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LA liKAJiUti. IJjNiOU COUNTY,-UKEtiON. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1910
NUMBER 226.
'M- .".
EX-PNEMIER IS
SHOTOIlill
INJURIES ONLY TRIFLING HOW
EVER AS GUARD PREVENTED
SUCCESSFUL EFFORT
PBISOflERS START MUTINY
All Republicans in Spain are Joyful
Orer Attempted Assassination Ex.
'Premier Was Bitterly Ilated by the
Populace Ever ' Since he Retired
'rnm th PrAinlerslilu Republic
ans Resent Ugly Charges.
Madrid, J-""- 23. Authorities today
are investigating a mutiny of prison
ers at the Madrid prisons yesterday
which lasted three hours. The leader
will be dealt with severely as it caus
ed a serious riot and troops had to be
called out to set things right.
Attempted Assassination.
Republicans of Spain are 'joyful over
r the attempted assassination of tly
former Premier, Maura, yesterday,
when he was shot at a depot in Bar
celona. He was only slightly wound-
lions
.." ed- '.V. . ' .'..;
', Republican members at Cortez met
at ' midnight, when it was rumored
that Maura was ' dead, resolved on
--measures which they intend shall bo
thrown open to investigation on the
charges that they are responsible for
last year's bloody riots at Barcelona.
, Premier Heartily Hated.
, The assaulted premier, was heartily
hated by the populace." He has been
carefully guarded ever since his re
tirement from the premiership, and
the assault yesterday will only add
to the protection of his body guard.
In the' attempt to assassinate form
er Premier Maura at Barcelona last
night by Posac Roca, a driver, a
. friend Fransco Ferrar, who was exe
, cuted last year, Spanish authorities
see grave danger of further trouble
and it is feared this is but a start of
a long deferred disorder.' . Roca . is
under arrest.
CHINESE
REBELS
TINS
PORTUGESE GOVERNMENT SHIPS
SENT TO PROTECT
."S"
Seaport Towns Near Hong Kong in
Danger of General Raid.
Macao, July 23. The Portuguese
government today dispatched five gun
boats and two torpedos to Colowan
in a concerted effort to drive out Chi
nese rebels who are holding the town
of Wangkom. near Hong Kong. The
governor .has called upon Chinese
troops to aid. Rebels were told to
surrender under pain of bombard
ments, but they are defiant and threat
to raid seaport towns in that, vicin
ity. .
Robbery Is Cleared Up.
Idaho City, July 23. Bud Rogers,
almost blind, was taken to Boise to
day by SherifT H. S. Hamilton, as one
of the men who recently held up an
Oregon Short Line train near Ogden.
Rog ?m ranie so :u i t-jterd"y, and
said he was on? of the robbers, and
that he got only three v.-r.trhes and
fi25 as his share. Three robbers par
ticipated. He remained silent as he
had been threatened with death. The
atory is being investigated to ascer
tain whether be is telling the truth. ;
BIG SHAKEUP COMING
GoTernment Will Mate Many Charges
la Coast Service.
San Francisco, July 23. A Bhake
up In immigration service of the Pa
cific coaat, particularly in Chinese
inspecton, and interior branches is
due according to Washington dis
patches in the Sal Gai Yat Po, a lo
cal Chinese paper appearing this af
ternoon. The report Is that Secre
tary Nagal has directed Immigration
Commissioner North at San Francis
co to prepare a list of names of in
spectors, and Interpeters In his office
land ; forward them to "Washington,
where the department of commerce
and labor will assign men to other
ports of the country. The reason ,for
the shake up is said to be certain
irregularities In exclusion and admis
sion of Orientals..
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FOR WATER
ONLY NOMINATION FROM UNION
COUNTY BY ASSEMBLY
Full List .of Nominations and Suggest
. ed Candidates at Assembly.
Attorney George T. Cochran, of the
law firm of Cochran & Cochran of this
city Is the assembly nominee for water
commissioner in the second district.
His nomination was earned yester
day afternoon during the closing
hours of the assembly and is the only
man suggested from Union county for
any office on the state ticket. .
The full slate of nominations
made by the assembly, follows:
Governor-rJay Bowerman.
Congress First . district W. C.
Hawley, Second district W. R. Ellis.
Secretary of State Frank W. Ben
son.','
State Treasurer Ralph W. Hoyt.
State Printer William J. Clarke.
Superintendent of-Public Instmc
tion L. R. Alderman.
Attorney-General J. N. Hart.
Supreme Justice- -F. A. Moore and
George H. Burnett, for the six-year
terms; Thomas A. McBride and Wal
lace McCamant, for the four-year
terms. '
Railroad Commissioner Frank J
Miller, of Linn.
State Engineer John H, Lewis.
State Labor Commissioner 0. B.
Hoff. ; J .' v.-.- -v.-.
,Water Commissioner First district
Fred K. Gettings; 'second district,
George Cochran.
Circuit Judges first district, Frank
M. Calkins; third district; Percy R
Kelly and I., H. Van1 Winkle; fourth
district, John P. Kavanaugh, J. B
Cleland and J. V. Beach, fifth district,
J. U. Campbell and -J. A. Eakin;
ninth district, George E. Davis; elev
enth district, - R. R. Butler; thirteen
th district, Henry L. Beson.
I Joint Senators L. C. Hawey, Ben
ton and Polk; Henry . Nice, Lincoln
and Polk; L. E. Bean, Lane and Linn;
S. F. Wilson, Umatilla, Moro and Un
ion. ' " - " ' ' .
Naming of Joint Senator and Rep
resentatlve for Coos and Curry left
to the county committees of those
counties.
Joint Representatives:
W. L. Thompson Klamath, Lake,
Crook and Harney. . . . .
Alex Stewart Wasco.
J. G. Ttate Hood River.
J. A. Buchanan Douglas and Jack
son. ;
Thomas Mohan J -Umatilla, Mor
row and Union. .
J. A. Bukley and W. J. Mariner
Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler.
"Promoled for Bravery.
Norfdlk, Va., July 23. Coast artil
lerymen Faulkner, Park, Wigley.
Hawk and Cook., today received cer
tificates of bravery for conduct in tho
recent gun explosion.
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GIRL KILLS II
111 HIS Of J
PISTOL
&0X OF PRIVATE SECETARY TO
SENATOR HEYBURN MEETS .
INSTANT DEATH -
UIIintlSCDOTEII
Addison Smith, Well Knonu In Polit
ical Circles and Especially in Ida-
ho Disbelieves Theory That His
Son was Shot Accidentally by Girl
. Member of , a Camping Party-rNo
Tangible Reason for Morder.
Washington, July 23. Relatives of
Benjamin Smith, son of Addl3on
Smith, who is private secretary to
Senator Hayburn of Idaho," has refus
ed to beleve that the young manwas
shot and killed accidentally yester
day by a girl frlend. Benjamin and
his fourteen-year-od brother, Walter,
and other friends went to Virginia
on a vacation several days ago. Yes
terday while tsandlng on the wharf
they were watching a launching party
Including several girls. As the boat
landed, one of the girls asked Smith to
see his pistol. The next moment the
gun was discharged and the bullet
went, through Smith's temple, killing
him' Immediately. ' .
Witnesses declare It was accidental
The father "was traveling westward
to his home but was notified by tele
gram of the incident and ia return
ing to Mount Holly where the acci
dent occurred. ' .
The parents und i:lot relieves af
firm that they cannot believe the in
cident was accidental. They know
of no tangible reason why there
should be dellberat murder, neverthe
less will stick - to ' that theory until
convinced to the contrary.; .
Good Saturday Program.
. The Isis offers a fine program for
Saturday matinee and evening crowds.
The program now effective was put
on last evening to an appreciative aud
ience, and Mr. Sherwood the popuar
manager- has again given the public
an especially good program for Sat
urday a day when children can go
and for Saturday evening when the
usual week-end crowds' throng the
theatre The list of films can be found
in the isls ad in this issue.
COUNTESS MUST TAKE HUSBAND'S
HEART TO SPAIN
On Displaying Human Organ, She Will
. Receive Large Estate.
v Pittsburg, July 23. Though the ri
tual is one of the most grewsonie,
perscrlbed by laws of the country,
friends of Countess Deovles say she
Is preparing to return tq Spain with
her husband's heart, which she must
produce in order to claim an estate
consisting of thousands of acres of
land. The Count was formerly Chil
ean consul at Pittsburg., Upon reach
ing Spain she will show the heart, to
authorities as proof of her husband's
death. ' .'
Taft Continues Tour.
Mount Desert Maine, July 23. Taft
party ctme ashore early tod;;v an !
boarded a train-, for Bangor when;
th? i resident spoke ten minut e
HUH HEART TO
PROVE CLAIM
Pill FIDES
I IIOOTIII
GOFJTROLLED
PISE CREEK, IDAHO, ONLT PLACE
v WHERE FLAMES ARE STILL
RAGING UNHINDERED
OHEGOn FIBES iEARLY OUT
Canadian Situation Much Imprond
as it Is In Par I8e Northwest Fonr
Hundred ' Square Miles of Timber
Burned In Northern Idaho Iloqul
am Fire Is Now Weil Under Controll
Aereromg to tne twponm
Portland, July 23. The forest fire
situation In the Pacific northwest is
Improving, owing to the rain. Idaho's
Pine Creek fire still burns furiously
and has burned over four hundred
square miles and hundreds of men
are fighting it. Practically all the
other smaller fires are under control
or etinguished. The fires in the
Clear Water, section are controlled
Fires near Hoquiam are nearly all
out , ' . . .
The Cascade forests In Oregon are
still burning in places but not doing
serious damage.'
Victoria." July 23.Th'e British' Col
umbia fire situation is reassuring to
day. Late official dispatches from
the threatened districts say there is
improvement, due to the rains. Nelson
reports the rains are assisting fight
ers, and tb,e fire situation of eastern
portion of the province , is . better.
More rain is predicted. "." 7
BUCHANAN TO LECTURE
Popnalr Chautauqua Speaker Will
Speak at the L. D. S. Tabernacle
Dr. Davidson Buchanan who deliv
ered a course of interesting and in
structive lectures at our late Chau
tauqua, and who haB made several
trips around the world studying the
customs and history of the different
nationalities, will give a - lecture at
the Latter Day Saints tabernacle, Sun
day night, July 24th, at 8 o'clock p.
nv under the auspices of the Mutual
Improvement association, on the sub
ject of "Strange Scenes in Foreign
Lands." The lecture is free to the
public. , All are invited.
LONG TRIPS BY
CARS FROM DALLAS AND PUEONIX
PASS THROUGH CITY
One Bound for The Dalleand Auothrr
: Going on to. Seattle.
A huge Packard, carrying an autom
obile party from Dallas, Texas to
The Dalles, Oregon. pass through La
Grande yesterday afternoon, stopping
at the Smith' garage long enough to
be brushed up. Another long dis
tance car reached here about the
same time when a Buick from Phoe
nix, Arizona, bound for Seattle reach
ed here with a party of two men. The
Packard crowd took train hem nnd
driver and a companion alone remain
ing wfth the machine in crossing tho
mountains. Several 'ladles were with
the Dallas crowd.
They all report having a hard time
of, coming through the Bad Lands,
on account of the extreme heat but
otherwise tho trip has been uneventful.
JEST
1
VILLAGE OF TENTS UP RIVER
Three Camping Parties Pitch Tenti
on Black Fiat up Grande Rondo.
Joseph not the only popular camp
ing place In Oregon for Dlack Flat
near Hilgard is the stamping ground
for nearly twenty, or rather will be
after tomorrow. Messers and Mes
dame Frank Bay and B. W. Noyes
have already spent a week there and
a large crowd will move up tomorrow
and next week. When all are gath
ered, the party will Include the fol
lowing: Mesaera and Mesdames Frank
Bay, B. W. Noyes, H. M. Bay, J. G.
Snodgrass, Lloyd Scriber, Mr. Oscar
Jackson, Miss Ruth Bush. Others
will join them later on.
All will be quartered in three dif
ferent camps in close proximity to
each, other.
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DlER cm
NEW DEPOT IS DEDICATED WITn
VERY FITTING SERVICES
Officials Pass Through the City T5il
Morning, Headed Eastward.
' Cv R. & N. officials ate congregated
in Baker City today, to attend the
dedication of the new depot at that
place. High officials of the company,
and citizens of Baker City will be
banqueted this evening at the popular
hotel in Baker City. The occasion
has been made quite an event and it
is panned to have several hundred
attend. .
The highest officials of the O. R. &
N., passed through the city this
morning on number 10 and Assistant
Superintendent A. Buckley went to
Baker City on number six.' The fol
lowing officials are at Baker City this
afternoon, having gone to Huntington
this morning, and returning to Baker
City this afternoon: '
; VMHng Oflicials.
J. P. O'Brien, vice president and
general manager of Harrlman lines in
Oregon." ' . 'H '.'.;
, W, W. Cotton, general counsel.
' Wm. McMurray, general passenger
agent. ' ' ' ; "
M. J. Buckley, general superintend
ent. ,: ,'. .
F. W. Robinson, acting general
freight agent.
W. Bollons., division superintendent
of Oregon lines. :
A. Buckley, assistant superintend'
ent of Washington lines.
. C. T. A. Lonergap, division engineer.
"PILL" HABIT DEFENDED
Elderly I,ady Excuses Cigarettes, bnt
Advises Use of Corncob Pipe.
Pittsburg,' July 23. Mrs. Long
worth, daughter of Colonel Roosevelt,
today has an elderly woman whose
name is not given out, to thank for
defending her against her cigarette
smoking habit. Last night a discus
sion came up in a Pittsburg plnygo
Ing circle regarding Cigarettes.
At tho height of an interesting talk,
the elderly lady rose and pointed out
the fact that many of our grandmoth
ers smoked. "Alice might do many
worse things than smoke, If she docs
smoke." said the woman, "but suppos
ing she does; why not M her get a
corncob like ou grandmothers did."
Office Has Afternoon Holiday.
Prior to closing up at 1 o'clock fn
the regular Saturday afternoon holi
day, the land office today received
homestead npnllratlnns from Warren
A. Flauer of Halfway, who Is a farm
er by vocation and Henry Stephen of
Sparta. Chief Clerk George Carpy Is
offlcjating in the receiver's desk while
Mr. Eberahrd Is spending his vacation
at Joseph.
BOOSTERS
1CK DECRIES
POURS OF
ROOSEIELT
SAYS HE HAS LOST HIS BIG EF
FECTIVENESS WITH
V v THE PUBLIC
liieTSGIiLYQ
National Month, Lcmocratlc Publica
tion Carries Signed Articles frora
Norman Mack to the Effect that Re
publican Tarty Is Double Stootlng
Its Campaitni-i-Mattcrg Not How
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Buffalo, July 23. Norman Mack,
chairman of the Democratic National
committee In. a algned artlrle in the
National Monthly today characterizes
Roosevelt as an "Instrument no Long
er effectiva." He also discloses what
he belives are plans of the Republican
leaders in the coming campaign. He
says "the republican organlations
plans to make Roosevelt the issus in
the congressional campaign in the
west, and Taft in the east., Those to
benefit by Republican success are not
particular whether Roosevelt and
Taft are apart in their views or to
gether. Tho republican organization
,w!l'h9 maintained if all' Insurgents
are' returned to congress, and will
gents. Regulars will defend the tar
iff, pooh pooh high cost of living,
while Insurgents denounce the tariff.
Thus the republicans enter the cam
palgn on both ends of every important
proposition."
HALF MILLION ARE IN LINE
Suffragettes March Through London
Showing Their Indignation.
London, July 23. The greatest suf
fragette parade ever held transpired
in London today. Half a million wo
men marched the streets to show in
dignation at shelving of the Shackle
ton bill, given an introduction of suf
frage in parllmentary electrons, if
she held property.
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COMES TO GRIEF
Willi High Sea Running, Passengers
are Transferred to Safety.
Charleston, S. C, July. 23. With her
hold afire and passengers being trans
ferred to safety in a high sea, the
meauier luomus is ancnoreu on cape
Canavarlll, Florida, according to a
wireless received here. .
A sister - ship, Comus, ia standing
hv. ronolvlniy finnna' r.r,.. J
the crew U fighting the flames. Re
ports say non were hurt.
Girls Cross Continent In Aoto.
San Francisco, July 23. Miss
Blanch Stuart and Miss Gertrude Phil
lips, two society girls of New York,
arrived here in an automobile, after
having traveled 5322 miles in 41 days.
When they crossed the ferry from
Oakland, they were greeted by a large
delegation of motor enthusiasts. Fol
lowed by over a hundred automobiles.
they paraded Market street in tri
umph. They report a delghtful trip.
The girls fixed their own punctures,
so as not to be bothered by men tink
ering with the machine. Their trip
demonstrated that woman as well as
man could cross the continent alone.