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CP VOLUME IX uA GBAND.G. UNION COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 12, 1C03. NULIEEE IT HORRIBLE CONDITIONS SWAY CAIRO HANGING OF NEGRO SUSPECT HAS KINDLED FURIOUS MOBS TO INSANITY THAT SCARES ' ENTIRE STATE WniTEMAVS SUSPECTED GUILT COSTS KIM LIFE. Martial Law Bales In Town of Carlo Where Thousands Witness Atro cities Committed on Prisoners. Segroes Body Burned. Cairo, Nov. 12. With the arrival of the state troops at dawn, Cairo is now practicauy under martial law , after three days of mob spirit which culmin ated last night in the lynching cf two men. . In the presence of ten thousu 1 1 men and women the mob last night .hanged Will James, the. negro who was accused of having murdered Miss Anna Pelley, a white girl, and riddled the body with a hundred bullets. The frienzled mob then dragged the body along the streets for a mile before burning it. The hanging of the negro only seemed to Infuriate the mob all the more, and they then returned to the Jail and dragged out Henry Salzer, a white man who is accused of having V (HZ TT T-f Inlis friday Ladies fast black hose In all sizes regular 11 l-2o value .10c jll Jadies Suits Ladies knit petlcoats good heav T weight, variety of colors $1.35 to $1.50 value 98c Sample line Mens sweaters at Chlldrens knit Toques in all col ors, regular 50c value on ssle for .. ., .. .. .. .. .. ....37c Flniii;.-...;r CfW YT L"""" in iii , mm ' j atM.m i .Ms KLAUSE GIVEN FIGHT Sporting Editors Agree that Papke is Licked - Pittsburg, Nov. 12. Sporting editors of two different , papers give Frank Klause, the local lightweight, the decision over Billy Papke In a six round bout without a decision, tonight The third editor favored Papke. From the tap of the gong the men mixed it and there was not an Idle moment in the six rounds. murdered his wife, and hanged hlm In the meantime the helpless auth orities had succeeded In communicat ing with Governor Deneen and In a short time state troops were being rushed to the city. All night long the ci uUis'u luiuugu i'u ttireets, clam oring for more victims. Fearing a repetition of the scenes that were enacted at Springfield two years ago, the blacks of the city fairly stormed the police stations and beg ged for protection'. Although the state troops have partially succeeded in restoring order today, the negroes are still In a frenzy of fear. ' Huffman's Will Leave.' it rrfman and family are now preparing to move to Calgary, Alber ta, to reside permanently. Some of their household goods were shipped north today, J. M. Cook going with the shipment. Pendleton E. O. ... To Bid Quarter Million. New York, Nov. 12. Sale of the Pas slc Steel Works to Lawrance Fagan of Hoboken for $190,000, having been set aside by. the courts a new sale will take place today, at which the bidding will start at a quarter million dollars. the householders being unJer-oath to make a minimum bid of that amount. &xtra Specials Saturday aha Ladies and children knit mit tens in both black and colors, regular value 60c on sale ..29c - Odd lots and sizes in childrens VIcl Kid, Calf and patent leata er shoes, both button and lace Value to $1.25 Uc . We have a large stock of SpaUs, Leggins and the panta legginet tes in all the poi. ::' Our price the lowest J"1 Irk SS3 lTLILZtJ&Z2X JatfiilE! i'.l'SL BUD BARNES HANGS TODAY WALLA WALLA MURDERER WALKS TO SCAFFOLD WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE MS DEED WAS 0'E OF THE KOETHWEST HORRORS. Afer Pleading; Insanity and Having Ttio Trials Bud Barns Walks to m vaeV AttUMJ "Walla Walla, Nov. 12. Bud Barns was hanged at 6:30 this morning for the murder of Mrs. Anna Aldrich on April 30. 1908. He walked to the scaf fold without assistance, accompanied iy Father Jones, his spiritual advisor. He was dead in 13 1-2 minutes. Only newspaper men, officials and the cler gy were admitted. The murderer was convicted and banged for the killing of a woman 76 years old for the pur pose of getting posseslson of the land that she was living on. The first jury to try the case disagreed. Barnes Intlced the woman tp Coppel creek, an Isolated place, on the rep resentation that he wanted to rent a farm belonging to her. When they had reached the place he stopped the team and Intlced the woman out of the buggy and. beat her brains out with a pick handle, throwing the body In a hole caused by the uprooting of a tree. The body of the woman was dis covered four days later. Barnes was ' (Continued on'Page Eight.) for Children heavy ribbed cotton hose actual 15c value .. ..He Reduced Chlldrens extra heavy weight cotton ribbed hose, the kind you can't wear out ...... .. , ,18c special prices A large stock of outing flannel for klmonas and gowns. At the ;.. 1 1 price. - J ' " p"V J " """ww fa a 111111 i """ i 1 "S LAROEMIS APPROPRIATION FOR OREGON AND WASHINGTON RIVER IMPROYv 'MENTIS ENORMOUS SNAKE HITER AMONG THOSE GIVES SUBSTANTIAL HELP, Appropriations Recommended For the Colombia and Tributary Rivers .Means jhucb l or State. V Washington, Nov. 12.Col. Marshall the chief of the United States Engin eering department, made his annuil report public today. He recommenU $1,560,000 appropriation foriniprovo of the mouth of the Columbia river; a million for work on the Columbia bo tween The Dalles and th ehead of the Celllo Falls; for the Columbia and Willamette below Portland $175,000; Puget Sound tributaries $120,000; Co lumbia tributaries' above Celilo Falls to the mouth of Snake river $90,00C; inner portion of Gray's Harbor. $16,000; canal' In Columbia between Vancouver and mouth of Willnmette, $15,000; Willamette above Portland and Yamhill rivers $00,000; Columbia between Wenatchee and Bridgeport. $25,000; Coose river, , $3,000; Tllla muck Bar $10,000-; Snake river $15, 000; Cowlitz and Lewis rivers IVtiOO; Wlllapa river harbor $5,000: Gray's river $500. ! V' The report asks $100,000 Improve ment of the St. MIchales canal in Alas ka; Yellowstone Park, $155,000, lm provementproVem'ent; theroad - to Mt Rainier gets an appropriation of $125,000. ' j Himcs Was There. George II. Himes of Portland, Secre tary of the State Historical society, came Tuesday to be present at the special meeting of the Old Fort Dalles Historical Society. The Dalles Opto mist. , MRS. PARKS DIES ONE OF. COUNTY'S PIOXEERS DEAD AT BAKER CITY. IS Dies at Baker City and Will Be Burled litre Next Sunday. News was received this afternoon of the death in Baker City of Mrs. T. D. Parks. The lady died this morning at her home after about three . weeks illness. The body wll be brought to this city for burial Sunday morning. The deceased was 56 years old it tne time of her death. The deceased was one of the jt neers of Union county where sho widely known and loved. She came o La Garnde 44 years ago but has llv. In Baker City for the past 25 yea . She is survived by her husband . two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Holladay and Mrs. Susie Snook. In addition to ber Immediate family the deceased Is Burvived by one brother, H. P. Lewis of this city, and four sisters, Mrs. Ev i Body of La Grande, MrB. DeBorde of Spokane,- and Mrs. Frank Dick and Mrs. Alice Parkes of Portland. LAUDERMILK ARRESTED. Man in Trouble Over Homestead Given Time to Prepare Defense. L T)t Laudermilk of Hot Lake was arrested this morning by Constable J. W. Faulk and brought before Jus tlce Arthur C. Williams to -nawer to the charge of tresspass!-!;.-:. The su't ? brought by W. J. Townley who clal i in hnvn titl pto th 80 acres near lit Lake whicn Iuaermllk was advised was vacant and filed upon. . Lurtrmilk was given time to emp y an attorney nnd Wednesday of next week was set for the date of the t DIME NOVELS CAUSE Yellow Literature Claims its Fruit ii.Boy Jeffersonville, Ind., Nov. 12. Thos. Jefferson Hall, aged 18, who yesterday killed Cashier Fawcett and fatally wounded President Woodward Tucker i nana ttempt to rob the New Albany National bank, was held for the re formatory today. His fatehr admitted the boys Identity and said that he was addicted to reading dime novels. MRS WADE SERIOUSLY ILL. mi i. .it u. ij Pioneer Woman Seized With Relapse On Her Way to Portland. .Serious relapse in the condition of Mrs. Thomas Wade of Island City, wbo was taken to Portland , yesterday morning, is reported. While enroute on yesterday's train, she was taken with a sinking spell. Miss Belle Meyers, a relative and a local nurse, was called o Portland last night t bbe by the oed slde of the aged pioneer. Baltllnfc," After Fight New York, Nov. 11. Battling Nel son today offered $85,000 for the Jeffries-Johnson fight. Neither fighter has heard about the certified check to ac company the offer. The fight fans are incredulous as Nelson proposes to itage the fight on Nevada mining prop-, erty where 'there Is neither an arena nor a railroad. y ' ' Play North Powder Today. Cove, Nov. 12. The Cove highschool football team will play the North Powder club team here tomorrow V- ter noon, Serious trouble in securing a schedule has been experienced the management. , ., , , , by Peary is Jndlrsed. ', " 'Washington, Nov, n, Commander Robert E. Peary Is scheduled to1 de- liver a lecture before the National Geographical Society , this evening. This Invitation is practically1 an in dorsement of his claim of having reached the top of the world, and prac tlcally all of the members are known to concur in this view. , . -, Big Game In California. ; San Francisco, Nov. 12! What is ex pecte dto be one of the best exhibits of the .Rugby game ever witnessed In California la schedule! for tomorrow between the Universities of California and the Leland Stanford University. The rivalry between these Institutions is always something fierce and both teams have made every effort to get into good condition for the tussel.v J. D. Gillilan, Jr., is here vlBlt. tv his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gillilan today. He will return tonight. Mr, Gil lilan, Jr., is one of the passenger brakemen in the service out of P; t land. iYour Favorite Drug Store Ten years in this location and the largest store, too. In that time hundreds of people have learned to depend on our reliable, safe and careful druggists because they know them. Our cusomers rely on us and we appreciate it by striving for improve mnts, and by giving them the very best goods we can buy. We are now ready to cater to your Fall and Winter business with many new goods on display. .Tins v'cck we want to call your attention to our ele gant line of mirror displayed in the windows. AH . kinds, shapes and sizes and most reasonable in price.1 Tf you are in need of a mirror we know that we can please you. Come in and let us show them to you. j fl j if ; i ?. HILL'S DRQQ JT OR E LA GRANDE, - - OREGON FINCH CLAIMS liCENCEON TIE SCAFFOLD HANGED AT 12:30 WITH CRIES CF INNOCENCE SHOUTED AT THE . ; HANGMAN AND GUESTS v AT CEREMONY HIS YOUNG WIFE AND MOTHER Fight For Llhrrty Maintained Up to The Lust Moment But is Unavail , Inir for Governor Effuses to r Coiumute Sentence.' Salem, Nov, 12. James A. Finch, newspape.r man and politician of some prominence in Oregon, was executed by hanging at the state penitentiary for the murder of Ralph Fisher la the iattef's law office at Portland on : November 28. FiBher had been appointed ,by the Oregon Bar Association to prosecute Finch for unbecoming conduct. Fisher ; was a- man of high character. There was a stubborn fight to save the life ' of Finch to the last minute, going so j far as to bring the aged mother and , the prisoners young wife to Salem for ' the purpose of beselglng Governor Ben . son with their petitions. At 10 o'clock the women visited Finch and the parting was pathetic in ; the extreme. "Ott my uoqj wy voax wy son,' nay. son." shrieked the young wife ; and mother of only about a year. The. mother cried "Oh God, how can I bear It"- As the women were led away he - fell upn his knees and gave utterance . to Gutteral sobs. Claims Innocence.' After Finch had mounted the scat- " fold, he was asked if there were any last remarks that he wished to make. -Finch said: "Gentlemen, this is one of the saddest moments to which any -human can be brought to. I want to 11 Impress you all. I expect to meet my ' God. I did not assassinate Fisher a he sat in his chair. God knows that X am telling you the truth. The officers whom I have met during my confine- ment have ben kind to me. I am now dying for a crime which I am notiJf guilty but will face it bravely." Jt" These were his last words. . Daly, the other man sentenced to be hanged today escaped death dJt commutation by Governor Benson-late laBt evening. - , ; S3 i.