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About La Grande morning observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1901-1904 | View Entire Issue (July 28, 1904)
WEAttlER fOltCASt , Tonight cooler en4 threatening-i GRANDE EVENING Tomorrow fair and warmer THE TRAINS - A No a East bounds :10 pm outline A J?, IHoi Wart ' Mpnoo time i VOLUME III LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY ; EVENING, JULY 28 1904 NUMBER 222 LA OBSERVER I'-1.-? . .. , 'li ft fie ( V,i'Y .3I-- . ' ii iiS'': -.. -r, - ji; PROTESTST0 THE STATE DEPARTMENT ; Acting as Attorney for the Portland Flouring Mill Company.Senator Mitchell Telegraphs a Protest Against the Action of the Vladi votosk Squadron in Seizing Flour Portland July 28, 8ena or John H Mitchell, aotlng an attorney tor the Portland Float Milling oowpany, has telegraphed a formal oomplaint to the s'.ate department protesting against the action ol the Russian Vladivostok sqaadron Id seizing the steamer Arabia whloh left this port oarly this month tor the orient carrying a miscellaneous cargo, inoluding a large shipment of flour, conrigned to individuals In Hong Kong and other fur eastern porta, The protests is a lengthy one and presents to Secretary Hay a concise statement of the facts relating to the cargo car j 1904, Maty Me flremonth old daugbtsr of Mr and Mrs Thomas Walsh. The foneial will lake place tomorrow after noon at two o'olock from the tamly residence. ROOSEVEirS 1 NEIGHBORS MAD riod Dy the Arabia. made that the itour shipment la only one of many n ade by the Portlan I Flour Milling company to regular con signees during the past two yeara and emphasizing the fact that the Arabia is a "neutral vessel, carrying the Ger man flaf and engaged in legitimate business on the high seas, carrying a legitimate cargo from an American purtoonelg'.ed to private parties io the English port of Hong Kong, to pri vate citizens and subjects of the Chi nese empire." Speaking of the protest sent by him to the state department on behalf of the Portland Flour Milling company Senator Mitchell said that he had made the protest a vigrous one because of the serions import of the question involved. Senator Mitchell has requested the atatedeparunent t advise him of the couelusions reached by the department in its negotiations with the Russians government and of the action taken by this government la the matter. Senator Mitchell has been advised that a similar protest will be made by New York attorneys on behalf of the German owners o( the Arabia. Oyster Bay, Jnly 28. Owing to the Ine statement la j decision of Secretary Loeb, who d ubt less consulted with the president, the townspeople at large were not permitt ed to visit Sagamore H1H to listen to the speeches today. The prohibition oaased a good deal of hard ieellui. In 1900 the villagers partldipttcd in the Jollification attending; the notification . JAPANESE IN RED SEA. London July 88 The Boez o rre pondent of the London Daily Mail tolegrapbs that it . is learned from a socree worthy of consideration tbouvh authenticity cannot be guaranteed tbat Japanes9 warship nave arrived In tbe Bed Ssa, ' Toe French steamer Chodoo whloh arrived in Suez from Saigon reports that on Tuesday she sighted in the Red Sea thrae warships and two torpedo boats , tbe national ity ol which could not be distinguish ed. - HAS ; BEEN Brutal Treatment Berlin, July 27, Most revolting re ports are publis .ed here of the ill treatment of political prisoners in Ks- llscb of Rufslan Poland, during dis turbances caused by tbe prisoners com plaining of insufficient food. After being fortfled by . drink, 270 soliders, beaded by a dozen officers, entered the cells aud attac ked the prisoners. Some of them had their ribs broken by the soldiers, and others their arms nad legs. ' ' . One eollder o racked a prisoner's arm over bis knee as though It were a piece of wood, other prisoners lay on tbe ground pieced by bayonets . Some had their ryes knocked out, and some were strung opto beams, bound hand and foot and cudgel d. Seventy pris. onera were conveyed to the hospital, where they tore off their bandage and refused to permit tbs doctors to treat them. Z Speaker Cannon Acts . -, i as Spokesman of Com mittee Which Notifies Roosevelt i Is selfish or partisan reasons, abuse your 'personally and miar present the party whloh you lead, tis true. However, their abase and the abosa of your ac tion aad their ridioule of your person ality i insignificant, aa compared with the personal and partlam carp, ings againBt Lincoln, Grant and Me Kinley when they were clothed w ith power by tbe people. . a . V -lit V' ; Body Arrives at The Hague.' The Hatne, " July 26 -The train tearing tne body of tbe lata P resident Kroger arrived today. Large crowds were at the station. The remains ol the ex-President were taken to Eiked. drlnen Cemetery. NATIONS TEMPER m RISING. ing afraid of war wblcb is the plin English ol baing afraid of oompVtoa- ttons." .,..:r-:;-: ' Teamsters Join the Strike Slave Traders Foiled. Olympia Wash July 28 The re quisition by the governor of Califor nia for Clung Sen, a good looking young Chinese woman under arrest in Seattle on a oharge of embezzlement preferred by San Franoieoo Chinamen, was again denied today by governor MoBride. The Governor had previous ly refused extradition because of de fects in tbe papers presented. The Oovernor's refusal today was based upon affidavit! by Walla Walla Chinameu who olaimed to have known Gung Ben four years and that she had not been out ol the state in that period The Governor was probably impressed with t e contention of Gung Sen's DEAD Walsh In this city Thursday July 28, Pays For His Folly. Hood River, Or., July 28. Wlllard Udell, thn 19 year-old youth who was bound over before the Justice Court In Hood River, last, month, on the charge ol living unlawfully with 14 year-old Dollle Welds, plesded guilty before Judge Uradehaw, in The Dalles, yesterday, and was sentenced to one year In the penitentiary. Tne girl is in chame of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society, at Poi tland . FIGHTING ABOUT PORT ARRHUR. Ohe Eoo July 28, 9 a. m A Junk hrincinir Chinese refugees from Port Arthur, has iut arrived here. The rthlnean t.jHirt that, when they le t Port Arthur July, 22 heavy 6gbking attorney tbat tbe oharge was trumped I was going on both on lano ana sea. nobv San Francisco slave owncrtt 1 Thev were unable to give any details, f rom whom the Woman is alleged to . They report that tbe Japanese have have escrped. besvily fortified 8auChinpo Hill. Rare Opportunity for Economical Buying OF UNbERmiSLINS A pen picture of our dainty undermuslins can only give a faint idea of tbe real vttlue, dainty trimmings and many other details so necessary in a perfect garmont. .we will ask you to come in and see them if von are at all interested in top Uuder Muslins. Therefore values in In smb. varieties of styles and trimmings that wo can please the most exacting taste prices so low they are hardly worth mentioning. $2 25, 2 00, 1 75, $1 50, $1 25, $1 00 down to 50c LADIES CORSET COVERS 8C Just think of it! The price of a epml of thread would leave you 8 cents for material and work. LADIES PANTS 25C Made from good quality of muslin, wide hemstitched Bounces with five rows of tucking 25.c A great many different stylos, in .., 2 50. 2 25, $2 00, $1 75, $1 60, l 25, II 00, 85c down to. 80c MUSLIN SKIRTS Made up in the daintiest manner and to conform with the new dress skirts Well worth your attention. (4 00, $3 50, ,3 25 down to 60o Children's Undermuslins At prices equally as low as the above mentioned for Indies. She Jain Rsgamora Hill. July 28 Tbeoffiolal notification of bis nomination for the presidenoy was tendered Boosevelt to day Speaker Cannon aoting as spokes man .'or the committee. "' Following is the reply of President Roosevelt to tbo committee! . -. "Mr. Speaker and gentlemen of the notification committee, I m . deeplr sensible of the bigh honor conferred upon me by the representatives of the republican party estembled in conven tion and I accept the nomination tor tbe presidency with a solemn realise lion of obligations I assume. I heart ily appreciate the the declaration of principles which tbft republican Na tional convention bas adopted and at some luture day I shall eummonioate tj you, Mi. Chairman, more at length and in detail, a forme! written accept suae of the nomination; - V ; , . "When I became president because of the death of my lamented prede- cessor X stated that mv purpose would b to carry out bis principles and pol icies To tbe best of my ability I hare kept tbat promise. 'We are more loi tunate- than our npponeuta who now appeal for confi dence on the ground tbat if trnmpb- uiii, they may be trusted to prove falsa to every prinoiple which . in . tbe last eight years they have laid down aa vital. . ' " -' " "There is . nothing - experimental abont government. . We ask the peo ple to ooDtinoe us io power. In deal ing with tbe truits we do not have to explain why laws wore no enforced but to point out that they actually bive been enforced . ' "As-uredly it is unwise to ohange polioios wbioh have worked so well and which are now workiag so well'. We have placed the finances ot tbe nation on a sound baeit. Bo long thn republican party is in power the gold standard is solid. Tbat there should be a readjustment of the tariff sobcdules is undoubted but auohohan- ges can be made with safety only by those whose devotion to the prinoiple of protective tariff is beyond question. -'We believe in reciprocity with foreign nations on terms outlined by President MoKiniey in bis last speech in which he urged the extension of our foreign maraeta Dy reciprocal agreements whenever they oould be made without injury to Ame.-ioen in duetrlesand laboi. We bave already shown that our policy is to dofal'and equal jaitloe to all meo. Constrnctiou of tbe Panama canal is now an assured fact bus most certainly it id unwise to entrust tbe carrying out of so momentous a policy to those who have endeavored to de feat tbe whole undertaking. "A party is'wortby only in so far as it promotes natural interest and every official high cr low can serva his party best by rendering to the people tbe b'tt service ol which be Is oapabl Effective government comes only as a result of tbe lojel noopers tion of many (liferent persons. "We who have bsen intru-ted with power as public servants during the ant seven yesrsof administration and legislation, now come before tbe peo ple content ta be judged by our record of achievement, " "Io years that bave gone by we have made tbe deed square with our word. And if we are oontinned in power we shall onswervinly follow the great linns of publio polioy which the republican party bas laid down. CA-HNON'S REPLY Atiheoloteol the president's re marks 8psakar Cannon chairman of the edification committee, made the i ol'owing reply: j Tile republican party, under jo. r leadership, keeps op its record from Its beginning under Lincoln, ot doing things, the right things, at the right I way. cotvritbatanding the opposition of those who oppose its right polii-ies from a seieb or partism etandpoiut. They dare not ti ll tbs tru-.b. Y ur (ficlal aotion or the record of the party and then condemn 'Al, They can, for Chicago, July 281 The belated san ction to the teamsters, joining their brother workmen In the general strike was given last night by the officers of the International Teamsters union and the 700 drivers employed In the pack ing. indalry In Chicago quit work ti- day. With the union teamsters out every union organization repreented in the Chicago packing plants is on strike FIRST VIOTIM OF 8TEIKE. .. ' Cntcago, Jnly 27. Clarence Ball; is the first vlctlra'to die as a result of the strike. He wa' passing a wagon near the yards and . received a - bullet wound Joseph Hani a was found today suffering a dangerous knife wound. After regaining consciousness be had been attaoked by strikers Two ar rests were made. .,,.. . .;t",v.' English Papers Print . Editorials Which Show that England is Get ting Mad. , Jxindon. July 88 A majority of the morning papers print sditoria's In an angry strain on tbe further reported seisures of vessels by tbe Bossiaosand the delayed release of the Halaooa, Tue Standard sayst . "We du not wish to embarrass tba government in the delioai neso a tiona but the ministers should realls tb t the temper of tne nation Is rising. Where la the Mediterranean Beet and tbe China squadron! What Is the u e o' keening navy if we are to b subjected to snob io digoltirwf . ' The Homing' Post deolarss that Jtsaoe is not always preserved by ' be- Boilermakers. Walk Oat. Ban Fianolsco, July 27. All tbo , union bolbrmakera in the shops of the Southern Pacific Company in this cliy quit work today. At the same time three men walked out in Sap Lonia. Obispo, No question of wages or hours la said to be Involved. The men gave up their positions because tbey ,, would not work with nonunion boiler- , raakera tbe company had placed beside them. , Bo far, the strike has affeeted only tbe two places named.' A number of nonunion men are stir! at work. - The president of the national loly of boi'ermakera has arrived Dure and it . la understood the men on tbe whole " Western system, are to be called out Bulgarian Raiders Shot 8a)onlca July S8 Sinday lasts de tachment of troops near Kumanovo orprlsed a Bulgarian bind ol 51 men who were setting Are to tbe granaries. Tbs band was attacked instantly, two' of the men escaping, v r .Died. JOHN80N In this city Wednesday, July 27, ISO, the infant ohil.l of Mr and Mr O R Johnson, aged six ' months. The funeral took place this : afternoon at two o'clock. , - '" ' 'i' 1 . ' Z7- - ; '-'V t i - ' ..... i . . . . ...... iMiiliiER CLEARANCE SALE ., For the next thirty days we will offer all Summer Goods at Greatly Reduced Prices. ;;:';..,,.(, !;j ' y.'..'i ., If you are in need. of anything for Summer Wear it wili be to your advantage to look over our stock before purchasing elbewhere. All wash goods on sale at one third off. . . . ..' ... .,(...-'? . ..i '. ; All wash waBh shirt waiste at a reduction of 25 per eent. On Wrappers, Kimouas, and Dressing Saques ws will save you 20 per cent. Just what you will need for these warm days. Store The Chicago r tivtvMvvWvMHHtvHtMHtmHM IIIHII1--' ? PRESCRIPTION DECISION If you knew that the recovery of j some siok fiiend depended on the strength aud purity of certain drugs or on the accuracy oftbeir compound ing, what points would you consider when deciding where to take the pre scription? The essential requirements, we think, ate these, and all of them apply to this store: Drugs are sure to be freshest where tde it largest. Stock is sure to bo best where physicians go to buy. Remedies are most reliab e where standardised and assayed drugs tre used. Compounding will be most accurate where the presoriptionist has had greatest practioal experience. NEWLIN DRUG CO. mm a. fc. 9