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VOL. XLVI.-NO. 14,607. PORTLAKD, OKEGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1907. PRICE TIVE CENTS. BROWN FELL i VICTIM TO j FEDERATION t Accuses Miners' Or- e" ganization With Dy ing Breath. HE DETECTED HARRY ORCHARD Had Captured Adams and Collected Much Evi dence. WAS SHADOWED FOR YEAR Torn to Pieces in Same Man ner as Steunenberg. RECEIVED MANY THREATS Knowing He Was Shadowed and Was Doomed to Die, He Was Preparing to Leave Baker When the Bomb Exploded. BAKER CITY. Or.. Oct. 1. (Special.) Harvey . K. Brown passed quietly away at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, in this city, at 3;S0 o'clock this afternoon, from wounds caused by the explosion of a bomb as he entered the gate to his home last night. Death came after several hours of intense agony. When the grim reaper called him to his long home, there were present with him his mother, his two sisters, Mrs. Milt Osborn and Mrs. P. W. Landreth; his 13-year-old daugh ter Ethel; his pastor. Rev. Jacob Finger, and many of his intimate friends. Mr. Brown regained consciousness this morning and was In full possession of all his faculties until within a few min utes of his death. Ha suffered intense pain all the time, but bore It bravely, and did not once complain that his life had been cut short while he was in the prime of hia manhood. He was cheerful and talked quite freely ' with his friends, telling them not to worry about him, for he was all right and was ready to meet his God. He did and said all he could to cheer those around him and told his daughter to be a brave, a true and upright woman. Told Church to right. His wife was so overcome with the ahoek of the tragedy and the knowl edge that death was rapidly approach ing that she could not remain In the room with him and was taken away and cared for by kind friends. His pastor. Rev. Jacob Finger, was the last one to talk with Mr. Brown, who told his minister that the church here had been fighting a good fight; that they had run a good race. Yes." Mr. Finger said, "and we In tend to keep on fighting." 'That is riKht," Brown said, "that is right. ' He then seemed to sink into a gentle sleep, from which he never awakened. Mr. Brown was an active church worker and a trustee of the Methodist church. He had deep convictions and did not hesitate to live up to his teach ings and beliefs to the best of his knowledge. He was interested in the welfare of the young people, and, while Sheriff was active in protecting them from the allurements of evil that are always being held out to them. He had lived a faithful Christian life and died with that peace which passeth all un derstanding in his heart. He bore no mallei, toward anyone, not even the persons who perpetrated such a das tardly outrage upon him and upon this city. He shook hands with his politic al enemies and had only- the best wishes for everybody, even those who were his avowed enemies. Gloom Over Whole City. . There la deep gloom over Baker City today as the result of the taking off of one of her best citizens in such a coward ly and brutal way. There Is hardly a man, woman or child in this city who did not know of his efforts to make Baker City a respectable and peaceful city. Arrangements have already been com pleted for the funeral, which will he held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Methodist Church. This will no doubt be the largest service of its kind ever con ducted in this city, and there will be hundreds in the line of mourners. Holds Federation to Blame. After regaining consciousness this morning Mr. Brown rallied quite well and seemed to be regaining strength. He did not bleed very much last night and It was hoped that he would recover from his wounds. The shock, however, waa more than hla atrong constitution could , endure and finally he succumbed to the i aavltbli Shortly before noon b ex- CREMF.8 ATTRIBrTED TO THE WESTERN FEDERATION OF MINERS. 1892 First Bunker Hill Sullivan mill at Wardner. Idaho, partly wrecked by dynamite. 1892 Numerous non-union men and minor officials driven from the Cieur d'Alen. district. causing United States troops to occupy the district. CRIMES CONFESSED BT HARRY ORCHARD. April 29. 1890 Blew up second Bunker Hill & Sullivan mill. In the Coeur d'Alenes. killing two men. November, 1908 Blew up Vindi cator mine. Cripple Creek. Colo., kill ing Superintendent MeCormlck and Foreman Beck. December. 1908 Hade bombs for use of another man In blowing up soldiers. Spring of 1904 Lay in wait to kill Governor Peabody, of Colorado,- for three weeks, but blundered and abandoned attempt. 8prtng of 1904 Shot Deputy Sher iff Lyte Gregory dead at Denver. July 4. 1904 Blew up Independ ence depot. In Colorado, killing 14 ' non-union miners and wounding many others. November, 1904 Attempted to kill Fred Bradley In San Francisco with poison; Anally blew him up with bomb, horribly mangling, but not killing him. December 30, 1905 Blew up ex Governor Frank Steunenberg, of Ida ho, at Caldwell, with bomb. MEN ORCHARD TRIED TO KILL. Chief Justice William Henry Gab bert. of Colorado Supreme Court. Governor James H. Peabody, of Colorado. Frank Hearne, president of Colo rado Fuel & Iron Company (since dead). David H. Moffat, president of First National Bank of Denver and presi dent of Denver. Northwestern Jk Pa cific Railroad. Sherman Bell. Adjutant-General of Colorado. Luther M. Goddard. Associate Jus tice, Colorado Supreme ' Court. 1908 John Irving, ex-Chief of Po lice of Rossland. B. C. blown up In powder-house of Center Star mine. Irving had Incurred the hostility of the Federation during bis term of office by close vigilance during strikes In 1000 and 1902. 1907 Ex-Sheriff Harvey K. Brown, blown up by bomb at his front gate In Baker City, Or. Brown had In curred the enmity of the Federation by arrest of Steve Adams and search for Jack Simpkins. He was to have been an important witness in the Pettlbone trial. pressed a desire to make a statement be fore he should die and District Attorney Lomax waa summoned to take the state ment to use in the prosecution of . his slayers, should they ever be run to earth. Mr. Brown said that he had been con nected with the Orchard case and had done considerable woTk for the Btate of Idaho In ferreting out the slayers of ex Governor Steunenberg. He waa In Southern Idaho at the time Orchard was arrested and was one of the men who Identified the man who has confessed to sending so many men to the other world. It was Brown who arrested Steve Adams on 'his uncle's ranch near Baker City and took him to Idaho, where he Is now awaiting trial for the murder of Fred Tyler and his companion. He has done considerable detective work on the Adams case and it was his opinion that the Western Federation of Miners was back- concluded on Page 8.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER . The Weather. YESTERDAY'S MBxlmtim temperature, 60 degrees; minimum, B0 degrees. TODAY'S Rain, followed by clearing and warmer weather; westerly winds. Assassination of Brown. Harvey K. Brown dies of wounds, attributing murder to Miners' Federation. Pago 1. He was real csptor of Orchard and was active In getting evidence against Fed eration. Page 8. He was hhadowed by enemies and expected murder. Page 1. Movement for offer. of large reward. Page s. National. Secretary Taft makes speeoh at Tokio against war with jBaa, which arouses great enthusiasm. Page 1. Roosevelt speaks at Keokuk, ssylng he will continue prosecution of law-breaking cor porations. Page 2. Government will soon move to dissolve Har vester Trust. Page 8. Roosevelt's plans to strengthen Army and Navy. Page 5. Political. Third-termers want Roosevelt to double cross Taft and all other candidates. Page S. Taft's campaign manager gets pointers from Roosevelt. Page 1. Lodge and Crane lead fl?ht in New England for Taft and Knox. Page 1. Domestic. Chief Campbell sees how Milwaukee tights fires. Page 12. Insurance men called before New York grand Jury. Page 3. Batonyl served with divorce summons aa be boards steamer. Page 3. Bishop of London defeats Roosevelt at tennis. Page 3- Sport. Beavers badly beaten by Oakland. Page T. Philadelphia and Detroit each win in American League. Page 7. f Pacific Coast. , Prosecution closes in Borah trial and de fens, moves to acquit. Pag. L Judge Lawlor decides stenographer In Ford trial must answer questions. Page 4. First bribetakers among San Francisco gratters indicted. Page 4. Sheriff Shutt. of Heppner. trails Webb, mur derer suspect, to Echo, where he took train for East. Page 6. Canadian open door permits Japanese to pour into United States. Page 6. Defense suddenly closes In Horseman mur der trial. Page 4. Dr. Matthews delivers sensational state ments on woman suffrage. Page 1. Commerrisl and Marine. Indications are for lower potato prices. Page 19. ' Weather news causes advance In Chicago wheat market. Page 19. Aggressive selling of stocks at New York. Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Rest estate dealers hold annual banquet. Page 14. Belle Waymire. accused of attempting te blackmail Mayor Lane, will bave bearing today. Page IS. Manufacturers' Association roes on record as favoring stronger Federal control of railroads. Page 12. Insurance trust makes fat profits. Page IS. Trains to run on North Bank road October 10. Page 15. GIVES POINTERS TO TUFT Vorys Tells Roosevelt His Troubles. UP AGAINST A COMBINATION Taft Forces in New England Find Rivals United. LODGE AND CRANE LEADERS Two Senators Marshal Armies for Tart and " Knox Ohio Man's Chances Good In New England Except the Bar State. "WASHINGTON. Oct. L-(6peclal.) Reports from Ohio are to the effect that Arthur I. Vorys, insurance commls- f stoner for the state and National man ager of the Taft campaign, met Presi dent Roosevelt on his special train last night and unfolded to him the difficul ties In the way of the Taft boom. This Is confirmatory of numerous "equals" which have reached Washington from the Columbus headquarters of the Taft movement previous, to the departure of the President for the West. The manner In which the Taft cam paign Is being run has not been pleasing to the Taft men in Washington, among whom are the President, and it Is be lieved here the President met Mr. Vorys last night by appointment to give him a few pointers. The Taft men have found the greater port of New England tied up by the friends of all other candidates, who have combined against them. BATTLE OS IN NEW ENGLAND Lodge Champions Taft, Crane Booms Knox. ORECJONIAN news bureau, Washington, Oct. I. Two Republican Presidential candidates are fighting for the New England delegates to the next Republican National Convention, Sec retary Taft and Senator Knox. That is to say. pollcical friends of theso two candidates are outlining; cam paigns to capture the delegates. . And curiously enough, the contest' is be ing managed by the two Senators from Massachusetts. Senator Lodge, close friend of the President, will undertake to swing New England for Mr. Taft; Senator Crane has taken off his coat and will trty to checkmate Mr. Lodge and bring New England into line for the Pennsylvania Senator. The fact that Mr. Crane and Mr. Lodge are the opposing leaders Is ample to insure a MANAGER ' ' 1 I "I GUESS I AINT IN ANY DANGER" J lively campaign.' It will be an Ad ministration and anti-Administration fight in one sense, for Mr. Lodge is one of the most conspicuous Adminis tration men in the Senate, and Mr. Crane is as prominently Identified with the other -faction, which includes the corporation representatives. In Maine Mr. Crane Is likely to se cure support from Senator Hale, who, while not a corporation Senator, Is still at times a severe critic of the Admin istration. Mr. Hale Is much more likely to support Mr. Knox than Mr.; Taft and. If he enthuses over the Knox boom, the Maine delegation la likely to cast votes for the Pennsylvania. Rhode Island, which is under the thumb of Senator Aldrlch. is also likely to take up Mr. Knox. Mr. Knox la generally regarded as first choice of Wall street and the trusts; Mr. Aldrlch is the Standard Oil and Wall street Senator; therefore he is expected to swing the Rhode Island delegation for Mr. Knox. Mr. Taft stands a good chance of securing the delegates of other New England states, exclusive of Massa- if - ' ; Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Who Successfully Navigated His Dirigi ble Airship for Seven Hours. chusetts, unless the Hughes boom con tinues to grow, in which event Mr. Lodge will have hard sledding in Ver mont and New Hampshire, and pos sibly in Connecticut Until the test actually occurs, it will be impossible to predict how Massachusettes will act. Mr. Crane and Mr. Lodge are both strong, and the state . has many ad mirers of Mr. Knox as well as. of Mr. Taft. Massachusetts Is the most doubt ful of all the New England states. If the candidacy of Governor Hughes assumes large proportions In the next six months, he may be able to secure practically the unanimous Indorsement of New England In the convention. New England feels toward Mr. Hughea as some parts of the West feel about Roosevelt. If he would declare him self a candidate for the Presidential nomination, it would support him. Mr. Hughes out of the race, Mr. Taft ought to have a distinct advantage over Mr. Knox In New England. DISAGREE ABOUT JUDGESHIPS Republicans and Democrats Negoti ate on Nomination of Bartletts. NEW YORK, Oct. 1. (Special.) Con ferences today between William J. (Concluded en Pag. 4.) E TO ACQUIT SENATOR BORAH Defense Denies His Guilt Is Proved. EVIDENCE IS CIRCUMSTANTIAL Prosecution Says .the Scheme Reeked With Fraud. BORAH MUST HAVE KNOWN Judge Whitson Will Decide Fate of Motion Today Charges Against Ruick Dismissed and Two Accusers Are Indicted. BOISE. Idaho, Oct. 1. Federal Judge Edward Whltaon, presiding at the trial of United States Senator Borah, will de cide tomorrow morning, at 10 o'clock, whether or not the case shall be taken from the Jury and a verdict of acquittal ordered by the court. At the conclusion of the Government's case today, the de fendant entered a motion for acquittal on the ground that no evidence tending to connect Mr. Borah with a land fraud conspiracy had been adduced. The motion was argued at length by Special Prosecutors Rush and Burch and by James H. Hawley for the defense. Mr. Borah's counsel waived the opening argument on the motion, and Mr. Hawley declared he would not have spoken at all had it not seemed to him that the Government's counsel had either Inten tionally or unwittingly misinterpreted much of the testimony before the court. The Jury was not present during the argument. . -Acted With Conspirators. Mr. Rush, in opening the argument for the Government, said that, there had cer tainly been tangible evidence of a con spiracy on the part of a few persons at least, and In this view Judge Whitson said he coincided. The evidence against Mr. Borah waa circumstantial, Mr. Rush admitted, but tended to show that the defendant acted In concert with the other alleged conspirators to .the extent at least of receiving in his offloe the deeds re sulting from fraud and having these deeds recorded at his request. This act of the defendant, Mr. Rush asserted, placed him in the light of one who received stolen property and required an explanation. Mr. Burch also urged that there were enough suspicious circumstances to put the defendant upon his answer, and ar gued that an attorney had no privilege above the ordinary citizen of the United States. The whole scheme of securing the land. Mr. Burc t declared, reeked with fraud, which the defendant as an MOV attorney must have had knowledge of. Whether the Government had presented a strong case, he concluded, was not the question, but the court should inquire only if there were facts tending to estab lish a theory of possible guilt. Must Prove Him Guilty. Mr. Hawley, replying, charged oppos ing counsel with an entire misapprehen sion of the law. He said they were pro ceeding on the theory that a defendant must prove himself innocent, rather than that the Government should pro'e him guilty. Every presumption in the evidence must be in favor of the de fendant. Every act of Mr. Borah's to which the evidence had alluded was shown to be open and above board and in pursuance of honesty of purpose. Every step taken by the defendant was the proper action of an attorney protecting the Interests of his client, and was sus ceptible of no other interpretation. Mr. Hawley said that the evidence of the Government's own witnesses was to the effect that Mr. Borah always an nounced that he waa acting as attorney and that his desire was to protect his clients, the Barber Lumber Company, from securing claims tainted by fraud. At the conclusion of the argument. Judge Whitson announced that he would take the matter under advisement and render his decision tomorrow morning. The last day of the prosecution began with the introduction of evidence to show that the defendant, in his capacity as attorney for the Barber Lumber Com pany, had many deeds to timber land recorded in the office of the County Clerk In this city. Trie attorneys for the defense announced yesterday that this could in no way connect Mr. Borah with any criminal conspiracy, and that they were ready to concede the fact without any testimony whatever. The Govern ment attorneys declined to accept the offer. ' Need Not Incriminate Himself. Judge Whitson then announced his de cision as to the witness, L. G. Chapman, general manager of the Barber Lumber Company, who yesterday refused to pro duce certain records on the ground that they might tend to incriminate him." "There is a tendency nowadays,' said Judge Whitson, "to wipe out constitu tional guarantees, but It is a movement I have no sympathy with. It may be that the constitution is wrong and that a criminal should be compelled to testify against himself, but so long as the con stitution is what it is, I Intend to uphold it. The contention of the witnesses is sustained." Mr. Chapman once before was upheld by the Federal courts in refusing to produce tha books. Ex-Governor John T. Morrison, of Idaho, was a witness today. He said Mr. Borah came to him while Governor and made Inquiry as to certain timber lands the state expected to claim in a specified section. He wanted to know If the state could not select Its lands elsewhere or reduce the amount It expected to claim Mr. Morrison was not cross-examined. GRAND JURY CLEARS RUICK Also Indicts Two of District Attor ney's Accusers. BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 1. The Borah trial was interrupted for a time today to al low the special grand jury, which has been Investigating charges of misconduct against District Attorney Rulck, to report. The grand jury declared the charges were "not a true bill," and returned indict ments against two of the men who filed affidavits against Mr. Rulck. In connection with its inquiry the grand jury has had before it an affi davit made by George T. Wallace, Jr., of Salt Lake City. Mr. Wallace swore that he met Fred Miller, of Spokane, one of the Federation attorneys. In Salt Lake last April, and that Mr. Miller declared the miners' organization had spent $91,000 of Its defense fund up to that time a month before the trial. Mr. Wallace, It Is stated, also said that Mr. Miller told him $15,000 of .this amount was spent In securing the Indictment of Senator Borah. Mr. Miller was called before the grand jury today and it la said denied the story In all Its details, saying he had made no such assertion at any time or place and that any such assertion would have been false. - John F. Nugent, of this city, another Federation attorney, was also a witness before the grand jury, and it is under stood that ha said he had never even heard of such a story. FEMALE BALLOT CORRUPT DR. MATTHEWS, OP SEATTLE, SAYS "GOD HELP COUNTRY." Declares That Woman's Suffrage Would Bring More Corruption and Rascality Than Ever SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. L (Special.) In a sensational Interview here today Dr. M. A. Matthews, the best known min ister in this city, denounced woman's suffrage as follows: "God help this country If ita women are ever granted the unrestricted ballot. Such a concession would result in more political corruption and rascality than we have ever seen before. ''Let the women remain In the sphere that God Almighty intended they should occupy and they will continue to bless the world with their sweetness and good ness. But let them join the men in a scramble for political preferment and they will become a curse to the world instead of a blessing. "The corrupt among the women, the disgrunted old maids and graduates from the divorce court are all demanding the suffrage. I will not aay, however, that all women suffragists are corrupt ' but I do assert that all corrupt women are demanding the ballot, while, thank God, many of the purest and sweetest and noblest American women hold modestly aloof from It. "The fact that negroes and foreigners vote furnishes no argument for the cause advocated; by the leaders of the move ment. Voting is not an Inherent right. It Is a privilege conferred by the laws of the land. A white man Is not born with a right to the franchise. It Is given htm under certain conditions mads TAFT DISPELS THE WAR-CLOUD His Speech Banishes All Unfriendliness. BLAMES THE YELLOW PAPERS Says They Are Responsible for War Talk. CAUSE DOES NOT EXIST Can Find No Reason Why Japan and the United States Should . Fight and Designates War as a Crime and Insanity. TOKIO, Oct. 1. Secretary Taft aroused the wildest enthusiasm and loud cheers when, In the course of his speech at the banquet given In his honor by the munici pality of Toklo and Chamber of Com merce, he declared that war between the United States ana Japan would be "a crime against modern civilization and aa wicked aa it would be insane," adding that neither people desired it, and that both governments would do their utmost to guard against such an awful catpu trophe. The Secretary spoke with In tense earnestness, after careful delibera tion and preparation. The banqeut took place in the assembly room of the Imperial Hotel, Viscount Shlmt Busawa presiding, and was at tended by prominent citizens and many of the leading business men of Toklo. Sec retary Taft Bat on the right of Count Shiml Busawa, and Mr. O'Brien, the new American Ambassador to Japan, was seated on his left. The decorations of the hall were magnificent, and a good band furnished the music. Among those pres ent were many ladies, including Ameri cans. Viscount Shlml Busawa, In wel coming Mr. Taft, paid a glowing tribute to the greatness of the nation which the Secretary represented, the friendliness which the United States had always dis played for Japan and the Influence which America exerted throughout the world. Taft Speaks Very Earnestly. In replying, Mr. Taft spoke with deep feeling and posltlveness. He aa aerted that the talk of unfriendliness between the United States and Japan was due entirely to the commercialism of the newspapers in America. Tha Secretary declined to discuss the Im migration question, saying that he would not trespass upon the field of the State Department. Mr. . O'Brien would say that the entire matter was "easy of sensible arrangement between sensible men." Continuing,- Mr. Taft said: "Americans will always be proud of the part President Roosevelt was able to play In hastening the end of the war, bringing about peace under cir cumstances honorable to both Japan and Russia. Japan, having proved her greatness in war, has taken a stand In the first rank of the family of nations. You have concluded treaties with your former antagonists, and the wounds caused by the war are healed. "The growth of Japan from a hermit nation to her present position in the last 60 years is a marvel to the world. Americans are proud to record the fact that Japan has always had the cordial sympathy and at times the effective aid of the United States. For a mo ment for a moment only a little cloud came over the sunshine of the fast friendship of &0 years. War Would Be Insane. , "Only the greatest earthquake in centu ries could cause even the slightest tre mor between such friends. I do not in tend to consider the details of the events at San Francisco; I cannot trespass on the Jurisdiction of the Department" of State. It Is for my colleague, Mr. Root, or my friend, Mr. O'Brien, to discuss this matter. I say that there is nothing In those events that can not be honorably and fully arranged, by ordinary diplo matic methods between the two govern ments, conducted as they both are by statesmen of honor, sanity and Justice. War between Japan and the United States would be a crime against modern civilization. It would be Insane. Neither the people of Japan nor the people of the United States desire war. The gov ernments of the two countries would strain every point to avoid such an awful catastrophe. Neither would gain any thing. ' "Japan has undertaken, with the legiti mate Interests of so close a neighbor, to reform and rejuvenate the kingdom that Is governed or misgoverned by 16th cen tury methods. His Majesty, the Emperor, has shown his appreciation of the diffi cult task by senalng to Corea Japan's greatest statesman. No matter what re ports may be, no matter what criticisms may be uttered, the world will have con fidence that Prince Ito and the Japanese government are pursuing a policy In Corea which will make for Justice, civili zation and the welfare of a backward people. Japan Does Not Want Philippines. "Why should Japan wish for war? It must stop or seriously Interfere with the execution of her plans for reform of Corea. "Why should the United States wish for war? It would change her in a year or more into a military nation. Her (Concluded oa Page &. necessary by the people."