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EStf TT Daily Edition USE TIMES WANT ADS M J Member of Associated Press. VOL. I MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1007. No. 303. DVRIXBIK C Of nnnilAnn P n fsnaims&av nn&Mnr mm urunuranu d. r. uunrMi biilM nun Haywood's Counsel Attempts To Disqualify TcslJjnsny of Shir Witness In Boise Trial STICKS BY STORY Defense) Make No Mnten'al Advnnce Unable tc Disturb Equanimity of Hurry Orchard. Boise, June 25. The first direct tes timony in Haywood's defense was of fered today, and It was chiefly direct ed toward showing that Orchard, blaming Steunenborg for his loss of interest in the Hercules mine, had threatened revenge by killing him; and that the conduct of Orchard and K. C. Sterling, both before the In dependence (pxplosion, when they were frequently seen together, and afterward, when Sterling called off the bloodhound that was following Orchard's trail, justified the Infer ence that the mine owners inspired the crime. The calling of the first witness for the defense was preceded by a further examination of Orchard to complete its formal impeaching questions. These questions were nearly all in connection with the claim that Orchard killed Steunen berg because of an alleged grudge growing out of the sale of his inter est in the Hercules. Orchard, who came Into court under the same flying squadron of guards that always acts as his escort, main talned his old calmness of manner and spoke in the same low-pitched soft tone. He again denied he ever threatened to kill Steunenberg be cause of, the Hercules mine, and again asserted he sold his-Interest In the mine two years before the trouble that drove him out of Northerti Idaho. Two witnesses were called later in the day, and swore Orchard did threaten to kill Steunenberg be cause of the Hercules matter, And the defense has prepared the way for such testimony from a dozen more witnesses. Two heard, today were F. R. Redd, once of Cripple Creek and now of Goldfleld, and other, Charles A. Sullivan, formerly of Cripple Creek, and now watchman of the Brown Hotel in Denver. The cross examination showed both men were members of the Western Federation of Miners and that Sullivan was a friend of Moyer and many union leaders at Cripple Creek. Dr. 1. L. McGce, a mining broker of Coeur d'Alene, another impeaching witness, swore that Orchard told him In 1904 at Wallace that he was a spotter for a detective agency. Or chard denied this conversation, and denied he was in Idaho in 1904. Several mor witnesses, principally women, who kept lodging houses at Cripple Creek, located Orchard at varlouB conferences with Sterling, and detective of Mine Owners' Asso ciation, prior to the Independence ex plosion, and there was further show ing as to meetings between Orchard nnd D. C. Scott, a detective for the Florence and Cripple Creek Railway. Another -witness told of an effort to locate the men guilty of the Inde pendence station outrage by starting a bloodhound from the chair rung used In pulling off the explosion. Ho said the dog took the road to Colo rado Springs, the one over which Or chard fled in the night, and that when he reported to Sterling he got orders to call the dog off. Sterling said ho knew who blew up the station, and later said Steve AdamB had done so. The State fought the admission of the bloodhound story, and also opposed the admission of evldenco covering the general features of the Colorado labor war, but in both In stances the court ruled witli the de fense. BASEBALL RESULTS. Spokane, June 25. Seattle, 7; Spokane, 5, Butte, June 26. Butte, 9; Aberdeen, 2. San Francisco, June 25. Portland, 1; Oakland, 2. Los Angeles, June 25. Los Angeles, 2 ; San Francisco, 0. ' Colonel Rossler Wires That Rail road Has Made No Effort for Peroiissiqn to Bridge SUBSTANTIATES STORY Seems Apparent Tluft Line Will Parallel the East Side of (lie Bay. J J .J J J J. X ! J. .j $ J. J .J. 4 Portland, Ore., June 25, 1007. Editor Coos Day Times, Marshfleld, Oregon. $ $ Plans for bridge across Coos 4 4 Day originally submitted by Ore- gon Western Railway Co. have 4 not received favorable consider- 4 4f atiou by this olllcc. It has 4 been suggested to company that 4 it submit revised plans overcom- 4 ing ccWr.in criticisms of original plans. Such revised plans have not yet been received and no ac tion is contemplated until such plans have been submitted. Roessler, Engineers. Because of the continued deep In terest evinced in the bridging of Coos Bay The Times yesterday telegraphed Colonel S. -W. Roessler, commanding United States Engineering Corps at Portland, as to how the matter stood. The telegram printed above is self explanatory. Although the authority on which the article regarding the paralleling of the east side Is abso lutely authentic, The Times wished to give conclusive evidence, and for that reason wired Colonel Roessler. ' It will be remembered that some months ago the Southern Pacific", or Oregon Western Railroad Company made application to bridge Coos Bay. The specifications were submitted to the commercial bodies on Coos Bay and were by them rejected; also by Colonel Roessler. The situation Is now that the railroad company has submitted no plans and there is noth ing to the bridging of Coos Bay be fore either Colonel Roessler or the War Department. That the railroad company Is making no effort to bridge the bay only substantiates the story printed In The Times of recent date that the Southern Pacific Railroad will parallel the east side of the bay In order to tap the coal mines owned on Isthmus Slough. JIEAT KILLS ELEVEN. Pittsburg, June 26. Eleven dead, many prostrated as result of neat In Pittsburg district " within past twenty-four hours. AGAINST TROOPS IN SAN FRANCISCO Fourth of July Committee Writes Funston To That Effect and Arouses Ire San Francisco, June 26. The Bul letin today prints a statement from General Funston In reference to cor respondence between himself and the Fourth of July committee regarding parading troops on the Fourth, In which Funston Is quoted as saying: "I understand there was much dis sension in the Fourth of July com mittee In regard to my letter. There are many estimable man in the or ganization, but for blatherskites I don't care a whoop In H " Funston says he meant no attack on the labor unions, and he believes In them, as he thinks with the great moneyed interests banded together the worklngmen must organize for their protection. It would not be from this class, he says, trouble would come, but as sure as soldiers were to appear on the street they would be Insulted. Funston says In all the time he has been stationed In San Francisco ho had no difficulty, but within the past two monthB he has received about twenty anonymouB communications threatening death. Such communications, he concludes, could not but help affect bis attitude. Telegram From Manager of Boot States .Thai Portland Will Be Eliminated CHANGE MS SUDDEN Was Billed to Sail For Columbia Next Saturday New Run Not Known. Slg. Hanson, local agent for the steamer- F. A. Kllburn, which makes regular runs between San Francisco and Portland, calling at both Coos Bay and Eureka, yesterday afternoon received a telegram from F. W. Voogt, of San Francisco, who has charge of the steamer, that the Port land run of that boat would be dis continued. It was not known here last even ing whether the boat was to be taken off the run entirely or not, and the future plans of the company could not be learned at this place, although Mr. Voogt was telegraphed regarding future plans. It is thought the boat will continue to run between Coos Bay and San Francisco, calling at Eureka. Mr. Hanson has the boat billed to sail for Portland Saturday, which of course she will not do, according to the message received. She will ar rive here Saturday from San Fran cisco and probably sail the same day for the south. This change will give the residents of Coos county better service between here and San Francisco, as both the M. F. Plant and the Kllburn will mak0 weekly trips, while the service to Portland will bo equally as good, the Breakwater and the Alliance running on a weekly schedule to that porl. The greater amount of freight comes from the north, but large ship ments of perishable goods come from San Francisco, and can be shipped every three or four adys with the ser vice given by the two steamers run ning to that port. H0QUJAM SHIPS RECORD CARGOES Over 80,000,000 Feet of Lumber Leave That . Port In Five Months Hoqulam, Wash. Hoquiam's repu tation as one of, the greatest lumber producing cities of the world 1b fast going abroad, and the total shipments by cargo of the flve jnlllB, during vthe past 'fly months is something beyond co'mprehension,,.over 80,000,000 feet Qfjjumber being shipped. . The lumber market s?t the Pacific coast would have been one of the smallest features of this vast portion of the country had it not been for the great demand of the California country. The destruction of San Francisco came at a time when tho lumber manufacturers of the coast needed a market for their product. With no cars available In which to ship their lumber to Eatorn markets, the mill men saw an Indefinite close down staring them In tho face, but no sooner had this blow been considered serious when the rebuilding of striken San Francisco came as a de mand for their product. Every conceivable craft which could be pressed into service to carry lumber from the northern mills was at once put In service,' and the freight rate Jumped from $4.60 to ? 10.50 per thousand in a very Bhort timo. Stock In a sailing vessel or steamer was considered a bonanza and the work of building many more steamers was at once started. For five months of this year tho mills have shipped to California points all the lumber they could ship out, and as a result, combined with recent labor disturbances, that mar ket became glutted and tho price fell In an amazing way. As tho price of lumber went down, so did the price of freight and now there is lying at anchor in Grays Har bor several large vessels awaiting cargoes. The price offered them is so low that managing owners claim It Is cheaper to tie up their vessels than to operate them at such a price, 1 as tho loss would bo very heavy. Following are the cargo shipments from Hoqulam 'during tho past five months: Lumber. January 9,43S,60G February 9,031,070 March , . .15,200,053 April '. 17,410, S94 May .-.,,., 14,084, 130 Total .., ,.674f ,430 Lath. Jaunary v,, 7,904,050 February 4,511,000 March .1 t 3,288,900 April 2,029,450 May 4,269,150 Total 22,00,2,550 Shingles January 33S.500 Fedruary 4,3 10;250 March 5.S03.750 April 20,521,200 May 2,100,000 Total 33,102,700 This table does not Include 20,000 boxes, 1850 linear feet of piling nor 201,012 railroad ties. 'S TRAVELING MAN WAS MARKED AS VICTIM. Life Spared Because Ho Had Done Renegade nnd Murderer a Kindness. The Spokane Review publishes a special to Wallace as follows: Only last night J. H. Scott, tho traveling jewelry salesman, learned what a narrow escape he had from death at the hands of Harry Orchard (and his accomplice, Jack SImpklns. Mr. Scott is the man whose trunks Orchard and Simpkins tried to steal from the O. R. & N. depot in this city and he is at present making his regular business trip to Wallace. Deputy Sheriff Angus Sutherland returned yesterday from Boise, where he had been subpoenaed as a witness in the trial of William D. Haywood, and' while' there he' had "several talks with Orchard. Among other things Orchard told Sutherland, was the fol lowing story, afterwardB repeating it from the witness stand in tho pres ence of the court. On October, 1905, and just prior to the assassination of ex-Governor Steunenberg in Caldwell, Orchard be came acquainted with Scott, In Wal lace and later introduced him to Jack Simpkins, who was also here at that time. The three became very friend ly and Orchard and Simpkins Intro duced Scott to a number of business friends, and helped him to make a great many sales. Scott sells Jewel ry to individuals only and carried a valuable stock, often having over $1,000 worth of goods on his person at a time. In return for Orchard's aid in mak ing sales Scott lent ' him money, helped him in every way 'and ulti mately presented both himand Simp kin with watches. OrchaVd" Dawning his later in SpokaneWlttf John kam- morer, who used to be a business man of this place. ?" After tney had Veen aYqfualnted for a while, Simpkins proposed to Scott that he should help a woman friend of his in connection with a timber claim which she was trying to get a patent for. Simpkins represented to Scott that he would be conferring a personal favor on him, that he would be helping one of his best friends and at the same time he would be able to make a little money for him self. This woman lived at that time up Placer creek, In this city, and is also living there now. Scott agreed to go with Simpkins to her homo and see what could be done and a time was set for the visit. In tho meantime Simpkins went to Harry Orchard, told him tho arrange ments that bo had made and the two agreed that Simpkins was to keep Scott at tho house as late as possible and that on their return to Wallace the two were to bo met by Orchard, who would bold them both up and rob Scott, shooting him If necessary to the accomplishment of his design. Tho whole plan was carried out as arranged. Scott was taken to tho house on Placer creek, tho timber claim business was discussed and on one pretext or another Scott was kept there In spite of his protests until It was very late. Orchard had In tho meantime communicated his scheme to a man known to tho public under tho alias of Cunningham, but whose real name Is known to the sheriff's office in this city, and as Scott and Simpkins came forward on the re turn journey: "I stepped out la front of thorn," Union Officials Discover That Mes sages ,Are Being Suit Over Private Wires STRIKE iVIAY SPREAD Southern Pacific Operators Involved In Trouble Railroad Company Rclenses Some Employes. San Francisco, Juno 25. A bulle tin Issued by' the committee of tele graphers tonight says: "As evidence of tho Inability of the Western Union to handle the business offered by the public they have notified customers to use the telephone wherever pos sible. The statement says the re port has reached headquarters that 2,000 telegrams have "Disappeared" from the overland division of the operating room of the Western Union office in Chicago. This would indi cate that the business is being mailed from Chicago. Strikers discovered today that public messages are being handled over private wires. President Small notified tho bro kerage firms who have permitted outsiders to use tho wires for public business that unless the practice is stopped their operators would become Involved in the strike. The South rn Pacific officials have discharged several operators on complaint from Chief Operator Jeffs of tho West Oak land office of the Western Union on the charge that they had Interfered with tho working of Western Union wires. The Commercial Telegraph ers' Union and Order of Railway Tele graphers have a working agreement. Should the discrimination continue there is grave danger of tho South ern Pacific operators becoming In volved. S. P CHANGE JULY 1 W. S. CHANDLER'S SUCCESSOR TAKES CHARGE THAT DATE. New Manager Will Have Supervision of Portland-Coos Bay Steam ship Line. (Special to The Times.) Portland, June 26. C. J. Millie, live stock agent of the O. R. & N. Company, has been made general manager of the Southern Pacific in terests on Coos Bay. The appoint ment-goes in'effect JulyLn Mr. Mil- lls will go to Marshfleld as vice-presi dent -and general manager of the fcoo's,yBay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company and' the Portland and. Coos Bay fHerimehlp Company. W. S. Chand ler has boon' placed In ohargo of the development of tho coal properties for the company. He expects to get out from 1,000 to 1,600 tons of coal a day with the completion of the spur of the railroad. The above special to The Times 1b practically the same as the story printed in the columns of this paper recently relative to tho Southern Pa cific Company choosing Coos Bay as its coast, marine and railroad coaling station. The Item stated that the Southern Pacific would reopen the Henryvlllo and South Port mines; also that the payroll of tho company when the operations were completod would total $70,000 a month and employment be given to about 600 men. By tho special it will bo noted that an additional office devolves on W. S. Chandler's successor, in tho shape of the managership of tho Portland-Coos Bay Steamship Company. said Harry Orchard to Angus Suther land, "but could not have tho heart to kill Scott. I remembered that ho had treated us white and my heart failed mo. The four of us all walked back to Wallaco together." The whole details of tho plot were laid before Scott hero last night and ho was able to verify every dotall of tho story, the trip up Placor creek, tho discussion of tho timber claim business, the late stay at night, tho return to Wallace, tho meeting of Or chard and Cunningham, who sud denly appeared In the dark and bis surprise at the strange meeting. ' ' Iff BE ILL Charge Made That Saa 'Francisco Grand Jury Which tod&ed So Many, Nonexistent COURT .WILL DECIDE If Contention Is Uplield ots Repre senting Months of AVoik Will lie Invalid. San Francisco, June 25. All of the grounds urged by the defense In support of the motion to set nsldo tho bribery Indictments against Vice President Glass of tho Pacific States Telephone and Telegraph Company and other big corporations and offi cials were rethed to comparative In significance today by the appearance of a new contention presented and argued by Glass' attorneys. Briefly stated, the charge is that all the acts performed by tho present grand jury sine a dato early in January of this year are invalid because tho present grand Jury ceased lawfully to exist when the new grand jury list for 1907 was certified by tho county Judges. The undisputed facts aro when the now list was certified in January the Oliver grand Jury was In tho midst of a bribery graft investigation, and was not discharged. Instead it was con tinued in existence under the belief that, having been selected In tho fall of 1906, it could legally exist for twelve months, or until the fall of 1907. Lawlor in commenting on the merits of the contention stated it tho grand Jury has no existence its arguments are Invalid. REVOLUTION gGROWS "REDEEMER" ALBERT ARRIVES TO LEAD THE PEOPLE. Movement Against Government to Continuo Until Proper Laws Aro In Operation. Argelllers, Franco, June 25. Marcelln Albert, the "Redeemer," ar rived today cheered by twelvo thous and persons. The winegrowers' com mittee resolved unanimously that tey continue the movement against the government until full satisfaction is attained. The promises of M. Clemenceau are too vague to warrant a .surrender pending an adjustment throug the operation of to proposed laws. MORE GRAFT RESULTS TEN .COLORADO .CITIZENS .AR RESTED FOR OONSPntAOT. SoTcnty-Thrce Aro Indicted By Grand Jury Prominent Men In Six States. Denver, Juno 25. Ten citizens of Colorado were arrested today on In dictments charging conspiracy to de fraud the government of coal and timber lands. Of seventy-three persons lndlctel fifty-five Individuals wero charged with conspiracy to defraud tho gov ernment under the coal and timber laws. The parties aro residents of six states. No warrants have thus far boen issued for residents of Colo- nao- it'. PETITIONS ROOSEVELT NATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZA TIONS ASK INVESTIGATION Claim Telegraph Companies have En tered Conspiracy In Violation of Anti-Trust Law. Washington, Juno 25. Tho cen tral labor union of Washington to night sent a telegram to Roosevelt re questing that he lnstltuto an Investi gation to determine it tho tclograph companlos ave entered into a con spiracy in restraint of trado In viola tion of te Sherman anti-trust law. At the request of te American Feder ation of Labor similar action, It Is said, will bo taken by all leading. States. f i s mmmmmmmmmmm III1IM lull II II IIIIIH limn" III I