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ORCHARD AN AUMOR•
HAS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Defence Subjects the Cool Fiend to a Terrible
Cross-lb'xamination.
Brings Out More Details of the Infernal Crimes He
Confesses to Committing.
Boise, Idaho, June 9.—Orehttra spent
two and. a half hours under the fire of
cross-examination yeeterday. Lawyer
Richardson, for the defence, hammered
alla away at hint in his straight -from -the -
shoulder style with occasional sugges-
tions from associate counsel, but very
little impression was made upon the
witness. No material point in his orig-
Mel story of the crime and assassination
in which he says he was engaged for
two years at the instigation of Hay-
wood, Moyer anti Pettibone was shaken
in the least. So far as could be observ-
ed, the only result of the cross-examina-
tion was to drive the fearful tale fur-
ther and further into the memories of
the jurors.
Mr Richardson put considerable em-
phasis upon the care with which Or-
chard had reviewed his testimony in ad -
vamp,
.. The witness admitted that he had
written his autobiography, and that he
had gone over it carefully a number of
times. He said that it was to be pub-
lished in book form. He admitted that
he and shown it to McParland, the de-
tective who obtained his confession,
eietliut he denied that MrParland had sug-
gested any alteration whatever. Rich-
ardson asked whether Orchard had sent
his first and only legitimate wife any
money since he had been in the peniten-
tiary, and Orchard said he had sent her
$50. Richardson demanded to know how
he had got the money. Orchard ex-
plained that he bad a few dollars when
he was arrested, and that Warden 'Whit-
ney, of the penitentiary, had advanced
him some on the strength of some guns,
a watch and a chain and locket he had
in his possession when he was arrested.
The warden had told him that Gov-
ernor Gooding furnished the money. All
told, he had received about $115 since
Ire was arrested, together with a new
suit of clothes.
Orchard seemed to be entirely candid
about this information. It required no
pains to , extract it from him, lie an -
of Steve Mains and himeelf to shoot
Gov. Penbody in Hower. ,iliiithised;sen
wanted to know why that scheme was
not carried out as Orchard said Hay-
wood advieed. hint to do it,
"Well, we hung around his house a
good deal," said Orchard, "but we
didn't get a chance to do it."
"Why did you give up the plan?"
'"Well, I told you about going up
behind a carriage that stepped at Gov.
Peabody's house, Adams and me ex-
pected he would get out of it, and was
going, to shoot hint if he did. But
some women got out and saw us,
about fifty feet away, They went up
to the house and stood on the piazza.
watching us as long as we were in
sight. We were afraid after that to.
hang around there any more."
"Dia you ever call on John M.
O'Neill, editor of the MinerS' Maga-
zine, at his office in the federation
headquarters V'
"I spoke to Mr. O'Neill there, yes."
"Didn't you ask him to tell you the
address of Gov. Peabody?"
"No, sir, I did not."
"And didn't he tell you to look it
up in the directory that you could do
that just as well as he could?"
"No, sir, he did not."
All There Was to It.
ltiehardson could not seem to under-
stand why it was that Orchard went up
to Cripple Creek to get Steve Adams to
help hint to kill Peabody.
°tabard said that he just wanted
someone to help him. That was all
there was to it.
The lawyer then wanted to know how
it was he could have had them walks
with Haywood. at the time when Hay-
wood was in the custody of an officer
of the law. Orchard said that when
he talked with Haywood the officer was
in the,next room usually. Sometimes
Hm
Haywood would conic to Pettibone's
store and the of fleet. stood outside wait-
ing for him, or in the front part of
the store, while Haywood talked with
the witness and Pettibone in the back
part of the store. He got the shot
swered every question that was asked ,mi:un with which he tried to shoot Pea -
of him promptly and clearly. He body from Pettibone, who said he got
it from headquarters. Steve Adams
ever, got his gun from Pettibone, too, accord -
A Savage Jest, big to the witness.
"Pettibone fixed a place in his back
yard to hide the guns in if we succeed-
ed in shooting the Governor," Orch-
ard testified, "It' was not exactly in
his yard, either. There was, a vacant
lot next door to this house, but there
wasn't a fence between. It was a hole
with a railroad tie to cover it. We put
one gun there after Gregory Was
Itieberdison wanted, toknow why it
was that the bomb made to kill Pea-
body with wasn't used for that purpose
at that time.
"Haywood said that the Executive
Board was in session in Denver just
then," Orchaed explained, "anti lie didn't
want to do any dynamiting or they
would all get arrested."
Ile didn't want you to use a bomb? A.
—No, sir.
Not while the Executive Board was
in eession? A --No,
how about using the shotgun? A.—
Haywooa eaid he would rather we
would use shotguns just then, as they
Wouldn't he SO likely to. jump on us as
if we used it bomb.
Itiehardson maitele much of the fact
that Orchard couldn't give the date
when Haywood told adyn: that he must
not. do any dynamiting just then. But
Orchard couldn't tell. Apparently he
had neglected for some unaccountable
reason to go home and put it in his di-
ary.
"Have any little outside enterprises
of your own on hand: at that time,
anything besides the assassination?" was
the next question.
Orchard said he had nothing, declar-
ing that he had not held anybody up
in the strets of Denver, and had not robs
bed any bank or store there,
seemed to be holding back nothing what -
It is clear that an attempt will be
made by the defence to prove that Or-
chard's motive in killing Steunenberg
was a personal one. The defence :will
try to show that Orchard blamed Stenn-
enberg for the business reverses in the
Couer d'Alene that broke hint and forced
him to sell out for $700 his shares in
the Hercules mine, which later turned
out to be a big winner.
Orchard denied that this was the case,
or that he had ever told Jack Simpkins
it was.
This passage gave Senator Borah a
chance for a savage. jest.
"Is this for the purpose of impeach-
ing this witness by Simpkins?" he ask-
ed, quickly.
"Yes," said Richardson, "if your Pink-
ertons will produce him."
"We are producing the Western Fed-
eration of Miners as fast as we can find
them," was the Senator's retort.
Simpkins is now a fugitive from jus-
tice. He was in Spokane when Stem-
enberg was murdered, but fled as soon
as he heard the news, and has never
been caught. There is a big rewerd
still out for Jilin, There SOMA to be
no doubt that he could be vouvicted
of helping to plan Stetmenberg's mur-
der if he were caught. I wae
member of the Executive Board of the
Western Federation of Miners at the
time the ex -Governor was blown up.
The only point of seeming import-
ance that the defence has yet scored
by cross-examining Orchard. is the
testimony eegarding Orchards one
ployment by D. O. Scott, Seeret Service
agent of the Florence and Cripple
Creek Railroad, in 1003. Thi, how-
ever, WAS before Orchard had per-
mionally met either Moyer or Haywood.
and he stated that though he took $13
from Scott and a pass to Denver, he,
never told him anything except that
an attempt was to be made to wreck
a trainload of non-union men. This
he did because he was sore at not be-
ing chosen Lou' the train-wreeking job
himself.
Moreover, it was after this, on the
defence's own admission, that Moyer
as Orchard testified on the direct, sone
to Cripple Creek and got hint to come
down to Denver to go with 'him to
Onray as his personal shotgun guard
on what he feared would be a danger-
ous mission. As a, matter of fact, it
was on this journey that Moyer was
arrested by the militia.
James Kirwin, who is acting as
secretary of the Federation in Hay -
wood's place, yesterday explained this
fact in these words: "Moyer didn't
I know Orchard very well. lie just
v....wanted a man for this job that he
could depend on."
Whether the jury will take this view
of it, remains to be seen.
A Hired Incendiary.
Hichardeon's questions brought out
the burning of John Neville's saloon near
Independence, an event that Orchard had
not mentioned on the direct. lie stated
yesterday that at Neville's request he
burned Ins salooe. He just poured three
or four bottles 'of "Pettibone dope" all
around upstairs and Caine away and left
it. The dope did the rest. johony
collected $000 insurftnee and gave him
$100. It is certain that the. State will go
Into that matter of Neville's saloon at.
some length en the redirect.
John Neville died later ender sus -
pickets ()hem mst awes ut Gold field.
There were symptoms of poisoning.
Orchard stated last . Thursday that
Pettiborte. and Tiaymql itanita Ath
him about killing ;fan Neville. They
thought he knew too much about the
blowing up of the Independeeen 'depot,
where fourteen men were killed,
When Richardson began his long
job again lie asked orehard. what 110
did with his sawed-off shotgun when
111( he came beck from the trip on which
Moyer was arrested. Maned said he
left them at the federation headquar-
ters in Denver.
"Did'irb you give them to Mvs.
Moyer at her house?"
"NO, sir, I didn't," iusisted the elk
Why Gregory Was Slain.
That brought Mr -Richardson to the
killing of Lyte Gregory. Orchard re-
peated that Pettibone had spoken to
him about it first. He had never heard
of Gregory before. Ile and Pettibone
and "Haywood talked about it on 18th
street, near the liely Institute.
Gregory had been it detective at
Idaho Springs when thee Federation had
a strike there, and that Was the reason
he was killed,
"Gregory wasn't nnythieg but a com-
mon, orrlimay $60 a month detective,
Was , he?" reeked: the lawyer.
"I don't know what kind of a detec-
tive he was," replied Orchard, "I knew
nothing about him, only just what I was
told."
It was that way all the morning.
Orchard refused to testify to anything
that be Wits MA sure itbout. He an-
swered all questions thoughtfully, and
he several times corrected Mr. Richard-
son as to what hie lead testified to
the day before. Once he even cor-
rected the official record, and it was
the recollection of everybody in the
court room who ande heard the testi-
mony that it was the official record
that was wrong and not Orchard.
The next chapter resulted in Omit -
meal's testimony, identifying the Execu-
tive Board, even more closely with the
minder of Gregory.
"Pettilioue said they said it would
be us good thing to get rid of Mee," ()reti-
nal told Richards:ma
The la 'SS' euriosity led him .ot,
"Pettibone taaid who mid?" he de-
manded.
"The Extentive Board." said, Orchard.
"iaimpkine, Kirwan, Coakely, Williams
nua Merphy were all on it."
A vow Mimi, f114k reeord then followed.
Seta( or Await eorreeted Mr. Iliehard-
son's reading, and it was shown that the
reeord was ineorreet, but that Mr. Melt -
artiste) had read, it faithfully.
"Well, if T read it as it is, that's Omit
all that read expeetea," said Mr.
It ahem.
"Yes.", s,air Mr, Borah, "Oars fully
enough."'
"No Show; It's a Trial."
The volirt rogni roared arid Sheriff
"Shad" amainmea, sharply:
have to keep (inlet or g0
beSS.Ida shoW, it's a trial,"
Orchard rehearsed i e 1)111,1 of his st ory Mr. Melte Metal. vowed on to fie
that had to do with the first atkempta lenting of Gregory.
You say you shot him three times?
A.—Yes, sir.
. Why Vire dirtiest. A.—Because he
didn't go down until I shot loin the
third time.
, How close were you? A.—About 0.
or 50 feet,
Anil when you saw him turn around,
this drunken man, you shot him three
;times. Did In' say anything?. A. ---Ile
i hollered. I don't know what it was he
' said I ran away. 4.4o 'did Steve Adams.
1
])id you wait to see if he. was dead?
I A, -,---'No, sir.
i Orchard went on to say that Petil.-
1 bone gave hint $100 soon after that.
Ife always got money from Pettibone
or Haywood whenever he asked them
for it, lie alleges. There was not any
stated salary that he drew, but he al-
ways got it when he needed it.
"Now," said Mr. Richardson, "When
Mr. Hawley was examining you I no•
Geed that he frequently said: 'Go on and
tell it in narrative style,' And once
he told you to recite. Now, have you
got ell this thing written out in narra-
tive form?"
short of a ()harmed life While Orchard
i was seeking an opportunity to kill him.
On one occasion the assassin stood ready
to shoot him as he stepped front hie
carriage, but the Governor had given
!up Me place to. two ladies, and to the
suiprise of the lurking murderers, the
lattice stepped front the carriage alone.
Another Unto the bomb had been placed
and the Governor walked beside it, He
would have been blown to fragments had
not two coal carts passed just at the
time and stopped, the wheels of one of
the carts resting on the wire, one end
of which was held by Orchard to pull,
while the other end was attached to the
trigger of the lemils Another time (time
Governor attended a, dinner, and as be
stepped ontsW he was aceosted by a
man whom he thought had been one of
tit, party, and who. was standing on
the sidewalk putting on a coat, and
wearing an automobile glass, said: "Let
me drive you home, Governor," It was
a fine night, and the Governor declined.)
The man WaS Orchard, who had waited
in the street below, with an entente-
bilA to drive the Governor into the out-
skirts and murder him. Governor Veit-
Imity says that he had received threaten-
ing letters the trial of Haywood
commenced, but not much importance
is attached to this.
Is Orchard's Wife There?
The statement that Mrs. Orchmtra had
arrived in Boise yesterday appears to
be without confirmation. The report
Wa3 given out from an apparently reli-
able source, but counsel for the defence
new say that she is not here, and that
she may not come to testify. Counsel
for the State say that they would like
to have her here as a witness.
To -day Orchard asked permiesion to
correct two statements made by him on
Saturday, one that "Bill" Easterly and
himself had made bombs with "Pettibone
dope" at Cripple Creek and the other
that he and Steve Adams had carried
their shotguns in holsters when they
were stalking Governor Peabody. He
said "Billy" Ackerman, and not Easterly,
made the experiments with him, and that
he and Adams did not carry their guns
in holsters.
"Now, then," roared Itichardsoe,
"didn't you make this correction because
you discovered that Easterly is here and
Ackerman is not ?"
"No, sir. I knew Easterly was here
all the time."
Orchard said that he had heard that
Ackerman is in Goldfield, Nev.
Wrote His Life Story.
"I have written the history of my
life the best I could remember it," an,
swered Orehard, easily.
How often did you write it? A.-
011, I don't know just how often, I
have been getting it into book form.
And have you been going over it re-
peatedly, polishing it up? A,—I've
Changed the plunges only a little, but
not the story.
Did you ever give it to MePartland
to read? A.—Yes, sir.
Didn't alcParthend smuggest any alter-
atirois? A.—No, sir, never.
"Didn't he suggest some changes in
it to connect up Moyer and Haywood
with this case a little closer?"
"He did not," answered Orchard. "I
have written a true history of my life
the best I can remember."
Back to the Federation Convention
held in Denver in 1004, went the law-
yer. Orchard had said that Haywood
told hint there was dissension in the
convention, and if he would go up to
Cripple Creek and pull off something
there he guessed the convention would
settle all its differences, re-elect the of-
ficers and go home.
Mr. Riehardson asked what dissen-
sent there was in the convention.
"Why," said Orchard, "there was dis-
sensions about the way the strike at
Cripple Creek had been run, anti some
of them thought there had never
ought to have been a strike called. Some
of them were finding fault with the ivity
the money had. been spent. They said
thea had spent too much money, and
there Was a lot of wrangling about it,
Haywood said if I could pull something
off in Cripple Creek it would Bettie the
business, and they would all go home.
He said it; was a good time to do it, be-
cause the local officers were all in Den-
ver at the convention."
Mr. Richardson tried to emphasize the
fact that the Cripple Creek district had
Omen been quiet for several months, anti
that there was a good chance for the
immediate withdrawal of the troops if
quiet motioned. Orchard said, shrewd-
ly! "Yes, it was pretty quiet there; the
troops were up there."
"Now, up in that district you were
ton that you could go and come among
the militia as you liked, weren't you?"
"No, sir, I was out," replied the wit -
nee% quiekly.
Didn't you say an yesterday? A.—
No, sir, 1 did not.
The witness was correct All he said
on this point was that the troops never
arrested him, and that D. C. Scott, ra-
msi agent, once told him if he ever got
into any trouble to let him know.
There is not much gayety in the amp
of the defence just now. They realize
that they have caught a Tartar in Or-
chard. The cross-examination will take
at least another day.
--
WHERE ORCHARD LIVED.
What is Said of Him by His Old -Time
Neighbors.
Wooler'Out., June 8. --(Star Special.)
—Albert E. Horsley, nlias Orehard, the
Idaho murderer, felt the pulsing of un-
ruly blood so keenly during the latter
part of his residence here that he went
himself to the authorities of his church
and had his name removed from its mem.
bership. He knew his mint shortcom-
ings so well that he feared to be a re-
proach to the religion which he bad pro-
fessed, but no longer practised.
For Horsley "fell from grace." He
was a church member, and found that
his grasp oct things spiritual was slip-
ping from him. lie was not known at
this time to have sinned greatly. He
was merely "taking up with the had
gang," and "(mina ground. Finally, in
despair, he said to a Mall With Whom
lie was living at the time that he felt
obliged to withdraw from church mem-
borstal), as he couldn't go en being a
hypocrite. Shortly afterwards he laid
his own Nese before the church au-
Merit:Les hem e, and severed his connec-
tion with the sanctuary. This action,
with no diegrace to prompt it, was
quite unusual, and seems to indicate a
character swayeci by the motives of
a Dr. Jekyll and a Mr. Hyde. Horsley
was ainful enough to slip into a. state
of almost rebellion against his Maker;
yet frank and upright enough to choose
an open confession of his weakness
rather than continue sailing under
false colors.
Almost as contradictory were Hole
eley's actions RS regarded his baby. lie
was passionately fond of • the little
girl whom he deserted, just prior to
the destruction of his cheese factory
at Brighton, he asked his wife to get
another picture of the little one taken,
She lead been to a photographer with
wee Olive only about three months be-
fore, and reminded him that they al-
ready had a good picture. "Never
mind," said Horsley, with a father's
pride, "she has growls eonie, and we'll
have to get her taken again,"
And this loving parent is the man
who left destitute his wife and little
one, and committed erimea unspeak-
able. hi; AVMS incredible, and it is lit-
tle wonder that the Woolerites aro dis-
Noising the all-absorbieg case with an
interest not unmixed with surprise.
Boise, Idaho, June M.—Harry Orchard
eommenees his fifth daya grilling on
the witness: stana to the Haywood nun. -
dor trial this morning. The tragedies of
two ;celltel of hie life prior to the time
the gales of the Tattle) penitentiary
eloasil upon him have yet to be rehears-
ed in &tea. Under the crossexaniina-
lion of le, llichardeon the tax upon
the Inales memory would appear to be
mow than the ordinary millet is cap
able of, hot no far Orchard has stood
the teal. If he goes through the ordeal
today with as little eonfusion in his
slettemeets as he has exhibited in the
lasa few days, it will have been perhaps
the most, remarkable exhibition ever
gime on a witness stand,
A CharMed Life.
Among the witnesses expeeted to au'•
the in the city to -day is former Clov-
prime Peabody, of 'tailored°, who, accord -
Ing to Orchard's statement, bore little
STOOD ON RAILWAY.
TWO MEN KILLED BY THE INTER-
NATIONAL LIMITED,
The Accident Occurred Near Vaudreuil—
Railway Officials Are of the Opinion
the Men Were Under the Influence
of Liquor.
Montreal despatch: Twon Montreal men
were killed this morning, being run over
by the Grand Trunk International Lim-
ited, bound for Chicago, about one mile
west of Vaudreuil. One of the victims
was identified as O'Leary. Both men
were frightfully mangled and cut up
The train was going about 45 miles an
hour, and the unfortunate men were
standing on the centre of the track
watching an eastbound freight train,
when they were hurled in the air.
Their remains were gathered up and
taken to Vandreuil station platform. A
Coroner was notified, and he ordered the
bodies to be taken to the morgue, where
the inquest will be held to -morrow learn-
ing.
Railway officials at Vaudreuil ere of
the opinion that the men were under the
influence of liquor. They say there
were no hou,ses to obstruct their view,
and the engive driver of the Intona-
tional Unified blew liks whistle and the
bell was riuging automatically Lou- some
time.
CHAIN OF ENTENTE.
UNITED STATES URGED TO FORM
A LINK,
Ftance Anxious That She Should Join
the Ring Guaranteeing the Status
Quo in the Far East—Tenders Her
Offices as Negotiator.
Paris, June 10.—One of the immediate
results of the Franco -Japanese entente,
which is on the point of being signed,
has been the tender by France of her
good. offices to the United States, in
case she can be of service in promoting
a complete understanding between the
United States and Japan, covering their
reapeetive interests in the far east..
France believes that the United
States should become a party to the
series of ententes recently arrived: at
betweeen the powers, guaranteeing the
status quo in the far east, the best
means of avoiding possible future com-
plications and misunderstandings, and
has formally communicated to the Mat-
ra States Government her readiness,
now or in the future, to further negotia-
tie tions in that direction.
The Washington Government, while
not availing itself of France's services,
expressed in its reply its deep sensi-
bility and appreciation of the friendly
MODERN NERO ASSASSINATED?
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GAUTEMALA'S PRESIDENT.
'1exic° City, June 10.—The Associated Press received a message from the
Oaxaca Herald late last night, saying that a private message had. been received
in Oaxaca conveying the report that President Cabrera, of Guatemala, had been
assassinated. Minister Manuel Giron, the Guatemalan representative to Mexi-
co, knew nothing of the alleged assassination. Dr. Francisco Reys, former Min-
ister of Foreign Relations in Salvador, declared' that if the report was true, it
meant a revolution in Guatemala. The report has caueeed.excitement here.
Pile message concerning the report of the assassination was received by the
daughters of General Barmier% who was formerly a president of Guatemala, and
wbo himself was aseassinated seine years ago.
New York, June 10.—Up to 10 o'clock this morning no confirmation had
been received of the report that President Cabrera, of Guatemala, had been as-
sassinated. This report came by way of Mexico last night. Dr. Ramon Ben-
goechea, Guatemalan Consul -General at New York, -cabled! the Minister of
State of Guatemala city to -day for information.
Guatemala, Ile second largest of the Central American republics, hut for
years been ruled by Estrada, Cabrera, mu. little, bandy-legged lawyer, who lords it
over his people like a Czar. A ,dozen years ago Cabrera, was a struggling bar-
rister at Quezaltenaugo, where after a time he rose to be Judge of the court.
Riena Barrios, who was President of the country at the Gine, discovered' certain
qualities in the Judge, which he required in his administration, and appointed
him to a position in the Cabinet. Soon Cabrera, became Vice -President, and
shortly afterwards his patron, the President, was assassinated by a lunatic in
the streets of the capital.
'Ake all tyrants, Cabrera dreaded assassination, and it is said he even requir-
ed that his own mother prepare his meals and send them to 'him under a padlock,
for which only he himself and she had the keys.
JAPANESE PROGRESSIVES MAD;
iNIPERIAL GOVERNMENT IS CALM.
Hot Heads Indulge in Talk About Maintaining
National Definity.
Tokio, June 10.—(p. in.)—The .conneil
of the Progressives at it meeting to -day
adopted a resolution, the substance of
whielt was as follows:
The anti-Japanese feeling upon the
Pacific coast of the United States, espe-
cially in San Francisco, culminated: in all
assault intim Japanese trading places
last month, constituting a most flagrant
violation of the rights guaranteeti by
the treaty concluded upon au .equal foot-
ing between the two
The anti-Japanese acts are not of a
811•1.11=11•••11•••••.,
temporary nature, and the federal gov-
ernment at Washington must be held
responsible for its failure to prevent
such outrages.
The attitude of our Government to-
wards that in Washington Jia a so Jar
been unsatisfactory to ,the nation, and
it is necessary that proper steps should
be taken by our government in order to
Maintain the national dignity and per-
namently ensure the safety of the rights
need property of our compatriots in Am-
erica.
NO STRIPES FOR PYTHIANS.
PREACHER BEATEN BY LIQUOR MOB.
A Man Sane Enough to Forge $12,000, is Sane
Enough to Jail.
Norfolk, Va., Jume I le -The Supreme
Assembly of the Uni formed Rank
Knights of Pythias of the World has
voted down the proposition for a change
in uniforms so as to plume a stripe down
the side of the trousers as a mark of
distinction, Massachusetts and New Jar -
Fey alone favoring it.
Mob Beats Preacher,
Frontemte, Kan., ,Tune 0. --Rev. J. Prim-
rose and Rev, A. F. Berkstresser, tem-
perance crusaders, who had been arrested.
Offer. - on a charge of selling liquor, were at-
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FATAL TORNADO.
taeked and severely beaten by twenty
saloon sympathizers last night after
being released from jail. Both ministers
were knocked down and kieked in the
face. Whist they finally camped both
were badly emit and bruised, They had
been Maley; lignor in Frontenac saloons
for evidence against the keepers, and
were arrested on charges brought by the
saloonkeepers for revenge.
Insanity Plea Fails.
Peoria, iii,, June 7.—Dan Pram, a
prominent member of the. Peoria county
bar, and at society leader, was to -night
found guilty in the circuit court of for-
gery to notes and deeds aggregating
$12,000. The defence was insanity, and
nlicnists were called on both sides.
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SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED—TEN-
OUNCE HAILSTONES FELL.
St. Lotus, June 10.--A. telegram from
Nashville, Ill., says a tornado struck
New Minden, 111., early to -day, killing
femur persons and injuring is score of oth-
ers, New Minden is 23 miles southeast
of St. Louis, out the Louisville & Nash-
ville Railroad.
Duquesee, Ill., June 8. --The tornado
struek this vielnity lest night
eaused nmeh damage to residence pro-
perty and (Tops, and is repotted to have
wept over Matshville, Ill., doing nitwit
damage. Henry Rook and 'Mrs. Pink-
ston, living nate aleteshail, are reported
killed. There WaS also much damage
aver Riehview, IlL
At Carlyle, Ill., heilstones weighing
ten ()tutees and measurieg eleven inches
n eiretunfetenee are reported to have
fallen,
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A 7RISC0 MC.
San Francisco, Ante 10.. -A fire is
raging at the eorner of Tenth and Mar-
ket streets. The wagon, carriage and
automobile store of Studebaker Bros. lies
already been destroyed, and the plant,
oil .tota paper store of ..Tohn Quadt &
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Nerfolk, Va.--The famous PrbteeSS
Amite Hotta at Virginia Beach Was burn -
ea early tosday. There were 110 gneete
and employees in thie. building, nod all
are believed to have essayed, with the
exeeption of a. negro chambermaid Mid
it white stewards
AIRSHIP BROKEN.
SANTOS-DUMONT HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Propeller Ripped Open the Gas Bag
While the Maohine Was Still on the
Ground—Inventor Succeeded in Pre-
venting an Explosion,
Paris, June .—Santos-Dnmont had a
narrow escape from sustaining serious
injitries, if not losing his life, to -day.
lie started to try a new airship at day-
light in a field at Bagatelles. The ma.
chine was mountea on bieyele wheele
and was .speeding along at re vapid pace,
preparateny to making a flight, when a
bungling workman tiehtened the guide
rope, vatting the tail of a small balloon
above the aeroplane to sag, with the
result that the propeller touched the
..1'01.111lb rebounded and ripped open ths
gas bag. Fortunately Santos - Dumont
shut off the motor in time to prevent
au explosion. Time aeronaut Wan bad-
ly shaken up, but is not discouraged,
and will try again as soon as his cambia-
ation balloon -aeroplane is ready.
Occasionally., very occasionally, you
see it Inatt is lie is hooking for trouble in
order that he may be ready to dodge it,
Complaints of the canteen at London
militia camp are being made.
BRIDGEWA_TER WRECKED:-
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Coasting Steamer Runs on a Reef Near
Port Beckerton.
A haul ix despatch: The roasting
eteamer Brideewater, with a number of
passenge rs Irmo Halifax, was totally
wreeked this afternoon off Port Beck-
erton, eighty mike east of Halifax.
The steamer nen on a reef in the denee
fog and immediately began to fill. Boitts
%Nen) launched and the Crew ana pas.
SengetS all landed, but hist all their et-
fects, "the Bridgewater was chattered
to the °WIWI'S Of the steamer Strath-
cona, which (-aught fire, and Wa4 Intrned
to the waters' edge after a thrilling
rave tor shore near the seine platy last
December, and was commanded. by Cap-
tain lleid, who was in charge of the
St:ailment when the latter met with
disaster.
Another peenliarity is that several of
the Bridgewater's passengers, ineluding
number of ehildren attending sehool it
Ilafitax, were passengere on the Strath -
tette, aua they lave loet their personal
effects the seeond time. Fortunately the
neather was tine and no loss of life re -
lathed.
Port Arthur, Ont., :lune 0.--1"our hum
aired freight handlers on the Canadian
Northerit wout out on strike yesterday
morning Lou au 'Nevem of wages.
They ask Si cents an hour for day
work and .30 cents for night work, and
double for Sundays.
SAVES CHILD.
insane Mother Undo tittle One into
the Yard,
Where Neighbor 'Wont* Breoks
Fall With Apron,.
New York, June W.—Becoming sudden-
ly demented. just an she was about to
depart for Italy yesterdiky, Mrs. Angela
Mariannt firet 01(.11 to lump from the
French line pier and when restrained she
threw her two-year-old child under the
hoofs of the horses of a United States
mail wagon.
While the ehild was being rescued sae
attempted suieide by stabbing herself
several that's with a hatpin. When that
was taken from her she broke away from
her husband and jumped in .front of a
cab horse, and the driver, pulling the ana
mal up with a jerk, narrowly missed run-
ning the woman down.
By this time huudreds of persons
awaiting the departure of the Savoie
were in a panic and several policemen
rushed in to capture. the woman and
quell the excitement. She was held until
Dr. Camp, of the St. \lucent's Hospital,
could give her a quieting draught. Then
it was found necessary to put her into
a straitjacket before she could be trans-
ferred to Bellevue Hoepital,
Domenico Marianni, the woman's hus-
band, gathered their five children around
him and endeavored to quiet them. He
said they 11%1 come to America five
years ago; had skimped and saved dur-
ing that time so that they might leave
&Semler, Mich., and go back to their
old home. One child died in this coun-
try, and grief is believed to have caused
the mother's insanity. With his family
Marianni went away from the pier seek-
ing Count alammiglia, the Italian Con-
sul -General, to ask for advice.
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GORED BY BULL
Mrs. Gould's Pet Animal Killed
Stockman,
Knocked Another Man Down Who
Came to Assistance.
New York, dtme 10.—A special to the
Tribune from Port Washington, L. I.,
says:
While feeding a bull, a favorite pet of
Mrs. Howard Gould, Michael MeBent,
head stockman on the Gould estate, was
knocked: down and gored to death.
MeBent had fed the animal and was
leaving the stable when the bull charg-
ed on him, knocking hint to the floor.
His screams and. cries for help brought
Chas. Lawrenceville, butler, for the Un-
termyer funnily, which has leased. the
Gould place. Lawrenceville attacked the
angry beast with a hayfork. The bull
started for Lawrenceville and knocked
him down, but without doing hint any
awry.
Other employees then drove the bull
into the stable.
MeBent was. found unconscious and
bled to death before medical aid arriv-
ed.
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UNION WWI CANADA.
THE ONE SOLUTION TO THE NEW-
FOUNDLAND QUESTION.
Times Outlines Difficulties of the Affair
—A Hopeless Divergence Between
Constitutional Aspects—Other Jour-
nal Comment on the Affair.
London, June .--The Bond -Churchill -
Hopwood (mrrespoutlence is the subject
of comment in a majority of the papers
this morning. Sympathy for Bond is
not strongly marked. The. Chronicle sup-
poses the fact is that Bond was an-
noyed nt the shortness of the official re-
port, and in anger said things which
lent themselvee to misrepresentation.
The Morning Post says it is more a
question of lack of tact on the part of
the Colonial Office than lack of cour-
tesy. The Times, however, gives Bond
stronger support, though describing the
correspondence as not very edifying,
The Times outlines the difficulties of
Lice fisheries question, remarking that
the principal difficulty lies in the hope -
lees divergence between the constitution-
al and practical aspects of the case. The
solution lies primarily in the direction
indieated by Mr. Chamberlain, namely,
union with Canada.
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A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
--
Old Confederate Officer Shot His Wife
and Committed Suicide.
Biloxi, Miss., June 8.—Capt. John
Walker shot and killed his wife and then
killed himself to -day. Captain Walker
was an officer in the 'United States navy
with Perry on his memorable trip to
Japan; was a captain in the Confederate
navy with command of the Mississippi
and Louinana coast fleet, and at the
time of his death was president of the
Bank of Bilozi. He was one of the best
known men in this section of the south.
The tragedy occurred during a dispute
between husband and wife.
Expelled From Union,
Buffalo, June 10.—All the ore handlers
who struck work sit the Buffalo Union
Furnace docks last Thursday were ex-
pelled from their union last night by or-
der of T. V. O'Connor, Vice -President of
the 'Longshoremen's Association. This
action was taken beeause the ore hand-
lers :Armtek in violation of a contract
made for them by the 'longshoremen
with the furnace company. In all 58 men
were expelled from the Ore Handlers'
Union, whieh is local ill, of the 'long -
shortstop%
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NORTH WES1 CROPS.
Ottawa. dime I O.
Sander, director of the experimental
farms, telegraphing from Calgary, Al.
lterta to the department here, says:
"Crops Calgary to Edmonton looking
well, theasional fields winter wheat
eight (ii ten bailee high; spring wheat
about six Mehra MO, and growing rapid-
ly. Conditions of moisture and tamper:I-
tore most favorable,e
Buffalo, June l0. --As a circus was par-
ading up Main street this morning one
of the elephants reached out into the
crowd on the sidewalk and dragged: an
unknown boy into the street, uhere hi
was dropped, end the elephant stepping
on him, crushed him so. :badly that the
physicians at the hospital my he cannot
reeover.
The boy died a few minutee after Ids
e.thniAsion to the general hospited, Archie
Dunlap, in charge of the elephant, vtaa