La Grande evening observer., August 24, 1906, Image 1

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Two year ago La Grande had 3000
electric lights. When the additon to Hot
Lake Sanitarium is completed that insti
t hvnathird as many electric
lignv as were in this entire city in 1904.
Altogether the electricity used at the san
itarium will amount to the equivalent of
between 70 and 80 horse power.
There will be ample illumination for the
(Scrlr pa News Association)
San Francisco, Aug. 24 The united
railroads will today send a communica
tion to the Carmen's Union, asking that
the union take no action towards effecting
a strike unt'l meeting with the board of
directors The next meeting of the board
will be held next Monday at which time
President Calhoun will be present and
wiiach San Francisco next Sunday.
It is little likely of there being any
chance of the union complying with the
request and it is expected that all lines
of the company will be tied up Sunday.
The employes of Geary and California
street lines will also go out although these
men are not directly involved. It is
stated upon good autnority that the rail
roads will refuse to pay three dollars per
day for eight hours wook and it is inevit
able that all of the platform men will
strike.
Thaw
petiiiamong the stone men with refer
ence to securing the foundation work for
the new Baptist church.
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300 guests to vfatch their speedy progress
toward health.
Work on the improvements at Hot Lake
is progressing satisfactorily, and it is evi
dent that it will be ready for occupancy
early next year.
While it is true that La Grande used
only 3000 lights two years ago. the in
crease since has bean marked, and today
8000 electrie lights are in use.
TO COMMUTE StNTfRCf
"crlppe News Association)
Sacremento Aug. 24 A petition has
been filed with the governor today, ask
ing him to commute the death sentence
of Adolph Webber, who was convicted
of murdering his father, mother and
sister in Placer county. Several of the
jurors have made affidavit that they
would not have voted a death sentence had
new alleged evidence been introduced.
A r.eighbor of the Webber family swears
that he was not called as a witness be
cause he would not swear to suit the
prosecution.
IMPORTANT TAX DECISION
(Scrlpps Newa Association)
London, Aug. 24 An income case of
considerable importance to ministers has
just been decided. The Rev. Henry Varley
a Congregational minister at Bowes park,
claimed thst he was entitled to make a
special deduction of $25 from his assess
ment, this being the estimated value of
the rental of his study. The ground of
his claim was that the renting of i study
was an expense incurred, "wholly, exclu
sively, and necessarily, for the purpose of
his profession." A similar allowance is
usually permitted to doctors in respect to
their consulting rooms.
The point rai'ed by the Rev. Henry
Varley had in Scotland been decided in
favor of the Crown. When, therefore,
the matter came before the tax commis
sioners of Enfield, they felt bound to dis
allow it. but Mr. Varley's solicitors have
since then received a letter stating that
the Crown would not contest his case.
and requesting a statement o? his costs.
CENTS
PER BOX
Three Cakes in a box
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 24.
SHRINKS START fOR MEXICO
(Scrlpps News Association)
Austin, Tex., Aug. 2 4 -The Shriners of
Austin and several hundred members of
the Nobles of the Mvstic Shrine will trt
from here this evening in two special trains
on tne;rtrip to Mexico, where the Shriners
will have a biz conclave. M.mh.r.
the order from all parts of the count
are here, ready to start on the interest
ing journey. A number of stops will be
made by the excurionists on their wav to
Mexico City. They will make a number
of side trips from Mexico City tefore they
return home.
BOOK TRUST WON
(Scrlpps News Association)
Chicago. Aug. 24. The fight on the
Book trust culminated in the board meet
ing held Wednesday night when, the vote
upon the renewal of the present contract
was taken. The reformers claim that the
Trust is selling Chicago books for 22 cents
that they charge other cities only 19
cents. The reformers lost out by two
votes, receiving nine votes when eleven
were required.
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(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, D. C. Aug., 24, It begins
to look as if the United States army will'
be treated to a repetition of the Sampson
Schley controversy. The controversy is
to grow out of the Greely criticism of
the army system which is regarded by
the knowing ones as a veiled criticism of
General Funsr.on s work. There is no
information here of any personal feeling
between the men but it is known that
Greely was much disapointed at the play
' fate which put him far from San
Francisco when the disaster occured.
Greoly was in Chicago enroute to attend
his daughters wedding at Washington.
and hastened back when he heard the
news, only to find that Funston had
admirely grasped the opportunity.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
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WIIL MAKE NO fKHT
(Scrlpps News Association)
Washington, Aug. 24. Franklin Ln
this morning assumed his duties as a
member of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. Commissioners Lane and
Clements are of the opinion that no effort
will be made by the railroads to prevent
the enforcement of the new law, though
some features may eventually reach the
supreme court.
. ARRESTS EOLLOW
(dcrtpps News Association)
Brownsville, Tex., Aug. 24. Twelve
negro soldiers and one discharged man
have been arrested, charged with murder
as a result of the investigation by the au
thorities. The fort commander is not
willing to give the names of others Im
plicated. NEGOTIATIONS ENDED
Dowie declares that all negotiations
between himself and Wilbur Glenn Voliva
for settlement of the Zion City land have
been declared off. All attempts at
negotiations have ended in failuie.
DIKIE SAM
MAY ASSISE
THE CUBANS
(8crlpps News Association)
Washington Aug. 24 Despite the out
ward appearancesand disinterestedness on
the part of the government, the officials
are discussing the probability of an
intervention in Cuba. It is said this
morning that Bell's visit to the President
was of much more importance than the
removal of the troops from Brownsville
Texas. It is quite likely that the present
policy will continue unless more serious
developments continue.
Havana, Aug. 24, General Guerra,
commander of the rebel forces is moving
on to Gume, twenty miles south of the
city of Pinar del Rio. The government is
massing all available trocps at Pinar del
Rio to avert the threatened attack. When
General Guerra learned of this he was
unwilling to risk a hattle and at present
attempting to take the smaller towns.
ANNOUNCES GUERRA'S DEFEAT
Washington, Aug. 24 Sleeper. Ameri
can, in charge of the cables for the bov-
ernmentsays General Guerra was de
feated in a three hour fight at Pinar del
Rio.
GOMEZ CLAIMS INNOCENCE
Havana. Aug. 24 The government
announces that General Guerra's move
ment to Guane is a retreat. Private
advices say that Guerra left Guarda,
San Juan, Martinez and Luio to hold
against the government.
General Jose Miguel Gomez was brought
to Sicti today under a strong guard. '. he
government took extraordinary precau
tions to prevent the insurgents from
taking Gomez from them. Gomez denies
his complicity in the conspiracy to over
throw the government and sayj that his
arrest was caused by the fact that many
of his friends are in the rebellion.
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
(Scrlpps News Association)
Portland, Aug. 24. In the F. P. Mays
land fraud case trial tobay Captain S. B.
Ormsby, ex-commander of the G. A. R.
for Oregsn and former forest superin
tendent, testified that he had received
school land certificates from Vays which
he afterwards sold, admitting that the
transaction influenced him in making a
favorable report to the government for
creating the Blue Mountain reserve. He
made no excuse for his action but made a
clean breast of it.
EPIDEMIC FEARED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Valparaiso Aug 24-Every indication
prevails this morning that an epidemic of
sickness is certain unless dry weather
comes soon. Tbe refuges are see'irg
shelter in houses whose walls are con
sidered dangerous, from the effects of
the earthquake.
GRAIN MARKETS
lk;,rr Aim Ql.Wh.if nnanarl at I fl'
closed at? IV;
com opened at rf j,
oats opened at 2 -1 ',
closed at 48,';
closed 29i).
MENI ADOPTS
(Sorlpns News Association)
Oyster Bay, Aug. 24-Uncle Sam Is
thru with "through." The President to
day announced that the spelling reform
reccommended by Andrew Carnegie com
mittee and hereafter it will be accepted
in all departments. Correspondence by
the officials, printers, stenographers, clerks
and cabinet officials have been ordered
to write "uniearned English as she is
Secretary Taft will Make Tour
(Scripps News Association)
Washington. D. C. August 24. Secre
tary Taft on his return to Washington
will make an inspection trip, which will
include most of the principal western
posts. He will be accompanied by Gen
eral Bell, the chief of staff. The trip will
have much to do with the DroDosal to
concentrate the troops in larger garrisons
sucn as are considered necessary under
the new plan approved by the President
or lurnisning larger commands for senior
army officers. It is hoped that Secretarv
Taft and General Bell will be able to visit
some of the camps of Instruction before
they are abandoned and the troops start
on their homeward marches. It was
uenerai tsell intention to inspect some
of these camps and review the troops, but
he finds it difficult to leave Washington
at this time.
ADDING 10 ASIATIC SQUADRON
i8crlpps News Association)
New York, Aug. '23 The squadron of
four new armored cruisers, composed of
the Maryland the Pennsylvania, the Col-
orabo and West Virginia, under the com
mand of Rear Admiral Willard H. Brown
son, sailed today for Manila. It has been
decided by the Navy and State Depart
ment that the fleet of the Asiatic station
should be materially increased. The four
armored cruisers, each as powerful as a
first-class battleship, but having the ad
vantage of greater speed, will relieve in
the Oiient the only two battieshiDS there.
the Ohio and the Wisconsin. When the
armored cruisers reach the Philippines,
Rear Admiral Brownson, who for so
many years was superintendent of the
Naval Academy, and was severely criti
cized by the House investigating commit-
the on account of the hazing at Annapolis,
will relieve Rear Admiral C. J, Train in
command of the powerful fleet on the
Asiatic station.
MORE QUAKE
(Scrlpps News Association)
Sant ago Aug., 24 There were two
more shocks at Valparaiso last niifht and
the rain is again falling. This will impare
the restoration of saniatrv conditions.
MOB ENROUTE
(Scrlpps News Association)
Atlanta, Aug. 24. A mob of 600 has
gone to Decatur where the supposed as
sailant of the Lawrence girls is impris
oned, determined to lynch him.
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La Grande,
NUMBER 158
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writ" Public printers have been ordered
to prepared lists of the most Irequently
used one hundred words with the new
mode of spellinc to be distributed in all
of the departments. Tha President
thinks that this will give the American
language an individuality and will result
n asaving of time and trouble for natives
and foreigners in trying to Learn the
language.
locripps News Association)
Washington, Aug. 23--There is no
considering the advisabilty of discontinuing'
tne enlistment of negroes in the regular
army as a rssult of their unbecoming
conduct at Brownsville, Texas. No post.
ored troops assigned to their respective
stations. There is no idea of abandoning
Brownsville post.
VERDI STATUE TOR NEW YORK
(Kcrlpps News Association)
New York, August 24. The Municipat
Art Commission has approved the design
for a monument to be erected bv tha
Italians of the United Statss to the com
poser Verdi. Twenty thousand dollars
has been raised by the Italian newspaper
'II Progresso Italo-Americano" and the
statue is now on its wav from Italv to
New York. Moses Herman, commission.
er of parks for Manhattan and Richmond,
has given permission, in the absence in
Europe of Samuel Parsons, the landscape
architect of the department, for the erec
tion of the monument in the centre of the
triangle bounded by 7 2d and 73d Streets,
the Boulevard and Tenth Avenue. The
unveiling will take place on October 12.
The sculptor is C. Pasquale Civiletti. of
Palermo, and in his studio there his work
was approved by a committee appointed
by "II Progresso Italo-Americano", com
prising William Henry Bishop, the Amer
ican consul in Palermo; Giuseppe T.
Laura, mayor of Palermo, and Professors
Ernesto Basils and Giuseppe Damain, ar
chitects. The monument is twenty-five
feet high and has been executed in Carr
ara marble. It is a group of five figures,
depicting Verdi and his operatic creations,
"Otello ", "Aida", "Falstaff" ano "11 Trov-
atore."
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