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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1904)
Xoolght and Wednesday, .fair C Light Frott Touigbt, yC a' TriP'TDAIrt-tf !lV.- r LA GRANDE EVENING l -.J t t av. v r No a Kant boon. I U:iO on time) No 5 Went -V aaOuu' UiM VOLUME III LAGRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24 1904 A- , , NUMBER, 174 7 4fv 7nP 15 OOO J APS K1L-L.ED JAPANESE MAKE A LAND ATTACK UPON PORT ARTHUR RUSSIANS CAPTURE JAPANESE VESSEL Hard Fighting Reported and Rumors of Great Loss of Life on Both Sides. Bt. Petersburg, Bn ny 24 It ia report ed Foreign Minister Lansdoriff has received a message f.oni the Russian consul at Che Foo Buying (he Japan ese have made a land attack on Port Arthur aw1 in doing so lout 15 000 men killeu v wouudtd TIih Rue- man loss is plaueu at 3,1100 n( n, The ultimate outcome of the figh'ing t ! not stated. London. Mv 21 rlianotnh 1 1 ihn Mall Irom Ymkow ray-: -!" J,,p auese third a my ih nmb I z , at 'Looks Good" A prominent farnif-r near Bummer ville while in thecily today made the Observer olhoi a short oil1 anil stater) that the proposjuon whereby Uoion county is to have the nae of a brand I ew court house free Irom rent fur the y next fifteen years look? good tu him He Slated however he would mins the opportunity of paying 25 cents for the privihtdg-i ol riding on the "dummy" Irom Union station up to town. N. Y. Ready 81 Loui', for I lie New May York 24 Headquarter tate democratic Ladies' Shirt Waist Suits Have more than established, their hold uport thepopxiWirlo.ncy this season "We own a. sjood assortment of these and have placed them on sale at prices w thin reach of all HB4 50 to &G 50 Sumnier Skirts. For yourself and daughter in twills, litmens, and the populj Hantines $1 25 to $6 00. Hiroshima. The ohange in the Jap anese plan arising from the naval disaster involves the utilizing of the second army for the reduction of Port Arthur and therefore the first army is entrenching a't Feng Wang Cheng." The Post's Shanghai oone'pnndenl says it is reported the Rn"Hn re removing slurps and nrovi-in- j Harbin end 10 locomu ives d otM ig in cai re collected at Uao Y readiness t convey pasneiig.'rs r.i d ; goods. Therelore, he says the cm- committe wet np med todatf at the Southern r,oiel, nmlur tbe direction of Edgar 8 Mastnn, who will be in charge fur the present. Until the uatmr-al convention meeta the head quarters will alco look after the inter ests of Parker. ' Moros Make Trouble Manila, May 24 Njws reached heie today of tbe mAsaaore May 12of 63 Filipino men, women and uhild ren employed by the military govern ment at Malahang, in the province ol Gotabato, Muidano, by a baud of Mo. I ros. I More Than 250 LADIES' SHIRT WAISTS Mude up in ull I lie popular stylus, in ull wanted m lentils, from ihesbeerept of sheer stuffs to Mm evr popular mercerized and aliuutuiig waistings on dis play ilm wt ek. It is well worth your while to look them over, as the nen est of the new is here at prices altogether reaonnlle 50c to $7.50 rlf hi i'- pteparirg retreat. - Paris, May 24 The St Petersburg correspondent of Malio says: "It ia persistently rumored that the Vled ivtittock squadron has captured the three cruisers bought by Japan from Chile." Futan, Cores, May 24 A company ol Jap tneee infantry routed a 00 ni I any of Coraaoks at Rementao yfster diy. Tho Japanese did not suiter any oausaltie, while th t native repor say the Russians Inat 20 men, v The Russians are still al Ham Yen; abeir 0' union ia the Russians are SUPREME COURT SAYS NO EXPENSE Can Be Incurred While County is in Debt A Nw Court HouseMakes it Easy For the Taxpayers, Union admits :it La Grande is mire centnlly sii'iated- na a seat of gov -ment tliau Union, hut coutends the ex pense of iix.viu; uliioh the' t.ixp 5 era nip. not have loviy will hesouiet- ing enormr.ua. Now the taxpayers of this rannty may rest xesured that if they vole to remove the county seat to La Grande, what ever plight expense such removal will'toat, Aiey will not have to pay it. UnioD bin already filed a res training order io prevent the clerk from printing Ih e tit ketf , their only hope be ing bared upon ih 1 aaniuiption that such oubl be an additional ex-pen-e t the county. Tbe fact is their prelenw w8 so flimsy and trival that judge Eakin, would tiave noihiutc to do with it, inniniBf OrjdBrWeaP For fiti', il and large in all the wanted.' kinds ni tue lowest of low prices. I.hiIm mid Misses lCc to 50o Men's 30c to $1 76- position being a semt-oirol . with all parts about 60 miles distant from Feng Wang Cheng. London, Hay 24 The Bt Peters burg correspondent ct tbe Oentral News says there was an explosion to day on tbe battleship Orel at Oron stadt and ten stoker . were ; killed The vessel the correspondent says, was damaged aud it will take ' weeka to effeot the repairs. Tbe explosion ac cording to the dispatch was the result of the accumulation of gas j in tbe bunkers. i , May Strike. New York. May 24 At a meeting of t representative tithe Team -stars and Freight Handler unions late tonight it was deoided that unless the omoiale of tbe N.Y., New Haven and Hartford system consent to meet eoommitt e from the strikers early , tomorrow, the eeamstere will go out in 1 sympathy with the freight handlers. According to President Ourran of the Union 58,000 men will be involved. Fcr neither can they find any other jndge who would uraut their desired Injunu. tlou, from the fact that they cannot show that one noHar additional expense will be added to the present iedebte ness whether or not the ticket is printed with the relocation lve" or "no" thereon. The state furnishes the paper, and as the printing order is a large one, some 10,000 or 12 000 ballots are to be printed, there is not a printing office in thestate that would make one rent difference o.i such a large contract, whether or not thin "Yes or "No" was or was not on the ticket Mr Orawford himself, the f.tto-ney for the Union peodle has given up the in junction idea and they are now all sorry that tbey ever atteiupteJ it, foi the people are disgusted with such msthod tn attempting to prevent them trim voting upon the question. However the! -"aie eye in all ex- sppnves regarding the relocation of the county featts positive evidence that If the taipaers are in any way calld upon to pay auy exspense whatever, Tulon will lili; ai. Immediate injunction not iu the hope f making a saving hut hipreventtnecojnty.ae.it Irom bring removed There, ia. nothing in tnis bug-a-bio a 'lout taxation and extpeo es The supreme courtdecided lb tquestlon one year ago a d hatever expenses neecessary for new building- aud com of removal most be provided for asb e from the county treasure. Base Ball Game The La Grande and and Pendletm base ball teams will conU st for honors next Sunday. The game will be playe i on the new grounds on sauoo I street across the track. This it Is said wil be one of the best games to be played here this season. Uame will be called promptly at 2 o'clock. Born Nimar III Peiry, May 2:1, To Mrani Mrs Alex Nlliloy a daughter. The lt4iea AH Society of the Presny- terim l'hsu)ch will meet tomorrow at the nome of Mrs J K Wright. A full a tendance l deaired as business of importance well he transarted Silver Medal Contest To be given at tbe Central Oburob tomorrow, M iy 25, at 8 o'o ock. Musio Obolr Reoitotion. .Result of Treating Oho Marts Recitation. . A. Knot of White ribbon Leon Red toad Duel. . ..The Moon is Beaming or the Lski Delia Jackson and Golds Hopper Bsoitatlon Vo.t I would V 'git Bolton Recitation Oaly Sixteen Bruce Boarders Solo Ada West Recitation Two Armli . 1 . . Jtieph Ingle . , ... Recit tloa. Lioemed . Kddie Herr Voeal Duet ..Whispering Hope Mr and lira Balaton ReeiUtioo,... A Point on Prohibition . Franois Karl .. Solo........... .......Come to Stay Jamea Kllpalrick Instrumental Muslo ... Awardiag of Medal Musto .". : . .Choir An arlmissioo of 10 oenM bill . be obarged to aid tbe work. Mass Meeting Nolioe is hereby given that there will be a meeting ol our oltlnns ' in the Oommeroial Oluh, on Thursday eveolog, lor tbe purpose ot . d 01 ding whether r not La Grande is to c le- brate toe Fourth ol July. Every business man and props iy owner and ail interested are invited to be present. ,1 ' "' Al For Harvest of Death The crop of young men in KusMs that annually reaA 21 year., th, miliUry age, la 820,000. With thla enormous naasofreornlt., ripening for war, th. harvest of death can indiSnlUv oontla ue and tbe sickles of . war will find a n1" " "' B " lh P" perpetually renewing erop to cot and of accommodations are very reasuc bin! into bloody sheaves.. ' j able, , ' rn. a rfTTt4H TRUST OUR SO A:PS . ' . ' - :io '. ' n. r : 0 I' ll It is difficult to judge the purity of toilet soapBi " ' and too often an agreeable odor determines the . choice. If all soaps were as innocent as their , m n ' frag.ance it pleasing, there would he more - ' r-rr-rj sinoothe skins and clear complexions and loss- aw -jssn roughness, pimples aud blotches. We can make you safe in your soap buyiug. - . tf The toilet soaps e handle are those made by T ' jVJ reputable firms. We have pure and "afe soaps at whatever price you wish to pay. ft', i NEWLIN DRUG CO; do HHIHIHIIMIHIHMIIIIItMMI 'i FROM THE!; FAIR La Grande Delegation Having the Time of Their Lives Our , Log Cabin. - - . Mr 1 M Hilts wrote tbe Observer a letter stating that the La Grands prrty who left here 00 ths llth lor the St. Liuis lair had a delightful trip, a'-p- ping over at 8all Like Oily, Penver, and Kansas Oily. They are now lo oated at $410 Pine street tne block from tbe street oars running to the grounds.. Tbe weatbr bat been quite similar j to our own. They are delighted with itne '' nd mo', oth'" Mn men- I tiojed ia the eleotrio lllumlnat'on 1. 1 a . . ;.. Mr HUti , k(t , i,,,.. . . ,, . , Oe"" the grandest In the , world !' visiting Orrgooian. Higtv Class Merchandise 1 I nli.B olAuin K, na u a nlTAroi) ntiinfli; for 1UU DlU'aJllll lllO OIIWITI. MO, MV ,.- . ..... , .f.- ; "'tl -J . ' Ula n-ial, fA nnlrlttata: euuosiiuusi yuipi, " , i v. r . 4 y and make fast friends of stilly tjrter uumbers cf . particular . women. We wish to demonstrate to them that we are carrying line of merchandise which grade l y grade, quality Tor qu ility Is nnsnrpassed in the city. You are invited to.inspect our goods' . ' . J'IM t ; i 'U Chicago Store Murphy Bros. Props, ! Mil IrtMTtHWWtTTHI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Oue thing be ommlttad to 'say 01 e word ab-nt, and wnri aVt-fbsa - to now whether tbe parte' foamd oar state building (which is a log oabi) or alter seeing it were ashanei to aay anything about itT The nafaraPeoa elusion being that as oitiiens thy were lo al io their state nd alese they 'could speak o( ibiji stai hojld ing with prlds the won1 say ootn "g, tfif '.T 'JYf.s'.f The party were Y. well end having such good time lba a nmqtloB we.' made iu the letter snout reiurninr home, t OS-TE CPrA-TiMY-l OPP08ITE 00N DI f IONS r.:" i MAX HAVE LfKEOAUttKa Just s 0teopaihy relieve ooosli. pation so will it also- mre-dtafTlioea, C9Pditins Uiamstrfoally opposito, eel both departures from the normapae of deftrtlena aellon' thA ntHa anlion; and this illu Mate's 'the' prio oiple that all disease t ie V ' dsptrta're ' horn tbe normal and that- Osteopathy baa to !o merely with" restoring tbe normal.' 'r "f , 'ijia.to'Arf t?f The ladles of tliu St Peters Guild ire more than pleased with the result 'of their "rumniage"t" sale anj Meslre'to ,'' thank their fricrj la. .wbo' tf klnlly contributed ai tides and ialsolhe pnrt chafing puhlio for .the; partoosge ex frt tended, ' , 1 j t iK- - , 5 Vu.VUj ) '. t . t- t ' j fc A flnnil Alttte nii H i ytt-t nil 'i j S ,.S. t Tf II ma V ... . ' ' . V .i., ... ST H Pi K W V es i V U a to m . s ..: t z