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.- "' ' U vvv;;,f : - ' GRANDE. UNION COUNTY. PRECOX. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 80, 1808. -
USE BOMBS TO
KILLCAPITALISTS
OF WALL STREET
SUCH IS MOTIVE OF ." j
1 inflammatory circular,
Calelrlee of Stock Exchange in Wall
Street Crowded with. Spectator
Today, Following Rumor That Bomb
; would Be Exploded in the Pit
Placards Celling for Indiscriminate
Destruction of All Financier Have
' Been Circulated Police Working on
. the Affair Death CaU la Broad and
Merciless.
, . New York, Feb. 20. On the heels
ef the rennrt that "Rlack Hand"
threats have been made against J. P.
Morgan and following a crowded stock
. exchange gallery, because of a ru
mored blackmailing and a threat that
'bombs would be hurled on the floor
'tf the pit, Commissioner Bingham has
made public the action he has In con-
temptation relative to the inflamma
tory circular which has been dlstrtb
uted, advocating a slaughter of flnan-
: clers and , advising workingmen to
march In force upon Wall trt..
Squads of detectives have been sent
to trace the circular to it source and
make arersts. .
- i , .
Placards headed ''Workingmen, help
yourselves,"; is the climax of reputed
i threats launched . against speculators
. JtVlng the last 21 hours. The placard
calls fort the wholesale destruction of
capitalists, wid financiers, without re-'k-
Karl to thtlr standing ; In the com-
mlty.V, H:V ri-'s.' '.'"
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, Bone tor Munleat Critics. ' ; ,
' Xew York. Fm JO. In ''PealleaA
e.t -ttellsa'hie." pehuesey' lyric drama,
i which',' was given : its American 'pVe
' ir.Jere st.tHe Manhattan opera house
. " 3.)rr evr-nlng, musical critics have beei
fi ct a hetv bohef to tilck.whfclf Pi"vn
i J r to. result In as Interesting a eon
r troversy as that which raged about
a
! Ml $15.00 Ladies Waists, this
Men's Fancy
i. White Vests
$1.50 to $6.00
s
In all the newest styles, three, four, a d
five button effects, and ; including all the
novelty color effects of the season Your
Wants in Fancy Vests can be supplied
here. $1.50 to $6.00
"Salome." Upon its first production
InParls the singers were almost hissed
off the stage, despite the fact that
Mary Garden appeared In the role of
Mellsande.
"It took four, years to establish
'Pelleas; In the repertoire at the Opera
Comlque," said Miss Garden. "At first
It was anything but a success and it
could be only given once in two weeks.
'Aphrodite' was a success from the
start, and I played It 50 times without
stopping, three and four times a week.
That never could have been done with
'Pelleas.1 It was revolutionary and
needed cultivating. The . American
public, which, I am told," Is fond of
Maeterlinck, may appreciate Its sub
tlety at once, but they didn't in Paris."
Destroyers Reach Chile.
Washington. Feb. 20. According to
advices received at the navy depart
ment, the destroyer fleet is expected to
reach Its next port of call, Talcahua-
no, Chile, today.
i it i a 1 1 it a rti r-i ry
HUN MINI
TO SELL
s
MAIN LINE AND THE v "
BRANCHES THEN MORTGAGED.
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Hhuv Seonrlug a Mortgage on the
Main Line of the Union Pacific In
1897, Several Branch Line Have
Boon Bit lit and it is Reported Today
That the Latter Claw Win Be Heav
, lly Mortgnj.'ed Soon Bonds Will Bo
. Vsod to Pay Off Debt.
. New York, Feb. 20. Directors of
the TTnlon Pacific railroad have de
cide J to soil at once, according to a
well-founded report, not less than
Sj, 000,000 of bonds to pay off a
floating debt.
It Is said the bonds will he Secured
on I860 miles of track In Missouri
Iowa, Kansas and Colorado. There Is
already a mortgage on the main line
of road, secured in 1897. Since that
-time the lines about to be mortgaged,
have been built.
Bonn
$12.50
W ists. and
Waists
Ladies' Embroidered
Lawn and Linen
also Net and Silk
Special this week
This sale includes every one of our $12.50 Embroidered
Linen and Lawn Waists and all Net and Silk Waists which
we sell regularly at $12.50 in embroidered and drawn work
effects, special this ueek $8.34
' Full Dress Shirts '
in the never-bulge-bosom style, also the
very popular pleated . bosom styles-all
8lzes' $1.50 to $1.75
Ties for the "Elks' Ball"
No matter what your tie-want may be we
cin satisfy you. Urge assortment in
Rjya! purple, in plain or self colored
patterns, S0c and 75c
... 7 LA QRAHOS. E3 OR3CH
THE AGGRESSIVE
EVANS' FLEET REACHES 4
CALLAO IX SPLENDOR.
Salutes and Replies Thundered Over
the Waters of Callao Bay This Morn
ing When the American Fleet En
ters the Harbor Japanese Situation
In Diplomatic Circles Changed Since
Advent of New Ambassador at
Washington Uncle Sam Is Alert.
Washington, Feb. 10. Diplomatic
circles are greatly Interested In the
curious change In relations between
America and Japan stnes the depart
ure of Ambassador Aokl and the ar
rival of Takahlra, the new ambassa
dor. The diplomatic situation is now
reversed and Japan Is on the offens
ive.
The Manchurlan question has come
to the front with startling suddenness
and Is increasing dissatisfaction in the
state department with reports of Jap
anese aggression in Chinese. Manchu
ria. The administration Is alert for
It will not tolerate any action on the
part of the Japs in closing entrance
Into Manchuria.
Fleet at Callao.
Lima, Peru, Feb. 20. In single file,
presenting a magnificent spectacle,
near-Admiral Evans' fleet of It bat
tleships steamed Into Callao this morn
ing. Thousands of people lined the
shores cheering as the great vessels
passed In solmn graudure. Salutes
were fired by Peruvian , warships in
the harbor, Evans' guns booming out
America's reply to the southern re
public's compliments.
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Blockade Lifted.
' Omaha, Feb: 20. The 48-hour
blockade on the Rock island
road was raised today and six
stalled passenger trains were re-
leased. The blizzard has block-
ed all traffic. ,
18.84
week, $10.00
IT!
COcilT OVERRULES FISH
IN BALLOT OF SHARES.
After Montis of Bitter Fighting E. U.
Harrlma Proves the Winner in the
Control Of the Illinois Central Fight
Judge'saU Favors Union Pacific
In His Decision Adjourned Meet
ma; of Directors Will Be Held March
the Second. '
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Chicago, Feb. JO. The long and
bitterly foitg ht contest between E. H.
Harriman and Stuyvesant Fish for
control of the Illinois Central was de
cided in favor of Harriman this morn
ing by Judge Ball.
Ths decision, which favors thi
Union Pacific railroad, a Harriman
enterprise, upholds the right of cor
porations outside of the Illinois Cen
tral to control and vote the stock lu
Illinois corporations. '.;
In sustaining the rlsrht of a KTaw
Jersey holding company of the Union
Pacific, Judge Ball dissolved the tem
porary Injunction granted Fish to pre
vent Harriman from yottng contested
stock in the annual election last fall.
The suit was Instituted by Fish and
others to restrain ths voting of 281. SSI
shares of stock In the Illinois Central
Railroad company, at the annual
meeting of the corporation last fall
The adjourned meeting of directors
will now be held March S, it is an
nounced. ; .
Touay.s decision will have an Im
portant bearing on, ths outcome of
the battle for supremacy and control
of ths Illinois Central. The decision
was contrary to the general rumor
that Fish would be sustained In the
contention, ,
SILiRP CONFLICT AT
OPENING OF CASE.
Evidence on the Immunity Contract
Granted Rnof for Ills Confession on
Trolley Line Bribery Were Taken
Today Judge Lawtar Kettles Bis
pute by Excluding Argument ami
WlUM-fuK-H Relative to Objection-
Submit Evidence to Court-
San Francisco,' Feb. 10. Taking of
evidence on the Immunity contract
granted Abe Ruef to determine ths le
gallty of his arraignment on ths trol
ley, bribery case was begun this morn
Ing In Judge Lawler's court.
Members of ths graft prosecution
and Rabbis Nleto and Kaplan, who
were prominently Identified in secur
ing Ruefs consent to the confession In
return for immunity, were in court
Ach, for ths defense, opened the pro
ceedings by attempting to read Kap
lan's affidavit, but ths prosecution ob
Jected on grounds that time for lum-
mu.ilng witnesses has not arrived
Ach protested cad said that after he
had finished the reading of ths affi
davit, he would call witnesses. T. 3.
Heney declared that Acb's statement
was a bluff. Lawler then settled the
argument .by taking up evidence al
ready tendered, and after excluding
all witnesses and arguments in rela
tion to objection of tbs prosecution,
reading of affidavits tests begun. It
is finally stipulated that affidavits
should be submitted to ths court "'
View Yale Statue of Hale,
New Torh, Feb. 10. A private view
of the model of the heroic statue of
Nathan Hale, which the Tale alumni
propose to erect on' the Tale campus,
at an expense of I.O.eot, was given
this afternoon at the studio ef the
sculptor. William Orway Partridge.
Ten years have been spent by the
IIC
III TBI
RllE Iff
CASE llf HEARING
his life for his country. Another"p!7
vate view for Yale alumni will be
gtven next Thursday.
' It -was while serving the cause of
the revolution that Hale was ' cap
tured by the British and executed as
a spy. .
Mr. Partridge has preserved the
schoolmaster's garb In which Hale
was captured. v The statue represents
a young man In his strength and com
llnesa the athletic Hale history rec
ords performed feats of valor at New
Haven calmly moving on to his fate.
He stands firmly on ths right foot, the
left foot thrown baok and Just, leav
ing the ground. The hands are caught
looselr brhlnd a rope hanging from
his wrists.
It is expected that the model will
be cast In bronze and placed on the
Yale campus within a year. Among
ths prominent men, in addition to
Tale alumni, who subscribed to the
t.0,009 necessary to erect the statue,
was Andrew Carnegie. ..
Cpimirnu pninu
ouuinLnu ouluii
WAS COLLEAGUE TO SEN
" , ATOR BEN TILLMAN.
Asbnry Chnrt'hwcll Latimer Bios In
Washington This Morning, Follow
ing Operation for Appendicitis
Term Would Have Expired on March
3 Next Was Prominent Farmer of
, His State Had Served In Congrnw
Several Terms A Democrat, :
Washington, Feb. JO. United Btates
Senator Asbury Churchwell
of South Carolina, colleague to Ben
jamin Ryan Tillman, died this morn
Ing In the Providence hospital follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
, The deceased solon was born In Ab
beville, S.C.ln 1851, and a large part
of hU life was spent in agricultural
pursuits. He took an active part In
the campaign of 187 and was prom
Inently Identified In democratic poll
tics in his state In 18.0. He was elect
ed to the 6 3d and 57th congresses, and
then elected to the senate to succeed
John, L. MrLaurin, He took his seat
in March, 1903, and on March 3, next
would have given up his seat again.
He secured his education in the
common schools, which existed at
that time, and when a middle-aged
man moved to Benton, his present
home.
In his last political campaign he de
rented J. Q. Evans by a majority of
17,700 votes.
Michigan Opinion Moldcra,
Saginaw, Mich., Feb. to. Molders
of public opinion to the number of
over 100 are hers today for ths mid
winter meeting of the Michigan Press
association. Addresses on newspaper
topics will be made by some of the
state's leading editors. A banquet
at ths East Saginaw club wjll be ten
dered ths visitors. The convention
will continues through tomorrow.
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There h no more vital
the tamitj than that ot the
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SUCCUMBS TODAY
rrescrwt
pnsenpuon. meresnouia be no nan way methods re
garding prescriptions. We use pure drugs, compounded
X lust "according to the doctor's
HILL'S DRUG STORE
SERBS:
ATTENTION
FREE MAIL DELIVERY SER
VICE MEANS CORRECTION,
Now That La Grande Has Been Prom
Ined Free Mail Delivery System, 11
Becomes Necessary to Make Every
Trivial Correction In the House
Numbering System at Once Fourth '
Ward Especially Full of Mints kes .
Many Houses Not Numbered at AIL
There Is urgent need of immediate
and effective effort to perfect ths
numbering system In ths city of La
Orande, If the promised free mail de :
livery system Is to be established on
May 15th, as arranged for by Repre
sentatlve W, R. Ellis, and announced
In Ths Observer last evening.
When postal otticiais insoeotea ,
Grande's streets and house number' ;
Ing last year, they found many defects
and a large majority of them have not
yet been straightened out This is es
pecially true in the Fourth ward, or
North La Grande. . Streets are named
and for the most part posted, but the
houses are in, error in many cases and
in some Instances there are no num
bers at all. The latter condition Is
more or leu true In all parts of the
city. ... ; . ,, .. , ...
It Is a well known fact that these
numbers must be correct and on every ,
residence before the mall sen-Ice can '
be instituted. Therefore something
should be done at once.
Various Plans Advanced.
There are several plans unofficially
NEED
being advanced for straightening out
the tangle. The most current one is
tor the council to name an Inspector
to be kept at work until the number '
Ing system Is correct. He would have
to work ob is duttl 1 plan for where there
are "numberi, but "wrong 'ones, it is.
hardly" ju-r to the property W&
be put to ths expense of renumbering . V
his house when hs placed one there
In good faith. Hence It Is Suggested
that the Inspector correct such num-:
bers at the expense of the city, when
he should find a house not graced with
a number, he could be authorised to
place the correct number at the ex
pense of the property owner. Thle
would prove an effectual and equlta ....
ble scheme. j
The announcement In last evening's
Observer met with general comment
and declarations of delight, for ' the ;r.
goal towards which La Grande has '
worked so consistently since the post
office receipts Justified the system,
came as a surprise, notwithstanding
that the system bas long been sought.
However,. the advantages cannot be ,'
enjoyed until the city has met every ,v.
requirement of the government postal
authorities. - ' i - ' "
Parties, who are in doubt can re ',
dues the cost of eventual perfection to . v
a large degree' if they will Inspect an.'''.;,
official plat of the city, which can be;, ;t .
(Continued on page 4.)
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question to be considered in
compoundkg of the doctor's t
. W
orders."
I La Grande m Orcffon
sculptor la completing the suae ef
uve rrrolulioMry hero who gave uP,ttatttattit(I