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VOL 'X LA GRANDE. UNION COTINTV ORTnnxr rpTTT7ar.Tr TTTr 7 - -.. , - . " ' : 7 ' I tlLWAl, U Ulj Q, ljl. fl I In III 1 a 1 inr - r Kdw . : -, 1 . . iJiiLLii mm 1 11 u r r nnnirn IIUdllLIUIII UCmilO OliilUN NUMBER 192 no IW ICE JACK JOHXSOX TO ENGLAND. Simon Had Support of Newspapers While Rushlight Was Backed by La- L. I?A.TrA,i"W . .""h Si ception of n?wsP ibor and &Utner iUrganizations-Fullv &r " '.. . -T "Don't thlnkUt 3,000 Pluralty for Rushlight, is the Report.-'.': '; With Wiie, Tw Chauffeurs and Twen. ty Suits of Clothes. - New ' York, June ts Accompanied by his white wife, two automobile chauffeurs and carrying 20 suits of clothes and a hunch that King George will want to see him, Jack Johnson, colored heavyweight, boardtf the Kron Prinz Wlthelm today for the coronation in England. , i A' half . an hbur before the vessel sailed Johnson herd Vm impromptu re- '', Potland, Ore., June A. Mayor ' Jo- Bamfc Olmnti mnnln tnr. rt 4m .v , . .,.. for re-election, met a crushing defeat in the election yesterday according 10 the return of today. , A. 0. Rushlight, regular nominee of the republican primaries, was elected by a plurality of about J.000. Thomas, ' the democratic nominee, finished a very poor third. : About 26.000 votes " were polled of the bu uesB men and what was In the business circles some sur prise, was "expressed for It was con sidered that the Simon campaign was so completely and effectively waged that success would follow. Many men prominent in business here devoted many, days to campaigning for Mr. Simon. The support of the newspa pers gave encouragement to the Sl- which amounted to 70 ner cent of thn - - - " . GtWUCUVi , registration. Rushlight's election wasj Today it is freely stated that RuBh not surprise to many people here for Right's success was wholly due to the he was backed by organized labor, the remarkable manner of organization small home owner and other organlza-' and the carefulness of all plans laid tlons. while Simon was Ihe candidate in his behalf. , 7.900 DAMAG E SUIT IS FILED IN MHE CIRCUIT COURT a n,ovv.vv suit ror tne recovery of county bridge over, which her hua- damages was filed in the circuit court band was attempting to pass with a this morning by Mrs. Marv Arlieith roahtno' maoMno nnl. Jones. Mrs. Jones seeks to receive damages to the amount named in the suit from Union county for the deaf, of her husband, John Jones who was killed when a bridge collopsed near Cove last fall. . . . . Mra . Jones complains that the i ished engine. rator was in such a condition that it should have been condemned. Mr. Jones war pinned under the wreckage of the bridge and heavy machine and literally cooked to death by the steam escaping from the demol- FIVEfiHUNDRED OFF FOR JOSEPH FOB BI9 PICNIC A loaded special besides the .regu lar train left this morning for Joseph carrying a great crowd of members of the Farmers' union from four counties and a number of their guests. The farmers go to the head of Wallowa lake where they will hold a big three day picnic on the shores of the beau tiful mountain lake. Trains Loaded. It is expected that there will be at least BOO people at the big picnic. The trains as they left here were well fill ed with farmers with their families from Union, Umatilla and Baker coun- ties. The train stopped at all stations en route, where many Joined the picnick ers, swelling the crowd to goodly pro portions. Will Rfctnrn Thursday. The excursion trains will arrive In Joseph early this afternoon and the visitors will go to the lake to make oamp for their three day picnic. A iegular picnic will be enjoyed and the excursionists will not return until Thursday afternoon. The return trains will leave Joseph at 3 o'clock and will arrive here about : 3 In the evening. i evening. . ., MMiiMsswWWWMBSMiilMWsMMBBailsMa l UB HAI1KIMAX UXIYEBSITY. r Bedford Citizens Offer One Thousand Acres for the Site. Is a spfendid place In which to snend one's declining years when ready to retire from active business life. For Masonic Temple Cumberland, Md., June 6 The cor ner stone for the new Masonic temple that is to be erected on the site of old Port Cumberland was laid today Portland, Oregon, June 6.Medford Is trying to Becure the projected Har rlman university fqr the Rogue river valley. Citizens of that city have of fered Mrs. E. H. Harrlman, who plans to erect a big university in the west as a memorial to her late husband, a suitable tract of 1.00 acres and 150.000 ' r t x .with which to improve it. tl has- been 1 Commencement at North Dakota A- C. day, suggested to Mrs. Harrlman that the Fargo, N. D., June "6 The seventh ausplcles of the Grand Lodge of Ma sons of Maryland. Rogue river valley wlthhrdl hm hmh Rogue river valley offers every In ducement for such an Institution, cli mate and all surroundings being ideal. Mr. Harriman took a personal Interest annual commencement exercises were held at the North Dakota Agricultural TO READJUST SALARIES. Effective. July 1 In All Offices Where Salary Is Bused on Receipts. Washington. June 6. Postmaster General Hitchcock announced today, that the postofflee departs' t had completed the readjustment of the salaries of all postmasters appointed in cities where the salary is based on the annual receipts of the office.:, Among those to receive an increase of J 100 annually are two in Oregon which will make the postmasters' eal- Soiunanibulfct Killed. San Francisco, June 6. Walking in space from the fourth floor of an un finished building . while a ooliceman , followed fearing to awaken him, Wil liam Meyers, aged 30 years, was dash ed to the sidewalk and killed today. He was a saloon porter. While sleeping he polished the bar, washed the glasses, then clad in pa Jamas, climbed., into: a building on Fourth street." with members In attendance from many leading cities of the United States and Canada ceptton of newspaper men and fellow jaries In these places as follows- Ba passengers. ,.?;, , ker. $2,600: and RosAhro- to inn th, will be necessary for nostmasfer' hrr 'in ennir... ' . .. . - j uvnaug ill me to request an audience with the be $3,900. The change goes Into ef king. I bet he will want to see me feet July 1. ' and If he does 111 break any old dates to go up to thV palace any time.'!- In! Session in Rochester. were Jack's parting words. . Rochester, N. Y.. June 6.-The 31st ' annual convention of the American Cardinal Gibbons' Jnbllee. jWater Works association opened for a Baltimore, Md., June 6. The whole four davn' P!nn nh. .- - . tr T " ..vvuvu.v. IUUU; Aiuoi ictiu uuiiua una even aisiinguisn ed representatives of foreign nations united today in honoring Cardinal Cardinal Gibbons upon the occasion of the golden Jubilee of his ordina tion to the priesthood and the silver jubilee of his "cardlnalate. The main feature of the Jubilee celebratior waB the grand public demonstration in the Fifth Regiment armory, where, be fore an enormous assemblage Presi dent Taft, ex-President Roosevelt. Chief . Justice White of tha United States supreme court, Speaker Champ Clark, ex-Speaker Cannon, Senators Raynor and Smith of Maryland, Gov ernor Crothers and Mayor Preston, of this city, delivered adcireB9e8,eulo$lz lng the cardinals high ideals of citi zenship and patriotism and the great Influence exerted by his example. " Sugar Trust Again. ; Washington. June 6. The sugar trust is to be investigated next. Prob ably the Investigation will start next week, according to ; Representative Hardwlck, chairman of the special committee He said the comrr In tended to pay particular att -Ojn to a statement made, to thA a ker, $2,600; and Roseburg, $2,400. The by the trust after the disco' of the CONFESSES i I SUICIDES AND JURY WILL HOLD THREE CASE SET FOR TRIAL Two of Them Have to Do With Settle, ment of Horse Deals. ,. v-tTlie. jiext case to .come, before the circuit court this term Is that of Fred Ratz vs. A. C. Spain for the replevin of a horse. The case to follow is sim ilar. That is the case of C. E Golden vs. S. T. Godsey In which the plaintiff seeks possession of a horse. A diffi culty between Claude N. Ogilvie and Carl J. Stackland will come up in turn for settlement. German Held lor Ransom. Solinica, Turkey, June 6. Kidna ped by Turkish brigands ''and held for ransom near Mount Olympus, Thessa lia Riicter, the German explorer, in a letter received here today, plores the aid of his friends or of the Turk ish government to pay $75,000 ransom fer his release: The Turkish troops, it is said, strongly oppose complying with the request. Riicter Is one of the most famous German archalegoists. MAMTACTCREU HIRES 8 MEJf TO DESTROY HIS FACTORY. Involves Prominent Business Men in Story of Destruction of Concern. Chicago, June 6, After confession, today, ; that he had employed eight members of a ,"Jire ring" to burn his factory last Saturday, Leopold efuss a s rich . manufacturing, tailor, killed himself .in his magnificent Michigan boulevard home. ..; DrfusB was arrested for arson fol lowing which he made his confession. In his confession he Involved several prominent business men who, he said, had also employed incendarles. According to his'' story, Drfuss paid the incendiaries $900 for their work and gave them a promise of an addi tional $1,500 when the Insurance was collected. gigantic frauds in short w jng bu- gar Importations. The . eminent will have the' commute bmlt all the trust. data It possesses concer HERO BS THE CITY OF MEXICO WHILE BAXQUETTlSG WITH AD. MIRERS AT AGCA CALIEXTES, LIGIITS SUDDENLY GO OUT. RECEPTI01 1 AT CAPITAL Will Dance Thlr enlng The dance,' which h en postpon ed several times, will u. Aeld this eve ning in the Elks' auditorium. : This Is what Is known as the "married people or old folks dance" and is one of a aeries of three. ' ' DYNAMITERS COXSORS AND JTNAMARA ARE I?f. DICTED. Plead Next lYTJajrEnorts for More Time of X0 Avail Los Angeles, June 6. C. B. Connors and James McNamara were Indicted here today y the grand Jury for the dynamiting of the -Record building. The court set next Friday as "the time for the men to make their 'plea. v .; , Attorneys-for-the de fens made , .1 strong protest and asked for a ten day postponement of the date pet for making pleas but In spite of their el forts Judge Will held to th first date Bet. ' General Will Be Hailed as Liberator and Conqueror by Populace 0 en Carriage Drown by Four Whit Horses Will Draw Him to Home Will Make Formal Address From Balcony Probably Launch Presi dential Boom. Agua Callentes, Mexico, June 6. mnuoio is rouing to wara-Mexico vity . on a special train following excltlnf scenes here In Avhkh the revolution ary leader and his party suddenly left a big banq,it f.hlch hd been prepar ed In his I.ono-. !;; attending. th v' nuet ihe li ; ' n.'i ni ;vei t-i t'ngulshed and .fc pmi rushed back to the train, twi away. Great Excitement Followed. When the lighu in the banquet hall, were extinguished great xcltment fol lowed nud the crowd in. tha hall Joa tled and crowded to escape from tha room. Madero and his wife were rusb ed outside by Colonel Hay and at taches. , !. Believed to Be riot It Is believed that there' was a sci entific plot laid to kill Madero which was frustrated by the sudden dark ness and the dispatch with which the general was rushed from the scene. Madero and hU wife dined in their private car. Reception at Capital. Mexico City, June 6,When Madero arrives here tomorrow as a private citizen he will be welcomed as a con queror and liberator. Plans for a bis fContir on pas-v. tyrH.) Seymour Objects' to Ousting. San Francisco, June 6. Chief Sey mour appeared in court today to show why the injunction restraining the police commission from ousting him should not be dissolved. Late this af ternoon no decision had been . render ed in the case. " NEW LAW IS UPHELD OX BRAXCH. ; ' Intoxicated People Can Xo Longer Ride on Rallorads. Upholding the new law passed by the last legislature to the effect that an intoxicated person cannot ride on a railroad, a conducter on the Joseph branch today removed a drunken man from the train at Elgin'. The man re- billagS Park Corn,, who killed Ed Luis at Noth Powder, or rather who struck Luis with a bottle and shortly after Gold Rush at Grants Pass. Grants Pass, June 6. Another big gold strike has been made in Joseph the county, which make the, third in five weeks. This time the find is on the Applegate fiver, 14 miles south of this city. Gold shows In white quartz. Great excitement prevails here and many men are going into the hills. - G. A. R. of Two States Sallda, Colo., June 6: Salida has donned patriotic attire In honor of the with impressive ceremonies under the Urana A 7 V6tean 01 Co10 "1 ausplcles of the Grand Lodee of Ma- WyomIn' who9e annual departmental encampment opened here today with a good attendance of visitors. The proceedings will continue until Thurs- Dakota'g Golden Jubilee. Pierre, S. Dak., June 6. The tcrrl- in that section of Oregon and said It were held this afternoon college this morning. President John tory of Dakota waa created KO venm H. Wonst delivered the address to the' ago today, and In celebration of the anniversary flags - u it graduates. The annual class reunions semi-centennial iiuiu iiiq vi am at utiUi uiau i u ---- mrtxA la wall IrnAwn In nrtltst. Anmrri 1 ward death followed, will no free, for U1U V ID W Via B.UU W U IH fVltWV VUt VO ' w - ' of both Elgin and La Grande. He at-i tne 8rand Jury this afternoon return tempted to board the train when In- a nt true blll In the case of State of ipted toxlcated and In fact did get on, but was put off by the conductor who used the man as easily a possible to ac complish the desired result, according to passenger who came In on the train today. , Charged. With Bullion Bobbery Portland, Or., June 6: Much In terest is manifested in the case of Jack Barrett, E. J. Wheeler and James Whealen which are to come up for trial this week. The trio are charged with being implicated in the gold bul lion robbery from the steamer Hum boldt'some time ago. They are to be tried first, however, on charges of obtaining $1500 from the MerfhanU' National bank by means of a forged check. i Falrbanks-Hlbben Indianapolis, Ind., June 6: Guests from Washington, Chicago and other points are arriving In Indianapolis for the wedding of Miss Louise Hlbben daughter of Mr. and Hrs. Harold Ban croft Hlbben, 'and Richard Monroe Fairbanks, son of the former Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks. The marriaee will be celehratAd tnmnr. were displayed on al public oulld'ngs.row in the First Presbyterian church. 1 ! r - . r. ureguu vo. ruin worn. While the worklnge of a grand jury are entirely secret it Is generally pre sumed around the court house that there was no evidence to show that there was anyvmallce on the part of Corn for Luis, and it Is also stated that Luis was the aggressor; that Corn hit Luis when the latter had-' struck him and merely did bo In self defense. Evidence before the coro ner's Jury which was public brought out this point, and bo far as known practically no new facts were obtain able, thus leaving the grand Jury, It Is supposed, with the same evidence to work on that was produced before the coroner.' This means that Corn will be re leased from bond. The charge against him was manslaughter. 1ST SUICIDE CASE IS STILL BEFORE -THE COURT " ' ': ' ' " ' " " ; The case of Margaret West vs. the point when a copy of the letter found Mutual Life Insurance Company has on the body of , Mr. West after his ocupled the attention of the court the death, admitted by the court though entire day today. Mrs. West Is suing only, as Becondary evidence. Two to recover $2000 In lit Insurance hours were consumed yesterday in which the company declines to pay as arguing the motion for th admit there Is some doubt as to the cause of tance of this document. Mr. West's death. ,. j Mrs. Wet on, Stand. The coroner's Jury which heldvan( .Mrs. West wife of the deceased wat autopsy over the remains of Mr. West ( on the witness stand today and calm in 1906 at Baker reported . that Mr. ly and readily answered all questions West came to his death by an overdose ' put to her, except when some minor of morphine administered by his own detail was aaked for when she would oan(l- i think for a moment before giving her The defense practically won theif answer. L