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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1906)
WW ItM I It 1 HA V til 111 .aH If III fl III .l ,11 VOLUME V LA GSANDE. UNION COUNTY. 0RE30N, SATLROAY. JULY 21, 1906. NUMBER 109 Disr MUM , AT DEPOT He was brave one. Ha entered the VJ. K. & ri. depot yesterday between the ho :rs of eleven and twelve o'clock and rifled the till of nearly four dollars in n ckles and d mes. Who he was is still a mystery, but the police are looking for him. and while the amount taken, was not much, still the local police will not jest until the fellow is run to earth. Yesterday forenoon at about ten thirty o'clock Ticket Agent J. Keenev and his i umi lett the depot, securely locked. Wfc" the assistant returned the first thinxat greeted his eve was a niece of steel Kxnit foot long and a brake key. Another glance divulged the fact that the till had been "Frisked". Joe Keeney was notified and the police put on the trail. The first clue was picked up at one of the saloons where a stranger and dropped in to change two dollars in nickles to bigger money. Working on the description given Marshall Rayburn was able to carefully watch every individual. However his very effort has failed aud the only logical conclusion is that te man with his accom plice, which he no doubt had, boarded, an outgoing freight early yesterday afternoon . The police a.re confident tnat the bold one did not get out on any passenger. It swears that the window grating musjnuve been unscrewed and the glass ' forced ope.'.. After takirg the money and making an effort to get at the local ticket drawer in which he failed, the robber had left his brake key and another piece of steel wrapped in paper. This no doubt was intended as a weapon in case he should be surprised. It seems plausible that while the fire alarm yesterday noon was attracting La Grande's citizens, the unknown with unheard of boldness made the best of his opportunity and secured an entrance. . On the request of police tte Observer retrarjjjr'from publishing the facts in yestefuay's issue, as general publicity might hurry the robber frjrr. the city had he happened tobe hera'last evening. x FIRST SHOWING FALL SKIRTS i We just received by express a fine srminj of advance styles infall skirts, ue call attention to our ladies' ready to wear department uhich represents some of the best showings of ready to uear garments 'n the county NEW GOODS COMING DAILY i : i : rnone uiacK uu CUBA'S DIPUMA'K PLANS (Script News Association I New York, July 21 Oene'al Ruz Riv era, formerly Secretary of the Interior and Secretary ot tne Treasury of Cuba, and now sptc.al m.nister plenipotentiary and envoy and exir o dmury appointed by the Cuban government to visit the capitals of the Centra and Sjuth Ameri can republics in wnich Cubt has no dip. I imatic representatives, sailed from here todiy to make a tour of these republics. Tne onjjctof hs tour is tne establish ment of fiiendly relations with the various counties in which Cuba has no diplomatic representatives. He will first go to Car acas. Venezuela. va Porto R.ca. Then I he will go to Columbia. Panama, Guate mala. San Salvador. Honduras. Costa Rica. Ecuador. Reru. Boliva and Chile whence h will proceed to Argeitinia, Paraguay, Urug jay and Brazil. From Rio dejantiro he will sail to Europe to visit several European capitals. He will not re u n to Htvana until eignt months nnrs STOfll OBJECT TO (Scrlppt Newt Association) Chicago, Ju'y 21. The National Live atock hxch. nge tooay appointed a com mitte consisting of W. H Campton, Chairman T. B McPhersm of Omaha and A L. Keigler of St. Louis to call on the Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, and protest against the oepartment rule forc ing a post mortem inspection. They will demand, tnat the ante-mortem system be substituted in its placa. ' ROOSEVELT WIRES. CONGRATULATIONS (Scrlpps Newt Association) Oyster Bay. Ju'y 2 1. President Roose velt today wired nis congratu.ations to the presidents of GLa'.eh ala. Honduras and Salvador fo 'he success they had in oming to en gree lur.t on tha Marble head treaty OF mmm If you want the Iciest Ccme tJllQ tJCUM a jw jw.'.!Jt;,ii.iiii ji i.iijis"'W --J.s m. -f I I Mm war win IS lHtVlTABLE (Scrlpps Newt Association) Ft Worth Tex.. July 21 E J. Mather an Ohio official of the Mexican railroad, is n hit way home from Mexico and ittak ins hit family to a place of safety. He says that war between the United States and Mexico is inevitable. He alto tayt that Americans, Germans, and English' men who have prorjerty thrhv r?js ed the jealousy of the natives and the hatred is growing. The governments are unable to cope with the situation which will cause a war between the two nations within two months. PANAMA BONDS ALLOTED (Scrlppt News Association) Washington, July 21 Secretary Shaw today made a Partial allotment ot the Panama canal bonds. All national bankt that bid higher than $105.00 will get the bonds. Fifty have been ditignated as government depositories. Fisk and Rob inson of New York will get the bulk. HARTE REPORTED SUICIDED (Scrlpps Newt Association) Pittsburg, July 21. Excitement was aroused in the city today over, the Har e case by someone telephoning the police department headquarters that Augustit Harts had shot himself." " An Investiga tion disproved the fact. - Horte is alive and well in the office of the oity attorney. f IRE IN SAN JOSE (Scrlpps News Association) San Jose, Cal., July 21 The entire plant of the Facific Press Publishing Co. at Mountain View was burned at mid; night. The cause' is unknown. The structure had been damaged b ' -the recent earthquake. It was best equipped religious printing plant west of Chicago and was conducted by the seventh day adventists. The loss is $300,000. . I t UP T0-DATE STYLES and see us Vergere o. 27 0 APPEAR TO BE (OWED (Scrlpps News Association) St. Pelersdurg July 21 Tte revolution ary element is today completely cowed. Troops have poured into the city for the latt two dayt and show no signs of being dislo al. and for the most part soldiers have kept out of tight, but on every sign of pending disorder, an overwhelming force appears instantly from courtvards ana quarters and the most unexpected places. Rioters are easily dispelled with out resort to ball or cartridges. Trepoff dominates the government lea lert. The Douma has admitted that it is impossible to do anything aga'nst the troops for fear of socialists members. 'Will CONTINUE SIGM SCHOOL (Scrlpps News Association) I rort Leavantworth. Kas.. Ju'y 21. The signal corps of the United States Army has been maintai ling a school here, from wtveh seven officers have graduated this year. ' The work of the institution has been attended war so much success that it will be continued next year, the new session ope-ing about September 1 .. with four or five officers, of the signal corps and as many more line officers, to j whom it is considered advisable to impart the system of communication in the field. I together with a knowledge of signal corps I apparatus and equipment. ' HOLDING fIRST CITY ELECTION Scrlpps News Association) Pawhuska. Okla.,'July 21. Pawhuska. which has made a sudden jump from an Indian agency to a full fleged city, is holding its first municipal election today aid th re is considerable enthasiasm throughout the city. A full set of city officials is being elected. There are only two tickets in the field and good men are on both tickets. x AUSTEN CHAMBERIaTn's WEDDM (Scrlpps News Association) London July 2 1 The marriage of Aus ten Chamberlain former Chancellor of the Exchequer and Ivy Murial daughter ot H L. Dundas of Oatchet Buckinghamshire was solemnized to-day in St. Margaret's Westminister in the presence of a large and brilliant assemblage of guests. DREYFUS OfflOALlY DECORATED (Scrlpps News Association) ' Pans July 21 Upon the spot where he was degraded twelve years ago Dreyfus appeared this afternoon in his new uniform of a major and in tne presenct of assemb! ed troops wat officially decorated with the cross and legion of honor. WIRELESS FOR THE PHILIPPINES 1 Scrlpps News Association! Washington. D. C. July 21. The Navy Department is preparing for the install ation of six or seven wireless telegraph stations in the Philippines. The Navy has one there now, at Cavite. and shortly another station will ba es'dblished at San Fernando Point, in Northern Luzon. The service is to be gradually expanse! FRISCO CARMEN'S TROUBLE OVER (S'-ilpps News Association) San Francisco. Ju y 2 1 Street carmen's I union has off red a mecido between the str eking line.nen and united railroads i Arrangements were made this morning b;tween the two unions and the carmen I will take action upon the p'.an ton ght. which will probably be favorable judg-ng from present appearancas, a preliminary conference for settlement wil be he.d soon. BANK CLERK ARRESTED ! (Scrlpps News Association) I New York July 21 Edward Frost a ' clerk i the national park b nk was ar I rested today and accused of tne theft of ' one hundred and fifty dollars. NARROW ESCAPE fOR AIRSHIP (Hrrlppe News Association ) Chicago July 21 Horace Wiid w'niie ascending in an airship skimmed the third rail of the elevated ioday and naraow y escaped destruction. The ba'.last was thrown out and the craft arose just in time to prevent a catast ophe. WILL PULL TEENl fOR fUN Scrlppt News Association) Assury Par July 21 The thirty-sixth annua! convention of the New Jersey Dental Society opened here to-day in tne big auditorium near the oc an. Several hundred dentist) from all parts of the state are in attendance ar.d many of them are accompanied by ladies. Special efforts have been made by the committee in charge of the preparations for the convention to make it as interesting and profitable as possible to themembert.JThe headquarters of the delegates is at Columbia Hotel which is only a short distant from the Auditorium. At the opening session this morning Dr, J. E. Duffteld of Camden the pres dent of the state associationdeliverei nis annu al address. The rest or the for.pxm was devoted to routine business and brief discussions of bus ness matters. In the evening Dr. Eugene Talbot of Chicago w.ll deliver a lantern Wcture on "Tre EtinWy m Piths'.sgj of tuutrsuiual Gingivitis". The convention will last three or four days and there wilt be a number of interesting lectures on denbtl subjects illustrated by actual damonstrat ions. In connection with the convention an interesting exhibition of the latest and most improved a-pliar.ces and instruments for denistry and of various materials instruments, etc . used by dentists hat been arranged. TREATY IS AT HIGH SEA iScrlppe News Association) Washington. July 21 The government officials have been notified of the Central American peace which wat tigned at high teas on the Marble-head. There was an exchange of prisonert and ' the political prisonert were negotiated for. HUNDRED AND ONE YEARS OLD I Scrlpps News Assuciatlon) Woodstock, Conn., July 21. Mr. Ben jimin Warner, the oldest citizen of Wood stock is celebrating hit 10 1st birthday to day and his friends have arranged a cele- oration ror this afternoon and evening at which several hundred of Mr. Warner's friends will be present. Mr. Warner was born in Providence. R. I., bjut hat lived here for more than half a century. " His wife, whom he married in 1832. died five years ago, after they had celebrated their seventieth wedding anniversary. Hit son. Capt. A. O. Warner, took part in the Civil War and fell at Ashland.- Va. The heal Grand Army post it named after him. OVERCOME BY HEAT ON ICE (Scrlpps News Association) St. Louis. July 21 George Yoman while carrying a chunk of ice into resi dence was oppressed by the heat and sat down on tne ice. Presently he rolled over unconscious from heat prostration COMB AND BRUSH SELL THIS WEEK 20 per cent off SEE OIR VVID0W DISPLAY NEWLIN La Grande, Oregon. BAD TAP WAR PATH Pandimonium rigned early this morn ing in the Japanese quarters. T. Gonta it the chief figure in the affair, He ar- -rived in La Grande not many days ago and hat been making life miserable for hit countrymen ever sines. The beginn ing of the end came latt evening when w wum n approacnea tne quartert and atked one Y. Kito to give him five dollart. Of course Kato failed to see the heft of the arguments and flat- -ly denied him the gift. , During the evening Kato retired and fell into peaceful slumber, no doubt '' dreaming of some dusky damsel in far away Japan only to be awakened by a pounding at hit door. Hastily getting up he opened the door and hit man of the , evening previout loomed up. Gonta asked him if the money was forthcoming and on learning that it was not, drew one of the wickedest revolvers ever seen by . the local police and started a bombard- ' ment. The first thot wtnt high. The next one grazed Kato't shins Kato's bedmatt v a $1 aroused andopenedhit eyes , to look ip to the. muzzle of the gun. The ; nvador tent a bullet or two after the man in bed but did nothing other than to dam- 1 age the papering. Chat. Mitzoguski. who it in charge of the Jap boarding hbuae, called Night Of ficer Waldroti and had the bad actor ar rested. - He was arraigned this aftornoort at three o'clock before Justice of the Peace Hough,' ... To an Obsirver representative who visiti d the scene of the disturbance, the three dozen Japt all wanted to talk at the tame time, And the man who came so near .being hit wat especially anxious that ths world at large should know - of the badness, of Qonta, ' With the exception of the manager, they are still walking about with wabbling knees. When Gonta had , finished hit little target cractica there were teveral 43 calibre holet in the walls and floor. Ths drift of the many voices all talking at the tame time seemed to be that the highbinder hat been driven from nearly every large city in the West and it considered a lazy and good for nothing sort of felow. Shooting and gambling seems to be his past time. NAY INCARCERATE THAW IN ASYLUM (Hrrlppa Newt Association) - ' New York. July 21 It is stated that the friends of Stanford White will co operate with Thaw's mother in an effort to surpress the trial, and incarcerate Harry Thaw in an insane asylum,, should the prisoner persist in the retention of a peraonacounsel. It is likely that Harry's mother will apply for guardianship papers declaring that her son it incapable of car-' ing for himtslf. . Mrt. William Thaw and daughter, Mrt. Geo. Carnegie, and Mrt. Harry Thaw vit ited the prisoner this morning. DRUG CO. 'A t. ; ; ill e. e- e k. i