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REBELS ISSUE STATEMENTS SAT.
ISG THEY DO NOT NEED ANY
; HELP.
NIGHT RIW POSTPONED
San Diego Awaits Antral of Federal
Troops to . Protect Little Toa
Across the Border Which Has Been
Under seige for some Time insur-
gent Leader Issnes 'Orders That In
Ten Days He Will Control wr.
San Diego, Cal., Feb. 1 Mexican
troops are expected In Tla Juana to
day but the expected night attack of
the rebels didn't materialize. Fifty
business men are armed to the teeth
and are patroling the town. Women
and children have been sent to . San
Diego with all possible valuables and
the men left behind are ready to keep
off rebels until the federal troops arrive.-
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No Americans Wanted.
Huachuca, Ariz., Feb. 1 Americans
were unofflcials notified today that the
Mexican rebellion is-for Mexicans
and no Americans are wanted. 1
.Word was sent to this effect by
Francisco Madero, the Insurgent lead
er. He said that within sixty days he
would control all ports of entry. The
report that the government troops de
feated the rebels at Sapuralpa Is de
njed. Rebels assert they voluntarily
' abandoned the town. .
REAR ADMIRAL DEAD
Commander of Fleet on the Round the
World Trip Passes Away Today. V
Washington, Feb. 1 Rear Admiral
Charles vSperry who was relieved of
command of the U. S. fleet during its
recent cruise around the' world, died
here today of pneumonia. Since leav
ing active duty Sperry commanded
the naval college at Newport, R. I.
Much Jet to Do.
Washington, Feb. 1 Washington,
Feb. 1 "Decide the Lorlmer case,
popular election of senators, tariff
commission bill, proposing a levy for
weteran pensioners or prepare for an
extra session." This Is the way Sena-
torBrown of Nebraska today laid down
the law to the tienators. "It must be
understood that If any of those ques
tions are put over to another session,
some appropriation bills will go over
also."
I MAIN AVENUE NEWEST SECTION
TO BE PROGRESSIVE.
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(Petition will be Introduced Tonight
To Start Preliminaries. , v
Not . alone are Greenwood and
ennsylvanla avenues to be paved the
mlng year, but a movement has
en started to hard surface Main av-
iue and it is likely that a petition
that effect will come up tonight at
council meeting. The petition is
another reflection of the popular
of paved streets In La Grande,
corroborates the assertion often
that La Grande la to have mor
surface paving than any town
s size in eastern Oregon,
night's meetingi of the council
MORE PAM TD
BEASKED FOR
Oil MAIN
LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. ' WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1,
promisee to be an important one for
whilethere are but few newe matters
to be taken up, reading of bills and
cleaning up of unfinished business
from the last meeting will assure the
usual attention.
Further Investigation of the Tar
via process is going on and It is prob
able that before many, more days,
samples of the paving will be sent to
La Grande so that it can be studied.
One dolar and a quarter la the prob
able cost of it, as compared with
92.12 as charged by the Warren peo
ple for bltullthic. . ' - ' '
STORM IN CANADA.
Two Big Railroads Suffering From
Storm That Hits Canada,
Winnipeg, Feb. 1 The extreme Pa
cific Northwest is In the grip of a bllz
rard today and train service on the
Canadian Pacific Is delayed. The Grand
Trunk has cancelled . its service, A
coal famine Is threatened and coal
supplies are Inadequate. , . ,
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
DEVOTES ATTENTION TO
. THEM. :
Returns This Afternoon From Long
Sojourn tn Joseph, the Terminal.
Assistant General .Manager , J. D,.
Stack has spent an entire day ana
two nights "at Joseph, presumably
studying the mine conditions there.
Wjhlle reports from Joseph do not say
he expressed his primary purpose ra
staying so long at the branch termin
al, the prevalent opinion is that he
has been studying the mines in the
Joseph vicinity. Business and com
mercial men show much Interest in
the prolonged visit of the O-W official
and have placed at his disposal all
the Tailable mining data possible.
What his or the company's underly
ing motive In the investigation Is, is
not expressed.
The assistant general manager re
turned to La Grande this afternoon,
having completed his visit.
COUNTY COURT IN SESSION
First Day as Usual, Devoted1 to Aud
iting and Faying the Bills. .
The February term of the' county
court convened this morning with all J
Its usual batch of bills to go through
The first day. Other matters of some
importance will come up tomorrow
for final dispensation.
RYAN GROWING WEAKER.
Stimulant Necessary to Keen the
BIhIiop Alive This Afternoon.
. Philadelphia, Feb. 1 Archbishop
Ryan is reported sinking again today,
and there Is ittle hope for his re
covery. Physicians are administering
oxygen to prolong-Hfe.
TO MOVE TO TEXAS.
Local Pastor Plans to Take1 nis De
parture Late This Month?. v
Rev. W. H. Gibson, the district mis
sionary of the Baptist denomination
for Eastern Oregon and formerly pas
tor In this city has accepted iwork of
state evangelist In Texas and about
the 25th of this month leaves for
.that state where, he will reside and
from which he' will operate.
Mr. Gibson will thus be among a
great host of Baptists in his future
labors, there being more than half a
million Baptists in Texas. As soon as
some matters here may be gottea rid
of and the dedication of the new $7200
Baptist church of Enterprise Just
coming to completion under his man
agement may be accomplished, the
family will bid farewell to the north
west and hie away to a more sunny
clime. ,
STACK STUDIES
MINES
DRASTIC
LAW T0
COMMITTEE FROM NEW YORK
ASSEMBLY GOES INTO DEEP
PROBE OF RUMORS.
JAILS FOR THE SLU5HERS
Prosecutors Who Are Not Loyal to
Their Trusts and Attempt to In.
flnence the Law Makers Mast he
Punished If Recommended Law Pas.
' ses Is Most Stringent Vmiim
' its Kind Ever Introduced.
Albany, Feb. 1 What is described
as the most drastic anti-bribery law
ever framed for protection of Ameri
can legislatures was recommended to
the New York assembly today by , a
committee which has been Investigat
ing reports of wholesale graft, par
ticularly with respect to races and
the campaign against former gover
nor, Charles E. Hugihee and hie anti
racing bills. The committee recom
mends all legislators who don't in
form their . fellow members of any
prosecutor who attempts to . unduly
influence ' them, shall be guilty of a
felony, punishable by forfeiture of of
fice, and a fine of $5,000 ar.d ten years
In the penitentiary. Threats are also
to be construed as bribery under the
proposed measure.
Referring to the reports that a eo
terie of race track owners had raiseJ
a huge slush fund at a meeting at
Delmonlco's to fight the anti-race track
bills, the committee admits hat It
was unable to trace the fund because
the men stayed out of the committee's
Jurisdiction and defied the process
servers. '
' Fire ". insurance bribery scandals
were also reviewed and legislation
looking towards a removal of that
evil 'is inculcated into the recommend
ed measure.
MITCHELL CASE UNSETTLED.
Must Lose Good Job or Leave Miners,
His Pet Association.
Columbus, Feb. ,1 Friends of John
Mitchell, who is threatened with ex
pulsion from the United Mine Workers
of America if he continues his mem
bership In the National Civic federa
tion, expect him to resign from the
miners. y
Mitchell Is angry and he refuses to
ay whether or not he will resign his
$5,000 Job or retain his membership
with the miners.
PROTECT ALL
LAWMAKERS
EVERYBODY'S WISE BUT FATHER.
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110 DIE DAILY
FROM BUBON C
E
SITUATION IN CHINA AND MAN.
CHURIIA COMING TO BE HOR-
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ffl DOGS A ME
Many Towns Burned to Destroy Genus
Railroad Employes Wear Gauze
Protection to Save Them Reports
From Manehurian Districts Show
, Who "-'-I . M Inll.MtOllll
are Dead Others Locked in.
. Pekln, . Feb, 1 Death pursued, the
Chinese who ire fleeing away from
their home towns, have spread the
Bubonic plague beyong control, and
physicians today estimate that 1,000
are dying dally in Northern Manchur
ia where the scourge is the worst.
From Harbin It is reported that all
towns within a radius of 200 miles is
infected. Some of the villages have
been burned to remove the pestilence.
Four Thousand Die.
In Fuchiatien,, 4,000 of the 30,000
Inhabitants are dead. Over haf the re
maining portion of the population has
fled, , while the remainder are held
within the gates of the city by sold
iers. It Is believed authorities will
burn the city.' ' N v ' -
Starring; Dogs a Menace.
A new danger pppeared on the
horrible scene wtaa'starvingi dogH and
cats attack human beings. Soldiers are
ordered to kill all animals. From
Mukden northward Chinese and Jap
anese and all white employed on the
railroads go about garbed in medicat
ed gauze with only slits In the cover
Ing to look through.
-Wreck In Canada. .
Calgary, Feb. 1 -Nine persona were
injured In a -wreck on the Canadian
Pacific passenger near . Geichen, 53
miles weet of this city last night and
brought to Calgary for treatment early
today. .The train was derailed in a
enow bank but stopped by force of
Impact and thus saved many lives. A
Japanese porter was the only one who
will die. ,
FINAL ACTION FRIDAY.
Though Practically Decided Final
Action Will Come Next Friday. .
Washington, "Feb. 1 The final fight
for the location of the Panama fair
has been deayed until Friday, thoug'i
it is practically settled already. The
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senate committed
anions win net
New Orleans
boosters tomorrow?-
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AMERICAN)
While Traveling on. x
Meet Burned Bride
El Paso, Feb. 1 MesV .
two Mexican' Oenlral )
American passengers a
rooned in the desert in V
huahua by bridges whichV,
ed by revolutionists. v
SOUTHERN TRIP SUFFERS.
All Bat one Step Cut From Itinerary
of President Taft.
Washington, Feb. lf-President Taft
this afternoon cancelled all engage
ment for his' proposed southern trip
in March save one top at Atlanta, No
reason is assigned but it is believed
" ,m " mmivu ot congress:
HEART OF NEW YORK TREjuBLES
AT CONCUSSION.
Big Huge Structures In Central New
York Shaken by Explosion. r
New York, Feb. 1 All lower Man
hattan Island was shaken today when
a large quantity of dynamite on-pier
10, of Jersey City exploded, , at noon
All available ambulances were sum-
moned by the Central Railroad of New
Jersey and physicians were rushed to
the scene. The crash produced a pan
Ic In the big buildings of New York
and scores of plate glass; In the heart
of the city 'was broken,
'f Buildings Sway.
Big buildings up town swayed by
the shock 'and l? people rushed pell
mell streetward. A numfber were In
jured In the "rushes that followed. .
Bad Meat Sold.
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Seattle, Feb. 1 Forty beef carcass
es alleged to have bee ntreated by an
embalming process, were seized from
the eating '-bouses operated by Janan
ese by authorities. . The Japanese
bought the unfit meat at 6 cents per
pound it is alleged.
Many Earthquakes at Manila.
Manila, Feb. i Within the week,
to date, the Manila observatory has
recorded 537 earthquakes, some in
tense. The Tael ivblcano continues ac
tive and it is estimated that the dead
total one thousand.
, Court of Customs Man Named. ;
Washington, Feb. 1 Preeident Taft
today sent to the senate the nomina
tion of George Martin of Ohio as the
Judge of the Court of Customs.
VALLEY TO HIS LIKING.
Red Oak, Iowa, Citizen and Capitalist
Leaves City With Good Impression
With three or four days to carefully
inspect the various districts of the
valley and In which to become ac
quainted with, the thrift and natural
resources, E. M. Murphey, for many
years a prominent politician and capi
talist of Red Oak, Iowa, left today for
San Francisco. He found the Grande
Rondo ralley much to his liking and
the fruit Industry especially appealed
to him. Mr. Murphey was for several
years a county commissioner In his
home county. v
ANOTHER BRANCH ESTABLISHED
Foley notel Now Branch Money Or
der Selling Station for Exp. Co.
Another brancn office of the Ameri
can Express money order department
has been established in this city, for
the Foley hotel Is now equipped to is
sue money orders. This is an innova
tion recently Introduced by the local
express company.
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CILTY OF LIBELING MIS
KING AND TRIAL IS MOCK
AFFAIR MOSTLY.
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Editor Mjlins, Publisher of Parisian
- Newspaper with Circulation la'
England to Hurried to - PrU -r
ranting Article Relative to Matri
monial Actions of the King Trial
Secret and Short-LIied.
London, Feb.' 1. Edward,- Myllua
waa today convicted of crlmlnaly li
beling! the King by publishing state
ments that the king morganatlcally
married hia daughter to Admiral
Seymour at Malta. The article was
published In the Liberator, an anti
monarchlal paper, published in Paris
and circulated in England. The ed
itor refused to withdraw his. state-,
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' ' One Year in Prison.
As punishment for his crime Myy
lius will serve one year In prison. -Chief
Justice Lord Alberstone pre
sided at the trial, and though it was
supposed to be a public hearing, it
was really secret and , even Home
Secretary Winston Churchill had dif
ficulty securing a seat at the trial.
Mylius demanded the king, be caUed-
forth but was frowned down.
" 1 Chances Were Meagerv '
' The edtor . waa given a small
chance. He asked two questions , of
the jurors To ascertain if they were
biased and the judge would not allow
an answer. The publisher conducted
his own hearing but was actually
railroaded to prison for his defense
wan stinted. throughout.
'PHONE MERGER IN DOUBT.
Independents Want Squarer.Deal Be
fore They Will Consent to Combine,
New York, Feb. 1 The proposed ;
consolldatlonof the Bell and Indepen
dent telephone companies, being engi
neered by J. Plernont Morgan may not
be consumated unless Morgan gives
the Independents .a square deal, ac
cording to Frank Woods, president of
the Independent ' companies today.
Woods has been conferring with P. H.
Davison, Morgan's representative, and
President Vail of the American Tele
phone & Telegraph companies, the
.parent company of the Bell Interests
Wooda said the independents would
light the merger unless completed on
an equal basis. .y
ADDS POWER TO
NINETEENTH DREADNOUGHT
SLIPS INTO ENGLISH WATERS
Wife of ArchblHhop of Canterbury
Performs Christening Rites.
London, Feb. L Engand's nine
teenth dreadnaught, the Thunderer,
was toddy aunched at Backwell's Just
outsled ot London. Mrs. Randall Da
vidson, wife of the Archbishop of
Canterbury performed the cham
pagne ceremonies, i '
The battleship's main ' armament
Is ten thlrteen-inch guns, throwing
projectiles weighing 1025 pounds,
She la 680 feet long! and one of the
very latest models of the Dread
naught type. ,
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