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' ' VOL X ": C-11 "-s MEIIIGAI!) GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY. APRIL 10, 1911- AMONG FAD 1 500 damage suit brought by Augusta Dom against Cody for allowine a. hf. j falo to break loose at edding last year. ! uorn says tne animal attacked her. The case was later settled out of court. : . . , NUMBER 143 (JEJiERAL STANLEY WILLIAMS l DIES TODAY OF WCKDS SUS. TAIXED SATURDAY. m njuei by m Brilliat Leader Who Attacked 00 Rebels With 80 Men Is Dead Today -Will Be Burled at MexicaH-Am-ericang With Him Are Thought to Be Among; the Dead Federals Lost . . 12 Ken. . .f-.v;.''..:;r..;. imnn i in i i i inn ii if ii ii i kl III W i rnifpn FOR muiiLiLI IICTED Striking Mkers Return. Ellensburg, April 10. Fifteen bun-1 dred striking miners in a mass meet ing have decided to return to work In tha coal mines of the Rosylyn district at the end of this week. It is believed I - the national organization would not'. support the strike and U imi.iM.MADE 100 BRILLIANT PROMISES ID for the decision. ABOUT CALIFORNIA LAND IS CHARGE. Must Re-Argue Missouri Case. , Washington, April 10.The United States supreme court today ordered! re-argument of the cases to determine the constitutionality of the two cents fare law of Missouri. " , The. cases were argued early In the term and there Is no reason assigned 'for the order to re-argue. ' ; BA'JKERS AMONG I1CTED Mexican, April 10. As the result of wounds sustained In the spectacular assault by 80 men against 600 feder al! under General Mayot, Saturday afternoon, General Stanley Williams it dead today at the American hospi tal and will be burled In Mexican. He was injured by the explosltion of , a bomb as the surviving 20 of his de tachment were fleeing to safety. It is believed that 4 missing Americans, who went with Stanley, as he was called by his followers, are among the Iead. General Mayot says the feder 'als lost only 12 men. . Dinsrinhs Flight. ; ; v ; Washington, April 10. That Presi dent Diaz is planning to flee from Mexico Is seen today in reports from Mexico City to the effect that only two regiments guard Mexico . City while practically the entire army's strength & located between the capitol and tha coast. This affords protection should he leave Mexico : Another Battle Yesterday. El Paso," April 10. Admitting there has been an engagement yesterday with in8urrectos at Seacatecas, Gen eral Navarro today denied that the federal at Seacatecas are surrounded and in danger of being wiped put. . Revolutionists explain the with drawal of Madero from Chihuahua, by saying he intends to attack s Juarez, hoping to capture the city and then receive recognition by the United States as a belligerent." Real Cause Found. Washington, April 10. Not since the rush order 'for mobilization on the Mexican frontier has so much interest boen excited as today when a Mexico City dispatch confirmed, practically, the United Press report" that Japan Is the secret for the call to arms. To dy department officers and cabinet members are mute concerning tbs story that Ambassador Wilson came to Washington and revealed the secret treaty by actual photographs of the document. The treaty. which Diaz ad vocated gave Japan coaling station, and the privilege of maneuvering fa Magdelena bay and colonization con cessions, according to the dispatch, it is asserted, explains the mobiliza tion. . v 4 DISCOYES COAL LANDS, Government Withdraws Publle Lands Near Colorado State Line. Washington, ' April 10. Announcing the discovery of enormously rich and valuable coal deposits In northwest' ern New Mexico, the department of the Interior today withdrew 1,576,064 acjtes from entry. The lands are near th Colorado state line. Treacher Defend Wall Street New YorkApril 10. Coming to the defense of big Wall street financiers, Reverend Daniel Tuttle, the Ephlslol bishop of Missouri, , declared today that any plan which would destroy the workings of Wall street is a mon strous absurdity. H? said: "Not wltfl standing the fact that not a grain of wheat is grown here, the sinews of business are furnished by big peo ple in down town New York." ' Explorer Found Raving;, san tternaramo, April no. ueiatea advices today say one member of the Smithsonian Institute exploring party who was lost in the desert has been found delirious. His name Is not given. Canton, China, Under Martial Law. Canton, April 10. This city Is un der martial law today as the result of a native uprising. , Foreign residents are preparing or have already left for home. COLONISTS KEEP UP INFLUX LAST DAY OF TICKET SALES TO DAY HOMESEEKER ENR0UTE Will Require a Weeks Time to Get All the Homeseekers West. e $ OFFICIAL ESTIMATES OUT. $ $ Portland, April 10, With , the $ last week of low rates from the " east beginning today, railway of- $ flcials estimate that 25,000 colo- S nists have arrived the lost month " In Oregon, and that 10,000 more $ will arrive before ' Saturday. S Many stopped . in Idaho and 3 Washington. Today marks the close of the colo nist' rate period; it Is the last day that tickets can be bought but the strag glers will be passing through La Grande for three or four days or even a week and the clean up of the colon is tic period will not be a reality until then. .,. ' ,-. " . . ') No figures have bean issued yet to' Bhow the influx of colonists through the Huntington gate, ' and by La Grande, but .figures announced Satur day show that 20,000 left the Omaha gateway and that 'a big per cent of these' swung through to the northwest via La Grande Is conceded. The total tickets purchased Saturday for 'the entire colonist period are: Omaha gateway 20,000. Via southwest , gateway 15,000. , Via SL Paul gateway 15,000. Yesterday's Ball Scores. Portland 9, 1. Vernon 9, 5; San Francisco 1, 2, Sacramento 2, 6; Los Angeles 5. 3: Oakland 4. 10. Twin Falls, Focatello and Butte Men , Under Indictment for Using Malls . Fraudulently Federal Grand Jury Behind the Indictments One Flies Bail All Are Siknt as to the Charge - Made. Spokane, April 10. Six prominent Idaho capitalists are under Indictment for fraudulent use ot the mails, and though 'they have hired attorneys, no statement can be wormed out of the counsel or the men themselves. They have adopted a silence policy. The federal grand Jury indicted the men for making too brilliant prom ises, concerning equalyptus trees In California. The men Indicted are all connected with the Idaho Hardwood company' and are: D. W. Sanrod, a Pocatello banker and a resident of that county, A. B. Moss, a banker of Payette who furnished $25,000 bonds and has returned home, James Mur phy, a Butte millionaire, L. B. Her rlne, the Twin Falls, Idaho, Irrigation promoter and P. BIckel. Bench war rants have been issued for the last four. " . - ' .". '. - v Ml Pilar I LL Mill II II COII IS I I El s Hines, .the Chicago lumber magnata. is quoteanere today as having openly LI I FESSOR i boasted to two Marquette men that jhe had collected campaign funds used (to election Lorimer. This development was brought to light by M. R Coan, a special Investigatyr for the Illinois legislative conimlttee. Rush Colver, formerly mayor of this city, and once 'congressional candidate and a big J lumber man, is one of two wltmesei j who will be called soon to Springfield V j to. testify.. The other Is S. It Jones, DEATH COMES WHILE THE NOTED a prominent chemist..,, Both have held 1 BRIBE-TAKER IS IN HIS BATH THOUGHT NATURAL. 11 lues, In Marquette, Today' Boasts of Having Collected Slush Fund Two Marquette Men Will Be Taken to Springfield to Testify Before Inves. tlgattng Committee Coroner In. . Tethrates. . :v - close business relations with Hines. " " . Death No Setback -Sprlnfield, April 10. The death of Link won't affect the progress of the investigation of bribery In the Lori mer election on the part ot Illinois legislative Investigating committee. The committeemen ; wont say Link had been called to testify, but it is generally believed ha was: ni niliA niMAin. n WO'.Jo lih.itLI HITCHCOCK Of SEOflTOOS GAG RULE LOOKED INTO AND RESOLUTIONS ARE INTRO CITED TO LEARN WHY. EfillliG ICT FAVODAOLE i BOAT CAPSIZES IN STRAITS. . Sprlngifleld. 111., April 10. States Attorney Burke announc- $ ed here today Clarence Funk's testimony , charging Hines told 4 S Funk of the $100,000 Lorimer Jackpot is confirmed and that he $ will try to Indict Hines for per- 8 jury. Hines testified he knew $ nothing of any . money collected & to aid Lorimer , '. $ $ $$$ ($ (j $ $ j V.: Total Death List Now 158. i Birmingham, April 10. It is . esti mated today that 158 are dead' In the Pratt County Consolidated mine disas ter at Littleton, occurlhg Saturday. Mitchell, 111.," April . 10. Former State Representative Michael Link, who confessed he received $1,000 In bribes to vote for Lorimer for United States senator, was found dead In his bath room this morning. He has been ill for months. It la believed death was natural and that he, had been coughing and died of - strangulation. The coroner is investigating. In addition Link confessed he had shared in the famous St. Louis jack pot funds which, it is charged, were collected by Edward Hines, the Chica go lumber millionaire. Hines Make Boast. Marquette, Mich., April 10. Edward BUILDING TO BE ERECTED S Y HOTEL I - Transfer of city property that means another brick building for La Grande's business area was consummated this which Mr. Brlchoux was making his etor and manager of the Savoy hotel, closed a deal for the purchase of a strip of land fronting on Jefferson avenue between Depot and Elm, and will build a two-story brick at once in which will be housed the lobby and main office of the Savoy hotel. Julius Roesch was the former owner , of the property which contained a house in which Mr. Birchoux was making his home. The site Is 25 and a' halt feet wide by 110 feet deep and tha house now on It will be torn down Immedi ately so that the excavators can pro ceed with the work, contracts for which have already been closed. The Bite lies adjacent to the M. & M. build ing on the west, and the new brick will he 21 1-2 by 110 feet, 'two stories high.' . Change tha Savoy Flans. ' The two-story building will give room to make extensive changes on the working plan ot the Sivo hotel. The lobby will be put In the ground floor of the new building, where the office is to. ha located, and a side en trance will be cut to the present floor of the hotel. . . v Gives 13 More. Booms. The building will give added faclll ties in room space for 15 new rooms which will he added and equipped. "We anticipate to make the hotel far more convenient and If possible bring the hostelry up to a plane even higher than it now is, said Mr. Birchoux this morning In admitting' the deal had been closed! "There will be no delay whatever In rushing the new building and making the anticipated changes, The transfer today involved an out lay by Mr. Brlchoux of $25,000. Purser Drowns but Several Passing era train onurv va us Victoria, April 10. Purser Munroe was drowned today, when the little steamer Iroqulse capsized In the straits. Twelve passengers were res cued. :;'o-.j The vessel plied between Nanalmo and . Sndney. She overturned In ' a squall. The passengers took life rafts and paddled ashore. She was 120 tons wooden. ? : , HI BAGS MAKE COO ST 1 ROOSEYELT SPEAKS TO THOU SANDS AT MOCSOW CAMPUS. Farmers and 1 Citizens of Several Towns Hear the Colonel : Moscow, April, 10. This city Is in holiday attire-and thousands from all parts of the state x we re present to day to welcome Colonel Roosevelt. The colonel was escorted to tha uni versity of Idaho by tne university ca dets and on the campus ttaetvlsitor ad dressed the people 'from , a platform composed of 1,000 sacks of wheat. He was given a great ovation. ; His speech dealt on the ; upgrowth of Idaho and the west In general and on what irrigation has done for the northwest. Farmers from afar were on hand, and were highly pleased 'with the tone of his speech. ' ; , Following the address the party boarded the train and returned to' Spo kane and from thence to Sandpolnt. -Touches Conservation. ' For the flrpt time on this trip Col. Roosevelt alluded to tha vexed ques tion ot conservation.' v He said there should be scientific improvement of forests and he opposed the policy of destruction and urged the leasing of water power sites from tha govern ment but.no sale of sites. Jones of Washington Leads In Demand for Free Speech for Ike Post 0lc Employes, Allowing Them Eti Talk About Anything Ariaon Squabble Is Again Dodged, by Pres ident TaTt , Washington, April 10. Two hard slaps at Secretary Hitchcock's hand ling of. the postofrices one openly aimed at the gag rule were taken by members of the sonata today. Jones. of Washington. Introduced a bill for free speech of government employes. allowing them to criticise the adminis tration or anything else. . 's " Senator Davis of Arkansas intro duced a' resolution demanding that the postmaster general inform the senate why he barred from the second class malls copies of the paper pub lished In the Interests of women. . ENABLING ACT SATISFACTORY. Taft Will Endorse tha Amendment to ,' the Arizona Bill. WappensttJa In More Grief. . Seattle, April ' 10. Following the fourth indictment against Wappen stein, this time charging extortion for protecting steamship, piers, union of ficers today asserted that , for, years there has been an understanding be tween the police department, and the steamship companies by which' the steamship companies, could always count on protection ' every time- a strike was declared. Cody In Damage Suit. 1 Sacjramento, April 10. Colonel Codyv (Buffalo Bill), figured today In circuit court as a defendant In a $2, THE NOMINATE A CANDIDATE. Nomination Blank 1000 Votes. .T. OBSERVER CIRCULATION CONTEST I nominate .Address ......... District No. Phone No. Onlv the first Nomination Blank counts 1,000 votes; 'each subsequent blank 1 vote. Names of people making nomination will not be divulged. Cut Out Around Border. VOTE COUPON. ' The Great Circulation Contest. , , LA GRANDE OBSERVER -DAILY AND WEEKLY This Coupon Will Count One Vote.' For (Name) ; - Ll- y,,,-, Addres ......... Not Good After April 15. Cut Out Around Border. Washington, April 10. In order to aotd ; passing on the vexed question of the recall of the Judiciary which Is expected to Influence him to veto tha new- Arizona constitution President Taft today consented to the amend ment of the . enabling act regarding the admission to statehood of New Mexico and Arizona. . : v The president, told Congressman Flood, chairman of the committee on territories that he favored tha sug gested amendment which will probab ly pass soon and which will make con gress alone responsible for Arizona's admission. It Is said the New Mexi can constitution Is satisfactory to the president. . ' ' .(-,(.'' ; ...... . ' ' ' v MANY SINECURES FOUND. Country Said to Have Been Milked of ' . Large Sums for Soft Jobs. Washington, April 10. How .' the country has been systematically milk ed for years through congressional slnecurlsm was shown today by Con gressman Palmer's report on soft Jobs' In the house, moBt of which have bean cut off. by the new regime. In one case a girl, aged 13 years, and daugh ter of th doorkeeper, was on the pay roll for $1200 annually. Thlrty-slx po licemen, appointed to guard the capi tol, are still paid .$39,000 yearly. Two telegraph operators, long since dis missed, are still paid $1400 annually. There are other similar cases. ' j THREE BOYS VINDICATED, Youths Accused of Being Incorrigible, ; v ;to Freft After Hearing. Emmet E.'Monsell and 'wife were complaining witnesses today before County Judge Henry In juvenile court when ..they accused three lads, Paul Lyman,' Ralph Splker and a boy nam ed Logu'e with being unruly. . The case was dismissed by Judge Henry on the conclusion of testimony on both Bides. 1 " , COVE TEAM WINS. Locals Defeated . at Cove by a Safe Margin Saturday Afternoon. - Cove High School trimmed the La Grande High School team Saturday afternoon by a decisive score. . The final figures read 24 to 10 with Cove on the long side of the tally sheet. .. The players returned lata Saturday evening from the cherry town. . it lii ' s j ha ; or . . '3 'hi .I'M - ' r '3' h -