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EL PASO. TEXAS. SATURDAY. JUNE 8. 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SHOCKING STORY
TOLD BY ORCHARD
Cross Examination by Law-
yers for Defeuse Bring
Out Details of Cold
Blooded Crimes
CONEESSED TREACHERY
Witnesses Frankly Confessed
that Be Had Reen a Thief,
a Traitor and a Liar—He
Stuck to the Tale
LAWYERS SHOV/ TEMPER
Booise. Idaho. Juue 7.—Counsel for
William l). Maywood continued their
attack on the testimony of Harry; Or-
chard at both sessions of the trial to-
day and centered their strongest rs-
sault on the events boginnig with the
explosion In the Vindicator mine and
ending with the earlier meetings be-
tween the witness and the leaders of
the Federation In Denver. To this ex-
tent that trtfilc with "the other side"
in the war of labor and capital in
Colorado was discreditable, iHey suc-
ceeded in discrediting the witness.
Taking up the admission that Or-
chard made in direct examination that
he had been treacherous to his com-
rades in Criple Creek by tipping ofT
a train wreckiug plot .they developed
the fact that Orchard entered the
employ of D. C. Scott, who had charge
of the railway detectives. Orchard
said that with Scott he had met K. C.
Sterling, a detective in the employ o!
Wire Mine Owners’ Association and
Scott had paid his expenses and ac-
companied him ho Denver on the; trip
when first he had met Moyer and Hay-
wood. He said that lie had agreed
to report to Scott but that he was
lying to him. never Intending to make
reports to him and never did make
genuine reports to him. The defense
also tried to -show that because he
stood iu with tihe other side Orchard
was never molested by the militia in
Cripple Creek during the strike. Or
chard admitted that Scott had told
him, if the militia interfered with
Win, he was to send for him and that
the militia never did interfere with
him or search his bouse.
Orchard said that he went to Scot!
first because lie had not been paid
for his work at the Viudlcator mine
and he was jealous bocause he was
given hard work like the Vindicator
Job While other men got the stand*’
task of train wrecking by dispiacinr
a rail. More crimes, great and
small, were added to Orchard's record
today. The Clippie Creek woman with
whom he committed bigamy lmd tine*
sons; Orchard stole high grade orf
from a room mate; lie stole two cases
of powder from the Vindicator mine;
lie stole powder to make one of the
bombs thrown into the Vindicator coal
pile and he told a lie.
The defense endeavored In various
ways to throw the shadow of doub!
and improbability around the whole
Vindicator story and Ihu alleged con-
nection of W. F. Davis and William
Easterly with the affair and the clr-
cumstances under which Orchard tes
titled he met Moyer and Haywood and
was paid for I he commission of the
crime, and to discredit Orchard's story
That he was sent back to Cripple
Creek with unlimited credit and
orders' to commit any act of violence
that he cared 10. They confronted
Orchard with Easterly and Owney
Ha rues and paved the way for the cod
t radio lion by them of tin- story told
by Orchard, and several times during
the day paved the way for the cootro
vertion of ills testimony on material
points. Orchard stood the strain and
test very well and held tenaciously to
the story he related yesterday anj
the day before.
Suddenly toward Uic close of the
day the defense took up the trip Or
chard made to southern Colorado
with Moyer in the early part of 1901
and showed that Moyer feared to go
south unguarded because "mine-own-
ers’ official thugs’’ had beaten up In
nocent unhm men and had sent for
Orchard to aid in protecting him.
It was agreed that they should carry
cut-off shotguns and wit in the centd
of the railroad car so that If thoy
were attacked they eouM defend
themselves. Attorney Richardson in
questioning the witness made it very
clear that this had been a perfectly
straight proposition, “free from any
fake.”
Counsel flared several times during
the day and in the last passage at
anus Persecutor Hawley said that
Richardson told a falsehood when he
Intimidated that Orchard was a fixed
witness.
The trial goes on at 9:30 o'clock
tomorrow morning when cross-exami-
nation of Orchard, who has been on
the stand for three days, will be con*
tinued.
Morning Sasaion.
Uolse, June, 7.—Harry Orchard
took the stand this morning for the
third day of the examination as the
principal witness against Wm. D.
Hr.ywood, charged with the Steuuen-
btrg murder. The cross-examina-
tion will take the entire day. and pos-
sibly all of tomorrow also. The
Prisoner witness shows no sign of
fatigue. Haywood shows little con-
cern. He even langbs outright when
asks what be thinks of the testi-
mony. He asserts that Orchard eon
nocts him with the crimes partly out
of spite and partly at the suggestion
of tho detectives and enemies of the
Western Federation of Min*.
When Orchard resumed the stand
aqr&.
I the
loday Attorney Richardson began nt
once to ply him with a rapid fire of
questions. Orchard protected to the
court, saying lie would ilko an oppor-
tunity to answer before being inter-
rupted. "Witness will be allowed to
answer questions without interrup-
tion." said Judge Wood sternly. Or-
chard admitted that while he was In
the Idaho mining country he became
quite a gambler, playing poker most
of tho time. He declared iu answer to
a question that he was not at Burke
or Mullen playlug poker when the
Wardner explosion occurred and reit-
erated his direct testimony that he
lit one of the fuses that blew up the
mill. He said he did not know Hay-
wood. Moyer or Pettibone at that
time and as far as he knew i hoy were
not in Wardner when the mill was
blown up. Orchard said he left IJa-
ho after blowing up the mill to avoid
nrrest. From 1K99 to 1992 he said he
worked on an average of ten or elev-
en months -i year in the mines In
Utah, Nevada and Arizona. Ho gam-
bled a part of that time, lint nearly
always lost, he said.
Up to the time he went to Colorado
in 1902 Orchard said he had never
heard of Haywood. Pettibone, Moyer
or Simpkins. There was no trouble
iu Cripple Creek when in- arrived
there. He got work in the Traehyto
mine and joined the Western Feder-
ation of Miners local headed by W.
F. Davis, who had been in charge of
the party that blew up the Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mill. Attorney Rich-
ardson asked the witness repeatedly
about his gambling, laying much
stress on this feature.
Orchard said he went on a strike
with the other union men of Cnpplo
Creek in August, 1903. The strike
committee was composer! of W. F.
Davis, Sherman Parker and a man
named KenniSton. He reported to
Davis knowing the location of a ear
load of powder in the vindicator
mine where he had "high graded,”
and Davis offered him $200 to touch
off this powder. Orchurd said Moy
or and Haywood both camo to Crip-
nle Creek during the strike and iu
speeches caulioned the strikers
aaaiust violence, drinking and gam-
bling.
Orchard said the plan to touch off
‘.he powder of the Vindicator mino
was abandoned because the mine was
guarded and ho could not find the
powder. Two months later the matter
was taken up again at the suggestion
of Duvis and Parker.
Will Easterly, he said, helped him
experiment along the line of attach-
ing a pistol to a lift bar which the
cage would lift, discharging the pistol
into a. box of giant caps which in turn
would lire the powder. Richardson
called Easterly from the audience and
lie was identified by Orchard. East-
erly. Orchard said, declined to have
anything to do with tin- explosion
which lie caused subsequently in the
Vindicator In Die manner outlined,
saying that as he was an officer of
’he union lie could not bo mixed up in
the matter.
Orchard said "Billy" Ackerman
helped him to pjace the bomb iu the
Vindicator. McCormack and Beck
were killed a week later by the gx-
olosion. Orchard supposed their
death due to his bomb.
When asked why lie Informed the
Florence aud Cripple Creek railroad
company of the miners’ plot, to wreck
the train, he said he supposed he
was a little jealous because he iiad
tot. been employed on tne job. fie
"•ess until the afternoon was taken at
this point.
Afternoon Session.
Resuming the stand at the after-
noon session of court. Orchard said
that prior to Itl-s marriage in Colorado
he lived at Johnny Neville's house at
Cripple Creek. He admitted taking
some high grade on front a room
mate's trunk and selling it for $10,
The loom mate. John Thompson, had
'high graded" the ore.
After first reporting to D. ('. Stott,
t detective of the Florence At Cripple
Creek railroad, about tit* attempt to
wreck a train. Orchard said ip* had
seen the officer several times. He
denied that lie was reporting to the
detective. Orchard also said in- had
been to see D. C. Sterling, who had
charg* of the detective force of the
mine owners’ association.
"Did you not. tell Scott and Sterling
that you were going to headquarters
to get something ■iga,nst tlie leaders
of the Western Federation o: Jilin rs?"
asked Richardson.
"1 told Scott J 'vis going to ,-v
to find out somethin-; abort Eaet-u-
ly"
"Who paid your e»poin-ea to In li-
ver?”
"Scott."
"Who paid v our exyc:x , in Den-
ver?"
"1 got some money from Mover.*
“Didn't yon tell Sco-t veu ••re go-
ing to find m' something ub-n t Hay-
wood aud Moyer?"
"Yes. I told hlr- that."
Orchard said he was not employed
by Scott and weal to Denver only
once—in December. 1903. Orchard de-
nied that lie had ever given an; in-
iormalion concerning Mover or Hay-
wood and said he was lying to Scott
when he promised to pet Information
for him.
Richardson again began to interrupt
the replies of the witness to some ot
his questions and title brongnt oat a
protest from the proso-iutim.
“You mustn't lift the Hu without ex-
pecting what Is benen’H to com • out.”
taunted Senator Horn for the suite.
"When I lift tho 1H 1 want It to
come out,” replied Richardson. Tiun
after a moment he added;
"1 know that, this lid has been fixed
tip for us and what's beneath it is also
fixed up.”
Hawley was on his feet In a jiffy.
"If you make a statement like that,”
he shouted to Richardson, "you make
a statement that is absolutely false.”
“Proceed,’ gentlemen,” called out
Judge Wood.
Richardson did not reply to Mr.
Hawley, but again took up the erotic
examination.
Orchard said that when be went to
Denver iu 1903 on money supplied by
Detective 8cott it was the first time
be had met Haywood and Moyer. He
(Continued as Page Two.)
'ATTITUDE OF THE
POWEKSATHARUE
France Declares Her Folicy
to Be “Playing the Roll
of Moderation anti
Conciliation"
HER EMBARRASSMENT
For Fear that Germany May
Construe Her Favor of Dis-
armament as Confessiou
of Weakness
AMERICA AS PEACEMAKER
Paris, June ".—In the Chamber of
Deputies today M. Dc Prcssen/, So-
cialist, interpellated the government
relative to tin- attitude of France at
The Hague peace conference. He re-
ferred to Great Britain ns a "precious
instrument of peace for tiro whole
world," and declared -hat immense
armaments meant bankruptcy for the
countries adopting such a policy.
Foreign Minister Pichon in reply
remarked 1 hat the coming conference
was a veritable International parlia-
ment. France would remain true to
herself by playing an unrestricted role
of moderation and conciliation, simi-
lar to that adopted by M. Bourgeois,
head of the French delegation to tho
peuce conference of 1899. The names
and reputations of the French dele-
gates, ho added guaranteed the use-
ful fulfillment of their mission.
The Chamber unanimously approved
tho minister's declaration.
Perhaps none of the great European
powers, with the possible exception
of Italy, will enter Tim Hague con-
ference more embarrassed than
France. A regime of peace is essen-
tial lor the solution of the great eco-
nomic and sociological problems her
statesmen are undertaking to solve at
home. Yet in her relation to foreign
powers France lias lived for years,
and still lives, under the -haunting
shadow of her mighty German neigh-
bor.
Almost every Frenchman foils
vaguely but surely that some time
France wild again have to eo&LrtJM
Germany on the battlefield. Tho
mentor.y of tin- acute crisis preceding
the Aigcclrna convention, when war
seemed touch and go, is still fresh
iu the minds of those who arc con-
ducting the government, tui,l they feel
Unit, to champion anything In the
direction of reduction or limitation of
armaments would lie to show a weak-
ness that mlghl encourage Iter old foe
to aggression. Moreover, to a lesse r
extent the government must: reckon
with a certain revengeful and militant
aspiration her people manifest in
keeping fresh flowers forever on die
statutes of the lost provinces ol Al-
sace and Lorraine, ami never gets
tiled of talking of revenge.
But above all the French govern-
ment must consider the International
obligations she ha* contracted with
foreign powers, her alliance with Kits-
Wa and her series of ententes with
England. Italy and Hpuiti. which are
now to be supplemented with a simi-
lar convention with Japan. The al-
liance and friendships entered into
originally to protect her from the
spectre of Germany, and since ex-
tended in the interest of peace, have
now made her a member of an inter-
national combination which in a con-
gress of nations such as will meet at
The Hague divests her of tri edoin of
action. Site is naturally compelled to
consult the wishes of her allies and
friends, as a private man Is forced to
take Into consideration the views of
his partners and business associates,
And at prevent Ike controlling and
dominating spirit of the combination
to which France belongs Is England.
England aims ami English policies
a re there tore likely ;o be most largely
reflected whenever the metnltcrs of
the combination can reach a comiffon
attitude upon the larger issues tl »Ue
Hague. And for weeks and mouths
London has been in Intimate exchange
with the chancellories of Franc* aud
her other continental friends with a
view of preventing a united front Bp-
on tho maid question. France's atti-
tude on the Drago doctrine, the im-
munity of private property at sea, tho
convention to he elaborated on Mari-
time warfare, including tin- rights of
neutrals, contrabands, the right to de-
stroy ships, arrested as prizes, the lay-
ing of floating mines, etc,, directly in-
scribed upon idie Russian program, are
necessarily therefore determined more
or less by tin- result of these ex-
changes.
Upon one point—possibly the most
Important—France's position will 1st
unequivocal. Slit will firmly advocate
the extension of the principle of arbi-
tration, compulsory where possible,
with the championing of everything
elicit an attitude involves.
For instance, her delegates will sup-
port any practical measure for tiro
realization of President Roosevelt's
scheme to strengthen The Hague- trl
btinat by creating a permanent per-
sonnel com|*osed of such eminent jur
be* as will lift it above suspicion of
national prejudice and thus inspire the
confidence of every litigant who de-
sires to appear bvtore if. Indeed, be-
yond the great good that must un-
doubtedly result from a closer defini-
tion of the rules of war and the solv-
ing of Issues raised during the Russo-
Japanese war, rhe pacifies of France
believe the creation or a permanent
strong tribunal at The Hague aud tbe
extension of the- scope of arbitration
is likely to be the biggest work of the
jfeace- of the wortJ which the coming
conference can achieve.
In French government circles there
is little expectation that anything
tangible in the direction in the limita-
tion or reduction of armaments can be
accomplished. *
The lutonia-hAal jealousies which
must Inevitably] crop out at The
Hague create lift distinct impression
here that at etjry crucial moment
America, free oaEuropeau suspicion,
is likely to la- lujpicd to enact the role
of peacemaker.
ex-minister of for-
heads the Fror.rb
t a big figure ns an
tor. He is a friend
ewe, which at pres-
o the keynote of
France’s foreign jiolicy. but he is also
rn advocate of a rapprochement with
Germany, and In the event of a clash
much is expected of him.
Leon Bimrgcc
eigti affairs. wi»
delegation, may i
individual ooncifij
of the English on
eat seems to
THE WORDEN WINS RACE.
The Race of th* Toroedo Destroyers
Ends |nt Norfolk.
Norfolk, Yu., little 7. The torpedo
boat destroyerd Whipple, Truxtou.
Stuart. Hull, V olden and Hopkins,
which raced from New York to Capo
Henry yesterday, arrived off tin Vir-
ginia Capes last, night and passed In
today The Worden won the ruee.
The Hopkins, width bad broken a
propeller strut, passed in in tow of
the Whipple. j
DIPLOMAT DIED POOR
l—"
Tbe Value of Minister Conger's Estate
Estimated at $1,100
Los Angeles, dine 7. A petition for
letters of u'lmlfflfctiutiou tor the es-
tate of K. H Cohger. late U. S. am-
bassador to Mexico, was filed today
by Sarah J. Couger, his widow.
The petition sajs that the decedent
Intestate, places the value of his es-
tate at El .too. Ii consists of $ 1,000
standing to his credit with the state
department at Wasnlngton and per-
sonal property to the value of $100.
Haste Is urged in the petition, as tho
appioprladou of which the balance
din* from the government Is payable,
will lapse ou June lit),
SOTTON FUTURES SOAR
JULY ADVANCES $2.50 A BALE
NEW YORK MARKET.
Price m New Orleans Went to 13
Cents and to 12 Cents in New York
—Price Dropped Slightly at the
Close of the Market.
~*4r—
New York, June 7.—Options ou
July cotton sold at twelve cents a
pound on tlic New York cotton ex-
change toduy for the first time thin
soason, after an advanco of about
half it cent per pound, or $2J>l) per
hale, From 11.rat. tho low point, of
the morning, Juiy advanced to 12.01
cents per pound, but went off to 11,93
at tin- dose, a net advance for the
day of about two dollars per bale.
Thirteen Cents in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Juno 7.—For the first
time In nearly four years, cotton fu-
tures reached thirteen cents per
pound upon lto- Now Orleans cotton
exchange today. Tito July notion
touched this figure mainly on a report
that an English syndicate plans to
buy IrtO.bW bate;, of July
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS;
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OkluLow.t will • »»:(! primal;- Hoction* today
for nomination #»t ail -Mimu, (on
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llo* l»ndon Iji!• rn:tth*lJ«l M«*rv<
I'rttiid titUdot* U*?r l'o*m| ollios ii.< mediator
tfew I nli'd HfatfCht and <fupuii.
TIi** f**xt of in* FraiK'dJnpaiM.w* »«P?hi»*
U puhll»?K*d In I’arte.
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prlnuup.' U in J»|! iu I'urih
anti ap|Miily to I'ruHicL'ni Jlofr^vull,
STATE.
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tin* tiruiy hv Mojnioif, <*otuiiiitte<l Hih ldo
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HAKRIMAN WINS
OVER ROOSEVELT
However Much the Presi-
dent Would Like to Pro-
secute the Magnate.
He Cannot
HE COMPLIED WITH LAW
The Harvester Trust and the
Coal Carrying Roads Are to
He Prosecuted—Result
of Consultation
LAST NIGHT’S CONFERENCE
Tbrre nirsn.'t-*
tv, ,i,,■1: i, >
LOCAL.
were .,pT#lr.i at lb*- LI
vti-ntuy. and Of Mrtka
Washington. June 7.—Tltut E. II
Iluri'intun, the railroad magnate. Is
Immune from prosecution tcriminal)
as tho result of his testimony la-fore
the Interataie commerce commission
In New York recently; Hint tin- ques-
tion of bituminous coal carrying rail-
roads should lie bit iu tin- bauds of
the attonu-y general, and that prosecu-
tion of tin- anthracite coal roads "ill
begin in I’liiiitdeluhla. pfotmbly next
week. were eonelustotiB reacln'd at u
notable con ton uce held at Ute While
House tonight. The Hartiuiuu case
and the cases of th*- coal eurrylng
txwds were discussed for three hours
by President lions*volt, live members
Of the cabinet, two members of Hie
InteiHlate commerce commission and
special counsel for the government.
Following the. conferenee Attorney
Octi. ral llouaiiiirte rclnaimil with (lie
president to discuss tin- un-r illcd har-
vester trust It is thought not unlike-
ly that tiro question of prosiH-utlou of
that organization will lie left In the
attorney general's hands.
The toads Involved include the Dela-
ware, Susquehanna <v Schuylkill, tin
Philadelphia K- Heading, the Lehigh
Valley, tin- Delaware & Hudson, tho
New York, Susquehanna A Western,
the Delaware. Cackawuuna y. West-
ern, tin* Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey and the Erie. The Peimuylvania
and one or two others may become In*
volvui as tin- suit progresses, but ut
Hits lime no forma) coinpUitnl will lie
filed against them.
Those who participated iu tin- con-
ference Wert, lie- president. Worreiary
of Slate Root Secretory of Witt Tall,
Secretary of the Treasury Oortolyou,
Secrejary of tile Interior Harfleld, At
torney General liomtparH'. t’lmunls-
slote-rs Knapp and Lane, mid Frank
it. Kellogg of MlmieHOUt, Kpccllll coun-
sel for tie government. The conflu-
ence began shortly after 9 o'clock. See,
rotary Loeb was present, The con-
ference adjourned a few minuter be-
fore mitluight.
Secretary Taft announced that Sec-
retary Loeb would issue a statement
on the subject Special Counsel K> I-
logg. alto walked from tin- White
House to Ills hotel, declined to stale
what hail transpired at the meeting,
and referred all bis questioners to the
statement which Mr. Ian b was to pie
mitigate.
Secretary Loeb at midnight issued
Ibis statement concerning tie- cabinet
meeting:
"The conference was held for the
purpose of affording amide dtseusslou
concerning the mutters which hate
boon under Investigation by the Inter-
state commerce commission. The
commission has not yet (orrnluHlc-d Its
report, aud all of the discussion was
of a purely preliminary kind. After
a report bus been nu de tie- attorney
general w ill of course carefully eon
aider it,"
The discussion look u w ry w id.
rang.. Much of Da time was given
to tlie 1 larrlmstn-Alton deal. Every
phase of that irnnsnf-Uon was thor-
ough!. gone ovt r and discussion was
participated in more especially by tin.
president, Mr. Kellogg, Attorney Gen
* ral l,!onapnHe, Commissioner.’. Knapp
and Lem The conclusion was proinpl
ly reached that, however damaging tlx-
i-vldetic migld is- against Harrlm in,
the b “tlmony la- had ' given in (lie
Interstate commerce Investigation had
given him eoinpieie immunity from
criminal prow rut toil.
Commissioner Knapp explained that
In did not complete bis Investigation,
and that therefore In- was not, pre-
par* (I to giw- a definite opinion as to
the sufficiency of tie- evidence to war-
rant the gov crime nt in in.Ututlng at.
till*, time a suit to nullify tin- Alton
dial As si sin a* the interstate com
mi-re- commission lias completed its
hearing in tin- ease a report will l»
made to the attorney general, who
at that time will take charge of tin
matt* r and determine wluit, if any.
action shall l»- taken. It Is not ex
is clod, therefore, that any suit will
actually Is- Is-guii for some time. The
quistiOTi of the prosecution of the bt
luminous coal carrying roads win dis-
cuss* d at some length, but tlie mat
tor wav loft In the hands of the at-
torney general for such action us lie
might see fit to take. There appear-:
to la) soun *pi< alien as to whether any
action will Is- taken fit the inline-
diat*- future.
The prosecution of tin- umhraclte
i-oal i-arrying roads will in .-ill prob-
ability be begun In Philadelphia with-
in the next w<-*-K
legal. The most interesting chapter,
devoted to a refutation of tho charges
of nial-adminlstratlon on tho part
th*- government of tin- Congo, claims
that tin- officials have not forgotten
tiro liberties ptxrelaluted by tbo Berlin
ronveutiou, defends the system by
which negroes pay taxes In labor, de-
clares that it is us humane as the col-
lection of Belgian government taxes,
ami asserts that they take no more
than the natives arc- able to pa)-
"To ask the payment of taxes in
money." the report says, "would create
a revolt.”
The report protests against the ae-
eusatlou that King Leopold has en-
riched himself ul tlie price y*f the
blood of tiro natives, saying:
"TIh- king sacrificed everything lor
th*- Congo and lias obtained no profit
from the African powBOS.vlons."
The financial exhibit which parlia-
ment particularly desired Is lacking
from tin- report, which only says that
tin- finances of the Congo are normal
ant satisfactory ami concludes with
a protest again*! the charge that tho
state is -.exporting negroes for com-
mercial purposes, adding:
'The government has nothing to
conceal, but wishes to remain .com-
pletely independent
HORSE THROWS A KING.
King Peter of Sarvia Thrown by His
Frightened Horse.
Belgrade, Sarvia, June 7,—While
King 1*0101- was out riding today Ida
hors - became frightened and tin- king
was throw'll front the saddle, lie was
badly shaken, suffered from pains In
tho thigh, and 'returned to the palace
iu au electric car, ills injuries are
not serious
EIGHTH VICTIM DEAD.
Another of tho Injured tn the Elyria
Street Car Wreck Dies,
Elyria. (>,, June 7,--Margaret Hut-
ter, Ifi years old, whose legs were
crushed off In tin- wreck en the Cb ve-
ined a Southwestern electric line
here on Decoration day. died last,
night, making eight fatalities as a re-
sult of the collision.
TWO SENSATIONS
IN ARMY CIRCLES
Sirs. Ayres. Wife of a Lieu-
tenant Colonel Forbidden
Privileges of the West
Point Urounds
SUES FOR BIG DAMAGES
Lieut. Rieliurilsou Who Failed
to Keep Eiifirnjcenient to
Marry ami Was Asked to
Leave the Army
DIES BY HIS OWN HAND
fcltoutb/ti i* luHir'J'iog.
Mr*. Albert LLcin'blld. a traln»*<l unryv*.
rljarjruil wJtb Hi»*ft ot j«'vv>-)r,v froin huf
puiDHt, Witri f'lUU*} gull!)' Ill JtUlgi' lldf*
|ia*t'H court >* t« nlay.
tYup4ri»u*u<i**u!. Anwiti of tl»»* I'ullmjiu couj-
pan.v n •dlgu'* strict? of th** <*uta-
G«>l**u harltt.f ‘UMfrialntudOl Ht l.lka |
I torn*' lan-t ntiftit for yarporm of miw r- ]
tlnliiv YA Fa*** w ii * u hujir j
City * ouu' il Iu u«J>*>'tru**U to»*« ting Hyuroxo* . ——-
aud Mgo . <J*?li»»*4»a*Jir fro!J^ ntnl «>rrt**r« j .Jtmc 7.- The ‘if ’t»J
tr publish*-!: !«>■ p»vta« 1411: dl«.i!i*sc» aconomlc ant political situation la
5SS“ ff’m K ***ltlto Congo Inu. pc.idout Stale detaun !■
Ommiuat of i'omwro* poLiir iuj;>roveia*'Tu j ed by the purHaaKMttary <NinimlK»4ion
foiamiu*** wtfHf aiwl distant* ualHtary j w*as jua't*’ public Today, it conxintii
UrffcT tolld hespUai „ J avolume of 240 pages. 1» maintains
wrj**r >i Wyfyutios? ao*l Htanton ♦ tfcat Ur- ' crown dooiaiii ip t>em>eu.v
REFOB I’ON CONGO STATE
Makes a Large Volume and Refutes
the Charges of Mal-Adrnmistration
and Cruelty.
WHITE HOUSE CONFEHENCE
Assistant Attorney General Pollard
and U. S. Attorney Sims Confer
on Coal Prosecution,
Wildilngton. June .7’•■Trust mat,-
li-i.-i and alleged vioiathitta of llie
Stienimn auti truqt ami other laws oc-
cupied tin- attention of tlie president
for a lime today
Milton D. i’nrdy. an uk-J.slant, to tiro
att uin-y general, to whom lias boett
turtii-d over all the evidence tn the al-
leged .Jitierlmlnallon by tin anthra-
cite coal carrying loads against, lude-
peadem -miners, was an enrly euiler at
Hie -Wkiltt- Hoiihi.' He Would not ill*-
case ihe interview- with the president.
Later Edward H. Hlnik, United
Stales divlrict nttoiiiey. Chicago, was
with the presidonl. Mr. HHas Is hore
lo confer with admlnistraituu officials
regarding evidence to be brought Is-
fore tie- feih-iul grand jury whldi
tnei-is In UhlCfigo m-xi Tuesday
There are Hit i * I to In- several cams
ot rebates by railroads In violation of
law that may he brought to tlie altoh
Hon of Dial body. There also has
Ison »atn*‘ talk of proceed lugs against
th-! so-called harvester trust. Mr.
Hints would not-way Just wluit, w ill bo
don*-
Washington, June 7 After leaving
tin White House District Attorney
Him • wm in conference, with Attorney
General Bonaparte at tin- department
of jin .it *• for more Uiuii mi hour He
refused to discuss this conference and
He only nnumeul Mr Bonaparte
Would make was:
“Tin- conference related to matters;
pi-ndiiii- In Mi Sims' office at Chi-
CH gt - ''
HORSE SHOW IN LON DON
An American Horse, Sir Humphrey,
Carried Everything Before Him—
Another Won First Prize.
London Jane 7 —The first Inichiu-
ttoiKil tor - show in-id In Em.Taml,
an exhibition ot hopes Initial la
many respects to the Madison Square
Garden shew with He added Interest
Inat In- coin pel itorq < nut- from many
countries, ws open* d at the Olympia
today and tvllt continue for a week.
The morning events saw bin one
American heist! In (lie line. Sir Hum-
phrey, a jiacktniy -'allh'ii. tile iiiojm i'ty
ef F I’al-sl. 'if MHwauke* . and he ear-
ried ever.'l.hitu; la-fore Hint, taklfl:- a
find prize
Sir Huniphrey also won Hit elnitn-
pion gold t up pp'-i nt.od by sir Jobti
Kt ! r for lie ><:• i Intekm.-y stallion ill
tin- slniv.
In tin aftt-rnoon I’m-iy of Motion,
own-* I Is l,awrenee doiii-j- of 1/mld-
V j 11 f •, K look a first ;il/i for htili>,-*»
Imehs.
OKLAHOMA PRIMARIES.
To Be Held Today—A Large List of
Candidates.
Tuls.i, I T. June 7.—The kilt!*- of
Oklahoma will exorcise the first
rights of the American franclilxi- to-
morrow when the Democrats, by a
primary- system, will make their
eliolt i- of euudldales for county, eon
nrt-ssional, Judicial, atan and Konato-
rktl represi-ntaHviThe initial bat-
tle o flip- ballot has been marked by
iiiKii.se bli.torness. Lee Cruet) ol
Ardmore, Haskell of Muskogee, unit
Thenuis Doyle of Perry, are cnndl-
ilales for governor (chsiterl and
fin-re are eight candidates so far for
I idled Stoics senator.
GRIEVED FOR DEAD MOTHER.
lllgliluiul Falls, N. Y„ Juue 7.—Af-
ter reading a communication from the
war department, Lieut. Col. Charles
G. Ayres tonight declared that he
would support his wife in the action
she lias Instructed her attorneys to
Institute against Superintendent Hugh
Scott and other officers of tho West
Point, academy.
Col. Ayres returned this evening
from Now York aud found tho letter
from Washington awaiting him. While
declining to discuss its contents, he
intimate dtbat they touched upon the
course adopted by Mrs. Ayres. He
made It plain that he proposed to see
his wife "through to tho finish."
Col, Ayres said that lie would not
make public the letter from tho war
department until he had first shown it
to his wife's attorney, in whose hands
it would bo placed tomorrow.
Mrs. Ayres' attorney, Mann Trice
of New York, has boon instructed to
flh- damage suits aggregating $100,000
against Col. Scott, Limit. Col. Robert
T. Howsee, commandant of cadotss.
Capl. L. \V. Oliver, assistant Instruct
or of tactics, and Lieut. Col, Stepheu
C. Mills, inspector general.
Mrs, Ayros, It Is understood, bancs
In-r allegations upon alleged iliscimr
tcslcs recolvod at West Point and
which culminated iu the colonel's wife
being forbidden to enter the reserva
lion. Tlie Ayres home adjoins th1'
academy grounds.
Two Little Girl* Commit Suicide With
Rat Poison.
Cleveland. June 7—As a result of
taking rat poison with suicidal Intent,
Margin rib Curtis, aged 11, and her
slab r. Helen, aged 10 years, are dead.
Grief over the de-alii of their mother
a year ago was assigned by tho chil-
dren as the basis of a pad between
them to cud their own fives
West Point. N. Y., June 7.—In the-
ubsi me of her husband, who had go ru-
in New York for the duy, Mrs. Eliza
-M-tii Fairfax Ayres declined today to
discuss Hi*- details of the suit for data-
igci, which it is said she is about to
►ling against high officers at the mlU-
tttry academy Mrs. Ayres said the
case now is In the hands of a New
York lawyer and the formal papers In
tin- salt soon w ill be served.
If the case Comes to trial it Is be-
lieved ilia* some Interesting side
llghls would throw themselves on the
social life at the academy. Under or-
dinary clrcumsiancois any mistinder
sluiiJiugs In which the officers ot the
academy or their wives might Itocotin
Involved would he threshed out bo
lore a conn martial and the testimony
never would In- published. In this
case, however, uppeal Is to be made to
’ho civil courts, aud any testimony
probably will lie given In public.
Mrs. Ayres is tlie wife of Limit. Col.
Charles G. Ayres, who returned Sat-
urday on leave ol absence, following
duty in the Philippines, and is now
stationed at Hi*' academy. She re-
side* Just outside the reservation, In
Highland Falls, and tinder a recent
order, Issued upon request of th*'
academy officials, Mrs. Ayres is de-
nied Hi.- privilege of visiting t'uo
academy grounds.
Th*- ord' r of prohibition, which is
said In have a large place in Mrs
Ayres' complaint Iu .support of her
salt for damages, does not apply to
h r im-band or lo her son, who is a
cadet at. tlie academy.
The ordet <>f prohibition ugaiuat
Alls. Ayr*'!*, which was Issued before
her husband had returned from the
Philippine . followed a long period of
misunderstandings between Mrs.
Ayr” ami the academy officials.
Th*' facts arc disputed and It is be-
limed that interesting testimony may
I**' Introduced by both sides to the
com *-itifun should the case come to
trial
Kau AlPonio. lex.. .June 7.—Former
Lieut. .Muck Richardson, of tin- 2Glb
I K Infantry, dtej lute tonight at
the hospital a: Fort Hum Honstou ns
the result of an overdose of poisonous
drugs.
Announcement of lit*' acceptance of
Richardson's resignation was mado
public yesterday
Richardson, who has been III for
some time wan found today In an in-
sensible con litlon lying across his bed
partially dressed. He was Immediate-
ly removed to Hi- hospital, where it
was discovered by the physicians that
hi- had taken morphine and then fol-
lowed it w ill) a dose of prussic acid A
search of his quarters confirmed this.
Mr. Richardson left a note saying:
To whom if may concern: This
action bus been inevitable since Iasi
November."
The letter gave certain directions
as lo whom to notify.
Richardson was born in Tennessee,
December Hi, 1869, He was appointed
to tiro regular army from Missouri.
He Is a widower with two children,
and his family live in Missouri.
Richardson was to have recently
| married a Miss Kelly, of IJrowuHvilfe.
I Texas, daughter of a prominent citi-
zen. The guests assembled to witness
Hit- ceremony, but the bridegroom did
no appear. Ills refusal to marry Miss
Kelly, it is said, induced a request for
bis resignation from his regimental
command. _
A woman enjoys a play unless lt*s
so iutoresting sbe can't study what
everybody iu the house is wearing.
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