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PORTLAND, OI1EGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
OCTOPUS DEFIES
IS OF TEXAS
Again Does Business
Under Alias.
TILFORD TRIES TO HIDE FACT
Rockefeller Owns One-Fourth
Standard Stock.
HISTORY OF EXTINCT TRUST
Treasurer Shows How It Wiggled
Through Laws and Court De
cisions to Continue Existence
Under Changed Names.
SEW .YORK. Sept. 19. That the Stan
dard OH Company is operating under the
name of the Corslcana Refining1 Company
' In the state of Texas, which has forbidden
the oil combine to operate within the
state, was indicated today when Wesley
H. Tilford, treasurer of the Standard Oil
Company, under examination in the Gov
ernment's suit against the company, noti
fied that H. C. Folger and C. M. Payne,
whom Mr. Kellogg, the attorney for the
Government, states, control the Corslcana
Company, are prominent in the conduct of
the affairs of the Standard Oil Company.
Mr. Kellogg sought to draw from the
witness the information that the Corsl
cana Company was really a Standard Oil
Company and was operating In Texas be
cause the anti-trust laws of that state
would not permit the combine to operate.
Mr. Tilford replied that as far as he knew
the Standard Oil Company had no inter
ests in Texas. He said 'that Mr. Folger
and Mr. Payne were both officers of the
Standard Oil Company, but he was not
aware that they owned the Corsicana
Company. ,
Tracing Changes of Trust.
Mr. Kellogg spent a busy day tracing
the various changes in development of
Standard Oil from the time of Its Incep
tion In 1SS2, when t,he trust was formed,
tntil the trust was dissolved in 1889 and
the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
was formed. Mr. Kellogg developed
many of his questions from the trust
agreement of 1SS3, which was contained in
tha bill of complaint filed in St. Louis
last December, when the present action
was commenced. This trust agreement;
which was entered into by John D. Rocke
feller and 43 other oil interests, provided
that the Standard Oil Company should be
formed In Ohio. New Tork, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey, and In other states
whenever the trustees deemed advisable''.
All the properties and assets of the em
braced corporations and companies were
to be turned over to the several Standard
Oil Companies, which In turn issued their
own stock In exchange. Under the terms
of this trust agreement all stock was to be
delivered to nine trustees, who issued to
the depositing stockholders trust certifi
cates equal at par value to the" par value
of the several Standard Oil Companies.
The nine trustees under the original
agreement were John D. Rockefeller. O.
H. Payne, William Rockefeller. J. A. Bost
wick, H. M. Flagler, w. G. Warden.
Charles Pratt, Benjamin Brewster and
John D. Archbold.
Trustees in Absolute Control.
The trustees had absolute power In
the control of the companies. They
could purchase with the trust funds
the stocks and bonds of the other oil
companies on such terms as they
deemed advisable, and could dispose of
them whenever they considered it
necessary. The trustees, who were
elected to hold office three years, were
balloted for by owners of trust cer
tificates. The agreement further provided that
the trust should continue during the
lives of survivors of the trustees
named in the agreement and 21 years
thereafter.
Mr. Tilford was questioned at length
on the trust period between 18S2 and
3892, and the period of trust liquida
tion from 1892 to 1899.
Rockefeller Owns Over Fourth.
Mr. Tilford, as secretary of the com
pany, could give the povernment coun
sel little information during the period
of the Standard Oil trust, though he
was a liquidating trustee. Mr. Kellogg
finally asked Mr. Tilford if during the
period of liquidation there had been
ajiy real change In the management
of the company, and the witness re-
piled there was not.
Another interesting development
was the official statement made for the
first time today ot John D. Rockefel
ler's personal holdings In the Standard
Oil Company. Just to what extent the
reputed head was individually inter
ested In the great concern has long
been a matter of speculation. It was
brought out today that Mr. Rockefeller
owned 256,858 shares, br more than
one-fourth of the total of 972.50D cer
tificates of the Standard Oil Company.
Based on the earnings of the company
as placed on record Tuesday, It Is
computed that Mr. Rockefeller's per
sonal profits during the past eight
years have aggregated almost $125,
000,000. At Tuesday's hearing it was
testified that in the years 1899 to 1906
Inclusive the Standard Oil Company
bad earned total profits of 1490.319,344.
Wesley H. Tilford, treasurer of the
tftJld&rd H Company, was questioned by
Li
Mr. Kellogg, In an effort to glean further
facts and figures about the development
of the- Standard Oil Trust and its subse
quent liquidation into the present Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey. Mr.
Kellogg said today that the records of
the liquidating trustees, which had been
finally furnished by the Standard Com
pany, were now being examined by the
Government's counsel, and that It might
be several days before the Information de
sired could be produced in court. Mr.
Kellogg also intimated that further wit
nesses might be subpenaed as a result of
the developments of the last two days and
that the hearings would likely be pro
longed for some time.
Mr. Tilford was shown a copy of the
agrement of 18S2, showing a list of com
panies that entered Into the trust.
"It appears that the Chess Carley Com
pany signed that agreement; have you
thought about that since I spoke to you
last night?" asked Mr. Kellogg.
Trust Still Kept Control.
"No, I have not," replied Mr. Tilford,
who yesterday testified that he had been
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E. I.. F'olton. Brother of Senator
C. W. Kulton, of Oregon,
Elected Democratic Congress
man From Oklahoma.
a member of the Chess Carley Company,
of Louisville, beforo he became identified
with the Standard Oil Company. Mr.
Tilford was asked when It signed the
trust agreement. He replied that the
stockholders were F. D. Carley and the
Standard Oil Company, of Ohio. Mr.
Tilford said that he became identified
with, the Standard Oil Company, of Ohio,
in 1S78. He was a liquidating trustee and
one of the trustees under the trust agree
ment, he said. Mr. Tilford testified that
between 1S92 and 1899 the trustees received
the dividends on the unliquidated stocks
of the. subsidiary companies, and dis
tributed the money to the holders of the
trust certificates and the holders of the
liquidating assignments. The trustees did
not vote this subsidiary stock, as they
had done before the company underwent
liquidation. Prior to 1892, Mr. Tilford said,
the trustees voted the stock and elected
the directors of all the subsidiary com
panies. Mr. Kellogg again asked? Mr. Tilford if
it was not a fact that the liquidating trus
tees during the liquidation period voted
the stock of the subsidiary companies,
whose stock., was still unliquidated.
Rockefeller Owned One-Fourth.
"I'm quite sure they did not," replied
Mr. Tilford.
"Then, who voted? The officers of
these subsidiary companies?" asked Mr.
Kellogg.
"They were elected by individual stock
holders of these companies," answered
Mr. Tilford.
Mr. Kellogg took up the method of
liquidating a company and showed the
witness a certificate of assignment made
with John D. Rockefeller.
"This shows that John D. Rockefeller
owned 256,854 shares out of atotal of 972,
500 shares of trust certificates in 1892,"
said Mr. Kellogg. "Is that correct?"
"I think so, according to the assignment
here," replied Tilford.
"Well, you, as counsel for the trustees,
were one of the signers of the assign
ment, were you not?"
"Yes."
"Then, when you made out this assign
ment you transferred to Mr. Rockefeller
his proportionate control of all the stocks
of the subsidiary companies?"
"Yes. sir," replied-Mr. Tilford.
Mr. Tilford was asked If1, he could pro
duce a record showing the amount of
stock of the Standard Oil Company, of
New Jersey, issued to John D. Rocke
feller. The witness replied ' that he, did not
know.
Series of "I Don't Knows."
Mr. Kellogg then called upon the wit
ness to produce a record showing the
amount of trust certificates held in 1892
by H. H. Rogers, William G. Rockefeller,
H. M. Flagler. O. H. Payne, S. J. Hark
ness and John D. Archbold: also the
amount of the stock of the Standard Oil
Company isaued to the same persons.
These records would show, according to
Mr. Kellogg, whether Mr. Rockefeller and
his associates purchased or disposed of
any of their holdings in the oil combine
during the liquidation period.
Mr. Tilford was asked who made up the
plan to place the stocks of the subsidi
ary companies fn the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey. The witness said
he did not know.
"You were treasurer of the new com
pany, you- were attorney for the liquida
tion trusts, and also a trustee?" said Mr.
Kellogg. "Were you not prominent In the
company?"
"I hardly think it could be said I was
prominent in the company," replied Mr.
Tilford.
"Can you tell me where the trust cer
tificates turned over to your company
may be found?" Inquired Mr. Kellogg.
"I cannot," replied Mr. Tilford.
As to whether the directors of the sub
sidiary companies were elected through
proxies held by the liquidating trustees,
the witness had no recollection, nor could
he tell how much stock the liquidating
trustees held during the period of liqui
dation as individual?.
Mr. Tilford said he had been president
i Concluded on rut i"lv,x
LOSS OF MILLIONS
COn HEALTH
Secret Rogers' Break
down Is Out.
HALF OF FORTUNE IN RAILROAD
Sacrificed $50,000,000 of
Gilt-Edged Stocks.' '
HIS SUCCESS IS DUBIOUS
Tidewater Railroad in Virginia Ab
sorbs Vast Sums and Is Unfin
ished He Recovers From Pa
ralysis and Regains Speech.
NEW YORK. Sept. 19. (Special.)
Henry H. Rogers' physical breakdown
is now attributed to the enormous
financial losses ,he has suffered dur
ing the last year. Mr. Rogers has in
curred personal obligations to the
amount of $40,000,(K0 in the construc
tion of the Tidewater Railroad in Vir
ginia. He has put $30,00D,000 in cash
into the project, and has had to guar
antee a $10,000,000 loan to provide fur-'
ther funds to carry on construction.
It Is reported that he will try to save
what he can and quit active participa
tion in finance.. .
It appears that Mr. Rogers has tied
up 35 or 40 per cent of his entire for
tune in this one undertaking, and he
has several others on his hands. Some
bankers say the figure should be 50
per cent. His fortune has been esti
mated at $60,000,030 to $80,000,300.
This railroad has been a pet scheme
of the oil magnate, and he has made
great sacrifices to carry it through.
Collapse Due' to Worry.
Mr. Rogers' financial affairs, as may
be easily, inferred, became badly in
volved as a result of this venture, and
it is believed that worry over this sit
uation resulted in his physical col
lapse. He suffered a slight apoplectlo
stroke in July. Since then he has prac
tically abandoned all business cares to
his son and lieutenants, although he
did come to New York once to show
himself in Wall Street in order to
avert a threatened crash. It is reported
that he will not be able to resume his
business place for two years, and in
some quarters it is believed he will
never again be an active force in the
hurly-burly of the financial world.
: Builds Road Through Virginia.
Some five or six years ago, against the
advice of his friends, Mr. Rogers started
to build in West Virginia a low-grade
road which would parallel the Norfolk &
Western. His object was to carry coal
and lumber to tidewater. The line was to
be 443 miles long. Only 125 miles have
been completed.
- In order to meet ' the demands made
upon him in connection with the construc
tion of the railroad, Mr. Rogers was
forced to dispose of a large amount of In
vestment stocks at a sacrifice. All during
the recent decline in prices, the vice-
TWO INCIDENTS IN
THE
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HEARST, THE INTERESTS' LATEST CANDIDATE "I DIDN'T MEAN A W ORD OF IT. FELLOWS, I HAD MY
FINGERS CROSSED ALL THE TIME' .
president of the Standard Oil Company
sold gilt-edged stocks, such as - Standard
OH, Consolidated Gas, Union Pacific and
St. Paul. ... ,
Only a fewr months ago, in order to
raise $10,000,000 for the Tidewater road,
H. H. Rogers issued his personal notes,
secured by $20,000,000 first-mortgage bonds;
$10,000,000 stock and $10,000,000 dividend or
interest-paying collateral. These 6 per
cent notes were indorsed by H. H. Rogers
personally. v
Scheme Is Problematical.
Railway officials, who have watched
the construction of the road with intense
interest from the beginning, say that the
project, even at this stage, is more or less
problematical. It is confidently hoped,
however, that with the sacrifices already
made in disposing of high-priced securi
ties, Mr. Rogers is in a position to gain
his end and to see the mileage completed.
It was learned some months ago that
the Standard OH man and his associates
had bought all the available lumber and
coal land in West Virginia. These pur
chases amounted to thousands of acres,
and will at some future time supply the
Tidewater road with traffic.
HEALTH IS MUCH IMPROVED
Rogers Recovers Speech "and Paraly-
sis Has 'Disappeared.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass.( Sept. 19. (
(Special.) Dr. C. A. Pratt, who has made
daily visits up to within a week ago, now
considers H. H. Rogers so much imprqved
that he has ceased his calls altogether.
The doctar said today:
"Mr. Rogers looks immeasureably bet
ter now than he did after his nervous
stroke in New York, but he is not entirely
well by any means. If he continues to
rest, as he does not, there will ba no rea
son for apprehension as to his condition.
"He has entirely recovered the power of
speech. The day after the stroke he was
hardly able to speak a word. Gradually
the paralysis disappeared, and there is
now no trace of it."
The millionaire has been taking quiet
exercise each day with Indian clubs, and
each morning after breakfast he takeB a
stroll about his estates. Wrhen he recov
ers his health, he will probably live in
retirement. - '
Did Not Buy Rogers' U. P. Stock.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19. (J. P. Morgan
today authorized a denial that he or the
banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co. has
taken over 60.000 shares of Union Pacific
Railway stock from Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
supposed to be owned by Henry H. Rog
ers, of the Standard Oil Company.
WARRANTS FOR GRAFTERS
BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS
PLACED UNDER BONDS,
Fayhe & Weller, Builders, and
Huston, Who Assisted Architect,
Are to Be Hailed Into Court.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 9. Warrants
reached this city late this afternoon from
Harrisburg for the arrest of George F.
Payne, builder of the State Captol,
Charles G. Weter, his partner, and Stan
ford Lewis, an associate of Architect Hus
ton, who planned the Capitol. Counsel
for Payne and Wetter, waived hearings
and bail for Payne was fixed at $10,000 and
for Wetter at $9000. Counsel for Lewis
accepted service in his behalf and fur
nished $4000 bail for his client's appearance
In court. Payne is said to be ill at Mount
Clemens, Mich.
Warrants for eGorge K. Btorm and John
C. Neiderer, of New York, stockholders in
a concern which manufactured the light
ing fixtures of the Capitol also arrived
here today. The men are supposed to be
in New York and it is stated that unless
they accept service, the warrants will be
served in that city.
THE RECENT HISTORY OE.THE DEMOCRACY.
POPULAR "DEMAND" MB. BRYAN 18 YIELDING TO.
IS
Crowd of 20,000 Gath
ers at State Fair.
SALEM CAN'T FEED VISITORS
Nobody Growls, However, and
Are Happy Although Hungry.
CAR SERVICE EXCELLENT
Throngs Handled in- Capital City
Without Any Difficulty Awards
Made on Milch Cows Blue
Ribbon to Holsteln. .
SALEM, Or., Sept. 19. (Special.)
Twenty thousand people, of whom 2500
came up from Portland on the excursion
trains, visited the State Fair today and
viewed the exposition at its best. It was
the biggest crowd that ever gathered
upon the fair grounds, and was also the
best natured, else there would have been
much complaining.
Restaurants and lunch counters were
crowded all day long, and sandwiches
and coffee could not be served fast
enough from a score of stands. It was
impossible to feed all the people, but
the crowd realized the situation and
those who had to go hungry did so with
good grace.' On' the return trip to Port
land this evening the Southern Pacific
trains were packed, but the passengers
were happy and jolly when the train
pulled out of the fairy grounds.
Fortunately the streetcar service was
excellent, and the crowds between the
fair grounds and the city were carried
without delay or mishap. The weather
was ideal, and all indications are that
It will be' perfect through the rest of the
week.
Gate Receipts Break Record.
That the fair this year is a great suc
cess is already apparent, for the gate
receipts have been beyond all precedent.
An innovation was established this year
in the form of a 35-cent charge for .ad
mission to the grandstand, but the
grandstand has been filled nevertheless.
It is evident that the fair will close with
a large surplus on hand with which to
make permanent Improvements.
The chief events at the fair today were
the awards for county exhibits and for
milch cows. Benton County secured the
blue ribbon for a magnificent display of
products arranged by H. L. French, of
Corvallis. The premium Is $300. Lane
County took second prize, $230, on an ex
hibit by E. M. Warren, of Eugene. Mult
nomah came third, and its exhibitor, A.
J. Miller carried off $200: W. J. Fullerton
won fourth place, for his Columbia Coun
ty exhibit, and C. 8. Dow, of Astoria,
took fifth prize for Clatsop. The last
two premiums were $150 and $100 respec
tively. Blue Ribbon to Holstelns.
Of course there Is the usual disagree
ment as to the merits of the exhibits,
but the Judges made more than a super
PORTLAND
RECORD
SMASHER
ficial examination and undoubtedly made
correct awards.
The Holsteins have again won the milk
test, the blue ribbon having been award
ed to Scappoose Lundo Dekol, a 5-year-old
cow, owned by P. A.- Frakes. The
awards were made upon a test of both
skim milk and butter fat, the skim milk
being valued at 2Q cents per hundred
pounds and the butter fat at 25 cents a
pound. This is taken as an .average val
uation, though it Is a little below the
average valuation of the past two years.
The rate Is equitable, however, for it
applies to all alike. The blue ribbon win
ner, in the test covering two days,
showed skim milk worth 17 cents and
butter fat worth J1.0S. total $1.23. Second
place went to a Jersey, Line May, owned
by Charles Cleveland, and giving skim
milk to the value of 16 cents, butter fat
$1.03, total $1.10. Third money went to
an Ayrshire, Bonnie Lad of Bandon, en
tered by Gilbert McMillan, of Walla
Walla, and giving milk 17 cents, butter
fat 83 cents, total $1. A Holstein, Stan
hope Belle, owned by Frank, was fourth,
yielding a fraction less than $1 total. Bor-
Henry Burd Comet, Congressman
From Pennsylvania, Arrused of
Conspiracy In Connection With
Capitol Frands.
chesi Jennie Gray, seventh, an Ayrshire,
entered by McMillan, took fifth prize,
with a total of almost W cents.
Excitement Over Awards.
There was intense interest over the
milk contest and a sensation was sprung
when first premium was awarded to a
Bed Polled or dual purpose cow. Later
it was found that a clerical error had
been made In transcribing the recoiyis
and tha Red Polled gave place to a
Holstein. Naturally the Holstein breed
ers are jubilant.
The single farm products contest was
decided today In favor of W. H. Hulburt,
of Albany, Mrs. F. A. Wolf, of Polk,
getting second prize.
SENTENCE COMES QUICKLY
Man Who Robbed Tiffany's London
Store Gets Five Years.
LONDON. Sept. 19. The trial of Arthur
P. Greene and Charles Rorer, two Amer
icans extradited from New York, charged
with robbing the TifTanys' London store,
on Bond street, of Jewelry and gems
x'alued at $25,000, was concluded today.
Rorer was discharged, but Greene was
sentenced to five years' penal servitude
and recommended to deportation at the
expiration of the sentence. ' .
CONTENTS. TODAY'S PAPER
The weather.
YEST KRTA Y S Maximum temperature. 8tf
degrees; minimum, S2 degree.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer; northerly winds.
Foreign.
Hagu . delegate unanlmoun for regular
peace conferences. Page 5.
Pope fears anti-clerical outbreak In Italy
today. Page 5.
Japan may. annex Corea to1 end rebellion.
Page 4.
National.
Garfiold gives cold comfort to speculators
on irrigated land. Page 5. '
Domestic.
Standard Oil case exposes notation of Texas
law and extent of Rockefeller's wealth.
Page 1.
H. H. Rogers' breakdown due to Immense
losses on new railroad. Page 2.
Ralnroad wreck near Mexican boundary
causes over 30 deaths. Page 4.
Striking operators seek Roosevelt's Inter
vention. Page 1.
Paul Morton says prosperity Is everywhere.
Page 7.
American theopophists rebel against Mrs.
Besant. Page 4.
More arrests for Pennsylvania capltol graft.
Page 4.
Sawyer, of Oregon, arrested in Denver for
embezzlement and bigamy. Page 5.
Drest wins victory in famous Cameron dam
fight. Page 4.
Pport.
Kelly tells why ho lost race at Jamestown.
Page 7.
Sir John S., California, makes new North
Pacific record and wins $5000 purse on
Salem track. Page 9.
Pacific Coast.
Portland Day at Salem fair is record
breaker. Page 1.
Japan stands pat behind treaty rights In
dealing with Canada. Page 6.
County division fight in Chehalis involves
state issues. Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Firm position of canned goods market.
Page 19.
December wheat passes dollar mark at Chi
cago. Page 19.
Stronger undercurrent in stock market.
Page 19.
Two steamships chartered for outward load
ing of grain. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mrs. C. H. Reynolds tells story of her shame
In murder trial. Page 12.
Dark pages In Gus A. Low It's record come
to light. Page 15. I
Mutual and cooperative insurance com
panies succeed In Oregon. Page 14.
Water Board will hold- up construction of
new mains pending bond -decision. Page
13.
Portland defeats Is Angeles at baseball,
i 64. Page 9.
president Moore says he does not cara to be
president of reorganized bank. Page 1.
Test suit brought to determine validity of
water, bonds. Pace 1.
OPERATORS SEEK
ROOSEVELT'S 1
Union Leaders Visit
Him at Oyster Bay.
THEY PROPOSE ARBITRATION
Spirits Revive With Hope of
End to Strike.
COMMITTEE SEES NEILL
Suprest Arbitration Board With
Roosevelt as l inplrc Clowry Still
Says That Western I'nlon Will
Jfot Accept Arbitration.
NEW YORK. Sept. IS, (Special.) Direct
negotiations . with President Roosevelt
have been started looking toward a settle
ment of the commercial telegraphers
strike and, while knowledge of the fact
was denied by strike lpaders and officers
of the companies tonight, it Is known that
Percy Thomas, deputy president of the
'National union, and Daniel Ij. Russell, ex
president of the New Tork local, had a
two-hours' talk with the President in
Oyster Bay yesterday, and that this con
ference was by appointment.
On their return to union headquarters
In New Tork there was a marked revlvil
of spirits among the strikers, and trusted
men were sent in varioiw directions on
secret and important errands.
Colonel Robert C. Clowry, president of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
declared tonight that his company would
not arbitrate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. (Special.)
Negotiations aiming at a settlement of
the telegraph strike were begun here to
day. Charles P. Nelll, Commissioner of
Labor, held a conference with Thoma
Mahon and Arthur Douglas, union mem
bers, who came here specially from New
York to explain to the Commissioner that
they represented the dominant sentiment
of the union telegraphers, and that they
wished to make this proposition for set
tlement: A jury of six to be appointed to settle
questions under discussion and, providing
they could not agree, a seventh to be ap
pointed by President Roosevelt.
XEGOTIATE WITH ROOSEVELT
Operators Seek Arbitration Rumors
of Dissension In Ranks.
NEW YORK. Sept. 19. Conflicting re
ports regarding the possibility of an early
settlement of the telegraphers' strike were
current tonight. From one unoffirial
source it was given out that direct nego
tiations had been opened with President
Roosevelt, seeking his aid to bring about
arbitration. According to this authority.
Percy Thomas, of the National Union
and Daniel L. Russell, ex-president of
the New Tork local, had a two-hours'
talk with the President, at the latter'a
home In Oyster Bay, on Wednesday last.
This could not be confirmed tonight, but
Mr. Russell did say:
."The most Important action taken in
connection with the strike was made on
Wednesday, and we are satisfied that it
will bring a speedy and satisfactory set
tlement." Mr. Russell, who is also chairman of
the local strike committee, added that
word had reached him late tonight that
two members of the union had gone to
Washington to see Labor Commissioner
Neill and to express to the Commissioner
dissatisfaction with the conduct of the
strike. If the report was true, Mr. Rus
sell said, the men who had gone to
Washington were not authorized to speak
for the strikers, and that their action
was unwarranted. No dissension, he said,
existed in the- New York union, and res
olutions setting forth that the members
were In perfect accord would be adopted
at a meeting of the union tomorrow.
Small Going to Chicago
NEW YORK, Sept. 19. It was said to
night that President Small of the Tele- '
graphers' Union would leave for Chicago
tomorrow morning. The illness of a mem
ber of his family. It is understood, has
made necessary the trip.
MESSAGES XO MORE DELAYED
Western ITnlon Withdraws Strike
Reservation in East.
NEW YORK, Sept 19. Superintendent
Brooks of the eastern division of the
Western Union Telegraph Company to
day issued instructions withdrawing tha
reservation "subject to delay," which
was placed on telegraph messages dur
ing the strike. The withdrawal extends
to the territory east of Buffalo and
Pittsburg and north of Washington and
Includes the entire East.
Fined for Comment on Trial.
WALLACE. Idaho. Sept. 19. (Special.)
Henry G. Coats was fined the costs ol
on action of contempt of urt this af
ternoon by Judge W. W. Woods. Coats
is editor of the Mullan Miner and had
published a red-hot editorial on the Hicks
trial, after instructions concerning this
sort of thing had been Issued by the
Court. Coates defended himself by plead
ing that he was unaware of the law
dealing with these matters, and thought
It one of his privileges. He had not been
long in the newspaper business and had
simply followed the lead of the papers
In the district in connection with this
and other cases.