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ATl' ill . . . s 0, I '- a ' A '1 VOL. XIV. L AQRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. EfflSTl . EIIGIOEER SPEAKER IX KANSAS CITY ALSO . AFFIRMS LATE PRESIDENT KNEW THE FACTS. ifl issertlon lie Knows Details of De itructlon of the Maine In Havana ' Harbor, Army Officer Creates Denial FIGER5 i From .Washington Makes Predlc. tkras as to now the Accident Occur red Perpetrator Killed. ; '' : , Kansas City, Nov. 2 The Battleship Maine was blown up In Havana' harbor by Joee Zavaldo, a- Cuban electrician at Moro Castle 'according to Captain Jasper Brady, a member of the com mission that Investigated the catas trophe to the worship. In "a, speech here today. He said President Mckin ley and the Secretary of War and the Navy knew' this and that a part of the electric cable " from the castle to a bomb Is now In the war department He predicted that a Jagged hole, the points bent Inward will be found when the ship is raised." ; ; ;. t; : : Brady said that Zavaldo was after wards shot on orders of General Blan co. ' ;'" .' ';' , Brady said, "Zafcvado was the man who threw the electric switch' that blew up 1 the Maine and killed' ' j her sailors. The battleship was blown up from the bottom. The President and Secretaries of the War and the Navjj and four army officials knew this be-' tore war was declared. - , , Brady said he would not have made public the statement if the govern ment engineers were not already work ing about the vessel, preparatory to raising. ' Officials Ridicule Statement. Washington, Nov. 2 High officials of the army and navy declared Brady's statement Is ridiculous and that the war department hasn't any of the ca ble. , Nobody could affirm the story which was received with muctf inter est. ..-:' YEGGMEX, ROB BANK. Six Thousand Dollars Stolen from In stitution by Bold Thieves. Columbus, O., Nov. 2 Yeggmen early today dynamttied the Merchants A Farmers Natonal bank at Hillards ten miles north of this city, and secur ed $6,000 and escaped. They had a long time before the officers arrived at the bank. Bandits took only cash and cur rency. Citizens were aroused by the explosion and formed a posse and are "ow pursuing the yeggmen. .DISMISSAL OF WAPPEXSTEIX AL- SO DEMANDED BY MEETING. jSeattleltes by the Thousands Resolve Against Administration. Seattle, Nov. 2 Several thousands atfpnrlol tKa moo. muatlnv laflt Tllffht Jo demand the recall of Mayor Gill find the UnmlKHl of rhlf of Police After numerous addresses by lead ers, resolutions were adopted denounc ing Gills' administration for permit- pg the existence of a restricted dis trict and endorsing the recall move pent .. . '. :' IH1S1DS jl ' MAYOR GILL (f rjujiitK ENTERS POLITICS. WIB Use Brownsville Affair Against Roosevelt In New York State. New. York, Nov. 2 Jack Johnson Is preparing to enter politics, and is op posed ,to Roosevelt The latest reports are that Jack" Is doing heavy work with the English language. The fight er is scheduled to make a number of speeches . in . which- the Brownsville negro soldiers shooting affair is to be tangled with'tfew York politics. "Roosevelt did not help the colored men at, Brownsville,". Bald Johnson, "Now we are not going to help Roosevelt- ! : Put Ban on Thrillers. . St .Poul.' Minn.. Nov.' 2 President Hlll'f the Great Northern railway, "believes that thrillers of the Jessee James,' Youngar Brothers and Harry Tracey brand of novels are calculated to', Impair the morals of readers and has Issued positive orders prohibiting . w, jmtt . tutu tti)M,ur ' on the trains of his system. For some un known reason, . books escribing' the exploits of bandits and wholesale as sassins have always sold largely on trains fend 'on railway station ' news stands, but the patrons of the Great Northern will hereafter be unable to satisfy this taste for blood and thun der. ' .' ' " FiHIIf BRIAND ALONE REMAINS OF THE ENTIRE CABINET. New Body Organised Tonight With Briand at Its Head Again '. Paris, ' Nov. 2 After a stormy ses sion today the French cabinet resign ed as the result of an agreement be tween some of the members and Prime Minister Briand over the manner the recent, railway strike was handled. r President Falteries upheld Briand. I alleries will ' immediately organize a cabinet in accordance with .Briand's Ideas. . . ; Briand, in tendering the cabinet's resignation, wrote -Falleries, that he felt himself personally attacked and he likewise wished to resign. ; ' Briand tonight conferred wlth Fal leries and agreed to head the new cabinet which he organized Immedi ately. . . , . '-J, . s,: ' Greece Fears Trouble. " Athens, Nov. 2 A great mass of Greek malcontents, who are urging to overthrow of the present government, has been advertised for tonight and the authorities are preparing for ser ous trouble. The gathering Is for the purpose of opening the opposition cam paign preparatory to the election of the 26th of this month, when the new revisionist chamber .will be chosei. Popular discontent with the present regime has reached a serious charac ter and the speedy overthrow of .the monarchy is predicted In 'many quar ters. Disaffection , is spreading rap Idly In both" the army and the navy. The recent revolution In Portugal has been seized upon by the republican leaders as an example of what may be accomplished by decisive and fear less action. It is admitted by many of the leaders of the opposition that the king has honestly tried to serve the best interests of his adopted land, but they assert that he has miserably failed and that the time Is ripe for a change. Few observers of the trend of events In Greece believe that the Re publicans are strong enough to put their theories of government Into ef fect, and a revolution would probably result only In a change of rulerc. Repairing Jewelry Store. The.Selgrlst &.Co. Jewelry store Is umSefc-going a icjomplete renoration. New papering, new shelving and a general repair contract has been commenced. . BIGS STRIKE OF TEAMSTERS' UNION : IN NEW YORK WILL NOT TIE V CP MAIL SERVICES. POLICE ; LEAVE;: WAGOnS While Express Cofnpanlesare Moirlng - Some Freight, Ramification : of ' the Strike in New York May Soon Spell Call 6f Federal Troops to New York MouEtea retirement are Seen on Streets But None oa Wagons.' 'V .! New Yorki. Nov. 2 -Mall wagons, guarded by federal 'troops,' -will ob tain soon In New' York if threats 'of' the teamsters' union to calta general strike1 is 'carried"' out. GerieraT iead. anarters .'announced '. today that TmaH wagon drivers will be cailed puif'the srlke'flnally decided . V JV. , 'Vice President Hoffmda-ot the In ternational Brotherhood of Teamsters said today the unionists will try to se cure a settlement : '' ' Taxles Strike Too. VVV;; . If .there is no 'agreement tomofrow night general strike .will be recom mended.. , V,.-!.1 ' : ' . ,: ? ; The situation of the express drivers strike is improved' today. .'The strike has spread to the taxkab drivers who refused to take out their machines to day.. Following the" strikers conference with Mayor Gaynor, express companies wagons were taken1 out of the barns, manned only by strikebreakers. No policemen rode but' mounted police guarded them. Only a limited number ot wagons were used. Freight Is piling up rapidly. . OUTBREAK FOLLOW SHORT LULL' IX CHICAGO STRIKE. Policemen Shoots Into Crows of Strft. ; Shirtwaist Girls. ! : Chicago, Nov. 2 Rioting broke out afresh this f afternoon. The : police charged the strikers and used clubs freely and once shot into the crowd. A number of . society women pickets were roughly handled. ' ' A committee of strikers called upon Chief of Police Steward. and complain ed of the treatment He said, "My men use clubs when necessary. If there is any complaints of treatment'. I will investigate after this Btrike Is over. Automobiles rolled from fashion able North Shore residences to the striking district bearing society girls, undisooitraged by th outbreaks, to continue their suppoTt of the strikers. Most of the eocity girls are dressed as working girls and took their places on the picket lines. ' Billiard Championship. New York, Nov. 2 Willie Hoppe, the youthful billiard wizard,' will tonight defend his title as 18.1 world's cham pionship against the skill and cun ning of the older master of the game, Qyrfi F. SIooa. T! sann will be of BOO points and the championship trophy will go to the victor. Hoppe Is confident that he will retain the tltta and if he plays up to his usual form, few believe, that Slosson will stand a chance. . . GIRL STRIKERS CLUBBED BY LEADERS GASP AT Hi ASSURES DELEGATION OF WOMEN HE WILL NOT BE PRESIDENT : IN NEXT TERM. POUTICiAfJS . NONPLUSSED Jfay Hate Been Joking But Leaders . Can't See Wbj h , Should Make Such, a Statement, at This Time . Whispered he Took the. Occasion to ForeruhJ His Refusal to Again Be. come a Candidate for President :: Washington,' Nov.' 2 President Taft threw ' Washington Into'-excitement to-' day by an Indirect declaration that he would not' again be a candidate' for the presidency. Taft 'declared he ex pected to be- IWng-la Cincinnati In 1914He madthe statement toa com mitjtee ' of "? women" ' representing the SiBte'rhood'of Rodeph Shalom, a Jew- fth" congregation of Pittsburg; who In vited the president to attend r their conclave In Pittsburg In 1914. "Thank you ladles, I expect to be living In Cincinnati then' and will be delighted to run over." said he president ; While he might hare meant it as a Joke, politicians assert he would not bo likely .to Jest on the matter. Politicians Non-PIussed. It Is unknown whether Taft meant It Jokingly? was Just his whim to announce his s retirement" that way. The committee, was astounded at the manner in which he accepted the In vitation. ' '. . .. : Tkft's remark coming as it does shortly after the reports that he does not expect to be a candidate for a sec end term carries some weight IMPORTANT MEX IX LABOR CIR. CLES NOW IX LOS ANGELES. ' Times InTestlgstlon Calls for Presence , of Prominent Leaders- Los Angeles, Nov; 2 Three leaders of organized labor will arrive In this city today and will go before the. Jury investigating the Times dynamiting tomorrow or late this afternoon. They are, 0. A. Tvletmoe, secretary of the State Building Trades Council, Ai E. Yoell, secretary of the Asiatic Ex elusion league and Antone Johannson, a member of the state federation. ' Tvletmoe, who it is said knows Smithy, the suspected dynamiter, re fused to talk. The trio are represented by an attorney. Several of the San Francisco witnesses, mostly employees of the powder works, testified today. THOMAS BRUCE ARRESTED. . SMSMM Former Theatre Manager Charged With Non.Support of- Family. Thomas Bruce, formerly manager of the Alrdome theatre and connected with various show houses of the city, was arrested last night on a charge of not supporting his wife and family, lie as arraigned this morning and the ease set for 8 clock this after noon when he will be given a prelim inary hearing. Mr. Bruce has Just re turned to La Grande from Enterprise where he ran a picture house this sum mer. . . labor leaders ieSF LAYING BRICK WALLS. Constrnclon of New . Machine Shops Actually Started This Afternoon. .' AH prellmnarles are ready for lay ing brick for the new machine shops and the work is under way.' Cement conduits for the plumbing and steam pipes will be finished this week and then all cement work on the big build ings will have been completed. Rats "Chaw Tobacco. Big Stone, S. D Nov, 2-r-That rats are tobacco chewers and extremely fond of the weed la the discovery of a Big Stone grocer. For months past J much tobacco has mysteriously disap peared irom the store Recently,, In removing the floor, the home ot a fam ily of rats was discovered, and In it were several ; plugs of . tobacco, all partly devoured. It Is believed that the grocery store rats carried on a, flour lshng trado In tobacco with all the ro dents f-thiVlllr. ivurtrfoTva tt plugs ha v recently -been found In other ana distant places Infested by irats;; Now that the. source of tobacco snupply Is rendered unavailable, It is expected that there will be much suf fering among the rodent who have become confirmed. In the habits and some of the tender-hearted corner store loafers are talking ot appealing In behalf of" the rats -to the Society for the Suppression of Cruelty to anl. mals. ' ,'. ' ' .).. BETTING IS IS BRISK ON BOWER- MAX AS THE FAYORITE. Bell Candidacy In California Ig Not Encouraging To Date. Portland, Nov. 2Bettlng today is eight to five that Bowerman, the Re publican nominee will win over Os wald West, the Democratic guberna torial, nominee These figures obtain after last week estimates from the rural districts. ' . ' Bell Deemed ft Loser. k San Francisco, Nov. 2 Betting Is two to one that Hiram Johnson, the Republican will win over 'Bell, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee. Deadwood Opposes "Lid." ;; Dea4wood, 8. D., Novt 2 If Dead- wood Dick should return to the town he made famous, and, entering a place of liquid refreshment, salute the com pany with the genial Invitation, "Step up, gents,' and name your plzen," one shudders to think what would happen to our hero. For it has come to pass with1 the election six days away that Deadwood is a reformed town, wearing a lid and other habiliments of effete civilization and conducting itself ac cording to the laws made and provided by the tenderfooted mollycoddles in habiting the eastern portion, of ; the state. An antl-treatlng law Is among the statutes and the cheerful saluta tion of Deadwood Dick above quoted is taboo.. Saloons are now forced to close their doors at 11 o'clock, an hour at which things usually begin to liven np In Deadwood of old. The gam bier b have been ordered to move on, and many have done so. The same reform spasm has hit the neighboring city ot Lead.' Many believe that the reform movement is only a pre-election out burst and that the "good old times" will return again when the battle of ballots is over. . t ' Ware House Afire. Reports brought in this, evening rfom the Pierce spur, say the Pierce narchooRe was ignited by sparks from a los's-nlir train thla afternoon and at pres stlme It Is reported to be still burning. Mr. ricrce could not bo found, and telephone communications could be established with the scene of the fire this evening. eBfiiie1 ' position ;. y : ii i ' '' ..'.1 ' t - '. .'- SPAIII (IS PLOT ll'Glf DISCOVERED JUST AS IT WAS TO BE ENACTED. NEVfS CENSCR- I ED EXTREMELY STRICT. ' With-No News Available From the . Kingdom, .Europe Fears. the Worst to be Transpiring Within the Bon Already ArrestPdr-PIan to. Over- ' Throw the Crown Xlpped Timely 'V' , ':'''r;.i-r' " V,V; ' London, Nov. 2--Dlspatches today front Limdon,.declaie,.that the:, Spanish government has uncovered a revolu tionary plot. Goverment officials ad- ' mtt;it- Wholesale rreSts,..ar6. being made and the nation's .principal 'cities are crowded with polltlcar prisoners. The plot was discovered just si It was to be carried out Reports here say an outbreak Is, eminent Officials denial of the Spanish government, say lng the rumored, outbreak at Madrid and Barcelona did not occur, strength ens the belief that the situation is cri2 tlcal. ' : ; ''..,,',.'". ; ''" '" J ' : Censorship of news from Spain Is strict vw.-s The .Paris correspondent to the Morning Telegraph cabled rumors of the outgreak at Madrid had been re ceived but he "couldnt confirm It. One report said the 'plotters endeavored to culminate the army in1 an uprising this afternoon. Jails at Madrid are filled with those arrested. ' x . Absence of , authentic information has caused grave anxiety here. Though official dental had reached the gov ernment circles, unofficially, It wai admitted that the lack of full details Indicates that something ordinary has happened."'" "'-"' .. Queues Must Go. 5 , Peking, Nov. 2 An imperial . edict was issued by the emperor today com mands all representatives of the gov ernment outside of China to cut off queques.. The edict takes immediate effect and Is made appllable especial ly to all members of diplomatic and consular service, v ; Makes Final Effort. Washington, Nov. 2 A final effort on the part of the government to force Augustus Helnze to face trial on the charges of defrauding the. Mercantile National bank of New York was made today when the Supreme Court was asked to review the action of U. 8. Judge Hough In New York who quash ed most of the counts against, the cop per magnate. V SEEDS SENT IN FROM EUROPE TO TLANT LOCAL FORESTS. Seed Will be Planted This Year and Is Aimed to Reforset Woods. Medford, Ore., Nov. 2 The local forestry officials are making prepara tions to start the work of reseedlng portions of the areas burned over by forest fires this summe. Owing to lack of American seeft some European varieties of Pine, Nor wegian spruce and European larch have been secured. They will grow la this country. , , f! 1S 1 B 11 fj 1 tQ OREGON
