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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1904)
9 : A- LA GRANDE MORNING OBSERVER. 1 VOLUME 111 LA GRANDE. OREGON, SATURDAY HORNING. MARCH 5. 1904- NUMBER 102'. My.- 1 J THE VOICE OF SPRING I Silks, Dress Goods, Wash Goods. The proper weaves for spring and summer are forecasted in this exhibit, and many women who see them will plan the spring and summer wardrobe. America, France. Switzerland and Great Britian have all contributed their share of the new goods. They are here early to he sure; bu to meet the wishes the of huudred of womod who have learned that to get the best dressmakers and have the work satisfactory, they mast have them made before the rush seuson. We'll consider it a f avor if you will let us show you the new materials at as early a date as possible. Dress Goods Veilings, Elumeuis, Voiles. Fancy Cheviots," Novelty Mixtures, Mohairs, Eoliumes, Wrap Materials, Beau tiful White Materials in Staple and Novelty Weav es New black gooih- I'riestly's in Stylish i ew Weaves. Foulnnls Fancies, Shirt Wuist Suit Silks' black air white check, dots, GuninetnlEfiecIs, fanciest its' in superb variety. New Silk val of K UfnU I nH Pans has nodued appro If aSil ViUUUa muuy 0f our Wash Goods and many styles eri exclusive Muslins, Flowered Or gandies, Linen Novelties, in fact every thing that's new, is here. The Sheerest aud Flimsiest for evening wear. Haudsoms goods for spring wear. Whiiefcoods in beautiful assortments. All Prices. See our 25 cent Wash Silk Window Silk Waists Continue to pour in by the dozens The grandest, ihe most exquisite gathering of dainty summer dress aid evening waists La Grande has ever seen Japanese silk waists wi.h heavy e"i roidered or embroidered dots, lace insertion or cluaiur of tucks, lace inssrtiug to form yoke, wide r narrow tucked fronts lace mosseluine de soie and crepe de chin waists Foulard writrts, India silk waists waists of sheer cotton materials Pri:es range all the way honi2:50 to $35. No trouble to fhow them. fit?. it !".; . V: . .2 a a iv-WHJ X til Wis ! f. DECISIVE RUSSIAN MOVE IS COMING A Desperate Move at Port Arthur by Russians Will be Made Soon Japs are Landing Troops Near Chemulpo. For Vice-President Washington, March 4, Roosevelt has suggested, and Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana haa agreed to accept the vice presidmtial nomination on Ibe republi can ticket it tendered lilm. This come from close and lift long personal friends of the senator, who are known to hare advised him against what is considered to ba vital concession on Ihe aenator't part. They have bowed to the wishes of the president, as baa Ml Fairbanks. Paris, March 4. St., Petersburg advices say a decisive move of the Port Arthur Squadron is anticipated, now that Admiral Makaroff has arrived. The torpedo boats will be brought into play. ; -Reports from Korea confirm advices that the Japanese have ceased debarking troops at Chemulpo, but are landing soldiers at Chiuuemulpo.whcro the harbor is free from ice. , v RUSSIANS RUSHTNG REPAIRS. London, March f4. The central news correspondent at Port Arthur says the Japanese float has not been sighted since Feb. 5 Workmen are rushing repairs on the battleships Ritivau and Dzarovitch, and cruteerPuIltda. All other damaged vesssels are now ready for sen. It is reported Kuropatkin's hoadqitrrters wili lie at Liao Yaug, Manchuria. The weather is now mild, Buggtsling an early spring, BADLY PUZZLED. St. Petersburg, March 4. The authortties are badly puzzled at the appraent disappearance of the Japanese equadron which has been investing Port Arthur, and are inclined to believe that the ships are being coated and their ammunition supply replen ished, in order to renew the bombardment at au early date. " DRAWING THE LINE AT THE YALU. Seoul, March 4 The Russian forces at Anju are compelling the Koreans to supply them with rice and fuel. Tho Russians are fortifying Antung heavily, witn the appar ent intention of preventing the Japanese from crossing the Yalu GRUMBLING AT AMERICA. St. Petersburg, March 4. The newspaper bviet, discussing the seuding of American counsuls to Manchuria says the Ameri. can attitude in requesting Chinese exequaters will cause unpleas nntness with Russia, and adds. "It is now stated America has promised to give Japan assistance with her ships." AMnctar I net "Ah, I see your rord supplies you with AVOnSlcr L0 musical entertainment." I MARCH WINDS ARE BLOWING I Ladies, and you, need a pretty Veil. See J the new weaves and colors in this line. f Military waist sets, beautiful ribbons, at T '1 the Bargnio Store. ; E. M. Wellman & Co. I A monster log, weighing 26 tons, and making a big h ad for o e Hat ear passed through the oity this morning over the O K & N., bound for the 8t Louis ex position, where it rill be entered iu the forestry exhibit of Oregon. The log was the butt end of a fir tree and was nearly nine feet in diameter and over 20 feet long. It filled- the car on which it was loaded. It waa shipped from Portland, anurias been covered with names and initials from eveiy point along the lino between that city and this, one or two large pasteboard cards having been tacked on the end and covered with addresses and nto- giaphs. Piano Test For Engines Pointing to a piano that waa standing in the locomotive round bourn) of tne Missouri Pacific railroad near Kansas Citv. an English isitor remarked: nWIMMilirti'rlKlffW' ii Tjhey We believe our cuslouifrs think as we do about perfumes that the best are none too good, ami flint the finer qualities are cheapest in the long run and far more sutisfiictory to us. We keep no poor perfumes lit all, Tho cheapest here are high grade goods, though our price is no moio than is often charged for poor. We sucrilice profits for our customers; good ami believe our method is appreciated. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST POPULAR ODORS Palestine Clover Rose of India v Madam Butterfly h We have a very large perfume trade and this insures freshness of slock, hich is an important consideration. "Guess not," repllid the foreman. That piano iB for testing the onginea. The Englishman thought it a joke, says a writer in the Woilds Work, but when a uniformed pianist struck a note which harmonized with the noise of vi hration in each part of the locomotive aB it was tested, he understood that there could be no daws or cracks in the ..(.In. Ua waa in formail that, If thn noise of the locomotive made a discord Willi U1W IIIUBK'CM 1IUIU mo luuuuioiiiva would bd thus proved defective. The method has been discovered to be more accurate thin the old way of hammer ing each part. Has Five Wives Washington, Maroh 3 Attorneys for Ibe protestante in the Smoot inves tigation today said Ibey intended to prove that the defendant la associated with an orgauiit4on which praotloes polygamy an 1 ooonives at violations ol the law aud that bia veiy vote as a Seuator of the United States la i'ub- jeot to the wiab and oommand of the Mormon Church. President Joseph F. Bmith eonfessed he himself had continued to cohabit with his plural family since the manifesto ol ' 1890 mid that he realized fully he was vio lating the state laws. President Smith also Untitled that R.'eil Bmont bid to get the consent of bia associate apostles in the oburoh before he could become a candidate for Senator. The eonfession of President Smith was tho sanation of tbe proceeding. today before the Henato committee on privileges and elections. Mr Smitl said that tbe manifesto of 189D had eft him and others with plural fami lies in the uolortuuate situation of be ing compelled to dely the law or de sert their families. For himself hi had preferred to "take chanoea wit. the law" rather than disgraoe himsel and degrade bis family by abandoning. his wives and children they had borne him. Me admitted he bad children by all five of his wives since the mani festo and said he had acknowledged them openly without interference or disturbance from the people of Utah, whom he spoke of aa liberal and broad- minded. The defeodant will take the witness-stand tomoriow. Seventy Delegates Assembled in Convention in Portland State Officers Were Named Many Visitors. " ' STATE MEETING OF SOCIALISTS i ; Portland, March 4 The socialists state conyeutiqi), which has been in session here for the pist two days, is one of the moat enthusiastic state meetings ever held by that parly in Oregon. : Several delegates have been present besides a large nnmber of visiting socialists from every part of the state, ' ' T" B. F. Ramp was ohoseu chaiimau of the convention and State Secretary W. 8. Richards, secretary.' Committee ou reso lution, piatform und order of business were appointed and' the business of the convention w is transacted wi 11 vigor.- ' " 11 . Many couuties including Coos, Curry, Clackamas; Marion and Jackson are going to nominate a full county tickets and Li Grande has nominated a full city ticket for the coming municipal election. . , t 1 Umatilla county' had no representative iu the convention. Tbe following sta?e officers were nominated:. ' , , s '. Associate justice C. p. Michael . sou, of Pnuovillo; dairy and food commissioner, N. Rasmusen, of Portland; oongressmau, first district, B F. Rump, Saleiu; for uecond distiict, George R, Cook, of Portland,' , : J,..,.',,:..-: l-'i-.. t f-; Driven By Fire Lawtm, Okla. Maroh 8 Driven by a terrifio gale from the north wbloh al times reached the velocity of 90 miles an hour praire fire swept over thou sands upon thousands of acres of Kiowa and Comanche Oounties last night destroying hundreds of farm buildings and muob livestock made 1()09 person i homeless oaused the divith of several persous tbreateotd number of towns and swipt away scores of buildings in the outskirts of towns. Lunatic Arrested ; Los Angeles, Maroh 4 Joseph Stark , an alleged lunatic is detained at the oouiity hospital p nding an in vestigation iuto his sanity. The po- lioe eharge he plotted to blow up the shopr of t'.ie Los Angeles Railway Oomnany to kill Henry Huninglon and bis son Howard. He baa a grit vance against tbe HuningtonB because he was struck by a Par at Los Angeles and injured St. Mary's Choir A musioal and literary entertain ment will be given by St. , Mary's Oboir and pupils on Wednesday even ing, MaroU 16, at 7:30 p tn in Sacred Heart Aoademy, One of tbe princi pal features ol tbe evening will be a leuture by the Right Rev. O. J. O'Reilly bishop of Baker Oity. Tbe oboir and pupils promise those who attend a most pleasant and pro fitable evening. . : Oregon Boy Wins Harold, wells of Eugene won the Saturday; Evening Post's free trip tii the St. Louis fair prise lor sell ing the most Posts during a given time in a city of leta than 7500 Mpu latinn V ".-.'' . , From November 7 to January . 81 he sold 927.5 Pouts the next neareat boy being a boy in PeonysWania and the fourth in Indiana ? I ' j . The prise is worth at least $200 and besidos during tbe contest young wells won 129 in cash a gold watoh, silver watch and 12 sweaters " . Notice of Mass Meeting A mass meeting of the legal voters of the City of La Grande la hereby called for Monday evening. March 7th, at 7:30 o'clock, at (he Opera House. . ) The object of the meeting la. the nom ination of candidates for the. City offi cers to be voted for Maroh 14; 1904.' . 3 , , c . J D 8ltkr, Mayor.' Echo Program The entertainment at the Presbyter air. church last evening, which was iu the nature of anfecho convention, or in oilier wordB, an echo of the Htale Con vention reoently held iu Pendleton, was well attended and proved very interest ng. Each number was well aeleeted and as well render, d. The following Is the progrnm which was rendered : Invocation Rev Van Nnya Opening Remarks. Pres V K Nonrdhoir Music Male (uarti'tt Onr Trip to Pondlntoi Mary Tall Tbe Devotional Hour Mra Hilko and Ilatllo Hhort lookout Cnmuiitloe Ktat'Hties Liz.ie Noblr Music, Song The Misnes MiK-'ail Relation of C K ti the church. Person al Work K T Thome MuhIc,.? . Mule ,nartett Kegiorts of Music Committee Kdna MeCall Literature as a moans of Kvangnli.atiun .Lizzie Noble Missionary W irk... I Mrs F K Nonrdhoir lUBtrumnitnl Uurtt.. Miswa MrCall Violin Solo Miss Itcrlba Young InBlruineiital Solo Mrs Clara i.yl" Meaning of our Chinese lianner Mrs t K Nrcirdlioll This is the LAST WEEK of the Money Refunding plan. your sale slips until the lucky day is announced.; Save all News of Real Newness. We cannot remember when tnere ever viere so muob really beantiful aa this springs showing! in new goods ol all kinds. It is simply impossible to draw a pencil pioturo that will give you oven a faint idea cf the many superbly oeautiful showings. You must oorue and see them for yourself. We are opening new wonders every day, and .promise you an eye feast. We mention a few! ....... ... ... ,...f ....... LADIES' NECKWEAR. A strong linn of the daintiest of ncekwoar now on display. You will find among them a great many exc.lni.ivo novelties, as wall aa many styles witli which you are no doubt familiar, but with many additional little touches that you will hardly recognize thorn. : NEW WAISTINOS. ; ,;,-vv. For right down-to-date waisting we have never -shown the equa of those now open lor your choos ing. '' Beautiful Mercerized Cotton, Shantung Silk, figured and plain Pongee, Ratio Damask, waistings, eto, eta. J -' ,''- J ;L:" Our Men and Boys' Department. are receiving new additions every day. Among the new tilings we note New Suit, New Had, Ntw , Shirts. New Neckwur, New Capi, and New Shoes, aa the most important One. Real value coupled, with LOW PKICINO is one feature of this department. " : ' - - t : : NEW LIN DRUG CO LAGRANDE, OREGON W. S. Literary Society The High fichool Literary Hociety elected olhrors yesterday morning as follows: President, Beiijaman .urbrick, first and second vice president, Kdna Me Call and Harriet Harris resieiMlve y j aeeratary, Hand Corbett; avislanl ,wretry, Jesnle Urirnmett; reporter, HI ton Jackson; assistant reporter, Ore, "rife Melville; sergeant at arms, Kllen Grady. a s. V ',..ST S-