VOL,. XL-VL. 0. 14,509.
PORTLAND. OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
TO ME
STAND FOR STATE
Orchard'sAlleged Part
ner in Crime
MUCH TO TELL IF HE WILL
Little Choice Left for Self-Con-fessed
Criminal.
FACTS FROM INNER CIRCLE
prosecution Promises Long List of
Sensations When tl Comes to Cor
roborating Testimony ol Orch
ard Witnesses Gathering.
BOISE,- Idaho, June 9. (Special.) The
announcement that Steve Adams is be
ing brought here by the state and that he
will be put on the stand in corroboration
of Orchard's statements has created great
Interest. It Is not known what the state
proposes to do with him, but it evidently
feels it is in a position to use him to
advantage, notwithstanding the fact that
he repudiated the confession he made
last year.
As a result of Adams' visit to Tellurlde
with Bulkeley Wells last year, the offi
cers there are in possession of an im
mense amount of evidence respecting his
crimes, particularly the murder of Ar
thur Collins, and it is believed he will
certainly hang if the officers down there
get hold of him. Further, it is thought
very likely the state will succeed in con
victing him on the next trial for the
murder of Fred Tyler in Shoshone
County.
His Colorado Crimes.
At Tellurlde. Adams guided the officers
to places where the remains of some of
the victims of murders there in 1902 were
buried. He spent one night at the Col
lins' house. While there he was asked to
point out the spot' where he stood when
he fired the charge of buckshot into the
Toom and killed the mine manager. He
walked directly to the point which had
been found at the time. Its direction
from the window was determined by the
course of one shot which passed through
the sash of the window. Following that
course, the officers found where the
murderer stood, 60 feet away. The
marks of his feet were there, and there
lay an empty shell. When asked to
point out the spot. Adams did so without
hesitation. He talked freely, giving the
officers a mass of Information, most of
which has been checked up and fully cor
roborated. Take Choice and Hang for It.
There would seem to be two ropes
around his neck, and he will have a hard
choice to make if he refuses to stand by
his original statement. There is no pos
sibility that he can gain Immunity by
testifying, but It would seem as though he
would take the chance of getting some
consideration in return for standing by
his statement made to Detective McPar
land. A section of the confession was
Introduced at his trial at Wallace in
February and he admitted he told it all
excepting the one fact that he fired the
hot that killed Tyler. He also admit
ted he made the statements voluntarily,
being told there was no case against him.
So he will have to face the original state
ment and his Bworn evidence on the
stand. It is a peculiar feature of that
confession that it was taken in several
parts, subscribed and sworn to sepa
rately. The other sections have never
been made public.
William O'Neill, who keeps the hotel
at the head of navigation on the St. Joo,
where Orchard and Simpkins stopped in
the Fall of 1905, is here as a witness. An
other hotelkeeper who has arrived is Mrs.
John Gern, who kept the Belmont House
in Denver, under which Pettibone kept his
In the center of the group eland
Richardson (at the left of Mr. Hodson),
are surrounded by Omaha men.
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store. She will also appear for the state.
Where He Got Peabody Bomb.
Sheriff Bailey, of Shoshone County, is
here. It is understood he will give testi
mony respecting the finding of the Pea
body bomb in the river at "Wallace, the
bomb which Orchard brought from Colo
rado, and which he discarded on the ad
vice of Simpkins as being too heavy, giv
ing it to a man named Cunningham. An
other man who knows something of that
bomb is Joseph Roach, of Denver, a
plumber. Orchard took the sheet lead
from which the case of the bomb was
made to this man to have holes bored in
It. He asked Orchard what he intended
to do with the perforated lead and the
latter said he intended to raise cactus
plants in it. ,
G. W. Rich Is another witness on the
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Steve Adams. Alleged Partner of
Harry Orchard, Witness for the
State In the Haywood Trial.
ground. He kept the Tupper House at
Pocatello at the time Steve Adams went
down there in 1904 to kill the train load
of nonunion miners. Four witnesses are
on the way from Ogden to testify to
Adams getting money from Haywood to
get him out of jail in that city. Ex-Governor
Peabody, of Colorado, is due to ar
rive in the morning.
Sensations Yet to Come.
Attorneys for the state say the interest
In this trial will grow more pronounced
as the witnesses come on after Orchard is
released. The latter will be re-examined
by the state and that will extend the
period of his stay on the stand. It is
thought the defense will get through with
him In two more days, but that Is not
certain, and it seems likely that he will
be on at least until Wednesday .night.
The testimony following, it Is said, will
be of the most interesting character,
and that will certainly be true when- it
comes to the turn of Steve Adams to
go on.' The feeling is that the develop
ments will be rapid and sensational
throughout and that the story as thus
rounded out will become more and more
absorbing. .
It Is the present intention of the state
to put on its witnesses for the corrobor
ation of Orchard's testimony immediately
after Orchard finishes. Steve Adams will
be the last on that branch of the sub
ject so far as now known. Adams will
be taken to the county Jail upon his ar
rival here tomorrow morning and will be
kept there. The officers have feared an
effort would be made to intercept him
with a writ of habeas corpus while pass
ing through Oregon, but that does not
seem likely.
LONG LIST OF BLOODY CRIMES
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Adams' Detailed Confession Is Said
to Surpass That of Orchard's.
BOISE, Idaho. June 9. Steve Adams,
another prisoner witness for the state in
the case against W. D. Haywood, is now
on his way to Boise, coming from the Jail
at Wallace, where he is held pending
trial on the charge of murder. Adams,
according to Harry Orchard, was the
partner of the great assassinator in many
of the "bumplng-off" expeditions, success
ful and unsuccessful, to which. Orchard
has made confession. Adams had also
confessed last year, but, unlike Orchard,
he repudiated the document when he
faced the gallows. The confession is.
however, sworn and in writing. It shows
careful correction and interlineation in
Adams' own handwriting. Astounding
though it may seem, those who have seen
Adams' confession say It surpasses Or-
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OMAHA EXCURSIONISTS AND DELEGATION THAT WELCOMED THEM, JUST AFTER THE SPECIAL TRAIN HAD ARRIVED AT THIS PORTLAND UNION DEPOT, ,
Governor Sheldon of Nebraska and Governor Chamberlain ot Oregon. At the left hand ot Governor Sheldon, wearing white Portland- ribbons, are C. W. Hodson. president Portland Commercial Club (partly In tront of Governor Sheldon): 8. O.. Keed and Tom
and E. C. Giltner (behind Mr. Hodson and Mr. Keed). At the right hand of Governor Chamberlain are M. Mossessohn. George W. Hoyt (partly behind Governor Chamberlain), William McMurray, W. B. Glafke, A. F. Swensson and T. O. Northrup. They
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TOKIO .WML PLOT
COMES TO LIGHT
Party Agents Active
in Washington.
PROGRESSIVES PLAN COUP
Scheme to Overthrow Japa
nese Ministry.
THEN DEMAND AN APOLOGY
Wonld Also Ask Indemnity From
United States for San Francisco
Troubles Japanese Delegates
' Visit Ambassador Aokl.
WASHINGTON, June 9. That the Japanese-Pacific
Coast and the Progressives,
a political party of Japanese, have en
tered Into an alliance which has the ear
marks of an International conspiracy,
with the overthrow of the present minis
try in Japan and the annulment of the
clause in the immigration bill excluding
Japanese coolie labor from continental
United States, as the ultimate objects,
was learned authoritatively here today.
The preliminary steps in this scheme, it
Is said, will be to Induce the Toklo gov
ernment to recall Viscount Aokl. the Jap
anese Ambassador to the United States,
for the alleged acts of violence against
Japanese subjects residing in San Fran
cisco. With this end in view, representatives
of the faction hostile to the Saonjl min
istry have been in Washington to consult
with the Japanese Ambassador and the
State Department officials regarding the
objectionable clause W tho immigration
bill, the California school Question and
the recent riots in San Francisco. The
report which they have sent to Toklo,
it Is alleged, will form the basis of a sys
tematic campaign to bring about anti
American demonstrations in Japan, and
to force Minister Hayashi,. if possible,
to demand indemnity and an apology on
account of the Japanese disturbances in
San Franeisco.
Turned Down by Ambassador.
These facts became known today for
the first time when it was learned that
T. Takahashi, representative of the Se
attle Japanese Society; O. Noda, repre
sentative of the San Francisco Japanese
Society, and K. Kawakami, staff repre
sentative of the Torozu (daily newspaper)
of Toklo, came to Washington on April
21 and remained until May 12, during
which they were negotiating with the
Japanese Ambassador looking to the an
nouncement of the Japanese immigration
limitation law.
This delegation failed in its purpose,
and it Is stated, after charging Ambas
sador Aoki with treachery to the Japa
nese of the Pacific Coast and with mis
representing conditions to his home gov
ernment, they telegraphed to Ototaka
Yamaoka, the personal representative of
Count Okuma, who was awaiting their
report in Seattle, with the request that
he communicate with the anti-administration
leaders In Toklo. Messrs. Taka
hashi, Noda and Kawakami had an in
terview with Assistant Secretary of State
Bacon on May 8. They then telegraphed
Yamaoka that they were dissatisfied
with the attitude of the State Depart
ment, and urged the necessity of carry
ing the fight to Japan. Acting upon this
suggestion Yamaoka sailed for Japan on
May 14, on the steamer Akl, and it was
pointed out today that the renewal of
the anti-administration agitation in the
Japanese press has begun since his arri
val in Toklo, May 28. It is also believed
here that he prompted the deputation of
progressives to call on Foreign Minister
Hayashi for an explanation of the gov
ernment's apparent "inaction and want
of efficiency in the presence of the grave
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EVENTS OF COMING- WEEK
Take- T'n Peace Movement.
Peace as demanded by enlightened
public opinion and modern clvillra- -tion
will bo the chief toolc of the
world this - -week at the second
Hague conference, which has been -called
to meet at Th. Netherlands
capital by the Emperor of Russia.
The Congress will assemble on June
15, and representatives of 46 coun-
' tries will be In attendance.
Roosevelt at Jamestown.
President Roosevelt will be at the
Jamestown Exposition again on
Monday to deliver two addresses and
take part in the celebration of
Georgia Day. After reviewing the
fleet of American and foreign war
vessels, he will deliver .his first ad- '
dress from the grandstand at the
Exposition. A parade will follow. after
which the President will visit the
negro exhibit and the Georgia build
ing,, where he will be given a recep
tion by the women commissioners.
In the afternoon he will address the
National Educational Association,
and then he will return to Washing
ton. Busy Week of Taft.
Secretary of War Taft Is sched
uled to deliver several addresses
during his Western trip this week.
Monday -night he will make an ad
dress at Milwaukee. On Tuesday he
will visit the Rock Island arsenal at
Davenport, and be the guest of the
Press Club. On Wednesday he will
speak at Minnesota University at
Minneapolis, and Friday night he
will dine with the Commercial Club
at St. Paul. '
Conference of Charities.
The National Conference of Chart
ties will meet at Minneapolis June
12 to 19. Archbishop Ireland will
preach the annual sermon.
President Roosevelt will leave
Washington for his Summer home at
Oyster Bay Wednesday.
diplomatic questions with the United
States."
The report which Yamaoka carried to
the elder statesmen. It is believed here.
Is responsible for the attitude of the op
position newspapers in urging the concen
tration of Japanese National efforts
toward the settlement of the San Fran
cisco question by forcing an apology from
this Government for the alleged insults
growing out of the school question and
the recent attack on the Japanese restau
rants. Yamaoka, who brought -about the alli
ance with the Japanese of the Pacific
Coast, Is now one of the recognized lead
ers of the Progressives, a faction led by
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum . temperature, 64
degrees; minimum, 52 degTeetw .
TODAY'S Rain; southerly wlnda.
Foreign.
President Cabrera of Guatemala assassinat
ed. Page 1. ,
Winegrowers protest against adulteratloit
Page 2.
National.
Japanese war party plotting to overthrow
Toklo ministry. Page 1.
Senator Bourne secures presence of Cruiser
Charleston for Portland Rose Festival.
Page IS.
America to be active participant at The
Hague. Page 2.
Domestic
Arthur Brisbane says Mrs. Eddy Is fully
capable of taking care of her affairs.
Page L
Lid on tight at St. Paul, first time In hls-
tory of city. Page 3.
President Delano, of Wabash Road, says
heavy rails are mor.e dangerous than
light ones. Page 2.
Pacific Coast.
Steve Adams to take witness stand for the
state. Page 1. ,
Steamer Wynerlo fights flames on high
seas. Page 4.
South channel at mouth of Columbia now
has 23 feet of water; may become main
waterway. Page 8.
Sports.
Brewers beat Trunkmakers, 7 to 6; Frakes
defeat Cubs, 8 to 5. Page 6.
Beavers defeat Seals, 5 to 1. Page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Omaha business men's excursion arrives.
Page 1.
Masons have many sessions here this week.
Page -4.
Telegram girls return with poor opinion
of the East. Page 9.
Portland Woodmen hold annual memorial
exercises. Page 4.
Protestant churches observe Children's day.
Page 4.
Man who lost himself Is Dr. Fred H. Van
Tassle, of Berkeley. Page 8.
Attorney Ralph Dunlway, In address to So
cialists, points out that city election and
bond issues are grossly irregular.- Page 13.
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Arthur Brisbane Writes
of Mrs., Eddy's Life.
BRUTALITY OF "NEXT FRIENDS"
Attempt to Take, Her Property
Thus Characterized.
MENTAL VIGOR UNUSUAL
Result of Interview Convinces Writer
That Christian Science Leader Is
Well Able to Look Out for
Herself and Her Property.
BOSTON, Mass., June 9. (Special.) The
most recent light thrown upon the men
tal condition of Mrs. Mary Baker G.
Eddy, upon which question a hearing is
to be held tomorrow in the Superior Court
at Concord, N. H., comes from an inter
view had with her Saturday by Arthur
Brisbane, the newspaper and magazine
writer. Mr. Brisbane tonight outlined his
observations while with Mrs. Eddy as
follows:
"I visited Mrs. Eddy as the representa
tive of the Cosmopolitan Magazine. I
had a long and extremely interesting talk
with her. The conditions of Mrs. Eddy's
home at Concord are, briefly, as follows:
Those about her are devoted to her. She
is in absolute control of her own move
ments and mistress of her entire house
hold, that is evident. Mrs. Eddy Is thor
oughly competent to take care of herself
and of her business.
"The suggestion that she should be de
prived of her personal liberty, or of the
property that she has earned, is prepos
terous and shameful. For a woman of
her age she is 86 years old her mental
vigor and clearness of thought is most
unusual. I had every opportunity of con
vincing myself thoroughly as to her men
tal and physical condition. She talks
clearly, logically. She reads beautifully.
With a voice very musical and of great
power. She understands business mat
ters thoroughly. She speaks with intense
feeling and gratitude of her friends and
their devotion. To accuse these friends
of conspiracy against her welfare is, in
my opinion, disgraceful.
'I shall say at length in the Cosmo
politan what I feel most deeply, namely,
that if (Mrs. Eddy in her old age should
be deprived by law of her fortune, of the
right to dispose of it, or of the right to
dispose of herself, the act would be out
rageous And it would cause Just appre
hension in the minds of all women past
three score and ten and possessed of
property that might arouse the cupidity
or the interest of outsiders.
"Mrs. Eddy lives under Ideal conditions
of comfort, happiness and contentment.
It would be sheer brutality on the part of
the so-called "next friends' or any other
to interfere with her life as It is today.
"To interfere with Mrs. Eddy's life, to
take away from her her complete liberty
of action, would be a shameful outrage,
and I am convinced that no court will en
courage the effort. I shall write you more
fully before preparing the article that I
have promised.
(Signed) "ARTHUR BRISBANH"
WILL SEND WARSHIP .HERE
Cruiser Charleston to Be Feature
of the Rose Festival.
ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 9. The cruiser Charleston,
flagship of the Pacific sg.ua.dron. was to
day ordered to Portland to participate in
the rose festival, beginning June 19, and
to remain in the harbor and take part
in the Fourth of July celebration. This
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order was issued by the Secretary of the
Navy by direction of the President.
A week ago Senator Bourne requested
that the ships of the Pacific squadron be
sent to Portland to participate In these
two celebrations, but he found the Navy
Department disinclined to carry out the
wishes of the people of Oregon, because
the Department has established a new
policy of maintaining the fleets as units
in the interest of the service, and it had
been decided to make no special details
of this character.
The Senator then took the matter to the
President and interested him. It was
discovered that all the large ships of the
Pacific squadron are now out of commis
sion except the Charleston and one torpedo-boat
destroyer. When it was ascer
tained that the Charleston, drawing 25
feet of water, could safely cross the bar
and ascend the river to Portland, the
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held by Arthur Brisbane and
Pronounced by Him Competent of
Managing Her Own Affairs.
President saw to It that the flagship was
detailed as above stated.
FALLS BY ASSASSIN'S HAND
PRESIDENT OF GUATEMALA RE
PORTED SLAIN.
Meager Message of the Crime Has
Been Received in Mexico City.
Details Not Obtainable.
MEXICO CITY, June 9. The Associated
Press office here received a message from
the Oaxaca Herald at a late hour tonight
saying that a private message had been
received In Oaxaca saying that President
Cabrera, of Guatemala, had been assassi
nated. No further details could be ob
tained up to this time.
Owing to the lateness of the hour, it
was difficult to see officials In an en
deavor to corroborate the story. Minis
ter Manuel Glron, the Guatemalan repre
sentative to Mexico, was seen at his
home, but knew nothing of the alleged
assassination. Dr. Francis Reyes, ex
Minister of Foreign Relations in Salva
dor, who is now in this city, declared that
if the report was true it meant revolu
tion in Guatemala.
The report has caused great excitement
in this capital, but there is a disposition
to discredit the story. The message con
veying the report of the assassination of
President Cabrera was received by the
daughters of General Barrundia, who
was formerly a President of Guatemala,
and who himself was assassinated some
years ago. The message follows:
The daughters of ex-President Barrundia
of Guatemala, who live In this town, have
received a telegram from Guatemala saying
that President Cabrera has been assassinat
ed. President Barrundia was assassinated
some years ago on board an American
war. vessel, and his daughters are known
to have large interests in Guatemala.
WASHINGTON, June 9. Manuel Estra
da Cabrera, President of the Republic of
Guatemala, reported assassinated in
Guatemala City today, was 47 years of
age. He came to the front in Guatemala
during the battles which followed the
death of President Barrios, who was also
assassinated. Cabrera kept himself con
stantly surrounded by a strong guard of
soldiers, and it is said that all his meals
were cooked by his own mother, because
of Cabrera's fear of assassination by
poisoning. In July, 1906, Cabrera attract
ed the attention of the world by a war
which .threatened to involve Guatemala,
Salvador and Nicaragua. The United
States sent one of her battleships and the
matter was settled by the representatives
of the states on board the American war
ship. .
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OMAHA IN CITY
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Business Men Arrive
on Tour ot West
TRAVEL IN LUXURIOUS STYLE
Citizens Gather at Depot to
Welcome Excursionists.
MEETING OF GOVERNORS
Members of Party Spend Day Quletl''
in Visiting Friends Forma'
Reception Will Be Ten
dered Them Today.
Listen to the song I sing,
Omaha, my Omaha.
'While we are on the wing,
Omaha, my Omaha.
Voicing this refrain, 100 business and
professional men of the Nebraska me
tropolis disembarked at the Union Depot
early yesterday morning from the spe
cial train that is carrying them through
the Northwest on one of the most ex
tensive commercial excursions ever under
taken. Eigthy-flve of the leading busi
ness houses of Omaha are represented in
the party that is combining business and
pleasure by traveling with all possible
convenience and forming friendships and
closer trade relations with the people
of the many cities visited.
Although the hour of their arrival was
6 o'clock there was a large delegation on
hand to welcome the visitors' when they
reached Portland. W. B. Glafke, heading
a committee from three local commer
cial bodies, was chairman of the delega
tion, and Governor Chamberlain was there
to greet George L. Sheldon, Governor of
Nebraska, who is a member of the party.
In the official committee were also in
cluded President Hodson and Manager
Richardson, of the Commercial Club;
President .Reed and Secretary Giltner, of
the Chamber of Commerce; President
Nash, of the Board of Trade, and others.
There were also present many citizens
who are former residents of Nebraska,
to meet friends in the party.
Visit Friends in Portland.
As eoon as the cordial but informal
welcome had been given, and the Nebras
kans presented with huge bunches of
beautiful Oregon roses, many left the
train to become guests of Portland
friends. Although the party makes its
headquarters on the train,' hardly half
a dozen remained in the Pullmans during
the day, the majority visiting acquaint
ances here. A large number of Portland
people claim Nebraska as their former
home and they lost no time In calling and
extending courtesies, to the tourists.
At the request of the Omaha party no
formal entertainment was arranged for
them yesterday. They have been on the
road a week and desired an opportunity
to rest or spend Sunday sightseeing at
their leisure. All entertainment was
therefore postponed until today, when
there will be a ride over the scenic car
lines ot the city and a reception and
luncheon at the Commercial Club.
In tire visiting party are some of the
most prominent citizens of Omaha. While
they are spending much of their time in
Beelng the beauties of the country, the
excursion is essentially a business men's
-affair. The representatives of the large
Jobbing bouses are meeting the dealers
in their respective lines and urging the
advantages of Omaha as a trading point.
They are enthusiastic boosters for their
home city, distributing advertising litera
ture and giving information to all those
whom they meet.
To those. of the party who have not
before visited this district the Pacific
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