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VOLUME V:
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. JUNE 29. 1906.
NUMBER 191
TODAY'S NEWS' TODAY
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(Scrlpps New Association) .'
Portland Ore. Juna 29 At the last
moment in the recount for sheriff'" office,
. Robert Stevens, Republican, stood the
winner by a plurality of twenty-five,
ICIWYYORTHS W INGUSH SOCIET Y
fMcrtppa News Association)
. London Jane 29 Prominent society and
American women took luncheon ; with
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid today. Lord
Roberts, Martbough, Curzons and others
equally prominent attended. Tf.i luncheon
party was- given in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth.
RATE BILL
ROW READY
- tScrippa Newa Association)
Washington, June 29 The rate bill
only requires the President's signature to
become a law. The senate Immediately
adopted the"joint signed by the President.
" Thie has betrr. busy day in Congress.
The Senate, rate bill was passed, the
Senate agreed on the conference report
on the pure food bill, and the President
has signed the Panama lock Canal hill..
It has been announced in the house
that when the senate' adopted pure food
bill applauded. The house followed suit
and gent the bill to the president .for
signature. . . v
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T-IMAN'S FORK AGAIN
(Scrtppe News Association)
Washington, June 29 Senator Tillman
called up the conferenoe report on the
rate bi I and said he refused to -sign, be
cause the conferees failed to include pipe
lines. He said that he would not vote
for the report because he could not get
a separate vote on the pipe lines, for once
he said the "Big stick" and the "pitch
fork" were aligned together, but when
the pitchfork got to the firing line it saw
the big stick's coat tails hustling toward
the rear, the President sliding on all fours
to get between father Allison's legs."
TWO NEGROES TO TIGHT
(Scrlppa New Association) ,'
New Orleans, i a., June 29. Consider
able interest is manifested in sporting
Circles here and outside of the State in
the ten round fight between Joe Gre n,
the local ?-sriti' ami Suuuiern
champion and Ed. Lowery, another color
ed boxer, of Plaquemine, La., which will
come off in the Casino at Lincoln Park
this evening. The mill will be held under
the auspices of the Thalia Athletic Club
and is for a considerable puna.. Both
fighters are said to be in exceltant trim,
but Greene seem, to be the general fav
orite.
FLOODS -THE
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(Scrlppa News Association)
London June 29 Reports are to 'the
effect that the heaviest rains, with two
exceptions, in the history of the city have
been falling during yesterday and today.
' The Thames has overflowed its banks
and many buildings are flooded. During
the storm 100,678040 tons of water fell.
, OFFERED WIFE $40,000
(Scrtpps News Association)
San Francisco, June 29 Eugene Bert,
president of the Pacific coast base-ball
league, today offered his wife $40,000 a
month, alimony.
THAMES
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SUFFERING
Of JEWS
ALLEVIATED
(Scrlppa Newa Amoclntlon)
London, June 29 SirSimue Montague
the greatest authority 'in Eigland on
Russian Jews, says that the wf rid s out
cry, and especially the actio l of the
American Congress, is having salutary
;!Tw-L mi imiuung tne sutterii ? of the
Jews. He thinks that the Jew i who fled
will finally return. The goven.ment rec
ognizes their worth and delegates are
going to instruct christian peasants as to
the value of Jewish neighbors, and urge
them to live a peaceible life and thus de
tract from instigations of riots and tum
the revolutionary trend tna Russian
peasants have adopted.
OWNERS WILL NOT ARBITRATE
i Scrlpp News Association)
San Francisco June 29 Ship owners,
whose vessels are affected by the sailors'
trouble are standing pat today on their
decision not to arbitrate. They are not
making any movement to get strike
breakers as the claim they can gat all the
men they want here. TheJipaiese liner
American leaves for the Orient tomorrow
without an ounce of freight as a result of
the trouble.
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENDED
(Scrlppa New Association) T
Washington, June 29 ThePresident
today ordered the merit system of the
civil service to be extended to the :onsuls.
Consul general and the offices above
certain grades be filled by promotion,
Others through examination for which the
rules perscribe.
. DEMONT ACQUITTED
(Scrlpps News Association)
.. Mariposa. Cat., June 29 Mrs."" Mar
garet Demont, who was accused of kill
ing her husband by pouring boiling water
over him, was acquitted on the charge of
murdor tobay.
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CLAIMS HIS
1I0(EII(E
(Scrlppa News Association) .
New York June 28 Thaw's defense
of emotional insanity, has a presendence
in the recent acquittal of Josephine Ter
ranova. who was freed from the charge
they had abused her in the most brutal
manner. Thaw's friends believe that this
case cannot fail to follow the natural
trend taken by that case, which will re
sult in his freedom. Evelyne Thaw has
decided to tell her whole story, and lay
bare her life before her marriage to the
defendant, with a view to save her hus
band. The defense will try to prove
that Thaw knew all about his wife's af
fairs and the brooding over it wculd be
enough to over throw any man', reason.
Harry Thaw wa. arraigned this morn
mg and pleaded not guilty to the indict
ment Former Judge.Olcot finally request
ed permission to withdraw the plea by
next Thursday in order that any motion
might be made or . different plea enter
ed. The motion wa. granted. .
The prisoner was remanded to shj
Tombs in a better physical condition than
any time since hi. incarceration. His wi e
did hot appear in court. The prisoner
restred well last night and awoke "in fine
spirits, and the confinemet to regular hour:
is bringing a color to his face. On th. way
to the court he walked behind a negro pick
pocket. ,
The attorney s motion for . chance to
change the plea is not considered other
than an open way in case of any possible
contingency and not on the ground, thai
that the plea is to be changed.
Lawrence, the only son of Stand ford
White denies making a vow of vengence.
He says he did not see a representative
of the morning paper that say. he did.
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GUATEMALA
(Scrlpps News Association)
Sau Francisco June 29 War is tn h.
declared by Salvador against Guatemala
according to the statements of passengers
arriving this morning from Panama. Act
ing under orders of Ex-president Regelodo
trie balvador troops left to aid Guatemala
from the Mexican border with n.n.r.i
Toledo and another regiment of insurgent
were preparing to advance on Salvador.
A STEAMER
SINKS III
(Scrlpps Newa Association)
Portland June 29 The sleamer NnnH-
fand Is sinking in the harbor due to . hole
bared in the bottom of the vessel. The
company's officials suspect that union
sympathizers ar. responsible. Engineers
found ovsr four feet of water in th. hold
of th. vessel this morning and th. water
is rapidly rising. Pumps are keeping the
vessel afloat Th. engineers ar. confident
that the hole, were bored whil. th. .hip
wa. in ary dock.
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PRESIDENT TAKEi VACATION
(Scrlpps Newa Association)
Waahington Juna 29-Th. President is
preparing to go to Oyster Bay provided
Congress adjourn.
SALVADOR
WAR
WITH
HARBOR
MR. STODDARD'S REPLY
La Grande Oregon, Jun. 29 1906
Mr. C. H. Finn .
Ex-Mayor of La Grand.
Sir: 1 was grieved by th. manner in
which you made your scurrilous attack
upon the motives and metiods of th. pre
sent mayor, but delighted that you have
condescended to break the long si
lence of sis year, and have finally ad
dressed yourself to your humble servant
even though you did not- mention any
name nor -give any reason. ' for you
animousity. ' T
The mayor i not entering into any con
troversy, but th. writer is addressing you
a. a private citizen. My officia'sctsdonot
have to be defended; they stand on tveir
merits. The documents that have been
published were matter of public record
and it is th. right and dutv ( -"
H-per to publish matters of public interest
so th. public may be informed of th.
official act. of th. mayor and council.
I invite compari.hn between my com
munication to the council and your letter
in the paper a to th. style of expression
and th. dignity with which th. subjects
are treated.
I have nothing to retract and I ask the
people of La Grand, to judge between u.
You spar. m. on. serious accusation
that I do not pose as. "reformer" a you
pretend to tell. ; r
My messages to the council have not
been order 4 thrown in th. waett basket
a the records show yours were when
acting a. mayor. You omit, purposely
th. important objection, to this ordinance
and proceed to set up a man of straw so
you may demolish him. ;
Your rule of proportion will not hold
good any more than the rest of your reck
less assertion. Thii your formula: If
the present number of saloons at $400.00
produce the earn, amount of revenue as
X saloons at $1,000.00 $100.00 per year
will produce 70 saloons. Then you reduce
the license to $1.00 per year so there will
be no monopoly and on the tarn. lin. of
reasoning we would have 700 saloons.
Why not reply to what 1 did My and
not a. to what you th nk I meant to say?
Why didn't you take up each objection
and answer it in fact, and figure a stat
ed? In the matter of discrimination you
did not answer at all.
You omitted reference to excessive
fines for trivial offenses.
You seem to be the very embodim.nt
of th. principle that th. constitution aims
to eliminate from our laws viz; -That
laws fir. ihe punishment of crim. shall
b. founded on principles of reformation
and not of vindictive justice"
There is nothing mysterious about law.
municipal or c nstitutional.
Sometimes attorney juggle with tech-
nicalties but a ' trader" or a laborer can
sometimes form a sound opinion on what
good or viscious legislation.
It is generally taken for granUd that
each person see and judges th. act. of
others through hi own vision and arrives
at his own conclusions according to what
he would do under lik. circumstances
Apply this rule and it may be presumed
that if you war. in my plac you would
oe susceptible to saloon influence " .nd
that you would make good your pledge
to protest th. liquor interest in consider
ation or having th. votes delivered.
I wish to say to you and to every other
man that i hav. no pledge exceot as
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ECHO IS
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Echo, Or.., Jun. 29 Fir. this morning
destroyed th. horn, of Mrs. E. Webb also
th. tpr. buildin. of E. K. RiK -
utter being burned to the" ground. Fire
men responded but despite ail efforts the
webb horn, and it content, completely
destroyed. It wa only by hard work
that firemen aved a portion of the Has
kin' Hotel and other adjoining buildings.
The blaze was caused by an engine
standing on th. tide track near Webb'
home. The loss to th stor. building was
covered by insurance. ' f
ARMY CHAK&S fCSl KW DOCTORS
(Scrlpp Newa Association) '
Washington D. C. Jun. 29 Army
medical officers are somewhat disap
pointed over the fact that only seven
candidate for appointment 'as assistant
urgeons hav. been found qualified in the .
preliminary - examination. These .even
will attend a cession of special instruction
at the Army Medical School, in Washing
ton, after which they will be finally ex
amined for commission. On. of these
provisional candidate, i. Dr. Arthur C.
Christie, of New York. In th. prelimin
ary examination 67 candidate, were, in
vited to appear, of -whom 4 1 w.r. ex
amined, and of th. latter seven qualified.
Eleven wer. found physically unfitted .
On. withdrew and twenty three wer. re
jected. There ar. twenty seven vacan
cies in the junior srad. of th. armv med
ical corp; and rf th. ssven now provis
ionally qualified were appointed, there
would still be mor. vacancies than are "
desireable. Th. situation is a serious on.
involving a it does extraordinary duty on
th. part of officer who must take' th.
place of those represented' by vacancies.
It i. felt that situation would b. much
relieved if Congress w.r. to enact pend
ing legislation.
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St Paul, Jun. 27 After" Juiy" I ihe"
Northern Pacific Express company will be
khown as th. Noth.rn Express company.
Officer, of the company will remain the
am. with th. exception of th. president
which will b. left vacant for the present
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