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LA GRANDE, CMOS COUNTY, OREGON. Villi). VV. NOVI.MBER 20, 1008.
NUMBER 41.
PIXCHOT FOR CABINET.
BABY DIES.
Infant Child of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gil-
mora of This City. '
DISASTROUS TO
SHARLS ERRATIC ARTICLE
REVIVE am
'-"-8PMP6
Chief Forester Reported ApiKilntcd lo
Tult's Cabinet.' . '
sharp rebukes hurled
- at dIifexse Attorneys,
I'roratllnga of the Ruef Trial Today
Have Docn Disastrous to et-Hoss of
Gruftert Court Step and De-
fends Gallagher, tlie Star Witness
for ProHWUtloit Burn Flics His
Charges AsatiiHt Guards Who Per-
' mtttcd Haas to Suicide.-
San Francisco, Nov.. 20. Repeated
rebukes by the court to Attorney Ach,
for the defense, characterized the en-
itlre morning session of the Ruef .trial.
Ach declared he would show that Jas.
Gallagher, the prosecution's chief
witness, was an "arch-partisan of the
graft prosecution," and then pro
ceeded In an attempt to impeach Gal
lagher by pinning him down to min
ute, points of time. Rebukes .were ad
ministered in this connection. The
whole session was disastrous to Ruef.
Charges Are Preferred. -'
Dttectlve Burns last night filed
charges against Charles Kolley and
John C, Attrldge. the two Haas
guards.' It is through the hearing of
these charges that the prosecution ex
pects to learn why the police depart
ment Is antagonistic to the graft prosecution.
Kansas Bunk Falls. . 1
. Fort Seott, Kan., Nov. 20. The First
, National Bank of this city was closed
today by order of President Grar.t
Hornadr.y. The Washington 'author!-
jf ties requested the appointment of a
receiver. 'The.U;i.bllUlwi are' 662.PO0
and the assets $789,000. The cause
of the failure is not announced.. Horr
adny has publicly ' declared that his
-private fortune will protect the depos
itors. " '.
. t OVK PEOPLE DENY IT.
(Siifflul Report to Observer Affirm
Eloper is Not nt Ranch. ,
Cove, Nov. 20. (Special.) After a
careful investigation by several par
ties in and about Cove, It Is the con
sensus of opinion that Conley Is not
' here. Neighbors have kept close tab
on the Conley ranches of late, actu
ated by reports that the wheat king
was at his home, but the most careful
scrutiny of the home has failed to re-
vetu me lugiuve. Aosotutely no ere
lcnce Is given the report here.
Based on known facts, it can be def
initely stated that the police at Port
land are in earnest about locating Con
ley. Many surmise -that because the
shrewd paramour of the Williams girl
has eluded the police so long, that the
effort to locate hlrh is only half-hearted.
Union county officials have been
notified to be on the alert for any ap
pearance of the wheat king.
CIRCUIT COURT NOTES.
Acitliier Applies to Court for Ortlcr of
Kale of Rank (Structure.
Receiver Walter Nelclner this after
noon applied for a bill of stile for the
Farmers Si Traders national' bank
building at $25,000. Circuit Judge
Knowlcs will return from .Wallowa
county tomorrow or early next week
and action will be taken soon after..
Mabel Mitchell vs. E. C. Mitchell Is
the title of a divorce suit that has
keen filed with the circuit court. The
plaintiff alleges desertion.
J. N. Watsehke has brought suit
against Perry D.appe to 'secure an
alleged payment due.
Oreson City Murdrri-r Mot Dans.
Oregon City, -Sov. 20. Matthias
Jancljag. ,cn icted of the murder-of
Mary Pcbiuraker. his sweetheart, was
today sentenced to hang on January 8
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The total cash value of the fruit
crop of the Walla Walla valley fruit
growers this season will amount, in
round numbers, to $ 1,000,000.
Washington, Nov. 20. It Is Rtated
ford Flnchot, chief forester, has been
offered the agricultural secretaryship
In Taft's cabinet.
It Is also reported that Overton VV,
Price, assistant forester, will be Pln-
chot's successor.
15 mil in
FATAL ACCIDENT
'S PIPE CAUSE OP
FIFTEEN RIGHTFUL DEATHS
.
Brooklyn, Nov. 20. Fifteen men
were killed in an explosion of a gas
main 25 feet-below the level of the
street while constructing a sewer. A
mass of planking caught fire, making
escape Impossible. A fev cf the. vic
tims were carried into the furnace by
a cave-In and burled alive. '
A water main broke flooding', the
neighborhood, loosening the earth un
der the tenement houses and the lat
ter are tottering. Twenty-one men
were In tho ditch at tho time of the
explosion.
A workman amoklng a pipe started
the explosion.
Horrible Death Result.
Samuel Prout, In an attempt to save
a woman and child from slipping Into
the flames, fell In himself and was
roasted to death before the eyes of
hundreds. The woman end child were
saved. Prout'a wife tried to. ;Vimp Into
the fire after her husband.
Milton will have a big ice plant to
cost $18,000. .
FRANK PHY ELECTED TRUSTEE
I H SCR BER'S BANKRUPT ESTATE
Frank Phy was unanimously
elected trustee, with bonds at
110,000, this to be Increased as
the referee may deem necessary. .
There were - several thousand
dollavs of liabilities presented at
the meeting that does not appear
on the schedule made by Mr.
Scriber. , - " .
'
Referee In BankruptcyJohn S. Hod
gins is busy tortny presiding ovp- .
meeting of the creditors of J. V,'; .:.,:
ber. bankrupt. There are quite a num
ber who are Interested from outside
points filing their verified claim-.'.
This Is one of the largest, If not die
largest bankrupt estates ever adminis
tered upon In this county. The fol
lowing Is a copy of the petition filed by
Mr. Scriber, showing his assets and
liabilities: -
' Assets. '
Real Estate ' ..
Two-story brick .. .V. ... .$35,000.00
Lots and land 1.200.00
Home residence 6,000.00
Total r
Personal Property
Gee. Krelger, note ....
G. R. E. Co., note
.'$42,000.00
.$ 4.000.00
3.000.00
Walter M. Pierce, note 2,000.00
J. B. Thomson, note 1,000.00
F. M. Rutherford and wife,
note 50.00
Wearing apparel ...... 100.00
Total .., $10,200.00
Due on Open Accounts.
Baker Oil stock :.$
16S shares of F. & T.
. bank stock ............
6"vt shares Hot Lake 8in-
toriurn
1.6 Electric Light stock
1200 shares M. O ft G. Den
ver Co
134 shares F. ft T. bank . .
100.00
1.000.09
8.330.00
300
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ACCUSES THAT ROHY OF BE
ING LAZY AND IMPOTENT,
Colonel Dryttu Writes la Ills Com
' nioucr a Letter That Upbraids Tom
. many' for Not Carrying New York
' for Democracy If Not That BnlyV
Fault Then lie Picks ' 1'our Iar
mount Questions and Gives Rome
: dies lor Kuch of Tlieiu. .
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 20. That Tam
many Is either Impotent or did not
work for the success of the democrat
ic party at the recent campaign will be
charged by W. J. Bryan In an article
to appear in the forthcoming issue of
the Commoner. It says:' ."
"Murphy, at the head of Tammany,
says Tammany did the best it could.
If Tammany was treacherous it might
promise to be good next time, but as
It did the best It could, what hope Is
there for the next time?"
Four Paramount Ismic. .
The article continues:
'If Tammany did the best It could
lind could not carry the city of New
York for the democratic national
ticket, several questions arise. First,
was 1 It the fault of, the, candidate?
Seprtni, was It the fault of tho plat
form? Third, was It the ' fault of
Tammany? Fourth, Is there 'a Nsw
York deniociacy, outside of Tammany?
"If the democratic candidate was
objectionable to Tammany, the rem
edy Is to nominate a candidate next!
time who is satisfactory .to Tammany,
provided. that is all that Is necessary
to Insure", a' victor?'. If "it was Xhc
democratic platform, the remedy Is:
Let Tammany write the next, platform,
provided such platform will Insure a
victory." , , ' , '
15 shares La Grande B.
O. E.' No. 433 .. .....
Life Insurance .........
1,500.00
2.500.00
Total $12.30.00
Schedule B. ; '
Property In money, stocks, -shares,
bonds, etc. ......$31,500.00
Land at Ontario ...... 12.800.Q)
Notes transferred to same,. 7,000.00
Securities transferred to Bol- ,
ton & Bodmer 3,418.00
; .:t.cst In land conveyed., 6l0.00
VnwcurcU I.luhlllticw.
Fi ::'.; of Elgin $ 2,600.00
J. :i. Klnehart, Summervllle 400.00
L.' W. Preston l,00t).00
Colfas National Bank ...... 3.000.00
Geo. Ackles .'. 2,180.00
W. R. Hamilton l.noo.OO
V.. 'L. Owsley , 1.000.00
J. D. Casey 3OC.00
C. W. -Berry .... 750.01'
L. J. Trumbull ...... 400.00
Traders National Bank, Spo
kane 2.900.00
Walter M. Pierce ......... 3,000.00
Liability, as trustee, old '
creamery 1,200.00
J. B. Thorsen 1,750.00
Lloyd Scriber 725.00
Leonard Scriber . ..... 1,000.00
C. J. Scriber :'. 400.00
First Eank of Joseph ... 400.00
Wm. Murphy, Washington. 2.300.00
Julius Rocsch 6.000.00
Henry Striker 6.000.00
J. D. Slater, balance on ac
count 100. 00
Total i. $39,403.00
Creditor Holding crurltic.
Joseph Palmer, secured by
Electric Light bonds ..-..$ 1.000.00
First National Bank. Bakes
City, security SO shares F.
ft T. National bank 2.500.00
German-American Bank,
Portland, security Elec
tric bonds and F. ft T.
CEXTCRY STORY CUE- .
AT1XG GREAT SEXSATION.
German Emperor Gave Interview lost
Summer That DUekwc Interna-
, tlonnl Policies and Secret Plans
Pi-cdlcli Ixmui of Many Big Colonies
: by Knglaiul 1 Another Incident of
Liberal Elucldatlou on German Em
peror Part.
. London, Nov. 20. Another sensation
was created here by the publication of
what purported to be the exact inter
view by Dr. W. B, Haleon, on board
the Imperial yacht at Bergen, Norway,
from the kaiser on July 19, which was
announced, to appear In the Ctntury
Magazine, but was. suppressed. The
story printed here says the emperor Is
very bitter against England and full of
"yellow fever." It declared England
was a traitor to - the white, man's
cause an(j "predicted she will ultimate
ly lose some of her colonies through
the treaty with Japan.' "
-.;The story further states that the In
vitation, to the American fleet to visit
New Zealand and Australia was In
tendud to serve notice on England that
those cMonles were with the . white
man and not with the renegade mother
country. ,The emperor declared that
Japan was even how fomenting' In
surrection In India. He said there was
a complete understanding between
himself and President Roosevelt ' on
this point, " They Intend to divide the
east against itself by becoming recog
nised rriends oTXiiilna. f
"Negotiations were progressing fa
vorably for months. A high Chinese
official," the emporor said, "will soon
visit Germany and the United States.
Later, terms will be made guarantee
ing protection and the Integrity of
China and the open door. ;
"Every statesman now realizes," he
declared, "that Russia is In a great
struggle with, Japan, and is really
fighting the white man's cause-flght-Ing
It miserably." He expressed sym
pathy with Russia, remarking how dif
ferent It would have been If the bur
den of carrying the white man's stand
ard was placed upon his. , Invincible
battalions. ". The emp?ror Is keeping
friends- with the Mohammedan world,
even supplying them with rifles, be
I'ugj i lirnii in a iiifnt, mann
ing between the east and west where
it can break the first fire, of attack.
The emperor declared he believed the
United States will be forced to fight
Japan within the next 10 years."
bank stock 2,300.00
Mrs. H. M. Hassett, security
30 shares F. & T. bank .. 3,000,00
Capital National Bank, Sa
lem, , F..& T. bank stock
security 1,000.00
C.W. Preston. O. R. E.'Co.
bonds security 1,000.00
P. L. Willis. Portland, Light
and Hot Lake bonds 6,000.00
National Bank nf Poise, se
cured. G. n. E. stock .'. . . 2,000.00
J. K. McCormack ........ 1,500.00
Jus. G. Stevens, Cove, G.
R.. E, stock 4,000.00
Merchants National Bank,
Portland. G. R. E. Co.... 5.000.00
W. R. Hamilton, La Grande,
F. & TV bank stock ..... 1,500.00
Ladd & Bu?h, Salem, various
stocks 7.500.00
Oregon Mortgage Co., brick
block 11,000.0ft
Eank of California 400.00
Total
$35,400.00
Summary Matemcnu
Assets ... , . ....$97,930.00
Liabilities 94.803.00
Baker City Boys Relca-d..
Portland. Ore.. Nov. 20. Edward
and Harry Eaton, the Baker City boys
accused nf making counterfeit money,
were released on their own recognld
ance today pending the outcome of
their case before the grand Jury. They
were unable to furnish $1500 bonds.
of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gllmora, who
reside In North La Grande, died. The
funeral arrangements are now being
made. Mr. and Mra. Gllmore moved
to this city front Elgin about one year
ago. .
GIL KING UNDERGOES ERUELLIHS
V CROSS-EXAMINATION TODAY f
New York, Nov. 20. "I docline to
answer unless the government attor
neys insiBt," is a new answer sprung
by John D. "Rockefeller under the
grilling cross-examination y Deputy
Attorney General Kellogg. MortU Ro
senthal, the Standard Oil company's
thousand-dollar-a-day attorney, fram
ed the answer for Rockefeller. He
used it three times In defending se
crets. ' .' '
Kellogg asked: "Do you consider
hazardous any business venture start
ed in 1882 with a capital of $77,000,
000, and paid dividends, of $591,000,000
and accumulated a surplus of over
$300,000,000?"
, "I do not consider the amount of
money made by any business has any
thing to. do whether It Is haaisrdous
or not." V'..V. .'".':v.
Three Hm Rockefeller was asked
certain questions concerning the ap
portionment of cash, property and
;uat. cfj-tltlcaiwi sine the promulga
tion of the trust agreement in 1882. "I
Ill 1 0. CROl'JS
REAL SAUCY-LIKE
decline to answer unless counsel for the famlIy vm have a number es
the government Insists," he replied. 1ecla,.y adaDted to their special re
Auto Kills Two More.
Chicago, Nov. 20. While running
at terrific speed, an automobile con-
talnlng four chauffeurs and four wo-
men es their guests, plunged Into the
Calumet river today. Joseph Meyer
and Margaret Atkins wont down with
the auto and were drowned. The other
six were rescued. The machlno swerv
ed from Its course when approach
ing a bridge. '
Seven Section Hands Killed
Chicago. Nov. , 20. Seven
section
I fen-
Qulncy railroad were killed today when !.
a suburban train collided with a hand
car west of here.
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4 CoMgrove Is Falling.
4 Paso Robles, Noy. 20.
4 .Governor-elnct Cosgrove of
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Washington, Is practically show- 4
lng no Improvement. His condl- .4
tlon is causing some apprchen- 4
sion. He Is suffering with
Blight's disease and It Is be- 4
lleved his condition Is serious. 4
At first he showed Improvement.
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LA GRANDE; ORE.
ENORMOUS SCITS AGAINST
FRISCO WATER COMPANY,
Alleging That Terrible Coiiflagratlois
Following San Francisco Earth
quake Would Have Been Avoided
With Prope Mains 100 Property
Owner Bring Suit for Seventem
Millions Same Action Agaliiht tlto
'Frisco Gm Company.
San Francisco, Nov. JO. -Announc-'
lng that the' general conflagration
would not have followed the earth
quake if the water mains of the Spring..
Valley Water company had been prop
erly placed In the ground, a suit for
$17000,000 damages against the water-company
was filed In the United
States circuit court today. The suit
represents an aggregate of 8000
claims owned by 100 property owners.
It Is understood a similar action will
be. started against the local gas com
pany for damage resulting from tho
explosion of gas from loaklng pipes on
the first day of the fire.
It Is intimated that the water com
pany will fight the suits-on a demur- ;
rer to a higher court. A decision '
against the company would mean the -
loss of its entire capital. One feature
of the complaint Is that , the water
company permitted the water system -to
be managed carelessly, and for pri
vate profit of many ' directors and
stockholders personally. "
"V The pastime.
The new change this evening' will
give the entire family an opportunity
to have a- -delightful -evening. . The
nrosram Is such that every member
quirement. The songs by Messrs,
Klatt and Ferrin, will surely please.
Mr. Hlatt will do a coon song In cos-,
.tume. Patrons of the Pastime know
j what this means. Do not fall to see
the new change which takes place fhla
. evening.
Late Curtain.
Remember, that the curtain at Stew
ard's opera house will not go up to
morrow, evening until 9 o'clock. This
is done in order that the business men
will be able to attend and not neglect
tut1 uuoiiicoD,
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WhlMky and Jealousy.
Portland, Nov. 20. Craxed by 4
Jealousy and whisky, William
Grandjean, after attempting to 4
kill Carrie Swofford, his sweet- 4
heart, with a meat.ax. rushed up 4
stairs to a room in the Terminal 4
hotel today and committed sul- 4
clde by taking carbolic acid. 4
The girl was attacked In - the
kitchen of the hotel where she 4
was employed as a cook. He was 4
prevented from swing the ax by 4
a waitress, .
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