VOLIMB VU.
LA GRANDE, VSIOS COTNTY, OREGON. THVIISDAT, MARCH 5, 1808,
NVMBEH 83.
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HORRIBLE SCENES ENACTED III
SHAPE THAT IS THRKTENiHC
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FOOLED THE. WORLD WHEN IT MOBILIZED ITS
AND RMY
land and United Stales Thrown
Oriental
. . . --
London March 5.-Strlk!ng events real cause of It all lay to the east
m ine Chinese-Japanese controversy,! ward, In Manchuria,
which have occurred wifhln tho w ',i.i j.... .
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nave convinced the British
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mat war between the
two great Mongolian races Is verv lm
minent
The seizure of the Japanese steamer
atsu Maru by the Chinese, is consid
ered to significantly demonstrate the
unsettled conditions that now exist In
the diplomatic relations between the
two countries.
Jniwn Precipitates Climax.
T . ...
na, wnich was little I
short of an ultimatum, for the return 1
of the vessel, and the almost Insolent j
diijplay of Nipponese naval- force that .
accompanied the request, for the lm-'
mediate release of the vessel, brought
the tangled affair to a climax. All
A,.. T ,
tuat Janan now await a a ki.
...u....,v wBiiinc,
Fleet Mobilised.
The mobilization of the Japanese
fleet, which has been taking place for
the lust two months, the rush of war
preparations that have been iroimr on
at the great arsenals at Osaka, are now
believed to be explained in the dovel-jmake
opments of the Chinese crisis.
, World Was Fooled.
.f JLTT, mptCy let the W01',d
r pl Itself In attach ng importance to
thL preparations as - a result of
American naval activity, while the
A.
O
NAVAL
Into Peculiar Situation by Actions of
Country '
luuuuu uuie war Biory
England Is Worried.
Officials of the British foreign of-
flOA Xv(H nt niwntr n V. -I I. .
-'utuu.llVI uu
the crisis, but they make "no secret of
the fact that England U greatly con
cerned in the war cloud that has so
swiftly developed in the Far East
within the last two weeks, and which
has assumed such a serious hue within
the last 48 hours. England, as an
a 1 ! V nf .Tnnon u'nliM Vw tn
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cullar and far from enviable position,
The United States Is looked upon to
uphold the tenltorif. ...... mlnlsLi-
Uve entity of the yellow empire, and
tn case Japan forced a conflict, they
would be expected to make strong rep.
resentatlons tn th .i.
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signea me Mays
Circular nntn nf 1 K9Q r
. - v v F'"'minS iui
j World Tolkles Involved. )
I ' lf the English government failed to
support the note and the attitude of
the n'tod States, she would at once
a move very unpopular at home
Bnd vt.ry threatenlng to the contlnulty
; of the peaceful possession of her Chl-
Possession and her recognized
, ...
r'htg the British sphere of Influ-
(Continued on page 8.)
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LA GRANDE,
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j Ex-Counoilmaa E, YV. Barlett, Who
or
: BARTLEH
"Not guilty," such Is the verdict .
which the jury In the Bartlett trial
brought In this afternoon at 10 min
utes after 3. The Jury was out exact-
ulcs aner a. une jury was out
ly two hours and ten minutes. Tho
veruict was nn mirnrisA ti hnna
. .
heard the evidence and the judge's In
structlons. It wag evident to those
who had followed the trial and lis
tened to the Instructions given the
Jury by Judge Smith, that there was
practically nothing else for the Jury
to do, as It was evident to all that the
state had failed to prove that Bartlett
had made any threat.
The following resume of the In
structions covering the point regarding
the matter of a threat will clearly
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CLOUD
SUSPICION
t
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Was Acquitted of Extortion Today.
RAISED BY JURY
show:
Judge's Instructions.
The Judge's Instructions to the Jury
were plain and covered every point at
Issue. Special emphasis wan nU
upon the fact that the real question
at Issue, was whether or not Bartl itl
had made a threat to prointcut Klein
and Smith, and that whether or not
he had received any momiy from therr.
or any one else, had no bearing what
ever upon his guilt. According to hlf
Instructions the Jury were to remem
ber that Bartlett was being tried upon
the charge of attempting to extort
money, and that according to the In
dlctment it was necessary for the state
to prove beyond a question of a rea
snnnoie nouDi tnat he had made a
threat that he would prosecute Klein
and Smith. There were other feat
pures of the evidence regarding which
the Judge Issued Instructions, but this
particular section was the one which
the jury was called upon to give ape
clal regard.
It was undoubtedly this special in
struction which enabled the Jury t
art-lve at a verdict In so short a time.
Negro Political Clulw.
Washington, March 6. Prominent
colored men from several states are In
Washington today to arrange for
consolidation of the negro voters of
the country and for the organization
of negro political ".ul j In all centers
of colored population. The conference
will be continued through tomorrow
and Will probably name a nations
lommlttec and provide for the partic
ipation of negroes In the campaign
Senator Foraker Is apparently the fa
vorite presidential candidate of most
of the delegates.
Abandon lAt Itofnpe Cnmp,
San Francisco, March 6. Lobos
Square camp, the last of the original
13 refugee camps In San Francisco, li
now in process of dissolution and th
residents are scattering to all parts o
the city. The camp originally had i
population of 3500 and was undoubt
edly the most cosmopolitan agsresa
tlon of human beings ever gathered
In a like space, nearly every national
Ity In the work being represented.
Fred tov Colon. aLA-J -
Seattle, Wish;, March S With the
disposal of the realty arid other prop
oHv Ki A i : . i 1
' receiver, me famous Free-
land colony in Skagit county finally
imssea out or existence. The colony
wtf founded by Alexander Horr as an
anarch tote find frftA.lnv j
attracted rsMfeall from all parts of the
world.
Hughes to Spruit In' Gotham!
New Tork, March' 6. Governor
Hughes will be a guest of honor at tt.
dinner of the Traffic cfub tomorrow
night, and it la expected (That h. will
air hla views on the subject of railroad
legislation.
OVER
STRICKEH CITY OF COLUHCVfllDD
WOMEN FAINT AND LOSE THEIR MINOS AT SIGHT OF EHASTLT
PILE OF HUMANITY
One Hundred and Sixty-Two Bodies
; Burned Schoolbouse Some
Cleveland, March 4. Gaunt horror
and heart-rendln mlserv
, . . ., "
T.; : v
ana pitrully bare building used as a
railroad shop by the Lake Shore rajl-l
road lay the 182 burned and mangled I It was a pitiful scene when the par- '
bodies that a few hours before held'ents wr f. v..
the hope and pride of 163 Collinwood
homes
Injured Moan In Agxiuy.
In every home for a radius of many
blocks were heard the fitful fevered
cries of the Injured. Doctors hurried
.rom house to house, while gathered !
in the streets and In front of the tern-
oorarv mnnrua na 1 i
. .. v,u .,rama tottered, and finally failed her
ilmost frenzied parents and relatives. i .. .
awaiting the moment when the police
would allow them to enter the build- j
ing and attempt to Identify their dead,
102 IkHllcw KerovertMl.
One hundred and alxty-two- bodies
have been recovered. This accounts
for all the missing, declares City En-'
glneer Gould, who I. In charge of the
work. Of this number 110 have been
posltvely Identified. Thirty are so
-ethater Burke declare.
IUTE OF DISCOUNT
NOW ONU-IIALP PKll CENT
'
England Sow Assurrd That KnH.l
SUHU. In America 1 Much Improved
and Bank 'of England nirw-t
Have IKHluoed the Minimum Kate
of DlHcount to the Half of One P-
CnitNo Fear, of Heavy Demands
on the Bank of England Now.
L
London, March, 8. -What Is consld -
ered to be evidence of the belief In
England that financial afflars in the
United States were again normal and
that the Bank of England would not
be called upon to meet extraordinary
demands within the next few months,
occurred today when the
directors
met and reduced the minimum rate of
discount to half of one per cent.
DISCOUNT HATE
MUCH SMALLER
The fate In force alnce January 1 working In the railroad yards at Ce
had been i per cent. dr Taplds. Iowa.
Presm
it : ' . .
There Is no more vital
r
I It family than that of the
7 A .fi.L. ri a.m.
vnpuon, meresnouid
gardingpreseripiions. We
i
J iust "according id th doctor's
HILL'S DRUG STORE
La Grande
1
Have Been Rescued From Hulns of
Burned Beyond Recognition' .
that th i. v , . ..
Alt ' u"o.
i "''" cnamber of Com-
i na devo,el nother 15000 to pay
for tho fiinotl n U. ,-1
Boi, 1m1i, ,' "
' morgue, The bodies were i.m n..t ,!
rows and the mothers and fathers of
the missing children were led past the
silent little forms by attendants. Many
Som it i. v.. . , .
will tiBvnl. D.
Bertha pobtnson Is one of these' whose
.... . . .. . hv.ro
"" i ner oistress. Phe lost
two daughter, in the disaster. When
told that their bodies had been found
she attempted suicide, and Is now held
In restraint by the authorities.
It Is probable that Friday VIII be
set upon at the date for the funeral
of th
Invwitae.-, r
Today the board of education at
r.Hn,., . ' " "
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Ore could not have been caused by
an overheated furnace, but there Is no
evidence of Incendiarism. The Jani
tor declares that he opened the out
side doors, but on this point the tes
timony Is conflicting.' The plans show
that the rear doors should open out
wards, but this U disputed.
rirt-bujc May He Renpoiwlble.
Cleveland, March S. The first In
timation that the ter.lble disaster to
"'"nwooa 4cnUol ye, erday w.w
, the result of the wor'- of a firebug
!,", "VM1 toy ,n of D,.
"'t""' 'naUU,t '" Wh,Ch h
1 T f'rBt r"""n reaeh
"T f dlBa8ter' dnd thttt
'h"ght tt ;a" the Wrk of a flrebu
' TlTT w W" 8i"er ,h8t
m'8ht haVe been the ? W
j electric wires, " . " "
l Dur,n th examlnrfon of Janitor
' Hartep' who saw one o' hw children
'"'"d ,n the crush, nnd w hv lost two
,n 8hrleled and ro':apsed on the
tal"1' u .' . x
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A letter, received conveys the news
that Brakemnn A. v vaa
moved from thi.. it
ago, was killed a few weeks ao while
aupiinn jl t2?Zi?j
i w vvioiucreu in
compoundiea of th a,m
-
be no half way methods re- ;
use Dure drum jLj i
a-r viiivkmiicu m
orders."
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