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VOLUME Ulll, NO 135. y: ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE IS, 1807. PRICE FIVE CENTS TESTIMONY SUSTAINED Prosecution Substantiates ' Qrchard's Confession. , POSTOFFICE OFFICIALS Covemment Employees of San Francisco and Denver Pro , duce Records In Court. WESTERN UNION TESTIFIES OfflcUU of Poit Offlct and th Western Union Product Record Showing Pet tibant end Haywood Sent Money to Orchard and Adam. HOINK, Juno 14. Too prosecution In (bo Strunentwrg murder trial today, en taring In earnest upon the substantia tlon aiul corroboration of Orvhsrd's tr. tiumny stiust continuous tli redd of ' rritltnoo connecting George Pettibone'i nor, id Denver, with Orchard, t San rranclwti, iuiMd la th Bradley mur der plott partly dcvrloiicd another dl- rct lino by which It hope to liow that Haywood engaged and pld Steve Adams for the same desperate work and also added several touches of confirma tion to Orchard's scoura! story, (HlWIalt of the United Mate ix.t office U Kan Franchro and Denver pro aww ineir annual records .bowing that Jiumioi iim a regilered loiter wee acnt under the name of J. Wolff from the address of Pettibone's store, in Denver, to J. Dempey at the Golden Wral Hotel in titan Francisco, Orchard swore that he stayed at the Golden Went Hole! under an alia that waa either Demiwey or Hoitem that Tettlbono ued the albuei of "WoUT and "Pat Bone"; that under tho name of Wolff, PettlUme In the month men tioned sent hlin a rcuUtcred letter eon taming (100 to pay hi expense while I'fWd In the Bradley murder. The poll official of Ogden established the arret there lii June. 1003, of Steve Adam and A. T. William. They were eeaieu up in an east-bound car loaded with fruit when arreted for trepa. iMfh nsd a brace of revolver. When released through the Influence of a do .v tectlv who waa a brother Mason, of Wdams, they went to the Wetern italon office and sent a telegram to Haywood, at Denver, TV defense head. od off the attempt to get tht content of tho telegram before the Jury but the atate Indicated It would return to the charge Inter and would further develop the Incident. The state through an official of the Western Union produced an original, a telegram suppoed to have been aent by Attorney Fred Miller, of Spokane, now recorded at one of Haywood's counsel, to Orchard .after the latter waa ar Teted at Oldwell for tho Steunenberg murder, but did not Introduce It be caue H'a rdentiflcatlon la still Insufflo lent. The atate alao got an order from tlie court directing the Western Union to produce it record which are said to ahow that Haywood sent money to Steve Adams, at (talon. Steve Adanufl waa brought Into court to lie Identified. Adam eemed In a defiant hnmorj he worked to a point directly in front of the jury and gawd steadily at the wit ness confronting Mm. Other portion of Orchard'i story were corrolmrated ly several witnesses. Testimony showed that all witnesses have been located and Interviewed by Pinkertona and that they had been given advance of ex pense money through tho plnkerton agency. Clarence L. Harrah was called to the stand. The witness worked on a cage In tho Vindicator mine In 1003 and at the time Orchard said he and a com panion went Into the mine to set off a carload of powder they had discovered. They were discovered by a cage man but drove hlin back by shooting at him. , Harrah told on the stand today of hav ing discovered a man in one of the tun nels. The man shot at him and he went back to his cage, Hurrah said he aaw only one man. The inoldcnt oc- in tho eighth level, . (u rrn-examinatlon, Ifarrali said be reported the matter to tli mine super intendent, A search wa made of the level, but' no on wa found, Ilia militia later In th night made search of the entire mine, but found no one, "Who flr.t talked to you almut thi matter" In eon neet Ion with (his easel" asked Darrow. ," t f r. "A man who said ho was a United States d puty came to tho mill In Colo rado City; whert I waa working, on May 10." , Ifnrrn.lt said ho had nothing but the man's word, as to hi authority. '-The deputy ssld It wa Mi business to sub- pens woplo. Harrah could not rememlier th nam the man gave, Tho deputy told him to go to Denver to th Plnkerton detee. tnntiv oflti. lie talked with Mr. Prettyman there and made arranirs- mem to crime to noise. Counsel for tho state and defense trot Into wrangle over Harrah. Mr. Darrow claiming tho witness was trying to hieia trie rinkortoh' connections with hi Uelimony. Senator Borah said there was nothing or tho sort, that tho witness could not understand the question. Harrah do. n I'd any Intention to dodge .anything. During Harrah'o testimony some woman among the spectators gave an audible his. Judge ood said If there was any ocmnnsiration of any kind In tho fu ture, he would clear tho room. Luncheon reces wa taken until liSQ m., with Harrah still on the stand. After recess, Harrah was asked but a few Inconsequential questions, and was escusej. diaries Jolmon, another cage man In the Vindicator mine, followed HarrsiT on the stand. Johnson was In the mine t the time of tho exploalnn which kill ed Superintendent McOormlck and Shift IW Melville Deck. Ho said today he was on the eighth level when tho exph shut occurred on tho sixth. He -described the effect of the ex plosion and the mangled condition of the bodies. At th time of the explo sion the mine waa being worked by non union men, th Federation having de clared a strike In the district. Johnson sld he knew both Sherman Parker and Hilly Easterly. ; ' Johnson was cro-enmlned by Attor ney RichjitUon. Tho erossesmlnatlon ess directed to an effort to show that he enmpsny kent powdee stored on the sixth level where the explosion oc curred. Johnaon ssld some powder had been atored on tho eighth level, but that so far a he knew none wss stored on th sixth. He explained that the company proposed to work a new drift on the sixth level and he knew that this wa the reason Heck and MoOor mlck visited th level on the morning the explosion occurred. Johnson was the flmt man to reach the scene of' the explosion. Johnson said he wa flmt spoken to about coming to Boise by Floyd Tkomp. son, secretary of tho Mineownere' As sociatlon. He consulted with th Pink ertnns before coming and was furnished with expcne money by them. ATAL SHOOTING W. E. Butter Killed John Ford at Wendling. DEED DONE IN SELF DEFENSE Ford Was Jealous of Attention Paid To Hii Divorced Wife By Butler and Starts Gunning Match In Street of Wendling. KUGKNE, June 14.-Jealous over the attentions paid to his former wife, who recently divorced him, John lord pre cipitated fatal ahooting affray in the street of Wendling today, uis antogo nlft wss W. L. Butler of whom he was jealous and whom he tried to kill with revolver. Ford nred Ave times at Butler, wounding him twice in the arm and once In the body. Butler In the meantime had unllmbered his own gun nd fired twice, one of the balls passing through Ford's heart. Butler then sur rendered to the officers. Ford's wife re- cently secured a divorce from him at Oregon pity. Butler's defense will prob ably be self defense. ' FRISCO ATTORNEY DIES. 8AN FRANCISCO, June 14.-Albert Johnson, a well known attorney, brother of niram Johnson and son of Grove L. Johnson, died last night at the Fablola Hospital, in Onkland. . eurred W j,vV sniiTZis IN QUARTERS Mayor Is in Branch : - County Jail; o APPLICATION FOR BAIL Should Schmitz Be Denied Bail Supervisor Gallagher Becomes City's Executive. MATTER RESTS WITH DUNNE Schmiti Will Ask For Bail On tbo Ground That It It Necessary For Him To Be Free la Order To Transact Public Duties. . SAX FRANCISCO, Juno li lt was learned late tonight from an 'authoritative source that Sthtnltt I "In quarters" at a branch of the county jair near near Ingleside, SAN' FRANCISCO, June 11 Mayor St-huiitx, convicted hint uL-lit of the crime of extortion, is still in cnstoJy Of the sheriff tonight. While it is not definitely known where he is being held, the siippo-Hlim is that he is spending the night at his reidenre, guarded by a deputy sheriff Sclirnitx application for bail come up before Judge Dunne to morrow, rrocecuting Attorney Langdon will contest the application. The mat' ter of accepting bail rest entirely with the judge. The principal ground upon which the Mayor will ask for his re lease on bail, is that it is necessary that he bo fife to tranxact his public busl ness. Jn event that he i denied bail and ho goes to priton, the Prosecuting Attorney contends that the duties of th Mayor devolve upon SuperVisor James Gallagher, chairman of the fin ance committee and who has been grant ed Immunity in the "graft canes." Assistant District Attorney Francis J. Hcney, referring to the future govern ment of the city, said: "At t result of the conviction of Mayor Kchmitx, which means that be must be confined in jail, he will be un able to perform the duties of that office' Therefore tho chairman of the finance committee of th board of supervisors will be the acting mayor. Under the law a convicted person must be confined in jail unless a court of competent juris diction declare thnt such imprisonment Is so injurious to his health that he should bo lilierated. Undee no other cir cumstances could he secure admission to ball." V A few years ago a law wa placed upon the stut ute books of the state that convicted person could not be ousted from office until such conviction had been upheld by a higher court. As cases movo slowly on appeal, it is con sidered likely that the higher court will not pass upon this, matter until after the Mayor s term of office ha expired. Under the charter, however, Schmiti. by reason of his confinement in prison, should be sent there, would he unable to perform the duties of his office. Under th circumstance the supervisors have no power to oust him, but must select some one of their number to act as Mayor during Schmitt disability. As chairman of the finance committee of the board, Gallagher would become act ing Mayor1, leaving the government prao- tlcally In the hands of the prosecutors, who while they may not be empowered to install new officials may succeed In effecting extensive reforms In the civil government. Juror Burns explains that his reason for voting on the first ballot for ao quittal was caused by being confused as to the two forms of verdict that had been given the jury, and not that he was dissatisfied with the evidence or believed there was any doubt ns to the Mayor's guilt. KILLED BY DISIlfFECTAUX Stowaway Cut Open Can of Disinfect ant In Locked Room. - .. mmmm POUT TOWX8END, Wash., Juno 14 When the Holt liner Belleropbon reached her arly yesterday morning two Japanes stowaways, Kikata Ka waiichl and Toramosuk Bando, were taken In charge by th detention house official. The two had been locked In a room of tit ecl while h wa at Victoria, and two large cans of power ful disinfectant stored in th room were cut open by th men, who evident ly believed they contained food. un reaching her the steamer offlc- 11 unlocked th door where th Japs wer confined and found them nearfr daj from suffocation. The fume of th deadly disinfectant were so dense that th official had to wait some tim before they conld enter and remove the prisoner. Medical attention wa Im mediately summoned, and Dr. Lyall worked over them severs! hours in an endeavor to restore them t eonw-ious nes. Kawauchi is out of danger. Bando is dead from congestion of the lungs. CHICAGO AND ALTON FREE. Stockholder of Road Will Manage the Property Hereafter. fcw luiiK.. June I. The agree ment between the Ilarriman Interests and th Rock Wand Company, entered into in 1904 for the control of the Chi cago & Alton Railroad ha been abro gated by mutual consent according to an authoritative announcement made today. In the future the Chicago 4 Alton atoc-kholdcrs will manage the property. LAUNCH AND BODIES FOUND. Minnesota' Ill-Fated Launch Discovered Near Fortress Monroe. WASIirXGTOK, June 14.-OfliciaI ad vices have reached her from Hampton Koaos, that tlie boilies of the victims. who wer drowned from the ill-fated launch belonging to the battleship Min nesota hve been recovered. A dispatch irom rortres Monroe savs - that the launch Itself has been found In eight latnoms or water off toe Riprap. PURCHASE RAILROAD LAND. OREGON1 CITY, Or, June R-Xo les than 54 applications to purchase rail- roada have been recorded In the office of the county recorder at the court house. Th applications embrace marts thousands acres, s each applicant want from 120 to 160 acres. HAtSEVS CASE POSTPONED. SAX FRANCISCO, June I4.-The bribery case of Theodore V. Halsey, agent for the Pacific State Telephone & Telegraph Company, by agreement between counsel, was today continued for one week. TAFT SUDDENLY ILL Secretary Overcome While View ing Fort Sneliing Troops. TAFT IS OYER BANQUETED Stated That Hi Illness Was Due To a Sever Attack of Indigestion Brought On By Series of Banquets Tendered Him On Leaving Washington. ST. PAUL, June 14. It looked for a tince tonight that the banquet at the auditorium in honor of Secretary of War Taft, would not be graced with the presence of the Secretary who was taken suddenly HI while reviewing the troops at rort Sneliing shortly before noon. The banquet was commenced at 6 o'clock but it was not until 7:43 that the Sec retary reached the banquet hall. Look ing somewhat pale his face wreathed in smiles be strode "down the long line of bnnquetora and the 2000 seated at the tables and as many more who occupied seats in the balconies rose to their feet nd cheered lustily. To the Associated Press the Secretary stated that he was feeling much letter. His illness was a severe attack of indigestion brought on by the series of banquets tendered him since he left Washington. His address was confined to work being done on the Isthmus. HE GOT HIS HAH AT LAST Followed Him With Gun From Coos Bay. A WOMAN !N THE CASE Enraged Husband After Waiting Months Shoots Man Who Ruined Home. HAD HIS BACK TO THE GUN J. BowUby of North Bend Deliberately Shot Cleve Jennings Oa Board the Alliance Yesterday Morning Allege Alienation of Wife' Affection. As a result of a shot fired by J. Bowlsby from a .44 calibre revolver yes terday, G. C. Jennings lie Jead. The shooting took place on board the Alliance at 6:45 yesterday morning and n i ue result 01 a quarrel over J, Bowlaby' wife whose affections it is slleged Jennings had alienated. The actual eircumHances of the shooting are shortly these: Bowlsby had boarded the Alliance at 'Portland, where he had been on the trail of Jennings, to return to North Itend. At the same time Jen ning also determined to return home and boarded the steamer at Astoria. When she reached the Callender dock Bowlsby took a walk on shore pending tbo vessel s departure. On seeing Jen' ning go aboard Bowlsby immediately followed and hurried below ' for his gun. Having armed himself he stalked Jennings on the deck, he himself skulk ing behind the deck house. Jennings stopped near the forward hatch and was watching the loading of the vessel with bis face turned from Bowlsby. The murderer then, using the side of the deck houe as a rest deliberately shot Jennings in the back. The bullet passed clean through him and he fell to the deck. Menwhile Bowlshy walked off the vessel and proceeded to the railroad track. Under the orders of the mate the stricken man was attended to bv the officer of the ship and waa removed to the hospital. At this time Captain Oleson was coming along the dock ap proach and seeing Bowlsbv with the gun still in his hand, he immediately disarmed him. The Sheriff was tele phoned for and quickly responded and took Bowlsby in charge. He is now in the county jail and Jennings is dead. Immediately upon his arrival at the hospital it was realized that he was too orely wounded ever to recover. .And he died about 2:30, about nine hours after the shooting. After an examination of Bowlaby's over coat which he had left on the Alliance a secorld revolver was found in the pocket so there is no question but that he meant business. , It appear from a statement made by Bowlsby to a reporter 'from the Morn ing Astorian that ho (Bowlsby) had had his suspicions regarding his wife's conduct with Jennings aroused some six or eight months ago. Matters went so far indeed that Bowlsby drove Jennings out of town and he at that time told Jennings's brothers that if he came around his home any more he would kill him. Subsequently to Jennings' de parture Bowlby's wife seems to have behaved herself and Bowlsby again had a( conversation with Jennings brothers in which he said that if Jennings came back and kept away from his house he (Bowlsby) would not n;olest him. Eventually, Mr. Bowlsby came to As toria to stay with her brother for a visit,. It was known that Jennings was in the neighborhood. On her arrival here on a Monday Mrs. Bowlsby wired her husband that she had made the journey in safety and would write. : On tlie following Wednesday she wrote and, unfortunately, a it seems, enclosed a note fro mher niece to her husband. The note said in this letter that her sunt had arrived at the house that day, Wednesday, at noon. The discrepancy between the wife's statement and the nieces's aroused - jsowibiw a guspicions- II immediately armed himself and -t out on Jennings' trail resolved to kill him. This resolve he ha sine carried out to the letter. He said yesterday rooming that he did not think he had don any more than another man would do; that he wa protecting bis home and hi children from disgrace. II also added, on being informed, that Jenning could not live, that he "would hate fur him to get well a be himself had suf fered so." Hi troubles, Bowlsby aid, had been further a great expene to him a he had fceen unable to work for the wrry.r In fet foi om time it appear he ba brooded over hi wrong (if be wa wronged) and ha eaten and Pt but rtiy JH!f( ,I -ppeart to Le Suffering from' stress Si uun ana nuggara. lftst penning wa in fear of bf life there Is ample testi mony to show. The landlady of th boardkji house at which he roomed some days while in A'toria ay that be got wofd of BowUb Intention to come to Astoria, and that he immediate ly left the house, not even waiting to take hi! belongings, for which he event ually sent a friend. While at thi house Mrs. Bowlsby called twice on Jennings, once alone and once with her brother, but the landlady cannot say that any thing of a questionable nature ever took place there. She says that after Jennings left BowUby cam to the hou and stopped there a few. day. During thi time be would sit at the window overlooking the street all day and even at night, and he never appear ed to eat or sleep. The landlady, warn ed Jennings, who called there aa late a Thursday for a box of cartridge, and she then bade him beware of Bowlsby as the latter was going to shoot him. To thi Jennings replied that he knew it Bowlsby seems to have created anile a scare in this lodging house. He con tinually used threat and ainongt other tilings said tbat be and Jennings "could not breathe the same air." Doc-tor Fulton, who attended the dead man, cays tbat whilst he was caring for him the young fellow made several statements, though these cannot be taken a in any way official ant i-mortem statements. Jennings told the doctor that he knew ' BowUby was going to kill mm; tbat be bad never had any thing to do with the woman; that he had worked m a creamery with her at North Bend and that he bad never even so much a walked ' home with her. When the trouble came about be left North Bend and came to Astoria to work, and he said he did not know Mrs. Bowlsby waa in Astoria. He also said that he only wrote one lettee to Mrs. Bowlsby and' that contained merely enquiries as to her husband's where abouts; there was nothing whatever which could offend the most punctilious husband in the letter. But he stated that he wished to go home. He denied right up to the but that he had ever been intimate with the woman. Whether this be true or otherwise, t least it creates an impression of manliness in the young man tbat he should, if he did wrong the husband, at least, in his dying momenta stand by the woman. And (Continued on Page 8.) ASSASSINS PLOT Attempt to be Made on Fairbanks and Foraker. FUNERAL OF SENATOR MORGAN Newspaperman Overhear Two Foreign ers Discussing Plan To Assassinate Fairbanks and Foraker During Funeral of Senator Morgan At Selma, Alabama MOBILE, Ala., June 14. A special. from Selma says a newspaperman who arrived here today from Montgomery, reported to the police that while at the Montgomery station he overheard two foreigners saying that there was a plot on foot to assassinate Vice-Presitlen1 Fairbanks and Senator Foraker during the funeral of Senator Morgan at Selma tomorrow. The assassins, according to the story, were coming from New Or leans. YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES. Coast League. At Portland Los Angeles 2, Portland 2 (15 innings). At San Francisco San Francisco 1, Oakland 2 (10 innings). Northwest League. At Spokane Vancouver 0, Spokane 1. At Seattle Seattle 1, Aberdeen 3. ,