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VOLUME III
LA GRANDE. OREGON. TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, .1904
NUMBER 27
OBSERVER
WILL
SEND
TROOPS
Rush for Land in South
Dakoto Brings Gam
blers and Grafters
Martial Law
Rouesteel, S. D., Aug 1 governor
Herreid will, on requext of Sl.erirT
Taylor, this afteuooD issue the order
for. tbe mobilization oi stale troopa to
be sent to Boneeteel. Tbe Bheriff
callej the Governor' attention to the
lawlessness that has been onasioned
hore by the army of gamblers a d
grafters in Ih-ir dtflan e oi lan, and
protested that he coold neither protect
the law with tbe force of deputies at
his command nor be responsible for
any outbreak that might occur should
the vigilance committee take matters
into thtir own hands
The governor, recognizing the ser
iousness of the situation, aquisced and
announced that action would be ta
ken at once.
The present plan is lo have the
troops on the ground from August 8
to September 10 during which time the
land filings will take place Martial
law will be declared as soon as the
troops are ready to take control
One featuie of the great land rush
that makes the presence of troops an
imperative necessity Is that probably
not leas tbau $309,000 will be brought
here dally. Troops will esoort the
treasure to and from trains and a
special guard of messengers has been
provided by tbe express companies to
travel up and down the road in all
treasure trains.
Most vigorous aoiinn is planned and
it 1b now contemplated to question all
arrivals. Those who oannot show a
legitimate business errand will be
forthwith returned outside tbe county
lines. A . vagrant and curfew law for
the entire county is to be established.
SAYS PORTLAND
MUST WAKE UP
W Li Marvin, secretary of tbe marine
commission and regarded as an auth
ority on maritime law, is of the opin
ion that the importance of the Ameri
can shipping problem to the city of
Fortland cannot be overestimated and
that there is danger of itt being too
lightly pasted by her people. He said :
"The city of Portland is ti e only
one on this cost at which we find r o
American line of ships trading with
foreign ports. This fact. In addition
to others, makes the hearings of this
commission more vital . to Portland
than they art to any other city. Tbe
ports of Seattle, Tacoma and San
Franoisco having Ameilcan lines, they
are bound to outstrip Fortland In every
form of growth resulting from foreign
commerce. Vbll.! It is true that Seat
tle hits a large shipbuilding plant, ibis
industry only carries tbe special bene
fits that attend tie employment of a
number of worklngmen in that partic
ular Industry. The city that bas a
good harbor and is convenient for sea
going vessels, may become a great fac
tor in foreign commerce if the con
ditlons are favorable to American
shipping." '
A lt.w bas been passed, to take effect
two years hence, wliioh provides that
all com me roe of every kind carried- on
between an American port and any
country under tbe American Hag ahull
be carried by American nb'ps.'
"This measure alone," aays Mr.
Marvin, "nould cut Portland out of all
tbe rieb trade that is coming or al
ready here between the United Htatea
and her possessions in the Orient, snd
even in the Sandwich islands. There
is already in force and effect a law
that provides that all troops of 'war,
supplies and munitions tor our men in
the Philippines shall be carried In
American ships. Therefore, you may
easily see that it behooves Portland to
do something at ouoe in the way of a
radical refoim of her shipping con
ditions if she hopes to supply from
this oity and its' rich producing terri
tory any part of the commerce between
the 'Jnited States and American ports
abroad. You have Seattle on the
north and San Franciaoo on tbe south,
both eager to seize every oontract and
fill every requirement of American
foreign trade, and bo.h of these cities
nave American shipping lines operat
ing with the Philippines, China and
the Sandwich islands.
"Thete1 cities will undoubtedly ' en
deavor to inorease their present Amer
ican shipping lines to those ports, and
it wonld not be long until Portland
wuuld be hopelessly distanced and out
of the race. This oity bas a beautiful
harbor, and in some resptots baa ad
vantages over her rivals for this trade
She is wall located in a rich producing
district, and ships will always go up
stream as far as they can with safety
She 1b baoked by the fertile Willamette
valley, with a vast productive power
by whloh her granaries, may be sup
plied. Given American ships and
thus placed on an even footing in the
way of transportation facilities, she
would with her distinct advantages In
other reppeotc be invincible inthe
foreign trade." 1'orllaud journal.
American Flour
As tbe years go on under Republican
tariffs a larger prOortion of the wheat
grown on American farms Is made Into j
noiir inns giving an opportunity ur
tbe emp'oyment of more capital and
borne labor.
In I860, llieilose of 60 years it
Demooratio rule; there were. 13,868
flouring and grist mills In the United
States that had a capital ol txl ,585,004
which gave employment to 27,682 per
sons inclu ling salaried otfl ials, clerks
snd wage earn i a. In 1900, after 36
years of Republican rule and 4 tit
Demooratio, Cleveland's second term,
there weie 25,2f8 flouring and grlut
mills in tha United States with an in
vested capital oi ,218,714,101 which
employed 12,863 persons Inoluttug
silaried offioials, clerks and wage
eaners. .. -
Tbe wages paid the sbove named
class of mills In 18(30 were 8,72l,391
and ihose paid in 1900 were $23, 103,168.
PIchvc's Assassin Dies
St. - Petersburg, August 1. Poroz-
i:off . the assasBin of Von Plehve, died
of the injuries he received from the
explosion of the bomb which killed his
victim. He made no disclosures Do-
foe his death nd hie true name, hi
plot and a complices are all now sealed
in bis speechless lips. It is one of the
precautions of the aoarohists that they
do not answer questions alter commit
ting a orlme, and the po.ice expected
this silence.
Appendicitis
Tin Portland Journal Says: "In the
last aix months local surgeons, in the
Portland hosritsls hare operated on
150 cases of at pendicilis at an average
tea of t2i0 each. Double this sum is
ofteu paid." This makes a half yearly
income to the 1' on land surgeons oi
$37500 The Jouinal says "It is 1m
possllle to learn what percent of the
oases opnrated upon have resulted in
saving the Ills of tbe patient, surgeons
however, assert that too percentage ib
large. .
Governor Pattison Dead
Philadrlnhis Auz. 1 FornnrGv
nrnnr Rubirt Emory Pattison died at
6:30 o'olock t'i rooming nfprcoumon-
mooia, niter a briel Cine-', He was
54 years of ag1'.
From the lime he bsgtn tbe prac
tice ol law in ibis city in 1872, until
bis death, be was a prominent factor
in the affiirB of the oity. In 1878 be
was eleoted comptroller ol the city
which office be held until 1882. Fioni
that year until 1880 he waB governor
of the state aud Irom 1886 to 1890 wbb
a member of the United Staue Paoifio
railway commission.
From 18(11 lo 1895 he was again
governor ol the state and in 1902 was
detested fir governor on the Demo
oratio ticket.
THE
DECISIVE
BATTLE
By a Simultaneous
Movement an Attempt
Will be Made to Take
Port Arthur.
St Petersburg Aug 1 .At last the de
cisive btttle of the campaign seems to
be iu progress. Having complf-t-d
bis envtloping movement of tbe Rus
sian position General Kuroki bas or
dered simultaneously an advance Irom
all poinis agaiuf't Hal Oheng and
Liao Yang. Fighting is raging on
bath fronts. Trie latest reports con
tain nothing confirmatory of tbe rum'
ors that General Kuropatkin bad been
defeated. According to Gsneral Kuro
pat kin's official diepatoh to the era-
pen r the battle began for the possess
ion of an important tosltion at 8i-
nuohen, l.ioated at tbe junolore of
tbe Feng Wang Cbsng snd Sin Yen
road'. Two teparate . armies wet'
launched from the east while a third
under general Oku, moved up from
Ta Tohe Kiao to try to out off tb
Russian force there from Hai Obenr.
II tbe latter move is sucossiul tbi
force will bs ernahed. A. portion of
General Kuroki,s army at tbe same
ime advanced against General Count
(Cellar's position Ikbauven, east ol
Lain Yang, trying tbe favorite Japan
ese plan of outflanking him on the
right.
At all points the Japanese employ
ed artillery to tbe best advantage,
General Kuropatkin'! position will be
desperate in event of bis defeat. The
general staff seems utterly dumbfound
ed at the number of men tbe Japan
ese possess and Kuropatkiu's state
ment that they were landing another
heavy lorce at New Cbwang adds t
tbe solicitude,
JAPS ATTACK
AT ALL POINTS.
officials and clerks to wbon were paid
as salaries 2 ,008,037. The a-tragj
number ol wage earners, exoluding
fficialser.d clerks, wrre 46,781, to
whom was paid as wages $24,830,16.
Tbe mi'cellansous expenses were $3,
636 and cost of material used amount
ed ta $33,486,772, J The value of the
produol Including r 'pairs was $74,
678 168.--! ,.' .v '-'
To bring the effect of dosing the
ship yards closer home . attention is
ot'loal to tbe faot that 1st Oregon there
are 17 ship yards in whioh vessels are
built by Oregon labor and largely ol
Oregon materials. These ' 17 ship
building plants in 19001 ad iu thfir
plants a capital of $592,664, employed
28 s tlarled official and olerks, to whom
were paid for that years services $39,-
591). Tbe same year tbe averugenonr-
bsr of wage earners employed in these
yards was 687, eioltisive of offirt'ala
and olerks. To these wage earaerr
were paid that year $361,357, matin
the total amount paid cui fur the yea
foot up $400,947. .. . ,
In addition to the dollars ptid out
for work during the same year. 1900
for miscellaneous expenses 40,641 atid
for materials used $$23,189, oaakiug
a to'al oash otttp'it . fir tae year o!
t,UiU,rU. , . ,r. , .....
Ship building in Oregon is a grow
ing industry.' ' In' 1890 there were but
9 offioials and olerks employed in that
business and 199 wage earners.
To turn al tbeas men away from
their jobs and send tbe work into for
eigo'ebip yards to bs done would bs
iu human and bad statesmanship and
would benefit nobody but foreign ship
ownert and ship makers and a few big
wholesale Importing and exporting
bouses.
Died
Matott It this oity Monday evening,
(lent, the little ten year old son of
Mr and Mrs J A Matott, of dlptherla.
The funeral took place this morning at
niue o'olock. The Interment was held
at tbe Masonio oemewry. . .
BiSP COUGH MEDICINE FOR
CHILDREN.
. When you buy a cough medicine for
small children you want one in, whlob
you can place implicit confidence, Von
want one that not only relieves but
cures. You want one that Is unques
tionably harmless. You want one that
is pleasaut to take. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy meets all of these con'
ditlons. There Is nothing so good for
he toughs and colds incident to child,
ood. . Vat sale by All Druglsta. .
' All Kinds or Work
Wesley Davis does all kinds of scar
enger work, such as cleaning wells, ceai
polls, etc. Give him a call. 4 24 tl
JUDGE
LYNCH
ANXIOUS
To Pass Sentence cn
Man Who Murdered
L Watter at 'Resort,
Idaho.
lewis ton, I tan , Aug 1 There
has been vtrnng talk Of lynching Ru
dolph Witter, who kill-d b Wa'ter .
and Christopher Lang and wound- d
Lang's 14-yesa-ald son, at Resirt
Idaht , Thursday evening. The crime
is ra il to have bun unprovoked and
old-blooded. Witter, who was ep
tured at Golden Rule mining camp,
oon after tbe orime, bas refusi d to
talk, sinoe his a pture, and is n 11 n.
Pasture
Plenty of good pasture il per head
per month. Phone 1276.
MID
SUMMER
August Announcement
With the opening days of Angust we wish to thank you and our many patrons
and friends for the liberal assistance you have accorded us in cleaning up our
sto.k of Summer Goods, aud announce that all that is lift of our JULY SALE
GOODS WILL CONTINUE ON SALE AT RADICAL PRICE REDUCTIONS
WITH A NUMBER OF NEW ITEMS ADDED during at least a part of this
month.
There is still some very choice plums left in goods suitable for summer and
early Fall wear, and you will find prices low beyond your expectation.
LEARANCE SALE
GET AN AUTOMOBILE FREE!
We have received tbe Fall samples from our TAILOR-TO-YOUR-MEASURE
bouse who will give away ten automobiles to their customers
this Fall. You will have an exsellent chance of getting one of them by ordering
your suit through us.
Men's Suits $12.25 to $40.00.
Man Tailored Ladies' Skirts $9-00 to $36.00.
Hai Gheng Aug. 2 The Japanese
on Saturday attaoked tbe heights of
Kang Wa pass, tbe right of the Rus
sian position at Bimuob. Under oov
er ol tbeir artillery fire, the Japanese
inlantry obarged but tbe Russian guns
drove them back in confusion and si
lenced two of tbeir batteries. Tbe
Russian losses were slight. Between
Hai Ohing and Ta To be Kiao, she
name day, there was a long distanoe
artillery duel. A. shell burst ov r a
kussian gun killing two and wonnd-
inir 11 Russian gunners.
On Uaturday nigbt tbe Japanese
made a desperate assault on Kang Wa
heights with tbe bayonet aud a hand
to hand fight ensued but the Japanese
were again repulsed, flying down tbe
nill in confusion.
The Japanese are said to have em
ployed tbeir usual triok ol while ad
vancing of shouting in Russian :''Dout
tire, we are Iriends,"
Toe Japanese renewed the attack at
daylight yesterday, training all their
guns on Kang Wa heights. By six
o'clock tbe fight bad developed along
tbe whole front of 14 miles and was
especially hot against General Mist- i
oiieiiktf. The Russian artillery oid i
magnificently, severai times forcing
the Japanese bittcries t) shift their
position. The Russii.ni are are hold
png all tbeir positions at tbe hour
when this dispalob is sent Irom Hai
Oheng.
Tbe beat is almost unbearable and is
trying lo tbe fighting men, but even
while marohing under the biasing sun
and weighted down by accoutrements
and ammunition, often without food
or drink all day, the men try to be
cheerful ar.d sing tongs while tbe
work it in progress.
Our Ship Yards.
To oatob Ibe lull meaning of tbe
Secretary of the merobaol roano
in Portland last Saturday when !
said tbe dogma Isvoral by tbe Ore
gonlan It oarried out would clo.e ou
ship )ardi,itis appropriate to con
sider that in 11)00 there were 1,111
.hip yards in the Unl ed 8t tv wit
an Invested oaplt il of $7701,701, tbt
i gave amp.oymeot to 1,407 teUcel
For the next thirty days we will offer all Summer, Goods at Greatly Reduced 1
Prices. ' '.'
: If you are in neod of anything for Summer Wear it will be to your advantage to?
look over our stock before purchasing ekewhere. All wash goods on sale at one
third off. , - ' -
All wash wash shirt waists at a reduotion of 25 per nent.
On Wrappers, Kimonas, and Dressing Saqnes we will save you 20 per cent.
Just what you will need for these warm days. .
The Chicago Store
A
PRESCRIPTION
DECISION
If you knew that the recovery ofj some siok fiiend depended ou the
strength and purity of certain drugs or on the accuracy of their compound
ing; what points would you consider when deciding where to tune the pre
scription? The esaential requirements, we think, ate these, and all of :hem
apply to this store: Drugs are sure to be freshest where tr-ade is largest.
Stock is sure to be best where physicians go to buy. Remedies are most
reliab.e where standardized aud assayed drugs are used. Comprunding
will be most accurate where the presoriptionist has had greatest practical
experience.
NEWLIN DRUG CO.
paj .J'-t-Aess n sir.