La Grande evening observer., October 19, 1906, Image 1

Ke?e p Your Monev At Home And Watch T h o Town Grow
VOLUME V
LA GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19, 19:a
NUMBER 3T
SpDAilD OIL
CQNPAHY WD GUILTY
mm 81)1 SMALIER (OMPnnORS
Alter Sixty cit Hours o( Deliberation, Jury Returns Verdict ol
- Cuilty-Ilie Rockefeller Action Resort to Every
Conceivable Loophole to Avert Paynij Enormous fines
(Scrlpps New Association)
Findlay, Ohio, Oct. 1 9. The jury which
has been hearing the Standard Oil trial
here the past week returned a verd ict of
guilty this morning at 4:55. after being
cut tince 6 p. m. Oct. 17.
The charge to which the Standard Oi,
Company was found guilty, war that of
cwisuiracy to restrain trade in -the state
of$jJ. For Hays, Prosecuting Attorney
Da'vTs has labored to introduce evidence
with which to convict the oil monster.
Much stratagem was resorted to by him.
One skillful turn he made was when ha
introduced as evidence, a deposition taken
injl 898 of the testimony made by John
D. Rockefeller at that time. The court
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was held up for several hours awaiting
the court's decision to the objection. The
final ruling was that the evidence should
be taken as it showed that trust existed
at that time.
- Attorney Troupe' for the Sandard
announced today that a motion lor a new
trial would be made immediately. Pros
ecutor wavia is silent. The fine for the
crime of ' which the company was con
victed pet verdict of the jury, is from
five to fifty thousand dollars. However
no sentence will be passed until the ar
gument for a new trial have been heard.
The general feeling here is that the case
will be carried thru the supreme court.
All the Standard's attorneys had left
the city1, thinking surely the jury would
disagree after being out over twenty-four
hours. . All day Thursday, the jury stood
ten to two in favor of conviction. Late
last night the minority' went over and
the Standard Oil Company stands today,
convicted of restraining trade and crush
ing out small competitors.
A motion for a new trial will probably
be made next Monday but will not be
heard for a week or ten days. If the
motion is over-ruled, the defense will have
forty days in which to file a bill of excep'
t'tons.
John D. Rockefeller arrived unexpect
edly this momhe and was driven to his
home on Forest Hill immediately. It is
ennnosed that his arrival is a result of
the Standard Oil case at rindlay.
LAT4UTTE MONUMENT DEDICATED
(Scrlpps News Association)
Paris, Oct. 1 9. Today being the anni
versary of the surrender and fall of York
town the monument to Lafayette erected
in Paris was dedicated, being attended by
a large number of Americans resident
here. The monument was subscribed for
and presented by the Lafayette memorial
Commission of which Robert J. Thomp
son of Chicago is secretary and a special
foundry 'was built for it in Providence, R
I., where it was cast in bronze. The pre
liminary dedication took place in Paris,
July 4. 1900, at which time the monu
ment was erected in temporary form bat
it became so weather beaten and pre'
sented so unattractive an appearance that
no little criticism has been evoked in th
United States about it.
TRADE SCHOOL FOR GEORGIA
( Scrip 0 News Association)
Columbus, Georgia, Oct. 19. The
Secondary Industrial School fo'.-nded by
the merchants of Columbia led by G.
Gundy Jordan, president of the Eagle and
Cotton Mills which is rapidly approaching
completion makes a distinct departure in
the field of education. The schools will
be devoted entirely to the study ef cotton
mill machine-y, and all matters in con
nection with the cotton industry and it is
expected that pupils after a few years
training will take places in the breaker
room, caid room, spinning room and dye
house and receive wages higher than
what their fathers are now drawing. On
the 1st of January when the child labor
legislation comes into force in this ' state,
children under fourteen years cannot be
employed in cotton mills but now the new
school will be opened and an immense
amount of good done in the district.
Df Mil ID DEMON
HARKS PATII Of (YCLOHE
ROCKEFELLER GIVES $40,000
MURPHY WILL TtLL IT
The Myrie.d Service
Garment
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R.vn-Co.Jt Ls?
Fro-'r outsv garment for
LW.s and 3 formal oca
i:!ir,Vl: hiring; rain or
,ine, .'i sy'-taMr. as a Spring
FV 'vvt. 't; hi short,
'.- "vv:r or outer gar-
it
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Inrn" Model
. v.Vablv meet
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You arc cordially invited
to inspect this beautiful
line of Raincoats
THE RAMA PALM
(ScrlDPfl Newi Association)
Oct. 19 Mr. Wm. H. Hunt,
the American Consul at Tamatave, Mad
a nascir announces that he has made an
important discovery in the leaves of the
rafia plant. He states that he has found
a enhance which bv its chemical and
physical properties, may be classed be
tween wax and gum and bids fair to be
come a valuable commodity in that
country. The process of extracting the
wax is very simple. The natives gather
the rafia fibre and the leaves, which are
thrown aside in quantities, are beaten on
rfrv mat or cloth. The pellicles and
white oowder which fall from them are
eathered and boiled and wax thus formes.
Owing to its contistency it can be used
for various purposes such as gramophone
cylinders' etc.
(Scrlpps New Association)
New York, Oct. 18 The Grand Jury
will today listen to Murphy tell of the
blackmailing charges made yesterday
against the Hearst league leaders. Yes
terday afternoon Murphey made the
public-statement that' the leaders in the
Hearst League were holding congressional
senatorial and judicial candidates up for
money if they would be endorsed by the
league. Little faith was placed on the
statement then but as this morning it was
announced that the matter would go be
fore the grand jury the leaders are ex
ceedingly scared. Hearst promised, at
the time of of the statement, that all
cruiltv oarties. if there were any, would
be punished. When Murphey gets thru
with his recital before the grand jury and
that body has investigated, there will
likely be a general thrashing of the mde
per.dence leagje leaders.
WARSHIPS IN DANGER
Scrlpps New Association)
Jacksonville, Fla., Oct. 19 It is feared
thatthe warships which started from Hav-
ena for the United States were caught
in the storm. The Wireless telegraph
station here has been trying to get word
from Havana, but so far has been unable
to get a connection.
(Scrtpp New Association)
New York,, Oct. 19 -On June 10th last
John D. Rockefeller promised $40,000 to
th Judson Memorial Church in Washington
txiiiam on swwwj r.zz i"3 Sir,;,
raised $55,000 more the combined sums
being for the extinguishing of the church
debt. The offer was valid until today
when the Rev. Dr. E. Judson, th pattor,
announced that the $55,000 had bean
collected mostly amongst th rich baptists
in New York, the congregation of the
church having few wealthy people in its
number.
(Scrlpps New Association)
Havana, Oct. 19 As a result of the
worst cyclone in the history of this city,
one hundred persons are killed and it is
known that hundreds of others are injured.
Yesterday was one long to be remember
ed in this city. The storm swept the
entire island but was especially ferocious
over this city. The United States cruiser
Brooklyn, was torn from its morings in th
Havana harbor and is thot to be hard
aground after suttenng at least a thous
and dollars damage. Other vessels of
th fleet are reported seriously damaged.
The heavy loss of life was in th Colum
bia camp which was practically wiped
out Every tent, which housed members
: crew uhmm ivvaiea win ground
ALLEGED
IS IN JAIL
and torn to shreds. ' ' '
Som of the poorer sections In th out
lying district have been swept clean of
th shanties which served as homes for
the natives. There mer shacks were
like toys for th eighty mil wind. Th
only estimate that has been made of the
dead is from the city as th interior
wires are down and will not likely be re
paired for two days. The city is a wild
scene of excitement, which is not lessened
by the unauthentic reports coming by
messengers from the interior..
When th storm struck th harbor, a
dozen small vessels were torn from their
moorings and many ships that were never 1
docked in Havana have been dashed
against the rocks. But for the fact that
the storm gave a half hour's warning,
thus permitting the sailors to prepare for
it, the damage would have been much
grea er.
One American soldier is fatally injured
but the fatalities are generally among the
inland natives. However, a few Amen-
MANY ARE
ED
TO DEATH
! A. V. Andrews j
j&IL0R, HABERDASHER j
LEPER DIES
JScrliiDS News Association)
P.ncken, Va., Oct. 19 Geo. Haschid, a
Russian leper, who has been buffeted
about the country and spurned by all
.i II..
co-nmunilies as well as tnose generauy
charitably inclined, died this morning ot
heart disease.
GRAIN MARKETS
. ScTinna New Association
Chicago. Oct. 19-Wheat opened al74?8
closed at 7; corn opened at42i
closed at 42?6; oats opened at Z5H
closed 333tj.
Baker City. Oct. 19-Charged with
the murder of Willard Moody, the foulest
crime in the history of Baker county,
Alex. Widdowson. the Pine valley saloon
keeper was brought in to Baker last
evening by Sheriff Rand, and now rests
in the county jail awaiting trial. The
sheriff had no trouble in bringing his
man to Baker, Widdowson having been a
good prisoner on the way in.
Sheriff Rand this morninff stated' that
Widdowson was not arrested because it
was believed he knew who did kill Will
ard Moody, but upon a charge of the act
ual commission of the crime.
"I do not care to discuss the evidence
against the man," continued the sheriff.
"In fact, altho there were many in the
valley who wanted to discuss it with me,
as there always are, 1 did not talk much
abjut it there and really know but little
about the evidence asainst the man. I
did not have time to make a thorough in
vestigation." After the commission of the crime the
sheriff went over to Pine valley and se
cured assistants who have been working
on the case ever since. There were
mostly Pine valley people, altho there
were others concerned in the hunt for the
murderer, and the men on the ground ran
down every possible clua that pointed to
a chance of fixing the guilt upon any
body. The fact that Widdowson was arrested
as Mr. Rand's answer implies before his
Mtn was investigated as thoroughly as
who are reported dead. Many building
are leveled to the ground as ' if by a
mighty earthquake.
St Augustin Oct. 19 A conductor on
th East coast lin from Miami reports
that th sttamer Lucille and crew of
forty is supposed to be lost oft the south
coast of Florida, in a hurrican Wednes
day night Portions of th superstructure
and a smashed small boat was washed a
shor. Every building in Miami wa
damaged. Score wsr hurt but it I
thot non srlouly.
Washington Oct. 19 Th navy depart
ment has been notified that th cruiser
Brooklyn dragged bar anchor, touched
hnffom K Jt off -"i'-rCi. TV.i wU.ii
warships are safe. On thousand tent
were blown down atJColumbia, ont soldisr
was injured, nin Cuban killed, two
! schooners' were wrecked and th advices
I received at th department is that this
Is ths worst storm In th history of Cuba.
The observatory warned th peopl and
th soldiers in ti;n for them to be pre
pared.
Chicago, Oct. 1 9 Th Western Unio n
Telegraph company annonnces that com
munications from thir officials at Hav
ana, say which ths damage from th storm
yesterday was siight.
i Jacksonville, Fla. Oct. 19 Communi
cations have been restored with Havana
and by noon the first messag told of the
dreadful havoc the storm had dealt last
Wednesday night.
Jacksonville Oct 19 It is feared that
the warships which started from Havana
have been caught in a storm. They all
carry wireless telegraphy but th station
at Key West have been unable to pick
up anything and no word has been received
cans are among the
score of foreigners from Havana
(Scrlpps News Association)
Birmingham, Ala.. Oct. 19.-AS a re
sult of a fire in a cheap lodging house this
morning twelve-persons are dead and a
score injured. The house was closely
packed at the time of the fire and as soon
as the alarm was sounded a panic ensued
and several were trampled to death.
Others were cremated in their rooms.
Besidfis the dead who have been found
two guests are sr.ill missing. The building j . . -tl t0 other8i and the fact
was a frame structure and as scon as the j hat as the sherlff 6tated the saloon man
fire started it spread as if the entire piace-; , , that he js up against it,
HINDOOS ARE STARVING
(Scrlpps News Association)
Vancouver, B.C. Oct. 19 Owing to
misreprentation of the labor condition in
this city, nearly two thousand Hindoos
arrived here the last few months and will
now become charges on the city. They
travel about in crowds and invariably are
in a starving condition. The government
refuses to interfere. The mayor is defy
ing the laws of Canada and the regula
tions of the Canadian Pacific railroad by
carefully guarding every wharf both dav
and night instructing the guards to forbid
entrance to immigrants. A public meet
ing was held at which importation was
denounced. There is a sentiment against the
foreigners and drastic measures may be
adopted as a few thousand mors Hindoos
ara on the way to this port to seize what
they have been told, is abundant oppor
tunities for work.
(ABINET RESIGNS
(Scrlpps News Association)
Paris,Oct. 19 The entire French cab
inet resigned today.
BANK CLOSED
(Scrlpps News Association) -
Washington, Oct. 19 The Aetna,
Banking 4 Trust Co., of this city and a
branch of the same nam located at
Bute Mont, today was closed by the
Comptroler of currency and Robert Lyon
was appointed receiver, Th National
bank examiner reported that th last re
port of th bank showed resources and
liabilities at $123,942.
RESISTED ARREST
(.Scrlpps New Association)
Phoenix, Oct 19 Jack Purvis is dead
and Harry Wilbur and Perry Vincent wer
desperately wounded a a result of a
shooting at Rice station, eighteen miles
from Globe. Purvis was accused of
stealing mules from a mining camp near,
Globe. The sheriff had arrested him and
Wilbur boarded th train to identify him
when Purvis began shooting.
H. E. Bartholomew, of
La Grande visitor today.
Pendleton is a
had been a tinder bcx.
(security!
BANK OF ENGLAND RAISES RATE
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SEEING IS BELIEVING
is a proverb especially true of our
business. If we examine your eyes
and fit you with glasses you must
believe in us. For you will see
better than you ever did with
those old window glass spectacles
EVERYTHING
to aid the sight can be found here.
And vou know or have heard .of
our moderate charge method.
LVdejh Repairing Promptly done
weler and Optician
(Scrlpps News A clatlon)
New York. Oct. 1 9. The Bank of Eng.
land has raised its rate to six percent. This j stealing affairs, and later
is the highest percent that the popular ! engendered a feeling until
rate has reached smce 1833, and was
brought about by the demand for gold
from Egypt and the United States.
Financiers say there is no reason of ap-
are takert to point to the discovery of ex
j ceediniy strong evidence to warrant the;
i arrest.
j The residents of Pine valley are terri- j
I Red. Feuds engendered from old cattle j
quarrels have j
many of the j
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innaonanis oi ine vauuy am aniu w w
out at nicht. They were afraid even to I
be teen talking to the attorneys who were
Lnnwn ta be connected with the affair,
know sjme
by the banK or tngiara. iney say iub j
situation throughout the world is good and I
the raise may be only temporary.
from serious throat and lung troubles depends on two things: first, securing
the right remedy; second, using it in time. We are confident that the rem
edy most certain to give prompt and satisfactory results in the curing of
colds and coughs is Newlin's White Pine Expectorart.
A FAIR PROPOSITION
j jj . pRj: Jsweler and upucian j
r.hon.inn tn account for the raise in rate 1 and not even the Moody s
K . .i ' t .u- An r.t rl.fl, Auirlnnr.A
which warranted the arrest of Widdow
son. Everywhere the attorneys were
foiiowed by the curious and their every
movement watched . One does not realize
the situation unless he is in the valley.
Both Henry Moody and his father re
fuse to discuss the affair declaring it is in
the hands of the attorneys they have
employed and it is understood that they
will be retained by the Moodys to fight
the case to the end in assisting tie dis-
I trict attorney. . .
DESTRUCTIVE EIRE
(Scrlpps News Association)
Altona.Penn.. Oct. 19. The Missler
theatre, the Elk's new home and the
Oliver Brothers' furniture store were de
stroyed this morning by fire. Loss, a
half million. The land lady thinks the
origin was of an incendiary nature. Sev
en people are missing.
you are apt to have a cold this sea-y;n. A cough will
want to cure it as ouickly as possible. We want you
with the understanding that if it fails to give entire satisfaction
have your money back. Price 25 and bO cents.
result and you will
to try this remedy
you are to
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
La Grande, Oregon.
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