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f ATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1911.
WATfUIXii T STANDIXO OF T11E1K rABTICl'LAK FAVOItlTIS IS Till" OliilUVtK VOTE GATIIEIG COMIST.
ATTACK ON JUAREZ POSTPONED
BY REASON OF COMING PEACE
NEGOTIATION.
DETftlLS ARE KEPT SECRET
Washington Office Advise AnthentU
tally That Armistice Has Been
Reached and Both Sides in Mexllco
Are Going to Mafco Concessions
Madero Has Full Knowledge of the
- Steps Taken.
AFTER PEACE BATTLE TODAY.
Douglas, April 22-Xotwitnstandfng
tnat war between the rebels and Vie
federal troops of Mexico is Tlrtnallj
ore ra sharp clash occurred near in
ha, tea miles east of this city. It be.
gan at 10 o'clock according to coot-tors
arriving here for reinforcement. Two
riderless horses dashed into Douglas
this morninir and were follow d soon
by couriers explaining tlie nature of
the ght.. ..,.-
' Washington, April 22. General Go
mez, head of the revolutionary Junta,
announced that . President Diaz has
agreed today to an armistice, and pre
dicts peace In Mexico within a week.
Mexican Ambassador Zeemacona re
fused to diBcuss the negotiations fur
ther than to say peace is near, v
Gomez admitted early today that he
is negotiating, for an armistice with
Diaz, but he declared Maderq and the
rebels are willing to make concessions
to restore peace. Gomez said he hop
td for early peace. The statement Is
taken as an explanation of Madejy's;
failure to attack Juarez. 'It is believed
the negotiations are far advanced.
The revolutionary Junta issued the
following statement arly this morn
ing: "Rebels do not.desire further,
bloodshed and If possible to reach
peace through concessions by both
parties, which Is honorable to each, it
Is most desirable that It be done. Cer
ts "-:oacess:6ns which, obstructively
caanot now be divulged have been sug
gested to the Mexican government
with the full knowledge of Mad:ro."
Secretary of War Dickinson' an
nounced today that President Taft had
received Information that an armistice
had been agroed upon between Diaz
and the revolutionists.
' - Later a telegram was received from
the Mexican minister, De La Barra, ac
cepting the armistice which practical
ly ends the war. Madero's acceptance
was received earlier. . Gomez said the
Insurgents have agreed to withdraw
their demand for Immediate abdication
of Diaz who will be permitted to re
tain the presidency pending a regular
election. , '" .
Llmantour, Gomez said, will be elim
inated from the government councils,
from which President Corrall is to re
sign. Diaz agrees to remove the gov
ernors of many states who Madero ob
jects to. It la reported Madero tele
jrraDhed the following: "General Ma
dero acceptg the armistice covering
Juarez zone in order to negotiate for
peace In a conference to follow."
EYAN9 U POOR HEALTH.
I LttOP
OF Pili '
VISIT TO PACII IC COAST IX IX
TEREST OF HIS CANDIDACY
IS CLAIM.
reform. TEnDEncY sue:;;
Will Base His Claims on ALI'.l.y to
Route the Dc-f.iorratfc Gar? H New
- Jersey His Home State Be
hind liim w;tu Delegation t the
National Conv.ntloiu Conies to
Portland.'- . ,
Tr- aton, N.' J.. April 22. With his
itiiliJs admitting 'the real purpose of
the swing around the circle as the ad
vancement of his 'boom for democratic
presidential nomination in 1912, Gov
ernor Wilson today announced the
plans for his month's trip. He will
visit Portland, San Francisco, Seattle,
Idaho, Montana and other states and
cities. He starts soon.
Wilson will base his claims to the
political preference uoon the work ac
complished by the New Jersey legls-
lature which adjourned this morning.
routed the democratic state machine
and that he will head tbe New Jersey
delegation to the democratic nation
al convention. He Is greatly pleased
with results of, the session.
INJURIES IN ACCIDENT.
CALL3 WILSON ORCHARD FINEST
100-ACRE TRACT EVER SEEN
Josh Billings says: "When Fortune pipes, we must dance. It ain't alwus
that she is in tune." . Fortune is now piping for the candidates In the Ob
server contest. .. 't:: .; ;"' ; ;..',',1-: ,'
- Shakespeare says:; .. "There is a tide in the affairs of men, taken at Its
flood, leads on to fortune; omitted, all the voids of their Uvea is bounded In
shallowness and In misery". The flood tide is on in the very beginning of
the Observer contest. ' ' . - '' "' ' - '- ' ' ' ' ; ' ' - -
Famous Train Robber Will ot Move to
Portland to litw
Portland, April 22 Chris Evans, the
last of the famous Evans-Son tag train
I'tTobbera, who will be paroled from the
Vi.Folaom penitentiary May 1, will not
live In Portland as stated previously.
Information received says the old man
Is too weak and it is believed life in
San Francisco will be better for him.
Yesterday's Baseball Games. ,
Portland 8, Los Angeles . -;
Oakland 9, .Vernon 5.
Portland 4, Spokane 7. , v ' ;
Tacoma 2, Victoria 1. -
ppBttlw 7. Vancouver 1.
lan Who Has Traveled Over Entire
Country Gives Compliment.
Testimonials to Grande Ronde or
chards are recorded with much regu
larity. The latest compliment paid
the Imbler and other Grande Ronde
orchards comes from J. D. Wrallace,
repress ntlng the American Sprayer
with headquarters In Minneapolis. It
is Mr. Wallace's sole duty to. visit or
chards from coast to coast and from
Canada to the southern border. Lis
ten to what he said today:
In all my travels and close stuay
of fruit orchards, I have never seen a
nicer 100-acre tract than the Wilson
orchard at Imbler. ; I have seen Bmall
tracts. 10 and 20 acres, that might ana
do come up to it but never in all my
experience have I seen so large an or:
chard in'such splendid shape."
Mr. Wallace was greatly surprised
He had heard of the Imbler orchards
but had never Been them, and the com
pliment he pays Is cause for Just pride
his opinion la based on knowledge
of all the orchard districts in tne un
lted States.
Mr. Wallace spent some time here
and inspected the orchard districts
carefully.
SULTAN FOLLOWERS KILLED.
Reports From Fes State Tortures Are
Cruel and Horrible
B lES TliDlE
MILLERING
First Three Evens Glte La Grande a
Lead at Meet
Madrid. Aoril 22. Butchery and tor
turn of men. women and children in
Fez is ''reported today in dispatches
from General Alfra, the Spanish com
mander at Ceuta. Morrocco. Alfra tel
egraphs that rebels are sacking the
natle -auarters. killing and maiming
adherents of the Sultan.
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WI5NER
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IN POLE
RICH PARKERSBURG MAN DEAD
AND SOCIETY WOMAN DYING.
Cecil Bolton, La Grande, is Evident
going to walk off with all the
sprints at the annual county track and
field meet here today, participated in
by representatives from Cove, Elgin,
for the first time and La Grande. The
first race, the 100 yards was a gruel
ling event three men finishing neck
and neck. In the 50 yards Bolton was
an easy winner.
The list of events completed at 3:30
were: '
100 yards Bolton,. La Grande, 1st;
Roberts, Cove, 2nd; Johnson, Cove,'
third. Time :10 4-5.'
Pole vault Millerlng, La Grande,
1st Roberta, Cove, 2nd; Conkey, La
Grande, 3rd. Height 10 feet
50 yard dash Bolton, La Grande,
1st Roberts, Cove, 2nd; Irwin, La
Grande, 3rd. Time :05 4-5.
No Arrests In Incident but Believed
Such Action Pending.
Parkresburg, W. Va., April 22. W.
E. Curry, a wealthy chair manufactur
er is dead and Mrs. W. E. McCluBkey
was found dying of burns today In the
woman's room when the firemen were
attracted by smoke and entered to ex
UngulBh a small fire.- . ; " "
Both Prominent Peolpe. .
The woman Is the wife of the pro
prletor of a1 fashionable restaurant
v ' Son Discovers Fire.
, Curry's corpse, clad In undercloth
ing, with a gaping wound im bis head
and his body covered with blood, was
found on the floor. There are no ar
rests yet. McCluskey'a son, William
discovered the fire. The police allege
William and Curry quarreled when the
former discovered him In the house,
This the boy denies. It is believed the
Are resulted from a raw ernloMon
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Will Ruckman Cars Strikes Man on
Bicycle While Rounding Corner.
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FRANK SCOTT, PROMINENT LUM-
BERMAN, PASSES AWAY.
Death Follows Second Attack at the
Home of IBs Mother Yesterday.
Recovering from an initial attack of
paralysis striking him while at Twin
Falls where he was affiliated wth the
Twin Falls Lumber company, to such
an extent that after he was brought
to La Grande about three weeks ago,
he could . get out ; of doors, Frai k
Scott, son of Mrs. Delia N. Scott died
early this morning as the mult of the
Becond . stroke. Yesterday he was
srrlcken for th esecond time and it was
soon apparent that it was fatal. . Dur
ing the night he lingered tenaciously
but detah eventually overtook him.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon from th; home of Mrs. Scott.
The deceased Is survived . by the sor
rowing '' mother , and a brother, Don
Scott, employe at the post office, 'tua
father was killed in a train wreck
about 10 years ago and a brother Rob
ert has been dead several years.
Mr. Scott was affiliated with several
lumber companies during the several
years and about two years ago m overt
to Twin Falls. He remained there un
til brought home by. his brother Don
Scott, a short time ago, being then in a
precarious condition.
. He was about 30 years of age.
1-John Davis,' enginsT cn,th3john
Mars rock crusher is seriously t hurt
this afternoon as the result of a colli
sion between himself while riding a
bicycle, and Will Ruckman's autouio- ,
bile..; The two came together at the
corner of North Fir and Adams short
ly , before noon and though neither
were going at ,a ,very .high ,rate of,
speed the force of the Impact was
enough to cause serious injuries. Four
ribs were broken In Mr. Davis chest
by . the wheel of the automobile, , and
he 1b in quite, a serious condition, suf
fering great pain. He was taken to
Dr. Molitor's office tor treatment, and
the physician declares the injuries to .
be quite severe. - It appears to be a
case of one of the parties taking the
wrong side, of the street in making .
the curve, and again Illustrates the
nscessltyof a code of rules (governing
the taking of comers by automobiles
and bicycles. ... 4
To Try Girl Wife for Murder:
' Aberdeen, S. D., April 22. Tho
special term of the circuit court which
has been called to assemble here on
Monday will be made notable by the
trial of Mrs. Eva Krelter, the so-called
glrl-wlf who Is charged with the
murder of her husband, Philip Krel- ,
ter. Kreiter was found dead In his
farm house, twelve miles northeast
of the town of Hecla, on February
20, last -' Death had apparently re
sulted from a stab wound with &
buttcher knife. The testimony at the
preliminary hearing tended to, show
that the man had met death, while,
engaged In a struggle with his young;
Wife. . v
' Explosion Kills Fonr. ,
St. Louis, April 22. Four (men were
killed and one seriously injured by an
explosion of a tank car at the Bell Oil.
company's works. Fire followed and
as a result, the burning oil Is being
thrown over the vicinity. At least 10
wers mlnorlly Injured. Three bodies
are recovered. 1 '
; Patrick Fights For Freedom,
Albany, N. Y., April 22. The court
of appeals has fixed Monday next
as the time for hearing the argu
ments on the latest appeal by Law
yer Albert T. Patrick, who is serving
a life sentence in Sing Sing prison
tor the murder ot William Marsh Rice.
The present appeal is from the deci
sion . rendered by the Judges of the
Appellat division, who dismissed the
writ of habeas corpus Patrick argued.
fn Brooklyn about a year ago.
Cn,t Out Around Border.
F. D. Halsten, through his attorney,
J. D. Slater, this afternoon filed suit
with the circuit court to bring a halt
to the Sixth street paving work. The
various reasons advanced by Mr. Hats
ten and other . property holders
' In conjunction with the suit, 23
property owners along Sixth street and
contiguous to that street have filed
notice to the Warren Construction
companV that they will not pay their
assessments. These notices read: ."La
along that streefare set out in full in ' Grande, Ore., April 22, 1911. The War
tne statement oi tne case, ana a is ex
pected that speedy decisions will be
forthcoming as the work is under way.
The probable course pursued by the
COUn Will DC lO ueiljr ur dubiuiu a iciu-
porary restraining order pending fur
th bearinarB In the matter.
ren Construction company, La Grande,
Oregon. Dear Sir: You are hereby
notified not to do any work of Im
provements on Sixth street that In any
way affects my property: as payments
for such work will be refused and resisted."
Shaiespercan Festival at Stratford.
London; April 11 22. Many persons,
prominent in the world of art, litera
ture and the drama. Journeyed to
Stratford-on-Avou today to partial-1
pats in tho annual festival In ctle-j
bratlon of the 847th anniversary of j
the birth of Shakespeare.
Leases Hotl at Wdser. .
Weiser, April 18. M. J. Alton, of
Hot Lake, Oregon, an experienced ho
tel man, ha closed a lease for the ho
tel Washington, Weiser's magnificent
hostelry that Is now In the course of
erection. Mr. Alton will furnish the
hotel at a cost of 120,000. '
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