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LA CRANDE, TOrtOX COUMTX, . OKEGOJN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1908.
M'MBKIl 01.
RULE THE COURTS
DEATH LIST IS HEAVY DEFICIT
COFFER IS EMPTY
KANSAS TO NOMINATE UN-
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TRAMMELED MHX FOR BENCH.
UNABLE TO PAY EMPLOYES.
Senator-Elect Brlstow Stirs Up Sensa
Rcvolutlonl! Take Advantage of the
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OLIVE LAKE ELECTRICITY
' MEETS REQUIREMENTS WELL.
Juice" From Olive Lake Turued on
and is Satisfactory oVltage Equal
to Uie Morgun Lake Power Will
Itun on Olive Lake Plant for Uie
Present, Saving Morgan Lake for
1 Emergency Uses Only-MToiixtruftlun
Itself Prove Well Done.
La Grande Is being electrically light
ed, and its factory motors. are being
operated by electrilcty that "surges
through 80 miles of conveying wires.
The experiment with Olive lake elec
tricity yesterday was so successful that
the Grande Konde. Electric people have
reason to feel elated over the careful
workmanship of the construction re
ccntly finished. Yesterday noon the
Morgan lake plant was shut doWn and
the connecting switch at Union turned
on with the result that the new "Juice"
m sent through the wires. Every de
tail has een properly attended to.
Light la Satisfactory.
v Even though yet In Its tentative
stage, the Olive lake voltage appears
to be as satisfactory as the Morgan
lake power. The power is' even and
sufficient. V " .
v. Morgan Lake Idle. .
Yesterday the Morgan lake plant
was shut down, to remain idle, for the
winter, : unless needed for emergency
use. There is still water enough In the
) lake 'to meet requirements, but the
management prefers to leave It alone
for the present at least.
Running as It does, the electricity
rouses through the longest string of
conveying wires in Oregon. The total
distance, which it travels, Is a trifle
more than 92 miles.
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Uncle John D. Is rather forgetful
yet, but remembers a good deal better
than he did two or three years ago.
Out Full Line of New Dolls,
Toys and novelty Xmas goods I
Will be on Display Tomorrow
j "Satisfaction or Your Money Back" i
tion by Announcing Railroads Con
" trol Great Number of Federal Court
v Judges. ' . , ' .. ' .
Lawrence, Kan., Nov. JO. A decla
ration of United States Senator-eelct J.
L. Brlstow that railroads . control a
greater number of the Judges through
out the United States, is taken as an
indication that he will Insist that the
Kansas congressional delegation rec
ommend an untrammclcd 'man to
President Taft when vacancies occur In
the roster of federal Judges. . Brlstow
said yesterday that the president usu
ally appoints Judges on the recommen
dation of the congressional deelgation.
HAYTI SEAT- OF
AS OPEH REVOLT
Port Au Prince, Hayti, Nov. 30.
The advance gnard of General Si
mon's army of rebels is expected to ar
rive here today,' Great excitement is
prevailing. Hundreds of persons are
fleeing and hiding their. Jewels, fear
ing the city will be looted.
"Washington, Nov. SO. Reports from
Hayti say General Simon is advancing
upon Port Au Prince with a strong
force. A fierce fight is expected with
in 24 hours. 'The government troops
are mutinous. Men were tied together
during transportation by water to pre
vent desertion, President Alexis is
firm In his resolve to fight, despite
the pleadings by his cabinet.
The cruiser Tacoma Is at Port Au
Prince, and the Des Moines is expected
to arrive today. A meeting of the di
plomatic corps at the Haytlan capital
was neia loaay.
The arguments of those who oppose
election of senators by the people have
been reduced to a "frazzle."
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REPORT OF MINE HORROR
VARY IN NUMBER OF DEAD.
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Con
ceded to Be Minimum of Pittsburg
Mine Explosion Fatalities Nearly a
Hundred Bodies, Some Terribly Mu
tilated, Have Been, Recovered One
. Escaped, Says Foreman of Uie Mine
Estimate Places Number at 243.
Mariana, Pa., Nov. SO. Estimates
of the number of dead as the result of
the great disaster Saturday In a mine
of the Pittsburg -Buffalo Coal com
pany today vary from 129 to 243. The
officials Insist there are not more than
120, but the foreman says 244 were In
the mine, and only one escaped.
Eighty-three bodies have been recov
ered..', i
A rescue party says 150 bodies are
still in the shaft , J ;
Identification Often Impossible. '
Seventy-eight of those recovered
have been Identified. The other five
were decapitated and mangled so as
to be impossible.; to identify them.
Thirty more bodies w-ere in sight of
the rescuers this morning and will be
recovered today some time.
Pope Slightly Worse.
Rome, Nov. SO. All audiences at
the Vatican were suspended indefinite
ly today owing to a slight change for
the worse in the ccmd1ftoH-cr;'Popt
His cold Is worse and a fever has de
veloped, Ills, physicians say It Is not
serious!
HIS RECITES
AIIIIIS CRIMES
MURDERED PUBLISHER -
v STOLE HAINS WIFE.
For First Time Peter Ha Ins Tells His
Story Has No Recollection of Being
at Bay side Where Murder Took
- Details of Annls Murder Are Con-
.' cerned Recites How Annls Taught
Wife Smoking and Drinking. ' -
- New York, Nov. 30. Captain Peter
Hains, who killed William Annls, the
magazine publisher, at the Bayside
i'acht club in August, today told his
stsry frr the first time. In as far as
remembering the. tragedy, his rnlnd is
a blank. He declared it as his belief
that he has never been at Bayside.
He said Annls taught his wife to
drink, smoke and indulge In orgies
while hejeas In the Philippines. When
he confronted her with the stories re
garding her relations with Annls, he
said she broke down and confessed
she loved the publisher.
Call for Bank Statements.
Washington, Nov. 30. The comp
troller of the currency today issued a
call for a statement of the condition
of national banks at the close of busi
ness November 27. .
FLOODS MENACE LIFE UNO PROPERTY
'Guthrie, Okla.,"Nov. 30. Seven per
sons are dead, many missing and
thosands liomeitss toJa us the TV
suit of the floods in Oklahoma, Texas,
southwestern Missouri- and southern
Kansas. The rivers . throughout the
whole section are "rising rapidly and
the worst flood In years, which have
been numerous, is expected.
A constant rain for 30 hours Is re
sponsible:'. Scoresof rescuing parties
TOTAL LOSS BY THE DE-
Better Roads ind Postal Savings Banks
ltecoinniciidcd by Postnuister Gen
eral to Mako Up Deficits in Post
office Department Mall Delivery In
( New York a Problem Wants New
Position Created in the Department
Six Killed. .-' v -
Washington, Nov. SO. The largest
deficit In the history of the postoffice
department la shown In the annual re
port of Postmaster General Von
Meyer. The report covers the fiscal
year ending June SO, this year. The
department has been run at a loss of
118,873,225. A recommendation - is
made for the Improvement of country
roads and for the etterment of. the
rural deliveries, ' ; ' ,
Requests tor legislation creating pos
tal savings banks and the creation of
the position of director of posts, are
also features of the report. The direc
tor of posts .Is required for the pur
pose of maintaining a continuous poli
cy; for the benefit of the department.
The mainfenance of a suitable service
in New York city is one of the prob
lems facing the department, according
to the report. ;1 -
Each year there is a heavier conges
tion of mall, matter. Figures show four
railway 'clerks and " two substitutes
were killed In wrecks during the year,
and 104 were seriously and 536 slight
ly injured. . .
OCTOPUS RULES
WESTERN T
VICE-PRESIDENT ARCHBOLD
EXPLAINS COMPANY'S PLANS.
One Portion of Gigantic Oil Trust
; Governs Pacific States Another the
Inlet-mountain Section Still An-
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West Vice-President Exonerate
Himself by Testimony in Trust's Big
Operations.
New York, Nov,' 80. John D. Arch
bold, vice-president of the Standard
Oil company, resumed the stand in the
federal suit for the dissolution of the
oil trust, and told of . the company's
growth. He declared the Pacific
states market is controlled by the
Standard Oil company of California,
Michigan and Minnesota by the Stand
ard Oil company of Indiana, and the
Rocky Mountain territory by the Con
tinental Oil company.
In answering a question put by At
torney Rosenthal ror the trust. Arch
bold was given opportunity to estab-;
lish his own Innocence In the forma
tion of the trust agreement In 1882.
After the dissolution ,j by the Ohio
courts, the Standard, in New Jersey,'
was formed. This company was own
ed by 70 lesser corporations, whose
stock was its only tangible assets. The
are taking people f.-'-m upper stories.
Kansas City, Nov. 30. Hundreds of
raea n!j(ct:'.-;:i;-.2 to central ti:c f"v.!
ed rivers In the southwestern part of
the state for 100 miles along the river
banks the lowlands are reported inun
dated. Spring river Is threatening to
flood the mines.
Three galleries of the mine have not
been explored. Until then the exact
number of dead will pot bt known.
RADE
MrliijjviU. Money Conditions to Fo
ment War Trouble Government
Bank Refuses Apix-ai for Loan.
Lisbon, Nov. SO. The Portuguese
government today made an unsuccess
ful effort to borrow $3,000,000 from
the Portugal state bank to pay the
salaries of government employes, who
are unpaid for recent services. The
treasury Is Impoverished and the re
sources for realization of cash are ex
hausted. , The revolutionary party
throughout the country Is using the
Situation to foment trouble. ' '
E-AME
AGREEMENT IS SIGNED
Washington. D. C.J Nov. 30. The
Japanese-American agreement, the
greatest of lis kind In modern times,
was signed at 3:30 this afternoon by
Secretary Root and Ambassador Taka
hlra. " -' .
The agreement Is in the form of
notes which were exchanged as soon
as" the signatures were officially af
fixed. The notes merely embody in a
concrete form the sentiments held p
long time by both nations. . It was
found desirable to reduce thorn to
writing. The text of the notes will be
given, simultaneously to Japan and
Washington tomorrow. '
Robbers Crack Safe.
Olpe, Kan., Nov. 30. Robbers' today
blew the safe of the state bank here,
and escaped on a handcar with 82000.
tj Many Good 1 toads Delegates',
Seattle, Nov. SO. Twenty-five dele
gates to the good roads convention at
Kalnia . leave Seattle tomorrow on a
special train. The delegates are from
Whatcom .and Snohomish counties
will also gather here to take the train.
PRAYS FOR CO-OPERATION.
Washington Senator Says Coast Solon
Should Work in Harmony. "
Seattle, Nov. 30. Discussing' the Im
portance of the Pacific-' coast . law
makers working In harmony at Wash
ington, United States Senator Piles'
said today that he is certain the coast
members "will " keep close touch with
each other at the coming session. They
realize that what helps one coast state
helps all. , He says all have matters of
Interest affecting them. With the
proper reciprocal spirit he thinks
much can "be accomplished.
trusteeship' was decided upon as the
simplest means of maintaining, and
administering business' in various
states. ;
The witness said the Acme Oil com
pany of Pennsylvania, was . organized
to operate two refineries. ' After
wards these refineries were taken over
by the Atlantic Refining company, and
the Acme disbanded. . V,
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La Grande, Ore.
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ONTARIO PROPERTY TO
BRING $7000 OR MOIUC
United States National Bank Concern
Now Actual Owner of the Farmers)
& Trader' National Bank Building
Deal Closed Today, as No Higher
Bid Were Presented Stockholders-.
Meeting About December 10 No
Announcements Yet, '
The Farmers A Traders' National
bank building Is now the property of
the United States National bank, a lo
cal association formed for the purpose
of conducting general banking busi
ness In this city. Following out th
procedure prescribed by law, Receiver
Walter Nlednei' closed the deal today
by notifying T. J. Scroggiu that th
bid of the U. S. N. had been accepted
in view of the fact that no higher bld
had been presented during the flva
days which Circuit Judge Knowles set
aside for that purpose. !' ,'
When the bid of 825,000 "was' nwa--by
the new banking firm, a certified
check of '31000 accompanied the bid.
This sum has been turned In on th
purchase price, leaving 324.000 which
must be paid on or before January t.
1909."
Stockholder' Meeting Soon.
From the ranks of the new banker,
nothing as to future plans can be as
certained today, but at the meeting of
the stockholders to T held at a nearby ,
da torsWf will bj'akeri; fcr the pub
lic announcement of 'permanent offi
cers and future policies, December 19
is the likely date of this meeting.
Values Ontario Property.
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Receiver Niedner was in Ontario
Saturday looking after the Farmers ft
Traders National bank property ther
which has been listed as worth 38900. .
It consists of four lots and a large ho
tel building. In the opinion of the re
ceiver the property Is worth between1 -37000
and 38000 and when he Is able
to realize a sum within these limits. !
will' apply for an . order of sale.
While there he was offered 85009 tar
cash, but refused It, believing a larger
sum can be realized. The matter of
sale is now In the hands of a real e- .
tate firm at Ontario, Niedner is con-.
fldent of being :tOle' to secure 37009
for the property at least. This Is an
asset of the defunct bank.
uujr a. meruit is nu iu vwu
notary public and depositors can make
affidavits without cost to them.
CANS DECLINES FIGHT.
Cotfroth Unable to PoUOff MeFarUodf
' : ' ' Gnna Bout New Years.
San Francisco, Nov, 30. Fight Pro
moter Coffroth received a telegran
from Joe Cans today In which the lat
ter declines to meet Packy McFarland
here on New, Years day. Cans say
he is making too much money In hl
Baltimore resort to come to the coaaf
for a battle. McFarland Is willing to
meet Gans. ,
Form the' habit of sending to us for
anything in the line' of drug, sundries
and toilet goods when circumstances
are such that you cannot come for.
Get rid of the Idea that distance Is
barrier to procuring what you
in our lino.
We have a large mall order trade
extending all over the surrounding.
country and we guarantee to serve you
Just as well by mall as if you came In
Drug
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