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
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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.
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FRAUDS
III ELECTION
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(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
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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.
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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
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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.
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