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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1906)
fe .(fir atdte &jettlii0 VOLUME V (Bcrlppg News Association) Portland, July 1 9 The treet railway companies at noon today, at the expira tion of the truce, flatly rejected the Union's demands and refused to deal with them. Over eight hundred employee will strike tonight. IMMENSE SMELTING PLANT (Scrlpps New Association) San Francisco, July 19 Ground has beisfijfe-oken for a new five million dollar SeltfJTsmelting plant at San Brune Point today. Four hundred men are at work on the excavation, which it is estimated will take nearly six months. The Selby plant it is claimed, is a combination Yuggenheimers. ALLEGED MURDERER RELEASED (Scrlpps News Association) New York, July 19 Justice Blanchard of the supreme court today discharged from custody Burton Gibson, a lawyer who was held by the coroner at a twenty five thousand dollar bond. He was ac cused of the death of Miss Alice Kinman. The district attorney supplemented the P'ThW Gibson's counsel to the effect thfcer had been a mistake and no charge was preferred against him. JOHN MIKHELL VICE PRESIDENT (Scrlpps ftewe Asxoclatlon) Wilkesbarre July 1 9 Announcements have been made to the effect President of the federation of Labor Mitchell be nominated for vice president as a running "mate for Bryan. MUTINY KtdinEfilS IOSIBERIA (Scrlpps ffews Association) SijPetersburg Ju'y 19 An infantry regSj,t at Lodz hers refused to arrest a' caViry troop at Vilna where the calvary had mutined. Both regiments will be dismissed and the regiment sent to S'bera : : v I SALE PORTLAND (ARMEN'S STRIKE ON GET Commencing July 12 we will place on sale our enormous stock of summer goods. Not shop worn -or second hand, but bright new goods, just at the time "you need them. WASH GOODS OFFERING Luster cotton Taffetas, worth 20c to close at 15 bolts French Ginghams, reg . viar 15c, to close at I3c He 'l5 bolts Lawns ar.d Batistes, all- , '.colors, regular 10c. now Over 50 stores IS our and purchasing power umir ea vino". A 1 101 3IIK CIUU ViWlVUII B.l'l waists nAL.r i-mic. LADiES' WASH SUITS J All colors in assorted sizes, just Z what you want for July and August $2.50 to $6.50 MssWIBsBBteiisWsl i t GRAND PARADE OF ELKS .Scrlppt News Association) Denver Colo., July 1 9 The great Elks' parade this fornoon was undoubtedly the most interesting and specular event of the convention week. It as a grand sight. More than fifteen thousand men. each del egation handsomely uniformed according to their taste, formed the c lumn which marched through the principal streets of the city, accompanied by more than a hundred bands, which had come from all parts of the United States, accompanying the various sUte and city delegations. As they marched through the streets with their beautiful decorations in purple, the hundreds of thousands, who lined the streets, cheered the marchers with great enthusiasm. The Eastern delegates had mostly confined themselves to unifirms of neat but sober-character, but soms of the Western delegates were arrayed to the mostpicturegue costumes. Many of the large delegations from the Southwest was dressed in the garb of cowboys and was cheered to the echo. There was also several beautifully decorated Moats. STOESSfL ( TO DEATH (Scrlpps News Association) St. Petersburg July 19 The commis sion which was appointed to . inquire into the surrender of Port Arthur has proposed that Genera! Stoesel be sentenced to death. General Feck a member of Stoesel's staff and who urged the sur render will be comdemned to twenty years in confinement in the Galleys. The same committee recommended' the dismissal of General Reuss and that Admiral Alexieff be reprimanded. DREYFUS IS HAPPY (Scrlpps News Association) Geneva, July 19. Major Dreyfus ar rived here today for a two months' leave of absence. He is happy and declares everyone has been kind to him. NOW SILK COATS FOR- LADIES ' These garments are 'made of good Taffeta, late styles in long and snort i coats as follows: Regular $1 3.50 close at $10.1 5 12.50 925 10.00 " 7 35 6.50 " 500 Wash Skirts, all reduced, uiar $1.50 grades for . . re- 98c Millinery is Going Only a few left, prices cut no figure Give your feet a . vacation, get them out of that hot pair of winter shoes. You'll be surprised how much they'll enjoy a frolic in a pair of our famous Diamond Brand Oxfords for ladies and men. ONMED BUSY LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. TH J33DAY. JJLY 13 1906. MUNICIPAL IffilATION INDEIIY POSTPONED City Conucil .Meets and Transacts Regular Eusness. Spectacular Demonstrations, (cnsirjerable Important Business Disposed of. The city council met last evening ac cording to program, transacted regular business, and adjourned. The main fea ture of the bill which was supposed to furnish the principal entertainment failed to connect. There was no investigation. There did not seem to be anything to in vestigate. At last the mayor stated t! at ther had been no charges filed against any one. The matter had simply been brought to the attention of the council through his communication and he did not see how anything in the nature of an official inves tigation could take place until such time as some one would furnish a basis upon which to make such investigation. Thet was a little round the table talk between the Mayor, and councilman Bartlett, in which the other councilmen occasionaly took a hand, but in the final finish it all dwindled down to the matter being post poned until some future time. There was some opposition to Bartlett's motion to give the committee further time in. whi h to get together and investigate, but there did not seem to be much which was ready for investigation. About' ah houi of councils' time was lost in discovering this fact, but it seemed to be a fact just the same. For a time it looked as if there would be no council meeting at ail, and had councilmen Dunn and Williamson been half a minuute slower in reaching the council chamber, there would have been none, as counoilman Bartlett hacT'just made a motion to adjourn as tnere was not a sufficient numbei of members pres ent to form a quorum, but before the motion could receive a second the gentle men mentioned arrived upon the scene and tnen every thing was ready for the mighty -cleri up', which the general pub lic .had come to witness. Th,public was doomed to disapointment There was nothing to indicate that anything but SALE SALE Men's Hot Weather Goods Balbrigan Underwear, regular 7?r $1.00 and $1.25 per suit ' 75c Dress shirts 24 inch Bandanas, red and blue Mexican Hats Boys' Kai Kai suits Long pants suit Short pants suit 45c 5c 15c 1.75 1.50 Odd lots of vici aid calf stcs regular $2.25 tnH $2 50 to close at Good work sscks .65 .05 Straw Hats, al! cut prices j Residence York. buyer in New ' MADE FOR US BY (Peters No & spirit of Brotherly love existed. Those who answered to the roll call when the Mayor instructed the Recorder to perform that duty were. Bartlett, Dunn. Fowler Gardinier. Mayers, and Williamson. A license for the sale of liquors was ! 4 - II r f . . r ., ,wu M ii. w. wwbuei. wwuiiwmmu Bartlett moved that the council elect a garbage officer, which was passed. N. N Mason was sleeted on the first count. The street superintendent was instructed to repair the leak in the city fountain. In regard to the removal of the present city jail, considerable discussion arose. John Wilson had the lowest bid, but as he had not met al! requirements, in getting the bids in the hands of tne recorder on time, his bid was rejected and that of J. L. Mars accepted, wheh was $189. A condition followed with this bid which would allow the city to use the present ouilding a reasonable length of time. Councilman Birtlett moved that the street superintendent be instructed to re move all the cobble stones and timbers which are now cohering all the principal streets of the city. The mowing of weeds and removal of all rubbish was included in this motion. The motion carried. The marshal was instructed to enforce the city ordinances in regard to leaving teams standing unhitched. Provisions will be made to include drays and express wagons in this regulation, Hie question of installing three steel cells was disposed of. D. Fitzgerald's bid was accepted ana tne cells will be in stalled in the rooms adjoining the re corder s office. These places of confine ment will be used to hold drunks and die orderly arrests. The deferred question relative to the election of a city atto, ney was resumed and W. B. Sargent was elected on the hrst count, J. F. Baker receiving two votes. The election was disDuted hv Fowler, but the mayor ruled in accordance with the charter and declared Sargent elected. This brought up the question of where a copy of the charter is as the mayor didn t have a copy. Councilman Meyers moved that a reward be paid for me return or a copy of tne city charter, The motion carried. The council adjourned until the first day or August. Councilman Williamson left in a few moments after roll call, excusing himself to the Mayor with the statement that he had been ill for a number of days and that tne tobacco smoke was so thick in the council chamber that it was about to bring on a severe coughing spell. The Mayor suggested that the smoking could be dispensed with better than a councilman, but by the time the Mayor had finished, Mr. iVilliamson was gone. There was some oratory expended in determining whether or not last night's session was an adj urned meeting, rr a committee meeting. Upon request of Councilman Meyers for a ruling on this point the Mayor ruled that this was an adjourned meeting, and that council had a perfect r grit to transact any business whicn could be brought be fore any regu.ar meeting aud that any spec a! ordar of bus.r.ess had the preference over ar.y other and thai tnere was a special order, the nutter of trie in'est.gt.on. Again the Mjy.r was calied upon to rule as ei'gio ii:y of Councilman Gardinier to act witn tne c'juig.I intl e matter where in tne charges against him were being in vestigated. The Mayoi ruled that Mr. Gardinier was not eligible, as it was a rule cf law as o d as law itseif that no man is eligible to set as judge in a mat ter wneie.n he is personally interested, and that in case if tne report returned should have Mr. G'.rd.mer s name attached he would not receive the repor', but would ruie it out of order. After tne mayor had disposed of these little matters he produced a type written communication wmch developed into a complete statement of the unfinished business wh ch had accumulated during the present administration. The list fol lows. As wili be seen soms of the matters which at the tim. of reading of the docu ment came under the head of unfinished business, wsre disposed of latter in the session. CONTINUOUS EARTHQUAKE AT SOCORRO N.M. vScrlpps News Association) Albuquerque, N. M.. Julv 19Refuueii art arriving in this city from Socorro to escape the earthquakes which have con tinued unabated since July 12. Not an hojr has passed without at least one shock. Each shock is proceeded by a rumbling which can be heard approaching from the Northwest and before it reaches Socorro. This side of the belt extends from the La rone mountains, and it is only recently that the shocks were felt at Senor Paca. The district attorney and his family fled to this city and says that all inhabitants in the town are fleeing by any means available. Most of the refugees art going to Elpaso but some are coming here. The shocks are sharp but short and ressmble a jerking motion. There is a scarcity of provisions among the refugees. 1 IT. ... . . . ,., .'. w. w. uiijuii, riue Mji, have been in the frightful earthquakes of Los Angeles and San Francisco but they are nothing compared with the continued jerking of the earth at Socsrro." Water in a bow, will continue to show vibrations between greater shocks showina that the earth is never still. Not a single house in town is safe to enter. Walls topple over with each i ecurrent tremor. No loss of life is yet reported. Nobody is living in the houses but camping either outdoors or in box cars which the Santa Fe has rushed to the scene. The water in Hot springs are ten degrees hotter today than last week. MARYLAND QUAKERS MKT (Scrlpps News Association) Ocean City Julp 19 The Maryland Banking Association is holding its annual convention here. The ssssion was opened this forenoon and will continue for three days. The attendance is unusally large and includes many prominent bankers and financial men from other states. An interesting program has been pi spared which includes an address oa "Financia Education" by Professor George Allen of New York University, an address on Urarter Baltimore" by J. V. L. Findlay of Baltimore, one on "Uniform Bills of Lading" by William Ingle, cashier of the Meachants National Bank of Baltimore and an address on "The Tcraance Land System" by R. Howell Griswold of Balt imore. SPAIN AND AMEkICA IN TREATY (Scrlpps News Association) Madrid July 19-Spanish newspapers have announced on the best authority that the Spanish foreign ministry and the American ambassor to Spain have settled a commercial treaty with Snain and United States. The latter has conceed a reduction on duties on Spanish wines and brandies while Spain will make connessions as far as compatible with other countries. LIVESTOCK OffKERS MEET (Scrlpps News Association) Chicago, July 19-The National live stock exchange began its session today at the stock yards, the body informally dis cussing the effect of the recentdiscources and admitted that the trade had been in jured. An official discussion of the dis closures is not on the program. BE YOUR OWN BARBER I You will find economy of time, money, and patience in ! shaving yourself. The trick is easy if your i equipment is right, and we make you safe on that score. 5 RAZORS: BRUSHES: MUGS: -1 Latest STROPS: SOAPS: A variety prices. All the NEWLIN DRUG CO. La Grande, Oregon. NUMBER 107 MILLER TURNS STATE (Scrlpps News Association) Portland Ore. July 1 9 How a hundrd eager citizens took the bait in the land swindle and committee perjury, for what in the end proved to be from thirty to ssventy dollars a piece, was told in the federal court during the trial this morning of Nickoil, Hogs. Kincart and Miller, who -are accused of conspiracy to suborn rrinr "ITS itnrv wa triM h Millar - " . who has turned state's evidence. A bog- EVIDENCE us agreement would be made by which ' a mythical company was to buy out the claimants after filing the proof mad through instrumentality defendants. DOUMA NAY ISSUE MANIFESTO (Scrlpps News Association) St Petersburg, July 1 9 It Is reported among the constitutional denv crate that if the Douma's manifesto to the psan santry is issued tonight the Czar will follow with an order that the Douma be closed tonight. The barracks adjoining the Tauridem palace where the Douma sits, is filled with picked men of whose loyalty the government is certain. WILL TALK (OAl PRICES' ' (Scrlpps News Association) Saratoga Springs, N. Y July 19. About four hundred retail coal dealer from Massachusstts, Maine and Vermont met here today to hold their annual meet ing and discuss various important matters among other things the question of prices. This evsning they will be the guosts of. the officers of the Central and Eastern Retail Coal Dealer's Association of New York at a banquet in the United States Hotel. A number of railroad officials will also be present. Village President Mc- Nulty will welcome the visitors. COPYISTS ON STRIKE : (Scrlpps News' Association) Albany, N. ?., July 9 Eighty copyists, who were brought here from New York to copy the names and addresses of a million eight-hundred policy holders in the -Mutual and New York Life, struck thia" morning for higher pay. It had been" promised them that they make from two to three dollars per day but since going to work they find that it takes a very rapid operator to nake a dollar a day. The day of loose garbage in LaGranae is past. From now that obnoxious ele ment will be removed by a man who hat been elected by the council.. At its -meeting last night the council decided that N. W. Mason was suitable and lat this afternoon that individual wae sworn in by Recorder Snook. His titls will be garbage man and inspector. ' " ; ' L. A. Stoop and J. W, Rhodes are Elgin residents who visited in La Grand this morning. The kind that it will be a satisfaction for you to own. Bristle and hair lather brushes, each a bargain at the price. and most desirable designs. of kinds at a variety of good shaving soaps. y Continued on page 6