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VOLUME IV
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY. MARCH 14. 1905
NUMBER 114
GRANDE EVEN
HORRIBLE SCENES WITNESSED
IN NEW YORK TENAMENT FIRE
19 SLOWLY ROAST TO DEATH
IA GRANDE CirY ELECTION PASSES
OFF WITHOUT SPECIAL INCIDENT
(y Scripps News Association)
New York Mardb 14 Twenty cr
more persons were burned to death
early this morning in an old fashioned-tenement
home op Allan street
Many victims are still btlieved to be
in tbe-ruiue, and fifteen bodies tave
been removed, bat so badly burned
Ibat all identification art not yet
made. Six are miming "d tc hscnu
dead are as follow: Rachel 8olomon
aged 45, IeacS Motion aged 25, Ja
cob Solomon aged 18, and two other
of the Solomon family. Lio Kohn ag
ed 32, Elizabeth Bloom aged S7, Han
, nab Ginetwrg aged 27, Louis Ginsberg
aged 9, Fannie Ginsberg aged 3, Abra
ham Mueller aged 6, Bessie Mueller
aged 48., and six were taken to the
hospital unconscious.
NINETEEN DEAD
New York, March 14 Later. 10:30 a
n. Further investigation discloses
that the number of dead is nineteen,
and at this time only ten have been
identified The cause of the fire was
that a careless tenant left a lighted
lamp burning on an empty paint
barrel in the lower hall, and the lamp
was upset in some manner, or explod
ed,, and the flames spread rapidly
When at last the firemen had aabdned
the flames, the bodies of the dead were
removed by the police to the stat on,
where hundreds viewed the remains.
ROASTED SLOWLT
There was a human chain of firemen
and policemen rescuing those on the
fire-escapes, and scores were rescued,
but those who could not be readied
were slowly roasted to death before the
eyes of the multitude present. Boreains
of agony arose high above the din of
the fire engines and the rushing of the
fnel wagons, and the hoarse cries of
the firemen The scene was a most
thrilling one.
STARTS OS GKOUND FLOOR
ire nre siartea in a paint shop on
the ground floor of tba bnildlng, and
at thla time there were twenty fami
lies and ou hundred and fifty persons
oontaiued in it. The fir eaoapes were
clogged with bedding and boxes.
FEARFUL SCENES
Half clad people fought frantically
and madly for safety and tba exits.
The wind forced the flames to the tow
er of the fir escapes and rrz:z
cut off from safety. Many Instances
occurred where people Jumped from
the windows, aome of thom wereoaugh
by the firemen, and others terribly
injured. Seme women threw their
children into the street and leaped
out after then: '
HEROIC FIREMEN
The brave firemen performed num
berless heroic rescues and saved many
lives.. Lieutenant Bonner missed being
roasted alive by the herolo effort of
one of hia firemen, who s aled the lad
der to the bollding, and brought him
down, after the lieutenant bad become
exhausted aaving others.
Denies Motion
By Scripps Newt Association
Chicaro March l4-Judse Tathlll
today denied the - mdtlon to qoaah
tba Indictment against Albert .. G
Wheeler president of the Illinois
Tunnel company, and former city
elorV. - wii;- Li.-r, upward
Ebrborn, deputy clerk James Higgles,
printer, and former alderman, Novak
charged with conspiracy in falaifylng
tha council records In the interests of
tl tunnel oompany. Tha defendants
entered plea of ''not guilty" but the
data of trial baa not been set.
- Tha oity election la over and the ra-1
suits ar accepted vary gracefully. All
three of the retiring coonoil men were
candidates for re election and were re
turned by their constituents of their
respective wards. Their opponents
were all worthy citizens and had they
been elected they woo. Id have' served
the oity well, but the masses of the
people were so well pleseed with the
splendid showing tle council had made
daring the past year, that In each In
stance they were returned with good
majorities. -
Mayor Slater baa every reason to
feel highly oomplluoented at the vote
he received; ThU ;;; p.iU4iv
his third term and the city baa the ut
most confidence In bla integrity, and
his faltbfnlnaia la behalf of the city Is
beet reflected by hia past record.
Marshal Raybnrn'a re-election for
STORMS
CREATE
HAVOC
By Scripps News Association
, Los Angclea, March 14. Six persons
loot their lives, and the property losa
estimated at $1)0,000, aa the effects of
a two days storm, in and about Los
Angeles Two men were drowned,
falling from the sevontb street bridge;
two fishermen at Santa Monica were
drowned, one man on North Beach,
and one railroad laborer at Cajon Pass
No bodies have been recovered, The
electrio and steam railways are still
tied up.
Burn Czar's House
By Scripps News Association
Berlin, March 14. A dispatch from
Moscow Btates that rebellious peasants
have plundered tha estates of the Czar,
and of the Grand Dukes, Vladimir,
monetae and Aletander, in the prov
inces of Oral and TohernlKor, and
have burned the Czar's country real
dence in the vicinity of Niegen. The
aggregate amount of the damage la ee
timated at m million dollars. Count
Dashkoff has been appointed Viceroy
of the Caocasus.
Wants New Trial
' Scripps News Association
Albany N V March 14 Albert T Pat-
riok, tbe lawyer condemned to die for
the murder of m Marsh Rice, was
brought here today from tfl.g blng on
an application for a new trial, which
will be argued in the court of appeal
this afternoon. '
Boifer Explodes
(By Boripps News Assocation)
Venloe March 15 As a result of an
.explosion of a boiler In an Italian
torpedo boat, three men were killed
and five were injured.
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the third term tells the whole story.
Had he not gften satisfaction b would
have been defeated, for hia' opponents
were men of experience and were well
known.
Mr. Snook's overwhelming vote for
tbe office of recorder Is easily explain
ed and Is no discredit to Mr Newlin,
who was competent in every respect
and was a faithful servant of the
people. Mr. 8nook la also competent
and time will prove that tbe city's in
terest will not suffer In the least.
The office for oity treasurer was not
contented for by either candidate. Mr
Walsh as waa expected was lent)
air. isavls received many compliment
ary votes by bis friends who knew he
did not expect to be elected when he
received the nomination at the ' hands
of his part'
The following la tbe result by wards:
MAYOR
1st 2nd 3rd Totals
Bird P Lewis, Soo 64 114 66 ' 224
, J D Slater, Ind 141 178 . 132 451
MARSHAL
F P Childers, Ind 84 98 31 263
J K Fitzgerald, Soo 14 14 2 30
LRayburn, Ind 85 138 '.. 81 304
B P Wade . 15 50 34 99
TREASURER
EO Davis, Soo . 71 106 43 220
E J Walsh, Ind 122 174 145 441
RECORDER
J H Aikine, Ind 26 43 31 105
0 P Newlin, Ind 61 58 63 182
J E Pollock, Soo 9 28 9 46 "
1R Snook, Ind 103 160 ' 90 353
COUNOILMEN
J D Heidenreich, Soo . 30
J W Kennedy, Ind 165
8 A Gardinier, Ind 151
E O Moore, Ind 105
F S Newsome, Soo 36
L DReavis, Ind
F Q Waggoner, Soo
There were 684 votes cast for marshal
for recorder. ,
132
57
and 634
NAMES
SENT TO
SENATE
- By Bcripps News Association
Washington March 14 Ths Presi
dent today seat to the Senate the fol
lowing nominations Clarence L.
Hobart, Washington, Collector of
Cuitoms tor tbe district of Alaska:
Brigadier general, Col. Alfred 0. Gl
rard, assistant Surveyor General: Leiu
tenanl Colonel Wm U. Beck, 3rd ca
valry: Frank U. Robinson, 13th caval
ry : Edward Davis, artillery corps :Chas
W. Hobbs, artillery corps: Major gen.
John L. Bullis, paymaster: Col Jams
A. Buahanan, twenty fourth infants-
Dies From Wounds
By Bcripps News Association
Denver March. 14 Police Bnrge.in,
Frank Dublin, wbe waa shot Sunday
ny ueorge Boniesier, wnom be was
trying to arrest for the murder of Mr
and Mrs Kay, whom be killed while In
a fit of insanity, died here today
Scbiesler was killed by tba police.
WILL
STILL
FIGHT
.... .
By Sorlppe News Association
. Toklo, March It. General Kuiol l
reports that most of the foreign at
taobeeewith the Russian army, -including
two American and two Fnglih
officers, were captured at Mukdeu. 'live
fightlpgon tbe left of tbe army on M e
13th, near Likan Po. -V:r ; : ,
tbe railway, was most desperate! ire
Russian oasualitlea were over. n
thousand killed and wonnded, wl le
the Japanese oasualitlea were a little
over three thousand. The Ruasl.u
dead are on the field in heaps, ar.d
among them are many staff . officers.
A part of tbe extreme left of the at my
retreated to tbe railroad way between
Mukden and Tie Pass, destro) Ing it
and prevsnting trains from running
north. Without the railroad, the
Russians cannot remove tbe wounded
or tha heavv suns, which will probably
tall into the handa of the Japanese.
RUSSIAN "OFFICERS SURRENDER"
Toklo March 14 An official dispa'oh
from the front says; "In the direct
ion of Sins Chins our forces are d Is-
lodging the enemy from Ylng Pan,
eighteen milus mos of Fustian, wh ch
place we occupied Marob 11th In the
direction of ths Sha river, oor forces
are continuing the pursuit ofthe r. ra
nant of tbe enemy. Many Rnslan
officers and n en are surrendering In
the districts east of Tie Pats. A thoua
and carta have been capture 1 In the
direction or the Sha, loadud with am
munition and supplies''
RUMORS OF PEACE v .
Birmingham March 14 The Pust
hears today that peace notea are as-
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log oeiweeu mo oiuoiais a iouuou,
Berlin and Paris, In efforts to stop the
war in tbe far asst.
LOAN POSTPONED
Paris Maroh 14-rIt has been semi
officially announced that the signing
of the contract for the new Russia n
loan has been postponed indefinitely,
owing to the uncertainty of the mili
tary eventa In Manchuria, and a I mi
Russia's Intensions respecting the con
tinuance of the war.
WILL CONTINUE WAR
8t Petersburg March 14 It la report.
ed that the war eounoll at Tsarkoea lo
have decided to continue the war, b it
no decision was made aa to the suc
cessor of General Kuropatkln.
400,000 KEINFOPEMENTS
St Petersburg Maroh 14 Erivy
Councillor Asuionollsky Is tbe author,
ty for the statement that Geutial
Kuropatkln will be recalled, as he is
blamed for the disasters in Manclnt
rla. In the meanwhile, General Lluo
vith will be la 'the command of t'le
army. He states that four burn'r-d
thousand 'reinforcements are reu.ly,
and that the forces at Lie Ting p ill
be sufficient to bold back tlieJa i n
ese until these arrive.
F1FTEFN EXECUTED
Berlin, March 14 A dispatch frm
Moscow says thnt fifteen soldiers, v ho
refused to go to war, were court n ar
tlaled and shoi within two hours aiu-r
the trial.
Royalty Goes Visiting.
By Boripps Mews Association .
London, March 14 Queen Alexan
dria, Princess Vlotoria together with
Prlaceand Princess Charles of Den.
mark, left this morning for Lisbon,
where they go to visit tbe Kin and
Queen of Portugal.
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