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a A. A - A A ! r F7 1 t i 1 i i VOL. XI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1910 175 C7 m I 4 1 1 k 1 I W T TV. TT i i HI N A fJMOM. EES 11 I iSPTiunA unTn! xoumurtur iu LAST DITCH DLUEFIELDS. MAT BE INYADED BI REVOLUTIONISTTS AND THE FOREIGNERS FLEE Rounds of rattle reach city Bluefields and its Inhabitants Num. Bering Many Americans and Other Foreigners, May be Pillaged by In Tiding Army Battle Has. Been in Progress for Three Days Danger of Rebel TItcories Is Great. Attempt to Raise Dry Dock. t 1 1 XI n r . J I - working on the sunken dry dock. Dew ey. It is predicted that it can be rais ed. It la impossible to determine the cause of the accident, but is now be lieved to have been caused by the neg ligence of employees In leaving the valves open., . CRY FOB MEN. Yakima District at Loss to Solve La bor Problems There. ALFONZO S LIFE CAUCUS BY G O. P. TONIGHT in dagger ANARCHISTS ADMIT BOMB OCT RAGES WERE PLANNED AND EXECUTED BY THEM INSURGENTS BOLT AND WILL NOT ATTEND PARTY CAUCUS TO DISCUSS MEASURES. Bluefields, May 25. Estrada, the revolutionary leader, Is In his last ditch, fighting specially to prevent the capture of the 'customB house over looking Bluefields. The position Is the key to the city. Gunners have been dueling since yesterday. If Ma driz succeeds he will probably ask the commander of the American gun boat Paducah for permission to enter Bluefields.. It denied, Madriz will Drobably attempt to enter by force. The fall of Bluefields seems inevitable, although it is reported Madriz' charges nave been repulsed. The American residents have been assured protection by the commander of the Paducah. v The sounds of battle can be heard 1 here. Many foreigners have gone to their consulates for protection. - -The Paducah holds the key to tUe situa tion as It is the only power that can prevent pillage. Commander Gilmer is firm in his stand that the troops cannot enter the city and a clash be tween Madriz and the advance guards .'of the Madriz army is-not likely. j; Skirmishing has been on for three days. Heavy losses have been re- ported by couriers. ' ..M '-' "' .. " " w Orleans Wants Exposition T New Orleans, May "25. Headed by Governor Sanders of Louisiana and a : dozen other state officials of the Lou- North Kakima, May 25. Represen- , tatives from nearly every village . In Yakima, Benton and Kittitas countlC3 are assembled this afternoon at Top penish where an effort will be made to plan a campaign that vill bring labor ers Into the Yakiman valley imme diately. The situation is critical as the peach crop wll soon ripen. Hundreds are also needed for hop training and other orchard work and soon the wheat crop will need more. Merchants and business men are at a loss to know where to secure the workmen. NATION WIDE REVOLUTION URELY ( POSTAL BANK Bill CHIEF BONE WALTER PIERCE AND ATTORNEY McMAHON CLASH. Attorney Attacks Character of Pierce and at Recess Men Clash. Anarchist Editor Jailed Because be Admitted Bomb Outrages Were Plan ned by His Cult Alfonso's Life In Danger at Hands of Organized An archists Consternation Spreads Among Inhabitants. ; Madrid, May 25. The king's body guard was doubled " to lay following the revelation of a plot to assassinate King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. The plot was discovered after the death of Callemayer, the anarchist, who was Injured by the premature explosion of his own bomb. He suicided and af terwards the police ransacked his room and gathered evldense showing that the plans to kill the rulers were still under way. The police are wor ried.and believe that an anarchistic uprising foreshadows revolutionary action Regulars Will Agree on What Phases of Postal Laws and Postal Bank Biil will be Supported by Them Insurgents Will Stay Away Ef en Though They Intended to be Present Postal Bank Reconstructed. ' Fear Another Industrial War. Wenatcnee, Wash, May 25. Charles Foster and E. W. Roe, represents-, tlves of the Industrial Workers of the World, as Spokane are In jail to day refusing to work or eat and the city is disturbed by the prospect of repeating the recent Spokane war be tween the police and the Industrial ists. The men came here to enlist laborers in the organization to secure a wage Increase and were arrested Sunday evening while holding street meeting, tn the complaint of street services were disturbed. On Monday there wer fined $25 and costs to pay or work. Since then they have refused to eat. They have threatened to have 200 men come from Spokane to fight It out until released. r.nroTP ninriv uuLUiu ummi GOOD WILL UNPRECEDENTED SCENE EXACT ED DURING DJNNER HOUR WHEN NEIGHBORS MET BRING UNLIMITED ENTHUSIAST v islana leglslautre, en route to Wash- Ins-tnn tutav In an olnvpn CUT RnflHnl to fight for the selection of New Or . ' leans as the site for the proposed ex position celebrating the. completion of the Panama canal, which San Fran,-. cisco wants. r '"" . , - - t ; Will Hare Quiet Wedding. . , New York, May 25. Miss Mary Har ' rlman, daughter of the railroad wiz rard and Charles Cary Ramsey of Buffalo, an artist and' sculptor, wilt be married tomorrow at the Episco pal church at Arden, the Harriman ' county seat Owing to mourning for E' H. Harriman, the wedding will be , a quiet affair. , Portland, May 25. A furore was created today in the trial of Scrlber the La Grande banker when Attorney Alexander . McMahon, one " of the at torneys for the defense, examined Walter M". Pierce, former president of the Grande Ronde Electric company, in, rebuttal. McMahon asked several question degrotary to Pierce's character re garding acte of Pierce while he was head of a company and also while clerk of Umatilla county. The ques tions were over ruled. v ; At the non recess McMahon and Fierce had a heated conversation In the hallway but there were no blows struck, The state will close its rebuttal this afternoon and arguments will probably be commenced tomorrow and the case, go to the Jury. JUNE JURORS DRAWN. Barcelona ,May 25.-rThe barracks here and vicinity are filled with addi tional troops In anticipation of a rev olutionary outbreak. Reinforcements arrived at the time of several antl- governmen. demonstrations in the streets today. A The editor of the paper "Land of Liberty," an anarchist, was jailed this afternoon, following' the publication of the assertion that the recent out rages here and at Madrid were plan ned and consummated by the anar chists - ' Washington, May 25 Tonights cau cus, which was expected to include all republicans will not be attended by the insurgents. The Postal Bank bill will be considered and an agreement will be made as to what provisions the regulars will support. The bill was recommended by the house com mittee on post offices and post roads and will be taken to pieces and re constructed and new features added. At present the bill has only the fea tures requisite for a formation of a postal savings bank and It Is unlikely the measure adopted by the senate recently., A republican representa tive said, "The present house meas ure Is purely a savings bank measure. Only ' two factors are Included, the government and the depositors To night politics will be added as was done in the senate where the bill in cludes a third party bond holders and others. ' It was learned today that the Insur gents are trying to keep Cannon as speaker until the end of the session so they can use him as an issue in the congressional campaign this fall It will not be a new experlencu foi the speaker a3 he has been an lssur once before, but' there will be new angles this time, making- the regu DEEP.MYSTEBY The statement relieves all doubt as to the existence of a plot to kill King lars uncomfortable, Alfonso. : J J The fact that the Insurgents ex The editor has caused consterna- pect the support of Roosevelt Is one tlon among the authorities, many of new factor which politicians declare whom believe that this foreshadows indicate that the insurgents are flght- a revolutionary movement. tng with considerable certanty. LAY IT TO THE COMET. Explosion at Seattle. ; .' Seattle, May 25. The plant of the Hitt Fireworks : company blew up yjhls forenon at Columbus City, a sub- ..-V V.. .A L..4 ui u. nuut wcio amcu auu uui inu were injured, according to the last reports. A fire followed which burn ed the debris and all the fire depart ments responded to the alarm but did not arrive until a half hour later. The loss Is estimated at $10,000. I -:' , Curtlss After Prize. New York. May 25. Glenn Curtis, the aviator, left tor Ploughkepsie to day to select a safe landing place for one stop the experts will make in an attempted 113 mile flight from Albany to New York, In an effort to capture the $10,000 prize offered by the New I, I York World. Under the terms of the 'I prize offered, he will be allowed two t descents, ell has built an aeroplane I sr' Complete List of Those Who Will Act as Jurors for June Term. Jurors for the June term Of the cir cuit court were drawn today. The list of Jurors follow: R McKenzle,: of Summerville; James McClure, Ladd Canyon; Dunham Wright, Cove; C G Wyiatt, Elgin; Henry McGoldflck, of Imbler; J A Gaskili; Alicel; J A Pll cher, North Powder; A H Sullivan, Starkey; C j orsslFUni, Union;' Wm Hazlewood, Elgin; W J Church! La Grande; Jas Goble, Medical Springs; John Collier, La Grande; C A Hill, Telocaset; W A Haggerty, Union; W A Hugg, Elgin; L J Hughes,' Union; E H Shaw, Island City; Jas Peach! La Grande; . Leland Mackay La Grande; J Van Buren, La Grande; W H Morelock, Elgin; J A Oraybeal Kamela; Wm. Eubanks, Summerville; W J Townley, Union; John McNehan, Island City; E Polack, La Grande; D A McVters, Hilgard. DERAILMENT ON D. R. G. Eighteen Hurt But None Killed In Wreck on Scenic Railway.' Cuchara Junction,. Colorado, May 25. Eighteen persons were Injured today when two coaches on the Rio Grande were derailed here. A broken rail Is supposed to have caused the r.c.!frnt. , , L , ... . - . . . ....... t The Pice of Mtcr goes vf .OR THE HOME YrAL0SBS On I '" ,OI?1ft0Jt GARDEN. 6et6RCf 056 t&COMC THROUGH- UNDERTAKER EIUCKSON ADMITS HE WROTE FAKE MESSAGE Uubuilding of Union County Is Ke- note of Addresses that Follow Din- ner Hotel Corridors' Suddenly Re semble Conrentlon Hall With Un bounded Feeling of Good Fellow" ship Prevailing Always. ' T.pftjr Was Kent on Renuest Embod-1 led in a Letter to Los Angeles. Portland. May 25. The mystery of the disappearance - of Mrs. Hannah Smith, the Swedish widow, deepened today following the admission of E. E. Erickson, the undertaker, that he wrote the fake telegram signed Han na Smith, sent from Los ' Angeles to her niece Mrs. Aaan Harper. The po lice of Los Angeles secured a letter Erickson wrote to a friend here re questing the friend to send the tele gram. District Attorney Cameron Is investigating the letter here now. She dropped from sight May 8. Mrs. E. Boden, a friend, alleges that Erickson owed the widow $12,000, which Erick son denies. Mrs. Boden ' says that the widow has asked blm many times for the money but she did not get it. AN INNOVATION, State Editorial Association Will Given a Royal Welcome. be Trigg in Ntw Yerk PrfW( An innovation In the meetings of the State Editorial Association will D$ Introduced this year when the an nual gathering of the pencil pusn;;8 li held . In this city. A meeting d? the executive committee was held In Portland Sunday and there the invi tation was accepted to hold the busi ness session on board a special train to be run out of Baker City over the Sumwter Valley railroad, The train will, leave Baker City In the morning and the entire day will be spent In tha n'18 v,ewin8 the fine scenery and MtlnTttt d9?ment T?,r1k that ,s nemg carried on in th o. The meeting Is to be held fll'VrilS city June 17 and 18, and arrange ments are being, made to give the newspaper men'the time of their lives Not only will the doors of Baker City b thrown open to them, but the bus iness men of La Grande will also en tertain them for a day following the sessloti here. They will be taken In automobiles over the Grande Rondc valley and in the evening a. dinner will be served at thfcbmmerclal club. Wherever they may go they will, be shown the great - resources of this section of the state. During the progress of the conven tion addresses will be "made by Wil liam Pollman, mayor of Baker City; George Putnam, editor of the Medford Tribune; John F. Carroll, editor of the Portland Telegram; John Dol linger, editor of the Astori'an; CharieH H. Fisher of the Eugene Guard, and ' Editor Ireland of the Wasco Observer. Hff Hrald, Unfettered enthusiasm, fountains of good will, community uplift and ad vancement, flights of .oratory, widen ed acquaintanceship, and four hours of unb-wnded good fellowship are only some of the features attending the visit In La Grande today oh the part of 40 business men of Union who . are on the last lap of a tour of the Grande Ronde valley tq meet their fellow county Inhabitants and to ex-, plait the coming horse show at Union. f. At noon, under proper escort, the caravan of eight automobiles carry ing the 40 Unionites, reached La Grande and were escorted about thJ city. The main event of the visit was the scene at the foley hotel where the headquarters had been'established and where La Grande and Union met on grounds that border no evil for " the welfare of the community. Has Color of Convention. Portland's Imperial hotel was never filled nearer to capacity In the old fashioned political convention with delegates than was the Foley today, and In some respectes there was a resemblance between the scenes of the old political war days enacted In , Portland and other convention cities , and the scene attendng the visit at noon. However, the chief resemb lance is the spontaneous enthusiasm. It waa not a Jockeying, selfish crowd that filled the corridors of the Foley from one to two when the dinner com-' -menced, seeking honor ' for one and defeat for others, but awlldly enthu siastic aggregation of Union business men Bhaking hands and conversing with an equally enthusiastic aggrega-v : tion from La , Grande and iffe&'P for the advancfc w( B cowty tO'wnS. ' The scene was one t9 del'gH 8 I ' I the heart of the booster and positive good will will accrue from the visit. Never in the history of La Granda has a more "enthusiastic bunch" id vaded the cltyl It wa8 the purpose of the local business men to show the visitors all the courtesies they might ask for or expect and expected to see a Jolly good crowd but the un bounded degree of booster germs that' have been innoculated into the Un ion crowd was astonishing. :- , Music Enlivens Occasion. during the progrSM 6t t BUUPluoua feist, rose the strains of the leiSk or'"' chestra which the local, businessmen provided for the occasion. Hungry : as the Visitors were, they could not1 refrain from discussing the questions of so ntiich Importance to them, one with the other. ': ; f Aato CaraTan Placarded. The Caravan of autos was placarded with streamers announcing - the fact that the Union stock show occurs on June 3d and . 4th. "Union Commer- clal Club" and other streamers deco rated the automobiles.. -Forty from ; Union and 50 from L Grande sat at the tables. The ' Union people present were. F A Bidwell, flour manufacturer; J L Overton, lumberman; E G Kaster, ' banker; Thos Braser, capltallat: M F (Continued on Page Fisht.)