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INNINGS AT TALK
Day Given to Argument
in Haywood Case
AS TO EXCLUSION OF EVIDENCE
Was There Counter-Conspiracy
of Mineowners?
DARROW'S HOT INVECTIVE
pirectly Charges Sterling With Inde
pendence Explosion Borah Says
Counter-Conspiracy Is Not
Sustained by Evidence.
SUMMARY OF ARil"MKNTS.
CLABEKCB DARROW Haywood
not directly Interested In Couer
d'AJene strike. Iefense had right to
ehow crimes In Colorado committed
by mlneownera with Intention to
create appearance that Federation
committed them. Directly charge K.
'C. Sterling, mlneownera' detective,
with Independence explosion. Claims
wide latitude to prove mlneownera
conspiracy to destroy Federation. All
evidence collected by Plnkerton men,
' who, as union members, Incited to
violence.
SENATOR BORAH Instead of
, proving crimes charged to Haywood
were committed by counter-coneplr-acy
of mineowners, defense had shown
Vindicator explosion an accident,
Bradley explorion caused by gas,
Steunenberg killed for private ven
geance, Gregory killed through pri
vate difficulties, attempts against
PeaDody and Gilbert result of political
feeling. Defense failed to prove coun
ter conspiracy. Plnkerton man who
talked anarchy elected to highest of
fice In union.
E. F. RICHARDSON State having"
relied on circumstantial evidence to
corroborate Orchard's story, defense
is Justified In offering atronger clr
crnmntflwrWrlWence against some
one else.
BOISE. Idaho, July 18 A day of
argument on the admissibility of
points of evidence followed the an
nouncement from the defense that
they had no further witnesses to of
fer in behalf of William D. Haywood.
The jury was not brought into court.
Judge Wood having been informed by
counsel of their decision to rest with
out offer of sur-rebuttal. Clarence
Darrow spoke for an hour and a half
of the morning session. Senator
Borah replied in the afternoon and was
followed by E. F. Richardson. Judge
Wood will probably announce his de
rision tomorrow morning.
The point argued was the propo
sition to exclude from consideration
by the Jury the evidence offered by the
defense to show, by proof of deporta
tion of miners from and the employ
ment of detectives in the Cripple
Creek district of Colorado, that a con
spiracy was formed among the mine
owners and the citizens of the dis
trict to prevent the employment of
members of the Western Federation of
Miners. The position taken by the
Haywood defense was that Harry Or
chard was employed by the Mine
owners' Association through detec
tives to commit crimes which were
then charged to the Federation, and
public opinion aroused against the
union workers, and it therefore fol
lowed that, if Colorado evidence for
the 'state was admitted, the defense
had the right to show a counter-conspiracy.
The reply of the state was
that the defense had failed legally to
connect Its case in these particulars
and therefore Its evidence merely con
fused that issue.
Darrow Denies Proof.
In the absence of the Jury the argu
ment gave counsel an opportunity to
take a wide range in commenting on
the methods employed on both sides.
Mr. Darrow was impassioned and
vituperative.- Ho bitterly assailed Or
chard and the Pinkertons. He main
tained that Orchard's story connecting
Haywood and the Western Federation
with the various crimes to which he
has confessed had not been corrob
orated; that the Vindicator mine ex
plosion was an accident; that the In
dependence depot explosion, where 14
, men were killed, was planned by K. C.
Sterling and D. C. Scott, railroad de
tectives, and that the Pinkertons sent
men Into the district to Join the unions
and incite the members to riot and
disorder.
Incidentally he said the Bradley In
cident in San Francisco was due to
an explosion of gas, as shown by the
evidence for the defense, . and that
Haywaod had not been connected at
any point with any of the overt acts
confessed by Orchard except by the
discredited testimony of Orchard him
self. Counter-Conspiracy Not Proved.
Mr. Borah confined himself largely
to the legality of the question of ad
missibility. He spoke for an hour,
forcefully reviewing the evidence and
allegations made by the defense,
which, he said, failed to show by the
member of the alleged conspiracy be
tween the mine-owners and the
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Pinkertons that any such conspiracy
existed. He took the position and
quoted authorities to show that a con
spiracy can only be considered after
the introduction of direct evidence of
a conspirator.
Mr. Richardson argued that a conspir
acy had been shown by the contributory
effect of all the evidence introduced by the
defense and closed with the statement
that, if the court saw fit to exclude the
evidence bearing on the Colorado situa
tion introduced by the state, counsel for
the defense would be satisfied to see their
evidence barred from consideration.
Judge Wood stated that in all probabil
ity he would decldt tomorrow.
J. H. Hawley will open the argument for
the state at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
It is expected that he will take the entire
day. Mr. Richardson, for the defense,
will speak on Saturday.
Darrow Makes Complaint.
Mr. Darrow's speech was preceded by a
brief announcement on the part of Mr.
Borah that the state would not op-
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pose the striking out of that part of
Harry Orchard's testimony which dealt
with his talk to Steve Adams and Pettl
bone as to Adams going into North Idaho
ind "getting rid of some. claim-Jumpers."
Judge Wood called attention to this tes
timony yesterday and indicated that he
did not believe it had been connected up
in any way with the defendant, Haywood.
"We objected to that testimony when
it was admitted," declared Mr. Darrow
for the defense, "and we do not think
that striking it out now will right any
wrong that was done by It. We will not
ask that it be stricken out."
"But you will not object to the court
Instructing the Jury with reference to
It?" asked Judge Wood.
"No, sir, we can't do that," replied the
attorney, "and while I do not at this
time criticise the court for the latitude It
allowed the state In this case, there
seems to be no disposition to limit its
testimony in any- particular as to some
great, general conspiracy by the Lord
only knows who."
Denies Haywood's Connection.
Beginning with the Coeur d'Alene trou
bles of 1890. Mr. Darrow called the
Court's attention once more to the fact
that William D. Haywood at that time
had nothing to do with the general or
ganization of the Western Federation of
Miners, but was an obscure member of a
local union in Sliver City, many hundreds
of miles from the scene of the disorders.
As to the employment of detectives, Mr.
Darrow declared that most or practically
all of the testimony In the case was se
cured by Pinkertons, and It would be im
possible to dissociate them and their
methods from the issue. Taking up Or
chard's crimes as confessed by him, Mr.
Darrow. said the defendant at bar was
compelled. In refutation of a charge of
having murdered Frank Steunenberg. to
meet all sorts of conditions of allega
tions. He said:
The state was allowed through Orchard to
bring In something about an alleged attempt
to wreck a train and of course this defendant
was held up aa tlie guilty party. Was It im
material for us to show that the attempt was
made by detectives in the employ of the rail
way company and the Mineownena' Associa
tion? I think not. Neither is it incompetent
for us to show that the. men who perpetrated
the crime merely wanted to create an im
pression or appearance of a train wreck, so
as to trump up another charge against the
Western Federation of Miners.
As to the Bradley explosion, Mr. Darrow
said it was entirely competent to produce
testimony that the explosion was caused
by gas. It was also the proper course, he
said, to show that the Vindicator mine
incident might have been an accident
rather than the result of design.
Charges Sterling With Crime.
Mr. Darrow spent some time in discuss
ing and citing authorities as to the mate
riality of the evidence showing, threats
on the part of Orchard against Governor
Steunenberg. He declared that. If there
was any question as to the relevancy of
any of the testimony In the case, the
doubt should be resolved in favor of the
defendant.
Mr. Darrow charged the Independence
Depot explosion directly to K. C. Sterling,
the detective of the Mineowners' Asso
ciation. Three undisputed witnesses, he
declared, had told of seeing Orchard
"sneak" into Mr. Sterling's room at
night on at least 15 occasions.
The explosion was a part of the con
spiracy, the attorney said, of the men
who were "engaged in the laudable oc
cupation of driving out every man who
ever had shown any sympathy with the
Western Federation of Miners, the men
who defied Sheriffs and courts and set
themselves up as the only competent
Judges."
Sterling sat In the courtroom for a
week and was not called, said Mr. Dar
row, and this he took as an admission of
the testimony of three witnesses who saw
him so frequently In consultation with
Orchard.
"At any rate," he added, "these wit
nesses have not been arrested for per
jury on the word of the most perjured vil-
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Portland Passes Puget
Sound Cities.
FOURTH OF WHEAT PORTS
Will Soon Pass Philadelphia
and Take Third Place.
SAN FRANCISCO IS LOSING
Oregon Metropolis Promises Soon to
Excel Philadelphia Large Gain
in Flour Exports Both From
Portland and Pugct Sound.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, July 18. Portland Is now su
preme In the grain export business of
the Pacific Coast, and stands fourth
among wheat exporting cities of the
United States, being ranked only by New
York, Galveston sind Philadelphia, with
a fair prospect of displacing. Philadelphia
if its present rate of increase is sus
tained. These facts are attested by care
fully compiled statistics made public by
the Department of Commerce and Labor
this evening. Being official, these figures
leave no doubt as to Portland's position.
For the 12 months ended June, . 190G,
Puget Sound exported more wheat than
any other port in the United States. Dur
ing the year ended June, i907, Portland
shows a marked gain, while Puget Sound
shows a corresponding decline
Passes Sonnd on Wheat.
Portland during the 12 months closing
June 30, 1907, exported 7.198,844 bushels of
wheat, valued at. $5,195,655. In the same
year all the ports of Puget Sound com
bined exported only 6.012,732 bushels, rep
resenting a total valuation of $4,231,528.
In the year previous, when Puget Sound
held the record for the entire country,
Portland exported only 5,658,107 bushels,
as agplnet S,2,m0 . bushels exported
from Puget Sound". ""Portland shows an
Increase of l,84o,74i bushels for the year,
whereas Puget Sound shows a .falling off
of 2,340.179 bushels. San Francisco for
several years has not been an active. com
petitor . in the wheat business. Its ex
ports for both years was 418,000 bushels.
Great Gain on Flour.
Both Portland and Puget Sound are
forging ahead In flour exports business.
For the fiscal year 1906 Portland exported
1,013,975 barrels of flour, valued at
$3,725,765; during the year Just closed its
export was 1.249,704 barrels, valued at
$4,573,359. Great as was the gain of Port
land, the growth of the flour trade on
Puget Sound was even greater. The
Sound in 1906 exported 2,099,601 barrels of
flour, valued at $7,301,202. During the
fiscal year 1907 its exports reached 3,182,
614 barrels, valued at $10,669,015. In the
flour trade San Francisco is falling be
hind. Its exports dropped from 466,540
barrels in 1906 to 393,220 barrels last year.
This was no doubt partly due to the dis
aster. Idaho Largest Lead Producer.
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ington, July 18. Geological Survey fig
ures made public today show that Idaho
was the largest lead producer in the
United States In 1906, its production being
117,117 tons. Washington produced 46
tons. Idaho also produced 573 tons of
spelter, Washington seven tons.
WATER WASTES THE LAND
Floods Cause Death and Destruction
In Ohio Valley.
PITTSBURG, July 18. Conservative
reports to the Associated Press tonight
from Interior points of West Virginia
Indicate that the floods caused by
storms and cloudbursts during the past
48 hours, are receding and that the
damage will reach at least half a mil
lion dollars. Four deaths have - thus
far been reported.
The damage to the Baltimore &.
Ohio Railroad will reach $200,000, prin
cipally in tracks washed away.
The most dangerous damage to pri-
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Who Announces He la Candidate
for Re-Electlon.
vate property was at Newberg, where
several buildings were washed away
and nearly every house was flooded.
A church at Evansville was overturned
and washed away.
Near Elkins a cloudburst occurred
and the streets of the town were
Hooded.
At Washington, this afternoon the
Hazel-Atlas Glass Company's plants
were put out of business by floods from
overflowing streams, causing a loss of
$100,000 to this firm alone. Streetcar
traffic was crippled, cars washed, away
and 'the Chartiers Valley for many
miles is strewn with debris.
Bridges and buildings floated down
the river and the situation on the Bal
timore & Ohio, and Wesiern Maryland
railroads Is chaotic. Train schedules
have been annulled and the damage to
highways will reach 'several hundred
thousand dollars. ,
Ore Dock Strike Goes On.
DUIUTH, Minn., July 18. A conference
arranged today by the Mayor and the
bishop of Duluth failed to result In any
settlement of the ore dock strike. Em
ployes and company both refused to con
cede a point. Ore shipments have about
ceased. ....,..
' SUPERIOR. Wis., July 18. Workmen
at the Allouez ore docks struck at noon
today for 25c more pay per day. This
completes the tie up of the head of the
lakes docks.
Lieutenant Goodrich Buried.
NEW YORK, July 18. The funeral of
Lieutenant Casper Goodrich, son of Rear
Admlral Casper F. Goodrich, comman
dant of the Brooklyn Navy-Yard, who was
killed In the powder explosion in the tur
ret of the battleship Georgia, was held
today at Stone " Church, N. J. Marines,
bluejackets, a firing squad and the marine
band assisted In the last rites. The Rev.
J. C. Lord, of Atlantic Highlands, N. J
had charge.
LITTLE PHIL AND HIS BIG JOB-
HOMES FOR AUTOS
Mad Race to Acquire
Social Standing.
MOTHERS NEGLECT CHILDREN
Extreme Measures Are Used to
Appear Wealthy.
PITTSBURGERS ARE SCORED
Charged With Resorting to the Most
Keck less Extravagance, Which
Results In Homes Being Sold
Under the Hammer.
PITTSBURG, Pa., July 18. (Special.)
"So mad has the race for social suprem
acy become, that many owners of houses
worth from $5000 to $10,000, which they
have acquired after years of toll and sav
ing, are mortgaging them in order to buy
automobiles. So fearful are they of be
ing outshone by their neighbors, that
they are resorting to the most reckless
extravagance, and trying to present the
appearance of wealth on an income not
exceeding $150 a month."
This is a portion of the report of a com
mittee of the New Era Woman's Club, o(
Pittsburg, which has been investigating
social conditions in this city.
Mothers Neglect Children.
"Something . must be .done and done
quickly," the report says, "to prevent the
women of Pittsburg from resorting to the
means they do, to acquire social prestige
in their set. Existing conditions In Pitts
burg are such that active measures must
be taken. Mothers are neglecting their
children, and young wives are driving
their, husbands to- the wall for the sake of
the appearance of wealth."
The club women charge that women and
girls wh have married men receiving
salaries from $100 to $150 a month, 'are
gradually . driving their husbands bank
rupt in many Instances, for the sette of
possessing some means of distinguishing
themselves. Homes which have been se
cured through years of saving and hard
labor, are being threatened with the
auctioneer's hammer or the foreclosing
of a mortgage, becauses the women have
seen their neighbors' big red touring car,
and do not wish her to gain the reputa
tion of possessing something they cannot
have
Homes Are Mortgaged.
After trying to figure out how to se
cure an automobile by saiMng from her
husband's weekly or monthly Income, the
wife with social aspirations concludes it
is not feasible, and casts about for some
other means to raise the mpney. The
automobile by this time has become a
permanent fixture in her brain, and she
must have one. How to get It, is the
chief and most important point. Many
ways suggest themselves, but none prac
ticable, until the thought strikes her that
they can- get money on their home by
taking a mortgage.
, The husband strenuously objects at
first, until the woman's pleadings anfl
tears bring the desired result, and the
dea. is consummated. It looks at first
as though the mortgage can be paid off
easily, but something turns up the baby
gets sick, and the automobile uses an
immoderate quantity of gasoline. The
monthly installment on the mortgage is
not paid.
Pittsburg clubwomen interested In the
subject ask: "By what means can a stop
be put to this state of affairs?"
BIG FIRE IN WAREHOUSES
Immense Damage at Hamburg and
Flames Still Rage.
HAMBURG, July 19. An extensive fire
In the center of the commercial district
early this morning destroyed a number of
warehouses. The fire Is still burning and
other . buildings are endangered. . The
damage already amounts to several hun
dred thousand dollars. Many of the fire-
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Marquis Ito, Resident General of
Japan In Corea, Whom the Em
peror Vainly Besought to Save Him
From Enforced Abdioatlon.
men were rendered unconscious owing to
the dense ness of the smoke.
The fire was caused by the overturning
of a petroleum lamp, which exploded.
BILLIK SENTENCED TO DIE
Charged "With Killing Six Persons
by Poison.
CxlICAGO, July 19. Herman Billik.
who has been on trial charged with
killing, by poison, Adolph Vrzal and
live of his children, was found guilty
tonight, and the Jury fixed his sentence
at death. During the trial evidence
was nubmitted by the state charging
him with disposing of Vrzal and his
children in order to collect the insur
ance they carried.
Will Not Pardon Gentry.
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 18. The State
Board of Pardons has refused to recom
mend a pardon for James B. Gentry, the
actor, who was convicted of the murder
of Madge York, an actress, in Philadel
phia In 1896.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 66
degrees; minimum, 56.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy with possibly oc
casional light showers; westerly winds.
Foreign.
Emperor of C'orea abdicates after vain ap
peal to Marquis Ito. Page 1.
Karl Hau makes damaging admissions at
trial. Pago 4.
Speech by Choate on arbitration at Haguo
conference. Page 3.
Pope's condemnation of liberal Catholic
writers. Page 4.
National.
Portland leads Pacific Coast in grain ex
ports. Page 1.
Politics.
Civic Federation reports on municipal own
ership In Britain. Page 4.
Indian Territory Democratlo convention
ends In riot. Page 2.
Domestic.
Pittsburg women ruin families through ma
nia for automobiles. Page 1.
Syrian engaged to millionaire's daughter
declared to be a negro. Page 3.
Igorrotes threaten teacher because moon is
eclipsed. Page 2.
Lincoln, Neb., preacher denounced by wom
en made remorseful by his sermon.
Page 2.
Thousands prostrated by heat diA-lng ElkC
parade at Philadelphia. Page 3.
Italians convicted of murdering boy in Lou
isiana and mob 'starts to lynch them.
Page S.
Northwestern Railroad prepares to extend to
Pacific Coast. Page 6.
Pacific Coast.
Argument In Haywood case on exclusion of
evidence of mineowners conspiracy.
Page 1.
Mayor Taylor, of ' San Francisco, begins
work and freezes out Job-hunters. Page 4.
Dissension among operators follows rejection
of compromise on strike. Page 4.
Levi Ankeny announces he Is candidate to
succeed himself in United States Senate.
Page 6.
Judge McCredle decides Ooldendale Marshal
ship contest. Page 6.
Officials of Corvallls A Eastern make trip
, through Cascades. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Melon season held back by cool weather.
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Wheat closes firm at Chicago after fluc
tuations. Page 17.
Stock market dull and Irregular. Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
North Bank road will ba completed from
. Kennewlck to Vancouver by November 1.
Page 10.
O. W. Stewart, Prohibitionist leader In city
Page 11.,
Portland Hunt Club will hold horse show
next November. Page 12.
Telephone slot machine robber confesses
many crimes. Page 10.
Female swindler operates in garb of sister
of charity. Page of 11.
Julius Kruttschnitt, high Harrlman official,
discusses transportation problems. Page
10.
John Q. Woolley sAys the saloon is doomed.
Page 11.
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GROWN OF CQREA
Abdicates When All
Statesmen Advise.
DRAMATIC SCENE AT PALACE
Premier Says National Safety
, . Demands Change.
LAST VAIN APPEAL TO ITO
Unhappy Monarch Turns From Cabi
net to Klder Statesmen, Who Only
Indorse Ministers' Advice,
Penalty of Duplicity.
SEOUL, July 19. (Friday afternoon.)
Briefly the Emperor, In the Imperial re
script of abdication, expresses his regret
that during the 44 years of his reign Na
tional calamities have followed In rapid
succession and the people's distress be
came so Aggravated that he deemed it
now time to give the crown to the heir
apparent, in conformity with ancestral
usages.
It is reported that a most dramatic
scene occurred at the palace Thursday
night, when the Ministers, headed by
Premier Yi Wang Wong, appeared before
his majesty and made the Cabinet's final
representation in urging the Emperor's
abdication. His majesty was in a high
state of excitement, but the Premier, In
the most humble, but firm, tone dwelt at
length upon the want of precaution aisd
prudence of the Emperor's policies hith
erto, especially in diplomatic affairs,
whereby he was endangering the safety
of the nation.
The Premier enumerated the facts of
his majesty's duplicities, which culmi
nated In the dispatch of a deputation to
the Hague peace conference, and forci
bly reasoned the uselessness of the Em
peror's disavowal of his relation with
the Hague affair.
Unable to successfully combat the loglo
of the Premier's representation, the Em
peror sought a last refuge in the Council
of Elder Statesmen, doubtless antici
pating their sympathy. The Council im
mediately convened. Four elders quickly
responded and appeared before his
majesty at 1 o'clock this (Friday) morn
ing. The Emperor's disappointment and
surprise was boundless when they agreed
with . the Ministers' advice.
His majesty's mind ws finally mads
up and he consented to the draft of an
imperial rescript announcing his abdica
tion, which was placed before him for
his signature.
The Emperor's condition is indescriba
ble. Greatly fatigued and perturbed, ha
signed the document and his seal was
affixed amid impressive silence. A sup
pressed sigh from the Emperor was the
only thing which broke the deathlike
stillness which reigned throughout the)
memorable scene.
Much unrest prevails about the palaca
and at another place a crowd of 2000
Is assembled. A portion of this crowd
assaulted the office of the Dally Koku
mn, but the mob was dispersed before
much damage was inflicted.
ITO GIVES HIM NO COMFORT
Visits Emperor After Much Entreaty
but Is Noncommittal.
TOKIO, July 18. The conference of
Marquis Ito with the Emperor of Corea
has lasted one hour. It Is reported that
the Emperor appealed Imploringly to the
former to help save Corea from her pres
ent complication in a manner satisfac
tory to Japan and without doing anything
derogatory to the Corean court. Marquis
Ito, It is said, carefully avoided making
any definite reply and retired without
committing himself.
Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashl ar
rived late last evening, receiving a hearty
welcome. He drove immediately to
Marquis Ito's residence.
A number of Coreans calling themselves
elder statesmen of Corea have sent a
long letter to Marquis Ito intimating that
Japan would receive their support in
fair dealing toward the Emperor, but,
falling that, they would die the martyr'a
death and that the whole nation would do
likewise. They denied that the court wa
Implicated in the sending of the delega
tion to The Hague.
It is believed that the Cabinet Ministers
again proceeded to the palace last night
for the purpose of further urging the
Emperor to abdicate.
COMES OUT OF HIS SECXUSIOX
Emperor Begs Ito to Come Crown .
Prince to Succeed.
SEOUL,, July IS, via Tokio. Marquis
Ito visited the Emperor at 6:30 o'clock
this afternoon, In response to the Em
peror's plea. After two weeks' obstinate
seclusion and silence, the Emperor late
yesterday sent court officers to Mar
quis Ito with a message that, Inasmuch
as both were worried over the presence
of the Corean deputation at The Hague,
he therefore begged the resident general
to come to the palace.
Marquis Ito's first reply, sent this
morning, asked for an audience two or
three days hence, after the arrival of
Foreign Minister Hayashl from Tokio.
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