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Si VOLUME XII. LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY-, AUGUST IS, 1908. NUMBER 273. -.'V I Ill BULLETS SWEEP STREET OF SPRINGFIELD, ILL., KILLING REIGN OP TERROR COMES TO END WHEN GUNS ARB FIRED POINT-BLANK AT ENRAGED HOB. Reminder of Days of Louis the Terrible When France Swam In Blood, to Occasioned in Springfield Early Thta Morning After Night of Disorder' and Riot, Militia Finally Quells Disturbance by Killing live of the Riot' era Negro Quarters Ruined Mob Obliterates White Mau's Property Distasteful Affair Over Assault on White Woman by a Negro Fear Uuiorauu, Tuu i'ro-.v Threw Regiments Are Rushed to Scene. Springfield, 111., Aug. IS. A volley from the gum of soldiers mowed down five members of a mob, slightly wounding many others and put an end to a riot here at 4 o'clock this morn ing. After two persons were killed by bullets, one negor lynched, n addition to the destruction of 85 business places conducted by negroes, the city Is qulot today after a night of horrors. Soldiers are patrolling the streets, and the saloons are closed. The sec tion occupied by the negroes looks as If It had been ' struck by a cyclone. The restaurant of Harry T. Loper, who loaned the sheriff his auto to spirit away George Richardson, a negro whom the mob wanted for an attack upon Mrs. Earl Hallam, Is a complete wrecK and the auto Is Jn splinters. The militia form Peoria, Pekln and Decatur arrived at 2:30 this morning on a special train. . Lynched and Body Riddled. Charles Hunter, a negro hotel por ter, who shot James Hayes, a white onlooker, was seized by .the mob, dragged from the building amid yells, a rope fastened around his neck and dragged to a tree and hanged. His dangling body was riddled with bul lets. Charged With Bayonets. Soldiers, with . bayonets fixed, charged Main street and succeeded in routing the crowds In the business sec tion. In the meantime the work of destruction was proceeding In the ne gro section where houses were burned, while the blacks were fleeing. v asm ff i a j Rahja Silks, Novelty Suits and Waist Patterns Values up to $i.50 Rahjas in Tan, Brown and Blue, suit and waist patterns, in stripes, plaides and checks and dainty patterns in the popular ne shades of blue-in two tones-black and wjafe affects a splendid assortment of thiaeasons best, silks to choose from at thcjdttraordlnary 'ow price, vaiuesro to : Ladies' Wash Suits-1-2 Price .' All white shirt waistsuits in plaii tailored, also imbraidered affect at Half Regular Price (Jaafea Clash Suits, $10 Values $6.50 In tailored jackes and skirts made with long or short 8lereves. T;-.i3 season's most popular styles in 6tripes and checks. For Choice $6.60 5 Mob Rules Firemen. - Firemen found themselves helpless. "Save the homes of the whites, but ir you put a dorp of water on the nig gers' homes we will cut the hose," yelled the mob. At first the firemen paid no attention,-but when one line of hose was cut, the firemen saw It was useless to try to fight the fire. The pborer negro section was wiped out and the mob then moved on to the homes of the more respectable blacks. "Run every nigger out of town," the mob shouted. Many carried torches. Troops drew up In front of the mob and ordered a halt. At first the., rioters paid no atttentlon and continued to advance. Fire at Hob. Suddenly there was a crash of mus kets, a flush of fire and soldiers were shooting In the air. The mob hooted. "Disperse or we will shoot you town," shoutecjthe colonel.. The mob refused. Suddenly an order to shoot was given. Five rioters fell. It Is . believed all of them will die. The riot then ended. It Is not known how many were wounded as many were dragged away by their friends In the mob. The sol diers then took charge of the burned section, while the white firemen re sumed the work of putting the fire out Innocent Man Fatally Hurt. W. H. Bews, a clerk In the county treasurer's office, was attacked by a gang of negroes this morning. He Is dying at the hospital. He was going to his home when he was fired upon o mm - per yard 78c ucu per yard, now until he fell. The negroes searched his pocketfl.and also took a diamond ring from his finger, a diamond shirt stud and all his money. Lynching Was Atrocious. Those witnessing the lynching say It was the most atrocious act of the night. After shooting Hayes, Hunter ran into a building. Several shots struck him before he was dragged out to be hanged. Small boys played with the suspended body, swinging It back and forth, striking It against a nearby wall! ' -.:. Loper, whose restaurant was wreck ed by the mob, estimates his loss at $50,00o.. . ' Fear Outbreak Tomorrow. Governor Deneen today ordered the entire First regiment of Chicago and the Fourth, ooiupumu u icutT-v llnols companies, to report here, . The remaining companies of the Fifth are en route. Three full regiments will be on the scene tonight Another out break Is feared tomorrow. While the mob was wrecking hie restaurant, Harry Loper sat in the rear smoking a cigar and holding a rifle on his knee. The restaurant wasj one of the best In the city. When Trouble Started. Mrs. Hallam, wife of a street car conductor; was assaulted Thursday night by a negro. The trouble started when It was learned that Loper tqok Richardson, the negro, then under ar rest for the assault out of town In his auto. -C'lmflii Is a Hero. Eugene Chafln, the prohibition pres idential candidate who was struck by a brick while making a speech. Is to day one of the heroes of the riot. When a negro was being chased by the whites he rushed toward Chafln who held up his hand as If holding a revolver, and threatened to shoot any one who touched the negro. , In a moment he had been struck at the side of the head with a brick. Another Victim. John Caldwell, a white who wax shot through the stomach last night died at 11:30 today. The lynched negro was today Iden tified as Scott Burton, a saloon swamp. Fear Riot In Bluomlngton. Bloomlngton, 111., Aug. 15. Rich ardson and Joe James, the negroes spirited from Springfield, are closely guarded here. The sheriff fears a riot, and gave out a statement that Richardson had been taken to Peoria. CRANK WORRIES E HAS BEEN AT SAGAMORE HILL SINCE YESTERDAY. Considerable Worry Over Presence of (Yank at Sagamore Hill Yesterday Roosevelt Away anil Did Not See Him Believed to Be Manufacturer Who Is Laboring t'nder Belief That Rich Enemy Is Exerting Hypnotic Influence, Oyster Bay, Aug. IS. Secret service men here are worried over a crank, who succeeded In reaching Sngamore Hill, the president's summer home, yesterday. The president was aboard hi yacht at the time and did not see the crank. The man Is sup foxed to be Buses S, Okum, a manufacturer of ga checks for an1 llirhts, who appeared before the court and asked for a warrant for the arrest of a "rich enemy" who, he said, wa exerting hypnotic Influence over him. When the secret service men learned that he was at Sagamore Hill, they be came alarmed and are now looking for him. Gasoline Street Cars. Pendleton, Aug. H. According to reports from Walls' Walls, when th extension of the electric line Is com pletetf to Weston, Athena and Pendle ton, electric ears will not be Uftd on the trai, b ;t Instead, gasoline motor tars, carrying about 40 people, will b used. While the company has not definite ly announced this) change In the style SEERETSERVIC of the road, It Is yet understood that gasoline motor cars are now being constructed in the east for this road and when the system Is extended elec tricity will be abandoned. The adoption of the gasoline motor cars will save the expense of electric wires and poles and will also make the maintenance of the system much less expensive, and It Is believed that the new cars will be equally as satisfactory as the electric cars. It Is understood that as soon as har vest Is over and farmers are through with summer -work that the work of securing additional right of way will begin, and everything points to the completion of the system to this city. inni r roriD Tfl HULL tllUl !u CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF OUTPUT 19 250 CARS Now That Cherry Season is About Over Attention Turns to Apple Crop Estimates Vary Between 250 and 800 Carloads From This Valley the Coming Season Markets and Priors Not Sufficiently Near to, Bo Det.ll With Intelligently. " ' ' The most conservative estimates ,of the apple crop for the Grande Ronde valley for the coming season range be tween 250 and 300 carloads, aside from the bulk that will be consumed local ly, aiow that the cherry crop has been harvested and growers and shippers are compiling figures to ascertain the exacts total of the crop, attention is turning to the apple crop and the ap ple market. Just what the market will be Is too dim a proposition to warrant positive statements, aa the northwest is fairly productive of ap ples this year, and the difference be tween the prospective prices and the real quotations at marketing time will no doubt vary much. ' While a general report has not been compiled, there Is evidence of bumper crops in all sections of the apple dis trict In this valley. The estimate made of the total crop Is very conservative and there are some who think the total shipments will reach fully 800. THAT "DOG" AGAIN. Gels Out of Express Office Only to Land In City Pound. The "dog" which spent the greater part of two weeks tied up In the ex press office waiting for his master to call and settle charges, Is now tied up In the city Jail awaiting the action of the city pound or the appearance of his owner again, with more money "The Dog," that Is the only name any one has ever taken the trouble to be stow upon It would be classified as female gender, bird dog variety, and dnrk brown complexion. To all ap pearances, comes from good family and has a friendly disposition, being very partial to food. This afternoon the animal was discovered wandering around the street free from the re training hand of Its master or the adornment of the dog tag tax. In case the owner falls to appear at the city recorder's office and pays the charges there will be another canine face In dog heaven and the hlitory of "The Dog" will have been completod. Ow Ing to the fact that "The Dog" enn never become a father, the cy auth orltles will exact two dollar Instead of one dollar which would have been the price had not thl privilege been denied It Poor doggie would still have been tied to the express office door had not The Observer found Its master. The news Item telling of the ownerless dog cm me to the knowledge of John Ander son end tie unwillingly wasted $l.t express charges on the worthless an! mal. But It seems now that even The Observer Is unable to do more for The Dog." ' We decline to "cough up' two large slmoleone for doggie's free dom. REACH CARS un II 11TY IS $1,0011,01 IMPROVEMENTS IN ALL SECTIONS J. RESPONSIBLE Excepting a Few Assessments In La Assessed Grand Total Hugs the Seven-Million Mark Remarkable In. crease Over Last Year Timber Land Assessed Higher, But Horses and Household Goods Entered at Lower Figures Fewer Note AsseSHcd Than Last Year Assessors Find Improvements In All Parts of the County. ITnlon county' , assessed valuation 1 tor 1008, Is almost $7,000,000, accord ing to grand totals that have been compiled In the assessor's office this week from assessments turned In by the deputy assessors In all the districts of the county. There are several as sessments In La Grande that have not been made for the reason that the property owners are out of the city. When they return, the assessment roll for the entire county will be complete. . County is Richer. By a half million dollars the county Is richer than last year. There" Is, technically speaking, more than a half million dollars additional wealth In the county, because horses and house hold goods are assessed lower than lT0.yj.CK SURPLUS FROM FLEET FUND THE SUBJECT OF SQUABBLE. San Francisco Young Men's Christian Association and the Brewers' Asso ciation Lock Horns Because Former May Benefit by Donations Brewers Gave Liberally to Entertain the Fleet But Object to Giving the Lat ter Any of Surplus. San Francisco, Aug. IS. The Young Men's Christian association of this city and the Brewers Protective associa tion have locked horns over the recent proposal to give the former organiza tion the surplus of $4728 from the fleet reception fund. When It was dis covered, after the .fleet's departure, that several thousand dollars were left In the treasury. It was suggested by Chairman Frank Bymmes, of the entertainment committee, that the amount be given to the Y, M. C. A The brewers who gave a large amount to the fund; were aroused, because they did not want any of their money to go to an organization ' opposing them. IroserUy Boom On. New York, Aug. IS. Prosperity day In the metropolis was marked by the BREWERS RESEftT Take a Little Soda V v For Your Stomach's Sake This Advice Certainly Holds Good with Everyone This Sort of Weather Soda served at our fountain is more than a tasty thirst-quenching beverage. It is tonic and refreshing and every glass a strengthener for the stomach. Our Soda is absolutely pure, strengthening, reviving, refreshing and healthful. It "lands di rect" on the "dry" spot and quenches thirst as nothing else will, because we serve it at just the right temperature. HILL'5 bRUQ JTORE LA GRANDE. OREGON IF LARGELY' , FOR HALF MILLION INCREASE. Grande, Colon County is Now Fully last year. Then, too, there were fewer only thing that Is assessed nlgher tills'""""'" year Is timber land. There Is a large figure In timber land and this has In a measure helped swell the total as--sessment figures. . The Increase In valuation Is largely for Improved property. The deputy assessors found Improvement rampant In all parts of the county and houses end buildings of all descriptions that last year were valued a ordinary ' property have this year been ltnproved to such an extent that the owners will be required to pay at flrst-class prop erty rates. It I seldom that the coun ty's wealth has Increased so much In one year as It has since the 1007 assessment. employment of hundreds of men and women who haye been out of work for ' months, and It Is expected thai many ' more will be taken back on Moui ' hTe delegates to the Traveling Men's?. Prosperity Congress will spend the day at the beach, and the meeting will con clude tonight with a prosperity ban quet. Wholesale houses report that business Is now almost normal and that the prospects are good for a heavy fall trade. Thousands of buyers from all over the countrj' are now In the city and are buying almost as liberally as ever. Another merchants' excur sion period, allowing reduced rates from the wett and southwest, com mences today, and the local jobbers are preparing to entertain thousands of buyers next' week. Los Angeles Anniversary. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 15. The an niversary of the founding of Los An geles by Bpanleh padres 127 years ago was celebrated today In the customary manner by the Society la Relna vie Los Angeles. Los Angeles had Us origin on Aug ust IS, 1781, when Felipe de Neve, governor of Alta California, arrlvVd on the site of the present city, then marked by a collection of Indian huts, and gave to the redskin village the Im posing name of El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora, la Relna de Los Angeles the Town of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels. For many years the Spanlah padres controlled the' destiny of the town, and today's celebration centered about th Church of Our Lady of the Angels, on the Plaza which Was once the heart of the village. In the old day of the vncquero and the guitar. X J