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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1904)
WEATHER FORECAST Tonight and Wednesday fab-4 LA GRANDE J THE TRAINS Vo'East bdnn 1 9:10 ontma A, lU-U bBl U'JUU I P.W VII'IIU hoAWes i u air tiaa VOLUME III LA GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE ' 7 1904.' flV.J'srtt, NUMBER. 188 " Y WEATHER FORECAST 9 ,.- f ;M . i : -, fc Tonight sod Wednesday felrJ EVENING r KILLED IN A MINE. Eleven Men Were Kill ed in Mine Explosion Was The Work Of An Assassin. Cripple Oraek, Jane 6. A concealed Jin by merely pulling a wire evploded "an internal machine, thereby inatanly killing II men and aeveiely wounding nine others, ne of whom since died, at Independence today. All the killed and injured with the exception of two men from tin Deadwood mine were non-onion miners employed on the night shift of the Findley mine. The men bad quit work at 2 a m and were waiting to board a suburban train on the Florence and Cripple Creek rai lro id and returned to their homes in Cripple Creek and Victor. Just after the en gineer of the approaching train blew a signal to the miners according lo custom a terrific explosion occured underneath the depot platform and near which 2(1 men weie gathered. The platform waa blown into apHutt-rs the depot wrecdad and a hole 'JO (uet in rlr uruferenrr, as many feet in dep'h torn in the ground, r-'raginei-ts of bodies were hurled through -pace bcv , eral hundred feel. , Some of the bodies dropped into the pit made by the explosiou but hetds hands, ears, legs, arms aud trunks were strewn ab ut on sll aides Pieces ol fleah were fonnd on bmldings 50.1 lent away. Everything within a rod ins ol 50 feet was bloodstained The force nf the explosion was felt thnuh the camp and the crash awakened every day. Toe approaching train was alopued aid the train crew were the first man 10 reach the aenoe disaster. They were joined in a few minutes by hundred of pirsonsand releif work begun at once A special train was3 sent from'-Cripple Creek earring physicians, nur 09, of 11 era and many, ot iters but when it roached independence tho injured had already been placed on board the su burban train and removed to hospitals in Victor. The mangled bodies of the dead were placed together as well as possible und were removed to the oroner'a oftic-i. Amputation baa been porformed upon a nn.nber of the injured, but It is almost certain several of them will die. A majority of the dead anil injur ed woreBlngle men, but eever.il had families living in the district r tnuAji.tn aiisj5e,,fc.vm at JW The infernal machine with which tie diabolical work was done consisted of a quantity oi dynamite e'ttuisted at ISO to J pounds, a loaded revolver nd a long slender. s'eel wire attached to the trigger. The revolver was fast ene 1 so that the pulling of the trigger would not draw it away. The wire ran fiow nndel the depot to the crio bing of the Uulmonlco Liberty about -100 feet a ay, where ita end was fait ened to the mux of a chair. The dyn amite was place close to the muzzle of the revolver which aa discharged by pulling the wire when the engineer blew his whistle. The ball from the revolver exploded the dynamite. A man waa aeon running down hill from the Delmonlcoafttr the explosion The Victor troops, who were ordered out by Mayor French, were so stationed as to keep the people from paasing over the path taken by the assassin and blood bounds were sent front Canoi. City and Trinidad for the purpose of trailing lilin By order of Mayor H A Kaylor of the National Guard, the bodies were removed from the coroner's establish ment to another undertaker's. Thle action was taken on request of J 8 Murphy, superintendent of the Finley mine, because it was alleged Coroner James Dorau bad remarked before the iufernal machine, that the death of the men was due to an accident. Later Coroner Do ran explained that although he had spoken of the disaster as "an awful accident" be waa convinced a terrible erinie had been committed. Another Cup And now Sir Thomas Llpton has de cided that if he can't lift the cup that has been ao succeaBfully gnarled by" our nation for half a century, that he will places oup of hie own for contest under different ciruumatances, . The Brooklyn Yact Cluli haa accepted bis offer for a race from Grauesend Bay to Marblebead, Mass, to be run some time next fall Adozenormr.ro boats have already been en'ered by the home club, but it has not yet been announced what cralt Liptuu will enter, or if he intends to build a new boat. Arrange ments will be formulated at a meeting to be held July Second. ' At Honolulu Honolulu, June 4. The 1 nrchnse by the United States government of the Kahaulka military site, near Honolulu has been completed, the fedoral gov ernutent paying the leaseholders $49, 000. The tract includes 1500 acres Forts, barracks and camps will be er ected upon it. The Heavens In June The principal oonatellattona which are tisible at nine o'clock in the even ing in the middle of June are as fol $2,0000 Worth of Merchandise of all kinds must he moved this month. This is a high mark and we realize that it will take extraordinary inducements to do it, and we are prepared and determined to make TRICE INDUCEMENTS THAT WILL MOVE them, as the above mentioned amount is just that many more goods than we should have at this time of the yea r. Attend this Sale which commences on Wednesday morning and save a snug amount of money on anything you need in seasonable summer goods. 'They will be on sale at reduced prices. JV!JV.1. LJ.i .if 1 1 J- J 3.1 lows: Cassiopeia, is low in the north un der the pole, Cepbens lies above and to the right ie Cygous lying in tbe Milky Way with Lyra above il mark ed by tbe brilliant Vega. Below on the right is Altair the prinoipal star of Aquils, Though then are no par ticularly bright ears to tbe south ol this tbe MiJky Way is very oonspi onoos and full of bright' knots and patches. Just south of east la Scorpio, with the ruddy Antaree at ito heart and tbe long line ol the tail ourving down to the boriioa and bending up again The region weal of this is barren, but higher op near the meridian il Bootes with A returns biasing brilliantly. Be tween this and Vegr an Corona and Hercules. Virgo Ilea southwest of Bootes and its principal star Bpie is the brigbeal In that part ol tbe sky. Father west is Leo whioh ie now sink ing rapidly toward the boriioa , and preparing to follow Gemini, whose last tars are disappearing in the north west. Ursa Major lies north ol Leo and Ursa Minor and Draco are on tbe meridian above the pole. Maine Falls In Line Augusta, Me., June 7 At a con vention here today step were taken toward tbe organisation of a St me Federation ol Labor. Heretofore Maine has been tbe only state east . of tbe Mississippi river where snob a fed eration did not txiet, The formation of a Maine federation leaves but three states in the entire Union without such en organisation, . , ; LUMBER COMBINE IS HELD ILLEGAL : Portland, June 7eV private dis patoh received ibis afternoon by At torney Freeman of the law firm 0! Veasie dr. Freeman states that tbe cir cuit court of appeals ol Ban Frsneleoo has rendered a d cision to the efleot that the lumber combination com posed of the Inman-Foolsen, fb Eastern and Western, tbe North Pac ific aud tbe planiug mills of Portland is illegal and- agai-at ' tbe anti-trust aot. Tbe opinion reverses be decision of Jndge Bellinger. A S Ellis brought snit against tbe 0001 panics last summer became they refuaed to sell him finished lumber He had purobased rough lumber from Vancouver mill, and for that reason local concerns refused to sell him tbe fi a ished product. The case-was de oided in the local courts in favor ol tbe defendants, - ll-LI LA GRANDE WINS! THE COUNTY SEAT Mixed Ticket in the County-White is Defeated -ibocal Option f : '-And County. It Is over. Letes all be thankful. The rest of the year can be pot in tell ing how It happened. Whether It Is ever aatlsfaetarially etpletatd or not the eew"offi3er lll take their places, tbe old ones will retain theirs and the county seat wilt soon be where the voters have aaid it should be, In La Grande. The election was a spirited one and everybody was ontand taking particular pains to see that the other fellow was there too, still there was no breach of tbe peace and everything was1 conducted In a friendly and generous manner. The men elected to office are all good and honest oltlseos and will make rood officers. .' The) men de feated are just as good and would have made met b good offl. era,; bet they did not find the fanoi in the eye, of the voters James Gilnain, tbe young republican clerk will bear the distinction of being the first Republican to grace tbe clerks office for some twenty-five years. His example will be euch that from now on sv-democratlc desk will be an unknown quanlty. -, ;..; .'; t Local Option . A dispatch from Portland this after noon states that local option has oar ried the state hut return! are too limit ed to place tbe majority.. Vihite Is Bttten. 5 i Complete returns from Union Coun ty sbow that Lomax bat defeated White by 692. Lomax's majority in Wallowa I timated at ICO, and in Baker oounty at 160. Assessor v Assessor Morton is Ben Brown by 274. reelected over Commissioner fielders defeats Dufley lor the 00m missionership by 267. Recorder Recorder Proctor baa been reelect INSTRUCTED FOR ROOSEVELT Ot the 998 delegates to the repub lican national convention, 708 bare been instructed to vote for Boose veil. There are no other instructions and it ie thought the nomination will be made by acclamation. DROPPED DEAD IN THE STREET B Busk an old and well known min er of Bonrne dropped dead in tbe streets of Bumbter Sunday morning from heart failure He bad come in Irom camp on business and to attend tbe rally Saturday night ol the Dem ocrats bnt was called to the Great Be yond belore he bad a chance to vote- He leavea several sons and many friends to mourn bis loss. Died Bf.buan In this city June 6 1904, Arthur the thirteen year eld son of Mr and Mrs Herman of Old Town. The little fellow had been 111 with diphtheria for some time and though be had recovered from the disasae proper his constitution was so weak that he psased away. The funeral took place at the family home thla afternoon the Rev O H King officiating. The family has the sym path) of the entire ootnunity. Eads In this city at the- familyhome June 6 1X04. Solomao Eads aged siity yesrs. The doseased hat! been in poor health for several months and finally sncumiied, He leaves a wile and eight children. Tbe luneral took place Sunday fiom the M E Church tbe bev Walker offi ciating. Music To light The following muaio will be render ed at Miss Buckingham's reoitsl In Central Church tbia evening. aTua Legend ol tbe Chine., MCaTM Carries the State ed, defeating BoUes by 790. -v'.-.. Clerk ' I Gilhesa baa defeated Mimnaugh by 104 .: ;' . County Scat' - ' ' Tbe vote on tbe oounty seat result ed in UOraode reoeivlog 2661 votes Union 1009 Making a total Tote , of 3566. At La Grande to be successful was compelled to receive 60 per oent or S1SS votes Thus it will be teen that La Grands received 419 more than was required. i ; ',; 1 . ' Joint Senator McDonald has defeated Hunter In tb 1 county by 112 plurality. He alto carried Wallowa oounty. , , Joint Representative Dobbins carriae Union county by S6S also Wallowa eesmtjy Representative MoLeod has deieated Motinnon 2C8. SherHI BberiB Pennington la re-eleoted de feating Wahlso by 390. School Superintendent Bragg la roelooted over Wilkenson lor school superintendent by S96. Re-elected Oounty treasurer Frawley and Cor oner Henry wore tt-eleotej by a big majority having no. democratic op- yadMsM -' --" --:-:-?,' Tomorrow we will pubiub, a detail ed vote of tneeotire county. La Grande Precincts ' John B Hough araa also tad Jnsttoa of the peace and t H McLaohlin eon staola in south La Grande la north La Grande Wm t tClineman was ele cted joatiosaud Elmer Bailing for oon ctable. ' - - Choir directed by MreLyle Vocal iBolo Tbe Daily Question . . Meyer Halmund Mrs EG Moore Voeal Duet Greetings... Franz Abt Mr and Mrs O Ralston Violin Bolo ... ....Cupid's Garden Virgil Smith See program of Mies Buckingham's work elsewhere Id this paper. Admission 35 cents Children 10 ets. Cotton Crop Bulletin No 10 from he Department of Comma ce and labor reached thla office 00 yesterday giving the quantity of cotton ginned off the crops 1899 to 1903 inclusive from which the follow ing fijuree are taken. ' In 19J3 there were 9,851,129 cotton balee of SOP pounds each ginned in tho TELL A NEW i U. 8. In 1902 the orop was 10,630.945 balee, In 1901 it waa 5,609,745 bales, In ' 1900 tbe crop ginned was 10,18,027 bales and In 1899 there were ginned 9, 348,391 bales. The Ino.-esfled thrift of the cotton planters since 1800, when the oligarchy that styled itself King Cotton, was de throned and free labor substituted after a fashion for slave labor Is shown by the following figures taken from of ficial sources, In I860 ' there acre produced in the United t tales ,8tif,i2 bales of cotton or less than . one balf aa much aa ginned in the ginned orop of 1908. - For Style. - Try my ladies ' 13 M) and S 3 00 Shoes.' For style, fit,' and finish and wear they cannot be beat. ' T M Stubblefield Up-to-date sbon dealer. ...: Likely to Strike., Boston Mas, June 7 Iu Paine Me morial Hall this morning the fifth annual convention of the Internation al Ladies' Garment Workers union was opened With ao attendance ol del egstes representing o,0!K members. It is expeoted that a atnke will be oalled affecting 80.000 members.' INJURED IN A ' STREET CAR WRECK Burlington, la. June 7 By tbe giv ing way of a hrakelieam 00 an open aumuier eleotrio car yesterday nearly a score of persons were injured. Tbe oar nad iust left the summit of Valley Hill when the aooideut oouurk red. The oar rushed forward at great speed, throwing many passengers from their seats, lnjuilng , many, .. . some having arms and leg brnkeo, others suffering severe contusions on the ead or body. Born Houston In this city June 3 to and Mrs E V Houston a son. 1 ' Notice v. -;- ' Beginning with June 1st no one shall be allowed the ne of city water for Irrigating purposes except between the hours of av and 7.3U i M. - II (1 Gilmau. ' : t , Watar SnpU Wm. Miller & BreT; Are preparing to move their office to too,, 1107 Adams Avenue Foley-Roesoh Building, ground floor where 5 they will have the finest and most modern suite of of- ' flees in the city. They will be better prepared than ever to take care of everything in the line of k i Real Estate INSURANCE , IVEortgage Loans TALE TEETH- If you neglect your teeth you know it; nml everybody else knows it, became the teeth are so prominently locased that any lack of cure ie quickly visible. Good tooth brushes coat but little here. We have sotnu that we gutiranlou never to shed a bristle. We also have the ltttost and best tooth pi eparations; those that polish, whiten and preserve the teeth and cunnot liuritt. Cau supply a tooth-saving outfit for very littlo money. LIN DRUG CO, ' ' w. SMASHED! MACHINE Candidate Put Up For cSIaughter 'Capture thi? Convention ' And Is BecliejJ.G6Vej:hJrft Charles 8 Doueea , . who . won Iba nomination for governor In lie sen- . satinnal rtragle of the Iflino(t repub lican?, piomisea to 63 one ot the moat interesting polttioal figures of the year. To begin with Mr Daneen ik a lawyer of ability and ffa;beeo proj ecu'ing attorney of Cook county ia which ofiios t)e distinguished himsolf both by his tuooss iu ieal matter and his indapeoriencri of all politioail rings. i f . ."" ' 'X J When he'announcfld his osii'Mdafy for the gubernational nomination ha was singled out for slaughter by tho machitie ol Cbiosio. . nominated Billy'l Lnrrimer; tha; cougrensrean and "Doo" Jamieaoo a politician 'fl)f the maohinViype, To.their amr.W ment, Deaetn went Into,' the civility oouvention absnlutel) master of tlie situation tmaahed tho" ruiuhina and nptet all the party tiaditious. " i ' When be got to the atato cimver) t;on he lountl thi' .it el inf chine was agMtiV bim, ai.i1 ilii? i.iin tbe fight . ir.11. on' a laiaw"'. aiv GovernAr Y.ittis with all ilw-aNt- JiUronilrie and ( mco-boM- at h a nick, yielded a piwei u-uaHi'Tnllicih,e;!(fther;,n-didA'e. fnu. lit each nine' hiit coonen tratcd their figlit aRainat OAeenJ. Tie icpnr s Indie ilrt that wIiiIb- -'Dtneen. won be had to raornflca KK'ltrctepen denoe aud tntke pr.imiflea' wlffch mnat hamper him in hit oanvaaa hul Tih WOir;. and against. odda atl ivli wou'd have'diamayed moat men . t FOIt BALE To room iuiisenii471ota for three' --'hundred -cdol'ara. '- Lots 12 3 4 5 67 Block 3 Suunv aide addi- " tlon bi La bnnde'. ' Address Grande Honde. l.ninlior Compauy. Perry, " Un'gon. s f f ' Jina d-W . .