SECOND EDITION
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VOL. XLVI.-NO 14,530.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907.
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DEFENSE MAY END
EVIDENCE
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Unless Haywood's Ex
amination Is Long.
COATES TELLS OF KIDNAPING
Admits He GavePaulson No
Warning of Plot.
MORAN SQUIRMS ON STAND
' Emissary Who Carried Money to
Orchard, According to Assassin,
Has Hard Time More About
Cripple Creek Terror.
BELIEVE9 ORCHARD'S STORY.
BOSTON, July 8. In an interview,
Professor Hugo Muensterberg'er, the
Harvard psychologist, who has been
attending the Haywood trial at Boise,
Idaho, for the purpose of studying
the mind of Harry Orchard, the prin
cipal witness, s&ys that he believes
Orchard's confession to be thor
oughly true.
Besides bavins every facility for
Investigation of the subject at the
trial." he said, "I also visited the
penitentiary and made a psycholog
ical examination of Orchard lasting
eight hours, but It Is Impossible to
sketch the results of this test In any
popular way without giving also the
technical data."
Professor Muensterberger asserted
that he was very much impressed
with the dignity which characterized
the trial and It was his opinion that
absolute justice was being accorded
the defendant.
BOISB, Idaho.. July 3. (Special.)
Judge Wood today Indicated what he
thought about the probable time the de
fense in the Haywood case will finish in
troduction of testimony when he suggested
to the attorneys for the prosecution that
they notify their rebuttal witnesses to be
present next Monday. It is not supposed
the rebuttal will begin then, but the Judge
thought it would not be safe for a later
day to be set for the witnesses to appear.
Haywood is to go on the stand, posBlbly
Moyer also, but opinion differs about how
extensively the defendant will go over the
case. If he traverses the entire field, a
very long cross-examination will be in
vited, though some think the state will
let his testimony go without serious work
on the cross-examination.
May Strike Out Much Evidence.
Mr. Hawley gave notice that the state
would have some motions to offer before
starting the rebuttal. They will be 'or
the striking out of large sections of the
testimony. When the defense started, it
promised to connect up all this mass of
material with the case, but they go no
further than to say that It is for the pur
pose of showing a conspiracy between the
mineowners and the Plnkertons in Colo
rado in 1902, 1903 and 1904. It Is not thought
the court will order any of it stricken out,
the matter probably being left to the
Jury under the instructions.
Under a new law of the state the in
structions must be settled and given to
the Jury in advance of the argument.
That will cut down the range of the
arguments, as it will be necessary to keep
within the law of the case as laid down
by the court In place of rambling all
through what attorneys may think they
would like the law to be.
Tell of Orchard's Threats.
The testimony today was devoted to the
usual charges. One witness testified to
hearing Orchard threaten to kill Governor
eteunenberg and another denied what Or
chard had testified about sending to Petti
bone from Cheyenne for money. All other
testimony was for the purpose of proving
the alleged conspiracy, and some was so
flimsy that Senator Borah did not take
the trouble to cross-examine the wit
ness. One woman who kept a lodging-house
In Cripple Creek testified her landlord
asked her to join the the Citizens' Alli
ance. Another swore she had been threat
ened with trouble if she did not desist
from distributing relief.
Moran Terribly Grilled.
Patrick Moran. the man who, according
to Orchard's story, went to Denver from
Cheyenne and got J500 from Pettibone for
Orchard, did not admit knowing Orchard,
speaking of him as one known as
"Shorty" when the refugees were in
Cheyenne. He refused to recognize any
of the pictures of Orchard as the man.
He was very smart in his own opinion,
but as Mr. Borah put him through his
paces on cross-examlnatTon the fact that
he was lying oozed out all over. As one
man expressed it.
"Borah paralyzed his tongue so he
could not speak above a whisper." His
voice fell lower and lower as the grilling
went on and he -squirmed worse and
worse until people with tender hearts felt
pity for him. It is such witnesses as
this that are driving the state's case
home. They lie so plainly that it often
is ridiculous. Moran was one of that
kind and he made a sorry spectacle of
himself.
Another witness of the day who made a
very bad impression was D. C. Coates,
who was Lieutenant-Governor during the I
Orman administration. He was a sort of
heritage of the "Bloody Bridles" ad
ministration, being elected In a fusion
betwen the Democrats and Populists. To
day he testified that Orchard declared his
Intention of kidnaping the Paulson chil
dren. August Paulson Is one of the men
who have grown rich out of the Hercules
mine, in which Orchard at one time
owned an Interest. Orchard has known
him since the early days. He testified
that Mr. Coates and Simpkins proposed
to kidnap the little ones, but Mr. Coates
declared today it was Orchard who made
the proposal. Mr. Coates said he read
Orchard a lecture threatening to expose
him In his paper If he undertook anything
of the kind.
No Warning of Assassination,
Still he did not mention the Important
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to Outrages by Colorado Militia on
Striking Miners.
matter to Mr. Paulson, though Orchard
was about there for several weeks. Going
farther, he testified that Orchard told
him he was going to try to borrow some
money from Mr. Paulson and wanted him
to help If Mr. Paulson should speak to
him about it. They agreed upon a story
that was to be told Mr. Paulson by both
that Orchard might get the money. Or
chard had borrowed $10 from Mr. Coates
and the latter got his money back after
Mr. Paulson had made the loan. In ad
dition, Orchard told htm of his purpose to
assassinate the ex-Governor, but he gave
no warning of that. To make it worse,
Mr. Coates agreed to go Into a business
deal with this man who 'was going about
planning to kidnap children and murder
former officials.
LAWTERS WILL HAVE KTNINGS
Argument Near In Haywood Case,
Still Attacking Orchard's Story.
BOISE. Idaho. July S. At the adjourn
ment of the Steunenberg trial today the
prosecution served notice of its intention
to submit a series of motions to strike
out evidence of the defense, unless the
connecting-up testimony that has been
promised is forthcoming. Clarence Dar
row for the defense had previously an-
nounced that his side might be able to
rest by Saturday evening, although it
might be necessary to let the calling of
Haywood and Moyer go over until Mon
day and, following an Informal con
ference with counsel. Judge Wood direc
ted the prosecution to be ready on Mon
day with Its. case in rebuttal.
James H. Hawley, senior counsel for
the state said in reply that it was the
Intention of himself and his associates
to present a series of motions dealing
with the evidence presented by the de
fense. Messrs. Derrow and Richardson
were on their feet instantly to say to
gether that the defense also would have
some motions to make, so that at the
end of this week or the early part of next;
the taking of testimony will probably
be interrupted for an extended, argument
on the admissibility of a mass of evid
ence already In the record.
Conspiracy of Mineowners.
The defense operated today along near
ly , all of its lines. There were attacks
on Orchard's testimony at several points,
there was a showing that union miners
had been abused by the mineowners and
militia at Cripple Creek and Tellurlde,
there was a showing that Plnkerton
agents had advised violence and en
deavored to prolong a strike; a woman
who served with the relief committee
that looked after the families of the de
ported miners at Cripple Creek swore
that she had been twice arrested and
twice warned that, if she persisted in her
work she would .be deported, and an
other woman located Orchard with De
tectives Bcott and Sterling the night of
the second attempt to wreck the Florence
& Cripple Creek Railway train.
Two of the witnesses were men who
figured consplouously in the testimony of
Orchard. They were David Coates, ex-Lieutenant-Governor
of Colorado, and
Patrick Moran. formerly a saloonkeeper
of Cheyenne. Mr. Coates positively
denied Orchard's version of the plot to
kidnap the children of August Paulson
and Mr. Moran denied that he made a
trip from Cheyenne to Denver after the
Independence station was blown up for
the purpose of getting $500 from George
A. Pettibone for Orchard. .
One of Jurors Is III.
Before prdcedings opened It was an
nounced that H. F. Massecar, one of the
jurors, had been ill last night, but he
informed Judge Wood that he felt able
to proceed. The Judge Informed him that
at any time when he felt it necessary
the trial would be suspended until he was
In better physical condition.
W. F. Davis was ordered to remain
within the jurisdiction of the court until
wanted again. This was at the request
of the state.
Francis C. Clifford, a life-insurance
agent of Sterling, Colo., who formerly
had desk-room in Pettlbone's store in
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OIL KING
CAUGHT
SIMPLE TRICK
Subpena Is Served on
Rockefeller.
DEPUTY EARNS PRENTICE'S BET
Finds Aged Croesus Sunning
Himself on Piazza.
DENIES HE WAS DODGING
But Admits He Hoped to Avoid Testi
fying Advised by Lawyers to
Give Up Will Prentice Pay
That $50,000 Offered?
PITTSFIEL.D,. Mass.. July 3. (Special.)
John D. Rockefeller was located today
at the Summer home of his son-in-law, E.
Parmelee Prentice, in this city, and served
with a subpena issued by Federal Judge
Landls, of Chicago. Service was made
by Deputy United States Marshal Charles
L. Frink. of North Adams, whose success
was due to the adoption of the simple
trick of apparently giving up' the hunt
when first told at Taconio Farm. Mr.
Prentice's place, that Mr. Rockefeller was
not there, and then quietly and unex
pectedly returning to find Mr. Rockefeller
sunning himself on the front piazza.
Incidentally Mr. Frink's success makes
Parmelee Prentice out a liar, for this fore
noon he told Mr. Frink and Deputy Uni
ted States Marshal James Ruhl, of Boston,
that his father-in-law was not in Pitts
field. And besides being a liar, Mr.
Prentice may be $50,000 poorer than he
was," for last Saturday he offered to pay
that amount to any one who could prove
that Mr. Rockefeller was at Taconic.
Denies Tried to Dodge.
After accepting service, according to
the deputy marshal. Mr. Rockefeller ex
plained that he had not been endeavoring
to dodge service, but that he did not know
exactly what was wanted tf him.
As Mr. Frink drove out of the wooded
driveway into the open space in front of
the house, he saw a man on the piazza
whom he recognized as Mr. Rockefeller
from his published likenesses. As Mr.
Frink mounted the steps so quickly that
before Mr. Rockefeller could rise he was
standing before the old man, he said:
"Is this Mr. Rockefeller?"
The old man looked at Mr. Frink's six
feet three Inches, and with a slckiy smile
replied in the affirmative.
"I have a summons for you, sir," and
Mr. Frink handed him the papers.
Hoped to Avoid Trip. "
Mr. Rockefeller took them, glanced at
them carelessly and said:
'"I had hoped to avoid this trip to Chi
cago just now, but suppose I shall have to
go.. I have avoided the marshals, as I
hoped that my attorneys could secure a
modification of the order compelling me to
appear in Chicago, but," and the old man
smiled quizzically, "I see you are not a
marshal to be avoided."
He then invited Mr. Frink to take a
chair, Mr. Prentioe handed him a cigar
and the officer and his rich victim had
a cordial chat for 15 minutes.
Mr. Rockefeller said that he came to
Plttsfleld last Thursday, just as the
newspapers stated, that he left on Fri
day for a brief trip to New York and
came back on Saturday, leaving the
train at an outlying station and coming
on by automobile. He shook hands with
Mr. Frink as the latter left him and Jok
ingly remarked that since the papers had
to be served, he was glad that Mr. Frink
was the man to serve them.
Lawyers Advised Submission.
In the few moments that Mr. Frink
was on the piazza, Mr. Rockefeller ex
cused himself twice to answer long dis
tance calls on the telephone. It is be
lieved that Mr. Rockefeller was advised
after the morning call of the officer that
he had better accept the service. It is
pointed out that he would have been able
to evade the- deputy this afternoon, had
he desired. Inasmuch as that official had
no search warrant and could not have
searched the house, even if he had been
confident that the object of his quest
was within.
Will Celebrate Fourth.
It was stated late tonight on good
authority that Mr. Rockefeller will re
main at Taconic Lodge until tomorrow
evening, when he will take the Chicago
Limited from Richmond, Mass., a station
six miles west of Plttsfleld. It was
learned that the oil king is anxious to
celebrate the Fourth with his grandson,
little Rockefeller Prentice, son of Mr!
and Mrs. Parmelee E. Prentice, who has
laid in a store of fireworks.
There were no guards at Taconio Lodge
tonight. No naphtha launch was patrol-
lng the lake, and the searchlight was
dim.
ELEVEN WITNESSES CALLED
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Two Others In Europe and Two Can
not Be Found.
CHICAGO. July 3. News of the sub
pena served on Mr. Rockefeller was re
ceived by District Attorney Sims tonight.
The Information came in a telegram from
United States Marshal Henkle, of New
Tork.
Including John D. Rockefeller, 11 wit
nesses have now been formally served
with subpenas and will be in Chicago
Saturday to either answer or decline to
answer Judge Landls questions.
Two of the officials wanted, H. H.
Rogers, a vice-president of the Standard
Oil Company, of New Jersey, and W. H.
Tilford, treasurer o the same corpora
tion, are in Kurope and cannot be
reached. But two men remain to be
served, William Rockefeller, one of the
vice-presidents, and H. R. Paine, vice
president of the Union Tank Line.
KILLS HIS ENEMY IN COURT
Kentucky Benedict Stops Argument
With Bullet and Escapes.
PAINSVILLB, Ky., July 3. While Andy
Coburn was listening to an attorney ar
gue a case In the Prestonburg Court
house today. Joe Fitzpatrick, it is alleged,
walked up behind Coburn and shot him
three times In the back, killing him.
Coburn was sitting near the bar and knew
nothing of the man's movements until he
was shot.
During the panic which ensued Fltz.
Patrick and a crowd of relatives quietly
left the courtroom and went home. No
attempt was made to arrest him. Coburn
was lately indicted upon a charge of
killing a cousin of Fitzpatrick and the
case was set for hearing this term.
TWO KILLED BY TORNADO
Wisconsin Towns Are Struck and
Much Damage Results.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 3. A tornado
is reported to have swept over Eastern
Wisconsin late this afternoon.
Several towns are said to have been
struck, and at Oakdale. two persons are
reported killed.
The railroad station at Tunnel Siding,
on the Omaha road near Elroy, Wis., was
demolished, the telegraph operator is re
ported fatally hurt, and a watchman badly
Injured.
ALLEGED $173,992 SHORT
Former Auditor of Akron, O., Faces
Serious Charge. -
COLUMBUS. O.. July 3. Fred B. Smith,
former City Auditor, of Akron, is short
$173,992 according to the report submitted
today to the State Auditor, by F. A.
Parmalee. the state inspector.
The report says that Smith has securi
ties from those to whom he loaned the
city's money aggregating J1SS.335, but
Parmalee made no attempt to ascertain
their real value.
INDIANS ON THE WARPATH
Moqul Tribe Reported to Be Starting
T Trouble.
SALT LAKE CITY,' Utah, July 3. A
letter from- Bluff. Utnh, to- the Tribune,
says it is reported there that the
Moqul Indians are on the warpath.
Bluff is In the extreme southeastern
corner of Utah, and the Moqul reser
vation is a short distance away in
Arizona.
To Rout Fractious Indians.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 3. The
Secretary of the Interior has made a re
quest that the Attorney-General author
ize the organization of a posse by the
United States Marshal for Arizona, to
assist in the removal . of disorderly In
dians from the Indian reservation at Fort
McDowell, to be used if found expedient.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70
degrs; minimum, 56.
TODAY'S Showers, followed by fair and
warmer weather; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Hague conference receives propositions to
mitigate horrors of war. Page 4.
RaUuIl captures General MacLean and dic
tates terms to Sultan of Morocco. Page 8.
Russia tries to Influence peasant vote by
distribution of land. Page 3.
National.
Japanese begin damage emit against San
Francisco. Page 5.
Subpena served on Rockefeller, and he will
appear in court. Page 1.
Negotiations to settle dispute with Colom
bia. Page 4.
Chinese Minister's farewell to AmerloA.
Page 4.
Iomestic
One of suspected murderers of American
priest captured. Page- 2.
Teller of trust company steals all money
from vault and disappears. Page S.
Telegraph operators to vote on general
strike. Page 1.
Miners' Federation continues Moyer and
Haywood In office and votee funds far
defense. Page 5.
Philadelphia schools forbid kissing games.
Page 4.
Southern militia causes riot at Jamestown
Fair. Page 4.
Sport.
Beavers beaten by Los Angeles. Page T.
Burns and Squires In good condition for
fight. Page 7.
Paclflo Coast.
Defense In Haywood case may end Monday;
Borah grills several witnesses. Page 1.
Oregon Railroad Commission wilt force
Southern Pacific to run trains on schedule
time. Page 1. ,
Referendum petitions all declared Invalid
by declstpn of Judge Galloway. Page 6.
Severe rain and electrical storm over the
Inland Empire. Page 6.
Shooting fray In Sherman County. Pare flL
Sports.
Rain Interferes with automobile races t :
Irving ton track. Page 7.
Lengthy programme of holiday games) today, j
Page 10. i
Commercial and Marine. j
High tea prices will prevail this year.
Page 15.
Fluctuations In -wheat at Chicago. Fare 15.
New York stock market influenced by gold
movement. Page 15.
Contracts have been let for remodeling steam-
ship Law ton for Portland-San Francisco
run. Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mayor Lace submits biennial mesaac to
Council. Page 11.
First day of Independence day celebration a
success. Page 10.
Council passes Peninsula tunnel franchise over
Mayor's veto. Page 14.
Guy W. Talbot made rlce-presldent and gen
' eral manager of Oregon Electric Railway.
Pegs 14.
Fred A. Briers charred with $4000 embeszl
ment. . Page ll.
TO 'FORGE
TRAINS
TO
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State Commission De
cides to Act.
FURTHER PROMISES NO AVAIL
Southern Pacific Must Keep
Schedule or Feel Law.
PATIENCE IS EXHAUSTED
Railroad Has Been Given Every Op
portnnity to Adjust Schedule.
State Board Will Now Act on
Its Own Initiative.
SALEM, Or., July 3. (Special.) It
seems quite probable that the Orepron
Railroad Commission will In the near
future proceed on its own Initiative
against the Southern Pacific Company
to compel it to run trains on schedule
time.
This subject has been discussed by
the Commissioners and the railroad
managers several times, and promises
have been made of regrular service.
These promises have not been kept
however, for the afternoon passenger
train through the Willamette Valley
continues to be late. A few times It
has been run on time and two or three
times a stub was put on from Rose-
burg or Albany, but the service is so
irregular that the public cannot de
pend upon It. Patrons of the road
must be at the passenger depot at the
regular time without having any Idea
whether the train will be on time or
four hours late. The Railroad Com-
niseion has been patient and has given
the company every opportunity to ad
Just its train schedules, but to no
avail. Now, If rumors are true, the
Commission will go after the road
rough shod and accept no promises,
Public's Patience Exhausted.
The. facts as to the lateness of the
trains, and the great inconvenience
which the traveling public suffers, can
not be disputed. There may be some
controversy as to the authority of
the Commission to compel tho company
to run regular trains, but this ques
tion will not deter the Commission. An
order will be made for the establish
nient of regular service, and If the
order be not compiled with, prosecu
tions will be brought. Section 63 of
the Railroad Commission Act provides
a fine of $100 to $10,000 for failure or
refusal of a railroad to comply with
an order of the Commission. With
this means available for enforcing its
orders, tho Railroad Commission will
secure for the people of Western Ore
gon a reasonable train service or know
tbe reason why.
If the views of the Commissioners
have been correctly indicated in the
talk that has be?n heard in the last
few days, the Southern Paclflo must
now either run its trains on schedule
time or appeal to the courts for pro
tection while It runs them behind time.
West Would Reduce Fare.
Some time ago Commissioner West
expressed the opinion that the proper
and reasonable method, of securing
service was by regulating the rates to
correspond with the service. He took
the view that when passengers must
submit to the delays and losses of an
uncertain train service, they ought not
pay t cents a mile passenger fare.
He said that people ought to pay for
for what they get, and if they do not
get a 3-cent-a-mlle service, they ought
not to pay that much. If the Railroad
Commission should fall in Its effort to
get a regular service by ordering it
and then prosecuting the company, it
may resort to the West plan and jjo
clare X or 2 1-2 cents a mile a reason
able fare for passengers to pay for
the service they are getting.
Will Stir TTp All Lines.
It Is also understood tliat the Rail
road Commission is contemplating
proceeding upon Its own initiative
against all the railroads In Oregon,
for the purpose of compelling them to
provide suitable accommodations at
railway stations. This will apply par
ticularly to waiting-rooms, hours for
selling tickets, water, light and heat
in waiting-rooms and toilet accom
modations. The members of the Com
mission have traveled over the various
lines enough to know that in many
places the roads do not provide the
depot facilities they should, and they
are therefore ina position to make a
-complaint themselves without waiting
for any individual patron of the road
to file complaint.
BELIEVE SCHMITZ BARRED
Prosecutors Say Name Cannot Legal
ly Go on Ballot.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 2. Announce
ment by Eugene E. Schmlts that he
would be a candidate for re-election to
the mayoralty this Fall to a fourth term,
unless his appeal for a new trial Is in
the meantime denied by the Appellate
and Supreme Courts, has raised the ques
tion whether he can legally go upon the
ballot. An examination Into the law on
this noint was made to&sur bar ssiatAJoO
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District Attorney Robert Harrison, and
the tentative conclusion was that the
Mayor Is barred.
Schmltz maintains that he Is not con
victed until his conviction by the Jury
In Judge Dunne's court is finally passed
upon and sustained by the Supreme Court
ol the state.
SCHMITZ RETURNED TO JAIL
Prosecution Not Ready for More
Graft Trials.
SAN FRANCISCO, July S. Mayor
Bohmitx was before Judge Dunne this
morning to answer the indictments charg
ing him with accepting $55,000 as a bribe
from the United Railroads, and 75
from the Gas Company, but as the pros
ecution had failed to have ready the
transcripts of the testimony taken before
Mrs. Nellie Joyce. Who Ran Union
Store at Cripple Creek, Which Was
Looted by Militia.
the grand Jury, the case was continued
to next Tuesday. Schmits went back to
the County Jail without requesting an
order permitting him to visit his family
1Y STRIKE If! CHICAGO
OPERATORS WILL VOTE OX
QUESTION" NEXT SUNDAY.
Propose to Strike at Companies'
Vitals, Though Leaders Still
Spar for Time.
CHICAGO. July 3. (Special.) Leaders
of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union
are awaiting with a degree of apprehen
sion the result of a strike vote Sunday,
that may call out the operators from the
Chicago offices of the Western Union and
Postal Companies, and cause widespread
disruption of business. Secretary Wes
ley Russell, and other leaders of the or
ganization are still hoping that some in
tervention may arise to avert the crisis.
The National Executive Board of the
union Is said to be hastening to Chicago
rrom the East, and will be on hand when
the vote Is taken. This board will have
to act on the desire of the men before
a strike can be called.
President Small, whose headquarters
Are et present In San Francisco, may
counsel against hasty action of the men.
It is also not unlikely, it was said today,
that a final message may be sent to
President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, de
tailing the grievances of the operators,
the contention of the men In the con
troversy with the wire managers, and a
comprehensive forecast of the results to
the country's welfare In the event of a
universal strike. The executive would be
asked to make a final appeal to tbe tel
egraph officials to avert the catastroche.
Secretary Russell said: "We don't want
to strike. We want the situation cleared
without recourse to force. We - are not
afraid of the result. If we do go out we
feel that we will surely win. and really
believe the public will be with us when It
knows our position. But there will be
groat suffering to business Interests be-
fore the strike Is ended, and this is
what we want to avoid If possible. . We
are willing , to listen to arbitration talk
or conferences of any sort that will pro
cure this result.
It was said that the strike already or
dered by President Small, to take place
m some western city other than San
Francisco, would be held off until the de
liberations In Chicago next Sunday have
been finished.
STRIKE IN ANOTHER CITY.
Small Issues Orders, but Keeps Se
cret Name of Place.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 8. President
S. J. Small of the Telegraphers' Union
last Alight confirmed the report that he
had ordered out the operators In another
city. "I have ordered the union opera
tors in at least one more city on strike,"
said he. I will not, however, at this
time divulge the name of that city, but
the telegraphers have been notified and
will be out in less than a week. When
the whistle sounds in the office designat
ed, tbe keymen will leave their places.
Until then or until 1 choose to make the
place known, neither the telegraph com
panies nor the public will know where the
bolt is to falL"
Mr. Small had been out of the city all
day, and returned shortly before mid
night. He said he had been in Sacra
mento, "visiting relatives."
Both telegraph companies are now ac
cepting business without the stipulation
subject to delay. According to the of
ficials of the local union, there have been
but four desertions from their ranks.
Will Stand by Agreement.
NEW TORK, July 3. President
Clowry, of the Western Union, today
sent the following message to the gen
eral superintendents of the company
at New York, Chicago, Atlanta and San
Francisco:
"There is no truth in the rumor that
is being circulated throughout the
country that the Western Union Tele
graph Company has receded from the
position taken In my letter of June 10
to the Hon. Charles P. Neill, Comlms
sloner of Labor. I had another meet
ing with Commissioner Neill last Mon
day afternoon and assured htm that.
notwithstanding the unwarranted ac
tion in calling a strike at San Fran
cisco, the company would carry out
the conditions set forth in that state
ment ia stood faith."
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I Mrs. Nellie Joyce. Who Ran Union
HORSES
ROASTED
IN FIERCE FIRE
Four Families Made
Homeless.
BROWN BROS BARN CONSUMED
Men and Women Escape in
Night Clothes.
LOSS ESTIMATED $12,000
Flames Spread and Devour Xelghe
boring Residences Firecracker
Supposed to Be tho Canse
of the Disaster.
Four families were rendered home
less and nine horses were burned to
death in a Are which started
In the stables of Brown Bros.'
Transfer Company at 1:50 o'clock this
morning. The fiercenese of the flames
soon rendered it necessary for Bat
talion Chief Young to send in a call
for more apparatus, as the rapidly
spreading flames threatened the ad
joining buildings, some of which are
large frame structures, two and three
stories in height.
The 'flames originated In the stables,
and soon after the building was a mass
of Are. On the arrival of the Are de
partment In response to an alarm from
box 45, the whole place was ablaze and
flames had communicated to the little
cottages facing Seventeenth street.
One of these cottages was occupied by
J. W. Brown, who was aroused By one
of the stable hands, and he succeeded In
getting his family out and warning the
occupants of the other homes.
Water Supply Short.
On the arrival of the Are department"
the flremen were handicapped on account
of there being no hydrants on Seven
teenth street and were forced to go
three and four blocks away from the Are
In order to attach their lines and also
the mains on Sixteenth and Eighteenth
streets are but six-Inch mains and the
streams thrown from them were of small
size.
Seeing the state of affairs. Battalion
Chief Young sent in a call for more en
gines and additional hose-carts, some of
which on arrival got to work as far as
eight blocks distant from the blaze.
Makes Daring Rescue.
A daring rescue of two horses belong
ing to Brown Brothers' Transfer Com
pany was aceompllshhed by Charles Nel
son. . He reached the blaze soon after the
alarm was sounded, and was Inside the
barn before the firemen arrived. He
heard the frightened neighing of the Im
prisoned animals and fearlessly rushed
to their rescue. Two fine horses were
snorting nod nicking In their efforts to
free themselves from their halters when
Nelson rushed through the smoke to their
stalls.
With his pocket-knife Nelson slashed
the ropes by which the two were tied,
and while the hungry flames licked at
the horses and their rescuer, he ran with
them out of the burning stable. So
closely did the flames follow the escap
ing animals that their manes and tails
were badly scorched, and Nelson himself
had a narrow escape. He was almost
suffocated by the smoke, and his clothes
and hair were singed.
Nelson took the animals to a place of
safety.
John W. Brown, one of the firm, got
out the other four of the six horses saved
from the fire.
The blazing barn furnished a spectac
ular sight, the Aames leaping as high as
200 feet in the air and scattering fire
brands throughout the neighborhood. The
Shea building, on the corner of Seven
teenth and Marshall streets, adjoining the
burned property on the south, was seri
ously threatened during the conflagration,
as was also the case with the Wells-Fargo
barn across Northrup street. In front of
the Brown Br?s.' stables, on both of
which streams of water were played.
J. W. Brown and his brother, H.
Brown, owners of the burned stable and
the four cottages, announce that they
are fully Insured on the buildings and
horses, but will lose the wagons and
other contents of the stable entirely. Tho
total loss will probably be about $12,000.
The nine horses burned were the prop
erty of Brown Bros, and are valued at
from J1B0 to J30O each.
The scene of the fire was formerly a
gulch, filled In about two years ago. The
barn was erected a year and a half ago
by Brown Bros., who moved the fous
cottages facing Seventeenth street to
that site from North Tenth street. Near
ly all the furniture in the burned cot
tages was saved by the occupants and
neighbors.
At 3 o'clock the flames were under con
trol. V.
Flames Spread Rapidly.
The four residences, all Draetlmllv
stroyed, were owned by J. w. Brown.
who occupied the house at the corner
or seventeenth and Northrup streets.
The three other dwellings were occupied
by David Weston, 349 Seventeenth;
Frank Bowers, 351 Seventeenth, and J. W.
Thrush, 353 Seventeenth. All four dwell
ings were one-story frame structures of
small value.
As soon as the fire broke out the occu-
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