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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY, FEBRUARY S, 1908.
NUMBER 57.
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RECONSTRUCTION IS
GIGANTIC IN EXTREME.
When Assassins Drove True Their
. Bullets at King Carlos and Ills
Heir They Believed First Step To
ward Republicanism Was Taken
Misjudged Conditions, However, as
Portugal Is Strangely Quiet After
Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 3. Bobbed
rt at one blow of a king; and a crown
jr prince by the bullets from carbines of
a group of assassins. Lisbon Is quiet
today, a monarchy, still under the
rule of the boy king, Don Manuel II,
and the premier. Franco.
If the renegades who let fly the fa
' tal volley last' Saturday night, believed
' that their act would set afire the
(lames of rebellion, upset the govern
ment and establish a republic, they
have been grievously mistaken. The
house of Braganza has paid Its toll
for the folly of Its head and appar
''. ently the dynasty has saved Its throne.
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V" I lonimues.
t Lisbon Is quiet today as It was last
night. The shops are reopening.
Passengers are seen on the street cars.
Flags are at half mast, Decorators
are beginning to shroud the public
buildings In black. At the royal pal
ace the attendants state that Queen
Amelia sleeps this morning, exhausted
by her 18-hours vigil at the biers of
her husband and her first born, she
was carried to her bed late last night
aid gradually slipped Into a deep
eletp.
Kingdom Quiet, Too.
Stunned at the work of the assas-
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BARGAINS
sins, the kingdom has followed the
lead of the capital city and remained
quiet. At Oporto, a battalion of In
fantry revolted upon hearing the
new of the assassination and declared
for the republic, but the loyal troops
arrested the mutineers without W
fight. This Is the only news of any,
trouble occasioned by the blow struck
at the ruling house.
Wanted A Leader.
There are ithout doubt, hundreds
of people In Lisbon and the kingdom
who would welcome a republic, but
the dissatisfied ones are without a
leader. Republicans are without a
definite plan of action and without
the power of working in co-operation.
Franco, the premier. Is still the dic
tator of Portugal. The government
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FACES CHARGE
CASHIER OF DEFUNCT BANK
IS AN ALLEGED FORGER.
Because He Is Skk, Former Cashier
II. E. NenI of Boise, Is Given Ar
raignment In His Home Today Is
Bound Over for Preliminary Hear
ing on Bonds of $10,000 on Charge
of Forgery His Bank Insolvent.
Boise, Idaho, Feb. 3. Horace E.
Neal, former cashier of the suspended
Capitol State bank in this city, was
arraigned today on a charge of for
gery preferred last Friday by Coun
ty Attorney Koelach.
He waived preliminary hearing and
was bound over under $10,000 bond,
which was furnished. The proceed
ings took place In Neal's home, due to
Illness of the defendant.
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LA GRANDE.
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PORTUGUESE SECURITIES
FALLING OFF IN LONDON.
Widow of Late Kins Carlos Continue
to Ask for Death Entire Royal
. Family and Body of Ministers Were
SubJeet of Coiixpiruey According to
Lau? Developments Frumo's Own
House Attacked When King Was
Shot Saturday. I
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, Lcr.S?!. There was a Washington, Feb. S. Heading off
; slight depression In the market today, a possible larceny of campaign inu-
due to the Portuguese affair. Portu- terlal, Representative Charles E.
j gueses securities fell off two points. jTownsend of Michigan, and spokes
Queen Seems Demented. (man in the house on railroad rate
I Physicians fear for the sanity of matters, today startled the demo-
Queen Amelle. It Is said she Is con-
stantly declaring she wants to follow
' her husband. It now seems certain
that it was plotted to kill the entire
I royal family and ministers at the
same time. Premier Franco s house j not purloined the Nebraskan's poll
was attacked, but the assassins were I cles.
reputeed. If a coalition government
Is formed to succeed Franco, Admiral I
Amaral will probably be chosen pre
mier by the young king. Severe cen
sorship on news gives rise to many
contradictory and uncertain reports
as to the exact happenings at Lisbon.
BLOW AT UNIONS.
Washington, D. C, Feb. S. By far
the most serious blow that has been
delivered by the United States su
preme court to organized labor, was
given today when the tribunal an
nounced a decision that labor organi
zations are liable for damages for
boycotts brought against manufac
turers engaged in interstate com
merce.
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BARGAINS
RDOSEVELTS
IDEAS
NOT PURLOINED FROM
BRYAN'S BRAIN MATTER.
Representative Townscnd Scoffs at
Position Taken by Ihinoerals That
Bute Bill, Anti-Trust Laws and
Similar New Modernisms Were Ta
ken From Platform Advocated by
W, J. . Bryaii First Saw Light
Many Years Ago, He Says.
cratlc, and pleased the republican
brethren by arguing from facts In his-
tory, that Bryan Is not the father of
anti-trust legislation and railroad
regulation, that therefore Roosevlt has
"Every little while I hear some
democrat say the rate bill, the anti
trust law, and the enforcement of
them are of democratic origin; that
rt-publlcans have stolen democratic
thunder. I make the claim hostile.
nd shall dispute that neither Is
democratic."
Townsend then went over legisla
tive history of the nation to show
that such republicans as Sumner, Gar
field, Grant and Sherman were the
real pioneers in railroad rate regula
tions. LEWIS IS PRESIBENT.
New Iieader of Mloeworkera Hailed
Willi Clioeting and Praise.
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. S. Thos.
L. Lewis of Ohio, has been elected
president of the United Mlneworkers
of America, to succeed John Mitchell,
resigned. The , announcement was
made amid cheers. Alexander How-
at, Kansas; D. II. Sullivan, Ohio, were
elected delegates to the International
mining congress, which meets In Ber
lin later in the year.
Great Runners In Raoe.
New Tork, Feb. 3. Sheppard, Tay
lor, Hillman, Bacon, Dorland and
Parsons are the probable contestants
In the 600-yard race to take place In
Madison Square Garden next Saturday
the feature of the Irish-American
Athletic club's carnival. This will be
about the fastest field that has ever
toed the scratch In a New York ath
letic carnival, and the result will be
it Interest throughout the country.
Other events of the meet will be the
Intercollegiate and Intersx-holastlc re
lay races, a pole vault and a one-
mile walk for policemen In full unl
form.
Roller Skating Carnival.
St. Louis, Feb. t. Final arrange
ments have been made for the series
of world's championship roller skat
ing events, to begin here next Monday
and lasting until February it. The
carnival will be held at the Jal Alul
rink, the scene of the championship
contests last year. Several of the win
ners of last year have entered, as
well as many new aspirants in all sec
lions of the country. Entries will
.-lose day after tomorrow. One thous
and dolalra In cash and diamond med
als of considerable value will be dis
tributed among the winners.
Fairbanks to Have His Day.
Inmana polls, Ind., Feb. 3. Vice-
President Fairbanks will have his
lay ns a presidential npplrant tomor
row, when conventions will be held in
all the congressional districts of In
diana to selec t delegates to the repub
lican national convention. There Is
little doubt that the entire Hoosler
delegation will be solidly for the vice
president, although It to likely that
Taft will be Indiana's second choice,
In case the Fairbanks boom flattens
out.
Celebrated Banker Dead..
, Pittsburg, Pa Feb. S. While cele
brating his 5th birthday anniversary
Judge Thomas Mellon, founder of the
Mellon National bank, and one of tho
largest stockholder of the Frlck Coal
& Coke company, died suddenly to
day. He was known as the "Grand
Old Man of Pittsburg."
Plow Manufacturer Dying,
Mouth Bend,' Ind., Feb. J James
Oliver, Inventor of the chilled plow,
and master of the largest plow man
ufactory in the world, Is dying at his
home here, after a lingering Illness.
mis phystcans have abandoned all
hope. : .
BRIEF TELEGRAPHIC
NEWS CONDENSED.
One Month at Least for Tluiw's Asy
lum Life Boiler Explosion Kills
Seven In Pennsylvania Powenirer
Train Wrecked In MIHilgan Wash
ington Senator Asks for Fair Loan
Buffalo,
New York, Feb. 8. Action for th
release of Harry K, Thaw from the
Matteawan insane asylum will prob
ably be delayed for a month at least.
Attorney Littleton wants to take a
vacation for three weeks, at least. It
Is said he opposes Immediate steps
to secure Thaw's release.
Boiler Explosion.
Sunbury, Pa.. Feb. S. Seven were
killed and six Injured In a boiler ex
plosion In the rolling mill of Van Al
len St Company at Northumberland
today. ' ' ' ' ; .
IWienger Train Wrecked.
Detroit. Mich., Feb. J. An east-
bound Wabash passenger train, No. 4,
was wrecked 47 miles east of Detroit
today, probably by a broken rail.
Two women passenaers were tiling
and J7 Injured. The killed: Mrs.
Francis Vargo of Budapest, Hungary,
and John Smith, of Milwaukee. Wis.
Costly Fire.
Buffalo, N. T., Feb. 8. The explo
sion of a gas engine In the Merchants
& Shippers' warehouse today, caused
a fire that 'caused about 120a onn
worth of damage.
Wants Fair Money,
Washington, D. C, Feb, J. Sena
tor Piles today delivered an address
to the senate advocating a govern
ment loan to the Alaaka-Tukon-Pa-
clflc exposition.
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III SESSID
BARTLETT CASE SET
FOR THE SEVENTEENTH.
Present Indications Point to a Short
Session of the Court Which Oo
vetted Here This Morning Wlwa
Judge Crawford Opened the Session
Several , Arraignments Made A
, Irgo list of Jurors Respond at
Uie OiHtting.
The February term of the circuit
court opened this morning when pre
siding Judge T. H. Crawrord directed
Bailiff J. 8. Sills to make the publlo
announcement.
The following jurors responded to
their names: J. A. Pllcher, J. M. Oil
klson of North Powder; William Fine,
D. A, Barnes, . Elgin; Tbney Kempt,
Wm. Wlgglesworth. Sol Seamon, ef
Union; H. H. Huron, Summervllle; B.
C, Rees, Archie Conley, Geo. Becker,
of Cove; Wm. Cantrell, Hllgard; E. U
Halley. G. Q. Blocklatfd, Island City;
C. E. Oolden, W. K. Davis O. F. Cool
Idge, J. A. Fraker, C. D. Oooilnough,
La Grande; Thomas LuiUa, Ssiurkeyj
C. A. Playle, Allcel.
; The court excused F. . bnikth at
Elgin,' Mac Wood of La Grande, and
Mr. Schofleld of Islund City. . .
The forenoon was taken up with a
reading of i the docket to ascertain
when the cases would be ready for ,
trial. Several minor cases hud been
settled by the litigants and were dts
mlssed and a portion of the after
noon was taken up by the argumeata
of atorneys on demurrers.
The cose of the State vs. ID. . W. .
Bartlett, Is set for the 17th. Judge
Crawford has written te have Juege
smith, who presided at the faraer
trial hear his case, but had rceelved
no reply as yet. The date Is subject
to change.
Unless the criminal cases occupy
more time than Is anticipated that
may prove to be a short session.
There will be no grand Jury, tho dis
trict attorney will file all Informa
tions direct.
What purports to be the hardest
fought legal contest will be th Bart
lett case, the case of J. A. Russell
vs. the O. R. ft , .. company, wherein,
as administrator of the estate of Dea
aid Russell vs.' the O. R, N. Co.,
aid Russell, who was killed at Perry;
the estate sues for damages to tAw
amount of 17600. Another tasa that
wllt( occupy the atention of the eeurt
poslsbly sevral days, will be that (
the State of Oregon vs. Peter M; Dsn
aid, aa administrator of the estate af
the late John Morrison. , .
This afternoon a Jury Is being tnv
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