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L AGRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON'. THURSDAY, OCTOBER G, 1910.
NUMBER 292
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PORTUGAL TORN
" 111 HiTS
OVER RULE
MANY DO SOT WANT REPUBLIC
ESTABLISHED BUT SEW RULE
IS PERMANENT.
BLOODY BUTTLES RAGING
France BelleTed to be Ready to Recog.
uu iiie rtv!uv!ni uoterniueni in
Portugal King; on His Way to
France Siren Admits She Turned
the Young- King's Head With Her
Dances Civil War Is Imminent
Madrid, Spain, Oct 6 Two hundred
killed and 400 wounded are the esti
mated casualties at Lisbon according
to refugees' arriving today. Revolution
ists today are fortifying Lisbon, an
ticipating an attack by loyalists troops
In eastern provinces which are report
ed advancing. Provincial troops de
mand the restoration of Manuel td the
throne. : Itt is not believed they can
overthrow' the Republican provisional
government ' Provisional President
Braga is doing everything to prevent
civil war.iij.". """ ...7
His ministers are creaffcCt & favor
able ImpresBion .and practically the
entire navy is today pledged to loy
alty to the republic. One of the first
acts of the provisional government
was to prohibit reprisals on royalists.
Formal Announcement Made.
Lisbon, Oct. 6 Prtvisional President
Braga today telegraphed foreign of
fices throughout the world announcing
the proclamation of the Republic of
Portugal,' a "Provisional government
which guarantees public order and
safety." '
' More Attacks Expected.
Badjoa, Oct. 6 Royalists still hold
many strongholds , in Portugal. It Is
reported this afternoon that a battle
was expected before night. According
to the dispatches Hhe republican gov
ernment is unpopular and the royalists
are gatierfng to resist the provisional
government.
' Not Recruiting His Forces.
Lisbon, Oct. 6 The royal family has
fled from Portugal," announced Senor
Costa, provisional minister of Justice
today. fThis was contradiction of a
story that the king was at Mafra rally
ing hla forces. Costa said there was
no doubt but that the' republic's suc
cess was complete. The king escaped
safely 4n "accordance with revolution
ary plans." " ' , '
King Traveling Incognito.
London, Oct. 6 Requet's agency to
day carries a dispatch from San Sed
hane which says King Manuel is exiled
and the Queen Mother, Amelle of Por
tugal passed through San Sebastine
this mjrnlng enroute to France. The
fate of the deposed king's uncle, the
Duke of Oporto, is unknown. v
The party is reported as traveling
Incognito.
Siren Admits ner Guilt ' .
Vienna. Oct. 6 In a copyrighted in
terview with the United Press today
Mile. Gady Des Lys glorified In her re
lations with King Manuel. The young
woman who set the heart of the king
aflame when she appeared In her
dance, admitted she was the king's
mistress. She said he did not give her
a million dollar's worth of Jewels
however.She gets an enormous sal
ary for her dance she said. She saw
the king the last time In Paris in Aug
ust. "It's much better for him to abdi
cate. I know he will be happier now
than when he was king." said she.
Madrid, Oct. 6 Dynamiting of Nes
sidade's palace and the royal palace at
Santura is reported In a Lisbon dis
patch today.
France May Recognize Republic
Paris. Oct. 6 It Is reported unof-
? flclally that France Is preparing to
y recognize the republic of Portugal.
Fiends Would Burn Woman. .
Oakland, Oct. 6 This city is arous
ed over an attempt of flend3 to burn
Mrs. E. H. Sweetzer to death in, her
home at Elmhurst, a suburb this morn
ing after robbing the home. When Mr.
Sweetzer returned early today he
found his wife drugged and uncons
sclous. lying on the floor in a pool of
keroslne and a lighted candle in the
kerosene. He extinguished it just bov
fore it reached the oil.
Farmers and Breeder's Day.
Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 6 Dis
cussions of live stock and good roads
problems, exhibitions and practical
demonstrations will make the ob
servance of farmers' and breeders'
day at the Oklahoma state fair today
of great value to the thousands In at
tendance. Speakers on the program
Include B. F. Yoakum, the railroad
magnate and C. S. Barrett, of- Geor
gia,' president of the National Far
mer's Union. ' . i ' ' ' '
TO
BE
IS EDICT
SOUTHERN PORTS TO BE SEARCH
ED FOR MISSING LAUNCH.
Believed that Burns Has . Tangible
' Clew to Work On. ,
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Los Angeles, , Oct., 6 Detectives
were today detailed to search the
southern California porta for the gaso
olene launch Kate which cleared San
Francisco on. -Sept. 25. It Is believed
a part of the dynamite ; was taken
from the launch Pastime and put a
board the Kate and taken to Los An
geles. Detective Wm. Burns, in charge
of the investigation was closeted to
day with Chief of Police Galloway
Later he said the dynamiters would
be caught Search for the bodies con
tinues. LAST NIGHT
HACKMAN PRESIDENT OF NEW
ORGANIZATION HERE..
Specific Branch to be Followed, to be
, Selected Sunday. Afternoon.
Former subjects of Kaiser Wilhelm
came Into their own last evening when
Der Deuchter Verein of La Grande
was organized and created under aus
picious circumstances. With a mem
bership of about fifty prominent busi
nessmen of La Grande and farmers
of note in the neighborhood, the asso
ciation will soon become a potent fac
tor in social affairs of the city. While
the verein was organized, Its specific
purpose has yet to be named, and this
will he done at a meeting next Sun
day afternoon, when the organizer, A.
Olhoff of Portland will again be on
hand. There are several branches of
the German organization and the def
inite course to be pursued by the lo
cal organization will be named Sun
day and a plan of action outlined.
Among the different . branches are
the Turner Verein, der Gesang Verein
and der Unterstutzing verein, which
take up athletic, musical and social
and mutual benefit respectively.
Among the officers are: C. D. Hack
man, president, Fred Boch, vice presi
dent, Julius Roesch, secretary and E.
Polack, treasurer. ' .
Enlarged membership and eventual
ly a Verein hall are some of the pur
poses to which the club will look for
ward to.
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CAUGHT
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HEARST'S CROWD
NOMINATES A
FULL TICKET
DISREGARDS CHIEF'S ORDERS TO
ENDORSE THE REPUBLICAN
PARTI IX SEW YORK.
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While Hearst Is Speeding Homeward
from Europe his Colleagues at New
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the State Field Hearst for Lleuten
ant Governor and T. J. Hopper is
at Head of the Ticket
New York, Oct. 6 Disregarding the
wireless . Instructions from William
Randolph Hearst who is enroute from
Europe and now at sea, the Indepen
dence league convention here today
nominated a' ticket of its own) disre
garding . Hearst's order, suggesting
that the league endorse the republican
ticket. ; .
T. J. Hooper was nominated tor
governor ' and Hearst for lieutenant
governor.
Hearst will be permitted to fill the
remaining places when he , arrives,
which Is expected to be tonight
RAILROADER COMMITS SUICIDE.
Section Foreman at Pendleton Ends
his Own Life.
James Cullen, section foreman of
tho 0. R. & N. company at Umatilla,
ended his life in his room at the Pen
land Brothers' rooming house in this
city yesterday morning about eight
o'clock. His body was found about 4
oclock last evening, when Manager
Penland and Coroner Folsom forced
an entrance to the room after the
man had failed to respond to frequent
calls. Despondency because of his in
ability to quit the drink habit was pro
bably responsible for this rash act
Cullen had been in the service of
the O. R. N. for many years and
was known to all the old railroad men,
and his remains were quickly Identi
fied last evening by Assistant Super
intendent A. Buckley. It Is believed
that he has considerable money in a
La Grande hank but if this Is not the
case the railroad company will see
that he Is properly buried. Pendleton
East Oregonlan.
VOTE ON CHARTER
MOVEMENT TO. MAKE CHIEF
POLICE APPOINTAYE.
OF
Resolution Passes Council Give Peo
ple a Vote at Next Election.
Charter amendments will come up
at the next city election when the
people of La Grande will vote to pass
or reject an amendment to the pres
ent charter relative to the election of
the chief of police. A resolution was
introduced and passed last evening at
the short session of the council which
provides for this question being placed
on the ballot The, resolution makes
the office of chief of police appointive
instead of elective and if the people
ratify the amendment, the mayor will
have the chief to appoint hereafter.
Orders were given to Recorder Cox
Cox to advertise for bids for the con
struction of cement walks on Jefferson
between Fir and Greenwood.
AMENDMENT
(1 ALFONSO
LY ILL
AT
END IS SOT FAR HESCE SAY HIGH
MEDICAL AUTHORITIES IN
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
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KInl of Spain Has Been Suffering
With Hereditary Disease Since His
Birth Italian Specialists nave Been
Able to Retard but not to Cure the
Disease Cheek Bone and Nose Bone
are Disintegrating.
Madrid, Spain, Oct 6 King Alfonso
is fatally ill, according to a statement
of high medical authorities here to
day. The disease is described as carles
of bone. Fatal termination is feared
to be In the near future. .
. The complain Involves a decay of
the bones and Dr. Moore, the celebrat
ed Bordeaux scientist, to whoni Al
fonso has made frequent visits while
in Italy, has been able only to retard
the progress of the affliction slightly
'One of the king's ears has been af
fected and the bones of the right cheek
and nose hone have been dislntegrat
Since birth the.-king has been a
sufferer from a hereditary disease. He
Is a sufferer, mentally also. This is
the reason why be remained away
from Spain during the recent troubles
as it was feared by ministers that the
constant worry would bring him to his
sick bed sooner.
FOOTBALL SATURDAY.
Elgin Team Will Meet Local Second
Team in Interesting Game.
Manager Currey has completed ar
rangements for bringing the Elgin
football team to La Grande next Sat
urday at &30 on that day the Elgin
team will line up against the La
Grande second team for the first
game in La Grande. The new rules
will be demonstrated to the football
public. ' '
" Silver Set for Delaware.
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 6 A magni
ficent silver Bervlce worth $10,000, the
gift of the people of Deleware was
presented to battleship Delaware here.
GOOD DELEGATION ON SPECIAL
BUT OTHERS COMING.
Indications Point to a Banner Day
' Friday When Union Is Coming.
Elglns special train today was not
as popularly enjoyed as was expected
but the afternoon regular , train
brought with it a large delegation
who will remain over night, and still
others who have a desire to come to
the fair deferred the action until to
morrow when they are anxious to at
tend because Union will be here on
Union day. . .
Reports from Union say that all the
stores are to be closed there tomor
row and that four or five hundred peo
pie are coming over with the train.
Working on these reports the local
fair committee has made arrangements
to pull off some of its finest attrac
tlons for tomorrow.
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DECAYING
ELGIN S CROWDS
SCATTERED
Bought Garden Property.
. Mr. J. M. Wright has purchased and
taken possession of the four acre
tract in Sunnyslde addition to La
Grande.. The purchaso was made
through the La Grande Investment
Co. The place formerly belonged to
G. E. Gillette. The property lias a
very good house and other buildings
on the place. Mr.. Wright Intends to
make it a model chicken ranch, rais
ing the fancy Rock' Island Reds, of
which Mr. Wright is very proud, r
' ' Two Sailors Recovered. v '
New York, Oct. 6 Two bodies of
sailors, R, Karl, a fireman and J.
White, a seaman from the battleship
New Hampshire, were drowned in a
whale bote with companions Satur
day, were recovered today in the Hud
son river, t . ' . '
MORMON CONFERENCE AT SALT
LAKE PROMISES COLOR.
nead of the Church Will Stamp Out
Remaining Vestige of Polygamy.
. Salt .Lake, Oct 6 Joseph Smith,
head pi the Mormon church Is believ
ed to have Bounded the keynote of the
three day semi-annual session this
morning of the Mormon church when
he declared that certain practices
among the Mormon's must cease,
Thousands of Mormons representing
nearly every state in the union, Mex
ico, and Canada are here. It is rum
ored a new manifesto on polygamy
will be Issued before the session ad
journs. The DeBert News, the church's
official organ, today printed a list of
several prominent Mormons who are
excommunicated. They are accused of
performing plural marriages.
S
COUNT! ORDERS IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS ON BALLOTS
Lane Plan and Local Option Questions
Will Appear on Ballots.
Two Important questions were or
dered placed on the general election
ballots in this county by the county
court and commissioners in the Octob
er session this morning when final
action was taken on two petition
which have been circulated for some
time. The, first waa that of making the
La Grande high school a county high
school after the Lane county plan,
The petition waa largely signed and
the county court granted the .request
without conditions. The, Observer will
for the sake of Its readers, publish
the Lane county plan in full at some
future date that the voters may be
come perfectly familiar with its work
ing principals.
. Another petition which was acted
upon, was one that was signed by the
required number of freeholders, ask
Ing that the local option question be
placed on the ballot. This too was
done, and It will appear on the bal
lot. ...
Elgin Bnalnessmen nere.
Among the prominent citizens of
Elgin that are in the city today visit
ing the fair are Henry Bader, D.
Barnes and L. A. Stoop.
PILiGflf 1ST
DISAPPEAR AT
Oil
LANE COUNTY
PLAN ASKED
WEATHER FAVORS
FAMKLLi
CITY AGOG FOR, UNION DELEGA.
TION TOMORROW WHEN REC
ORDS WILL BE BROKEN.
LFUIH1H1IT
Phy's Talented Horse Will Entcrtala
nsiiors this Evening Wlta
High School Stunts of the Real
Sort Records Thus Far Outdis. '
tance Similar Days Last Year
Special Music Tomorrow NigLJ
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Ideal climatic conditions . , have
brought Joy to the hearts of JL. fair
boomers, and today's attendance 'has
been satisfactory. Things are shap i
ii s mtjiuBBives up lor icxaorrow wnen ;
the banner ' crowd of the week is ex
pected with the arrival of the Union
delegation, but before that delegation '
reaches here, the night crowds tha
are expected this evening wilt wit
ness one of the leading; features of
5PEGEA
the week when Starlight King, the '
high school horse owned by Dr. Pfcy
of Hot JLak,e will perform at the fair
t'm my o u vtuuu iui LUO ' u i trail- ;
nr and ntrf olnmonf vf iUa ,m.id
Sam Coon is in charge of the learned
animal and all the tricks that clever .
circus horses perform will be put to ,'
naught by. Starlight King. Starlight ! . !
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iiuhh 1 1. nil mi r in i h nnn n nni m nnraa
jargon that comes so near being Eng- . ,
Ush that the public will readily un
derstand what it means. In view of
the fact that it la a local horse, inter
est will "be all the more intent
In all probability there will he a
parade tomorrow .though Doctor
Charlton, the king pin 6f the stock
pens has not made an official an-
nouncement This' will be a special
feature and will tend to increase the V
public Interest during the day time. v
Musical Probably . Tomorrow.
' It is possible thdt a musical pro
gram will be carries out tomorrow
night. Various committees are work
ing on a program tow and the Obser
ver will be In a position to announce
definitely regarding this matter to
morrow. - ' '' .
The crowds thus tar have been tar .
ahead of the opening day and second
day of last year and If the weather
continues favorable and the crowds
keep coming, it will be a fair that will
clear expenses. "Come and see what
we have" Is the logical advice which.
Manager Church gives out, and every
man woman and child should make It '
a point to come early.' ' " . ' " " :,:
Rope Twlrler Procured.
In addition to' other , features, the
committee has a new and attractive
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rnrn in nnnmmri. in 4110 it, 1 v ul 1
E. Corbett, a man similar in every re
spect to Buffalo Vernon the man who
astounded the Pendleton Round Up
with his features with the rope. Mr.
Corbett has competed against the
best In the world in this respect and
has often won medals, among them
one at the world's fair In Seattle. He
Is a top notcher.
He has spent several years with the
leading wlldwest shows of the counv
try and though he was not entered at
Pendleton Against Vernon it was aim
ply because he arrived there too late.
Mr. Corbett will give an exhibition to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock without t
fall. This will take place on the band
platform. " ' f
$5,000 for Aviator. A '
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 6 A purse of
$5,000 awalsts the first aviator to ar
rive in Scranton from New York via
the air line. James G. Shepherd, mil
lionaire, is offering the prize. -