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:. . XA GRANDE, VXIOS OOCNTY, OREGO.V. TUESDAY, JANUARY 28. 190H. - - , ' '- , , , - . .
' ' - , - . ' NUMBER 6J.. -.
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ANTI-BRYAH
U KILLED
MO BURIED
THE NEBRASKA X ILS
OCTGENERALLED OPPOSITION
No Longer Any Doubt But That W. J.
Bryan Will Be Democratic .standard
' Bearer at Next Election Cleveland-
Parker Wing Holds Conllab With j
Orotor tr the I'lattc anil Come Away :
Satiricd Bryan Is "It" So Other
Man So Promising Timber, They :
bay.
Washington. Jan. in. The end of
the fight against Col. W. J. Bryan by
democrats representing the old Cleveland-Parker
wing Is generally sup
posed to have been reached yesterday
when a delegation of democrats.
headed by Col. Harvey, editor of Har
per's magazine, came to Washington
to confer with him in regard to Ku
withdrawing from the race.
They failed to convince the Nebras
kan that he was not the most availa
ble timber in the party.
Following the meeting Colonel Har
vey admitted his defeat. "We lost
out," he said. "Bryan is certain to be
nominated. The project advanced by
New York democrats for a new man
5s leader, has fallen flat."
t Celebrities at Ball.
New York, Jan. 28. Invitations
have been Issued to the governors of
all adjacent stales and to prominent
officers of the armynnvy and na
tional guard to attend the Old Guard
ball at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel to
morrow night. From the number of
acceptances received from prominent
men, It Is likely that the ball will be
the most magnificent military affair
held In New York in many years. The
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heretofore. ashe number of guests
will be limited to 1500, whereas as
many as 15.000 have attended the
balls held In Madison Sqaure Garden
In past years. ,'
Iteltman Acquitted.
Chicago. 111., Jan. 28. Ben Relt
man. charged with Inciting riot last
week, when he led unemployed la
boring men in a parade that clashed
with the police, was acquitted today.
He says he Intends to go to Califor
nia at once.
ft HHKXT Rl'MOB NOT
FOUNDED ON Ai7o.
Bank of I .A Grande Not Wltholdlng
Payment or Hcwtrirtlng Withdraw
alu h Rumored Olxterver Repre
sentative Calls on Each Institution
Stuo Verdict in Each Instance
DcMMitora' Chocks Houorcd lu Full
Dertpila the KiiiMor.
A report has become more or less
generally circulated that the banks
were restricting withdrawals and to
see If there was any foundation for
such an Observer representative vis
ited the several banks of the city and
received the same reply In every In
stitution, to the effect that since the
governor's' holidays were declared
off, that each and every depositor's
check had been honored in full and
would be to the extent of the depos
its. .
This report lsdoubtless a reiteration
of the condition of affairs that were
general throughout the state during
the long period of holidays, by those
who do not carry any bank accounts.
Those who do business with the banks
kifew better. v
ERRONEOUS
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REBUTTAL BY
STATE BEGUN
MANY WITNESSES TELL OF
THAW'S MENTAL STATUS.
First Evidence In Rebuttal In the
lluttv Case Was Introduced Today
by State Man .Who Saw Thaw
Fire Shot That Killed White Is
Called and Declare There Was
Nothing Irrational in Prisoner's Act
Other Tell lite Sumo Story In
Brief. '
New York, Jan. 28. The state of
New York began Its Introduction of
evidence In rebuttal today In the Har
ry K. Thaw case. R. K. Llngley. pub
lic n.uLir.t2r.t, who was In Madison
Sciuare Garden the night Harry Thaw
shot and killed White, was the first
witness of the day. He declared
Thaw appeared rational enough to
him. Mayer Cohn, a music publisher,
also saw Thaw In the Garden that
night. He, too, though Thaw ration
al. Paul Brune and Warner Paxton,
foreman and engineer, stationed In
the Garden, saw the tragedy, and tes
tified that Thaw showed no signs of
Insanity.
District Attorney Jerome has de
cided not to call any medical experts
In rebuttal. During , the morning
session he called a number of wit
nesses who testified they always
thought Thaw normal mentally.
Abraham Snydecker, a clerk for
Abe Hummell, who witnessed Evelyn
Nesblt's signature to the affidavit al
leglng Thaw's cruelty, was not able
to Identify a -photograph of the affi
davit this morning.
State Ha 1 tested.
The state rested in the Thaw case
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The de
fense will put in their sub-rebuttal
this afternoon and tomorrow morn
ing, and the jury should have the fate
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B TRIAL
OCT ON BONDS BIT i
WILL RESUME FIGHT.
reeling Confident of Ultimately Se
curing Acquittal for Their Client,
Attorneys for John It. Walxli Have
Appeared In Court to Argue a Mo
tion for a New Trial Dlntrlet At
torney Confident of Uie Present
' Verdict Sluuduig Safe.
Chicago, Jan. 28. r"I have Just be
gun to fight," declares the aged John
it. Walsh, recently convicted of mis
application of . the funds of the
wrecked Chicago National bank, of
which iiu p r?rMn Walsh's at
torneys appeared before the court to
day to" argue a motion for a new
trial. The' aged financier, although
broken in health and fortune. Is con
fident that he will yet' be acquitted
and maintains the same determination
that enabled him to rise from an Irish
Immigrant lad to a mullt-milllonaire
and the owner of railroads, banks and
newspapers.
Walsh Is bow at liberty on bond,
pending the decision of the court In
today's application for a new trial.
If the verdict should be sustained,
Walsh could be sentenced to a total
of 540 ytSrs In prison. He was con
victed on 54 counts, and the penalty
fixed by statute Is not less than five
nor more than ten years Imprison
ment on each count. ' ,
Assistant District Attorney Dobyne
Is confident in his declaration that the
verdict will stand, and that it will
have a wholesome effect unon the
banking operations of the nation. '
"In these days of high finance some
such substantial warning Is needed,"
said Mr. Bobyne today.' "The result
shows that the government enforces
the law against the rich and powerful
as well as against the poor man who
violates the statutes."
Walsh's attorneys are hopeful of
finally securing the acquittal of their
client. They assert that there was in
the evidence no clear-cut issue pre
sented to the distinct transaction, and
that the Jury was overwhelmed by a
mass of unconnected testimony having
np direct bearing on the transactions
of which Walsh was convicted.'
Walsh was at one time the princi
pal owner o( the Chicago. Inter-Ocean,
and lates of. the Herald and the
Chronlclo. The latter paper suspend
ed after the collapse of Walsh's fi
nancial structure, which Included, In
addition to the Chlcugo National bank
several railroad, gas, quarry, bust-bull
and mining corporations.
SUNS CASE
IH COURT ACAIU
mVOIM'E PROCEEDINGS
HAVE- BEEN DROPPED.
rtdhming the Dccl-lnn of Jndue
( ran ford. I'ornier Delenduiit. G. D.
Simmons, Has Brought Suit to Have
a Receiver of the Simmons Folate
Appointed No Divorce Proceedings
Attached and Entire Suit Regards
Division of Property.
Notwithstanding the Judge Craw
ford has ruled unfavorably to b th
plalntif fand defendant, In the Mrs.
Simmons vs. O. D. Simmons divorie
case, the suit has nit been dropped.
This afternoon Aiturne) J. w.
Knowles and J. D. Slater, as counsel.
men a sun m the circuit court,!
praying a decree be Issued Miming a I
receiver to take charge of the n-nlsj
and iJUhmsements of same. ac r a-1
in from the estate. The divorce pro-J
ci-edlngs have been dropped In the.
suit in which the former defendant
l now plaintiff. The filing alleges
that the defendant Is riot entitled 'to
collect rents. A solution Is hoped to
be reached by the plaintiff In having
a receiver appointed to look after
money matters dealing with property
Involved. '
Attorneys for both parses remain
the same. '
Much Oil Burned.
San Luis Obispo. Cal.. Jan, 18. A
flash of lightning Ignited five oil
tanks here late last night, causing a
loss of 150,000.
FLAYS ACTS
OF
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS
BITTERLY ATTACKED
Attorney for President Patrick Cal
houn Flay DlxUict Attorney Ijuig
don for 'Alleged Breaking of Faith
In Sotting Calhoun's Dtite of Trial
Accuse ljutgdoa Willi Holding a
Club In hliHH of Ruef's Trial,
Which Is Delayed.
San Francisco, Cal., Jan! 88. Dis
trict Attorney Langdon was given a
terrific scoring today by A. A. Moore,
attorney for President Patrick Cal
houn, of the United Railroads, be
cause of failure on 'Lungdnn's part to
set Calhoun's case for trial. He ac
cused Langdon of breaking faith with
him In delaying trial and said that
the-Ruef trial was merely a club to
hold over Calhoun and delay the
magnate's trial.
Langdon's face flushed with anger
but he said nothing In reply save to
deny Moore's charges.
Calhoun was In the court room dur
ing Moore's speech. Ruef was given
a continuance until Thursday In order
to await the arrival of Attorney Ach
from Los Angeles.
No Hiiutuiiig Asked. '
San Francisco, Cnl., Jun. 28. The
district attorney's office will not . Bp
ply for-a rehearing In the appeal of
former Mayor Eugene Bchmltx, In
which the judgment of the lower court
was dismissed. He will not say
whether he will take the matter up
before the supreme court or not.
AOKI NO CONSIDERATION.
Amlxiwtudor Will Huve No Elftvt on
JuMiiice Immigration Treaty.
Toklo, Jnn. 28. Replying to on In
terpellation In parliament today,
Foreign Minister Hayashi declared
that the real amhassudor, Aokl, will
have no effect on negotiations with
the United Slates In regnrd to the Im
migration treaty, which, ho said,
would be settled in a manner satis
factory to the Japanese. I
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E. !,l SI'S IS
DECLARES HOT
CO-DEFENDANT WITH
1 HALL DISCHARGED.
No Evidence Has Been Submitted Suf
ficient to Hold Edwin M. Mays la
Court on the Charge of Fraud
Agulimt the Government Motlo
Made by Ilcnoy to Instruct a "Not
Guilty" Verdict Defense Attorney
Springs Sumo Motion for Hull. -
Portland, Ore., Jan. 88. Edwin It.
Mays, co-defendant with John Hall,
ar. " ni with Hall at this" time,
charged with conspiring with Hall ana
certain officers of the Butte Creek
Land A Livestock company to defeat
Justice and defraud the government
of Its publlo domain, was discharged
this morning by Judge Hunt on a
motion made by Attorney' Wilson, .
Mays' attorney, on the grounds that
no evidence had been submitted by
the government whfch tended to con-'
hect Mays with the alleged conspiracy
as charged in the Indictment.
Prosecutor Heney opened te morn
session by asking Jutlge Hunt to In
struct the Jury to find Mays "not
guilty," as the government hud been
unublo to connect him with the
charges filed against him. Attorney
Wilson then amended Heney's mo
tion by asking the oourt to discharge
the defendant This was done.
This afternoon Attorney Webster
for Hall, will argue a motion direct
ing Judge Hunt to Instruct the Jury to
bring in a verdict of acquittal In
Hall's case on the ground that no
evidence has been Introduced showing
Haj! was guilty of any of the acta
charged. Honey will contest this mo
tion. MORGAN DUBBED KING.
Bankers Look to Morgan as King of
Ills IVofcHMion In Finance.
Now York, Jan. 29. J. P. Morgan
was cheered as the "Uncrowned kins;
of Ameiicun finance" last night, at
the annual banquet of the banker of
New York at the Waldorf-Astoria. A
toast to President . Roosevelt was
drank in ubsolute silence on the part
of the guests. "
Morgan sat unmoved during the
cheering that followed mention of his
name. Whenthe toast to Roosevelt
was called, everybody stood up a
usual and drank, and then sat down
In silence.
Death Penally for Assault. '
Jackson, Miss.. Jun. 28. As a cure
for lynching, the lower house passed
a. bill yesterday, making It a death
penalty for utt.triipt to assault women.
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