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VOL. XliVI. NO. 14,105.
PORTIAXD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUABY 21, 1906.
PBIOE FIVE CENTS.
PRISONERS JEER
AT CONFESSION
Orchard Was Intimi
dated They Say.
PLOT TO DESTROY FEDERATION
Attorney Affects Great Confi
dence After Interview;
GO TO CALDWELL TODAY
Moycr, Hcywood and Pcttlbonc "Will
JBc Taken Before Judge Smith
4anU;( a Time. Will Be-
"Set lor Hearing. .
BT W. G. MACRAE. : - " t
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 20. (Staff Corre
spondence.) For the first time in the his
tory of the troubles of the Western Fed
eration o Miners, its officers will be
brought Into court .and splaped on trial
for one of the many dastardly crimes
charged against that association. To
morrow morning President Moyer, Secre
tary Heywood and George A. Pcttibone,
and perhaps . Steve Adams, who was ar
rested at Haines, will be taken to Cald
well. Attorney E. T. Richardson, of
Denver, who arrived at Boise this morn
ing, will appear for the prisoners. The
prisoners will be taken . before. Judge
Frank J. Smith,, and u time will be set
for the preliminary hearing.
The plans for taking the prisoners Into
court were made this morning by J, H.
Hawley, who has been especially em
ployed "by Governor Gooding to prosecute
the officials of the Federation and all
those who have been and are to be ar
rested. While at- Caldwell Attorney Hcv
loy had an order for a special grand -jary
issued, and Saturday the gTand jury
whjch 'will hear the evidence against
thi? ..prisoners, -will be prganlzjAL -
S6on after bis arrivar'here this mora-i
Jhg, Attorney "Richardson, who has
fought all the cases-for the Western Fed
eration of Miners in their Colorado
troubles, appeared before Governor Good
ing and was granted permission to visit
Moyer, Heywood and Pcttlbonc. He at
once drove to "the Penitentiary and was
closeted with the prisoners for several
hours. After leaving the Penitentiary,
Attorney Richardson held a consultation
with Attorney Hawley and it was agreed
between tbcm that the prisoners should
be taken to Caldwell and preparations
for the preliminary hearings begun.
In spite o'f the repeated denials of the
Orchard confession from Detective Mc
Parland and others In authority. It. is
almost a certainty that such a confession
Is in the hands of the Idaho ofllcials.
Governor Gooding stated tonight over the
long-distance telephone from Nam pa,
where he had gone to attend a banquet,
that as soon as all of the men wanted
are arrested, he will have Attorney Haw
ley prepare a statement covering the
entiro case. This statement, it Is be
lieved, will be of a most sensational
character, and will expose the workings
of the "Inner Circle" which has flour
ished for 18 years.
Sanguine of Acquittal.
"I am ready to go to trial tomorrow
morning," said Attorney Richardson, last
night. "I am convinced that the men un
der arrest had nothing to do with the as
sassination of ex-Governor Stcuncnbcrg.
1 am also convinced that the Western
Federation of Miners had no hand In that
terrible crime. I called at the penitentiary
this morning and had a long talk with all
three of the prisoners.
"They are not in the least concerned
about the outcome of their case, and when
I told them that Orchard had made a con
fession connecting them with, not only
the assassination of Stcuncnbcrg, but all
other crimes laid at the door of the West
ern Federation of Miners, they laughed
and declared if Orchard had confessed he
had been Intimidated; that it was a part
of ' the conspiracy entered into by the
mineowners to break up the association.
Beyond the Inconvenience of being con
fined In Jail and the annoyance of waiting
for trial, ncitner .aioyer, Heywood nor
Pcttibone fear the 'result.
Never Has Lost a Case.
-The case against my clients does not
differ from the other attempts made to
create a deep feeling against the Western
Federation. Since I became attorney for
the Federation, and I have done most of
the work, owing to serious illness of Mr.
Murphy, who has for years looked after
the interests of the association, I have not
lost a case. I may meet with my Water'
loo in this case, but the prosecution will
have to show more than they have, ac
cording to the newspaper accounts. Every
time the Federation has been In trouble
the prosecution has always presented a
strong case In print, but when they came
Into court the testimony necessary to-a
conviction was wanting:. "Unless I am sad
ly mistaken; the result will be the same
in this case."
Attorney Richardson was asked whether
the Federation had employed counsel for
Orchard.
2S'ot Interested In Orchard.
I will answer that question by saying
that I do not think the Federation In
structed anyone to appear as counsel for
Orchard. It has been the policy of the
Federation, when one of its members was
in trouble aad waa being rsecuted by
the mineowners, to ciployv counsel te
defend him.
"I did not ask to see qSrhard today,
lie .was arrested and charged with a
crime -and I do not believe that the Feder
ation will spend a dollar in his defense.
It is only In the tease of myjthrce clients
that Western Federation, of Miners is on
trial. I look for a; stlff'Silrul Baltic be
fore I am through, but am not fearful
as to the outcome."
It is not believed by.the officials here
that any attempt wiU-bCTatiadc to raolest
the prisoners by the citizens at Caldwell
when they get there tomorrow The feel
ing at the late home of cx-Govcrnor
Stcuncnbcrg is very high and the au
thorities do not propose to take any
chances. The prisoners will bo well
r-na rrlfvl am? slmuM ihnre bi anv demon
stration they will not be taken fromlhel
train. As soon as thev are arraigned thfl4
will bo returned to Boise, and if neces
sary they wilt be taken fcwcl and forth
asjften as necessary-
Seven Men tJlcr Arijcst.
All tod, with the arrests made today,
seven men are under arrest, at least'
:hal a dozen more are wanted and" officers
are scouring Idaho, Colorado, Washington
ana. Oregon fox the other men wantca.
The ,efcerts so far to locate Jack Stmpklns
have'been fruitless. Through the bungling
of one of the private detective agencies,
Simpkins made good his escape.
Simpkins was"among the first men want
ed and Governor Gooding ordered bis ar--rcst
while the Investigation of the case
'against Orchard was going on. The de
tective knew that .Simpkins was in Spo
kane, but instead of wiring direct to that
place to have him arrested, he telegraphed
to a Sheriff, whom it took SG hours to
reach Spokane. A sympathetic operator
heard the mesage going over the wire
and tipped it off .to Simpkins and be fled
the country, taking: his wife with him.
Bold Front of Attorney Sillier.
Fred Miller, who has been acting as
attorney for Harry Orchard, arrived here
tonight from Spokane. He ridicules the
story of Orchard's confession, and states
that he does not Jjelleve that Detective
McParland or any jone else obtained a
confession implicating? the officers of the
Western Federation-ef Miners In the as
asslnation of ex-Governor Steuncnberg.
or has told anything that has led to the
wholesale arrests which have taken place
since Saturday.
"I do not believe- that McParland ever
talked with Orchard. He left Boise be
fore I did, and I know that he. had not
talked with him while I was here. It Is
possible that McParland talked with
Orchard and did not tell me, but I hardly
think- it probable," '
Refuses to Tell Employer's Name.
It is said that in his confession Orchard
told of what h&4 taken 'place between
himself and Attorney Miller. Orchard is
said to have stated that Miller had in
formed hlnv thaiKe Miller) had Veen em
ploy c-d by tho federation, and, -that. ha
"wtfuTdYecelve am$oTjBjd?,riilfce asesu
elation for his defence.
Miller Aeaied that he had been ensraeed
by the Federation -to defend Orchard, and
also that be had received fees from
the association He refused to state who
employed or who was paying him.
BOMB INTENDED FOR ANOTHER
Mining Engineer Walks Inio Trap
Laid for Justice Goddard.
DENVER, Colo., Feb. 30. The Infernal
machine found by the Denver authorities
In front of the residence of Justice Luther
M. Goddard, of the Supreme' Court,- as
detailed 'in the statement alleged to have
been made by Orchard to Idaho authori
ties, was placed last Fall, but failed to
work through mischance. Merritt Walley,
the mining engineer, who was mysteri
ously blown up last May in Denver, at the
corner of Colfax and Emerson streets.
one block from Chief Justice Gabbert's
house. Is alleged by Orchard to have
sprung the trap set for the Chief Justice.
Justice Gabbert was In the habit of
walking along the path where Walley was
destroyed.
The disappearance of MIneowner Bar
ney, who was last seen in the Cripple
Creek district, is said to be laid to the
Federation by Orchard.
Luck, according to the alleged Orchard
statements, naved cx-Govornor James H.
Pcabody from being blown up. or shot
from ambush several limes. Once an In
fernal machine was placed In a satchel ho
was expected to carry. Another time men
lay in wait for him, expecting him to
alight from a carriage. Pcabody walked.
giving up the carriage to three ladies.
Orchard alleges that a man was paid to
kill Sherman Bell, Adjutant-General of
the Colorado National Guard during the
labor troubles. He swore to kill Bell, but
was deported hy the military and part
of the cash paid as blood money taken
from him.
Governor McDonald alleges all these
points were clear when he honored requi
sitions which practically amounted to the
kidnaping of Moyer, Heywood and Petti
bone.
Adams Seen With Orchard.
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 20. Steve Adams,
who was arrested Jn Haines, Or., was In
Caldwell Just before the murder and waB
seen with Orchard walking along the
railway track In the vicinity of the Steu
nenberg home. Vincent St. John, arrested
' at Wallace, It is thought, will arrive In
Caldwell tomorrow morning.
Adjutant-General Bulkley Wells, of
Colorado, has remained over to testify at
the preliminary. It was he who unearthed
the bomb at the gate of Justice Goddard,
-of the Colorado Supreme Court-
The authorities here arc hourly expect
ing the arrest of more men Implicated
In the alleged plot. Jack Simpkins Is one
of these. He is believed to be In Oregon.
Habeas Corpus for Green.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., Feb. 30. Late
tonight Judge W, P. Seeds, of the District
Court, issued a writ of habeas corpus to
Sheriff Bell in the case of Edward Green,
a miner arrested yeterday at Forest Du
quesne. on Ironclad Hill, at the request of
the Idaho authorities. The writ Is return
able tomorrow morning.
Green Is now in the County Jail, but an
warrant charging him any crhpehitc
seen ptacea m toe &mm cec i&cj local of
OBMO TOLO OF-
TIM-WRECK PLOT
Employed at Once by. Detec
tives of Crippje. Greek Mine
ers' Association '
SUDDENLY HE, DISAPPEARS
Xoulh. HHBg Vp biVTlmiHlw. COB-
fcsca-Orchard'Was'GHlIty or tlto
Terrible Explosion at tho
.
Independence Depot.
CRIMES OF DYNAMITERS.
Following 1 a Ht of crimes which
Detective James McParland declares
he has proof were committed by the
men under arr?tt
April 29, XSJJ9 Blowing up of 1230.
O00 mill of the Bunker Hill-Sullivan
Mining Company at "Wardner, Idaho..
December 27, 1B01 Murder of Mar
tin Clear on. manager of the WHd
Hone mine. In Cripple Creek. Gleasoa
wa thrown down the mine shaft
June 23. 1001 Murder of J. W.
Barney, nonunion shift boss In
Smuggler-Union mine, at Tellurlde.
Attacked In a livery stable, dragged
out "by murderers and has never been
seen since..
Mrch 2, J002 Murder of Wesley
.Ty.. Smith, nonunion shift boss of
Smuggler-tJnlon mine, at Tellurlee.
November 19. 102 Murder of
Manager Arthur L. Collins, of tho
Smuggler-TJnIon mine at Tellurlde.
Collins was fired upon through a
window at his home.
July 5. 1903 Power-house of Colo
rado Springs Electric Company blown
up. Bungling work of dynamiters
saved the Uvea of 17 men.
September 1. 1003 Aged nonunion
carpenter name! Stewart, working at
Golden Cycle mine In Cripple Creek,
beaten almost to death.
NovemWrlU 1S02 Murder of Su
' perlntendent McCorrolck and Fore
man Beck of Vindicator mine at Vic
tor. Infernal machine placed In mine
shaft.
June 6. 104- .Railroad depot at In
dependence, Cripple Creek district,
blpifn ' V9 by eynajnlte. Fourteen
nosjumos) men kuied and raany.cnp-
December SO, J05-Dynam!Ung of
ei-Ooverner Frank Steuneaberg. -at
his home in- Caldwell, Idaho.
DEKVER. Feb. 33 The Times .says:
Harry Orchard,- who is under arrest In
Idaho, charged with assassinating ex-
Governor Frank Steuncnberg, and who
has made a confession charging the lead
ers of the Western Federation of Miners
with instigating a number of dynamite
outrages and murders, was In the employ
of the Cripple Creek Mineowners' Asso
ciation as a detective during the great
strike In the Cripple Creek district. This
most important fact will be used in the
defense of the accused labor leaders when
they are brought to trial in the courts of
Idaho.
"The following facts have come to the
Times from a most reliable source and
have been carefully verified:
"Orchard was a member of the West
ern Federation of Miners and employed In
the Cripple Creek, district when the fa
toous strike was ordered. In November.
1903. he approached a conductor namfd
Jones, on the Florence & Cripple Creek
itaiiroaa, ana introduced nimself as a
brother Mason.
Tells of Plot to Wreck Train.
" I am a member of the Miners' Union,
said Orchard, 'and last night I heard
some of the members of the Union plan
ning to wreck a train on this road. I do
not believe In such methods, and thought
1 would come to you and "tell of the plot.
I picked you out because you are a Ma
son.
"Jones immediately took Orchard to
Scott and Sterling, the detectives for the
Mineowners' Association. He repeated
his story and Scott and Sterling immcdi
ately employed him as a detective to work
for the Mineowners Association. He was
instructed to attend the meetings of the
union and report dally.
"Orchard continued In the employ of
the Mineowners Association until June,
IKK. The day before tho explosion which
wrecked the Independence depot he col
lected, some life Insurance due him be
causo of the death of a relative. Then
came the explosion which wrecked the In
dependence depot on June 6, and Orchard
disappeared.
Confession by Torture.
"A mob took possession of Cripple Creek
and Victor and attempts were made to
force confessions from many suspected
parties. A young man was suspended
oy nis inumns ana ne nnaiiy agreed to-
tcll the name of the fiend who had caused
the explosion. When he was lowered to
the ground he said:
" 'Harry Orchard did !L
"The pursuit of Orchard was taken up.
bloodhounds being employed. The purau
lng mob did not know Orchard was In the
cmployj of the Mineowners Association.
They knew him only as a member of the
Miners Union.
"Orchard and a companion named Mel
ville. immediately after the Independence
explosion, secured a rig and drove out of
Cripple Creek. They went across country
in a northerly direction, avoiding the
more Important towns. When they
reached Greeley they disposed of their tie
and took the train for Cheyenne. On ar
riving In the Wyoming; capital. Orchard
received a considerable sum of money
from friends in Colorado and disappeared.
Orchard Kept Out of Sight,
"Orchard returned' to Denver-last April
and visited the headquarters of the West
eme4eratn ef Miners in this city. He
said a feared, arrect feecauee of the
chargrs made agaiast him In connection
with the Independence explosion, and had
therefore chaged his name to Hogan.
For a time he worked or various In-
-surance cerapanlea in this city, and last
August departed from Colorado, saying
he was going to 2Cew York. The next
heard of him he had been arrested In
Idaho. cJwrged with Jthe assassination of.
Frank Steuneskerg. -
"NevWe. Orchard's companion during
the flight from Cripple Creek, was ar
rested in Wyoming and taken back to
Cripple Creek te answer to the charge of
dynamiting TJic.n4cjendence depot. Is'o
serious attcisvrtaiadc to prose
cute-him. , 4 ... ..- ? -:
"SherMf Yell, et Cripple Creek, alleges
Neville ceefeseea' to him that he and
Orchard aynamltecl the depot. It is said
that Xeville to now' dead. This latter
statement the Time has been unable to
verify."
Statements CWcre A'erlfled.
The alleged conftrnttomTot Harry Oresrt
contains so. many scnaational
that It was deemed
theni as far as
uic exirauiinnf
Hearer.
rctary llnjmii.
K-Bxehre OH-
mittMfWMi PettfcMktvrastsr It wasVia-f-
ter stMu mveMtptjfrM. UMunonw Mr'
thoritieeseXhU1 sVcMdto
honor ttisasHuWlin' tfte evrnor of
Idaho. '. ' T." - -
The bonfl'tlsawMiiMtchdcd to kill Lu
ther M. Gaddrd.'! Justice of the Supreme
Court of Oiforado, It is said, was dug up
last Thursday "by Adjutant-General Bulk
ley Wells and two detectives. It being
found at the exact spot, near the front
gate to the Judge's residence, where .Or
chard said it was; placed last May.
Tin MURDERS CHARGED
mtahdaxd accuses mover,
HEYWOOD AND PETTIBOXE:
Detective Says He Did 'Xot. Call ua
Orchard for Confession Impli-
eating These Men.
DEXVER, Colo., Feb. 20. Detective
James McParland today, made the follow
ing statement regarding the alleged Or
chard confession:
"Harry Orchard, the man first arrested
for the murder of ex-Governor Steuncn
berg, may have or may have not made a
confession. I will not say whether or not
he did make such confession as la attrib
uted to him.
"I was compelled. In working up my
case, to use some of his statements, as
well as the statements of others, but I
did not "call upon hira for a confession
implicating Mover... Heywood and Fetti-
wni . u-mtrvug eacis were jxiaar io-in-
unuaaie xne man inte sayins; things about
himself, but J refused to allow this.
Thirty murders In all I chance to
.oyer, .Heywood and Petti bone. Every
one. wnetaer it was In Colorado since the
labor troubles began In Tellurlde less than
five years aeo. or whether It followed In
other states, was planned and executed
oy tne Bends at the head of the organ
IraUon.'
AVAXTED FOR COLORADO CRI3IE
Adams Is Xot Charged With Conncc-'
tion With Stcuncnbcrg Murder.
.BAKER CITT, Or., Feb. 20. Special.)
Steve Adams, the Colorado mlnrr nr.
rested here last night and taken to Boise
today, is not wanted on any charge Im
plicating him directly with the assassin
ation Of ex-Governor Stcuncnberxr htit hi
Is wanted for complicity In the blowing
up oi tne depot at independence, Colo.
Adams was a. member nf th ptocihIvi.
committee of the Western FMforntlnn at
that time His acquaintance with Orch
ard is believed by the officers to be such
that he fAdams) can be used n a crwul
witness for the prosecution In the murder
case, after which he will be taken to
Colorado in connection with two .or three
others who will be charged with the
wrecking of the depot.
Governor Honors Requisitions.
SALEM. Or.. Feb. 20. Special.)-Gov-crnor
Chamberlain today honored a re
quisition from the Governor of Idaho for
the - extradition of J. L. Simpkins and
Steve Adams, wanted In Boise to answer
to Indictments charging them with com
plidty in the assassination of ex-Gover
nor Stcuncnbcrg.
LDNBWQRTHS 60 TO CUBA
GREAT CROWD WELCOMES IIOX
EVMOOXERS AT TAMPA.
Cuban Consul Presents Bouquet and
Havana Is Prepared for
Hound of Festivities.
TAMPA. Fla Feb. Representative
and Mrs. Longworth arrived here at
10:25 o'clock on the private car Elyslan
and proceeded directly to Port Tampa,
there boarding the steamer Mascottc for
Havana to ypend part of their honeymoon
In Cuba. The steamer will sail for Cuba
at 2 A. M.
At the city station tonight a large
crowd .gathered and the Cuban Consul, F.
F. Mendosa, presented to Mrs. Longworth
a magnificent floral design emblematic of
the friendship of Cubans for hers-clf and
her father. President Roosevelt. Mrs
Longworth received the gift with smiles.
At Tampa Bay station tne hotel or
chestra, gave the couple a serenade and
the train was boarded by E. W. Morgan.
the United States Minister to Cuba, who
sroes to Havana to assume his duties at
his new post, and by President J. M. Ban-
and Vice-President rz. cost, of the Sea-
.boaxd Air Line, who also are on the way
to Cuba.
Havana Will Pay Honors.
HAVANA. Feb. 20. The city authorities
are arranging an invitation to a grand
otera -performance at the National Thea
ter for- Friday, at which' lt is proposed
tbatMr. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
shall occupy tne iTesiucnis dox as Ha
vana'a guests of honor.
Very great Interest Is being taken In
the President's annual ball February 2:
ea acceent or tee tact mat Mr. and Mrs.
Lengwortli are expected .to be .present.
Ther alee will be urged 'ta' attend . the
ball ? the American -Club -eWagalBc-'
tea's KrlMay, . .. -
wt wSiitfcMfct
GARFIELD GIVES
PACKERS TIE LIE
Never Promised Immunity.
. i
but Respected Their
Confidence.
HIS STORY OF INTERVIEWS
.Ttlmi&i of Confidence Only" Hclalcd
I tBlMdhidual Flcarcs Used In
'Averages Flat Denial of
r
&1I -ThcJr Claims.
CHICAGO, Feb. 20. Commissioner of
Corporations Garfield took the stand to
day In the packers case and denied
many of the statements made by the
James K. Garfield. CsmmissleBer of
CoreratIow.
witnesses for the packers during the
hearing of the case now in progress.
Edward Morris, Edward Swift and Ar
thur Meoker, representatives.-rcspee
tively At tho packing firms of Nelson,
Morris 4r Co.. Swift & Co. and Armour
& Co.; all testified that Mr. Garfield had
told them, that his department had the
power to compel information If. they
refused to give it willingly. Mr. Gar
field today on the stand declared that
he had never made such a statement.
Never Promised Immunity.
He also donlcd that he had ever
promised Immunity to the, packers,
saying that .the only protection, that
had been promised aia'.proXectfo'B Ifoc
the Individual pajqker3,vOfVthelrjicpf.4
den Ual figures. This, "ne said; hadbeen
given them and,- although -thJe'ave'rage;
of these confidential -figures 'ha"d-beent
given In the report of the commissioner,
on the beef inquiry. Individuals had
been rospectcd and their names had
not beengivcn. He also denied posi
tively that he promised all information,
would be regarded as confidential. He
also denied that'hc had'at. any. time said,
anything regarding an oath In connec
tion with the inquiry. " . '
Mr. Garfield was the first witness torj
the Government; the packers, having
rested their case shortly -before tho
noon recess of court today.
At the opening., of . the. case, Mr.'
Hyncs, who represents the Interests .oC
Swift &. Co., began ' to- read, exhibits
identified earlier in . the trial, sucli- as
typewritten statements jof the, cbavef-i
satlon between Special 'Agent' Duranif
and Edward F. Swift, at the 'time of
the Inquiry Into the packing industry.
Roosevelt's Letter Admitted.
Joh'n S. Miller also read the letter
of President Roosevelt to. Attorney
General Moody, which was authenticat
ed some time ago by the Attorney-General.
This lit the letter which declared
that the Department of Corporations
and the Department of Justice were
working together In the beef Investiga
tion. Mr. Moody, when In Chicago some
lime ago. admitted that the letter had
been written by the President, but said
that the statement of co-operation be
tween the two departments was incor
rect. A long argument followed on the
admissibility of the President's letter
as evidence. Mr. Morrison contended
that the letter was immaterial. The
court" said:
"It id material in this case to know
whether the matters were turned over
to the Department of Justice, and I
think the letter should be admitted as
cvldencc.
Mr. Miller then announced .that the
packers had no more evidence to offer
and would rest their case.
Garfield Gives His Version.
Mr. Garfield, who was next called,
told of his coming to Chicago and
meeting the packers, his account of the
occurrences and conversations not dif
fering In any essential from those
given by the witnesses for the packers.
He declared, however, that Mr. Kraut
hoff, the attorney who had advised Mr.
Armour to allow the Inspection of their
books and plants, told him that he
would consider an inspection by a Fed
eral officer on the beef business rather
an advantage than otherwise to the
packers.
He declared that Mr. KrauthofE asked
what would be done with the Informa
tion given by the packers, and was In
formed by the witness that It would be
. given, to the President.
'. Mr. Krauthoff asked, what the Pres
ident would do with It, and Garfield de
iclared that he could not answer -that
'question, but added:
-l'-told him that, of course the Pres-
Kef M tu r -lH
lEEr -.m.- ' sH
Ctt f;. .?') AXt KeaB
fi!? .'iH
ident would not make any improper use
ot 4t.
"Did you say that the packers would
be protected If they save the informa
tion T'
"I did not.
"Did you say all tho information
would be confidential?"
"No, I did not."
"What did you do with the confiden
tial information you secured?"
"It was made into averages and
given to the President."
The witness added that no confiden
tial information other than' that aver
aged and, contained In hfs official re
port had been given to the President.
"Did you say anything-, to Mr. Kraut
hoft about an oath?" asked District At
torney Morrison.
"No."
"Did you say that, you would let
them knew about tin oath?
"I didmot."
The witness then told ,of meeting
Edward Morris, Edward Swift and- J.
P. Lyman, and declared that hl3 inter
views with them were similar to the
one with Mr. JCrauthoff.
Showed Packers He Kept Faith.
"How did you happen to come to
Chicago February 2S?" asked the Dis
trict Attorney.
"I came here so that the packers
might see that I had used in my report
the figures taken from their books in
line with our agreement. I wanted
them to see that I did not use the In
dividual figures on the confidential ma
terial." The witness then said he had
submitted his report to the packers and
that they all agreed that he had made
a proper use of the confidential infor
mation given to him.
"Did you say. to Edward -Morris that
your bureau was entlroly'divorced from
any other department?"
"I did not ' use those words. I said
the bureau reported to the President
and wits not under the Department of
Justice."
'Did you say to Edward Swift that
you had the power to compel informa
tion, but that you hoped you would not
be compelled to use It?"
"I did not."
"Was anything said about the pack
ers having protection?"
"Nothing, except Insofar as that
they were to have protection relative
to the confidential figures."
The witness was then taken over his
conversation with Arthur Meeker, gen
eral superintendent of Armour & Co.
Mr. Meeker testified that the Commis
sioner had said to him that the Bureau
of Corporations had ample power to
compel information, but Mr. Garfield
said he never made- such a statement
to Mr. Meeker.
Mr. Garfield was on the stand until
adjournment of court and will testify'
again tomorrow.
FIND THEIR LOST FATHER
AVomea Bonad for. Portland to See
Foster Adams. v '
CINCINNATI. O.. Feb. 20. (SpeoIaU
After having believed for 2d years that
Foster Adams, her father, was dead, Mrs.
Maude Gross, accompanied by her hus
band, left today for Portland, Or., to see
him.
Mrs. Grose, several days ago, received
a letter from her father saying he had
accumulated a small fortune, and. If she
would come West, he would huy her a
home. Another married daughter is a
resident of Louisville. Ky., and she will
.share In the good fortune of the Clncin-JnatLjr-woman.
She. too. Is on her way to
"Portland. Her name Is Mrs. James Hazel.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
" The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 30
, deg.l minimum, '44. Precipitation. 1.41 ot
an Inch.
TODAY'S Rain. Freah southerly breese.
1'oreljra.
.Germany and France guspend separate nego
tiations on Morocco ana Germany m&Kcs
new demands In conference. Pace 1.
Turkey gives Germany naval base In Med
- .lterrancan, though other powers protest.
?age 1.
Rtiisli renews encroachments in Mongolia,
though China refuses concessions. Page 4.
Hungarian .coalition decides to carry light
tp electors. Page -4.
t Xatloaal.
Senate debates pure food. bill. Page Z.
Ta'rt-. discusses Panama, Canal In public
. " speech. Page 3.
Action on Bristol case delayed. Page S.
Bouse committee agrees on investigation of
cotl and oil monopolies. Page 2.
Garfield denies he promised 'packers Im-
nulty. Page- 1.
Senate committee near agreement on rate
bllL Page 4.
Politic.
Pittsburg elects reform Mayor after bitter
contest. Page 2. . ,
Philadelphia reformers split and elect mixed
ticket for Council.. Page 2.
Domestic.
Dr. Chase, ot Salem. Mass., loses contest on
wife's will. Page 3.
Susan B. Anthony stricken with paralysis.
Page 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Longworth start from Tampa
for Havana. Page 1.
Divorce law convention declares against
tramp divorces and for Federal divorce
law. Page 4.
Pacific Ce&At.
Preliminary examination of Federation offi
cials at Caldwell, Idaho, today. Page 1.
Record ot Suspect Orchard In Colorado.
Page 2.
Pacific University wins fight against licensed
saloons at Forest Grove. Page 5.
Canadian Pacific Is said to be back: ot the
North Coast Company. Page 3.
Spiritualists annoy Spokane pastor and he
appeals to the police. Page S.
Oregon Express Is wrecked in California.
engineer killed in landslide. Page 6.
Corasicrclal and Marine.
No immediate prospect of higher prices in
wheat market. Page IS.
May wheat closes lower at Chicago. Page 15.
Break. In San Francisco wheat market.
Page 15.
In call loaa rate at New York. Page 15.
Small supply of wool in East. Page 15.
Grain exporters commend O. R. & X. Co.
for absorbing discriminating differential
levied against Portland by sailing-ship own
ers combine. Page 14.
San Francisco steamboat captain loses his
naturalization papers. Page 14.
FertUad and Vicinity.
Council consnltte begins investigation of
Gas Company. Page 10.
Rapid rise in realty values ahown by com
parisons of sales. Page 21.
Anti-Saloon League employes minor wbo
drinks la disorderly houses to get evidence.
Page 16.
Opening of Stark, efcreet Is projected. Page 11.
Thirty dayst for woman who stole money from
asaoclate. Page 16.
Record ot day's work in the Municipal
Court. Page 16.
Chlscae In fear ot highbinder vengeance asks
police to save him. Page 14.
CobbcU committee- favors Mount Hood fran-
calse. Page 10.
GERMANY AGAIN
REBUFFS FRANCE
Proposes Terms With Regard
to Morocco Which Ignore
Her Claims.
WHITE ALONE IS HOPEFUL
While Obstructing French: Alms in
Western Mediterranean, Kaiser
Secures From Turkey Is'uyal
Station in" Aegean Sea.
PLAN TO BREAK. UP CONFERENCE
ALGECIRAS. Feb. 21. (Special.)
There is every indication Germany has
been foolinr the powers In the Moroc
can conference. This became evident
today, when the delegates from tliat
country made an attempt to estab
lish a state bank which would totally
Ism ore the position of France as the
principal creditor of Morocco.
The project waa undoubtedly de
signed to precipitate action In break
ing up the conference. The neutral
powers are amazed at this move by
Germany,, as they considered, the
French propcoals very reasonable.
ALGECIRAS. Feb. 20. France's and
Germany's projects for the creation of a
state bank In Morocco were submitted
to the conference today. Germany's pro
posal created even a worse Impression
among the French and British delegates
than did last night's rejection of the
French project relative to police. Both
the French and British delegates con
sider that the German proposition shows
an absolute disregard of France's posi
tion as the largest and privileged creditor
of Morocco, and that France should be
given every power-controlling capacity of
the administrative body without reference
to preferential claims relative to existing
loans.
Other points with regard to control of
the finances of Morocco also aroused ob
jections. Count von Tattenbach. the ju
nior German, delegate, has repeatedly ex
pressed the view that the settlement ot
the bank question .was merely delayed by
the necessity of first dealing with the po
lice, and this has led the French and
British .delegates to the belief that Ger
many was willing- to effect a compromise
on the financial controversy in return for
French moderation regarding police. They
consider that France's consent to enter
tain Germany's demand in the police
amply proves her desire for the success
of the conference, and therefore the un
compromising nature of the German pro
posal is very disappointing to them.
Many of the delegates ot the other
powers also take a pessimistic view of
the situation; but Henry White, the head
of the American delegation, is still In
clined to believe that there Is a possi
bility of an eventual agreement.
GETS ISLAND FROM TURKEY
Germany Given Xaval Base in Medi
terranean Amid Many Protests.
LONDON, Feb. 20. (Special.) Germany
Is on the point of stealing a brilliant
march o"n the other European powers by
obtaining great industrial concessions and
a coaling station on the Aegean Sea. The
Sultan of Turkey, to whom Thasos be
longs politically, issued an irade last Sep
tember granting a concession for a num
ber of sold mines on the island to German
subjects. Austria and France Immediately
protested on the ground that the same
mines had already been conceded to Aus
trian and French subjects. Britain also
protested, declaring that tho first Khedive
of Egypt hailed from. Thaaos and that
the Island belonged to the jurisdiction of
Egypt.
The Sultan ignored Britain's claim, but
agreed to indemnify the Austrian and
French subjects whose concessions would
be seized.
Then Germany, promising the Sultan
financial and diplomatic support in sev
eral stipulated contingencies, asked for
the cession of a coaling station. It is
reported that this either has been, or
is about to be, granted.
The British government is thoroughly
aroused and Sir Nicholas O'Connor, the
British .Ambassador to Turkey, Is using
all his power at Constantinople to defeat
Germany's purpose.
Thasos Is rich In gold, silver, marble,
oil, honey and fruits, but Its chief Im
portance Is strategic. It will gfve Ger
many a fine naval position in the Eastern
Mediterranean.
Bulgarians say that Germany has just
secured another 200-mile railway conces
sion In Asia Minor and add that, if she
can establish a maritime stronghold on
Thasos, she can well afford to abandon
the grand diversion over Morocco.
HOLDS OUT BAIT TO KAISER
French Envoy Proposes Compromise
on 3Ioroccan Affairs.
LONDON, Feb. 21. The correspondent
at Copenhagen of the Daily Mail learns
that Baron de Courcel. who represented
the French government at the funeral of
King Christian, tried to obtain an agree
ment with Germany on the Moroccan
question by using French financial Influ
ence. He offered on behalf of the French
government, the correspondent asserts, to
open the Paris Bourse to dealings in Ger
man Industrial shares, thus reversing the
recent refusal of France to accede to the
request of the great German electrical
companies to get their shares quoted in
Paris.
Baron de Courcel, the dispatch con
tinues, offered to permit dealings In these
and other German industrials, provided
.(Concluded on page 2.)