VOL. XLVI.-XO 14,514.
PORTLAND. OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DRAG OUT STORY
AGIST HIS WILL
State Will Yet Make
Adams Witness.
GIVE CONFESSION TO JURY
Field Glasses Play Important
Part in Trial.
PROVING ORCHARD'S STORY
Direct Evidence That Fettlbone Sent
Him Money While Flotting
Against Bradley Adams Ap
pealed to Haywood for Aid.
BOISE, Idaho, June 14. -(Special.)
There Is a story' behind the appearance
of Steve Adams and the man Williams
at Ogden, as testified to by witnesses
from that place today, and the finding
of four revolvers and a pair of field
glasses on them was particularly sug
gesttve. That was on June 3, 1803. The
men were "beating their way" east In a
freight car a car of fruit The story of
that trip does not come out in this case.
It was told by Adams In his confession,
which he has repudiated. The two men
were sent to San Francisco that Spring
to kill Fred W. .Bradley, so It Is alleged.
but did not succeed, and they were on
their way back to Denver. For some
reason they could not get' at ' their in
tended victim.
Both Used Field Glasses.
A point that .will attract attention is
that they had a pair of -field-glasses.
Harry Orchard also had a pair of field
glasses when he was arrested at Cald
well. He testified to the- 'use' to which
they were put by him-examlnation-of tiro
premises of his victim from a' distance.
Adams had glasses for a similar purpose,
so he might make minute investigation
without getting so close as to be ob
served. He was outfitted ior his work
In regulation manner, and with the
glasses he could spy upon persona or
places from a distance, thus avoiding the
danger of attracting attention.
Jailed at Ogden, he called on Haywood
for assistance, sending the telegram
which Is now being proved in court and
saying the money was required for his
purpose. A singular feature of the mat
ter is that the pair of glasses was stolen
and was not recovered until some time
later, shortly before the beginning of the
trial of this case.
The reader will ask: "What connec
tion is there between this testimony
about Adams telegraphing to Haywood
from Ogden in 1903 for money to get him
out of his scrape (which money, it will
be "shown, he received In response to
his message) and the murder of Gov
ernor Steunenberg? This evidence Is
lor the purpose of proving the general
conspiracy in which, it Is alleged, Hay
wood was engaged. It is proposed to
Bhow that Haywood was sending money
to Adams because Adams was a murder
agent of the conspiracy. But how is that
to be done?
How to Make Adams Tell.
That raises the other question. What
Is the state going to do with Adams?
There Is no official information on that
point, but the belief prevails that the
state intends to get the Adams confession
before the Jury. Adams states he will
not testify for the state. James Kirwan,
acting secretary of the Western Federa
tion, told the convention In Denver the
. man would testify for the defense. If
the state puts him on the stand and he
surprises It by telling a story different
from that sworn to in his confession. It
will be able to put the confession in, just
as part of it was put in at Wallace. If
he should undertake to testify for the
defense, it could likewise bring out his
confession to confound him.
But what If he should remain mute,
simply claiming the right to refuse to
testify on the ground that he might in
criminate himself? That is what seems
to be anticipated, and there is a belief
the state will claim the right to read
the confession to him section by section,
asking If he made each statement. Some
attorneys here hold it Is permissible un
der the Idaho statutes and that the court
would undoubtedly permit the prosecu
tion to read every line of the confession
lo Adonis, asking him as to each state
ment therein contained.
The state today told the court that the
Ogden Incident In the career of Adams
would be connected up. It cannot be
connected up very well unless It be
shown directly that -Adams was on a
murder mission for the men accused of
being parties to the conspiracy, and the
offering of the testimony strengthens the
impression that ' the' prosecution ' is' pre
pared to get the confession of Adams
before the Jury- "
There is another . possibility . that
Adams will come into line and testify
squarely for the state. If so, it will be
one of the greatest chapters of the trial,
for. if be should relate the story be told
in his confession. It would be as horri
fying as that narrated by Orchard.-
ORCHARD IS CORROBORATED
State Begins to Supply Missing Links
In tli Chain of Testimony.
BOISE, Idaho, June 14. The prosecu
yoa In the Steunenberg murder trial to
day, entering in earnest upon the ' sub
stantiation and corroboration of Harry
Orchard's testimony, showed a continuous
thread of evidence connecting George Pet
tlbone's store in Denver with Orchard at
San Francisco, engaged on the Bradley
murder plot; partly developed another
direct line by which it is hoped to show
that Haywood engaged and paid Steve
Adams for the same' desperate, work, and
added several touches of confirmation to
Orchard's general story.
Officials of the Postofflces at Ban Fran
cisco and Denver produced final records
showing that in August, 1904, a registered
letter was sent under the name of "J.
Wolff" ,from the address of Pettibone's
store In Denver to "J. Dempsey" at the
Golden West Hotel in San Francisco. Or.
chard swore that be stayed at the Golden
West under an alias that was .either
"Dempsey" or "Hogan"; that Pettlbone
used the aliases of "Wolff" and "Pat
Bone," and that under the name of
Wolff. Pettlbone in the month mentioned
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Peter A. Stolypln, Russian Premier,
Who Threatens to Dissolve Doums
Unless Conspirators Are Arrested.
sent him a registered letter containing
$100 to pay his expenses while engaged
in. the Bradley murder.
- . Adams' Arrest In' Ogden.
Police officials of Ogden established the
arrest there in June, 1903, of Steve Adams
and A. T. Williams. They were sealed
up In an eastbound car loaded with fruit
and when arrested for trespass, - each
had a brace 'of revolvers. When released
through the Influence of a detective who
was a brother Mason of Ada,ms, they
went straight to the office of the Western
Union- and -sent a telegram to Haywood
at Denver. The defense headed oft an
attempt to get the contents of the tele
gram before the Jury, but the state In
dicated that it would return to the
charge later and further develop the in
cident when It has broadened Us founda-1
tion. . '
The state, through an official of the
Western Union, produced the original of
a telegram supposed to have been cent
by Fred Miller, of Spokane, now recorded
as one of Haywood's counsel, to Harry
Orchard after the latter was arrested at
Caldwell for the Steunenberg murder,
-but did not introduce it because Its
identification is still insufficient. The
state also got an order from the court
directing the Western Union to produce
Its records to show that Haywood sent
money to Adams at Ogden.
Adnms Is Defiant.
. WJien the. Ogden testimony was intro
duced, Steve Adams was brought into
court under guard to be identified. Adams'
name has run all through the trial, but
this was his first appearance in person.
Adams seemed in a defiant humor and
walked to a point directly In front of
the Jury and gazed steadily at the witness
confronting him.
Besides its work on the Pettibone-Or-chard
and Haywood-Adams lines, the
state produced several witnesses who con
firmed features of Orchard's story as to
the Bradley affair, the first descent into
the Vindicator mine with-the object of
doing violence; the, final success of the
Vindicator plot and the circumstances
under which Detective Lyte Gregory was
killed.
Aside from its fight against the admis
sion of all the evidence offered by the
state on the general ground that it was
in no way connected with the accused,
the defense contented Itself with showing
that all of the witnesses had been located
and Interviewed by Pinkerton detectives,
and that they had been given advances of
expense' 'teoney through Pinkerton
agencies.
PROVING ORCHARD'S VERACITY
Prosecution Substantiates His Story
in Three Main Particulars.
BOSIE, Idaho, June 14. U B. Gulb
blnnl, the " San Francisco grocer,
who introduced Harry Orchard, then
known as "Barry. to the servants
in the Bradley household, was the
first witness in the Haywood trial
today. He said that Orchard came to
his store, hung around and spent con
siderable money. Orchard asked ques
tions about the Bradley household,
asked to be Introduced to the servants,
and asked Gulbbinni to get him a room
In the neighborhood. Mr. Gulbbinni saw
Orchard moving his luggage the night
before the Bradley house was dyna
mited. He also saw the poisoned milk.
Mr. Gulbbinni described the result of the
bomb Orchard placed at the front door
leading to the Bradley apartments in
Washington street. The whole front of
the house was blown out. Mr. Gulbbinni
said he saw Orchard at his store the
day the explosion occurred.
The defense renewed the tactics of yes
terday by moving to strike out the tes
timony of the witness as not connecting
Haywood with the offense charged.
Mr. Darrow, on cross-examination,
devoted himself to learning the condi
tions under which the witness was
brought to Boise to testify. Gulbbinni
said the detectives came to him and told
him he had to come to Boise and there
was no use "trying to dodge It."
"So they were going to kidnap you?"
commented Mr. Darrow.
"No, sir," said the witness, "they Just
told me I had to come."
Mr. Gulbbinni got C00 to cover the ex
penses of the trip. He told the detectives
(Concluded
ONLY AGITATORS
TALK ABOUT
Deprecated by Japan's
Real Leaders.
MAKING NO WAR PREPARATIONS
Seek Legal Compensation
From California.
FULL TRUST IN AMERICA
Exaggerated Reports Come From the
- Yellow Journals of Japan Col
lision With United SKates Con
sidered Wholly Improbable.
TOKIO, June 14. (Special.) The real
leaders and best people of Japan depre
cate talk -of war with America. Frothy
agitators and yellow Journals have sprung
up and are responsible for the exagger
ated reports, but , they have no more
weight than similar men and Journals
in the United States.
High authorities say that current
stories of war preparations are canards,
pure and simple, and that a collision be
tween Japan and the United . States In
connection with' the San Francisco trou
bles Is wholly improbable. ' The Japa
nese government trusts that America is
taking every means to deal with the
present situation in the" most impartial
manner. '
No recovery for individual losses will
be demanded of the Federal Government
Measures already have been taken to
secure compensation from the municipal
ity concerned in accordance with the law
of California. Circumstances still pre
clude taking any other action, and no
doubt is felt here that the American
authorities will give the proper Judg
ment. It is firmly believed that the
whole matter will be amicably settled. '
But frequent .. anti-Japanese move
ments in the future would affect Japa
nese opinion unfavorably and the gov
ernment therefore earnestly hopes that
America will take the mo6t effective
means to prevent a recurrence of the
troubles. The authorities for these rea
sons expressed themselves to the corre
spondent as positive that the San Fran
cisco question would not affect the rela
tions of Japan and America.
The Kokumin Shlmbun.Mn an editorial
headed "'Peace," says:
"Do not make the mistake of think
ing that we want merely a temporizing
peace; the ententes that are being nego
tiated Include co-operation with America
and an approchement with Germany.
They do not formulate arrangements as
to internal relations from the standpoint
of Japan alone, but are for the' purpose
of assuring peace throughout the Far
Bast and the world at large. We want
MORAL: BETTER AN
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peace In. common? with" other countries
aad -at the - same time advancement of
national strength by productive activity.'
MAY LEAD TO . XEW TREATY
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Japanese Hope Great Things From
Secretary Tart's Visit. -
TOKIO, Jun'e 15.-As expected, the
comment of the press this morning on
the consular report, covering the San
Francisco incident, is unsensatlonal.
The Nlchl Nichi'says:
"Japanese patience ' has" been tried
on several occasions, and she has al
ways shown the power of self-restraint
tinder the most straitened . conditions,
but her patience is not without limit"
The Nlchl, Nlchl further Insists on
the necessity of the authorities taking
speedily the proper steps to remove all
doubts and suspicions surrounding the
San Francisco incident, and points out
strongly the danger from leaving the
public in suspense longer.
It is whispered in diplomatic circles
that while-the -San Francisco Incident
is regrettable, it is. likely to serve aa
an occasion for concluding an entente
with the United States much similar to
the one existing between France and
Japan. The fflcial advice to Journalists
to exercise, moderation In commenting
on the American question is considered
to be most timely in preventing pub
lic prejudice against America.
- - This - is - important as the occasion
of Secretary of War Taffs expected
visit here is looked on as significant
that such an entente is certain of the
highest reception as strengthening the
position of Japan In Corea, and also
adding further strength towards in
suring peace in the Far East.
CALLS THEM PETTY TROUBLES
Japanese) Consul Minimizes Attacks
on His Countrymen.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.-Japanese
Consul-General Uyeno, when shown the
cable dispatch from Toklo, said that the
report referred - to doubtless was the
statement regarding recent occurrences in
San Francisco, which was prepared by the
Japanese Association of America and sent
out by the Associated Press on May 29.
It simply told of attacks on' various Jap
anese establishments and expressed the
hope that the local authorities would pre
vent further similar occurrences in the
future.
An official of the Consulate deprecated
any attempt to create an international
Issue of the petty troubles here, which
he thought could be satisfactorily settled
without much difficulty.
WILL TELL FACTS OF ASSAULT
Japan to Publish Consul's Report.
Muzzle on Newspapers.
TOKIO, June 14. A consular report,
dated May 25, which tells In a graphic
but unsensatlonal manner the facts con
nected with the recent assaults upon Jap
anese in San Francisco, will appear in
all the papers here tomorrow, and some
expression of public indlgnain la ex
pected. ' - '
It is likely, however, that the papers
will conform with -the 'Official advice given
them yesterday on refraining from the
publication of any Inflammatory matter,
as any action in defiance thereof means
punishment, provided for in the press
law. ,
DIES SUDDENLY IN EAST
Seattle Physician Stricken ' W ith
. Heart Trouble in Jfew York.
NEW YORK, June 14. Dr. Lamar See
ley, of Seattle, Wash., who has been at
tached to the medical staff of St. Luke's
In this city, since last January, was found
unconscious in bed today and died an hour
later without regaining consciousness. The
doctors at the hospital believe that death
came from heart trouble.
Dr. Seeley was 26 years old and was a
graduate of Williams College and of
Johne Hopkins University.
HONEST FIDDLER THAN
TZ' OFFICE
WILL BE VACATED
Refusal of Bail Means
New Mayor.
CANNOT ACT WHILE PRISONER
Supervisors Will Soon Elec
His Successor. r
DECIDE ABOUT BAIL TODAY
Mayor Spends Night in Juil Heney
in Closing Speech to Jury Scores
Lawyers and Promises to Send
Abe Ruef to Prison.
, BCHMITZ IN BRANCH JAIL.
BAN FRANCISCO. June 14. It
was learned at midnight from an
authoritative source that Mayor
Bchmlts was "in quarters" at Branch
County Jail, No. 2, near Ingleslde.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 14. Unless
Bugene E. Bchmlts can prevail upon
some Judge to issue an order admitting
him to ball pending an appeal from his
conviction, his successor In - office will
be promptly selected by the Board of
Supervisors. Schmltz made a declara
tion under oath that confinement In the
county Jail would prevent him from act
ing as Mayor and the charter provides
that when a mayor Is temporarily In
capacitated from acting his office shall
be filled by the Supervisors selecting one
of their own number as acting Mayor.
District Attorney Langdon Is the au
thority for the statement that the crux
of the Issue Is in Schmitz' application for
bail. The District Attorney asserts that
the prevailing custom of the judges IB
to refuse ball to convicted persons pend
lng appeal, and It Is Intimated that, .-if
the prosecution has its v way, Schmitz
will be no exception.
With Schmitz in Jail the programme
which has already been determined upon
will be carried out rapidly. The Board
of Supervisors will elect one of its num
ber Mayor. Then one of the Supervi
sors will resign and the acting Mayor
will appoint some responsible citizen in
his place. This citizen -will then t
elected acting Mayor.
APPLICATION FOR BAIL MADE
Law Against Schmitz' Release He-
ney's Closing Speech to Jury.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 14. Mayor Eu
gene E. Schmitz, who was convicted last
night of the crime of extortion, is still In
the custody of the" Sheriff tonight. While
it is not definitely known where he Is
A CROOKED MAYOR
SG i
being ' held, the supposition Is that he Is
spending the night at his residence,
guarded by a Deputy Sherlfr. Sheriff
O'Neil refuses to .tell where the Mayor Is
and the attorneys for the prosecution say
they do not know.
Schmitz' application for bail comes up
before Judge Dunne tomorrow. Prosecut
ing Attorney Langdon will contest the ap
plication. The matter of accepting ball
rests entirely In the discretion of Judge
Dunne.
The principal ground on which the
Mayor will ask for release on bail is that
it is necessary that he be free to transact
publlo business. In the event he is dented
ball and goes to prison, the Prosecuting
Attorney contends ' that the duties of
Mayor will devolve upon Supervisor
James Gallagher, who is chairman of the
finance committee - and who has been
granted immunity on the "graft cases."
Must Show Right to Bail.
Formal application for -ball was made
by Schmitz attorney, Mr. Campbell.
LA
W. H. Taft, Secretary of War, Who
, Spoke at St. Paul Last Night.
Judge Dunne denied the application and
directed that Schmitz be taken to jail.
Judge Dunne said:
"In every criminal case after conviction
by a jury the defendant is ordered into
the custody of the Sheriff. Any other
disposition of this' defendant certainly
would have to be preceded by a proper
and formal showing. That is a consider
ation I should not even allow the prosecu
tion to waive."
After ball had been denied, Schmicz. in
company of Deputy Sheriff Don Beban,
jumped into a big automobile which the
city had provided for the use of the
Mayor knd sped away rapidly.
Disability to Hold Orflce.
Assistant District Attorney Francis J.
Heney, referring to the future government
of the city, said:
"As a result of the conviction of Mayor
Schmitz, which means that he must be
confined in jail, he will be unable to per
form the duties of that office. Therefore
the chairman of the finance committee of
the Board of Supervisors will be the act
ing Mayor. Under the law a convicted
person must' be confined in jail unless a
court of ' competent jurisdiction declares
that such Imprisonment is so injurious to
his health that lie should be liberated.
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The AVeaUier.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 64
degrees; minimum. 48 degree.
TODAY'S Falr and warmer; northwest
winds.
Pacific Coast.
Mayor Schmitz remains prisoner and Super
visors will elect successor; Heney's
speech to jury. Page 1.
Adams to be forced to testify In Haywood
trial; state corroborates Orchard's story.
Page 1.
Idaho land-fraud Indictments seek to
quash all Indictments. Page 6-
Tragedy on board, steamer Alliance at As
toria. Page 0-
Foreign.
Stolypfn demands arrest of conspirators
under threat of dissolving Douma. Paga
2- -
Attitude of powers at opening of Hague
conference. Page 4.
National.
Leaders of Japanese opinion, oppose war
agitation. Page 1.
President to be well represented at Denver
land-law contention. Page 3.
Secretary Taft T"lf at St. Paul on Pana
ma Canal. Pag .
liotneetlc.
itarHman gives up control of Alton road to
stockholders. Page 1
Conflicting action of Federal and Missouri
courts on 2-cent rate law. Page 4
Kailroad men's remedy -for tramp evil.
Page 8.
Launch of the Minnesota found with bodies
of sailors on board. Page 3
Immense graft In Pennsylvania Capitol
furniture. Page 2-
fSports.
Portland and Tos Angeles play 15 innings
to a tie- Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Local potato market suddenly advanced.
Page 17.
Sharp decline In wheat at Chicago. Page
17.
Stock market broader and more active.
Page 17-
General trade reports show improvement.
Page 17.
Cruiser Charleston, flagship of the Pacific
squadron, will arrive in Portland harbor
Tuesday at noon. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Lewis and Clark Exposition site changes
hands. Page 12-
Senator Tillman, with wife and daughters,
pays Portland brief visit. Page 13.
Policeman Leisy beaten by thugs. Page 12.
Judge Seneca Smith questions validity of
bo.nd election and Mayor withdraws
proclamation. Page 11.
Bankers meet in state convention. Page 10.
Episcopal convention comes to a close.
Page 11. -
Rose Carnival committees submit encourag
ing reports. Page 10. '
Seattle matron's story puzzles Police Judge.
Page 16. '
Six neglected wives invoke new law and
prosecute husbands. Page 7.
The Great" Per-Don tried before Police
Court; case under advisement. Page lO.
Xttstrlct Attorney Manning refuses to modify ,
Sunday dosing order. Page IS.
HARRIMAN GIVES
BACK ITS REMAINS
TurnsOverAltonWreck
to Stockholders.
INCLUDING AQUEOUS STOCK
Abrogates Contract for Joint
Control of Road.
POLICY WILL NOT CHANGE
Throws Back Water-Logged Craft on
Former Owners' Hands, After
Making Rich Profit on
Scuttling It. ,
.NEW YORK, June 14. The agreerfent
between the Harrlman interests and the
Rock Island Company entered Into in
1904. for the control 8f the Chicago St.
Alton Railroad has been abrogated by
mutual consent, according to an authori
tative announcement made today. In
future, it waa stated the Chicago & Alton
stockholders will manage the property.
Under the agreement which has just been
abrogated the Rock Island Company and
the Harrlman interests alternately con
trolled the Chicago & Alton, the Rock
Island Company being in control one
year and the Harrlman interests the next.
The plan would have expired in 1914.
Best for the Stockholders.
The termination of this plan is said
to be wltnout prejudice to either party,
the Chicago & Alton officials explained
that It. was simply an Instance of letting
etock-holders manage their own affairs.
It was felt that this policy would best
subserve the . interests of the stock
holders. There is to be no change, ac
cording to the Chicago & Alton officials,
in the policy of the road, which has been
managed by the Rock Island under the 1
joint control agreement since last Septem
ber. : B. F Yoakum of the Rock Island and
San Francisco roads is the present chair
man of the Chicago & Alton executive
committee. At the present time the Rock
Island has six representatives in ' t'ne
board of directors against live so-called
Harriman directors. The recent resigna
tion of J. B. Forgan from the Chicago
& Alton board reduced the Harriman rep
resentation to four. It is understood
that a meeting of the stockholders will
be held to elect a board of directors
under the new plan, but no authoritative
statement was made on that point.
Harrlman Holds One-Fourth.
In financial circles It is generally under
stood that the Rock Island interests hold
over GO per cent of the Chicago & Alton
stock and that E. H. Harriman and his
friends hold 25 per cent.
'The financial management of the Chi
cago A Alton road by the Harriman in
terests as told by E. H. Harriman in his
testimony before the Interstate Com
merce Commission some months ago
aroused mflch adverse criticism and dis
cussion as to whether or not action
should be taken to restrain Mr. Harrl
man in the management and to protect
the interests of the smaller stockholders.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has as yet made no report on this matter,
but a severe criticism of the Harriman
management has been made by the Com-
mission's counsel and by Attorney-General
Stead, of .Illinois, in a report to the
Governor of that state.
Stock Flooded With Water.
In his report Mr. Stead said that the
debt of the Alton system has been in
creased to a total of 80,M6,218 since It
came into Mr. Harrlman'a hands. Of this
amount only 22,500,000, according to Mr.
Harriman's own testimony, said the Attorney-General,
was Incurred for Im
provements, betterments or extensions of
the road.
"Over $57,000,000 of this indebtedness."
said the Attorney-General, "or more than
0 per cent of the entire indebtedness
created by this syndicate upon the proper
ties of these several companies, was not
created In furtherance of any legitimate
purpose for which a railroad company Is
or can be organized under tho statutes
of the State of Illlnoia."
PLOT TO KILL FAIRBANKS
Story Conies by Roundabout Rout
From Alabama Capital.
MOBILE. Ala., June 14. A special
from Selma to the Item says a newspa
per man who arrived here today from
Montgomery reported to the police that
while at the Montgomery station he
overheard two men of foreign descent
saying that there was a plot on foot to
assassinate Vice-President Fairbanks
and Senator Foraker during the funeral
of Senator Morgan at Selma tomorrow.
The assassins, according to the story,
were coming from New Orleans. .
CLOUDBURST KILLS FIVE
Great Damage Done to. Small South
Dakota Town.
RAPID CITY, S. D.. June 14. A
cloudburKt near Tllford. a small sta
tion on the Northwestern Railroad 15
miles north of this cltyajf bout 8 o'clock
Wednesday evening caused consider
able loss to property and five lives thus
far are reported lost.