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VOLUME V
LA GRANDE, UNION CO JNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1906
NUMBER 278
VI
Mill ADMITS HIS ill!
(Observer Special) I
Portland, Ore., Oct. 10. 3erna-d Ve'.-i
guth today pleaded guilty to the embezz- 1
iement of six thousand dollars of the
Portland Gas Company's money There
is an intermediate sentence of from one to
ten years.
A fe'tf'weeks ago he eloped ar.d mar-
for trie dft'er.s?.
dtnt. wou dn t s
co:npary and K'ir.e answered No,
Cur:rg the argument this
Pne ps for t!i state, said that
t n have no face, except
f the a;ts of the presi
3.' f.e methods of the
morning
corpora-
wnich is used as a mantle to cover the
i i it,. ,
t-na - . . ina:viauais in ic. vvnen pressea soeax
rma c.it-iiren wno ita mm esiray. i"ieifram
was brought back early this week and to
day arraigned to plead.
Hit mother, who lives in Portland, and
who has lost a ter thousand dollar bond,
which she potted, was overcome at her
son's admittal.
behind a
corporation.
mask it then speiks as
TRIAL Of OFFICIALS ON REBATING CHARGE
SMUGGLED CHINAMEN
(Scrlppa News Association)
Providence. R. I., OcL 10. After elud
ing the immigration officials for over a
fortnight, the yacht Frolic with a cargo of
Chinese immigrants, was seized in the
Providence river today and confiscated in
the name of the federal government. Sev
enteen Chinamen and three members of
the crew were arrested. The command
er and others of the crew were not
present and therefore escaped. The
false fac. ' yacht with its cargo came up the harbor
undetected and it was not until a yard
watchman stumbled onto two Chinamen
that its presence became known. When
he went to arrest them they explained
that they were from the Frolic and ad
vised the watchman to leave them alone.
This statement led to the seizure.
ATTACK ON STANDARD DEFERRED
Scrlppe Newe Axuoctatlon ) .
Washington,' Oct. 10 T.ie proppsed
attack by the government against the
Standard Oil Company hat been deferred
indeflitely. The President believes that
"starting, a suit now would be regarded
at a &p polit.cal mode to influence the
le-:tiont, besides the preparation of evi
dence it not yet complete.
USING OLD EVIDENCE
(Scrippe Newt Association)
- cut... ni:. ft-i ia t i . n n .
s-iuiay wiuu vci, iu jonn u. rocke
feller's answers to questions asked before
a court investigation in 1 898 were brought bunch of negroes to
(Script's Newt Association)
New York. Oct. 10 Today before the
United States Circuit Court, the charges
againsi the New York Central Railroad
and its general traffic manager F. S.
Pomeroy, and Vice President Guilford,
will be tried. They are charged with
rebating in connection with the traffic of
the American sugar Refining Company's
NATIONALS
WIN FROM
AMERKANS
NINETY-NINE YEARS
(Scrlppa Newt Association)
Belleville III., Oct. 1 0-Thomas Watkins
a Negro and president of the democratic
club of Balcke was sentenced 99 years
today for ine murder of a white man. The
whiteman in question had been driving
a picnic when the
up today and introduced at evidence in
the present federal investigation that has
been carried on against the Standard
Oil Company here for several days. The
nww ICU. bUUJT W SIIUW
' a trust existed an the time the derjosition
was taken.
Judge Banker asked Kline, the attorney sary.
man Watkins killed the driver.
JUDGE BETHEL) ILL
(Scrippt Newt A ctatlon
Dixon, III. OcL 10 Federal Judge
Betheu is critically ill at his home here
and a surgical operation may be neces-
TEACHER ASSAS1NATED
(Borlppa Nwa Association)
Chicago, Oct. I O Mary Sheppard. a
school teacher at South Euclid, a suburb
wat murdered in her school room in the
pretence of all her pupils this afternoon.
A man came to the door and atked her
to coma outside. She refuted and he
her twice with a revolver. One bullet
entered her brain and the died instantly.
The assailant made hit escape.
EIRE AT G0LDF1ELD
(Scrlppa Newt Association)
Qoldfield, Nev.. OcL 10. Fire broke
out in the St. Francis hotel at one o'clock
thit afternoon. A alow wind it tweeping
the flamet directly from the south end of
the city toward the businett portion. The
fire ha twice crotted Main Street and
both timet wat checked. The entire pop
ulation it fighting the flamet.
Later By the ute of dynamite and
pick axee the fire wat extinguished. A
messenger boy is reported missing.
R H E
Nationals . .. . .7 10 0
Americans 1 3 3
Batteries: Nationals. Ruelbach and
Kling. Americans. White, Owen and
Sullivan.
Attendance, S0.000.
BECOMING DESPERATE IN TR1SC0
H-rtr News Aoclatlon)
San Francisco, OcL 10. On account of
the inability of the police to suppress ths
wave of lawlessness that is now sweep
ing over the city, the Buildings Trade
Council today decided to equip one hun
dred and fifty able bodied men and turn
them over to the city for police duty. A
movement towards the organization of a
vigilance committee is growing. The
holding upof two young girls on Tuesday
increased the general indignation. For
the first time In nany days, no holdups
have been reported within the past twenty
four I ours.
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(Scrlppa Newa Association)
Chicago, Oct. 10. The second day of
the world's championship teriet between
the winnert of the American and Nation
i immum upvuvu uittfub aim .111
tky wat cloudiest and invigorating. Dur
ing the forenoon the White Soxt were the
favorite in betting. By dope, the Nation
alt thould win four out of teven garnet.
They have the higher average in every
phase of the game, including batting. Yes
terday's game wat a turprite on the fant
for with Captain Davit out of the game
the team't chancet for winning were ma
terially reduced.
By noon it grew colder but the ttreet
leading to the grounde were covered with
people trying to reach the scene of the
fray. The weather it better than yes
terday and there it more interett in the
game.
I he temperature dropped rapidly at
the hour for the game approached. The
playert tat on two plankt in the open field
exposed to the whole fury of the half
gala. Probably no game wat ever played
before under such frightful conditions.
The Soxs rosters today outnumber the
Cubs supporters three toor.e.
There was nothing doing until the first
half of the second session, when the Cubs
suddenly scored three run.
The Cubs came up feeling blue especi
ally so after Chance for the Cubs fanned.
Stienfeldt came to bat and started the
ball rolling by soking one into left field.
Tinker beat out a bunt, Evers bunted,
and label! threw past Tannehill and all
were safe. Stienfeldt scored, White in
tentionally passed Kling for a double play,
Ruellbach sacrificed out to Isbell, Tinker
scoring. Hoffman beat out a bunt, Evers
scoring. Donohue tnrew home a-d got
Kling. The Soxs failed to score.
In the first half of the third, Scheckard
was pinched between White and Donohue,
Schultz walked and stole run to third on
Sully's wild throw and scored on Stien
feldt's single to left. Stienfeldt was
caught trying to steal second.
Cubs got but the one run thit inning
and the Soxs failed to score.
Owen pitched for the Soxt in thit tession
after White'.s failure to hold the Cubs
down.
In the fifth Donohue walked and was
forced by Daugherty. A wild pitch ad
vanced Daughtery and Sullivan fouled to
Kling. Tinker fumbled on Tannehills
grounder, Daugherty scoring. Owen flew
to Scheckard. Thus the sides retired
the Soxs scoring and the Cubs' tally sheet
not growing:
In the sixth Steinfeldt hit safely to the
left field. Tinker forced Steinfeldt.
Evers singled and Tinker and Evers
pulled off a double steal. Sullivan threw
badly and Tinker scored. Kling struck
out. The Soxs failed to score.
In the eight, Chance singled Steinfeldt
sacrificed. Chance stole third, Tinker
singled Chance scoring. Tinker stole
sscond. Evers went 01 ttoRohet Dononue.
Tinker scored cn wild pitch. Kling walked.
Flies to Rohs to Bach and to Owen to
Donohue retired the sides. Soxs failed
again. In the ninth it was blank on both
sides.
Score by innings.
Nationals 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0-7
Americans .00001 000 01
SWE DEVELOPMENT CONVENTION
(ri'Tipps Newt Association)
Winchester. Ky., Oct. 10. The fifth
annual state development convention was
opened successfully here today, the at
tendance numbering several thousands
Ail matters in connection with the devel
opment and advancement of the state are
being discussed. Tomorrow the delegates
will make a trip to Beattyville to visit the
coal mine in that neighborhood and a trip
to Ford on the following day to visit the
big lumber mills on the Kentucky river
and an opportunity will also be found to
visit and inspect the new lock dam on the
Kentucky river.
BOYCOTT AMERICAN GOODS
(Scrippe Newt Association).
New Oreleans.OcL 10 Circulars have
been received in this city which are being.
freely circulates in San Jose, Costa Rica
which announce that the Latin-American
countries will boycott goods manufactured
in the United States. The circular de-
claret that the Pretident said in a recent
speech "that the Latin-American coun
try! were bound to ditappear because
they were latin speaking people and be
cause they were small." In thit circular
it it tet forth that "one hundred and tev
enteen boycott stations had been estab
lished in South America to prevent the
tale of goods made in the United States."
Just who is responsible for the progaganda
it not known here.
LABORER
MANGLED BT
EM0S1
, SPANISH WAR VETERANS
(Scrippt Newt Association)
Washington, D. C. Oct. 10. At the
annual grand encampment of the Veter
ans of the Spanish-American war being
held in this city, CapL Hamilton Ward, of
Buffalo, was elected commander-in-chief.
It was also decided that the next national
encampment will be held at Oakland, Cal
ifornia.
HOPff III ABOUT HEARST
(Scrlppa Newt Association)
New York, Oct. 10 Leaders in ths
William Hearst party today claim that
with the Republican defection, their man
will be elected by eighty thousand, Ths
statement floats on thin ice for there is
little confusion in the ranks of the Rep
ublicans. Leaders for Hughes fail to tee
where the Hearst faction gets its ground
for the statement.
The bleeding and mangled body of an
unknown, presumable a Swiss, wat
brought to this city yesterday afternoon
from the tunneit near Kamela. : Hit
wounds were dretted the best possible
by local physicians but it wat found im
perative that he be to the hospital at
Portland. He wat tent there latt even
ing but it it very likely that he died be
fore reaching hit destination.
He wat employed by the Johnson con
struction company and wat working with
the crew, that it tunneling the hills near
rr.cls. It s;;ti tttst s
dynamite had been placed in hole and
wat practically ready to be ignited, when
the workman noticed that the hole wat
not of suitable size. He forthwith seized
t drill and began enlarging the cavity
about the stick of dynamite. A loose
piece of rock dropped on the stick causing
t premature explosion.
He emitted a scream of pain while in
the air and when hit bruited body returned
to earth hit head . wat a matt of blood,
dirt and rocks.
He was hurried to La Qrande where
the doctors worked over an hour remov
ing bitt of gravel, tend and dirt from the
man's skull. Hit body wat more or lete
cut to to piecet. The evening train took
the body with Its hardly per:eptable re
mains of life to Portland. Hit condition
on leaving La Qrande pointed to death
In a few hourt.
IAF01LETTE TESTIFIES
(Scrippe Newa Association)
St. Paul, Oct. 1 0. Senator LaFollette
testified before the state railroad com
mission today npon which J. J. Hill was
subpoeaned to appear in an action insti
tuted by state thippert atsociation, which
alleged an illegal imposition of freight
rates.
DIRECTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS MEET
'"orlpps Newt Association)
New York, OcL 10, -The stockholders
of the Western ' Union Telegraph Com
pany met today and authorized the issue
of $25,000,000 convertible bonds, and
the stockholders voted to increase ths
amount of the capital stock to allow ths
bonds to be converted into stock. The
bonds have thirty years to run.
BEVERIIXiE IS SICK
iHerlppt News Association)
Boston, Oct. 10 Senator Bevendge it
sick at the home of friendt in thit city.
Throat trouble! have been made it im
possible for him to speak and his con
dition is alarming.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE CHANGES
(Scrlppa Newt Association)
New York, Oct. 10 A meeting of the
Atlantic Coast Line Company ie being
held here today to select a successor to
the late W. O. EHiott, president Thit it
the annual meeting, and other matters of
contequence to the company will be eon-,
tidered.
FEAR CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
(Scrlpps News Association)
Rotterdam, Pa. Oct. 10 Two fatal
casee of Cholera were discovered intownt
near here and the government will take
steps to prevent an epidemic.
GRAIN MARKETS
(Scrlppa Newe Association)
Chicago, Oct. 9 Wheat opened at 7
cloeed at 74,: corn opened at 42,,
closed at 42 ); oats opened at 53,t,
closed 5 't
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