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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1S07. PI Kcsult of Experiment Will Settle Bet Besides Determin Ing Success of Floating: the Stock of the Com ! , pany to Develop Mine. . i ' The duality of the coal In the beds : -r - underlying Cowlits county. Washington, "v Is to be tested on June II and II In tha locomotives belonging to E. 8. Colllna, : . , tho well-known logger of Ostrander, Washington. Upon tho outcome of tha teat depends tha success of floating tha -' atock of company wbloh haa been or- - (anlied to develop one of tha "largest exposed veins of osi la too nciroiy 01 Portland. 'Tha outcoma of the experiment will . determine whether 11.000 will go aa ' . )-- ... o vinnant'a boanltal or tit inveated In an automobile, Checka for that amount hava been handed to Tha , . Journal, aa iruaiee, i m """V4 niinr tn tha reoort of Judaea who "i ahall watch tha teat ; " ..' ; . Compared Witt Oreea Slabwood, ' m la tha nntMimt of a COn troveray between E. 8. CoUlna of Oa- trander. who contenda that tha lignite . ' tn oueatlon will not produca aa mucn heat aa will green fir alabwood, and t r . im of Portland, who beta that nmi tm aniMHAt to tha alabwood. Tha eondltiona of tha wager and tha V rulea of the teat are expreaaed In tha note of challenge and acceptance, which UV. '0'A.r,!jn. 19o7.Mr.lE. 8. Collns, Oatrander, Washington: I wager -1600 that coal from the middle canyon . or anywhere In tha property of tha Con- aurnera' Coal - property, oupcessorain property ownerehlp to tha Anchor Coal company, that four tona of ooal from m nmfwirtv anvwhere In aald prop- arty selected, will burn In tha engln-s of E. 8. Colllna better than green nr alabwood: tha engineer to be selected by J. C tjt. Bald CoUlna will be noti fied It daya tn advance whan the aald teat or wager coal will be taken out. Tha repreaentatlvea of E. 8. Colllna will be permitted to go freely upon the prnp- erty of aald Conaumera' Coal company ' to watch tha proceaa of mining and to follow aald coal to tne engines, ii agreed that all coal ahall be delivered within alx daya from tha Uma teat min ing la begun. Xt la agreed that the Con- uoai companr aiu aimi the aumara' Coal comoanr anait oe iin, nntlra irnf be allowed to insoec j green alabwood from the time It leaves the saw in tha mill until It la burned, tha notice being given 10 daya or bo to the test. The Judges ahal be aelected aa follows: Either aide to thla wager to eeleet one judge, the two judgea to eelect a third Judge. Teat to begin June 18, end June 19. (Signed) J. C " For Conaumera Coal , company. ; f Accepted: B5. 8. Colllna. . The controversy, which la bound to at tract considerable attention because or . the importance of the laaue and of the prominence of the partlea Involved. to In The thla arose over a letter addressed Tinmil and nubllahed Friday. 1atar Mr. Colllna criticised the offloera at tha Conaumera' Coal company. He made a weeping aaaertlona aa to the auallty of the eoaL claiming It to be Inferior for heat and steam purposes to alabwood. . . ,...- - "excursion to Mine. . , Yesterday the offloera of the Con samara Coal comnnnr took their stock holdera and any peraona who would Join them la a personally conducted excur sion to the company's mlnee and prop- arty near uatranaer. . Mr. Collins met the party when they alighted and followed them upon the property. At the mouth of the mine he made himself known and loudly de clared hla lack of faith In the quant of tha eoaL . Mr. Lea and other off I eera of the enterprise present resented what mev asserted to be an intrusion upon their property. The .. capitalist imea of Oatrander da to have only good motives. in what be waa aoing, out ami Insisted upon the correctnesa or nia letter aa oubllahed In The Journal and upon ; hla aaaertlona while upon tne around. -.- ' ' There were JJ0 people at the mouth ttt a tunnel In which tha moat of them had Inveated money: there were Others aa their aueeta who were there 'to in veaugate me property wun a view u Investing, and there waa a manpwno owna nearly ell the land surrounding the 800 acres of the coal company, whose declaratione were likely -to dis courage further Investment and cievei opment along the lines advertiaea. , 'j irere -let Before, ' It u nn to the offlcera of the Con Burners' Coal company to ao aomeming, and It waa dona by Mr. Lee, the aecre- tarv tha enmnanv. In the written ohallenge above printed. On condition that the stakes be held by The Oregon Journal, who he believed would Blvo all a fair deal. Mr.'- Colllna accepted the challenge. He stated that It waa the firat time in hla lire Tie naa ever oeen arty to anything nice a wager; mat t he wlna the money he wilt give It to St, Vlnoent'a hospital; that ne la giaa to take Dart In thla teat on general prlnclnlea, excepting the betting fea ture, i i . ,. Mr. Colllna doea not deny that tne quantity of coal In the beds In ques tion la aufflalent to Justify mining. As the mtnea are within 41 miles by water transnortatlon from Portland. It Will cost very little to get the coal on the market, tub vema expoeea are irom three faet to seven feet In thickness. and the tunnela are accoasible to the river. -. ' Th oeonla of Cowllta county are much Interested In the outcome of the wager, aa well aa those intereatea in Portland; and It la expected that there will be a large turnout to witness the testa. : ..... If ACKERS IIIOII TO ORDER STRIKE ' a(Jmral Iperlal Service. ; Chicago. June 10. Backed by Chicago . Federation . of the Labor, the Taachera federation la . preparing to fight any attempt which may be made hv tha new school board to Dreaa up tinlon and threaten to declare and boycott against tne "7" -one M)f tho principal Jm 'h.ei! nt rmm an , the teacbera are preparing to aee that every member of the labor unions of Chlc?i,Tr-US!i-hls children out of the P"01"00!? at the flrBt Intimation from the Bchool hoard that It will carry Into effect the declaration of - President Schneider that teachere moat abandon their union. ;. i 1 . ... c.i.nt Hohnelder refused to die ..... h (kraatanail oonfllet. T do not want to commit myself at this time ss tn av ataDs which may be taken . i J, i.,Khri' union he said "4har wiil be time enough to talk later.' Th treat the qi they would The Federation of Labor proposes eat the question of union teachers .w iii treat n ouestion wh union members are Involved la a lock out. PHYSICIAN BEGINS (Continued from Page One.) got with aeveral people bound for Ban Francisco and for aome reason went alona-. 'mere for some reason I cannot tell I took the ship Roanoke for Port. land, j X remember hearing some one talking of Portland and of the ahlp, ao I supprse that there la where I got the idea, I also remember being eick aa a dosr on board. ..The wnoie inmg naa been far from a pleasure trip, I assure you. "When I got here a week ago I waa at a lose to account lor ray,eu. - v ' "J thnnarht of aolnr to the police sta tion, but aa a phyatcian I knew lnatlnct- iveiy. I-gUOBS, inat tney woui i nou' and If things did not clear up. in my .1 tk.M.wnilil In all nrobabllltl sent to the aayhira.- And If such a thing lock me up for a drink, or dope fiena, ability be should happen J might .never recover toy full mental eontroL - Also none ot , my friends would ever get trace of me. You understand that I did not know my own name. ;. Somehow I, had .given the name of J.. M. Smith, but I knew that that waa not me. .i Soacrlit Out Fhysloian. So t looked In the directory for ihe list of physiciana connected with the largest hospltale. I aelected Dr." K. ,A. J. McKeniie because of hla standing In the medical world aa ahown by hla , : BAD DREAMS -t V' . , Canaed by Coffee. &-. --?r,:: . , T have been a coffee drinker, more ' or lees, ever aince I can remember, tin V til a few months ago I became more and more .nervoua and Irritable, and finally I could not sleep at night for I was horribly diaturbed by dreame of all sort and a species of distressing night- ""'Flnally. after hearing the experience of numbers of friends who had quit coffee" and one to drtnklngFostum ' Food Coffee, and learning of the great benefita they had derived,' I concluded .nf r mnat be the cause of my trouble. eo I got some Postum and had It made atrlctly according to direction". - "T waa aatonlahed at the .flavor. It onMrely took the place of coffee and to ray very great aatlsf action, 1 began to aleeo peacefully and. aweetly My nerves Improved and I wiehji could wara every man, woman and chud from the unwholeaome drug (caffeine) In or- "People really do .'not appreciate or realise what a powenut orug ja ura what terrible effect It baa on the human ayatem. I would never .think of ffoing back to coffee again. I would almost as soon think of putUng my hand in a fir after I had once been burned. "A young lady friend of oura had stomach trouble for I' long time, and Sou id not get well aa long aa aha need coffee? 6ho finally quit it and began the use of Postum'and la now per fectly well.' "There'B a reoBon. Head the little "Health Claaele," "The Road to Wellvllle.M In pkga. - - r helnr' head aura-eon : for ' the Orearon Short Line railroad and In this hospi tal, lie examined mo ana brought me here last Thursday and telegraphed to my family. I cannot account for It alL I waa not robbed except of an opal ting and a stickpin, which eould have been easily taken from me on the atreet by aome one who thought I Was drunk. My watch, which I carry aa usual, was fastened to my suspendera and hung down inside my trouaera, and my pocketbook, with money Intact, which I alwaya carry in my hip pocket, waa in the lnaide pocket of my vest. I do not drink, and nave aa good a home and family and am as happy in it as any man In the world. But It will all come back to me, perhape, when I get fully over thla experlenoaAa ' " D. ; W. Burna, brother' of Mra. Van TaaselU arrived in Portland' this morning.- -He la worn out from hla long search for hla brother-in-law, but Is rejoiced to have found him aafe. ; To day he said: -v. "I am Mra. Van Tassel I's brother, and 1 want to aay that any suspicion of drink, financial troubles, another woman In the case, or any other troubles ia utterly unfounded. The doctor'a home and public life ia an open book to us all.' the police have looked that tip and found It a U clean and clear. He cashed a check for $26 In tha drugstore- that night, and may have been aasaulted for that Still hr waa not robbed except of the ring. A Swede woman found hla medicine case next day down in a ravine near the waterfront - We have been working on the idea that he waa mur dered. "Dr.rVan Tan-ell ao faf aa I know doea not use liquor in any way.- . We cannot now tell who or what caused the blow that was orobablv the cause of hU losa of memory, but will run it down If Foaslble.' I am too well pleased over Inding him alive and almost well to care much about the other matters now. We leave for home in the morning." Cases like Dr. Van Taaaell'a are aoma- what rare tn this climate and among the peaceful claaa of people on the Pacific coaat but ? are by no mean a rare in large ciuea uxe Mew xork and Chicago. THOUSANDS STOLEN (Continued from Page One.) .t... ... tha trust's "blue cards.' upon which are printed, all of the -turee to be found in a plumbing eatab llahment. On thla be wrlta'g A name and address and checks off the names r iv. - a.inm hla , victim re quires. ' Jonea and Brown go through the aama procedure and- the cards are forwarded to neaaquariera. Here the aecretary notea upon the back of each card the namea of the other -two flrme 'competing" for A i business, and the carda are immediately returned without elgnature or further notation la plain envelopes to the flrme from wnicn iney origmawi, . Aa mnnn aa DOBSlble after receipt the threo competing" flrmi ary1 range a meeting. Thla la held at onci anri tha three. Wlinout maaina auuwu to each other their t reapectlve bids, agree upon the "over charge" which the particular Job will stand. ' In brief, they agree on the additional aum over and above the coat of labor end ma terial and a profit on, both, which the victim can be "eoaked" without raising a disturbance. With the Bum nxed. tne meeting is adjourned and shortly there after tha blda are submitted to a wnen called for. ' SUa TTp Their Tlotlra. For Instance, the threo f Irrna agree that As prosperity will Btarid a lax or t0 on the lob he requires done. Prior to. this Smith bad figured the. cost of labor, material and prom on we wora. and fixed hla bid at 100. Jonea had placed hla at $120 and Brown at I ISO. After adjournment la taken, and in ac cordance , wltb the erreement reached, Smith chances hla bid to iieo, jonea mines hla to 1180 and Brown to ti0, n.. h. vmo1 Anm not aton here. dlpa down deeper into the pooketbooks of the innocent homebullder who 1b try ing to pay for hla bouse out of hla nnthl aalarv. : The first BTaft Of the overcharge represents profit to the three "competing" iirms, no maitar wnic , recelvea the bid; the Second graft Is levied to feed tne nungry mw bi vn truBt and furnish the monthly acoumu out f whinh all dumbing firms In the truet diva m ana arao tnr ' One of the agreementa made whan a plumber etepe from tha outer circle or Ik u.ii . Plnmhan' association into the secret lodge of tha Plumbera .Pro tective association, - ia tnat am -.win charge ti bonua" on every flxturo he puces. -- . ! A man unfortunate -enough to require 10 fixtures in hla new -house la taxed f 60 as a "bonus." If 100 fixtures then 1600 la the aum additional which la attached to his bill. Thla la the sys tem which in five months, according to firureo In the city plumbing lnepectoi'e office, haa reached lta insatiable clutches In the pocketa of the people bi It VnrlI and rohhad them of t But to go pack to the aand bagging which faces A. With the ."over-charge alnat him fixed, tne oonua cnarga oi y tacked on in on every fixture be requlrea ia now ddltlon. A perhaps is man on a mommy aaiary, Duuamg home in tha auburba and requlrea out alx flxturea In hla new home. He, therefore, la taxed but 180. , The oonua" cnarge, or . oouraa, iim binding, Irrevocable and a tribute to tne truat which muat be paid, and over all It la aatlafactory to tne trust memoers for the reason, that every additional dol lar which ean be squeeaed from .the trust's viotlma. adda to . tha monthly In consequence. Smith Includea the "honua" eharaa In the "ovor-chargeJnd piacee hla final oatimate oa the Job tor A at Ilso. jonea cnangea nia to iiv and Brown at 1216. These are the esti mate which are furnished to the vlo- U mwhen he calla the aeoond time. Slvldlaf the Oyeroharge. , Smith, of course, aubmltting tha low- eat bid of any of the three "competitive firms, la awarded the oontract and, the work is done. When A paya nia Din to Smith, the Utter takes hla original 1100 which represented hla first estimate, re tains 120 more which la his third of the "over-charge" on the Joband to Brown and Jonea he gives each 120, aa they were "competing" on the Job and In ac cordance with the cuatom followed, en title. f oner third eacn in tne .over charge'' graft . The $30 "bonua, the tribute exacted from A i by the truet is turned over to the Pro active association. It la placed in ipe general graft fund which accum ulates close to ine $10,000 mark each month of the year and which la divided equally among the plumbing firms be longing ,o the combine at the close of a tim when he calls the second tune. Xnomoaa Dividend raid. Bade The Doctor Writes of Counterfeiters. '.OHAS. tt IXET0HEP, Now Tork City. . : : , lu?' 17' 1905, . Dear Mr. Pletcher.! I wish to congratulate; you on your numerous vic tories over counterfeiters and imitators of Oastoria, and trust the time is not far distant when these inferior and dangerous mixtures will be entirely suppressed. ' " . You are right when you say in your advertisements' that it is Experiehco agalnst:EIperiment,:;f;;; Xfeel it to be an outrage, and an imposition - upon the parents or little cnil- Band of Gorgeously Attired Umatilla Indians One Fea $ rtitvk f : PorTlond'a Pnca Khnw Ouiwr farlpston " dren that my name should be associated with imitations of Castoria; dangerous to Float Beintr Planned. tne neaitn ana me 01 mese niue ones wno 100 onen ngni meir. oaiues ior me in vam. Let . me agam xommend you for the nign standard you nave mamtalnea in the preparation of my prescription, and ! confidently believe It is due to' this scrupulous integrity you are indebted .for thefwonderful sale ;ojP Oastoria to-day, and the steady, growth it has had since I gave'you the details of its manufacture in my iaboratory tMrty-three years ago. A band of Umatilla Indiana, attired In gorgeous finery, will be a spectacular" featuro of the parade of the great rose show and, fiesta, ; Tha red men In large numbers will participate In the parade. according to arrangementa lust com pleted, and will form one 'of tha moat novel and interesting features. Arrangementa are also being made for the construction of a float to rep- reaent the cruiser Charleston which will be In the harbor during the Iteeta, Aaauraneea hava been received from varioua towna and cities throughout the state of a large number of flo.ta that will participate In tha parade. appeals are being made to the pub hv tha nuhlloltv committee Of the sat rooe show and fiesta to aid In the success or the event by mailing tne oatcarda whlcn have been lert by tne housands at all the department stores. coatcard stands, clubs, elgar atorea and similar piaeea on ooia aiaea v vu r'Vha carda ma be had for the ask ing, the only expenae In distributing them being the postage. The publicity committee urges that Portland people send them la large numbers throughout the country to booat not only the rose show and fiesta, but Oregon and Port land. They are argea to roan ine ca hatha a nnt the reelnlent la likely to coma: it may be an inducement to them to come next year . to an even The carda and the InBert.r that are being used exteneively are alike on the . . . . at a AWla. aa luanll. eaat ttrinraui in aTTMin ina wiin b uaraybi ful rose in natural colore aa a part of the dealgn. They also give aa outline Of the four dayr exercleee. , . The "inaorw may oe Buppiijo w mj Suantltles at tne IlOSia neaaquanera, oA a..tiil ttnlMlna-. to those who Call for them or will be mailed if desired. The postcards may also be had at head- quartsra. . v. .-. 0ECHABD IS DENOUNCED " e)SBBtaaBBBBBBaa-BeBaBBBB '.' (Continued from Page One.) tentlarr yesterday for an hour and. saw him again thla morning in iiawiey a wivu Bunday ' Mills a aystematio form- of robbery agreed upon by aupposedly competitive firms when the Innocent individual asks for blda on work. ' The sum total of these two trust grafts, exclusive of the profit on plumb ing work, reaches close to $88,000 In the five months of this year. This Bum waa filched, without the grace of dark ness to eover up tne worn,- from the pocketa principally of the wage-earner and homebullder. These vast sums are divided equally among the firms who have contributed to the graft, at the of the i com- .1 r monthly ; secret meetings Dines votaries.,, -i t ' All Works Are Onarded. The road to the secret chambers of the trust, where each member of the combine shares monthly In the "divvy.1 leads through the outer and inner circlos of the machine which spells profit for each of Its manipulators. A pmmoer wno nas successruny iasgd the examination required before he board of examiners, and given the right to engage In business, Joins the Master numoera association, ir ne in tends to remain in busfnesa. Otherwise he will be forced out. It costs SZ50 initiation fee to become a master plumber. As soon as member ship is acquired tn this' organization an invitation ia neia out to become arm lated with the Plumbers' Protective as sociation. This la the -inner circle, the secret order that protects Its members, levies tribute upon rich and poor alike. and gives to each and every member the rla-ht to rob the public and ahare monthly in the division of lta spoils. - - Xjoo rrom georet onroe. v The fee to become a. member of the change for which one share of atock is issued. .- This insignificant Bum, how ever. Is the open sesame by which each holder or tocg nets a nuge Dronu Kacn month, without Questions belnr 1 aaked or credentials required, from a mysteri ous' source la paid varioua euma ranging from $80 to $2S0. Thla is the "divvy" In the trust's arart cot the "protection' afforded through his membership In the an aaKnclatlon. The innocent outsider who ' reauirea plumbing work to be done is fleeced Vain, th. ; atari Yfa . naliavaa .-tha k. bids from two - Or three or. more plumbing firms he will get the lowest possible price for which his work can be done. .. . A a-oea to the Smith eomcanv atatea his requlrementa and asks for an esti mate. He is told that one will be ready for him tnalde of the next day or two. ' He makes the same request of the Jones 'Plumbing company and re celvea the same answer, and at the of fices of the Brown company the same delay meets him. "A am quicauy a snuui teams av a wants. Vvrr nlumblna- firm which haa voice on guard, mere. tne inner secret circuia i in. iruai contributes to this fund. One firm, one of the largest in Portland, contrib uted $500 in one month not long ago. In a- few weeks' time the "bonua1 fund hand reached tne astonishing total ox $58,180 and to each of the- 76 plumbing firm a represented in tne protective as sociation was oaid a dividend of $760. Blood money poured into the coffera of the association at such an astounding rate that even the members of it stood aghast at the wholesale robbery of the publlo in which they- were contributing ?artlen. Exposure was threatened and or a time, a period of a few weeks, the "bonus" graft was reduced somewnat, but v the "overcharge'' waa crowded to the highest point at whloh It was con sidered sare to squeexe tne victims the trust and its methods. Ijgat year and until a snort time agi the "bonus" tribute demanded by th protective association amounted to .Hlu Ua.aOaA talked Hawley, Warden Whitney, Miiia ana Ackermaa regarding hla testimony and how be eonducted himself upon tha stand. He said that he wished to oor Ht taatimnnv heretofore given. He declared that he had not made a correct .i.i.m..! whan ha aald that he made Grecian fire experiments with Bill Baat. erly. He said mat w waa put man.' Aakted II ne corraoiwi mm K.,,aa maatarl wu hare to con' trad let him and Ackermaa way supposed ha in Nevada ana coma nui brought here. Orchard said no. . He ad mitted knowing Jim Warford, now. In the penitentiary, who waa formerly cne mineownera gunman a. Admita Xaowlaa Xiuua. aaira if ha knew . tha ' mlneowners. nuiinn lanutv aharlffa and militia officers, he said that he knew a number of them, but swore that he did not oon vey any information to any of them ,...ln ,ha nlan tn blOW UD the In- I deDendanaa detxtt ' He said that he did not know that., military company waa 'IS 1 j 1 :0 'Ai -inc. ami : ALCOBOL S ft CENT. ung are buncos awjaMtJi of r I " I ..ll s- , rrn ml i it in (. nessaradRIonainsnear OpiuTaJorphlne narMlaeraLj NOTWAnCOTIC. ' : jibitumm , .,: JUm0,Utt . fizz fWWAtfA AneriMBaxdv foTOrnsflDi- ftan . Sour StamDlarrtMa KVorms jCoirvulskriis Jwji nas ndLOSS or SaSR IkSlmtt Slgnanrtar aaat ... Guaranteed uuErTSTowT? : Exact Copy of Wrapper. c C I f i I I V w mi 1 1 1 ' I 1 1 I I I a trui aAVVwwiwSiwwN V' The Kind Ypu Hat Alwrajs Bought, and which hat been,, tn um for OTer 80 yean, has borne the slffnaare of ; and hu been made under hu per sonal luperrlaion ilnoe Its lnfaneja Allow no one.to deceive you In this.; All Oounterftita, Imltatleni and V Just-a8-jrood,f are but Experlniento that trifle with and endanger the health of Infanta and ChUdren IExjjriehce against Xxperlmenta' What Is CASTORIA - .... - : i - -. '- Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil. Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It Is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium. Morphine nor other Narcotlo substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys "Worm and allays FeTerlshness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. , It assimilates the Food, regulates tha Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE ALWAYS CASTORIA The Kind You Have Always Bought In Uso For Ovor 30 Yoora. -Ml ' rm etarr abb jieeiBaav', t rswaaav sr. atw voaa arrt. 3TJ $7 on every fixture placed by a plumbing firm. This waa reduced to 13 at the time of the threatened exposure bv plumber who had been denied admission again, aner oeing out or Dusinea for I time into the Inner circule of tha com Dine,- i . lubllclty Zs Averted. " The Impending publicity, however. was warded off by the plumber's ab sorption Into tha Master Plumbers' aa- aociatton and a reduction of his Inltia tlon fee from $260 to $100. Three weeks, however, after 'being admitted a second time into the protective associa tion, tne "oonus" charge waa raised to $. where-it now etanda. ' 1 But the reduction of the graft, be sides placing a quietus upon an expos ure of the trust's methods, brought about the more desirable result of foro inar out of business several small deal ers who, prior to the cutting down of the "bonus." had been living upon the monthly "divvy." With this dividend reduced more than ona third, they were compelled to cloae no enop. witn wra out pi me way, the "bonua" waa again raised, but there were fewer now to snare in tne ays tamatlc. form of robbery, and in conae quence the monthly dividend rose to a higher ngure. . : , -v- AGED 3IISSISSIPPIAN KILLS TyiFE AND SELF (Jonrn.l Spedal Service.) New Orleans, June 10Captain John Walker, president of the Bank of Blloxl o" Blloxl, Mississippi, anoi ana xuiea nis wife yesterday and then blew out his brains. Ha had 'written hla- son in New Orleana Saturday to send ror nia oody. The killing la believed to ne aue xo ao meatie trouble. Mrs. Walker was the second wife of the captain, who was 73 years oid. . . Walker ran away to aea when a boy and waa with Commodore Perry in the expedition -which opened Japan to the world. He waa a marine captain in the Confederate army and had command of the gunboat uregon. tie capiureo snip Island, Mississippi, driving off the Mas- aachuaetta. He weht tO BllOXl in 188s and was elected mayor of the town. , He thllhed ice worKs and built water worka there, founded the Bank of Blloxl, aFK ader ia publlo enterprises. ann,: It-chlnar Instantly. ecsema Bait rheum, tetter, itch, hlvee. herpes.' acables Ioan'B any omg ior, Ourea plies, . Ointment. ; COFFEE Poor cbffcc ... tas to be sold in bulk, it isn't wortji packing " Tear grocer retafas yew aiea.f V yea aaa Has leaUllag'a aesti we aay aura 1 1. , They had been ordered to be under arms at tha mine tnat nigm four hours before the explosion, because they had been told that something was "coming off." Orchard did not know where ha met Adams on the day of the explosion. It might have been at his house, but he didn't know. He denied that he had been cautioned not to fix either the time or nia. and aaiii that Hawley and Mc- Parland atmblv told him to go ahead tl w and tall tha truth. Thla caused a lau in the courtroom, which was quick! iinnraaneH hv tha derm ties. Up to the time of Che depot explosion he had received 76 rrom Moyer anu Kirwnnil. . Orchard denied that he had received lettera from BupeHntendent Duin of tha Pinkerton acency. or wu Ham tXnlrartnn nt Chlcaao. telllna him what courae to pursue and what would be aone xor mm axier iuo in. When Money Cams rrom. Rfohardaon devoted nearly three ouar tere of an hour questioning Orchard re garding tne money ne got, dui ins wit ness' memorv on this . point was hasy as to amounts or datea. Richardaon got another laugh from the crowd by asking why the witneaa used tne worn aasaasi nata when soeaklna- of killing, demand' ing to know if it came from association with McParland. Orchard said no; that he had learned the meaning of the word since lie had -been in the penitentiary. He declared that he didn't plan to ex plode the powder oexore tne train ar riviui. hut whan asked if he did not actu ally do bo aald that he didn't want to injure any railroad men and ao exploded the powder when he aaw the headlight of the engine coming. - . . . . it la annarent that Richardson is try ing to show that the blowing up of the depot was not intended to kill anyone, hut waa a. olot to olow UD a deserted dnnnt tn a-lva an excuae for keeping the militia in the district Tha witneaa In- aiatiwi- however, that he knew that non union men were in the depot about ther Exercise for tha Bowel-Muscle. Alter tne ex time nt tha exnloalon. plosion he went to Denver. He went at once to . HimpKins' room ana 101a mm about it- Soon afterwarda Haywood and Pettlbone came and the matter was dis cussed. They said It was a good Job. Jamna Rirwln. now acting secretary. waa also there, but left before he talked about the crime. -v. -- Durlns the progreas 01 ma mornini eaaion the def enae received a number o; telegrams from persona named by Or--harl aa knowlna- of hla alleaed crimes. all asking to be called to deny the alle gations, ine aeiensa ia ... most pieaseu with that from jonn v. Murpny, ror- raerly of Butte, who Orchard declared approved 01 tne anting 01 .uyie uregory, Murahv la a bitter enemy of Haywood. an it cannot be aald that he is actuated by the motive 01 xnenasnipv ITALIAN MUBDEEEB UTTERLY, VANISHES i ;i " '....- r S it '' (Special Dlapttch ' to The Joe real.) . -Taooma. June 18. The police depart ment : here la at sea as to what haa become of Antonio taotta, the Italian section hand who stabbed to death Sat urday afternoon uiovanni jrarrano, nia countryman. Motta disappeared Im mediately, making for thebnhy coun try south of the city. The police of other cities have been nouiieo. Italians here evince no interest in tne Killing and are giving the officers no assistance In the search. The officers euspect they may have even Den enieiaing laotta. Tn the temoorary absence of the section boss tha two men auarreled over which should take v the lead In the section work.; ', :!. y:,y;i. oy; JAILBKEAKER CUT ALL BUT ONE WIRE (Special Pi patch to Tb Jooraal.l . -. Astoria. Or., June 10. Charles P. Duke, who escaped - from the county all Thursday evening, was captured at vensen Saturday evening oy ueputy Sheriff McLean while Duke was watt- eut the Sunset telephone and the Postal To Get More Strength from Your Food, t 'HEN tha Bowels art filled with undigested food wa may be a rreat deal won off than If wa wera half Starred. . i Because, food that stays too long la . tha Bowels decays there, just as if it Stayed too long In the open sir, " . . Well, when food decays la the Bowels, through delayed and overdue action, what happens? 1 - w m , ' The millions of Utile Suction Pumps . that line the Bowels and Intestines then draw Poison from the decayed Food, instead of tha Nourishment they wers intended to draw. , , . v . ' ' This Poison gets Into the blood and. In time, spreads all ever the body, unless the Cause of Constipation to promptly removed. . . .. -ir That cause of Constipation Is Weak, or Lazy Bowel Muscles. When your Bowel-Muscles grow flabby they need Exercise to Strengthen them, not "Physio" to pamper them. .-';"'''" ' - - .... .... - There a only one kind of Artificial Its name Is "CASCARETS," and its price Is Ten Cents box. : So, if you want the same natural so Hon that a six mile walk in the country would give you, (without the weariness) take one Cascaret st a time, with Inter vals between, till you. reach the exact condition you desired " ' . 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