VOI XXVI. NO 14,521.
PORTLAJTD, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ARROW TO OPEN
I'S CASE
Take All of Today in
Address
TRIAL WILL GO FAR INTO JULY
Defense Will Use Three Weeks
With Its Witnesses,
STATE THEN BEGINS AGAIN
.Plan Is to Drag Mlneowners Into the
Conspiracy and to Make Out That
Orchard's Crime Was One
of Personal Vengeance.
BOISE Idaho, June 23. (Special.)
Clarence Darrow states he will occupy
all of tomorrow's session in the Haywood
case in outlining the case tor the defense.
That indicates he Intends to present an
elaborate scheme of defense in detail.
He is credited with having said the case
would be concluded In three weeks, but
if the defense has so much detail as his
statement suggests, it will take more
than three weeks to get through, since
the state will certainly cross-examine
many of the witnesses at great length.
No witness who is vulnerable will be
permitted to leave the stand until he
has been put through every test that his
testimony may suggest.
Witnesses continued to arrive today.
Many of them are found to be registered
under a substitute name, persons know
ing them making the discovery when
they seek to find their names at the
places where they are staying.
T. 8. Leland, the "cowboy" preacher,
formerly of Cripple Creek, is one of those
who arrived today. He gained a repu
tation In Cripple Creek for harboring
men wanted by the authorities. At one
time he held the officers at bay for
hours when a fugitive was in his house.
A. H. Floaten, who ran for Governor on
the Socialist ticket when Peabody was
elected. Is another of the witnesses. An
other is J. C. Barnes, of Cripple Creek.
He was a partner at Cripple Creek with
G. W. Liddell. in a boarding-house. The
latter is the detective who so long was
in the ranks of the Federation.
DARROW TO OPEN FOR DEFENSE
In Lengthy Speech He Hopes to Shift
Blame Onto the Mlncowncrs.
BOISB, Idaho. June 23. William D. Hay
wood, having already pleaded not guilty
to the charge of murder and having heard
the evidence the State of Idaho has placed
before the Jury in support of its charge,
will tomorrow morning formally assert
Ills entire Innocence and outline the evi
dence he proposes to produce in order to
prove that the presumption of Innocence
still resting in the mind of the jury may
become a fixed Judgment. Clarence Dar
row. as attorney for Haywood, will say
that his client is not only not guilty of
conspiracy to assassinate Frank bteunen-
berg, a former Governor of Idaho, but
that Haywood Is In fact the victim or a
conspiracy to disrupt the estern Feder
ation of Miners, and under the guise of
legal procedure condemn to death the
chief officers of the Federation, of which
Haywood is the secretary and one of his
co-defendants under the Indictment is the
president.
Mr. Darrow's address to the Jury pre
senting the outline of the evidence he
proposes to introduce and the position he
hopes to be able to prove proDaDiy win
take up the most of the day. Court meets
at 10 o'clock, and the first recess is at
noon. Sir. Darrow says that he expects
Ms speech will occupy at least three hours
and possibly more. It will be an exhaust
ive presentation. He will assert that
Haywood by sheer force of character rose
from the humble position of a miner
working for a day's wage to become the
secretary and treasurer of a labor organi
sation with upwards of 60.000 members.
He will show that Haywood was elected
to office by the members of the Western
Federation of Miners through successive
terms of office because of his ability and
his honesty. He will point out that the
personal character of the man has not
been assailed, but that a conspiracy has
been charged.
Lay It to the Mlneowners.
Mr. Darrow will not attempt to deny
that many foul crimes have been com
mitted. He will not deny that Steunen
berg was assassinated, but he will main
tain that his client has nothing to do
with tills or any other murders and that
the state has not connected Haywood
with any conspiracy. He will charge a
conspiracy on the part of the Mine Own
ers' Association, with a large member
ship and unlimited money behind It. who,
finding the Western Federation of Miners
Inimical to the mlneowners, plotted to
wreck the Western Federation and by
conspiracy with detectives and others
create such feeling against the Federa
tion that Governors of states and even
the Federal Government would be willing
to help the mlneowners to drive the
members of the Federation from the land.
It will be asserted that the Orchard
story Is true only In that crimes wera
committed. In his speech to the court on
Saturday, Mr. Darrow Intimated that
there was not even proof, other than the
statement of Orchard, that Orchard com
mitted the crimes he has enumerated.
Orchard's Story Fabrication.
It will be asserted that the conspiracy
as between Haywood. Moyer, Pettibone,
Orchard and Adams was a fabrication of
Orchard's, who, in order to save his life,
brought the others Into it. and that the
price of the confession was the pardon
of the actual murderer of Steunenberg.
The motive, of this murder. It will b as-
m
10
serted. Is to be found In Orchard's des
perate poverty and the fact that he saw
his old partners in the Hercules mine
rich and prosperous, whll he, a hunted
criminal, robbed tills and attempted burg
lary in order to repiemsn nis pucikei.. n
was charged that Orchard borrowed
money from August Paulson in Wallace
In order that he might have enough money
to go to Caldwell, kill Steunenberg and get
away.
The taking of the testimony for the de
fense may begin tomorrow, but It is
doubtful If. after Mr. Darrow has finished
his address, the court will take up this
phase of the ease. Counsel for the de
fense are of the opinion that th.e first
witness will be called on Tuesday morn
ing. Judge Wood, however. Is anxious to
push the case to completion and it may
be that from now on he will extend the
hours.
The defense expects to take not more
than ten days with the introduction of
evidence, but counsel for the state will
go into a close examination of all the
witnesses brought to upset the Orchard
story, and for this reason it is thought
that the case for the defense may take a
longer time than was occupied by the
state. The rebuttal testimony will take
i
. v ? v. H
J. P. Morgan, on Whom Fop Would
Like to Confer Title "Prince of
the Holy Roman Empire.
probably a week. The speeches and ver
dict may take the greater part of another,
so that It Is not thought that the con
clusion will be reached before the end
of July.
H INCHES SNOW IN BUTTE
STREETS BY NIGHTFALL BE
COME MASS OP SLUSH.
Extensive Damage to Trees in Park.
Abnormal Rainfall for the
Past Three Days.
BUTTE, Mont., June 23. Fourteen
inches of snow fell in Butte today, but
by nightfall the streets were a mass
of slush. The Government rain guage
showed a net precipitation of 1 1-4
Inches. Extensive damage was done
to the trees and Columbia gardens, the
wet and clinging snow breaking many
large and small branches. The pre
cipitation for the past three days is
more than the normal figure for the
entire month. .
MOTHER AND BOYS DROWN
Swept to Their Death While Attempt
ing to Cross Swollen Stream.
GREAT FALLS. Mont.. June 23. While
endeavoring to cross Simms' Creek near
Fort Shaw in a wagon this evening. Mrs.
J. C. Furman, wife of a prominent Au
gusta .rancher who holds a contract on
the Government reclamation project in
Fort Shaw, and her two sons, aged 6
years and 3 years respectively, were
drowned and their bodies carried down
stream.
Mrs. Furman attempted to drive across
the stream, which was swollen from the
heavy rains, and when In the middle, the
wagon was caught by the torrent and
swept away. ' The body of Mrs. Furman
was recovered about an hour later, but it
is believed the bodies of the boys were
carried into Sun River and down toward
this city.
Sheriff Hogan was notified and has men
watching the river at this place. Sun
River is very high and swift and the
bodies may reach this city during the
night and be carried down the Mis
souri. UGHTXIXG HITS OIL TANKS
Violent Storm Does Much Damage in
Indian Territory.
TULSA. I. T., June 23. A violent storm
swept over this section of Indian Terri
tory early today, causing damage to prop
erty estimated at nearly 3300,000. A ter
rific electrical storm accompanied the
wind, and lightning struck oil tanks all
over the mid-continent field. In Glenn
pool, near Tulsa, a 65,000-barrel tank of
the Quaker OH & Gas Company and a
10,O00 barrel earthen storage tank of the
Victor Oil & Gas Company and a dozen
other small tanks were struck by light
ning and are still burning fiercely. Will
iam S. Mowry, of this city, suffered a
loss at Cooly Bluff of nine 16.000-barrel
tanks, and the Standard Oil Company's
tanks at the same place wers almost
totally destroyed.
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
Oldest Colombia Graduate.
WASHINGTON. June 23. General
William Duffield. for a number of years
Superlntedent of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey, and said to
be the oldest graduate of Colum
bia College. New York, died at his
home here yesterday. He was a Brigadier-General
in the Civil War.
Ask President's Co-operation.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23. Presi
dent Roosevelt and the Governors of the
several states have been asked to aid
the National Union of Railway Trackmen
in a campaign for greater safety in
railway travel. .
CITY STIRRED .BY
L
Work of Black Hand in
" New Orleans
FIVE ITALIANS IN PRISON
Authorities Promptly Suppress
Attempt at Violence.
BOY WAS HELD FOR RANSOM
Was Treated Cruelly for Days and
Then Choked to Death When He
Tried to Escape One of the
Band Makes Confession.
NEW ORLEANS. La., June 23. (Spe
cial.) Walter Lamana, the 9-year-old
son of Peter Lamana, a wealthy Italian
undertaker, who was kidnaped three
weeks ago from his home in St. Phillip
street, was found dead today In a swamp
near Strouse, La., with his head cut off
and the body otherwise mutilated. The
boy was murdered nine days ago by a
Black Hand gang that was foiled In an
attempt to collect S6000 ransom from the
father of the child.
Five Italians are under arrest. The
entire city is aroused and threats to
lynch the prisoners and behead them are
freely made. The talk of violence comes
from the foreign quarter around the
French market section and the vicinity
of Lamana's home. Two attempts were
made today to hold mass meetings, but
Acting Mayor McCracken quickly stopped
these.
Member of Gang Confesses.
Ignazlo Camplgciano, one of those under
arrest, confessed to harboring the boy
for several days at his home near Strouse
during the time the entire Police and Detective-
Departments of the city were
scouring a wide territory for the kid- .
naped child. Camplgciano told how the
boy, bitten by mosquitoes until his face
was swollen Into an unrecognizable mass,
and suffering privations of the most
galling kind, was carried to the Italian's,
home. v
Here a discussion started among the
kidnapers as to what should be done with
the lad. The elder Lamana had ignored
the Black Hand warning and put the
officers on the trail. During the argu
ment, the boy broke from the house and
ran screaming down the road. Antonio
Incaterra, with an oath, started In pur
suit and seizing the child by the throat
strangled him to death. Incaterra
wrapped the body in a blanket and plac
ing the bundle under his arm went off
into the swamps.
The police obtained Campigciano's con
fession early today after a sweating
programme, and the Italian led the offi
cers to the spot where the body had
been cast Into a pool of water.
Feared a Violent Outbreak.
The mutilated remains were taken to
the morgue at the Parish prison and
later to the Lamana home. Mrs.
Lamana, the mother, swooned at the
sight. The funeral took place this after
noon. Mayor McCracken refusing a re
quest from the family that the burial
be postponed until tomorrow, when it
was Intended to make a great demon
stration. In this event. Mayor McCracken
considers that a violent 'outbreak could
not be averted.
The prisoners under arrest are Ignazlo
Camplgciano, his wife. Miss Xlcolina
Gebbla, Frank Gendusa and Leonarda
Gebbla. Four others are being sought.
Miss Gebbla confessed to the police that
she had known from the first of the plot
to kidnap the boy and of his murder.
Extra Police on Duty.
Extra details of police and deputies are
maintaining order in the excited Italian
quarter. All day . long, small crowds
have been dispersed promptly by the po
lice, despite whose precautions a report
has gotton out summoning a mass meet
ing at Elk Place. Seventy armed deputies
have been placed on guard at the Orleans
Parish prison, the strongest in the state,
where three of the prisoners are held,
and some apprehension has been felt
over the safety of two other prisoners.
who were last night taken to, an adjoin
ing parish.
Seldom since the Mafia lynchlngs 16
years ago has New Orleans been so
stirred with threats of violence as today,
and some of these threats are made by
those who participated in the disorders
at that time. The law and order ele
ment is much stronger than it has been
heretofore, a larger number of leading
citizens having pledged themselves to
prevent violence.
DIRT OFFENDS MR. TRAMP
Complains to Railroad President
About the Drinking Cups.
BALTIMORE, Mi, June 23. (Spe
cial.) A hobo, who is known all over
this and European countries as "A No.
1," drifted Into the offices of President
Murray, of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, last night to file a complaint
about the rods and cups furnished by
the line. Mr. Murray had gone for the
day, but the men in charge gave the
tramp a respectful hearing, for this
"Weary Willie" is something of a king
In his profession.
o one kaowa his .real name.
MURDER
was born in San Francisco 85 years
ago. dresses exquisitely when "off
duty," speaks three languages fluently.
wears gold-rimmed eyeglasses wnen
reading, and never travels without his
"kit," which contains all necessary toi
let articles and medicines and mending
necessities. Most Interesting of all is
a tiny box of poison with which to kill
himself if fatally injured in a wreck.
He has been to Europe seven times,
once to Alaska, and has made numer
ous journeys to Mexico and South
America and long transcontinental
tours, always beating his way. He de
mands larger and softer rods under the
cars, and cleaner cups at the drinking
fountains.
He has been tramping since 1883, and
In that time has covered, by actual
compilation of records, which he has
kept, nearly 500,000 miles. Of that num
ber all but about BOO have been traveled
on the tracks of the railroad trains. He
is known by many high railroad offi
cials, and cash which they have given
him helps to keep him out of the lock
ups when the detectives get hold of
him. He has spent for traveling ex
penses in the last 26 years just $7.66.
He makes a little' money on the side
by carving images out of potatoes,
which he gives to persons he entertains,
expecting a handout in return.
At Cambridge Springs, Pa., he has a
lot In the cemetery, all paid for, and a
tombstone waiting. Should he ever be
killed, which he expects some day, the
papers on his body will Instruct that
his remains be sent to (jamoriage.
IS
PORTLAND JUDGE SUCCEEDS
MURPHY AT SALEM,
Takes Oath of Office as Clerk of the
Supreme Court Sketch of
His Career.
SALEM, Or.. June 23. (Special.) Judge
J. C Moreland. of Portland, has been
selected to succeed the late Judge J. J.
Murphy as clerk of the Supreme Court.
Judge Moreland took the oath of office
Saturday night, and appointed Arthur
Benson, the present deputy clerk, to con
tinue in that capacity. The position pays
a salary of 33O0O a year, and it is sup
posed that some income can be made on
the side, by furnishing copies of Supreme
Court decisions, to Eastern publishing
houses. A few years ago the office was
worth S5000 to $10,000 a year. The omee
is a very important one, and requires le
gal training and careful work. The most
Important duty the clerk has to perform,
is the writinK of the decrees of the court.
after the opinions have been handed
down by the judges deciding the cases
tried on appeal. The cleric must Know
from the opinion rendered, just what de
cree should De entered, ana mereiore
must have a knowledge of law. Mr. Ben
son. who has been appointed deputy, has
filled that position for the last four
years.
Judge J. C. Moreland is a native oi
3mlth County; Term., where he was born
In 1844, his ancestors having settled in
that state In the 17th century. With his
parents he crossed the plains to Oregon
m 1852. In 1865. 'having completed his
public school education, he entered the
law office of Hon David Logan, one oi
the foremost lawyers on the Pacific
Coast. Two years later, he was admitted
to the bar. and after spending a year in
Eastern Oregon and Idaho, returned to
Portland and located, to engage In the
practice of his profession.
In 1872 Judge Moreland was elected
member of the City Council, and served
three years. Five years later he was
appointed City Attorney, holding tne of
fice for five years, during which he
achieved some of his greatest successes
in municipal law. He was appointed
County Judge in 1885, to fill a vacancy of
16 months, and at the election in 1890 he
was elected to the office for a period of
five years.
Since his retirement from official life,
he has given his time to his legal prac
tice, although he has been active In
mining and real estate affairs, besides
at all times taking an active part in
every enterprise that advanced public
Improvements.
DID MURDER IN A DREAM
STORY OP TRAGEDY ON BOARD
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN.
John Bello, Italian, Struggles in His
Sleep With Imaginary Robber,
and, Waking, Shoots.
4300DLAND. Kas., June 23. John
Bello, the Italian who killed a man and
wounded two women passengers on
Rock Island train east of here yesterday,
told through an interpreter last night
the story of the shooting.
Bello asserted that he committed the
murder in his sleep as the result of
dream. His story, dramatically told.
with many and almost tearful protesta
tions of honesty, follows:
"My wife and children and I, and Patsy
Leiranbradl and his wife and children
lived in Genoa. We .decided to come to
the new world and grow rich, as wo
heard It was easy to do. We landed in
Boston, from the White Star liner
Cymric a few days ago and took the
train for the West. We were on tha
way to California.
"We were in a strange land, among
people whose language we could not un
derstand. I had been nervous from the
time we left home. Last night I went
to sleep in my seat, and I had a terrible
dream. I dreamed that a man with
white handkerchief over his face had
me by the throat and was trying to rob
me.
"I fought with all my strength. Finally
I managed to throw the. assailant off.
The robber turned to run. I had a
volver in my pocket, and I seized it and
began to shoot.
"All of this was In my sleep. The re
port of the weapon awakened me, and I
found myself on my feet with the pistol
in my hand, shooting right and left. God
knows I did - not mean to kill anyone.
It was all a terrible dream."
Carl V. Kopp, the tailor who was killed
by the Italian, was asleep in his seat
with a white handkerchief over his face.
Bello is In the county Jail here. He keeps
rocking back and forth with his face in
his hands, muttering In Italian.
Shanghai Wants Other Towns Closed
SHANGHAI. June 23. The' closing . of
the opium dens in the native city by the
authorities has -caused a revival of tha
request by the Chinese that similar action
HeJba taken ia tha surrounding, coulemonta.
SHOOTING AFFRAY
IN A BOISE HOTEL
Jealous Man Injures
Wife's Friend
HAYWOOD CASE NOTGONNECTEQ
H. M. Hedges Fires Two Shots
at A. S. Whiteway.
TOO FRIENDLY WITH WIFE
Hedges. Takes His Victim Into Wife's
Presence and Opens Fire Says
He lacked the Nerve to
Kill Her Too.
BOISE, Idaho, June 23. A sensational
shooting affray in one of the rooms on
the first floor of the Idanha Hotel here
caused considerable exeitement this after
noon, which, however, was quickly al
layed when It was found that It had no
connection with the Haywood trial. There
was a woman In the case. H. M. Hedges,
an engineer, well known In Caldwell,
fired five shots at A. S. Whiteway, a
building contractor of Boise, seriously
wounding him. Three of the bullets took
effeot.
Hedges arrived in Boise yesterday and
registered at the hotel. His wife had
preceded him, accompanied by a woman
friend. Tbe three occupied adjoining
rooms. Whiteway, who is a married man
with two children, called on Hedges and
the two were together on Saturday night.
According to the story of the woman who
accompanied Mrs. Hedges from Caldwell,
there had been some Jealousy between
the two men in the past on account of
Whiteway's attentions to Mrs. Hedges
while he was visiting In Caldwell.
About 6 o'clock this evening, Whiteway
and Hedges went up to the room occu
pied by Mr. and Mrs. Hedges. Within a
few minutes afterward tbe shooting be
gan. Five shots were fired. Wlftlatn
r&alderston, ' editor of the Idaho States
man, who happened to be In a room on
tbe same corridor, was the first to open
the door. Just as he did so. Hedges,
holding the pistol pointed upward, came
out and down the corridor. Whiteway
lay In a corner of the room groaning.
Mrs. Hedges, who had been in the room
while the shooting was going on, fol
lowed her husband. A police officer met
the group and took the pistol from
Hedges. It was a 32 Colt's automatic.
Hedges .and his wife were at once taken
to the police station in an automobile and
a physician attended Whiteway.
The most Intense excitement followed
the reports of the pistol. Governor Gsod-
lng, who has his apartments on the sec
ond floor of the hotel, was one of the
first on the scene. Captain James Mc-
Parland has his room on the same floor
as that on which the shooting occurred
and was also on the spot within a few
minutes. A dozen detectives and others
were among the crowd that quickly
flocked to the corridor.
The best version of the affair la that
Hedges brought Whiteway to the room
and confronted him with Mrs. Hedges.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Tbe Weather.
TESTER OATS Maximum temperature TT
degrees ; minimum, 07.
TODAY'S Fair, northeast winds.
Foreign.
War talk In Japan merely for political effect.
.rage x.
M. Albert, rebel leader, has conference "with.
French Premier. Page 8.
Pope to confer papal title on J. p. Morgan,
Domestic.
Tramp makes complaint to railroad presl-
aent aoout Qlrty arinKingr cups. Page 1
John Bello says he began shooting on train
Decauae or. nis a re am. rage l.
Black Hand murder arouses New Orleans
disorder narrowly averted. Page 1.
Fourteen Inches of snow In Butte. Page 1,
Six workmen killed In wreck In Con
necticut- page 2-
Faolflo Coast.
Spokane's side of the rate case. Page t.
Striking telegraphers have the better of
the situation. Page 1.
Oregon City still agitating better schools.
Page 4.
Monmouth Normal School graduates offer to
loan money to alma mater. Page 5.
Judrre Moreland to be made clerk of State
Supreme Court. Page 1.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland's second closed Sunday drier than
first. Page 8.
Multnomah County Grangers advocate
three reforms. Page 12.
Government agent thinks land grant
monopoly Is doomed. Page 8.
Spectacular fire on waterfront causes (3000
damage. Page 8.
Longshoremen will hold convention to ad
just wage scale. Page 3.
Fort of Columbia Commissioners confident
of success on appeal of test case.
Page 12.
Judge Seneca, Smith discusses bond Issues
at Socialist meeting. Page 8.
Dr. B rougher announces decision to stay
In Portland. Page 9.
Professor Joseph Pennington, noted au
tborlty on Pharmacy, tells of- great
w ork of pure food and dru g laws.
Page 8. .
Rev. Eeppe denounces Chancellor Day, of
Syracuse University, for his criticism of
Roosevelt Page 9.
Sports.
William Wallace breaks 10-mlle record In
automobile races at Irvlngton before big
crowd. Page 0.
Beavers lose to Oakland; acore t to 4
Page Ky
The shooting began at once. Whiteway
was sitting; on a. lounge and the first shot
passed through his legs. He attempted
to get out of a window and as he- arose.
Hedges fired, missing; him. He fired
again, and the bullet struck Whiteway In
the neck, passing through the outer skin
and around to the right jaw. Mrs. Hedges
clutched her husband's arm and begged
him to stop. Whiteway finding that he
could not get out of the window, ran
to another window to a balcony and here
Hedges shot again, the bullet entering his
back. One other shot was fired and
passed through the window and across
the balcony where three' children had
been playing a few minutes before. By
this time. Whiteway was on the floor and
the pistol being empty. Hedges walked
coolly from the room, meeting Mr. Bald
erston In the doorway. The whole thing
was over in five minutes.
Physicians at St. Luke's Hospital say
that Whiteway will recover. Hedges and
his wife are held for examination pend-
Andrew Carnegie. Who Will Go to
The Hague on Special Car
Through Courtesy ot Prussian
Government.
Ing the result f Whiteway's wounds.
After the shooting while on the way to
the station. Hedges said to his. wife:
"I had not the nerve to shoot you; but
I took him up there to kill him.
PftFAL TITLE FOR MORGAN
POPE WOULD MAKE HIM PREVCE
HOLY ROMAN" EMPIRE.
Belief Is General That American Fi
nancier Will Soon Become
Member Catholic Church.
ROME. June 23. (Special.) The recent
rumor that J. P. Morgan Intends to leave
the Episcopal Church and become a Ro
man Catholic has this much of a founda
tion, which has Just leaked out from
Vatican circles:
The Pope wished to give him some con
spicuous token of recognition and ap
preciation, and the Vatican authorities
had sounded Mr. Morgan's personal
friends as to whether he would accept
the title Ot Prince of the Holy Roman
Empire. It Is said that Mr. Morgan
signified his willingness to accept the
title, which In past ages has been con
ferred only on sovereigns and Is ' now
held by the Emperor of Austria and the
Emperor of Germany.
It was, however, observed by some
Vatican prelates that Papal titles cannot
be conferred on private persons unless
they are Catholics, and an Intimation of
this was conveyed to Mr. Morgan's
friends.. American prelates who have
recently been In Rome have Informed the
Pope that since the resignation of Dr.
Ralnsford from the rectorship of St.
George's Church in New York Mr. Mor
gan has not been as active In the work of
his church as formerly. In view of this,
there is hope at the Vatican that Mr.
Morgan may In time become a Roman
Catholic.
It has been decided to confer a title on
James J. Hill, who contributed so much
toward building the new Cathedral of St.
Paul in Minnesota.
ACCUSED OF PROFAXIXG TOMB
Widow and Son of Garibaldi Charged
With Disgraceful Act.
ROME. June 23. A painful impres
slon has been caused by a charge
asralnst the widow of Guiseppe Garl
baidi and her son, Rlcciotti Garibaldi,
of profaning the tomb of the famous
general In the Island or capra, by re
moving1 the body from the vault. The
government has ordered an inquiry.
The anniversary of the birth of uari
baidi will be celebrated July 4.
DINE WITH ROYAL FOLK
Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie Guests on
Same Yacht With Emperor.
KIEL. Germany, June 23. Emperor
William conducted religious services on
the imperial yacht Hohenzollern at 9
o'clock this mornsng. Afterward he
sailed the Meteor again to victory over
the Hamburg, which gave up the race.
In the half gale the Meteor covered the
33-knot course In three hours zz min
utes 53 seconds.
The American-built yawl Navahoe, In
her class, beat the Comet 22 minutes
and 10 seconds.
Emperor William dtned with Mrs.
Robert Goelet aboard her yacht Nahama
this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie
-were among the guests. The Prussian
government has provided a special car
for Mr. Carnegie's "Journey to The
Hague. Accompanied by his wife he
will leave at 5 o clock tomorrow morn
lng and the Prussian government has
arranged with tne Holland govern
ment for the car to go through by thfl
most direct route, three changes th,us
being avoided.
Dies From Burns Received.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 23. Ernest J.
W. Poolton. 15 years old, died today from
burns sustained Saturday night, when he
fell with a lamp In his hand, which ex
ploded. Ha was a high choo) student.
WIRES BLOCKED
WITH
MESSAGES
Great Bunches Sent
East by Mail
OPERATORS- ARE CONFIDENT
Two More Men Desert West
ern Union's Small Force. ,
REAL FIGHT BEGINS TODAY
Companies Optimistic and Manager
Make Light of Their Troubles.
Refuse to Recognize TTnlon.
Expect Strikers to Return.
BAN FRANCISCO, Juna 23. Every
thing was quite In the telegraphers'
strike today. Samuel 3. Small, presi
dent of the Commercial Telegraphers
Union, said:
"The real fight will begin Monday,
when the early week rush of business
Is on. The few out-of-town managers
and chief operators who can be In
duced to take the places of the strikers
will have arrived In the city by Mon
day or Tuesday, but should they go to
work, the companies with an addi
tional force, will be in a worse predica
ment than they were Friday and Sat
urdays days on which telegraph busi
ness is light.
"Our reports from various points
show that the tie-up Is complete. Los
Angeles was 1500 messages behind at
midnight Saturday, and the operating
force at that point waa reported by
Western Union officials to be In 'an
ugly mood.' From Portland comes the
report that there Is a blockade ot busi
ness on the northern route.
Messages Go Out by Mall.
"By Wednesday of this week, the
congestion of telegraph business be
tween the Pacific and Atlantic coast,
will be as great as during the earth
quake and fire period. "Already re
ports are coming to us that telegrams'
are being mailed In bundles to Eastern
points. Upon receipt at Denver, Los
Angeles or Portland, the messages are
put on the wires If there Is room for
them. It not, they are re-shipped to
the next repeating point nearest their
destination.
"We estimate that everyone can
take care of himself financially until
July 1. After that we will pay weekly
strike benefits. Before leaving the
East, I arranged with General Secre- ,
tary-Treasurer Russell to send me a
certified check for $1000 each week.
The local treasury Is strong, therefore,
our boys and girls are not worrying
about the financial end of the trouble.
"We have the best of the bargain
so far. There were two desertions
from the Western Union force at West
Oakland Sunday morning, and. others
will follow.
Force Government Control.
"The telegraphers of this country
have it within their power to either
bring the telegraph companies to
terms or force Governmental owner
ship of the telegraphs. None are so
famllarwlth the lnelde workings of
the telegraph system of this country
as the operators, and none so loyal to
the Interests of their employers. For
many years have been borne with
patience the many abuses existing in
the service. Things have changed
since the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union became a power in the trade
union movement. We have decided to
secure justice, first through confer
ence between employer and employe,
and. If that fails we will then start
a national campaign In favor of Gov
ernment ownership, and at the same
time have bills Introduced In Congress
and state Legislatures having In
view the improvement of the telegraph
service. Two of the most Important
measures we expect to father and
work to have passed are:
"Giving the Interstate Commerce
Commission the power to regulate
telegraph rates, and another requir
ing that both the filing and receiving
time be shown on all telegrams.
"At present, the receiver of a tele
gram has no way of knowing how
many hours a telegram has been en
route."
Company Very Optimistic.
A. H. May, district superintendent of
the Western Union said:
"We have about one-third of our en
tire force of operators at work and are
able to handle the business, we are re
ceiving with comparative expedition.
Of course, all business is assumed, as
announced tha first day of the strike,
subject to indefinite delay, but thus
far we have been able to piece , things
out remarkably well. The Western
Union Telegraph Company does not In
tend to treat with the Telegraphers' -Union
in this matter. Our shop Is
now an open one. We may be induced
to take old men back, but we are mak
ing no promises of any kind. Wa have
always been willing to give tha utmost '
consideration to grievances presented
by asy of our employes and in many
Concluded oa race