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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1906)
TODAY'S NEWS TODAY VOLUME V LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2?. 1906. NUMBER 191 TnAW-WnlTE TRAGEDY . SIMILAR TO RAH PATTERSON Murdered Man's (fiaracter Yery Bad-Slayer Is Perfectly Sane (Scrlppa Xawa Aaaoclatlon) New York Juris 27 Harry Thaw who Monday evening shot and instantly killed Standford White in a theatre, and who was placed in the Tombs yesterday on a Charge of murder, arose this morning and Ant a liffhf Iftnrh - - V-..V-, jjbXlt and smoked a cigdr. ne muraer nappenea on tne root or s. the Madison Square garden while the curtain was falling on a comic song and dance artist. White was sitting near the front with soms friends, when Harry Thaw, who had been sitting near the door with his wife, formerly Evelyne Nesbitt an actor, walked to the front and with a repeating pistol fired three shots at White. Two of the bullets hit the victim, and either would have been fatal. The third was diverted by a man standir.g near. After fireing he said "You have deserved this". MET WHITE IN PARIS ' Thaw's determination to rid his wife of persecution for the murder of Wnite according to a story told today dates from an evening last year when the couple were in the Ritz Hotel at Paris. One day there Mrs. Shaw was taken suddenly ill and she was taken to her room where het husband pressed her with inquiries as to the cause untill she told her story. A FL0R0DORA GIRL She then informed him that her early life had been spent in a gilded district of sin and told of White s part of her career finishing her recital by saying that White was probably in Paris and he might even be in the same hotel. Next day Thaw savf wi'e ani as'.ringa nun talking in tWvarlor. He afterwards found ou the man was Wnite ana accosted him telling him never to speak to his wife again or he would stir up a scandal which would drive him from the United States. White in' turn told Thaw to take care of his self. Thaw claims tha Whits has frequently sent notes to Mrs Tnaw asking for appointments. Each man has employed defectives to watch the other for some time. WHITE'S ATTORNEY ALARMED The district attorney has callnd tha friends of White to refute if possible the charges against White's moral character He feels that the stores mat be soi Jth ered at once whether true or untrue. If true there may never be a trial for the murder. THAW IS PATIENT AND SANE Physicians - examined Thaw's mental condition this morning.'and the prisoner stood the ordeal well. He kept his temp er when asked all sorts of questions. Mrs. Thaw and the accused man's brother drove to the Tombs this morning, indica ting that the family intend to stand by Harry. AFFECTIONATE MEETING When Mrs. Thaw and Joseph Thaw arrived at the Tombs they were allowed to see the prisoner but could not enter the cell. They hugged and kissed each other as best as they could with the bars be tween them and soon all three were weeping. After thirty minutes they were forced to leave according to the rules of the prison. The immense crowds surrond ing the Tombs made way for Mrs. Thaw when she approached. VISITED THAW Mrs. George Carnegie, wife of Andrew Carnegie's nephew, visited Thaw in prison today. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS (Scrlppa Newa Aasoclatlon) Washington,' June 27 Colonel Walter T. Duggen was nominated Brigader Gen eral and Norman Hutchinson, of California has been nominated secre.ary of the i legation at Stockholm. NEW YORK LEAGUE ' Scrlppa Newa Association) Bingham. N. R.., Juae 27. The Luther League of the State of New York opened its thirteenth annual convention here to day. The conventions which have hereto fore been held in the fall of the year, have been set earlier this year in the hope of securing a larger attendance. The change has proved eff active and the attendance is considerably greater than for many years. At the opening session the dele gates were welcomed by Mayor Wood- burn and the Rev. Ritchie, of the Church of the Redeemer. Several of the visiting delegates responded. The Rev. Paul W. Koller, one of the ablest young pastors of the Luthern church in this state, deliver ed the convention sermon. The convention will last three days and many prominent speakers will delver addresses at various meetings. The sessions are held at the Church of the Redeemer. MADISON COUNTY CENTENNIAL (Scrlppa Newa Association) Oneida N. Y, June 27 The opening event of the Madison County Centennial will take place at the Fiiet Baptist Church this evening when a large meeting will be held with music singing of patriotic songs and several addresses among them an address of welcome by Edwin Brown president of the Madison County Histor ical Society and other addresses by Judge Michael Riley, Mayor John Richard son ex-postmaster general Thomas James ex-Govenor W. D. Hoard of Wisconsin Captain W. J. Barnett U. S. N.. of Wash ington, D. C. former secretary of the treasure, Charles Fairchild and others. SEED GROWERS CONVENTION . (Scrlppa Newa Association) Ottawa, Ont, June 27 Several hund red Seed Growers from all parts of the Dominion are in attendance at the annual convention of the Canadian Seed Growers' Association, which opened here today for a two days' session. The business sessions are held in the Canadian building. This evening, however, an open meeting will be held at which addresses will be deliv ered by the Hon. Sydney Fisher, Prof. Robertson of St. Anne de Bellevue and Hon. W. R. Motherwell, minister of Agri riculture for Saskatchewan. ANOTHER- ACCIDENT Walter Verr.on, a 13-year-old Walla Walla boy. accidentally badly shot himself in the leg with a pistol. He is threatened with tetanus. HOT VCATRER Tirand Display of Summer Wearing Apparell in Endless Array Selected for the Warm Days i : : : MEWS SPECIALTIES LADIE.' 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MEN'S DRESS SHRTS LADIES' FANCY HOSE Wtrcarry the Geo. P. Ide and Co. Silver Brand In Black Lace and Sl,k' Black w'tl fancy dots and. Shirts and Collars Colored Fancies. Prices 25C tO 75C XL: """" . '"""""ww,4 FRAUDS III ELECTION DSCOVERED : : : : : ! (Scrlppa Newa Aaaoclatlon) Portland June 27 The Grande Jury which is probing the election frauds In Sell wood precinct made public today that twents-three indictments against thirteen persons had been made in that precinct wank ui uw muicmu persons are employ ed by the Oregon Water Power Company. SANTA ROSA DEADLOCK (Scrlppa Newa A relation) Oakland Cal. June 27 Tha Santa Rosa hsurance fight opened this morning with a deadlock tn the ranks of underwriters. It is similar to that which brought about a delay in the settlement of San Fran cisco losses. The wide diversion of opin ons made an agreement impossible, and an investigation will be carried on still further. No further meeting of the adjusting committees will be held until the investigations are completed. ENGLAND IN SYMPATHY WITH JEWS (Scrlppa Newa Association) London June 27 The King will hold court tomorrow instead of on Friday so that the leading Jews may attend. This is believed to be a pointed hint to the Czar of King Edward's sympathy for the stricken Jews in Russia. MUST BUY TICKET. Those who attend Pioneer Day at Elgin on July S, can secure special ratis, 90 cents for round trip, provided the parties purchase their tickets of the agent at La Grande. In other words you must have a ticket to secure this rate. PRINTERS INK IN TROUBLE ' Scrlppa News Aaaoclatlon) New York June 27 The Town Topics publishing company has entered a suit for a hundred tho sand dollars for libel against the Printers Ink Publishing Company who is alleged published a libel in their issue of May 30 TREATY DEAD (ricrlpps Newa Association) Wash. June 27 The Senate committee on foreign relatione today decided to let the Algerian treaty go over until the next session of congress and adjourned for the session. This means that the San Do mingo treaty is dead. CONFEDERATE (AVALERY NUMEROUS (Scrlppa Newa Aaaochirlon) Washington June27 The war depart ment continues to receive claims from Southerners who lost their horses in the Civil War on their return to their homes from service with the Confederate Army. For several years claims of this sort have been paid by the quartermaster general under a specia provision of law to meet which these ap propriations have boen made on each oc casion with the expectation that there would be no futher demand for funds for that purpose. The auditing officials say that there will probably be no end to the claims of this sort and they favor an extension of the period of allowance or additional appropriations to meet these belated bills. It is expected there were few instances where claims could be made of the loss by confiscation of animals belonging to Confederate cavalry men under the circumstances described but as one War Department officer fanv ilar with the situation describes it. there appears to have been a larger amount of cavalry in the dying days of theConfeder racy than has been dreamed of in the surviving records. These horse claims have probably reached their limit. TORPEDO BOAT PATENTS BOUGHT (Scrlppa Newe Aaaoclatlon) New York, June 27 It has just been authoritatively announced that the Inter national Power Company has purchased the Hereshoff patent on torpedo boats Charles F. Hereshoff. to whom those pat ents were granted, will take complete charge of the manufacture of torpedo boats for the company. .' Mr. Hereshoff has recently taken out patents for alcohol motors to be installed n torpedo boats. .-With these motors used instead of steam boilers, it is said, it will be possible to turn out torpedo boats of tha same length and tonnage as the boats now in use' but of only one half the pre sent weight and draft With smaller draft it is pointed out, the effectiveness of torpedo boats wilt be greatly increased. as they will be able to make their way up rivers at present not navigable by them k.,... nf.k.lUm.... MIUV H. tl.l of the boats decreased, it will be possible ! for one or more of them to be carried on tha deck of a battleship. COUNCIL SAVED FROM REDICULE (Scrlppa Newa AaaoctHtlon) Victoria, June 27 Rainmaker Hatfield and the members of the Yukon city coun cil who agieed to give him $10,000 on the condition that he secured a downpour of rain, for cleaning up purposes in the placer mines of the Klonike creeks, have the laugh on tha opposition at Ottawa, who unmercifully scored Hatfield and ridicule i the contract made by the-'tatKsV cil. News just received from Dawson is' to the effect that it has been raining hard ever sir.es Hatfield bagan his experiment The people attributed the down-pour to Hatfield's work. This is the same Hatfield who made similar successful experiments in California two years ago. Tiny m Ml HORSE THIEVES INNOCENT NAN IN PRISON (Scrlppa Newa Aaaoclatlon) ' Waukesha, Wis. June 27 An effort is being made to obtain a pardon for W, Z, Fuller, who with W.-H Foster was sent enced to life imprisonment a year ago, for the murder of an aged couple. Foster has died confessing that ha alone is guilty. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING (Observer Special) Wallowa June 27 Lou Johnson who resides about nine miles from this city, while handling a rifle, shot himself in the knee. Only a small portion of the bullet was extrasted and it is feared that the leg will have to be amputated. (Scrlppe News Aaaooletlon) Stockton June 27 Evalena and Anita Walker; sisters aged 16 and 12 years respectfully, were arrested last night for horse stealing. They were caught lead ing the horse away from a ranch. ." Tha , little girls have been abandoned by their parents and were making a living- by' carrying papers, and . needed the horse) to deliver the routes. GETTING READY (Scrlppa NeWa Aaaoclatlon) The Dalles Business : Men's Associ- ' ation Is laying plans for the publication : of a pamplel descriptive ofT.'.e DilUs and the resourcee and ' industries . of Wascocounty. This is but the first of a seriee of publication's to be Issued by tha association and will be ready for tha ' ' printer soon after the Fourth The) Dalles Chronicle. RAILROADS MUST OBEY SAETY ORDERS (Scrlppe Newa Aaaoclatlon) Washington, June 27 Attorney Gener- al W. H. Moody has directed that suits be brought against a number of railroads for violation of the safety appliance law. Fifty two violations are charged against the Atlantic Southern. Among the roads made defendante, are the San Pedro and Los Angeles, Rio Grande and Pegosa Springs, Denver and Rio Orande. North ern Pacific and the Elapsco and Southwestern. PREdPITTf A TIGHT ' (Scrlppa Newa Aasoclatlon) .' Milwaukee June 27 There wasa fight in tha Democratic state convention in ses sbn this afternoon to secure the endorse- ment of the course taken by United States Senator LaFollette Republican. The resolution commending his stand on tha rate bill started the battle. The conven tion endorsed Bryan for president in 1908 STAGE AND MAIL BOXES LOST III WATER SPOUT (Scrlppa Newa Aaaoclatlon) Shaniko. 27 Word just reached here of a cloud burst which occured about four miles above Mitchell. No loss of life is re ported. The stage driver on the Prineville Mitchell stage line, narrowly escaped drowning by jumping from the stage and running up the side of the steep canyon. The stage and contents were lost, includ ing many sacks of mail. Fortunately no passengers were aboard. The canyon for a distance of nine miles is strewn with debris. The water is sweeping everything in front of it. Details at thi. tim. lacking. LATEST STYLES JIM STATIONERY Our stationery stock is always complete but it never ""klBU s'caicr inducement to Duyers who appreci ate fine correspondence papers than it does right now. Our stock includes everything that is new and beautiful in tht,fini$h and shape. The box papers range in price from 10c to 60c per box; tablets 5c up. 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