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VOLUME V
LA GSANDE. UNION COUNTY. 0RE30N, SATLROAY. JULY 21, 1906.
NUMBER 109
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, 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.
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FIRST SHOWING
FALL SKIRTS
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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
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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
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(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. .
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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.
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