La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 26, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text' il All . ' 1 i V ( 1 ' I '11 Ml'. f ' , . , J ; t .- volume rn. . . . " . , . " 1 IA GRANDE, UNION COIiyrrY, OREOO.H. FIUPAY, JCVB 20, 1908. ""' ." mU PIT r I PT ' tf"'- oxidating ministers. t m. "" " - ' -"ZJ m Vfh H l Second-Mrs. Cleveland. Hlchnnl llAV III F 1 1 I 1 1 F I 111111111 TTnlPTP ' . & i i ir I a k - w . ... OF CLEVELAND iH:sr -I mill Mm Turpinumrc ITtESIDEXT RIDKS IV THE v V COItTEGE TO CEMETEIiY. Only a Very Fetv Get Gllmpee at Face of Bond SUtmman, G rover dete. i . land Military Escorts Follow Boly to.ltosUng Pliieo Secret Serce ' AgeoU to Guard lnldeut DDriiV lio SorrkiwBurkxl In Princeton Y ':- Cemetery. Princeton. N. J., June 28. It was . announced . that tha casket containing tne body of Grdver" Cleveland will bo ' Tlaced In the reception room on the at Bide of the residence, where callers are to be received first, (inly Mrs. Cleveland and most Intimate irlends are to be permitted to see the , face of the deceused former presl dent. The casket was opened up talm this morning In the room where .oveiana mod, but was closrt ,n - the cover fastened before It was taken downstairs, where the simple services will be held. A representative of the United Press and other press associa tions will be the only newspaper men ,i mo tumoral services and Interment Viscount Kaneko.J at Toklo. today cabled his sympathy to Mrs. Cleveland. ' Cortege Policed. The Monmouth mounted trnor.. .rived here today to aid the four com panies of mllltla in policing the line of tho cortege. It Is only a half mile from the Cleveland home Jo the old Princeton cemetery where the' burial .will take place. Infantry win be sta tioned at Intervals all along the route, mnd mounted men are to form t patrol. A sqtftd of secret service men have arrived and are laying plans to prevent any possible attack on Presi dent Iloosovelt and high government offlcliils. ) Princeton. June 26. The carriage 'laments for tho funeral follow: First Homy Van Dyke, F.H. Rich-ard- S- w- M. V. Uartlett. the II hMS-of i ri-- u. iuuuuiit uuiu iie noiion coumer every day need- I ables at the most insignificant prices-Powerful reminders of the immense saving opportunities afforded you during I this Great : : . . . i SALE Continuation SALE I MM ARTICLE IN 0VR STOCK AT REDUCED PRICES Be Pins now , , c ,. , . , . . , ' ....mc - Black and red Ink now So in ,"nK,Py:" 20 ' Mc Penholder, now ..Z Black and white Tape now . 0fl KcJ. ow J Red marking Cotton ... , . Pencl, Tab,eU 75c Toilet Soaps, Andrew Jergins Make, the Doz Now 36c I " : ; ; I0c nleklo Safety Pin! now 10c Needle Point rim now 10c Ribbon Shoe Laces now San Bilks, spool, now Cabinet Hair Pins i 1 $1.25 LadiesNovelty ISc, Shell Hslr Pins ; iSe Tablet! . . ; Efyoldnry Hoops . , . , Receipt Books, commercial four officiating ministers. oecona Mrs. Cleveland. Richard the oldest son. Dr. Joseph Bryant, the lamuy physician. . Third Miss Rose Cleveland, a sis ter; Esther . Cleveland, the eMoi-t daughter of the deceased' Fourth President Roosevelt and wife, Secretary Loeb, then followed the most prominent men in public life today. Cleveland! Not Impoverished. Cleveland Bacon. In bohalf nt h ramily, denied the report that Cleve land's estate Is an dnisi .i . ... v. mm nil- wiuow and children will be mDniI.r. lshed. However, the estate is not ex tensive. Tony Leggett of Trenton, for many years Cleveland's hunting com panion, when permitted to see the re mains, wept Irke a child and was led away. :. - .1 jtVlAMIH. tlWJi both President Roosevelt, and Baron Blobrance, the Brazilian minister. It was difficult to find room . for the flowers. .The largest floral pieces of an were sent by the New tork organ ization of the Friendly Sons of St Patrick. .t: :.; '..v';:;.-v - ; The Brazilian government which held Cleveland In high regard on ac count of his settlement of the Venezu elan border line, dispute, has 'riven order for a military salute at the time or the funeral. Rcsixvts Paid by Navy Department. ban Francisco. June 28. Guns at the Presiaio, Fort McDowell, Yorba Buena training station, Goat Island navy yard and on the flagship of the fleet In the harbor, boomed out at In tervals of a half hour today from sun rise to sunset, In respect to the mem ory of Grover Cleveland. The Mare Island guns and those of the receiving ship Independence, fired the funeral salute. Vermont Democratic Convention. Burlington, Vt, June 26. The democratic state convention opened to day with no pronounced sentiment ns to tho man to be nominated. Bryan has a big following. Shemuin Much Better. Clecvlnnd, June 26. J. S. fiherman. Ibo prenlilential candidate. Is improv ing rapidly ana nuiy leave the hosjil tul Mondny morning. SPECIAL INTEREST 4c 4c 4c 4C 0 Purses 49c 25c .....lie ,.lle v j r sljte ,.IIc j wHoiimuiuif ui u A m. iwiiu uuiinw I IIL I lUllLLHU .. . " ' FIRE IX CENTRALIA, WASH, BCRXS TEX BUILDINGS After Many Attempts to Burn Uie Washington Town, Uie Fire Bugs Succeeded Tills Morning in Deofroy. lng $11)0,000 Worth ol Property Police Are ou Track of Incendiarle, and Hope to Apprehend Them. Centralis, Wash.,. June 26. A fire burned Louis Gabba, MM) tMMMI butcher In his UOO.OOO earlvi bed, caused a loss of 1 100,000 early tnis morning by a fire bug. Only one outiding was left In the block The fire started in the Star saloon Three saloons, a. barber shop, tailor snop. printing establishment -tele phone exchange, restaurant, plumbing snop, and a cigar store were destrov ed. Several attempts have been made recently to burn buildings In the city The lntest effort was against the Com mercial hotel. Clew to f'rlniliinlu Several slight clews to the Identltv of the criminals have been picked up by the police since the fire, and It If thought that they may be caught be fore tomorrow night The lob la sun posed to have been done by Dartlr jvho are at enmity with one of the owners of the burned buildings. Vandals Deseernln Rmi- d Princeton, June 26. A hurry call was sent to the city hll this afternoon for reserves . tn ' h rushed to the cemetery. A squad of soldiers rushed to the scene, and found that hundreds of per- sons engor to obtain souvenirs, had broken down the fence and utes b"slde the grave In which Cleveland Is to be burled. The soldiers ehsrgi.-d throuRh the gap and put the eorwd to fllaht t I Liquid and psste Shoe Dressing. . , .Jo Royal Glue To Cube Toilet Pins ,.7. 2&e Belt Buckle and Pins Jo 16c Tooth BrushM ' Te 18c Curling Irons 10 Combs Uc A. lUXEIIART SPEAKS UN. Ett OLDEST APPLE TREE. ElKliteenth Annual Meeting of Union tounty pioneers U One of tho Mont Enjoyable of IU Kind In Years Over Six Hundred There to Enjoy Hospitality of Union Sports, and SlieecJics and Picnic Occupy Die Day Captain . Williams Among Uie Guewbs. . ' untuik June . '.special.) Bo tween 600 and 700 pioneers of Union eountv j , v oury ana active. others going more slowly due to the ravages of Fathev Time, gathered In this city this morning to attend the 18th annual meeting of the Union County Pioneers' association. Early In the day Union commenced to fill and long IveTore the address of fvel- come was delivered by Hon. A. E. E ton, the visitors had reached the half- thousar.d mark. Hours of visiting sFeecr.es, impromptu toasts, sports and A social picnic at noon constltut ed '.he program of the day. Following, the address of welcome. me orator of the day, T. A. Rlnehart ot Elgin, was Introduced and for th brief period of his address, held rapt attention. His address was prefaced oy the statement that he wa stand mg unaer the first apple tree to be planted in Union county. Following warm welcome to the old folks as. sembled, he devoted considerable tlmi to pioneers of the nnrihnu.) xoiy ho reviewed the history of th oorthwest, and especially that of t'nlon county, going back a period of years and bringing It up to dute. Tho colse of the address of the dav was the signal fur a social picnic. In he Swarkhamrrur e-ove there weij nnumerabl groups sitting about aty spreads, brought especially for he occasion. - Every Imaginable com 'ort wns provided by the open-heart-d citizens of Union. Compliment Hid favorable comment has been rlfv ill duy, all aimed at the hosnltnlliv ho host city. During the afternoon much of th time was given over to an annua and-shnklng. .Many old and totter ing plonerrs are here, who have no' teen euch other since the lni nn.i neetlng. Those of the visitors wh.. njoy sports were given a treat when hey saw the Union and Summervllle teams combating on the diamond. La Grande Is well represented. Trains and private conveyances have brought a goodly number from that md of the valley. Chief among the features of enter tainment was the crack Union band. The muslc-maklng organisation wa isslated by four ions of Mr. and Mrs W. T. Wright, who sang severs! quar tet selections during the dny. In every respect this has been one of the most delightful gatherings In years. A prominent character who l well known In this county, and who iss minuted with ih nM.iim. k. oday, Is Captain Williams, who. hls- ory tells us. was one of the prime actors In exterminating the Imllun jf Oregon, and who figured consnlc- uously In the battle of the Grande Ronde in 1DKI. The meeting comes to a closs thl evening. CHARGES DINMISSED. Captain Arenaed of HHng liberal IloH U Exonerated by Ofrk-ails. San FranHsco, June 2. After In vestigating the report that three cho rus girls, brought from Manila on tht army transport Sherman, were enjoy. lng the best the ship offered, while the men aboard were compelled to sleep on deck. Colonel Anderson. In spector general of tha department. completely exonerates Captnln C. K. Me brock, quartermaster captain of lhv Sherman and dismissed tha charges as unfounded. ' The story was printed In a Port- land paper. Anderson discovered th story was carried to tha uaixr kv Frank Dougherty, a dishonorably dis charged soldier, and J. Florer. who was deported by tha Insular author! ties, and Roy Marshall, a former pri vate It develops that the women iHferr.d to f?re Mrs. L. H. Dlngmnn, wiro of th' head of the Manila fir..-departme-Jt, and two sisters, the MtBsea '.Gilliam, aged 16 and 14 re spectlvely. HOKSES DYING IX WASIHXGTON. Vew Dlxeai Has Made IU Ap-)enraiic aMl Kills All Attacked. Walla Walla. June 24. A "'disease, the name of which is as'yet unknown! Is causing many fatalities among the horses used for farming purposes In the northern portion ot the county, within a radius of IS miles of this city! between' 60 and 60 head having suc cumbed to Its ravAvei ithin .v.- i three or four Mtontba. .;a-w,ij The affection Is an Intestinal nd In alt probability of an Infectious cnaracter. According to report! very few horses survive an attack of the disorder, some of thorn expiring with in three days from the time that Its presence Is discovered by the owner of the animal, while others hav .or. vlved for two months before dying. PASSENGERS ROASTED. Wreck Near Cntcnttn'Seenn of lYIglit- nil hurferlng and Ixihh of Life. Calcutta. June 26. Great ln ' nf life Is reported as the result of a roi. llslon between a frcliht and n '- press train on the Bombay railway to day. Scnres are Inlurud. n h . press was heavily loaded. Many of the passengers were caught under the wreckage and liter. ally roasted to death tTntn ... wreckage has been cleared, the num ber of dead will not bo known. The uninjured are caring for the injured. The trains were running at a hluh rate of speed when the accident or. curred. , ORE XEAIt 'WALLACE. Coner d'Aleno Country Excited Over llh-li Mud of Silver Near There. i . . Wallace, Idaho.. June 26. Whut considered to be one of the richest ore strikes In the history of tho Coeur I Alene dlstrlrt. has Just been nu.de i.n the porperty if the Alienor Mlnl;ip comjany nt Burke, between the Mem- :nom mm llcda mine. Evan I'vi.i.,- f Spokane, and M. Manor of Binke. are the principal owners. The i.:i l',i consists of a pay streak one foot wlilr Jurry.ng enormous values In ' silver Tho away shows jsso ounces to the Ion. Plck-d samples range from twn to four thousand dollars to the ton. Hi., ore was found at the bottom ol a BTi-foot shnft RANkFRS IN SESSION. Salem. Ore., June 26. The Or.m State Bankers' association . two days' session here this morning, representatives of every big bank In Oregon and of banks In San Francisco and Chicago are present. Montle B Owynn of Pendleton, responded ! to Mayor Rodgers" address of welcome This afternoon was given over to ad dresses on financial legislation and banking problems. tn I II ItMUIUMMIIIUJtmi'n I siTtTtMi OUGHT TO BE THE HAPPINESS AMD GLORY f ol every citizen to so live ond act that his fcl- low citizens ulll esteem him for his oodness, I IT nis wniness and his usefulness. The principles of iood citizenship should constltulc the code of rules for every Kind of business This applies particularly cause, owlnjj to the lln HeJ knowledge of the q lalities of drujs by tie general public, it follows that t!ie re liability of the druiilst iood service, HILL'S DRUG STORE La Grande xvmiu:h (1EBELL1 Iff "PERSIA Sill ATTEMPT MADE TO ASSASSINATE THE SHAH. Latest News From Teheran, rorslii, Iudteales Tltat tho Slmh la Galultiff More Power Over tho Itobclllou Fatlon Has Issued Cnll for House EleeUona Military Ilulo Establlrfj. ed In Teheran, Uie IIoUhmI of Uie Slaughter. . inf iKtv-" esi reports indicate that the shah Is suppressing the rebllllon. It Is re ported that Cossacks have been Bum marlly ordered to cease looting houses A Russian colonel of tha Cossacks-has been appointed governor of Teheran, Persia. Military rule has been estauT Untied. The shah looks to the CosI sacks, now on their way here from Tlf IW to finally suppress the rebellion. ' Teheran. Persia, June 26. An at tempt was made to assassinate tho shah with a bomb last niniit unA tv,-. case Is being Investigated. Several arrests have been made. The shah calls a general election for the house, to be held within three months. The call urges the nation to chouse capa ble deputies who will be useful to the country. Teherpn. June' 26. The British le gallon this a'fternoon demanded that the. shah withdraw Cossacks from the legation gorunds by 6 o'clock tonight, under pain of serious consequences If the demand Is not compiled with. Several members of the constitu tional party are refugees there since the battle at . the parliament hn,,, Thursday. The soldiers havo been keeping close watch over tho legation to provent their rirmu ' vi,.a deems this a rank Insult. ALL RECORDS itr:.vr gunners are ta. TIONEI) ON PACIFIC COAST. Our Gunners YcMcrriuy Did the Hcwt MiwitliiK liver Herordcd Aim hero Moving Target ' Mile Auuyk, Wan Centered Eleven Times o,,t f)f Down Shots Work Done by Men Stajlcucd at Fort Casey. Port Townsend, Wash., Juno 26. That some of the best gunners In the United States army are at present sta tioned on the Pacific coast whs proved a, target practice yesterday at Fort Casey. All known records were bro. ken. During the dsy's shooting 12 shots were fired In 11 seconds at ! target JOxJO feel, three miles' away, moving under tow at the rate of seven miles per hour. Fleven out of the 12 shot! hit the center of the target, whether public or private. to the dru business, te Is the chief luarantee cf . Oregon IRE BROfH