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IA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1108
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HARRY THAW
FOUND INSANE
NOT GUILTY IS JURY
VERDICT REACHED TODAY.
After Deliberation of Less Than 24
Hours the Thaw Jury Returns m
Verdict of "Not Guilty" on Ground
or Insanity Prisoner Committed to
Slutteaunn Insane Asylum Iminedi
UIy After His Acquittal, Tills
Morning.
New York, Feb. 1. Harry K. Thaw
hag been acquitted of the murder of
Stanford White.
There was no word from the Jury
during the night and the usual crop
of rumors were spread, though, of
course, none were authentic. Follow
ing bivKKiuoi m ii1Bt ICuitkihocUtr
hotel, the Jury filed Into the court
room In single file and each member
appeared especially friendly, the for
mer strained relations having appar
ently vanished.
ine verdict was read. and th'
crowded court room listened to the
reading of "not guilty," with mingled
astonishment, pleasure and chagrin.'
Though Thaw lias been found not
guilty he Is nevertheless not at liber
ty
Following his acquittal came the
judgment of the court committing the
prisoner ot Matteawan insane asylum,
for the Jury gave as Its reason for ac
quittal that Thaw Is Insane.
Tzl-llsu May. Abdicate.
Washington, Feb. 1. As the result'
of rumors which have , been In circu
lation for .some time regarding the
alleged proposed abdication of Tzl
Hsu. empress dowager of China, dip
lomatic Washington Is eagerly await
ing news from China that will con
firm or disprove the report. The ab
dication, according to stories that have
been current for several weeks, was
to take place today, the Chinese new
year. It Is said that the eirnirm
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dowager, who was once heartily hated
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come too progressive to please the el
der ataesmen ofthe' empire of , the
dragon, and that her-abdication has
been demanded for that reason.
Sold as an Infant to a merchant, at
IS Tsi-Hsu became one of the sec
ondary -wives of Emperor Hlenfung.
to whom she bore a son. This son she
later placed upon the throne of his
father, after plots and Intrigues In
which poison and, sudden death were
meted out to her enemies. This son.
Kwang-su, will become emperor In
fact as well as In name In case Tsi-
Hsu abdicates the regency.
Montana Governor ItmlpM.
Helena, Mont., Feb. 1. Governor
James K, Toole filed his resignation
this morning with the secretary of
state, giving ill health as the cause.
His position will "be filled by Lieuten
ant Goveronr E. N. Norrls.-
Toole's health has been bad for
some time and It Is stated that he will
go to California to spend the winter.
New York Hank Failed.
New York, Feb. 1. The Home bank
of Brooklyn, failed to open this
morning. A run has been In progress
several days, and the state banking
department has taken charge of the
I Institution. The bank was organized
in 1850, with a capital of $100,000.
Deposits are estimated at $389,000.
Will Try On-hard.
Caldwell. Idaho. Feb I Plan. a
being laid for the prosecution of Har
ry Orchard for the murder of the late
ex-Governor Frank Steunenbcrg. The
district attorney insists that Orchard
has had no immunity promised him
and that he will be tried for his life.
It Is planned to hold the trial In April.
Off to Meet :wiltleliliH.
Punta Arenas, Feb. 1. The Chilean
tender Yanez and several private
steamships and yachts, thronged with
excursionists, have sailed to meet the
battleship fleet which left Possession
Bay, 20 miles west of here, this morn
ing. .
Irish Actor Dead.
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tortay atter on operaton for appen.
dleltis.
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Napkins this week
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50c Table Linens in Turkey
.red and Canary Colors
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EFFORT TO DISSOLVE -
HUGE COMBINATIONS.
O. R. A N. Affiliations With Southern
Pacific, Union Pacific and Other
Roads Is to lie Broken ir Present
Plans Are Successful Suit Filed In
Suit Lake Today Widest Suit Ever
Filed by the Department of Justice.
Salt Lake, Utah. Feb. 1. The gov
ernment suit against the E. H. Har
rlman railroad mergers, was filed
here today, This is an effort on the
part of the government to dissolve the
amalgamation of the Union Pacific,
Southern Pacific and O. R. & N. rail
roads, and is the greatest suit of Its
kind ever filed by the government. It
Is wider in its scope limn iiiu uV.tJ
suit against the Northern Securities
company which dissolved the North
ern Pacific and Great Northern.
This attack is but the leader to a
series on all mil combination of the
kind now existing In the United
States. The best effort' of the depart
ment for over a year has been' devot
ed in securing papers and evidence.
Itucf's Attorney Schvtcd.
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 1. Henry
Ach will be Abe Ruef's leading attor
ney and practically sole counsel for
the Indicted curly-headed boss. The
date of trial was set for February 8,
although Ach wanted the 17th as the
date. He secured permission for Abe
Kuef to stay In the city four hours
each day to consult his attorneys.
Late last night Grover L. Johnson in
formed Ituef that he would not act
as his chief attorney. This Is a great
blow to Ruef.
Five Ilunicd to Death.
Kansas City., Mo., Feb. 1. Five
were burned to death and 15 Injured
In a boarding house fire at 11th and
Wyandotte streets today. Survivors
escaped sacntily clad. The tempera
ture Is the lowest of the year.
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Prices, and all Broken Lines
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Table Cloths in beautiful
Floral Patterns, this week
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$1.25 Bleached Unen Dam
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GIGANTIC
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RETIRE PANIC
CERTIFICATES
NEW YORK FINANCIALLY
IMPROAVtD OVER THE PAST.
New Mouth Finds Practically AU the
' Clearing House Orrtifkmtee' Caa
ccUcd and Conditions Are Much
Improved Financially Emergcncy
Currency Issue Reached a Total ol
$97,000,000 The system Waa Unl
versa II y Popular.
New York, Feb. 1. The arrival of
the first day of February finds New
York In a better financial condition
than it has been for several months.
Practically ull of the clearing house
certificates, Issued during the recent
panic, have been cancelled. The issue
of this emergency currency reached
a of !?7 n i hut nf thin
amount only $74,000,000 was put In
to actual use.
Immediately after the financial
clouds had began to roll by, the clear
ing house began the movement for
the retirement of the certificates and
the work has now been satisfactorily
completed.
The success of this plan In aiding
the banks over a period of depression
Is being widely commented on In fi
nancial circles and Is universally com
mended. . That It saved many other
wise sound Institutions from serious
embarrassments, which might have
resulted from the sudden and contin
ued requirement of cash payments
during the height of the panic, can-i
not be doubted.
BAKiUt CITY LOSES AGAIN.
Boise Illj;h School Cilrls Tiki Slrouff
fur llakcr City.
Haker City, Feb. 1. (Special.)
The second successive defeat was ad
ministered to L'aker fi.'.y high school
girls' team last evening In this city,
when the Poise high school girls cap
tured a fast game by a score of S to
5. The game was one of the fast
est seen on the local floor.
The llne-np follows:
Baker Hazel Planting, center;
Emma Waterman,- Mabel Wisdom,
guards; Iva Swan and Irma Clifford,
forwards.
Boise Myrtle Belk, center; Mar
guerite West and Minnie niaiiehu.-d
wards: Dorothy West and Esther Da
vis, forwards. s
American Woman to Wed Count.
Paris, Feb. 1. Mrs. Alice Wether
bee, an American woman of consid
erable wealth, will, It Is announced
e married early this month to Count
Kudolph Festetlcs, a French noble
man. The bride's parents have ar
rived here to attend the wedding. Th
eremony will take place In Paris. Th
Tlrst wife of Count Festetlcs was also
in American woman. Miss Ella Hag
rln, granddaughter of James B. Hag
-In. They were married In 103, an
to years later the countess obtalnet
x divorce.
FORECAST OF NEWS.
Coiulag Week IatereMting' for Preu
dftttfaU AsjHraau.
New York, Feb. 1. The comlns
week wtll be a buay ene for t tho
vho have the presidential bees bus
'Ing In their bonnets. Secretary Taf'
will make an address before the Yali
Alumni aiwoclatlna at Hartford ni
Friday night. Governor Hughes wll
lkely deliver one or more Important
iddresses during the week and wll
keep his presidential oandldary prom
inently before the public. William J
Rryan and Secretary George B. Cnr
telyou will speak at the dinner of th
Missouri society of New York In New
York city Tuesday evening.
Vice-President Fairbanks will hav.
a look-in at the presidential game
next Tuesday, when the republicans
of the Booster state will hold con
gressional district conventions for the
Mixtion of delegates to the republi
can convention. The executive com
mittee of the democratic party of Ala
Friday, whea the data and place of
holding the state convention will be
decided. Although some opposition to
Bryan has developed In Alabama, It
Is likely that the state's delegation to
khe national convention will go In
structed for the Nebraskan.
A national conference will be held
at the University of Illinois Tuesday
to discuss the relations of graduate
schools of American universities to
the preparation of teachers for high
schools, colleges and universities, and
to preparation for practical profes
sions. Policy holders of he Mutual Re
serve Life Insurance company will
meet In New York on next Saturday,
the meeting, originally set for Decem
ber 10 last, having been postponed by
order of the court. Several prominent
men are participating in the project
for bringing about a satisfactory ad
justment of the affairs of the com
pany, among them Governor E. F.
Noel, of Mississippi, Speaker J. W.
Hymans of the Louisiana house of
representatives, and , Julius Mayer,
former attorney general of New York.
Mr.;' !rr.r"T" Ineludlnn
export trade, transportation, customs
regulations and others, will be taken
up at the convention of the Canadian
National Livestock association, to be
held In Ottawa, Ont.. on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of next week.
Wu Ting Fang,- reappointed Chinese
minister to America. Is expected to
sail from Shanghai In the steamer Si
beria on Tuesday. The ship Is due In
San Francisco on February 28, so
that Mr. Wu will reach his post In
Washington early In March. He will
bring with him a new legation staff
ana several Chinese students for
American universities.
Count Bonl tie Castellane, ex-hus-
Dnnn or Mine. Anna Gould. Is cited to
appear Tuesday In the correctional
court of Pnrls to answer to the charge
of assaulting his cousin. Prince Helle
de Ragan, trial of the sensational case
having been postponed to fhat date.
The quarrel is alleged to have been
due to the attentions paid by the
prince to the former wife of Count
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txuii. r rince none asKS for one
franc as damages.
The National Association of Hall
way agents will laeve Chicago on Sat
urday for its annual trip, which will
culminate In Los Angeles the follow
ing week with the 12fh annual con
vention of the association.
One of the principal sporting events
of the week will be the tournament of
the American Bowling congress, open
ing In Cincinnati next Saturday, to
last until February 112.
To Orgunfxe. Public Employe.
Boston, Feb. 1. A project to union
ize employes of state and municipal
governments will hove Its Inception
tomorrow ut Brockton, where a meet
ing will be held by the National Fed-
ratlon of Suite. City and Town Em
ployes' unions. The new organization
-lll attempt to organize locals In
very clly nnd town and state capital.
Bremen, policemen, clerks, Janitors
ind other employes will be admitted
o membership. Measures of relief to
demanded by the union Include an
Ight-hour day and the pensioning of
tato, city and county employes who
lave reached a certain age.
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HILL'S DRUG STORE
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EXTREME COLD
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ONLY ONE COLDER
IN 8EVEA YEARS.
With Uid EicrfiUoa of lilts, Whea
Hie TIhtmu nieuir Itewhod 14 De
gree Oluw. Last NUH Waa thV
. Coldest hi Ktveii Years Mercury
Dropped to r even D-vieee Bclot
Wattv 'n -i :r r- Aioro Cold
Coming ,
Fair tonight and Bunday;
continued cold. Report of. the
government weather bureau.
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-With but one exception, last night
was the coldest of any in seven
years, according to figures .complied
by Weather Observer W. A. Worstell,
this morning..
The existing cold wave struck east
ern Oregon Just a few hours ahead of
the predicted time, and Judging from
the severity of It and the tenacious
hold it seems to have, it will causa
more than ordinary worry oyer wa
tor pipes nnd I physical comfort.
Early last evening the thermometer
began to drop and ere this, morning
broke, 1 1 degrees below xero had been
reached. With the exception of 1905,
when the month of February saw 14
degrees below, this is the coldest
night since 1901.
Two years of that time, the sero
mnrk wns never reached. Following
Is a table furnished by La Grande's
government weather observer, whlcn
summarizes tne temperatures . sin
1901: ', ,
January 1901, J degrees below,
January, 1902, 10 degrees below.
February. 1902, 7 degrees below.
1903, no zero weather.
1904, no zero weather.
February, 1905, 14 "-degrees below.
January, 190J, 2 degrees below.
January, 1907, t degrees below.
January. 1908, $ "negroes below.
February, 1908, II degrees beiow.
Aside from local newspaper men,
there has not been a busier body In
La Grande today than the plumber.
Precaution wss generally observe
Inst night, but for all that, pipes were
frozen in a great many Instances. The
sudden drop in temperature of Thurs
day night served to chill dwellings,
and the extreme cold' last night had
only lo finish the work commoncel
the night before. ,"
WALLA WALLA WINS. (
Pendleton Gin Defeated by Wash
liixton City Tem ImhI Night,
Walla Walla. Feb. 1. (Special,)
The Walla Walla high school glrla"
team defeated the Pendleton team qm
the local floor last night In a snappy
game, by the decisive score of II fa (,
It was a neck and neck race until (he
lavt protlon- of .the second half, wi)eo
superior, training and speed, cam' J '
the home team's rescue, and gave It
the game by a comfortable, margiv -
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