ANOE MORNING OBSERVE
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VOLUME III
LA GRANDE. OREGON. THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 28. 1904.
NUMBER 148
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BUILDINGS WRECKED
BY ENGIN EXPLOSION
Locomotive Explodes While Pulling Train
Injures Several Men and Shatters
- Buildings
and
Pittsburg Pa April 27 A Baltimore
& Ohio engine exploded thu morning
w lie passing- Braddock, fatally Injur
ing Engineer Hunter and Fireman Fred
Deagle, and seriously Injuring three
others. Five bullnings were wrecked
and two setaSr. There Is great excite-
mei.t unions ruilroad eniloyet, aa they
have long regarded the -engine as un
saie, and sought to have it '.-onto nned.
The condition or tire entrine has been
the subject of much icrid eornroverey
between empluyes and r-iilroad nilU-UU.
Challenge
The Senior class of the La Grande
High fkhool hereby challenges the
Junior class to a public ouitest in de
bate and deolamation, the cootestante
on each side to lie elected by their re
active clat8ea, and the coi.teat to be
held in conjunction with the try-out in
Oration in the Auditorum of the High
School building at S p in on Tuesday
the 3rd of May 1904.
By order of Sara Kiddle I'res, Pearl
Huff Secretary,
Mr Collins Dead
Mr E Itvar i Collins who for tin past
trnyirt H I. s t ail-i, whli hi- fdiuily
iu !", iiit J Monday i vi'uin from
heart Iron1 )u. Mr Coll ill hal lieenln
Commissioners ' Return
New York, April 87 The Panama
oanal commissioners arrived bom
Colon this morning after their in
speotion of the oanal ion. Grunsky
said the commissioners accomplished
the objeot cf their visit and bad noth
ing to add to the statemsot made by
Parsons last week .
Died in Portland
The sad news reached this city yes
terday that Mrs B P Lewis, of this elty
who bad been in Portland the paat sev
eral months receiving treatment bad
died in that city yesterday oi heart
failure. The remains will arrive in
this city this morning on the early train.
The funeral arrangement! have not yet
boen made but they will be announced
latter.
Delegates
The following delegates to tbe State
Labor convention whioh meete in
Oregon City May S have been elected
by the various labor Unions of thin
city and wilt attend the convention.
poor health for sumo tinm. The funeral . T J Huiihey, Carpenters Union; BR
took place iu Stiniriiorvillo Wednesday,
under tire auspices of the Knights ol
P thais loiitfe, of which he war a mem
ber. Mr Collins has) b?ou a resident of
this conntv for many ears and wan
honored and respected liyuli. Ho leaves
a wife ttt.d three cliil ren.
Hawortb, Stone Masons Union; John
Blumenstoiu, Trades Assembly. Tbe
C'eiks Union aa yet have not eleoted
any me to represent them.
Homer Davenport, in the Opera House
Saturday night.
THE CHICAGO STORE
THE BUSY BIG STORE.
A Few Prices on MEN'S TROUSERS, commencing April 21 and
lasting until May I. The swellest line of Men's Trousers ever
offered in La Grande, at reduced prices. The following prices go
until May I.
Regular price $8 00
. Sale price $8 75
" 6 00 " " 5 00
" " 5 00 " ' 4 25
4 50 ; " " 4 00
'! " 4 00 ' 8 50
" 3 50 " " 3 00
3 00 " " 2 65
" " 2 00 " 2 15
Corduroy Pants go at
these prices. Call
swellest patterns
and see some of the
THE CHICAGO STORE
MURPHY BRO'S., Prop's.
Defense
Against
Germs
All iiif-ctioua diseases are porm rlifpasep. The germs thrive wherever
there is (ltimpiw ss aod de.-ny. The heat tlefVtise Hgaintt then is to make
the home so sanitary th it germs cannot get a foot hold. All sinks, drams,
cellars, closets, anrl other rliinijer spots must he kept th roughly disinfected.
We have all tbe reliable fu n igators and uisiiif);taiitB. Ear-h has its ap
propriate use. The quality of everything we supply is the highest eudj the
priee i right. Can givo you any sperial iufonuution you need,
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
JAS. DUNN
IS DEAD
Young Kady's Victim
Passed Away Sur-.
rounded by Friends
and Relatives.
Labor Leader Premier
Melbourne, Victoria, April 37 Mr.
Wstaon, tha labor leader, baa formed
a oabinet with hlnasll as Premier tod
Treasurer; Mr Hugea, Minister for
Eiteroal Affairs, Mr Higgins, Attor-oey-deneral
; Mr Balohelor, Minister
for Home Affairs; Ml Fischer, presi
dent of the Board ol Trade; Mr Daw
on, Minister of Defense ; Mr Mabon,
Postmaster-General, and Mr McGre
gor, vloe-preaident ol tbe Executive
Counoil. Excepting. Mr Biggins all
tbe members ol tbe cabinet belong to
the labor party. ."
Corvallis Or April. 27 James
Dunn, one it tbe viotima of Sunday
morning's shooting affray in wliioh
youog Keady was killed by sheriff
Burnett died at 4 :40 a m today. He
suffered intense agony during tbe
night and the inevitable end oame as
a relief to him and . the sorrowing
friends aud relatives who have been
in constant atteodauee sinoe he waa
shot dawn, lb funeral will occur
tomorrow at the Catholic ohurch aud
tbe remains will be laid beside tbe
grave of nis wife.
More Battleships
Washington, April 'XT Representa
tive Dayton, of West Virginia, announc
ed after a conference with the pssldent
this morning that despite Hale'a re
marks to the contarr, tha administra
tion still favors battleships. The presi
dent will sign the bill today or tomorrow
providing for more of these ships.
FIND IT NO
PICNIC
Germans are Being
Whipped by the Here
roes o f Southwest
Africa.
Berlin, April 27 The Lokal Auzeiger
reports Berious reverses have been sus
tained by the foroe ol Colonel Ulaso
napps, operating agaitiBt the rebel
Hereros, of German Southwest Africa,
near Otjihaena.
Kight German otneers and 56 men
were killed, and four officers and 18 men
were destroyed
Two-thirds of the officers and on'
third of the men of tbe column have
died'of typhoid, rendering Glaseoapp'a
force impotent and unable to continue
the campaign until reinforcements arrive,
It 1b reported that Governor Leut-
wen will be suspended on account of
the unsuccessful campaign, and General
Trotha sent out with a formidable am y
to save the situation.
RAISING MONEY
FOR RUSSIA
New York April 26 Negotiations for
a new Russian loan by a Pai is financial
syndicate are aa gooa as concluded,
cables the Paris correspondent of the
rimes. The amount is placed at 1 160,
000.000. The syndicate, it is under
stood, incluiles the Rueso-Chiueee bank
and the llottinger group. Tbe loaajs
to be contracted in treaviry bonds at
the rate of 88 per cent and is to bear In
terest at 5 per cent. The syndicate
guarantees 180,000,000, anil in all prob
ability there will be a public subscrip
tion. The details can uot be officially
sonflrmed.
A Desperate Negro
Oakland Oal April 37-After a battle
with a heavy squad uf polite armed with
Winchesters and sawed off ,htitgune,
beginning at 7:30 last u nlit and lusting
until 8:40 this morning, Joe riiuilli,
negrn sharp shooter and former mem
ber of the 25th Infantry was shot
rlenth in Ills home.
The officers went to Smith's home
lat night to arr.-nt h. in lor duturbl
tho peace, Hednvetho officers away
with bullets, and hu stationed hiinsel
at a window armed with tao revolvers,
ANARCHISTS ATTEMPT
TO POISON STUDENTS
A Mere Accident Averts the
Six Hundred Students.
: '" . Fiend Suesides. ;
Poisoning
lhe
of
ft
Sofia, April 27 A mere accident to
day averted the poisoning of 600 stu
dents of tbe Bulgarian military school
when the oook caught a young stu
dent of the Sofia University in the
act of putting the contents ol a pack
age of cyanide of potassium into the
food being prepared. The arrested
student suicided in his cell. He waa
a member of an anarchist sooiety
whiob appointed him to do away witti
all tbe students of the military school.
Supreme Court
The Stale tiuoreme Court will opto
at Pendleton, oo Monday ot.
Obief Justice Mosie, will preside.
assisted by assooiate Judges Wolvet
ton aud Beau. It is thought the ses
sion will be a short one as only a dos
en oases are docketed for considera
tion.
KILL 300 HEAD
OF SHEEP
Laramie, Wyo., April 27 Cyrus In
gclbursen, foreman on tha Stevens A
Maxwell eheep ranch 24 mile south
of Laramie, reported Lere today, thai
15 masked men raided bis sheep oamp
o i the Weavei ranch, six miles from
Tie Siding. The foreman and two
borders were tied to a feoce, after
whioh the raiders killed 300 bead of
sheep from a bunub of 8000 breeding
ewes ranging on tbs land owned and
leased by Steven fc Maxwell. Wag
ons containing the food supplies of
the oaanp were burned,
HEART PIERCED
BUT HE LIVES
Philadelphia, April 27 Thomas
Emerson a negro, whose heart was
pierced by a pen knife nearly tw.t
months ago, has recovered after under
going tbe operation ol having the
wound stitched and baa been dis
charged from Jefferson nospital. The
operation was a delicate one and is
the third suouesslul oaas ol the kind
ever performed ii this country.
JAPANESE CROSS '
THE RIVER YALU
Two Hundred Japanese Spies Enter Manchuria.
AttemptvMade to Blow up Russian
. Battle Ship
Paris, Apiil 27 The St Petersburg
correspondent of the Matin soys; "1
learn from a sure source that Vlad
ivostok squadron yesterday sauk four
Japanese transporla which were - con
veying 1000 men." .... - .i .
8t Petersburg, April 27 Officials
intimate that the attempt of tue Jaij
inese to cross the Yalu at six or seven
points resulted iu the failure of all
hut one that was accomplished , only
at severe loss.
There is no oonnrmHion of the
bombardment of Wonsana.
' OFF FOR THE FRONT "
St Petersburg, April 27 Admiral
Skridleff left for tbe front today. An
immense orowd witnessed his depar
ture. Japanese spies ,
8t Fetersdurg, April 27 Siberian
papers state that 200 Japanese bave
reaobed Manoburia in disguise for the
purpose of drstroying railroad pio- -perty.
.. Chinamen . when discoveitd
tampering with the rails are banged.
SAFE FROM ATTACK .
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Loodon, April 27 The St James
Gaiette correspondent wiroa that sev
eral v ssels believed, 'Uj be Russians
were agalp sighted off ,Gensan ' today.
, Th. o rresponilent nlso reports that
the minister oi mariun has abo lihed .
the atrategibal sone in Kti obannel,
whiob leads from tbe Paoilio to, the
Inland sea. It is presumed the min
es are removed, as the southern coast
of Japan is now regard d as safe.
TRIED TO BLOW A BATTLESHIP
I Krotistadt April'; 27 If ii stated
that-an unknown man attempted to
destroy tbe battleship Alexander III
by placing a bomb in the engineer's
room aud that -be committed suioide
when discovered. ,." , i-i 1
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Another Residence
Register ol the Lnud ofhoe, E W
Davis bae purohased property on the
corner of irst nl VI tin street and
trobitjot Thornton is now preparing
plana for a modern up-to-lnte two
story resideuoe to be built immediate
ly. .
Warship Wrecked
' Shanghai,' April 27 The uhiuese war
ship tlautien, ashore on Elliot rocks, is
a total wreck. , All nbo:ird wore srved.
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L03T DOQ Black and white pointer,
answers to name o! Bruce. ' Reward
for his return. j-E Jones 4 37tf
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Sample Line of Ladies Streetats
At Wholesale Prices: r
A short time ag;o we purohased a beautiful liue . of LADIE'S STREET HATS the
most beautiful bats we have sbowo this season at 75 cents on the dollhrT '-'We will give
you all tbe advantage of our BARGAIN, and place them on sale at the regular " " ' ;
WHOLESALE PRICES
NEW PLANS 10
GET CRUISERS
81 Pftershurg April 27 On account of
the refusal to deliver the Argentine
cruisers before tlm urouey is psiil, it is
said a company is biiirg organiied in
Paais to arrange for the sale of the
vessels through Charles I) Flint of New
York.
- Presidents
, From 1789 when Gen Washington
was inagnrated as first prealdent of
the United 8tatf a until 1860 wbefl
New Ladie's Skirts
Yesterday brought us another lurge
shipment of ladie's skirts, consisting of
Cotton and Wool Voile, Brilliantitie,
and many others in the popular Sum
mer materials. .
Prices are exceedingly low.
$1.50 to $7.50
The Newest in Waistings "PERFECTLY IK
That's tbe wav some of our liidy friends, who wore on band, tlesA;;; -i :t..
took them we mean the waisfings, of course out of tbe fuse yeevl.7vp;r
terials with tbe daintiest of figures aud plain white, just tbe rl.vvLi i
silk. Come iu and see them. .. r thp&hiM'M''!?.
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