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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1904)
ii'. f 47 LA GRANDE MORNING OBS CIO)-- ,- a q . VOLUME III f LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH I, 1904. '-. 1 1 ' ' NUMBER 99 ER V 1 I ... - : . "' THE" VOICE OP SWUNG Silks, Dress Goods, Wash Goods. The proper weaves for spring and. summer are forecasted in this exhibit, and many women who Bee " them will plan the Bpring and summer wardrobe, i'. Amerioa, Franoe, Switzerland and Great Britiau have ' all . contributed '; their share of. the new goods. They are here early to be sure; hu to meet the wishes the of hundred of womod who have learned that to get the best drefsmakers" and have the work satisfactory, they must have them made before the rush season. ' We'll consider it a I avor if you. will let us show you the new materials at as early a date as possible. Dress Goods Veilings, Elaaieuis, Voiles, Fancy Cheviots, Novelty . Mixtures, Mohairs, Eoliumes, Wrap Muterials, Beau tiful White Materials iu Staple and Novelty Weav es New black goods l'rieslly's in Stylish 1 ew Wenves. Foulards Fancies, Shirt Wnist Suit Silks' blaok air' white check, dots, Gunmetal-EffectSj fanciest its' in superb variety. Paris has nodded approval of many of ovr Waal) Goods '. and mauy styles en exclusive Muslins, Flowuied Or gaudies, Linen Novelties, in fact every thing that's new, is here." The Sheerest and Flimsiest for evening " wear. Haudsoms goods for spring wear. Wlii'e goods ' in beautiful assortments. Alt Prices. See our 25 cent Wash Silk Window New Silk Wash Goods Silk Waists Continue to pour in by the dozens The grandest, the most exquisite gathering of dainty summer dress and evening waists La Grand lhas ever seen Japanese silk waists wi h heavy eJRiroidered or embroidered dots, lace insertion . or clustiTof tucks, lace inserting to form'yoke, wide r narrow tucked fronts lace mosselaiue de soie and crepe de chin waistB Foulard wrists, India silk waists waists of sheer cotton materials Prises range all the wayWroni $2:50 to $35. No trouble to f how them. RUSSIANS CAPTURE A BRITISH CRUISER - - : ; ; " .. ... Also Damage Three Ships for the JapsRussians " , will Fght until Death Relieves them of , ! Further Responsibility. ' . Japs Play Even by Sending Three Russian Ships to the Bottom Germans Come to ; ! H Russia's Aid. - - - 'jj; v V v DO YOU WANT CHOICE TIMBER CLAIM? If so, we can locate you on some fine claims in Wallowa County, McDanlel So WALLOWA, McDonald, j OREGON LIVERPOOL, Feb. 29. A private telegram this afternoon reports that the Russians have captured the British cruiser, Oriel, in the Red Sea. ' : : '.;" PORT ARTHUR BY MARCH 1. " ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 29. A telegram from Tiao Yang, Manchuria, states foreigners living at Yinkow assert that the Japanese have been instructed to storm Port Arthur and capture it at aoy cost by March 1, ' SUNK THREE FOR RUSSIA. ' ST. PETERSBURG, Feb, 29. An unconfirmed rumor is ourrent hete this evening that two Russian battleships and . a torpedo boat have been sunk at Port Arthur. " THREE JAP SHIPS DAMAGED, TIEN TSIN, Feb. 29. The newspaper, the Courier, learns that the Jap cruisers Asano and Token a and the battleship Yaahi- ma, damaged in the hut engagement at Port Arthur, are being towed to Nagasaki. .-'"'.' , WILL FIGHT UNTIL DEATH. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb; 29. A telegram from Port Ar thur reports that General Stoessel, commanding today issued an order directing the attention of troops and inhabitant? to the fact that the Japanese intend to land at Port Aithur and seize the fo -tress. He calls on everybody to fight to the death, as none can save theiusulves without. MOSCOW, 'Feb. 29. A large meeting of the nobility and government dfflciuls was held to devise methods of giving assis tance to the soldiers wounded Sunday. A telogram expressing loyalty to the emperor brought a reply of gratitude. There Is a determination of the Russian nobles to serve the emperor as in former days. . GERMANY AIDS RUSSIA, LONDON, Feb. 29. The Gazette of St. Petersbuig states an important conference ocourred there last week . between the czar's confidential banker Rothstein and Count Buelo, the Ger man chancellor.- The later urged to keep up the value of the Russian securities' by German fi Banders, Buelo acted promptly and personally. He iultueuced many leading bankers with the result that Russia became steady . REPORT WAS TRUE. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 29 -The news agency prints a Port Arthur dispatch confirming the report that a Japanese des troyer was blown up and another boat sunk in the recent fighting. The wreck of the later has washed ashore. RUSSIANS MARCHING SOUTH. ' CHEE FOO, Feb, 29. A Liao Yang dirpatch states that t detachment of mounted Cossacks are marchiDg south, commanded by General Mischischenko. They are expected to arrive it Ishio Yung today. Korean officials are fleeing and informing Japanese of the aproach of the Russian. Snowstorms prevail. JAPS MAKE ANOTHER ATTACK. TOKIO, Feb. 29. A report of an attack by four Japanese torpedo boats on the Russian torpedo transport Amur, at Porf Ar thur, has been received here. The result is unknown. Armstrong In Trouble Athena, Ore. Feb. It costs E. Armstrong, toolbar ol PleManl Arm strong, who mm hanged recently al Bekar OIy, Jul $U for lbs nlxnp be got into in a wlnon hare yesterday morning with William Walla, a olti. sen of ibis pUos, la the miiup a plate glais window was broken, Arm strong was fined $10 lor fighting and SIS tor breaking tba window. Arm strong eame to town about three days ago. Ha U known at a gambler. " Hot Primaries Dea Moines, Feb 69 With 600 arm ed oitisens standing over the voting places ot the teveuth diatrtot, the re publican primary election opened this morning.. Judge Frouty is contesting with Representative Hull. Repeating fraud oharges are plenti tul. It Is feared a physical olash will ooeur before night. Frouty apparent ly controls tba machinery. THE LEVEE BREAKS Great Floods in Calf forma Sixty Thous Acres Under Water Entire Town Flooded. Steamer Queen Two Hundred - Passengers UKcnes r irePassengers take to,,,' FIRE ABOARD; SHIP; 1..-: !.? i f S ' ' 14 LIVES LOST IT 4Ri 5. Boats and are Lost. - Seattle Feb 88 Fourteen neonla loat their Uvea as a result of tba fire on the Paoifio Coast Company's steam er Queen, from San Franolsoo to Seat tle, early yesterday morning. ' The origin of tbe fire is at yet unknown. It started in the eooial ball of the ves sel at about 4:30 in the morning, and raged for three hoars before tt was got under control. . ; r, , i. When tba conflagration was first discovered the lifeboats, containing thattomenand children, and many men, wei lannohed, but three of these owing to the heavy seas, 'capsisnd; spilling the passengers in the water and causing tha loss of nine lives. Three men, waiters on the vessels. were suffocated before they , could reach the outer air and one woman died from the axplosurat i . '. ;" Aooording to tba stories told by pas- Bedding, Cel. Feb. 29 The tow'd of Adin, Modoo county, is under water. Tbe Fit riyer broke over its banks. There is over one foot ot water in tbe leading stores of tba town.' When the news readied Redding the river was still rising. It ia the highest water that has ever been known here. DISTRICT UNDER WATER Stockton, Feb. 29 Tbe east banks of the Saoramento river broke, , 6 miles north of New Hope at 8- o'clock this morning. Sixty thousand aoroa of rioh land north of Mokelumne river were inundated. The flood waters carried every levee before them . Tbe water poured into the. Mokelumne river, raising that stream 110111 it burst its banks on the south side, fl'iodiog 7,000 acres of the New Hope (linlrict. It is the most disastrous flood the northwestern aengere and orew of tbe Queen.whioh arrived in tbbf port at'olook this :' afternoon, the vessel was off Tilla- - nook and about, SO miles from,v land when the fire was discovered. There was a heavy sea on, and the ship was " pitohtng badly. When smoke waa dis covered coming out of the social half on the aft of the main' deck of the : vessel tha orew waa immediately rout- ' ad out and the, hose manned,-".: bile tbe stewards went front cabin to cabin -waklbg up the passengers, t There was no disorder either among fraw or passengers, and bad it not been, tor the fact that the captain, Cray, and paateogers behaved with the Utmost woiuetr,cne vessel, wouia nave un- doubtedly been destroyed and be loss of life been enormous. - A ;The vessel carried more tbaiji 200' passengers. ' ' v UMATILLA WIND Pendleton Zephyrs Ploy Havoc with : Fences, ... , v Signs and Smoke Stacks.' ; Pendleton, Feb. 29 The high wind of yesterday afternoon made things hum irouod tbe city for a while and left some damage f n Its track. The smoke staok at the scouring mill ias part of this country since 1881. Stock- j blown over, about half of tba tall jSjpe ton is absolutely safe. as yet repoted. No deaths are being bant down by tha force ol the wind. Sign boards bava been thrown down at several plaoea tn the eityj the ' wires 01 tne wiepnone ana telegraph lines orosaed here and there and other ' little trioka played that while they hindered and lnoonvefiienoed various business for a U me, dy - but a small amount of damage. East' OregonUn. ' Obni'Paul Dying j ' St Louis, Feb. 28 A letter reoeived -In this dfty 'by General 'Benjamin yil j'ben, formerly of tbe Boer arrby, an nouncoi (hat ex-Preskfen gruger of tbe Boer repnblio ia slowly ying: as an exile at Mentonerance', and that Dr Boi'tt. state aedreUry Under Freai dent Kruger, Is also an exile in Hol land and ,a constant : sufferer from nervous prostiation., T ': ' Monroe and Jeffries f NeWjJfork'Feb . 29-lffries and Monroe were matched here Way to meet in a 20-rouud contest for tha heavyweight obamnloiishiD of tha world at Han Franofsoo in J the last week fn May. ? SENSATIONAL ; SILIf For Three Dayi' i'; SALE Hi. Monday, Tuesday ind lyiidhfyAayT' Uhet We believe our customers think as we do about perfumes that the best are none too good, and that the finer qualities are cheapest in the long run and far more satisfactory to us. Wo keep no poor perfumes at all, The cheapest here are high grade gooils, though our price is no mure than is often charged for poor. We sacrifice profits for our customers; good and believe our method is appreciafed. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST POP ULAH ODORS Palestine Clover Rose of India kh Madam Butterfly ot We have a very large perfume trade and this insures freshness of stock, which is an important consideration. ROSEBURO MEN President Re-appoints Bridges and Booth to the Roseburg land office. ""Washington, Feb; 29 The Jprest dent sent to tbe senate the following nominations: Panama oanal com' mtsstoner, Walker, Chairman; regis ter of tba land officer at Koseburg, Ois., J. T. Bridges; receiver of public moueysat RoseburK, J. H. Booth. NEWLIN DRUG CO. LA GRAND E, OREGON SOUTHERN PACIFIC SI RIKE SETTLED Haciameoto, Feb. 29 Tbe boiler makers' strikeof tbe Southern Faciflo shops, is settled amicably. The men will go back to woik tomorrow. Ywterday's freight brought ut the largett shipment of silks we have ever received. These" silks come from one of the largest importers in the United States, and represent the choicest selections from the silk producing world. Even with our excep- tional facilities for buying at bed-rock prices,' this was indeed a sensational purchase. We are satisfied with the uual margin, and will open the season by placing on sale more than $3,500.00 worth of the best assortment of silks ever offered for your choosing For three days only. Note the prices carefully. Better still, come in and see, the silks on display. wide Pongee Silk 33 inches extra good quality The yd U figured Pongee 28 inches wide. Tbejrci 60 Waist Patterns 4 4'yard cus.l Beautiful'. corded isltks jno two patterns alike I fVC The Pattern.,....,,.. , v ( l.y.V . ... .Japanese Silks 27 Inches wide in all colors 'at the , usual price for. 24-luoh -,4 Vi c A aiiKa. rne ya :.. , . Brocaded Silks In colors, blue nnd pina, white. Regular 1,26 OO value. Tha yd ,v,.v... j sOO J Changeable Taffetas vi W,dj,... ....... .... .68 , , '1 Figured Silks Id many beautiful patterns, atrlpeH and ohecka. 1.00 values "7 0 The,,d.., ,p nlso .i,.'n...i. Hi JOllll UULIICU . 21 Inches wide, regular . . 1.50 values. Tbo yd.. 1 MS Imported Ponnee 38 inches wide . The yd 1.25 .65 Lace Striped silk. In black, freen and tan. Extra AO r. ,1... T!.. -V41 19-lnob TaffeU silk all oolore ' regular .so values ?c Blaok grenadine. f4.....l...i i O i . atripea and figured. an LAGRANDE. OREGON Julius Konsdi vliited Elgin on bus! ness yeiUirsay. , .r tf' i- ' 1;' H . ... ..... 'fV H atsaffaafaaaw'' iv-r ' lLmaasMaswaaBrJSBiii -.:. f