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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1907)
n ft: prppy life VOLUME Vi LA GRANDE. "UNION COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 1907 NUMBER .47. t H V 111 11 IB-11 A 111 II II bbl Vlllhll I V V 1 i BLAilH(i FACTORY BUILDIHG sum BED BY (Scrlppa News Association) Dover. N. H. Jan. 26 The Cochep Manufacturing plant wu dcstroysd by fire thii morning. The lot is $500,000. From 300 to 600 employees were" res cued ' Some state that they stumbled over prostrate bodies as they fled ,fpr safety. Firemen were unable to reach the inside of the building and if any were overcome by smoke they must have per ished.- , , .- Dover, Jan ' 26 Thirteen- bodies have beet recovered, all of which are badly burned. The death list will likely be swel d by deaths today as scores of the res cued are probably fatally injured. Probab i t A V ly, the number of bodies yet undiscovered in the ruins, will never be known. The fire started as soon as the force went to work this .morning and fully four hundred workmen are in the building. The flames spread with such rapidity that all those bo the. fifth,, or top floors were imprisoned. Many escaped by - slid ing down ropes, and many others were injured by jumping. During the panic, the workers trampled upon dozens whije fleeing through the smoke to exits. Fireman Atton's charred remains were discovered on the fourth floor of mill i number one. All but three bodies have I been recovered. ARM 1 Baker City Jan 26 A frightful acci dent occured in the Elkhorn mines yes terday. Charles Clarkson pumpman in thcfjr.c. In some unexplicable manner, had his arm caught by two cog wheels and before he could turn off the current his arm was mashed to a pulp. A more remarkable instance of nerve vthen that of Charles Clarkson is seldom r3)Kvded according to tn4 surgeons. When the accident happened the man 'was the only on below the surface of the mine. He slippe J and fell , with - his ' left arm between tha wheels, in suchwa, that it was mashed at trnt wrist, again at the elb)w and torn and mancled clear to " the shoulder in one gre.it lorn and bruised eund. He not oniy stepped trie TO A PULP and turned off the power and signaled for the hoist, and signaled after it arrived for i he engineer to lift it, before he finally was overcome fcy-trte terrific riaih.'' The arm was amputated at the shoulder yes- ! tardav mrfrnincr and the man is restine as well as possible. . . BMAft tHcrlppa News Assentation) . New York, Jan 26 Dr Chas Townsend was fatally shot this morning . by a burg lar while in bed beside his wife. The suspicions of the police are arroused from the fact of the recent killing of Chas Spier.'a friend and neighbor in a similar manner. Spier was later found to be short in his accounts while acting as financial secretary of H. H. Rogers. GERMAN EMPERORS BIRTHDAY (Scrlppe New Association) Berlin. Jan. 26 Today Is the forty- eight anniversary of the birth of Emperor William, and the event is being celebrat ed thruout the German Empire. In this city the Bourse and all shops are closed and the streets decorated with flags and crowded with people. There was a great gathering of royalties including King George of Saxony, King Leopold of Bel gium, and twenty princes. About one hundred military reviewe ware uu uuu- out the empire, the aggregate! rumber of troops being 600,000 and at noon a sa lute of thirty-three guns was fired at every military station. ' Twenty thousand thanksgiving services were held in the morning. Washington, Jan. 26 In honor of the German Emperors birthday the German embassador today entertained three hun dred guests at luncheon. AWARDED BIO SUM (Sciipps News Aseoclatlon) j . Neva City, Cat, Jan 26 The jury in tbe mining suit of Champion vs The Home Mining Company, rendered a ver dict this morning awarding the plaintiff 25,000 damage and cost.. Champion sued for $ 1 00.000 and proved that ore valued at $83,00.0 has. been taken; frojn pdmp the disputed ground! CATHOLICS TO PROTEST AGAINST FRANCE (Bcrlpps Newe Aaaoclatlon) - ' New York, Jan. 26 A big mass meet ing of Catholics will be held in the Hippo drome tomorrow evening to protest against ''Frenci SpoilationVand to' draw up resolutions assuring the Catholics of France that thev have the sympathy of their American fellow churchmen in the struggle which thsy'are waging. ' A great many distinguished Catholics in this city will attend and addressee will be delivered by Archbishop Farley, ex-Justice Morgan J O'Brien and others. The mealing will, in a measure, be a national affair, as there wilTbe bishops and archbishops and prom' inent laymen in attendance from every state in the Union. "' ' TRAFFIC AGAIN OPEN , (Scrlppe Newe Association) St. Paul, Jan. 26. The Great North' ern and Union Pacific lines are opened today. Supplies are being rushed to towns on the branch-line that have been cut off for several days because of the. intense cold and the deep snow. ,. WHO KILLED HIS BROTHER Ring Indentined as, Moody's, Fourid in Possession of Brown tiie Defendant in tile Most Sensational Murder Trial in BKer County's History ; IAST OF A GREAT (Observer Special) . , Baker City. Jan. 26. The trial of Widdowson continues to drag on. From present indications it will . not end next after clue, all pointing to the fact that the defendant was the guilty man. . A few day ago. a bundle was found in livery barn. This package contained a , a week. ;UU yesterday afternoon. Hsnry ko, ortrtllit tnd a 6onUijng , MmuI krftth if thA man .... . Moody, a brother of the murdered man ( wae placed on the stand and during the cross-examination a ssnsational fact wae brought out. When Henry Moody learned of his brother's death, he made a solemn oath to avenge the murder. At that time, so he testified last evening, he did not suspect Xlex r ' Widdowson " and Ira Brown, but as a means, to an end, he consulted a apiritulistic medium, which informed him that Widdowson and the Brown, the men on trial, were the guilty pai ties, For soveral hours Henry , testi fled as to how he had run down clue gold ring and ' some change. Sirica the finding, it hae been proven that the trous-. ere were the property of Ira Brown, the, codefendarr), ; . ... v,- ;-V ?. Qeorge Moody, father of the deceased. took the stand . this morning and 'identl-; fled the ring and purse as being "the pro- perty of his son, . This damaging evidence 4 against the defense' had not been cross J examined at a late hour thle afternoon, t but the court room; is all astir ever' the sensational disclosures' sines late last f night. sr k W FAMILY N I" TRIAL READ DAILY PAPERS k a'SA4aaa eA fM( New Dress Skirts We have just received front New York, a line of the late skirts, these are beyond a doubt one of the best line of skirts on the market (Hcrlpps Newe Aseoelatioa) ' Pittsfleld, Mass.. Jan. 86-Rev . Dr Henry M. Field, aged 84 died this morn ing. He is the last of the famous Field Brothers, Cyrus W : who laid the firs' trans-Atlantic cable. Stephen J Field, who was chief Justics of the supreme oourt and David uudly field, a notea lawyer, ,,. .. . . ' INDIANS CLAIM AGAINST GOVERNMENT (Bcrlpps News Association) , Washington. Jan 26 The claim of Chief Oaybahwadung and the Chippewa Indians for money which they allege the government owes them for years is bsing considered. The Indiana state that the government, through' an agent, promised them that when the timber on their reser- vation at doisb rori, on nun " sold each member of the tribe would re ceive $10 a year in payment for a period of fiftv vaars. ' The timber was. cut, and removed from tha reservation sevsra years .ago, but no pay men', made as promised. Dress Skirts in Fancies This incuces all he novilities m plaids, checks and mixed material Very latest workmanship. . . $25.00 .beaut jful line ranging in price to Dress Skirts in Blacks Black skirts are very strong for this season especially in the lighter grade as Panamas, Voiles ard. the sheer materials ; Very best material With or without silkdrop skirts Values to $40.00 VerScrc o. 32 -- - hi n iScrlppa News Asaoolatlon) New York, Jan. 26 Harry Thaw today protested to his Council against the pre sence of alienists who are engaged by the state to watch every act of theprisoner during the selection of the ' jury. It Is understood that District Attorney Jerome, had decided that the dafenss will plead temporary insanity, and has placed spec- lists . to watch the prisoner closely while under the ordeal. ' r The Thaw jurists that have been chossn are carefully guarded but are subjected to no, particular,, hardships. $eventasn rooms and a private dinning room have been secured for them. Newspapsrs, all of which have been clipped of articles pertaining to the Thaw trial, are daily brot to the jurists. Letters, too, after they are read by the court, are handed to the men who will find Thaw guilty or re lease him. As a rssult of the apparent coolness AMATEUR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP Ifcrlppa Nwa AaemMaClon) Boston, Jan 26 An amateur boxing tournament will be held tonight, under the auspices of the Boston Atletic Associ stion, for registered A A U men in the 116 pound, 136 pound and heavy weight classes. Entries have been received froni some of the best amateur pugilists in the country and some capital bouts ars expected. A NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT New York, Jan. 26 In Columbia Uti- vsrsity today, befora a large gathering of scientists and electrical engineers, Pro fessor H. C. Parker, of the University and W. G. Clark, gave an exposition ot their new invention, which they assert ill revolutionize electric lighting. The light is incandecent and has nearly forty fivs times the efficiency of the ordinary lamp with a carbon filament. The parti cular feature of the lamp is a new fila ment which tfie inventors call helion because its spectrum is similar to helium and they claim that the new filament will last twice as long as the carbon one, The light has a- peculiar blight yellowish color. RUBBY TO PORTLAND A Ruby, the importer of blooded horses who has been located in this city for tha TMt two or three years is preparing to move his business to Portland. Some' time in March the family including Mre Ruby.s sister. Miss Laura Simpson w! luai for California and then go East When Mr Ruby and his family return to the coast it will be to make their home in Portland, but Miss Simpson does not ex Dct to return to Oregon. Pendleton between . Mrs. , Thaw Sr.. and Evelyn, gossipers were . busy yesterday wityi stories of estrahgsmant In tha Thaw f family.,., ,;, j ' '. ,'Attorrtey Jerome and his assistant, Oar vim spsnt most of tha dsy sxaminlng tha witnessss which ths stats will present, f Tha Insanity exparts have bsen .retained. r,. 4 , ADt'S MOTHER DEAD (Bcrlpps Views Asaoolatlon) Kentlarvd Jan 26-Mrs John Ade.mothsr of Oeo Ade, ths noted author of modern fables and slang, is dsad. . EARTHQUAKl IN VIRGINll - ': '' ? ' , : (Scrlppe Newe Aoclatlon) . . Bluefield, !. Jan. 26. A heavy earthquake visited this place at one o'clock this morn ing which lasted nearly a minute. No: serious damage was done. - Pride of Grande Ronde The product of the Imbler flouring mill situated in ths very heart of tha best wheat land in Grande Ronde valley, consequently the best flour. A trial will convince you of Its superority. . ' " " ' a Insist on having your order filled with this brand or ths "Patent" from this same mill. ' ' ' ' ' v' J r , ' ' For sals by all first class dealers. Don't submit to any substitution. ' Pride of Grande Ronde DINNER fOR TWO ' depends for its success upon three things. First, your companion, second, ths dinner, third ths service. You pick out the companion, we supply ',. THE DINNER AND SERVICE ' If you do your part as well as we do ours, ths meal will bacne of the bright espisodss in your life. We are ready for the test when ever you are. a THE MODEL RESTAUR AVT J. A. Arbuckle Proprietor -' 1 ( ' J Tribune. . .W y r
