arrives at Boise
with the prisoner, .nn u
Valencia lavesllcation commissioners And
rouca weatker In tne straits, race -
Fine tract la. tho Deschutes Valley to be
put under water, race s.
Strife over rflrtit of way In Xaches Valley
Is ended, raze .
Pendleton, Or., woman. Is heir to millions.
Pace .
CensMfcSal and Maria t
Renewed moveatnt ia local hop market.
Pac- 15.
Stock market well supported. Pace 15.
Buying activity causes strencth In wheat at
Calcaco. rac 1
Orejron potato situation at San Francisco.
Pace IS
Charles P. Dor leases Martin docks fortterm
of Eve years, race n. t . a
Dock owner prepes to save deep.sts. vei
sets ballast charges.' Pare 14.
Schooner Virginia) f snakes remarkably fast
run from Ssa Francisco to Columbia
River. Pace-,14. -
Portland aady Yltakj-.
your bit deals in Portland realty conium
maud. Pace is.
Axxument for Jew Xus. who shot Lee Teck
Tee. U that lee na stolen un's wire
and threatened to Kill him. Pace 10.
Different!! eliminated and Port of Portland
put on equality with Pncet Sound In
wheat shipments. Pcs 1.
Thre bendre tfcouewna Japanese are
-starving and twice a 'many more In dire
need, ana jrenuM swm io neip mera.
Pace 11. . -
If effort to close li in Sunnyside on
Sundays succeeds..' Anti-Saloon Leacue
will try to clese nit suca establishments
In Fertlanc race iijl
Vote Is nis own.' says founctlman Masters,
and tee win xt e efltc& by church
petitions. J e in. t
Tastily terrorised fee keurs ky man who
threatens te kill lts-sncmnenr; Pace 10.
Many XepuWHeaeM ale hejr. petitions, but
onlr Turn W"r4 is ta-e Democrats hat
done no- - Pa "Sfr
VW1 i
GiVILWAR AMONb
GniriRADo Mims
Miners' Federation and Mine-
owners Rule by Physical
Force.
EACH CONTROLS ONE CAMP
Sllvcrton Under Domination of Anar
chist -Organization,- AVhilo Tcl
luridc Forcibly Excludes All
Members From Its Borders.
PUEBLO. Colo.. Feb. W.-Opcdal.) Gov
ernor McDonald, of Colorado, may be
called upon at almost any day to repeat
the action of Governor Pcabody and call
out troops to suppress an outbreak oC
what will be practically civil war in min
ing camps.
In two districts In the San Juan region
the tension between the Western Federa
tion ot Miners and the nonunion men.
backed by the mincowncrs. is so strained
that no man can say how long it will be
before the breaking point is reached.
Telluride. under the control of citizens
and mincowncrs since Governor Pcabody
sent militia thero last year, is a veritable
fortress, guarded on all sides to prevent
an Incursion of Federation forces.
Silvcrton, always under the complete
domination of the Federation, and only Si
miles distant as the crow Sies. is like
wise an armed camp, with every avenue
of entrance guarded and no "suspicious
characters" allowed to enter.
Trains entering Telluride are searched
and men who cannot give a satisfactory
account of themselves, or who are sus
pected of being union emissaries, are
promptly ordered away.
Shcrirr Minion of Anarchists.
In Sllvcrton the Sheriff of the county
acts as chief watchman and bouncer. He I
Is a creature of the Miners Federation,
guards Its Interests and obeys its man
dates faithfully. His deputies arc union
ists and the union employs others in the
work of keeping nonunion men out of the
camp. Open boasts arc made that the
Federation will raid Telluride and drive
out tho "scabs" and Citizens' Alliance,
but the Telluride men are defiant, declar
ing they will never again be domiaatcd
'iTv,t' years ago Telluride;, was a siikm
camp, ils uicn largest mine, tac znang-gler-Cnlon.
had become unprofitable
through the shlftlcssness of the union
miners, and the owners made a proposi
tion to place the men on piece work and
abandon the dally wage system. This was
scornfully rejected by the Federation, and
when the management insisted the men
struck. The mine was closed and hun
dreds of men were thrown out of work.
A compromise was effected, and the mine
was- reopened. Eighteen months ago the
miners struck for an eight-hour day with
out change in wages. The company closed
Its mine and Imported miners until it had
a large enough force to resume.
One day a band of armed Federation
men marched to the company's mill, shot
several nonunion men and seized the mill.
The workmen were compelled to leave,
armed men driving thenvdut of tho dis
trict over rocky trails; beating and jroo-
bing them on the march.
.Charles 3. Thomas was then Governor,
He sent his Adjutant-General to invest!-
Late when the Telluride mlneowners asked
rer-roops. The Adjutant-General report
edUtbat no troops were needed, as the
cairip was peaceful.
311 nc Superintendent Murdered.
Another compromise was made with the
Federation and the Smuggler-Union was
again started. Then the millmen struck
for an eight-hour day, the mlnera walk
lng out with them.
Soon after this Superintendent Collins,
of the Smuggler-Union, was assassinated.
He was sitting In his ofilcc In the evening.
playing whist with a party of ladies and
gentlemen, when some one crept up to a
window and shot him in the back.
Another mine superintendent went to a
livery stable for his horse one evening
when he was seized and dragged outside
by armed men. He drew a revolver, but
was disarmed and beaten. He was heard
XEW CHIEF OF STAFF OF UNITED
STATES ARMY. '
Brigadier-General J. Franklin: Bell.
Brlcadler-General J. Franklin Bll
iclll assume bis duties as Chief of
Staff of the "United States Army on
April 14. Ilia appointment by Presi
dent Roosevelt was recently, an
nounced. The accompanying half
tone was made from hlslateat photo
graph. ' -
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to cry, "For God's sake, don't kill me,"
and from that day to this no clew to his
fate or the disposition o his body has
ever been discovered. His trunk was
found in Denver in the possession ot "W.
P. St, John, who was president of the
Federation through all the troubles. St.
John was charged with the murder ot
Collins, but has disappeared.
The camp was terrorized, the city and
county officers being mostly Federation
sympathisers, and Telluride leaped Into a
state ot practical anarchy. Merchants
and others who had dealings or were
friendly with the Smuggler-Union people
were boycotted. Men who made efforts
to find tho murderer of Collins, or who de
nounced the deed, were driven away or
made-, victims of outrages.
Brave Editor Declares Himself.
One day the editor of the Dally Journal
defied the Federation by charging it with
tho murder of Collins and calling upon all
good citizens to hunt down and punish the
assassin. It charged the Federation with
concealing and protecting him. That this
brave editor lives today seems nothing
short of a miracle. He was boycotted,
ostracized, and attempts were made to
wreck, his ofllec and drive him out of I
town. Merchants who advertised in his
paper were forced to quit it until ho was
reduced to one paying local advertiser.
He. kept up the fight, and Anally the seed
he had planted bore fruit. The reign ot
terror grew worse, and when the Cripple
Creek Federation caused trouble which
resulted in the sending of militia there.
Governor Pcabody was called upon for
help by the Telluride mlneowners. He
sent a state officer to Telluride. who re
ported that troops were needed there.
Pcabody sent the troops and a Citizens'
Alliance was formed. The county officers
who had sympathized with the Federation
were forced to resign and good men wero
put in their places. Nonunion men were
Imported, and the big mines, all ot which
were closed when the mill outrage oc
curred, were reopened. As soon as the
green men gained' skill as miners devel
opment increased until today Telluride Is
perhaps the most prosperous camp in the
state. It has several mines which arc
yielding better than the Smuggler-Union,
long the best mine In the camp. The lat
ter is nqw worked entirely on the leasing
system, and is not only paying its leasers
well, but Is more profitable for the com
pany than ever before.
Dare 2iot Send Out Xcws.
The only untoward feature of the Tel
luride situation Is Its , irregularity. The
people know they have done right and de
plore the fact that they must maintain a
vengeful attitude and guard against inva
sion of Federation organizers and agitat
ors. But they know, too, that this same
guard is the only guarantee they have for
the continued peace and prosperity of the
camp. That a ciasn win come Deiween
the Fedcrationists at Silvcrton and the
nonunionlsts at Telluride Is freely predict
ed by men who know the situation.
It is difficult to get news, from either
Tf.llurkic or Sllverton regarding tho condi
tions, prevailing? - Correspondents ."living
there who gave- the. acHs would bo
promptly deported. The Telluride people
know they are right, but do not care to
have the world know Just what is going
on at Telluride. The "Western Federation
of Miners has had so much trouble the
past few years that It seeks, to prevent
the publication ot its doings and has
placed an embargo on news from Silver-
ton. The correspondents at both places.
graduates from the school of experience in
Colorado labor troubles, are content to
send out legitimate mining and routine
news and avoid all reference to labor coq
ditions.
e Inner Circle Still Busy.
It does not appear that the lesson taught
the "Western Federation by Governor Pea
body and General Bell will prevent that
organization from renewing hostilities in
Colorado, bat the outbreak may be poat-
jPoned until in oanger irom snowsiiaes
U W 1.1. UUU UiO tuau.1 k. t J
are passable.
.The recent attempt to poison Mr. Pea-
body and" his family and the threatening
letters received by Mr. Peabody. General
BefPand members ot the Cripple Creek
Mlneowners' Association prove that the
"Inner circle" of the "Western Federation
of Miners has not ceased forming plots
for murder and destruction of property.
ADAMS IS FOUND AT ITAIXES
Wanted at Boise in Connection "With
Steunenberg: Case.
BAKER CITY. Or.. Feb. 13. A de
tective late today located Steve Adams,
alias Steve Dickson, said to have been
a member of the "Western Federation
of Miners, who Is wanted by the au
thorities at Boise in connection with
the Steunenberg murder.
Adams was found at Halne3, from
which place the detective telephoned to
Baker City to Sheriff Brown. The
Sheriff and a deputy went to the place
and arrested Adams. He was brought
here and lodged in jail tonight. Adams
in cool and collected and refuses to
talk.
Uttle Known ot Slmpkins.
HAIXES: Or.. Feb. 19. Little
is
known here of the man Slmpkins men
tioned In dispatches from Boise. Ida.
A man by that name worked here
somo months ago. but he is reported
to have sonc to Western Oregon. He
is said, however, to" have been in Ore
gon several years and he bears a good
reputation.
BOISE. Idaho. Feb. 13. Efforts to
capture" Jack Simpkins, implicated in
Orchard's confession, who was sup
posed to be in the vicinity of Haines,
Argue for Alaska Railroads.,
WASHINGTON: Feb. 13. The Levering
hill to assist Alaskan railways by guar
antceing tho interest on their bonds was
considered again by the House committee
on territories today. John E. Ballaine. of
Seattle, declared that, though the placer
wealth ot the territory nas only been
scratched over and the quartz properties
have scarcely been touched, it is Impossi
ble to do anything with ore unless better
transportation be provided.
W. B. Poland, of Seward, Alaska, chief
engineer of the Alaska Central Railway,
urged the necessity for such a measure
as tho Levering bill.
Rich Qoal Man Shot Dead.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va.. Feb. 13.-J. H.
Hill, president of the Park-Coal Comnanv-
and one of the wealthy men ot tho Guy-
andotte valley, was shot and killed- today
by Erwln Porter. 13 years- ot age. with
whom he had quarreled.
ELIMINATES THE
DIFFERENTIAL
Portland Placed on an
Equal Basis.
WHEAT RATES WILL DROP
0. R. & N. Takes Action in the
Matter.
REMOVES THE INJUSTICE
Discrimination of 30 Cents a Ton for
Sailins-Ship Owners in Favor of
Puget Sonrid Will Be
Abolished.
The unwarranted, unjust and unreason
able discrimination ot 30 cents a ton levied
by the International Association of Sailing-ship
Owners against Portland has
been eliminated, and as soon as the new
schedule ot rates can be worked out tho
wheat-growers In O. R. & N. territory
will again be on eyen terms with those
on lines tributary to Puget Sound. At
no time in the past three years, since the
differential was established, has there
been any valid reason for its existence,
but all attempts to induce the shipowners
to remove it have been futile. On wheat
destined for San Francisco or for ship
ment by steamer to Europe or tho Orient,
it was possible for Portland shippers to
pay the. growers in exclusively O. R. & N.
territory fully as high prices for Portland
shipment as was paid In Northern Pacific
or Great Northern territory for shipment
to Puget Sound. But on wheat destined
for Europe In sailing vessels, the differ
ential of Is 3d per ton could not easily
be overcome.
Eliminate the Differential.
Falling to dislodge the shipowners from
their unwarranted stand against Port
land, the O. R. & N. Co. has at last takett
tho matter 1nt wt'. -nn-tj.
eliminate the differential ty deducing ins
rail rates on all wheat shipped from tho
Pacific Northwest to go foreign on sailing
shins from Portland. Tho differential of
la 3d Is for a long ton of 2240 pounds.
and the freight reduction will be of the
same proportion. Although the heavy
shipping movement Is pretty well over
for the current season, the railroad com
pany will not delay placing the- new rate
into effect, but will order it In as. soon
as the new tariffs can bo worked out.
The matter has been under consideration
for several months, and was taken up
quite vigorously a short time ago'-by Mr.
Wheelwright, who was then president ot
the Chamber of Commerce. A letter pub
lished by him pointing out the detrimen
tal effect of the existence ot such a differ
ential obtained a wide circulation
throughout the Northwest.
Railroad Officials Act.
The railroad officials who had tho mat
ter in hand redoubled their efforts, and
when R. B. Miller, general ireignt agent
for the O. R- & N., returned from Chi
cago Sunday he brought with him the
welcome news that the railroad company
had decided to get rid ot the trouble
some Is 3d by making a proportionate re
duction In real freight on all grain sent
farward in sailing ships. Before making
public .announcement ot the reduction,
Mr. Mltfcr met the principal grain ship
pers at a meeting called by Mr. Wheel
wright yesterday afternoon, for the pur
pose of discussing the details ot tho mat
ter. The gram interests were represented
at the meeting by Peter Kerr, ot the firm
of Kerr, Gilford & Co.; T. B. Wilcox, C.
E. Curry; manager ot the ortnwestern
Warehouse Company, and David Patullo.
of Balfour. Guthrie &. Co. All of theso
gentlemen were very much pleased with
the abolishment ot the handicap wnicn
hasjprcvented them paying as high prices
in Oi$R- & N. territory a3 they could pay
in that.whteh Is tributary to Puget Sound.
The unnatural diversion ot wheat from
Portland territory has had considerable
effect on the shipping business in this
port, and exporters have suffered along
with the farmers, who were unable to
reach the markets where sail tonnage was
available at lower rates than at Port
land. Outgrowth of Iiow Freight Rates.
The establishment ot this unjust differ
ential was an outgrowth of the protract
ed era of low freights which began in
1S01 and is not yet ended. It probably
reached the most acute stage three years
ago when" vessels loaded in Portland at 14
shillings per ton. and at least one was
taken in San Francisco for 11 shillings
per ton. There were idle sailing ships in
all parts of the world, and with such a
stagnation there naturally followed fierce
cutting of rates by owners who preferred
to have their ships moving at a loss in
stead ot laying them up. At the most
critical time when the freight markec
was bumping along on the bottom, the
owners perfected an organization known
as the International Association, of Sailing
Shipowners. From a small beginning, it
quickly expanded until it embraced
more than - three-fourths of all of the
sail tonnage afloat that could be used
for carrying wheat. The association was
organized In June. 1003, and proceeded to
establish a schedule of rates for the Pa
cific Coast ports which would be effec
tive July 1.
3fJnimum Rate Schedule-
This schedule placed the minimum rate
on wheat as follows: From San Fran
cesco 22s 6d, from Portland 27s 6d, from
.Concluded on Face 4.)