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8TASDPAT PLATFORM ADOPTED
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ENTIRE ASSEMBLY
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Warren Har":i - Same;! ?n Third Bal
lot to lieu J IK-publlcsns hi Ohio
Garfield Bested with Strong Stand
pat Tlatform is Adopted Taft
Praised with Unstinted Enthusiasm
at Ererj Turn of the Report.
Columbus, July 27. Warren Hard
ing was nominated governor In the
Ohio Republican convention on the
third ballot. He led from the first.
The platform is considered the strong
est standpat thus far.
A standpat platform was adopted to
day by the Ohio republicans without
a fight'- Only a few' scattering noes
iVere heard. A viva voce vote was ta
ken on the committee on resolution's
report Standpatters seemed abso
lutely in control and Garfield is best--ed
for governor. He will probably
; withdraw from the race for the gub
, ernatorial nomination. The regular
'candidates ae Carml Tohmpson, 0, B.
Brown and Warren Harding.;
Following the election of Senator
Burton as permanent chairman, Sen
ator Dick read the platform.. It rea
ommends Taft for a second term, en
..dorses bis administration, recom
mends a ship subsidy, a larger navy,
harbor and river improvements,
' amendment to the anti-trust laws so
as to get quicker Justice and endorses
conservation.
The platform referring to Taft.
says: "We commend in the highest
terms the present administration and
s President Taft. We are proud of the
result achieved during his 1 months
; in office."
SCOTLAND YARDS IX DOUBT
Tncertain as to Identity of Snspect
, ed Couple '
'; Montreal, July 27.-:-Wirele8s opera
tors today were requested by the
Canadian police to communicate with
i the liner Montrose to ascertain def-
initely whether Crlppen and Mme.
; Leneve are aboard. The request was
; made after Scotland Yard was once
I fure. They admitted, they are now
' not sure whether Robinson and his
i ton are the suspected couple.
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Grand Island, Neb., July 27. Look
ing crushed, William Jennings Bryan
f' left the floor of the democratic state
; convention early this morning, after
7 he had lost the fight , or th control
of his party In Nebraska. It is f utl
mated that he will not make a fur
ther attempt to direct democratic af
fairs. Bryan said afterwards he expected
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TRAFFIC RESUMED AGAIS.
More than Twenty-Four Honrs Re.
quired to Remove Wreck Debris.
. Tlncugh traffic was finally ias.Vtv
ted on the 0. R. & X. this morning,
considerably more than tweu y-four
tours after the wreck at Norton yes
terday when two freight cars went
in the ditch. The local from Baker
Citr passed through the city this
Periling on time, making the fir&t
I'ain to Portland since night before
Int. .
' j Eugene -Debbs III.
Rochester, Minn., July 27. Eugene
; Dfcbbs, former presidential candl
uau on tn wjciauauc tii-kei, is cm
iealiy 111 at his home here. He was
vly ted by Dr. Barr. and it is bellied
thru an operation wlll.be necer-snry.
RUMORED THAT GRAHAM WILL
PLEAD GUILTY TONIGHT.
If Snch Pt-OTes True Xewlln Bootleg
ging Case will be Called
Damage cases are usually cram
med full of legal arguments and to
day's trial in which Wills is suing
the George Palmer Lumber company
is no exception. The case was given
to the jury late this afternoon fol
lowing long arguments by counsel for
both sides. The defense introduced its
evidence last evening and most of to
day has been devoted to argumnts.
Graham Case Next
It Is rumored this afternoon that
Charles Graham of North La Geande
will plead guilty this evening when he
Is arraigned on a charge of stealing
coal from the O. R. & N. If such
proves to be the case, the Newlin boot
legging case will be called immediate
ly afterwards.
Powder Can Explodes. .
Quebec, July 27. As a result of a
powder explosion, 11 men are dead at
Ledeque today,. A workman on the
new transcontinental road opened a '
can fopowder with an axe. The ex
plosion fired the train of powder lead-
llng to the tunnel. where a number of
workmen were -laboring.' Those near
the .tunnel entrance came out alive
and the rest were killed. V
Avalanche Ylctlm Found. ,
Wellington, Wn.. July 27. The body,
of an unidentified man. the last cf
the victims of the March avalanche
which killed 90, wes taken from un
der the mass of debris today.
POLITICS
defeat but expected to win on a com
promise.
General Concons Is of the opinion
that the days of Bryan's leadership
are over. The platform adopted con
demns the tariff bill, Taft's admlnts
trotion and recommends a daylight li
quor law. but no county option plank
for Plch Brl. which Bryan had fought
hard for.
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RICH DISTRICT
WITH MORE
Union, July 27. Special. Crema
tion of two women, destruction of one
sawmill, burning of nine structures
housing as, many families, destruction
of a vast amount of timber up Cath
erine creek and threatened destruc
tion of another sawmill, are some of
the harrowing details of two fires, out
from Union. The dead are Mrs. J. S.
Dean, and her adopted daughter, aged
fifteen 'years. The cremation occur
ed last night and from an origin that
is unknown.
Flames Burst Forth Suddenly
The fatal disaster occured in the
home of Ed Sherman ,six miles from
Union on Katheriae creek. The flames
were first discovered by a son of Mr.
Sherman, who was sleeping in a tent
in .the yard. But at that moment the
flames had already enveloped the
structure. The only persons In the
house, were those burned, and It is
probable that they were suffocated by
the smoke while asleep and relatives
and friends are consoling themselves
with the theory that their suffering
was short and. probably less horrible
than might be Imagined.
Alone and unaided, the younger'
Sherman boy was unable to save any i
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of the property, much less lend ! . Ths noon when telephone com
slstance to his relatives In the burn-1 munlcatIona were cut off by the flre
ing structure. The aged lady was the ftR authent!ce report from the gcene
mother of Mr. Ed Sherman and. with oUh(J trouMe utfld thftt the Wcay.
her adopted daughter, was making er and gtaver m,u two me thfl
her home In the Sherman home. The -.- WM tbreatened and ra,Q ,g the
farm place is known as the old Swack- only element that can t Ug
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hammer homestead. The disaster Is
so distressing that all Union Is griev
ed at the sad affair today.
No funeral arrangements have been
made at noon today.
Sine Families Homeless.
A fire which started in a slab pipe
of the Ed Stoddard mill yesterday af
ternoon wiped out the Stoddard mill
belonging to the Union Pine Lumber
company, and adjoining cottage popu
lated by employes at the 'mill. The
THOUSAND
SO REPORTS FROM SCEXE
EARTHQUAKE TODAY
OF
Excepting Report as to Somber
Homeless, Sews Is Missing
of
Tokio, July 27. In the absence of
additional news from the island of
Yezo today, leads to the belief that
the earthquake and eruption of Mouni
Usu may be more serious than re-
ported yesterday. The admiralty is
awaiting word by wireless from war
ships sent northward, due off tie is
land tonight , I
One sh!p loaded with supplies and
medicine left Anonorl this afternoon,
and Is due. tonight. At last reports
9.000 are homeless. I
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DESTROYED
IN DANGER
mill anl lumber yards are totally
destroyed. It Is estimated that 200,
000 feet of lumber are burned, in ad
dition to the heavy loss sustained by
the burning of the mill.
Cottafgo FornHare Burned
Practically without any exception,
the household goods and personal
property In the nine cottages were
destroyed. The conflagration was so
terrific and so short-lived that the
men were homeless almost before
they could realize it. No estimate has
been placed on the total loss, but the
grand total will be large.
The homeless women and children
have been cared for by neighbors and
some have come to Union for shelter
and succor. : ?
. Spreads to Forests.
Immediately ' afterwards the heav- j
ily timbered forests adjoining thej
mill, which was located Just above
the Rinehart meadows, were Ignited
and all night the flames raged in a
valuable timber belt. This afternoon
It is still raging unchecked notwith
standing the strenuous warfare car
ried on by ; sawmill men and. others
recruited into the army of fire-fighters.
AVpnier Mill Threntoiii1.
structlon. The loss to timber land
owners will be enormous If speedy re-
lief Is not forthcoming.
It seems that the victims of the
fire are Mrs. Ed. Deari and daughter
and that Mrs. Dean is the mother of
Mrs. Sherman. This Information was
sent to La Grande this afternoon by
Alex Slater, who requested County
Judge Henry to order a coroner's in
quest PORTLAND LADY
RETURSISG FROM DAXCE GIKL
WAS FSDULY ACCOSTEi
Mother Grabbles and Fights Wi
Fellow Until Help Comes
Portland. July ,27. Grappling with
Arthur Hlslop, whom It Is alleged,
made a daring attempt to kldnip her
da'ithter on the street last nlrht Mrs.
j (i.. A. Patterson fought with the man
until her son stunned him with a rock
v.Mch he threw. Hislop was then
captured by a number of firemen who
heard tbe woman's screams. A crowd
gathered and cried "lynch", but a po
liceman arrived and protected the man
nud got him to a police station.
HlBlop was sentenced to thirty days
FIGHTS WITH
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and trl.;i f.o tak . lur away.tlcspittt'
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HHTIl.iI.L STAR TO MAIU: -
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Cliff McKeanon anil 5Il.vs Nellie Mmsk
. -.Granted Marring, License '
Cliff. MflCauon, bvn.of I., L. iic-1
Kear.on, th-? Alkel rancher, was to-j
'lay granted a license by County i
C'.ork Wi-tclu to marry 'Miss; Nellie
Monk, a .well-known t'aion county
girl. Mr. McLennon is aa O. A. C
jrraduaie. and in his time was ono of
the stars of Aggies' football team.
Another license was issued yester
uajr evening wnn James M. teams;
a wealthy sheepman of Baker county.
was granted a license to marry Ellen
Rlggs, also of Baker county.
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Mill in Width Party Mas YisUing
Blown to Pieces by Explosion s
Marshfield, Or.t" July 27. Engineer
F. E. McCaulley la dead, his wife has
a broken thigh and is badjy scalded
and two children are slightly injur
ed, and Neal Steele, a watchman, is
crushed badly, as the result of an ex
plosion In the boiler plant of the Co
qullle Mill Mercantile company last
night
Windows are broken throughout the
city, and the people were terrified for
a time. McCaulley's family was vis
King the plant at the time. The mill
v as totally wrecked and a Joss of
510,000 is the result -
RECEIVES LEGACY
Colonel Roosevelt's Daughter Receiv
es Her Portion of Fortune
Boston, July 27. Mrs. Alice Long
-.vorth. daughter of Ex-President
Roosevelt will receive an annual in
'Pine of $5300, 'as her share of the
estate of the late Geo. L. Lee, her
grandfather, according to an Inventory
of the estate,, filed today by the mid
dle hex probate court . Lee, who died
in Match, leaves an estate of a mil
lion dollars. ,
Strike In Chicago.
Chicago, July 27. The Building
Trades Council today ordered a gen
eral strike of all workmen employed
on construction of buildings in which
the Otis Elevator company is install
ing elevators. Fully 1800 workmen
will be affected.
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BOfJES D
Newport Or., July 27. It Is be
lieved that a skeleton found yesterday,
crammed Into a fcunny sack on the
beach, with bones broken and skull
fractured, may be that of Miss Sophia
Noise of Blodgett, Oregon, who disa
ppeared several days afio. Her sls-
j ter Is expected in the city tonight to
attempt an Identification.
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Posse Institutes Search for Two lie
mainiitg FugitheH from Asylam
tt'he are Crlmlnully InsaniwOne of
them, Well Known In Pastern Ore
gonWade Murderer and Other
Jinn Is Hardened Robber. ,
Salem, July 27. Officers are. today
scouring the country side for Frank
Wade 'and Christopher - Smith, " who,
with three other patients, escaped
from the asylum yesterday. The oth
er patients have been recaptured.
BrJth are criminally insane, Wade he
log a murdererawa Smith a.-robber. '
A pobse Kas been fomed as'4he men
are dangdrous. . '. ' ,
i The maniacs escaped by breaking
'through the window grating. ' Smith
was reported traveling J the direc
tion of Portland this morning. Thcro
Is no trace tf Wade, wfio Is the most
.dangerous. He was up for life for
a murder committed in Jackson coun
ty In 1395. He became Insane and was
transferred from the penitentiary to
the asylum. He was well known In
pastern Oregon.
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President Taft Addresses the YHlag-
; ers at BIdford
Blcfford. Me., July 27. President
Taft s(ent the day here visiting Prof.
Moore. Mrs. Taft's brother-in-law. In
the afternoon he addressed the vil
lagers and jplayed golf. He will start
for Beverly tomorrow on the Mayflow
er. ','
DEMOCRATS MEET
Democratic Convention Meet to
Choose Sew Committee Today.
Ottumwa, Iowa, July 27. The demo
cratic state convention meets today
to choose a new state committee.
Nominations were made in the June,
primaries. The platform, It Is pre
dicted, will denounce the Taft admin- !
tstratlon.
Koreans Will Object
Tokio. July 27. The annexation of
Korea by Japan will probably be ac
companied by a ireat uprising of hte
Koreans, according to prediction
made here today. ' ?:''
When Miss Noise disappeared she
left a note saying she was going to
suicide. Coronor Carter said he believ
ed the note was a forgery, and that
the girl was killed.
Sheriff Ross says there will be a
country-wide search until the mur
derer Is apprehended.
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