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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1904)
TP .:hif: 1M' MORNING OBSERVER; LA- GRAN c VOLUME III LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 16. 1004. NUMBER 138 .a 9S CAPTURE A THUG Portland Detectives Cap tuie Jack McCarty, the Notorious Safe Cracker and Thug. Portland, Ore April 15 At the point of a revolver in dark alley Da teotives arrested Jaok McCarty the oo t irions safeorackar, early this morn ing on a oliargn ,.f stealing the 10 seal akio jackets Inm the Swire of OP Bammelin & Sou lan Sunday night. MoCarty was carrying nun of the j o - ksts when he wa sanestcd WLeo McCarty bocaoie aware ol the (act that lie whs baiug followtd h p itied a guu cn Lie detectives but wan too alow. Detective .K rrigau beating him at bi- own giroe. McOar'y drop ped his gun end wa taken iu'.i cn-tody. Baker Floods. Maker City, April 15. The flood situ ation Id Baker eonuty remains bid. Snnipter is still isolated. The Sum pier Valley Coinpauy in unable to run trains. Attempts weromaile yesterday to get a train through, but file tracks are cover ed to bih'Ii a depth tl, t the attimpt was abandoned. Two bridges in I lie upper valley have gune o;it and another Is in a dangerous ghupe. It will probably be ful y a week before trnrtii: la resumed. Freight trains are hauling freight supplies for the Upper Camp The Powder River at Maker City Is slowly receding. Al danger of A flood is passe I. ' Many bnseinenta In' this city were flooded last night. According to !onc ilistat.ee telephonic advices to the Evening HeraH from 8umpter today, the first mail in three days arrived there this morning, having been sent by stage from this rlty to Lockhart Station and from there on by a special Eunipter Valley engine from Whitney. Return mail was sent down b, the same route , Work of Mob Washington, April 15 President R iosev.lt today sent to C ingress a messge recommending an appropria tion of $25,0(10 to compensate William R RadolihTii a Britisn sn'jdot lor loss nfpropertybyani.bin Colorado in 1901. PORT IS SEALED Entrance to Port Arthur Blocked by Wreck of Petropavlovsk so Ships Can Not Enter. ' St. Petersburg, April 16 Rumors re current here that Admiral Togo sent io comber ol ' vessels on the night of Maron 31 (old style calendar) and succeeded in sinking tbem and blockiug tbe entrance at Port Arthur The rumors oan not be confirmed this morning (Tbed te referred to by the correspondent in the above dis patch ia Mai oh 31, according to tbe old style calendar, by wbicb the event would have taken place on April 13, according to tbe new style oalendar.) London, April 16 A dispatch to the Standard from Tokio says it ia be lieved tbe entrance to Port Arthur is THINKING HARD I g About the April jM Shirt Waist Sale? Mm We've benn thinking about tlieui for ! ("LIY,1-' '-'AC'W some time. Hve one thoughls all ox- ! pressed in garments now. n n 1 wi've I . I put on lli em .... I i PRICES THAT TALK AND TAKE You must have shirt w;iisU for the coming warm weather, no here is your chance. 1000 tfuials in our Block and ull reduced. 'iVuisti ranging in price from 40c up. A nice line of wash silk waists beautifully trimmed in drawn work and insertion at $3 00. Come early as thia big sale only lasts three days, ending Satnr lay, April 16. CHICAGO STORE blocked by the wreck of the Petropav lovsk and that other Russian warships are unable to enter. The dispatob adds that fighting is still proceeding. but the ouicome can not be predicted. A dispatch to tbe Express frsa; Newobweng says toe naval disaster yeaterdav bas completely demoralized the defenders of Port Arthur. Tbt oonfideoce inspired by Admiral Mak- arnff baa entirely evaporated. Tbt gloomiest forebodings are expressed regardind . the fate ol the stronghold and the possibility of Admiral Togo following up his advantage lth another attack." -, Hearst Sued Ban Franclaoo April 16 Joaquin Miller, the venerable poet of tbe Sier ras, came over to Ban Francisco yester day from his home among the Piedmont Bills for two purposes, to meet Thomas Nelson Page, the celebraied Southern novelist, at the Bohemian Club, and to sue William Randolph Hearst for 39O0 alleged to be overdue for services renJ ered to Hearst's newspapers on con tract as correspondent in China during the Boxer outbreak of 1000. A GOOD SCHEME Walla Walla Merchants Make it Unprofitable for Outsiders to do bus iness in their City. walla walla wash April 16 The fact that it costs money for tiuoiitsMer to do even three days' businose in walla walla is the rather bitter ox purloin o of A Lovlt, a stranger w o arrivod here this wuCk wilh a cut price sinrk of goods. whiob be claimed had bei'ii shipped here by mistake. Lovlt advertised that he would slaughter the consignment rather ilmii ship It out, and inaugurated a three days' sale from today until Saturday, at one third below manufacturer's co.t. Local business men did not welcome the visitor, and hie expen' ee began The city aeaesor called, and L ivlt paid city taxea. Then Chief of Police Brown assessed him $2(5 a day license fee which was yielded aftir protest, Then came the county assessor, and Lovlt Is now said to look anxious whenever the dour is opened, !-!- NO MATTER WHAT BOOK includes prartifiilly Some hooka w e uie you wish, come here for it. Our hook stock everything for which there is hp' lo be a call. ab'e to tell for less than publirhern' i:iccs, so you are likaly to save boili time and money by tcmir.g directly here when a book of r.ny description is wanted. If have not the book you seek we will order it for you and tl e rest will he the eiime as though it w re in st rk. Remember books fr al1 g f t occasions always appro;. rial", always acceptable. Tii'cis alwny- rigb', loo, whui you buy iheiii here. NEWLIN DRUG CO. FAVORS SALE OF OREGON LANDS Washington April 16 The 8enate to dity. paased Representative Herman's bill authorising the sale of unallottid lands of tbe Grande Koude reservation at auction or uuder sealed bit's. Twenty five thousand acres are affected- BRIDGES ARE GONE Bridges Washed Out on 0. R.& N. Makes it Impossible for Trains from East to Get in. Bar Negro Students Kansas City, April 15. The murder of Roy Martin, a freshman in the Kan- City (Kas.) high school, by Louie Gregory, a negro, caused, a demonstra tion by the white pupils at the school today. When the 80 negro pupils went to school today they were pi vented from entrrlng the building hv tl o 700 white boys, who Mocked the doors. No negro p ipll can enter the building, at least until Roy Martin ia buried," de clared a leader among the white boys. This sentiment was echoed by the oil er white pupils and tbe n eg rues, after ' a brief parley, left the scene. The teach era Urged the pupils not to go too - far, bat made no attempt to change their purpose Gregory Is in Jail. Mo further trouble la expected. Three bridges along the O R aV N between Baker City and Hunting on- bave been washed out by tbe high water. Macy county bridgea in Bak er oouoty are gone also. Trains can not get farther east than Baker Oil; and there is no mail from the east. Owing tn the wa'hont of county brid ges tbe mail omuot be carried by team. Trains s'np at B ker City and short specials are made up for return Supplies are sent to workmen on brid ge gangs from this oity. A upeoial t.ain left here jraterday with supplies for the scene of the washout distriot It la not projutjle that trains can gei in from tbe Eiet before oixt Hoaday or Tut (day . , Pope Pius Recieves Rome, Ap-il 15. Dr. Lapponi author izes the Associated frees to deny that the pope Is ill. . The doctor -visited the pontiff this morning, js he does several lines each week, but he was not called tc attend the pope. The latter this morning received a number of people, including a special deputation from the British Catholic union, headed by Lord Denbigh, and conversed in the most affable manner with them. Tbe pon tiff was pleased to bear that bla photo graph sent to King Edward by Mgr. Stoner, was most appreciated, being put in the royal Bitting room, where Lord Doubigh saw it before leaving London. Lord Denbigh quoted tho king as saying thru he liked exceedingly the healthy benignant appearance of the pontiff. Killed By Snowslide Vancouver, B. C, A prll 16. Thomas Downie, train dispatcher and brother of William Downio, superintendent of the 0. P. railway for the Maritime prov inces, and Will Dodges, son of the gold commissioner at Kootenay, were on work train Tuesday, working to remove one snowslide, when another slide hap. pened, killing them both. MEDAL CONTEST Drowned In Log Pond Aberdeen, Wash , April 15. A fun. oral having an unusual tinge r.f sadness nn strangeness toon place at this place resterday, when Jean Folty and Henry Schumacher, two loggers Inim Weatner wax's camp, were burled. The,, bodies of the. men, closely locked la each rther'e arms, were found in the pond Saturday evening. The cause of the double tragtdy will probably never be definitely known, as there were no wit nesses. One theory In regard to their death Is that a boom stick got to rolling and they beoatne excited and fell off. Another is that cue of tl.em fell in and the other went to his revene, and both perished. No trace taf the relutlvos of either man has yet been found. Under the Auspices of theW. CLIX-Stan-ley Carpy Won the Silver Medal. No Harbor Work " Washington, April 15 The fact that the Senate committee on appro priations failed to attaob lo tbe sun dry olvil bill reported today any of the amendments offered by Senators Mitchell and Fulton for tbe improve ment of Oregon riven and harbors probably means that no appropritiona will be made this ; season for the mouth of the Columbia, or for any other projeota in the state, aside from The Dalles-Oelilo Oanal, The House appropriation of f 100,000 for thia pro ject Is retained in the bill, and is the only rlvor appropriation' aarried for the North Pao'Qo Goast. Tbe Silver Medal oontest given last ; evening at tbe Methodist church un der tbe auspices ol the ladles tit ' tbe W O T U drew a largs orowd'and thy were well repaid. The' contestants, six in all, young boya of about the same age and sua, - Francis Earls, . Llewllyn Tnomason, Glenn Maris, Leon Redhead, and Btaoliy Osrpey. -All reoeived merited applause. :-: The -boys did well esoh and veryone. The judges were Prof. Hockonberry, Mrs Wolf ol Union and Mrs Rachel Wor- atel, who awarded the medal to Stan ley Carpey. The ohoir rendered sev eral choice selcctionf, Mrs B .0 Will iams and Miss Mertie Aldrinh sang a duct "O Morning Land" and Mr 8 O Williams sang The Lest Chord . " 7 There are now six or. more silver medkls held by winners in various conle Is bold in the county and some-.' time in tbe future tbe successful ora-1 tors will oompete for a gold medal, Thess contests not only are vein-1 able indevelopiog the participant! but Impress tbe lesson of temperanop among the boys and girls. - . - TO REIMBURSE SPOKANE MAN Wajhlngtan A,)'ll IS A favorable re port was made, tudity on Repreaenta- ti re Jones' bill lo pay J J I, Peel, of Spokane, $1041 reimbursement for rroneys expended by him for clerk hire while postmaster at Spokane from 1880 to 1880. Russian Loan Talk London, April 16 A special dis patch says it Is rumored in Brussels that) several Belgians and Freneb ban kers bave been eummonod to St Petersburg to confer with the minister ol Hnanus with regard to arranging a new loan, . ' , Postoffice Robbers Sentenced Pooatellu, Idaho, April IB The two , meu , who roblud tbe Government trading post at Roes Folk, Idaho, rn April 6, were yesterday sentenoed by United Btates Distriot Judge Beatty to eight years in tbe" penitentiary . i" Stn Quentio, Cal. ., The- men' were oaptdred tried convict d aud sentenc ed In just one wrek. Applies Here What sort of heart ia it that will permit tbe young Loy or girl to aneak in premises, under oover ol darkness, as if br were doing an act that he would be ashamed to oummit in broid daylight, and strip a fl jwer bed ol its Diossomsi a nower bed wnicb per haps, some aged or decrepit old lady bas faithfully labored to bring to perfection that she might enjoy a few of the beauties of nstute that age pre vents ber goiog out aud beholding elsewhere than in her own yard tjhame on the youths who will und bave committed such sneakiug thiev ery. Why not como up io the light of day and auk for the privilege ol tsk'ug a'irti you ire too tnd t'rint to cuiliiate, siiij ild-reb s .v.j vuiir.elves from breakiiu tbe con m mdment , which s)a, ''Thou shall not steal." Eugene Guard. 1 WUi 1 mm m : ' to- lIIIH4Mt lTtlMtMtHt IIHIIIlllimilllIIIIIIIMIt 61st Birthday VeUrduy wsstheiilst birllnlny anni. versnryol Mrs U Webb nnd last even ing she wph nioft pleseanlly Mirprised by a number of her frlen Is who garher el nt hi-r hrriie on Ail-tin Ave tu hel; msko the occasion jiemorahle. Re fru'hiuents consisting r t ,c ,-ream and cake were served ami the evenlnit wss paaeed very pleassntly in s-ial t?oiiver sation music etc. Those present were Mf Vinccure, Mr McBeth, Mr and Mrs Vender Bigard, of Perry, Mrs Hugh Hough, Mrs Hon. ton Mrs Lucy Webb, Mrs F W Liwis, Mist Lrla Smith and Ml, a Uertha Lewis. I Startling Downfall of Boys' Suit - Prices We willingly admit that this is an entirely unusual thing with us, as our EXTREMELY LOW PRICES for dependable Boys' Clothing precludes tbe idea, under ordinary oirnumstauceg of nukiug any further cuts. But these are NOT ordinary cir cumstances. We frankly admit that we erred in buying tnucb heavier than usual, and on account of the late spring, - We find ourselves with too many Boys' Suits by. at least double they must go. 200 BOYS' SUITS Go on Our Sales Counters this morning for Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, and Monday and Tuesday .of next week at Prices Never Heard of or Thought of Before. ; In ages from 10 years to 20 years In iho' n.,ja , Snrlna and Hummer weluhts and color"" uraDiitr - larger sizes are large enough lor tn no nit 7 00 suit I to suit -IVtio 8 60 suit .RTS, Rn.' Uaitk inV'1'1 or A .nlendld s.rtment StCiB Bliirts in iie.it pidfins of pnCK QnpAi SSu w-.i ..'r. . ..-"ll' l'ulul ,'QQ i f" now; Boys' Knee Pants Suits. In aires from 3 To 14, Including Norfalk, Sailor lllnuse ami 3 Piece Suits, with and without sailor oulhirs. in a large variety of colors and patterns, In all the populnr and wanted fabrics. (I 50 ruit (1 no i Oil suit 1 40 I Ml suit 1 IIS il 00 suit g 2fi 4 00 suit 2 40 4 00 suit , 2 75 B 00 suit 3 on 5 .10 suit 4 4ft 0 M) suit 6 40 Boys' Lent Pants Suits Jim J$urj CTPTCrtM HATCW $3.50 this yfou&r i ft: X a . v. .