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Show ORCHARD Ave Page WHY POOUE WILL SAYS ESCAPE GALLOWS) hilly nancial orme Egypt Says Natural Judge Recommends That Sentence of Death of Assassin be Commuted to Imprisonment. Statement That it is Made From is Belief of the Bench Trial Judge That Federation Officials Were Guilty in Spite of Acquittal., Boise, Idaho.—Stating that he be hleves that Harry Orchard, in his t timony in the trial of William D. Ha wood and George A. Pettibone for the murder of exGovernor Frat Steunenberg, told the exact truth, at ‘vumpting to conceal nothing, Judge Fremont Wood, in the district court at Caldwell, on Wednesday, recom mended that the state board of par dens commute Orchard’s sentence ol death to imprisonment in the state penitentiary, The sentence of death was pronounced in accordance with the plea of guilty entered by Orchard Judge Wood presided at both the Haywood and Pettibone trials In sentencing Orchard and recom mending the commutation of his sen tence, Judge Wood reviewed the cas¢ from the time of the killing of Fran} Bteunenberg to the present, includ ing the arrest of Orchard, his confe sion, the arrest of Charles KE. Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners; William D. Haywood, sec retary-treasurer of the federation, and George A. Pettibone; the trials of Haywood and Pettibone and the plea pf guilty entered by Orchard to the charge of murder in the first degree, the punishment for which, under the Idaho statutes, is death. Judge Wood, after his review of the ease, sentenced Orchard, and fixed May 15 as the date for the exe cution Orchard asked permission to speak, and it was granted He thank ed the court for the review of the case given and for the kindly remarks in regard to him. He repeated that he had told the whole truth, and that no promise of immunity or of mercy had ever been made to him. he had Before concluded tears were stream ing from his eyes, and he all but broke down as he again, in broken voice, thanked Judge Wood for his recommendation to the board of par dons. OLD WAR VESSEL BURNED. Battleship Used in Civil War stroyed in Guantanamo Washington—The navy De. Bay. department has received word that the old warship Monongahela had burned to the water’s edge at her station at Guantanamo bay. No lives were lost in the destruction of the boat. She was one of the old unserviceable wooden vessels of the navy, having been con structed at Philadelphia during the civil war. She was used as a station ‘and store ship at Guantanamo, The Monongahela took a prominent part in the operations on the Mississippi during 1863, and at various times during that period was commanded by the then Lieutenant George Dewey nd Lieutenant Winfield Scott Schley, and was jgut’s for a time flagship, Admiral Following Farra the. civil war, the Monongahela was used as a training ship for midshipmen and apprentice seamen, FEBRUARY’ 8 RED RECORD. Nearly Four Thousand Railroad Αος!dents in State of New York, New York.—The report of the public service commission shows that during February there were 3,951 rail road accidents in New York, in which twenty-six persons were killed of the 2.157 persons injured in these accidents 1,219 were passengers. Dur ing January the injured were 2,500 and the killed numbered forty-four Quiet Family Celebration of Birthday of the ex-President. Lakewood, N, J—After a quiet fam {ly celebration of his seventy-first birthday anniversary, Grover Cleve land, for eight years president of the United States, was able to say Wed nesday night that he was In bette: health than for some time past. Mr Cleveland immensely enjoyed the little affair prepared in his honor on Wednesday, in which only those of the home circie and a very few inti mate friends » -rticinated Result of Reading Dime Novels. Suffern, N, Y.—Russell Shuart, 10 years old, ts in a critical condition, puffering from burns received when an older boy, while playing Indian, tied him to a tree and built a fire unfer his feet. The boy’s screams at- tracted men who were working nearby and he was rescued, but not un til he was so badly burned that it is feared he will lose at least one leg The boy accused of setting the fire has disappeared, and is being hunted for by the authorities. {11 COMMER ae UT ef 14144 wesaeT nts i! thi | Tr ih IAI UE VAL ζ Adviser to Khedive Flurry is OF DENVER PRIEST | GERMANS AND HOΠΗ CUNGEAT [51 arSH ΠΑ ΠΠ EY ATTEMPTS 10 BREAK JAL MEET ON KALARARI DESERT AVIWATERS LONE RICHWAYMAR Murderer Alia is Foled ἵν Attempt to Overpower Guards and Escape Recent Resu!t of Rapid the Hangman’'s Noose. Summary Execution of Number of Growth Revolutionists Results in Dis- Denver, Colo.—An attempt was | πι ide about 8 30 ofclock Saturday by Giuseppe Alia, the condmned murmer financial adviser to the khedive derer of Father Leo Heinrich’s to esand a man of affairs in cape from the county jail, where he nd, looks upon the recent pani American Interests Are Not in Serihas »een under guard day and night. a development of stimable ous Danger, But Fighting Mato the commercial future of this | He made use of a razor blade, with chine Will Be Sent as a Prewhich he slashed the neck of a He sailed Tuesday morning cautionary Measure. “trusty” who was cleaning his cell, he Kron Prinzessin Cecilie after and then made a rush te get away. rip through this country and Can The “trusty,” despite his cut, rushed and before sailing diseussed his Washington.— An American war | after him and pinioned him and he ‘ nd the American with the we said vessel, probably the gunboat Eagle, was quickly overpowered | was surprised when I landed is now on the way from Guantanamo help of Deputy Warden Carpen. When returned to the jail after his months ago to find that the to Port Au Prince, Hayti, where the | three Alia was financial conditions had not had more Haytien government on Monday sum- conviction on Thursday, λ nt and far-reaching results, In- marily executed a number of alleged stripped of everything and a complete The vessel is not sent new outfit was given him except his |} stead [| found the west absolutely revolutionists. flourishing and New York affected in there because of any serious appre- socks, which were turned inside out, He a trifling way. This merely proves hension on the part of the officials examined and returned to him. here that American interests at Port was then placed in the cell for the | how sound and stable are the com been thormereial and industrial pillars of this Au Prince or at other points in Hayti condemned, which had oughly swept and cleaned and supare in serious danger, but as a mat-| pation | plied with new bedding This cel! The decision to | fier studying those conditions ter of precaution. had been occupied by an Italian with great interest, I have come to send a war vessel was reached after named Brunetti, who accompanied the onelusion that a flurry of that the officials had read the newspaper Alia to Denver from New York, and sort ft only natural after a growth accounts of the executions, supple- has been held since the assassination that was too rapid mented by the information which the of Father Leo as a suspect and pos“Some may bewail the elimination state department received from the sible witness. of famous fortunes, but these for After Alia’s conviction Brunetti island Commander Potts, whose tunes were born as quickly as they was removed to another part of the died. In the financial history of all flagship is the cruiser Des Moines, is jail and the cell he had oceupied was nations, we find these occasional pan the senior’ officer at Guantanamo, and | then made ready for the condemned j and I dare say the one of 1907 he was directed to despatch one of man. Brunetti was released from jail n natio d was cause by a combi of over his vessels to Hayti, Friday night, and as he passed Alia’s speculation and distrust | It is not believed at the state de- cell he spoke to the condemned man I think the events in Wall ‘street It is surmised that Brupartment that foreign interests in in Italian. are only of temporary import. They Hayti are seriously menaced. The retti may have left the razor conwill militate toward the nation’s com disposition of the administration is cealed in the bow! of the water closet mercial good.” in the cell and told Alia where to to keep hands off and to give the peolook for it when he passed out. of ple Hayti an opportunity to werk STILL AFTER RAILROADS, out their own salvation, It is real- Prospects of Definite Settlement of Government tienenition of Corpora ized that in dealing with revolutionTrouble in Morocco. tion Law-Breakers Continues. ary movements stern repressive Paris.—The government at last bemeasures often are DeCRees: Washington.—Criminal prosecution | fieyes that there is a good prospect rit 1 s indicated officially, will be in of a definite settlement of the trouble STRIKE ON RIO GRANDE, of | | stituted against certain officials in Moroceo. This will be based upon the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad com Fifteen Μηκώνφά Shop Men Walk Out the submission and elimination of Mupany and certain’ shippers favored by lai Hafid, the insurgent sultan. Because of Objectionable Rules. that line on account of what is as While negotiations with Mulai HaSalt Lake City.—The machinists, serted to have been illegal practices fid have not yet actually begun, Genblacksmiths, boilermakers and helperal D’Amade, the French commander relative to interstate shipments, New York.—A fine of $1,000 was ers employed in the Rio Grande shops| in Morocco, telegraphs that supplicareceived Imposed upon the Vermont Central at Salt Lake, Bingham and Bingham tions for peace have been from Hafid and his leaders. The genRailroad company on Tuesday by Junction went on strike at 10 o’clock Monday morning. In addition to the eral reports also that French troops Judge Holt in the United States dis are camped outside the gates of SetBurnham trict court on a plea of guilty to an Salt Lake shops and the tat and that the pacification of the enindictment charging granting of re shops in Denver, where 300 men tire Chaoula region is proceeding rapbates. The rebates were granted on struck, the following cities are af- idly. shipments of coffee from Boston to fected: Pueblo, Grand Junction, Sathe west. Six other counts will be lida, Alamosa, Leadville, Minturn, Stopped Socialist and Zionist Meeting. quashed, Philadelphia.—Acting under orders Gunnison, Chama, Ridgway, in Colorado, and Ogden, Helper, Thistle, from Director of Public Safety Clay, EVANS TO BE RELIEVED. Bingham, Tucker and Green River in the police on Sunday night aroused ] New York.—Sir Edgar Vincent, patch of the Eagle. for Last of Hostile Chiefs Suffers Defeat at Hands of Soldiers Who Pene- Bandit Spends Over Three Hours in Rifling Mail Pouches After Binding the Mail Clerks. | ES : |. | | Utah. Rear Admiral Sperry to Bring Fleet Home by Way of Suez Canal. Washington—At Admiral In all about 2,500 men will involved, and all of the Gould roads will probably be involved as a result Evans’ of the introduction of the new shop persoual request he will be relieved of the command of thebattleship fleet on reaching San Francisco. Rear Admiral Charles Sperry will bring rules of the company. Briefly, the new shop rules will result in the abolition of the nine-hour day, the doing away with all overtime for Sundays and holidays, a graduated scale of wages, refusal to recognize men as union men or members of organizations, the payment of all empleyes according to individual merit, regardless of maximum or minimum scales, and the right te change the shop rules at will. the battleship fleet from San Francisco to the Atlantic coast by way of the Suez canal. This detail was announced by Secretary Metcalf late Tuesday. Admiral Evans will retain com mand of the fleet until after the grand review to be held at San Fran cisco May 8 The admiral retires in August, and, it is expected, will re turn at once to Was eoandaiig MIKADO “BLUFFED THE CHINKS. Steamer Charged With Carrying Arms Wants Law eresker Sent to dail. to Revolutionists Has Been Re- Washington.—President Roosevelt on Monday summoned to the White House United States Attorney Baker, prosecuting attorney in the” District of Columbia, and urged him to press for a jail sentence for Robert N. Harper found guilty on a charge of violating the pure food and drug act in the manufacture and sale of a headache preparation, It is the first prosecution of the kind under the pure food law, and the president is anxious that Mr. Harper should suffer the full penalty. leased. Peking.—The terms under. which the Tatsu Maru, the Japanese steamer that was seized by China in February on the allegation that she was conveying arms and aminunition to the Chinese revolutionists, has been settled as follows, and the steamer released by the Chinese authorities: China agrees to punish the officer who lowered the Japanese flag on the Tatsu Maru, and to send a warship Andrew Carnegie Saye Rockefeller is where the vessel was seized to fire a salute as the Japanese flag is re a Much Abused Man. hoisted. China will purchase’ the Washington —"I have the highest She respect for John D. Rockefeller. I arms and ammunition seized. think he is a much abused man. 1! will punish the officers who commitintend to play a game of golf with ted this breach against international usage. The viceroy of Canton will him in hort time, and ΤΊ! beat for him,” Andrew Carnegie as he settle the amount of demurrage was | the White House on / the retention of the steamer after conTuesday Mr. Carnegie was answer- | sultation with the Japanese consul ing a question about the much herald and, finally, Japan agrees to exercise ed story that he and the Standard extra Vigilance against her subjects in Oil king were at loggerheads over the matter of smuggling arms into Mr. Car- China. | the score of a game of golf. negie will not discuss the object of his visit to the White House. Somptration. Closes Bank, Aspen, Colo—-The People’s Να. tional bank of this city has been closed by order of the comptroller of the currency, in consequence of the failure of its officers to put up $25,000 in order to make up the capital which was impaired recently by a Senator Whyte Dead. Baltimore, ator William Md.—United States Sen Pinckney Whyte died at his home in this city Tuesday night. Senator Whyte was taken ill while in Washington, and returned here as soon as possible. Erysipelas Ceveloped and his condition became worse, although his physicians gave out encouraging statements until the last. About 4 o'clock Tuesday the senator suffered a sinking spell, but recovered wonderfully and was con scious until the final convulsion that ended in his death at 7:05 p. m. loan fowans Instruct for Taft. Youthful Boxer Killed in Ring. Philadelphia—in an amatuer box Des Moines, Ia—The Republican state convention elected four dele- ing tournament at the Bijou theater, gates at large to the national conven- Willie Robinson, aged 19 years, was with Charletion, imstructed them to vote for Wil- killed while boxing Robinson and liam Π. Taft, endorsed Senator Wil- Wolf, the same age. liam B. Allison, by a vote of 672 to Wolf had been in the ring but 30 507, and approved the plank in the seconds when the latter struck RobOhio platform calling for a revision inson a severe blow over the heart. Robinson collapsed on the stage, and ef the tariff at a special session of became unconscious. The physician congress. The Allison people domiin attendance, who had previously exnated the convention from its open- ; smined the contestants, failed to re {ng to its close and had things their | vive Robinson, and he died in the peown way thkronehont. lice patrol on the way to a hospital .of $40,000 made by former Cashier Pomphrey, who was arrested last week in Kansas City on a charge growing out of this transaction. The bank has $26,000 capital and about $14,000 cash on hand. Cashier Benjamin Kobey said the bank would be able to pay its indebtedness in full. Congress Restores Motto. Spokane, Wash.—Assuming all the Airs and authority of a veteran postoffice inspector, a daring highwayman boarded the Great Northern Oriental Limited traim just as it pulled out of Ronner’s Ferry, Idaho, early Sunday morning, and, holding the two mail clerks at bay at the point of a re volver, locked one of them in a clothes closet and tied the other to a chair with ropes, after which he rode a distance of 109 miles into Spokane, spending three hours and forty minutes rifling registered mail and loading and unloading mail sacks along the route. The bandit puffed complacently on a cigar the while. The lone bandit dropped off the train at a railroad crossing inside the city limits, earrying with him, it is believed by many, much valuable plunder in a satchel. Just how much he obtained is not definitely known. Bloodhounds were puo on the trail of the robber and followed a trail several blocks through the residence district to a car line, where the scent was lost. It is believed that the highwayman boarded a car and rode down town. WILL WELCOME FLEET. Dramatic Scene at Gathering of Citizens of Sydney. jans, one and all, have a feeling stronger than mere friendship for the American people and their navy. MUST ABANDON PLAN. Japs Unable to Carry Burden of Nationalization of Railroads. was a Zionist meeting, at which Dr. Charles Worstman, of New York, a former professor in Heidelberg university, was to have talked on the Zionist movement, or the return of the Jews to Palestine. The stopping of this meeting caused those who had arranged for it to retain counsel, and they will ask for an injunction to restrain the police from interfering with future meetings. Apartment House Blaze Causes Panic. Denver, Colo.—Panic caused by fire in the new Barnard block, situated at the corner of West Tenth avenue and eleventh street, and used principally as living apartments, came near resulting in wholesale loss of life, evidently the plan of would-be incendiarjes. The blaze was discovered by a policeman. When the alarm was given a rush for the open was made, and a jam of people became wedged at the rear door so that it was impossible to open it. Many were overcome by smoke and lay prostrate when firemen arrived. Manyothers, unable to get out of their quarters, were overcome, All were rescued, no one being injured. Explosion of Gas Causes Walls of Building to Collapse. Natchez, Miss.—Eight persons are dead, another is badly injured, and property valued at manythousands of dollars is a mass of wreckage as the result of an explosion of gas in the basemeat of the five-story building eceupied by the Natchez Drug company and located at the corner of Main and North Union streets, near the business portion of the city. The explosion tore away the rear wall ef the building, which in falling crushed an adjoining tenement building. priation to pay expenses of the ma- neuvers, which would approximate $1,- 000,000. The senate military affairs committee probably will add this item to the army bill when it reports it to the senate, and an effort will be made to have it retained in the bill. Policemen Turned Robbers. New Orleans, La—Following Tokio—The government of Japan, finding that the self-imposed burden of nationalizing railroads is likely to prove too heavy, is now engaged in consideration of tentative projects for relieving itself and at the same time serving the double purpose of building up the industries of the country, providing additional exports for its subsidized steamship lines, and increased production, To the layman nothing presents so difficult a problem at the present time as that of high finance in Japan. SENATOR WHYTE ILL. Owing to Advanced Age the Chances Are Against Recovery. Balimore.—United States Senator William Pinckney Whyteis ill at his home in this city, suffering from erysipelas and bladder disorder. His physicians say that while his condition is not critical, it is somewhat alarming. Senator Whyte was taken ill in Washington on Thursday, and has since grown worse. His advanced age—heis 82 years old—is against his chances of improvement. Jealousy Led to Tragedy. San Pedro, Cal—What may result in a double tragedy was enacted at San Pedro Sundaynight, when Oracio Elgueta, a lumber handler, shot and probably fatally wounded Margaret Manes, 11 years old; wounded Minnie Shackleford, 7 years old, twice; shot her grandfather, James Shackleford, through both shoulders; fired at Mrs. A. Manes, and being himself killed by police officers who were attracted to the spot by the sound of the shots. Elgueta was a rejected suitor of Mrs. Manes, and jealousy of her led to the shooting. Bandits Get the Best of Posse. Funds for Army Maneuvers. Washington—Senator Warren hada conference Saturday with war department officials relative to jont maneuvers of the regular army and militia crganizations during the coming summer. In passing the army apropriation bill the house omitted an appro- the complaint of two laborers that they had been taken off a street car at the point of a pistol, conducted to a near- toration of the motto “In Ged We by building and there robbed, a squad Trust on gold and silver coins of the of police went to the building and United States. The bill was passed were surprised to find two of their by a vote of 255 to 5. The debate on brother officers in the place. One of the subject excited the liveliest inter- the officers, Patrolman Warren E. Bo| est of members. Mr. Carlin of Vir- fill, was identified as the man whoorginia said that in the issuance of his fered the citizens off the car after he bad shown them his police badge, orders abolishing the motto, President while the other officer acted as a serRoosevelt had acted unwisely and in geant and collected the money. Coffeyville, Kau.—At 11 o'clock Sunday morning three members of the Ochelata posse came upon the Tyro bank robbers on the bank of Candy creek, eight miles southeast of Ochelata, where they were waiting for an oil lease cook to get dinner for them. The possemen were ordered to halt and throw up their hands. They complied at once. The robbers broke up the possemen’s rifles, took away their pistols and also one of their horses and then permitted them to depart unarmed. Criminals Overpower Jailer. Ogden, Utah—Armed with two razors and a piece of hose loaded with pieces of iron, four desperate criminals, among them Harry Blaney, the vaudeville actor arrested in East St. Louis a short time ago for the theft of a pair of diamond earrings from an Ogden High school girl, overpowered the jailer at the county jail here Sunday night and escaped. Nine other prisoners refused to accept the chance to get away. Berlin—The government has published a cablegram from South Africa reporting a battle between the German expeditionary forces and a body of Hottentots in the Kalahari desert. The German troops bad been sent ‘out to find Simon Kroppers, the last of the Hottentot chiefs, who is still hostile. The engagement was a very severe one. The enemy lost fiftyeight killed. Seven men and severat women were captured. The German tosses also were heavy. Captain von Erckert, commander of the expeditionary forces; Lieutenant Ebinger and twelve privates being killed and seventeen wounded, of whom nine were seriously hurt. The German force left Cochas on March 6—430 strong, with four machine guns and 700 camels, They made forced marches into the waterless desert for four days before stopping long enough to cook a fresh supply of jood. The only water found was a dirty pocl, which was insufficient to quench the thirst of the camels. Captain Erckert finally located the Hottentot camp on March 15. He began the attack next morning at daybreak and scon there was fierce fighting alt along the line. The German commanderfell in the first onslaught and the second officer in command took charge of the expeditionary forces, which drove the Hottentots from one position to another, until finally they broke and fled in all directions. Chief Kropper’s power has been badly weakened by this defeat, but it will be necessary for the Germans to continue a vigilant watch over the approaches to the degert. CALLS JOURNALISTS Sydney—There was a dramatic scene on Sunday at a great gathering of citizens when, at the conclusion of an address on the subject of national defense, the premier, Alfred Deakin, read a cablegram announcing that the American fleet of battleships would visit Sydney and Melbourne. He called for three cheers for the United States, and the audience rose en masse and responded with deafening cheers, The prime minister said that he was sure that such a welcome as an An‘erican fleet has never known outside of its own country would be accorded it by Australia, and the cheering that followed this statement seemed evidence of the fact that the Austral- the Socialists and their followers by Washington. —Under the suspension violation of th» spirit of the law. and Then Completely Dropped From Sight. stopping a number of meetings which were scheduled to take place in various sections of the city. One of these of the rules, the house on Monday passed the bill providing for the res- | | . | Rode Into City Limits of Spokane After Work Had Been Performed trated Tyackless Desert. Some of the latter were forced into their cells and locked in to prevent their aiding the jailer. SWINE. Member of German Reichstag Causes Excitement During Debate. Berlin.—There Was an uproar in the reichstag on Thursday. During the debate on the colonial budget, Herr Erzberger, centrist, made a speech in which he referred to the government’s treatment of negoes in the coloneis and made use of the phrase: “A negro also has an immortal soul.” As the speaker paused after thts remark, joking expressions were heard from the gallery, someof which appeared to come from the division set apart for the press. The entire centrist party at once rose to its feet in indignation, and Herr Broeber, the center leader, pointed to the journalistic tribune and shouted the word “Swine.” The journalists are very indignant and have voted to go on strike unless ‘an adequate apology is made for the insult to the newspaper profession, Count Tolstoi Ill. St. Petersburg.—Reports of the ill ness of Count Leo Tolstoi have been received at Moscow. It is said that he fainted and remained unconscious for a considerable time. He is quite weak as the result of an’ attack of influenza and his condition excites alarm. Two physicians have left Moscow for Yasnaya Poliana, where he resides. The count’s daughter-inlaw is. in St. Petersburg. She said that she had received no notification of her father’s illness and that she thought the ῬΗΜΕρ were exaggerated. Woman of γωωόήναπο Adopts “Boy” of Forty-six. a Mass.—Miss Wilhelmina Lowell, Crawford, 29 years old, adopted on Thursday in the superior court as her son, James Butler, who is 46. Miss Crawford, who is well to do, says that Butler’s parents died when he was a boy. He was brought up in her fat’ er’s family and she got to entertain such a motherly feeling for him that she dete roaingd to eave him as a son. Lost the Money in Speculation: Port Huron, Mich.—Attorneys for the United Home Protector Fraternity of this city, a building and loan company with banking features, made announcement Thursday afternoon that Supreme Secretary W. L. Wilson had confessed that he had misused $75,000 of the funds of the institution. Banking Commissioner Zimmerman has taken charge of the institution. The money was lost in speculation in mining ventures and the promotion of electric railroads. They were ΟΟΥered up during that period by falsifying the records of the company. Profits of Telephone Trust. New York.—The annual report of President Vail of the American Telephone & Telegraph company, shows profits of $23,479,000, against $17.857,000 last year. Mr. Vail speaks of the vast ramifications of the present system, saying that it is national in character, with millions of subscribers connected by millions of miles of circuits with local exchange systems, all bound into one large, comprehensive system embracing 1,664,000 miles of wire. The report speaks favorably of public control. Buying New Locomotives. New York.—Orders for 136 new locomotives and 24,000 tons of steel rails have just been placed by the New York Central Railroad company, according to announcement just made. The order for the locomotives is one of the largest which has been received by the builders since unsettled business conditions began. The new equipment is for the company’s lines east of Buffalo. The money for the purchase, accorging to an official of the company, was provided for in the recent issue of $31,000,000 equipment trust notes. |
