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Pri i 'V JLQl - VOLUME IX LA QHA1IDE, UNION COUNTY. OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEIIBEB 17, 1003 NUMBER 44 ZELAYA HAS QUITJFFICE HIS SUCCESSOR AS PRESIDENT NOW ONE OF WORLD-WIDE ESTRADA'S SUCCESSION WOULD MEAN MORE WAR. More Fighting ia or Around Bine Held 8v ArrMni" J; Bitter Against Uncle Sam. ' . New Orleans, Dec.7 17. Following the resignation of President Zelaya of Nicaragua it is reported in Managua today that General Vasquez, the leader of the Zelayan troops near Rama, will surrender. It Is also rumored that Ze laya and the revolutionary armies are to combne to support Estrada for the presidency. In the event that Estrada Is made president It is rumored today that Nicaragua will become the pio neer equal suffrage nation of theeutire 'world. -'.',' ': . '.Managua, via. Blueflelds, Dec. 17. It is stated beml-officlally today that Provisional President Estrada ';: and Chief Lieutenant General , Chamorro nave agreed with General Vasquez and General Toledo, Zelaya's leaders, that there shall be no fighting at Blueflelds. It is repotted that the American gov ernment has been notified of their In tention to keep this city outside of the fighting owi. The situation at Rama is practically unchanged.. -;-X j - There is much speculation today as to the successor of President Zelaya. Di. Madriz's supporters have develop-! ed unexpected strength, but conserv- live elements are trying 1 by ever means to persuade him to withdraw as it is generally believed that his ap pointment by congress . would result in a continuance of the revolution. It the revolutionists are successful in the naming of the new president.' an ef fort will be made to confiscate a por tlon of Zelaya's enormous holdings. Zelaya refuses to dlsouBS his resig nation beyond declaring that "it is the best thing for the country." He bitterly condemns the United States for inter fering with affairs here. Wants Zelaya Punished. , '' Washington," Dec. 17. Representa tive Snlzer of New York today intro duced In the house a resolution di recting the ftdminlstraton to recognize Estrada at the president of Nicaragua nd notify him that the United States demands tha punishment of former :,: President .Zelaya. -y y, " .r f . I ' '. :.y':: AMERICAN EJECTED FROM i PANAMA BY PRESIDENT. -Accused ef Enticing Laborers to Bra , ill Fram Canal Complications May Resalt ; " y ' Colon,' Dec. J7. It looks now as if somewhat serious questions and possi bly complications of an awkward na ture may arise from the W. G. BpUiar case, an American resident here, the proprietor of the Astor hotel and the alleged owner of the Cuban steamer tori, who was expelled from Panama territory last Monday. ; : Spiller was forcibly pu aboard the royal mall steamer Magdalena, bound tor Jamaica and New York, by a de cree of Pesiden Obaldia. ,. - :,V The Otori las taken from here many of the canal employes who have gone from here 6 Brazil.' Spiller'; claims that he has had nothing to do with the migrations of" the canal men and that they purchased their tickets and went on his steamer of thier-own free will and that he had a perfect right to carry them the same as he would anv other passenger, . ' Spiller was arrested recently- and tried but nothing was proven against him and the supreme court decided . that the" president had; no right to ex pell him, from th country ,and accord Ingly he was released. . ," ; ..: President Obaldia disregarded the supreme court decision and and the man waa kept In custody until last Monday and was then placed aboard ship. Today two- of the best attorneys both of whom are Americana and are well known at Washington, left for that place for the purpose of Inter esting the Washington government In the case. They claim that If Spiller can be forcibly ejected from that country without law or reason and have his property confiscated, then any othev American is liable to the same process, all of which is contrary to the existing agreement between the two contrlea. X'-, ECCENTRIC DAYTON PIONEER CITES AWAY HIS PROPERTY. - It has been 'learned, says the Walla Walla Union, that MIlo McKelllps. an eccentric pioneer of considerable wealth, has practically given away all of his property to keep it from falling Into the hands of his relatives. Several years ago his property was valued at 140,000, but out of this sum his pres ent relatives wili receive only a very small proportion. - The aged pioneer Is said. to have given away his wealth with a lavish hand during the last few years, so that all that remains of his wealth at thto time Is about $1,200.. Foreseeing death a year before it oc curred he bought his own coffin and burial robes so as he said, "that none would be bothered about him when he died. ; The remaining wealth consists almost entirely of moneys In the bank. LEE CHARGE DISMISSED ATTOREY OF SOME NOTE IS NO" LtttGER UNDER ARREST. Dismissal of the Suit Takes Flafe a: The Dalles Last Night . August A. Lee is again at liberty, after having been in custody at Shan- Iko yesterday charged with - passing worthless checks In La Grande. Lee Is an attorney who has made his head quarters in and around La Grande for a time- and was arrested at Shanlko yesterday and taken to The Dalles where the case against him was dis missed.. It was stated that eeevral al leged worthless checks were passed off in this" city, which led to a warrant being Issued from the local district at torney's office for hs arrest.'' -: Lee Is an exceptionally keen and brilliant Individual, Daring the Tuck er trial at Wallowa he assisted Dis trict Attorney I vanhoe and his work . was of . the brilliant v sort. Ha spent midnight oil on the subject and ap peared in the court room next morn ing primed for the battle. Invariably. He opened up an office In Joseph for practice and enjoyed a good business. Married in Wallowa County. 7 . Last Thanksgiving ; Judge J. W. Knowles united Lee and a Joseph girl of good social standing in marriage. From there they came to La Grande and then went west. Local attorneys who have seen his work,' and heard him In court, all agree that Lee has an exceptional gift along legal lines. 7 Spokane, Dec. 17 The assertion was made today that every union man in the employ of the railroads Involved 1u the switchman's strike would be pulled off of their jobs next-Saturday afternoon unless the demand and the the grleviances of the strikers were not arbitrated befor that time. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sommer and Mrs. Julius Sommer and Children of Elgin are in the city the.grjesta of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Scroggln. : " ' MAY RENEW TIMCLiJD INVESTIGATE DALLINGER BECOME EiMNT THAT CONGRESS JUST TAKE THOROUGH AC- : TIQN AFTER HOLIDAYS SECRETARY BITTERLY ATTACK ED ON nOUSE FLOOR TODAY. Resolution Demanding . Investigation How in Hands' of Committee ' .Sentiment Says Clean House. 7 . Washington, Dec. 17. A sensational attack upon Secretary of the Interior Balllnger was made upon the floor of the House yesterday by Representative Hitchcock of Nebraska which nowjf ill make it almost, certain that the house committee' organization cannot stave off. an investigation of the affairs of the general land office longer than after Christmas.- The general senti ment in the house today 1s that there should be a full Investigation of the charges . that , have" A been brought against the Secretary by L. R." Glavja, the former chief of field division of the land office in connection with the Alas kan Coal Field investigations. X A resolution demanding such inves tigation is now in the hands, of the .committee on rules, having been re ferred to that body by . Speaker Joe Cannon. . - ; " , r , ..'";.' :'. .Secretary Ballinger has been spend ing much time at the White House re cently. When asked today If he was aiding President Taft in the prepara tion of the forthcoming message on conservation, Balllnger, 'sa'id: "We ' n?t got that far, yet.' When aslf l about the aita;k made n fc"in by Representative Hitchcock, Blilnger ce plied: "The charges are all fabrica tions from beglnlnng to end. Besides, he's a democrats ' - - ' : . VAST IMPROTEMENTS OYER OLD 8ERYICE KADE-BY BU8SEY. Ambnlaice Ceaeh now In Service Un ; der Direction of E.L. Bnssey. E. L. Bussy has received his new Berlin ambulance coach, which In the twinkling of an eye can be converted into a modern ambulance, but ia in tended primarily for cab purposes. It is larger than the ordinary cab, but has style to perfection." It cost a fat sum but has given La Grande as fash ionable a buss as can be found any where in the northwest The interior upholstering is of th best As It af fords abundance . purposes It fills a much needed want.'';-'."":1'-;.':,'; The first " couple to be married An this clty j?ets free cab service says Mr.- Bussey. " ;.. VISITS mi MACHINE A committee of the Commercial club visited the plant pf th6 Automatic Threshing plant today' and inventi gatcd the working of the model care fully. .They found, many foatnres of extreme value and will make a detail ed report of th lntirecUoa at a sub sequent meeting of the board. ; STYLISH: CAD HAS COME BELGIAN'S Sill DEAD RING LEOFQLD DIES EARLY THIS 7 EIORNING-POPE LEGALIZES 1 Mm MARRIAGE : ? COUNCIL OF MINISTERS 10 '--'..-- ., ... ' CONSTITUTE NEW REGENCY. 1 n',,. f - Tii. , i.-f soon After Mldjilght Operation Not Painful One.. Vr Brussels, Dec. 17. The Katlonal Monitor announced today that pending the successpipn of Prince Albert of Belgian to tjie throne of Belgian to succeed the late King Leopold, Belgian will be administered by a regency which Is to be composed of a council of ministers.7 : . . " ' ' v-:;-'VC;". The aged kng died at T. 35 this morn lug. The immediate cause of death ac cording to the chief physician was heart embolism. . "We were most ap prehensive when we performed the last operation,' Bald Dr. Thlrar, "because we were afrtld of the heart, trouble, but the operation was absolutely nec essary in" order to prevent the King from terrible sufferlng' He said fur ther that the operation in Itself was practically painless and that at least it allowed the old monarch to pass to the gr?at beyond without the terrible suffering that he would otherwise had ' King Leopold's death occurred oh the fortieth anniversary, of hls'ac censlon to the throne of Bplglan. It Is true that his kingship dated from Dec ember 10, I860,, but his actual ascen tion to the throne dld sa occur until later.'" ' - '. :'" ' ' ' -, '"' -;';; .' - , Marriage Declared Legal. London, Dec. 17. A dispatch from tlfled the Brussels papal : representa tives that King Leopold was reguarly married to, the Baronosa Vaughn San Remo, of Italy, in 1808. This Informa tion is aaTd to have been given in order to protect the rights of her infantlSon and also her own'rights as the lawful widow of the dead monarch. 7-7 The funeral of the late king will be held next Wednesday and Prince Al bert will take the oath of office the fol lowing day. The ann uncement that King Leopold was actually married to Baroness Vaughn is received here with marked disfavor. A hooting. Jerring mob has" surrounded the home of the Boroness and violence has been pre vented only the interference of the po lice. ''- ;. . ?- 'X : '':: IS OLIVER WANTS INJUNCTION DCR- . INC APPEAL OF CASE. Knowles Issues Staying Orders While ; Bean Can Heaf Case. " X Pendleton, Dec. 17- Bn lie tin Jndire Bean late thin afternoon reinstated the Injunction In the Olfrer vs La Grande jrnio, to stand 20 days from (hit date m that the whole record ran be submit ted to (he Kiiprciiu! court. ) Rent raining orders and motions for Injunctions occupy -'-considerable' 'at tention in thin city and Pendleton to day In r on n?ciiou with tho f Ity of Ia Orande-Tunicr Oliver embrilio. Be fore Judge Bean In Pendleton today a motion for an Injunction Cnjolnlng the city of La Gram 4 from building the nlilewnlk In frmit of the Oliver proper ty, torn up a few days ago by the city, is being arguvd, with city-attori oey Baker appearing for La0rande. Turner Oliver wants an Injunction RESTRAINT ISSUED prrrsntlng the construction of the sidewalk by himself or th city either, until the Supreme Courts acts on the appeal now affected. " This morning Street Superintend dent Mattott was temporarily enjoined from constructing - ' the sidewalk. Work with that end in view had been started, but J W. Knowles, the local circ uit judge granted a restraining or der Until Judge Bean renders a decis ion in the motion being heard at Pen dleton today. It is likely that a decis ion will be rendered at Pendleton im mediately and In that event the local restraint will be void. The legal pro ceedings here today followej - Im promptu action when the city attemp ted Jto rebuild the sidewalk on the line claimed by Judge Bean in a recent de cision to be the corrections, and which jusiae of the walk as it stood be fore beng torn out by the city. "We were enjoined this morning," aid Street Superintendent Mitott today, "from reparlng the sidewalk. We had the work about half finished and had not injured the lawn or the shrubbery in the attempt." AtilD MAN INSANE. E. M. Clark of Elgin Brought to Grande la Demented State. La Ellhu M. Clark waa brought up from Elgin this afternoon and will be given a mental examination. In view of the fact that he Is manifestly insane, there is no doubt about his being sent to the asylum; ; ;'- , " " -Xr-'i '"' "':. . Clark was declared Insane late today. FACES COOK IF FIGURES ARE ACCURATE THE DR. IS IN EPR'Ta. Must Be fuacciiraclcs Say Experts w ho Investigating Explorer's Daliu ; Copenhagen, Dec. l7. Danger from another quarter ia now. threatening the reputation of DrV Cook, the Arctic explorer, according to a member of the committee now Investigating the data pent from New York, here, by the ex plorer.'. .';' , T--X..X-' The scientists call attention to the fact that frosts and storms In the polar regions .renders it impossible to get absolute accuracy in securing data and says that Cook's figures would arouse more suspicion In the minds of the experts now investigating his rec crds Jf they should -be found to be ab solutely correct than -, if a certain amount of lnaccurlcles exist. The com mittee began work today. They expect to reach a decision within a fortnight. y t .. '.iK :; Gam Postponed.'; '..'-. ' '; w , The baskotball game' between' the highschool and a pick up team nd the try outs by the girls teams, has been postponed. It -was slated for tonight. ON HEARING The hearing In the juvlnlle court relative to the alleged mistreatment of step children ln"the care of Mr. Lom bard of KlKlnbofore Judge Hanry la In .progress this afterneooetaolnetaol in progress late -this evening. : It commenced soon after the arrival of the Elglik train when Lombard and the children were brought In by Dep- REV DANGER uty Sheriff Llndgren.. The charge in j changed shots about three o'clock and the affidavits filed in conjunction with i that a runinng fight was being maln the petition, indicates extreme cruelty talned, when he was turned , back to and tha hearng this afternoon is to est- wire 'he iherfrr of tho iiOio'ning toun abllshor deny the allegations. ! ty to the south to head them off.- It LTKRTha case 1s continued until! Is believed that their capture will b tomorrow pending the arrival Of wit- only a question of a few hours at tha ne?c trom Elgin". -' ; moat. i - . ' HYPNOTISM COST LIFE RIOTKER AND AUNT CF MURDER ED GIRL DO NOT FEAR INVESTIGATION AUTHORITIES CLAIM DEATH " CAUSED BY HYPNOTISM ALONK Bathtub Myxtery Said to Be partially Cleared Bat Mother Shews Ne Fear at Being Accused. i Kew Tork, Deo. 17. Mrs. Caroline Martin and Ilrs. Mary Snead, the mother and aunt, respectively of Mrs. Ocey Snead, the young woman who was found dead In, a bath tub at East Orange, N. J., today announced ' that they wera not opposed to extradition to New Jersey and add that they both have nothlrg to fear. .".'... ;, . ThG authorities detailed to unravel the tangled skeia of mystery surround ing the death of the unfortunate young woman declare Mrs, Ocey Snead waa "hypnotiied to death." The police al lege that the mother, an aunt and Mrs Virginia Wardlaw, aupther aunt', naed mesmeric powers, suggeatlng self de struction to the. girl, whoBe life is said to have been insured in their favor. 0. A. C. NEWS. Indications are Winter Courne Will Be Well Attended. . Corvalls, Dec. 47 Dean J, A. Bexell, of the school cf commerce of the Ore gon Agricultural Coll' e. ra push ed a bulletin on "Business Methods tor the Farm" which is attracting -widespread attention and very favorable comment among the practical farmers and authorities on farm life. The bul letin presents in a clear and simple manner systems of bookkeeping and " accounting which will enable the farm er to keep a definite and helpful re- cord of his business. The pamphlets' will be sent to any resident In the stat upon request- . ... '- . ' Over 80 students have taken part in . the preliminary debating and orator ical contests at the Oregon Agricultur al College and many mora will enter " be fore the work is completed. :' ( The new armory at the Oregon Ag- ' rlcultural College Is nearlng complet ion; It Is the largest building of lta and 40 yards wide. A regulation elzs ' kind in the west - It Is 130 yards long football field can be laid out under its TvoL"-It will be a great boon to all kinds of athletics. v Indications are that the short course for farmers and teachers which will -., commence at the Oregon Agricultural College on January 4. will be very well -attended. ' ' . TAKE COIN AND ESCAPE Oeronlmo,; Oklohoma, Dec. 17. While three bandits held crowd of cit izens at bay two others looted the Cit izens bank this morning at an early hour,' securing f 1,650. The bandits af ter looting the bank made good their' escape, . riding ' southward ' into the broVtir country. In a short time a pos ; hp had been formed and started in imiHijlt of the robbers. One of the pos ace ('turned this afternoon reporting: j thatf the posse and bandits had ex- if ' 1