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GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. MONDAY. APRIL 10, 1911-
AMONG
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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
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(JEJiERAL STANLEY WILLIAMS
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TAIXED SATURDAY.
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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
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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.
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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
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I I El s Hines, .the Chicago lumber magnata. is
quoteanere today as having openly
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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
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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.
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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:
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HITCHCOCK Of
SEOflTOOS
GAG RULE LOOKED INTO AND
RESOLUTIONS ARE INTRO
CITED TO LEARN WHY.
EfillliG ICT FAVODAOLE
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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
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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
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- 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
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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. .
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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. .
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