THE MOKXIXQ OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1907. 3 TAFT-TD FOLLOW FAIRBANKS STEPS Plans to Offset any Gains Made in West by the Vice-President. WILL SPEAK IN PORTLAND Before Sailing for Orient, Secretary of AVar YUII Deliver Many Speeches, Adhering Closely to Political Arguments. WASHINGTON-. July I3.-(Specia1.) Secretary of War Taft, who at the pres ent is rusticating In Canada, Is planning to make a political invasion of the far western country Jn which Vice-President Fairbanks recently has been disporting himself. Evidently those in charge of the Taft movement for the Presidential nomination are determined not to let the Vice-President run away with the dele gates to the National Convention from the Pacific Coast states through mere lack of effort on their side, so it has been decided that the Secretary of War shall do some handshaking and speechmaking In the territory the Indiana man has Just covered. . It is understood that Important speeches probably will be made byv Sec retary Taft at Portland and Seattle on his way to the Orient in the early Fall. It is possible that between Oklahoma, w-here the Secretary will address the Re publicans of the prospective new state on August 24. and the Coast several speeches will be made and the under standing is that politics will receive at tention to a more marked extent than was the case in connection with Secretary Taft's trip through the Middle West in June. It is realized that the "Conservative" Republican politicians are after- the far West good and hard, that Mr. Fairbanks has gained a certain popularity out that way by personal effort and that some thing ought to be done to counteract what has been done among the rank and file. During his trip in June Secretary Taft made 32 speeches of one kind and an other, but before he leaves the shores of the United States for the Philippines he is expected to eclipse the former record and as previously announced the coming transcontinental journey will embrace politics. In other words, the plan is to have the Secretary of War speak more directly to members of his own party and appear squarely as the representative of the progressive idea that is striving for mastery in tne next isauonai campaign. Fairbanks' western strength, according to opinion in the East, is after all more likely to be thrown to some other anti Roosevelt candidate if it can be con trolled than to stick with the Vice-President himself. Preparing for Tariff Revision. NEW YORK, July 23. The National Association of Manufacturers, which has a large and important membership, is" Vigorously seeking tariff revision, ac cording to H. D. Miles, chairman of its tariff revision committee. Mr. Miles goes bo far as to predict that the next Con gress may create a non-partisan com mission, with semi-judicial authmtty like that of the Interstate. Commerce Commis sion, ' to completely revise the tariff schedules and then deal with the work required by the readjustment of tariff Bchedules by other countries. The association held its annual meet ing in this city in May, and it was at that time that Mr. Miles was chosen to take up the subject. Since then he has collected a mass of data bearing on in equalities of the present tariff, and he has talked with many Congressmen and visited President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. His committee has already sent out 30,000 letters on tariff revision. McClellan Gets More Delay. NEW VoRK, July 23. The appellate division of the Supreme Court of Brook lyn this afternoon granted a stay of pro ceedings in the mayoralty recount matter pending a decision of the Court of Ap peals upon the constitutionality of the recount bill. Application for the stay was made by counsel for Mayor McClellan. MANIA FOR GREAT CRIME (Continued from First Pane.) ment at the opening of the evening session at 6 o'clock. He took up the Incidents connected with Orchard's visit to Caldwell when he was making preparations to assassinate Steunen berg. "Orchard's con?uct at Caldwell before the murder of Steunenberg," said Mr. ftlchardson, "leads Inevitably to the conclusion that this man was deter mined to draw the attention of the whole population on himself. Whether he was In the employ of the Pinker ton agency at the time or not does not eppear in the record, but I think I can Bhow before this argument is over that before and after the murder the pur pose of Orchard and of others was to create evidence such as might lead to the arrest and .conviction of Western Federation of Miners officials." Mr. Richardson traced the move ments of Orchard at Caldwell and, com ing to the arrival of Fred Miller to act In his defense, he said: "The reason Miller was retained by the Western Federation of Miners to defend Orchard was that at the prelim inary trial there was not sufficient evi dence to convict him of, or connect him with, the murder of Steunenberg." Conspiracy of Pinkertons. After reading lengthy extracts from the Denver newspapers printed at the time of the arrest of Orchard, all of which, he said, showed the hand of the Plnkerton detective agency in an en deavor to link the name of the Western Federation of Miners with the mur derer. Mr. Richardson said that the Governor of Idaho and the Plnkerton .agency knew when Steunenberg was murdered and Orchard was arrested that ho would make the confession. "For years the Plnkerton detective aerency has permeated the locals of the Western Federation with recret opera tives, but had never been able to fasten a single crime upon the organization the only organization." said Mr. Richardson, "which everjiad the power and the cour age to raise its hand against the mine owners." Taking up Orchard's life in Jhe peniten tiary at Boise. Mr. Richardson said the vile, loathsome creature had been petted and coddled, fed from the warden's table, visited by the Governor of the state and callfd in familiar terms, "Harry," by the governor and by the counsel for the pros ecution. He continued: "Think of this creature associating in a friendly way with a Senator of the United States! I do- not know- that Or chard calls Senator Borah Bill, but I do know that the Senator calls Orchard 'Harry.' Now why did Orchard attempt to commit suicide after he had-made Jiis confession to Plnkerton MeParland? He says ho confessed to clear his conscience, and to mak his. peace with God. Why, then, after such a confession should he have attempted to take his own life? There was no reason for it. Why He Attempted Suicide. "But, gentlemen of the jury," and Mr. Richardson's voice, which had grown ex tremely husky from his long discourse, took on a tone of withering scorn as he crouched with bended knees and back and paced up and down before" the 12 men, ever shaking the Index finger of his right hand, "if Harry Orchard was in a scheme at the Instigation of the Pinker tons or anybody else to swear away the life of Innocent men if he were a part and parcel of such a conspiracy well might his conscience have said to him, 'Out of your mouth you have condemned innocent men and that is a burden which, should weigh heavily on your soul,' and well might this worthless creature have attempted his life. There is no other explanation for it." Continuing his scathing denuncia tion of Orchard, dropping the subject for a time to branch out upon some other line of argument, but returning ever to a new attack upon the con fessing witness, Mr. Richardson de clared that none but this accursed criminal had been brought to court to defame the name of Haywood a man who had always led an exemplary life and had always been an exemplary citi zen, proud cf his family, proud of his name, caring ever for the Invalid wife who sat at his side during the trial. Concluding his address, Mr. Richard son said he left the case with all. con fidence in the hands of the jury for such determination as It saw fit. Mr. Richardson was held in the courtroom for some time after adjournment ac cepting the congratulations of his friends and others in the big audience. CANNOT CONVICT DR, M'GEE Perjury Charge Dismissed for liack of Evidence. BOISE, Idaho, July 23. Dr. I. L. Mc Gee, the witness for the defense of W. D. Haywood, who was arrested on the charge of perjury, was discharged from custody today by the magistrate be fore whom the preliminary hearing was held. The justice ruled that the evi dence brought by the prosecuting at torney was - insufficient to warrant holding McGee. Orchard was on the stand again this afternoon. PEOPLE RECOGNIZE FArfcE Refuse to Register for Elections to Landlord's Donma. ST. PETERSBURG. July 23. The peri od of time allowed officially for the reg istration of intention to take part In the elections of delegates to the third Rus sian Douma expired today and the re sults recorded are a good indication of the present political mood of the masses. The profound indifference of the people to the workings of the "seigneurial" Douma is clearly evidenced. The absenteeism of Democratic voters Is set forth in the following table: Odes sa, 48 registrations out of a total vote of 20,000; Smolensk, 178 registrations out of a total of 700; Tiraspol, 30 registrations out of a total vote of BOO; Nizhni Novgo rod, 16 registrations; Saratov and Pol tava, 10. Penza, Moghilev, Kamentztod aHd Olsk show no registration whatever. Moscow and St. Petersburg show a regis tration extremely light. In St. Peters burg the time has been extended for a fortnight. BLOODY ASSIZES IN RUSSIA Military Courts Rush. Prisoners to the Gallows. ST. PETERSBURG, July 23. The new regulations concerning a mode of proce dure for the military district courts, in troduced July 20, have now begun to bear fruit and the results constitute a close approach to the notorious reign of the drumhead courtsmartial, which were abolished by the late Douma. The Innovations shorten the entire course of the inquest and trial, allowing oniv 72 hours between indictment and exe cution, Including the appeal of the prison er to the military court of cassation and the decision of this court. The for mer regulations allowed a fortnight for this procedure. The new military courts are now obliged to hand down sentences without waiting to hear the testimony of witnesses who may be absent. They also enjoy jurisdiction over a wider area than the former drumhead courts, which only operated in the provinces that had been placed under a state of extraordinary de fense. The number of executions under the new rulings show a sudden increase. At Kiev yesterday five sappers were executed, and today ajiother sapper was sentenced to death. Three peasants have, been execut ed at Moscow, another at Warsaw and another at Yekaterinoslav. Three work men have been put to death under deci sions handed down by these new courts. At Riga a young man named Berlad went into a clothing store, selected an overcoat and started for the door without having paid for it. When asked to pay his bill, he drew a revolver, covered the clerk and succeeded in getting away. He was later captured and sentenced to death. Another young man named Danba was sentenced to death at Riga for the theft of J5 and two girl accomplices, aged 12 and 20 years, were sentenced to exile and hard labor for life GREAT COTTON STRIKE BEGINS Hundreds of Thousands May Be In volved Bullets Disperse Meeting. MOSCOW, July 23. The strike of the men employed in the cotton mills of the Sava Morosoff Company at Orieckovozue, in Vladimir Province, has assrimed dan gerous proportions. Forty thousand men are out. Social Democrats are bringing about sympathetic strikes and hundreds of thousands may be involved. The movement is accompanied by vio lent political agitation. Several big meetings were held in the suburbs yes terday. 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Ito's subservi ent cabinet. In an all-night engagement with the former Emperor, wrung from him the verbal admission of the validity of his casual abdication and secured his signature to a proclamation to the people, also an acknowledgment of the Mikado's congratulations to him as Emperor de facto, which acknowledgment had been resisted by the deposed ruler during the day. The working members of the cabinet, who enjoy Ito's protection and patronage, are passing In and out of the palace with a guard exclusively Japanese. Tne work of the cabinet will not be finished until the ex-Emperor Is exiled from Seoul. This, the next step, if accom plished without the poisoning of the de posed ruler or the consummation of some similar tragedy, will be a landmark In Corean history. Viscount Hayishi, the Foreign Minister of Japan, whose presence in Corea at this time supports Ito, in an interview yesterday In the administration's paper is understood to have suggested a council of state,' with power to act, for the elem Ination of Interference by the throne. The censorship proclaimed over Jap anese press correspondence Is described as precautionary on account of the bitter ness displayed toward Ito's conservative course in reshaping the destinies of Corea. Theaters, amusement places and the mar kets are now open for the first time In four days. The situation In the capital Is promis ing, especially In consideration of the fact that the stores of ammunition possessed by disaffected Corean troops are ex tremely small. Marquis Ito expects val uable reinforcements of bluejackets from Japanese warships for emergency use. don, of Ecuador, expressed adherence to all clauses of the proposal tending to restrict foreign intervention. Baron Marshal von Biebersteln, of Germany, . then delivered an able speech on the subject of arbitration in general, approving the American proposal. WILIj oppose disarmament Germany Does Xoft Consider British Proposition Urgent. THE HAGUE, July 23. Germany -will oppose the ordering of the British proposition regarding the elimination of armaments. She contends it is im possible to acknowledge the urgency of disarmament when no practical scheme has been devised for the re duction of military burdens. At a special sitting of the committee on sea warfare today the British dele gation withdrew its proposition regard ing the definition of a warship, as It appeared that, instead of facilitating an understanding of the regulations foe transforming merchantmen into war ships, it complicated matter. The British delegation also aban doned Its proposition already opposed by General Horace Porter, according to which the commander of a bellig erent warship was allowed to capture and destroy merchantmen suspected of provisioning the enemy. It has been observed that such a measure was tan tamount to the re-establishment of privateering. Dr. Ruy Barbosa. of Brazil, at to day's session of the committee on ar bitration, delivered a long speech sup porting the American proposition re garding the collection of contractual debts and opposing the drago doctrine. M. Castro, of Uruguay, and M. Matte, of Chile, also spoke In support of the American proposal. M. Carvajal. of Dominica, supported the portion which refer to Arbitration, while M. Renr STIRRED UP BY HAU DECISION All Germany Talks of Trial Han's Relatives Resigned. , -KARLSRUHE, Germany, July 23. The excitement over the Hau case is subsiding. The people, however, continue to crowd the 'newspaper offices to buy pamphlets containing a full review of the case. The newspapers have begun a lively discus sion of the singular feature of the case, which is regarded as one of the most re markable murder cases -in half a century. The rioting last night subsided as soon as the crowd had been driven from the vicinity of the courthouse to the more remote streets. Those persons who were taken Into custody during the disorders were discharged this morning. The cap tain of a company of soldiers was struck by a stone during the scuffling. Relatives and friends of Karl Hau, who attended the trial In large numbers, have received the verdict of the court with resignation. It did not come as a sur prise to them In fact, the overwhelming circumstantial evidence had led them to expect it. An appeal against the sentence of death to the Supreme Court will be lodged. In a few days. This court can only decide technical questions affecting the pro cedure of the present trial. If the de cision Is adverse, the case will be re manded to Karlsruhe for retrial. writers are saddled with about one-half the total of the loan. Khedive Has Quiet Time in Paris. PARIS, July 23. The Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hilni, has spent two days in Paris In such strict Incognito that his presence did not become known until after his de parture for Switzerland last night. He will visit England before returning to Egypt. STEERS HIS SHIP THROUGH AIR German Aeronaut's Successful De- rigible Balloon Flight. BERLIN, July 23. A military dirig ible balloon made a most successful flight over Berlin today. The trip lasted three hours, which length of time in the air has been attained only once by the Lebaudys in France. The balloon was steered in every direction with the greatest ease. During the entire flight It responded to the helm. Spencers Defeat Their Sister. PARIS. Julj 23. The Court of Appeals today set aside the judgment of the lower court granting the Princess Vicovaro pos session of the Spencer estate in France. William Spencer and Lorillard Spencer appealed from the decision of the 'lower court which gave their sister, the Princess de "Vicovaro, possession of the estate of the late Charles Grlswold Spencer, a brother of the two appellants and of the Princess. Mr. Spencer died in Paris last November, leaving an estate of about $2,000,000. The brothers claimed that the French courts had no Jurisdiction. Another Blow to France, PARIS, July 23. The French news papers are greatly Incensed over the decision of the German authorities to suppress the teaching of French in the common schools of the "lost provinces," Alsace and Lorraine. Statistics are cited to prove, that along the frontier four-fifths of the children are born of French parents and speak nothing but French. Mother's Horrible Revenge. COPENHAGEN, July 23. Grief stricken by the receipt of a notiflca tiorr that her services would not be required after the end of this month, Mrs. Neilsen, a housekeeper for a landowner named Ultkjaer, of Jutland, yesterday hanged three of her em ployer's children, as well as three of her own, and then killed herself by hanging. Will Release McLean by Force.. TANGIER, July 23. The mission of Sheriff Ouezzan to obtain the freedom of Cald Sir Henry McLean, who is a prisoner of the bandit Raisuli, has failed. Consequently Caid Mehalla at the head of 1700 men has started for the Elknes territory, where Raisuli is In hiding with his prisoner, to bring about McLean's release by force. Japan Can't Sell Railroad Bonds. LONDON July 23. The South Man churian Railroad loan of 4,000,000, Issue of 1S97. Interest at 6 per cent, bonds re payable in 25 years and guaranteed by the Japanese government, has proved a fiasco. It is officially. Admitted, that the under- AERONAUTS GRAZE CHURCH Balloon 'Ascends Jnst In Time While Crossing Charters. PARIS, July 23. Alan R. Hawley, who will take' part in the international bal loon race to be held at St. Louis on Octo ber 19 next, and Charles Levee, another well' known aeronaut, had a narrow es cape from death tonight while crossiug Charters in their balloon.' They were traveling 30 miles an hour at a low alti tude when the cathedral appeared dead ahead In the semi-darkness. The men threw out their ballast with the greatest possible speed and the balloon shot up 1700 feet, grazing the towers of the great church. The trip was continued for several hours and the aeronauts finally landed near the sea. WANT TO KEEP THEIR GOAL JAPANESE ALXOW NO SHIP MENTS FROM THAT COUNTRY. Appointments From Washington. WASHINGTON, D. O, July 23. (Spe cial.) Major Harry L. Hawthorne, Coast Artillery Corps, Is relieved from duty at the Army War College In this city and will proceed to Vancouver Barracks for duty. Captain James W. McAndrew, Third Infantry, is relieved from duty as Quartermaster at Seattle. James T. Taggart ha been appointed postmaster at Yaya, Washington, vice E. T. Baker, resigned. The Comptroller of the Currency to day approved the application of Hervey Lindley, John Erickcon, Samuel Hill, John C. Eden, P. Goldsmith and J. D. Farrell to organize the United States National Bank, of Seattle, Wash., with $500,000 capital. Said Also to Be Contracting for De - liveries to Coaling Stations Near Philippines. BELLINGHAM. July 23. A special to the Herald from Vancouver, B. C, says: j According to British naval officers who arrived from the Orient on the Empress of China Sunday night, en route to England from the China sta tion, the Japanese government has placed a "positive embargo on the ex port of coal from Japan. Operators have been Instructed to load no coal for export, and steamers are supplied with only sufficient to complete the return voyage to Japan. This is said to be the reason why the Canadian Pacific Railroad, which had several special shiploads of coal ordered dur ing the Canadian coal strike received but one. It is also stated on the best authority that the government has been Inquiring for large shipments of Australian and Welsh coal, the latter designed for coaling stations remote from Japan and probably in the vicin ity of the Philippines. The officers also state positively that the Jap anese going through Mexico and Hawaii are all service men and vet erans of the late Russian War. order to reduce the chances of any unto ward incident between the sAilor men. The sailors from the American cruisers Washington and Tennessee, now here, seemed to hold a grudge against the Jap anese on account of a fancied grievance at Jamestown, and there lias been some threatening talk in the cafes visited by the American bluejackets. Rear-Admiral Stockton, in command of the American vessels, has decided to grant no shore leave after the Japanese arrive. The American officers are preparing to treat the Japanese visitors with great cor diality. 'They will be shown every court esy and entertained at dinner on board the American flagship. KEEP THE JACKIES APART American and Japanese Tars alight Quarrel in France. BREST, July 23. The Japanese squad ron Is expected to reach this port tonight. The delay In arriving is generally attrib uted here to 'the desire of the Japanese commander to make as short as possible the time that the American and Japanese warships will be together in the harbor in Abandons Protectionist Policy. MONTEVIDEO, July 23. 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