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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1904)
o GRANDE MORNING OBSERVER. VOLUME III. ,' i LA GRANDE. OREGON, FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 12. 1904. NUMBBER S3 i' JAPS DESTROY 7 VESSELS OEE PORT ARTHUR I LA I SPEING GOODS ARE ARRIVING DAILY THE DESIGNS ARE ALL NEW CALL AND SEE THEM Wc will be pleased to show them. THE CHICAGO STORE THERE ARE FIVE REASONS Why we can sell goods cheaper than any fi m in La Grande. 1st We buy and' sell for cash. 2nd Our rent is only one-fourth what others pay. 3id We do our own clerking. 4th We sell or.ly the best goods: r.l TTT. ..'.1.1 I!.... f Olll Wo car. y oiguv mice vi gondsas follows: B OlIVJCO. llllO UCDV III . W T. II I l"UMU bySelz Schwab &Co., Chicago, Sweet Dempster & Co., Hats. A complete line of ladies and gents furnishings. Drese goods, -notions and a full line of jewelry and the best line of Millinery in Union County. If we only sold one line our expentes would be the same as when we sell eight. Therefore we can save you money. Remember we have an expert Jeweler who does all kinds of reparing. RAINBOW STORE DO YOU WANT CHOICE TIMBER CLAIM? If go, we can locate you on some fine claims in Wallowa County. McDanlel McDonald, WALLOWA, OREGON trass Now Known that the Russian War Ship Porosveit, Not Mentioned in the First Account of the Battle. Was Badly ; Damaged. Japan is Rushing Troops Into Korea. Ottlll(l:ii(litl BO OBQBBBOOPIIBBI 8tt SbBBCCEDDnilBICIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BBBDBBBBBBBBBBB a a London, Feb. II A dispatch to Reuter's from Tokio, dated 7:10 yesterday, says a non-official report Is cur- 2 a rent there that the Russian fleet has been destroyed, four battleships and. three cruisers being sunk, and g " that two Japanese warships were damaged in an engagement yesterday off Port Arthur. : The Japanese got between the Russians and the entrance to the harbor before the fight commenced. S A report is current here this afternoon that Russia is negotiating with Turkey for permission to send her Black a oSea fleet throug i the Dardanells, end Turkey is trying to gain British consent to this procedure. aaaBBaaBaaoBBBBBoi 'isoaoDoaaEisaofloa n a DanaaanQSQOQB n Che Foo, Feb II No further attack will be made on the fortifioationa at Port Arthur by the Japanese, as they are content to wait for the Russian fleet to ocme out from the harbor, when it will be an eaey matter to con quer it. ANOTHER WARSHIP JUMAGED Woid wae received here today that the Russian battleship Forosviet, not mentioned in previous dispatches, was also damaged in the Port Arthur fight Tuesday. FINANCES IN BAD SHAPE Cbe Foo, Feb 11 Buaaian fluan- oes here aie iu bad shape, the Rus sian bank being: unable to bo-or its own notes. THE AVI :.i.OA-MARU San Franciso !' 11 The alarm for the safety of i h Japanese liner, America-Maru, w liicli sailed from San Franoisoo for Yokohama, January 25, ii not felt by locol officials of the line, despite a dispaloh to the con- rary, printed by Etstern newjpapsre today. , . At n) time has it been feared tbo vessels, wbiob has on board many A meiioans, would (all into the bands of the Russians. However, if that should be its fate, the passengers wil' not be seriously disoommoded, be cause the Russians are bound by in i landing ternational laws of war to safety con- Joiuisers. within a short time. "All TO LAND London, Fub. 11 A dispatch to toe Central News Bureau from Its Port Arthur correspondent, dated on Wed n sclay nig1it,says the Japanese fleet attempted to land in several bays around Port Arthur yesieiday.- The parlies were protro'.ed by It is officially stated here vey them to the nearest neutral point j oil the attempts were unsuccessful . which is-Chee. Foo j A dispatob from St. Petersburg DAMAGE TO RUSSIAN VESSEL8 jsays AlexkfT's powers have been iu- London. Feb 11 Lloyd's Shanghai creased, agent cables that it is generally be- j Secretary Hay's note to the p iwors leived Japanese warships have sun! ;j caused ome irritation in official cir tbe Russian steamer Mongolia, bound j cles. for Sbanghai. A Daloy dispatch: A dispatch from Tien Tsiu conflims adds that the three Russian warships, the blowing up of a Russia.) bridge danaged by torpsdoos al Port Arthur, in Manohuria. The correspondent have sunk. j adds ari unoffloial report is rroeived A dispatch from Paris says inform- I that the Russian steamers Nunni and ation cornea from Port Arthur that the Giarovitoh was not seriously dam aged and will he in commission again Mukden have been captured by Jap anese. RUMORED JAP LOSSES Paris, Feb. II A rumor .2 rife on the Bourse today that the Japanese lost eight ships in a battle in the Yel low S a. The rumor is unoredited. ' . VICTORY CONFIRMED Washington, Feb. 11 Ministet Al len at Seoul wires the state depart ment details of the battle at Chemul po confirming the destruction of the Varwig and Korieti and also the cap- ureo!Ri89iaa transport". JAP CAPTURE MERCHANTMEN A state ol war with Russia waa formerly deolared today. The capture of the Russian steam arsEkattrineslov and Mukden , and the whaler Fofsia are confirmed. JAPS OCCUPYING SEOUL Seoul, Feb.- 11 Japanese oooupa ion of the Seoul Jistrict is protest ing rapidly. The Koreans view the arrival of the Japacose witb sullen ind.fTerenoe. AMERICAN POLICY TO PREVAIL IN CHINA AH the Powers are in Line, France Alone Hesi tating. Victor)' for Secretary Hay. Japan and Russia Asked to Co-Operate. Not a Minstrel. Show The Fisk Jubilee Singers who are to be in Central Church next Monday evening are not to be confused with Negro Minstrels. The faut that the entertainment is given r in the church should be siillicient evidence that it is of a high moral charactor. The company is composed of eight cultured oolored people who sing the sweet old songs that have tonohed hearts alt over the world. La Grande poople have a splendid opportunity to enjoy a concert ol a high grade and wo doubt not that many will avail themsolves of it. CONDITION SAME. Senator Hanna's Con dition is Practically Unchanged, Although He is Still Very Sick. Washington, Feb 11 Senator Ha na'a oondilion remajpa 'practically un changed. The reetleanesa, vhicb fa tigued him last night, baa bean foL lowed by ! periods . of comparative qniet and sleep daring the day, and the irritability of the etomaoh ha again partially yielded to treatment. It is this feature of the caia that the pbysloiana are guarding sealously against, as they realize that if any complications . develope in the Sena tor's distressingly weak condition, ' the result may be fatal quickly. ', About twenty five witnesses have been ummoned from Elgin in the Woodson Gray case. The case come up for trial today. - Washington, Feb. 11 Russia today invited the United States to give a declaration of her neutrality in the Far Eastern wai . Secretary Hay to night sent a draft of the declaiatioo of our neutrality to the President for his signature, and it will be issued from the State Department tomorrow. fbe proclamation is in stereotyped form, and simply recites and deplores the existence of hostilities betwien Japan and Russia and enjoins upon citizens of tbe United States a strict regard and observance of tbo nsu trality laws. Having received enough favorable replies to insure the concurrent ac tion of European powers in his en deavor to localize within as small an area as possible the hostilities in the Far Earn, and to insure over as much of China as possible ber neutrality, Secretary Hay tonight addressed notes to RusBia and Japan inviting their co operation in this endeavor and an nouncing that the Jnited States stood stalwart (or this principle. It ki.own in advance that both the com batants desire the localization uf the v. sr. DIED Goodkouoh In this city Feb. 11., Chester tbe son of Mr and Mrs Cbas Goodnougb. Death oocured at ten forty-five o'clock at the family resi dence Cbestei was tbe youngest son age seven years. Mr and Mrs Goodnough have the sympathy of the entire comunity in the berievercent. PORT ARTHUR IMPREGNABLE Portland, Feb. 11 President W. D. Wheelwright, of tbe Pacifio Export Lumber Company, who visited the Orient a few im.ntlu ago, cobsideia tbe oipture f I Arthur by tbe itself is shut in by high, precipitious hills wbiob at that time had all been invested with earth worka and shore batteries. ' I should say that Port Arthur is impregnable from tbi water sido. Valentine Social Tbe Epworth League of the Metb odiet Church will give a Valentine Social at the church this evening. Preparations have been making lot sometime for this event and no pains have been spared to make it a success. Japanese pruv'ir "When I 99, Russian dnnn an impossibility, nt Arthur in 18 .oii was already complete," si id io yesterday. "Work had progressed ,ry far in th way of fortifications, The place is a natural fortress. Tbe entrance of tbe inner harbor is very narrow and tb harbor HiiMtllnir for a Wtfn Frldav evening and An Eye on Hubby Katurday even ing at Stetturd'a Opera House. I. J. LILLIS PRACTICAL UPHOLSTERER.... Phone 1223 hopi P. St. between 3d and 4 THE GREATEST OF WHITE CAM1VAL As nimnunred in Sunday's Observer our White Carnival opened promptly Monday muming. We placed our order for those white goods with the best known mills and manufacturers months ago, with the object of making this While Crruival the The Greatest Carnival otae iBargains of the Season This is nmki.ig-up season. Come now and get what you need it is & sufo prediction that you will pay more later. Participate in our offer of refunding the ijnnoy for all caeh puschases made some day between now and March 5th. Save all your cush purobase slips. This is an opportunity of gat ing something of value absolutely free. She Siw 1