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At A. A. , II lili i VOL. XI LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTt, OREGON. TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1910.. NUMBER 18G 1 r COLORED TROOPS 1 SEATTLE BREEDING BACE . RIOT AS BESULT-OF REPEATED CASES OF BRUTALITY. I Same Regiment of Colored Troops I Which Was at Brownsville, Again 1 in Trouble Near Seattle Council ; nI Citizens Ask for Troop's Be. vinoval Repeated Case of Brutal! Jty and Assault on Women of VI. f ' clnlty. Seattle, June '7. Resolutions were passed last night by indignant citi zens near' Fort Lawton, requesting the removal of the Twenty-fifth regi ment, colored,' from the fort. . Similar resolutions were also passed by the city - council and forwarded to the . ...... state's congressional delegation. A communication accompanying them, asks that the representatives use their Influence in having the troops transferred. A mass meeting was held last night after a number of women and girls had been assaulted by negro: troopers and Mrs. W. J. Reeding attacked In her home last Saturday night. Suspects have been jailed. , : - " The citizens are aroused. They claim that the negroes broke lights at car stations in lonely streets and thgp Insulted and made threaten ing advances and followed women who came to take cars, f Regiment in Previous Trouble. This is the same regiment -which was at Brownsville, Texas, and from which four companies were dismissed. None of these soldiers have been re instated yet many who were there are still In the regiment. Man Killed at Indiana Mine. , According to -word received in this city last evening a miner named Armstrong was killed last night at the Indiana mine near 'Medical springs. None of the particulars were given, but Coronerison left this morn ing for the scene of the accident and the body -will arrive In Baker City this evening. As near as can be learned from the meagre report, the man was In the cage and in some way fell out, went between the cage and timbers to the " bottom of the shaft. The accident occurred on the 220 foot level. Baker City Herald. ENTIRE MEXICAN ARMY TO USED IN QUELLING IT. BE INDIAN UPRISING SERIOUS ONE Fleeing Natives Will Be Protected f from Thousands of Savages. Mexico City, June 7. Orders for the army to prepare for active .duty in the Yucatan in suppressing a re volt of 10,000 Maya Indians, were Is sued today. The entire army will be used to crush the rebellion, if neces sary. ' ;: Varying reports indicate that sev eral thousand Indians are already in the revolt Mexican refugees who fled for their lives will be protected by the troops en route. The gunboat Morelos with 500 soldiers is steam ing for Camp Oche where the force will leave for Merlda. Roo8eTelt In Good Graces. Oxford, June 7. Before a large gathering at Magdalena college, Ox ford university i . Roosevelt delivered his lecture today. The audience gave enthusiastic applause frequently. No ill-feeling that .might have originated at the Guild, hall Incident, was evi dent here today." -.i-.-'-Tf ., Wrights Ready to- Fly. '' Indianapolis, June 7. The Wright brothers with a crew of six aviators arrived today with a carload of bi planes to participate in the first 11 efnsed aeroplane . meet every held In America. The meet begins th'.s week and a trial flight will be made tomorrow. ; Farman is also entered. Divorce Granted. " . , 7 Circuit Judge J. ,W. Knowles has severed the bonds of matrimony here tofore 'existing between Alice Shaffer and. -H. L. Shaffer? Cruel and In human . treatment . was alleged. - GRAND JUBY FINDS HIM NOT GUILTY AND nE GOES FREE. One of Escaped Prisoners Indicted on Two Counts by Jury. Though in session only since yes terday, threebills had been returned at the noon hour today by the grand jury which was created yesterday morning at 10 o'clock for the June term of court. Two true bills Were returned against Joe Connerty, one of the prisoners who escaped Jail Friday night and is still at liberty. The grand jury charges Connerty on two counts, that' of forging a check - at North Powder and of passing it af terwards. At noon, no action had been taken on the Brown case, who Is also ac cused of forgery, and like Connerty. escaped. . Haisten Exonerated. ; " A not true bill was returned against Peter Haisten, the man who was ac cused of stealing a sum of money from the Ronde Valley house, and who refused to flee when his .com rades In the county Jail cut down the. barriers between them and free dom. Haisten did not "tip" the pro jected escape because of threats of personal Injury If he did so. He re mained stoically in his cell when the others fled, and today la able to be at liberty. '. Ed Peterson Arraigned. This morning Ed Peterson was ar raigned before the circuit court Judge on an indictment returned several weeks ago by. the last grand Jury. He was given until 1:30 to plead. ; Peterson , pleaded not guilty and the date of trial has not been set MANY PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN. Photographer for the O. R. & JJT. Is Kept Bnsy. The official photographer for the O. R. & N. company is being kept busy, as it is the Intention of the board of directors to take pictures fro mall parts of the county; While the railroad company is willing and anxious -for Baker county to use the photographer as long as it is neces sary, they have six different places to send him as soon as he is through here, Bays the Baker City Herald. YeBterday Earl F. Cranston, one of the members of the board of directors, took Mr. Welster and Mr. Ashley in his auto, for a tour of the valley and many views were taken of the differ ent farms. Today, N. C. Haskell, A. 8. Ashley and Geo. M. Welster, ths photographer, are going over the wa ter system, taking views. ' A trip will be made to Eagle and Pine valleys, also to the Snake river country .as well as to Sumpter lzI the Burns river district. HAISTEN OUT OF JUL TflFTSWirJGSTHEi20fl ARE SLAIN IIPOiSOLOflS IIJillllE IMMEDIATE ADOPTION OF THE BILL IS ONLY PRESENT REM. EDY FOR THE- CONFLICT. IT'MAYBE By Conference Tat Gains Agreement of Eastern and Western Railroads to Hold Off Effectiveness of In. creased Bates Until .Railroad Bill Now in Senate Is Passed Taft Urges Prompt Senate Action. Taft today sent a special message to congress urging the railroad bill pro vision empowering the - interstate commerce commission to suspend rates, pending investigation, and to become immediately effective. The message outlines the controversy be tween the government and the rail roads.; Yesterday's conference . between railroad presidents and President Taft will be duplicated 'today when western railroad presidents will con fer with the president. " It Is be lieved that the western roads, like the eastern, will agree to hold off the Increased rates until the new railroad bill is passed and the rate increases may come under the Jurisdiction of the Interstate commerce commission. It is almost certain that eastern railroads will fall Into linef it 13 not believed clubbing will be necessary,- but If It' is,' Taft has one to swing. Immediate passage of the railroad bill is the only solution to the railroad situation which Is now the greatest problem confronting the administration. -: PRESENT WATER SHORTAGE WILL BE ALLEVIATED SOON. Large Crew Commenced Work This I Morning on Big Water Main. Within thirty days from this morn ing, The Newport Engineering com pany, of Portland, will have the elghteen-inch main from the reservoir to Second and Adams completed, ac cording to Superintendent Young who this morning set a large gang of men to work digging the. ditch for the big main. The, work commenced at the terminus Second and Adams and will work southward to the reservoir a total instance of 7,670 feet. The contractors are to dig the trench, lay the pipe and cover it, and all will be completed In thirty days. . .. ; This will spell relief for the present water shortage which at the usual irrigation hours, is very Inadequate? The quantity of water in the reser voir Is fully sufficient, but the main from the reservoir to the city proper Is entirely inadequate. The city council met the emergency by prompt action and even sooner than had been expected, the city will have an usual unlimited supply of water in all standplpes, ' v j Bono Girl Snleldes. J , Reno, Nev., June 7. Because her grandfather reDrimandArf lending a dance against his wishes. RAILROADS JO WAI 1 wis Holland, aged 17, committed en- United States National bank vs. Ed t iclde last night She is the daughter win Daron; dismissed and settled, of the Yerrlngton hotel proprietor. Henry Lefeberre vs. Chas. Henry; CATANIA AGAIN CENTER OF MOST DESTRUCTIVE EARTHQUAKE " OF THE YEAB. If REFUGEES IfllED Yast Area Shaken up by- Earthquake Last Night Devastation Extensive but Extent Is Unknown Supplies and Clothing Being rushed to the Scene King, Himself, Goes 'to . Work With the Wounded . waptes, juLe two nunared were killed outright, and many hundreds are missing this afternoon as the re sult of an earthquake which Jarred the provinces of Campania. Basillcata, and Iralbrl early today. Ten bodies were recovered at the ihock At Iras tel, indicating that the death list is mado up from a large territory. Scores are dead In the principal cit ies visited by the quake. Hundreds of wounded and refugees are encamp ed in the; open country. The loss amounts to millions. i King Victor, Emmanuel" has .. left Rome today for. the Bcene of devasta-i Uon. The Italian Red Cross IS send ing clothing and supplies.. The gov eminent sent $10,000 for immediate' relief.-,. v v'-; . ' . The earthquake was seyehrough out the Islanorfflctlf.hrniikft'rjf KxXktW-tM-Carpenter-. work cencerea ax .we province or Catania, The towns, of Galatrl. Annellino, Re- ventono, Cozenza. Castlemare, Stabls and Rotenza are badly ruined by the shake. Communication is cut . and though the authorities hope reports are exaggerated, there is little ground for the belief. ' DOCKET CUT DOWN BY PROMPT SETTLEMENT WITHOUT TRIAL. Several Cases Settled With Dispatch, Cutting Down Docket. I unto, muj cascB nave Deen settled out of court as it were, the ' judge going through the docket with considerable dispatch. At noon today the following cases had been disposed ' of': ' Turner Oliver against J. C. Henry et al.: Demurrer to complaint over ruled, defendant allowed 20 days to answer. ... . , . - ' .;. Central Railway of Oregon : vs. Thomas Brasher et al.; dismissed without prejudice. . George L. Huffman vs. U. S. Black ner et al.; dismissed and settled. Alma Bull vs. Jefferson Bull; dis missed without prejudice Samuel Ruthledge vs. Martha Ruth ledge; dismissed without prejudice. Mabel McAllister vs. L. P. Gates et al.; went on default and degree as prayed for granted, with attorney fees. C. J. Forsstrom vs. George W. Han sen et al.; confirmation of sale. The Law Docket. Conley ft McCully vs. H. Hanson; taken in default and judgment as prayed for given. ' ' v m W. H. Ewln ys. J. E. Kail; dismiss ed and settled! . , . . Louis Skleres vs. I. W. Faulk: went by default and Judgment as prayed for rendered. motion to suppress deposition of Kent C. Furman allowed.' J. A. Russell vs. Henry Stirling; dismissed without prejudice. . State of Oregon vs. P. A. McDonald .; motion to suppress ' deposition ' of Titchie denied. - State vs. Cus Hallas; defendant or dered called and being called re fused to answer. Deposit for appear ance forfeited. ' ': 1 - State vs. Fred Wisdom dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence to con vict. . ' V - ' ,-. COLD IN PORTLAND. Cloudy Weather Does not Prevent Parades and Big Jubilee Portland,' June 7. It is cold and clbudy again in . Portland, . today, though parades were carried out as 1 jftMuuvu. . uunuMua vi vv uvu auv streets last night to enjoy the feast of lanterns". All down town districts are brightly Illuminated at night. Dili IT IS NORTH POWDER CASE GOES TO THE JURY LATE TODAY. Question of Who Is to Fay Contract or Is Up to the Jury. Whether or not W, It Klvette is responsible or whether the M. E. rhiirph 1 nf Mnrth Paw1iii must nav . done 0- the hoU8e of worship' are - v, v y , . Mo wnlcn wlu be decided upon Dy tne ury ,n the case of McLaren against the trustees of the M. E. church at North Powder, a suit that was first on the -docket when the June term of the circuit court opened yesterday and which went to the jury this afternoon. McLaren did a piece of contract -work on the structure and alleges that he was never paid for it and brought action to force the payment from the trustees. The de fense of the trustees Is that McLaren was working for. W. 'R. Klvette and that Klvette had donated the improve ment. In that way they hold that Klvette IS responsible and not they. Klvette Not on TriaL v Klvette Is not affiliated with the case In any way, however. The trust ees presented deeds In evidence " to show that Klvette had been deeded some lots In payment for the work on the church. v To him, they say,, McLaren should go for his pay and not to them. Standley Case 'Next. The Standley damage case, where the O. R. & N. Is being sued tor $10,000 damages which were results of a fall in the O. R. & N. turntable pit here, is the next up and it is like ly that a jury will be secured before adjournment of court this evening. Attorneys T. H. Crawford. Turner Oliver, W. B. Sargent and J. Hart are counsel In the case. Sardine Pack Short.' Portland, Me., June 7. Owing to the almoBt complete failure of the spring herring catch, the output of domestic sardines this year will . be the smallest In years and there will be a consequent raise In prices. From Portland to EaBtport, the center of the American "sardine" industry, but few herring of the,, proper size, for canning '. have been ' found, altnou8h the larger fish are abundant In some places. It is hoped that later In the season the baby herring will become as plentiful as in past years, but this is uncertain, as the herring is a freaky fish and goes and comes as it pleases. Fined for Drinking. M. J. McDermott and J. D. O'Neal were fined $5 each this morning for being drunk. Both paid the amounts' GOUEIED attached to them. , v III STAFJD TRIAL CHARGES OF BRIBERY AGAI'ST THE HOUSE LEADER TO BE. GIVEN A FAIR TRIAL. EARLY TIL IS milTEO Bnled In Chicago Courts that Leader of the House Which Was Deadlocked and in Which the Lorimer Bribes Were Made, Must Stand Trial for Bribery In Chicago Courts Speedy Trial Is Wanted. : Chicago;. June 7. Lee O'Neill Browne, the Illinois house leader, must stand trial for bribery In con nectlon with the election of Lorimer to the United States senate at the time of the long deadlock In the Illi nois legislature. Judge Scanlan today denied the habeaus corpus' sought for. ... The decision Is based on two points: That the Chicago court holds Juris diction in the case as the said bribe Is alleged to have been paid in Chi cago; secondly, that the election of a senator does not change the state legislature In the federal department thus freeing the members from obli gations to abide by the state law. Browne was immediately remanded to the custody of the sheriff. , His attorneys moved for ' an appeal and argument, was begun Immediately. Counsel foV the defense also asked pending dcrJixa c!' the court of appeals. Insurgents Oppose Stalwarts. . Sioux Falls, S. D., June 7. Primar ies in this state folic? a hotly-waged campaign In which te stalwart cr "regular" Republicans have been op posed by ' the progrsr elves or insur gents with Governor Vassey as the!; standard-bearer. Tha stalwarts hava charged the Vassey administration with extravagance end have made th.'n cry their, principal Issue. To Make Michigan Dry." Port Huron, Mich., June 7. "A dry Michigan within ten years" is the bat tle cry of the State Women's temper ance, union convention, opened here this morning with i consecration and prayer service. The sessions -will continue through tomorrow, Thursday and Friday. Reports from dry coun ties on the practical workings of prohibition will be presented Thursday.- '. '.' APPROPRIATION WILL BE USED . AT. ONCE SAYS OFFICIAL. Ronnd House Improvements and New Shops Started at Once. Authoritative announcement was made today from a prominent Port land official of the O. It & N. that the round house improvements and the new machine shop for which an appropriation Is now in Portland, will be commenced this month. The plans have been drawn for a considerable time, and definite choice of two lo cations for the machine shop Is being made now. All details will be at tended to immediately, and before the month is out, the work will be under way. The statement comes from one in position to know the actual fact LEE Oil jneIre111 regarding the matter,