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LA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON.
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1911.
NUMBER 166
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El Paso, May I. Madero this after-j
noon confirmed the report that the
armistice Is eif and that the rebellion
will continue. He said he would not
attack Jimxz today, Madero refused
to give oat Lis future plans. Immedi
ately the ltderal troops at Juarez were
stationed on lions tops and refugees
started for El Paso. Unless the arm-
lstice Is renewed it Is expected Juarei
will be attacked tosiorrow. v
- Mexico City, May 6. That Presiuen1
Diaz will. not resign 'as demanded by
the insurrectos but will fight iq the
nd is indicated n a statement given
out today by Manuel Bonllla, - presi
dent of Honduras, following a visit
; with Diaz. :
Bonilla said Diaz is a" fighter .and
will not resign. "He told me he did
: not like the Idea of being forced from
office by rebel3 and favored fighting
for what he Y:lieyed His right, and the
interest of Mer.lco.V i ' : ."
Foreigners are leaving this city by
the hundreds. It is feared the capitol
will he the scene. of a bloody conflict.
Madero Would Compromise.,
New York. May 6. Under an " El
Paso date, the Times today printed a
peopl:. This cond tier.' can only . b
secured by the retirement of Diaz, who
I am Informed, Is. desirous of retir
ing., since he i3 Inspired by. the. same
Datrotic sentiments that I am. If ha
does, peace will b: Immed'ately re
stored, as I am ready to accept Senor
de la Barra as temporary president."
Int; niat'Jonul Law Violated ,
Washington, May 6. Authorities on
international law here today declared
that Mexico, will probably become ser
iously involved with the Unito-l States
and Europe by shelltng'MazaUau. The
bombardment of an unfortified town Is
prohibited under - the accepted rulas
Of war;
The Hague conference in 1303. de
clared the presence of troops in
city attacked not sufficient juatilica-
tion for bombardment. V.. ,.',
It is expected that all foreign coun
tries having citizens at Maztlan will
.file protests.. -
Will Keep Hands Off.
Washington, May 6. Congressman
S'ulzer, chairman of the house com-
m'lttai on foreign affairs, said today
he believed Intervention in Mexico
was not imminent and will come only
appearing n a lo.u tj..t.c usi-. ii-
forced a hatpin through the boy'.
tongue another . one w.nt through
his cheeks and through the flesh un
der the jawand thus i d him through
the audience saying there was no pave
or blood, while the boy wiped the
blood, fro.m his face with his hand.
The la4 earn ne was not unaer any
Influence but bilieved there was soma
trick, for he could not yell. He will
also sue for damages. .
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Mob Digs on Farm.
Fowler, May 6. Great excitement
prevails here today over th; report
that evidence has been found Indicat
Ing another body besides that 6f Kem
per's has been burled on tin John
Poole murder farm near here where
Kemper was killed.
Mob spirit is growing hourly and of
ficlals fear the Jail wi'.l be attackid
It Is reported poqle will be taken to
Lafayette tonight to get him cut of
the way in case th; threatened lynch'
Ing party is orgariiz.d. '
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FROM BOW
Dynamite Will Be Used to Destroy n
LnJr of Ratters About Half Way In
to Wallowa Canyon Weapons Used
to Df stroy Snakes Huddled in Bun
die Rattlesnake Teak to Be Blown
Off at Once. :
tourned over the reptile was found
hanging to his side. . ,
In those days Cape Horn was a nar
row grade for the wagon road and the
Wallowa river flowed in a turbulent
hlrlpool directly underneath. The
Inbound stage was delayed for about
an hour by the horse in the narrow
roadway, until the stage driver ami
one passenger could prevail upon the
owner of the horsj to shoot the ani
mal and shore the carcass Off over
the grade. . . "
Mr.- Clark s sent to Joseph tor a
box of dyna a r On the next warm
day when a 3 number of snakes
are attracted b sunshine to th& sur
face of the ledges, the box of dynamite
will be exploded upon the ledge for
the purpose of destroying as' many
snakes as possible. The neighbor
hood for 12 miles In every direction is
anxrous to do away with the colony of
reptiles which hos made Cape Horn
the most dreaded locality to the Wal
lowa canyon ever since the first rec
ollection of Indian, and white man.
I FREED
DF KjIPT
SENATE HAS NO'TOWEB TO AR
REST MEN ACCUSED OF CON.
' TEMPT OF SENATE.
THREE BANKERS lifflEO
Senate Investigation of Slush Fund
and Their Effort to Tut Qucstious to v
the Three M'n Who Are Said to
Have 'Gathered Money May Be Drop
p.d 2f Decision Is Sustained Men ,
Free Again.
BOTH SIDES HIEI'ARE FOR WARM
STRUGGLE IN COURT.
i If events fnrrp 'lt-. He said all de-
statement from General Madero -, haye raolyed tQ keep the,r
ting forth that Madero will resign as f 9 Amerlcan8 are
provisional president provided Diaz . .
will h;ed the lnsurrectos demand ana ,
resign, too. Madero says he is will
ing to do this in the interest of peace.
Madero says: "In order that peace
may be restored it will probably be
necessary for both parties to resign.
On mv nart I stand ready to resign If
that rnni-qfl will restore Deace.' orovld-1 nunt. The action is because it is be-
oA. however, that neace will bring lieved the situation has reached an
with it liberty that will satisfy the acute stage
Shins Held In Readiness.
Washington,' May 6. On advice of
the sa'binet, President Taft tiatf caused
' ..t...... Ar.ya in oil flacrahlna
within attacking distance of Mexican
ports to be ready for Instant move-
MRS. CHARLES G. GATES.
8h Hat Sued Millionaire's Son
In New York For Divorce.
Men Arrayed and I'rellminarj Trlnl
Set for Month Hence.
GENERAL CARTER !! CAMP
Offiosr Commanding Border
Army In Campaign Uniform.
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Los Angeles, May 6. With their ar
raignment out of tho vay and the dat:
of preliminary hearing set for
month hence, the McNamaras spent a
quiet day In Jail today while, "the at
torneys started in earnest to work on
the . cast. . Attorney Leo Rappaport
went to San Francisco where today
he is conferring with labor leaders.
John McNamara was ' vhited this
forenoon by Attorney Harriman who
carried many papers and said he was
visiting on matters coon;cted with the
International Association of Bridge
Structural Workers, and not with the
case.
A snake story that is very lncon
slstent with such a dry county, as
Wallowa Is brought by a traveler from
the Wallowa canon. But as the nar
rators carries a pox . or rattles, tne
genuine article freshly removed from
rattlesnakes, the evidence of the truth
of the story is indisputable.
Midway between Wallowa bridge In
Minani and the head of the canyon a
den of rattlesnakes was discovered
last Sunday., Ed. Rich, of Joseph, waj
with the McCully band of sheep when
the snakes were encountered and he
was crossing the creBt of the ridge
about 1,500 feet above Cape Horn,
This eminence has long been locally
known as Rattlesnake , peak and the
litiiecreek 'that puts into the Wal
Iowa near Cape Horn bears the name
of Rattlesnake creek. When the band
of sheen approached to within 200
yards of the top ledge, Mr. Rich Isus
pected the presence of snakes from
the sickening odor. The ! sheep dls
turbed the rattlers, which ran about
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HYPNOTIST IN TROUBLE.
Ills Subject Suffers Great Pain Dur
in; Demonstration In Theatre.
Tacoma, May 6. Upon complaint of
Earl Ashford, aged 18, today a war
rant was issued for the arrest of "Al
burtus." the alleged hynottst who la
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VOTE COUPON.
TT?e Great Circulation Contest,,
LA GRANDE OBSEEV EE-DAILY AND WEEKLY
This Coupon WiD. Count One Vote.
CHARLES G. GATES.
8on af Millianaira Steal Man
Whoee Wife Saaka a DIvaroa.
MONDELL PRESENTS RESOLUTION
FOR AMENDMENT.
New "York Women Jeered os They
y Protest Against Their Defeat i
For (Name)
Address
NOT GOOD AFTEE MAT .
Cut Out Around Border.
in all directions.
G. B. Clarki camp tender, who was
not' far away, came up with an auto
matlc pistol and a 22-callbre rifle. In
the first onslaught Rich and Clark
dispatched 40, snakes, w'htle the most
of thb nptilea that were disturbed by
the sheep crawled away Into crevices
In the rocks. On the day following
Clark and Rich and another man went
back to the place. In some bushes
just under the ledge a ball of rattle
snakes was found colled up together
and making a moving shiny object
about the size of a large pumpkin.
The men fired shots into this mass.
They also found reptiles . upon the
-ocks. After the battle, about 60 dead
snakes were counted and again many
after being wounded escaped Into the
rocks.
Every day during the last week the
ledge has been visited and four snakes
are the fewest that have been killed
on any day. From Sunday until Thurs
day a total of 120 rattlesnakes had
been laid out on the hillside below
the ledge,
.Washington, May 6, Cry, of -
$ votes for women has been sound- '
ed in congress. . Today a resolu-
tlon giving the ballot to the wo-
men by constitutional amendment
3 was Introduced In the lower
house by Mondell, republican, of
$ Wyoming, The resolution pro-
3 vides for the submission of a con-
stltutlonal amendment to various
S states. : , . ' . . ' . -V. -
8 $ 4 t f t S 4
New York, May 6. With 100 men in
iine, 1,500 suffragettes paraded Fifth
avenue this afternoon as , a protest
against the failure of the assembly to
pass the equal suffrage bill. Speeches
were made at Union square, greatly
to the glee of a crowd which gather
ed and guyed the 'suffragettes without
mercy. Nearly all professions In which
women are engaged In were represent
ed. One banner which caused Jeers
readj "We prepare children for , the
world; let us prepare the world for
the children." V . - ' "' . '
Chicago, May 6. Edward Tilden,
president of the National Packing com
pany .who was arrested for his refusal ,
to testify regarding the Lorlmer slush
fund, was today freed of his arrest for
contempt on a habeas corpus sworn -
out oetore juuge fettt. "W.-cv vi"T" "'
mlng, president.of the Drovers Trust
& Savings company and George Deue
wlck, cashier of tha Drovers' Deposit
National,: were likewise freed on hab
eas corpus. .V
As a result none of them will ba
compelled to appear before the senata
committeeinvestigating the Lorlme.
election; It is believed the probe
will be dropped if the Petit ruling Is
sustained. A bill of exceptions was
filed fcy the state attorneys.
Senate Powers lu Question.
, In the decision the Judge, asserted
that the attorney for the senate con
cealed the real Issue in presenting the
case in such a way that the court
could enjoy "press-made" popularity,
If he desired. The Judge said the real ?
question was whether the senate wa$
empowered ; to summon , Tilden aud
others by subpoena dVs tecum. He
said the senate was only empowered
to judge the proper election of its
members, and this was his principal
reason for issuing the writs.' He also
stated Tilden could not be compelled
to produce his, books md finally held
Tilden was not in contempt. "
I EXCCRSIOX PLANS POPULAR
Many Indicate Desire to Join With
Ball Team Tomorrow.
Because of the popular leaving and
returning hours and the indications
cif one of the very best games of the
year, a great many local people are
' Delta Opens Cace Monday. '
Hayward, Wis., May 6. The stats
Is expected to close Its case against
Diets v this afternoon. Testimony for
the defense begins Monday and it la
expected that It will be In the hands
of the Jury by Wednesday.
planning on joining the excursion to
The largest snakes taken I Elgin tomorrow afternoon. The train
had 12 rattles and many had 8 to 10 heaves at 1 o'clock and returns im-
rattles. , , J mediately after the game is over.
Mr. Clark reports an experiment
Iowa Travelers in Session.
Mason City, la., May 6. Mason City
extended a cordial welcome today to
the many delegates and visitors in at
tendance at the annual state conven
tlon of the Traveler's Protective as
sociation.
South Atlantic Saenmrfest
Atlanta, Ga., May 6. Atlanta Is in
holiday attire for the , fifth annual
saengerfest of the South Atlantic
League of German Societies, which
convenes here tomorrow. Decorations
upon the rattlers which showi that
they use tueir deadly fangs jpon one
another, with fatal effect. When he
would shoot into a wad of snakes, the
ones struck by the ballets would vici
ously bite the other snakes,probably
mistaking the woundB inflicted by
the bullets for blto by their com
panion reptiles, and thereiore, the
wounded snakes would bite back. Mr,
Clark carried this experiment so far
as to see that male snakes would
strike male snakes but never the fe
male. He also observed that the bite
of one rattler is as deadly to another
rattler as to any other animal. ,
Mr. Yousg, who owns a ranch ad
joining the Clark sheep ranch killed
three rattlers along the Wallowk, rlv
er road last summer. He kills sever
b.1 every season.
About 25r-years ago a boy by the
name of Weaver was bl.ten at the
bridge over Rattlesnake creek. About
20 years ago a Walla Walla man lost
his riding horse from a' rattlesnake
bite on the Cape Horn hill. The horse
BHlltli Abrahamlbts to Meet.
Indianapolis, Ind., May 6. The 25th
biennial convention of the grand lodge
of the Order of B'RIth Abraham will
begin sessions in this city tomorrow,
Architecture and Building Show.
New York, May 6. New York's first
architecture and buildings show open
ed In the Grand Central palace today.
Mrs. Jolley of Prairie f ity Dead.
The parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Lu
cas, of Mrs. Roslna L, Joley were
shocked last Sunday by receiving a
message from Prairie City of the death
of their daughter, says the Union
Scout. Mrs. Jolley had not been in :
the best of health of . late but no
thoughts of any serious Illness had
been entertained either by her hus
band or other relatives.
She leaves to mourn her Iobs, a
husband and two small boys aged, two -years
and four months and 18 months,
a father and mother and nine sisters;
Mrs. May Hinckley of Hlbbard, Idaho;
Mrs. Hazel Hllman of Plauo, Idaho;
Mrs. Birdie Bramwell of Union, Ore
gon ; Misses Chlote, Hattie, Rahcel.
Mvrtle. Eva and Gertrude Lucas.
(The funeral was held at the L. D. S.
church, Thursday, May 4. 1911, at 2
p. m., ana was largely attenaea uy a
host of friends besides her many rel
atives. ' '
at the auditorium, where the meetings
and concerts will e held, were com- fell In the middle of the road a few
pleted today. minutes after being struck and when
NOMINATE A CANDIDATE.
Nomination Blant-1000 Votes.
THE OBSERVER CIRCULATION CONTEST
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Phone No. :
Only the first nomination blank counts 1000 votes;
each subsequent blank 1 vote. Names of people mak
ing nomination will not be divulged. ,'
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